Collapse, how did I become the Devil King of Destruction while playing a game?

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"Finally, I can rest a little this afternoon!" Alicia was genuinely happy.

She had been studying all sorts of things these past few days, and Alicia felt like she was about to faint. After barely managing to hold on for a while, she finally got her day off and decided to go out and have some fun.

"Where should we go?" Alicia pondered.

But then she suddenly saw a hooded man come up to her.

"Alicia, I want to talk to you about something."

"Things about dreams and collapse"

After finishing his sentence, the hooded man quickly walked into a coffee shop.

Alicia felt something was strange. What did this person want to ask?

She could sense the tension and unease in the hooded man's tone, but Alicia also realized that the hooded man meant her no harm.

Although normally a pretty girl shouldn't agree to talk to someone who's hiding something, Alicia really didn't have any suspicions about the hooded man.

'Hmm, do I know him?'

Alicia was somewhat puzzled, and she had a vague feeling that she seemed to know this hooded man.

Alicia had absolutely no recollection of him. During their brief encounter, she had seen the hooded man's face, which appeared to be that of a handsome young man.

Alicia should remember any girl or boy who is good-looking.

After thinking for a few seconds, Alicia finally decided to follow.

The hooded man seemed to realize that Alicia had followed him, and he finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, but soon became nervous again.

Pushing open the glass door of the coffee shop, the hooded man ordered two coffees and then led Alicia to the second floor of the coffee shop, where it was quieter and there was no one else around.

Alicia sat down opposite the hooded man and looked at him with interest.

Noticing Alicia's gaze, the hooded man didn't hesitate much and took off his hood.

"I am Kevin."

Kevin said nervously.

Looking at Kevin's tense and tired face, Alicia couldn't help but smile softly. Her smile only made Kevin more nervous.

"Don't be nervous, didn't you ask to see me?"

"......Feel sorry"

Kevin tried his best to relax.

He was actually conflicted about whether or not to come looking for Alicia, since both Kevin and Alicia were living very ordinary lives.

Kevin didn't want to be disturbed at all.

But ever since he inadvertently uttered the word 'collapse' that night, Kevin has been reminded of those two words whenever he wants, which in turn brings back the terrifying disaster in his dream. The memories from the dream come flooding back like a tide, becoming clearer and clearer to Kevin.

However, this brought many problems to Kevin's life.

Every morning when Kevin wakes up, he can see his dark circles. Sometimes he hates himself for being so obsessed. Why would he give up a peaceful life to go looking for something destructive?

Left with no other choice, Kevin had to go and find the warriors of the organization he had encountered in his dream.

But Canghai City is very large, and Kevin is just a low-level employee. The only person he can come into contact with is his senior in the dream, Hen, who is also Kevin's senior in the real company.

Kevin had tentatively asked about dreams, but Hen didn't seem to care and simply comforted Kevin by telling him to get more rest.

Kevin could only ask other people, but he didn't hold out much hope.

Alicia is a member of the organization in the dream world, and a particularly powerful warrior at that.

But now, looking at Alicia, Kevin realizes that she is just a pretty college student who looks rather delicate.

In fact, Kevin also had a lot of doubts about himself. In his dream, he seemed to be the strongest warrior, but in reality, he was just an ordinary young man.

Seeing Kevin struggling with his own thoughts, Alicia asked curiously.

Can you tell me what you dreamed about?

Kevin sighed and remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"...Do you remember those patients with the strange infectious disease that broke out in Canghai City a while ago? They all said they had a terrible dream."

"The dream I'm talking about is that kind of nightmare."

"In that nightmare, I met you, and I met many other people..."

"It all stemmed from a catastrophe called Honkai. Honkai caused an incurable infectious disease, which in turn caused many creatures to mutate into enormous monsters."

"Humans are not spared either. Many people did not die from the infectious disease, but were killed by those giant monsters. And those humans who died from the infectious disease turned into zombie-like creatures."

"Accompanying the Honkai catastrophe were also some powerful messengers."

"To combat the Honkai, humanity formed an organization to fight against it. You, me, and many others have joined this organization one after another to fight against the Honkai..."

Kevin rambled on and on about everything concerning Alicia regarding the nightmare. He didn't know why he trusted Alicia so much. The moment he met Alicia, Kevin felt completely relaxed and told her all about his recent experiences and difficulties caused by the dream.

Alicia listened quietly to everything Kevin had to say, showing no sign of rejection and even comforting him in return.

"..."

Kevin finally stopped, relieved. He looked at Alicia's attentive face and sighed. He didn't know whether it was good or bad to tell Alicia these things.

Alicia was pondering everything Kevin had said.

What exactly is Honkai?

"Are you planning to find out the truth about the Honkai?"

Alicia asked.

"Yes, I will try to find out the truth about the Honkai."

