Hoping to Give A'yu a Surprise

After sensing that I had become stronger, Otto's attitude changed.

Sure enough, he didn't explain the details of the matter he was trying to get my "help" with.

"What are you hiding?"

Hearing Fu Hua's words, Otto smiled helplessly.

"Old friend, I can sense that you have never trusted me at all—that's normal, because I, Otto Apocalypse, am indeed an untrustworthy person."

"But you're doubting me out of thin air, and then asking me what I'm hiding—think about it, what could I possibly be hiding from you?"

"I've already told you everything about the [Herrscher of the Void Resurrection Plan], and you still doubt that I'm hiding something."

"Oh dear, if you were to release this information voluntarily, I would lose my position as the Bishop of Schicksal. Even now, you still think 'Otto is hiding some conspiracy.' What can I say?"

Ugh, it's the same old routine again. Using these boring words to subtly manipulate me, then saying, "I've already told you everything, but you're still wary of me. I'm at my wit's end." Ugh, it's so annoying—strange, why am I so impatient?

After feeling the murderous intent in her mind inexplicably surge, Fu Hua immediately forced herself to calm down and stared intently at Otto.

Unfortunately, facing Fu Hua's gaze, Otto, the master of facial expression management, naturally wouldn't show any extra expression at this moment.

Only...

And so it is; the more flawlessly he performs, the more people feel that he must have something to hide!

I want to beat him up, I absolutely have to beat him up—wait, why do I feel like my impulse is getting more and more outrageous?

Ultimately, now that I'm feeling better, why would I want to come to the Tiankui Ming headquarters with murderous intent and confront Otto immediately?

He's not a good person, but without him, Schicksal would definitely be in chaos.

This is a very simple and easy-to-understand principle; I should have understood this a long time ago.

"Okay, I know you don't believe me—you never believed me in the past either."

Seeing Fu Hua's somewhat strange expression, Otto helplessly sat back down on the table and let out a long, lonely sigh.

"Although you may not believe it, I truly respect you as a friend."

"If you really suspect that I'm hiding something from you, and you want to make a move here—I won't try to stop you."

At this moment, Otto, who had manifested the Mimicry: Judgment of Shamash, suddenly pointed the gun in his hand at Fu Hua.

"However, my consideration of you as a friend is genuine."

"Crimson Heron Immortal, I did not lie."

There's really nothing we can do.

My old friend's suspicions about me have reached this point... I might as well test her with this method.

If she were still the same person she used to be, she wouldn't resort to violence when she was in the wrong.

But what if she's really on fire and wants to fight me today...?

What else can we do but use this Soul Steel Body as her punching bag?

Anyway, my old friend is easily swayed by emotions. Even if she's angry right now, once she's calmed down after beating me up, she'll know whether she was right or wrong...

Okay, her intuition was right, I did hide some things.

I revealed the [Herrscher of the Void Resurrection Plan] to her, but I didn't go into all the details.

But that's not the point. The point now is what kind of person our old friend is.

Once the fight started, I managed to parry a couple of times before she pinned me to the ground and beat me up. After I vented my anger and my self-inflicted injury act was over, she felt embarrassed and became much more agreeable.

Meanwhile...

That scoundrel Otto, how dare he point a gun at me?

You've gone too far—no, I'm the one who's on steroids today, so his reaction is actually quite normal.

Everyone has a temper. If someone suddenly came to my door and questioned me, I would definitely get angry too.

Feeling increasingly uneasy, Fu Hua took a step back, forcing herself to suppress her killing intent once again.

"You see, you know yourself that something's wrong with you today."

After noticing a hint of guilt flash across Fu Hua's face, Otto did not press his advantage, but instead pretended to be magnanimous and said...

"Everyone has their bad temper sometimes, I understand that. If you want to punch me, then go ahead and do it."

Seeing Otto's expression, Fu Hua, having calmed down, reluctantly spoke to Otto.

"... Never mind, I was just in a bad mood today, I'm sorry."

Why apologize? This guy is clearly not a good person, just beat him up!

Ugh, why am I in such a bad mood today?

Could it be that my growing dislike for Otto is due to my excessive worry about Lin Yu?

"Apologies are unnecessary; there's no need for friends to say such things."

Seeing that Fu Hua had completely calmed down, Otto once again put on that familiar smile.

"You came here today not just because you're in a bad mood and want to find a Soul Steel punching bag, right?"

Actually, I haven't really figured out why I came here.

I'm really not myself today.

My body has been cured, but my mental state seems to be affected.

Strange, can overuse of Feathered Dust cause such side effects?

