Collapse Iron: Today's mount is the female protagonist.

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"Does this make you feel much better?" Qi Shi said softly.

"my body……"

Those hands seemed to possess a magical power, transmitting a warm current that spread throughout the body, bringing a sense of peace.

"My chest feels... not so painful anymore, it's so warm." Mei murmured, feeling the burning sensation in her chest gradually subside, her body feeling as comfortable as if she were soaking in a hot spring.

"You feel better?"

"I feel much better." Mei looked at the 'Kiana' in front of her and pursed her lips tightly. Her uneasy heart seemed to have finally found an outlet, and she gripped the other's hand tightly.

"Kiana, we..."

"Okay, that's good. I'll take you to a safe place first. I still need to deal with those Honkai Beasts."

However, after calming Mei down and stabilizing the Queen of Thunder's consciousness, Qi Shi spoke up.

"But, Kiana..." Upon hearing this, Mei instinctively looked at the terrifying scene of the Honkai disaster, her eyes filled with panic as she tried to stop her.

That's impossible! Nobody can stop it!

"Don't be afraid, Mei," Qi Shi comforted her.

Faced with Raiden Mei, who wanted to continue pleading but was overwhelmed by fear, he gently embraced her.

A gentle embrace silenced all of Raiden Mei's words; the warmth that reached her heart was comforting and dispelled the shadow of fear.

"Don't worry, I'm here. Trust me."

"I'm very capable. Just like I told you, you can leave everything to me. As long as I'm here, I will make this world a perfect place."

After a long while, Qi Shi released his embrace, looked into her eyes and spoke earnestly, a smile on his face. That smile was so bright, like the warm sun in winter, that it calmed people's hearts and made them want to succumb to it.

Qi Shi carried her away and placed her in a safe place. When he released her from his embrace, Raiden Mei was still a little reluctant to part with him, staring blankly at his back.

He picked up Bronya and carried her to a safe place. Looking at her delicate but expressionless face as she looked up at him, Qi Shi gently patted her head, and then casually tossed Xing away.

"Next, it's time to deal with you."

Qi Shi tied his somewhat disheveled white hair into a high ponytail, gazed at the center of the Honkai's descent, his smile relaxed and at ease, his eyes faintly glowing with golden light, and a golden greatsword appeared in his hand.

Dark purple energy condensed in the sky, completely obscuring the sun. The apocalyptic darkness gathered, containing terrifying destructive energy that could expand and engulf the entire Changkong City in the next second.

As if sensing a threat, the crimson eye of the Honkai Emperor looked down and let out a deafening roar.

At this moment, the Honkai energy gathered in the sky had reached a critical point. The world turned gray, as if it had transformed into another world where only black and purple remained. The swirling vortex of Honkai energy suddenly plummeted, and countless Honkai beasts swept in, bringing an apocalyptic scene.

All three girls held their breath.

But the next moment, a dazzling light appeared, and a golden blade of light pierced the sky.

The entire area affected by the Honkai was enveloped. The charging Honkai Beasts stood still, and everything they slashed turned into fragments like shattered mirrors. The very structure of the world was shattered.

A clear, shattering sound; the world before my eyes was filled only with golden light, and terrifying waves swept all around.

The enveloping darkness was torn apart and vanished completely. All the scenes seemed to dissipate like smoke, and the sun appeared, a ray of bright sunlight shining on the earth once more.

One strike, and the rain stops and the sky clears.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the figure wielding the greatsword in the sky. Sunlight fell upon him, like a ray of hope, leaving an indelible mark on their hearts.

The impending collapse was resolved in one move.

After Qi Shi landed, the three people present were still in a daze.

"Mei, snap out of it." Qi Shi waved his hand and smiled at Mei.

"Ah, oh." Mei nodded absently.

Looking at the familiar face before him, the same girl he had talked to under the moonlight, he felt as if he were dreaming.

