The battle between Ming Yu and the Schicksal troops ceased the moment the Honkai Beasts appeared. For the Schicksal forces, the appearance of Honkai Beasts signified chaos in the city. At this point, Kallen's execution was no longer important, and engaging with Ming Yu had become meaningless. Whether it was fleeing for their lives or fighting the Honkai Beasts, anything was better than staying here to fight an unknown individual.
Ming Yu watched as the men in black left with their injured comrades, making no move to stop them. To him, stopping them served no purpose. The moment the Honkai Beasts appeared, Ming Yu instantly understood what had happened. Otto had still chosen to rely on the power of the Honkai Beasts!
In the end, had he changed nothing at all?
Ming Yu looked at the slaughtering Honkai Beasts all around, at the common people screaming and fleeing for their lives, and felt a wave of confusion wash over his heart.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he spotted Otto on the execution platform. With a nimble leap, his athletic body landed steadily beside Otto. Ming Yu grabbed Otto by the collar, lifting him like a chick and slamming him against a nearby wall. Otto's feet scraped against the ground, making a harsh, grating sound.
"Cough, cough~" Otto, struggling to breathe, looked at Ming Yu, who was right in his face, and said with a smile, "Do you want to teach me a lesson too?"
Ming Yu stared at Otto's handsome face, his eyes seeming to spit fire. "Why?! Weren't the powers of two Divine Keys enough?!" In that instant, Ming Yu's heart was filled with nothing but rage—the shame of being played, the fury of betrayal—all erupting at once. He needed an explanation!
Facing Ming Yu's murderous gaze, Otto showed no fear. Staring directly into Ming Yu's eyes, Otto said, "Mr. Yu's plan was excellent, but mine was simply more foolproof."
"Is that all?" The fire in Ming Yu's eyes burned even brighter.
"Kallen's rescue allows for no mistakes. I am willing to pay any price!" Otto said with a loud laugh, completely unafraid of Ming Yu's glare.
"You... damn you!!" Ming Yu furiously thrust the Black Abyss forward. The black blade plunged into the wall, missing Otto's neck by a hair's breadth. A trickle of fresh blood seeped from the thread-like wound.
"You won't kill me. Your eyes hold only anger, not killing intent." As if certain that Ming Yu wouldn't dare to act, Otto's eyes showed no hint of panic, and he continued to speak with a smile.
"You will regret this sooner or later!" Ming Yu pulled out the Black Abyss, slammed Otto heavily against the wall again, and said viciously. It was true. Ming Yu wouldn't kill. No matter how furious he was, no matter how much he hated Otto, he couldn't bring himself to land a killing blow right now.
Even though he had slain many Honkai Zombies and been through countless battles, he could swing his blade at Honkai Beasts and Honkai Zombies without hesitation, but he still couldn't bring himself to kill a human. Even in his earlier fight with the Schicksal troops, he had been careful not to deal any fatal blows.
Even knowing that the Otto here was just data, he still instinctively resisted the act of killing.
Walking over to Kallen's side, Ming Yu said with some shame, "I'm sorry, Miss Kallen. I should also bear some responsibility for this Honkai Beast outbreak. I had a chance to stop Otto."
Ming Yu genuinely felt sorry for the Honkai Beast rampage. He could have chosen to prevent it; all he had to do was tip off Schicksal, and Otto's plan would have naturally failed. But he chose to trust Otto, to believe that with his help, Otto wouldn't choose this path, to believe that Otto wasn't so insane.
But reality had slapped Ming Yu hard across the face, shattering his self-righteous assumptions.
Shaking her head, Kallen said gently, "Don't blame yourself. This is not your responsibility. I know Otto. Even without you, he would have done the same thing."
"That's right, that's right. It was clearly that Otto's scheme. You were just deceived," Kiana added with a nod.
Ming Yu suddenly felt a strange sensation. He was usually the one scolding Kiana; being comforted by her this time felt inexplicably vexing.
Kallen glanced at the Black Abyss in Ming Yu's hand, then at the Judah by the execution platform, and said to Ming Yu, "Regardless, thank you for bringing me the Oath of Judah."
Arthur looked at the determined Kallen and couldn't help but try to persuade her, "Miss Kallen, are you going to stop those Honkai Beasts? But, your body..."
Looking at the people struggling to escape the claws of the Honkai Beasts, Kallen said with grim resolve, "I must go. This is a Kaslana's duty."
Seeing Kallen's determination, Arthur knew he couldn't stop her. But he was, after all, a member of the Kaslana family. At this critical moment, he had to return to look after the weakened Kaslana clan. With a final bow to Kallen, Arthur disappeared among the buildings.
Kiana watched Kallen's figure, and Siegfried's words suddenly echoed in her mind, her fighting spirit igniting.
*Is this the passionate blood of the Kaslana family that stinky old man talked about?* Even though she was in a data space, Kiana could feel the blood in her veins boiling.
Inspired by Kallen, Kiana shouted excitedly, "Then let me help! Two people are stronger than one!"
"Thank you, Miss Kiana," Kallen said with a smile.
"In that case, I can't refuse either," Ming Yu said, raising the Black Abyss in his hand. He had to admit, he was also infected by this heroic spirit. Although he didn't feel any sense of Kaslana duty, letting those Honkai Beasts rampage was not his style either.
"Then thank you very much," Kallen smiled at Ming Yu before walking towards the Judah by the execution platform.
Ming Yu looked at Kallen's pale face and asked with some concern, "Miss Kallen, can your body handle it?"
This was another miscalculation on Ming Yu's part. He hadn't expected Kallen's physical condition to decline so much in just two days. Two days ago, Kallen was just a bit disheveled but could still run and jump, able to catch Kiana from across the street. Now, only two days later, her face was devoid of color, and she even seemed to sway as she walked.
Ming Yu secretly clenched his fist. He hadn't realized Schicksal was so wary of Kallen that even after she had surrendered, they would treat her so cruelly, terrified she might recover.
Kallen reached out and grabbed Judah's chains, shaking her head gently but firmly, "No matter what, I cannot back down. This is my duty as a Kaslana!" With that, Kallen hoisted the heavy golden cross and charged towards the area with the densest concentration of Honkai Beasts.
On her way, Kallen swung the cross, and a Honkai Beast that was about to attack was sent flying with a *bang*. The civilian who had narrowly escaped death shouted a word of thanks to Kallen before scrambling away.
Kallen planted the cross on the ground and let out a soft cry. The golden cross spread open on both sides like a peacock's tail, revealing twelve obsidian spears. The next moment, the twelve black spears shot out with a series of *whooshes*, golden chains still attached to their ends, binding four nearby Honkai Beasts tightly. The black spears pierced directly into the Honkai Beasts' flesh. The restraining power imbued in the spears instantly drained the beasts of their strength, leaving them to do nothing but roar at the sky in anguish.
Seeing Kallen's display of power, Ming Yu charged forward with Black Abyss, not wanting to be outdone. The black knight sword accurately pierced the bodies of the restrained Honkai Beasts. In a matter of moments, the withering power of Black Abyss took effect, and one by one, the Honkai Beasts lost their life force and collapsed to the ground.
At that moment, the Eleventh and Sixth Divine Keys formed a perfect synergy!