My outrageous life in Honkai Impact 3

"What is this? Why is it so round?"

Luo Chen picked up one of them and was about to pull off a wire when Otto quickly stopped him.

"This is a smoke bomb, and I also added a small amount of sleeping powder to it."

"And what about this bracelet?"

Karen was playing with the bracelet when she accidentally pressed a small protrusion on it. A hook shot out from the bracelet and grabbed the curtain.

"So that's how it's used!"

Otto spent some time explaining the uses of these props to Karen, and then sat down at the table and took out a piece of paper.

"You're going to write a notice?"

"That's right. A good thief usually sends out a warning letter before stealing something."

Otto nodded, dipped his quill in ink, and began to write furiously.

"That's right, let's set the date for tomorrow. Karen and I will go together then."

"Hey, teacher, are you going too?"

Karen blinked; she thought she was going there alone.

"Otherwise what? If you go alone, you might expose your identity."

Luo Chen rolled his eyes at Karen. With Karen's brains, she might easily expose herself, which would be a real problem.

"Teacher, you can come along too. Do you need me to prepare your clothes?"

Otto stopped writing, reviewed the notice, and, after confirming that there were no problems, put it in an envelope and sealed it with sealing wax.

"No need, I can make my own clothes."

A light shimmered around Luo Chen, and a formal suit appeared on him, with a cloak over it.

"Teacher, didn't you say that the cape would affect your movements? Why are you still wearing it?"

"That affects your movements, what does it have to do with me?"

Luo Chen put away his clothes, crossed his arms, leaned against the wall, and stared at the letter Otto had sealed on the table.

"After all, if it really came down to a fight, those good-for-nothings would be no match for me."

"makes sense."

Karen wholeheartedly agreed. Back then, she and Otto together couldn't beat Luo Chen. Otto was even kicked far away by Luo Chen. If Luo Chen hadn't teleported over and caught him, Otto would have crashed into a tree.

With preparations complete, Otto sent someone to secretly deliver the notice to Viktor's house. Karen changed back into her own clothes and went home, leaving only Otto and Luo Chen at home.

"Otto, are you still conducting experiments on that black box?"

After Karen left, Luo Chen sat by the window, sipping his black tea, when he suddenly uttered this sentence.

"...Yes, teacher."

Otto remained silent for a long time, realizing that he couldn't hide this from Luo Chen at all, and had no choice but to admit it.

“If I remember correctly, I told you that the power inside is extremely dangerous and beyond your current control.”

Luo Chen's voice grew colder and colder, and Otto's hand holding the teacup trembled, almost spilling the tea.

"I need you to give me a reasonable explanation."

Luo Chen put down his cup. To be honest, he didn't want to get involved in these messy things. Let fate decide their fate, but this matter also concerned his two disciples.

Otto remained silent; the power within the black box was far too tempting for them. In Otto's eyes, it was the key to resolving the Honkai. And in the eyes of the higher-ups at Schicksal, this power was nothing less than a tool for outward expansion.

"This is not something you should touch. I'll take it away tomorrow."

Luo Chen stared at Otto, his voice returning to calm. Otto breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed his teacher wasn't particularly angry.

"It's impossible for your era to eliminate the Honkai. The level of technology is too low to even produce a Herrscher. So stop messing around all day long."

Luo Chen looked out the window at the sky and talked to himself, while Otto remained silent.

"There's still a long road ahead, so there's no need to rush for a year or two."

As Luo Chen spoke, his gaze shifted from the sky to Otto. He had already written down the general events of the future in a notebook, which he had hidden at home, intending to give it to Otto when he was about to leave.

"I understand."

Otto whispered that he hadn't really wanted to study the black box in the first place, but since Luo Chen said he was going to take it away, he would leave this mess to him.

"Teacher, what's inside that black box?"

"The Lawgiver. To be precise, the Lawgiver of the pre-civilization era."

Luo Chen said casually that he had no intention of hiding this from Otto; he would find out sooner or later.

"Like the Void Treasury within your body, that black box contains a Divine Key, but the Herrscher personality on it still exists, so if you open it, you will definitely be bewitched by her."

