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

"..."

Seeing Wendy becoming increasingly frenzied under Mei's persuasive words, Shihen glanced at the girl with long, straight black hair and his lips twitched slightly.

He felt that Mei's protagonist aura had run out of credit.

He doesn't have any nipples lately, does he?

Shaking his head to clear away these chaotic thoughts, Shihen's expression hardened slightly as he said, "If reasoning doesn't work, then we'll have to subdue Wendy with force first."

As he spoke, a red light flashed across Shihen's wrist, and a red mecha, a size larger than himself, materialized from the void and quickly attached itself to the boy.

As a top-tier mecha comparable to the S-class Valkyrie of Destiny, the Apollo is naturally equipped with a quantum transmission system.

"Um……"

Upon seeing the familiar red mecha, Mei felt a sense of relief and nodded slightly, blushing.

She felt that she had messed things up again.

Unaware of Mei's slight guilt, Shihen simply stared intently at the four tornadoes rapidly approaching them. Data on the mecha's auxiliary observation interface changed rapidly, indicating the swift changes in atmospheric pressure around the tornadoes.

Although the ability description is something rather esoteric, such as creating ideal fluids, ultimately, the power of the Herrscher of Wind still comes down to manipulating airflow.

This is a world that values ​​science.

"Hold on."

After saying this, Shihen picked up the two girls who were struggling against the tornado and carried them around the waist. Bright flames erupted from the legs of his mecha, propelling him forward instead of backward, and he charged directly towards a tornado.

The tornadoes created by the Wind Herald are no less massive than those formed naturally, and when all four are unleashed simultaneously, they resemble an invisible wall of wind pressing down upon the area.

Therefore, running away is futile; all they can do is face the challenge head-on.

As he plunged into the tornado, countless grains of sand and gravel, pulled and sucked in by the gale, engulfed Shihen and his companions, as if trying to grind them to dust and make them part of it.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shihen immediately activated the defense system on the mecha.

hum-

With a soft whistle, a red light shone on the Apollo's breastplate, and a light blue honeycomb-shaped energy shield firmly protected the crew.

Almost the instant the energy shield took shape, sand, gravel, and countless wind blades as sharp as steel knives attacked, causing the light on the energy shield to flicker.

Knowing that the Apollo could not withstand the Herrscher's attack for long, Shihen's leg flames suddenly intensified, propelling him forward rapidly in the direction of the airflow.

boom--

As if an invisible barrier had been shattered, the surrounding wind suddenly quieted down, leaving only a gray-black wind wall enveloping everything, confining the world to this small area.

"Is this Wendy's power? It's amazing!"

Looking at the thick, seemingly endless dark clouds swirling together in the sky, Kiana couldn't help but open her mouth wide.

This ability to make the world change color with every gesture reminded her of Mei during the Third Honkai Impact.

But compared to Mei back then, Wendy is now clearly much colder and more ruthless.

"So this is the fourth Herrscher!"

Glancing at the Apollo's noticeably lowered energy bar, Shihen's tone became wistful.

Although Dr. Tesla specifically developed the Apollo spacecraft to fight against the Herrscher, there is bound to be a gap between ideals and reality.

Even among those who possess the Divine Key, not every one of them can stand up to a Herrscher.

"Ha! Are you already starting to regret it?"

A bunch of hypocrites!

A cold snort rang out as Wendy descended from the sky on the wind. Her blue wings, resembling those of a bird but carrying a distinct energy, were slightly unfurled, making her look like a sacred and inviolable angel from legend.

The only difference is that this angel brings only destruction.

"Hmph! The word 'regret' doesn't exist in my dictionary!"

I told you, I would definitely bring you back to St. Freya!

Kiana shouted loudly, a smug smile curving her lips, and charged at Wendy without hesitation.

"Tsk!"

Seeing this, Wendy couldn't help but grit her teeth and raise her hand, unleashing several wind blades.

The invisible and intangible wind came at an extremely fast speed. Kiana only had time to raise her hand to protect her vitals and try to avoid the main body of the wind blade before she was already covered in several cuts of varying depths.

Even when facing a Herrscher's casual attack, the Valkyrie armor, which could withstand machine gun fire, seemed far too flimsy.

Even so, Kiana's speed increased rather than decreased, like a silver-feathered arrow that never looks back once the bow is drawn.

Looking at the white fluffy ball's determined and tenacious back, Shihen couldn't help but think of a knight charging towards a windmill.

Shaking his head slightly, Shihen looked at Mei beside him and said softly, "Can you still hold on?"

Ever since she unleashed that sword strike that surpassed her own limits, the girl's face had remained pale and weak.

Without the core of a Herrscher, Mei faces many limitations in using Herrscher power, and the burden on her would be much heavier.

Shaking her head without speaking, Mei held the katana horizontally with her left hand, and slowly but forcefully ran her right fingertips across the blade, leaving a conspicuous bloodstain on the purple katana.

Before long, the bloodstains faded and disappeared, and the originally dull-colored katana suddenly shone as if it had been reborn, with wisps of electric arcs appearing and dancing.

After finishing all this, Mei let out a long breath, looked at the head of the mecha as if she could see a pair of black pupils in it, and said, "Hen, the rest is up to you."

Having forcibly used Herrscher powers, she now has very little combat ability left.

But she still has trustworthy companions.

"Okay, Mei, you should get some rest."

Nodding vigorously, Shihen used his slightly slender right arm, clad in the hand of the girl, to receive the blade forged by her own strength.

