K424 of the Collapse World

1057 Face the reality

The Hyperion from the Quantum Sea has completed its mission, but the Hyperion of the Far East Branch has a new mission.

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"Captain, Hyperion's fourth long-distance space jump has been completed. The current coordinates are z69,47,3384,r7,641. Now prepare for the final jump."

"Anchor point under construction..."

"Lockdown complete."

"Engine cooling completed, pseudo-power device activated."

"The signal feedback from headquarters shows no abnormality, and the final inspection is complete."

"Coordinate docking completed, starting the fifth jump..."

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On the edge of the former headquarters of Sinclair, the town of Klosten, in the suburban mountainous area that has been transformed into the temporary base of Sinclair Vienna, hundreds of technicians in the facility are concentrating on debugging various equipment, guiding a cross-border jump from the universe.

Although quantum leap technology was created by Anti-Entropy more than a decade ago, this kind of leap across the outer wall of the world bubble and the galaxies within the ring, guided by the imaginary energy transformed from the Void, is still very unfamiliar to the humans in this world and can be said to be the latest immature technology.

From the moment the End War began, humans were forced to bite the bullet and make too many unprecedented attempts. Fortunately, thanks to Destiny's many years of research on imaginary space and Herrscher of the Void, this technology has not had any problems since its birth dozens of hours ago.

Click——

A purple-red crack appeared in the air, and as everyone expected, blue light particles and some kind of collapse energy began to slowly seep out from the crack.

As the imaginary energy that tore through space reached a threshold, particle-like light spots quickly condensed and instantly extended above the sky of the ancient town, forming a gigantic battleship that blocked out the sky and the sun.

Watching the entire process of the battleship being built from scratch, Rita Rossweisse breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back in the acting commander's seat, and a smile appeared on her tired face.

Theresa, who was temporarily serving as the bishop, threw herself on the terminal without caring about her image and waved excitedly to the girls on the screen.

Regardless of the process and outcome of the crusade against the End, those who returned safely were the most precious gifts of their struggle so far.

At least for these few minutes, it doesn't seem to matter if we indulge in the beautiful happiness of reunion...

"Saving records... At 19:52 on the 'Day of Judgment', the Hyperion completed its return!"

The Hyperion of the Far Eastern Branch crossed half of the world ring universe in just two hours and returned to the Earth at the axis from the decisive battle on the edge.

——At the same time, hundreds of kilometers away at the crash site of the headquarters of the Destiny Floating Island, the two people who sneaked back to Earth from the moon also saw this huge imaginary jump.

"What? You said this is Hyperion? He came back so early? It's much faster than I expected..."

Shirley stood on top of a broken church stone pillar, looking at the purple-red space crack in the distance with a slightly surprised expression.

Her perception ability became weaker as she sealed herself, but Diana could naturally distinguish

Identify the vibrations of the Hyperion engine.

"It seems to be because of Xing's matter... After all, it is normal that the various branches of the Destiny Against Entropy, which are currently aiming to eliminate the hidden dangers of Honkai, would pay great attention to the sudden discovery of a wild Herrscher outside the organization."

Also standing on the broken stone pillar of the church, Diana said, glancing at the remains of several Honkai beasts at her feet.

"Speaking of which, Sister Shiris, you just said that the operating system of the high-dimensional Honkai experiment has been interrupted, and this universe will no longer experience a catastrophe like the sequence collapse. But why do new Honkai beasts still appear on Earth?"

"The disaster of Sequence Collapse is over, and the Collapse Energy itself has not disappeared. Isn't it natural that the Collapse Beast will appear?"

Shiris blinked.

"After the End Sequence, do I have to eliminate all the Honkai energy in the entire universe? Please, Honkai energy is the basic constituent element of the Void Tree Universe. Even for the Herrscher of the End, who is no different from a god, it is extremely difficult to rewrite the basic laws of the entire dimension... and it is easy for the will of the Void Tree to target us again."

"Diana, you don't want me, a Herrscher of the End who has been trapped by a bug and deviated from the will of the Void Tree, to return to my origin, right?"

Listening to the girl's matter-of-fact answer, Diana scratched her head, realizing that she had asked a meaningless question.

Although Diana did not reply, Shilis did not end the topic, but continued to talk with great interest.

"Besides, when Honkai energy still had hidden dangers, it was already a usable energy source for Destiny Reversal Entropy. From light and heavy industries to high-end medical technology, Honkai energy technology has long been popularized. Now, I don't know how many cities are powered by full Honkai furnaces. Think about it, if Honkai disappeared, wouldn't it be another form of disaster for civilization?"

Shirley watched the faint light crack in the distance gradually disappear, turned around to look at Diana's thoughtful expression, smiled and waved her hand.

"Don't worry, there is no influence from higher-level forces. Only the special corrosive Houkai energy remains, which is no different from ordinary nuclear energy and electrical energy. Just like other energies may also contain radioactive contamination, the current Houkai energy is just a dangerous but still controllable energy."

