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"Outside of this Kolosten, they will vanish without a trace. Kolosten will become the sole epitaph of our era of destruction—"

"—In this way, we can replace those sacrifices that are even more unbearable for 'humanity'."

"You mean...outside of Klosten..."

Durandal's pupils trembled involuntarily.

This is the price of "starting over."

"This is the cost of the plan I'm preparing to implement, the one with the highest success rate."

"This is insane."

"You dislike the 'Stigmata Project,' yet you intend for the entire world to pay a price even heavier than the 'Stigmata Project' itself?"

“You are murdering almost everyone in the world, Bishop!”

"Yeah, that's right."

Otto did not deny her statement; after all, he knew better than she did what he was doing.

"But humans... will still be 'humans' because of this."

"But what's the point? We protect humanity, we protect living, breathing free will, not some vague concept!"

"...You're wrong, Durandal. I'm precisely trying to rescue a living, breathing free will from the vague concept of 'humanity.'"

"You know her name."

Yulandel sighed softly.

"You finally mentioned her, Bishop."

"Yes, we've gone through such a long and winding road, only to finally arrive back at where it all began."

"Kallen Kaslana shouldn't have died the way we know her to be. This isn't just my fault; it's the fault of 'humanity' as a whole."

"...This is not a reason to try to murder everyone in the world. Besides, that era is long gone, and you are the only one still alive among those involved."

"Yes, every normal human being would think that way."

"Therefore, as a representative of 'normal human beings'—"

"—Durandal, I will give you a chance."

"Kill me. That way, my plans will all come to naught."

Otto opened his arms, seemingly gesturing for Durandal to pierce his divine body with the spear in her hand.

"The person standing in front of you is nothing more than a collection of sins and desires."

"He knows about morality but does not uphold it, he knows about ethics but tramples on them."

"He yearns for wisdom, but only to achieve personal satisfaction; he worships beauty, but only to deny the existence of ugliness."

"He felt that the world was full of superfluous people, to the point that the value of life was wasted by them."

"Only when his own life comes to an end... will Otto Apocalypse look up at the pure sky and savor a moment of the sacred tremor that it brings to his soul."

To destroy the world for the sake of loved ones...

"...A decent villainous speech. But, Bishop—"

Durandal lifted her loose golden hair, her eyes still filled with inquiry and determination.

"—This seems to further confirm that you still have reservations. You say I have the right to know the truth, but your statement is full of rhetoric, leaving people confused."

“Five years ago, I saw a true world destroyer in the Sea of ​​Quanta… but your mental state is completely different from hers.”

"LOL, really?"

Otto did not deny it.

"But I think all you need to know right now is that if you don't stop me..."

"...I would definitely 'murder almost everyone in the world.'"

Therefore, a battle must now be fought between them.

She had undoubtedly lost that time, a defeat she had somewhat anticipated. Durandal shook her head, ending her recollection of that battle.

She raised the black spear in her hand and looked at the church in front of her once again. Behind the door, perhaps the bishop had already prepared a stage for them.

This time, she will join forces with Kiana to truly end the bishop's life!

Chapter 81 False God

The raging flames, imbued with the power of thunder, shattered the illusion Otto had created in the imaginary space, revealing its true form: a towering tower reaching into the clouds.

Durandal and Kiana leaped into the shattered tower.

Just as they were about to enter the church inside the tower from top to bottom, Otto's voice rang in their ears.

"Bianca, Kiana, you've finally arrived."

"In the name of Apocalypse, I welcome you both to witness this moment of welcoming the apocalypse."

As the welcoming cheers subsided, small enemies appeared in their path.

Are you really ready?

As if in response to his question, the power of the Herrscher of the Void quietly manifested, and the Void Spear shattered all the enemies.

"Domination has been exhausted."

Kiana looked at her future self, who was stronger and more handsome than she had imagined, but she no longer felt the excitement she usually did.

If that power comes at the cost of Himeko-sensei's life, then she would rather not have it!

"My heroes! I am truly grateful to you."

