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HIA VOL 9 CH26-50

Chapter 26

"Hurry... wake up... Rosalia!"

Rosalia Olenyeva suddenly opened her eyes. Her sister, Lilia Olenyeva, was on top of her, panting and calling Rosalia's name urgently.

The blue-haired sister held the pink-haired sister's wrists tightly with both hands. She frowned, and sweat dripped down her face. It was obvious that she had been through an intense struggle.

Rosalia's eyes were empty for a long time before she whispered, "I... had a nightmare again."

"Yes, you also had a nightmare within the nightmare. Fortunately, I held you down; otherwise, our house would be destroyed again."

Lilia stared at her pink-haired sister cautiously. After confirming that she was really awake, she let go of her hand and fell to the side.

"Lilia!"

The pink-haired girl screamed and tried to reach out to hold her sister, but she found that she had no strength at all. She could only watch Lilia fall onto the mat next to her.

The blue-haired sister said in a calm tone, "Don't worry. The bedroom has been rearranged since you destroyed the house last time while 'sleepwalking.' There are cushions and protective measures everywhere. Even if you fall while standing, there will be no problem."

Rosalia put down her raised arm and realized that she was in pain all over her body. Because of the intense "sleepwalking," she was sweating and felt sticky and very weak.

She turned her head and looked at Lilia. Her sister was in a similar state, sweating all over. Rosalia knew that she exerted a lot of strength when she was "sleepwalking," and her sister must have spent a lot of effort to hold her firmly on the ground.

Now, Lilia's arms were still shaking a little.

"Here, this is the Homu chocolate that Lilia saved..."

A piece of chocolate with a cute yellow rabbit (?) logo on the package was handed over by Lilia. The blue-haired sister waved it in front of Rosalia's eyes. When she saw that her sister didn't react, she poked her sister's face with the tip of the chocolate.

Lilia thought about it and tried to imitate the tone of the chocolate advertisement on TV, "With it, you can overcome all difficulties! Homu!"

"Well, you eat it first, I... I can wait a while..."

Rosalia's nose felt sour, and she turned her head away.

"Then let's eat together."

The blue-haired sister tore open the chocolate package, bit off a small piece, then climbed up with difficulty and sent the rest to Rosalia's mouth.

"Rosalia, rest assured and recover. Mother Cocolia said that the medical resources on Coral Island are very good and powerful, and she knows the doctors here... Rosalia will definitely recover."

Listening to Lilia's hopeful voice, Rosalia could only accept her kindness, put the chocolate into her mouth, and tried not to shed tears while chewing.

"Why did it become like this..."

She sniffed hard and recalled the beginning of everything—

Two months ago, the Olenyeva sisters were still in the orphanage in Siberia. Except for occasionally missing Bronya and Seele, who had gone who knows where, and suddenly having some "tricks" to bring some fun and troubles to other children in the orphanage, and then being pulled over and scolded by Cocolia, who came back to see the children, they lived a fairly stable life.

But suddenly, one day, a group of white monsters with pink stripes surrounded the orphanage. They were very strong. The walls of the orphanage and the buildings were like toys in front of these monsters. The children fled in all directions, and so did the Olenyeva sisters.

The two sisters were usually quite "lively." Thanks to this liveliness, their physical strength and agility were much stronger than their friends, and they were quite familiar with the terrain around the orphanage.

Out of a certain fearless (or desperate) mentality, they made some noise and tried to lead the white monsters around the orphanage to buy time for their friends to escape and hide.

Fortunately, Cocolia appeared in time. She was wearing her iconic military uniform. With a wave of her hand, many robots fell from the sky and fought with the white monsters.

The whole battle did not last too long. Rosalia didn't understand it very well. She only remembered that the explosion was loud and powerful, and the ground was shaking... After all, she was just an ordinary child at that time and didn't have the rich "experience" as a young soldier like Bronya.

After that, Cocolia quickly gathered the escaped children, but these monsters came too suddenly, and casualties were inevitable.

The woman in the military coat stood in front of the ruined orphanage in silence for a long time, and finally took the children away from this sad place to a relatively prosperous city in Siberia.

Of course, this place must be under the control of Cocolia, otherwise she would not bring her "weakness," that is, the children in the orphanage.

Here, Cocolia rebuilt the orphanage. The whole building was bigger and better than the original one, and each child had their own space... But the panic and sadness brought by the white monsters would not dissipate easily. For several days, the orphanage was filled with suppressed crying at night.

At this time, Rosalia fell ill. Her symptoms were constant nightmares and "sleepwalking" at night. Anyone who tried to stop her from sleepwalking would be fiercely resisted. Only her sister Lilia was willing to risk being beaten to "dissuade" her.

Cocolia thought it was just ordinary PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), but after observing Rosalia's "sleepwalking" behavior with Lilia for a night, her expression became quite solemn.

Afterwards, Cocolia took Rosalia to the Anti-Entropy Research Institute. The pink-haired girl lay on the research table for a long time and fell asleep unconsciously.

When she woke up, Cocolia was half-kneeling beside Rosalia, locking the pink-haired girl with a fighting move used to subdue enemies. Surrounding her were the messy laboratories and Lilia, who was watching her worriedly.

"Mom, I..."

"I didn't expect you to be so strong, huh?"

The woman in the military coat said to the Olenyeva sisters, "This is not a problem that can be solved easily... But Mom knows a place that can cure your disease. I will arrange for you to go there. Remember to listen to the doctor... And, Lilia, come here. I will teach you a few techniques to take good care of your sister."

A few days later, Rosalia and Lilia boarded a flight to Coral Island.

"It must be done well..."

Rosalia couldn't hear clearly. She would never forget the expression of Mother Cocolia at that time. There were too many things on that face that she couldn't understand.

But the child's natural sensitivity noticed that Cocolia was struggling with something. She probably needed to make a difficult decision.

Sisters Olenyeva waved goodbye to Cocolia. The woman in the military coat watched the children leave. She clenched her fists and left without looking back.

"Rosalia, why were Mother's eyes shining..."

"Huh?"

"No, nothing... I must be dreaming..."

Chapter 27

In Kolosten, a small briefing room was lit up by a large screen at the front, displaying a carefully made PowerPoint presentation.

Ana Schariac tugged at her collar, swallowed hard, and looked quite nervous.

The chestnut-haired Valkyrie's immature appearance made Durandal, who was sitting not far away, smile wryly. "Ana, don't be so nervous, alright? You are already an A-level Valkyrie."

"But..."

Ana hesitated to speak.

But you are sitting down there, and Bishop Otto is also attending this briefing...

The chestnut-haired Valkyrie glanced at the corner of the room, where a holographic projection of a blond man appeared. Otto, in the projection, sat behind a desk, one hand supporting his chin, while the other hand typed on the keyboard.

Behind him stood Amber, the only designated secretary of the Overseed, wearing a mask that covered most of her face. She stood there, conscientiously serving as a background and assisting Otto with other work.

Luo Lin, beside Ana, patted her head. "It's okay, just go up and report what you know. The rest is my job. Does that make you feel better?"

"Well... okay, I'll do it."

Ana finally relaxed a bit. She adjusted her hat and walked to the front of the screen.

"'Coral Island' is a large-scale land reclamation project led by Southeast Asian countries and Australia. It is located at the junction of Asia and Australia. The main part of the project was completed in 2006."

The chestnut-haired Valkyrie held the laser pointer in her hand, and the picture on the PowerPoint behind her switched to a terrain and traffic distribution map of Coral Island.

"The total area of Coral Island is 790 square kilometers. It consists of the main island and three super-large island-based platforms, which are distributed in a triangle. The three island-based platforms serve as residential, entertainment, financial, and scientific and educational centers, respectively."

Ana paused for a moment and continued, "The main island of Coral Island is the most special. It is actually a space orbital elevator that is still under construction. It belongs to the United Nations' 'Galactic Stairway' plan."

"The project aims to use the space elevator's transportation channel to build a huge space station in near-Earth orbit, providing a bridgehead for human exploration of the universe. It is expected to be completed in 2025."

Hearing this, Otto finally reacted with interest. "Galactic Stairway, Anti-Entropy has a great contribution to it..."

"Huh?!"

Raiden Mei and Bronya both made surprised sounds, obviously not expecting to hear about Anti-Entropy here.

"Maybe it's because this is a rare place where Schicksal can't interfere and has to protect their property and personal safety. After all, Coral Island and Galactic Stairway are UN projects..."

Otto waved his hand. "And Schicksal is not an organization that only knows how to fight and kill. We have to give some face to the United Nations. It just so happens that Anti-Entropy's headquarters is in North America, and its influence in this organization is significant."

The Archbishop of Schicksal glanced at the two girls with high Anti-Entropy components who were startled and said in a helpless tone, "The Galactic Stairway project can be considered a nail that Anti-Entropy has driven into Schicksal's control areas in Australia and Southeast Asia. They can openly place researchers and some unimportant production workshops there for us to protect."

The blond man smiled. "Moreover, the management and investment policy of Coral Island itself have attracted many multinational companies to settle in. The personnel turnover is fast, and identities are mixed, making it inconvenient to lock down and investigate. Anti-Entropy takes advantage of this and continuously sends spies from Coral Island into Schicksal Control Areas."

Otto shrugged. "I can't just arrest normal business spies and intelligence personnel from other sovereign countries along with Anti-Entropy operatives, right? Oh, there may be some part-time personnel in there too..."

Kiana complained in a low voice, "This could almost be called 'spy city'..."

Ana opened her mouth and found that what she wanted to say had been taken over by Bishop Otto. The chestnut-haired Valkyrie suddenly didn't know what to do next.

"Basically, the situation is just as the Overseer said. Coral Island is a very complicated area."

After a few seconds, she sighed. "It's just that our Snow Lotus Squad is a combat-oriented Valkyrie Squad. Apart from some daily training and inspections, there is nothing much to do. Most of the time, the Australian or Southeast Asian branches ask us to assist in handling local Honkai incidents... Oh, and sometimes the Intelligence Department comes to us to calm the situation. That's all."

The chestnut-haired Valkyrie scratched her head and walked down from the front of the briefing room in embarrassment.

Luo Lin pinched Ana's shoulder and comforted her, "You did a good job. We will rely on you, a 'local,' to assist us in completing the task in the future."

"...Yeah."

Ana handed the laser pointer to Luo Lin, and the black-haired girl walked to the front of the briefing room in a few strides and began her report.

"Overseer, we have submitted the report of our detection data to you. At present, the 'traces' that appear widely in the imaginary space are most likely related to the Herrscher. Based on the intelligence of the previous civilization, we preliminarily infer that the target is the Herrscher of Dominance, or the Herrscher of Legion."

Otto sighed. "I agree with your guess, my friend. You are indeed a lucky star. You can find very important clues about the Honkai anywhere..."

Luo Lin felt that the blond man seemed to be teasing her, but considering her previous experience, she had nothing to refute.

The black-haired Valkyrie clicked the button of the laser pointer, and the PowerPoint behind her changed from the Coral Island map to a dozen unclear portraits. "We have obtained some information from the traces left by the Herrscher. These are suspected to be the Herrscher of Domination."

A few seconds after the picture appeared, Bronya and Seele, who were sitting in the audience, straightened up and almost jumped out of their chairs. They had found familiar figures in these portraits?

"Rosalia and Lilia?!"

Luo Lin sighed. She was not surprised by Bronya and Seele's reactions. After all, when the Herrscher of Sentience put the analyzed picture in front of the Valkyrie, Luo Lin quickly recognized the twins with distinctive hair.

In the original plot, Rosalia and Lilia were seriously injured and dying after being attacked by Honkai Beasts. They had to undergo surgery to survive. Because of this surgery, the two obtained horns and tails made of the same material as Honkai Beasts, as well as a set of abilities that are quite powerful in the Honkai world.

But from this blurry picture, the Olenyeva sisters had not yet gained any extra parts, and their combat effectiveness was worrying.

Oh, if they become the puppets of the Legion Herrschers... it seems they wouldn't have any combat effectiveness either.

Otto glanced at the two excited people and shook his head. "I didn't expect to see familiar faces. This is really... Tsk, it's so Honkai."

Chapter 28

"...Due to the intense confrontation between Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and the intelligence agencies of third parties and sovereign countries on Coral Island, the local basic public identity recognition system is almost nonfunctional. With some decent hacking skills, this system is like a revolving door; you can come and go as you please. It is almost impossible for us to obtain information on those suspected of being the Herrscher of Dominance from this system," Luo Lin sighed. "In fact, the intelligence network woven by major intelligence organizations in the area is much more useful than Coral Island's public identity recognition system. So I plan to 'borrow' their intelligence network. Of course, besides this, I will also find information about Coral Island in the future."

"The intelligence department is doing its job," Otto supported his head with one hand, his eyes sweeping over the others in the briefing room. "As for you, I'm not too worried, but what about your students and friends?"

Luo Lin asked cautiously, "What does the bishop mean..."

The blond man said slowly, "It's time to let them see the world, Luo Lin."

The black-haired Valkyrie met Otto's eyes, trying to discern something in them, but she only saw a deep emerald green.

"But..."

Otto's expression was as calm as his eyes. "Luo Lin, everyone here has numerous connections with Honkai, much like entering the inescapable zone of a black hole. There will always be a time to meet it again... and I believe it is better to be proactive than to wait for it to come to you passively."

There is nothing wrong with this, but... are Kiana and the others really ready?

Luo Lin's eyes fell on the girls sitting in the briefing room. Kiana, Raiden Mei, and Bronya were wearing Saint Freya's Valkyrie uniforms. They sat straight, leaving no extra wrinkles on their clothes.

A certain white-haired ball hadn't made any small movements since the meeting and looked very serious. You know, when Luo Lin gave her one-on-one tutoring, Kiana had been playing around a lot... This shows that even if she was as carefree as a paramecium, she was very nervous now.

On the contrary, Seele next to her seemed very... leisurely? Maybe Seele didn't really care who Otto was. She was now focused entirely on her sister Bronya.

The girl wearing a small white flower as a headdress secretly held Bronya's hand under the table, which calmed Bronya's originally uneasy heart, and the corners of her tense mouth softened a little.

The small room suddenly became silent.

What was unexpected was that Raiden Mei was the first to speak, breaking the unsettling silence. The girl with long blue-purple hair looked determined and said, "Teacher Luo Lin, the Overseer is right. Let's go together this time!"

Kiana was stunned for a moment, then quickly agreed, "Ah... yes! Teacher Luo Lin, I'll go with you!"

"And Bronya."

The girl with silver-haired spiral curls added, "Bronya is good at intelligence exploration!"

She is indeed good at it. This face alone means that she has the potential to become a top hacker in the miHoYo universe, which is reflected in Honkai Impact 2, Honkai Impact 3, and Honkai Star Rail...

Of course, Luo Lin herself also has a character card of [Lost City Hare Rabbit], but most of the power brought by this card is in combat, and there are not many other skills. The hacker knowledge she provides is also quite basic and Luo Lin isn't skilled enough to make use of it unlike the real Haxxor Bunny. Although Luo Lin can perform some ordinary hacking with the help of the Key of Revelation, because this is a half-crippled key without AI assistance, the hacking process is basically "brute force," and anyone can feel their systems being brute-force hacked...

From this point of view, it is necessary to bring Bronya to Coral Island—she is a "traditional hacker" with top-notch technology, able to hack into the system of Schicksal without anyone noticing and do a lot of complex tasks...

Naturally, it is also easy to infiltrate the intelligence systems of other organizations.

Luo Lin sighed softly, "Okay... Let's go together."

If Bronya plans to go, then Seele will definitely come with her. She will not be separated from her sister Bronya again... As for the others...

Just then, Otto Apocalypse tapped the table with his fingers. After everyone's eyes focused on him, the blond bishop said, "Durandal, Rita, Fu Hua, you stay."

"Uh...?" Durandal, who was named, made a puzzled sound.

"Just treat it as a reserve team. We can't put all our strength into Coral Island when the situation is still unclear, right?"

Otto spread his hands and explained, "Moreover, I also need to guard against the possible 'infiltration' from the Herrscher of Dominance within Schicksal. I believe Fu Hua should be able to help us distinguish who is affected and who is trustworthy..."

"The Overseer is right," Fu Hua rubbed her nose and frowned. "If the Herrscher of Dominance directly infiltrates Schicksal headquarters, the threat is not superficial. But if I just rely on myself, I can't test all the people in the headquarters..."

"Well, you can use the data you collected earlier to develop a detection device. In theory, it should be able to detect individuals affected by the Herrscher of Dominance and reduce your workload."

The Overseer of Schicksal shrugged his shoulders. "But I can't guarantee that the Herrscher of Dominance will not respond and render the existing detection mechanism ineffective... After all, that is the Herrscher, the enemy of humanity, the apostle of Honkai."

Otto looked at Luo Lin again, paused, and continued, "So, my friend, you must find out the truth about Coral Island as soon as possible, verify the true identity of the Herrscher of Dominance... locate it, and then destroy it. Or..."

Accompanying this deliberately prolonged voice, his eyes swept around the briefing room, which was almost a clear indication.

- Otto didn't want her to pull the Herrscher of Dominance to the human side?

Luo Lin's expression turned grim, but the blond archbishop crossed his fingers and appeared relaxed. "Everything is up to you, Luo Lin."

"Yes, Bishop."

The stereoscopic projection quickly went out, and the black-haired Valkyrie pinched her nose. She felt a headache coming on—there were too many problems and troubles for her to deal with.

"Teacher..."

Durandal walked to Luo Lin. She actually wanted to go to Coral Island with her teacher to investigate. But thinking about it carefully, the blond knight was not good at intelligence and investigation, and she was also very famous. Going to Coral Island might not be helpful.

"It's okay. During this time, you and Rita follow Fu Hua and Bishop Otto to keep an eye on Schicksal Headquarters." Luo Lin touched Bianca's head, "Don't let anyone steal our home."

"Well, if the location of the Herrscher is determined, we will rush to reinforce as soon as possible."

Durandal patted her chest to show her confidence. Rita, who followed her, also nodded, looking quite calm.

"Senior Luo Lin..." Anna said weakly, "Secretary Amber prepared some things for us and told us to go to the Equipment Department to get them..."

"Yes, I understand." Luo Lin walked out of the briefing room and looked towards the direction of Coral Island. Although there seems to be no news now, time waits for no one... Let's get going as soon as possible.

Chapter 29

Amidst the flying snow, a white-haired man wearing a thick coat walked forward. He had a neat ponytail and a little stubble on his face. His appearance perfectly suited the image of a man who had experienced much. It could be said that his classic style could attract thousands of girls.

"...It should be just ahead. Be careful, Siegfried."

The same seasoned voice came through the headset named Siegfried Kaslana. He blinked and responded: "I say, Brother Ryoma, you dug really deep - the orphanage under Cocolia or something."

"I will not let go of the person who wants to attack me and my daughter."

"I really don't understand your anti-entropy. This would never happen in Schicksal... Well, not necessarily, but at least it wouldn't be as exaggerated as the previous Nagazora City. We still have an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years as a stabilizing force above our heads."

Siegfried shook his head and then asked in a frivolous tone: "What about the children in this orphanage? Do you plan to let me deal with them all?"

Raiden Ryoma on the other end of the communication was silent for a few seconds before finally saying: "... No, I want to detain them all and use them as leverage to threaten Cocolia."

"Hmm, are you sure this guy can be threatened by you?" Siegfried expressed his doubts. "From what you said before, Cocolia is just an ambitious warlord without blood or tears."

Raiden Ryoma's voice was a little cold: "People are made of flesh and blood, and there are always loopholes that can be exploited."

"You are now acting in line with my impression of the anti-entropy executor - fierce, ruthless, and meticulous..."

Siegfried smiled: "Of course, you are not such a standard executor in some aspects, so we have a lot to talk about..."

"Hmph, be quick later, the invisible transport plane is not far behind you, and take the hostages away immediately after dealing with the orphanage's defense facilities."

"I know... Wait a minute! Something seems a little off... There's a lot of Honkai energy left around here!"

Siegfried stopped and looked into the distance cautiously. The information provided to him by Raiden Ryoma said that the Cocolia Orphanage was in a remote corner of Siberia, far from the nearest village, probably to ensure its own secrecy. He could easily imagine that Cocolia used the name of this orphanage as a cover to secretly build a huge research facility and use the adopted children for experiments...

Don't ask him why he knows so much, it's Schicksal.jpg

At this time, what Siegfried saw was not the imagined research institute or any other building, but a pile of ruins.

The white-haired man scratched his head, quite puzzled: "Brother Ryoma, do you see this? Why is this place so dilapidated?"

"I don't know..." Raiden Ryoma was also confused. "Is it abandoned? Be careful, let's get closer and take a look."

"Yeah."

