K424 of the Collapse World

Listening to the black-haired girl's gradually choking voice, Diana clenched her palms tightly. She could feel Claire's emotional factors. As a Herrscher, sensing the pheromones of Honkai creatures was also part of her power. Therefore, she could also know that the black-haired girl's mind was undergoing such a change...

"When the cruel cycle of collapse is finally cut off, will I still be able to see your smile?"

"......alright."

Soon, Claire's emotions stabilized. She wiped her eyes lightly, picked up the special impact gun that fell beside her, carefully picked up Lillian, and slowly walked towards the broken stairs, as if she was holding the most precious treasure.

"I'm fine, Diana. Continue your mission. I'll be back soon. Please... give me a little time."

"..."

Diana remained silent, allowing the black-haired girl to pass by her until the footsteps gradually faded away.

She found that she didn't even dare to look back at the slender figure standing alone...

She didn't know, if she were to go through this pain of near collapse, would she still be able to stick to her original intention and not be swallowed up by the will of collapse in despair?

Collapse...

How many times will this happen again?

943 Shadow of Doubt

The erosion battlefield at the Anti-Entropy Headquarters came to an end earlier than the Far East Base.

While the Far East Branch was hastily launching rescue operations, this land that had experienced pain earlier was even quieter than the Far East ruins...

Walter Yang, the man who had passed on the core of the Ruler of Reason to his successor and still served as the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, stood in front of the remaining area of ​​the base, silently looking at the cracked ground.

"......it's over."

He leaned over and picked up a handful of dust, watching it flow out from between his fingers.

The open area in front of him was like a huge crater left by a meteorite hitting the ground. The building cluster that once served as the main base of Anti-Entropy was now just a pile of iron, rubble and soil ruins, including underground spaces hundreds of meters deep, all of which became part of the remains of this wasteland in the aftermath of the destruction.

The rescue transport plane from a nearby sub-base was parked among the rugged gravel and concrete. Inside the cabin seats that had been converted into medical stretchers, there were only a few with surviving wounded lying on them. The remaining empty stretchers seemed to be a silent mockery of this futile and belated rescue.

On one of the stretchers, a petite green-haired girl lay quietly, with a bottle of lavender liquid hanging beside her, injecting the specially made imitation of the Honkai purified liquid into her body. Her torn dress was stained with blood and dust, and her brows were still furrowed in her sleep, as if she was tortured by some kind of guilt and worry.

Even if she released the barrier to isolate the erosion factor in order to protect the unharmed people outside, it is an indisputable fact that she trapped her companions and comrades in the "Colosseum" of the Herrscher of Erosion.

Even if anyone else could understand her helpless choice, she might not be able to forgive herself for doing all this...

Iselin Levixius, the redeemer who shed the most blood and sweat in this battle, the Herrscher girl who isolated the outside world from the Honkai erosion but also bore this sin, the long-distance barrier across half the planet almost exhausted the Honkai energy of all her body cells. But at least now, she can finally have a good rest.

"Mr. Alliance Leader."

The cold and crisp voice interrupted Walter's thoughts. He turned around and saw the silver-haired girl with a gloomy expression.

After the battle, Kiana's gloomy face no longer had a single bit of softness. Whether it was when she confirmed that Iselin was safe or when she learned of the Far East branch's final victory that the Herrscher's reaction had disappeared, she never smiled again.

"Kiana...is the search team guidance work complete?"

"Yes, my work is done."

The girl nodded expressionlessly, looking at the barren land that had replaced the construction area, and stood silently beside the brown-haired man.

"..."

Walter glanced at the girl.

"The headquarters has lost its operational function. There is no point in you staying here. If you still want to continue to perform your duties as a member of Anti-Entropy, report to the Ohio branch."

“There is nothing I can do

things.”

"Yeah."

"..."

Kiana was silent for a moment, and looked at Walter's profile again.

"I used my perception to infiltrate the collapsed underground facility, and found no complete signs of life... I wonder how much the Anti-Entropy Headquarters lost in this collapse."

"...You really want to know?"

Walter frowned slightly, turned his head again to look at the expressionless silver-haired girl, and closed his eyes after a brief hesitation.

"The communications department, engineering department, integrated experimental area, and many more basic unit divisions... No one was spared, including the security personnel, researchers, mechanical troops and Valkyrie troops stationed inside the base, a total of more than tens of thousands of people stationed in the base. If your perception ability covers the entire area, then they can be confirmed dead."