"But, the Honkai leak should be more terrifying than the zombie virus in the movie..."

"Well... well, being able to turn living and non-living things into highly aggressive monsters is indeed much more dangerous than other energies. However, the degree of evolution of Honkai without the concept of Herrscher is limited, and isn't the existence of Valkyries to deal with the problem of Honkai out of control? On the bright side, it can be said that it is the hidden dangers of Honkai that still exist in the New World that have allowed Valkyries and Fusion Warriors to avoid the risk of unemployment, isn't it?"

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"Don't worry so much. Without the support of Honkai Will, Honkai Energy is nothing. I guess the Valkyrie of the future will become a special profession like a firefighter... Huh?"

As Shirley was speaking, she suddenly had an idea and quickly jumped off the stone pillar and hid in the shadow of the ruins.

A few seconds later, several reconnaissance planes flew across the sky, casually circled the fallen floating island of the Destiny headquarters, and then left. Shiris stuck her head out and saw more aircraft and floating warships in the distance, forming a dark mass.

These assembled troops seem to be heading towards the Far East.

1057 Face the reality >>

"This...Diana, are they also..."

"Yes, they are probably sent out to suppress the Herrscher of Time."

"Is it really that serious? Although Xing has not been the Herrscher of Time for a long time, she should be an officially registered Herrscher, right? As long as people who know Xing have a little contact with her, they will know that she is not a dangerous person at all, right?"

"Sister Shirley, do you think that the deterrent power of the Herrscher is not strong enough, or that the resurrection is not shocking enough? Although you know the truth, this is a sign of danger in the eyes of others."

As she spoke, Diana lifted the invisibility caused by phase travel, followed Shirley's gaze to look at the troops in the distance, and then turned her gaze back to Shirley.

"Besides, this should be considered your fault, right? You threw An, who was completely unaware of the truth after being resurrected, back to Earth. It would be strange if the Herrscher of Time in his full state appeared on Earth, which was under full martial law against Honkai, and didn't cause a commotion."

"It's okay. Anyway, there's no "Honkai Will" to interfere. Even if Xing retains the form of a Herrscher, she's still a human girl with normal emotions and reason. With her current personality, she can't do bad things. Even if she's misunderstood, she can protect herself with the ability of a Herrscher."

As she spoke, Shirley repeatedly confirmed that the fleet's reconnaissance system was no longer nearby. After a brief moment of contemplation, she stood up, dusted herself off, and walked past Diana.

"Okay, Diana, I'm leaving too."

"Well, Sister Shilis, let's...wait, where are you going?"

Diana was about to hold the girl's hand, but found that she had passed her by and was walking in the opposite direction of the Destiny Base.

"I need to find a secluded place first

Hide away and wait a few weeks... no, a few months before returning to St. Freya, so that the impact can be minimized."

"Eh?! But Sister Shilis, didn't we agree on the moon that we would go back together to give everyone a surprise?"

Facing Diana's questioning, the girl smiled awkwardly and slowly lowered her head.

"Hehehe... Actually, uh, I just reconsidered it. You see, the haze brought by the doomsday has not yet passed, and everyone's emotions are still as tense as a string. Anything related to the Herrscher of the End is enough to cause panic. As a special existence closely related to the entire incident, it is not appropriate for me to meet with you all at this time..."

Stuttering, Hillary rubbed her hands embarrassedly and unconsciously avoided Diana's gaze.

Thinking about facing other people, her heart beat faster again.

(Are embarrassment and awkwardness also part of the fun of experiencing life? Perhaps it would be fun to watch it as a story from the perspective of "God", but now as a person involved, I just feel so nervous that my toes are tapping the ground...)

"...Sister, are you planning to run away again?"

"It's not deserting the battlefield. This should be called... uh... strategic avoidance! After all, meeting everyone at this inappropriate time will only make both parties embarrassed and at a loss as to what to do. So I need to give everyone a cooling-off period!"

Looking at the girl who was still stubborn even after being exposed, Diana was silent for a while, sighed deeply, and restrained her expression.

"Well, if you insist..."

"Yeah! I knew Diana would understand me! After all, you are also good at avoiding exams and holiday homework... Well, I mean, you are also good at being strategic..."

"But Sister Shilis, I hope you can tell me the truth. Where are you going to hide?"

"Hmm... Shenzhou? Or Russia? After all, I have a lot of life experience, and I can survive anywhere~"

Diana shook her head, her expression turning serious.

"Sister Shirley, I think it's necessary to tell you that during the period of high martial law against Honkai globally, various official and non-organized organizations will conduct carpet searches of the environment regularly, and illegal residents will have difficulty moving around in the outside world. With your current power as a pseudo-herrscher, it will be easy for you to be caught by the search team, right? By then, I'm afraid that the place where you meet everyone will be a shelter for Honkai infected people in a certain country. I think that will definitely be more embarrassing than going back now."

