Collapse, survive

"But before we achieve this goal, please allow me to humbly lead the way for now. I, Bronya Rand, the nineteenth Guardian of Beloberg, hereby swear:"

—Belloberg, forever standing!

People cheered.

Especially the pioneering team, who were praised to the skies, were full of heroic spirit and truly took center stage.

And Sambo and Fang Jie, while they were rummaging through each other's pockets, clapping and cheering loudly.

Not the main character.

.

P.S.: Good morning, noon and evening, everyone! It's a new week, and the statistics are out. There will be extra chapters for monthly tickets, knife marks, and tips. There will be three extra chapters today, for a total of five chapters.

Chapter 50 Kiana: I'm the protagonist!

A long time ago, or not long ago.

On April 4, 2014, just one week after the Great Collapse of Changkong City, at St. Freya Academy, night.

No rain, just wind, cherry blossoms fall on campus, their fragrance permeating the air—the Far East branch of the world's number one monopoly organization, or rather, the Mandate of Heaven of the nation, would not have the kind of situation where planting greenery on an artificial island leads to hay fever.

As a Valkyrie Academy, the people living here probably don't have hay fever, so the white cat, Tuanzi, was sleeping soundly.

Her silvery-white hair was incredibly smooth, like shimmering metal threads, yet softer than silk, gleaming in the darkness, spread out in three sections.

What shone even brighter was her skin.

Like a beautiful jade bathed in the morning light, the already developed bulges can be imagined to be incredibly soft. The only flaw is that they appear somewhat sickly and weak, making them look too pale.

Of course, all this beauty is ultimately defeated by her temperament, thus completely ruining the aesthetic appeal.

"I want to...be the Valkyrie...the first...the strongest...invincible...supreme...eat..."

She adopted an abstract sleeping posture, with her arms and legs spread out in a starfish shape. The blanket was kicked off with excessive force, half-covering her lower abdomen and hanging to the ground.

Foolish, silly, dull...

Theresa couldn't stand it anymore.

'What an idiot! You're dreaming about the entrance exam in a month. You might not even pass.'

She thought, tucked Kiana in, and then hurried back to sleep.

The latter, who was fast asleep and having a sweet dream, was not awakened at all. I really don't know where her vigilance, honed by her life as a homeless person, went, and how she managed to escape the massive collapse of Changkong City.

Sigh, poor Himeko is still working overtime.

It's strange that her body is much better after suffering such serious injuries, which is not a good thing. Unlike her, the headmaster only needs to protect everyone.

"Bad guy..."

Kiana was still talking in her sleep.

"How could I possibly fail the exam... Hehe, I'm number one... Hehehe..."

It seems like a good dream. She has fully adapted to life at St. Freya Academy and has become a confident freshman looking forward to the exams.

Kiana then saw the exam paper filled with the name of first place, and the surprised, admiring, worshipful, and respectful looks in everyone's eyes.

Everyone smiled and surrounded her.

Himeko gave him a look that said, "I misjudged you, Kiana, you're the best!" and clapped her hands vigorously: "Congratulations! Kiana, I knew you could do it!"

Auntie burst into tears, looking up at her own heroic figure, and clapped: "Kiana, Auntie was wrong, you are a genius, a real genius."

Mei blushed and clapped sincerely: "Kiana, now that you've indeed won first place, I will definitely keep our promise."

What agreement was it again? Never mind, it's not important.

Even the one who later rescued Sato Yuno from Changkong City deserves applause!

Not enough, not enough, not enough at all.

Kiana, look again—

It’s dad.

Siegfried, who had vanished without a trace, appeared before her, bouncing around and clapping his hands: "Kiana, my proud daughter, waaaaah, Daddy's so proud of you!"

Okay, very good, let's do it again.

The oblivious Fang Jie also showed up, offering his own round of applause: "Kiana, I love you!"

Yes, yes, that's it.