Moreover, it was so obvious that she noticed the huge difference between Kiana's two different temperaments. She vaguely felt that she had discovered something, but due to the great shock she had experienced today, her mind was still a mess and she was completely unable to form a complete thought.

Qi then placed Bronya and Xing, the two defeated prisoners, under his custody.

On the other side, Cocolia was stunned for a moment, then completely broke down, becoming twisted and insane.

How could this be! How could this be! I haven't lost yet, I still have a backup plan! I absolutely cannot allow this long-planned scheme to fail!

She screamed hysterically and frantically in the command post: "Open all the pre-programmed Honkai energy valves in Changkong City!!"

However, as he was operating the machine, the technician next to him sounded extremely panicked.

"But, Commander Cocolia! Our system has been hacked! The preset valves can't be opened! Our system is locked!"

"Useless, a bunch of useless trash!!" Upon hearing this, Cocolia broke down and let out a distorted voice.

But soon came even worse news: a faint rumbling sound came from outside, and a combatant hurriedly reported the news.

"It's terrible, Commander Cocolia! The base! The mechs inside the base have gone berserk!"

Chapter 34 The Dejected Thunder Dragon Horse

"What did you say!?"

Cocolia's face darkened, and she gritted her teeth, unable to accept it. But before she could finish speaking, the artillery fire from the battle intensified, and with a scream from a combatant, the communication abruptly ended.

The command room was deathly silent, save for Cocolia's increasingly labored breathing.

Everything happened so fast, one bad news after another came, and in an instant the situation became completely hopeless.

That's how technology works; its power allows Cocolia to plot and monitor Changkong City from thousands of miles away, and it can drag an entire city down with it.

However, when faced with a more powerful enemy, such power can be reversed and rendered useless. All power and protection are taken away, and the struggle becomes extremely fragile.

Inside the command center, no matter how anxious the technicians were to fix it, the system had been completely hacked, and all the screens displayed a pixelated rabbit with an X-shaped mouth and a rounded half-body.

Outside the base, the weapons that should have been used to defend against the enemy, the powerful Titan mechs, were now all aimed at them, relentlessly unleashing their firepower. Meanwhile, the emergency isolation metal doors were flashing red lights, and all the passageways were desperately and tightly shut. Screams echoed throughout the base.

Cocolia gritted her teeth, her sinister eyes reflecting the panic and chaos in the command room and the constant screams of the combatants in the messages.

Anti-Entropy is a research-oriented organization whose core strength is the Titan Legion. Even though Cocolia has many combat members, agents, and enhanced humans, they are simply unable to fight against the invaded Titans.

Moreover, this Honkai outbreak has certainly attracted the attention of Schicksal. Once Schicksal arrives and investigates, they will quickly find the Honkai energy containers in Changkong City and trace them back to her. She doesn't have much time left and must evacuate as soon as possible.

Just as Cocolia had expected, an alarm sounded in the Far East Branch of Schicksal just over ten minutes before the Honkai broke out. Branch leader Theresa urgently summoned the staff and immediately ordered Himeko to lead a group of Valkyrie squads aboard the Hyperion to deal with the disaster that was about to strike Changkong City.

But the fact that she fled like a stray dog ​​with its spine broken drove Cocolia to the brink of madness, and in a fit of rage, she swept everything off the table.

So close! So close! That wretched white-haired Valkyrie! That wretched fate! So wretched, so wretched, so wretched!

Filled with resentment and madness, Cocolia's beautiful face twisted into a ferocious grimace as she almost gritted her teeth and said, "Destroy all the data and evacuate as quickly as possible."

On the other side, in Changkong City.

Qi Shi looked at Raiden Mei, whose mind was still completely immersed in the shock just now. She only came back to her senses after hearing the voice and looked at him with a somewhat blank look.

Qi Shi spoke softly, explaining the situation.

"The collapse that broke out here must have been detected by the Far East Branch of Schicksal, and they are rushing here urgently. Your father, as the executor of Anti-Entropy, is an enemy of Schicksal. If he is captured, it won't be easy for him."

