Starting from the Collapse World, I became the behind-the-scenes boss

She knew very well that the other party was not someone who was making baseless accusations.

I wonder what tricks that guy will pull next...

With these thoughts in mind, Durandal bid farewell to Otto and headed straight for the training room.

She wasted a lot of time today because of [Walter White]'s matter, so she needs to catch up on the training she missed... no, she should increase it by another 10%.

No matter what, she would not give in to that guy so easily!

Clenching her fist, a resolute look flashed across the girl's face.

The Moonlight's Voyage

Chapter One: The Throne of Moonlight

On December 7, 2016, two years and N days after the third Honkai Impact, an unknown floating warship, which was almost as if it had the words "Anti-Entropy" written on its side, appeared in the sky above Canghai City, Shenzhou.

Along with them came countless Honkai Beasts.

The red and white alien monsters swept across the sky like a swarm of locusts that blotted out the sun, leaving only ruins and wreckage in their wake.

But even more terrifying than these Honkai Beasts is the mysterious floating warship, whose altitude is constantly decreasing, and it will crash into the ground in less than an hour.

At that time, the completely out-of-control Honkai energy reactor will unleash a massive Honkai disaster in Canghai City that is no less severe than a sequence-level disaster.

In another silver airship high in the sky, Kiana pouted as she looked down through her tactical goggles at the dense array of Honkai energy reactions below: "Honestly, can't these annoying guys show up at a different time?"

Today is her rare birthday.

"Perhaps one day we will be able to meet the god of Honkai, and we can try to get Him to set today as a Honkai Rest Day."

After giving the equipment needed for the airdrop a final check, Shihen smiled and thought to himself about the timing of the Moon Throne.

Compared to the original timeline, this Moon Throne appeared much later.

Considering what Einstein and others did, this is not surprising.

However, the timing of the fourth Honkai Impact 3rd was also delayed, which is quite intriguing.

Perhaps, even the will of Honkai is waiting for Kiana to be ready.

Touching his chin, Shihen secretly pondered.

"If there really are any gods, then they must be our enemies."

Mei rolled her eyes at the boy and said helplessly.

Even if there truly are gods, they have manipulated the Honkai to create so many tragedies in the world; they are clearly not benevolent deities.

"Alright, enough chit-chat. We've arrived above the Moon Throne, and the boarding operation is about to begin."

This operation will be conducted jointly by the Time Trace Squad and the Fu Hua Squad. Do you have any further questions?

Himeko's calm and composed voice came through the communication channel.

Although the situation was extremely urgent, Himeko was an A-rank Valkyrie who had served for nearly ten years, so she naturally wouldn't panic over something like this.

"Let those Honkai Beasts come at me! I'll crush them all!"

Kiana was the first to answer, a smug grin spreading across her face.

If anyone dares to make her birthday unhappy, she will make sure that person has a very unpleasant time.

"Yes, that's it. Kiana's dual pistols are itching for a fight."

Shihen added that he was not surprised by the involvement of Fu Hua and others.

This mission involves the safety of 30 million citizens of Canghai City, so naturally, the more people we send out, the better, if conditions permit.

As for what exactly this condition is... well, that depends on what Theresa and the others decide.

Thinking of this, Shihen felt quite helpless.

He's already used Walter White to forge an alliance between the three, so why can't Einstein and the others just give him the Moon Throne directly? Why go through all this trouble?

Didn't those anti-entropy enforcers ever consider that staging this scene in Canghai City wouldn't be very friendly to the hearts of the people of China?

Even though Shenzhou received advance warning and carried out emergency evacuation for the residents of Canghai City, some problems were still unavoidable.

"Major Himeko, Bronya, Seele, and I are all ready and can launch an attack at any time."

On the other end of the communication channel, Fu Hua's answer remained conventional.

"Alright! The lives of the thirty million people of Canghai City rest on our shoulders. Remember, you must not be careless!" After giving this final instruction, Himeko immediately issued the order, "Valkyrie Squad, attack!"

