Obtained Mark - Main. King of Fear (cont.)

Once Joyce is alive, Theresa has mastered the Divine Prayer Barrier, and Anti-Entropy has acquired the Quantum Teleportation System, all three elements will come together, and all Herrscher will appear.

The battle unfolds in three phases: [Discovering the Herrscher] → [Joyce arrives at the scene using the Quantum Teleportation System] → [Attempting to communicate, trying to persuade if possible, and fighting if persuasion fails].

Then, how many Herrscher in this era can defeat Joyce? Even the Restraint can be broken through by Joyce using Bronya's method on the first layer of shield. Then Theresa directly uses Divine Prayer Barrier to forcibly penetrate the second layer of shield. Without the barrier, unless it is an outlier like Lin Yu, the Restraint is directly killed.

Why would anyone want to exaggerate the potential sacrifices caused by the constraints of this era?

Some people genuinely don't understand how much change becoming stronger can bring.

I don't want to say much about the thoughts of the other group.

The core idea is this: Otto the Great is the greatest!

There's not much to say about this chapter after Lin Yu appears; after Elysia shows up, she immediately kills Cocolia.

Some people say Cocolia died too easily. Well, if it were any more dramatic, I'm afraid it wouldn't pass censorship.

That's enough, really enough.

I don't know how everyone feels about this chapter, but for me, it has planted a new and huge hidden danger.

Su is too strong. Bringing him in is risky. He can fight, teleport, use mind control, and even provide information. Letting him out was a terrible mistake.

Fortunately, there wasn't much screen time between his emergence and Kevin; otherwise, the subsequent problems would have been even more serious.

Of course, despite the jokes, the part about Su using a locomotive to create Otto and threatening Otto was still quite enjoyable to write.

Although Sue was a moral person, Otto didn't know that.

When dealing with someone who has no bottom line, you should just do whatever makes you comfortable.

The damage caused by slapping Otto twice was probably less than the impact of making him realize that the Thousand Worlds Annihilation could explode in front of him, which led to the later plot.

Chapter Content Review and Summary [Part 2]

No updates today, this is all I have.

[Heaven's Lost Property Arc] begins at chapter 184 and ends at chapter 215.

Although it is one of the most read chapters, there is actually not much to say about it.

According to the original plan, Lin Yu's harem was going to fall into chaos once Lin Yi appeared.

But as I was writing, when Lin Yi appeared, I suddenly started thinking about something.

Everyone definitely wants to see a harem melee, but I might not have been able to write it well at the time, which is one of the reasons for stopping.

The second reason is that when I was serializing the England Heritage arc, my mental state was already very bad, so bad that my ancestral spirits appeared. I even dreamed about my grandfather, whom I hadn't seen for more than ten years. My state at that time was really bad [of course, it didn't get much better afterward]. I started to think that if there was a harem war after Lin Yi appeared, would Lin Yu and my blood pressure both drop?

After much deliberation, I decided to write about a daughter who at least appears well-behaved, and to have her demonstrate sufficient maturity so that others would think, "If Lin Yu's Daughter is so well-behaved, wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to cause trouble?" In this atmosphere, a fight would seem a bit abrupt.

It's quite clear that some readers didn't see what they wanted to see, and I can only apologize for that. If I had continued writing along this path, it would most likely have fallen apart. I think it's better to end this chapter with the premise that "no one wants to cause trouble" than to completely ruin the book...

[The Constraint Awakening Arc] begins at Chapter 216 and ends at Chapter 240.

It is also one of the most read chapters.

If the previous chapter wasn't handled well, then the new chapter must be connected at the fastest possible pace.

This is why Fu Hua's mental state was accelerated.

In addition, it was also considered at the time that Otto was probably going to have to leave.

It's not for any other reason, but mainly because the World Serpent is short-handed. If Otto doesn't go to help Kevin, unless I forcefully use Deus Ex, there's no way Kevin will be able to get out if Old Yang, Siegfried, and Su are keeping an eye on the Abyssal Eye.

As for Otto being beaten up before leaving, I think that's probably something to be happy about.

As for why Otto helped World Serpent, we can only look for reasons here.

The reason given for him was that the Honkai Impact 3rd had angered him to the point of near death, and he wanted to stir up trouble when he saw things weren't going well. While not entirely reasonable, it wasn't entirely nonsensical either.

Once the conditions are met, Kevin can be released.

The battlefield was chosen to be the Nine Nether, and because of Kevin's appearance, all parties should start making moves.

There was no other meaning; it was purely to let them see Lin Yu disappear.

Whether it's the restraint awakening to regain past memories, or disappearing in front of everyone after killing Kevin, I've been waiting for these storylines for a long time.

