Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

After leaving the gym and preparing to go to the hospital to get saline solution, Kiana couldn't bear it anymore. She took a deep breath, turned around, gritted her teeth and yelled at Kayno.

"All the way, all the way. Not only did you stay right next to us in the gym, but you followed Mei and me all the way after we left! It's you who followed us, otherwise I would have definitely kneed you right in the face!"

She also wanted to take this opportunity to have some good time with Mei!

"First of all, it's not me, it's us."

Kaino turned slightly to the side to reveal Xier behind him, who was covering her face because she felt embarrassed. Then he scratched his hair, covered his heart with one hand, and showed a somewhat depressed expression.

"But I never expected that you would change so much, Kiana. Yesterday we were just chatting happily and being friendly, but today you seem like a completely different person!"

"Don't give me that. I was who I was yesterday, and I am who I am today. I am a completely different Kiana Kaslana without the ice cream you bought me!" Kiana retorted.

"Besides, I'm not someone who shows partiality. Brother, your behavior of following Mei and me is completely perverted, especially following another girl with you... Sister-in-law, why don't you just do anything about it!"

Xier's body trembled, and the corners of her mouth curled up, and she looked at Kiana with increasing satisfaction. Kaino quickly opened his eyes wide and retorted, "We're not following, we didn't dodge at all, we were following openly!"

"That's fine! Besides, as the victim, I have the final say now."

Kiana suddenly revealed a malicious smile, slowly rubbing her index finger and thumb together, revealing her true intentions: "Of course, it's not impossible for me to forgive you, brother... You should understand, brother, right?"

Since her father had been found, and Theresa wasn't stingy with her pocket money, Kiana wasn't short of money. But there were always things in the world that money couldn't buy—for example, she really wanted the Beng Beng Ball that Keno had given Bianca last time.

Kiana felt secretly happy when she thought about being able to show off that thing in front of the dwarf Bronya while she could only look at her with envy!

"Okay, Kiana, stop being naughty." Mei, who was standing next to Kiana, tried to smooth things over and said, "Behave yourself for now. Kaino-san probably has something to ask you."

"Hey, Mei... okay, okay." As if attacked by a natural enemy, Kiana's attitude softened instantly when Mei spoke. "I'll find a way to ask brother for the Bengbeng Ball later."

Kainuo sighed helplessly. So you are still thinking about that?

"Alright, man, what are you looking for us for? You're just following us without even calling our names." Kiana asked Kayno, "If you have anything to say, just say it now. We still have to get the saline solution to the gym."

"Hmm..." Kainuo pondered for a moment.

Their main purpose is just to delay time, so it doesn’t matter what they say.

"Kiana, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Hey, why are you trying to do this to me, brother?" Kiana looked a little disgusted. She waved her hand and raised her head and said, "Without a doubt, I want them all!"

As expected of you.

Kainuo's eyes twitched, and after exhaling, he said, "First of all, it's a lie—we just happened to be on our way, and like you, we came here to get saline solution."

"It sounds so fake." Kiana couldn't help but complain.

"Uh," Kaino blinked, "or maybe I missed you so much that I came here with Xier to spend more time with you?"

"Eh?"

The smile on Kiana's face slowly disappeared. She tilted her head in confusion, her eyes widening in disbelief: "Is this also a lie?"

I always feel like I've lost in some way.

Seeing Kiana's distraught look, Kaino quickly waved his hands and explained, "This is pure fabrication. It's neither true nor false. Don't take it to heart."

"As for the truth..."

Kainuo's pupils suddenly flashed, he blinked twice, waved to Kiana, turned around and pulled Xier to leave.

"I won't tell you the truth. As compensation, I'll give you the Bengbeng Ball you thought of. Okay, see you later!"

"Is it done?" Xier asked in a low voice when she saw this.

"Yeah." Kaino nodded, the corners of his mouth curling up uncontrollably. "Feiyuwan sent me a message. She has already controlled nearly half of the Rulers. She will soon use the hunting method to lure me in."

"Wait, I want to go in too!" Xier said hurriedly.

