[Miss Lily]Otto, 〈Haha... to receive the recognition of the Celestial Immortal, I'm truly overwhelmed with honor.〉
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[Otto wiped a bead of sweat that silently slid down his cheek after dealing with a close-range construct, heavy breaths continuously escaping his mouth.
However, at that moment, Otto suddenly turned his head.
He saw the originally dispersed imaginary constructs gradually converging together; a dense shadow rapidly spread, tightly enveloping him, and finally coalesced into a gigantic-shaped monster.
Under Otto's gaze, the monster raised its sharp claws, then slammed them hard into the ground and let out a deafening roar toward him.
At the same time, the scene on the other side plunged into chaos.
Raging flames burned unchecked, staining the dim sky red. The Honkai beasts rampaged like mad demons, charging through the crowds and wantonly slaughtering them.
Civilians panicked, scattering like birds startled from a bow, screams and cries intertwined into a chorus.
Kallen stood quietly on the scaffold, witnessing this hellish sight on earth; the justice she had held onto for so long would not allow her to watch all this happen without intervening.
In an instant, she erupted with immense strength, broke free from the heavy shackle on her hands, and tore apart the noose wrapped around her neck with all her might.
Then, without hesitation, she stepped into the blazing flames and resolutely went to rescue those civilians who had just wished for her death.]
Einstein, 〈So, these Honkai beasts were released by Otto with the aim of creating chaos in order to take away Senior Kallen.〉
Durandel, 〈It was just unexpected that she would resolutely choose to fight to save those ordinary people; unarmed, she ultimately unfortunately perished in this chaos.〉
[Miss Lily] Otto, full of remorse, nodded slightly, 〈Indeed. All along, I have felt that I caused Kallen's death. If I hadn't done that back then...〉
Rita's tone was gentle, with a hint of a sigh, 〈Even if Lord Otto had not released the Honkai beasts, Lady Kallen still would have died on the scaffold.〉
[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈Yes, Grandpa, without you, Senior Kallen's fate would still have been to die on the scaffold.〉
At this moment, Fu Lin slowly spoke, revealing,
"Actually not. Kallen's teacher, unwilling to see Kallen die, had long prepared a vessel for her to leave; at the execution he intended to let Kallen go, but Otto's release of the Honkai beasts ruined the plan."
Everyone, 〈Ah?〉
Kallen pondered, murmuring softly, 〈Could it be Grandpa Arthur?〉
Tesla crossed his arms, slightly teasing, 〈It seems, then, that Kallen really did die because of him. In that case, doesn't that make Otto the real clown?〉
[Magical Girl] Theresa (?_?), 〈Grandpa...〉
[Miss Lily] Otto looked a little embarrassed, 〈Uh, Theresa...〉
[At this time, the scene returned to the imaginary space...
Otto faced the enormous monster before him, struggling to steady himself while wielding two Xuanyuan swords.
But he let his guard down for a moment and was slapped away by the monster's huge paw, spinning through the air and smashing through several stone pillars in succession.
Upon landing, Otto quickly plunged his twin swords into the ground and, after sliding a distance, finally steadied his body.
Yet the monster gave him no chance to catch his breath; it charged at him again, then leaped and came down onto Otto.
Otto reacted swiftly, hurriedly raising both swords above his head to block.
The monster's tremendous force struck the twin swords; the ground trembled slightly, dust sprang up and spread like fog, instantly enveloping Otto until he disappeared from sight.
Just as everyone in the live stream thought Otto had failed, five golden chains, like lively dragons, suddenly shot out from the swirling dust and precisely embedded into the monster's arm.
Immediately after, the ground around the monster began to stir; countless golden chains burst from the earth, tightly binding it so it could not move.
Then a dazzling golden light began to shimmer on the monster's palm.
Accompanied by a thunderous boom, in the light Otto reappeared in everyone's view, holding Judas' Oath, standing tall.]
Fu Lin suddenly said, "Theresa, watch carefully next, this is the true use of Judas!"