As for the final result, at least based on the feedback at the time, the Constraint Awakening Arc should be one of the most well-received arcs, just like the "Escape from the Sky" arc.

After the fierce battle with the powerful figure ended, the Herrscher of Constraint, having regained her memories, turned into starlight and completely vanished from the world under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Honestly, I really wanted to write this as the grand finale, but given the nature of online novels that prioritize enjoyment, writing this kind of ending would absolutely turn the book into a super epic fantasy novel.

Most people read online novels for a quick and enjoyable experience, but if you tell them, "Hey bro, I think it's really cool for the protagonist to die on the battlefield and take down the enemy together"—only someone with a screw loose would choose to do that.

A "feel-good" novel doesn't need to be exhilarating from beginning to end, but the ending should at least give the reader the feeling that the protagonist's efforts weren't in vain.

Other literary styles or other masters can write this kind of plot with flair, but for a web novel writer of my caliber to write this kind of plot...

It looks poisonous no matter how you look at it.

I'm not exactly a great writer myself, so if I can't even grasp the big picture, I'm pretty much asking for trouble.

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[The Twilight of the Fool] Starting from Chapter 241 and ending at Chapter 302, it contains a total of 356,000 words, making it the longest chapter in the entire book.

As for why it's so long, it's probably so that Otto can be crushed to death after being sent down, while minimizing casualties.

This chapter includes Kiana's solo story.

However, contrary to initial expectations, by the time Kiana's solo storyline was released, Sirin had already been brutally defeated by Lin Yu.

Even the three-core Sirin at that time was helpless against the enhanced version of the constraint.

It's not her fault that she couldn't beat him; it's just that a cheater met an even bigger cheater.

Although I was aware that this problem might occur, I only realized it when I was writing Kiana's solo storyline...

Oh no, Lin Yu's enhancement speed is so fast that it's ruining the subsequent plot.

There's no way around it, Anna's solo storyline has to be cut. Even if it's not cut, it will just end in one or two chapters like Wendy's solo storyline, with nothing much to write about.

Oh, no, at this stage Lin Yu is already constrained. Even if I write a lot of fluff, she can't possibly reach a thousand words.

Then comes Fu Hua's storyline.

After so much buildup, it's time to reap the rewards. Fortunately, whether it's Fu Hua's storyline or Kiana's, Lin Yu's excessive power in their individual storylines has no impact whatsoever.

So, the individual storylines for these two characters can be handled reasonably well, at least for now.

Wendy to Shenzhou was an unplanned part of the story, and her becoming Fu Hua's apprentice was an unexpected and major surprise.

Li Sushang started to feel lost at this stage, and I was also very lost at the time.

After all, when this character was first written, it was purely because the World Serpent didn't have enough high-end combat power and needed more, which is why Otto, who was in a desperate situation at the time, released her ahead of time.

After being released, she sensed something was wrong. After traveling around, she learned from other people that the Rosharian seemed to have done many bad things.

In this chapter, Lin Yu uses the Illusion Lantern - Sword God to let Li Sushang see those past events, which was part of the plan from the beginning.

As for what comes next...

I wouldn't say I like this person a lot, but I wouldn't say I hate them either.

She's basically a guaranteed member of the main cast, so the only thing we can do is make her slightly more innocent than the character in the original story who "helps Otto at a crucial moment," so that she can break ties with Otto before Otto commits any major atrocities.

As for the possibility of the story being set in the harem, the atmosphere is already there. Given Li Sushang's age on a mental level, I don't think it's surprising that she would fall for Lin Yu.

Then there are other aspects, let me see...

From the moment Su joined, I was laying the groundwork for his backup plan. If Otto is going to cause trouble, I'll definitely make him pull off something big.

As for the claim that Otto planted superweapons in various cities, it's not mentioned in the original work and is considered a secondary interpretation.

But I have no doubt that this bastard is definitely planning to flip the table.

If you think I'm being too harsh, I suggest you read the novel Anti-Entropy. Back then, he really would directly use fission bombs to blow up cities.

I'm just bringing up his past actions again, thinking he might do it again when he's desperate. I think that's a reasonable guess.

As for Otto publicly revealing his past actions at Schicksal Headquarters, it seems quite chaotic.

However, Otto was truly pushed to the limit at that time, and he had already realized that others, including Lin Yu, had discovered some of his dark past. In this situation, the situation was unfavorable to him, so it would definitely be more convenient to just overturn the table.

Although Lin Yu presents himself as a vengeful ghost to the outside world, he treats his colleagues at Schicksal very well.