Chapter 268 My Theater Is Not My Theater

Dominate the interior of the theater.

With a flash of orange light, Kainuo appeared out of thin air in the center of the referee's seat with Xier, raised his eyebrows and looked at the current appearance of the theater.

The theater was now dead, devoid of the bustling glory of half an hour before. The puppets in the audience, who had been discussing various matters, either lay motionless and lifeless, as if they had lost the strings controlling them; or sat there with their mouths tightly shut, glaring at Kaino, who had suddenly barged in.

Except for a puppet who was sitting with his legs crossed and his chin supported by one hand, looking at the two of them.

"To be honest, you're slower than I thought."

Kaino raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the puppets who dared to rage but could not speak, before looking at the puppet on the stage, which was essentially Feiyumaru. "After all, you are the infamous Herrscher of Corrosion from fifty thousand years ago. How come it took you so long to corrode these puppets?"

It's not that Keno underestimated the enemy, but they destroyed less than two hundred people in half an hour. If the enemy had been at this speed fifty thousand years ago, it would be hard to justify the evaluation recorded in the records that they had strangled the last hope of mankind.

"Do you have any misunderstanding about the power of erosion?"

Feiyuwan spread his hands and stood up by supporting himself on the table.

"While it can corrode life, the essence of what's corroding Herrschers is still a virus. If the enemy is a program-based machine or a pure collection of information, that's a different matter, but real life, and a Herrscher at that... that means they're very weak. Otherwise, you'd have to wait a while longer."

Having said that, a look of disgust appeared on Feiyukumaru's puppet face.

"But even though they're weak, they're really vicious. After I corrupted more than half of the puppets and voted them out of being able to leave the theater, they got so angry they started swearing at me. Their words were so harsh that I quickly told them to shut up."

Kaino looked at Feiyumaru in surprise.

"You think they're venomous? Just how eloquent are they?"

He still vividly remembered the time when Feiyuwan made such a fuss that he couldn't even use his erosion power.

Feiyuwan slammed the table twice.

"Don't make false accusations! I just spoke a little too quickly. It's much better to be scolded by a group of hundreds of puppets who specifically pick on your sore spots, okay?"

Kaino remained silent. As a former victim of Feiyukumaru's nagging, he found it hard to believe what the other party said.

"Tsk, forget it. I'm too lazy to explain." Feiyuwan smacked his lips, pulled out an orange-yellow crystal the size of a normal core, and held it in front of him. He carefully assessed Kaino's expression, "You won't go back on your word, will you? I'm referring to the matter of letting me stay with my sister... Sakura from the paradise of the past."

Kayno rolled his eyes. "Unless I'm facing an enemy, I, Kayno Kaslana, always keep my word. Besides, you've done me a big favor this time. I certainly won't repay a favor with a vengeance."

Feiyumaru hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, throwing the core in his hand to Kaino.

"With this thing, all those puppets will become yours. You can decide whether to let them return to their human form or commit suicide. But I suggest you don't keep them. They're really annoying when they nag."

Leaving these words behind, the doll that Feiyumaru was possessed by suddenly collapsed in the audience, and she herself turned into a ball of black virus smoke and rushed towards Kaino, causing Seele beside her to subconsciously grasp the sickle and be on guard.

The dark smoke condensed into a ball and penetrated directly into the core of Kayno's body, and there was no sound for a while.

Xier was distracted for a moment, looked at Kainuo, and silently put away the sickle.

"What should I do now? Go back directly?"

"Wait a moment. I'll first disconnect them from the Honkai consciousness and see how they recover to their pre-Corrosion Herrscher stage..."

Kaino pointed at the puppets still sitting around the two of them, but when he saw one of them, his words paused and he tilted his head in disbelief.

He strode up to the puppet and controlled the control core to lift the ban on the puppet, allowing it to speak like a normal person.

"Why are you everywhere?"

From a high-dimensional perspective, that person was Otto.

Otto was obviously a little embarrassed to be exposed by a familiar person in such a special place. He coughed twice as if not paying attention, and looked at Kaino with his chin supported by his hands.

