Collapse, survive

Dr. Tesla stopped swearing and calmly took off his glasses: "Destiny is doomed. The world is about to be doomed too."

"No, not yet. It's strange, so strange!"

Einstein originally thought so too, but as the saying goes, there's always a way out.

"Look, they've stopped."

With so many nuclear bombs being launched in one concentrated burst and repeatedly bombarded, they know all too well what level the mission is at. Can they withstand it?

Impossible, they don't have that ability. Anti-Entropy has always had the ability to fight Destiny to the death, which is how they managed to achieve peace.

The only thing that could withstand it was the massive shield that appeared in Oceania, which didn't react much after being bombed for a long time.

Now, the intense heat, comparable to the core of the sun, has blasted open the protective shield of Destiny, but...

That was the end of it.

The nuclear bombs that arrived later did not unleash their massive energy to cause the floating island cluster to collapse!

they……

A dud?!

"Holy crap, my silver bullets are perfectly fine. What's going on with this Destiny? These things have duds. Are they just keeping such a huge stockpile to scare us?"

Dr. Tesla, without his glasses, continued to swear.

Wow, they tricked us so badly.

Or did the Heavenly Mandate Department embezzle funds...?

In short, after this respite, the energy of the shield that covered the floating islands and shielded everything began to recover, and all the Honkai reactors operated at full power, repairing the protective shield of the Schicksal headquarters. Things seemed to be getting better.

then.

"boom--!"

The sun shines again.

High in the distant sky, a few military satellites capable of detecting such a scene faithfully recorded it and handed it over to people for analysis. These blows, which could have completely destroyed the headquarters of Destiny and killed all the 'humans' there, were so gentle.

……

……

Fang Jie seized Rita, whose assassination attempt, which had been brewing for a long time and had improved considerably, ignoring the somber and resolute expression on her face as destiny was swallowed up by the 'fireworks,' and discussed the matter with Yae Sakura:

"From now on, we'll take one pill on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, two pills on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and rest on Sundays. That's a happy decision."

"Your Excellency, this..."

Yae Sakura didn't fully understand the power and dangers of nuclear bombs, but after the fireworks had been going off for so long, she realized that it might have been a bit too much...

"Don't hesitate, Yae Sakura. As long as Schicksal is still sneaking around hiding and trying to launch a sneak attack, keep bombing. The bombs can't be stopped, otherwise we'll lose our deterrent power and things will get worse."

Fang Jie seemed to be speaking to her, but he was looking at Sister Ta Zi, who was stubbornly refusing to back down.

"You really think that just because others can't lock down the headquarters of Destiny, they can only bomb indiscriminately and harm civilians, you're going to be hesitant? I'm not Kuang Ni Shang, and I'm not Yang Chaoyue either."

Fang Jie is extremely petty.

"I've remembered all the fireworks you set off over my head, and I'll set them off back for you. As long as you dare to keep the shield up, you're going to get blown up."

"..."

What else could Rita say?

Even with her last ounce of courage and a desperate gamble, she failed to pierce Fang Jie's nape.

Today, my hands tremble; today, my heart aches.

Goodbye, Dad, Mom, everyone...

Are you all alright?

She could only listen blankly, stunned, and understood that the Heavenly Mandate had not been bombed; only the protective shield had been destroyed. Apart from high blood pressure and heart disease complications caused by shock and people committing suicide too quickly, there would be no problems for the people there.

She didn't quite understand Fang Jie's intentions. Could you explain the betrayal of that A-level person over there?

Fu Hua found it difficult to explain, and she felt there was no need to explain. Since she couldn't convince Otto, how could she choose to only convince Fang Jie?

Good people shouldn't have guns pointed at them.

“Middle-aged people always have a castle mentality. They seem to think that as long as they hide in the castle and do evil, no one else can hurt them, which makes them even more ruthless.”

"Times have changed. I will abolish your walls and let humanity out."

"If you don't have the courage to shoot each other, then hide in the gutter where I can't see you and wait to die."

As for him activating his shield...

On the other hand, Fang Jie did it to protect the environment!

Fu Hua watched all this silently. It was really hard to stop it. When Fang Jie did not show any world-destroying tendency of 'corruption' and came with goodwill, only wanting to destroy destiny, how could she risk everything to stop him?

A lose-lose situation would only benefit Otto. It's true that she has lost a lot of memories, but she is not ignorant of many things; she just doesn't have a better way out.

The most urgent task is to get in touch...

Inverse entropy.

Make them sign a written agreement promising not to send Walter.

……

……

Queenstown, at the base where the Oceania branch is paralyzed.

The arrival of Himeko Murata and Theresa immediately stirred up this place where despair was spreading.

"Lady Theresa, it's Lady Theresa! We're saved!"

"No, no, the most urgent thing is to leave here immediately with the Gem of Desire. We must not let it fall into the hands of the Herrscher."

"But……"

There are no buts. The experiment failed, and the experimenter, who was so confident in her abilities, even lost both legs and can't stand up anymore. Forget about being an 'S'-class reserve, she's not even an A-class now!

Even worse than consumables, fortunately the Desire Gem is relatively stable in her body and can be considered a temporary container. After all, if the Honkai energy of the Desire Gem were to erupt, everyone in Queenstown, no, everyone in New Zealand, would die.

Theresa seemed oblivious to this; she simply stared at Wendy, who looked haggard and kept her head down, unable to face her…

My head hurts so much.

