Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

"Sakura, that's enough."

Holding the giant Skyfire Blade, the owner of the memory looked at the warrior with cherry hair and fox ears not far away and his state of mind with his right hand resting on the long sword at his waist. His voice was as cold as a piece of ice, without much extra emotion.

"Stop it before things become irreversible."

Chapter 199 Kevin's Past and the Blade That Freezes Time

"Impossible...to recover? So what if it's irreversible?!"

The left hand holding the scabbard exerted force suddenly, and the cherry-haired girl became visibly excited.

"Ling is innocent! She didn't hurt anyone, and she shouldn't be imprisoned! Has the Fire Moth reached the point where it needs to attack an innocent girl?!"

However, facing the girl's questioning, the owner of the memory seemed to remain calm, and his voice did not fluctuate much.

"Perhaps she has done nothing wrong, but she is definitely not innocent. A special Houkai energy reaction has been detected in her body. There is no doubt that she is the 12th Herrscher."

"There is no doubt about this. After all, this was discovered by Mei herself."

"Hersher? So what if she's a Herrscher?!" the girl was still agitated. "Does the Herrscher necessarily stand against humanity? Ling doesn't have any symptoms. She's been staying in the isolation room this whole time. Doesn't that mean something?"

"Ling is a good girl. She can control that power. She will definitely not get hurt..."

"That's enough, Sakura."

The owner of the memory interrupted the girl harshly, without a trace of hesitation in his voice.

"The 11th Herrscher's abilities are beyond anyone's imagination. No one can guarantee that she won't suddenly deliver a fatal blow to the remaining human world."

After a pause, the memory owner continued, "Trust Mei. Like you said, Ling has never hurt anyone. Mei will keep her safe."

"Safety? Protection? No, how can I trust that humans won't do anything excessive to Ling or my sister? Kevin—"

The hand holding the knife suddenly softened, the two fox ears drooped slightly, and the eyes of the cherry-haired girl showed an emotion that was hard to tell whether it was pleading or sadness.

"Kevin, if it's you, you should understand what I mean, right?"

"Please Kevin, let me pass."

This time the owner of the memory did not speak, but lowered his head slightly.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

It seemed that she had not expected that her words, which she had not held much hope for, would unexpectedly work. The cherry-haired girl was stunned for a moment, then her eyes showed hope and gratitude. She raised her foot and was about to pass by the side of the owner of the memory.

"Kevin, thank you—"

"No, Sakura. Precisely because you're a Herrscher, you can't relax."

Meeting the puzzled gaze of the girl in front of him, the owner of the memory suddenly stretched out an arm to stop her. His voice was much colder and more stubborn than before, like a child throwing a tantrum, or a piece of ruthless and indifferent ice that had been solid for thousands of years.

His gaze shifted away from the girl, the owner of the memory staring at the alloy plates that formed the passageway beneath his feet, or perhaps staring at the void beyond. His explanation to the girl was actually answering the question he had previously ignored.

He seemed to be talking to Sakura, or to the void, or even more like to himself, speaking in a very decisive manner.

"As long as they are Herrschers, there is absolutely no possibility of them standing on the side of humans."

"It never has been, and it never will be."

She took a deep breath and didn't continue to pester him. The girl with cherry hair and silk stockings already understood the determination of the owner of the memory.

"……I see."

Taking a step back and staring at the owner of the memory, the cherry-haired girl suddenly exerted force with her right hand, which had been holding the hilt of the knife.

"Then let us use our actions to prove right and wrong."

The brilliant sword light flashed in an instant, so fast that it seemed to be able to freeze time.

And this is indeed the case.

Time truly seemed to have frozen, the memory owner's thoughts stagnated at that moment. Along with it, the memory that flooded into Kainuo's mind also froze.

The inky blackness surged again...

"call!"

Cold sweat was pouring out of every pore on his body. As he came out of that memory, Kayno pressed his pounding heart, but he still couldn't break free from the knife light that seemed to be still flashing before his eyes. He didn't even notice that the environment under his feet had become Tianming Airport.

He doubted whether he could win if he faced the knife attack directly.

A blow so fast that it seemed to freeze time... Could this bug-like thing really have been fired by the person who looked exactly like Long-eared Yaezakura and even had a very similar name, and was suspected to be a comrade-in-arms with Kevin from the previous civilization?

In comparison, the information contained in the previous conversation between the two, including the true identity of the former civilization's Twelfth Ruler, seemed less important.

