Kiana, Sortie!

At the same time, in a position where Otto and Lin Yu could not see, the stigmata text on the back of Lin Yu's hand suddenly switched from the word "vegetable" to the word "explosion".

You forced me to do this.

There's nothing we can do now.

To survive—damn it, I exploded along with Otto!

Upon entering the Stigmata Space, Otto frowned slightly as he looked at the ominous aura emanating from it.

Although Otto has a computer that backs up his consciousness data, this does not mean that his consciousness is fragile.

To tell you a joke, Otto, who has been using Feathered Dust for many years, was originally considered a professional in the field of consciousness and mental power.

So, after seeing these almost materialized magic blocks, Otto suddenly felt that what Lin Yu had said might be true.

These blocky energies, whose nature was unclear to Otto, had begun to exhibit terrifying fluctuations.

Before Otto even had a chance to react, the magic cube at his feet suddenly exploded.

Damn it!

Is this a trap?!

After a magic block exploded, the misty and blocky magic around Otto seemed to be triggered by a chain reaction, and began to explode continuously.

At this moment, Otto, who did not have time to immediately exit the Stigmata Space, finally changed his expression drastically amidst the shockwave caused by the explosion.

Damn it!

I was careless!

These fluctuations, while unable to destroy my consciousness, were enough to trick me once.

Is everything that kid said true?

Or did he learn my background and then use a feigned retreat to plant a trap?

I was careless, really... too careless this time!

Upon discovering that Otto had entered the Stigmata Space, Lin Yu immediately released the Honkai Energy from his Stigmata at top speed.

Even at this moment, he deliberately chose to use Honkai Energy to erode his own body, thus instantly creating a large number of Honkai Energy patterns on his body.

Once Otto goes in, he'll definitely be blown away by the magic bombs he planted. And if he comes out and sees Lin Yu unharmed, Otto will definitely become suspicious.

Even if Lin Yu told Otto, "Brother, don't go to deliver it," it was no use. This suspicious man might still suspect that Lin Yu was playing hard to get.

So Otto is in trouble, then Lin Yu will inevitably be crippled as well.

He must ensure that his body is severely injured by the 'Honkai Energy rampage' without harming his own foundation.

Only in this way will Otto be able to dispel his doubts when he sees Lin Yu lying in a pool of blood after he comes out.

Of course, Otto, being a suspicious person, might have further doubts later on.

But now, this is all Lin Yu can do.

If you can't beat them, what can you do but blow up Stigmata's hometown so he can't see Rin and Yae Sakura, and then start trying to play the victim.

After the Honkai Energy erupted from Lin Yu, Otto, with three parts shock and seven parts anger, returned his consciousness to his Soul Steel body in the next instant.

But before he could question Lin Yu, he saw Lin Yu's body lying in a pool of blood.

Ah, wait a minute?

No, could an explosion within the Stigmata Space really cause such a terrible fate for the person holding the Stigmata?

Seeing the Stigmata on Lin Yu's hand revert to the character for "vegetable" again, Otto suddenly felt like he understood something.

Lin Yu was indeed hit by his Feathered Dust.

What the boy just said is true.

'I always feel like something bad will happen to me the moment I enter this Stigmata' —this is Lin Yu's original statement.

According to Otto's analysis, Lin Yu's Stigmata is essentially Stigmata containing a large amount of energy.

The reason Lin Yu was able to unleash his combat power was simply because he obtained energy from the Stigmata.

The reason he didn't want to go in was because the energy inside was not only uncontrollable, but also prone to triggering a chain reaction if something went wrong.

Otto, who was inside, was blown up.

Lin Yu, who's outside... Hey, hey, hey, is this Honkai Energy circuit for real??

Seeing Lin Yu lying in a pool of blood with a pained expression on his face, and even starting to vomit blood, Otto felt a little panicked.

Although Lin Yu is a young man whom Otto admires, it doesn't mean that Lin Yu is someone he can't sacrifice in Otto's eyes.

The problem is that such a useful piece is hard to find. If Otto dies here because of his recklessness, where will Otto find a piece that fits K423 so well?

And now that he thinks about it, Otto realizes that it was all because he was overly cautious.

Lin Yu needed to know far too much information and make far too many plans before he could ambush him.