Everyone, whether they know me or not, must respect and admire me, hee hee hee hee hee...

Awesome, so awesome, no!

Startled awake, Kiana felt a warmth in her lower abdomen, not from the blanket.

In short, amidst the applause and cheers of the crowd, Kiana opened her eyes, bleary-eyed, and stared at the history textbook on her dormitory table that she hadn't even opened.

That's not important. What history do you study at Valkyrie Academy? She hasn't looked at any of it.

Just defeat them all.

"What? It's just a dream."

Rubbing her eyes, Kiana kicked off the covers and got up like a zombie. "You don't need to know too much about pretty girls."

"I must get first place!"

Humming happily, Kiana gradually woke up a bit. Of course, she still needed to sleep; otherwise, how could she have the energy to study?

At this moment...

"Huh? Didn't I... already escape Changkong City?"

In a moment of disorientation, Kiana seemed to have returned to the devastated Changkong City, and... she was still struggling to survive, running away with Mei... relying on Bronya who was tracking and shooting at her? What Me Company hangar? And she even freed her from Anti-Entropy...

What's going on? Hitting that guy who isn't Mei is one thing, but Bronya is clearly very well-behaved, even though she always mocks me for being stupid and has a bad attitude, she's really awful!

And another thing, I actually got attacked by a Honkai Beast while protecting Mei and lost my kidneys?

My little head can't understand this inexplicable sense of déjà vu. Am I still half asleep?

How could she dream of a story only about her and Mei? Although Fang Jie's fate is unknown, he probably sacrificed himself, but Kiana is very grateful to him and will never forget him.

But why...

With clear, sapphire-like eyes, Kiana pulled up her pants and went back to sleep.

Why think so much? Aunt Himeko has been keeping an eye on the place where he disappeared and looking for him, hasn't she? Although she hesitated to tell me what happened... Once there's news, everyone will definitely go to rescue him.

……

……

"Um……"

Himeko thought she heard Kiana's voice.

"It must be a hallucination."

She rubbed her temples vigorously, sipping her coffee and other alcoholic beverages at the table. Well, the pain wasn't so bad anymore; she still preferred coffee a little more.

"Strange hallucinations, am I just too tired?"

Impossible. Although she's not like an 'S'-class Valkyrie who can be energetic all day with only four hours of sleep a day, she still takes short breaks to maintain her condition.

This lack of concentration...

Moreover, the illusion was too vivid, as if I had actually experienced it—after the collapse of Changkong City, I arrived at the scene aboard the Hyperion, discovered Raiden Mei who had become a Herrscher, and fought, fought, fought…

In order to fight against the Herrscher, they also used the six nuclear fusion reactors on the Hyperion to power the Nexus system.

Each nuclear fusion reactor can increase Himeko's combat power by 5 times, making her combat power comparable to a Herrscher in an instant. Of course, it will also put a huge burden on her body, and the Hyperion's power system will be severely damaged.

But it was worth it, and she watched as Kiana defeated Raiden Mei.

what's the situation? !

Himeko couldn't accept the claim that the battle ended with Kiana, severely injured by a Honkai Beast but insisting on fighting, directly contacting Raiden Mei and dissolving her Honkai energy, thus forcing the battle to stop. Then, she casually scooped up the unconscious Kiana, Raiden Mei, and the disoriented Bronya from Changkong City, bringing them back to St. Freya Academy to receive training to become Valkyries, and then had them stay at her home under her care…

What and what?

Himeko downed her coffee in one gulp, her memories becoming clearer with each passing moment, a history completely different from the one she had shared with Fang Jie in a battle against three Herrschers.

She doesn't even know how she survived. Her physical condition has even improved a lot, which is completely different from how she used to go back to the hospital to recuperate after picking vegetables.

"Something's wrong, something very wrong."

Himeko suspects she has been subjected to a mental attack and has inexplicably gained these memories.