As the voice of the current captain of the Hyperion faded, the ship's hatch opened, and Shi Hen, Fu Hua, and the others jumped out from different launch ports.

Suddenly, the view opened up, with thin clouds still hundreds of meters below. The cold wind from high above was already howling, while the intense sunlight felt warm on my skin.

Pulled downwards by gravity, Shihen looked up at the rapidly shrinking silver warship and the boundless clear sky above, made a gesture to Kiana and Mei, and then disappeared straight into the clouds.

Bang!

The sea of ​​clouds that had obscured his view was instantly broken through, and the buildings of Canghai City appeared in Shihen's eyes, including the countless Honkai Beasts that stretched between him and this land, as well as the gray warship that was even larger than the Hyperion.

As the distance to the ground rapidly closed, Shihen summoned a purple flying sword without hesitation and gripped it tightly in his hand. Amidst flashes of lightning, his body began to shift towards the warship's position.

As a somewhat capable Awakened Stigmata, although he cannot fly directly on his sword, he is still allowed to make good use of the weapon's flight characteristics.

As he summoned his flying sword, Shihen also activated the propulsion device on his waist. A powerful thrust, strong enough to crush an ordinary person into mincemeat, surged forth instantly, causing his speed in the air to increase dramatically.

Even though this propulsion system is just one of the additional accessories of the third generation of Destiny armor and cannot provide the user with true flight capabilities, it is not difficult to perform operations such as mid-air turning and landing cushioning.

After all, the Valkyries of Destiny are usually airdropped directly into the battlefield and engage in combat with Honkai Beasts immediately. They wouldn't use ordinary parachutes that are slow and easy targets.

After a series of maneuvers, Shihen had already reached above the gray warship.

Swish!

With a diagonal slash of his flying sword, Shihen sliced ​​a charging Honkai Beast in two, then rolled over to dissipate the force and landed on the warship's deck.

Releasing his flying sword and maneuvering it to tear apart the dozen or so charging-class Honkai Beasts around him, Shihen reached out and adjusted his earpiece, saying, "I have arrived at the designated location."

"I have arrived safely."

Mei's calm and confident voice rang out from the communication channel.

Having been at St. Freya for over two years, the girl has gone from a newbie to a seasoned veteran among the highest-ranking students in the academy, and has naturally grown into a qualified and outstanding Valkyrie.

But on the other hand, a certain white fluffy ball wasn't so great.

"Ah~ I was interfered with by a Honkai Beast, and my landing position is way off. I'm still several thousand meters away from the Moon Throne battleship!"

Kiana's voice sounded somewhat frantic, accompanied by the roars and howls of Honkai Beasts.

Clearly, the girl's landing point was not simply a little off-center.

Despite its usually pale complexion, this white fluffy little thing acted strangely this time.

Upon hearing their report, Himeko gave the order without much hesitation: "Fu Hua and the others have boarded the ship from another direction."

I will arrange for drones to pick up Kiana as soon as possible. Shihen and Mei will meet up first to explore the interior of the warship and seize control of the Moon Throne as quickly as possible. We must not let it crash!

While a Valkyrie squad requires all three members to be together to be considered a fully equipped combat unit, solo or duo combat is sometimes unavoidable.

This is when the Valkyrie's combat skills will be truly tested.

On this point, Himeko has always trusted Shihen and the others.

Over the years, she has witnessed the growth of these little ones.

"No! I want to fight and go on missions with Hen too!"

Kiana instinctively let out a futile cry.

"Then give me more airdrop practice from now on!"

Himeko replied coldly and ruthlessly.

Although the interference of Honkai Beasts can be considered an uncontrollable factor, how can a Valkyrie make so many excuses for herself?

Sweating more in peacetime and bleeding less in wartime—this is the truest description of the Valkyrie profession.