At most, he let Kaynor know why Feiyumaru gave the control of the Herrscher Core of Corrosion to Yaesakura, so that he ended up getting a Herrscher Core almost for nothing.

Maybe even the reason why Feiyumaru was so hysterical when she saw Yaesakura giving up her core authority was that she didn't want to see Yaesakura, who looked almost exactly like her sister, get lost?

"Hey, Kaino, what took you so long this time? Even I came to my senses and you haven't recovered yet."

A hand waved back and forth in front of Kainuo's eyes, and Huo La finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Kainuo looking at her.

"Really? It's just a conversation, and you're taking so long." As she spoke, Hou La, no longer worried, tugged at Kainuo's sweat-soaked clothes with a hint of disdain. "You're even sweating all over! Kainuo, you're just terrible, aren't you?"

Hearing Hou La's ridicule, Kainuo was slightly stunned and looked at the other party with some disbelief.

What's going on? Why does Kiana look like she's not affected at all? That flash of sword light at the end was so scary, okay?

and many more……

Could it be that the other party didn't even notice the knife light at the last moment, and his consciousness was really frozen?

Kaino gave a skeptical look.

Doubting others is also doubting yourself.

"Um, Kiana, let me ask you something." After a moment's hesitation, Kaino decided to ask the question deep in his heart, "What did you see at the end of that memory?"

"What did you see? We should see the same thing, right?"

Scratching his head, Hou La was a little confused, but he still explained obediently, "That girl named Ying and that guy named Kevin had a falling out and were planning to fight... Ah, speaking of which, wasn't Kevin the name Dad wanted to give you at first? Seriously, we almost had the same name."

"Ah, yes."

Kaino nodded absentmindedly.

It seems that Kiana really didn't notice?

"But speaking of that memory, Kainuo, have you noticed anything?" Hou La suddenly leaned over to Kainuo and whispered, "Those two people just now, did they mention the Twelfth Herrscher?"

"Although I'm not entirely sure what the outside world has become over the past decade, it shouldn't have exploded to the point of the Twelfth Herrscher, right?!"

"Well, how should I put it? This matter is a little bit difficult to explain..."

Scratching his head, Kainuo didn't know how to explain this to the other party.

The stories of the previous civilization were too numerous and complex to be told in a short time. While the current civilization hadn't experienced many major collapses, the Herrscher of Corrosion did exist, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was standing before her.

Fortunately, it seems that he doesn't need to explain this.

"Oh, no!" After waiting for a long time without a reply from Kainuo, Hou La slapped his head and suddenly became anxious: "I am a creature of this space, so I'm fine. Kainuo, you haven't touched the memory fragments for so long, are you a little lost now?!"

"Huh?" Kaino was stunned and scratched his head. "I don't think I feel anything?"

He was now full of energy and spirit, didn't feel lost at all, and was even a little hungry.

"Oh, never mind!" He grabbed Kayno's hand and rushed towards a floating debris-like object nearby.

"Anyway, come with me. After I help you replenish your energy, we'll go to Mom's place!"

Chapter 200 The Houmu Family, Full of Vigilance

Although they are also called memory fragments, probably because they have been in existence for too long and have broken into pieces, the fragmented suspended matter will not cause memories to flow into the brain of the person who touches it. It can only prevent the consciousness of the person who touches it from being lost.

Although Keno himself did not actually feel any loss of consciousness.

...However, in order to avoid making Kiana nervous, he still followed her and steadily came into contact with memory fragments, or memory crumbs, every once in a while.

From Kayno's point of view, the number of memory fragments in this holy scar space is far greater than the number of memory fragments. In addition, the place where the two appeared is not too far from the location of Kiana's home, so they did not encounter any memory fragments along the way.

Therefore, no new memories were acquired.

But the above is not the point.

The current focus is on...

"Kainuo?" After pulling twice and finding that he couldn't move his hand, Houla turned around and looked at the troubled Kainuo in confusion, "What's wrong with you? Why don't you leave?"

"No, this question...how should I explain it?" Scratching his head, Kainuo sighed and said, "To be honest, although I have expectations in my heart, I am not actually ready to meet my mother yet."

Because of the special family structure and career of the Kaslana family, although the mother died when the children were two years old, both Keno and Bianca sincerely recognized each other's mother identity and believed that the other was the best mother in the world.

