"Let the wicked cut off the world's malice."

The raging flames overshadowed Otto's determined eyes, pulling time back five hundred years. Kallen walked to the gallows under the gaze of the crowd, like a sacrificial lamb being put on the noose.

[Karen sighed softly, without any helplessness or gloom, she calmly welcomed her approaching death]

Einstein: Is that the tree of imaginary numbers? Our world is just one of the endless branches above it...

[Xing: How can the imaginary tree be planted in the desert?]

[Black Tower: Scenes from Otto's memories appear around the Imaginary Tree, indicating that the environment here is shaped solely by Otto's memories, or perhaps his inner thoughts.]

[Hua Bi: The desert and the broken buildings, this person must be mentally unhealthy]

[Theresa: This is what Grandpa wants to do...]

Theresa has learned about Otto's purpose and plan from Walter in the Collapse Iron World.

She could not sit idly by and watch Otto commit such unforgivable crimes, but she felt helpless about Otto's ending.

[March 7: Akivali climbed to the top of the tree to explore, Aha for fun, so what for Otto?]

[Su Che: You’ll find out if you keep reading.]

[Otto held the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire high and jumped into the vast sea of people. The Heavenly Fire was unsheathed and the flames exploded, clearing out the enemies in an area, but more black figures followed and attacked him.]

[Each swing of the sword shattered the bodies of several imaginary guards until the Holy Judge of Skyfire was completely shattered.]

“This is the distance between her and tomorrow. This is the world’s ruthless counterattack against her. But her believers will never give up.”

[The Void Myriad Treasures constantly transform, and Otto uses the Black Abyss White Flower and Xuanyuan Sword one after another, the distance between him and the Imaginary Number Tree continuously shortens.]

[However, within this not-so-distant distance, those humanoid guards unexpectedly converged into one, forming a gigantic imaginary monster!]

Familiar?

Of course it looks familiar!

Although the color was different, that appearance... was one of the Honkai Beasts he released that day!

Otto gritted his teeth.

[The imaginary monster hammers the ground, raising a hundred feet of dust, and roars and screams at the mortals who dare to attack the Imaginary Tree!]

[Five hundred years ago at this moment, a Honkai beast with the same appearance leaped from a tall building and slaughtered the onlookers at the execution ground.]

[Looking at the burning city, Kallen broke free from her shackles and ropes without hesitation and jumped into the sea of fire to fight the Honkai Beast.]

[Fu Xiaoshi: Huh? She could easily break the shackles, so why is she submitting to the punishment? And she's even trying to protect those watching her execution? If I'm not mistaken, those spectators seem to be cheering for the execution! If it were me, I'd definitely kill the Honkai Beast along with everyone present!]

[Hanabi: There are always some people who prioritize idiots who have nothing to do with them over anything else. There are so many of them, so a few of them dying wouldn't matter at all~ I just can't understand it.]

[Rita: That's why Lady Kallen Kaslana is called the "Saint"]

[Sambo: This is the wonderful thing about human nature. Hanabi, your joy lacks a bottom line, so you can't see the most interesting fun.]

[Hanabi: I don't want to be as boring as you]

The Honkai Beast swung its claws at Kallen. The blow seemed to transcend time and space, striking Otto from the imaginary monster, sending him flying. In a cloud of dust, several golden chains suddenly flew out, piercing through the monster's restraints.

[Mimicry: Judas's Oath! ]

Otto lifted Judah and leaped over the monster's arm. He then flipped Judah upside down and smashed the monster's head hard. Judah then launched a barrage of light spears, completely shattering the monster's head.

As the monster fell, Otto, exhausted, rose from the ground, despite being eroded by the power of imaginary numbers. The protagonists of the two time and space intertwined again.

Otto looked at the Imaginary Number Tree, and Kallen looked at the Honkaimon approaching the civilians.

[At this moment, both of them were looking at their destined death]

The video features the song "IRAS 17514": "Still shining with the light of their grand deaths in vacant space."

Otto reached out his hand towards the nearby Imaginary Tree, but was pierced through the chest by a black spike from behind. Kallen was also pierced by a claw while trying to block the attack of the Honkai Beast.

The song begins: "Let it penetrate my heart so I can share your pain."

Then more spikes shot out from the monster's shattered head like multiplying branches, piercing Otto's entire body.

[(Broken) Walter Young: As history records: "The Saint did not die on the gallows"]

[Mebius: Haha~ The Kaslana family really has inherited Kevin's genes. Kevin, Kallen, even little Kiana are all this goofy.]

[Kevin: I don't care about the continuation of genes, but I approve of her name Kaslana]

[Theresa: How could this happen? Didn’t Grandpa succeed?]

[March 7: Yes, with such a serious injury, can you still... stand up?]

[Xing: Don't worry, it's time to get over any hurt, even the most serious one, with love!]

[March 7: How can such a convenient thing happen in real life! @Otto, aren't you anxious?]

[Otto: Well, I learned some lessons from this video. Next time I will pay more attention to last-hitting.]

[Youlan Dale: As expected of the Bishop...]

Chapter 100: Thus Spoken by the Pioneer Apokalis

Otto had a gloomy face before, but when the video showed him about to die, he suddenly became calm and sat down to pour himself a cup of coffee.

Su Che asked curiously, "Are you really not in a hurry?"

"I've made games myself in my spare time, and I've also seen the animations produced by Anti-Entropy in its early days, so I understand some of the relevant laws. Since you said our world is represented in the form of a game in your hometown, I imagine these laws should apply as well."

Otto stirred his coffee with a spoon and chuckled, "For example, characters won't die in their own background music."

"...6, you really managed to learn it." Su Che was speechless.

Amidst the dense forest of spikes, Otto's vision gradually blurred, and the light of the Imaginary Tree in his eyes gradually dimmed and fell into darkness.

