Collapse 3: The girl who chased the fire moth

Chapter 30 Afternoon Tea in Apocalypse

"Well, today is really a good weather, it seems very suitable for exploring the past."

Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I am Otto Apocalypse, the Archbishop of the Honkai organization--Mandate of Heaven.

As a person who is committed to fighting against the collapse... huh?You say I'm lying?

Hahaha, how could I lie, my friend.

I am indeed fighting against the collapse, but before that, I added a "little" purpose.

"Hey, did you call me here just to tell a story?"

Opposite Otto Apocalypse, ten-year-old Bianca Atagina crossed her arms.

"Hahaha, my lovely Bianca, don't worry. This is an afternoon tea between teachers and students.

But you know, every afternoon tea should have a topic, and today, I specially selected a girl's story from the vast number of stories about pre-civilization. "

Otto poured a cup of black tea for Bianca in front of him, and asked secretary Amber to serve cookies.

"Pre-civilization era? Do you remember that you mentioned to me before that human beings still had a civilization tens of thousands of years ago, but it was destroyed because of the collapse."

Bianca reached out her hand to pick up the cookie, but her outstretched hand abruptly turned in the middle and picked up the black tea.

Seeing the lovely act of the girl in front of her pretending to be mature, Otto didn't point it out, but continued:

"That's right, the powerful weapons that you know can only be used by the S-rank Valkyrie of Destiny, the black abyss and white flowers, the oath of Judas, the holy order of heaven and fire...these are all products of pre-civilization.

But such a powerful pre-civilized era is still falling in front of Honkai, Bianca, you should be conscious, what we are facing is so terrible. "

"When I become an S-rank Valkyrie, I will definitely defeat Honkai."

Bianca clenched her fists tightly.

"Ha ha."

Otto smiled, neither denying nor affirming,

"In the former civilization, there have been many appalling events. Among them, there were even incidents of humans massacring humans."

"Humans... massacre humans? This... can this be allowed?"

Bianca's eyes widened.

"There's nothing that's not allowed, and it can be justified in certain circumstances."

Otto picked up the black tea,

"In the pre-civilization era, in order to fight against Houkai, scientists mixed the genes of humans and Houkai beasts to create powerful warriors called fusion fighters.

Although they fight for humans, they are not trusted because of "alien". People fear them, sometimes as much as they fear Houkai itself.

Among these fusion fighters, she is also particularly powerful. She caused a massacre in the previous civilization. She massacred 20 civilians in a city and caused the appalling "Hella City Tragedy"... Bianca, do you think this is righteous or evil? "

"The massacre of civilians...of course it is evil!"

Bianca didn't want to say anything.

"Then it seems that this class is indeed valuable. Then, next, I will tell you the reason."

Otto was not surprised by Bianca's answer. He stood up and admired the flowers in the garden, looking indescribable...

Not beaten.

"At that time, the anti-Honkai organization in the pre-civilization era was fighting for power, because they had different perceptions of the future and were divided into two factions.

One of the factions, in order to attack the other faction, deliberately let a certain fusion fighter kill innocent people. For a while, this fusion fighter was pushed to the cusp of the storm.

The hero degenerates into a murderer, even though he is innocent, even though he has committed no fault of his own and just happens to be a political victim. "

"..."

For the current Bianca, this kind of thing is really difficult to accept, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

"This is actually not uncommon in human society, Bianca, you will see a lot of ugliness on your way to the S-rank Valkyrie.

It doesn't matter if you don't accept it all the time, but this kind of sacrifice has actually existed in every period of human history. "

Otto smiled, and continued,

"Here, let me ask a question first, Bianca, if you were him, how would you choose?"

"Ah? I... um, my words..."

Bianca got stuck, she thought for a long time and said,

"I will find a way to prove my innocence...but it sounds like it won't be that simple."

"You're right, the key is not the truth. The purpose of this incident is to sow trust between humans and fusion fighters, so as to achieve their political goals."

Otto nodded.

"And this soldier, who was very intelligent, understood this and committed suicide hours after it happened."

"..."

Bianca immediately showed an indescribable expression when she heard the words.

"Very clean, very selfless, very touching."

Although Otto said these lines, it was obviously not convincing for him.

"If the story ends here...it will be a touching and self-sacrificing story, but the final result is jaw-dropping."

"Is this related to the massacre you mentioned?"

Bianca realizes the point.

"That's right, sacrificing the life of that innocent soldier, and even defining him as a murderer after death. This is tantamount to depriving him of his life and reputation at the same time.