Kevin nodded.

"But what about your life? You can't risk everything to find the truth about the Honkai, can you? What if there's no Honkai in this world? What if that dream was just a dream?"

"It's alright, I won't let the truth about the Honkai disrupt my life."

"Hmm, do you have any special abilities in your dreams? If it's not a dream, perhaps you can demonstrate them in reality?"

Alicia suddenly wanted to ask a question.

"this......"

Kevin scratched his head awkwardly.

"no"

He answered truthfully.

"I've tried, but the result is that I'm just an ordinary person with no special abilities."

Alicia smiled slightly after hearing this.

"In that case, maybe that dream was just a dream?"

Kevin nodded. Although his obsession had been driving him to find the truth about the Honkai, unfortunately, despite his and May's many attempts to verify the things in the dream, everything showed that Kevin and May were just ordinary people.

As for the only way—to prove it with death—Kevin dared not think about it, nor was he willing to try it.

Afterwards, Alicia chatted with Kevin for a while and they added each other as friends. When it was almost 2 o'clock, the two had to part ways.

"Alright, you're in a bad state right now, aren't you? You must get some rest, your dark circles are so bad," Alicia said to Kevin with concern.

“Yes, I will,” Kevin then felt mentally exhausted.

Alicia can rest today, but Kevin still needs to go to work this afternoon. He and May spent 14 days traveling all over the world, and their pockets are already empty.

“However, I have to go to work this afternoon, so I can only talk about it tonight,” Kevin said with a hint of helplessness.

"Well, I can't ask for leave?"

"No, I've already taken a long leave of absence. If I take more now, I'll be fired."

Kevin answered, but quickly rallied his spirits again.

"But don't worry, I can still manage."

That must have been really tough.

“Thank you, Alicia, for listening to me,” Kevin said sincerely to Alicia.

"Oh dear, why are you thanking me all of a sudden?" Alicia waved her hand.

"It's getting late, I have to go to work. See you later."

"Okay, goodbye."

After Kevin left, Alicia drank her coffee and looked at the clear sky.

"Honkai, huh?"

Alicia had no idea what this was. She had no memory or impression of the Honkai. What Kevin was saying was too strange.

She closed her eyes and quietly sensed everything around her. It had always been the same since she was a child; there was nothing unusual. This was the truth.

Alicia had also heard of the theory of the "something in a jar," but she felt that living in the present, being happy and content was enough, and those things could be left to those who wanted to explore them.

Kevin's mention of the Collapse slightly piqued Alicia's curiosity.

However, Alicia is not a genius who is good at thinking.

Fortunately, Alicia has an external brain – her twin sister Ali!

Alicia opened the communication with her sister.

"Aili, Aili?"

Do you know what Honkai is?

At this moment, Ellie was preparing a pile of test papers and homework for Ellie, as well as many textbooks, when a message notification from her phone made her temporarily put aside what she was doing.

"?"

When Ellie saw the message Elise sent her, she replied with a question mark.

As for Honkai, Ellie certainly knows a lot about it.

But how does Alicia know this now?

"what?"

While replying, Ellie also investigated what Elise had just encountered.

Then I found out about Kevin and May.

Hmm, that's interesting.

Ellie found it quite interesting that Kevin still had some lingering memories of him? Was his obsession that strong?

Ellie went to the window, her orange-red eyes smiling as she looked towards where Kevin was.

Or should we reinforce Kevin's obsession a little more?

And dreams

"This world is the real world, isn't it?"

Ellie turned off her phone and chuckled. She stretched comfortably, revealing her beautiful, voluptuous, and curvaceous figure.

He pulled up a chair, sat down, and crossed his long, slender legs.

Then, he casually drew a virtual panel in the air.

The Earth on the virtual panel is rotating on its axis and revolving around the sun.

This is, of course, the real world, and for the lives living in this world, this is—the real world.

She smiled slightly and casually swiped the virtual panel, which displayed Kevin's current situation. However, Ellie then opened another virtual panel, on which Earth appeared extremely dilapidated.

Although she shares the same appearance and figure as Alicia, the Herrscher of Corruption, Alicia, who named herself Alicia, is not the Herrscher of Origin, Alicia. She created this real world for humanity on the verge of destruction, solely to fulfill Alicia's dream.

"What kind of ending will Alicia's dream have?" Alicia yawned slightly, she was very curious.

In the virtual panel in front of her, Kevin's character panel was displaying a long list of debuffs, including fatigue and mental confusion.

This wasn't Ellie's doing; it was all due to Kevin's obsession. Otherwise, Kevin would just be an ordinary person living in this world. Who knew Kevin's obsession would be so strong?

This world is Alicia's dream. All the humans living here were once humans on the verge of destruction on Earth. Those who died due to the Honkai have also been resurrected.