Collapse City: The Anime Version of Honkai Begins
Chapter 309

A Yuan Incites Public Outrage and Blithely Shifts the Blame to Otto (Continued)

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If this really comes to an end, when will Bronya be able to regain her Herrscher Authority? Is it really true that only a world where Bronya is injured has been created?

Seele reminds Kiana that although the 3rd has passed, Einstein has decided to hold a belated banquet to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Anti-Entropy and invites Kiana to help with the preparations.

"Let's all relax tonight. Who knows, we might even see Dr. Tesla perform on stage."

Einstein made a joke without any expression on his face.

"Huh? Does Dr. Tesla know how to do that?"

The Kiana scratched its head in confusion.

"Normally not, but if I secretly add a little alcohol to her coffee, the outcome is uncertain."

"Haha, I'm really looking forward to it!"

Cunning and scheming.

When Einstein uttered a sentence in a calm tone, the audience immediately thought of that word.

"As expected, combinations like Einstein and Tesla are still popular in anime."

Elysia's eyes gleamed with cunning.

"Elysia, what group?"

Mei couldn't understand what Elysia meant.

"Of course it's being clueless and unhappy!"

"Pfft."

When Mei heard Elysia's earnest explanation, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Kevin suddenly felt an itch on his head.

Everyone in the courtyard acknowledged Elysia's expertise in female specialization. Back then, this recent female college graduate won the heart of a global superstar in just a few months.

"If I remember correctly, Elysia, you seem to have used this trick on Eden as well, right?"

Mei seemed to be smiling, but not quite.

"Ah?!"

Elysia seemed to realize that her expression would betray her, and her expression immediately changed. She said very seriously, "How could the fairy lady do this?! That time she clearly prepared oolong tea for Eden..."

"Oolong tea that can burn?"

Mei raised an eyebrow.

Elysia choked.

Who can blame Eden for being so adorable when he's drunk?

Eden, who loves drinking but has a very low alcohol tolerance, is really cute.

But one day Eden got drunk in the courtyard and unexpectedly woke up in Elysia's room the next day, even though he hadn't done anything.

But Eden rarely drank in the courtyard anymore, unless it was Kalpas when he felt like mixing a drink Eden got really drunk.

Kalpas is still too comprehensive.

Elysia was clearly stumped by the question.

Mei didn't press the matter, after all, everyone in the courtyard understood the unspoken understanding.

"Mei, what kind of oolong tea?"

Kevin asked in a low voice.

Mei then remembered the second 'victim'. Kevin had taken it seriously, thinking it was oolong tea, and downed it in one gulp, full of bravado. He then fell asleep immediately, something Elysia hadn't anticipated.

Fortunately, Sue was in the courtyard at the time and judged that Kevin was just drunk.

No one expected that Kevin's physique was so strong. He drank a whole cup of the Water of Life and only got drunk. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have been in the hospital to have their stomach pumped.

Mei stayed up all night worriedly, and only breathed a sigh of relief when Kevin woke up the next day.

Therefore, Kevin had no idea what happened next.

"It's nothing, kids shouldn't ask so many questions."

Mei replied in a tone used to coax a child.

"Oh."

Kevin fell for this and shifted his focus to the big screen.

The dinner went very smoothly. Walter Yang, the Anti-Entropy Leader, gave a speech, first talking about the past of Anti-Entropy, and then using Planck's words to encourage the members.

But none of that is the main point. The most crucial thing is that Einstein did not control the dosage properly, which caused Tesla to sleep soundly until dawn.

After greeting everyone, Kiana felt sleepy and decided to go back to her room for a good night's sleep.

Kiana had just returned to her room and was getting ready to sleep when there was a knock on the door. Puzzled, she opened the door and found that it was Bronya. She then invited Bronya in.

It turns out that during the banquet, Bronya noticed that Kiana seemed to have something on her mind, and guessed that it might be related to the last words spoken by the character.

"They are not human, they are just twisted personalities."

"I know, I was just wondering, if it were me, would I become a doll?"

Kiana pondered carefully what she would have become if she hadn't met everyone at St. Freya's. She had always been receiving kindness from others, while those dolls were experiencing failure.

Through repeated failures, feeling isolated and helpless, gradually losing hope and succumbing to the darkness within her, she could understand the feelings of those dolls.

Although she could understand, she didn't think it was the right thing to do; failure didn't mean giving up, and pain didn't mean surrendering.

Kiana felt much better after talking with Bronya.

After Bronya left the room, Kiana gazed at the bright silver moon outside the window, silently clenched her fist, and made a promise.

"Mei... Himeko- sensei... I will definitely bring you back."

Kiana's growth is also a kind of swordsmanship.