Hearing this, Kiana looked towards the sandy ruins not far away. The metal passages of the base facilities had lost their original appearance under the ravages of the Herrscher's power, and were like a ferocious sea monster with bared fangs and claws, lurking at the bottom of the muddy abyss. The few fractured surfaces that were exposed on the surface were like the severed tentacles of Hydra, still emitting residual toxicity from the erosion factor in the air.

"That's it. There's nothing we can do in this place anymore. Kiana, go back to Saint Freya in the Far East. That's where you belong. There should be more people there who need you."

"But the battle is over, and my power is no longer needed there. After all, unlike everyone else, my abilities can do nothing but destroy and damage."

Kiana whispered, lowering her head with messy silver hair.

"Besides, I... don't dare go back."

"..."

From having lost everything after losing her memories to regaining the best friends and family, Kiana's biggest fear is losing these important things again.

The Far East Branch was much more intact than the Anti-Entropy Headquarters, which was nearly destroyed. However, the death rate of its members was still over 50%. Kiana didn't dare to think about how many of the dead Valkyries she knew...

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The girl's vision blurred.

"When will the collapse end? Do we really still have a future to look forward to..."

Looking at the girl who was already trembling slightly, Walter was stunned, and his lost and collapsed eyes glowed again.

No matter how strong she is or how powerful her abilities are, Kiana is, after all, just a girl under twenty years old, completely different from herself.

"The collapse won't end like this."

He spoke in a deep voice, and his not-so-loud voice echoed in the silent ruins, attracting the girl's attention again.

Under the gaze of this sole listener, the leader's tone became increasingly firm.

"——But. The headquarters is not the entire organization. The foundation of Anti-Entropy will not be shaken by a local attack."

"Honkai Impact 3rd cannot defeat us."

As Walter said, the foundation of anti-entropy has indeed not been destroyed.

What supports the super-large alliance organization Anti-Entropy is never the sophisticated instruments and powerful mechas, but the elders who have been at the top of the organization since its establishment.

"Dr. Tesla, can you see clearly around you now?"

"Um......"

"Then you count, how many fingers do I hold up?"

"..."

"You can't actually see anymore, can you?"

"You're annoying! Don't disturb my rest!"

Tesla waved her hand to slap away the blue-haired woman's hand, but her hand was empty. Just as the other party said, she couldn't see anything at all.

Using high voltage current to forcibly destroy the corroded chip, it was a miracle that Dr. Lobster was still alive and conscious. The complication of blindness was nothing compared to that. Anyway, with the current technology of Anti-Entropy, visual impairment was not difficult to cure.

Looking at the red-haired girl's pupils that were wide open but unfocused, Einstein sighed softly.

"The melted auxiliary chip burned the lateral cranial nerves and affected part of the optic nerves... Dr. Tesla, perhaps you still have symptoms of mild amnesia. You must be carefully examined by the medical department."

"Whatever you want, Chicken Coop Head. You have to replace my eyes with the latest divergent sensing electronic eyes within two days. I still have a lot of work to do."

"Why don't you consider taking a few more days off? I'm worried that your nerve damage might leave sequelae..."

"Isn't that even more urgent? I have to finish everything I need to do before the sequelae occur."

Tesla said calmly, as if he had thought of something, and his brow with burn scars slightly frowned.

"Ain, what happened to that stupid dwarf?"

"You mean Theresa?

Principal? She's fine. After removing Judas's divine grace barrier, her regeneration ability has been restored. With the help of external treatment, she will be able to jump around in two days. "

"Huh, that girl is really tough. I remember her blood covered the entire area of ​​the ground... It was so creepy to look at, but she recovered earlier than me? I hope her gene regeneration ability won't run out in the future..."

"It's rare that you would take the initiative to care about someone other than Miss Shilis."

"..."

Looking at Tesla, whose expression froze instantly, Einstein realized that he had said something wrong and quickly kept silent.

At this time, she saw the plain glasses that the red-haired girl had placed on the bedside table.

"By the way, Dr. Tesla, do you want me to change your glasses into sunglasses for the time being?"

"No need! You... huh, if you have nothing to do, can you leave me alone for a while? Chicken-coated, you are actually very busy right now, right?"

"Yeah...it's true."

At this point, Einstein had no reason to stay in the infirmary any longer. Even if she wanted to spend more time with her best friend who had survived the catastrophe, the friend obviously wanted to be alone for a while.

Well, let her go for now...

Einstein walked out of the independent medical room, and the faint smile gradually disappeared from his face.

"Is it her again..."

The terminal screen unfolded in front of her. Looking at the survey data from the ME agency, Einstein's gaze lingered on one of the pictures for a long time. Looking at the blurry satellite image of two silver-haired girls fighting on the ice field, and the silver-haired girl curled up in the cabin of the Hyperion in another picture, the doctor's expression gradually took on an indescribable gloom.