Even if she was very dissatisfied with the 'Buster Order' she had received, it wouldn't shake her mind to this extent.

Indeed, and soon, even more direct evidence emerged.

"Major Himeko, something's up!"

After repeatedly searching Changkong City and inspecting the Valkyrie squad of Qianyu Academy around the clock, the Valkyrie on duty suddenly made a communication.

"Please say."

Himeko immediately perked up.

"The situation is complicated! Major Himeko, the location we've been monitoring has changed, the target has appeared, the target has appeared. And, I, we've all experienced some hallucinations and suffered a mental attack."

Himeko's eyes sharpened.

Yes, not just her, but at that very moment, a certain inevitable change began.

……

……

In Changkong City, the place where Fang Jie and Ling fought to the point that Qianyu Academy was destroyed, the place where he once left, a figure in black clothes concealing his pain returned!

That's right, it's Pam!

Pam had no objection to this, and March 7th did it anyway. Besides, Fang Jie even brought Natasha's teddy bear as a gift when he went back.

"I'm back, on the eighth day."

Fang Jie gazed at the world, which was neither entirely familiar nor entirely unfamiliar, and felt a surge of emotions.

To be honest, it was a bit rushed, but after the star core is sealed, the spatial readings of Belloberg's star orbit will return to normal, and it's uncertain whether there will be any further complications.

Just in case, the train conductor will initiate the jump as soon as the spatial readings return to normal. Even if the train jumps back to Belloberg later, it cannot be allowed to fall into a trap...

Fang Jie also needs to hurry up and confirm whether his ability will still be effective after leaving Belloberg, especially whether it will be effective on the train, which is uncertain.

He silently gazed at the familiar night sky, thinking that the Star Core Spirit was probably still wrapped in a blanket, wriggling like a maggot, and that its sleeping posture in March was probably no better, before it fell into this world.

Not much was cleaned up on the ruins of Qianyu Academy, but all the Herrscher remnants rich in Honkai energy were packed up and taken away, leaving only a deep pit where he had nowhere to stand.

Well, this isn't called cleaning, it's called mining.

With a "thud," the Terminator landed in the crater. Looking up, it saw a large number of drones patrolling the sky, but it didn't pay much attention—it wasn't surprising that Otto would do anything after discovering Yae Sakura's whereabouts.

'Upon inspection, the Stigmata are functioning normally.'

'The connection to destiny has been closed; the remaining destiny energy is sealed.'

'Honkai energy access activated: 1HW, 10HW, 100HW... Confirmed abort. Current Honkai energy concentration: 800HW. Honkai energy concentration within Changkong City has returned to normal.'

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he refined it in an instant, even though he wasn't a Herrscher.

"The power has returned, not much, but enough."

Fang Jie looked up at the sky again, not intending to trigger another Herrscher-level Honkai energy reaction, and actively stopped absorbing more Honkai energy.

Feeling the artificial stigmata that wouldn't leave tattoos on the body working properly, easily isolating the inside from the outside, thus avoiding the situation where Fang Jie was targeted by the 'Will of Honkai'.

Nonsense, he's the one being watched too. So what if you're absorbing Honkai energy? Even if you're connecting to the Imaginary Space, you're still trying to cross the Honkai to connect to the Imaginary Tree and attack the end occupied by the 'Cocoon'... Even Sa would have to regain her humanity and look at you with more respect.

"Getting better."

With four intertwined destinies, three against one, Fang Jie is now at least no longer an unknowing source of imaginary pollution. He has consciously put on an isolation suit and even donned the skin of a Saintly Awakener.

Don't ask him where the stigmata are; didn't his eyes change color?

Fang Jie quickly checked the status of the space in the Milky Way (the Fate Space) and the space in Honkai Impact 3 (the Stigmata Space), confirming that everything was normal, except that he lacked a continuous supply of energy to support his extravagance, so as not to directly become unstable and collapse.