Ignoring the white-furred ball's wails, Shihen charged straight towards the designated location, battling through the Honkai Beasts.

Even though Kiana's landing location seemed to have quite a few Honkai Beasts, he wasn't too worried about the girl's safety.

Having practiced for two and a half years, Kiana shouldn't be unable to handle this kind of situation.

The other party had confidently stated that they would achieve an A-rank title in this year's Valkyrie Rank Assessment.

The purple sword shuttle left behind a trail of Honkai beast remains, and soon Shihen arrived at the designated meeting point.

There, a black-haired Valkyrie clad in crimson armor was battling several tank-class Honkai Beasts.

She took a slight step back to avoid a Honkai Beast's attack, and the next second, the girl's figure moved forward as fast as a spring, drawing the purple katana hidden on her back and slicing the Honkai Beast's head in two.

Having achieved a successful strike, the girl's offensive did not stop. Instead, she followed the arc of her blade and slashed at another Honkai Beast.

As if he had handed his head to the girl's blade, his white exoskeleton was ripped open, and pinkish-purple bodily fluids splattered all over the ground.

Having ended the battle cleanly and efficiently, Mei let out a soft breath, sheathed her sword, and looked at the boy who had arrived nearby with a gentle smile: "Hen, you've come."

Chapter Two: The Boy's Gift of Anti-Entropy

"Mei, your swordsmanship is getting more and more formidable."

Looking at the Honkai Beasts lying all over the ground around him, Shihen smiled and praised them.

Judging from the battle marks, Mei usually kills someone with a single strike, rarely landing a second blow.

With her innate talent, years of diligent practice, and possession of a divine weapon of the first rank of Divine Key, it's not surprising that the girl possesses such strength.

Or rather, if the opponent has to go through a lot of trouble to deal with even a few ordinary Honkai Beasts, then that's truly pathetic.

Milk buds don't grow like that.

"This sword you gave me is very useful."

Mei revealed a hint of shyness in her smile as she held the purple katana tucked into her waistband.

According to the Book of Azure Mystery, this is one of the mass-produced Divine Keys.

Although it can't compare to Theresa's Judah, it's still very effective at cutting down ordinary Honkai Beasts, taking them down one by one.

Of course, more than the sword's power, Mei preferred the part of the boy's power contained within it.

Every time she uses it in battle, she can feel the Time Mark being with her, something no other weapon possesses.

"Didn't I just give you a scabbard?"

Shihen asked, puzzled.

Theoretically, Soul Steel weapons all possess the basic attribute of suddenly disappearing and suddenly reappearing, so the scabbard and the like are purely decorative.

But seeing that the girl really liked sword drawing techniques, Shihen personally selected materials and crafted a scabbard for her.

Its special alloy texture has a protective effect on swords with electromagnetic properties, and can make the swords slightly more powerful when they are drawn. It can be considered a byproduct of Shihen's research on the armored version of the Moon Throne.

Strictly speaking, Shihen can now be considered a semi-researcher.

As for the katana itself... he had only used it; the weapon still belonged to St. Freya, it was just that Theresa assigned it to Mei.

Even though Theresa never mentioned the issue of ownership, and even tacitly allowed Shihen and others to possess these Xuanyuan Swords, it was still necessary to distinguish between public and private matters.

"..."

In an instant, Mei's gaze turned resentful.

She suddenly had a strong urge to crack open this guy's skull and see what was going on in his head.

Even Kiana would know what to do in a situation like this, right?

Ignoring Mei's little scheme, Shihen walked straight to the warship's hatch and opened it with a few casual movements.

He was already very familiar with the operating system used by the Anti-Entropy warship, not to mention that the access lock of the Moon Throne was already at a simple level.

When sending the warship out, Einstein and the others never intended to make things difficult for St. Freya on this point.

"So fast?"

Mei was surprised to see the boy break through the hatch access control almost in the blink of an eye.