Collapse City: The Anime Version of Honkai Begins
Chapter 108

Kiana: It Must've Been Sirin! / Bronya: Why Did You Stop Laughing? / The Terror of the Herrscher of Earth; Pardo: I'm Done!

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The figure of the girl in red burst into flames, like a torch held high in the night, illuminating Bronya's path forward. The data space, like a maze, began to crumble, and information surged through like a tidal wave.

Bronya was immediately swallowed up by the sea of information.

She saw the same scene from the post-credits scene of the previous movie.

"So there's more than one Feather of the Wind." Kiana had always thought that Feather of the Wind was unique, similar to the Abyss Flower, but she didn't expect there to be so many pieces.

"Wait a minute, did the class monitor leave a copy in each of our minds?" Kiana discovered the blind spot.

"It's very likely that, given Fu Hua's personality, she will leave behind a group of people to protect us if we encounter a situation similar to Bronya's."

Himeko had a deep understanding of the personality of the class monitor she had chosen. He looked like a bookworm, but in reality, he was very loyal and devoted to his friends, and also a martial arts fanatic.

Himeko had personally witnessed one of her students punch a punching bag thicker than her waist through it.

At that moment, Himeko even began to doubt whether the world was real.

The back seats.

"The more I look at her, the more she seems to resemble Sister Snake," Pardo exclaimed.

"Could it be the prototype of the Gray Serpent?" Sakura paused for a moment, then explained her meaning, "It's similar to the ancient concept of spirits taking form."

"Uh... probably not, that would be a bit out of Honkai with the Honkai."

"Instead of being curious about the identity of that giant serpent, you should be more curious about what kind of plan it was that could anger the First Herrscher so much." Mobius waved her hand, not wanting to bring the topic back to herself.

Although she herself suspected it was her.

"It's not hard to guess. Considering what Dr. Tesla said earlier, it's probably about coexisting with the Honkai." Mei leaned back in her seat, tapping her fingers on the armrest.

"Coexist with the Honkai? That's easier said than done. If we could truly coexist with the Honkai, how could the Previous Era have been destroyed?" Vill-V shook his head.

"Could it be that they're just trying to run away?" Mobius frowned.

Kevin looked at the three people talking animatedly, bewildered. He couldn't understand a word they said, but he knew that what Mei said must be right.

"I really hate what that giant serpent said." Elysia frowned slightly and said, "Everyone is working hard to fight the Honkai, but it seems like all we need to do is for it to return so we can fight the Honkai, and it even wants to... Judgement?"

"I agree with Elysia's statement. The current civilization's decision still needs to be made by the current civilization itself." Su echoed Elysia's statement, "The Previous Era can lead, but it can never make choices for them."

Kevin felt inexplicably offended.

Having witnessed the appearance of the "serpent," Bronya awoke from the data space. At that moment, due to the departure of the Gray Serpent, control of the Hyperion was regained.

Bronya asked Einstein what the Abyss Flower Eye and the Sea of Quanta meant. She learned that what the Gray Serpent wanted was the research records in the Anti-Entropy database.

Einstein fell silent.

In just a moment, she would tell Bronya and Theresa about the research records from a year ago, but now they must first get to the coordinates of the distress call sent by Cocolia. The source of everything is the underwater city "Sea of Quanta" left behind by the Previous Era.

"There, Alliance Leader Welt is waiting for us."

"Welt? I knew he wouldn't die so easily." Otto smiled.

"Otto, do you want Welt to die, or do you want him to live?" Kallen looked at Otto curiously.

"Logically and emotionally, I should want him dead, but..." Otto paused for a moment, thought carefully, and then laughed, "If Welt were to leave the stage now, how boring would the rest of the story be?"

"I don't understand your thinking." Kallen shook her head.

"Kallen, you don't need to think so deeply." Otto hugged Kallen's waist. "Given a strange enemy and a familiar 'friend,' I would definitely choose Welt, so... I want him to live and help me fight against the 'World Serpent.'"

"... Your heart is truly filthy. Now I understand why Xiao Yaqing is so afraid of you."

"How could that be? He's my most prized student."

Chapter 167 Kiana: It must have been Sirin who did it / Bronya: Why aren't you laughing anymore?

Based on the current situation, Einstein proposed two solutions. One was to ignore Cocolia's plea for help, return directly to headquarters to repair the humanoid machine, and search for Kiana's whereabouts. However, the price would be that the last core would be taken away by Schicksal.

The second option is to split the forces into two groups: one to find Kiana and the other to aid Cocolia. The cost is that they may be defeated one by one, with the risk of total annihilation.

Finally, after discussion, a plan to split the troops into two groups was decided.