Siegfried opened his coat and pulled out a gun-shaped Judgement of Shamash from his pocket, and his sharp eyes swept through every shadow.

Soon, the white-haired man walked to the ruins. He picked up a piece of rubble and crushed it into pieces easily. The powder left on his hand made him make a judgment: "From the scale, the original building complex was indeed very large... The building materials have some traces of anti-Honkai treatment."

"What about any hidden locations?"

"Let me see..."

Siegfried walked in the rubble, studied it carefully for a few minutes, and then was surprised to find that it was just an ordinary building. There was no trace of a secret research institute or anything like that. The white-haired man touched his chin and muttered, "It's amazing. Isn't this just an ordinary orphanage?"

"It's possible... but how did it become like this?"

"It's a Honkai Beast."

Siegfried blurted out, he didn't even have to think: "I've seen a lot of these traces. They are basically left by Chariot-class Honkai Beasts, mixed with a small number of knight-class and Seraph-class... a very standard Honkai Beast combination."

"... Did a Honkai Outbreak happen here? Is it the echo of the Second Eruption left in Siberia?"

Raiden Ryoma knew that the second eruption had brought serious trauma to the Far North, and the possibility of a Honkai outbreak happening here was much higher than in other parts of the world... If Cocolia was unlucky to this extent, then he would... he would have to laugh unkindly.

"It is certain that the Honkai outbreak occurred, but it is hard to say how it happened." Siegfried communicated with Raiden Ryoma while exploring the ruins. "Don't forget the good things someone did in Nagazora City."

"..."

Siegfried's words made Raiden Ryoma a little confused. Could it be that Cocolia is not as he thought, and still has a little conscience...?

"Well, there are still traces left by the Titan mecha here... missiles and so on. Anyway, the Honkai beasts that came to attack this place must have been wiped out. As for the people living here..."

Siegfried swept away a layer of snow and found a sketchbook from the rubble. It was full of imaginative graffiti, obviously used by children. The white-haired man sighed: "I can only say that this place had been used by someone before it was attacked by the Honkai Beast. We are a step late, Brother Ryoma. In addition..."

Siegfried suddenly pointed his gun into the distance, raised his voice, and shouted: "The guest who has been staring at me for a long time, come out and see me?"

"..."

A figure quietly appeared in the bitter wind and snow.

It was a girl with purple and light pink hair, and her eyes were also different colors, one blue and one gold. She was dressed in a light and thin outfit that was out of place in this extremely cold place, and she was holding a slender, spear-like alien weapon in her hand.

Siegfried frowned, feeling some familiar "aura" from the other person. Before the white-haired man could think carefully about where this familiar feeling came from, the girl interrupted Siegfried's thoughts: "It's so annoying to stay here alone, uncle, it's a good thing you're here."

"Oh? What advice do you have for this little sister?"

Siegfried pulled out another gun, and the temperature of the Judgement of Shamash began to rise, and the hot air flow made the snowflakes around him fly.

"Little sister..."

The girl with heterochromatic eyes choked, then shook her head, and a crazy smile appeared on her face, revealing sharp teeth like a shark.

"Remember, my name is Sin Mal - I'm here to take your life now!"

"You are so arrogant -!"

Siegfried's expression suddenly changed. He found that Sin Mal, who was standing far away, "started" at an extremely abrupt speed and came to him in an instant. The strange long weapon broke through the wind and snow, even making a sharp whistle -

"Boom!"

The white-haired man was knocked out and broke several trees in succession before falling in the snow with a crackling sound.

"Siegfried!"

The voice of Raiden Ryoma echoed in the headphones. Siegfried coughed and stood up.

"What a fast speed..."

"Oh? You are different from the previous toys. You are quite durable."

Sin stood in front of the white-haired man, bent down, and covered Siegfried's vision with her shadow.

"I am not just durable, okay?"

The fierce flames rose, forcing the girl with heterochromatic eyes to retreat.

The white-haired man held two guns and shouted: "Come again!"

"Okay."

Sin Mal narrowed her eyes, and the depths of her golden pupils sparkled.

Chapter 30

After Luo Lin and her group completed their preparations, they boarded the transport plane arranged by Amber, traveled tens of thousands of kilometers with their equipment, and landed at the airport on the coral island.

"Oh, it's so hot!" Kiana sighed as she got off the plane. She shaded her eyes with her hands and looked into the distance.

The weather on the coral island was sunny, with few clouds in the sky. The sea surface glowed softly under the sun, and the wind carried the salty smell unique to the ocean into everyone's nostrils.

"Ah-choo!" Bronya rubbed her nose, attracting Seele's attention next to her: "Sister Bronya?"

"Hmm, maybe it's because it's so different from Kolosten...?"

Luo Lin stretched out her hand, felt the local temperature, and said: "After all, the coral island is on the equator. It can be said that it is like spring all year round... Well, it seems that it is not impossible to feel like summer all year round."

In contrast, Raiden Mei's condition looked much better, and she seemed ready to roll up her sleeves and work hard.

"Fortunately, I'm prepared!" Seele took out several hats from her bag like a magician and handed them out to everyone. Luo Lin vaguely sensed the fluctuation of quantum, and she opened her mouth wide when she roughly understood what was going on: Seele used quantum power to create a storage space for herself and stored some wonderful little items in it...

She is really the daughter of the Sea of Quanta.

Seele excitedly put hats on Bronya and herself. Judging from the style and color, their hats were obviously a pair. "Sister Bronya, we can watch the sea together now!"

A slight blush appeared on the face of the girl with silver spiral hair. She lowered her voice and said: "Seele... we still have a task to complete..."

"It doesn't matter. There is no conflict between the preliminary investigation mission and relaxing." Luo Lin took over the conversation, "Ana, you are a local, do you have any recommendations for local specialties?"

"Ah?"

Ana was stunned for a few seconds. She racked her brains to think and finally replied helplessly: "I eat in the canteen... I don't know much about the local characteristics."

Obviously, she is someone who doesn't care much about her appetite.

If it were Kiana, I'm afraid she would be able to get a feel for the food near the coral island station in two weeks, and she would be able to publish something like "Kiana's Selected Coral Island Restaurant Ranking" in another two weeks. By the way, the "St. Freya Food Ranking" that Kiana has already sent out has been well received. The Valkyries and students of the Far East Branch have eaten along the list, making several restaurants popular. Now those restaurant owners are gratefully hanging photos of the white-haired ball eating on the wall.

"Woohoo~sea!"

A hearty laugh came from behind, and the Herrscher of Sentience walked quickly to the railing of the airport platform. She didn't know when she changed into a coastal style outfit. Compared with the swimsuit in the game, there were more clothes, but not much more.

The corner of Luo Lin's mouth twitched: "Why did you change into clothes like this? You are too relaxed."

Senti stretched out: "Humph, I want to take this opportunity to take a good rest. Apart from doing research with you, I also go to the Abyss or in the Elysian Realm. Now it makes me feel sick to my stomach when I see your system space - you should also take some time to go swimming with me, otherwise you will die of overwork sooner or later!"

Luo Lin could only nod in agreement: "Okay, okay, okay, okay..."

"Ellie, can you let me go by myself..."

A little further to the side, Su covered his face with his hands and couldn't tell what he was feeling - he was like a child being led by an adult, being led by Elysia with the other hand.

"No, Luo Lin and Durandal finally used the Black Abyss White Flower to treat you. Now you don't have to sit in a wheelchair, but you are still much weaker than before. You can be said to be visibly weak."

Miss Pink Elf replied seriously: "Plus your eyes never opened. If I let go of your hand, you will be regarded as a lost blind man, and the commotion will be very big."

The gray-haired boy was speechless: "I think our group is already eye-catching enough..."

After all, there are so many young and beautiful girls standing here, and almost everyone's appearance is much higher than the standard line, even Su... uh, he seems to be regarded as a girl by others.

This is the value of Su's beauty!

"Ding~"

Luo Lin took out her personal terminal and found a pop-up notification on it. It was a message from the local Schicksal branch of Coral Island.

"Ana, the Coral Island branch said that the deputy captain of your Snow Lotus Squad is here to pick us up."

"I've seen the deputy captain, he's over there!"

Ana waved her hand, and a girl with a neat dark brown ponytail walked through the crowd and came to Luo Lin.

The two looked at each other and shook hands.

"Deputy captain of the Snow Lotus Squad, Wu Fei."

"Intelligence Department, Luo Lin."

Wu Fei smiled, let go of her hand, and greeted Ana: "Little Ana, didn't you go back for vacation? How did you take a vacation and end up on a mission?"

"Ahaha..." Ana pulled her hair on the side, quite embarrassed, "I don't quite know what happened."

Luo Lin shrugged her shoulders: "It can only be said to be a coincidence."

"Okay, this way, the car is waiting outside."

Wu Fei didn't ask much, just led everyone out of the airport platform and got into the car waiting outside.

...

"Raven, your old acquaintance is here."

"Huh?"

Natasha Cioara blinked, her expression suddenly becoming serious: "Luo Lin is here?"

Gray Serpent, whose number was unknown, nodded: "Yes, she just left the airport with her people, and it seems that she is heading to the Schicksal Coral Island branch."

Raven bit her lip: "Tsk, her coming just proves my guess. The water here on Coral Island is deep."

"Do you want to contact her?"

"Not for the time being, let's do our own work first."

The hooded mercenary cadre turned her head and said to the boy standing next to her: "Night Owl, are you ready?"

"Uh, Boss, I've only been training for a few days... Isn't it a bit..."

"This kind of job, even before training, you can handle alone."

"Alone?! Why didn't I know I was so powerful?!"

The boy named Chen Tianwu complained fiercely.

"When I found you, you fought with me for more than ten moves without losing..."

"I don't know how you did it!"

"Then force yourself to be in the state you were in, Night Owl, I will watch you."

"Do you mean just watching... Boss, I am really just an ordinary person."

"Ordinary person? Humph, since you stepped into this world, there is no way out."

"That was also forced by you!"

"...If you complain again, I will push you down and attack."

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything!" Chen Tianwu immediately gave a French military salute, "I will go to prepare weapons and props... Oh, really, why does life become like this..."

Raven watched the boy's embarrassed figure leaving. She moved her fingers and muttered: "I don't know where the Lord got the information about this guy, I hope he can live up to the Lord's expectations..."

Chapter 31

The Schicksal branch on Coral Island is not that big compared to other branches Luo Lin has seen before, but the facilities and equipment are top-notch worldwide. The materials pile in the Far East branch is purely due to Otto's love for Theresa.

This is probably because Coral Island is an artificial land reclamation project, and every inch of land is valuable. It is already very impressive for Schicksal to allocate a piece of land to an "armed security organization" that is not part of a nearby sovereign country.

Next to the Schicksal Coral Island branch is a group of office buildings, crowded with dozens of companies, including many big brands.

Don't they want to take a piece of land on Coral Island and build a separate building?

They do, they really do.

Having land on Coral Island is a symbol of strength and prestige, but these companies just don't meet the standards.

"That's our airport. It's different from other branches. There are only patrol helicopters and transport boats. Because Coral Island is nominally United Nations territory, we can't put too many weapons and equipment here...

But for Schicksal, the Valkyrie itself is enough," Wu Fei shrugged. "In addition, this airport actually supports deployment and can dock large airships."

Kiana became interested and asked, "Airships like the Hyperion are also possible?"

"The new battleship of the Far East Branch? Of course." The Valkyrie with a brown ponytail nodded. She looked at the white-haired girl and quickly noticed the childish student spirit that could not be concealed: "Are you... a student of Saint Freya?"

"Yeah!"

"Not bad, not bad..."

Wu Fei frowned in confusion. She felt that Luo Lin and her group's Squad combination was quite strange:

A senior intelligence department A-rank Valkyrie led the Squad, plus two combat Valkyries who seemed formidable. This was a normal three-person Squad, plus a local Ana as a guide - but why were there four students who were obviously not formal Valkyries and a disabled person? (Su rubbed his nose.)

Could it be that a teacher took the students out to experience tasks and earn credits?

If Coral Island is used as a transit station, there are quite a lot of ordinary tasks such as clearing the Honkai beast and excavating ruins in Southeast Asia...

While Wu Fei was guessing, the car drove into the garage of the Coral Island branch. As soon as they got out of the car, Luo Lin and her group received a "warm welcome" - several Valkyries rushed to Ana's side, touching her all over, pinching this and that.

"The famous A-rank Valkyrie is back~"

"Ana! Did you bring any local specialties?"

"Little Ana, let me see if you have gained weight during your vacation?"

"Don't... um... pinch my mouth..."

Luo Lin looked at Ana's busy interaction with others and couldn't help but sigh at her good relationship with the people in the Snow Lotus Squad..

But, perhaps because of this relationship, the Manila Eruption that wiped out the Snow Lotus Squad in the original plot left her with such a deep psychological shadow.

At this time, a woman with dark skin, red wavy hair, and a very sexy figure came to Luo Lin. Wu Fei introduced: "Captain, this is Luo Lin from the Intelligence Department, an A-rank Valkyrie - Luo Lin, this is Leila Thomas, the captain of our Snow Lotus Squad, A-rank, and also the head of the Coral Island branch."

Luo Lin shook hands with Leila, and the woman with big red waves looked a little embarrassed: "Sorry, my Squad members are usually very serious... They just haven't seen Ana for a long time and miss her."

"It's okay."

The black-haired Valkyrie waved her hand to show that she didn't care: "Let Ana and her good friends communicate with each other first. Let's find a quiet place to talk about what mission I'm going to do this time."

-This girl is quite decisive?

Leila and Wu Fei looked at each other, and then the captain of the Snow Lotus Squad agreed: "Then let's go to the conference room to talk."

The group walked through the corridor of the Schicksal-style building and came to the door of an empty conference room. Everyone filed in, and Wu Fei, who entered last, closed the door. Luo Lin looked around and turned on the soundproofing and confidentiality system of the conference room. Then she took a deep breath and said, "The main reason I came to Coral Island this time is because there are signs of suspected Herrschers here..."

"Pah!"

Leila didn't hold her water cup steady and dropped it on the table. Wu Fei wasn't much better. She almost fell to the ground with her chair.

"Herrschers?!"

"Shh!" Luo Lin made a quiet gesture, "So the confidentiality rank of this mission is very high - here, this is the mission code from the headquarters, please confirm it."

The captain and vice-captain of the Snow Lotus Squad took Luo Lin's personal terminal tremblingly and scanned it repeatedly.

Their faces were illuminated by the blood-red [S-rank mission] on the screen, and they finally confirmed that they were not daydreaming.

Leila sat up straight, her expression serious: "What do you need us to do?"

"Not at the moment, you just need to maintain the normal operation of the Coral Island branch. We are not sure whether the target is here or not..."

The captain of the Snow Lotus Squad asked, "In other words, there are indeed Herrschers active now?"

If you must say, there are three Herrschers in front of you...

Luo Lin glanced at Kiana, Raiden Mei, and the Herrscher of Sentience behind her, then shrugged: "Yes, the headquarters detected some suspicious signals and finally located them on Coral Island... Then we were sent to determine the specific situation."

Leila pinched her nose hard and frowned: "Well, I understand... So now you are planning to use the mission of taking students as a cover to explore Coral Island?"

"In a sense."

Luo Lin paused and said: "By the way, Captain Leila, please send me the latest intelligence statistics of Coral Island. I want to see if there are any abnormalities in this place. Maybe I can find something."

"Okay, I will communicate with the people in the Intelligence Department," Leila nodded and agreed immediately.

"Abnormal situation..."

After listening to Luo Lin's words, Wu Fei next to her touched her chin and said hesitantly, "Uh, Captain, do you remember the one who was very brave a few days ago... Yes, it's called the Thousand Fists Association?"

"Thousand Fists Association?"

Luo Lin blinked. She had some impression of this name - isn't this the Southeast Asian underground organization that was single-handedly taken down by Raven in the original timeline?

Moreover, Chen Tianwu had also worked in the Thousand Fists Club for a period of time. When Raven was alone in the Thousand Fists Club, he was recruited by the World Serpent and eventually became the World Serpent cadre "Night Owl."

"Well, now that you mention it, they were indeed a little abnormal at the time."

Leila thought for a while and explained to Luo Lin: "It's like this. Although the underground organizations on Coral Island are complicated, they all abide by a series of unwritten rules. The most important one is not to make too much noise on Coral Island... Even if we fight against Anti-Entropy, we do not use heavy firepower."

"But half a month ago, someone spread the news that the people of the Thousand Fists Club smuggled a large amount of explosives to Coral Island! We sent people to investigate and found that there were indeed a lot of explosives in the warehouse under their name, and we also found out how they smuggled the explosives..."

The woman with big red hair spread her hands: "Then we notified the United Nations, and they directly sealed the warehouse. As for the Thousand Fists Association, they have been blacklisted and should be besieged by other underground organizations now, right?"

"The problem is that we have collected intelligence on the Thousand Fists Association before. At least on Coral Island, they should not have the courage to do such a thing - they should know who they can afford to offend and who they can't."

Wu Fei took over the conversation and said, "Moreover, they haven't changed their leaders recently, and the organization as a whole has not changed much, but their style of behavior has suddenly become so radical... It's hard to understand."

Luo Lin narrowed her eyes: "This is... interesting. I will investigate it."

This set of words feels very much like the style of the Herrscher of Dominance just by listening to it.

Chapter 32

"Go this way and you'll find the rooms prepared for you. They are all standard double dormitories. The unlocking key has been sent to your terminal..."

"Thank you."

Luo Lin smiled at Wu Fei, who left with many worries—understandably so. Anyone hearing about traces of Herrscher activities nearby would inevitably feel uneasy. The last one who openly appeared nearly devastated the entire Far North of the Eurasian continent. The casualties among ordinary people were tragic, and the Valkyries of Schicksal didn’t fare much better. Even S-level Valkyries died in that battle, and it has only been fourteen years since then...

This means many Valkyries personally experienced the second eruption, and Leila and Wu Fei are among them.

"Sister Luo Lin, shall we start tomorrow?"

The black-haired Valkyrie turned to see Kiana, who had already unpacked her luggage and equipment, standing at the door and peeking in.

"Yes, but don't stay up late playing games tonight. Get a good rest."

The white-haired girl grumbled, "I wouldn't be so insensitive. You should tell Bronya that."

"Mei is sharing a room with you; I'll ask her to supervise you."

Luo Lin smirked, "As for Bronya, if she can stay up late to play games under Seele's watch, then I can only admire her."

"Ah, that’s true..."

Thinking of Bronya's "henpecked" behavior around Seele, Kiana scratched her head and stuck out her tongue, "Then I'll go to bed first."

"Oh, by the way, remind your sister Sirin not to go out alone at night. It would be troublesome if she gets entangled with the Herrscher of Dominance."

"I know."

Watching Kiana close the dormitory door, Luo Lin turned her head and asked helplessly, "Why are all of you showing up at this time... Sentience, what's wrong with you?"

The Herrscher of Sentience shook her finger and winked at her, "Luo Lin, you should also sleep well tonight—it’s not right to advise others but not set an example yourself, right?"

"I was planning to go through the Coral Island Intelligence Department’s information overnight..."

Luo Lin smiled bitterly, muttering, "Alright, I’ll rest for a day and review the information tomorrow... Oh, I can also let the Helix growing mushrooms in my brain go out and bask in the sun for me. A two-line battle will be more efficient..."

Sentience rolled her eyes, "Where’s the mushroom growing Helix? She’s very busy. When you don’t ask her to go to the abyss and Arena to help, she pulls a bunch of little guys to make all kinds of strange short videos, like cooking with Higokumaru, sleeping with Book of Fuxi, rehearsing sketches of 'Three Servings of Wheat,' and putting makeup on the Kevin doll..."

Luo Lin's eyes widened, "Wait, putting makeup on the Kevin doll?!"

"Uh..." Sentience scratched her head, "That guy didn’t do anything else while resting, just holding his little Shamash in the sun. He didn’t react when poked. If he hadn’t gone to Klein’s place to work as computing power, everyone might’ve thought he was dead."

"Then you took advantage of no one noticing to dress him up like a Barbie doll? It’s lucky Kevin seems like someone who doesn’t care about these things, or he would’ve used the little Shamash to knock you all out... How did you come up with this idea?"

The Herrscher of Sentience's eyes wandered.

The black-haired Valkyrie looked at her expression and twitched her mouth, "You? No, you’re definitely not the first one to make trouble... Is it Elysia?"

Sentience turned her head and coughed twice, "Well, according to Helix, the video of applying makeup to Kevin’s doll is quite popular among the netizens... She needs this popularity to do research..."

"So it's really Elysia's idea..." Luo Lin held her forehead with her hand, "Are you sure Kevin's doll has no objections?"

The Herrscher of Sentience promised solemnly, "He has no objections."

"...Remember to send me a copy of the video as well."

"Ask Helix; she has the complete version."