"this......"

"I remember when I was wandering with my father, I went to many places to avoid the pursuers of destiny. Sister Shilis, I know a more suitable place that can perfectly solve the difficulties you are facing now."

"Huh? But..."

"Don't you trust me, Sister Shilis?"

"Ah... No, of course I trust you, Diana, but the place you mentioned..."

"Since you are willing to believe me, please~ hold my hand tightly."

Without giving Shirley too much time to think, Diana grabbed her hand. The power of the Herrscher of the Void was activated, and the ruins of the church in front of Shirley instantly turned into a closed room. The bright light above her head made her squint her eyes.

What is this place? Wait...

Although the time in the imaginary channel was only a short moment, Shilis seemed to see in a trance that the white-haired girl in front of her had a fleeting smirk on her face...

No, this little girl is really smiling!

Before she had time to observe the environment of the "hiding place", Shirley first saw the smile on the face of the girl in front of her.

——As if waiting for the results of a prank, a smile of cunning and anticipation appeared on his face.

Before she could say anything, several gazes coming from all directions made Shirley's body stiffen. Then, a slightly childish voice came from the direction Diana was facing away.

"Diana? You're back too... Kiana and the others were telling me that you went ahead to investigate the anomaly on the moon, and then there was no news. It was really worrying. I thought you had encountered something..."

The girl in nun's clothes jumped off the desk chair and walked over quickly. Because of her height, she could only see Diana's back from the front of the room, and couldn't immediately see Shilis who was blocked.

It was not until she got close to Diana that she noticed another shorter, silver-haired girl overlapping Diana in front and back.

"Hmm? The person next to you is..."

1058 End

The side chapel of the Cathedral in Klosten Town became one of the current bishop's affairs halls at the headquarters of the Mandate of Heaven after the anomaly of the fusion of all worlds occurred.

It is also Theresa's temporary office.

After Hyperion docked, the Saint Freya forces led by Kiana and Iselin came to this office first, intending to obtain the latest information from Earth from Theresa.

Just as they had just reported their safety to each other and before they had time to communicate further, Diana suddenly arrived with her spatial ability and brought an uninvited guest...

Time returns to the present.

As Theresa walked closer, everyone else in the room focused their attention, staring intently at the other girl who appeared with Diana.

She was wearing the skirt uniform of St. Freya Academy; her long silver hair was draped behind her head and reached her waist; she had the appearance of a K-series experimental subject with white hair and blue eyes, but her body was smaller than Kiana and Diana - what was reflected in their eyes at this moment was such an image of a girl that could be said to be extremely familiar.

Shock, trance, disbelief... their eyes began to reveal a variety of emotions. Although the name was about to come out, no one made a sound at this time.

No one thought that the girl who disappeared quietly would come back here so suddenly.

Some people were at a loss, some frowned in deep thought, some were in doubt, and some had their brains shut down instantly...

Kiana opened her eyes wide, covered her mouth tightly, and her body trembled, but she still forced herself to stand still to prevent the last string of sanity from breaking and losing control.

Beside her, Benares was also staring at the tiny figure. His crystalline dragon wings even stretched out instinctively and swayed slowly, as he prepared to exert force to pounce on the tiny figure in an instant and hug the other person tightly before anyone else could.

Bronya stood beside Mei and Himeko, gently rubbing her temples, resisting the urge to use her consciousness to directly see the girl's identity, and waited and watched with the others. At the same time, she used her hand to stop Seele, who was already eager to try, to prevent this emotionally impulsive girl from taking action in advance...

Everyone needs time to adjust their emotions, and the same goes for the person being watched.

As the focus of everyone's attention, even though Silis could tell from the corner of her eye that those around her were all familiar faces of Saint Freya, she was too guilty to meet any of their gazes at this moment. She could only glare at the silver-haired girl in front of her with a smirk on her face and mouthed a silent accusation.

(Diana, you betrayed me!)

"It's a bit harsh to say 'betraying', isn't it? I'm just using my actions to help you end the pain of indecision ahead of time. So, now you don't need to worry about it anymore?"

As she spoke, Diana shrugged her shoulders and naturally turned to the side, leaving Shirley, who she was blocking, completely exposed to everyone's sight.

Shiris didn't dare to move and could only watch Diana blend into the crowd, move closer to Mei, and look into her eyes with that mischievous smile on her face.

(…You’re going to kill me!)

"I can't hear you, I can't hear you~ And instead of worrying about these little things, why don't you think about how to explain the situation next? Everyone is waiting for you, okay? Sister Shilis~"

As soon as the words fell, Theresa, who was the first to come to her senses, looked over with wide eyes.

"Diana, what did you call her? Shirley? Is it really Shirley?!"

"Sister Shilis?!"

"Shilis? Is it really Shilis?!"

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