Collapse City: The Anime Version of Honkai Begins
Chapter 103

Angel Reconstruction Hits the Big Screen / Kosma, Stay Away from Bad Women

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"By, An, Ka..."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Durandal's pupils contracted, her whole body trembled, and she turned around, forcing a smile, "Uncle, it's been a long time. Why are you back?"

Li Sushang curiously examined the man in front of her, then looked at the nervous Durandal, scratching her head in confusion, appearing quite "wise".

"Bianka just got back yesterday, I heard from my sister that..."

Before Yaqing could finish speaking, Durandal hurriedly said nervously, "Uncle, I haven't caused any trouble. I work very hard every day."

"I didn't say you caused trouble. Your sister was just praising you for being hardworking and diligent." Yaqing rubbed Durandal's little head.

"Who are you!"

Hearing the exclamation, everyone's attention was drawn.

Susannah and Yarvete were originally two female members of the Immortal Blades team led by Durandal.

Susannah looked at Yaqing in surprise and said excitedly, "You are! You are Director Yaqing of Schicksal! I really love your Honkai series. Please, please, you must sign it!"

Yaqing didn't expect to encounter someone asking for an autograph at the Schicksal Headquarters. Just as she picked up the pen handed to her, she was in a dilemma. She had a pen but no paper. Where should she sign?

Seemingly sensing Yaqing's predicament, Susannah pulled up her short-sleeved shirt, revealing her chubby little belly, pointed to the white shirt, and said, "Let's sign here!"

"Huh?" Yaqing was embarrassed and didn't know where to start writing.

After quickly finishing his writing, he hurriedly moved away.

"Hehehe..." Susannah looked at the signature on the T-shirt and grinned foolishly.

"Sigh! I haven't... signed it yet?" Alvitr looked at Yaqing's departing figure, feeling somewhat dejected. Then, as if remembering something, she frantically shook Susannah's shoulders. "It's all your fault! Look where you signed it!"

"Alvitr, stop shaking me, I'm dizzy!"

Watching the two playfully bickering, Li Sushang and Durandal exchanged a glance, shook their heads with smiles, walked around them, and headed towards the office.

"Was that Director Yaqing just now?" Li Sushang suddenly asked.

"You know him?"

"I've heard the head chef mention it." Li Sushang nodded.

Durandal stopped in her tracks.

"Didn't you say you had no connections?"

"Is this the background?" Li Sushang asked, puzzled.

First he was the president, then he became a director.

Chapter 159 Angel Rebuild the Screen (Screen Release)

A week passed quickly. During this time, Yaqing visited Kallen once. She was eating well and didn't seem frightened at all. On the weekend, it was time for the third movie to be released.

The cinema under Schicksal Group, in its VIP screening room, had only three rows of seats, each of which was a high-end, luxurious massage chair. To Yaqing's left sat the Ziegfried couple, and to her right sat Li Sushang and Durandal.

"Isn't the president coming?" Yaqing looked around but didn't see Otto or Kallen.

"Luo... Otto is very mysterious and rarely shows his face."

In Otto and Kallen's love nest, Otto is holding Kallen as they lie on a large, soft bed, and a movie is about to start playing on a projector that covers almost the entire wall.

"Yawn!"

Otto sneezed without warning and rubbed his itchy nose.

"Otto, are you catching a cold?" Kallen asked worriedly.

"How could that be? Kallen, you're worried about me, that really touches me~" Otto hugged Kallen tightly, wanting to kiss Kallen fair forehead.

Unexpectedly, Kallen pushed Otto's face away.

"What I mean is, if you catch a cold, don't let it infect me."

The movie on the projector is about to start.

"With the awakening of the Herrscher of the Void, the world has fallen into Great Honkai; in just four months, survivors have fled everywhere, seeking refuge."

As Rita slowly narrates her story, the camera moves to a technologically advanced and dazzling metropolis.

