On the screen—
Otto looked down at the shattered core in his palm.
"So this Herrscher Core is also a fake."
"In that case, the real core is still in the Second Herrscher's hands."
Upon realizing the core was fake,
Otto showed no great disappointment.
After five hundred years of searching,
he had long since grown accustomed to disappointment.
Everything was nothing more than
trying once more—
and then trying again.
At that very moment,
A gigantic hand reached out from the void,
attempting to retrieve the corpse of the Herrscher of Death's puppet.
"Heh, here to reclaim this puppet?"
Otto sneered coldly.
"Wishful thinking."
[Pseudo–Judgment of Shamash!]
With a sudden swing—
The flaming greatsword slashed out, instantly severing that enormous hand!
Then, blade pointed toward the closing void—
"Second Herrscher, I'll be coming for you soon."
In those emerald-green eyes,
blazing flames seemed to dance!
"No one can stand in the way of my reunion with Kallen!"
"Not even a god!"
His resolute declaration echoed through the air,
shaking everyone in the chat group to their core!
Otto Apocalypse—
Cold-blooded, ruthless, indifferent to life, willing to use any means to reach his goal.
Yet one thing was undeniable—
His obsession with Kallen
was a madness powerful enough to burn the entire world!
[February 16, 2000]
At the same time Otto killed the Herrscher of Death—
At 12:00 noon, Cheng Lixue was defeated by the Herrscher of Flame on the Kipchak Steppe!
She was rescued by Fu Hua using Fenghuang Down.
Fu Hua transformed into Vermilion Knight and defeated the Herrscher of Flame.
The Gem of Haste was reclaimed by Sirin!
At 14:00, Snow Wolf Squad member Shigure Kira and Cecilia Schariac worked together,
defeating the Herrscher of Wind using Black Abyss White Flower!
[February 16, 13:00]
[Large-scale Honkai reactions detected in Siberia.]
[Three hours later, Honkai energy had engulfed the entire Siberian Plain.]
[Estimated number of Honkai beasts exceeds 500,000.]
[Due to extreme Honkai concentration, satellite radar has completely failed within the region.]
[Unable to determine the Second Herrscher's exact location.]
As time passed,
The war against the Second Herrscher
was about to enter its full-scale phase!
Having just returned to Schicksal headquarters,
Siegfried only had time to take one brief look
at the peacefully sleeping Kiana.
"I'm sorry, Kiana… I haven't been able to stay with you lately."
"Once everything is over…"
Siegfried murmured softly, guilt written across his face.
But what he didn't know—
This would be the last time.
After this moment,
what awaited him
was an unimaginable tragedy
and more than a decade of separation.
[Ganyu]: I feel a little sorry for Kiana…
[Jean]: I hope Honkai can be resolved quickly, so everyone can reunite!
[Robin]: When I was little, my brother used to hum lullabies to help me sleep—that was the first song I ever learned.
[Kiana]: …
Watching the scene on the screen,
already knowing what would happen next,
Theresa couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.
This war…
was not only the farewell between Siegfried and Cecilia.
It was also
her own farewell with Cecilia.
On the Siberian Plain,
Every Schicksal member's communicator
carried Otto's calm, steady voice.
[All Valkyrie units will be divided into two groups, assembling at N1 in the northern plain and S1 in the southern plain.]
[The Northern Force will consist of the European Headquarters Valkyries, led by Siegfried Kaslana—230 personnel total.]
[The Southern Force will consist of Valkyries from the African and Oceanian branches, led by Cecilia Schariac—212 personnel total.]
[At 08:00 on February 17, we will conduct a saturation bombardment of the entire Siberian Plain using heavy weapons.]
[This attack is expected to eliminate 90% of Honkai beasts.]
[At 10:00 on February 17,]
[the two forces will advance into the Siberian Plain from the north and south respectively, searching for the Second Herrscher.]
[Once the Second Herrscher is located, we will concentrate all forces and eliminate her in a single decisive strike!]
[During the search, avoid engaging Honkai beasts whenever possible to preserve combat strength.]
[Remember—once the Second Herrscher is destroyed, we will save this world!]
[Finally, I—Otto Apocalypse—and a ten-member guard unit led by Cheng Lixue will establish a command post at W1 on the western Siberian Plain.]
At this point,
Otto's voice grew incomparably solemn—
and incomparably sincere.
[This is the battle to save the world!]
[Schicksal stands with you all!]
Amid the howling snowstorm,
The faces of over four hundred Valkyries
were filled with unwavering resolve.
In humanity's stand against Honkai,
Schicksal had never wavered.
Even those in the chat group—
No matter how much they wanted to stab Otto—
could not deny this truth:
In the long history of humanity's war against Honkai,
Otto Apocalypse's contributions were undeniable.
His five-hundred-year pursuit of Kallen—
was also a five-hundred-year journey
of Schicksal's growth,
leading humanity forward against Honkai itself.
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