Collapse City: Starting by Creating an Anime Version of Honkai

Looking at the sincere Bronya, Wendy was a mess, subconsciously wanting to escape this tenderness, warning Bronya not to approach her again.

But Bronya walked towards Wendy step by step.

"Wendy, you always remind Bronya of... when she was in the orphanage, there was a younger sister named Seele."

Siberia, Cocolia Orphanage.

Hearing Bronya mention her name in the movie, Seele, who was feeding a child milk, looked up, even forgetting to lift the bottle in her hand, until the child coughed, then she hurriedly removed the bottle and gently patted the child's back.

But Seele's eyes were fixed on the movie.

Anzu saw that Seele's attention was all on the movie, clicked her tongue, and reluctantly took the child from Seele's arms.

["Seele, like Wendy, is a strong and gentle child."

"Although Seele was also once controlled by the Honkai, she eventually overcame it."

"Bronya also suffered a lot during the modification, even... even now... but, as long as there is a glimmer of hope ahead, we should move forward firmly. Bronya can understand the pain in Wendy's heart."

"Therefore, Bronya can also understand the strength of Wendy, who has endured this pain."

"So, please don't give up. No matter what, Bronya will always believe in you."]

In Bronya's sincere and gentle voice, Wendy gradually calmed down, the Herrscher's wings disappeared, and she was willing to trust Bronya once.

Just as Kiana and the others were rejoicing that Wendy had regained consciousness and were planning to return to the Hyperion together, Cocolia's arrogant voice suddenly sounded in Bronya's mind.

She ordered Bronya to retrieve the Fourth Herrscher, and even if she couldn't retrieve her, destroy her. If she couldn't defeat her, just stall for time, and the main force would arrive soon.

Bronya tried her best to resist, but she was powerless. Project Bunny switched to sniper mode, and the muzzle was aimed at Wendy.

All these changes happened too fast, Kiana and Mei didn't react, let alone stop it.

Wendy looked at Bronya in disbelief.

Seele, whose face was a little flushed by what Bronya said, was a little incredulous when she saw Cocolia forcibly ordering Bronya to attack Wendy.

For Seele, Cocolia was a gentle mother and a benefactor who raised them. She didn't believe that Cocolia would be the character in the movie, so she was a little angry.

At the same time, Anzu was also angry. Unlike the gentle Seele, Anzu directly cursed a blue streak.

"Sit down, what's the rush?" Seeing herself on the movie, Cocolia's reaction was different from Anzu and Seele. She wasn't angry at all, but watched the movie with relish.

"But, Mom..." Anzu said anxiously.

"It's just a movie, it's all fake." Cocolia comforted Seele and Anzu, saying, "Just playing a villain role can get 11.9% of the shares from Walter Yang. This is something to be happy about."

"But..." Seele silently gave Yaqing the middle finger in her heart.

While things were getting heated up here, the Arin sisters on the other side were still standing on stools, holding a concert.

"This Cocolia is too much!" Kiana said angrily.

"The real Cocolia isn't like that, she's very gentle, she only becomes assertive at work," Bronya reminded.

"I also remember Aunt Cocolia being very gentle. When I got lost in the building when I was little, she comforted me gently and took me to find my dad..." Mei seemed to remember something: "Then, she scolded my dad fiercely in front of me."

"Ah, so isn't Uncle's script based on reality? How can it be so different from the real person?" Kiana asked in confusion.

"We don't know either. Logically speaking, he shouldn't make such a low-level mistake," Shub said, looking back.

"Maybe it's because the script requires it. Otherwise, if Bronya really redeems Wendy, the plot won't be able to move forward," Shigure Kira analyzed.

"By the way, who do you guys think he'll write as the screenwriter this time?" Shub suddenly asked.

If the screenwriter's name is himself, then he will definitely be criticized, because this movie, whether it is the rhythm, the plot, the character design, or the combat special effects, is much worse than the previous one.

"Don't know." Everyone shook their heads.