"Sky Dome City, a technological metropolis built by humans in Shenzhou, has become their refuge."

On the rooftop, Rita stood with her back to the camera, two long blades glowing green and yellow slung across her back. Her fingers, encased in a metallic sheen, tapped on a screen of light that appeared out of thin air.

"Two weeks ago, someone witnessed the Herrscher of the Void appearing here."

The camera focuses on Rita's face, revealing a device resembling a gas mask covering the lower half of her face.

"In order to find her whereabouts, Schicksal and Anti-Entropy have begun their operations simultaneously."

The light screen suddenly extended, revealing several large blue-and-white characters in the night sky—the title of the film: Honkai 3: Angel Rebuild.

"It's starting, it's starting." Kiana was holding two large buckets of popcorn, occasionally popping a few kernels into her mouth, and then taking a big gulp of ice-cold cola.

"Kiana, eat less. Drinking cold food right after lunch will upset your stomach," Mei said with concern.

"It's okay, Mei. Beautiful girls have different stomachs for meals and snacks." Kiana stroked her flat stomach.

"Oh! Is that so! I see. No wonder I always want to sneak a bite of Mom's cookies after dinner." Rosalia said knowingly.

"You idiot Rosalia, don't believe everything others say." Lilia's expressionless face was exactly the same as Bronya's.

"Sister Bronya, do you think Himeko- sensei will come back?" Seele leaned on Bronya's shoulder.

"I don't know, but I believe she will come back." Bronya put her arm around Seele.

Himeko first looked at Raiden Mei, who was looking at Kiana with doting eyes, and then at Seele and Bronya, who were hugging each other. Her expression was strange. Why was she surrounded by Raiden Mei again?

Himeko glanced one last time at Theresa, who was intently watching the movie, and shook her head.

"Rita, I didn't expect you to be the one to start." Shub nudged Rita with her elbow.

Rita smiled.

"Rita, what do you think about being called a bad woman online?"

"I have no opinion, I think they are right."

"Your Bishop, I have arrived in Sky Dome City. Please give further instructions."

Rita is on the phone with Otto.

Otto then gave Rita further instructions: two weeks ago, a Honkai energy was detected in Sky Dome City, and the subsequent investigation revealed traces of the Herrscher of the Void.

"Your mission is to find her whereabouts."

"Yes, ma'am." Rita was still a little unsure. Two weeks had passed; how could she ensure that the Herrscher of the Void was still in Sky Dome City?

Otto's words introduced a new name, an information broker known as "Gray Serpent." From his tone, there was an inexplicable trust in the veracity of this information and Gray Serpent's intelligence capabilities.

Rita also learned from the latest intelligence that the Far East Branch had also arrived in Sky Dome City, which confirmed the authenticity of the information.

"We must obtain the intelligence before Theresa, no matter what means we have to use."

"Clear."

After ending the call, looking at the bustling night view of Sky Dome City, which seemed completely unaffected by the outside world, Rita couldn't help but sigh.

"Even though the outside world is Honkai and ravaged, this city remains so prosperous and safe... as if the disaster never happened."

"However, the people here could not have guessed that the culprit that caused the Great Honkai was hiding right under their noses."

"The traitors from the Far East Branch are also here. They're operating in the shadows and have the support of Anti-Entropy."

"Gray Serpent..."

Upon seeing the words "Gray Serpent," the members of the Golden Courtyard were reminded of the giant serpent phantom that appeared in the post-credits scene of the previous movie. The first person they thought of was...

All eyes immediately turned to Mobius, who was sitting next to Eden. Mobius said irritably, "Why are you looking at me? Is Mobius the only person you can think of when you mention snakes?"

Unexpectedly, everyone nodded.

"Yes, besides Sister Snake, who else could have the code name Snake?" Pardo said in agreement.

"Hmph." Mobius snorted coldly.

