Collapse City: The Anime Version of Honkai Begins
Chapter 318

The Dolls' Endless Repetition and Sirin's Return

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"Those were also students who graduated from my program."

Himeko ignored it all.

As the principal's special assistant, Vita saw Theresa and Himeko interacting and smiled like an aunt, blurting out, "Himeko and the principal are so loving, just like Kiana and Mei."

Kiana... and Mei?

Himeko and Theresa both froze.

They all knew what kind of relationship Kiana and Mei had.

Himeko firmly believes she is straight, but she doesn't think Theresa is, since Honkai 3rd subtly depicts Theresa's feelings for Cecilia.

Theresa noticed Himeko's gaze.

That's a warning.

"Hey, Himeko, what kind of look is that?"

Theresa was dissatisfied.

"I've explained this many times before. My feelings for Cecilia aren't those kinds of feelings; we're just best friends."

"Ah... yes."

Himeko verbally agreed, but her steps subtly distanced her from Theresa.

She's still going to try and hook up with a rich guy tonight. She still doesn't have a boyfriend and is almost an old maid. She doesn't want to end up "relying on each other" with Theresa.

The culprit behind all this is watching this scene with a smile.

"Snort."

Theresa pouted.

I plan to ignore Himeko all day.

I continued watching anime.

Mei successfully entered the outer perimeter of the Theater of Domination.

The doll was clearly not expecting Mei to come in, and its attitude was very resistant, trying to prevent Mei from stepping into the Theater of Domination.

But Mei wouldn't listen to the doll. The more the doll tried to stop her from going in, the more determined she became. Faced with the doll's threat, she didn't hesitate to use her Herrscher powers.

Slaying all in their path.

Mei quickly realized that the enemies summoned by the dolls were more of an obstacle than a battle, so there was only one possibility: someone else was Theater of Domination.

Kiana!

Seeing that Mei stopped pretending and used vicious and malicious words to provoke her, intending to use Kiana's life or death to break Mei's heart.

The doll is the true "Thunder" Herrscher, every word it utters precisely dances in Mei's lightning-prone areas.

Faced with the doll's malicious provocation, Mei merely snorted coldly, her words of mockery proving nothing more than that.

The dolls made a mistake; they thought Mei would be sad, uneasy, and regretful if she left Kiana.

But Mei always believed that even if she wasn't by Kiana's side, Kiana would still stand up strong and walk the right path.

"Because I know perfectly well what choices she would make, and he is also fully aware of my own decision."

"None of this will ever change because of distance or position."

"It is because we trust each other that we can firmly walk the paths we have chosen."

"Parting ways is simply about trying to change the imperfect situation in the direction we hope for by using different methods."

"Our journeys will one day converge."

"What I need to do is to greet that day in the best possible way."

Mei's firm tone and trust in Kiana broke the doll's defenses, which were built up from negative emotions.

"What nonsense! That's not what you said to her back then!"

I originally wanted to break Mei's defenses, but I didn't expect the doll to panic first.

"Indeed, we said goodbye too hastily. Looking back, perhaps there would have been a better way to handle it."

Mei admits that she was indeed a bit... reckless at the time, but no matter what, she would still have taken that step. Otherwise, she wouldn't be here today, witnessing the doll's fate.

"Ultimately, you still know too little about Kiana and the Hyperion..."

"And they know absolutely nothing about me!"

More than half a year later, Qiya finally shared her first sweet moment since the domestic violence incident.

It gives people a feeling of being in another world.

Kiana transformed from a carefree and easygoing person into a calm and reliable warrior, while Mei grew from a gentle and intellectual Mei into a ruthless Herrscher of Thunder.

The two have changed dramatically, but the one thing that remains unchanged is their deep love.

They loved each other and were willing to take risks for each other.

Mei met Kiana again after the Sinners Elegy, and for the first time, she expressed her feelings for Kiana.

Elysia was both teary-eyed and trying to laugh, her expression a strange mix of emotions.

"Mei has become so mature."

Pardo sighed.

"In a chaotic environment like Honkai, maturity is forced upon them. I wish they weren't so mature, when they're still in the prime of their lives."

Sakura touched her skin, which had become increasingly dry from working overtime late into the night, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Farewell? She actually called a beating a farewell? Huh?!"

Mobius looked surprised.

During the Sinners Elegy, Kiana genuinely wanted to break Mei's arms and legs, and Mei, seeing Kiana still using Herrscher power, was truly enraged and probably didn't hold back.

This brutal beating, delivered with such intensity, was described by Mei as a farewell.

"Mei can't exactly say, 'Even though I beat Kiana up, I still believe that after I beat her up, Kiana will stand up and forge her own path...'"

