66. The Real Wild-History Segment / World Serpent Gets Moving

So she decided to hide herself, ready to backstab Otto at any time.

However, it's clear that her plan didn't work very well.

Although Otto would have to switch to the Thousand Worlds Layered to detect her location, this made her sneak attack almost 100% successful.

But she overlooked one problem: her Armor Break Line wasn't tight enough.

Since her abilities are almost entirely unrelated to damage output, her fighting style is generally similar to roaming around and looking for openings.

However, for these increasingly powerful enemies, the explosions created by Honkai Energy pose almost no threat.

Xia Ling was somewhat annoyed after her sneak attack only left a spark on Otto's soul body.

"Now I'm starting to miss Kishinuma... At least against Otto, it would be a deadly weapon."

"Kal'tsit, switch sides, I'll take over!"

Xia Ling appeared beside Otto once again, but this time her purpose was not to kill him, but to control his position.

The Honkai Energy, solidified into a tangible form, gathered around Xia Ling. Under the effect of her unreserved release of Honkai Energy, the entwined tentacles, the slowly closing cubes, and all sorts of bizarrely shaped, materialized Honkai Energy began to delay Otto's actions.

Otto's Void Archive instantly transformed into a greatsword burning with golden flames, intending to use the surging heat to tear Xia Ling and her Honkai Energy- materialized creations to shreds.

However, Kal'tsit will not give him that chance.

"Mon3tr, command: Melt!"

With a sharp screech, mon3tr released a crimson mist from its body, causing it to grow even larger.

As its size increased, its physical attributes also nearly doubled, and it arrived in front of Otto almost instantly.

Although this mon3tr was born not long ago, its combat awareness was not new. Seeing that Otto was about to unleash his ultimate move, the mon3tr directly spat out an energy cannon, blasting away the energy gathered on the Mimicry: Heavenly Fire Judgment.

Then, the four giant claws, shrouded in red mist, gripped tightly, triggering the most realistic damage in the game.

This attack dealt significant damage to Otto, even exceeding the total damage they had dealt previously.

After all, Otto is not the False God he will become in the future. Although his Soul Steel body is strong, it is not yet strong enough to withstand Herrscher- level attacks.

Otherwise, the famous scene of the steel-faced man wouldn't have happened.

Taking advantage of Otto's stunned state after being hit, mon3tr quickly followed up with a few more attacks, taking advantage of the high early-game bonus from the Meltdown to deal more damage.

At the same time, Kiana caught up. Although the Flame-Chaser Greatsword had disappeared, it didn't stop her from using the Spear of Subspace to deliver a few hard blows to Otto.

As a result... Otto died from greed.

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mon3tr: (A confused chirp)

"So fragile? What kind of boss has such high defense and low health?" Xia Ling kicked Otto's motionless body.

"Wait, Sister Xia Ling."

Kiana pointed to the gate not far away. "The gate to the Babylon Laboratory seems to be open."

"Then let's hurry and take Sirin... uh..."

Xia Ling's lips twitched violently as she watched the two Otto approaching from a distance.

"Alright, now it's your turn to take Sirin away."

"Kal'tsit, each of you hold one down?"

Kal'tsit didn't speak, but silently commanded the mon3tr, which had just exited the Meltdown mode, to turn around and charge at an Otto.

Kiana was stunned for a moment. "Sister Xia Ling, are you sure there won't be any side effects if you die in here?"

"I know what you're trying to say, but no, you get Sirin out of here right now."

Xia Ling shoved Kiana, saying, "I've died more times here than you have in the game, and you're still being modest with me."

As she spoke, Xia Ling flashed out of the space, created two new Medicube shields, and blocked the other Otto.

"This adorable system, did it give Otto the boss template of the Shapeshifter Lord? How come killing one resulted in two more popping up?"

While complaining about the system's unreliability, Xia Ling frantically performed gua sha on Otto.

Kiana, carrying Sirin, rushed quickly toward the fully opened gate.

However, things are not that simple.

Although it seems like one person holding off Otto is perfect, Xia Ling had been restricting Otto from using the Thousand Worlds Layered Transmission technique during the previous two-on-one fight.

As for Kal'tsit, without Xia Ling's help, Otto could leave at any time.

Sure enough, seeing that Kiana wanted to take the opportunity to leave with Sirin, Otto immediately used Void Archive Mimicry in his hand, intending to take a direct hit from Mon3tr in order to stop Kiana.

However, Kal'tsit didn't give him that chance.

"Mon3tr, self-destruct."

Upon receiving the command, mon3tr immediately shrank inward, transforming into a rhombus-shaped gem. At the same time, a shockwave spread outward, stunning Otto in place.

Taking advantage of a few seconds of space, Kiana successfully led Sirin away from the Babylon Laboratory.

Suddenly, the scene froze, and everything gradually broke apart, disintegrated, and then recompiled.

A moment later, Kiana and a panting Xia Ling reappeared at the very beginning, on the platform where the Soul Furnace could be seen in the distance.

Kiana blinked in confusion, seemingly still adjusting to the change in scenery.

Meanwhile, inside Kiana's body.

Within the core, Sirin slowly opened her eyes, her gaze filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"Kiana and Xia Ling beat me up first, and then took me out of the Babylon Tower?"

Why would I have such a dream?

"Damn it, it must be that human named Fu Hua again. Anything related to the mind is definitely connected to her!"

"But..."

A complex look appeared in Sirin's eyes.

Whether it's Kiana, Theresa, or Cecilia...

If they had arrived just a little earlier... perhaps things wouldn't have turned out this way...

