K424 of the Collapse World

"Is it due to lack of energy control? Or..."

She turned around and shot a wandering composite mecha, and the mechanical corpse that was forcibly pieced together like a stitched monster was completely dispersed with her ordinary attack. It can be vaguely seen that the concentration of black smoke particles gathered inside the machine seems to have decreased a lot.

Although it is not clear what happened, the situation should be favorable next, right?

The Valkyries struggling to survive at the Far East Base all clearly felt that the attack pressure from the out-of-control machines had been greatly reduced. Even though they didn't know what was happening on the other battlefield, they could understand that the turning point in the battle had finally arrived!

926 Fragmented Self

The moment Charlotte noticed that the Corrosion Ruler's control over the mechanical creations had temporarily weakened, her eyes were sharp and she had formulated a new action plan in the blink of an eye.

Flame-red ripples emanated from the wolf-eared girl's entire body. She no longer spared the energy in her body and entered the pseudo-herrscher form of a Judgment-level Honkai beast without hesitation.

As the base of the Valkyries that covers all the Honkai disasters in East Asia, the Far East Branch is not as weak as it seems. Before the arrival of "special groups" such as Shiris and her group, the Far East Branch was fully capable of handling Honkai incidents, and it was not difficult to even take down the Third Herrscher.

The mecha remotely controlled by the Herrscher of Corrosion is essentially not much different from the original anti-entropy mecha, except for its Honkai beast-like fusion regeneration ability and the constantly dissipated corrosive energy.

And now, the troops stationed in the Far East Branch will be defeated by the mechas that erode the Herrscher. In the final analysis, it is because of the lack of combat preparation against the Herrscher, coupled with the chaos caused by the sudden attack.

Because of the ability to corrode the Herrscher, Iselin paralyzed the communication systems of the two bases. Even the personnel isolated inside the bases could not communicate with each other through electronic devices. Even though the command center had analyzed the countermeasures against the Herrscher, the way to issue orders had been cut off, and they were ultimately helpless.

After all, losing the communication and intelligence systems is undoubtedly the most fatal blow to modern troops. The Valkyries can only fight on their own like scattered soldiers.

Standing in the chaos and panic of helplessness, he faced those strange and terrifying corrosive mechas with pressure close to collapse.

In contrast, the Herrscher of Corrosion can use the Honkai Factor in the air as an extension of his self-awareness, easily controlling the overall situation, controlling these huge numbers of Corrosion Mechas like his followers, and hunting down humans in the blockade area accurately and efficiently...

"So, if you want to break the status quo, now is the time."

The thrown away compound bow dissipated into light particles and disappeared in mid-air. The red-haired girl, on all fours, pounced on the Titan mecha in front of her, rushing past the falling iron fist at the speed of a cheetah. The flaming claws swung out a cross slash during the charge, turning the mecha into several pieces of burning debris as it passed by!

"As long as a strong person with outstanding individual strength can stand out during the breakout, he can once again demonstrate his leadership and gather the scattered troops nearby."

Charlotte melted the half of the detector in her hand, dodged several Thunder missiles, waved her hand to grab the tail of one of the small missiles, and relied on precise body control to throw it backhandedly at the Thunder Mecha in the distance like throwing a discus. It directly hit the missile tube on the side of the mecha. The Thunder Mecha with its ammunition compartment detonated instantly turned into a spreading explosion!

What she had to do now was to clear out a safe zone around the erosion mecha while the aggressiveness of the erosion mecha was weakened.

By the way, since when did I completely identify myself as a member of the Far East Branch? It's incredible. I signed this mutually beneficial agreement just to heal Lucia, but I have unknowingly developed such a strong sense of belonging?

She emptied her mind and destroyed one steel monster after another with her fighting instinct. Broken metal fragments were spread flat on the ground. Charlotte's mind was filled with such subtle thoughts, as if everything she did for Far East was natural.

But it doesn’t matter… The disaster caused by the Herrscher is enough to threaten civilization. If the world is destroyed before Lucia is awakened, that would be unacceptable…

Chi la——! !

At the same time, the teeth-grinding cutting sound of the chainsaw sword tearing through metal suddenly sounded! Charlotte turned her head subconsciously, and saw a team of Valkyries rushing out from the ruins of the building on the side, and began to organize and surround and eliminate the surrounding mechas. They were fully armed with tactical weapons and opened up a medium-sized battlefield in the blink of an eye.

"Oh~?"

Looking at these Valkyries who have already assembled, Charlotte couldn't help but let out a slight exclamation.

It seems that there are people who share the same idea as mine...

Thinking of this, she looked at the leading Valkyrie, who was the black-haired lolita who was wielding the chainsaw sword. At this moment, the petite Valkyrie once again swung the three-meter-long giant sword with a huge force that was not in line with her body size, and cut off another twisted combination mecha neatly.

