Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

Kainuo paused, withdrew his right hand from the other person's head, and looked at the few strands of golden hair on it and Bianca's somewhat painful expression with some embarrassment.

"Ahem, I accidentally used too much strength..."

Chapter 1: Dusty Diary

Perhaps out of consideration for Theresa's feelings, Otto was still preserved as the former residence of the Kaino family, even though several years had passed and no one had lived there.

Of course, he had lost his house key long ago. Kainuo frowned as he held the door handle. He did not hesitate between the two options of rushing in and using his power to open the door, and decisively chose the latter.

The door opened with a click, and dust instantly rose up and spread across the room. Holding his nose with one hand, Kainuo used a gentle breeze to sweep up all the smoke and dust in the living room and toss it into a nearby trash can. In an instant, the room was bright and clean.

"Huh, the Herrscher's power is indeed very convenient. Otherwise, it would take the two of us quite a while just to clean the house."

With a forced smile on his face, Kainuo stepped into the house first, raised his right hand, pressed his left hand on his chest, and bowed in a gesture of invitation.

"Dear Miss Bianca, please come in."

"There's no need to be so exaggerated, right?"

Bianca smiled helplessly and followed him into the house.

Because the operation to rescue Kiana was carried out in secret, the items in the house were basically untouched. Although many things have oxidized over the years, they are generally still intact.

Sofa, TV, refrigerator, dining table... Her eyes drifted over each object in the room, as if she was looking through them to recall her past memories.

"Listen to me Bianca, don't look towards the kitchen, that's not where you're supposed to be."

Keno sternly adjusted Bianca's head, keeping her sight away from the kitchen, a taboo place for most Kaslanas.

He leaped over to the yellowed sofa in the living room and patted the surface of the sofa lightly, as if he didn't notice Bianca's somewhat resentful gaze.

"Come sit here? We used to watch TV here together all the time, but I couldn't get the remote from you, so I was always forced to watch Homunculus anime, and even my aesthetic sense got distorted a little bit."

"I remember you always liked to hide snacks under the sofa cushions. Then your period came unexpectedly, and you lay down on them because you were tired... Hey, it's a pity I didn't have a camera back then, otherwise I would have definitely taken a picture of your expression and passed it down through the ages."

"Then there are the rooms. There's nothing much to say about the bathroom. Our rooms are both on the second floor, with our respective portraits on the doors. The room downstairs is Dad's—originally, there was Mom's portrait on that room, but you took it down because you thought it would make Dad sad."

"Father and mother, did they live in the same room?"

The words came out of her mouth subconsciously, and then Bianca realized what a stupid question she asked. After a pause, she pretended not to see the funny expression on Keno's face, turned around seriously and walked towards the second floor.

"I'll go check out the old room."

Kaino raised his eyebrows and jumped up from the sofa happily, following Bianca into the room.

"Oh, then I'll help you clean—"

boom.

Kainuo covered his painful nose and looked at the suddenly closed door in disbelief.

At this moment, there was a creaking sound of bearings turning, and the door opened a narrow crack, revealing half of Bianca's smiling face.

"Brother, entering a girl's room without permission is extremely rude."

"I'll clean the room myself, just wait outside for a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door closed again with a snap, leaving Kainuo alone outside, rubbing his hair helplessly.

"You used to come into my room often."

Besides, it's okay for him to go into Xi'er and Theresa's room to wake them up, right? Even though the latter isn't really a girl...

After closing the door tightly, Bianca breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little more at ease.

There wasn't anything shameful in the room, just a violently treated alarm clock, an umbrella with a black abyss and white flower pattern, and a jersey carelessly thrown on the bed... She didn't think anything strange about these things that showed personality or were full of childishness, but being seen by Kainuo inevitably led to some teasing.

Well, in order to feel better later, I should lock my brother outside for a while.

After making up her mind, Bianca stepped over the clutter and walked straight to the desk under the window, looking at the diary and photo frame on it.

Bianca didn't hesitate much and picked up the diary and quickly flipped through it - reading her own diary was not an immoral thing to do.

Friday, November 17, 2006, cloudy

Wow! My aunt gave me the latest collector's edition of Homo comics today! Hehe, I'm going to spend the whole day reading it!

[Saturday, November 18, 2006, sunny

Read comics. 】

[Sunday, November 19, 2006, sunny

I wanted to continue reading the comics, but I’ve already finished them… I have no choice but to go out and play with Kainuo and my dad!

