Collapse: Raising a Wife Since Childhood

"Long time no see, my respected opponent." Otto's smiling voice sounded, "As early as two years ago, when you disappeared, I knew that you were definitely not dead. With your talent, you will definitely make a comeback soon and become the most difficult opponent in my life. Judging from your ability and status, you should be the strongest Honkai Warrior, even Bianca can't compare to you."

High praise, but every word is true. Youlandel is the strongest S-class Valkyrie in the world. Her Honkai Energy has reached the twelfth level and has exceeded the limit of the level assessment. However, Shen Yunie, who became the Herrscher of Reason two years ago, once surpassed her. She has also performed many miracles that are impossible to accomplish.

"You are an opponent worthy of my respect." Otto continued, "So I sincerely invite you to come to participate in the replacement ceremony of the Bishop of Heaven's Fate. I will leave soon. But isn't there no chance to resolve the grudge between us?

Now you have one last chance to beat me up or even kill me before I leave. The address is Klosten, the old headquarters of Destiny. The ceremony will begin in three days.

Welcome to come, we may not have to be mortal enemies, but we can have a good chat. "

The message ended here, and the built-in system had deleted it. Shen Yunie did not have the opportunity to read it again, and silently recalled the other party's words.

The word "leaving" in Otto's mouth had a deep meaning. If he was just going to leave, then the satellites in the sky would find him someday. Unless he left this world, no instrument would be able to find him again.

There was no reason to go. This invitation was more like a trap. But in fact, the other party no longer had any reason to harm him. Even without his current anti-entropy combat power, destiny could not easily shake it.

If only I were missing...

Shen Yunie looked back at the beautiful scenery outside the passage and the girls who were enjoying themselves, and he had already made up his mind.

The incandescent light in the passage was bright, and a figure poked his head out to search around. His long hair was reflected in white, and there was a faint light on his nose. She first stole a glance at Shen Yunie for a few seconds, and then ran over openly.

Shen Yunie calmed down and greeted her with a smile, "Why aren't you playing with them?"

"I was worried that you would be bored here alone." Hua looked around. There was indeed no one in the base. The other staff members were on vacation, and the few on duty would naturally not come here. "So I came here to keep you company."

The girl approached, stretched out her small hands and pulled Shen Yunie's face to the sides, "What are you thinking about? I saw you thinking about something just now."

"No." Shen Yunie held the pair of small hands, "I finally have some free time, I'm thinking about how to use my time better."

Hearing this, Hua showed a puzzled expression but regained her composure in an instant. She didn't mean to ask questions. Thinking of what had happened recently, the girl's tone suddenly became dissatisfied, "You should think about how to play with me. You promised me. But you've been busy recently."

"Where do you want to go?" Shen Yunie's expression was calm, as if the message from Otto had never happened. Only he knew about this, so this information should not be known to anyone other than himself.

In the case of a large number of people, any trap would not work. But the trap designed by Otto could pull all the Herrschers in. Shen Yunie could not be sure whether the trap designed by the other party was for herself or for everyone, or whether he had no trap at all.

Shen Yunie wanted to go and take a look alone. His departure would definitely be known soon, so he just went there first to test the trap.

"Come with me to the beach." Hua pointed to the beach outside the passage. The blue sea, blue sky and snow-white skin together formed a beautiful scene. "Although my breasts can't compare to theirs, I have a boyfriend."

Shen Yunie couldn't help but laugh, "Aren't you afraid that I'll be snatched away by someone else?"

"How can you stay with me if you can be snatched away so easily?"

Hua hugged his arm without hesitation. Shen Yunie was stunned for a moment, and his skin touched a soft spot through the thin fabric of the swimsuit. Then he regained his composure, "Okay, then I will just stay with you. Sister Leah and the others will understand."

The girl's ears turned red, and she hugged his arm tighter, almost dragging Shen Yunie away, "Let's go!"

On the golden beach, the crowd was divided into two groups. On one side, there were lively people like Kiana, standing in front of the vertical grid and playing beach volleyball. The volleyball flew in an arc in the air. The two sides fought back and forth, and occasionally there were a few violent smashes, which were strong enough to dent the iron sheet, but were easily resolved by the opponent.