Although he has already resigned, he still has to show some respect to his partner.

"It's a coincidence indeed. I didn't expect to meet you here... I thought you would do as I said and not take the initiative."

"They're almost in my face, and I'm not taking action?" Kainuo said. "Besides, it's not a big deal if those people remain unconscious, but Bianca is worried that some people will die. So I have to do something, right?"

Finally, Kaino added, "Besides, if the students in the academy continue to be unconscious, it will inevitably affect their classes. Kiana's grades are already poor, and if she has fewer classes, won't her grades get even worse?"

"...You seem to care about your sister very much." Otto was speechless for a moment.

Fortunately, his current plan already has a more suitable replacement in the form of Kayno. Otherwise, if he continues with the Sirin plan, he is somewhat worried that Kiana will gradually become evil because she is forced to attend classes.

Just like his granddaughter who would use Judas to hit people if she didn't drink bitter melon juice for a long time.

"Okay, let's get down to business. I heard from eavesdropping here that Bianca has returned to Tianming. So, that space in the gap you promised me..."

"It's already prepared. Bianca has it with her. Just ask her for it when you get back." After a pause, a hint of teasing appeared in Kainuo's blue eyes. He looked at Otto with a teasing expression, "But Bianca looked a little angry when she heard that you were the one who caused the coma. You should prepare for a beating."

"...I have quite a few spare bodies in my destiny," Otto said. "When I return, I will immediately have the Herrscher of Consciousness stop interfering with the unconscious people. They will wake up naturally."

"But now that everything is ready, I'll head to the Quantum Sea as soon as I get back, and try to be back before Little Theresa's coronation ceremony. If her work is obstructed by anyone along the way, I hope you can help."

Kainuo rolled his eyes: "Need you to tell me? That's my aunt!"

Although they teased each other sometimes, when it came to serious matters, Kayno of course stood on Theresa's side.

"That's good."

Otto smiled, and without the consent of Kayno, who held the Domination Core, he directly activated a backup plan that he had prepared long ago, and disappeared directly into the Domination Theater, causing the remaining puppets to suddenly widen their eyes.

First, the theater was forcibly occupied, and then a spy sneaked into the theater. Why was this spy able to do something that even they couldn't do?!

Whose theater is this?!

Chapter 269: Kayno in the World Snake Returns to Feiyuwan

Destiny Headquarters.

Otto, who had left the Domination Theater and changed his body due to a friendly exchange with Bianca, took a deep breath and looked at the Second God Key in front of him, which was humming and starting to work, with full of anticipation.

In the past, he would have thought that this annoying noise would interfere with his thinking, but now the sound sounded unusually beautiful to him.

But he couldn't just listen in on Meihao, so during this warm-up phase of the Second God's Key, he turned his head and looked at Bianca standing next to him with interest, his emerald green eyes filled with smiles.

"How about Bianca, since you got the name [Yulandel], you can finally fulfill the responsibilities that come with this name in a true sense. Now you don't have any strange feelings?" Otto asked in a gentle tone.

Just as he had said to Kaino before, he possessed a vast number of spare bodies and didn't place much importance on dignity and face. Therefore, being beaten up by someone he could use wouldn't anger him at all, especially since the person who beat him up was his most prized student.

Bianca nodded slightly when she heard Otto's words and looked at her right hand which was clenched into a fist in front of her.

"It feels great." Bianca raised her head, imitating Otto's movements as she gazed at the Second Divine Key. "Although the road ahead will inevitably be somewhat dangerous, I'm certainly happy to have fulfilled my promise to those friends and to have relieved the pressure that's been building up in my heart for so long."

"Besides that, I can also meet Xiaoyou again. She's very smart and powerful. With her help, I might be able to further combine the power of the World Bubble within me with the power of the Stigmata. That way, I can more or less help my brother when facing the remaining Herrschers and even the Herrscher of the End."

"Well... I won't say much about encouragement. After all, you've grown to this point and you no longer need my guidance."

