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

Passing through the door, he will meet the legendary ancestor of Shaniyat, the Ruler of Time.

And the answer to his lifelong wish will be obtained from now on.

He suppressed the excitement in his soul. He knew that Cheng Lixue could not hold back Xilin's spirit for too long. Even though she was the disciple taught by the Red Kite Immortal five hundred years later and had the help of Yu Duchen, it was still not enough to defeat Xilin. If the Red Kite Immortal took action himself, Xilin's spirit would be completely crushed the moment the Taixu Sword God fell. If that happened, this door would definitely be destroyed.

The Snake Lord of [Infinity] would not let this happen. When he brought Cheng Lixue and Desdobia to the Tower of Babylon where Xilin was to carry out the decapitation operation, Chi Yuan gave Yu Duchen to Cheng Lixue, while she herself was trapped by the Snake Lord and could not escape.

If the decapitation operation on her side fails, or it is probably bound to fail, Xilin will not be able to further expand the scope of the Second Great Collapse. After all, there is someone who will be responsible for the bottom line.

As long as it's not [annihilation] that comes, everything will be fine.

Originally, the Silin that he and his companions were going to face would be even more powerful. However, in order to obtain more Honkai energy, Silin used the power of the Herrscher of Wind, the Herrscher of Flame, and the Herrscher of Death that she had obtained from the moon, and used the power of the Herrscher of Reason to reappear as pseudo-Hershers in the appearance of her former friends. She sent them to the three cities to destroy them, and the result was...

Aurora, the pseudo-Herser of Wind, who was sent to Finland, was killed instantly by Cecilia, Agatha, the pseudo-Herser of Fire, who was sent to Kazakhstan, was killed instantly by the Red Kite Sage, and Galina, the pseudo-Herser of Death, who was sent to Novosibirsk, was killed by Desdobia.

All three gems fell into the hands of destiny. Of course, the gems from the Red Kite Immortal were exchanged by Otto himself using some of his previous favors...

All in all, Tianming's attack on the three pseudo-Hershers was quite swift and timely, and some information from a "merchant" was used, otherwise it would not have been able to react so quickly to obtain the coordinates of the three pseudo-Hershers and the location of the attack. As a result, Sirin did not obtain enough Honkai energy and lost three Herrscher cores.

After being beaten up by reality, Sirin seemed to suddenly change her temperament and ordered Benares and other Honkai beasts she created to begin consolidating her front in Siberia. When she just came back from the moon, she annihilated the garrison left by the Destiny at the Tower of Babylon and destroyed all life in a large area with the Tower of Babylon as the center.

If it weren't for the information provided by the "merchant", before Destiny could react in time, at least two of the three Pseudo-Hermenders would have caused enough damage for Sirin to collect a large amount of Honkai energy, and after that, I'm afraid the entire Siberia would have been doomed. Not only that, Sirin would most likely have created dozens of times more Honkai beasts than now, and even the entire Shanyiat and Kaslana families would not be able to stop it.

As for the "merchant"... Otto knew it very well. He was one of them. They allowed or were forced to allow the birth of the Second Herrscher, but if the Second Herrscher wanted to cause more extensive damage, it would be impossible.

As for the change in Xilin's personality, Otto estimated that she was most likely to have run into the ancestor of the Shanyat family directly after her power was fully awakened, and was killed in an instant. Although she had no memories, she had some instinctive reactions... So after the three pseudo-herrschers were defeated, Xilin did not choose to rush to Tianming to recover them personally, but chose to stay in the Babylon Tower to develop...

If there weren't a large number of survivors in Siberia, Otto would have wanted to use missiles to destroy the defense line created by Xilin using the Honkai Beasts in one fell swoop. Because they had to take care of the surviving civilians, the army of Tianming and Anti-Entropy advanced very slowly...

What he didn't know was that in a certain world line, Sirin obtained a large amount of Honkai energy and destroyed the entire Siberia, leaving less than a hundred survivors. So in that world line, he did not hesitate to use heavy weapons to carry out a carpet strike and wiped out most of the Honkai beasts.

