Collapse, survive

"It's alright, Amber."

Otto picked up the tall wine glass on the table and downed the blood-red wine in one gulp: "She can't escape, she can't resist. More than three 'S'-class Valkyries, even the Herrschers from St. Freya Academy have erupted again..."

He's determined to launch the Honkai Fission Bomb; Theresa's already gone, hasn't she?

"I understand. The key is to quickly defeat the Far Eastern Fox and ensure the safety of Oceania."

Amber understood and couldn't help but admire the bishop's consistent decisiveness.

Wait, what's wrong with your hands?

Otto also noticed his hand trembling as he held the glass. He smiled slightly and said, "The storms in Oceania are truly astonishing. Amber, contact the research institute that tests for Honkai energy intensity. Is it really true that no Honkai energy was detected?"

Yes, Your Excellency, but there was no reaction from the Herrscher-level Honkai energy. It spread throughout the storm at a level that was normal, just like any other normal value. Ordinary people wouldn't sneeze because of it.

Of course, it's also possible that the storm has become 'otherworldly,' and external monitoring can't get the correct feedback. It's like a fusion-type world bubble unfolding in the original world, building a base and confronting destiny.

"Yes, Your Excellency, there are no Herrschers reacting in Oceania, not a single one."

"And the conclusion?"

"The instruments are fine, and the facts of what's happening are fine too. The problem lies with the person who caused all this. The biggest issue now is how to find this person. I'm sorry, this requires further research. We can't rule out the possibility that it was done by that Far Eastern fox demon."

"Of course it's her. Who else would pray for rain like that, constantly bringing disaster... Very good, everyone at the research institute has lived up to the annual investment of Destiny."

Otto nodded slightly, not blaming anyone.

Otto was no stranger to this feeling; Joachim, the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, was just like that—unpredictable and impossible to find, yet impossible to ignore.

Many years ago, Joyce refused his request to join the Apocalypse clan and even attacked him, beating him to his knees.

That sense of unsolvability was deeply etched into Otto's heart, filling him with fear...

Joyce even allowed Joachim to inherit the name 'Walter,' concealing for many years that he was already dead, and established Anti-Entropy, an anti-destiny organization.

At that time, Otto went all out, pulling out many of his trump cards in an attempt to destroy this uncontrollable situation.

And the result...

Just practice cooking more.

It can only be said that Joyce drove him to the brink of madness and paranoia during his lifetime, and Otto's seemingly inexplicable death resulted in him finding an extraordinary successor.

Otto allowed Cocolia to make a terrible mistake and even fanned the flames, perhaps hoping to force out Joachim, whose situation was unclear and reportedly dire...

Will this be your counterattack?

You're about to... eat little and be burdened with many things, how can you last long? Are you finally going to be dragged down to the point of being seriously injured and unable to be cured?

You've actually stooped to associating with the Far Eastern fox demons! I despise you, Joachim!

"No, Amber, that's not enough. Deploy all the fourth-generation Godslayer armor from our inventory and send them to the battlefield. And the fleet—deploy the entire Pacific Fleet!"

“Lord Otto, the Godslayer Armor has only achieved its initial goals and has not yet been tested.”

"enough."

Otto knew better than anyone that this equipment was merely an attempt to replicate the technological achievements of a previous civilization; there were no minor innovations or bugs involved. As long as it could be built, there was no problem. The problem was whether the wearer could withstand it...

That's not a problem either.

……

……

"That's the 'Star Core Project,' it's really impressive."

As dawn broke, Fang Jie sat on the unsinkable flying island, admiring the distant 'space elevator,' which was expected to be completed in 2025. Currently, it was just a straight tower just over a thousand meters tall, the same height as him at that moment.

"It's the Galaxy Project."

Because of the synesthetic beacon, Himeko won't hear the puns, but she can still distinguish between the star core and the galaxy.

The alien's ability was also specifically pointed out by the research institute. He used Mandarin from beginning to end, but it sounded like his mother tongue to Himeko, and it also sounded like his mother tongue to anyone else.