Xilin, who defuses the smash, can't help but laugh at Kiana, who launches the attack, "Can you do it? You're weaker than Deadpool?"

“You…” Kiana’s expression showed a hint of frustration after being hit, “Just wait!”

She was originally afraid that the opponent could not bear it, but now it seems that she can use her strength without restraint. The next time she smashed, the volleyball was squashed in the air, and sonic booms sounded one after another. The volleyball made of ordinary materials naturally could not withstand such squeezing, and it exploded before it was touched.

On the other side, Leah likes to be quiet, sitting on a beach chair with a parasol, with a glass of pure red wine beside her, enjoying the sea or volleyball game. The elegant posture makes everyone look so noble.

Seeing her two daughters preparing to continue the fight after destroying the fragile volleyball, Leah brushed her silver hair to her shoulders and quickly spoke out to stop them, "Kiana, Xilin. Don't be so fierce, you are sisters."

The two girls stopped what they were doing and looked at each other, both seeing reluctance and helplessness in each other's eyes. They still didn't dare to disobey their mother's words.

When he was young, Shen Yunie, who had said he would not come, was dragged by Hua to the beach. He felt that he was not suitable for such a place, and his face was slightly red under the sun. The girl beside him held his hand proudly, and the two walked on the shore, with the waves washing over their calves.

Not long after walking, Shen Yunie already felt three pairs of eyes on him. He looked back with a helpless expression. After all, he was asked to come here to accompany Hua, so he naturally couldn't help Ji Zi apply sunscreen or sit next to Liya and Yae Sakura in the sun.

Shen Yunie opened his mouth to speak but no sound came out, which made Leah and Yaezakura understand what he meant. He then said: "I will accompany you later."

3. Memories of the past

It was late at night, the sky was pure black with no clouds, only the countless formations in the universe were flowing and emitting bright and dazzling light. Shen Yunie listened to the wind blowing along the coast rolling into his ears, and in front of him was the helicopter that had already landed and was waiting for him.

He didn't tell anyone that he was leaving first, but in a few hours someone would know that he had left and was heading to Klosten.

Shen Yunie stepped into the helicopter. He had a high level of authority in the Salt Lake Base, so it was very easy for him to privately transfer a few staff members without being discovered.

The pilot started the helicopter and said casually, "The destination is the airport? The special plane is ready for you, and the next destination is Europe... Klosten Town? There are ruins of buildings from fifty years ago, and no one has lived there for a long time."

"There are some things to deal with over there, thank you for the trouble." Shen Yunie looked at the cloudless night sky, destined to be sleepless tonight.

After several hours, Shen Yunie successfully arrived at the place where the ceremony of succession of the destined bishops was held.

Looking down from the sky, Klosten looks like a painting that has faded with time. Most of the colors on the buildings have been preserved, but they are covered with a light gray due to the erosion of time. The huge town is built beside the mountain, and the most conspicuous one is the steeple church. The golden cross erected there is still shining today after hundreds of years.

It is true that no one lives here. There is no one living here, no lights on the streets, and there is only a strong sense of loneliness.

Shen Yunie was sitting in the helicopter with the door open, looking down at the scene in Klosten, and he frowned. Something was different from what was shown in the picture, for example, the faint floating layer in the sky was like the membrane that wrapped the egg white in an egg.

Through the film, some of the buildings in the town have undergone a completely new look, with hazy, dark and distorted shadows running through the streets.

Compared to a ghost, Shen Yunie believed that it was some kind of product of the collapse. He never saw Otto, so the other party would invite him here, and what he was going to do must not be an ordinary bishop replacement ceremony.

He fell from the sky, the paraglider carrying his body swirling in the wind, and landed smoothly.

Shen Yunie looked around. He was standing in front of a bridge, and on the other side of the bridge were various buildings.

After standing quietly for a while, Shen Yunie walked towards the other side of the bridge. Until now, he had not seen any members of Tianming, and there seemed to be only silence here.

The sound of the wind rolling in his ears became noisy, Shen Yunie gradually slowed down his pace, and a light blue light spread before his eyes. It was the film he had seen in the sky.