926 Fragmented Self>>

When the cut-in-half mecha fell to the ground, the black-haired girl also noticed the figure on the opposite side that was surrounded by flames and mist.

"…Charlotte?"

"Yoho~ How are you, Instructor Claire? I'm lucky to meet you at this time..."

Charlotte greeted her in a light tone, dodged the coming mechanical blade, instantly reached out and twisted off the head of the nightmare module, squeezed it into a pool of molten iron in her hand, and walked towards the direction of the black-haired loli.

I have to say that it is indeed very lucky to be able to join up with a strong teammate under such circumstances, which will undoubtedly be very beneficial for the next battle.

Although Claire was just an ordinary A-level Valkyrie with mid-level strength, she accepted the artificial Herrscher experiment of the Destiny Headquarters. Although as a prototype, she did not derive any Herrscher's laws, but she had a Honkai physique that could store and manipulate energy, which was enough to make her power beyond the scope of mortals.

"I agree! But only at times like this will your red-haired husky be a little more pleasing to the eye."

When Claire saw Charlotte, a hint of surprise also flashed in her eyes, and even her gloomy and cold expression became much brighter.

"Oh~ You little bitch, even if your body has become smaller, your words are still so annoying. Really... Forget it, I'm not in the mood to argue with you now. Tell me, where will you attack next?"

Charlotte was about to retort, but she stopped teasing and asked Claire with a serious face. Seeing this, the black-haired girl also put away her teasing expression and became serious.

"The Armaments Complex and the Temporary School Campus. When the Honkai broke out, Lillian was taking classes nearby. I plan to go meet up with her first."

Hearing this, Charlotte simply nodded.

"Okay, once you find your good friend, everyone will break out to the central command tower and join together. Then let's start the action!"

"...I almost understand. In other words, your existence is a kind of split consciousness that originated from me. With the help of the memory fragments I separated, an independent spiritual body that is completely identical to me was born through the body of K438. Your existence is probably

Is that the case? "

On the ice field of the southern sea, Silis stared at the silver-haired girl beside her with her hands behind her back, her sharp gaze seemed to pierce through the other's eyeballs.

Experimental subject K438, who once controlled the cyborg clone that ambushed Kiana, appeared in front of her at this time, and with an independent personality and will, she initiated negotiations with her.

"Yes, this is the principle of my birth. Apart from the memories of being separated from each other during this period, it can be said that we have completely identical thoughts and consciousness."

"Oh? That's a new concept to me, but how do I know that the words coming out of your mouth are not just lies?"

"..."

Hearing this, K438 fell silent. She knew that even if she recounted what happened to Shirley, it would only prove that she inherited Shirley's memory, and nothing else.

As for personality...the two sides' completely different attitudes and ideas, and their gazes without any sense of déjà vu, seemed to be quietly denying this fact.

Is it possible that consciousness is really different?

In that case, is she the real "me"? Or am I the real "me"?

But no matter what, after all thirteen Herrschers lose their connection with the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, the help of the main body will be indispensable in dealing with the final stage of the collapse.

As long as the consciousness of the original body has not been completely annihilated, no matter what she becomes, whether it is the real "self", it doesn't matter...

"Listen, I need to meet you first... Not these semi-virtual doppelgangers, but the real you."

"Ah......"

"Don't want to? Then, you can absorb my consciousness directly and integrate the lost fragments into the whole soul. Is that okay?"

927 Unilateral Request

Integrate the consciousness of this independent individual in front of you?

"Second choice...are you kidding me?"

After hesitating for less than a second, Shirley answered without hesitation.

"I'm not sure what the hell you are yet. Do you think I'll just let you blend in? Are you crazy?"

She then added that she did not completely reject the other party's proposal, which was the one mentioned above.

Although she couldn't possibly absorb this unknown consciousness, the other party dared to abandon the body to let her absorb the consciousness, which was equivalent to self-destruction. She had to pay some attention to the other party's thoughts. Although the possibility of conspiracy could not be completely ruled out, it should be known that even the spirit of the Herrscher of the End would not dare to confront her in the home field of Shiris's sea of ​​self-consciousness.

The last time the Final Consciousness invaded her spiritual world and tried to contact "Lan Feng", she easily destroyed it without leaving any trace. This is the best example of the home advantage of the same identity.

So... contacting my true self is her goal, even at the cost of this strong body? This kind of determination, which is tantamount to "sacrificing one's life for justice", is quite similar to my past self...

So, for what?

Looking directly into K438's eyes, Shilis secretly focused her attention on controlling her mental energy, trying to re-infiltrate the mental platform of the individual in front of her, but she failed as expected. It was obvious that there was indeed a complete consciousness in the other party's body, and she could no longer be possessed and manipulated by him as she had before.

"Um......?"

As if she had noticed something, the silver-haired girl opposite narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at Shirisi who was emitting Honkai energy fluctuations all over her body, and couldn't help but raise her hand to support her forehead.

