The civilization before the collapse, heroes and heroes are reborn with me

Kiana pursed her lips. Regarding Siegfried's defection a few years ago, Skyfall had kept it tightly sealed from the outside world. All files about Siegfried within Skyfall were sealed, and they regarded him as a hateful traitor. To the lower-level Valkyries, Siegfried was already a distant existence, but to an intelligence Valkyrie like Ophelia, as long as she was willing to investigate, some things could still be discovered.

"The records of Destiny mentioned that Principal Theresa was a close friend of Cecilia, the Saint of Shanyat who died in Siberia more than a decade ago. Cecilia's spouse was Siegfried Kaslana, who directly led to the decline of the Kaslana family. Judging from the fact that the principal is so concerned about you that he even launched the Destiny War to take you back, there is probably no other possibility except Cecilia's daughter."

"Your reasoning is roughly correct." Kiana said, "But some things are not as you said..."

"I know, the container of the Herrscher of the Void is a replica of the real Kiana, right?" Ophelia stared into Kiana's eyes and said, "I saw it all with the help of 'His' eyes. You are not Cecilia's real daughter. You are just a pathetic replica that was given the name 'Kiana'."

"If you just want to use this to hit me, there's no need." Kiana said calmly, "Because I have already accepted this fact."

"That's why I asked the question before, Kiana Kaslana, why are you fighting against Honkai? This world is not good to you or to me." Ophelia said, "Your name does not belong to you, and all your past is false. The world treats you like this, why do you still fight against Honkai?"

"Admittedly, my life experience, my identity, everything about me doesn't seem so good, but...what does this have to do with my fight against Honkai?" Kiana looked at Ophelia calmly and said, "The world may not be good enough, but so what? If the world is not good enough, then I will use my hands to make it beautiful."

"Heh... When Honkai disappears, when the world no longer needs Valkyries, the dragon-slayer will eventually become a dragon." Ophelia said, "Even before the dragon is eliminated, humans have already started sharpening their knives to attack the heroes who want to protect them... Even so, will you still not change your mind?"

"I don't deny what you said, but this has nothing to do with why I fight against Honkai." Kiana said, "The world is not good enough, so change it, it's that simple."

"Of course it's easy to just say it verbally..."

"Because there are people in this world that I care about. This one reason is enough." Kiana said this in a very calm tone.

But this answer seemed to be a little beyond Ophelia's expectations. She looked at Kiana suspiciously and said, "Just because... there is someone you care about?"

"Why? This answer surprised you? Shouldn't this be the most reasonable and simplest answer?" Kiana continued, "Do you think... the reason for a brave man to save the world must be for the future of all mankind, and he must love all mankind from the bottom of his heart and have lofty aspirations and a noble heart... That's too much of a fairy tale."

"..."

"For the sake of the one he loved, Shaniyat's ancestor fell from the sky to the earth, folded his wings, and protected the budding of human civilization. Perhaps many books praise Lucifer for his nobleness and bravery, but the most basic reason for his salvation was just to protect the one he loved. The ancestor of Kaslana was the same. For the sake of the one he loved, he gathered the ideals of the people as his wings, flew into the sky, and supported the history of mankind..."

"..."

"Ophelia, before heroes are heroes, they are people first."

When saying this, Kiana thought a lot. After all, she came from the paradise and had seen Feng's memory in the desert of time, so she knew that Kevin, who always had an icy face and even chose a radical route to fight against the collapse a thousand years ago, was once a cheerful boy. Feng, who was praised in countless stories as the only hero who "sacrificed" in the war 50,000 years ago, even had a dark history of being a middle school student.

Not to mention Kosmo and Qianjie...

Either they were once ordinary, or they yearn for tranquility.

Or maybe it was the fallen angels who gathered simply because of Kaede...

If there is anyone who has loved the world and all mankind from the very beginning and is on the road to saving the world, it is probably only Alicia.

But now, Alicia seems to have chosen another path.

Kiana recalled the conversation between her and Alicia in Paradise:

“At the end of the story, the fairy who longed to become a human finally became a human as she wished. Because she became a human, she had all kinds of joys, anger, sorrows, and happiness. Because she became a human, she had her own loved one. Because she became a human, she would be angry for him and sad for him... She finally realized her original wish, but the [person] who accompanied her to realize this wish... He broke her wings and returned to the sea of ​​stars in her place. From then on, they were separated by life and death and would never see each other again..."

