K424 of the Collapse World

Benares answered hesitantly, avoiding the gaze of the cherry-haired girl while tentatively looking at the expressionless silver-haired girl next to her with her hands folded. She didn't know why, but she always felt that Yaezakura was deliberately leaving Xilin aside and specifically talking to her...

Seeing that Yaesakura had started to get up and was about to walk towards the terminal base station on the Benares side, the silver-haired girl finally couldn't help but cough twice, interrupting the conversation of the other two girls.

"Hey~! Is that enough of the pleasantries? Miss Yaesakura, don't embarrass Bella. She basically knows nothing. And I can answer all the questions you asked just now. First of all..."

"Bella, is this white-haired man who is suspected to be a direct relative of the Kaslana family someone you know?"

However, even though the silver-haired girl took the initiative to take up the topic, Yaesakura only stared at her for less than a second. Then, the girl with fox ears turned around again, raised her finger at the silver-haired girl whose expression began to twitch, and asked Benares calmly.

"(whispering) This... this is Lady Xilin..."

Seeing Xilin's abnormal expression, Benares was so anxious that he almost cried. He could only answer while giving Yaezakura frantically hints.

"This name should be the name of the Second Herrscher who was born in Siberia and mentioned in the Far East textbooks. I remember that she was beaten to death more than ten years ago."

"Wow... There are many reasons for this situation..."

Facing this Miss Yaesakura, who was either suddenly dumb or pretending to be confused, Benares didn't know how to answer. However, as she tried hard to think about how to divert the other party's attention to the other side, the silver-haired girl who had been ignored for a long time gradually lost her patience.

"Ms. Yaesakura...get it straight first. I'm the one talking to you now! So...look over here, you idiot!!"

"..."

Hearing the silver-haired girl's angry voice, Yaesakura's limp long ears instantly stood up, like a big pink rabbit in a state of alert. Even the capillaries under the fur became clearly visible, which was obviously an outward manifestation of her high emotions.

"My ears are neither donkey nor rabbit."

"Humph, you finally decide not to ignore me anymore? I'm not your acquaintance.

I am not the one she knows, but I am also a part of her. Even if our temperaments are a little different, you shouldn’t be so hostile...”

The silver-haired girl put her hands on her hips and looked at Yaezakura with a bit of dissatisfaction. From her deep blue eyes, she could clearly read the hostility and vigilance of the other party.

897 Yaezakura's Choice>>

"In my opinion, you are just an imposter pretending to be Miss Hillis."

"Do I need to pretend to be myself? Even if I want to make some distinctions, it's not my fault that all the K-series test subjects look the same!"

The silver-haired girl stabbed the red and black long sword in her hand heavily into the ground and shouted a little madly. Although she had long known that when Yae Sakura faced people she did not approve of, her attitude was very different from her usual kindness and gentleness. But now it seems that she still underestimated the vigilance of this 100-year-old sister.

"Anyway, I don't care what you think of me now, but after I explain the whole story, I hope you can..."

"I won't believe you."

"why?"

"Because—you are the Herrscher!"

As soon as the words fell, Yaezakura's calm gaze suddenly became as sharp as a bee sting! The next moment, her white hospital gown was surrounded by a cherry-red light curtain, and instantly changed into her unique Yaezakura shrine maiden outfit. The pink and white spiritual sword Sakura Fubuki was already in her hand, and she was about to draw the sword and strike.

As a special pseudo-Hersker, Yaezakura's body structure is not like a dead soldier-type Honkai creature like Asakura Miyuki, but is closer to the semi-spiritual body of a Herrscher. Therefore, just like Shirisi activates her Herrscher form, Yaezakura can also transform herself directly into the armed form in her memory by consuming energy, and can also summon the weapons bound to her own concepts together...

"Oh, so you think I'm a Herrscher? But there are obviously more Herrschers in Saint Freya, right?"

"You are different from them... I can sense the aura of karmic disaster from you."

"Ha! You're so brave~☆"

Looking at Yaezakura crouching with a knife in hand, Xilin curled her lips, her eyes were as cold as ice! Then, she gently raised her relaxed left hand, and made a light handshake gesture with her palm.

"Indeed, I once committed a serious crime that you would consider unforgivable for the sake of revenge. But now... now that the end of the world could come at any time, you actually want to settle these old scores with me?!"

The silver-haired girl opened her eyes wide, and her hair, which was a mixture of silver and purple, began to move without wind. Yae Sakura's unshakable body was reflected in her golden crossed pupils, confronting her head-on.

Faced with the sudden turn of events, the purple-haired girl clenched her hands in confusion.

(Lord Sirin...!)

Only Benares knew that Xilin's seemingly harmless and loose posture was her habitual action before releasing her killing move as the Herrscher of the Void. Anyone who had seen this scene in the past would be greeted by a merciless bombardment of spatial energy like a storm in the next moment!

"How strange! According to the "initial setting" of this world, this kind of hot-blooded character is more like the decision that Kallen would make? It seems that the hundreds of years you spent in the stigmata space with illusions did not have no effect on your soul..."

"..."

"There is no one else but Kallen Kaslana who has such a stubborn and arbitrary personality."