---

"After asking for the video, you kicked me out to explore clues, right?"

A few hours later, Helix, who had changed her appearance, stood on a high-rise building on Coral Island. She pulled her gradient spiral ponytail and stretched her body.

"Haxxor Bunny, attack!"

"The Key of Revelation was also given to me, which means I can go all out... By the way, while the main body is resting, I am working overtime. Since we are essentially one person, can this be considered taking advantage of the so-called 'rest well' advice?"

Helix touched her chin and fell into deep thought, "Forget it, I've been working overtime anyway. There’s no difference between my own research and helping the main body... Let's go!"

The hooded girl flipped down from the high platform, and after a few light jumps, she landed at the bottom of an alley squeezed between dense buildings.

Not many people passed by here; some debris was piled up in the corner, and a thin layer of dust had accumulated on the ground. Surprisingly, there was graffiti on the wall, which complemented the character of the [Haxxor Bunny].

Helix suddenly paused, something like a sixth sense giving her a hint. Following this feeling, she looked up and found something interesting—

"Oh, there are cameras here? And they don't look like the ones normally connected to the municipal system... Home cameras? No, home cameras don't have this technology; this is passive invisibility."

Haxxor Bunny leaned against the alley wall, raised her hand, and casually pulled out a small screen in the air, beginning to deeply hack the camera on the spot.

Soon, Helix touched the top node of the camera in reverse, "Well, this camera actually has an independent storage server, and has many springboards and shields, even physically disconnected from the main intelligence network... so cautious! I’m more interested now!"

This thing definitely indicates a big fish!

Most people might have been at a loss at this point, but for Haxxor Bunny holding the Divine Key, she had enough technology and ability to follow the "network cable" of the camera all the way back.

As soon as she decided, Helix raised her head and followed the "connection line" behind the camera. In the depths of the girl's eyes, blue and golden light alternately flashed, locking the clues firmly.

"Well, let's go this way..." The hooded girl took out her headphones and played the theme song of "Haxxor Bunny" for herself. She hummed the song while striding into the brightly lit streets that seemed like a city that never sleeps.

Chapter 33

The night of Coral Island is bright. There are many banquets held every day. People with smiles on their faces clink glasses and decide countless business deals while chatting and laughing.

In the corner of a high-end banquet hall, Megan Rothschild gently shook the goblet in her hand. The red wine inside swayed a beautiful color. The woman took a sip and looked at the scenery outside the window.

The light of the city spread into the dark sky, covering most of the natural starlight. The night, with its slight transitional color, made the presence of a giant building still under construction more prominent.

"Galactic Stairway..."

The huge main body of the orbital elevator stood there, surrounded by hundreds of instruments, all night long. It was like a big tree, slowly and straightly piercing the sky, carrying the desire of human beings to explore the starry sky, step by step towards the future and endless possibilities.

Why do humans fight each other? Megan had thought about this question more than once. When she was young, she saw her relatives quarreling with each other. When she took over the family business in her youth, she encountered all kinds of storms, both open and covert. As she grew up, she unified her power with an iron fist and received an invitation from Anti-Entropy... She was always thinking.

Until she boarded Anti-Entropy's cutting-edge space rocket and looked down at the Earth from the universe, Megan realized that compared to the entire galaxy, the Earth was very small and its resources were too scarce.

The things that humans fought desperately for were just a drop in the ocean on the scale of the universe... How ridiculous.

From that moment on, Megan Rothschild became a firm space explorer and progressive. She hoped that humans could leave the Earth and venture into the universe, bringing its endless resources into the hands of humanity.

--As long as this is the case, there is nothing to fear from Honkai.

Megan looked at the Galactic Stairway, still under construction, from a distance and raised her glass in its direction to show respect.

"Madam..."

A man in a black suit walked over quickly, looking a little anxious.

Megan seemed to realize something and said directly: "Is that guy here again?"

"Yes, the people attacked this time are related to the anti-entropy radicals..." The man in the black suit whispered, "It seems to be a biological agent laboratory, the specific situation is not clear."

"This is the third attack this month... Could he be a conservative? Or is he here to fan the flames?"

The man in the black suit shook his head: "This... I don't know."

"Forget it, if the Galactic Stairway was not on Coral Island, I wouldn't even want to watch the fight between radicals and conservatives, especially Cocolia... She's too much."

A little disdain flashed in Megan's eyes: "In addition, the biological agent laboratory on Coral Island... Humph, I hope it's not used to make that kind of 'ecstasy' agent; then I will really be serious."

---

At night on Coral Island, there are always places where light can't reach. People who can't bear the burden of life use various means to vent their desires and numb their nerves in bars and dark alleys. Of course, in addition to drinking, there are more "convenient and quick" ways...

"Like this?"

Chen Tianwu weighed the plastic tube in her hand. This thing was not even half the length of her little finger, and it felt like a piece of chalk... There were two small transparent windows on the side of the plastic tube, through which the liquid stored inside could be seen.

In fact, this was a small needle-free syringe.

The boy raised it, and under the illumination of the street lamp, the liquid inside the syringe flowed, emitting an intoxicating pink light.

"Give it back... to me..."

"Mine... Ha... Ha..."

"I made money, I made a fortune..."

There were several unconscious guys lying on the ground in the alley, mumbling in strange tones.

"Tsk, I can't tell whether I beat them like this or if they are high..."

"That makes no difference..."

Raven's voice came from Chen Tianwu's headset: "I have locked the dealer in charge of this area, you go over and deal with it later."

"... Yeah."

Chen Tianwu was not very interested. He fiddled with the syringe in his hand, and there were dark emotions in the depths of his eyes.

"So, it's still the same thing, knock him out, collect evidence, and then call the police?"

Raven paused and asked, "Or have you finally made up your mind to deal with this person?"

I don't know, Raven!

Chen Tianwu threw the syringe to the ground in annoyance and crushed it with his foot. The pink liquid seeped into the ground along the cracks in the floor tiles, leaving a seeping stain.

"Not long ago, I was just an ordinary student, but now I have to decide the life and death of one person or even more people... I can't do it!"

"..."

Raven emerged silently from the shadows, walked through the several poisonous insects cocooning on the ground, and came to Chen Tianwu.

"I say, these guys are all genuine drug dealers, and any one of them has more than one life on their hands. If they were in Shenzhou next door, I'm afraid it would take less than a minute to shoot one person... Do you feel sorry for them?"

"No, not at all." Chen Tianwu said this very decisively.

"Then why don't you take action?"

"...As I said, I'm just a student..."

"Sober up, Chen Tianwu, you are no longer a student." Raven's eyes were full of pity, but her words were not polite at all, "Now you are World Sepent's [Night Owl], a professional intelligence officer, a warrior..."

Chen Tianwu's expression twisted: "Didn't you force me to join the gang?!"

"You were quite happy when I asked you to come here." Raven lowered her head and let the hood cover her face, "Do you regret it now?"

"...I want to go home."

"Of course, you can go back immediately and give up everything. But the subsidies given to your parents and sister, the new house, the new identity...will all be taken back?"

"..." The boy clenched his fists, "Raven..."

"Don't look at me like that, look at what we are doing?" Raven began to count on his fingers, "Destroy the Honkai beasts and the zombies, destroy the drug trafficking network, and get some intelligence... God, compared with my previous job, this is simply more decent." Chen Tianwu was speechless, and said after a while: "I just..."

"Okay, okay, you are still young, unlike an old aunt like me who is used to everything." Raven waved her hand: "Go back then, even after knowing the truth of the world, go back to your little nest and shrink like a turtle... Oh, really, I understand why Luo Lin is so troubled, being a teacher is really hard."

Finally, the hooded mercenary turned and walked into the shadows: "I will deal with that guy, 'little hero'."

"No..."

The boy raised his hand to stop her, but found that he could no longer find Raven. He put his hand down dejectedly and sighed.

Chen Tianwu turned and left the alley, looking for a direction to move forward randomly. He walked for a long time and didn't know where he was.

"Help... Help..."

The cry for help brought the boy back to his senses, and he subconsciously ran towards the source of the sound.

Three monsters with white shells and pink patterns, holding spears in one hand and shields in the other, formed a pocket, surrounding a poor girl in the center.

Chen Tianwu certainly knew what it was. Raven had introduced the types of those monsters in detail. It was a Templar-class Honkai beast, and even among the Honkai beasts, it was a force that should not be underestimated.

But the boy still rushed up without hesitation.

I can't kill people, but I can always save people!

However, the next moment, a white "moonlight" fell from the sky. She held two high-powered pistols, and the muzzles burst out with golden flames, quickly suppressing the actions of the collapse beast.

Then, the girl pulled out a spear almost as tall as a person out of thin air and smashed the Templar-Class Honkai beast into pieces in a few seconds!

Chen Tianwu stared at the figure in a daze, greatly shocked.

However, the girl's condition didn't seem to be good. A few seconds after dealing with the Honkai Beast, she held her forehead and supported the wall with her other hand.

Chen Tianwu stood in the distance, not daring to move, but carefully observing the girl. The had white hair, and a few bandages wrapped under her light clothes, revealing a blue and a gold eye.

The girl glanced at him with her strange eyes, and then disappeared like a ghost.

"?!"

In the dormitory of the Coral Island branch, Kiana suddenly opened her eyes, staring at the ceiling, breathing rapidly.

Just now... eh? What happened just now? I...

Before she could think about anything, sleepiness came again, and the white-haired girl's brain was in chaos, and she closed her eyes again.

---

"The silk thread has been entangled with her~ and her, and her!"

In the space full of gears and silk threads, the puppets with obvious spherical joints laughed.

A puppet complained: "Really, these rude guys, we buried so many traps in the spiritual space, causing several of our companions to die!"

Another puppet responded: "That was the work of a traitor, hehe, let them die, anyway, they are not needed..."

"Woo~woo~not needed..." A puppet pretended to cry.

The puppet added: "Well, well, so we found new ways to bypass these traps and insurance."

"What about our dead partners?"

"Of course it's their fault. Who told them to not to open their hearts and let us in? Look, someone died because of our counterattack! Hahaha!"

"Oh, instead of blaming yourself, it's better to blame others, I understand!"

"Well, that's right, that's right."

The happy puppets danced, and the noise and bustle spread throughout the theater.

Chapter 34

"You mean, last night, a factory suddenly exploded on Coral Island, more than a dozen people were confirmed murdered, and then there was an abnormal Honkai incident?"

Luo Lin's expression twisted as she looked at Wu Fei, who informed her of the news. She asked, "I thought this place was Spy City, but in the blink of an eye, it suddenly became Vice City, San Andreas, right?"

The Valkyrie with a brown ponytail coughed twice and said awkwardly, "To be honest, Coral Island is usually safe and sound, and this is the first time I've seen such a scene..."

Luo Lin raised her hand to comfort Wu Fei. "Okay, don't worry, let's study it slowly."

In fact, after seeing these things happen, Luo Lin felt relieved—such a lively scene must be driven by the "main plot," which is a good thing in a sense.

The black-haired Valkyrie opened her personal terminal, received a batch of fresh information, and began to study it.

"The one that exploded yesterday was actually a chemical plant owned by Anti-Entropy?"

Luo Lin frowned. "Tsk, the Anti-Entropy gang shouldn't think it was us who did it, right?"

Wu Fei touched her nose and whispered, "Luo Lin, the people from Anti-Entropy sent us a message through a third-party channel, asking if it was us..."

The black-haired Valkyrie smiled. "It seems that on Coral Island, the relationship between Schicksal and Anti-Entropy is not so 'like fire and water.' They won't start fighting immediately if they see each other..."

"In most cases, it wouldn't be so exaggerated... At least here, we still maintain minimal contact with Anti-Entropy. This helps to maintain basic restraint when something big happens, like last night... Overseer Otto also knows this.”

Wu Fei explained a few words. She looked at Luo Lin and felt a little nervous. She didn't know whether her explanation would satisfy her.

After all, those who can become A-rank Valkyries in the Intelligence Department are obviously not to be underestimated.

Yesterday, she and Leila used their connections to get information from people familiar with the Schicksal headquarters:

This young-looking black-haired Valkyrie not only worked in the renowned Valkyrie Assault Team but also had a "death" experience—although it has been canceled now, Wu Fei could guess that Luo Lin must have been doing something earth-shattering during that time.

Combined with her description of "you can start a fight at a glance" just now... This black-haired Valkyrie's previous working environment must have been very "difficult."

Luo Lin seemed to see Wu Fei's concerns. She shrugged her shoulders. "Don't worry so much, I don't have any special opinions about Anti-Entropy, but I think some people can be won over... Oh, except for some idiots and anthropomorphic guys."

"Uh, okay, I understand..."

The Valkyrie with a brown ponytail continued, "Because Coral Island is relatively special, Anti-Entropy directly sent an executive to handle affairs here. Her name is Megan Rothschild."

Luo Lin looked at the image of the Anti-Entropy executive on the terminal. She had long wine-red hair with a slight natural curl and wore a banquet dress with dark blue as the main color and silver flakes. The sharpness between her eyebrows was clearly visible even in the photo.

"According to the observations of the Intelligence Department, Megan should belong to the Anti-Entropy centrists. Compared with factional struggles or matters related to Schicksal, she cares more about technological progress, especially the space exploration project—the [Galactic Stairway]. Megan has mobilized a lot of resources to ensure the progress of this project."

Wu Fei paused. "Besides that, she has no other suspicious actions."

"Understood."

Luo Lin could vaguely see something from Megan's image and muttered softly, "Are you going to let humans explore the starry sky? Unfortunately, the starry sky is not that safe... Will it become another Murata Ryunnosuke?"

Wu Fei didn't quite hear Luo Lin's words. After the girl came to her senses, she continued, "As for those who were confirmed murdered yesterday, they were basically drug dealers..."

Luo Lin was a little surprised. "There are drug dealers on Coral Island?"

"Except for Shenzhou, who dares to guarantee that there are not many shadows of these 'things' there?"

Wu Fei said, "The problem is that some of the things these guys sell are drugs under the banner of 'legality,' and they hide the illegal parts very deeply... If you look closely, you can basically see the shadows of certain sovereign countries and Anti-Entropy. Selling these drugs is a very important way for them to make money."

The brown-haired Valkyrie shrugged her shoulders, with obvious disgust on her face. "Of course, I don't think the money from selling these things can advance Anti-Entropy's technology by even 0.1%. I guess all the money should have gone into the pockets of individuals."

Finally, she sighed. "In order not to stimulate certain beneficiaries, we can only clean up a batch of drug dealers every once in a while, at least to ensure that the situation on Coral Island will not be too bad."

Luo Lin asked with interest, "Then what is Megan's reaction?"

"Megan didn't react, which is equivalent to cooperating with us," Wu Fei said. "At least she is the nominal leader of Anti-Entropy on Coral Island. If she doesn't react, others can't act beyond their authority."

"It seems that she doesn't like drug dealers either."

"So I think she is a rare, clear-headed, and normal person... Although it's a good thing that the drug dealers are dead, since it wasn't us who did it, the way they died is worth studying."

Wu Fei clicked on the terminal and brought the topic back. "These are photos of the scene. Some people died from cuts from sharp weapons, while others died from guns and explosions. They should have been done by two different groups of people."

Luo Lin's expression became a little subtle, because she detected a familiar pattern in these wounds—the claw attack, and the lacerations suspected to be from flying trinkets, were most likely traces left by the Island Exploding Crow.

As for the other side, Luo Lin was also very familiar with it. She knew at a glance that it was the submachine gun of Haxxor Bunny, and the damage caused by the missile she fired by pressing and holding the "attack key" after the meter bar was full.

"Did the two collide with each other?"

"Okay, I will follow up on this matter later." Luo Lin made a note in her heart and asked about the situation when Haxxor came back. "Tell me about the abnormal Honkai incident. I am more concerned about this."

"At 11:34 last night, many people called the police and said that they encountered a monster. It was huge, with a white shell and purple patterns. It held a shield in one hand and a spear in the other. It could fly in the air..."

The black-haired Valkyrie frowned. "From this description, it should be a Honkai beast, and a Templar-Class Honkai beast."

"But, the Valkyrie of the branch arrived at the target location by transport boat at 11:42 but did not find any trace of the Honkai beast.

Wu Fei took a deep breath. "Moreover, the Honkai radar of the Coral Island branch monitors the situation nearby all day and night. At around 11:34, no abnormal Honkai energy fluctuations were detected. Later, we retrieved the surveillance video of the area, and there was no trace of a suspected Honkai beast. We only saw the person who reported it running around in panic..."

Luo Lin looked serious. "Tell me the specific location, I'll go and check the situation."

Chapter 35

Wu Fei did not accompany Luo Lin to the site of the abnormal collapse incident; she was busy negotiating with the third-party personnel sent by Anti-Entropy for communication.

Instead, Luo Lin enlisted the help of the "local" Ana and the yawning Senti. The three of them set off for their destination.

Luo Lin looked at the tired Senti and asked, "Are you still sleepy?"

The gray-haired Herrscher looked embarrassed. "I finally had a chance for a good sleep, but I didn't get enough... It's all your fault for messing up my biological clock!"

"Do Herrschers even have biological clocks?"

"Herrschers are still human!"

As they walked, they continued to complain, and soon they arrived at the area where the collapse beast had been seen the previous night.

Ana looked around. It seemed to be a remote path sandwiched between high-rise buildings. The whole street was covered in the shadows of the buildings. Even during the day, not many people passed by.

"Senior, it should be here... Hey?!"

The chestnut-haired Valkyrie stared at Luo Lin in amazement as she took out a base station detector taller than a person from her pocket as if performing magic (thanks to Vill-V).

"System warehouse, kid. There are more magical things waiting for you to discover."

Luo Lin calmly tapped the panel of the detector a few times to make it work. The low hum of the machine attracted the attention of several passersby. The Valkyrie took out two "Under Construction" signs and placed them nearby. The interested onlookers left disappointed after seeing the signs.

The black-haired Valkyrie clapped her hands and began checking the nearby area with Ana and Senti.

A few minutes later, Luo Lin fell into deep thought.

If there had been Honkai beasts, and multiple Templar-class ones at that, they would have completely destroyed the surrounding blocks before the Valkyries arrived. But now, she didn't see even the slightest suspicious trace left by the Honkai Beast. Instead, she found a lot of garbage thrown away by people...

"I didn't see anything suspicious over there," Senti said.

"Same here," Ana agreed.

"Let's ask the people nearby for more information."

Luo Lin walked to a small store nearby and paid for three bottles of drinks. She handed the other two bottles to Ana and Senti, and then asked the shop owner, "Brother, do you know what happened here last night? I heard there was a strange supernatural incident, and several people screamed and called the police."

"Supernatural incident?" The shop owner scratched his head in confusion. "So that's why the police came last night? They are so idle, wasting taxpayers' money... Ahem, well, I don't know."

Seeing Luo Lin's appearance, the shop owner felt a sense of familiarity and his attitude softened. He added, "Why don't you wait until the afternoon to ask the people at the bar over there? They were lively last night, so maybe they know something."

"Okay, thank you, brother."

Luo Lin asked several more shops and received similar responses. The bar, which was the most likely source of information, was not open yet.

The Herrscher of Sentience whispered, "From their emotional fluctuations, they genuinely don't know anything."

"I can see that too," Luo Lin replied. Ana took out her personal terminal and accessed the municipal system directly with her authority. She quickly found the phone number of the bar owner. "Why don't we call the bar owner and ask?"

"No, not for now. The Valkyrie who came yesterday already asked all the necessary questions. It would be redundant for us to ask again."

Luo Lin returned to the detector she had set up. The preliminary scanning results were already available. She glanced at the results and said, "Tsk, just as Wu Fei said. There are no abnormal Honkai energy fluctuations nearby... Fortunately, I was prepared."

The black-haired Valkyrie smoothed her bangs and manually adjusted the parameters of the instrument. The antenna above also changed shape, and a slight golden light flashed by. "Let's see what the results are if we use this place as the origin and conduct reconnaissance in the imaginary space..."

Soon, data streamed down the detector's screen. Luo Lin stared at the screen, occasionally scrolling back. She wasn't as skilled as Vill-V and Mobius, who could "calculate on the fly," but she looked like a normal researcher...

Well, she only looked like one, but inside she had actually entered the realm of superhuman.

"Sure enough, there are fresh traces in the imaginary space," Luo Lin nodded with satisfaction. "The next step is to find a way to restore the truth from this data... It's more convenient to use the Key of Revelation here."

She took out her mobile phone and called, "Hey, Helix, are you almost here?"

The voice from the terminal was whistling with the wind: "Five more minutes..."

Luo Lin understood immediately: "Four, three, two, one, you're here!"

"Tsk, can't you let me make a complete entrance?"