Or maybe it was Alicia before the Battle of Destiny:

"...I am the only Shaniyat who cannot see him. I cannot see him, nor can I hear his voice..."

Heroes always have a human side.

So back to the original question, why do you fight against Honkai? Is it for the people you care about...

"Before a hero becomes a hero, he is first a human being..." Ophelia repeated Kiana's words. She looked into Kiana's eyes and suddenly realized that facing her various tricks and verbal provocations, Kiana had never had any other emotions from beginning to end. Did she know about the situations she had faced?

She knew it, and she must have seen it, but she didn't mind it, because she believed she had the power to change it...

But where does your confidence come from? Why do you think you can change this not-so-good world? Why?

Suddenly, the red thunder seemed to shatter the space, passing directly over Ophelia's puppet's head and hitting the core of absurdism in the sky. In an instant, the entire space of Saint Freya seemed to be distorted at this moment.

It was only when she was hit that Ophelia reacted and realized that her authority was slipping away from her.

She looked in the direction where the thunder came from. Her former comrade-in-arms, holding a weapon she had never seen before and with traces of virtual corrosion all over his body, aimed at her.

"Amelia..."

It turned out to be the case.

The Herrscher suddenly realized that the conversation between Kiana and her, as well as the attacks on various support points of Absurdism by others, were just a cover, all for Amelia to be able to fire that shot...

And Amelia, like other Valkyries in the story, risked her life, disregarding life and death, and achieved the most accurate sniping at the right time.

Compared to Kiana, or to say the least, compared to Wendy and the others who became Herrschers, or other outstanding A-rank Valkyries of Destiny, Amelia's physical fitness is just average. She cherishes her life and every day more than anyone else, but... compared to those who are destined to shine in the future, she is so ordinary, how could she be the one who decides the outcome...

The authority was gradually being stripped from the Herrscher's body. Perhaps she should have resisted at this time, or at least put up a last-ditch struggle, but before that, the scorching flames of disaster were already upon her.

The Herr did not choose to resist.

She calmly watched as the all-consuming fire engulfed her body and sank her consciousness into darkness.

Ophelia closed her eyes.

"Perhaps... you can do it, but... after witnessing the ugliness and meanness of mankind, when you see the deepest evil of mankind next, can you still yearn to become a human being so much, the end..."

The body of absurdism was split into two by the flame, and soon after was completely annihilated in the sky above Saint Freya, returning it to tranquility.

In front of St. Freya's Church.

"A nice strike, and... a reasonable tactical plan and execution in this crusade." Walter retracted his gaze and looked at Otto and Kallen standing on the other side, "I hope you can fulfill your promise this time."

"Haha... I always fulfill what I promised." Otto didn't care.

Walter didn't look at Otto again, but turned his gaze to Kiana who was slowly falling from the air to the ground, and said: "I suddenly feel a little curious, who will be the next Bishop of Destiny that you are optimistic about? 乭"

Karen was stunned when she heard this. The next Bishop of Heaven's Will? Otto was about to abdicate? Also, what riddle was Otto playing with Mr. Walter? What did he promise?

Otto glanced in the direction Walter was looking and then looked away.

Kiana...ah, if she becomes the Bishop of Destiny, it shouldn't be a big problem. Even though her mind seems a little childish to him, she will make the right decision at the right time. Moreover, she is not a dictator like himself. There are countless people around her who will move forward with her.

However, she may have never thought about becoming a Bishop of Heaven's Destiny, nor did she bother to become one.

Seeing that the problem was solved, Walter did not stay in Saint Freya any longer. At the moment when absurdism was broken by Kiana, the information communication that had been isolated was restored, and Walter soon received the high-frequency message sent by Einstein.

Anti-Entropy and Congress are preparing to negotiate and pressure the use of force to seize the results of this Herrscher's crusade.

In response, Walter said that he could only go with one six.

He knew that this must be the opinion of the Congress, but... why are they so confident? According to the high-frequency information sent by Einstein, the confidence of the Congress is nothing more than the Honkai energy fission bomb that Otto played with decades ago, or the Titan troops.

Perhaps the Congress wanted to wait and see, thinking that it would take a lot of effort for Mandate and Saint Freya to defeat the Herrscher, so they would be powerless to face the pressure from Anti-Entropy in the subsequent negotiations.