The scene in sight began to change dramatically. A large number of buildings disappeared, the stone road began to turn into loess and mud, and tents were built around the only buildings. The fire flickered in Shen Yunie's eyes, and the flames that appeared at some point spread around the tents.

There was a cacophony of voices, and the female figures gradually solidified from the unreal. They all wore sacred white uniforms with golden symbols of destiny embroidered on their chests. Their hair was messy and stuck to their cheeks. Their faces were stained with blood, and their arms and waists were wrapped in bloody bandages.

A huge Honkai beast appeared in front of everyone, with a sharp blade cutting through the tent. It was a Honkai Emperor. Facing a Honkai beast of this level, the girls only had weapons made of steel in their hands. They were stunned and retreated cautiously for fear of attracting the monster's attention.

"We don't have any Honkai users here, and everyone is injured. Be careful, and we'll split up and run away once we retreat to the bridge..."

Someone spoke up. The Honkai Emperor was very fast, and it could cross a distance of less than 100 meters in a few seconds. At this time, we must not attract its attention. No one wanted to die.

The girls were retreating in the direction of Shen Yunie, seemingly not noticing the people behind them. The Emperor of Collapse remained where he was, his sharp blades continuously stretched out, tearing all the tents and buildings into pieces. He turned his head and searched around. A person moving slowly would obviously not attract his attention more than one moving quickly.

Someone started counting down, and when their heels touched the bridge surface, everyone turned around and fled in the direction of Shen Yunie. A young man whose clothes were completely inconsistent with their era appeared in the girl's sight, and several people passed by him.

It’s not that they didn’t see him, but that this young man didn’t exist in their eyes.

The girls' movement attracted the Honkai Emperor's attention. The sharp blades around it suddenly began to spin, and its body tilted to chase them. The distance of hundreds of meters was shortened in an instant. The girls didn't even escape the bridge, and fear appeared on their faces again.

They were also thankful that the bridge was enough to block the Honkai Emperor for a few seconds long enough for them to escape.

"Click——"

Shen Yunie lowered his eyes and looked down. He felt that these girls could not escape. The emperor did not foolishly chase someone but directly crashed the entire bridge and caused it to collapse.

The sharp blade easily cut through the stone, and cracks spread out. The expressions on the girls' faces froze, and they all lost their balance and fell down. Taking this opportunity, the sharp blade of the Emperor of Collapse had already stretched out and flew to their side. What would happen next was only blood splattering.

Shen Yunie was not among the falling crowd. The bridge deck had collapsed, and he was suspended in mid-air. He quietly watched the girls fall, floating in the water and entangled with the Collapse Emperor.

The scene then began to distort. He did not know the final outcome of the battle. The scenery began to distort and then returned to its original appearance. The bridge and several buildings were intact. No monsters or people had ever appeared here.

"Those memories are of what happened on the land beneath your feet hundreds of years ago."

The woman's voice broke the silence, and Shen Yunie looked to the other end of the bridge and saw the familiar figure.

"But it's meaningless for Otto to do this. He should know that the past cannot be changed." Shen Yunie walked towards her puzzledly, "What is his new plan?"

Rita, wearing a maid outfit, stood by the bridge and shook her head with a smile. "If you really want an answer, I can't explain it clearly. The bishop disappeared at 1 a.m. last night, and then this light enveloped the town of Klosten. When we walked on the streets, we would also encounter conflicts between memory and reality.

This was the Bishop's own plan, and he was alone."

Shen Yunie had already walked down the bridge, "What about you guys?"

"We are here to take a vacation and wait for the bishop replacement ceremony to begin. After all, the Valkyries of the entire Destiny are on vacation now, and we have nothing to do. Are we really going to teach in Saint Freya?"

Rita had no ill will towards Shen Yunie, and just answered him calmly. She was not among the people being used or executed in this plan. She turned around and walked in another direction with elegant steps, "The Immortal Blade Ship is over there, we will kill time there. I don't recommend you to walk around, some monsters with memories will really appear and there is also a humanoid monster here."

The footsteps were long and drawn out. Rita glanced behind her and realized that Shen Yunie was following her. "The Immortal Blade is full of women. We don't really welcome men to come and spend time with us."