The girl with a hood and a gradual double helix ponytail descended from a high place, dragging a drone. She put one hand on her waist and answered in a milky accent, "Haxxor Bunny, she's so cool and cool!"

"Senior Luo Lin, this is...?!"

Ana's mouth opened halfway in surprise.

She had seen Luo Lin transform into Haxxor Bunny in Kolosten. At that time, Ana had marveled at the power of Honkai's "transformation technique." But today, seeing two images at the same time left her confused.

"Oh, in a sense, this is also me. A second personality that can move freely."

Luo Lin touched her chin and asked, "What happened to you last night? Did you meet Boom Boom Crow?"

"Don't mention it. I saw a strange camera last night. I followed the network cable upwards and ended up in a drug dealer's den."

Helix shrugged and said, "I originally thought I wouldn't alarm them and could continue exploring upward nodes. Then Raven appeared out of nowhere and started killing people. By the way, she also pulled me out of the shadows. Luckily we know each other, so we ended up taking out the drug dealers together."

"And then?"

"I saw that Raven was in a bad mood. She seemed angry and ignored me, then left. I continued to follow the network cable and ran into her again."

Helix rolled her eyes. "She said she was chasing the drug dealer's superior, but someone in the factory started a self-destruct program. Raven only had time to withdraw herself... The problem is that my 'network cable' also leads to the same factory. The clues were blown up."

"Tsk, tsk, that's unfortunate."

Luo Lin shook her head. "Raven came to Coral Island to catch drug dealers? Is she really that free?"

"Raven didn't say what she came for. It seems Kevin gave her the task directly."

"...Then I'll go back and ask Mobius."

Senti listened to their conversation, held her forehead with one hand, and complained in a low voice, "Alas, you treat the World Serpent like your own backyard... Oh, with your relationship with the Flamechasers, I guess you really can."

"Okay, let's take a look at the situation inside the imaginary space."

After briefly understanding the events of last night, Luo Lin pointed at the detector and told Helix, "Make a mimic of the Cosmic Juggernaut. I'll give you the data and we'll rebuild the clues from last night here."

"Sure, let's do it."

Haxxor Bunny raised her hand, and a small golden locomotive that looked like a toy floated in front of everyone. Then, invisible waves spread out from it as the center. After a few seconds, a scene like a holographic projection appeared in front of them.

"There really is a Templar-class Honkai Beast? Wait, that one is..."

Luo Lin looked at the image made up of countless glimmering particles and widened her eyes. "Void Drifter?! How could she appear here?!"

"Do you know her?" Senti crossed her arms and recognized the person's face. "Uh... why does she look so much like Kiana?"

"It's Kiana! But the mental state of Kiana here shouldn't deteriorate to this extent... She was sleeping yesterday, right? I'll go back and check the surveillance..."

While Luo Lin was complaining, Haxxor Bunny seemed to catch something and interrupted her. "Hey, main body, these imaginary traces have additional directions and coordinates. It seems the target is outside our world... parallel world? Bubble World? Or something else?"

Chapter 36

"Kiana, Kiana!"

After returning to the Coral Island branch, Luo Lin took a big step and rushed to the dormitory of the white-haired ball. She almost kicked the door open and saw Kiana holding a big chicken leg and Raiden Mei with a tablet, seemingly studying information about Coral Island.

Looking at Luo Lin who suddenly broke in, the white-haired ball made a silly sound: "Ah?"

"Did you go out last night?"

Kiana swallowed the food in her mouth with great effort: "No, it took so long to fly to Coral Island yesterday. I was exhausted. I definitely didn't go out."

Luo Lin asked, "Then did you have nightmares, wake up in the middle of the night, or experience any abnormal feelings? Ask your sister Sirin to see if she had these problems."

"Ah? I slept quite deeply last night and didn't have any other feelings. As for Sister Sirin, let me ask."

Kiana took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and communicated with Sirin. The next moment, Sirin with golden eyes came on: "Why? Did you find any clues related to us when you went out this morning?"

"I guess so. I saw a familiar image over there through the Mimic Divine Key. It was Kiana. If you were still here last night, then the other 'Kiana' we saw would be very worthy of study."

"Another Kiana?" Sirin narrowed her eyes and asked cautiously, "Is it related to Otto?"

"It should have nothing to do with Otto here."

"It has nothing to do with Otto here you say..."

Sirin stared at the black-haired Valkyrie meaningfully and said, "I know you know a lot. Why don't you explain it in detail?"

"Well, ah... Ana, thank you for calling everyone who came to Coral Island with us."

"Yes."

Soon, Elysia, Su, Bronya, and Seele also came over, and the room became a little crowded. "Maybe someone has heard this before. I will tell this story again today."

Under the gaze of everyone, Luo Lin rubbed her face hard but still could not wipe away the bitterness: "Otto is a great leader, but it does not prevent him from being a rational madman. He is planning to resurrect his lover, the Schicksal Saint Kallen, who died five hundred years ago. And in his plan, the most important thing is the authority of the Herrscher of the Void."

"I knew that guy couldn't be so kind..."

Sirin sneered. Compared with Kiana, who knew nothing, she probably had a clue in her heart when she heard Luo Lin say this. So the golden-eyed Herrscher sank into consciousness, grabbed Kiana, who was a bit like a turtle, and returned the control of the body to her: "Don't hide. Listen carefully."

Ana raised her hand tremblingly and said in the same collapsed voice: "Senior, can I not listen? You can use any method to erase my memory... I don't want to know this kind of secret at all!"

"Don't think about it. As long as you have contact with me, Otto will definitely pay special attention. I guess you are already on his watch list! In this case, it is better to figure out everything so as not to fall into the pit in a muddle... Understand?"

The chestnut-haired Valkyrie cried: "I would rather be a confused girl..."

Luo Lin said unhappily: "Then let me put it another way—want to run? No way!"

"Ugh!" Ana covered her chest.

Kiana tugged at her collar and swallowed her saliva: "Uh, Sister Luo Lin, you're making me a little scared..."

"I said before that I don't want to hide anything in front of you, except you, Kiana... I'm sorry, I really didn't tell you a lot of things."

Luo Lin bent down, looked into her blue eyes, and said softly: "I'm scared, or rather, it's because I know a lot that I don't want you to go down that path, that future... I think with me here, you don't have to go through those things."

"... Sister Luo Lin, I'm not a child anymore."

"But in my opinion, you're still very young, right? You haven't even become a formal Valkyrie yet, so you're definitely a child. People like you should live happily and carefree..."

Luo Lin touched the white-haired ball's face, a little sad: "Unfortunately, Honkai doesn't give us such an opportunity."

Kiana's expression became serious, and her superhuman intuition came into play at this time. The ahoge on her head suddenly stood up and shook slightly.

"Sister Luo Lin, this is related to the... other me you found this morning, right?"

"Yes." The black-haired Valkyrie nodded, "You can think of it as you in a parallel world, a Kiana who has experienced a lot and is scarred both mentally and physically..."

Accompanied by a faint golden light, the Key of Revelation reproduced the data collected in the morning in the small room, and the figure of [Void Drifter] holding two guns came into everyone's sight.

"Is that... me?"

Kiana stared at herself in a trance, wearing a tight outfit, not wearing a double braid hairstyle, but letting her hair fall naturally. Even she could feel an extremely uncomfortable atmosphere from the other party...

There was too much sediment in those one gold and one blue eyes, with dark despair.

"Remember what I said just now, the power of the Herrscher of the Void is very important to Otto?"

Luo Lin sighed: "In that world line, the relationship between Sirin and you is not as good as it is now. Rather than being tit-for-tat, it is better to be mortal enemies... and what Otto needs is a Kiana who has full control over the power of the Herrscher of the Void."

"So he thought of a way to try to use emotions to make you win the battle for the 'Herrscher's power'..."

The black-haired Valkyrie said in a low voice: "Let Sirin temporarily control and gain the upper hand, then control your body and kill people close to you. Then, in the emotions of love, hate, and anger, Kiana will exert far more power than before and win a great victory. A brand new, fully controlled Herrscher of the Void just appeared like that."

"..."

Kiana stared at [Void Drifter] blankly, and she whispered: "Is that so? Then, Bishop Otto's plan succeeded?"

Luo Lin rubbed the white-haired ball's hair: "Although, in the last world line, Kiana did master the power of the Herrscher of the Void and helped Bishop Otto complete his unprecedented plan, the plan was far from as smooth as expected, and she also lost her teacher forever..."

"Teacher..."

Kiana's ahoge shook, and she suddenly hugged the black-haired Valkyrie: "Sister Luo Lin, I don't want you to die!"

"Uh... it will definitely not be like this now..."

Luo Lin patted Kiana's back and comforted her.

In this scene, she was embarrassed to say that it was not her who died.

"Is this the Overseer's plan..." Ana's pupils shook.

"Teacher..." Raiden Mei pursed her lips, and her mood was not very high.

Bronya and Seele looked at each other, and the two held their hands tighter. The Herrscher of Sentience smacked her lips. She was already unhappy with Otto, and now she wanted to give that old guy a punch.

Su was silent. He had "seen" the world that Luo Lin mentioned, but he had never seen such a scene before.

Luo Lin was indeed an [Abnormal Point].

Elysia stared at the black-haired Valkyrie, her pink eyes blinking. She could feel that Luo Lin seemed to have a few more words to say.

Then, the pink elf shook her head and said to the white-haired ball: "Kiana, since she knows everything, she will definitely not let these things happen, right?"

"Well, believe me, I'm well prepared."

Chapter 37

After calming down Kiana, Luo Lin stood up and began to make arrangements.

"Anyway, Sentience, use your power to add a few more locks to the spiritual world of everyone present. Then I will discuss with the Leila of the branch and take you to reinforce the minds of the people in the Coral Island branch and check if there are any abnormalities..."

"That's no problem," the Herrscher of Sentience agreed without hesitation. "Kiana, follow me first. We will go to the branch laboratory to do some research on the collected data later."

Luo Lin paused and continued, "Ellie, Mei, Bronya, Seele, please go to other places on Coral Island to collect clues of [abnormality]. Just follow the traditional steps of the Honkai investigation mission, including but not limited to gossip, urban legends..."

Raiden Mei and Bronya looked at each other, and the purple-haired girl rubbed her hands nervously. Although the key points of the investigation mission were mentioned in Saint Freya's Valkyrie course, and Luo Lin also emphasized it when tutoring them, those were just theoretical.

This is the first actual combat... Can she do it and do it well?

Bronya naturally understood what Raiden Mei was struggling with. She hesitated for a moment and said, "I did some similar tasks when I was young. Don't be nervous. This thing is not difficult. Just be patient and pay more attention..."

"Okay..."

Raiden Mei looked at her with some surprise. She could vaguely guess that Bronya had some past that she didn't want others to know. Today she took the initiative to talk about related issues... It's a good thing.

"Oh, don't worry, let Miss Pink Elf help you! I have a lot of experience in this area!"

Just then, Elysia walked to Raiden Mei and naturally interrupted the conversation. Mei, Bronya, and Seele looked at her, and then looked at Luo Lin.

"Why are you looking at me?"

Luo Lin was stunned for a moment, then realized something. "Uh... Do you think Elysia is unreliable?"

Bronya commented, "She feels a little easy going."

Raiden Mei avoided Elysia's sight and whispered, "Actually... well, I believe in Elysia."

Seele couldn't help but raise a hand and express her feelings. "I think Elysia is more suitable to lead us in battle, not to go out and investigate!"

Bronya, Raiden Mei: "Huh?"

Pink Elf Miss put her hands on her hips, puffed up her cheeks, and looked a little aggrieved. "Why is this! I can do a lot of things besides fighting!"

The Herrscher of Sentience chuckled. "Elysia, I didn't expect you being humiliated this day!"

Su also smiled rarely, and after a few seconds, he began to add fuel to the fire. "Ellie, let the juniors here see your strength today, how about it?"

"Okay, it's on fire!"

Elysia clenched her fists, and the desire to win rose in her pink eyes. "Let you see the strength of the second deputy of the Flamechasers!"

Luo Lin smiled and shook her head. "In addition, I will contact Vill-V to help process a batch of [Imaginary Space Trace Probes], which will arrive in the next few days. When you investigate later, you can also arrange them in various places on Coral Island."

"Understood."

"Okay, next I will contact your captain..."

Luo Lin opened the personal terminal and fiddled with it.

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On the other side, in the scientific research area of ​​Coral Island. "...Okay, I got it. We're almost done here. I'll be back soon."

Wu Fei hung up the phone. She turned to the old man opposite and said, "Dr. Heathers, I have to go back."

"Thank you for coming to me so early in the morning."

Dr. Heathers pushed her glasses. Her neatly combed gray hair shone in the light. She held a paper report in her hand, which made a rustling sound as she turned the pages.

"I'm sorry to bother you..." Wu Fei was silent for a few seconds. "Doctor, you still have to take care of yourself. You're still involved in research related to Honkai at this age..."

"Why? Are you worried about me?"

Heathers raised her head, and the wrinkles on her face tightened as she grew older. "I study psychology topics related to Honkai, and I don't have much direct contact with Honkai... But you Valkyries, who often come into contact with zombies and Honkai beasts, should be more careful."

"That's the mission of the Valkyries."

"Then the mission of us researchers is not bad either."

The two looked at each other, and before long, Wu Fei was the first to look away and was defeated.

"You are still so..."

"Stubborn? Haha, I can be said to be an old stubborn woman."

Heathers sighed a little, she whispered, "Many people think that in the face of Honkai, only force can guarantee the survival of mankind, but I think that in the battlefield against Honkai, the power of the mind is also indispensable..."

The gray-haired woman closed the report, turned her head and looked out the window, looking at the blue sky. "Interestingly, in the midst of doubts and oppositions, the Archbishop of Schicksal, Otto Apocalypse, who is known as the greatest dictator and warlord in history, took the initiative to support me and has been working for me for a long time. It's really interesting to allocate funds for research in the field of Honkai psychology."

Wu Fei coughed twice. "Doctor, you'd better not say this outside..."

"Otto is not that stingy, I can see that."

The gray-haired woman looked calm. "Otherwise he would not allow me, who is suspected of being an anti-entropy spy, to continue working for him for so long, and even gave me the right to communicate with third-party personnel sent by Anti-Entropy."

Wu Fei scratched her head. "I think this may be because you have a good relationship with Ms. Megan and it is irreplaceable..."

"My relationship with Megan is not that complicated. She was a patient, I was a doctor, I saved her life, so the contact has continued until now. As for Bishop Otto..."

Heathers narrowed her eyes. "Wu Fei, believe in my psychology skills that I have spent my whole life on... Your Overseer is far less complicated than you think, he is a simple and pure person."

"Uh..."

Wu Fei shrugged. "Anyway, Coral Island may be in chaos recently. You can come to our branch to rest for a while, and continue your research when it is almost safe..."

"Thank you for your kindness, but forget it."

Dr. Heathers stood up, holding the handrail, and said with a smile. "I am a person who can't sit still. I have also developed some psychological diagnosis and treatment business here, and applied the results of my research..."

The gray-haired old woman looked at the blue and pink little figures approaching on the street, and said, "Okay, forgive me for not taking the initiative to escort you. There are patients coming to the door—Lilia, Rosalia, this way!"

"Grandma Heathers!"

Wu Fei watched the twin girls run into the house. The gray-haired old woman took out candy and distributed it to the children. The brown-haired Valkyrie sighed and turned away.

"Grandma, who is that big sister?"

Lilia tilted her head. She felt some familiar taste from the big sister with brown hair tied in a ponytail, just like... yes, just like Bronya!

Heathers rubbed the girl's head. "Her? Well, have you heard of Valkyries?"

"Hey? What is that?"

Chapter 38

Dr. Heathers looked at the twin sisters with a helpless expression.

The sofa in her room was quite spacious, but the pink-haired sister and the blue-haired sister habitually squeezed together. They lowered their heads and held hands, looking like children who had done something wrong.

"...Did it happen again last night?" the gray-haired old woman asked softly.

Rosalia hesitated. "Well...I'm not well..."

The liveliness in her body was disappearing visibly, and the spirit that could be called the troublemaker in the Cocolia Orphanage was gone forever.

"It's not your fault..."

Heathers sighed and took the initiative to sit next to the pink-haired sister. She stretched out her hand, and when her fingertips just touched the girl's head, Rosalia trembled as if she was stressed.

"Rosalia...don't be nervous..."

The gray-haired old woman covered the hands held by the two sisters with her other hand, and the slightly rough touch and warmth made them feel at ease. Lilia raised her head and asked, "Grandma Heathers... Sister Rosalia's illness..."

"Don't worry, I have an idea. The medicine I prescribed for you earlier, did it work after taking it?"

"Yes, it is indeed effective," the blue-haired sister nodded. "Sister sleeps a lot longer at night. Even if she wakes up to sleepwalk, she struggles a lot less, and I can easily hold her down."

The old woman frowned slightly, then smiled at the children. "Then let's continue the inspection today, and then adjust the medicine..."

Rosalia pouted. "Medicine... It's so bitter..."

"No way, there's an old saying in Shenzhou: 'Good medicine tastes bitter, but it's good for treating the disease.' Oh, this means that good medicine is bitter, but it's good for the treatment of the disease."

After Dr. Heathers finished speaking seriously, she took out a few pieces of chocolates with fancy packaging from her pocket. "But as long as you finish taking the medicine, it's okay to eat some sweets... Take it."

"Thank you, Grandma Heathers!"

Lilia took the chocolate and was a little surprised. "It's actually a collaboration with Homu! Rosalia, look!"

"Well... it is!" Rosalia recovered a little.

"It seems that I made the right choice to buy the Homu model," the gray-haired old woman said. "Rosalia, can you tell grandma why you like Homu?"

When mentioning her interest, the pink-haired girl's eyes lit up. "Well, because, because the Homu in the cartoon is smart, strong, healthy, and can defeat the big bad guy, and... Homu can also become a big star and sing and perform on a super, super big stage!"

"Do you want to be a big star?"

"Yes! Lilia, too! Everyone in the orphanage thinks our dream is great!"

Rosalia waved her arms and hummed a song impromptu, maybe the melody from the Homu cartoon.

"Well... a very good dream."

After listening to her song, the gray-haired old woman clapped softly. The pink-haired girl was silent for a few seconds. "Grandma, can I still be a star? Can I still...return to the orphanage and reunite with everyone?"

"Of course, why not?"

Heathers raised her eyebrows. "As long as you cooperate with my treatment, everything will be fine. How about we make a pinky promise?"

"A pinky promise... Pinky promises are something children do. I..." Rosalia hesitated for a moment, but still stretched out her little finger and linked it with the gray-haired old woman. "Oh, never mind, pinky promise and hang yourself for a hundred years!"

"Lilia wants it too!"

"How do three people make a pinky promise?"

"Anyway, just hold it like this... for a hundred years!"

After playing for a while, Dr. Heathers led the children into the laboratory.

"Sit here, Rosalia, as usual."

Dr. Heathers supported the pink-haired girl's shoulders and asked her to straighten her back. Then she picked up two white discs with wires from the table and gently stuck them on Rosalia's temples on both sides.

"Hiss!" Rosalia took a breath. "It's so cold!"

"Don't move!"

A few minutes later, Heathers took off the patches and let the twin sisters drink beverages beside her. The data just scanned was quickly printed into a stack of very heavy documents.

The gray-haired old woman started to study the information, pressing the tablet next to her from time to time.

It's really strange. From the data, there is no obvious physical pathological tissue, but the behavior is abnormal. This kind of unprovoked "disease" is quite rare... right?

Heathers frowned, opened the database on the tablet, carefully typed in keywords, and many regulations appeared in front of her. It seemed that in the past month, similar cases appeared all over the world, without brain tissue or neuropathy, but with obvious "mental state" problems...

"And the situation in Southeast Asia is particularly high? There are psychologists and other specialists on Coral Island who have issued similar diagnoses..." The gray-haired old woman narrowed her eyes. "I should have enough authority to ask people to collect these files and study them... huh?"

Heathers raised her head, a little stunned. She saw Rosalia and Lilia had taken out brooms and mops from nowhere and were cleaning.

The old woman was a little amused. "Why did you start cleaning?"

The two sisters said in unison, "To help grandma!"

"Well, there are usually cleaners to clean... and, in fact, Anti-Entropy has paid a lot of money."

"Anti-Entropy?" Rosalia tilted her head.

Lilia made a guess. "It may be the money given by Mom!"

"Oh! Mom's reputation is not very good in other places..."

The two of them "muttered loudly" like this, and Heathers naturally heard it clearly, making the old woman's expression a little subtle.

Cocolia? The leader of the anti-entropy radicals, is she the mother of these children?

Heathers recalled the photos of Cocolia that she had seen before and did not see the slightest resemblance in the twin sisters. By the way, they mentioned the orphanage just now. It should be that Cocolia adopted these two children and then sent them to Coral Island because of this strange disease.