"It's really upsetting. Kiana was clearly a victim too, but in Schicksal's eyes she's become the culprit. Wasn't it Bishop Otto who caused all the tragedies?!" Elysia said angrily.

"There's nothing we can do. Rita is S-Rank Valkyrie from Schicksal and Otto's subordinate. What leader would admit to doing something wrong?" Mei shook her head. She didn't dislike Rita that much; the other woman was just following orders.

"If you ask me, we should just kill Otto and be done with it." Little Knowledge clenched his fist.

"That's not quite right. As the leader of humanity, without Otto's Schicksal, we're like a pile of loose sand. How can we fight against the Anti-Entropy- Honkai?" Fu Hua said.

"Is he reliable?" Kevin asked.

"It's probably difficult. Even if all the previous Herrscher are eliminated one by one, when the Herrscher of Corruption appears, the Anti-Entropy mechs will probably be like toys to them." Although Vill-V is very busy every day, he has not missed a single episode of the Honkai series anime web drama.

"Then who else can we rely on? Welt?"

"Relying on someone who frequently goes offline?"

Sue suddenly interrupted Vill-V and Kevin's conversation.

"Welt is like a medical miracle; he's often offline, but he's incredibly hard to kill!"

"... You're right."

Chapter 160 Kosma, Stay Away from Bad Women

Rita summons a scythe to destroy the enemy.

A man in a black robe and wearing a metal mask stood out strangely at night, holding a pure black umbrella. His single, blood-red eye stared at Rita, who had taken out a scythe.

"Come out, little girl."

"Huh? It's not Sister Snake?!" Pardo exclaimed in surprise.

"The voice sounds familiar." Kevin recognized the slightly static voice very well, but he just couldn't place it.

"Yaqing's voice," Mei said.

"Yes, yes, I knew that sounded so familiar."

"The Gray Serpent is Yaqing? Then he must be related to Mobius!"

"Hey, don't drag me into everything!"

Rita asked Gray Serpent about Kiana's whereabouts, and when Gray Serpent asked about the reward, Rita took the opportunity to threaten him.

Unfortunately, the Gray Serpent never cared about other people's threats. To him, death was just the beginning of the next deal, and the snake would not succumb to death.

Rita didn't say much, but acted immediately, killing the Gray Serpent with her scythe. Before the snake was killed, she said, "You made a mistake... Now... you are also in the snake's eye."

More like a deathbed curse than a final message.

Rita took out a silk handkerchief from her bosom and wiped the bloodstains off the scythe. She turned around and re-examined the Gray Serpent in the pool of blood.

"Is death the beginning of the next deal?"

"You're right, Mr. Gray Serpent."

"You have no choice but to accept this deal."

The camera gradually zooms out, revealing a street camera silently observing everything. The zoom out only extends to the screen where a little girl is seen clutching a black rabbit doll, staring in terror at the murder scene.

"Yaqing is leaving the stage already? What's the difference between her appearance and that of a passerby?" Kevin asked, puzzled.

"What if he's just a random passerby? It's just that the voice actor is Yaqing, not that the voice actor has to be based on him," Mei explained.

"Rita is indeed a bad woman; she kills people without hesitation." Pardo was frightened.

"Sister Pardo, this is all fiction." Ling put on a mature act to comfort Pardo, who was older than her.

"However, I'm more curious about what the Gray Serpent meant by the last thing it said. Could the snake's eye refer to what the little girl saw through the surveillance camera in the last shot?" Vill-V analyzed carefully.

Unfortunately, no one answered her question.

"Elegant, so very elegant." Little Knowledge's eyes shone brightly, but unlike Kiana's wolfish gleam, the light in her eyes was pure, filled only with envy.

The scene flashes back to the other side, where Bronya is the first to enter the story. She is talking to Theresa, and they are also searching for the Gray Serpent.

Looking at the bustling metropolis, Mei couldn't help but marvel at the prosperity of Sky Dome City.

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