But the next second, a blurry girl illuminated Otto's world with light. She turned around and smiled a smile that Otto had remembered for five hundred years.

[As the song reaches its climax, Otto suddenly opens his eyes, and the Void Manzang materializes in response to his will.]

[“Once a person’s soul is scattered, it cannot be brought back to life.”]

Otto clenched his left hand tightly, breaking the sharp thorn stuck in his arm. He grasped the Void Wanzang, and the golden light instantly shattered the last obstacle in his way to the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

[“The world allows consciousness to match new containers, but does not allow containers to collect dissipated consciousness.”]

The Void Manzang that had made Otto what he was was now casually discarded, gaining the freedom he had been promised.

"To save the only girl, I can only..."

Otto used the last of Void Manzang's power to mimic the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire, and then placed his hand on the Imaginary Tree.

[“…I can only create new possibilities in the past.”]

The light emanating from Otto's palm caused the Tree of Imaginary Numbers to sprout new branches. At this moment, the foundations of countless worlds, guided by the will of a single mortal, created new possibilities.

[“Ah… this other future will be… her time and space.”]

[Kallen's death five hundred years ago seemed to have been paused, time and space stagnated. The history of the small town of Klosten was shattered by external forces, and the warm and dazzling sunlight dispelled all the haze.]

[Otto, covered in wounds, descended from the sky. The sharp claws that had pierced Kallen's body turned into points of light, disappearing along with the fatal wounds he had inflicted.]

Otto finally clenched his hands around the Holy Fire Judgment. Ignoring his cracked body, he closed his eyes as if relieved, transformed into a stream of light and descended, burning the Honkai Beast in front of Kallen with flames.

[“Kallen…survive…”]

[Otto uttered his final blessing in a barely perceptible voice]

Kallen turned around in surprise, as if she had heard the whisper. She saw countless brilliant streams of light falling from the sky and scattering across the town, completely destroying all threats.

[Finally, a line of words appeared on a white screen:]

"This is the most selfish thing a person can do."

"Did it succeed..." Otto took a deep breath when he saw this.

[March 7: Success! He succeeded!!]

[Alicea: What a beautiful ending filled with regrets]

[Tesla: If you knew what he did, you wouldn’t feel sorry]

[Mebius: How interesting! The tree of imaginary numbers... Even I can only imagine this.]

[Black Tower: What on earth did he do to change the Imaginary Number Tree? Unbelievable!]

[Otto: I have a plan, but I'm not sure if it will be the ultimate success. If you're interested, why not come to Tianming and study with me?]

[Tesla: Tsk, this guy is trying to deceive others again]

Tesla felt complicated. Although she disliked Otto, she was willing to respect him only on this matter.

but……

Then, "Regression" quietly sounded, and fragments of Otto's life began to emerge in the video as Otto sang.

[From the carefree and happy childhood with Kallen, to crying while holding Kallen who had died]

He killed his family and gained control of destiny; traveled to Shenzhou to rescue Li Sushang; became an enemy of Joyce during the Thanksgiving Incident; created Theresa and Amber to make them kill each other, but saw Theresa spare Amber; disguised himself as a clown to participate in the second Honkai, and spoke with the "Honkai Will"; created K423, witnessed Kiana enter the data space, and ultimately led to the complete awakening of the Herrscher of the Sky; negotiated with Kevin; and fought Kiana and Bianca in Krosten...

[Finally, the plane that seemed to have carried Otto's life returned to its starting point after flying an incredibly long distance and was picked up by Otto.]

He held the plane in his hand and looked up at the starry sky, as if he saw that night under the same starry sky, when he and Kallen were roasting a bonfire and snuggling under a tree as children.

[End of video]

Joyce's appearance instantly wiped out Tesla's limited respect for Otto.

[Xing: I finally saw what a pure love god of war is! I want to learn from Otto and become a warrior like him who is willing to give everything for love!]

[(Broken Iron) Walter Young: Don't! I can learn from anyone, but don't learn from him!]

[Einstein: @Xing, don’t learn from him!]

[Siegfried: @Xing, don't learn from him!]

[Fu Xiaoshi: If you want to imitate this guy, we'll have no choice but to break up.]

[Xing: Why?]

[Fu Xiaoshi: Those last clips mentioned some of Otto's inhumane and idiotic deeds. If it could increase the possibility of resurrecting Kallen by even a tiny bit, this bastard wouldn't even blink an eye, even if it meant killing tens of millions of people!]

[Xing: This is a bit too much...]

[Ahaha: When you grow up, you want to be Pure Love Otto. Uncle Yang is so happy to hear that. He’ll give you his favorite simulated black hole~ Hahaha!]

[Hanabi: But, little gray hair, have you forgotten something?]

[Xing: What's going on... Oh, right! In the last video, I think I mentioned questioning Otto... becoming Otto, and "Take us to the Imaginary Number Tree again." What does that mean?]

[Hanabi: Haven't you figured it out yet? Of course—your girlfriend, Firefly, will die! That's why I'm asking you to rush through the Imaginary Number Tree like Otto did and revive her~]

[Xing: What?! ! !]

[Xing: @Su Che, is this true?!]

[Su Che: Uh...really]

[star:!]

[March 7: Star…]

[Xing: I, I can't believe it! What happens next?]

Su Che suddenly felt a little troubled.

Should I tell her the truth about Liuying? If I do, will it affect the direction of the plot?

Or, just deal with the whole job?

[Su Che: Why don’t we watch a video first!]

[Xing: Eh? What video?]

[Su Che: Regarding the choices you made in the parallel world when facing the death of Liuying, you can refer to the experience of the male version of you, Qiong.]

[Start playing—"Thus Spoken by Apokalis the Pioneer"]

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