"But didn't you tell me not to wander around?" Shen Yunie said calmly, "Before I decide how to disrupt Otto's plan, let me see if you have any ambushes."

"Then you might be disappointed."

After passing several deserted streets, Shen Yunie saw a battleship with its hatch open. Tianming's chief doctor Changguang and secretary Amber were sitting on a sofa, and a movie was playing on the projection screen. The three of them had nowhere to go, and the town of Klosten was so dangerous now that they could only stay where they were and wait.

"Rita, you're back!" Seeing the two approaching, Changguang suddenly became energetic and looked at them excitedly, "Are there new guests? Hello~"

Shen Yunie nodded to her, and they all knew each other.

Rita didn't need an introduction, and judging by her unwelcome intention, she wasn't prepared to make one. She sat down next to the two with a calm expression, "These are our members, if you think there are any ambushes."

The movie was still playing. Changguang would excitedly discuss the exciting parts with Amber, but she just memorized the lines and did not discuss her feelings about watching the movie at all.

Chang Guang helplessly turned his gaze to Shen Yunie who had just arrived, and asked curiously: "You are the only one here. But it doesn't matter, the new invitation letter has been sent out, and Ms. Theresa and the others will come soon."

"Is it just a ceremony to replace the Bishop of Destiny?" Shen Yunie calmly sat on the sofa some distance away from them, "But he called me out alone, and there must be something in that plan that would use me. And I'm only here for revenge. He may want to escape from here or kill someone, and I'll rush to stop him before these things happen."

Amber, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "You can go to the church and see if the bishop is there. But this road is very dangerous. The one in the ice coffin knows the bishop's plan and is helping him to carry it out."

Shen Yunie stood up and prepared to go to the place Amber mentioned. If he came here just to wait, then it would be meaningless for him to come here alone. No matter what kind of monster was in front of him, he would always be the first to face it. He asked casually, "Is she also an S-class Valkyrie?"

So far, Tianming has only made public two S-class Valkyries, Rita and Yulandel. The others, such as Theresa who retired from the front line, were also S-class, as well as Fu Hua. In fact, there are more S-class Valkyries here than imagined.

Amber did not answer. Compared with others, she was more loyal to Otto and would not leak any confidential information. The things she told Shen Yunie were insignificant because they had already happened. She could only guess what might happen next.

Shen Yunie glanced at the three women who were still sitting outside the warship in the distance, then gradually withdrew his gaze and looked away from the empty street. The church with the golden cross still shining brightly was a few kilometers away, his new destination.

4. Li Sushang

The silence of Klosten Town was broken by the sound of quarreling. The firelight flickered in Shen Yunie's eyes. What he saw was a battle that had taken place here.

The spear pierced through the opponent's body, and warm blood splashed on Shen Yunie's face. He stood there quietly for a few seconds, and continued to move forward with an unchanged expression. When he reached the corpses and the people who were fighting, he pierced through them again, and disappeared with the dripping blood on his face.

As reality suddenly became unreal, memories of the past appeared before his eyes and became more and more serious. Shen Yunie also saw that the memories appeared in a reverse manner.

From the end of the war when the Orthodox Destiny unified Europe, to the end of the war, until now when he approached, his memory began to emerge at the most tragic time of the war. Occasionally, some Honkai beasts were made real, but at that time, civilization was not developed and Herrscher had not yet been born, and several monsters were easily dealt with by him.

If this continues, it may flow back to before the war began or even earlier, and the authenticity will be higher. Shen Yunie felt that this memory might eventually become real, and they would all be involved in that war.

The significance of Otto's actions is undoubtedly the execution of Saint Kallen before the war. This man is extremely determined to revive Kallen. I don't know what method he used to reshape time. If he changed the execution, would the ending be different?

Shen Yunie walked among the trees, with only this last section of road left to the church. A crow-like shadow passed by the branches, and the girl stopped by the tree trunk and looked down at him, the last obstacle blocking her from going to the church, the humanoid monster mentioned by Rita.