"Silis Kaslana..."

"What are you now?"

944 The Dark Pawn Revealed

At this moment, a silver-haired girl who had long been secretly watched by Einstein was experiencing a small crisis.

"I'm sorry, but this is indeed a direct order from the Senate of the headquarters. Chief Kaslana requires the recovery of the Xilin Project experimental subject numbered k476. Execute immediately."

In Hyperion's temporary transfer cabin, a middle-aged woman wearing the uniform of an officer from the Mission Headquarters repeated the command information on the terminal screen with a stern face. The announcement, which sounded concise and capable, was mixed with obvious annoyance and a little helplessness.

However, her sharp gaze failed to reach the curled up girl. The agile girl with black hair and pointed ears stood firmly in front of her, completely focusing the attention of the military woman on herself.

It was obvious that someone had already made a decision for her regarding the officer's request.

Faced with the unyielding Asakura Miyuki, the woman's frown became even more furrowed, and her slightly trembling and tangled appearance looked like two hesitant caterpillars.

"...This is my last warning to you, Valkyrie Asakura Miyuki. Please do not continue to interfere with our mission. If you are dissatisfied, please appeal to the Arbitration Office of the Military Department of the Heavenly Mandate. If you continue to tangle with me, we may take compulsory enforcement measures."

"Major Tisia, I don't want to repeat myself a second time! I may accept the official transfer order from the Mandate of Heaven, but I will never compromise on this child's matter."

Staring straight at the woman with a subtle expression, Asakura Miyuki's cat ears stood up high, her furry earlobes were tense with blood vessels, and her unusually sharp vertical pupils reflected a dangerous light.

The Far East Branch had just recently been hit by the Honkai attack, and the headquarters officials who had done nothing during the entire incident finally arrived and parked the transport plane and the escort team at the airport connecting Hyperion to the air base.

This Valkyrie team from the headquarters executive bureau went straight to Asakura Miyuki who had just finished the operation and conveyed the order of a certain elder family.

The meeting that failed to reach a conclusion until the end of this collapse, the final decision was neither to send delayed reinforcements nor to assist the Far East branch in disaster relief, but to come all the way to take away a girl from the Far East branch?

Very good! It seems that the rumors about the Mandate of Heaven are true. Without Otto, the bishop who was the core of the organization, the Senior Senate, which had been sidelined for many years, would have become a mob even if it regained the power to take over the Mandate of Heaven. The rigid-minded elders and patriarchs of the previous generations would have already become a mob.

Even if they all use the same Honkai technology to maintain their lifespan, not everyone can stick to their beliefs like Otto did five hundred years ago and withstand the erosion of time.

These stupid old stubborn people can only be used as pawns to continue the tradition. From the fact that they suddenly returned to the original parliamentary system and used the inefficient meetings of the last century to decide on the strategy for the collapse, it can be seen how chaotic the power disputes are within the headquarters of the Destiny Organization.

Asakura Miyuki didn't care where Otto went or what to do with the mess of the top management of the Tianming headquarters. Now, those Tianming clans who got the news of K476 from nowhere actually wanted to take away their adopted children with just one sentence?

Through the silver-haired girl's alert and puzzled eyes, the existence hidden deep in her pupils sneered secretly and stopped watching this boring farce.

Yes, the knot

It was a boring farce without any suspense.

The Valkyries of these execution teams were not as stupid as the elders behind them. If they had a little bit of brains, they would not have taken such "compulsory measures" in the Far East Branch's territory.

I feel sorry for them... After Otto ran away, they had to deal with a group of really stupid bosses. But who made them the Valkyries of the headquarters?

Subject to the absolute hierarchy system, facing the arbitrary orders of the superiors, even though they knew it was a foolish and wrong decision, they had to obey the will of the superiors and execute it. This state is really similar to the current "her"...

"Let alone the three major clans of the Destiny that exist in name only, even if your archbishop comes in person, all he can get from me is a few bloody cuts on his face. Do you want to experience it yourself first?"

Looking at Asakura Miyuki raising her claws, several executives from the headquarters looked at each other and saw the fatigue and helplessness in each other's eyes.

944 The Dark Pawn Revealed>>

There are no fools in the Valkyrie Corps at the headquarters. Even the semi-civilian members of the Executive Bureau are all experienced Valkyries who have experienced hundreds of battles. They can naturally feel the strong smell of blood emanating from the black-haired catwoman in front of them, whose fur is almost standing on end.