"Whether in the past or now, I do not want to lie to you or let you fall into despair."

"Of course, I wouldn't disregard your dignity and turn around to take care of you."

"How to end the power of this imaginary number is something you can ponder yourselves."

"This shouldn't be considered an obstacle, right?"

Otto's figure gradually disappeared, leaving only a word of encouragement echoing in Kiana and Durandal's ears.

As the villain, he's been waiting for his turn to perform.

"Go for it, girls!"

The two spirited young women landed steadily on the ground.

The moment they landed, they all looked at the solemn and sacred church before them.

"That is……"

Kiana immediately spotted the giant "seed" hanging from a tree branch inside the church.

"The Seed of Nothingness".

Durandal and Kiana exchanged a glance, their wills aligned, and they prepared to shatter the Seed of Nothingness together.

The familiar voice appeared once again.

Otto walked into the center of the church from the side, shielding the Seed of Nothingness behind him.

"As the owners of this place, how could you allow me to—"

He turned around and bowed deeply to the two girls.

"Shouldn't we fulfill our duties as hosts?"

The power of imaginary numbers erupts.

Wings unfurled from behind him, a mask covered his face, and his body began to mutate, evolving towards "godhood".

Holy yet evil, like a fallen angel from mythology.

Ruan Mei put down the pastries in her hand and looked seriously at everything in the light screen for the first time.

This posture confirms his earlier statement that he "reaches directly to the divine."

If the previous Herrschers were merely destined travelers with special powers in her eyes, then Otto at this moment, on a spiritual level, far surpassed the Herrschers and reached the level of a Commander...

No, it cannot be described using the concept of a courier.

His condition is very unusual.

"Annihilation returns to this place, and new stars are born from it..."

"This power belongs neither to mortals nor to the Herrscher."

"It is the original posture of the authority of imaginary numbers and the embodiment of the truth of the universe."

"Come and savor the power of this 'false god.'"

Golden imaginary chains stretched out from the void, heading towards Kiana and Durandal.

Durandal, riding the war machine MacLishina, dodged the chains and raised her spear to attack Otto.

Kiana, as the Herrscher of the Void, had no need to care about those chains. Endless flames burned away everything in Otto's way in the most ferocious way.

"Go for it, my heroes!"

Otto arbitrarily exercised control over the origin of imaginary numbers, and infinite imaginary energy began to bombard the world.

Layers of imaginary number barriers unfolded in front of Otto.

"I have waited too long to fall."

"It's so noisy, can you please shut up?" Kiana frowned.

"Alright alright."

Otto said helplessly.

"Sometimes, my acting skills do make me uncomfortable."

That was the truth he had explored, the foundation of the world.

So, can the unknown thing called Honkai truly grant a person the power to access the Imaginary Tree?

He could sense the power to reshape the world and the fundamental difference in the level of life he had faced.

Chapter 82 The Smile Before Death

Faced with Durandal and Kiana, who had awakened new powers, Otto simply used the imaginary number for defense and offense; he did not even use any "authority".

Kiana and Durandal quickly found a breakthrough and defeated Otto in one fell swoop.

"Ha...hahahahahaha!"

Otto's mask was half shattered by the two men, revealing his emerald green eyes.

"You've all grown so much again!"

He slowly flew into the sky, and a vast amount of imaginary energy burst forth from his body.

"This is the true power of 'authority'!"

At the center of the imaginary number, the jet-black wings began to turn pure white, and Otto revealed the true form of the false god!

Amidst the divine light, a false god descended upon the mortal realm.

"I am the only one in heaven and under heaven!"

The space around them distorted violently before their eyes.

The empty cathedral resonated with Otto's power—

It disintegrated in ways that are incomprehensible to ordinary people, and then recombined into a completely different form.

The endless trees and roads lead to a strange stage.

Bathed in the blessings of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, this is Otto's true mental landscape.

Xing took out her baseball bat, tried wielding it for a bit, and then, feeling it wasn't quite right, took out her Flame Spear instead.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't think of any appropriate action to respond to that line.