Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 175: Murder in the Tower of Babylon, Meeting Otto at the Destiny Headquarters

During a certain period of time——

An elk that accidentally approached the Tower of Babylon stared at the inside of the tower, then quickly ran away. However, its hind legs... had been covered with the silicon-based shell of the Honkai Beast...

At the same time, inside the Tower of Babylon, two middle-aged men in white coats kept running inside the tower. Even though their legs were numb, they still refused to stop. While running hurriedly, they looked back, with fear on their faces that was beyond words.

“Hoo…Hoo!!”

One of them was fat and his physical fitness was obviously not as good as the thin man in front, so he hurriedly urged.

"Run faster! Those two monsters are catching up!"

Just as he finished speaking, two figures, one in white and one in purple, slowly walked out from the corner.

Jiang Ming patted Xilin's shoulder. Xilin understood and nodded. Compared to the anxious two guys in front, the two of them followed slowly.

Just when the two guys were about to run to the escape door, Xilin waved her finger, and the fat man running behind them twisted his waist, and was split in two the next second.

“Ahhhhhh——!!!”

The thin man quickly turned around and saw a little girl emitting a strange light not far away, a man in a white robe watching from the side, and a companion with only the upper body left.

"Don't...don't go, save me!! My legs! I can't feel my legs!!"

The fat man grabbed the leg of the thin man in front of him, but he stepped hard on the hand that was holding his leg, cursing.

"Go away! Don't take me with you even if you have to die!!"

The thin man gradually let go of his hand until it broke into pieces. He was overjoyed at this. He quickly ran to the sturdy escape door and smashed the closing button hard.

"Close it, close it, close it quickly!"

At this moment, the fat man's body exploded instantly, and the gushing blood dyed the thin man's whole body red, but he still did not stop.

The door slowly closed, leaving only the two figures watching him quietly. Seeing this, the thin man gasped heavily and held his head with his hands to comfort himself.

“…Hahaha——It’s okay…It’s okay…”

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, the two figures slowly walked out of the door like ghosts, and the purple-haired girl said jokingly.

"Selfish human, do you think you can be safe if you abandon your companions?"

“——!? Aaaaaah!! Don’t come over here!!”

The thin man was so scared that he ran away immediately, turned around, pulled out a pistol from behind, closed his eyes, pointed it at them and fired three shots.

boom! boom! boom!

Just as he tremblingly opened his eyes, he was pierced directly by the three bullets he shot.

"How...how can...?"

Before he could be shocked, his whole body twisted strangely and was also squeezed into a ball of bloody mist.

After doing all this, Xilin jumped in front of Jiang Ming and hugged him gently, with a look of "Praise me, praise me" written all over her face.

"Brother, how was it this time?"

"Well...Xilin has made great progress~"

Jiang Ming gently rubbed Xilin's head, and the latter also smiled from the bottom of her heart.

"Hehe, Xilin will work harder!"

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Midnight, February 2000, 2.

In the Babylon Laboratory of Destiny in Siberia, a total of 322 researchers suddenly died overnight.

The surveillance equipment showed that everyone seemed to see something terrible before they died, but strangely the camera did not capture anything.

Except for the 300 people who were all blown into a bloody mist, not a single one was left...

Subsequently, Bishop Otto ordered a thorough investigation into the incident as soon as he learned of it.

This also marked the beginning of the second collapse...

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August 2 at noon.

Somewhere in Europe, the floating islands of the Destiny headquarters.

First Airport.

In an empty simulation room, Theresa was wearing a specially made outfit, holding little Kiana with a smile on her face in her arms... no, it should be Yulandel here, and they were taking artistic photos.

"Do I really have to dress like this for the photo? I'm not used to it..."

"Don't be embarrassed~ Kiana likes your dress very much."

"Since Kiana likes it..."

Theresa smiled helplessly and then hugged Kiana and smiled together in front of the camera. This process was repeated nearly 20 times in total.

After the photo shoot, a relieved Theresa sat on a bench and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ah... finally finished~ Siegfried actually made me do so many moves..."

"Thank you for your hard work, Theresa."

At this time, as if noticing Theresa who was slumped in the chair exhausted, a woman with white hair reaching her legs, wearing a gorgeous white dress, a beautiful blue rose on her chest, and a sweet smile on her face, sat down next to her.

"Thank you for coming with us to take artistic photos of Kiana. Kiana likes you very much."

"Ah, it's okay. It's not hard at all. I hope you can recover soon, Cecilia."

"Well, thank you for your concern, Theresa, oh, by the way!"

