Live broadcast of Honkai Impact 3rd, I chose to expose Kiana in Sky City!

As the level ended, a green barrage floated across the screen.

The one who sent it was none other than Archbishop Otto...

Not long ago, he reached a cooperation with Kevin.

I thought the other party was a strong man who was not good at speaking, but the reality seemed to be different...

So he just didn't want to talk to me so much? Ha, I felt inexplicably looked down upon.

However, Bishop Otto was not prepared to express his thoughts.

Anyway, as long as he can get what he wants, it's fine.

In contrast, the others seemed very excited...

"Hmm, did we see the wrong person? That Kevin, that cold Kevin, has actually learned to use sweet words to win over girls~"

"???"

"I can't imagine that Kevin would say these words. He...seems to particularly want Mei to be his partner. Why is that?"

"..."

"Hehehe~ Things are getting more and more interesting. I can't wait to know what's in his head!"

The three other heroes expressed their opinions.

Kevin, the person involved, didn't say anything.

It is not difficult to see from the barrage...at this moment he did not expect that his actions would be exposed in front of his former comrades.

What I didn't expect was that the recruitment of Herrscher was discovered...

In this regard, Beichen expressed great regret. I am afraid that he can only play the pre-plot that was skipped before to attract attention.

That plot was a short plot before Mei chose to go to the appointment stage. The content explained what the Imaginary Number Tree was and... why the unexpected event of the Imaginary Number Invasion occurred in Changkong City.

As the plot played, a line of text appeared in the dialog box on the screen.

"What exactly is collapse?"

For a long time, Otto continued to search for the answer to this question.

He devoted five centuries to this project and searched documents spanning two eras. His understanding of Honkai is absolutely first among the seven billion lives on Earth.

He knew more and more.

He knew less and less. In the end, Otto found that he didn't understand Honkai at all.

Where did He come from and where is He going?

What force drives Him, and to what end?

Why was He born, why did He end, why did He continue, why did He stagnate, why did He explode, why did He remain silent—

Is He a personified being, or some kind of eternal rule?

Doubts, doubts... Doubts were like a surging tide, drowning, sweeping, and pushing Otto into the darkest and most terrifying abyss - the abyss called "the unknown".

He wants to move forward, but he doesn't know where to go. He wants to start a journey, but he doesn't know where to end.

He explored, he doubted, he failed, he was lost.

He worried, he experimented, he suffered, he was anxious. Five hundred years have passed, and the hypotheses he proposed are too numerous to count, and the conjectures he denied are impossible to estimate.

Answers emerged, arranged, transformed, and combined in his mind one after another, forming blueprints and pictures, which he tore into pieces and reassembled, reassembled and tore into pieces again...

"...He is indeed a madman. But in this case, it makes sense for this man to try to control the Herrscher—"

A golden bullet screen floated across the screen...

The person who sent it was none other than Mebius, the former top scientist of the civilization. Her evaluation was very meaningful, although it might not be a good adjective, but it did express her opinion of Otto at the moment.

"No secular concepts can constrain him... If he has the chance, he will definitely study Him thoroughly. Haha, if there were no more important things to solve, I really want to discuss academic problems with him."

And just after Mebius's comments passed by...

The following words appeared in the text narration on the screen:

In this repetitive process, a hazy phantom gradually took shape.

"Now, let's imagine a tree, the tree of imaginary numbers."

"There was a huge tree, the top of which was invisible to the eye, and its branches and leaves blocked out the sky."

"Beneath the tree, there is a vast sea, whose depths cannot be fathomed, whose boundaries cannot be touched."

"Between heaven and earth, there was only one tree and one sea, and so they began their never-ending competition."

"The sea keeps expanding and accumulating, and the giant tree keeps taking root and growing. One wants to drown the other, while the other wants to absorb the other."

"The tree spent countless years under the nourishment of the sea, branching out into countless branches and bearing countless flowers and leaves."

"In this endless process, in some insignificant corner, between some newly born leaf buds -"

“A civilization called humankind was born.”

With Bishop Otto's narration, the most essential truth of the collapsed world is presented to everyone...

The tree of imaginary numbers. The moment Otto touched this noun, he completed his Eureka.

This is not only to explain the most basic settings of the world to the players, but also to show Otto's almost self-taught understanding in 500 years... Without the guidance of the former civilization mentor, this fool of the current civilization has reached the end of science...

He knew that the research of his predecessors stopped here, but he wanted to follow the path they left behind and jump into a darker and more invisible abyss.

Chapter 152: Alicia: Kevin, where is May? Why can't I see her?

“Imagine! Imaginary numbers are the starting point of mankind and the beginning of civilization.”

Otto in the game tells about his discovery of the world.

“Time flows along the trunk of the tree of imaginary numbers, branching out into infinite worlds like its crown.”

“Each branch is a form of civilization. Each flower branch is the present and past they left behind in the dimension of time.”

"However, the development of the world needs constraints. In the competition with the quantum sea, the direction of the growth of branches and leaves is constantly screened and corrected by a mechanism."

Otto's analysis will sound confusing if you don't have a certain understanding of the Honkai world.

However, not many people in the live broadcast room expressed surprise.