"Don't insult her."

The girl's thumb pushed the blade, and the unsheathed blade of Sakura Fubuki shone with a bloody cold light. Even though Jizo's soul had been taken away by Xilin, Yaezakura's own strength was enough to confront the Herrscher head-on.

"You are definitely not Miss Hillis... Maybe you manipulated Bella in some way and made her obey you, but the real her is definitely not like this."

"Ugh......"

"No matter what your purpose is in disguising yourself as her, I will never trust a fraud."

"I've told you long ago that I'm not Shilis...Ah! I've had enough, do whatever you want, you idiot, come on if you want a fight! I'll beat you up until you obey me!!"

"Lord Xilin! Please wait a moment..."

"No need to say more, Bella. Just leave all the 'explanation' to me! It just so happens that I also want to test in advance whether Yaesakura is qualified to walk side by side with us as a future comrade as I think she is!"

898 Sparks

No matter what Benares and Silin said, it was useless. From the moment she picked up Sakura Fubuki, Yaezakura's fighting spirit reached its peak.

To her, the enemy before her was an enemy of civilization that must be destroyed, and there was no need for any negotiation.

Scarlet Flame Hell...activate.

Yaezakura's swordsmanship had never followed any school's training methods, nor had she received any guidance from anyone. From the moment she became a shrine maiden in Yaezakura Village, it seemed as if it had become a natural task for her to pick up the shrine's sword and slay demons to protect the village.

One month, half a year, ten years, several

One hundred years...Looking back at the countless years that Yae Sakura spent from a human to a pseudo-herrscher, and then being sealed in the stigmata space. From the beginning when she used the sword as a mallet and swung it randomly, to gradually becoming familiar with the way to swing the blade, and then slowly mastering the correct force technique, she created a unique original sword technique...Hundreds of years of accumulation are enough to make her swordsmanship reach a height that no one can reach, and the strength of her mind has long been tempered to the so-called extreme.

Even if the opponent in front of her is the strongest demon called "Hersher", she will draw her sword and fight without hesitation!

The so-called Scarlet Hell was nothing more than an explosion similar to the overload of mecha energy. As a pseudo-herrscher, she could freely manipulate the energy in her body, allowing the Honkai Factor to become wildly active under extreme stimulation, just like humans releasing their body's potential under the influence of stimulants, showing her strongest state.

A flash——

Without any feint or test, the cherry-red blade burst into a deadly glow - the high-pressure energy condensed in the scabbard, combined with the technique of drawing the sword and slashing, was directly swung out by Yaezakura!

Everything in sight was split in two when Sakura Fubuki drew her sword. The steel plates cracked, the containers shattered, the cables of the devices torn apart by the sword energy were scattered everywhere, and the entire simple base that had been well arranged was destroyed in an instant when the sword was swung out.

Regardless of whether the opponent could block the sword or not, in Yaezakura's expectation, the next scene in her vision would definitely be like this. After all, these fragile machines made of ordinary iron could not possibly withstand a blow that could kill the Herrscher!

"Ah...I'm sorry~☆"

In my expectation, it should be like that...

"Although I want to fight you right away, it took me a lot of effort to get these terminal servers from the Far East. I can't let you destroy them like this."

The scene of the rocky cave before was like a piece of cut paper. The path of the blade left a thin line, slowly cutting apart the false afterimage and revealing the true appearance of this space.

"Besides... considering that the fluctuations in Herrscher-level battles may cause unnecessary trouble, you should not mind if I change the venue, right?"

The afterimage of reality completely disappeared, and in front of Yae Sakura's eyes, there was a vast abstract and strange world composed of irregular layers of blue and purple crystals. The end of the space could not be seen, and everything around was like a room covered with countless mirrors, with translucent phantoms reflected everywhere...

Only the two girls standing opposite each other have the clearest entities in this overlapping world, as if the entire blurry space is a background that exists to set off the two of them.

Obviously, the previous slash did not cause any harm to the Herrscher.

"call......"

Yaezakura sheathed the blade again, assumed the starting position of the sword-drawing technique again, and slowly lowered her body.

"Space erosion?"

"Erosion? No, it's not. I just created a layer on the basis of real space, which is the "Infinite Corridor" in the law of space. Do you understand?"

Xilin explained calmly. Facing Yae Sakura who might draw her sword and kill her at any time, she still crossed her arms in front of her chest with an indifferent expression.

"It's a bit unfair to bully people by relying on the law, so I won't use the deeper power of the Herrscher. Don't worry~ It's impossible for the space to suddenly twist and collapse, squeezing you into a dough stick or pressing you into a two-dimensional creature~☆ Next, I will only use a fighting method that you can understand to give you a good beating..."

"..."

898 Sparks>>

Indeed, Yae Sakura could not deny that the moment the opponent dragged her into her own domain was enough to end the battle. But as the girl said just now - she would not use the law of space any further.

In fact, although the ground cannot be seen in the chaotic space, one can feel the solid surface under his feet, just like the slightly frictional ground of a kendo gym. It does not affect the performance of swordplay at all, as if the opponent had deliberately created a suitable battlefield for him.