Didn't Megan stay out of the struggle between the anti-entropy radicals and conservatives? How did she get involved with Cocolia's adopted daughters?

She decided to call Megan in person later, and now she would prepare Rosalia's medicine first. The gray-haired old woman packed up for a while. "Take it, take the medicine on time! If you feel uncomfortable, call me or come to my house directly."

"Well, thank you, Grandma Heathers!"

Rosalia and Lilia left very politely. Watching the children go away, Dr. Heathers called Megan. "Hello? Megan?"

There was some noise on the other end of the phone. "Heathers? It's rare for you to call me... I'm doing something here, it's a bit noisy."

"Oh, then I'll wait for you when you're not busy..."

"It doesn't matter, this matter is not important." Megan seemed to find a quiet corner. "Go ahead, what's the problem?"

"Were those two girls sent by Cocolia?"

"Huh? Why now... It's been a while, I thought you asked those two children clearly at the beginning."

"After all, it was you, Megan, who handed them to me. I didn't think much about it."

Megan smiled. "Is that so... They are indeed Cocolia's children, and this is the first time I know that she has this... 'bagagge.'"

"Then why don't you hold it firmly in your hand?"

"These two children made Cocolia send me a lot of benefits, and the Galactic Stairway went more smoothly. I'm a little bit... soft-hearted," Megan said calmly. "Besides, I don't really care about this thing."

"It's really like your style."

"So, does the child have any other problems?"

"No, just ordinary... but the diseases they have are very worth studying."

"Okay... is that what you wanted to ask?"

"Yes, just like you, I don't care about other things. I'm just a patient and a doctor here."

"Well... Dr. Heathers, Coral Island is not safe recently. Do you want to..."

"Schicksal also said it's not safe. What's going on?"

"How should I put it..."

Megan turned her head and looked at another factory that was destroyed behind her, frowning. "It can be confirmed that someone is destroying Coral Island. Their ability is very high, and the identity cannot be confirmed. And now I can't see what this guy's purpose is... It's not that someone destroys just for the sake of destruction, right?"

Chapter 39

The captain of the Snow Lotus Squad pushed open the door of the laboratory and saw Luo Lin shuttling back and forth among a bunch of dizzying instruments, skillfully adjusting the valves and knobs on them.

Leila took two steps back decisively, closed the door, and then reopened it. The scene inside remained the same, and the black-haired Valkyrie was working in an orderly manner.

The captain of the Snow Lotus Squad confirmed that what she saw was not an illusion and was immediately surprised: "You are actually a researcher?"

"Oh, because there are two academic masters working with me. They have a weird temper and have high technical requirements for the people around them. After getting familiar with them, they directly threw tons of raw materials at my face... There is no way, I could only practice by myself, and now I have finally achieved some success."

"Your little success..."

Leila's mouth twitched. It's not like she hasn't come into contact with other scientists. It's extremely rare to see someone as skilled and confident as Luo Lin.

The black-haired Valkyrie asked back, "So, why is Captain Leila here?"

"I've asked Wu Fei to take your... member of the Herrscher Squad to check up on the people in the branch." Leila sighed, "You said she's the kind of Valkyrie who specializes in the spiritual type... There are still many talents in the headquarters."

"Ahaha, anyway, my idea is to take some preventive measures for everyone first..."

Luo Lin scratched her head. In fact, she originally wanted to confront the captain and vice-captain of the Snow Lotus Squad, but the Herrscher of Sentience reached out to stop Luo Lin.

She said that the two of them were already under great pressure because of the traces of the Herrscher on Coral Island. If they suddenly said that there were other Herrschers (even three, no, four with Elysia), Leila and Wu Fei would probably faint on the spot.

For the physical and mental health of the Valkyries, it's better to wait a while before talking about it.

Leila didn't know she had escaped; she asked seriously, "So, Luo Lin, have you researched anything? Have you found the Herrscher's trace?"

"Analyzing." Luo Lin turned her head and commanded, "Ana, stand next to Kiana."

"Hey? Is there anything else for me?" Ana pointed at herself and made a puzzled sound.

In the middle of the laboratory, Kiana sat on a chair, holding the Key of Revelation boredly, twisting the thing like a Rubik's Cube. When she heard that the chestnut-haired Valkyrie was coming, the white-haired ball's eyes lit up: "Ana, come quickly, I'm so bored alone!"

Ana sighed: "It's normal to be bored, how can an experiment not be boring..."

"You won't forget how you reimbursed your vacation in the first place?" Luo Lin reminded.

Ana sat next to Kiana and said after a moment of thought: "Ah, I remember, it's [Stigmata Resonance]... Can it also help us locate the Herrscher?"

"It should be possible. Well, the next step is..."

Luo Lin tapped the keyboard a few times and took a deep breath: "Vill-V, Mobius, save me!"

Leila: "Huh?"

"Little white mouse, stop saying weird things that only you understand all day long."

Mobius' holographic projection appeared next to her, and of course, there was also Vill-V. These two figures were different from ordinary people in terms of dress and temperament. Just looking at them, you could feel their weirdness.

Vill-V touched her hat and said happily: "Oh, the test site is ready. Look at these settings, I really like them! Luo Lin, you did a good job!"

Luo Lin looked around and asked in confusion: "Why don't I see Fuxi and Nuwa?"

The green-haired doctor waved her hand irritably: "Compared to the beginning, their work efficiency has dropped by 20%, and they can't keep up with my pace. So I directly punished them with their chairs and sent them out of the laboratory. I ordered them to face the wall and reflect on their mistakes. They were not allowed to come back without reflection..."

Luo Lin understood and automatically translated Mobius's stubborn words: "I understand, so they are resting."

Leila, who was watching nearby, easily matched them with the "academic masters with weird tempers" mentioned by Luo Lin earlier. The red-haired captain looked at Luo Lin with pity, shook her head, and stood in a position that would not affect the experiment.

"Have you read the data sent to you before?" Luo Lin asked. Vill-V nodded: "I have seen it, so you plan to use the phenomenon of the resonance of the Stigmata to conduct a 'resonance' and find suspicious traces?"

"Yes."

Luo Lin raised her hand and pointed at the two people sitting in the middle: "There are some clues on Kiana, Ana can be used as a medium for resonance, plus the data just collected by the Key of Revelation... I think it is worth a try."

Mobius licked his lips, with a satisfied light in his eyes: "Then let's start, little white mouse."

"Yeah."

The black-haired Valkyrie took a deep breath: "Kiana, Ana, sit tight, there may be some slight strange feelings. If it shows signs of aggravation or change, report to me at any time, I will immediately stop the experiment."

"Okay."

"Three, two, one, start!"

The Key of Revelation gradually changed into the image of a small locomotive, and the golden light sprinkled on Kiana and Ana. Visible particles condensed in the air, rippling like water waves.

In a few seconds, the Templar-Class Honkai Beast appeared first, and then the particles were disrupted and reorganized, transforming into the appearance of [Void Drifter]... But this was not the end, the golden particles collapsed again, reunited, and more things flashed in front of everyone.

Luo Lin saw many familiar shadows, such as Bronya's iconic spiral hair, but that seemed to be the hairstyle of the Herrscher of Reason; for example, the pair of horns on the head of the Herrscher of Thunder; and a very heavyweight image that looked like an inverted diamond with lanterns floating around it... Could it be the Herrscher of Rimestar formed by the unlucky child Chen Tianwu and Ana?

"No, why are there so many things?"

The black-haired Valkyrie became more and more nervous as she looked at it, and her fists clenched.

The particles continued to fly and change their appearance at a faster speed. People gradually could not capture the specific changes with their naked eyes, because at this moment the experimental site had become a golden "ocean," and the "waves" beat against the walls of the laboratory, and some even passed the isolation glass and fell on Luo Lin and Leila.

Leila looked at the exaggerated scene and opened her mouth: "Is this... normal?"

Luo Lin replied: "There is no abnormality in the monitoring data. Theoretically, it is within the controllable range."

"Sister Luo Lin, stop!"

Kiana suddenly screamed.

Luo Lin was quick and stopped the experiment instantly. The golden particles that flooded like the ocean disappeared in the blink of an eye.

She rushed into the experimental site. Ana, who was sitting next to her, didn't feel anything strange, but was frightened by Kiana's scream.

"What's wrong?"

Luo Lin half-crouched in front of the white-haired ball and saw that there was a little moisture in her eyes, and her expression looked quite strange.

"Sister Luo Lin..."

Kiana crossed her arms and said: "It's so strange. Just now, I felt like I lost something important... I'm so lonely..."

Just then, a translucent system prompt box popped up in front of Luo Lin.

[Ding! The limited-time event "Light and Shadow of the Floating Sea Theater" is now open. Captain, please check the details...]

Luo Lin: "I'm back, the familiar feeling is back..."

Chapter 40 : Undistorted Forum for the Crazy

Group puppets (charcoal state): Why haven’t I seen Teacher V on the forum recently?

Setu Machine: Huh? Is that true?

You know who: It’s been a few days, and when I tag Teacher V, there’s only an automatic reply robot... Even our favorite traffic posts are gone!

Setu Machine: I was wondering why there aren’t many high-quality, high-rendering pictures in the few Honkai Impact 3rd picture groups I’ve been in recently. It turns out that Teacher V hasn’t posted anything these past few days! It’s really a big regret in life!

Funina single pusher: [Picture] @Setu Machine Asher Bang Bang!

Setu Machine: pid92023774

You know who: As expected of you, it’s only been less than a minute!

Nuclear submarine, Vilet: Anything else?

Former Overseer of Schicksal, a blond man: Anything else?

My wife on March 7: Anything else?

Follower of Flamescion: Anything else?

Black Sea Crane: [Seele Cat Picture: You still want to click +1, right?]

Group puppets (charcoal state): Great news, great news, Garbled Brother has released news about the new test server!

Yati Youcha: Good, good, good, I'm here!

Birds and beasts Yunzhongyan: Good, good, good, I'm here!

The cutest Elf Ellie in the world: Interrupt the repetition and steal the qualification for the test server upstairs.

Group of cacti: [HoF Cat Girl emoticon package: If you don't give it to me, just grab it!]

You know who: Damn, the notification sound that I'm paying special attention to just sounded. You can’t have a computer hanging next to you to refresh the news from Garbled Brother?

Group puppets (charcoal state): I’m the caretaker (you know).

You know who: It turns out that it’s the old man in the monitoring room who can scan the latest situation 24 hours a day. I'm sorry.

Really round and round: I don’t have the qualification for Garbled Brother’s server. Is there any kind person who can record the screen and post it?

Star Traveler: In the plot, do not disturb.jpg.

Setu Machine: Hi, hi, here we come ["Light and Shadow of the Floating Sea Theater" event PV-video link🔗].

Looking at the link on the screen, the internal staff of Mihoyo, the player's beloved teacher Shaoji, whose nickname is "You know who," scratched his hair and clicked it decisively.

He looked at the video cover, then looked at the progress bar, and sighed: "Sure enough, it's another animation PV, large quantity and full... But with the technical ability of Garbled Brother, the overall video cost should be able to be suppressed a little bit?"

He was still considering the cost, what a qualified project planner.

Then, Shaoji put on headphones, adjusted his posture, and pressed the video play button—

The camera flew close to the sea surface, and soon, a wave submerged the camera. When it floated again from the sea a few seconds later, a sea city glittering in the sun appeared in the center of the screen. Its overall outline was also different from other modern cities. It looked more curved and softer. The stacked structure made the whole city look like a giant coral. Of course, what was more eye-catching was the giant man-made structure behind the city, pointing straight to the sky. It seemed that people were more curious about giant structures.

The camera passed through the prosperous city and gave a close-up of the rail elevator at an upward angle: countless equipment was shining with steel, vehicles carrying materials were running continuously, construction machinery was roaring, and welding lights were lit from time to time, like stars twinkling in the sky.

Coupled with the low and grand BGM, it gave people a shocking industrial beauty.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

However, the next moment, an unexpectedly familiar female voice appeared in the headset: "Coral Island, orbital elevator, represents human progress, yearning for space, and rare unity and harmony..."

Teacher Shaoji widened his eyes: "Damn, Boss... No, Herrscher of Dominance!"

In the words of the Herrscher of Dominance, the figures of Anti-Entropy Executor Megan Rothschild, Leila Thomas and Wu Fei of the Coral Island Destiny Branch, and Researcher Heathers Tal flashed by, and the camera switched to the bustling streets with the flashing time.

Pedestrians on the street were shoulder to shoulder, and children dragging balloons ran around. The parents behind them chased and apologized to others, which attracted a burst of good-natured laughter.

"But is it really so?" the Herrscher of Dominance whispered.

The camera turned, and in the narrow alleys where the sun could not reach, drug addicts and drunkards with shadows on their faces murmured incoherently and crawled in weird postures. A flash of purple light, and amid the terrifying explosion, they, who had transformed into zombies, rushed out of the alley, and the street turned into a sea of fire. The people who were originally laughing and playing fled in all directions. Explosions and thick smoke came one after another, and the piercing alarm made Teacher Shaoji turn down the volume of the video.

But all that cruelty was like an illusion, and the street returned to normal the next moment, as if nothing had happened.

Only a girl with chestnut hair and a unique dress hurried through the crowd and rushed to the scene. She looked around anxiously, then lowered her head and stared at the detector in her hand, with blood-red warning words reflected in her eyes.

Ana Schariac scanned around with the detector and finally came to the alley. She stared at the few pools of blood on the ground with a solemn expression.

The camera turned, and Lilia Olenyeva, who was still an ordinary human, pushed open the door. In the dark room, Rosalia Olenyeva, who also did not have MANTIS parts, sat on the bed. She hugged her knees with her hands and looked at the moonlight outside the window in a trance. Lilia sat next to her pink-haired sister and looked out the window with her, but the two sisters seemed unaware that a pale golden phantom gradually emerged behind them, and the image happened to be themselves in the original with horns and tails after surgery.

Under the same night sky, Chen Tianwu, who was wearing a combat uniform and not so decadent, stood on the top of the building, as if looking for something. He looked far away and finally saw a smart white-haired figure shuttling on the top of the building.

The target Chen Tianwu was chasing was her. The boy ran decisively, jumping and chasing on the roof with a flexibility not inferior to that of the other party.

The camera gradually rose and re-framed the panoramic view of the coral island on the screen. It did not stop rising. Everything was shrinking, until the universe, and the space part of the orbital elevator also seemed so small and helpless.

Then, the special effects of yellowed film covered everything. In the special filter, the coral island had become a ruin, and the lights on the earth disappeared. Only the golden silk thread penetrated the sky and the earth, as if a big hand was manipulating everything behind the scenes.

"This is the future of mankind, all leading to despair, failure... no one is spared."

No, there really was a hand put down. It was the hand of a doll with ball joints, the body of the Herrscher of Dominance, but... this body was very special, with golden, spiral-curled hair, and their specific appearance was not very clear.

That particular Herrscher of Domination suddenly raised his head, looked at the screen, and said in a special, ethereal voice: "I know you're watching, so, how will you respond?"

"Well!"

Pink light and diamond-shaped pupils flashed past, the screen was pitch black, and there was a low sound of pain.

A few seconds later, Luo Lin replied: "You won't succeed..."

Chapter 41

Leila looked at Luo Lin, who was huddled in a corner after finishing the experiment, with some surprise. She quietly pulled Ana over and asked in a low voice, "Little Ana, you’ve been working with Luo Lin for a while, right? Is this normal for her?"

"Actually, I haven’t worked with her for too long," Ana also answered in a low voice. "But it should be normal, right? Don’t all the researchers we’ve worked with do that? They fall into their own world when they have inspiration."

Leila muttered, "With this attitude, I think she might as well become a scientist directly. Being a Valkyrie completely limits her performance, right? There are many who can fight, but too few who can do research..."

"This... this is hard to say."

The chestnut-haired Valkyrie recalled the scene of Luo Lin and Durandal fighting in the training ground and her mouth twitched. "It’s rare to find someone as good at fighting as her in this world..."

Leila was stunned for a few seconds. She didn’t doubt that what Ana said was true, and she was confused. "Both literary and martial? Then she is really fierce..."

Just when the two were whispering, Luo Lin, who was squatting in the corner, finally finished watching the activity PV that suddenly appeared. She frowned and fell into deep thought.

Of course, the black-haired Valkyrie still remembered the activity PV when Chiyou appeared last time. That was almost real-time shooting, and what she did was shown in the video. But in this event PV titled "Light and Shadow of the Floating Sea Theater," something was wrong...

First, after Ana Shaniat and Luo Lin returned to the coral island, she had not yet performed any patrol or exploration missions. At most, she accompanied the greedy Kiana to find delicious food in the city. She did not hold a small Honkai energy detector and find strange scenes like in the event PV.

Second, at the end of the video, the special Herrscher of the Dominance' body was in space, and consciously greeted the "camera" in the direction of the event PV.

Luo Lin could feel that the other party must be talking to her who was watching this video - but how did the Herrscher of Dominance detect the "camera"? It has no system...

And after that, there was a reply from Luo Lin herself to the Herrscher of the Herrscher of Dominance, but she didn't say a word when watching the event video and even recalled that she had never said anything similar before.

Luo Lin suddenly remembered something and called out to another person in her mind: "Helix, Helix, are you there? Did you see the event PV just now?"

Helix replied very calmly: "I saw it. I can see several posts about this incident when I surf the Internet."

"Ah?"

"We are quite famous in reality, and players like us very much."

Helix glanced at the many [Someone @ you] prompts that appeared on the screen and scratched her head in distress. "If you want to ask me about my opinion on that PV... Well, I think this thing is probably related to time."

"Ah?"

"Stop it, be serious! Remember what Otto did in Kolosten?"

Luo Lin thought for a moment: "Didn't he just come to ask us about the research on the stigmata, and then emphasized the problem of those special imaginary coordinates? Is this considered him making trouble?"

Helix wanted to jump out and give Luo Lin a knock on the head: "Not this, I mean in the original plot, Overseer Otto used the core of the Herrscher of Dominance to create a bunch of old phantoms in Kolosten, and then ran back to climb the tree!"

Luo Lin widened her eyes. "You mean, those strange scenes seen in the event PV just now are the same thing?!"

"Yes, Otto can do it, why can't the Herrscher of Dominance themselves do it?"

Helix said in a serious tone, "In fact, I think those things in the video are not from the past, but the scene brought back by the Herrscher of Dominance from the future!"

"Future?"

The black-haired Valkyrie was silent for a few seconds and said, "If all the lights on the earth are turned off in the future as in the video, then will humans... is there something wrong with what we did?"

Helix rolled her eyes. "Idiot, you believe everything the event PV shows?"

Luo Lin couldn't help but say, "Isn't this video made by the system? Credibility..."

"I say, didn’t miHoYo itself do PV fraud? At that time, Raiden Mei drew her sword on the ground and faced the huge spear of Durandal, and justice fell from the sky. How many people were so excited that they raised their flags, but there was nothing in the official plot."

Helix complained, "Besides, the dark lights are not necessarily all humans being annihilated. In the PV of the chapter of Project Stigma, the earth is dark. Didn’t humans all enter the [dreamland] to serve as paving bricks and stepping stones for the great Project Stigma? This did not affect their later rescue and collective crossing of the end of the world - you should show more of the spirit of the transmigrators who can defy the heavens at any time!"

"Oh, oh..."

Luo Lin recovered her spirits and touched her chin. "If that's the case, a lot of things in the video are malicious editing of 'cutting three sentences of the anchor into one sentence'? That's not right. Although there is a possibility of editing fraud in the PV, generally speaking, the things on the screen basically happened, so it is still worth referring to..."

While thinking, the black-haired Valkyrie swept her eyes over Kiana not far away.

"Kiana... um... by the way, where does [Void Drifter] come from?"

She raised her brows and caught the inspiration: "Will there be an [original plot] Void Drifter going in our world? Apart from the stereotype in my mind, I'm afraid I can't find it anywhere else... Could it be..."

The Herrscher of Dominance is not only tossing the future, but also looking for power from the past to deal with them. And it not only took action on the timeline of this world, but also looks for "answers" from other branches of the imaginary tree (parallel worlds) and Bubble Worlds in the Sea of Quanta!

"Yes, this possibility is very high!"

Luo Lin did not draw a conclusion directly. She planned to prove her conjecture through experiments and looking for clues.

"Yes, but we can think further, what are they doing to find these scenes?"

Helix said quite seriously: "Let's look back at the plot of Kolosten. Otto can 'burn' all the world outside Kolosten and set [time] back five hundred years..."

She paused and then said: "Does that mean that the Herrscher of Dominance can also use some means to make the scene it pulls [replace] reality and lead mankind directly to a future of destruction?"

Chapter 42

"Ahhh... delicious!"