Everyone's reaction was relatively calm, because everyone had some understanding of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

If there is anything surprising, it is probably Otto's last conclusion.

"That's right, that's right, humans will never be able to escape the collapse."

"Humanity can only move forward, because the tree of imaginary numbers must grow. If things go wrong, we will eventually decay and wither like those failed worlds, becoming another bubble in the quantum ocean. If we want to achieve permanent tranquility, humans must return to the starting point of civilization, back to imaginary numbers."

"And the answer I'm looking for must exist in the tree of imaginary numbers—"

In the 559th winter of his life, Otto found the way to truth.

He explored the quantum sea, surveyed the ether anchor point, searched for imaginary creations, and took the huge key of God into his hands. He experienced setbacks, encountered obstacles, got into trouble, was bathed in failure, and gained countless impossibilities....

But Otto didn't need to know the impossible.

Because he decided, because it must be possible - Otto Apokalis, to reach the realm of God.

Otto Apocalis, is going to climb the tree of imaginary numbers.

As the text narration ended, the picture appeared again on the black screen.

Kevin and Otto's deal is almost done...

[I am very happy that this meeting has reached the most perfect result. Let us complete the handover of the beacon as soon as possible. Do you have any requirements for the time and place? ]

【It's up to you to decide. 】

Kevin, as usual, didn't communicate much with Otto.

From the beginning to the end, he was very focused on the topic and never strayed from it. However, when communicating with Mei, he obviously talked a lot more.

This is a kind of differential treatment...

The white-haired man stopped talking, stood up and left.

As he walked, the golden light covering the world began to dim and melt away.

[......Hey, you're leaving now? What a pity. I wanted to celebrate with you.]

[Kevin Kaslana, I believe that today's meeting has extremely far-reaching significance for you, me, and the entire world - Cheers to the union of destiny and snakes.]

The play ends with Otto's final monologue...

Everyone in the live broadcast room finally realized that Changkong City, which had become a deserted city, had already been brewing a new crisis.

And the culprit of all this... is Otto again? !

"Hey, this bishop named Otto is really complicated. He is indeed an out-and-out villain, but... I feel that his actions are not intended to destroy humanity, but rather to save humanity? Really... I don't know how to put it."

As a pink barrage of comments passed by, a discussion about Bishop Otto immediately broke out in the live broadcast room.

"I really can't agree with what he did, but in terms of leadership, he is indeed one of the best people I have ever met."

Although Hua admitted that Otto had abilities, it was obvious that she could not approve of his actions at all. If it weren't for her amnesia, Otto would have been dead in Taixu Mountain.

"Haha~ I should say that he is indeed a man of perseverance. If ordinary people were faced with the same choice, most would start to escape. But he persisted? Apart from anything else, I still admire this point."

Although everyone in the live broadcast room was hostile to Otto, they could not deny one thing: this man... was indeed very determined.

His persistence in his so-called long-cherished wish has reached a level that can be called faith...and he is indeed ready to sacrifice himself for it.

It's really scary if people like this take action...

The most typical example is the predicament that Theresa and her friends are facing now.

With the entry of a new level, the first image that appears on the screen is the sailing battleship - Hyperion.

A few minutes ago, over the Pacific Ocean, the Hyperion.

Dr. Einstein appeared on the screen, and she was communicating with Theresa.

[We are still thirty kilometers away from the rendezvous coordinates provided by Tesla. The route is normal and no enemy has been found.]

[Where are the destiny troops seen at the reconnaissance station before? ]

After hearing Theresa's question, Einstein gave an answer.

[It landed on the west coast of the Far Eastern Islands and seems to have no intention of moving forward. I'm afraid that Tianming has also noticed the abnormality in Changkong City, so it has sent out Valkyries in advance to station in nearby cities. ]

At this time, they could never have imagined that the abnormality in Changkong City was jointly created by the two organizations, Destiny and World Serpent.

The reason why Otto arranged for the Valkyries to be stationed nearby was obviously to ensure that the situation did not get out of his control.

At this moment, Einstein in the game has focused all his attention on Kiana.

[Anti-Entropy's rescue team is also in place. Once the Honkai energy erupts, they will immediately take action to minimize the losses. ]

[We must not let Kiana use the power of the Herrscher of the Sky.]

After hearing her calm and detailed analysis, Theresa seemed a little worried.

[Ah... I'm still a little worried. It's very quiet, too quiet. This feeling reminds me of the battle of destiny, and I feel uneasy...]

Drop—drop—drop!

A violent shaking interrupted Theresa's unspoken words.

[What, what happened!? ]

While Theresa was asking, the communicator's report was heard over the battleship's internal communications.

[Report! An abnormal collapse reaction occurred in Changkong City! ]

[Several unidentified units are approaching from the front at a speed of 320 kilometers per hour! Capturing the target image!]

After hearing the news, Einstein's first thought was an enemy attack.

However, her guess was directly denied by the correspondent.

[…No, it’s the Quantum Shadow! The Quantum Shadow is attacking the Hyperion! The bow of the ship is hit hard, and the close-in defense gun falls off!]

[What did you say? Why is there a quantum shadow here!? ]

After hearing the communicator's report, Theresa asked back in disbelief. However, she also knew that the other party would not be able to give an answer.