Collapse, I am actually in the villain camp

His eyes fell on Kevin again, and Li Wen showed a solemn expression again.

Just now, when they were very far away, he had a vague feeling. Now that he was close, even with the light curtain formed by "Void Treasures" blocking him, he still felt an extremely dangerous aura from the man.

Is there something in this world that can threaten me?

Li Wen was somewhat incredulous. He was an envoy under the command of the Lord God Space. He had experienced trials and tribulations in countless worlds and had gained the strength he had today. There was actually someone in this world who could pose a fatal threat to him.

Although it was a little unbelievable, he did not doubt his perception, because this perception had saved his life countless times.

Thinking of this, he shifted his gaze to Yulandel again, and this feeling immediately faded a lot.

There was no doubt about it, this man was hiding something.

Thinking of this, Li Wen took a deep breath and his expression became more serious.

Chapter 7 The Price Paid

As Otto said before, time is a very important resource, both for him and for some people.

While the beacon of "One Thousand Worlds" holds infinite value to Otto, the same is true for Kevin Kaslana.

If the "Stigma Project" he wanted to implement was blocked by "Destiny", it would be difficult to get enough time to implement it before the end of the world.

Therefore, facing Otto's threat, he had to be cautious.

Otto, who successfully grasped the opponent's lifeline, successfully changed Kevin's attitude towards him from an object of domination of "surrender or die" to an object of equal transaction.

As Otto expected, the bargaining chips he had were enough to make Kevin Kaslana hand over the beacon to him, and all he had to pay, apart from the "Void Treasures", was just some promises of cooperation.

After successfully obtaining the beacon of "One Thousand Worlds and One Vehicle" and replenishing the Key of Eternal Salvation, Otto couldn't wait to conduct an experiment.

However, it would take too long to accumulate the energy required for the experiment with only ten Hyperion-class Honkai reactors.

Otto couldn't wait to verify how the complete Second God's Key could improve his observation ability.

After thinking about it in his mind, Otto came up with an ideal experimental site - Changkong City, which was reduced to ruins in the third collapse.

The area had long since become a deserted area due to the advent of the Honkai, and with the Honkai energy accumulated in the "hole" left there by the Third Herrscher, there was no more suitable place.

Therefore, he made another request to the leader of the World Snake - he needed to conduct a verification in Changkong City.

Kevin just nodded in response to his request.

When the deal was made, Kevin left without hesitation.

His purpose of finding Otto had been achieved, so naturally there was no reason for him to stay here any longer.

As Kevin left, the light curtain gradually dissipated.

All that remained in Li Wen's ears was Otto's final words, "Cheers to the union of Destiny and the Snake."

"Is the transaction successful?" Li Wen asked, looking at Otto's smiling face.

"Of course," Otto said with a smile, "It went even smoother than I thought."

"What did you pay for?" Looking at Yulandel beside him, Li Wen thought for a moment and asked directly.

"In addition to Void Myriad Treasures, Destiny and World Serpent will also establish cooperative relationships." Otto said nonchalantly.

Hearing this, Li Wen frowned tightly, "Cooperation? You mean to let 'Destiny' also participate in the 'Stigma Project'? Don't forget, you promised me."

It took a lot of effort to get Otto to show some signs of turning over a new leaf, and he didn't want him to be involved in such an inhumane plan again.

"Of course not." Otto chuckled and shook his head. "Personally, I don't like the Stigmata Project either. Therefore, the only condition I gave was to not restrict them."

Although what Otto meant by simple was just not restricting the other party from implementing it, and it was not assistance, in Li Wen's opinion, there was not much difference between the two.

With the strength displayed by the World Serpent, if Destiny does not restrict it, then only Anti-Entropy will remain.

But Li Wen was very skeptical. Could the other party really stop the man's actions?

Yulandel opened her mouth, but in the end, she couldn't say anything.

As if sensing Li Wen and Youlandel's concerns, Otto smiled and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. After all, we don't have any practical plan to fight against the End.

"We still have a lot of time left. If we can prove that we can defeat the Honkai before then, the World Serpent leader will surely be happy to see it happen and voluntarily abandon the Stigmata Project."

After hearing Otto's answer, Li Wen and Yulandel had no choice but to nod in agreement.

After all, the hero of the previous civilization's goal was to defeat the Honkai, and he was willing to pay any price for this, even if "humanity" was no longer "humanity."

As long as he and his team found a way to fight against Honkai and let the other side see the hope of defeating Honkai, there would naturally be no need to continue implementing this worst "Stigma Plan".

Thinking of this, Li Wen began to think about the two major aids he currently has - "World Seed" and "Healing System".

The "World Seed" has not yet found a way to germinate, so we can only explore it slowly.

And the "Healing System"...

He immersed his mind in his two current mission targets - Otto and Kiana.

Otto's resurrection of Kallen is not possible now, so his only target is Kiana.

Although the reward is displayed as "Unknown", according to the usual nature of the "Healing System" and his own experience as a child, this reward should not be small.

Thinking of this, he asked Otto, "Have you found Kiana's whereabouts?"

Otto knew very well that the Kiana Li Wen was asking about was not the Yulandel in front of him, but the clone K423.

So, he replied: "We haven't found her yet, but according to intelligence, Anti-Entropy's people went to Changkong City, and she is very likely there."

Changkong City? The birthplace of the Third Herrscher? Where Kiana once lived?