Einstein, Theresa, and Bronya travel aboard the Hyperion to reunite with Cocolia, Mei and Tesla return to headquarters.

"I suddenly remembered!" Kiana exclaimed. "Do you guys remember that official, incomplete song from back then?"

"I remember, what happened..." Bronya also remembered that Kiana's line in the music video was, "In the sky, I walk alone forward."

"So, Kiana is currently in Sky Dome City?!"

"Are we just wandering around aimlessly?!" Theresa said helplessly. They had clearly arrived in Sky Dome City, and the person they were looking for was also in Sky Dome City, but they had left and had been going in circles.

"I remember that after that music video, Mei's face flashed by."

"So, Mei has split up into two groups and will be meeting me soon?!" Kiana exclaimed excitedly.

"Heh, you only remember meeting me? Don't forget, you and your beloved Mei got into a fight later." Sirin interrupted the conversation.

"It must have been you, Sirin!" Kiana asserted.

"What?!"

Hearing the discussion about the music video in the front row, Mei also had her own opinion. She said, "Could Kevin be that snake?"

Mei's words were surprising, and even Kevin himself was taken aback.

"Mei, how could you have such an idea?" Anyone with eyes could tell that she was trying to get close to Mobius, but Mei brought up Kevin instead, so it's no wonder Sakura asked that question.

"I remember when Kevin appeared in that music video, he was in opposition to Durandal. The lyrics were 'snake head against spear tip.' If the spear tip refers to the Abyss Flower, then who does the snake head refer to?"

Mei's points of view are strange, but no one can refute them.

The snake's head is indeed inexplicable.

"That's too far-fetched..." Kevin laughed awkwardly. If it really was him, then the boomerangs from his girlfriend and best friend would have flown back.

Mei and Tesla didn't dare to delay for a moment and left immediately, while Theresa and her group arrived at the island less than 15 kilometers away from the coordinates sent by Cocolia after a four-hour flight.

However, due to the special Honkai energy reaction, they were unable to contact Cocolia. In order to investigate this situation, Einstein had Theresa and Bronya land on a small island.

Upon setting foot on the island, the two discovered the Honkai Beasts. Just as Theresa was about to eliminate it, two different colored blades, one blue and one pink, sliced Honkai Beasts into several pieces.

"Who goes there?!"

Theresa looked in the direction of the knife.

Two girls who looked to be about the same age as her were standing there, their armor slightly exposed. One wore pink and the other blue, one wore white stockings and the other black stockings, one was energetic and the other was expressionless. It was as if their existence was meant to create a contrast.

Notably, each of them possessed a tail similar to that of Honkai Beasts, which was coiled around a greatsword nearly as tall as themselves.

"Yay! Vodka Girls's debut is a huge success!"

"Success!"

Rozaliya Olenyeva and Lilia gave each other a high five.

"So that's where they were supposed to be placed." Bronya smiled broadly.

Kiana felt something was off the more she looked, and after a closer look, she realized what it was.

Rozaliya Olenyeva and Lilia are already sixteen years old. While they may not have the best figures, they are still tall and energetic. Yet, in the character model, they are portrayed as flat-chested little girls, along with Bronya.

She had reason to suspect that Yaqing was a lolicon who should be shot!

Meanwhile, Mobius shared the same thought as Kiana, experiencing for the first time a sense of insecurity and crisis regarding her body.

"To be honest, these special effects look familiar..." Shub tried hard to recall and blurted out, "Isn't this the special effects from when Herrscher of Thunder first appeared in the second movie?"

As soon as Shub finished speaking, she felt a chill.

Looking down, she saw Cheng Lixue, who had been fast asleep, staring intently at her with bloodshot eyes. This sent a chill down her spine; the resentment in her eyes was more frightening than anything in a horror movie.

Theresa was surprised to see the two children there. Bronya recognized Rosalia and Lilia at a glance. Her soft call drew the girls' attention, and they realized that there were other people making noise.

"Lilia, am I seeing things? This person is..." Rosalia was stunned for a moment, and after looking at him carefully, she asked Lilia for an answer.

A hint of excitement flickered across Lilia's usually expressionless face. "Rosalia, without a doubt, these iconic 'drills'..."

"It's Bronya!!!" Rosalia shouted excitedly, then happily jumped onto Bronya, her wagging tail revealing her joy.

"Pfft." Kiana couldn't help but laugh first, "Bronya, you see, I'm not the only one who thinks your drill-shaped hair is eye-catching, even the Arlene sisters think so."

"Yeah, if Bronya straightened her hair, would she still be Bronya?" Rosalia agreed.