Fu Hua was adept at handling the feeling of familiarity mixed with strangeness, but she couldn't. She just felt... Wendy, why Wendy...

“Teacher Theresa.”

Wendy finally looked up and gave a bitter laugh: "I'm sorry, I failed."

"It's alright, Wendy, it's alright."

Theresa had witnessed countless times the Valkyries turned into zombies, and the experimental subjects being destroyed by Schicksal in the laboratory; she had always known this.

But what else can she do?

Even if she refused the 'S' rank title from destiny, stopped resisting destiny, left and founded St. Freya Academy, what was the use of her refusal? She won the opportunity to let the Valkyries experience ordinary life... The Valkyries will eventually walk the path of Valkyries determined by destiny.

Consumables, experimental subjects...

How many evils have been concealed in the name of fighting against the Honkai?

She understood that when the Great Collapse occurred again, she would have to take those risks to acquire the power to fight against the Herrschers.

But are we really fighting against the Honkai?

She looked at Wendy, who was crying, and walked over to her: "Don't cry. It's good that you're alive. There's hope. Even the headmaster failed. He was knocked down from the sky. Judas even opened the wires and hasn't been repaired yet."

Can't beat it, can't beat it at all.

Durandal has turned into a star, and it is unknown when she will return. It will take time for the Valkyries to regroup. Nuclear bombs are flying all over the sky, which is terrifying... So they came to the base—the Oceania branch is actually conducting Herrscher transformation experiments!

Himeko Murata was convinced. She had just taken over the Herrscher of Thunder, who was the daughter of the Anti-Entropy Executor, and created a pseudo-Herrscher during the Great Collapse. Looking back, she realized that her own Schicksal was also creating Herrschers.

Should she expect success or failure?

Theresa knew more, but she had to leave St. Freya Academy, which she cherished, and she didn't know if the Herrscher bombs there would be safe until she returned.

"Come on, Wendy, let's go home."

With this thought in mind, her desire to participate in the war, which Otto had forcibly persuaded her to do, completely faded. She only wanted to go back, and being able to keep St. Freya Academy safe and sound was already a great contribution to protecting the world.

"go home……"

Wendy's hands were already clenched so tightly that her fingertips dug into her palms countless times.

"Can we go back?"

Although in an underground base, communications began to be restored (see the movie below).

That's outrageous. Nuclear bombs keep exploding, but communications are actually being restored... Is that really a restoration or a hijacking?

But they learned just how chaotic things were outside: Queenstown was frozen over, Oceania was shrouded in endless rain, and Destiny headquarters ordered the launch of nuclear missiles, and they were about to be hit by nuclear missiles.

"It's definitely possible, don't worry about anything. Although it might be a bit of a blow to our own pride, we've already exhausted all our options."

The way to deal with the Herrschers has never been through nuclear weapons; that's just a good way to deal with humanity itself.

With nuclear bombs flying everywhere, Queenstown hasn't felt any tremors. Apart from the sound and light effects, it's as if they don't exist. In the rainy direction from Oceania, you can't even feel the sound and light effects.

In particular, Theresa did not sense an increase in Honkai energy concentration during this process.

She understood the desire that Destiny wanted to seize this incredible technology and ability, and Theresa wanted it too, especially since it was also mixed with the grudges and entanglements of the Far Eastern fox spirit.

But isn't it because we can't beat them?

Panic must have spread outside the world, with speculations about the collapse of the world and extraterrestrials constantly echoing in the minds of world leaders.

But for Theresa, Fang Jie had not done anything wrong.

Otto harmed her, but Fang Jie did not.

Why did she have to point the gun at Fang Jie when he hadn't been turned into a puppet by the Honkai and could communicate with others?

This is not the right thing to do.

Wendy couldn't imagine it, but she trusted Theresa.

Himeko hesitated, especially when she looked at the expressions and eyes of the laboratory researchers around her.

They probably only wanted to send away the Gem of Desire, not to St. Freya Academy!

Theresa didn't care.

"Come with me!"

"Dean, shouldn't you reconsider?"

Himeko felt it was better to be cautious, since even she had no right to decide such a major matter; all countries needed to reach a consensus and come up with a set of rules.

There are many things that are hard to say right now, but the power of aliens is obvious to all. Regardless of whether they are aliens or something else, they will conquer Oceania as soon as they arrive.

However, on the other hand, as the danger level of the target continues to rise, Oceania is the only option.

But it's fate...

They were the first to attack aliens, and the Buster Call is still in effect. Won't they retaliate?

This is obviously impossible; Tianming believes that if someone attacks him, he will definitely fight back.

When they project their own experience onto others, they assume the other party will definitely retaliate.

With Himeko standing in the middle, even the St. Freya Academy, whose stance has always been delicate, couldn't help but think more about Theresa.

"No need to think about it, I've already made up my mind."

Theresa waved her hand:

"Himeko, do you understand? For many years, I have been enduring and waiting for an opportunity. I waited and waited until I lost so much before finally deciding to leave Schicksal. I did not continue to resist because I still had to protect many people, but that does not mean that I really approve of Schicksal's actions!"

Cecilia is dead, Kiana is dead, and so many, so many people...

With Siegfried crippled and Kiana suffering from a headache, how much can she protect now? Kiana is constantly being watched by Otto, and could be sacrificed by him at any moment.

Even Wendy...

“I’m not worried about that demon… Yae Sakura, nor am I worried about Fang Jie. If they want to retaliate, I can accept it as long as it doesn’t involve others.”