The same goes for Anna. Her escape from the Valkyrie's mission is her indelible sin, and now stopping the Star Law's rebellion is her compensation for this mission.
She did have a good impression of Chen Tianwu, but this good impression was also contaminated by her own sins and became what it is today.
In response to Chen Tianwu's apology, she just shook her head slightly and hugged him gently - just like hugging a child in the ruins, just like hugging those people she had failed to save.
"You once said that we would go on a date after the disaster was over..."
The two of them looked at the dim sunlight in the distance, and the unfrozen sea in the distance was sparkling.
"It's also a date."
Although it was a date, they were not lovers at this time, but more like special friends.
But for Chen Tianwu and Anna, this may be the most suitable ending for them.
The boy in the ruins sees himself clearly and no longer lives in Anna's redemption.
The fleeing girl stopped and fulfilled her vow.
They let go of their obsessions and also let go of themselves. They revealed their inner sins to each other, and at the same time tolerated everything about each other.
Chen Tianwu took out Anna's pendant from his pocket. The pendant that had been separated by Anna was complete again. This time, Chen Tianwu did not choose to keep it, but helped Anna put it back on with his own hands.
Thank you for saving me, Anna.
Thank you for forgiving me. Chen Tianwu.
The two falling figures snuggled up to each other tightly, closed their eyes together, and turned into two shooting stars of dark yellow and ice blue.
……
"Is it over?" Kiana on the ground looked up at the flowing light in the sky. The two-color light bands entwined with each other, and finally fell and turned into countless light spots, floating over the coral island.
She didn't know the stories behind the two Herrs, but she still felt sorry for their endings. She subconsciously looked around, trying to find Su Jue.
At this moment, she had a strong feeling that Su Jue must be very close to her. She took a step forward, wanting to find the other party's whereabouts, but just after taking two steps, the surrounding space seemed to be distorted by some terrifying force, producing ripple-like fluctuations.
In an instant, countless memories came flooding back.
Clock tower, snow, city.
Along with the memory, there was also an intense pain. This pain was far beyond what Kiana could bear. Blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. She staggered and leaned against the ruins beside her before she recovered.
In fact, it can't be said that I recovered, but the stinging pain suddenly disappeared.
"Too close." Su Jue, who was not far away, subconsciously reached out his hand, wanting to help Kiana, but the time crystal in his body gave him a strong sense of crisis. If he got close, Kiana would definitely not be able to bear it.
Su Jue had actually been stuck at the limit distance where the time crystal and Kiana interfered with each other. If it weren't for Kiana's sudden action, he wouldn't have crossed the safe distance. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately distanced himself when he realized something was wrong.
"Give me some more time."
Looking at the girl standing alone in the ruins, Su Jue whispered to himself. He looked at the somewhat lost Qiana with a complicated look in his eyes.
"Ah."
It seemed that the wind brought Su Jue's voice. Kiana looked in the direction of Su Jue and responded softly.
However, neither of them noticed that the extra star bracelet that Kiana was wearing had disappeared at some point.
326 The Madman Chasing God
"The Void's Ten Thousand Treasures, the ultimate library that contains all the knowledge of previous civilizations, is said to have an infinitely extending path of knowledge. Such an omniscient being, please tell me how to resurrect the dead."
"There's nothing I can do."
"But don't you possess the knowledge of an entire civilization?"
"The passing of life is an established fact that cannot be changed. Even with more knowledge, it is impossible to reverse the laws of life. This is something that even previous civilizations could not do."
"Impossible, there will definitely be a way, absolutely!"
"Otto, even though you are so wise, you are nothing more than a lunatic who tries to defy the laws of the world. I am just the Key of God created by the previous civilization, just a tool. If you want to change the established facts, it is useless to rely on me."
"Then who should I talk to?"
"Who knows? Perhaps only God can give you the answer. I..."
Before Xukong Wanzang could finish his words, he was grabbed tightly by Otto. He fixed his gaze on the young man's face and discovered how much madness was contained in those emerald green eyes.
"I must remind you that gods do not exist."
"No, it exists! Humans don't have gods, but Honkai does. God is omniscient and omnipotent, and there must be a way to revive Kallen."
……
"Rita and the others have arrived at the coral island. Should we start the rescue immediately?"
"Bishop?" Amber's voice interrupted Otto's memories. He turned his eyes away from the electronic screen in front of him and hid the madness in his eyes under a hypocritical mask.
"Amber, let the Undying Blade stand by for the time being, and send ten more Valkyrie teams for rescue. But remember, no one can set foot on this island before I give the order."
"Yes." Although she was a little confused, Amber did not raise any objections. For some reason, she vaguely felt a chill from the bishop, as if she was being stared at by some terrifying existence.
Amber left quickly after receiving the order, and Otto was the only one left in the office. He exhaled, closed his eyes, and connected his mind to the Void Wanzang thousands of kilometers away.
During these 500 years, Otto has been looking for a way to resurrect Kallen. He thought that the omniscient Void Bank could give him the knowledge he wanted, but later he discovered that even the omniscient Key of God was just a tool created by humans.