Every time viewers see Kiana grow up, they are reminded of the pain she endured during Kiana growth.

They believed Kiana wouldn't be swayed by a single sentence from a doll, but they were still startled when they heard Kiana say she understood. However, they breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Kiana's next words.

"That scared us to death! We really thought Kiana had been persuaded by the doll."

Pardo patted her chest.

It wasn't large, but it was enough to make Fu Hua and Theresa look up to it.

"The bigger thing is the knife, alas..."

Sakura sighed.

A sharp knife causes pain, but a dull, rusty knife can make life worse than death.

The last thing Kiana said while looking at the bright moon in the sky.

It suddenly brought back memories for the audience of "Sinners Elegy" and "The Final Lesson," where the twin swords would glide and resonate, and Himeko would die to awaken Kiana and Mei would fall into darkness to protect Kiana.

One plus one does not necessarily equal two.

The audience was still heartbroken by Kiana's words, but the next scene made them jump to their throats again.

The scene shifts back to the Theater of Domination, where a figure slowly stands up amidst a mountain of mannequin limbs and broken arms, his eyes glowing with a chilling red light.

The puppets laughed amidst the remains of their companions, their laughter echoing Theater of Domination, creating an extremely eerie atmosphere.

"This is... our theater."

They succeeded; everything was a success.

The collective power of all people is greater than any force.

The sacrifice of everyone led to the rebirth of one person.

Now all they need to do is return to the stage and continue their performance.

"This is... a stage for a thousand people..."

"The thread... is already tangled around you...!"

The eerie scene frightened the timid Pardo so much that she closed her eyes.

Blanca also covered Griseo's eyes.

"They actually... fused together?"

From the very beginning, Vill-V felt that the Herrscher of the Thousand was not very powerful and could not possibly defeat Kiana as easily as in the promotional video. Now, she understood.

"Sacrificing other consciousnesses in exchange for a unified consciousness, sacrificing other powers to concentrate all power on one person—I never imagined Kiana could push the Herrscher of the Thousand to this point."

Mei sighed.

"Mei, do you mean to say?"

Elysia was surprised.

"That's right, Elysia, that's what we mean. If we can't eliminate all the dolls in one go, even if only one remains, it will regenerate indefinitely. Moreover, the only doll that has gathered the consciousness and power of all the dolls will probably be even more troublesome."

Mei sighed.

She could already imagine what would happen next from the promotional video.

"Then let's wipe them out one more time!"

Kevin was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth.

Everyone present in the courtyard disliked the Herrscher of the Thousand.

"It's not that simple. There's a danger facing Kiana and the others now."

Mei shook her head.

"What danger?"

Kevin and Elysia looked at Mei with curiosity, like fledglings eagerly awaiting their food.

"Idiot, it's about Anti-Entropy, of course."

Mobius gave a cold laugh.

"Anti-Entropy has already spread the news of eliminating the Herrscher of the Thousand and has reached cooperation agreements with Schicksal and countries around the world. If the Herrscher of the Thousand were to reappear at this time, what kind of danger do you think Anti-Entropy would face?"

Mobius raised an eyebrow.

The point has already been made very clear.

Kevin and Elysia aren't stupid; they naturally understood.

That would cause Anti-Entropy's credibility to plummet, and from then Schicksal, neither the world's leading powers nor any other nations would trust Anti-Entropy.

"That's so insidious!"

Elysia was furious; she couldn't stand these underhanded tricks.

"But it's very practical, isn't it?"

Mobius had a different attitude.

In her view, there is no distinction between good and bad; as long as the goal is achieved, it is a good method.

"Wait a minute, don't you guys think the voice of that last doll sounds a bit familiar?"

Su suddenly opened her eyes.

Everyone was puzzled when Su suddenly spoke.

Just now, everyone's attention was focused on the small mountain of mangled limbs and severed bodies of the doll. The background music and scene were extremely terrifying. Did anyone notice the doll's voice?

Besides, aren't all the female dolls voiced by the same person?

Model worker Cheng Lixue.

"No, that's not right. The voice just now clearly wasn't Cheng Lixue's; it sounded more like... Kiana?"

Su was shocked after she finished speaking.

Yaqing's eyes lit up. This was something he had deliberately used to mislead the audience. He had intentionally used Kiana's voice to guide the audience's thinking in that direction, to make them think that this was foreshadowing, that Kiana would turn into a doll or something.

While watching Mei, neither Mobius nor Vill-V noticed this, which made him feel a little depressed. However, unexpectedly, Su's appearance was like a ray of light, shining into Yaqing's dark heart.

He never expected that Su would be the one to realize it in the end.

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