After a tiring day (referring to sitting on a chair to cooperate with the experiment), Kiana ate the newly cooked food with a happy look on her face.

Bronya's eating manners were much better, and she would occasionally accept Seele's feeding (or she would feed her in return), but she was still not as good as Raiden Mei, who had received training and subconsciously maintained her dining manners.

Alicea tried to feed Su many times, but was sternly rejected by the gray-haired man. Miss Pink Elf looked quite disappointed and attacked the other party with her eyes, but Su ignored the other party's offensive with an attitude of "I am blind and cannot see."

"Leave some for me!"

The Herrscher of Sentience had just strengthened the consciousness of everyone in the Coral Island branch, and when she came back, she saw the white-haired ball eating fiercely over there she the momentum of sweeping the table. She was immediately shocked and rushed into the "battlefield" with her chopsticks.

"Slow down, I'll make more for you if it's not enough!"

Luo Lin did persuade her, but Senti didn't care. It might be some subtle confrontational psychology, or it might be that the food snatched by skill is delicious. In short, the battle on the table became more intense.

Wu Fei, who returned with the Herrscher of Sentience, came to Luo Lin. Her eyes did not leave Senti. Her face was full of envy, mixed with a little awe.

"Luo Lin, Miss Sentience is really amazing. Just raising her hand can make people clear-minded, and even relieve the depression in their hearts. I have never heard of a Valkyrie like her in the headquarters before..."

Luo Lin shrugged: "If you have seen her face, it would be abnormal. She is not a character that can be put on the limelight."

After all, those who can see Fu Hua must have a close relationship with the Schicksal [dark side], or have serious psychological trauma and need Yu Duchen to intervene and treat... Anyway, it is not a good thing.

Wu Fei naturally heard the hidden meaning of Luo Lin's words, and her eyes were a little complicated: "Is that so... She looks so young..."

Luo Lin remembered Senti's real age and pulled her collar awkwardly - is she hiring child laborers?

But the other party didn't care much, so it was probably okay, right?

Wu Fei then asked: "Luo Lin, what do we need to do next?"

"Of course, we can't just sit there and wait for death. I plan to take the initiative tonight."

"Attack? Where to?"

"Let's go to the Thousand Fists' territory first to see the situation. This name is really worrying."

The black-haired Valkyrie narrowed her eyes, crossed her arms, and tapped her index fingers on her arms: "Besides, I want to talk to the person who attacked the Anti-Entropy Factory..."

"Then I'm afraid you can't find someone... Their technique of covering their whereabouts is quite superb."

Wu Fei scratched her head: "Our people and Anti-Entropy have been working together. We have been searching for so long, and we have almost turned over the ground at the attack site, but there are still not many clues!"

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"Ding ding~ Ding ding~"

The hooded mercenary glanced at the notes on the screen and answered the phone with gritted teeth.

A familiar voice came from the receiver: "Hello? How was your vacation?"

"Thanks to you, I found that as long as I leave that place, anywhere is considered a vacation!"

Raven exerted force on her feet, causing the unfortunate guy under her feet to make a dull sound of fracture, and his previous wailing immediately became much quieter.

"What are you doing over there? Why are there still screaming? Are you still chasing Thousand Fists?"

"You know everything, why are you even asking?"

The hooded mercenary reached out and threw a flying knife at the guy lying on the ground and said unhappily: "I'm busy right now, what do you want from me?"

"I want to join you in a fight? It just so happens that I also want to find out if there are any clues related to the Herrscher of Dominance in Thousand Fists..."

The mercenary took a breath: "Hiss, Luo Lin, can you please not say that word so carelessly? It's really scaring me?"

"It doesn't matter, haven't you seen enough Herrschers? Keep a calm mind..."

"I don't have your big heart. After knowing that there are other Herrschers on Coral Island, I have been very cautious in doing things."

Raven raised her leg and kicked open the last security door. The members of the Thousand Fists inside roared in despair, and several submachine guns sprayed bullets at the door.

But these, of course, did not pose any threat to Raven. Her figure blurred into a shadow, and the shadowy Raven swooped out from the shadow.

In a piercing scream, the remaining gang members could not even hold on for five seconds, and all fell in a pool of blood.

Luo Lin listened attentively, muttering: "Why do you sound like you are still going all out? Are people from Thousand Fists Club so difficult to deal with?"

"Well, you're right, they have some surprising things on hand."

Raven stepped across the corridor full of bullet holes, holding the black feather flying knife in her hand, and carefully finished off each person lying on the ground.

"Do you remember the factory that was blown up a few days ago? Before it self-destructed, I fished out some samples from their production line."

The hooded mercenary said as he started working: "Later, I found that in addition to the basic addictive drugs, there were also some special strengthening potions..."

"Oh?"

"In their words, those potions are collectively called [Evolution], which can strengthen the body, make people extremely powerful, invulnerable, and even lead them to the realm of God - in fact, it turns people into zombies. From the results, it is indeed in line with their propaganda..."

Luo Lin's mouth twitched: "Don't let Mobius hear this. If she knows, she might ask you to grind the maker to ashes."

"Ahaha...that's true..."

Raven laughed dryly twice, then turned around with some distress.

Several slender figures crawled up from the pool of blood. They were fresh zombies transformed from corpses.

"Oh, it seems that I am not fast enough. I failed to kill them all before they finished injecting drugs on themselves... Oh, by the way, Luo Lin, I forgot to tell you that these people who became zombies seem to be a little strange."

Luo Lin asked in confusion: "How strange?"

"They use guns."

"Da Da Da!"

Something amazing happened. These zombies in front of them did not use knives or arrows like traditional zombies. Instead, they held the guns they used in their lifetime as weapons, and the guns were flashing with strange purple collapse energy erosion light.

However, this was not a problem for Raven.

She raised her arm and showed her combat claws. The sharp blade flashing with red light illuminated the face under the hood.

"The details will be told after you meet up with me. Wait until I finish cleaning this place..."

Chapter 43

Luo Lin landed on the top of the building on the flying sword and soon found Raven's figure.

The mercenary, who had taken off her hood, sat on the edge of the building, holding up a can and drinking, looking very chic and happy.

"Why do you like to run to the roof so much? Can't you meet up somewhere else? Is it to show your handsomeness? Or is it better for some animation CG?"

"You are talking nonsense that others can't understand again, alas," Raven shook her head. "The roof is because it is generally a surveillance blind spot, whethis to arrive or leave. How can someone of my identity wander around on the street? It's too troublesome to eliminate evidence... Here, it's for you."

She threw a can over casually. Luo Lin caught it and found that it was just an ordinary soda.

"I thought you could drink."

The black-haired Valkyrie came to the mercenary with a drink in her hand. She looked at the pattern of the empty can on the ground, which was exactly the same as the soda in her hand.

"I'm still not likely to indulge myself during the mission," Raven replied. "Another reason... there is really no good wine on Coral Island."

"Well, Eden has completely made you an alcoholic."

Luo Lin opened the can, took a sip, and shuddered. "Wow, such a strong mint flavor, even bitter... And you're sitting here in the breeze, don't you feel cold?"

Raven shook the [Super Strong Mint Flavor] drink in her hand and muttered, "Huh, I still say that the conditions on Coral Island are much better than when I went on other missions before... Well, I have to emphasize that it is living conditions. As for the danger, this place is not much less."

"Because of the Herrscher?"

"Not only that..."

Raven was silent for a few seconds, then pointed to the black box on the roof. "I got the sample from the Thousand Fists base that was taken down tonight... Don't you have a way to connect directly to Elysian Realm? Send it back to Mobius and Vill-V later."

Luo Lin turned her head to look at the box, about the size of a suitcase, then narrowed her eyes. "I guess there are some things in it that can disgust you."

The mercenary waved her hand. "...You'll know when you see it yourself."

Luo Lin came to the box, opened the lock very carefully, and carefully opened the lid—

She saw the body of a pale little girl, with purple collapse energy erosion lines spreading on her limbs, which were extremely conspicuous.

A huge mechanical device was placed at the girl's heart, with several glass tubes inlaid on it, and there were colorful medicines that were half-injected.

As for why the injection stopped halfway? That would have to be about the huge gap on the mechanical device. From time to time, you can see a little blue spark in the sharp fracture. Luo Lin knew at a glance that this was the work of Raven—decisive, swift, and deadly in one blow.

"...If I remember correctly, the World Serpent is doing something similar, right? That Jackal," Luo Lin said. "You should have seen a lot of this kind of... thing."

"Seeing a lot doesn't mean I'm used to it, and the Jackal's method of dealing with the test subjects is not very glorious."

Raven no longer cared why Luo Lin knew about the Jackal's deeds. After all, the black-haired Valkyrie always "knows a lot."

She just added quietly, "So I hate her, avoid her, and don't see her except when ordered—after all, I am still a agent of the World Serpent."

Luo Lin was a little surprised. "Why do I feel that if you didn't have this identity, you really planned to chop her with a blade, and you are so resentful?"

"It's not to this extent... probably."

The mercenary sighed. "In a sense, I can convince myself that what the Jackal did was a [necessary sacrifice]... but this, I don't see any necessity for this at all, it's just a [killing weapon], more so a [consumable]."

Luo Lin looked at Raven's back. She knew that the mercenary still retained a soft kindness somewhere in her heart, and the children she adopted in Nagazora City were evidence of it.

Naturally, Raven couldn't stand Jackal's behavior of transforming ordinary people into biological weapons... even zombies, especially when they attacked such young children.

Raven should have wanted to drink, but she finally chose to drink bitter mint soda. The two tasted subtly consistent. this was probably to relieve her depression.

Just when the black-haired Valkyrie fell silent, the mercenary spoke again: "Actually, I wanted to bring the bodies of those zombies back for you to study, but they all turned into Honkai energy fragments after death, and the speed was extremely fast. It seemed that I blinked twice and they all disappeared..."

"It's faster than the average zombies, right? Are there any other special features?"

Raven shrugged. "They can skillfully use human weapons, including but not limited to firearms, grenades, and even explosives... and their combat IQ is very high, not as stupid as ordinary zombies. They can not only charge and hack, stand and shoot, but they also actively seek cover and occupy advantageous terrain..."

"Them..."

Luo Lin took a breath. "Are all the zombies like this, or are there only a few who have mutated like this in a batch?"

"All."

Raven squeezed the empty cans into discus and put them in a plastic bag. She stood up and pointed to the damaged injection machine on the chest of the girl's corpse. "I guess it has something to do with those [Evolution] potions, so I found a way to interrupt the injection and left a sample... I hope you can find the answer."

"Well."

Luo Lin did not refuse and put the suitcase into the system warehouse, then asked, "Are you going to take another stronghold?"

"No, I have to rest today and tomorrow, and take it easy. I have cleaned up several places in a row these days, and they should be very wary of me."

The mercenary stretched and pulled up her hood again. "You can go back to see the places I cleaned up, or use the official identity of Schicksal to raid the Thousand Fist Club's stronghold... there are zombies, who knows if there will be a few more Honkai Beasts."

Luo Lin nodded, her expression suddenly solidifying. "Wait, you fought with the zombies just now, right?"

Raven scratched her head, with obvious confusion on her face. "Yes, what's wrong? Isn't there more obvious evidence in the box you just put in? Such obvious signs of Honkai erosion."

"So, you were also fighting with the people of the Thousand Fists Society a few days ago, and you saw a lot of zombies. Such obvious Honkai signs..."

The black-haired Valkyrie's face stiffened. "But so far, the Honkai radar of the Coral Island branch has not responded at all?"

"Huh?"

*Chapter 44

When Luo Lin brought the body of the girl with obvious Honkai energy erosion back to the Coral Island branch and placed it on the test bench, almost everyone was in an uproar.

The captain and vice-captain of the Snow Lotus team looked grim. They didn't expect such a cruel thing to happen under their noses while the entire branch remained unaware.

Leila made a phone call on the spot and "bombed" the branch's mechanics out of their warm beds, demanding an immediate inspection of the Coral Island branch's Honkai energy radar system.

"Checking the radar is one thing. Additionally, Deputy Captain Wu Fei, please find someone in the branch who is doing Honkai energy research and ask them to come over to analyze this together."

"Okay."

Wu Fei agreed and left in a hurry.

Elysia rarely put away her smile and looked seriously at the girl lying on the test bench. She stretched out her hand and brushed across the girl's lifeless eyes, making her face look a bit more peaceful. Miss Pink Elf asked in a low voice, "Su, what did you find?"

"Very interesting, this person... can even be said to be a perfect [half-zombie] sample, freezing the process of Honkai energy erosion and transforming the human body—but this does not conform to common sense."

The gray-haired man paused, pondered for a few seconds, and said, "I have never seen anything like it... this [intermediate state]."

"What do you mean?"

"The dividing line between humans and zombies is quite clear. Either they die as humans after being severely eroded by Honkai energy, or they cross this dividing line and are quickly transformed into zombies by Honkai energy."

Su explained: "This transformation process is extremely fast and irreversible. It only takes a few seconds at the slowest. Theoretically, even if the person is killed during the transformation process, the remaining body will continue to change under the influence of Honkai energy until the transformation is completely completed—it will never remain a 'semi-finished product'."

Ana listened to the gray-haired man's words and exclaimed, "He is so young, so amazing..."

In fact, when Ana saw Su walking towards the experimental table just now, she tried to dissuade him (after all, he looked too young), but the strange and awe-inspiring aura around Su stunned the chestnut-haired Valkyrie for a while.

When she came to her senses, the gray-haired man had already put on gloves and was skillfully examining the peculiarities of this "semi-finished zombie."

Why are these people so versatile? Should she also learn a craft in other research areas?

"It's just that we've been exposed to it more often in the past."

Su shook his head, and then said to Kiana and her group next to him: "Oh, you can also come and take a look, to see the enemies you may encounter in the future... be mentally prepared."

Raiden Mei and Seele wore gloves and carefully touched the girl's body, feeling the cold and stiffness at their fingertips.

After confirming several times, their expressions became sad, and there was some moisture in their eyes.

Kiana and Bronya looked much calmer. After all, one of them traveled from Europe to the Far East since she was a child, chasing clues related to Honkai energy on the way, and fought many people, zombies, and Honkai beasts. The other was a young soldier and had seen all kinds of dirty work. But this did not prevent them from feeling a little anxious and angry. After all, the girl looked about the same age as them, but her prime years of youth were interrupted at this moment, and she died in such a cruel way...

Kiana clenched her fists and shouted, "Sister Luo Lin, after I find the clues, I will beat up the mastermind behind the scenes!"

The girl with silver-haired spiral curls nodded in agreement, "Bronya also agrees with this."

Luo Lin sighed, "Who doesn't want to?"

"Hey, hey, hey? Can you hear me?"

Vill-V's voice sounded from the terminal of the black-haired Valkyrie. The great magician sounded a little tired, "I worked overtime to get your imaginary space probe out. Mobius also tested the sample you just sent back. Now there are some preliminary results. Let's meet in Elysian Realm."

"I'm here!"

Luo Lin took two steps at a time and sat on a spacious chair, then fell asleep: "Zzzz..."

Ana was full of questions, "Senior, what is this?"

The Herrscher of Knowledge crossed her arms and answered the chestnut-haired Valkyrie's question, "She sent her consciousness to the other side, and her body rested here... This is the secret of Luo Lin working overtime every day and still looking so energetic."

"Huh? What's this technique?"

Ana's eyes lit up, and the Herrscher of Sentience actually saw some kind of desire from her.

"Don't learn from her, be a normal person." Senti advised earnestly, "She has a cheat!"

On the other side, Luo Lin quickly ran into Elysian Realm and joined Vill-V and Mobius. The great magician pointed to a place not far away where neatly stacked steel boxes occupied a large open space: "Here, these are the probes you want. They are all fool-proof. According to the position I calculated, they are placed at the designated location of Coral island. They will weave a 'big net' for the imaginary space and continuously detect abnormal signals inside."

Vill-V paused, looking a little embarrassed, "It's just that you want it very urgently. Gray Serpents can't find enough materials around the Elysian Realm at once. Their detection effect may not be as good as expected..."

"That's no problem. There are always more solutions than problems."

The great magician coughed twice and said, "No, no, no, how can a genius design stop here? The probe actually uses a modular design. The subsequent installation and replacement of core components can improve the accuracy... As long as Gray Serpent brings enough materials."

Luo Lin's expression suddenly became subtle, "Uh, it seems that I can help a little in the transformation of materials?"

Vill-V: "Hmm?"

The black-haired Valkyrie lowered her head, and a conspicuous item appeared in front of her on the translucent [Light and Shadow of the Floating Sea Theater] activity panel:

[...After the daily mission is completed, the captain can obtain the corresponding number of "Transformation Material Boxes" and "Time Quicksand" rewards.]

The great magician thought thoughtfully, "Well, it would be nice if you could bring the materials..."

The green-haired doctor lowered her head and asked, "Are you done?"

"Please." Vill-V made way.

Mobius raised his her, and Luo Lin could see the undisguised anger in the other's snake-like pupils.

The emotion was so intense that the black-haired Valkyrie thought that Kalpas was standing in front of her.

"It thought it hid well, but I will never forget its taste—the thing lying on your test bench is the Herrscher of Dominance, or a part of it."

The poisonous snake pulled up the corner of its mouth and showed its fangs, "This time, I have prepared a lot against it. I hope it will wash its neck and wait well for my preparations"

Chapter 44

"What is this...?"

Sirin looked around, staring at the familiar modern streets in a daze. When she spotted a giant rail elevator still under construction in the distance, she confirmed she was still on Coral Island.

Did Kiana fall asleep in a second while out shopping? It was still daytime. Even if she had accompanied Luo Lin to do some experiments at night, she wouldn't be this sleepy, right?

"Hey? Kiana, wake up!"

Sirin called out in her heart a few times, but no one responded. The girl carefully sensed her heart and found it empty, which made her nervous.

Something is wrong!

Calm down, Sirin. Keep your emotions stable and don't let Honkai energy get out of control...

The girl lowered her head, smoothed her purple bangs, and took a few deep breaths... Wait, purple?

Sirin turned her head suddenly and saw her current appearance in the reflection of the street shop's glass:

She was a petite girl wearing a light, simple skirt. Her long, naturally curly purple hair fell in a beautiful arc. Her golden eyes were slightly dim, lacking the iconic crosshair pattern.

Sirin frowned and, under the gaze of passersby, raised her hand and snapped her fingers.

However, nothing happened.

"My power...?"

Sirin was stunned for a moment. She realized there was not a trace of Honkai energy in this body, and there were no signs of exercise on her white, slender limbs.

The girl clenched her hands, doubting whether she could even lift a small bucket of mineral water...

At this moment, Sirin appreciated how safe Kiana's strong body, inherited from the Kaslana family, had made her feel. Even without Honkai energy, Kiana could live comfortably with that strange power.

"Dongdong, Dongdong, Dongdong..."

The long-lost sense of weakness and crisis enveloped Sirin's heart. Her heart beat faster, and the rapid pounding shocked her nerves.

"..."

The purple-haired girl looked around again. After losing the power to survive, the atmosphere of the surrounding environment changed instantly. Ordinary pedestrians passing by now seemed weird, dangerous, and unpredictable, as if anyone might rush up to knock her down and tear her apart.

Sirin pretended to be calm. She walked forward quickly, found an empty alley, and went in.

"Huh..."

Sirin leaned against the cold wall, not caring about the dust on her clothes.

The girl tried to command the Honkai energy to gather toward her with her will as before, but was shocked to find that even the Honkai energy in the surrounding environment had almost disappeared. Like water vapor in the desert, it existed but was almost impossible to feel.

Her perception and control of Honkai energy had also significantly decreased. "... Am I dreaming?"

And it was such an absurd dream... Luo Lin, Kiana, where have you gone?

[Hehe...]

A hallucinatory laugh sounded, and before Sirin could catch it, a teasing voice with obvious malice came from the side, waking her from her meditation.

--And at this moment, the memory of the laugh disappeared without a trace.

"Little girl, can't you find your mother?"

Unconsciously, it was already evening. The sky, reflected in the sunset, turned blood red, and the alley where Sirin stood was submerged in shadows.

She found several men blocking the alley. They wore dirty clothes and looked shabby. They didn't look like good people. Then they walked toward the purple-haired girl with a smile.

"What are you doing!"

Sirin stared at these hooligans, but this only made the smiles on the men's faces more obscene.

"Ah, little sister, I've been watching you for a long time. It's almost night, and you're still alone in a place like this. You must be feeling lonely and cold, right?"

"Yes, wearing this outfit, you must be attracting us, right? Let the brothers take you to a good place..."

"Maybe this place is not bad? It's more exciting."

The gangsters approached their "prey." Sirin moved her fingers calmly, her eyes sweeping over the vulnerable parts of these men such as their eyes, throats, and crotches.