Despite being a mech meticulously crafted by Dr. Tesla, the Apollo spacecraft lacked a compatible main weapon.

No, it should be said that the main weapon of this mech has not yet been actually installed.

After glancing at the mech's right arm, which was noticeably smaller than its left, Shihen had already guessed what Einstein and the others had reserved as the main weapon for the Apollo mission.

Unfortunately, even knowing that the treasure symbolizing Walter's spirit would surely be passed down to him, he still had to rely on his acting skills to get through this hurdle.

With a slight sigh, Shi Hen immediately stood up and rushed towards the two girls who were fighting without the slightest hesitation.

call out!

Kiana dodged a wind blade to the side, letting it land on the ground and leave a deep cut. She twisted her waist and delivered a spinning kick to Wendy, instantly revealing a huge golden cat claw.

With her left hand, Wendy grabbed the cat's paw and easily crushed it. Then, she struck out with her palm at the white-haired girl on the ground.

In an instant, a wall of wind several meters long and wide appeared and howled, sending Kiana flying.

If it were an ordinary person, this blow would have completely shattered them to pieces.

But the white fluffy ball scrambled to its feet and charged at Wendy once again.

"Why! Why are you still fighting!?"

Looking at the white-haired girl who was covered in wounds but had not fallen, Wendy gritted her teeth and asked.

She had already displayed overwhelming power, wasn't this guy even a little bit afraid?

If it were those bastards from the Oceania branch, they would have been crying and running for their lives by now.

Didn't I say that?

"I will definitely take you back to St. Freya!"

Wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, Kiana gave a disheveled yet determined smile.

"Don't forget I'm here for you!"

A young voice rang out, and a purple flying sword carrying the force of thunder shot towards Wendy. When it landed in front of her, it seemed to have pierced some kind of smooth sphere and slid straight away from her side.

Is it a wind barrier that controls the formation of fluids?

Noticing the ripples that appeared on the surface of the water in front of the girl for that instant, Shihen secretly guessed what was going on.

"Hen, you're too slow!"

Kiana glared at the red mecha next to her and said angrily.

She had been beaten for several minutes, and her whole body ached as if it were about to fall apart.

"Sorry for the delay."

But from now on, you can leave it to me.

He spoke softly, and Shihen reached out his left hand to grasp the purple flying sword that was flying back. In a flash, he rushed towards Wendy.

"A bunch of liars! Do you think you can change anything?!"

With a cold laugh, Wendy fearlessly stepped forward, using an invisible wind blade to block the purple katana flashing with lightning in the mech's hand.

As the most talented Valkyrie in the Oceania branch, even though she spent three years in a wheelchair because of her desire to conduct gem experiments, she did not forget her skills as a Valkyrie in the slightest.

In an instant, Wendy overpowered the boy with her superb combat skills, easily blocking the two Xuanyuan swords in his hands with a gust of wind.

"Speaking of con artists, Wendy, you're more suited to that word, aren't you?"

Shihen chuckled and said, wielding the two Xuanyuan swords of different shapes with great skill, but he still couldn't get past the girl's defenses in the slightest.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Wendy raised an eyebrow, flicked her wind blade to deflect the boy's katana, and then stepped close to the mecha, placing her foot on its chest.

With a bent knee and a burst of power, the seemingly slender feet of a young girl unleashed a force far surpassing that of an Emperor-level Honkai Beast.

Bang!

With a loud bang, the red mech that was fighting Wendy in the air was slammed to the ground, instantly creating a crater tens of meters in size, and a large amount of dust was stirred up.

"mark!"

Kiana couldn't help but shout.

The next second, as if in response to the girl's call, a beam of red and white light burst through the dust and mist and rose from the ground.

Hovering in front of Wendy, the pale white light on the red mech pulsed rhythmically like breathing, and pieces of red armor kept falling off the cracked and dented body.

Faced with the Herrscher's furious attack, the Apollo was clearly no match.

Ignoring his own injuries, Shihen looked through the mecha at the girl in front of him and said softly, "Wendy, you also crave to be cared for, don't you?"

Why force yourself to pretend you're ready to destroy everything?

"What did you say?!" Wendy's eyebrows shot up, her face contorted with rage. "I hate you all! I hate every single one of you!"

What I want to do most right now is kill all of you liars!

Having been deceived by fate for three whole years and suffered endless humiliation, she had long been utterly disillusioned with humanity. How could she possibly still crave care?

"If that's really the case, why didn't you take action when we first met?" As if seeing through all the girl's pretenses, Shihen said calmly, his voice carrying an irresistible force, "You are clearly also yearning for warmth, aren't you?"

Wendy became the Fourth Herrscher when she destroyed the Oceania branch, but she chose to disguise herself when facing Shihen and others sent by the Far East branch.

Undoubtedly, deep down, the girl hoped that someone would care about her and save her this time.

"You're talking nonsense! You're all a bunch of hypocritical liars!"

I'm going to kill you all!

Wendy jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her voice filled with hysterical madness.

"You're really stubborn. It seems I have no choice but to defeat you first."

Shihen let out a long sigh.

Even though he doesn't have a big golden retriever, why is this kid acting all high and mighty?

"Ha! After all that talk, you just wanted to trick me into lowering my guard so you could launch a sneak attack?"

This time, I won't fall for your tricks again!

Upon seeing this, Wendy immediately sneered.

Without attempting any further verbal sparring, Shihen tossed the purple flying sword in his left hand high into the sky, whereupon blue lightning flashed across the cloud-covered heavens.

Rumbling--

In an instant, the thunderous roar sounded like the beating of a drum.