Just before the great battle began,
Anti-Entropy, while analyzing the soul-steel Siegfried had brought back from the Moon,
discovered something related to the Kaslana family!
[Initiating connection…]
[Confirming user identity… Kaslana…]
[Searching database records… Available records: 3028 entries…]
[Querying data… Honkai energy sealing…]
As Siegfried passed the soul-steel's verification,
his consciousness was drawn onto the Moon itself.
In the distance,
a figure instantly caught his attention!
"That person is… wait—?!"
"That's Judgment of Shamash?!"
In an instant!
Siegfried's heart jolted violently.
He stared at the distant figure—
There was no mistaking it.
The greatsword in that man's hand
was Judgment of Shamash!
At that moment,
Einstein's voice echoed in Siegfried's mind.
"Siegfried Kaslana."
"What you are seeing now is the final battle of the Previous Era."
"Those who took part were the last eight strongest warriors of human civilization."
"One of them appears to be an ancestor of the Kaslana family."
"Kevin Kaslana."
As she spoke,
the figure wielding Judgment of Shamash became clearer.
White short hair characteristic of the Kaslana lineage.
A tall, imposing build.
A long combat coat flowing behind him.
"And their enemy—"
"was the legendary final and strongest Herrscher—"
"the Herrscher of the End!"
As Einstein continued her explanation,
more soul-steel data streamed in.
[Judgment of Shamash: The Divine Key with the greatest destructive power]
[When its Zeroeth Rated Output—'Heavenly Fire: Draw'—is activated, the raging flames reduce both wielder and enemy to ashes]
[Over the past 1,500 years, twenty-three warriors of the Kaslana family sacrificed their lives to protect humanity…]
[Against the Herrscher of the End, humanity deployed its final and strongest eight warriors]
[The ultimate battle against Honkai unfolded on the Moon]
[The Herrscher of the End's power was immeasurable; the warriors' attacks were largely ineffective]
[Within just five minutes of combat, two warriors fell]
[Yet this still failed to shake Dr. MEI's resolve]
[While the warriors drew the Herrscher's attention, the Moonlight Throne system in Earth orbit locked onto the target]
[Moonlight Throne struck the Herrscher of the End, converting part of its Honkai energy into heat]
[Unfortunately, the Herrscher's energy reserves were far too great; the attack failed to achieve its intended effect]
[Post-strike analysis showed only a ~2% loss of Honkai energy]
[Barely affected, the Herrscher of the End soon forced the remaining six warriors into a desperate situation]
[Under Dr. MEI's orders, Moonlight Throne lifted its limiters and overloaded at 200% output]
[At overload, it could no longer convert Honkai energy into heat, but accelerated energy loss instead]
[Before Moonlight Throne burned out, the Herrscher of the End lost approximately 30% of its energy]
[Afterward, through Warrior Kevin's all-out strike, the Herrscher of the End temporarily ceased activity]
[But only temporarily—]
[With Moonlight Throne destroyed, humanity had no remaining means to deal effective damage]
[With 70% energy remaining, the Herrscher of the End required only ~12 hours to recover]
[Whether despair, rage, or a final carnival of annihilation—]
[humanity had only these last twelve hours remaining]
As the record played,
everyone watching felt a chill run through their hearts.
The overwhelming terror of the Herrscher of the End—
Even without personally facing it,
even through mere recorded descriptions—
most extraordinary beings already felt suffocating pressure.
Eight of humanity's strongest warriors.
Two dead in five minutes.
Humanity's ultimate weapon—Moonlight Throne—
managed to drain only 2% of the enemy's energy?!
How terrifying was that?!
How utterly hopeless?!
In the end,
only by forcing Moonlight Throne into near self-destruction,
and with Kevin Kaslana's full-power strike—
did humanity barely reduce the Herrscher's energy by 30%,
earning a mere twelve hours of reprieve from extinction.
And this Kaslana ancestor—
sparked intense curiosity throughout the chat group.
Just how powerful
did one have to be
to halt the Herrscher of the End with a single blow?
[Keqing]: What a terrifying sword strike…
[March 7th]: The Herrscher of the End is horrifying!!
[Raiden Ei]: Kevin Kaslana? Humanity's strongest warrior?
[Theresa]: An ancestor of the Kaslana family…
[Kiana]: Huh… why does that female warrior next to Kevin look so familiar??
[Raiden Mei]: …Yeah. I thought so too.
[Herta]: The final twelve hours of a civilization… must have been madness.
As the audience continued marveling at Kevin's power—
Siegfried slowly approached Kevin's image.
"This white-haired man… and Judgment of Shamash…"
"Why do I feel like…"
"he's calling out to me?"
"And why…"
"after using Heavenly Fire: Draw…"
"is he still alive—without even the slightest injury…?"
But then—
At the instant Siegfried reached out—
Kevin suddenly grabbed his wrist!
?!
"You've finally found me… my descendant."
Kevin turned his head toward Siegfried.