It's sensible, but mean.So the next protagonist comes on stage. She is the captain of this warrior, his robe, and his comrade in arms. "

Otto sat back in his seat, crossing his hands.

"...Is this, revenge?"

"Maybe, maybe not. But at that time, at that place, there was another solution."

Otto held out a finger,

"Kill all the people who made this plan and those related to this plan, and turn the city where the incident happened into a dead city.

In this way, the relationship between fusion fighters and humans will not be shaken, and the reputation of fighters will also be preserved, although it is only a remedy for the dead. "

"..."

"Bianca, the interesting thing is that no one killed can be defined as "innocent"."

Otto smiled.

"The participants who made the plan and the plan needless to say, those so-called "civilians", civilians protected by fusion fighters, condemned and organized demonstrations because of fear and mistrust... This is actually very despicable.

Because the fusion fighters sacrificed more than an innocent life for them? "

"So, that's what your original question was about."

Bianca was silent for a moment, turning her face away.

"Yes, Bianca, let's go back to the original question."

Otto nodded.

"So, do you think this massacre was just or evil?"

"...it is neither just nor evil."

Bianca whispered,

"I can't define this matter, nor can I guess the state of mind of the person involved."

"Very well, Bianca, very well."

Otto clapped his hands,

"You have understood what I want to teach you, what a bright student."

"But the way you teach is disgusting, Archbishop."

Bianca didn't feel happy at all,

"But why did you choose to teach me about this?"

"It's very simple. Compared with things that are far away from me, I prefer to use things around me as examples."

"...Are you finally crazy?"

"Hahaha, Bianca, don't say that."

Otto laughed,

"It's true that things have faded into the past, but people haven't. Are the cookies delicious?"

"Huh? Well, it's not bad, but it's not as delicious as before."

Bianca froze for a moment and said.

"This is the protagonist of the story just now..."

Otto showed a happy smile as if he had succeeded in a trick,

"She baked it herself."

Chapter 31 Hell's End

Deeper than the abyss, wider than the sky, a gathering place of contradictions, a cage of spirit and body...

That is to describe the place in this world that is closest to hell, the deepest place.

All the evil in the world is imprisoned here, but at the same time, good people are also imprisoned.

What is here is not simply defined as the existence of evil people, nor is it simply good people.

If the world can be divided into two parts, then it must be the deepest part, and the world beyond that.

The cage has been completed, but for the people living here, the outside here is more like the world.

The four-square cage is almost like a palace. Not every prisoner has this kind of treatment, but most of the cages here are indeed not like prisons.

Long chains bound her limbs, and there was also a heavy and textured metal collar around her neck, linking the thick chains, spreading into the depths of darkness.

In this underground "palace" of hundreds of square meters, there is only one petite girl sitting there kneeling.

The long chain doesn't affect her movement, she can even run in this wide underground, if she is still the one with fusion warrior strength, these weights are nothing.

However, these chains are not used to bind, but to seal.

Each of these long chains is made of soul steel. It is one of the "arming against Kevin" created by the world-famous mechanical genius Wei Wei.

It is a restraint device specially made for fusion fighters. In this deep place, "ordinary" prisoners only need to have one hand bound. Only in this way, they will lose the power to use the Houkai energy, and their bodies will be greatly reduced. weak.

And the girl imprisoned here was locked up by a full five chains. With such treatment, even a Herrscher could hardly move.

For a girl whose physical ability has been suppressed, every chain seems to weigh a thousand catties, and even a normal life is very difficult.

This makes girls who have poorer basic physical conditions than other prisoners can actually only sit there most of the time.

It can be said that at the moment of being bound, the girl changed from a powerful fusion warrior to a weak girl again, and was forced to feel a sense of powerlessness that she had never experienced in the past ten years.

This cage has no exit, and even no guards. Except for the supply ships that come here regularly, almost all the management is handed over to this place...

The most heinous of all sinners, Alponia alone.

This was not the original intention of the Flaming Moths, but in fact, they also lost a large part of their control over this place.

She turned this into a personal domain, but she is willing to unconditionally help Flamemoth control the dangerous elements here, use her "discipline" to suppress all possible riots, and control the prisoners here.

It is ironic to say that for the "sinners" here, the biggest shackles are actually another "sinner".

The man with the chain on his right hand opened the door silently, walked up to the girl, and put the food in front of her silently.

The girl opened her eyes and nodded silently, as if she was grateful for the thoughtfulness.

The man just shook his head, this is the unwritten rule of the nearby sinners, they will take turns to deliver the food to the girl.