In this case, she didn't intend to hold back.

One gangster smacked his lips: "Tsk, this little girl's eyes make me very uncomfortable. I'll go first."

"Okay, buddy..."

The gangster who had just spoken stepped forward and stretched out his hand to grab Sirin's arm, but the purple-haired girl nimbly dodged the grab and then kicked the gangster's crotch very fast.

"Guaaa!"

The gangster screamed and fell to the ground trembling as if electrocuted, tears and snot flowing uncontrollably.

This scene shocked the other gangsters. It took them several seconds to react, and chaos ensued.

"Brother!" "Damn it! Catch her!" "Hurry up, go to the hospital..."

Sirin took this opportunity to run deeper into the alley.

Damn it, the kick was in the right place, but the recoil hurt her foot a little...

Sirin started panting before she had run far. Her physical strength was really bad now, and she could even be called weak... The purple-haired girl couldn't help but think of the days in the Babylon Laboratory.

In the empty alley, the chaotic footsteps of the chasing gangsters approached quickly. Sirin didn't dare to look back to confirm their location but just ran forward with her head down.

Isn't this alley too long?!

As Sirin cursed inwardly, a hand grabbed her hair, followed by a violent impact, and the gangster who caught up with her threw her to the ground.

"Bitch, I finally caught you!" The man panted, "You're quite good at running!"

"Hmm..."

Sirin curled up and looked back with golden eyes. The gangsters had already surrounded her. Even the guy who was kicked in the crotch by her was supported by others and limped to the scene.

"Damn it, I capsized in the gutter today!" The man gritted his teeth and cursed.

Sirin felt herself being picked up, and the gangster who grabbed her put her in front of the man like a treasure.

The purple-haired girl could see the twisted hatred on the other's face, as well as some more sinister desires.

"Dare you look at me like that?!"

"Pah!"

A loud slap, so strong that Sirin felt dizzy and her vision blurred.

The intense pain and tinnitus overwhelmed her senses. After a few seconds, Sirin recovered a little and could vaguely hear the laughter of the gangsters.

"Haha...ha..."

"Today..."

"Open...take her first..."

[Okay, more pain, more cruelty, it's not enough!]

The extremely clear words flashed by, bringing Sirin's consciousness back to the scene.

It hurts so much...

Her golden eyes trembled, and a crosshair-shaped pattern vaguely emerged.

However, at this moment, a familiar voice sounded in Sirin's ears like thunder.

"Captain, this way!"

"I'll go left and you'll go right! Go!"

Ana Schariac rushed out like a ghost, knocking the gangsters to the ground with just her fists. The dull collision sound was mixed with the crisp sound of breaking bones.

On the other side, a black-haired Valkyrie rushed to Sirin at a speed slightly slower than Ana's. She kicked the thug holding Sirin down, then quickly protected the purple-haired girl to prevent her from getting hurt.

The limping thug looked at the scene in front of him and shouted, "We are people of Anti-Entropy. Haven't you heard of this name? If you mess with us, you will definitely be in trouble..."

"Then I have more reason to beat you. Isn't it natural for us to find trouble with Anti-Entropy?!"

Ana directly lifted up a knocked-out thug and smashed him hard at the guy who was talking fiercely. The other man screamed and fell to the ground, then was kicked unconscious by the black-haired Valkyrie with a look of disgust on her face.

"Captain Ana, next..."

The chestnut-haired Valkyrie put one hand on her waist, took out her personal terminal, and dialed a number: "I'll do some aftermath work first. You take the child back to the branch."

"Yeah."

Sirin raised her head and looked at the black-haired girl holding her.

"Don't worry, you're safe."

"Luo Lin..."

Looking at that familiar face that gave her a sense of security, Sirin breathed a sigh of relief and passed out.

[Hoohoo~Hehehe~]

They laughed, as if sighing, as if mocking.

[What a fateful meeting, huh?]

Chapter 46

Sirin opened her eyes and looked at the unfamiliar ceiling. The smell of disinfectant filled her nose.

The purple-haired girl wanted to sit up, but as soon as she moved, she felt pain all over her body, especially in her legs, abdomen, and head. It seemed that the conflict with the gangsters was too much for Sirin now.

"Well... it still hurts..."

Sirin had to give up the idea of sitting up, and instead squirmed her head and body on the bed to observe her surroundings.

This is a single ward. There are two tables next to the bed where the purple-haired girl is lying. There are some instruments for monitoring physiological status on them, which make a low humming sound when running.

Sirin is not unfamiliar with the furnishings in the ward. After all, Kiana, who stays with her, is not a person who can sit idle. She often goes to the Memorial Arena of Saint Freya to fight monsters and practice her fighting skills. Although Kiana inherited the strong physique of the Kaslana family, the opponents she chose were not ordinary dead soldiers or Honkai beasts but enemies with attributes and multiple enhancements. This caused her to be injured frequently, and she was a frequent visitor to the infirmary. As a result, Sirin became familiar with the equipment in the Schicksal Infirmary.

Just as Sirin was observing, the door of the ward was gently pushed open, and the black-haired Valkyrie poked her head out like a hamster. She carefully glanced at the room, and after confirming that there was no one else, she tiptoed in.

Sirin found that she was holding a cloth bag in her hand, which looked bulging and full of things.

The black-haired girl came to the bedside and took out various fruits and canned snacks from the cloth bag, and neatly stacked them on the small table at the head of the bed.

She nodded with satisfaction and then met Sirin's golden eyes. The black-haired Valkyrie was embarrassed: "Ah...you woke up, did I disturb you?"

"...No." Sirin replied, "I was awake when you came in."

"Uh, that...well, I came to bring you some food..."

The purple-haired girl glanced at the pile of canned food on the bedside in silence: "My teeth are not good enough to bite the cans directly."

"Uh...sorry."

At this moment, the black-haired Valkyrie realized what she had done stupidly. She laughed dryly twice and then began to put the cans back dejectedly.

A few seconds later, the other party muttered: "Laugh if you want to, it's my problem."

"Puff."

Sirin had no intention of covering up and laughed out loud.

It was hard to imagine that she would see such a low-level mistake made by the person with this face in her lifetime and even completely failed in the aspect of "taking care of people" that she was best at.

"Ahem..."

Laughing, Sirin started to cough. After all, her body was still very weak, and even laughing was a burden for the girl.

"Ah!?"

The black-haired Valkyrie immediately rushed over and used some unfamiliar means to relieve Sirin's cough, but within a dozen seconds, a medical staff with a cross armband rushed into the ward and took over this "job."

After Sirin recovered, the medical Valkyrie did some more examinations and confirmed that Sirin's condition was better than yesterday. Only then did she have time to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

Then, as it was natural, she saw a large pile of fruits and canned snacks on the bedside. The medical Valkyrie was shocked and looked at the black-haired girl next to her: "Did you bring it?"

"Yes."

"I give up, Luo Lin. Not everyone likes to stock up on canned food, bring some fresh food to the patient, okay?"

The medical Valkyrie had to work hard to hold back her eyes from rolling. She turned and went out, and a minute later she brought back a bunch of fresh bananas and two oranges.

"Here, help peel them for the little sister, and then feed them. I have other patients to take care of..."

"Oh, oh."

The medical Valkyrie left, leaving Sirin and Luo Lin staring at each other.

"Eat, eat?" the black-haired Valkyrie asked cautiously.

"Gurgle~"

Sirin's stomach answered the other party's question first. Luo Lin smiled, pulled a small stool over, sat on the edge of the bed, picked up the orange, and started to peel it.

Sirin carefully looked at Luo Lin's uniform. Judging from the style, it should be a combat department uniform, but it was much simpler than the ordinary uniform in the purple-haired girl's impression, and the Valkyrie rank badge on her chest was only C-level.

Sirin sighed lightly. She had realized that the Luo Lin in front of her was not the person she knew.

But what is the situation now?

"Come on, little sister, eat some oranges, open your mouth."

While thinking, Sirin ate the orange slices handed over by Luo Lin. The sour, sweet, and juicy feeling made her squint her eyes. In the eyes of Luo Lin who was feeding, Sirin now looked like a satisfied kitten, very cute.

Soon, Sirin ate two oranges and a banana. Luo Lin was going to continue feeding, but at this time, the door of the ward was pushed open again.

This time, it was not the medical Valkyrie she had just seen, but Ana Schariac.

The chestnut-haired Valkyrie was wearing a much more advanced combat uniform, or Valkyrie armor, exuding a dignified temperament. The identity badge hanging on her chest made Sirin's eyes widen slightly - it was the identity certificate of the captain of the Snow Lotus Squad!

Shouldn't she be a member of the Snow Lotus Squad? How did she become the captain here?

"Captain!"

"I looked it up in the Coral Island system, but I didn't find an identity that matched this child."

Ana stood by Sirin's bed, bent down, and looked at Sirin with her pink, somewhat purple eyes: "Child, what's your name?"

"Sirin."

"You can call me Ana, she is Luo Lin..." Ana paused, then asked, "Are you here to travel to Coral Island? And where are your parents?"

"No... they are not in this world," Sirin replied, "As for traveling... I don't know how I got here."

Ana and Luo Lin looked at each other and both frowned. "Little sister, you continue to rest first. The sisters will come back and bring you delicious food later."

"Yes."

"Good girl."

Ana touched Sirin's face and pulled Luo Lin out of the ward.

Sirin pricked up her ears and could vaguely hear the two people's discussion. "...Human trafficking?"

"...Bold...Clean up the pests..."

A few minutes later, Luo Lin came back with a hospital meal. She waved a spoon and said, "Ding ding~! Look, what I brought you! It's delicious food! Hero Homu once said that eating more can keep you healthy!"

Sirin's mouth twitched: "Why are you like a child, watching Hero Homu..."

"Ah? Don't everyone like this?" The black-haired Valkyrie was stunned, "It's obviously very popular."

"Tsk...I'm not childish." Sirin rolled her eyes and asked a key question, "Sister Luo Lin, I want to ask you, what year and month is it now?"

"You stumped me this time..." Luo Lin scratched her head, "It's 2015 now?"

"Are you sure?"

"Let me see..." She put the hospital meal on the table and took out her mobile phone, "Yeah? Why is it 2017 now? Am I so insensitive to the date?!"

[Ah! I found a small bug!]

A hallucinatory voice sounded in Sirin's ears, but the purple-haired girl looked as if she had not heard it, because this voice would not remain in her memory for even a moment.

In the theater, the puppets laughed.

[Haha, there is something wrong with the timeline? I said it was my turn!]

[Hmph, I finally found the good branch, and it is normal to have some bugs when I glued them together... Who made this damn Luo Lin so present in the traitor's mind? Without her, Sirin wouldn't realize that something was wrong at once, and our attempt would fail in a minute!]

[I don't believe it, I want to try again!] Many puppets shouted, [Let me try! Let me try!]

[How many times have we failed before? Too much time wasted! And this is my turn! You wait!]

The puppets on the stage waved their hands irritably: [Who cares, this little bug will soon be unimportant anyway, speed up, skip this section!]

Sirin swallowed the food in her mouth, and her eyes blurred. Everything around her changed.

Chapter 47

Sirin covered her head, feeling groggy. Could it be an old injury? Logically, it shouldn't be like this. It had been several months since she fought with those thugs. The medical Valkyrie had checked that she had fully recovered.

"Sirin! Come on!"

It was Luo Lin calling her out for dinner. The purple-haired girl replied loudly, "I'm coming!"

Sirin jumped off the bed, put on her fluffy Hom slippers, and her thin skirt fluttered. She blew to the table like a gust of wind.

The purple-haired girl looked at Luo Lin, busy in the kitchen. The black-haired girl looked flustered while comparing the recipes. She was different from the one in Sirin's memory who controlled the kitchen with Edge of Taixuan... Wait.

Sirin found that her memory was a little blurry. The past was covered with an impenetrable fog. If she thought about it carefully, her temples would throb.

Nowadays, Sirin stayed in Luo Lin's Valkyrie dormitory, and the black-haired Valkyrie took care of her daily life. She lived a pretty good life—but Luo Lin didn't seem to be very good at cooking. After several months of practice, she still couldn't make a complete meal.

This had become Luo Lin's obsession. She had to practice making at least one dish every day, but the final result was usually quite random, making people hesitant to pick up their chopsticks—it was like the beauty of the game next door, General Raiden.

Ah, wait, it seems that General Raiden can't cook at all, so Luo Lin is an enhanced version of Huo Huo, who can stably produce strange (even bad) quality dishes...

"Okay, today's... uh..."

Luo Lin looked at the charcoal on the plate and fell into deep thought.

"Let's eat the normal dishes first."

Sirin commanded, opening the lunch box. The water vapor dissipated, and the aroma of food reached her nose. The canteen chef of the Coral Island branch was still good. Luo Lin sighed, put the charcoal aside, and ate dejectedly.

"Hmm... I always feel something is strange."

Sirin ate for a while, suddenly stopped, and muttered.

Luo Lin tilted her head: "What's strange? I think today's meal is okay, all the flavors you like—here, there is freshly baked bread."

"No, not the bread, I seem to have forgotten something."

The purple-haired girl frowned, her breathing gradually becoming heavier, and she made a low groan.

Luo Lin hurriedly supported Sirin and asked, "What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"

"I can't breathe..."

"Wait, I'll open the window for you right away... Hmm!"

As soon as Luo Lin came to the window, the sudden heavy pressure made her legs weak, and she knelt on the ground.

The shrill alarm sounded through the sky, and violent explosions erupted everywhere on Coral Island.

[Warning! Warning! The reaction of Honkai energy is abnormal!]

[Warning! Warning! The activity of Honkai energy has greatly increased!]

[A large-scale Honkai event has been detected!]

The black-haired Valkyrie coughed, her eyes full of panic: "It's Honkai, Honkai has come!"

"Honkai?"

There was a hint of clarity in Sirin's confused eyes, and she whispered, "Coral Island has eruptrd?"

"Yes... um!"

Luo Lin took a breath of cold air, watching the pedestrians on the street being eroded by the strong Honkai energy. Purple lines instantly crawled all over their bodies, and the next moment, people screamed and turned into Honkai energy fragments, disappearing and falling to the ground.

Among the many flying ashes, some transformed completely into another appearance—the zombies climbed out of the hills of Honkai energy fragments, stretching their pale bodies, and weapons with purple light condensed from the air, falling into their hands.

The people who had withstood the erosion of the environment's Honkai energy and were not cleared by the first wave of map artillery when Honkai descended screamed in fear, and the zombies rushed towards the survivors, their sharp blades and bows tearing the bodies of the citizens and splattering blood on the streets.

[The Coral Island Branch is now in the first level of combat readiness!]

[All Valkyries, please extract weapons and equipment and rescue the citizens immediately!]

The alarm continued, but the noise mixed in it gradually increased, making the broadcast less clear.

"Sirin, follow me to the shelter!"

Luo Lin took out an assault rifle and immediately left the room with the purple-haired girl.

Sirin saw the other Valkyries in the dormitory also came out. Although there was fear on their faces that could not be concealed, they held various weapons and charged towards the zombies and Honkai beasts without hesitation!

"Reorganize the front! Ah..."

"Stop those Honkai Beasts!"

"There are Chariots! This side—be careful!"

Chaos, chaos everywhere, Sirin didn't even remember how she came to the shelter. The strong smell of blood almost drowned the air in the room, and people were lying everywhere, and they couldn't see clearly in the dim light, like corpses.

"Don't be afraid..."

Some cold hands grasped Sirin's wrist. She looked up and saw Luo Lin with one eye bandaged. The black-haired Valkyrie's face was incredibly pale, and she looked almost the same as the zombies wandering outside.

"Your hand..."

Sirin's voice trembled, she groped the black-haired Valkyrie's shoulder, and found the other's right arm was broken, the overflowing blood staining the tattered Valkyrie uniform.

"Ah, I was injured accidentally just now." Luo Lin laughed at herself, "Sure enough, I'm still not good at fighting. I obviously did well in the logistics clerical exam, why was I assigned to the Valkyrie Assault Team..."

"Hmm..."

Sirin's eyes trembled, she opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but all she could manage were sobs.

"Don't worry, it will be fine. The support from the headquarters is on the way. I heard that the leader is Durandal, an S-rank Valkyrie. Do you know what an S-rank is? That's much better than me..."

Luo Lin's voice grew quieter and her breathing slower.

"Hey! Wake up! Don't sleep!"

"Hmm, but I'm really sleepy."

The black-haired Valkyrie narrowed her eyes, her gaze passing Sirin and landing on the shelter door.

"Is that... Captain Ana?"

The unprecedented coldness enveloped everything in the shelter, and the chestnut-haired Valkyrie approached Sirin with crisp steps.

"Captain?"

Luo Lin asked. "..."

Silence, as silent as death.

Sirin looked at the cold air surrounding the chestnut-haired girl and the ice spreading over her body. She realized that Ana Schariac was no longer the reliable captain of the Valkyrie, but a Herrscher.

The purple-haired girl's lips trembled. She stood up, stretched out her arms, and blocked Luo Lin from Ana.

"You can't..."

"Crack!"

The ice cone drew a slight arc and fell on Luo Lin. In just a moment, she became a perfect ice sculpture.

Sirin screamed: "Luo Lin!!!"

"Companions..." The Herrscher of Ice tilted her head, "You and I are companions."

"I￥...＆%*!!"

In the golden pupils, a cross star suddenly appeared—

[Click!]

The puppet pressed the pause button, and there was a boo from the audience: [It collapsed! Our Plot collapsed again!]

[It should be a scenario where the weak Valkyrie and the girl depend on each other in the shelter, but because they are trapped for too long, they are backstabbed by the hungry survivors, and the black-haired girl is eaten by others in the end... This Ice Herrscher is too tactless!]

[We had a good idea, but it's hard to execute!]

A "#" appeared above the host puppet on the stage, and she roared: [Enough! Although it failed again this time, the direction is good!]

[Indeed.] [Indeed.] [Indeed!]

[I have an opinion!] A puppet raised its hand,

[Why can't it be more gorgeous? I think Sirin should eat her herself...]

[Drag her out to calm down, this is too difficult!]

The host knocked the gavel: [Okay, let's renovate the theater and connect the thread of fate again! Let's put her back for now, anyway, this traitor won't remember anything!]

[But her body will remember, that's muscle memory!] The puppet said, [Oh no, it should be said that her soul will remember! When the time comes, we only need to "teach" her a little bit, and she will automatically become an out-of-control Herrscher!]

[Haha, I can't wait to see that day!]

Chapter 48

"Luo Lin, Sentience, why are you here?"

Leila looked at the slowly approaching figures of Luo Lin and the Herrscher of Sentience and seemed a little surprised.

Luo Lin answered the captain of the Snow Lotus Squad, "I came to see the radar of the branch... I might be able to help a little."

Senti crossed his arms and said, "I came with her, and by the way, I want to see if the people here are reliable."

"Can you repair this thing?"

Leila's expression was numb. Now, even if Luo Lin said she could fix the floating battleship by hand, Leila's first thought would probably be to believe it.

"If I repair it... it should be possible, but I have to study the blueprints for a while."

Luo Lin looked at the Honkai energy radar belonging to the Coral Island branch not far away. A dozen people in Schicksal work clothes had opened the shell of the equipment, carried the ladder up and down, and ran back and forth, busy repairing it. The black-haired Valkyrie scratched her head: "But this time I'm not here to repair things, but to provide technical support on the other side - ah, by the way, Senti, have you finished checking?"

The red light in the eyes of the Herrscher of Sentience gradually dissipated. She smacked her lips and replied, "These workers are all normal. I don't see any signs of being controlled."

"That's good."

Luo Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

The black-haired Valkyrie walked to the console and turned on her personal terminal. The holographic projection of Mobius almost couldn't wait to jump out - the green-haired doctor now burst out with enthusiasm and vitality that made everyone look sideways, and she would not stop until she killed the Herrscher of Dominance.

Mobius looked around and then immediately commanded, "Take out the things I gave you and connect them to the radar!"

Leila watched Luo Lin take out a huge box with green stripes out of thin air. She then pulled out a line and poked it into the interface of the Honkai radar.

"Okay, let me see... The equipment is working properly, but the power of the radar is a little low. I'll ask Vill-V to find a part to modify it later. The imaginary space probe that guy gave you is good, but if you want to capture the specific traces of the Herrscher of Dominance, you must work hard on both the software and hardware."

While typing on the keyboard, Mobius said, "Didn't you say before that the Honkai Eruption caused by this Herrscher could not be detected by the radar? I think it borrowed the means of imaginary space to cover up its actions. Now connected to the radar is an auxiliary solution unit, which can allow the radar and the probe to work together to detect suspicious locations in the Coral Island."

Accompanied by the operation of the green-haired doctor, the green box raised itself by one section, and the outer shell was slightly deformed, revealing the exhaust holes. Through these holes, Luo Lin could vaguely see the slightly reddish components inside.