It's a good idea, but if Walter guessed correctly, the strongest Valkyrie of Destiny, Yulandel, is here at the moment and has not directly participated in the crusade against the Herrscher. The Titan troops are simply vulnerable in front of Yulandel. As for the Honkai energy fission bomb...do you really think Kiana has no spare energy, or that the technology of the World Serpent and Destiny is not shocking enough?

Walter once again felt a deep sense of fatigue.

After watching Walter leave, Otto shifted his gaze to the interior of St. Freya's Church, with an intriguing smile on his face.

"The next period of time may be very interesting... Siegfried, you should probably thank me for helping your daughter save you once and bringing you another dream that you are deeply trapped in, but... hehe..."

It’s really exciting...

Kallen's words interrupted Otto's thoughts: "...Otto, stop laughing, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Just now, there were outsiders here, so she couldn't speak. Now that the outsiders have finally left, she...

"Well... I sincerely thank you for being willing to go into danger for me and save me again, Kallen."

"……Gone?"

"Gone."

“…Otto——!”

Chapter 181: Dreams of the Past

Kiana came to Amelia, who was leaning against the wall of the Saint Freya building. The changes in her body caused by the erosion of imaginary numbers turned back into human limbs as absurdism collapsed, but... her body was covered with dark golden lines like blood vessels, which were completely different from the purple-red lines caused by the erosion of Honkai.

Her life was visibly fading like a candle in the wind.

"You did a great job, Amelia..." Kiana squatted down and held Amelia's hands with both of hers.

Amelia did not answer. She did not even

Chapter 182 Otto's Surprise

Settlement site outside Saint Freya.

The crusade against the Herrscher of the Stone has ended. The Valkyrie troops stationed outside Saint Freya immediately entered Saint Freya and began collecting samples, counting the dead and wounded, and estimating the loss of construction equipment.

Just as Skyrim was preparing to take over the aftermath of Saint Freya, Anti-Entropy's mecha troops arrived late, and the two sides began a standoff on the outskirts of Saint Freya.

"Rosalia, Lilia, I'm so glad you're okay." Bronya came to the group of people brought out by Ludwig and said, and then she looked around again, "Where's Xing? Where did she go?"

"She said she had some important things to do, and she followed the other Valkyries of Saint Freya back to Saint Freya." Rosalia said, "She also told us to stay here and not wander around. Even if someone who calls himself Anti-Entropy comes looking for us, we can't say that we have any relationship with Anti-Entropy."

Bronya was stunned for a moment. Walter found her immediately after the Herrscher was killed and told her about Anti-Entropy. Today's Anti-Entropy is no longer the new organization full of ideals, so... he asked Bronya to concentrate on fighting Honkai with Kiana, and he would handle other matters of Anti-Entropy.

The implication is self-evident.

Bronya was also very sad about Walter's final choice. She was not like Walter, who had accompanied Anti-Entropy since its establishment. To be honest, her feelings for Anti-Entropy were not as deep as Walter's. Even if Walter made such a choice in the end, it was correct from a rational point of view, but...

After all, it was the organization that had carried his life for decades and the ideals of him and several generations.

"There is nothing to regret for me, Bronya. I am also to blame for Anti-Entropy's final step." Walter said at the time, "But no matter what, my original intention when I founded Anti-Entropy and my determination to become the Ruler of Reason have never changed. That's enough."

Bronya sighed in her heart, then looked at Rosalia and Lilia: "Did Xing say anything else? For example... when Mr. Ludwig sent you out, you didn't do anything, right?"

"Hmm...you mean the uncle who turned into a very dark monster?" Rosalia thought for a moment and said, "Although he looks scary, he said he was responsible for leading us out, and he defeated the monsters in a few moves. Xing also said that we just need to follow him... Well, it would be great if Lilia and I could do the same in the future."

Bronya breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that at least Ludwig did not directly tell them that he was a member of the Shanyatid family. As for the Arlene sisters, the Shanyatid family member they hated the most was actually Maria. They were not familiar with the [Black Abyss] that could collapse artificially.

Although Ludwig was recorded in Anti-Entropy's archives, and Anti-Entropy had spent a lot of effort with Siegfried to contain Ludwig during the War of Destiny, that file was too far away for Rosalia and Lilia, and was a file that the two of them could not access.