"Let's stop here for now. Otto said the ceremony will start the day after tomorrow." The girl looked serious and raised her hand in front of her to signal Shen Yunie to stop. "You can compete with me once. If you are defeated by me, how about you go back the same way?"

Shen Yunie looked up at the girl, and narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw what she was wearing. He saw the familiar way of Honkai energy flowing. Although her body had not been transformed by Honkai energy, she could mobilize Honkai energy to every acupuncture point in her body to strengthen her body in battle.

That is the Taixu sword energy.

Shen Yunie suppressed his doubts about the girl and asked calmly, "What is Otto's plan?"

"I don't know. The more important something is, the more confidential it must be." The girl leaped gracefully and landed quietly. "I just came to see the moment his wish came true. We have an agreement. I will help him once."

The girl's expression was full of seriousness. The people here were very sincere, so there was no need to lie. Shen Yunie was quiet for a while. In the silence, the Black Abyss White Flower had appeared in his hand. His body and the gun were integrated into one. The highest realm of martial arts made the girl's eyes light up.

"It seems like you are really ready to fight me. Your martial arts level is very high, and you also have... Taixu Sword Qi?"

The divine key in her hand, the highest martial arts realm, and the incomprehensible way of energy flow. After a long sleep, the girl woke up and met the first person who was worthy of her full-strength battle.

"Then who are you?" Shen Yunie spoke out his doubts. He searched his memory for all the people in Shenzhou five hundred years ago, and no one looked like him. The girl also practiced the Taixu Sword Qi. He had experienced the Sword God, and now he also sensed it from her.

"Li Sushang, the eldest disciple of the Supreme Freedom Sect." A pale blue long sword appeared in the girl's hand, and the collapse energy spread like water waves. It was a weapon transformed by the Xuanyuan Sword at will. She held the hilt of the sword backwards and bowed to Shen Yunie, "The successor of the Taixu Sword Qi."

After that, Li Suchang was silent for a while, with a thoughtful look on his face, "And what Otto told me, the S-class Valkyrie of Destiny."

After getting the answer, Shen Yunie was not so confused. He knew that the other party was Li Sushang's daughter. The battle began quietly. In a breath, he seemed to travel through space and came to the side of the girl. The black abyss and white flowers swept across with flowing light. The space in front of him was distorted in this rapid attack.

Li Sushang's expression instantly focused, with the long sword in front of her. She blocked the attack but was forced back by the huge impact force. She shouted in dissatisfaction: "Hey, you haven't told me anything about yourself! Who did you steal the Taixu Sword Qi from?"

"I learned it from your Chiyuan Grandmaster." Shen Yunie answered her, stabbing her spear like a storm to attack every blind spot, "So I am also one of the descendants of Taixu Sword Qi. My goal is very simple, to defeat you and then go to the church to disrupt Otto's plan."

"You sound very arrogant, but you don't seem to be very good at learning."

The two of them attacked back and forth, and with the weapons fighting and the energy flowing through their bodies in a stalemate, it was difficult for them to hurt each other. At this time, it all depended on whose special ability was stronger.

There was no exchange of words, only the interweaving of sword and gun shadows. Li Sushang suddenly drew his sword and beat Shen Yunie back, narrowing his eyes as the other party moved, and it seemed as if something in his body was untied by the subtle movement.

So when there was no sword in front of him, Shen Yunie's vigilance was still raised to the limit, and every cell in his body felt uncomfortable, as if something terrible was about to befall him. In his sight, Li Suchang ran towards him from a distance, his figure twisted, and the distance of dozens of meters was crossed in an instant, and the Xuanyuan Sword pierced his chest from the left.

Shen Yunie subconsciously raised his hand to block the sword, but when he met the girl's gaze, he caught a glimpse of joy.

"Pfft-"

The sound of flesh being cut rang out, and before anything touched his body, blood suddenly burst out from Shen Yunie's right shoulder. The pain spread all the way to his chest, as if an invisible sword was slashing down at a place where he had no defense.

The soul of Taixu Sword Qi. Li Sushang has reached the point where she can transform Qi into sword. She can use one sword to deal with Shen Yunie, or two, or countless swords. Everything in the world can be transformed into an indestructible sword.