After pondering for a while, Otto let out a long breath, restrained his smile, and turned to look at Changguang, who was responsible for running the program of the Second God Key behind the operating table.

"Chang, Jiuqi... Yaoba Liuguang, what's the status of the Second God Key?"

"Uh, wait a minute...Okay!"

After a series of dazzling operations, Changguang took a deep breath, stood up straight and looked at the two of them with a smile.

"Mr. Otto, the space power system is preheated and the experiment can begin at any time!"

Otto nodded, took out an object like a pocket watch, and handed it to Bianca, blessing her earnestly, "Although I've mentioned this many times in the plan, I'll still repeat it to you."

"Once the experiment officially begins, we will both go our separate ways. Bianca, all you need to do is find the connection between the Tree of Imaginary Numbers and the Quantum Ocean and reattach the World Bubble in your body to the tree. I won't be able to provide you with any assistance along the way."

"So if you encounter any unexpected situations, remember to contact Changguang through Gnius for answers. Of course, if you encounter a situation that cannot be resolved, have Changguang contact your brother for assistance. With four Herrschers born in succession, the chances of more Herrschers being spawned in the short period of time after the Honkai Impact are low."

"Understood." Bianca nodded and took the pocket watch from Otto.

After a brief moment of thought, she raised her head and looked at Otto with some concern. "What about you, Master? The situation in the Quantum Sea is very complicated. What if we act separately and you get into danger? Do you want to bring Senior Fu Hua with you?"

Otto shook his head. "Forget about my old friend. It's better for fewer people to know about the meeting with the Honkai consciousness. And even though I sit in an office all year round, my combat ability is still not weak."

Although he is not as good as a top-tier fighter like Fu Hua, but with the ability to change everything, Void Wanzang has made many preparations in advance. Otto's strength has at least reached the level of an S-class Valkyrie. He does not think that he can't even overcome the difficulties before meeting the Honkai consciousness.

"Then, Lady Yulandel, I wish you a smooth operation." Rita, who was excluded from the mission, congratulated Bianca.

"Then Grandpa, you'll have a smooth journey." Theresa, the current Archbishop who hadn't yet been crowned, twisted her hands and looked at Otto with a look of worry and reluctance. "And then... then, Grandpa, you will return on time to attend my coronation ceremony, right?"

Even if she harbored resentment towards Otto for the Kainuo family's suffering, the bond they had shared for over forty years was undeniable. Now that the remaining members of the Kainuo family were reunited, and her grandfather was nearing death, Theresa finally began to cherish the time they had spent together.

"Please be kind, my little Theresa. Since I promised you, how could grandpa go back on his word?" Otto half-knelt down, looked at Theresa with a smile on his face, and gently stroked her hair with his right hand.

He almost poured out all his remaining tenderness towards this girl whom he regarded as his and Kallen's child.

"However, Grandpa will be away for the next few days. If you encounter any problems, please go to Amber, Fu Hua and the others for help. And as your father's family, Kainuo and the others will also do their best to assist you while I'm away, making your work as Archbishop of Destiny easier."

After a pause, Otto ignored Amber's increasingly dark complexion and continued to Theresa, "Although reviewing documents is a necessary job for the Archbishop, if you want to take it easy, you can ask Amber to review them for you first."

"Don't worry, it won't happen!" Theresa said with a serious expression, her delicate face full of earnestness. "I will definitely fulfill my duties as Archbishop and manage the Mandate of Heaven and the areas under its jurisdiction well. I will never let the Honkai wreak havoc again!"

Otto blinked. He had no intention of spurring Theresa on; he'd simply let Amber handle the paperwork first, simply because he'd been so lazy.

However, there was no need for him to correct Theresa here. It was rare for his granddaughter to be serious, so of course he would not discourage her. As for being lazy... Theresa would naturally learn it when she became familiar with the work.

"Alright, Bianca. It's getting late, we should get ready for the experiment."

Otto stood up, took a deep breath, called Bianca who was standing beside him, and looked at the door opened by the Second God's Key.