As for Xing... As a former executor, Xing must be clear about Ludwig's identity, not to mention that Xing was also an executor of Anti-Entropy during the War of Destiny, so she must know Ludwig.

It was great that she didn't say much...

Wait, it seems that Ludwig is still in St. Freya? Xing also entered St. Freya. Is she going to fight Ludwig?

Bronya felt herself breaking out in a cold sweat. Given Xing's personality, she was actually capable of doing such a thing.

No, she has to find Xing immediately!

Inside Saint Freya.

"I never thought that the 'God of Death' of the Shanyati family actually had this side. It's really an eye-opener." Xing said as she looked at Ludwig who was holding Amelia in front of her. "I never thought that your Shanyati family actually had an undercover agent in Saint Freya?"

She thought that Amelia didn't look like an ordinary member of the Shanyat family, but she knew Ludwig's information very well. After Siegfried's defection, Shanyat's pursuit of Anti-Entropy had several members of the Shanyat family who were Anti-Entropy's key targets.

The first to bear the brunt are the strongest Ludwig and Maria. Although Ivar is not as strong as the first two, he is the head of the intelligence department of Tianming after all, and he has also participated in organizing many operations against anti-entropy.

The Ludwig in the information doesn't look so "normal".

"She is not Shaniyat, but just an ordinary person whose physical fitness may not be as good as yours and your two companions, a former executor of Anti-Entropy." Ludwig said in a flat tone. He did not intend to waste more time with Xing here. Kiana's treatment of Amelia could only be said to have temporarily curbed her condition. After that, he had to take Amelia back for further examination and treatment.

As for Saint Freya...

After this incident, the relationship between Anti-Entropy and Saint Freya has been completely broken. For Theresa, returning to destiny is not only the wish of her students, but also the trend of the times.

As for Xing, when she received the order to protect the anti-entropy children from leaving Saint Freya and heading to the resettlement site outside, Ludwig discovered that Xing's look at him was not right. In addition to hostility, there were some complicated emotions in it. But no matter what Xing thought, she didn't take any other action in the end. Ludwig simply turned a blind eye. After all, his mission was to send these three children away.

Xing snorted in dissatisfaction. Of course, she could see that something was wrong with Amelia. According to Brenna's information, Amelia had helped them overtly or covertly during the turmoil in Saint Freya, whether subjectively or objectively, so she didn't give Amelia a bad face.

"...Amelia, Brenna Hathaway, have you seen her?" Although Xing's original purpose of coming here was indeed to die together with Ludwig, even though she knew that she could not beat Ludwig, Xing still wanted to give it a try. It was only because Amelia was here that she temporarily suppressed this idea.

What exactly do I think of Shanyati... I must hate them. I hate them for attacking the orphanage and for directly participating in the battle of Haiyuan City where Cocolia's mother died. But...

In the end, she found that she didn't hate Shaniyat that much. It all came down to the different positions of the two sides.

Rather than spending time hating Shaniyate, she was completely exhausted. She had to deal with the anti-entropy undercovers from different factions every day, and she also had to take care of those two idiots...

Even if she didn't hate Shaniyat so much, it didn't mean that she could let go of the hatred between her and Shaniyat. She was different from the two carefree fools like the Arlene sisters. She knew too much, so much that she couldn't let go.

and so……

"...She has already sacrificed herself. In order to cover the evacuation of Saint Freya by others, she took the initiative to act as bait to lure out the skeletons of the virtual tree users. In the end, she was sacrificed under the siege of the skeletons of the virtual tree users." Amelia replied.

This answer was not beyond Xing's expectations. She just said: "...where?"

Amelia pointed in a direction, and Xing didn't say anything more. She turned around and left. But before she left, she stopped again, turned her head and looked at Ludwig and said, "My affairs with your Shanyat family are not over yet."

Ludwig and Amelia watched Xing leave, and Amelia said, "As far as I remember... you don't have any direct grudge against her, right?"

If there is any hatred, it should be between Maria and the children from the Cocolia Orphanage. Ludwig has never had any direct dealings with them.

"...She just wants to seek relief." Ludwig withdrew his gaze.

Does Xing know the difference in power between her and Ludwig? Of course she knows, but she still has to speak harshly to Ludwig because that's what she really wants to do.