"Please, don't be so obvious when testing me. If you want to control my body, you must first merge with my consciousness. You are so stupid and cute... Oh~~ Or do you want to take advantage of this rare opportunity to try out the so-called spiritual connection?"

"ha...?"

"Come on, I also want to taste what I taste like~?"

As she spoke, the silver-haired girl hooked her fingers and threw a wink, deliberately twisting her unruffled loli body to make a seductive move, which made Hillis's eyes twitch and the hairs on her body stand up.

Even though she was knowledgeable and experienced, she was still confused by the girl's sudden behavior.

"Bah! That's enough, stop being so self-indulgent! I don't have the bad taste to masturbate! Anyway... fusion is impossible. How do I know if you have hidden some other tricks and will come to my sea of ​​consciousness to occupy my place again..."

"Oh~~(?_?)"

"You, what does that expression of yours mean?"

"I'm sorry... because your reaction is what I expected. After your consciousness was interfered with, you really became more suspicious. And the pitiful thing is that maybe you haven't realized it yet."

"......"

The silver-haired girl said with her hands spread out, pretending not to care about the depressed expression of Shirley. After all, since she was disconnected from the main body, she knew nothing about the part of "Shirley" that was corroded, so she naturally couldn't use her self-examination experience to judge the other party's psychological activities.

At this point,

The other party knows everything about Shiris in her normal state, so he should have the advantage in psychological warfare...

Using the power of the Herrscher of the Heart to spy on the mind can only be done at the beginning. And now, with both sides on alert at the same time, relying on this half-baked copying power has no effect at all.

Therefore, in order to take the initiative in negotiations, we must at least continue to maintain a strong appearance.

For example, the teasing behavior that just now deliberately disgusted "myself"... Haha ~ Why didn't I realize before that I am actually quite cute...

Sometimes, a naturally relaxed posture is the most oppressive attitude.

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"...Well, let's end this topic here. So are you going to choose the first option and meet me in your real body?"

Seeing that Shilis's expression was not right, the silver-haired girl quickly changed the subject and continued asking in a normal tone, taking a step forward.

"Hey! Don't come over here!"

However, Shirley woke up with a start, took a big step back, and looked at the K438 individual in front of her with disgust, as if this silver-haired girl who was as cute as herself was some disgusting and dirty thing.

"Let me...think about it for a moment..."

Indeed, it is not okay to keep running away.

At the end of that battle, K438 was cut off by Kiana and Diana's secret weapon, and the three of them died together and lost their combat capability. Then they were picked up by a branch of the World Serpent and taken to an underwater base, where they learned the reasons for Kiana's departure and betrayal (they accused each other of being corrupted by Honkai), and finally met with Kevin and reached a consensus - this is all the information that Shiris had learned from the girl who called herself K438.

Although it sounds logical and the time is right, it is essentially one-sided. Moreover, it is still the same dogmatic concept as Kiana, putting the hat of "will erosion" on her head.

Do you want to refuse? Or...

Shirley's eyes fluctuated slightly, she clenched her teeth, and finally her gaze dimmed quietly, as if she was forcing herself to give up a radical decision.

"Okay, I know I shouldn't deceive myself anymore. I do find that my thinking and judgment have become a little strange, as if I have been affected by something. I am willing to admit that."

"oh......?"

"I can agree to your request. But! You must first tell me why you want to meet my true form in person?"

Looking at herself in front of her, Shirley's expression suddenly became extremely serious.

"What...do you want from me?"

"Ah... don't be so nervous, there's nothing wrong with that. I just want to chat with myself and try to see if I can cure my mental illness..."

"Don't try to test my patience."

"It's true! I just want to find my real self to chat for a while, and then...by the way, discuss how to continue the world~"

"..."

"Believe in yourself, okay?"

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At an unknown spatial node, in a void beyond the boundary of time and space, the silver-haired woman sitting alone on a cube rubbed her forehead. As the golden light in her eyes reappeared, she withdrew her consciousness from the world on the other side.

After a moment, her soft eyelids drooped slightly, and then she sighed deeply.

"Why should I agree to a suspicious consciousness with an unknown identity and purpose? Even the Herrscher of Corrosion couldn't force me out... Is that guy behind this again?"

So, this time, I was unknowingly implanted with thoughts that did not belong to me?

"You want me to contact her this time? Just like you made me split my consciousness before... What do you want to protect? What are you?"

"..."

Naturally, there was no answer to her question. In the vast empty space, there was only the sound of the woman mumbling to herself. The unconscious crystals of collapse around her could not respond to the great Ruler of Constraint.

The distressed look disappeared in an instant, and the slender and tall silver-haired woman's expression returned to calm.

Forget it... Since I've been trapped, I might as well take this opportunity to see with my own eyes what the true nature of that seemingly unfathomable consciousness is!

928 Death