"While the people of destiny haven't arrived yet, you can still go and see your father."

Upon hearing about her father, Raiden Mei finally regained her composure.

She clutched her chest, her thoughts a jumble of emotions. She had imagined seeing her father again many times before, but she never expected to meet him under such circumstances.

"Mmm." After a long while, she nodded gently and thanked him sincerely and tenderly.

"Thank you for helping me with all this."

Without the other party's help, she would never have had this opportunity.

But then Mei suddenly remembered that she didn't seem to know where her father was being held, so she could only look at the two prisoners.

When Raiden Mei looked at Bronya, a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes. Then she turned to another person, Anzu, and asked.

"Where have you locked my father up?"

Xing paused for a moment.

She actually knew the answer to that question.

Xing first glanced at Qi Shi standing beside her, her expression somewhat timid. Seeing his gaze reminded her of his godlike figure just now.

Her resolute heart instinctively wanted to refuse to answer, but fear made her change her mind.

Thinking about it carefully, all that was revealed was the whereabouts of Raiden Ryoma, not information about our own territory. Moreover, sending the other side to find Raiden Ryoma could provide cover for Cocolia's mother's evacuation.

Xing hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke up.

However, she didn't know that her honest answer saved her from a scolding. Even if she hadn't said it, Qi Shi actually knew where the Thunder Dragon Horse was imprisoned.

In a prison in a remote city in the Far East.

In the somewhat dilapidated and poorly maintained steel prison, Lei Dian Long Ma sat dejectedly on the straw.

This is a prison on the edge of the Far East, under the control of Cocolia. After Raiden Ryoma was imprisoned, she transferred him here, completely far from the central area of ​​the Far East. It is extremely remote, and even the signal is not complete. If it weren't for the fact that Raiden Ryoma is from the Far East, and transferring him out of the Far East would easily attract Schicksal's attention, Cocolia would have wanted to transfer him to the snowfields of Siberia.

The underground prison, with its appalling conditions and lack of sunlight, reeked of mildew. Straw laid on the cold ground served as a makeshift sleeping area, and rats would occasionally crawl by, much like people's impression of prisons from decades ago.

Lei Dianlongma looked much more颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it conveys a sense of listlessness, decadence, and a sense of dejection) than he once did as a successful entrepreneur. He wore a dirty suit, his hair was messy, his beard had grown stubble, his face was thin and sallow, and he appeared listless.

He was immediately imprisoned and transferred to such a remote place after receiving the court summons. He realized that he had probably been framed.

But more than being imprisoned himself, he was worried about his daughter Raiden Mei's situation. He didn't know how worried and panicked she would be after hearing the news of his imprisonment, and how her life would be greatly affected.

He was suddenly imprisoned and didn't even get to see his daughter one last time.

While in prison, he constantly thought about the hardships and pain his daughter might have to endure, and how inadequate he was as a father. He spent his days in worry and self-blame, which is why he became so depressed and listless.

He sat in his filthy cell as usual, looking utterly dejected.

Outside, in stark contrast to the poor conditions of the prison cells, well-equipped combatants guarded the upper levels of the prison, while the lower levels were heavily guarded by Cocolia's men.

Lei Dian Longma thought today would be like any other day, spending his time eating cold prison food.

Suddenly, without warning, one fighter was sent flying into the air with a scream and crashed into the ceiling. Others were either blasted into the walls or had their heads slammed together. Before they could even raise their guns, they were all taken care of in an instant.

Seeing this, Raiden Ryoma was stunned. Could it be that the people of Anti-Entropy had come to save him?

But the next moment, crisp footsteps echoed in the stairwell leading up from the cell, and then an unexpected figure appeared before him, leaving him completely stunned.

P.S.: I didn't kill Cocolia directly so that I could see her break down a few more times. I love seeing bad women break down.