Essentially, in everyone's eyes except him, Lin Yu must be a great guy—so if Otto wanted to target a good guy, especially one who would point a gun at him, snatch his gun, and give him two big blouses, he would have to point the gun at someone else and shoot directly to make Lin Yu suffer.

Considering the Dominance Core characteristics at the time, Otto intended to use this method to buy time.

As for Lin Yu's solution, I had already prepared it about three or four months before writing this part of the story.

By obtaining a Herrscher of Herrscher Core, and then relying on the Swaying Scales [spreading willpower] and [the ability to make correct judgments], everyone directly realizes who the real enemy is.

In this situation, I think anyone with a normal mind would definitely realize, "Damn it, the Honkai me over, why am I still working for the Honkai?", and then, with the blessing of the pearl, stabilize their will and jump back to the human camp.

Moreover, those whose minds were manipulated by Otto were all elites from Schicksal Headquarters. Theoretically, these elites possessed the highest willpower and hatred for the Honkai among all humans, so it's not surprising that they successfully returned.

Returning to the Dominion Theater, I initially didn't intend for Bronya to be a Herrscher in this book.

But since the atmosphere is already right, let's just bring her in too.

There's not much to say about the plot of Herrscher of Reason Awakening; it feels quite cliché. But cliché equals stable, at least it's neither good nor bad.

As for Himeko, there's really not much to say about their storylines.

Old Chen was a typical persecution character; his appearances were solely for entertainment purposes, so he was ultimately eliminated.

Anna has said it several times, so I won't repeat it here.

Li Sushang needed to get involved in the game to sever ties with Otto, but at the time, most of the members of the Schicksal Killer Otto group didn't know her or had a close relationship with her, so they wouldn't invite her.

To get her involved, we'll have to use other methods. The Dominance Core is a good thing; it can take advantage of a person's weakness when they're in a bad mood.

Especially Li Sushang, who is strong enough. If she can successfully transform, the Honkai will probably laugh themselves to death.

Unfortunately, the transformation failed. Oh well, let her go with us to beat up Otto.

Chapter 300 represents the actual decisive moment in this book.

After all, compared to the lofty and unattainable Finality, Otto is, in a sense, the true final boss.

Those present at the time were divided into several categories: those who had a grudge against Otto, those who had a grudge against Otto and were killed by him, those who had no prior grudge but had a falling out with him today, and those who had no prior relationship with him but were indirectly harmed by Otto's behind-the-scenes actions.

So in the end, a whole bunch of Otto Soul Steel Bodies were created, so everyone had Otto to fight, and everyone was happy.

The content regarding Otto's death in Chapter 301 and the previous book represents my personal opinion.

Everyone says Otto did it all for Kallen, but the question is, when you do it for someone, do you ever consider what they're thinking?

Kallen's thoughts—as clearly stated in the Yae Village manga—are that she hopes Otto will be a good person.

And what Otto was thinking—"If Kallen knew what I did, she would be furious." [This was said after Kallen's death; in other words, he knew very well that Kallen would never like the things he had done.]

But he still did it without hesitation.

What's the point of talking about it then, all for Kallen?

While Kallen's final choice wasn't perfect, and she had a dark past of obeying Nicholas's orders and attacking other countries' armies as an invader, she was generally acting in accordance with the belief that "the Kaslana clan are the shield of the people."

This person, after bidding a heartfelt farewell to her best friend (the official storyline mentions more than once that Kallen considers Otto her best friend), prepares to die the next day, only to see her best friend release Honkai Beast to slaughter civilians.

Putting myself in Kallen, I think she must have been absolutely disgusted at the time.

After some consideration, if Kallen knew that Otto had committed atrocities for five hundred years just to resurrect her, she might not be so disgusted that she would commit suicide, but she would definitely be disgusted half to death if she really came back to life.

For someone like her who values her beliefs countless times more than her own life, Otto's actions—allowing things to Honkai, framing loyal officials, eliminating dissidents, and indirectly and directly causing the deaths of countless people—were all for her sake...

In my opinion, this is the ultimate insult to Kallen.

So whether it's Lin Yu or Ji Ran, they must point this out before Otto dies.

This made Otto, who may not have faced this point before, clearly realize that his so-called "for Kallen" was actually trampling on what Kallen cherished most for five hundred years.

The so-called "Otto sacrificed everything for Kallen" is, in my eyes, more like "Otto using this as a reason to satisfy himself."

As for the suggestion to play footage of Yae Sakura and Kallen's wedding before Otto's death, or to have Kallen gang-raped, the latter is too perverse. I feel Kallen doesn't deserve such a crime.

Former...

Are you sure Otto seeing Kallen resurrected and able to live happily ever after with her lover wouldn't be a reward for Otto?