[Magical Girl] Theresa looked bewildered and utterly puzzled, 〈???〉
[At the next moment, Otto unhesitatingly shouldered Judas, his figure like lightning racing up along the monster's massive body.
He then leapt high, and in the blink of an eye Otto was above the monster's head. At the same time, Judas began to glow brilliantly.
Otto gripped Judas tightly, channeling all his strength into this strike, and without hesitation slammed Judas hard into the monster's face.
Judas collided violently with the monster's face; as the monster's face splintered, Judas slowly unfolded, illuminating the surrounding space brilliantly.
With a great crash, the monster's head instantly exploded, its enormous body losing balance and toppling backward like a collapsing mountain, raising a cloud of dust.
Otto, under Judas' reactive force, was hurled out from the smoke and fell heavily to the ground, rolling several times before barely stopping. He then painfully propped himself up with both hands and looked up toward the virtual-number tree that was now within reach.]
[Magical Girl] Theresa slowly opened her mouth, 〈Chains to control, Judas to... face, face-hit?〉
Kallen also widened her eyes, 〈Is Judas used like that?〉
Su fell into thought, 〈emmm...〉
Kiana, 〈So that's how it's resolved? That's amazing!〉
[Success was within reach. Otto slowly straightened, reached out his right hand already corroded by imaginary monsters, attempting to touch the mysterious imaginary tree before him.
However, a sudden twist occurred.
The previously seemingly defeated monster suddenly shot out a long strip-like object from its body, instantly piercing Otto's chest.
Otto stared bewildered at his chest, as if he had not yet reacted to what had happened.
Then, more long strip-like objects attacked from behind, pinning his body firmly in place so he could not move.
At the same time, on the other side, Kallen clutched her injured arm and struggled to stand.
She then noticed a sound not far away and turned to look, seeing a Honkai beast poised to strike a little girl curled up hiding behind the ruined wall, and instantly panicked.
The next second, Kallen flashed in front of the little girl and with the girl's wide eyes blocked the deadly blow.
However, she herself was pierced through the abdomen by the corruption beast's claws.
Thus, Otto and Kallen, at the same moment, sprayed blood.
Otto looked at the glowing imaginary tree as his consciousness gradually blurred; with his eyes closing, the scene returned to darkness.]
[Magical Girl] Theresa clenched her fists, 〈How could this be? Grandpa had already defeated that monster, why...〉
Einstein's voice, like a calm lake, carried a trace of helplessness and regret, 〈Although that monster looked a lot like a Honkai beast on the outside, in essence it was an imaginary creation; we cannot use common sense to think about it.〉
Mei, 〈Is it over now?〉
Bronya, 〈Otto still couldn't save Senior Kallen...〉
Kiana, 〈Fu Lin, there must be another twist, right?〉
Fu Lin, upon hearing this, slowly bowed his head and fell into a long silence.
This expression of his struck the hearts of the live-stream viewers like a heavy hammer, plunging those not very clever into the deepest gloom.
Yet, in an unnoticed corner, Fu Lin pinched his thigh in private, restraining the urge to smile, a mischievous look flashing in his eyes.
He was secretly amused at seeing everyone look so distressed.
Kiana☆, watching Fu Lin working hard at "acting" to stab everyone with emotional knives, couldn't help but let the corner of her mouth lift into a gentle smile.
She reached out and, like petting a puppy, affectionately ruffled Fu Lin's head, heart full of fondness, involuntarily thinking,
'Fu Lin trying to hold back his laughter is so cute!'
Durandel, 〈It was really so close, just a little, just a little more to touch it, just a little more to change everything...〉
Rita, 〈Lady Durandel, I know you're anxious, but don't be; the video is not over yet.〉
Durandel, 〈But Fu Lin has already...〉
Fu Shi, 〈He, obviously, is deliberately acting for you all; he just wants to see your miserable yet helpless faces.〉
The next second, Fu Lin finally broke character, and laughter filled the live stream.
"Ahahaha, were you fooled by my acting? Ahahaha....."