And at that very moment—
On the screen—
Otto's exterior could no longer maintain a human form.
Beneath the peeling, liquid-metal surface,
a rigid mechanical framework was gradually exposed.
Welt Joyce clenched his teeth, as if trying to pour every last ounce of strength in his body into the Star of Eden!
"Welt! Watch out!!"
In the next instant—
A chain shot forward, instantly piercing through the Star of Eden in Welt's hands!
"Creating a black hole—what a crude ability,"
Otto said lightly.
"Once you fall into it, not even light can escape."
"But conversely, as long as one hasn't crossed that insurmountable boundary,
the escape velocity will never exceed the speed of light."
"So, Herrscher—this was your carelessness."
As he spoke—
Otto had already closed in on Welt Joyce.
His voice was still frivolous, still playful,
yet it sent a chill straight down the spine.
"My friend,"
"When did you start believing that Divine Keys can never be damaged?"
"This imitation Key of Binding, after my targeted reinforcement,
can completely seal an opponent's Honkai energy."
"Right now, you're nothing more than an ordinary man—
powerless, defenseless."
"You've already lost your best chance to judge me."
Seeing this sudden reversal on the screen,
the chat group erupted in shock.
[Jing Yuan: Huh—he broke free?]
[Kafka: The situation flipped instantly…]
[Silver Wolf: 'When did you start believing the Divine Keys wouldn't break?']
[Kaedehara Kazuha: That line feels… strangely familiar.]
[Xiangling: Could it be… that inner-world Kallen just gave Otto power?!]
[Durandal: In reality, even if he failed to escape, it would only mean destroying one soul-steel body for the Overseer.]
[March 7th: So close!! Just a little more!!]
[Himeko (Honkai): Otto's Divine Keys… are they really that versatile?]
Just as everyone was lamenting—
On the screen,
a helicopter suddenly appeared in the sky, drawing Otto's attention.
And in that instant, Margareta seized the opportunity!
She pulled out a canister of soul-steel suppressant and sprayed it directly onto Otto!
Instantly—
Otto's transmission signal was cut off.
The link to Rhianna's body was severed.
And at last—
Rhianna's consciousness returned.
"I just received long-range communication from Kuba.
Just now, the Schicksal organization entered Level-Zero alert!"
As if realizing something,
Rhianna immediately turned to Welt.
"Welt, can you make radar?!"
"Radar? Make it??"
"Don't be ridiculous! Since Void Archives, the First Divine Key, can mimic anything—
then you, as the First Herrscher, can obviously do the same!"
From the perspective of design and structural analysis,
the principles behind an over-the-horizon radar array aren't that complicated.
The required energy input isn't excessive either.
As the Herrscher of Reason,
Welt is confident he can fabricate such a machine from nothing!
Before the stunned eyes of all observers—
Welt activated his Herrscher powers
and constructed an over-the-horizon radar out of thin air!
[Ningguang: Creating matter from nothing?!]
[Klee: That's amazing magic!]
[Welt (Honkai): That is the power of the Herrscher of Reason.]
[Welt (Star Rail): Correct. The Herrscher of Reason possesses the ability of "understanding and reconstruction." Once something's underlying principles are fully understood, it can be recreated using one's own power. This reproduction can even become a form of "muscle memory." Any object once replicated by the First Herrscher will have its blueprint preserved, allowing for more efficient replication in the future.]
[Herta: An interesting ability.]
However—
When they saw the radar's display,
their expressions instantly turned grim.
"This is… an intercontinental missile?!"
"No—worse."
"In recent years, inspired by the Berlin Honkai Incident,
headquarters secretly developed a weapon capable of reproducing a Honkai eruption in an instant…"
"A Honkai Fission Bomb."
Rhianna's face visibly darkened.
"Through a physical chain reaction,
it forcibly aggregates vast amounts of Honkai energy from the Imaginary side and releases it in an extremely short time,
resulting in the annihilation of all surrounding matter!"
"If it detonates here, not only will none of us survive—
everything Miss Edison did to protect this city will become meaningless!"
Tension gripped everyone.
This Honkai fission bomb—
could wipe out the entire city.
Nancy's sacrifice would become utterly meaningless.
In that instant—
Rhianna's expression hardened with resolve.
"Before the fission bomb reaches the ground and detonates,
I'll use Black Abyss White Flower to destroy its detonation mechanism!"
"Black Abyss White Flower might survive,
but the ordinary soul-steel that makes up my body will evaporate instantly."
"Even so, due to its massive kinetic energy,
the missile—already infused with Honkai energy—will continue flying under inertia."
"So, Welt—
your task is to stop the explosion's aftermath at all costs!"
"Using the principles of the Star of Eden,
you can generate a shield capable of protecting the entire city!"
"The Honkai fission bomb is extremely costly.
Even Otto wouldn't be able to build a second one within ten years!"
"He's already played his last trump card.
All we need to do… is end this!"
As she spoke—
Even knowing it would cost her life,
Rhianna hesitated not at all.
Before everyone's eyes—
She soared into the sky.
Toward that brilliant point of light on the horizon.
Carrying the tragic hymn of a hero—
The screen was slowly engulfed by white light.
And the final image—
Was Welt Joyce's expression, firmer than ever before.
An invisible energy barrier surged upward,
enveloping the entire city.
[Welt Joyce, the Herrscher who fought for humanity,
was ultimately murdered by Otto Apocalypse in Manhattan at 11:50 on November 24, 1955,
after breaking free from Otto's control.]
[In this incident, Dr. Nancy Edison and Schicksal S-rank Valkyrie Rhianna
both sacrificed themselves to protect the city.]
[Shortly after the deaths of Welt Joyce and the others in 1955,
the anti-Schicksal organization "Anti-Entropy" was founded by the First Herrscher's successor, Welt Yang.]
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