“That name is unlucky, it can’t hold back the bad luck. I bet it will fail, either next year or this year.”

In the original timeline, the project was disrupted when the heavens cracked in Wen Tiandi's anger.

It won't be in 2025!

"you……"

Himeko assumed he was making a joke, like the one about kangaroos.

Kangaroo: This is not a joke.

Himeko felt a little annoyed.

Good news: Fang Jie was not taken over by the demon and transformed into calamity.

Bad news: He doesn't seem to be a good person either; he's up to no good.

Fang Jie didn't think this was a bad thing. He gazed at the scenery and said, "How beautiful, Himeko. I really hope that the Tower of Babel towards the starry sky can be built. Then, humans can be launched up there like garbage."

Is there something wrong?

Putting aside the flaws, Himeko approves of his aesthetic sense, and she is also looking forward to the completion of this place, even though she probably won't be able to see it in ten years.

But that future was like the beacon of civilization. Whenever she looked out from the Hyperion, it stretched from the horizon in front of her to the horizon behind her, seemingly boundless, multiplying and conquering all the land.

In comparison, even on Tokyo Bay, the largest bay in the Far East, only the lights of lighthouses and ships can be seen.

They haven't even explored the ocean properly, yet they dream of the sky and going to the universe... In the end, they're stuck at the edge of the solar system and can't get out.

Fang Jie didn't find it funny. He reached out and hooked his arm around Ji Zi's shoulder, pressing it down—

"Please don't burn me, okay? The scenery is so beautiful."

Her resistance never stopped, and Fang Jie couldn't completely restrain her. So he either drugged her, damaged her nervous system, or simply attacked her mentally...

Not so much.

Himeko remained silent, her artificial stigmata silently rotating, using Honkai energy to propel her body to unleash even more power, becoming extremely warm under the transformation of the nuclear fusion armor.

"How stubborn."

Fang Jie frowned, watching as Yae Sakura seemed completely oblivious to their presence, gazing into the distance...

He straightened Himeko up and looked into her eyes.

"Since I'm just killing time anyway, I'll do some modifications for you."

"Heh, aliens' evil modifications, what kind of person do you want to turn me into?"

Himeko found it hard to say whether she was wary of him, who was actually quite nice to her; it was truly a confusing situation...

"Don't worry, it's just like last time, um, an upgraded version, to give you a healthy body so that you can further contribute to the Far East Demon Cave."

Fang Jie reached out and touched Himeko's cheek, where the Honkai energy erosion patterns had spread again. Coupled with the high body temperature caused by the artificial stigma overload, her veins were bulging, and she looked unhealthy no matter how you looked at it.

Even a slight improvement can't stop you from burning your life.

The power of pioneering—yay!

Himeko could not resist.

The familiar comfort and the strange thrill made her shake her body violently, trying to break free from this 'brainwashing'. Because she was still wearing the armor, she was actually able to unleash power that surpassed A-level and reached the critical point.

It's probably willpower.

She's really charming.

It's one thing to fight against the Honkai with your life, but to fight against me... why are you using my power to help you fight against me?

"call!"

Fang Jie blew air directly at her, not with the power of exploration, but with a new way of human body repair brought about by Honkai energy—Anti-Honkai Spray.

Referring to the sacred blood of the Shatnia family, Dr. Magi's serum, Tesla's improved God-Slaying Spear, and the Honkai energy resistance possessed by Valkyries and Fusion Warriors, if we want to trace back to the source, we can go back to the medicine that once saved 'Su'.

The earliest anti-Honkai potion of the pre-civilization era had to be prepared by extracting raw materials from a thousand patients suffering from Honkai erosion, resulting in a single dose.

Fang Jie's reasoning is probably because he is physically strong, allowing him to gather a large amount of energy on his own.

She was known as the Little Dragon Girl with Medicine.