Siberia has not been completely destroyed yet, but the survivors left behind have become a constraint on the advancement of the front line of Destiny and Anti-Entropy... It is difficult to annihilate a large number of Honkai beasts with only the Valkyries and Titan troops currently in Destiny and Anti-Entropy, but if heavy weapons are to be used, it will cause a large number of civilian deaths.

Otto didn't care, but he didn't want to be used as an excuse by Anti-Entropy, so when he was designating the strategy, he just mentioned it casually, and after being strongly opposed by Theresa, he used this opportunity to back down.

He knew very well that he couldn't stay in the position of bishop forever. The price required to resurrect Kallen and the settlement that would follow...so he really needed to establish Theresa's image and status in the eyes of others.

Otto pushed open the golden door, revealing a pure white space. At the end of his sight, a young man with silver hair and silver eyes sat on the throne, with one hand against his face, staring at him expressionlessly.

"Otto Apokalis?" the young man asked.

"That's right." Otto bowed and said, "It's an honor to see you, respected ancestor of the Shaniyat family, leader of the heroes, Lord Lucifer Shaniyat."

"Hehe... I've thought about this before. After re-establishing the connection with the world, besides Xilin, would the first person I see be you? In a sense, you really didn't disappoint me." Lucifer's tone was calm, without any teasing tone in his words.

Otto remained bowed and head lowered. He was extremely humble. In order to get the answer he wanted and to realize his obsession of five hundred years, he was willing to give up everything.

"Tsk..." Lucifer seemed to be dissatisfied with something. "Time is limited, so let's make it short. You are here to ask me about the soul, right? Or the possibility of resurrecting Kallen?"

"As you think." Otto lowered his head. He didn't think about why the ancestor of the Shaniat family would know his purpose and ideas, because according to legend, Lucifer could know the future, and in the paradise The one... also seemed to know a lot about him before meeting him.

This is also the reason why Otto dared to negotiate with the Serpent Lord of [Infinity]. He didn't believe that Lucifer hadn't told anyone about himself. If the future that Lucifer knew required his existence, then the role he could play was just a trump card - he could use it to negotiate conditions, although he still couldn't go too far.

He had wondered if they also knew about Kallen's affairs, but he also knew in his heart that in the eyes of those people, only if Kallen died could he become the card they needed.

He had no way to deal with it. Their power could not be changed just by their own will. What's more, as for Kallen's matter... Looking at the overall situation, they didn't even need to intervene as it happened naturally. There was no need for them to care about Kallen's life or death. After all, the main responsibility for Kallen's death was still on their heads.

Moreover, if there were no certain constraints that prevented them from interfering too much with the progress of civilization, they would not have to keep watching the world from the dark.

The collapse gradually intensifies with the development of civilization, and will also change with the changes in the situation of civilization. It can be a natural disaster or a man-made disaster... the tragedy of the restraint in that distant era, and the judgment-level collapse beast Chiyou that appeared in Shenzhou five thousand years ago, and the judgment-level collapse beast Nidhogg that appeared in Northern Europe...

It is also for this reason that they are forced to stay outside of civilization, no longer or rarely actively interfere with the progress of civilization, and can only guide the advancement of civilization in secret.

The ancients of our modern civilization also had wisdom directly bestowed by their pioneers, and they had a glorious and splendid ancient civilization, but now those civilizations have all turned into yellow sand due to the collapse of direct evolution, disappeared in history, and become part of mythology.

So this time, although Otto can use the awakening of the Herrscher of the Void to do some small things so that he can come here to meet Lucifer, but if he can't properly deal with the Herrscher of the Void in the end... although the Pioneers will provide a backup, his weight on their side will be further reduced after that.

After answering Otto's question, Lucifer threw Otto out of the door almost as if he was chasing him away. After Otto was thrown out of the door, the door twisted and dissipated in an instant.

Otto stared at the disappearing door. If he had come out a step later, would he have been unable to get out? It seemed that the connection between the door and reality was not stable...

Moreover, the things that happened after he went in... As expected, he couldn't remember them, but one thing was clear, he should have got the answer he wanted.