The woman named Cecilia seemed to have suddenly thought of something. Her smile became even brighter. She stroked her face with her right hand and recommended it to Theresa.

"Don't forget to come to my house for dinner next Saturday. Siegfried has learned a new dish."

"Ah, eat... No need to eat!"

After hearing this, Theresa felt as if she was facing a great enemy. Cold sweat gradually flowed down her forehead. She quickly waved her hand to refuse.

"The food Siegfried cooked last time was like charcoal. How can anyone eat it?!"

At this moment, Kiana, who was playing with her father Siegfried, seemed to notice something. She looked around for a while, and finally ran outside the simulation room.

"Kiana!? Where are you going?"

Siegfried's voice attracted the attention of Theresa and Cecilia. Although they didn't know why Kiana suddenly ran outside the simulation room, they did not stop her immediately, but followed her closely.

Just after Kiana walked out of the simulation room, the surrounding scene changed, and Kiana found her target, grabbing a black robe as she reached the target.

"Kiana...Na?"

Cecilia, who had just chased out, saw a man in black robe in front of Kiana at a glance, but this was not what surprised her.

You know, she has lived and received training in the Savior Headquarters since she was born, but until now, she has never known anyone who likes to wear a black robe in broad daylight, which makes her more alert.

However, Cecilia did not act rashly. Instead, she slowly walked to Kiana and held her in her arms, looking up and down at the black-robed man in front of her and asked carefully.

"Hello, who are you?"

"..."

At this moment, Siegfried and Theresa also caught up and stared at him nervously. After all, not just any strange person could enter the Skyrim headquarters.

The man in the black robe in front of him was Jiang Ming. He was also surprised that Kiana (Yulandel) would come to him at this time. Not only did she stare at him, but she also happened to see Cecilia. However, if he panicked at this time, he would not deserve to be called the black robe.

He nodded slightly at first, then spoke with a slightly apologetic tone.

"Ah, sorry to bother you. You can call me Black Robe. I have some connections with your bishop. I came here mainly to tell him something."

"bishop......?"

"grandfather......?"

The three of them exchanged glances briefly, and finally Cecilia, who had the highest status in the family, stepped forward and made a suggestion.

"Is that so... Then can I take you there?"

"Oh, I'm so sorry to bother you."

There was no refusal... This meant that either the other party was not an invader but was indeed one of the bishop's men, but it also meant that the other party was not someone who could be easily frightened.

Cecilia kept an expressionless face. After greeting Siegfried and the others, she handed Kiana to Theresa and took Jiang Ming, who was wearing a black robe, to the bishop's office.

"Siegfried..."

"Don't worry, Theresa. If that's the case, who in the world can beat my wife?"

"...That's true, but Kiana seems to care about that person."

Theresa couldn't help but frowned as she looked at Kiana, who kept her eyes on the man in black robe.

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“This is the bishop’s office.”

"Ah, thank you so much."

"It's nothing."

Jiang Ming bowed slightly to Cecilia to show his gratitude. Cecilia waved her hand gently and then knocked on the door of the bishop's office.

The door opened and a woman wearing orange goggles and with her white hair braided into pigtails walked out. It was Amber.

"Lady Cecilia? What can I do for you?"

"Ah, Miss Amber, someone here said that there is something to report to the Bishop."

Cecilia looked at Jiang Ming beside her, and Amber actually noticed the man in the black robe. Naturally, she would not disbelieve him. After all, who in Tianming dared to joke with the bishop?

Of course, she would bring a stranger like this whom she had never met before directly to the bishop.

"Please come in. Thank you for your hard work, Lady Cecilia."

"Yeah, it's okay."

Watching Jiang Ming walk into the bishop's office, Cecilia looked at his back as if she was worried, and then left.

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"..."

The office was the same as always. Jiang Ming looked at the office that was no different from the one decades later and had some ideas in mind.

Amber successfully brought Jiang Ming to Otto, but he had his back to them. Amber bowed slightly.

"Your Excellency the Bishop, someone here wants to see you. He said he has something to report."

"...Yeah, I understand."

Otto, who seemed to be worried, turned around and responded, but when he saw Jiang Ming in a black robe in front of him, he couldn't help but take a step back, with cold sweat running down his face.

Seeing this, Jiang Ming smiled slightly, took two steps forward and bowed slightly.

"Long time no see, Your Excellency the Bishop. It has been 500 years since we last met. But please forgive me for visiting you at such an inopportune time. I hope Your Excellency the Bishop can sit down and have a good talk with me..."

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