"Eh, wasn't the script for the previous one written by Walter?" Kiana thought that the screenwriter for the previous one was really Walter.

"Stupid, if it was really written by Teacher Walter, then how could someone from the Destiny Conglomerate be the director? It's not like Anti-Entropy has no one available," Bronya said.

"Bronya, don't call me stupid!" Kiana said angrily.

[After being attacked by Bronya, the string in Wendy's heart completely snapped, and she could no longer trust anyone. The Herrscher's wings reappeared on her body.

Kiana and Mei had no choice but to fight Wendy.

The extremely angry Wendy actually caused extremely troublesome emotions when facing two B-rank Valkyries. Kiana tossed her hair and released the bold statement, "I can still fight all day."

"Too bad. I don't have that kind of patience."

Cocolia's voice sounded again, and countless tactical armors appeared from stealth, and a simple punch knocked down the Herrscher of Wind, stunning Mei, who was the Third Herrscher.

"How is it possible to defeat a Herrscher so easily?" Mei's tone wasn't so much marveling at the power of the tactical armor, but rather surprised that the Fourth Herrscher would be defeated by this kind of thing.

Hearing Mei's voice, Cocolia remembered that there was still a Third Herrscher here, so she ordered Bronya to capture the Third Herrscher.

Facing the blackened Bronya, Mei was easily killed by the plot, easily knocking down the Third Herrscher.

When preparing to solve the last target, Bronya noticed that the Destiny forces were approaching, so Cocolia could only order Bronya to retreat.

Afterwards, Himeko, who arrived, only rescued Kiana. Mei and Wendy were captured by the Anti-Entropy forces. In regret, Kiana could only return to St. Freya Academy and formulate a plan to rescue Mei with the help of Theresa and Himeko.]

## Chapter 78: Let's Play a Game

Watching her cinematic self helplessly witness Mei's capture by Anti-Entropy forces, Kiana clenched her fists. Mei gently took Kiana's hand.

Kiana felt a soft touch and looked at Mei.

Mei was looking at her too.

In the last row, Yaqing turned off the flash and sound on his phone, quietly snapping a photo and sending it to his sister. Cecilia replied quickly.

Snowfield Flower: "O(∩_∩)O"

Yaqing smiled faintly.

Mobius leaned over curiously.

"It's just awful. Wendy had already put her faith in Kiana and the others, but she still got..." Kevin said angrily.

"Sigh."

"It's just a movie, Kevin. In reality, Cocolia is very kind to children. She founded an orphanage in Siberia, taking in orphans who lost their parents in the war," Yaqing explained.

"Then why did you write her like that in the movie?" Mei asked.

"The movie just needed a villain," Yaqing said.

"You're lying." Mobius grabbed Yaqing's head, looking intently into his eyes.

"What?" Yaqing asked, puzzled.

"Whenever you lie, your fingers twitch involuntarily. I've observed it carefully. It looks strange, but if you had a coin, it would become normal," Mobius explained.

Yaqing remained unfazed, smiling. "I never lie, Senior. Or rather, lying is the lowest form of manipulation. I wouldn't use it to deceive others and achieve my goals unless absolutely necessary."

Yaqing took the initiative, tilting his head slightly, his gaze making the snake uneasy.

"Let's play a game, Senior."

"What game?"

"If you can catch me in a lie one day, I'll grant you a wish. But if I can prove it's not a lie, then the opposite is true."

"Why would I play that game with you?" Mobius said unhappily.

"Because you have no choice," Yaqing said, looking into Mobius's eyes.

Mobius seemed to think of something.

"Are you talking about that matter?"

Mobius looked at Yaqing's serious expression, her tone tinged with dissatisfaction. "Such an easy offer, Yaqing. You really feel like a stranger to me now."

"Senior, people always change. Ten years is enough to fundamentally alter a person's attitude towards life and emotions."

Kevin looked at the two of them, confused. Why had the somewhat ambiguous scene just now suddenly become so strange?