If she had actually managed to escape that hell back then, what would she be like now?

Chapter Sixty-Six: The Real Alternate History Anecdotes / The World Serpent in Action

"What's wrong, you silly goose? Didn't you realize?"

Seeing Kiana's adorable blinking eyes, Xia Ling couldn't help but pinch her cheek.

"Hmm... yes, I was a little taken aback..."

Kiana's eyes were filled with confusion. "I just remember carrying Sirin and rushing out of the base gate, and then everything started to fall apart..."

"So, what happened next? What became of Sirin?"

Kiana asked hurriedly, as this was the question she cared about most throughout the entire adventure.

What would have happened if Sirin had actually escaped from the Babylon Tower?

"Don't rush, although the trial has come to an end, the story of the three endings is not over yet."

Xia Ling smiled mysteriously, swiped her finger, and brought up the system screen.

Then, I selected the Ritual Archives.

From a long list of options, I selected "Intertwined Reverie" again, which is where the stories experienced by the Narrator List are "stored".

Sure enough, the first page of the Book of Intertwined Reverie features Sirin's character art, but unlike her current appearance, Sirin in the art is wearing what looks like specially made armor, with her purple hair flowing freely.

Xia Ling keenly noticed that in the corner of the mecha, there seemed to be a... Anti-Entropy symbol?

"Wow, Sirin, the Saintess of Anti-Entropy, this is truly an unexpected path."

Xia Ling sighed and clicked on Sirin's character portrait. Immediately, three manuscripts appeared on the screen.

[Part 1: The Birth of the Herrscher of the Void]

Even after escaping from the Babylon Laboratory, Sirin could not escape her fate of becoming the Herrscher of the Void.

[It's far too unrealistic for a child to think she can survive in the perilous Siberia snowfields. Soon, she encountered roaming Honkai Beast.]

However, to her surprise, these Honkai Beast didn't seem to be hostile towards her. Instead, they seemed to possess sentience and began leading her to find some supplies for survival.

[Subsequently, led by Honkai Beast, Sirin arrived at a nearby abandoned Honkai Energy furnace, where she discovered a sufficient amount of Honkai Energy.]

[However, this time, it wasn't a passive injection of Honkai Energy, but rather an active absorption by her.]

[Thus, the VIII-stage ethereal dream ritual awakened the Herrscher of Neon's Will.]

[Sirin, having gained power, did not immediately become arrogant. The actions of the mysterious older women who took her away left a deep impression on Sirin.]

So she began to explore her abilities, and she discovered that they were strikingly similar to those of her two older sisters.

She didn't know if it was a coincidence or some kind of inevitability, but in any case, with a near-real-life example of how her ability was used, Sirin quickly grasped its power and soon acquired her Companion Honkai Beast — Benares.

Fourteen days after Sirin escaped the Tower of Babylon Tower, she returned with her army and utterly destroyed Babylon Tower.

"It's still within expectations..."

Xia Ling pondered, "Given Sirin's experience there, she would never let go of that tower."

"So, the key is what comes next."

Kiana turned to the next page.

[Part 2: Schicksal and Anti-Entropy]

[After the Babylon Laboratory was destroyed, Schicksal immediately received the news and dispatched Theresa and the Snow Wolf Squad to conduct a search.]

[Sirin knew that Schicksal was a behemoth, and she didn't believe she could fight Schicksal alone. Besides, Schicksal wasn't without good people like Xia Ling and Kiana who had switched sides to Anti-Entropy.]

Therefore, she didn't intend to completely dismiss Schicksal.

However, she won't let that man named Otto get away with it.

However, Schicksal's investigation team was not to be underestimated. Soon, a report regarding the possible emergence of Second Herrscher was sent back to Schicksal Headquarters.

Meanwhile, Theresa also revealed the truth about Cecilia's Babylon Laboratory over the phone and planned to make the children she rescued from the ruins the first batch of students for the St. Freya Academy.

However, compared to the hesitation of Schicksal, Anti-Entropy acted much more swiftly.

[Welt arrived in Siberia immediately, and using his abilities as the Herald of Herrscher of Reason, he successfully located Sirin.]

[Initially, during Welt's rather unfriendly surprise attack, Sirin was ready to fight him, but a single word uttered by Welt made Sirin stop what she was doing.]

[Anti-Entropy.]

She immediately inquired about Xia Ling and Kiana's whereabouts, but received a completely bewildered reply from Welt.

Although Sirin didn't get the answer she wanted, this positive start undoubtedly laid a good foundation for their relationship.

After a lengthy conversation with Sirin agreed to join Anti-Entropy.

Of course, she also made two conditions.

First, Anti-Entropy must help her find Xia Ling and Kiana Kaslana worldwide.

Secondly, Anti-Entropy needs to help her eliminate Otto someday in the future.

"So..." Xia Ling's expression was strange. "Is it because of the two of us?"

"But I really just said it casually, that I was Anti-Entropy..."

"This Welt's Alliance Leader episode," Kiana remarked. "We practically got a Herrscher for free."

"From this perspective, given the situation during the Second Honkai Outbreak, Sirin is indeed safe."

Xia Ling analyzed, "Sigfried and Cecilia, and even the entire Snow Wolf Squad, are not like Amber, who is a die-hard Otto fan."

"If Sirin is really just a little girl who has suffered greatly at the hands of Schicksal, and she herself has not caused much destruction except for revenge."

"It's impossible for Cecilia to lay a hand on her."

"Suddenly, I felt a sense of relief, like seeing my child succeed..." Kiana silently turned to the next page.