So he put aside his reverence for Void Bankai and used his own wisdom to conquer the Key of God, turning it into a tool to resurrect Kallen.
Perhaps Xukong Wanzang was right. Only gods can reverse life.
God is illusory, and no matter how hard Otto searches, he finds nothing. However, during the second collapse, Otto invaded the consciousness of the Ruler of the Void, Sirin, through the mimicry of Yu Duchen, and he finally got to see the legendary god as he wished.
However, the knowledge of the gods was too complicated for him, and even though he had inherited it, Otto could not understand and think about the content. He lost the opportunity to continue the dialogue with the gods, but his obsession with resurrecting Kallen became stronger, and he even carried out the subsequent cloning plan.
He originally thought that he would never be able to communicate with the gods again, but he did not expect that when the will of collapse controlled Chen Tianwu, Xukong Wanzang would convey key information to him.
The Honkai God, or a part of God, descended on the Coral Island.
Moreover, in the process of fighting against the Herrscher, he was defeated for unknown reasons.
"Even gods can fail? Or is there someone even crazier who dares to plot against gods?"
The figure of a gray-haired boy gradually emerged in Otto's mind. This mysterious Herrscher looked like a weak boy, but he knew very well that he was as dangerous as himself.
According to the information, Su Jue, who was still an ordinary person at that time, once fell into the imaginary space, but he did not die. Instead, he mastered the power of the plague gem.
As a fellow human, Otto decided to trade with each other to help Su Jue achieve his goal. However, Su Jue, who was supposed to die in the battle in the Pacific Ocean, reappeared, and the girl he was protecting, Kiana, was now growing at an extremely terrifying speed.
If there is anyone who can plot against the gods, Otto can probably only think of this mysterious guy.
But this is not important to Otto. Even if he is a god, he is just a means to resurrect Kallen.
The defeat of the God of Honkai will inevitably lead to a quick return to Honkai, but Otto is unwilling to miss this opportunity to talk to the gods.
"Whether it's madness or scheming, crazy people always attract each other."
"Maybe I should thank you, Su Jue,"
……
On the Coral Island, Chen Tianwu and Anna, who turned into meteors and disappeared, finally got what they wanted and welcomed their own death without regrets. As the two disappeared, the Herrscher cores in their bodies were completely exposed.
Su Jue stared at the two cores falling like points of light, and immediately opened the channel between the Domination Theater and the real world. Countless threads of domination spread rapidly, weaving a dense network to intercept the falling cores.
The main purpose of this trip to Coral Island, in addition to testing the Honkai Will and helping Kiana improve her strength, was to improve her own strength. Allowing the two Herrschers to die without regrets was already the greatest mercy of the ruler, and as for the Herrscher cores they left behind, he naturally would not let them go.
However, just as the thread was about to touch the core, a golden stream of light quickly swept across the sky and hit the two Herrscher cores directly.
The core that was hit immediately deviated from its predetermined orbit. Su Jue's eyes flashed, and he immediately controlled the silk thread to intercept it. At the same time, he also flew towards the location of the core.
But before he arrived, the golden light turned into a cross, and the dazzling chains and ruling threads collided with a loud bang, entangled with each other.
Void Wanzang, who intercepted the silk thread, did not stop at all, and immediately released all the Honkai energy in the core of his Key of God to buy time for Otto.
"It's you again." Su Jue naturally recognized that this was Otto's work at a glance. He clenched his fingers and controlled the silk thread like a sharp blade that cuts through everything. The Judas simulated by Xu Kong Wan Zang only lasted for a few seconds before he collapsed directly under the cutting of the silk thread.
However, no one knows how Otto conquered Void Wanzang. Even if the Pseudo-Judas disintegrated, Void Wanzang immediately used himself to intercept Su Jue's attack.
The golden Rubik's Cube blocked the controlling threads condensed by Su Jue, and tiny cracks appeared on its surface, but it was ultimately just a divine key and could not fight against Su Jue.
In less than two seconds, the silk thread broke through the defense and showed signs of damage.
At this time, Su Jue had already approached Xukong Wanzang. He stretched out his hand and pinched it directly. He exerted force with his fingertips, and the golden magic made a crackling sound.
"The Void is full of treasures. That's enough."
After receiving the order, Xukong Wanzang felt relieved and turned into a golden fluid, broke free from Su Jue's hand and fled far away from the battlefield.
Su Jue raised his head and looked at the blond man in front of him whose body was made of soul steel with an unfriendly expression.
327 Trading and Fighting
Facing Su Jue's cold gaze, Otto still had that annoying smile on his face. He opened his arms, as if he wanted to give a warm hug to his friend whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
But before he could get close, the golden thread turned into a long sword in Su Jue's hand and pointed accurately at Otto's neck.
Otto had anticipated Su Jue's hostility. He obediently stopped his action and said in an apologetic tone: "Oh, sorry. Please forgive my excessive enthusiasm, my friend."
"After all, since we parted ways in Changkong City, I have not heard from Mr. Su Jue again, and I have always been a little worried. Now that I can confirm that you are safe and sound, I can hardly hide my excitement."