But Keno is still very weak. I clearly gave him the edge when we played soccer, but he still won easily.

【Thursday, November 23, 2006, light snow

Wow, I'm so pissed! That stinky, nasty Kaino! He actually put glue on the remote! As a result, I didn't get to watch Homo's Adventure King today, and I even spent ages cleaning the glue off... Humph, next time he gets bullied, I won't help him!

Tuesday, November 28, 2006, Sunny

Those brats from my dad's family were secretly bullying Kayno, even though they're all from the Kaslana family! Luckily, I caught them in time and persuaded them to apologize to Kayno. I'm awesome!

Wednesday, November 29, 2006, cloudy

Those brats actually showed up with their parents. That's totally unethical! Luckily, Dad didn't believe their lies, and in the end, those kids were taken home crying by their families!]

Thursday, November 30, 2006, sunny

Kainuo’s snacks are really delicious! 】

Thursday, November 7, 2006, sunny

Lala, it's Kainuo's and my birthday today, and my dad and aunt are here to celebrate! Kainuo said he wants to study hard and become a great inventor to help me. I'm also determined to become the strongest Valkyrie to protect my family!

But I don’t know why my aunt acted strangely when she heard our wish? 】

【Sunday, April 8, 2007, light rain

While playing today, I felt like Dad was acting strangely. Kainuo said he must be worried. I don't understand, but I hope Dad is happy.

Wednesday, November 25, 2007, cloudy

Dad actually hid something so important from us! Luckily, Kainuo and I were smart enough to discover the truth and persuade Dad to let us join the plan.

But Kainuo is actually joining in? He even said, "If you go, I'll go too." You probably wouldn't even know the way around by yourself. Humph, who are you looking down on?

[Friday, May 4, 2007, cloudy

Phew, tomorrow's the day to execute the plan, and I'm feeling a little nervous... Kiana, don't be afraid! You're destined to become the strongest Valkyrie, and this little difficulty won't scare you!

But will tomorrow's operation go smoothly? Considering my usual luck, I'm a little worried. I hope Kainuo and his father are safe tomorrow.

Well, I'll leave the diary here. I'll take it away after the plan succeeds... Uh, if it's Kaino who takes the diary, he must not read it, otherwise my stealing of his snacks will be exposed!

The contents of the diary ended here. Bianca closed it silently, took a deep breath, and then lifted the photo frame on the table. She wiped it gently and stared at the scene on it.

Siegfried, with a silly smile on his face, held the heads of young Kaino and Bianca. Theresa, who still had the height advantage over the two children, was sandwiched between them, and also had her arms around their necks with a smile on her face. Little Bianca was so angry because Kaino had pinched her face just before the photo was taken that she turned around and punched and kicked him. The joy of the successful prank and the stimulation brought by the physical pain mixed together, making Kaino's face slightly distorted.

The scene was a little discordant, yet peaceful and beautiful. The only regret was that this family photo was not complete.

Next to the smiling Siegfried should be a white-haired woman with a gentle smile, and in front of Theresa should be a little girl with one eye covered, helping her sister bully her brother who likes to play pranks.

Bianca breathed a sigh of relief.

Chapter 277 The fight begins!

After a simple night's rest in the old house, Kaino and Bianca went directly to the town of Klosten through the imaginary number gate the next morning and had breakfast at a breakfast shop they often visited when they were children.

After nearly eight years, although the owner of the breakfast shop has not changed, it is natural that he no longer recognizes the appearance of Kayno and Bianca - that is not quite right. As the strongest Valkyrie with fan girls all over the world, Bianca did recognize her and even waived the breakfast fee for Kayno and Bianca.

Well, it’s free.

After finishing seven sandwiches and five meat buns, Bianca, who was finally satisfied, took a deep breath and then gave a somewhat apologetic look to Keno and the stunned boss beside her.

"Did you eat too much?"

"Don't tell me that." Kainuo pointed to the stack of plates in front of him with an embarrassed expression, "We're both the same."

Bianca looked at the boss and suggested, "Why don't we just pay for it?"

"...No, no, I agreed to treat you, so it's my turn."

Shaking his head cruelly, he rejected Bianca's proposal. After a moment's hesitation, the boss asked cautiously, "But you two should have eaten enough."

"I'm fine now. As for my brother..."

"I'm full too."

Keno noticed Bianca's gaze and responded without hesitation.

The boss breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this and walked aside to entertain other guests.

"Speaking of which, where is the bishop now? He didn't specify the specific location of our meeting, and I'm not very familiar with Klosten. What do you think, brother?"