That is why they are so looking forward to the gift left by their mother.

But precisely because he cared about the other person, he was a little afraid to meet the other person.

They had only been together for two years, and the memories of those two years were already blurry. Like a wanderer returning home after years of travel, Kainuo was extremely worried that a communication gap would develop between him and his mother.

Would the other person be dissatisfied with the current self? Would he blame himself for not protecting his sister well, which made the other person lose the past?

Would the other party doubt his identity like Kiana, and beat him up while mistakenly thinking that he was impersonating her child?

Such concerns are not groundless. After all, Siegfried, who had fought with him earlier, and Kiana, who was almost furious just now, were in this situation.

Keno couldn't bring himself to beat up his mother like he did his father—even though she seemed to be wearing a Houmei doll costume.

"Oh, don't worry, Kainuo." After hearing Kainuo's answer, Hou La felt helpless and patted his chest confidently.

"Mom is very gentle. Your meeting with her will definitely go smoothly, okay?"

"You just used a question, didn't you?"

Kainuo pulled the corner of his mouth and rolled his eyes at Houla beside him.

However, the comfort from his childhood sister was indeed useful, and the anxiety in his heart was indeed alleviated a lot.

"But speaking of which, I have another question." Kainuo asked calmly as he stood in front of the house where the doorbell rang with Hou La.

"About loss of consciousness? Don't worry about that." Hou La shook his arm. "I don't know why, but I won't lose consciousness in the house."

"That has nothing to do with it." Shaking his head, Kainuo looked at Hou La with a hint of amusement in his eyes. "You said your mother is very gentle, so the meeting will go smoothly. Are you admitting that you are a violent woman?"

He was stunned for a moment by Kainuo's rounding, then he came to his senses and punched him in the waist: "Kainuo, I will beat you to death--"

pat.

The moment the door opened, Blue Houli, who was holding a spatula, was startled by Hou La's words and took a step back, subconsciously using the spatula to protect himself.

"Isn't it just that he opened the door a little slowly? Kiana, why...wait, who is he?!"

Finally noticing the tense tone in Kainuo's voice, his gaze paused for a moment, especially on the hand holding the other's. He didn't bother using the spatula to protect himself anymore, and without a word, he grabbed Hou La and dragged her towards the door.

"Wait, wait... Hey, Kaino, I told you to wait!"

Hou La, who was stronger, was not at all intimidated. He patted Kainuo on the back and introduced him to Hou Li, "This is Kainuo, you who came to participate in the trial eight years ago!"

"Me?" He asked Hou La for confirmation with a doubtful tone. After seeing the other party nod without hesitation, he nodded thoughtfully and slowly opened the door a little wider.

"Well, then, come in first. Let's go to the temple."

"Hey, Kainuo, do you believe it so quickly?" Huo La asked in an incredulous tone.

Why did my brother believe it so much? Doesn’t this make me look stupid for being so persistent?

"Ah? Well... it's very simple." After a pause, Houli said as if it was a matter of course.

"Look at how handsome he is. He looks just like me when I grow up!"

"Bah, shameless!"

After glancing at his elder brother, Hou La entered the room first.

It was at the moment when Hou La stepped into the room that Hou Li's eyes fixed, and he threw the spatula directly at Kainuo's face while kicking the door, trying to close the door with both hands.

However, in terms of reaction and strength, how could Houli be a match for Keno outside?

Holding the door against the wall effortlessly with one hand, Kainuo looked with a strange look at Houli who was anxious in the room and Houla who was standing beside him with a confused look.

Although it's true that I was more cautious around people other than acquaintances when I was a child, my doubts remained even after my sister personally assured me of her identity, and she tried to lock me out without hesitation... Is that a bit too much?

Although it is true that Kiana was easier to fool when she was a child, she was not completely oblivious to the other party's intentions... No, forget it, there seemed to be nothing wrong with what I did when I was a child.

However, unlike Keno, who was in a state of deep inner drama, Hou Li, standing inside the door, did not dare to relax. He took a deep breath and immediately called for help: "Mom, stop serving food! Something big has happened! Come and help!"

Almost as soon as Huoli finished speaking, a pink-haired beauty who was much taller than Huoli and Huola came to the door like a whirlwind, holding an umbrella with a black abyss and white flower pattern.

"Kaino, what's wrong?" While asking Houli, Houmei looked at Kaino outside the door with a complicated expression.