And the reason why I was thrown out was that I asked too many questions after getting the answers, which made Lucifer unhappy and there was not enough time, so I was thrown out by Lucifer?

No matter what, the next step is to formulate a complete plan to completely defeat the Second Herrscher and recover the Second Herrscher's Core. Only this Herrscher Core must not fall into the hands of Anti-Entropy no matter what the cost!

And in that pure white space.

Lucifer leaned on the throne, closed his eyes and said coldly: "Are you satisfied with this? Even though his eyes never lingered on you, even though he didn't even realize your existence this time?"

no answer.

"Heh... Even if you have to spend all your money and bargain with your ancestors, you still want to buy him more time to answer questions? Eleanor Shaniat... You really are..."

It seemed as if someone sighed softly, and since then, there has been no sound.

"Hmph... Never mind. At least, I also learned from Otto that they are still here... It's just that the time was too short, and I didn't have time to ask them how they are doing now..."

……

Cecilia looked around herself. It was a desolate world. Looking up, she saw the vast universe and the earth was within her sight.

"This is... the moon?"

Cecilia was a little confused. She had just been fighting with Siegfried against the completely out-of-control Sirin. The situation had begun to deteriorate. Sirin's constantly out-of-control Honkai energy impacted the defenses of Destiny and Anti-Entropy, causing a huge blow to Siberia. Countless people were irradiated by Honkai energy. She was just about to release all the Sanyat Holy Blood in her body...

So how did she get here on the moon?

"Cecilia...you've grown so big."

This voice is...

Cecilia looked over and saw a silver-haired young man staring at her. Her blood told her that the man standing in front of her was the ancestor of the Shaniyat family, Lucifer Shaniyat.

Wait... When had I seen him before?

Hmm... why can't I remember... The moment she saw Lucifer, she knew they must have met before, but she couldn't remember the relevant memory.

Was it when she was a child? Although she was trained as a future Valkyrie, one day when she was young, she was able to use the Black Abyss White Flower freely. The attention and training she received suddenly increased sharply. When she and Siegfried fell in love, her family was extremely opposed at first. At the same time, Kaslana's family also insisted that Siegfried was not worthy of her and almost exiled Siegfried.

Siegfried even said later that he had been assassinated...but it was more like a warning, as if the assassin's instigator was hesitating about something.

Finally, Bishop Otto stepped in to suppress all opposition and suggested to Siegfried that if Siegfried could achieve the combat power of an S-class Valkyrie within a limited time, he would agree to the marriage.

Although it is unknown how much effort the bishop spent to persuade the people from both families, one thing is clear: the Mandate of Heaven was extremely turbulent during that period, and there were rumors that the bishop would be replaced.

When she later went to thank the bishop for this, the bishop simply said: "It is only to fulfill a promise to an old friend. You should also be thankful that you are not really a 'container'."

Cecilia said she didn't understand, but after that, she couldn't hear any objections from the Shanyiat and Kaslana families.

"Last time, you told me that you wanted to protect the glory of Shaniyat and fight for every citizen. So what do you want this time?" Lucifer said.

"I……"

……

The seriously injured Siegfried looked at his wife in amazement at her sudden change, as if her strength had increased by several levels in an instant.

"This signal...what's going on? It's very similar to his, but not exactly..."

"Like...he lent his power to Cecilia?"

……

Destiny Record: In February 2000, the Second Great Collapse ended. Saint Cecilia Shaniyat killed the Second Herrscher and purified the Siberian region that had been contaminated by the Collapse. In the end, she died due to excessive consumption of holy blood in her body.

……

"One dares to borrow and the other dares to receive. How can a human bear his strength? She can hold on for so long because she is Shaniyat..."

Interlude: Beginning

"When the final meteorite falls in the Cretaceous, only free birds can escape their inevitable destruction."

"But there were too few birds that learned to fly, so he folded his wings and gave them to the young birds, leaving behind his parting words, and disappeared with the passing era."

“When the long and cold night comes, someone is always needed to guard the little light in the long night, so as to wait for the dawn for the rest of humanity.”