"Should it be in St. 1491 Square?"

Kaino guessed, supporting his chin.

"Didn't he say he wanted to put an end to everything where it all started? That should be right there."

As the execution ground doctor of Saint Kallen and the special place where Kallen's statue was erected to commemorate Otto's overthrow of the old destiny, Kainuo felt that Otto was most likely there.

Furthermore, there weren't any other places of special significance in Kolosten. As the former headquarters of the Mandate of Heaven before the construction of the Mandate of Heaven Floating Island, Kolosten had very few places that could be considered tourist attractions.

It's impossible for General Otto to suddenly go to the experimental area where Kiana was cloned, right?

...It doesn't seem impossible?

Shaking his head to get rid of the strange thoughts in his head, Kainuo cleared his throat and said seriously: "Anyway, there is no time to lose. Let's go quickly. We will know whether he is there or not once we see him."

A person's character is his destiny.

Otto felt that this sentence was very appropriate, at least when it came to himself.

Because of his inner inferiority, timidity and lack of self-confidence, he created countless regrets in the first thirty years of his life, and he regretted it for the rest of his life; and because of his own persistence, tenacity and unwillingness to admit defeat, he spent another five hundred years trying to fill all those shortcomings.

And today, his personal little delusion is finally about to be realized, but the price is the lives that have been lost because of his selfish desires and the end of his insignificant five hundred years of life.

Otto withdrew his gaze from the statue of the saint in front of him, took a deep breath and ended his rare feeling of nostalgia. He turned to look at the direction where the footsteps came from, with a familiar smile of the Bishop of Destiny on his face.

Oh, that former Karma-bishop smile.

"Hey, you guys are here? I thought you guys would need to look for a while longer. By the way, how was your rest last night?"

"That's great, but enough pleasantries, let's get down to business." Kainuo said, "How should we cooperate with you next?"

Although Otto had explained the detailed plan, Keno still wasn't quite sure how to proceed. It was unavoidable; much of what Otto had said was merely theoretical. He was hearing a lot of it for the first time, let alone putting it into practice.

"I've already arranged everything. You don't need to bother with anything else. Just kill me like the brave hero in the fairy tale who slayed the dragon."

Upon hearing this, Bianca took out the Black Abyss White Flower but was a little hesitant. Kaynor drew out the Skyfire Greatsword and pointed it directly at Otto's neck.

"Didn't you say you wanted to seize some pseudo-god power? Then hurry up, or I'll chop you down."

Bianca might hesitate a bit because of the other party's teaching, but he wouldn't. Even if the other party was already a different world equivalent of Father Otto, it wouldn't make him hesitate in wielding the skyfire.

After all, the personalities displayed by the two people are almost completely different.

Otto raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

"Well, although I was planning on chatting with you for a while, it seems you're not very willing."

As Otto finished speaking, an invisible barrier instantly expanded around him. The barrier completely contained the Honkai energy within, and the flames of the Skyfire Greatsword dimmed completely, becoming a mere Soul Steel weapon that posed no threat to Otto.

Keno couldn't help but frown when he immediately understood what this power was.

The Divine Grace Barrier, or the power of the Ruler of Constraint. As one of the few powers he had not yet mastered, this ability was extremely disgusting.

"No matter what, thinking about other things while fighting is not a good habit."

Although the Skyfire Judge was almost no longer a threat, Otto didn't want to test his Soulsteel body against Kaslana's extraordinary strength. Void Manzo, mimicking the Skyfire Judge, instantly appeared in Otto's hand, and without hesitation, he pulled the trigger at Kaynor.

"Star Anchor Casting!"

Before Keno could move, Bianca's sharp shout echoed from behind him. A black abyss white flower, gleaming with golden star energy, brushed past his cheek, intercepting the mid-air fire beam before charging straight towards Otto's face.

Otto frowned, and moved the Void Wanzang in his hand, which had transformed into a Skyfire Greatsword, upwards. He chopped the side of the Black Abyss White Flower with the sword and chopped it aside with force.

But it didn't split.

At this time, Kainuo had already grabbed the handle of Heiyuan Baihua's gun and gave Otto in front of him a sinister smile.

"A sneak attack, right?"

Without giving Otto a chance to respond, the Star Armor quickly attached to Kayno's body. With the help, the Black Abyss White Flower continued to move forward bravely towards Otto's face as if it were unhindered. Kayno also raised his right foot high and kicked hard between Otto's legs.