"This isn't called a 'drill'! It's spiral curls!" Bronya was unusually agitated, eager to explain that her hair wasn't a drill.

"Sister Bronya, you look good with any hairstyle!" Seele quickly comforted her.

"It's been a long time, Rozaliya Olenyeva, Lilia, you've both grown up." Bronya's eyes were filled with maternal light as she stroked Rosalia's little head.

"Sister Bronya is still exactly the same as before, she hasn't changed at all." Lilia's tone was meaningful, but Bronya clearly didn't understand.

"Yes! Nothing has changed!" Rosalia shouted loudly on purpose.

Bronya shoved Rosalia away abruptly, veins bulging on her pale forehead, half-asleep and half-angry. "Rosalia, don't touch places you shouldn't touch."

Upon seeing this, the person who had been laughing just moments before suddenly stopped, staring blankly at Bronya's enormous chest, Bronya deliberately puffed out.

"Smile, why aren't you smiling? Are you just naturally averse to smiling?" Bronya said deliberately.

Rosalia glanced down and discovered a huge difference between herself and Bronya, since they had been the same size before.

"Is this your unique way of greeting each other?" Mei asked hesitantly.

Chapter 168 The terror of Herrscher of Rock, Pardo: Let's get started!

Bronya's gaze involuntarily drifted to the tails behind the Arlene sisters. She looked at the Arlene sisters, who were still enthusiastically calling Mother Cocolia, and wondered what Cocolia had done to them.

Led by the Arlene sisters, they entered the Previous Era ruins of Sea of Quanta that resembled Atlantis.

Upon entering Sea of Quanta and assisting the mech forces in repelling the Valkyrie forces, they finally met Cocolia, the one who orchestrated everything.

"We've been waiting for you, Einstein, and... everyone from the Hyperion."

"It's Mom! Mom! Lilia, can you see her?" Rosalia was very excited, after all, this was Cocolia's first appearance after the story officially began.

"I see it, Rosalia, and this is a movie theater."

"Oh oh oh!"

Central Europe,

"Otto fact that such a large ruin still exists on the seabed is terrifying. Yet... even a civilization that developed so much could not escape destruction under the threat of Honkai." Previous Era swirled the crimson liquid in his wine glass.

"That current civilization..."

"Don't worry, Kallen. When we do our best to grasp that one light, we have already defeated the Honkai. Even if suffering is imposed upon us, we should persevere. I believe in them, and I believe that they will be able to break free from the curse of the Honkai and move towards the next future."

Otto spoke eloquently, unaware that Kallen's beautiful blue eyes had turned into circles.

Cocolia claims to be transferring the core of the Wind Law, but in reality, the Gem of Hopes has fallen into the Sea of Quanta and needs Einstein's ability to retrieve it. Now, there is a need for Theresa and the others to help the troops evacuate.

It was obvious that Cocolia had deceived them, which made Bronya feel very guilty.

To distract Bronya, Theresa asked Einstein about the Sea of Quanta.

"The Sea of Quanta is the deepest secret of this ruin. To make it easier to explain, let's start with the ruin itself." Einstein recounted the Second Honkai and the missing meteorite.

When Anti-Entropy was salvaging the meteorite, they accidentally discovered this ruin. On the walls of the ruin, they found Esperanto, which originated from the Mu Continent. The ancient Dead Sea Scrolls, was also written in this language.

"The Dead Sea Scrolls are the original text of the Moonlight Throne theory." Einstein suspected that the Moonlight Throne, like the Sea of Quanta, originated from the lost technology of the Mu Continent.

They talked as they walked.

Einstein then introduced the Mu Continent to Theresa and Bronya. According to records, Mu Continent was one of the most advanced regions in the Previous Era. Its technology was among the most advanced in the world, and its inhabitants comprised one-sixth of the world's total population.

Theresa raised a question: How could such a prosperous continent leave no trace at all?

"That's because it ultimately perished in the worst possible way," Einstein sighed.

The story tells of the Ninth Herrscher of the Previous Era, the Herrscher of Stone, who swallowed the entire continent with a massive pseudo-black hole. The gravity caused violent plate undulations, causing the few surviving structures to sink into the bottomless Mariana Trench.

"Although the specifics of what happened are impossible to verify, the result is right in front of us." Einstein looked into the distance. "The Herrscher are not beings that we can control at will. Otto's actions are playing with fire and getting burned."

"Therefore, we must find the Gem of Hopes and stop his plan." Theresa also disagreed with Otto's plan.

The audience watching the movie were all shocked. The Herrscher they had ever seen, the most powerful Herrscher of the Void, had only caused damage by washing away Siberia, but suddenly Herrscher appeared and actually swallowed the entire continent.

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