"The seedling takes root in the new soil, but if it wants to reach out to the broader and brighter sky, it must bury its roots deep in the darkness. Its roots will not see the sun, but its branches and leaves will provide a shade for mankind."

“Despair and darkness belong to the past, hope and light belong to the future.”

The young girl carefully read aloud the words that were familiar to every member of the Shaniyat family, because these were the stories left by their ancestors, and because this was their responsibility as "descendants of God."

They are the guardians of civilization and the enemies of collapse.

From ancient times to the present, from the ancestors in mythology to the present era, they have always fulfilled their responsibilities. In their eyes, this is their honor and the glory passed down from their bloodline.

"Miss Cecilia, it's time for breakfast." The butler gently opened the little girl's door. "The bishop is here today, too."

Is the Bishop here too?

Cecilia thought about it for a while. She was still young, but she knew from the descriptions of her elders that the bishop was a very powerful person. She heard that the bishop was a friend of an elder in her family a long time ago...

However, this was also her first time meeting the bishop, so should she be careful about something? Her parents always asked her to be careful about her manners and not to bring shame to the Shaniyat family.

Moreover, the Bishop is also the head of the Apocalis family, one of the three major families of the Destiny.

The butler seemed to see her hesitation and added, "The bishop said that there is no need to be restrained. He is only visiting as an old friend this time. Well, as a... uh, distant relative."

Distant relative? Oh, I think I heard from my family that the bishop's mother is also from the Shaniyat family.

Then we just need to treat our elders as we would our elders, right?

Cecilia placed the bookmark between the pages, closed the book in her hand, placed it gently on her desk, and followed the housekeeper out of the room.

"Miss Cecilia seems to be particularly fond of storybooks about Lord Lucifer." The butler said with a smile as he led the way.

"Well, I want to become a hero like Lucifer in the future." Cecilia nodded heavily, "Protect the glory of the Shaniyat family and protect every citizen from the harm of Honkai."

"With the talent you have shown now, young lady, you will definitely be able to pick up the Black Abyss and White Flower in the future," said the butler.

As they talked, the two came to the living room. Cecilia saw the golden-haired man sitting opposite her parents. Compared with her old father, the man seemed more like the older brother next door. But wasn't it said that the bishop was much older than her parents? In terms of seniority, she seemed to be calling him a few grandpas?

Speaking of grandparents, they sacrificed their lives in the battle against Honkai before I was born. Every generation of the head of the Kaslana family did not live long, and the same was true for the Shanyiat family. According to the legend, Lord Lucifer seemed to have passed away very young. As for Lady Alicia, after the death of Lord Lucifer, there were few records of her in subsequent legends, and no one knew how long she lived.

However, it is clearly recorded that Lady Mavis Shanyatid, the daughter of Lord Lucifer and Lady Alicia, who founded the Shanyatid family and was the first head of the Shanyatid family, lived for hundreds of years.

This seems a little unbelievable to modern people, and in modern times, many people have questioned the age of death of Mavis's ancestors, because the history of the Shaniyat family itself has some ambiguities, such as how many descendants Lucifer has. It is clearly recorded that it is Mavis Shaniyat, but some classics record another Lilim Shaniyat, whose life and whereabouts are not clear at all. Some say that she betrayed the Shaniyat family, and some say that she is the daughter of the ancient Roman noble Nyarlathotep, whose life is also unclear in history...

At least when Cecilia looked at the Shaniyat genealogy chart of her family, she had not seen this so-called Lilith ancestor who was no different from the legend.

She also asked some other elders about Lilim's ancestors, and they all said with certainty that it was probably made up by someone from some time ago. But when she asked her parents, their expressions became strange, and they just said, "When you grow up, you will learn to judge for yourself."

However, what young Cecilia didn't quite understand was that at the beginning of the Shanyat genealogy she was reading, there was a very obvious white flower and cross symbol. Just like the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire was the symbol of the Kaslana family, the Oath of Judah and the White Flower of the Black Abyss also represented the Shanyat family. The problem was...

What about Hei Yuan?

She only saw the white flowers and the cross symbolizing Judas, and everyone in the Shaniyat family knew that the Black Abyss and White Flowers were divided into two parts, the Black Abyss and the White Flowers. Why wasn't the thing representing the Black Abyss on it?