Himeko, who had been burning hot all over, suddenly felt a cool sensation. It was the receding of the Honkai's erosion; the coolness seeped into her skin from the area Fang Jie had breathed on, coursing through her veins and spreading...

"What's this?"

She wasn't ungrateful; it's just that... we have different perspectives, and I'm very sorry.

"The power of the Stigmata, Himeko."

Fang Jie understood her persistence and resistance, and said smugly, "If it weren't for my special constitution now, which makes it difficult for DNA fragments to fall off, and I didn't want to give you my blood, why would I go through all this trouble to replenish my mana? I mean, body exchange is the best way to transfer this resistance."

Himeko paused slightly, bit her lower lip, glanced at Fang Jie, and looked down.

"Hey, I meant a kiss. Don't you think it's a romantic thing that a kiss can save someone who's been corrupted by Honkai?"

Fang Jie could tell at a glance that Ji Zi didn't think well of him.

He was perfectly reasonable and measured the whole way, and didn't randomly activate the Valkyrie Touch System. He had all the morals he needed.

As for physical contact, it's a matter of equals; there's no logic in "you hit me, I can hit you back."

"Hmmmm~"

Himeko gave him a look, the kind that... after beating him for so long, it's finally time to use her beauty to seduce him.

"Kid, what exactly are you planning to do?"

We can't fight at all. Let's talk, at least we can gather more intelligence.

It could be said that he wiped out the entire Oceania; the survivors of the lower branch all evacuated to the depths of the base, only occasionally attempting to fight back...

What can they fight back against? All weapons malfunction when fired, and the heavily invested Honkai energy weapons are all like toys, incomprehensibly disarmed.

Fang Jie was also helpless. Uncle Yang had reminded him that it was best not to use weapons that were beyond the reach of this era, and then he loaded a large number of weapons that were available in this era into the artificial holy marks.

With just a glance, without needing to manipulate [Food] further, a simple thought of 'Stop' will automatically deactivate the weapon, making it primarily a special attack type for mechanical weapons...

Known as Xiaoluanpo.

If you fight him, the current civilization will be hit with a "naked and unarmored" buff upon meeting him.

"Didn't I say it before? Himeko, make your voice heard in the world, and don't mess with me."

Fang Jie argued vehemently, "You know what kind of organization Destiny is—utterly corrupt, and Otto is bound to act like a jerk. I don't want to join Anti-Entropy now; it's too incompetent, and there's Cocolia causing trouble. After much thought, the only option is to conquer a territory and entertain myself, all for the sake of self-preservation."

Oh my god, aliens have come to Earth to establish a colony!

That's what Himeko thought.

Fang Jie had already started blowing on her chest, where she completely disregarded any precautions and exposed her ambitious, white breasts, dazzling to the eye. Every time, the shy Fang Jie dared not look too long, becoming the little brother under the older sister's predatory position...

All gone.

Nowadays, Fang Jie won't just assume you're right because you have big breasts, and she won't blow on them until they jiggle.

Hahahaha...

Yae Sakura had no objections, but Himeko gave him a tap on the head. It didn't hurt, but she still reminded him to be more careful. He looked up and met Himeko's golden eyes.

They were quite strict.

Himeko's lips twitched: "You think this would be a romantic thing?"

"It's better than letting you suck my blood, or do you prefer spinal fluid? I don't think you can bite me."

Fang Jie changed the subject and laughed without spitting at Ji Zi, who was probably more insulting.

Himeko felt embarrassed and annoyed. She was not as bold as usual. What kind of holy mark was this?

"Do aliens also have sacred marks?"

She was confused; if there were stigmata, were they still aliens?

Fang Jie explained simply: "It's artificial. I didn't have it before; I just recently made it by hand."

"..."

Himeko fell silent, only her tightly pursed lips revealing just how... flustered she was.

Being captured and taken away by aliens, and seemingly about to involve a soul-borrowing birth—a scenario no longer used in movies—Himeko felt more panicked than ever before.

But artificial stigmata...