Time in a collapsing world

"Tsk, it's really strong..."

Tesla gnashed his teeth as he watched the Benares flying in the sky launch another wave of swooping lightning strikes.

"It's obvious that no harm was caused..."

Theresa was also looking at the giant dragon. Not to mention the fire from the Anti-Entropy Mecha, even Judas and Black Abyss White Flower could not cause any damage to it.

Compared with the previous Benares, the current one has undergone an unimaginable strengthening. Did the Second Herrscher do something to it?

"Wait, something seems wrong?"

After Cecilia dodged a new round of lightning strikes, she looked around and discovered that the number of mechas and Valkyries was much less than before, and there were no wreckage or corpses on the ground. She still clearly remembered that both Destiny and Anti-Entropy had suffered a lot of damage in the previous battle.

"Everyone, be careful..."

“Cecilia…!”

Before Cecilia finished her words, she heard Theresa's anxious voice coming to her ears, which became softer and softer, as if it was gradually moving away from her.

He quickly turned his head to look, but Theresa was not there. The Valkyries and Tesla had all disappeared. Even the dragon in the sky and the mecha on the ground disappeared as if they had never existed.

"..."

"Boundary..."

The fusion warriors who had been observing the battlefield situation came to a far enough distance and saw that both Destiny and Anti-Entropy had inexplicably fallen into a coma, and their mechas had stopped operating. The entire area was covered by a faint light curtain.

"Although we still have a backup plan... but just in case, we still have to pick them up as soon as possible. After all, they became like this just to help us..." Hen said.

"That barrier is not fatal. I feel it. It has a similar function to Yu Duchen. It drags people into an illusion while their body functions remain normal." Fu Hua stopped him and continued.

"Is this something made with the sixth core?" Desdobia looked at the barrier emitting a faint glow in the distance, and rubbed her arms as if she had thought of some bad memories. "Fortunately, it's not the kind of barrier that restrains the Herrscher. Otherwise, even if we went in, we might not be able to get out..."

"…Theophil is taking action."

Kosmo said, and everyone looked over and found that a giant white wolf was using sticky silk threads to wrap the unconscious people on the ground into cocoons and then packing them up and taking them away.

"The Second Herrscher didn't show up and kill them right away. Were they taken as hostages?" Aponia said.

"Playing this little trick again..." Qianjie felt dissatisfied.

"It will take some time for Li to come over. As for that barrier...Aponia, Hua, could you please try to break it?" Alicia looked at the two of them and asked.

"Well, come closer first."

Fu Hua and Aponya nodded.

……

"As a hostage?"

In fact, it was Theophile's suggestion to save the lives of the Valkyries and Tesla for the time being, and Sirin only accepted it reluctantly.

Xilin fished out a Valkyrie from a cocoon. Looking at her mature face, she couldn't help but feel murderous intent welling up in her heart.

There are so many people anyway, it doesn’t matter if we kill some of them.

Xilin grabbed the Valkyrie's neck from a distance. Just as she was about to exert force, a faint power spread over her body, silently changing her mind.

It is the commandment of Aponia.

Although the Second Herrscher could block it with the power of the Sixth Core, she was caught off guard and some tiny hints that she herself could not even notice could still affect her.

So, Xilin let go of the Valkyrie and stopped attacking her.

Never mind. One more person means one more bargaining chip. There are already a lot of hateful humans in this space. One or two more... well, it doesn't matter.

Moreover, his main target now is still the murderer who killed his brother. The power he possesses seems to be slightly stronger than his current self... It's always a good idea to have more chips.

After being taught a lesson by the fusion warriors, Xilin learned to curb her pride. This is cause for celebration.

———!

Theophile patiently buried the peeled Valkyrie back into the cocoon. At this moment, the cocoon closest to Xilin made a sound. The person inside woke up and was peeling off the cocoon layer by layer from the inside.

Seeking death...

Theophile noticed it, and so did Xilin. After waking up in this situation, even Theophile was too lazy to ask for help.

As expected, Xilin saw the callus at her feet making some noises, and a look of interest appeared on her face. "Are you awake? You have great willpower, but it's a pity that you woke up at the wrong time."

Xilin waited patiently for the creature in the cocoon to break out of its shell. The first thing she saw was a head of white hair, followed by a childish face covered with the slime from the silk thread.

"…Why did I fall asleep? Where is this place?"

Theresa raised her head. Compared with the illusion created by the young man "Li" last time, the barrier created by Xilin could not immerse her in it. It was better to say that he did not understand her needs at all. The content inside was not attractive to her. She knew it was fake at a glance!

"..."

However, Theresa and Celine looked at each other and fell silent again.

Maybe... this was just a dream? Why was she so close to the Second Herrscher? And Judas wasn't around!

"Heh... a little kid?"

Xilin's murderous intent weakened slightly, and at Abonya's faint hint, her originally restless heart calmed down again.

"What a pity! If an older person came out, I would have sent her to death..."

"..."

Theresa's original intention to refute the word "child" was instantly suppressed by Xilin's next sentence.

Forget it, I’m an adult and I won’t argue with a child.

"Hey, be my subordinate. I see that your body is not a pure human. With me, maybe you can live until the end of the world~"

Xilin extended an olive branch and produced a golden chair from under her body. She sat on it, crossed her legs, supported her head with one hand, sitting like a queen, looking down at Theresa below.

"..."

Theresa quickly looked around. It was the alien space belonging to the Second Herrscher, the cocoons all over the ground, and the familiar smell inside the cocoons... She had a general understanding of her situation.

Now she has been captured by the Second Herrscher, along with other people from Destiny and Anti-Entropy.

"I... am willing to be your subordinate."

This was not only for her own sake, but also to avoid endangering the lives of her companions. Theresa chose an answer that was not so irritating to Xilin.

"Very good, then, you just stay by my side, and I will show you how I use my power to bring destruction to mankind!"