The next moment, a translucent energy shield enveloped the device, and the light of the shield illuminated a small area nearby. It was obviously installed by Mobius to protect the device. Luo Lin felt the familiar fluctuations on the energy shield and raised her eyebrows:

That is the special shield developed by Vill-V and Mobius according to the "base rule programming of the universe." From the fluctuations, it seems to be the [Extreme Evasion Shield] and [Weak Element Shield].

If the Herrscher of Dominance sends their puppets to infiltrate and sabotage here, they will probably have to scratch their head in front of these two special shields.

Who would have thought that to break this kind of shield, you need to do several extreme evasions next to the shield, and you have to use elemental attacks to break the shield?

Luo Lin found that there is an ordinary energy shield inside these two shields, without any special damage reduction conditions, just the kind that can withstand damage.

However, the Herrscher of Dominance probably doesn't think so. After all, the first two energy shields are so disgusting, and the last one must be similar. At that time, it will be another thousand-layer cake psychological game... Russian nesting dolls are not as good as Mobius.

"Inside this are the characteristic data of all the sub-bodies of the Herrscher of Dominance that I collected a long time ago. Every one of them is here."

The green-haired doctor introduced the heavily protected box, "It should be able to further analyze the suspicious locations located by radar and probes to confirm whether there are sub-bodies of the Herrscher of Dominance active there." She paused and said in a very brisk tone, "Then, you just need to come back with a brand new Herrscher sample as before, and I can locate the next area faster and more accurately, thus forming a positive cycle, and finally locking the location of its main body is not a problem."

"Really... amazing."

Luo Lin could only sigh like this. The green-haired doctor then asked, "So, have you installed your probe? I can't wait any longer."

"Well, it's not finished yet. The thing is quite large. If you want to install it, you must use a vehicle, such as a small truck, helicopter, or transport airship, or I can go there and deliver it myself from the system warehouse."

Luo Lin scratched her head, "After all, the locations you calculated are also scattered. Some are in strange corners, and it's not easy to move the probes in. Some are even on the roofs of other people's houses... This part still needs communication and time."

Mobius crossed her arms, "Then I suggest you hurry up because something has been detected in the radar now."

...

"Hello?"

"Brother! Brother! Can you hear me?"

A crisp girl's voice came from the receiver. Chen Tianwu looked at his sister's happy face on the terminal screen and was speechless for a moment. "...I can hear you."

The younger sister said enthusiastically, "Brother, you haven't called for a few days! I miss you, so I called you!"

"Ah, brother has been busy with work these days... Well, I will try to call you more often in the future, okay?"

"So that's the case! Brother must take good care of yourself!" His sister, Chen Tianwen, nodded thoughtfully, "Yes, brother, we have moved into the new house!"

The girl held up the phone and slowly turned it around so that her brother could see the environment on the other end of the phone clearly - it was a spacious house that Chen Tianwu had never dared to dream of before, with new and warm furniture and decorations, which made people who saw it feel warm.

"This is the cabinet chosen by Dad. It's so big, it can hold a lot of clothes... This is Mom's dressing table, and there are new, colorful bottles... Dad and Mom are so happy..."

Chen Tianwen told her brother about the furnishings in the room seriously, and Chen Tianwu listened quietly with complicated eyes.

This is what he got after becoming a member of the World Serpent and "Night Owl," giving his family a brand new place to live without so much hardship and fatigue.

"Hello? Brother?"

Chen Tianwu came back to his senses, "...Hmm? What's wrong?"

"You look a little tired!"

"Well... there are indeed some work problems recently." He tried to downplay this point, "By the way, where are mom and dad? Shouldn't they be at home?"

"It seems that they went out to talk to the uncles and aunts in the neighborhood?" The sister hesitated and whispered, "Actually, they don't want me to disturb you, but I don't think this should be considered a disturbance?"

"Of course not."

"When will brother come back?"

"After a while, wait until the problem here is solved..."

"I'll wait for you!" The sister blinked.

"Yeah."

Chen Tianwu hung up the phone and looked at the girl with white hair and golden blue eyes next to him, with her hands on her chest, looking at him.

"So, you've been listening?"

The white-haired girl replied unhappily, "Why, after chasing me for so long, you don't even want to listen to my phone call?"

"I thought you didn't want to contact people..."

"Indeed, you don't want to."

Void Drifter snorted and turned away, "So remember to get along well with your family, don't waste time chasing me, goodbye!"

"Alas!"

Before Chen Tianwu could stop her, the white-haired girl disappeared into the air.

"I still have some questions to ask you, why can you face the enemy so bravely, deal with those zombies who have transformed from humans, and..."

The boy closed his eyes painfully and murmured, "And... why can you decisively deal with those scums? What exactly supports you to move forward? I'm so confused..."

【乱码氵】You did a good job, you did a good job!

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【乱码氵】You did a good job, you did a good job! (100+ replies/500+ likes/3w+ views)

Jinse Tianyang (level 15) [Original Poster] - Posted in Jiangxi

New activity title picture!

There is a picture here, you can view it after the version update.

Mihoyo’s game has not been updated recently...

Oh↘ (disappointed)

But Garbled Brother's test server has been updated!

Yeah↗! (happy)

There are still many people who don’t have the qualifications for Garbled Brother’s test server...

Oh↘ (disappointed)

But Teacher V is giving away qualifications everywhere!

Yeah↗! (happy)

Teacher V, we respect you! @Helix Crawling in the Network Cable

By the way, can you persuade Garbled Brother to open all the activities at once? Why should we open them in three stages if they are all fan servers? My demonic body is in trouble. I am going to play the next stage of the activity now.😭😭😭

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Helix Crawling in the Network Cable - Posted in [Coral Island Schicksal Branch] (1st floor)

Due to the construction period, everyone is still busy rescuing the new version!

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Jinse Tianyang [Original Poster] - Posted in Jiangxi (2nd floor)

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-Master Ball, catch!

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Follow Mi Bai Thank You Miao - Posted in Chongqing (3rd floor)

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-Master Ball, catch!

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Follow Mi Bai Thank You Miao - Posted in Chongqing (3rd floor)

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-Master Ball, catch!

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TB Development Plan - Posted in Sichuan (4th Floor)

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-Why did you refresh here too? Why don't you continue to post those erotic pictures! Send them to me quickly! 😡

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Follow Mi Bai Thank You Miao - Posted in Chongqing (5th Floor)

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-Erotic picture machines also need to rest!

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Nameless Monster - Posted in Heilongjiang (6th Floor)

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-Teacher V, can you give me a test qualification? I also want to play in! 😭

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Helix Crawling in the Network Cable - Posted in [Coral Island Schicksal Branch] (7th Floor)

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-See private message, sent to you!

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Yuzuki Suzune - Posted in Guangdong (8th Floor)

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-I'm interested, can I get this too?

Then can Teacher V give me a test qualification? I want to play in it too! 😭

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Helix Crawling in the Network Cable - Posted in [Coral Island Schicksal Branch] (9th Floor)

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-Sorry, You are not eligible today!

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Yuzuki Suzune - Posted in Guangdong (10th Floor)

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-NOOOOOOO!! 😭😭😭

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Half Page Boat - Posted in Hunan (11th Floor)

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-Hehe, do you think it looks familiar? 😊

Such things happen every moment in Mihoyo's test server, and you might be the next one! 🫵

Unless you can make the most important decision of your life🫰

Prove to everyone that you have the strength and courage to pursue freedom, join... the update urger😠

Become the elite of the test server!

See the strange new life forms!

Let managed democracy benefit the entire crashed version!

Become a hero! Become a legend! Become... the update urger!! 🫡

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Birds and Beasts Yunzhongyan - Posted in Tianjin (12th Floor)

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-Dear V, give me the qualification!

What? I don't have the qualification anymore! 😭nooo

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Half Page Boat - Posted in Hunan (13th Floor)

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-Looks familiar... Never mind, I won't repeat it. Anyway, I'll just ask Teacher V!

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Unknown Terra Political Commissar - Posted in Guangxi (14th Floor)

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-😡😡 Start the next stage quickly. After I finished the first stage, I stared at the title picture every day!

Why not learn something else? Learn Lao Mi's fragments! 👊

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Helix Crawling in the Network Cable - Posted in [Coral Island Schicksal Branch] (15th Floor)

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-So there is a title picture in this post, really... Uh, something happened suddenly, so I have to work overtime, everyone continue!

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Agile Anti-Sikalo - Posted in Liaoning (16th Floor)

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-Firm V! Don't back out! 😭Leave two pictures here first!

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Chapter 49

"Without further delay, let's go to the place scanned by the radar first!"

Luo Lin made a decision immediately. She took the Herrscher of Sentience, Bronya, and Ana with her and soon arrived at the destination.

"This place... is it considered a downtown area?"

Bronya looked around and saw that there were quite a lot of people coming and going on the street. The shops nearby were also very prosperous and crowded, even in broad daylight.

"It is precisely because it is a downtown area that the Herrscher of Dominance set up the 'nest' here... Any unexpected incident here may cause panic."

Luo Lin raised her head and looked at an office building not far away. The suspicious location identified by the radar and probe array was there, but it was not clear which floor it was. Luo Lin muttered in a low voice: "If a Herrscher wearing a bomb vest jumps out at this time and declares that he is going to carry out a terrorist attack, I would not be too surprised."

Hearing this, Ana's face changed drastically: "Then should we quickly evacuate the people nearby?"

"What reason do you have to evacuate? Are there any suspicious traces of the Herrscher?"

Luo Lin asked in return: "Besides, the Herrscher of Dominance is not blind. Our evacuation of the people will definitely attract the other party's attention. It would be fine if it is willing to come out and fight with us openly, but what if the Herrscher of Dominance runs away directly?"

Ana blinked cutely: "Running away... isn't that a good thing? The people nearby will not be threatened by the Herrscher."

Bronya's mouth twitched, and she was already aware of the problem: "It's not like it can't come back after running away, and if it can't be found once or twice, we might be able to get away with it. But fighting a tug-of-war with the Herrrscher of Dominance with unknown results again and again will obviously consume a lot of Schicksal's credibility..."

The chestnut-haired Valkyrie finally reacted: "Is it the story of the boy who cried wolf!?"

"The Herrrscher of Dominance is so willing to see this scene, it will definitely add fuel to the flames and make things worse. By then, everyone on Coral Island will be in danger, and panic and chaos will be its favorite stage..."

Luo Lin paused for a moment, she lowered her head, glanced at the [Investigation Task: Suspicious Company (Current Progress: Obtain Evidence, Locate Enemy)] on the activity panel, and smiled slightly. "But fortunately, we not only have cheats but also stronger teammates - let's go, Sentience, let's go together!"

"Okay, I've been waiting for you to say this!"

The gray-haired Herrscher rubbed her hands, looking quite excited: "I will first remove the sense of our presence from the perception of the onlookers so that even if we walk directly over their faces, it will not attract attention!"

Sentience snapped her fingers, and invisible waves enveloped the group of people. Suddenly, the people around them treated them as air.

"Although Sentience can make people 'think' they can't see us, her ability cannot affect the security and identification system composed of machines. This aspect mainly depends on you, Bronya, our genius hacker lady..."

The girl with silver-haired Helix curls scratched her face uncomfortably, but in the end, she didn't say anything else: "Then leave it to Bronya!"

Luo Lin blinked at a distance not far away. Unknown when, Helix had already operated the [Haxxor Bunny] in place.

While pressing the headphones, Haxxor Bunny waved at Bronya: "I will use the Divine Key and this character's ability to 'create something out of nothing' to do some support, you just need to give instructions."

"Yes!" Bronya nodded heavily, "Please."

The black-haired Valkyrie blinked and whispered: "Finally, there is a backup plan... If the Herrrscher of Dominance really intends to make some big incident, then you don't have to care about other things, just go all out to solve the problem first, and I will take care of the aftermath."

Sentience put one hand on her waist and sneered: "It won't come to that. I don't think it's willing to expose its true form to play power with me. Isn't it easy for me to twist it?"

"So imposing?"

Luo Lin waved her hand: "Let's go!"

Five people (Haxxor Bunny also joined in) approached the suspicious office building directly. Although the pedestrians on the road "couldn't see" them, they subconsciously avoided them. Luo Lin and the others had no obstacles along the way.

They walked into the lobby of the office building and walked into the monitoring room in full view of everyone (?). The security guard inside was secretly sleeping and snoring loudly.

Helix pushed the Divine Key into the cabinet in the monitoring room, and the golden block quickly deformed and automatically connected to the equipment. Helix gave way to the operating position, and Bronya came up and made some adjustments, making the cracking process smooth and efficient. A few minutes later, control of the equipment in the entire building fell into the hands of the genius hacker girl.

"What did you find?" Luo Lin asked.

Bronya exclaimed: "The computing power of this Divine key is very good and powerful. I thought the analysis software would take a while to produce results, but I didn't expect it to be analyzed so quickly."

Then, the girl with silver-haired spiral curls touched her chin, pointed to the software interface, and said: "There are some problems with the surveillance video on the 14th floor of the office building. It should have been modified. I tried to restore it and found several noteworthy characters from it."

Those were photos of several men and women, matching the characters in the video repaired by Bronya. Luo Lin looked closely and found that these guys were originally archived in the database of the Coral Island branch. Intelligence personnel defined these people as [peripheral members of the Thousand Fists Society].

"The Thousand Fists Society again..." Luo Lin couldn't help smacking her lips, "I have to doubt the concentration of Herrscher of Dominance in this organization."

Bronya asked: "What should we do next?"

"What should we do? Of course, we will kill them directly!"

Luo Lin glanced at the task on the system activity panel. The description below had changed to [Determine the target and prepare for battle]. She shook her wrist, and a sharp sword appeared in the hand of the Valkyrie.

"No need for guns and cannons this time. Ana, Sentience, the three of us will attack. The less noise, the better."

"Understood!"

The Herrscher of Sentience showed a classic "healthy" smile. She rubbed her wrists and then bumped her fists together, showing her determination to use her fists and feet.

As for Ana, the chestnut-haired Valkyrie took out her spear, then folded it in half, splitting it into two short guns, one long and one short, suitable for fighting in narrow spaces.

Ana's posture was really familiar, and Luo Lin complained appropriately: "Ah, this woman is really good!"

Helix rolled her eyes: "Stop mumbling your jokes that no one else can understand. I'm going to score a goal soon, so get ready--!"

"Crack!"

Chapter 50

After the door was broken, Luo Lin was the first to rush in.

What came into view were two men guarding the entrance corridor. They were wearing sunglasses and suits, and were not the [peripheral members of the Thousand Fists] that Bronya had identified before. But in essence, they were no different.

Luo Lin could "see" the emotions of the two men in sunglasses; they had almost no fear or surprise. The moment they realized the visitors were not friendly, their emotions turned directly into murderous intent.

Luo Lin raised her hand and fired two flying swords, the sword shadows turning into bright white meteors that pinned the two men to the wall. However, the next moment, strange Honkai energy fluctuations emerged. The two men pinned to the wall burst out like aliens from a movie and mindlessly rushed ignoring the hole in their bodies, rushing straight toward Luo Lin.

Luo Lin did not dodge. She thrust her sword forward, and the long sword covered with Taixu sword ki split the two new zombie like a hot knife through butter. The entire process did not even exceed three seconds.

But Luo Lin was not satisfied with this, as she could feel many others deeper in the room had already reacted, as if touching a spider's web, and the alarm had spread in a chain reaction.

"There's something wrong with the corridor; it's too long!"

The Herrscher of Sentience followed Luo Lin into the corridor and whispered, "This is far beyond the size on the office building's design. If there is such a corridor, then the room should be larger than you can imagine. The fourteenth floor must have a large piece of concrete that extends out abruptly!"

"The space must have been tampered with, expanded, or replaced... a classic move."

Luo Lin held up her sword and stared down the deep corridor. The deeper she went, the darker the light became, like an invisible giant mouth swallowing everything.

"Oh, are there guests?"

A female voice that sounded like she was taunting echoed in everyone's ears. She laughed and said, "I thought it would take you some time to find this place. I didn't prepare anything to entertain you... Oh, but it doesn't matter. It's not too late now."

"Crack, crack--"

Amidst the huge sound of friction, the deep corridor in front of Luo Lin and her group began to deform, twist, and stretch into a wide hall. Many doors appeared on the walls on both sides, and the door that was originally behind them disappeared.

"The way we came in has disappeared..."

Ana clenched the long and short guns in her hand, her heart pounding.

"Don't be afraid, there are plenty of ways to get out."

Luo Lin comforted the chestnut-haired Valkyrie and looked into the deepest part of the corridor.

Several spotlights hit a figure. She opened her arms and showed herself to everyone:

The dark eye mask covered her eyes, the gold and black patterns and designs were full of an imaginary style, the spherical joints were visible to the naked eye, and the golden thin lines connecting her limbs and head were faintly visible under the strong light. Luo Lin narrowed her eyes and whispered, "The Herrscher of Dominance..."

"Yes, that's right. It seems that I don't need to introduce myself."

The Herrscher of Dominance bowed slightly to everyone and then said loudly, "Welcome, Valkyries and Herrschers. I'm sorry for not welcoming you properly! Your presence really makes my humble room shine...Ah!"

She lowered her head and looked at the white flying sword stuck in her chest, suddenly crying, "I haven't even finished my opening remarks, why are you fast-forwarding to the battle?"

"Who knows what kind of psychologically disturbing words can come out of your broken mouth? My evaluation is that I won't listen!"

Luo Lin's eyes flashed with light, and she kept moving, directly reaching for the Herrscher puppet under the spotlight.

"Ah, ah, ah, you can't afford to play with me!"

The puppet with a sword stuck in its chest yelled as if nothing had happened, but its movements had deformed. If you looked closely, you could see that the thin wire connecting her was exerting force, pulling her quickly backward and fleeing into the shadows in the corner.

But the speed of the puppet's actions was obviously not as fast as Luo Lin's charge, so she had to make a bitter face and shouted, "Don't laugh at me, stop her quickly!"

"Hehehe!" "Hahaha!" "Hehehe!"

The overlapping laughter came from the distant darkness, unsettling everyone, but the reinforcements called by the puppet did arrive quickly.

It was like rain falling from the ceiling, as many zombies and a small number of Honkai beasts fell down, making it appear quite formidable.

However, for Luo Lin and the Herrscher of Sentience, this was just a drop in the bucket.

Even the newly promoted A-level Valkyrie Ana Schariac didn't think it was difficult to deal with these.

"Ah?! How could this happen!" the puppet cried out, "Is there nothing of quality?!"

Her colleagues laughed and said, "You didn't even read the opening remarks well, minus points!"

"The stage setting is so ugly, it's hideous!"

"Why should I share my own wallet with you?"

"You don't even know how you were exposed, zero points!"

The puppet with a sword stuck in her chest waved her fist, "You talk as if you know how this place was exposed!"

The Herrscher of Sentience smashed two zombies with her hands, some helplessly. "Are they fighting among themselves?"

"Something's wrong, they're stalling for time!"

The light of the Taixu sword energy suddenly expanded, and the flying sword whizzed past the enemy. Amid the scattered fragments of the Honkai energy, the black-haired Valkyrie shouted, "Stop her!"

"Understood!"

The Herrscher of Sentience flew over Luo Lin, flames burning in her red eyes, and the invisible waves reached the spiritual world of the injured doll, tearing apart the opponent's consciousness defense line like rotten wood, freezing her consciousness in just a moment.

But it was useless. The Herrscher's sub-body, which had lost control, collapsed, dragged backward by the silk thread like a real puppet, getting closer and closer to the shadows--

"Ana, give me a few seconds!"

"Okay!"

The chestnut-haired Valkyrie held two guns, and the ice-blue frost spread out from her as the center, covering the nearby ground. Any zombies and Honkai beasts that entered the range of the frost were pierced by the ice cones that suddenly rose from the ground. Coupled with her sharp and agile gun skills, almost no enemy could get close to Luo Lin.

The black-haired Valkyrie turned her wrist, and the Key of Revelation was delivered to her hand by Helix outside in the form of a "system warehouse."

The phantom of Cosmic Juggernaut, with its classic locomotive shape, appeared beside Luo Lin. The black-haired Valkyrie's eyes swept across this space and looked deeper:

It was a huge building complex floating in the imaginary space. The dark stone walls were inlaid with metal patterns similar to clovers, with invisible silk threads extending from it and stretching in all directions. Naturally, this also included the space where Luo Lin was.

So, this is the Domination Theater?

"Wow, she saw it!"

"Damn it, it must be cheating! It's all because of those old antiques who have lived for tens of thousands of years!"

"Run, run!"

"Run, kids!"

The puppets hiding in the dark shouted in panic.

The next moment, everything around began to collapse.