Otto's acting skills are very good. Both his tone and expression sound like close friends who have not seen each other for many years. If it were a simple girl like Youlandel, she would probably really think that Otto and Su Jue are such close partners.
Unfortunately, Su Jue had no intention of playing a trick with Otto at the moment. The trap set by the other party in Tianqiong City disrupted his plan, forcing him to choose a temporary change of plan and carry out a more risky illusion operation.
Su Jue himself is not a person who holds grudges, but this does not mean that he will allow himself to be plotted against.
However, before he could settle accounts with Otto, the other party actually jumped out and disrupted his action again. Su Jue's eyes focused, and the long sword swept across Otto's throat, leaving a bright red blood line.
However, although blood was gushing out, Otto's body was only made of soul steel after all, and his neck was not a vital part.
"Well, it seems that you have a lot of resentment towards me." The smile on his face faded slightly, and Otto quickly pulled away. His fingers gently brushed the wound, and the sword mark on his neck healed.
"Okay, Otto, put away your hypocritical mask. As the Bishop of Heaven's Destiny, you actually appear in person on the battlefield. I don't think my status is worth your risking your life."
Pointing his sword at Otto with a cold tone, Su Jue swept his eyes across the coral island. The two Herrscher cores had been hit by the Void Ten Thousand Treasures and delayed by Otto, so they had already fallen to an unknown location.
However, he was not worried. There would be a faint connection between the Herrschers, and the two cores were still within the range of the coral island and had not been taken away by anyone.
Besides, compared to the Herrscher Core, Otto in front of him is more troublesome.
"Okay, okay." Otto spread his hands helplessly, "I still want to chat with you more."
"I have no intention of exploring your secrets. I just want to make another deal with Mr. Su Jue. By the way, I wonder if the result of the last transaction satisfied you?"
The so-called last transaction naturally refers to the group from Changkong City. Although he was reluctant to admit it, Otto was indeed a qualified partner. He not only provided Kiana with the opportunity to fight Su Jue head-on, but also gave her the Void Wanzang as a weapon, ensuring the completion of Su Jue's plan.
Although trading with an old fox like Otto is worry-free, it is difficult to guarantee that the other party will not secretly leave a time bomb after the transaction is completed.
For example, this time with Xukong Wanzang, even Su Jue did not expect that the other party would dare to hide directly next to Kiana.
Of course, in return, Su Jue also left a small gift for Otto, but now is not the time to open the gift.
"Of course there is no problem with the transaction, but it is not good for the bishop to litter." He glanced at the Void Wanzang floating beside Otto. The conscious Void Wanzang suddenly paused and fell back into Otto's hands obediently.
"Sorry, this is my negligence." Although he said so, Otto obviously had no intention of repenting. Since Su Jue didn't want to act, he simply stopped hiding his temptation. "But with Mr. Su Jue's strength, I'm afraid this matter is not even a small trouble."
In the short few seconds that Void Wanzang delayed time just now, the combat power displayed by Su Jue completely exceeded the data recorded in the Destiny Archives. Even Judas, who was supposed to be specially designed to restrain Honkai energy, could not last more than five seconds, which shows that the opponent definitely has more power than the Herrscher of Flame that he had demonstrated before.
Moreover, the means by which the opponent solved the Void Ten Thousand Treasures was obviously not the ability of the Herrscher of Flame, but rather something closer to the power of control. However, among the Herrschers recorded in the previous civilization, there was no Herrscher with the ability of control, let alone one who could transform the power.
Otto's gaze fell on the sword in Su Jue's hand. Being able to create a sharp sword out of thin air, could it be the power of creation?
Up to now, the existence of the First Ruler has not been confirmed. Otto originally set his sights on Walter, the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, but Su Jue's performance made him doubt a little.
Su Jue shook his head slightly, not wanting to waste time talking to Otto, and said bluntly: "Since you want to trade, you have to see if the two parties have equal strength. This is the basis for the establishment of a contract."
Whether it is calculation or transaction, it is never a charity from the strong to the weak. Only when the two sides are equal can a transaction be possible.
Of course, Su Jue did not doubt whether Otto was worth a trade. He said this just to test the other party's true strength and beat him up for Kiana.
Facing Su Jue's relentless pressure, Otto knew that words alone would not be enough to convince the other party. Moreover, he also wanted to test Su Jue's true strength, so he did not say much, but just held the Void Wanzang tightly.
The Void Wanzang turned into a golden stream of light in Otto's hands, imitating the double-gun form of the Holy Judge of Skyfire. Before Su Jue attacked, Otto was the first to pull the trigger.
Ding.
The bullet that tore through the air was accurately blocked by the long sword in Su Jue's hand and neatly split into two halves by the blade.
Su Jue's swordsmanship, who has mastered the Taixu sword energy, is not weak, and compared to the flaming greatsword, the rapier is obviously more flexible.
As the sword flashed, none of the bullets fired by the Mimic Skyfire could touch Su Jue. Seeing that long-range attacks were useless, Otto decisively switched to a big sword.
Keng.