However, very few people in the world know this information.

Otto did this for Kallen; only Otto himself probably knows the truth.

Why Otto resurrected the Herrscher remains a mystery to him.

In Otto's view, unless Otto himself betrayed Otto, Lin Yu, a minor under the age of eighteen, would never have been able to guess these things.

At this moment, Otto himself felt that he had harmed himself and was about to kill his precious pawn for that less than one in ten thousand chance.

After realizing this, Otto, quite unusually, began to pray for the unfortunate fellow he had just met.

Lin Yu, you absolutely cannot die here!

If you die now, I'll be in a real bind with K423.

"Lord Otto, I heard a strange explosion— A'yu?!"

Rita, who had just come in after hearing the commotion, saw Lin Yu lying in a pool of blood, and her expression completely went out of control.

"Rita, you've come at the perfect time."

Otto, having composed himself, looked at Rita with a worried expression.

"Lin Yu's Stigmata has gone out of control. Immediately transfer him to the highest-level medical room."

"Yes, Lord Otto!"

Judging from the reactions outside, Lin Yu knew that his plan was roughly...

[Ding! The system has detected that the host meets the requirements for claiming the reward, and the reward has been sent to your system mailbox.]

Oh, it's a complete success.

[Ah, success—having obtained this intelligence, you've discovered something.]

A man has to be ruthless to himself. If you're ruthless enough, even a genius like Otto can be easily fooled.

Haha, easy to fool...

I'm about to die and you're still saying such sarcastic things!

It hurts!

It really hurts!

But you can't shout it out!

[Hey, hey, hey, that's some expert work, host.]

Expert my foot... Wait, this isn't over yet.

I have to fit the persona, fit the persona, fit the persona... There's no other way.

After being gently helped up by Rita, Lin Yu gritted his teeth and activated the Phantasm Lantern Barrier directly into his consciousness.

Wow, host... you're really going all out.

Having exhausted his strength to communicate with the system, Lin Yu used his last bit of power to revise his understanding.

In his mind, he had become an unfortunate child whose parents died because of their Honkai relationship and who could not forget their past.

If he can successfully awaken, then Lin Yu can use the contradictions in his memories to know that he himself has modified his consciousness.

However, while unconscious, Lin Yu would only call out for his parents in his subconscious.

If you're going to play the victim card, you have to play it all the way through. Only then will Otto's fear of him lessen.

After doing all this, Lin Yu, whose body was in excruciating pain and whose head was throbbing, completely lost consciousness.

Rita, who was helping Lin Yu out of the room, and Otto, who was behind Rita and had already contacted Amber to begin treatment, both heard Lin Yu's shout at the same time.

"Dad... Mom..."

"No...!"

"Don't leave me alone..."

"A'yu..."

Hearing Lin Yu's shouts, Rita felt utterly powerless.

She had hoped that living with Lin Yu for the past few years would help him move on from the despairing memories of a few years ago.

But now it seems that Lin Yu has never forgotten, nor can he forget, the scene of that day.

His father died in front of him.

His mother became Meele and nearly took his life.

Thinking about it, if I were in that situation... I would never forget that desperate moment for the rest of my life.

I was too arrogant before.

I thought that with my help and Durandal's help, you could forget this painful past.

In the end, you still are...

No wonder you chose to fight.

Without the help of others, perhaps the boy named Lin Yu would have died long ago on the day his family was destroyed.

But I don't want it to be like this.

You could have found happiness, but instead you became a vengeful ghost.

How can you let go of your obsessions and live a happy life?

Chapter 77. Kiana, Attack!

Schicksal Headquarters - Special Medical Room

In the infirmary, Raiden Mei, who had been unconscious for a long time, slowly opened her eyes.

Then, she felt a wave of weakness wash over her body.

What is it that I...?

Ah, I remember now.

Before, after hearing the news of my Dad's death, I felt as if I had fallen into darkness, and my body was almost being torn apart by a force.

Although Uncle Siegfried seemed to be saying something, but...

Actually, I remember everything.

There is a demon inside me.

After that demon took over my body, he not only wanted to kill Uncle Siegfried, but also Lin Yu.

The power emanating from my body even destroyed everything around me.