With ease...playing around in a purely playful manner, this is what it means, right?

This arrogance really fits the character of a Herrscher.

However, in a sense, this should also be an opportunity for me...

"By the way, let me ask you one last time. Are you really not going to put down your weapons and talk to me? You know, this battle is unnecessary. Rather than wasting time, I want to let you know the current situation as soon as possible."

"Is the situation you described the reason for you to steal supplies from the Far East Base, kidnap members of Saint Freya, and hide your whereabouts secretly?"

"Hey, hey~! For the right result, it doesn't matter how evil and dirty the process is, right? If I tell you now that everything I do is necessary to protect this world and to save 'her', how would you feel?"

Seeing that Yaezakura seemed to be planning to stop, Silin hurriedly continued, intending to follow this topic and directly explain Silis's situation.

"As long as the so-called

The right result and the evil process are justified...? ! "

However, unexpectedly, after hearing Xilin's words, Yaezakura's eyes suddenly froze, as if a certain bottom line in her heart was touched, and a hint of cold anger mixed in her blue pupils.

"When they used Rin as a sacrifice, they said something similar... As long as there is a convincing enough excuse, no matter what kind of behavior you do, you can not care, and even enjoy it. Herrscher, is this also your purpose of action?"

"If you must ask... I was like this before, right? In order to avenge the humans who hurt me, I launched the Second Collapse that almost destroyed the world... But that was in the past. Now, I am just an extension of Shiris's consciousness. I became a Herrscher again only to gain the power to rebel against God."

Looking at Yaesakura's unfriendly gaze, the silver-haired girl sneered twice and threw out the correct information again, but she didn't know whether the other party could listen to it now.

"Also, don't take my casual words and compare them to your past events! You know very well that these are two completely different things."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yaezakura's grip on the knife slightly tightened.

"But... you and Shilis are two completely independent consciousnesses."

"almost."

"You won't be on her side."

"Yes."

"You're going to hurt her."

“I don’t deny that there will be such a step.”

"Then I must defeat you and completely destroy you here... the remnant soul of the Second Herrscher!"

Ding--!

The melodious sound of swords echoed out, and the cherry-colored sharp blade flashed in front of Xilin in an instant. The sharp slash landed on the surface of an invisible barrier and was intercepted.

The next moment, the cross section of space was completely shattered by the blade, and the force of the slash swept across with almost no reduction! But before that, the silver-haired girl gently stepped back two steps, just avoiding the tip of the blade that passed over her chin, and her indifferent expression did not change.

"As expected, you are a stubborn centenarian... Well, okay! I also just recently fused an unfamiliar Herrscher Core, so let's just treat it as a joint rehabilitation exercise for both of us, and have a little fight~"

Xilin stretched out her right hand forward, and a torrent of dark red energy gathered behind the girl, forming a series of sub-space spears that were intertwined with black and bright red. The ominous dark energy gathered at the tips of the spears, all pointing at the cherry-haired girl in front of her.

"You know what? Your persistence and ideas are like rotten branches and fallen leaves in my eyes. They are worthless!"

899 Spear and Sword

Secret Snow Q Group: 543659389￥Deep in the mountains, Benares stood among a pile of mechanical instruments, silently looking at the empty cave in front of him.

A few minutes ago, when Yaezakura drew her sword against Xilin, the two girls who were at loggerheads with each other disappeared at the same time. As for this scene just now, Benares, who was very familiar with the Second Herrscher, naturally knew what happened.

"Lord Xilin..."

The purple-haired girl lowered her head and whispered her master's name. During the long wait, she rubbed the corners of her clothes with an uneasy look on her face, but Benares's expression was more of loss and self-blame than worry, as if the fight between two important people was all her fault.

"If I had persuaded Sakura just now, this wouldn't have happened, right? Lady Sirin was already very restrained. According to her past... Alas, if I had been braver just now and confessed what I knew to Sakura quickly, the situation might have been completely different..."

The girl muttered to herself, her dull eyes swept across the several bright screens of the terminal device, and she blinked lightly.

After his blue eyes regained some of their luster, Benares' brows furrowed slightly.

As the former owner of the Gem of Conquest, Benares' body would unconsciously receive the weak electromagnetic waves emitted by the surrounding mechanical operations. Incomprehensible electronic signals washed over her mind, and the girl rubbed her head uncomfortably, activated a little lightning energy, and completely isolated these annoying electromagnetic waves from her body.

But no matter how much she regretted, she couldn't reverse what had just happened. These troublesome thoughts were just the brain's self-expression in the end, and were quickly thrown behind Benares' mind.

Come to think of it, part of the reason why Lady Xilin activated the space swallowing just now was to preserve these instruments, right?

Risking exposure, installing a terminal connected to the satellite network in the hideout... In the past, Sirin would have preferred to use overwhelming force to directly destroy the obstacles in front of her, rather than acquiring such delicate and complex intelligence, right?

However, considering the true identity of this "Sirin" in front of him, this does not seem to be abnormal. Even the arrogant second Herrscher soul can find himself again under the influence of Silis's memory. Of course, they are the same person, so it is not surprising that such a result would occur.