In that moment—
Not only was Siegfried shaken to his core—
every viewer was stunned!
Wasn't this supposed to be recorded data?!
How could Kevin
grasp a conscious being—
and even identify Siegfried's lineage?!
In an instant,
the name Kevin Kaslana burned itself into everyone's mind—
Powerful.
Mysterious.
Oppressive.
The strongest warrior of humanity.
Kevin, holding Judgment of Shamash, continued:
"This means the final battle between humanity and Honkai will begin once more."
"Now, I will tell you the secret of Kaslana's power."
The next second—
Kevin suddenly erupted into motion!
He stabbed straight through Siegfried's chest!
?!
"As long as you can control the Honkai beast power hidden within Kaslana genes—"
"you will surpass the limits of humanity!"
"Even—stand above the Herrschers themselves!"
"And remember—"
As Siegfried's vision faded into darkness,
Kevin's voice rang out—heavy and resolute:
"Those who inherit the name Kaslana,
no matter the cost—
must defeat Honkai!"
Under the stunned gazes of the audience—
After Siegfried withdrew from the consciousness space,
his body began awakening exactly as Kevin foretold—
The Honkai beast power hidden within his bloodline
started to stir!
Kevin's mystery left everyone shaken and burning with curiosity.
What kind of existence
could preserve its consciousness within data for tens of thousands of years—
and guide its descendants to awaken their power?!
That declaration—
"Those who inherit the name Kaslana, no matter the cost, must defeat Honkai!"
—echoed endlessly in everyone's ears.
At the same time—
[Novosibirsk]
The Herrscher of Death defeated Otto's secretary, Amber.
As her vision blurred,
Amber sighed weakly.
"I'm sorry… Lord Otto…"
"I can no longer serve you…"
But the next moment—
the collapsing Amber was caught in Otto's arms.
Using a pseudo–Black Abyss White Flower,
he repaired part of her injuries.
"Lord Otto! My deepest apologies—
to trouble you into coming personally…"
"Amber, no need to apologize."
"Thanks to your efforts, we were able to find her so quickly."
Otto waved it off calmly.
"Return to headquarters and recover."
"I'd like to have a private conversation with this young lady."
His gentle demeanor made many viewers doubt their eyes.
…Was Otto always this kind to subordinates?
Soon,
only Otto and the frightened Herrscher of Death remained in the empty alley.
A panicked girl—
terrified of everything around her.
Otto looked at her.
She showed little aggression,
fearful like a newborn facing the world.
"Haha… did I scare you?"
"Please don't be afraid. I mean no harm."
"I came because I want to help you."
A warm, gentle smile appeared on Otto's face
as he slowly approached.
"Relax a little. Let's have a nice talk, shall we?"
Then, as if recalling something—
Otto took out a rabbit plush toy, bent down, and offered it to her.
"Here—take this."
"My granddaughter likes this kind of doll."
"When she's scared, hugging it makes everything better."
At that moment,
Otto's expression was like soft sunlight,
spilling across the girl's face.
Gentle voice.
The look one uses to coax a child.
"This… is really cute…"
The Herrscher of Death timidly reached out—
But the instant her fingers touched the doll—
Her leaking power disintegrated it instantly!
"Ah… ah!!"
"I—I'm sorry!!"
"Poor child…"
"You can't even control your own power."
Otto walked behind her, voice gentle beyond measure.
"But don't be afraid."
"I'll guide you."
"You just need to trust me."
As he spoke,
Otto placed his hands on her shoulders.
[Pseudo–Fenghuang Down]
"Just… trust me…"
In the next instant—
Otto entered the Herrscher of Death's consciousness space.
"Well done."
"You slipped into her mind effortlessly."
Void Archives, the black-faced little Otto, spoke from the side.
"But what exactly is she?"
"Her power is less than half that of the recorded Herrscher of Death."
"Yet that black fog that decomposes everything—
is unmistakably the Herrscher of Death's ability."
"So how will you extract her secret?"
"Like before—search her memories and impersonate someone she trusts?"
Facing Void Archives' chatter,
Otto looked calmly at the Herrscher within the mindscape.
"Unfortunately… that won't work this time."
"I examined her memories using Fenghuang Down."
"She's neither human nor a Herrscher."
"She's merely a puppet—
injected with the power of the Herrscher of Death."
"There is nothing in her mind
that can revive Kallen."
As he spoke,
Otto pressed a hand lightly to his forehead,
his disappointment impossible to hide.
"In that case—
I'll have to personally research the Herrscher Core."
"And find another way to revive Kallen."
In the next instant—
Otto showed no hesitation.
He plunged his hand straight through the Herrscher of Death's chest,
extracting a Herrscher Gem.
Every movement—
every expression—
was icy, decisive, merciless.
Completely unlike the warm man from moments before.
The chat group was left shaken.
Then—relieved.
As expected…
This was the despicable, cold-blooded Archbishop Otto they all knew so well!
A man who would stop at nothing to achieve his goal!
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