"So that thing was so dangerous."

Otto had only heard Luo Chen mention the concept of a Herrscher; he had never actually seen one himself. However, Luo Chen claimed that he was far stronger than a Herrscher. Just how powerful were the Herrschers? This was what Otto was curious about.

"Teacher, what did you do with the black box after you got it?"

Since Luo Chen said he wanted to take it, there must be a solution, right?

"Yes, there is, but Karen and you will have to make do."

Luo Chen's smile made Otto very uncomfortable, as if he wanted to devour him alive.

"In a few days, I will have Karen take the black box to Shenzhou to find the Crimson Kite Immortal and solve this problem."

"It's just Karen alone, aren't we going to go together?"

"When children get older, they should be taken out to exercise."

Luo Chen patted Otto on the shoulder, looked at his bitter and resentful face, and laughed even harder.

'But I need to put some insurance on Karen first; I'm still a big fan of Oren.'

To prevent Otto from turning into a green Otto, Luo Chen planned to give Kallen the Jizo Soul when she left, so that Ling could help her if any problems arose.

"Don't worry, she'll be safe. I assure you."

Chapter 259 The Phantom Thief's Home Ground

"A dark and windy night, a perfect time for murder and arson..."

Under the pitch-black night sky, Luo Chen, dressed in black, sat on a tree near Victor's mansion, muttering words that Karen found strange.

"Teacher, when do we go in?"

Karen adjusted her mask and turned to look at Luo Chen. They had been on the tree for half an hour, but Luo Chen had not yet given the order to move.

"No rush, our Lady Green Lily hasn't made her appearance yet."

Luo Chen stared at the gate of Victor's mansion, and after a short while, a blonde "woman" dressed in a noblewoman's outfit appeared.

"To be honest, I really didn't expect Otto to agree to cross-dress."

Luo Chen couldn't stop laughing, while Karen, watching Otto pretend to fall, tried hard to hold back her laughter.

"Karen, you need to keep a closer eye on Otto in the future, so he doesn't develop any weird or strange habits."

Having had enough of laughing, Luo Chen stopped smiling, jumped down from the tree branch, put on his mask, and prepared to climb over the wall with Karen.

The two used their agility to climb onto the roof. During the climb, Luo Chen gave Otto a hand gesture, and Otto nodded slightly. Then, Luo Chen made up an excuse to leave.

Reaching the attic window, Luo Chen crafted a small knife, pried open the window lock, and quietly opened it.

Luo Chen entered the attic first, and only let Karen in after confirming it was safe. The two of them walked furtively through Victor's house, opening doors to look for where the gold coins were stored.

"Teacher, we found it!"

Karen craned her neck to look into a doorway and saw a table full of glittering gold coins, with a box of gold coins underneath. She quickly beckoned Luo Chen over.

Entering the room, Karen looked at the mountain of gold coins piled on the table and said angrily, "How many families did this guy plunder to get so much? He's despicable!"

"I don't know, but that old Deng is really despicable."

Luo Chen stood behind Karen, sensing that some people were walking towards them, and a smile appeared on his face behind the mask.

"You two petty thieves, I've caught you!"

Viktor led several of his men into the room, blocking the doorway and looking smugly at the two people inside, speaking arrogantly.

"Hmph, they were so arrogant in their announcement, but I still caught them."

Viktor held up the oil lamp in his hand. Both men were wearing masks, so he couldn't see their faces. But it didn't matter; they would be caught soon.

"You caught me... Hahaha, is that so?"

Luo Chen smiled, and with a flick of his hand across the table, the gold coins, along with the box underneath, disappeared from everyone's sight.

“What… is going on?!”

Viktor panicked. He didn't know how Luo Chen had managed to make the gold coins disappear right under his nose, and he ordered his men to quickly retrieve them.

"Since you have chosen to aid evil, then the sword of Damocles will surely hang over your heads."

Luo Chen stretched out his right arm, his cloak concealing his movements. Before the guards could figure out what was happening, countless throwing knives pierced their limbs.

"You, all of you, don't come any closer!"