"Alright, the main reason I came to see you today is because..."

After thinking for a few seconds, Fu Hua suddenly asked Otto.

"You've been having Schicksal conduct archaeological excavations, and you've indeed obtained many relics left behind by Previous Civilization, isn't that right?"

"Ah, that's true."

At this moment, Fu Hua looked at Otto and suddenly uttered a word that Otto had not expected.

"Then—what about the Blank Key?"

"This—naturally, has long been under my control as well."

Upon hearing this word, Otto suddenly asked Fu Hua with a strange expression.

"The Valkyrie armor was developed based on this, old friend. Have you been too tired lately and forgotten about it?"

"What, you're interested in this thing?"

"... Give it to me."

"Okay, no problem."

After tapping a few times on the light screen in front of him, Otto smiled and said to Fu Hua.

"Wait, Amber will lead you to the Third Armory to retrieve the Blank Key."

"... You just gave it to me like that?"

Looking at Otto at this moment, Fu Hua felt that her suspicions about Otto might have been a bit too much.

After her own foolish antics, Otto eventually gave in to her wishes and handed over the Blank Key to her...

To be honest, if anyone else had done this, Fu Hua would have been quite moved.

Although he's really not a good person, he does trust me.

Sigh, whatever, let Kiana deal with this as soon as she awakens and help him finish this boring farce.

I have now regained my past power. Although my sword heart is shattered, Sirin only has one core left.

Facing Sirin, who only has one core, I can take her down as long as I rely on Feathered Dust.

As for the Blank Key... it's still better than the God-Slaying Armor, no matter what.

Give this to Lin Yu to save your life.

If necessary, even if Lin Yu wanted to forcibly activate the Herrscher Authority to fight, just like he did in the Nine Nether before, it would be far too dangerous for him to absorb power through the Key of Domination.

If he were to use the Blank Key, his body should be able to withstand absorbing the power unleashed by the Herrscher of Thunder once.

After all, the reason Dr. MEI was like that back then was because she switched Herrscher Core three times in a short period of time, which caused irreparable damage to her body.

I have become stronger, and Lin Yu has also acquired new equipment.

In this case...

— Hopefully, no more accidents will happen.

With that thought in mind, Fu Hua left Otto's sight.

After seeing Fu Hua off, Otto's face immediately darkened.

My old friend has been acting strange lately.

It's true that she's disliked me from the beginning, but she's been putting up with it for the sake of the bigger picture.

But today... before I tried to trick her with a self-inflicted injury, she really wanted to tear me apart.

This is not appropriate.

Moreover, handing over the Blank Key to her was a last resort.

Even without the Blank Key, Lin Yu, who was sacrificed, is not entirely without a chance against the Herrscher of the Void.

With the Blank Key, Lin Yu's chances of defeating the Herrscher of the Void increased.

But what I want is 'the Herrscher of the Void awakens her own will in battle with others', not 'the Herrscher of the Void is beaten unconscious and then injected with HSN Serum'.

If Lin Yu goes too far, things will clearly veer from the former to the latter.

If the drama does end up like the latter, K423 might not be able to achieve true awakening, and my plan will be delayed as a result.

What's more—my old friend doesn't know the details of my plan.

If she were to attack all at once, along with Theresa, Ray, Death, and other opponents...

Broken.

Originally, I was trying to find a way to prevent Sirin from killing Theresa and Lin Yu, but now with this lineup...

With old friends from their prime and Theresa who can fight tooth and nail with Divine Grace, how can Sirin possibly win with this lineup?

If I want the drama to continue, I must divide my forces.

Damn it, how did things turn out this way, and what about my old friend's health...?

—Su!

It must be this guy's doing!

My old friend's injuries hadn't healed for years, but as soon as he showed up, his injuries improved.

Damn it, just how far does this guy have to go to thwart my plans?!

I can't delay any longer, I must find a time...

—Kill this bastard who's getting in the way of my plans!

Chapter 198. Hopefully, I can give A'yu a surprise.

However, although Otto was madly determined to kill Sue, he now had the idea but no reasonable plan.

He had previously considered pitting Lin Yu, Bianca, and Su against each other, and then finding an opportunity to betray Su.

But now, this plan may not work.

Fu Hua and Su are friends, and now that the Crimson Heron Immortal has been 'resurrected,' Su is in trouble...

No, even if Lin Yu harbors resentment towards Su, it won't be easy for them to reconcile if their old friend steps in and prevents them from fighting. However, it's quite simple to give their old friend face and avoid a fight.

Troublesome.