Li Wen's expression slightly condensed, and the information about that city suddenly came to his mind.

"The birth of the Third Herrscher left behind a singularity connected to the imaginary space. Because it's filled with rich Honkai energy, the observation experiment we'll be conducting next will also be held in Changkong City." Otto said, casting his gaze on Li Wen's face. "You might run into her there."

Listening to Otto's words, Li Wen felt a little headache. Kiana's body was unstable to begin with, so how could she run to that kind of place?

If the core in her body really explodes, Changkong City, which has already been reduced to ruins, will probably be completely erased from history.

Thinking of this, another idea came to Li Wen's mind.

Or was it because she was not confident about her physical condition that she ran there?

Even if a problem really occurs, it will only affect an empty city and will not have any impact on other people.

Li Wen thought about it carefully and felt that this was very possible.

He spent some time with Kiana and found that she was indeed a kind-hearted girl.

It seems that he has to go to Changkong City.

Whether it is for the next experiment or Kiana's body.

Thinking of this, he spoke to Otto, "I need to take people to Changkong City to make some preparations first."

"Okay." Otto agreed readily and left Yulandel in charge of the transportation of the Second Key of God. This was enough.

Chapter 8 Arrival at Changkong City

After arriving in Changkong City, Li Wen realized how bad the situation was here.

During the third collapse, the city experienced an unprecedented catastrophe and was completely reduced to ruins.

Although the Third Herrscher was quickly subdued, the ravages of the Honkai still completely transformed this place into a no-man's land.

"Destiny" dispatched a total of six nearby branches to transport all the refugees away.

When they set foot here, the Honkai energy here not only did not weaken with time, but instead became more intense due to the singularity left by the Third Herrscher that had not yet closed.

The rich collapsing energy caused the sea water to rise, submerging many of the city's buildings again.

"Continue searching the surroundings first to make sure no one is approaching Changkong City."

Li Wen gave this order to Rita and the Valkyries behind him.

Although Changkong City should be an uninhabited area nowadays, he felt that he needed to check it again to prevent some wanderers from mistakenly entering here and being affected by the subsequent observation experiments.

"Yes." Rita, wearing the "God-killing Armor", bowed slightly and immediately accepted the order from her new boss.

"Also..." Li Wen added, "After discovering the anti-entropy, don't conflict with them for the time being."

"clear."

As Rita left with the Valkyries, Li Wen continued to look at the damaged building and fell into deep thought.

……

The strange rise of the sea water also attracted the attention of Nienentropy and others. They should have left here after discovering Kiana, but under Kiana's insistence, they decided to test what exactly caused the concentration of Honkai energy here to be so high.

While Tesla was concentrating on his research, Kiana asked to go out for a walk because she couldn't help much. Mei was worried that Kiana would take the opportunity to leave, so she asked to go with her.

In desperation, Kiana had no choice but to accept Mei's request.

Ji Zi did not choose to follow, but left this free time to these two best friends, letting them be alone.

Because of Mei's following, Kiana gave up the idea of taking the opportunity to escape.

Yes, she still wanted to escape.

After all, Teacher Jizi is not dead, which is the best news for both her and the entire Saint Freya.

Mei, who suffered a heart injury, escaped, and Jiko, who fell into the imaginary space, survived.

Therefore, she did not want to let everyone fall into the same situation again because of her instability, because such luck would not always be with them.

It would be better if she left on her own so that everyone could live happily.

However, she gave up all this because of Mei's following.

So, Kiana, unable to escape, began to take a serious walk.

The two walked along the road that had not yet been flooded, wanting to reach the place where they met, the starting point of this journey, the origin of everything.

However, rising waters flooded the route, rendering them unable to continue their journey.

Faced with all this, Kiana was a little depressed.

Mei looked at the frustrated Kiana and didn't know how to comfort her. She could only say, "It's okay, Kiana. We will have a chance to come back later."

"Yeah. There's nothing we can do about it." Kiana forced a smile and nodded.

"But...do I still have a future?"

Because she was afraid that Mei would worry, she couldn't say this.

She could feel that her health was getting worse.

Although the Herrscher of the Sky's consciousness was temporarily suppressed by Fu Hua's full effort, her body was still suffering from constant erosion because the Herrscher's core was still emitting Honkai energy.

Some of the injuries that had been alleviated by Li Wen's treatment had now become more serious.

When she thought of Li Wen, her eyes dimmed slightly.

Afterwards, during a conversation with Ji Zi, she learned that Li Wen seemed to have been wandering outside for more than five hundred years and had no idea what Otto had done.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh.

I was indeed too impulsive at that time. Maybe I should have given him a chance to explain?

As I was reflecting on what I had done, a roar suddenly rang out.

"Honkai Beast?" Kiana was a little confused. It was normal for Honkai Beast to appear here, but why did she feel strange when hearing this voice?

So, she and Mei rushed towards the voice.

However, what caught her eyes was a familiar Honkai beast, the "Judgment-level" Honkai beast - Benares.

"Kiana! Don't get close to it!" Mei looked at the Honkai beast in front of her, immediately drew her weapon, and showed a vigilant look.

Previously, she had relied on the help of Raven to defeat this Honkai beast.

Although the opponent is now extremely weak, he is still a "Judgment-level" Honkai beast after all. She cannot guarantee that she can protect Kiana by herself.

However, driven by the strange feeling in her heart, Kiana moved towards Benares.