Mei said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone imagined what kind of expression the doll would make after Mei said those words.

"Pfft."

Mobius was amused.

Mei was like a goddess descended to earth; the monsters summoned by the dolls were like paper in front of Mei.

They quickly fought their way to the entrance of the Theater of Domination lobby.

Faced with Mei's relentless pressure, the doll's voice was filled with anger and a hint of crying, as if she were truly crying from anger.

"Bastard! Don't you feel ashamed to bully weak Herrscher like us?"

"Won't."

Mei without hesitation, her tone calm.

"They actually had the audacity to admit it?!"

Even the dolls were shocked.

This scene had the Home Theater filled with laughter.

"Hahaha, Mei- nee's answer is amazing, we give it 100 points."

Pardo laughed so hard she almost fell over.

"So what? As long as I have no morals, no one can use morality to bind me?"

Elysia laughed and covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing.

"To be fair, Mei can be sarcastic, hahaha."

This scene not only made the audience laugh, but also made them feel refreshed, like drinking an ice-cold cola after sweating profusely on a hot summer day.

The Herrscher of the Thousand in front of them were constantly stirring up their blood pressure, making them so angry they wanted to sew their mouths shut.

Now he's being mercilessly killed by Dark Seele and then coldly mocked by Mei.

Like a thrilling drama in the "Dragon Overlord" genre.

Cool.

That was awesome.

"Give these puppets a good beating!"

Kevin clenched his fist in excitement.

"Let them know why the flowers are so red!"

"Kevin, the reason a flower turns red involves several factors. First, there's the material basis: the cell sap of a red flower contains anthocyanins, which are converted from glucose. When the cells..."

Sue actually began imparting knowledge to Kevin in a very methodical manner.

As expected, Kevin rolled his eyes at him.

"Su, have you gone crazy from working so much?"

Kevin's eyes showed care.

Su smiled.

"I was just joking."

409

Chapter 409 The endless repetition of the puppet, and Sirin's reappearance.

Unable to defeat Mei, the puppet decided to cut off its tail to survive, separating the platform beneath Mei's feet from the Theater of Domination. It used the lives of several puppets to float back to reality with Mei, preventing her from interfering with the other puppets' fight against Kiana.

With a thunderous roar, the Herrscher's feathered armor appeared, Mei once again entered her form as the Raiden Queen.

At this point, Mei had no choice but to use all her strength to seize that one and only opportunity.

The scene shifts to Salt Lake Base, where Einstein and Seele are explaining to Bronya and the others how to actively enter the Theater of Domination.

Seele was forced to change her number.

With Dark Seele's reluctant help, they successfully tore open a spatial rift. The passage was unstable, and after Bronya and Fu Hua entered, it was discovered by the puppets, who forcibly closed the passage.

Before Einstein and the others could react, Tesla exclaimed in alarm that the vital signs of the hosts of the dolls around the world were declining, and they all fell into a coma at almost the same time.

Disturbances caused by the puppets began to appear in various locations. Theresa acted decisively, instructing Seele to notify all combat-capable personnel that the Theater of Domination must be stopped.

"Now, all four Herrscher of the St. Freya, Lightning, Reason, and Consciousness have arrived at the Theater of Domination. Is it finally time for a team battle?"

Ling was extremely excited.

In other anime, when the main characters gather and enter the villain's stronghold, it's clearly a sign that they're preparing for a major battle in the finale. As for Fu Hua and Little Knowledge, Ling thinks that the core of the Herrscher of Herrscher of Sentience is currently inside Fu Hua, and that Fu Hua is the Herrscher of Sentience.

Sakura's expression was strange.

She doesn't deny that it does indeed look like a team battle.

However, this week's episode has only aired for half an hour, while last week's episode lasted a full four hours. Judging from the progress bar, it's definitely not that simple.

After entering the Theater of Domination, Bronya used Project Bunny to detect the location of Kiana's tracking bracelet, and she and Fu Hua prepared to find Kiana first.

As expected, the two were attacked by monsters. Fu Hua keenly sensed that the monsters blocking their way were different from the monsters she had controlled before, and had a more eerie aura about them.

They encountered dolls at the corner of the stairs, but unlike others, each doll had a dark figure bound to it with silk threads. Their lives were intertwined, and if Bronya and Fu Hua made a move, the doll's host in reality would also die.

Of course, neither of them could bring themselves to do it.

"These puppets are truly despicable...!"

Elysia frowned.

"Knowing that Bronya and Hua wouldn't harm ordinary people, they deliberately used the host as a hostage. How despicable!"

"Hmph, to be stopped by such a simple trick, how cowardly! If it were me, I wouldn't care whether these bastards live or die!"

Kalpas snorted coldly.

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