Is it because it is too difficult to draw?

When Cecilia looked at the golden-haired man, the man also turned his gaze to her, then smiled gently and said, "I only came to see her a few times before she was three years old. I'm afraid Cecilia doesn't even remember me now? It seems that she may be stronger than Leanna in the future."

"My Lord Bishop, the matter of Leanna..." Cecilia's father spoke hesitantly. The matter of Leanna Brigantia was very embarrassing for the Shaniyat family, because it was them who gave away the Black Abyss White Flower, and then Leanna rebelled against destiny during the battle of New York...

Although in history, the Bishop's fiancée Kallen was given Judas by their will, and then Kallen also rebelled against Destiny... but Kallen was at least rebelling against the corrupt old Destiny, and she is a saint who has always been praised in history. As for Leanna, even though the reason for her rebellion was to destroy the Honkai fission bomb launched by Destiny at New York, she was ultimately one of the reasons that contributed to the establishment of Anti-Entropy.

The Shanyati family is indeed obsessed with crushing Honkai and doesn't care much about the affairs between humans. However, after the establishment of Anti-Entropy, the conflict between Mandate and Anti-Entropy will inevitably lead the Shanyati family to fight with Anti-Entropy. After all, the two sides are naturally hostile. Anti-Entropy was established to resist Mandate from the beginning, and Mandate was also attacked by Anti-Entropy when it was transporting some new weapons and researching some anti-Honkai reagents. As a result, while the Shanyati family was trying to crush Honkai, there were also people who specifically kept an eye on and chased Anti-Entropy, which was preventing them from crushing Honkai.

There are those in the family who don't want to get involved in Anti-Entropy's affairs and just want to destroy it, and there are also those who are very dissatisfied with Anti-Entropy and are absolute advocates of war. As long as the bishop dares to give the order, they will go to America and fight Anti-Entropy directly.

In general, Anti-Entropy’s reputation in the Shaniyat family is generally not very good.

"You can fight all you want. If you get in the way of my crushing Honkai, I'll beat you too."

When Anti-Entropy announced its independence from Destiny, the Shaniyat family had the biggest reaction. They didn't care what Anti-Entropy did to them, they only cared whether it would affect their efforts to crush Honkai.

Moreover, after Leanna died in the battle, because of the power of the Black Abyss White Flower, her body evaporated after destroying the Honkai fission bomb, and the Black Abyss White Flower fell into the Pacific Ocean. Then Anti-Entropy also planned to compete with Tianming to salvage the Black Abyss White Flower? How could this be tolerated?

Is there some metaphor behind what Otto said about Leanna?

Otto waved his hand nonchalantly, "Don't think too much. I was just giving an example. Besides, it was my idea to lend the Black Abyss White Flower to Leanna."

At this point, Otto couldn't help but reveal a helpless expression. To some extent, the Shanyat family was probably even more stubborn than the Kaslana family... and the people in the Shanyat family were also somewhat polarized. Although they generally had the same goal of crushing Honkai, some people were mainly concerned with protecting humans, while others were only concerned with crushing Honkai without caring about sacrifice.

Otto looked at Cecilia, and then said, "Cecilia should be eight years old this year, right? I have also looked at all the data so far. Why don't we try to see if we can use the Black Abyss White Flower?"

"Isn't this... a little too early?" Cecilia's father hesitated. The side effects that people who are not recognized by the Black Abyss White Flower will suffer when they come into contact with the Black Abyss White Flower are not something that ordinary people can bear.

"Mavis Shanyat, who founded the Shanyat family, was also able to pick up the Black Abyss White Flower when she was young, and more recently, Eleanor picked up the Black Abyss White Flower at about the same age." Otto said, "What's more, the Shanyat family is naturally well adapted to the Black Abyss White Flower, so it should be no problem for Cecilia. However, it is understandable for parents to worry about their children, and I am just saying it casually."

After that, Otto chatted with Cecilia's parents about some irrelevant things, asked Cecilia some questions, and then said goodbye and left, as if he was just visiting as an old friend.