Aili also looked up, joining Eden in curiously watching them.

[The scene shifts to a street. Silver moonlight shines in the alley. Kiana, wearing her Valkyrie armor, leans against a wall, communicating with Theresa and Himeko.

According to intelligence, Mei, Bronya, and Wendy are being held in the ME Corporation headquarters building in front of them. Destiny is unwilling to declare all-out war on Anti-Entropy, so only three of them are infiltrating.

Himeko, Theresa, and Kiana.

After a brief reconnaissance of the perimeter, the headquarters building felt like an iron bucket. There was no way to sneak in. Kiana also raised a question: Isn't the CEO of ME Corporation Mei's father, Raiden Ryoma?

Soon, Theresa and Himeko's answers cleared up Kiana's confusion.

On the surface, Raiden Ryoma was imprisoned due to economic problems, but in reality, he was framed by people within Anti-Entropy. The root cause was the clash between the moderate and radical factions.

Theresa and Kiana talked about Bronya. Kiana was concerned about Anti-Entropy's modifications to Bronya, but Theresa couldn't help but ask, "So, Destiny is justice?"

Anti-Entropy modifying Bronya, implanting a chip in her brain, is certainly questionable.

But isn't Destiny the same? Modifying Valkyries, giving them the ability to fight against the Collapse, at the cost of Honkai energy constantly eroding their bodies, leading to early deaths.

Theresa taught Kiana that there is no absolute justice in the world. The opposite of justice is still justice. Striving for one's goals is a form of justice.

"The most dazzling of these is the Kaslana family's... justice of protecting others, regardless of themselves."

Theresa told Kiana not to forget.]

"Does time really fundamentally change a person?" Mobius frowned. Both what Yaqing had just said and what was presented in the movie were telling her about the changes of time.

From a passionate young woman fighting for her country in the first part to a crazy woman framing colleagues and implanting chips in her own daughter's brain in the second, fourteen years had passed.

"Justice, Yaqing, what do you think is justice?" Kevin asked curiously.

"My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and all that I do is justice."

Far away in North America, at the Anti-Entropy headquarters building, Einstein, Tesla, Walter Yang, and Joyce all looked at the head-bowed Raiden Ryoma. The next second, everyone acted.

Tesla and Einstein grabbed Raiden Ryoma's arms, Joyce hugged Ryoma's waist, and seeing that the spots were being taken, Walter Yang disregarded status and hugged Ryoma's leg.

"Ryoma, stay calm!"

"Ryoma, don't get excited."

"Yeah, movies are all fake."

"Ryoma, don't even think about doing anything out of line!"

Faced with everyone's exaggerated reactions, Ryoma couldn't help but laugh, mocking himself, "Are you guys more excited or am I? You all know the movies are fake, yet you still think I'd take them seriously. Do I look that stupid?"

"Phew, that's good."

Joyce sat down next to Ryoma.

Walter Yang silently got up from the ground.

Tesla wiped her sweat. She didn't blame them for being so agitated. Cocolia in the plot really targeted the Ryoma family, first framing Ryoma and throwing him in jail, then turning his daughter into a Herrscher.

"Using ME Corporation as a headquarters, I think that's the closest thing to Cocolia's actual setup," Ryoma said with a smile.

ME Corporation was the most profitable industry under Anti-Entropy, and it was also the one that Cocolia wanted the most. However, Ryoma had always held onto ME Corporation tightly, not giving her any openings.

But even ME Corporation's money-making ability couldn't withstand Anti-Entropy Entertainment's squandering. The Ahalato project, released once a year per season, often needed ME Corporation's funds to fill that hole.

Who told Tesla and Einstein to like filming tokusatsu?

Joyce didn't seem to want to stop them at all, letting the two of them create a subsidiary called Anti-Entropy Entertainment.

"Achoo!"

In Siberia, Cocolia suddenly sneezed.

"Mom, do you have a cold?" Seele asked worriedly.