Blitzkrieg Against Schicksal / With Seele in the Blitz, We're Sure to Win (First Update, Please Subscribe)

"Raiden Mei? Ryoma's daughter?" Siegfried's eyelids twitched. It was his first time seeing a Herrscher act so polite and humble toward him, and suspicion rose in his heart. "You... haven't gone berserk?"

"Of course not. Mei, like me, has already persuaded the Herrscher consciousness inside her. Though hers might be a little different, we can both control Herrscher authority." Kiana's right eye turned gold as she displayed her power to Siegfried.

Siegfried's eyes widened at once.

"Well? Amazing, right?" Kiana bragged, then grabbed Siegfried's hand and said with a grin, "It's all thanks to my good friends, Qianyi and the others. Let me introduce you."

But Siegfried stood rooted in place like a concrete pillar. Not only did Kiana fail to pull him away, she nearly stumbled and fell instead.

The next moment, Kiana and Raiden Mei sensed danger. Qianyi instantly appeared behind them, grabbed the backs of their collars with one hand each, and flung them backward before kicking Siegfried away.

That kick helped Siegfried regain a little clarity, but his expression was more twisted than ever. Drool ran from his mouth, his eyes were cold as ice, and he stared fixedly at Kiana and Raiden Mei. It was as though he did not recognize them at all. All that remained in his eyes was a savage killing intent.

"Kiana, take your friends and run! I can't control myself!!"

The simultaneous appearance of two Herrschers had directly activated the will within the Kaslana Family's stigmata. The Thought Brand from Kaslana filled his mind with thoughts of "No matter the cost, Honkai must be defeated" and "Herrschers must die!" Power continued to surge from him, exactly as it had during the Second Honkai Eruption.

Divine Fire Judgment automatically assembled into its Divine Fire Greatsword form. Just as he was about to unleash an insanely powerful attack, Qianyi was already in front of him. One hand seized Siegfried's sword wrist, while the other drove an elbow into his face.

"While I'd be happy to help you solve the Kaslana Family stigmata problem, we've already wasted too much time today. Heavenly Mandate will notice soon, so I don't have the time to keep fooling around with you. So... Siegfried Kaslana, this might hurt a little. Please bear with it."

Qianyi turned and delivered a side kick, sending Siegfried flying for the second time. As he snatched away Divine Fire Judgment from Siegfried's hand, he also drove Ksitigarbha into the Kaslana warrior who was about to have Kevin take over and fight for him.

If Kevin logged in to take over, things would become very serious.

Divine Fire Judgment's attack power and range could not be easily concealed. At worst, half of Changkong City would be burned to ashes. Heavenly Mandate would definitely notice then, and once they reacted, the blitz against Heavenly Mandate would likely turn into a prolonged war.

Qianyi's goal was to break into Heavenly Mandate today, send Otto an early New Year's surprise, then go back and have a good New Year. He had no intention of dragging things out with Otto until the holiday and launching some New Year Offensive like MacArthur.

Black-red mist eroded Siegfried's consciousness, helping him suppress and wrestle against the Thought Brand from Kaslana. Even Kevin, who had planned to take over and kill the Herrschers, was left baffled.

Wait, remote account takeover was one thing, but why was someone stealing the account too?

But this ability... was it Ling?

Had she already let go of her hatred and become a Divine Key?

"Looks like there are Flame-Chasers in the Current Era worthy of praise. But trying to suppress me with only one Divine Key... isn't that a little too wishful?"

Kevin rose to his feet within the Sea of Quantum. Su held the Star of Eden. Even Black Abyss White Flower had failed to suppress him. Although his Honkai Energy was nearly depleted now, his will and fighting spirit to defeat Honkai had never weakened.

Just as Kevin was about to get serious, suppress the Key of Erosion and Siegfried, then take over the fight, he saw a red humanoid creature standing within the Kaslana Stigmata Space, as if waiting for someone.

"This is a gift for our first meeting, Kevin."

"Focused Mind, Universal Enhancement, Magical Talent, Advanced Universal Enhancement, Divine Forbidden Fire, Calamity Hit..."

"Tens of Thousands of Proverbs."

Blitz Heavenly Mandate

Siegfried Kaslana.

The current head of the Kaslana Family. Though it might sound absurd, despite being wanted by Heavenly Mandate, Siegfried was still the Kaslana Family's head.

In other words, as long as they defeated Otto and brought him back to the Kaslana Family, he could exercise the authority of its head and inherit everything belonging to the family.

Whether they needed Siegfried's combat power or wanted to crown Kiana as the Kaslana Family's heir after defeating Otto, he was indispensable.

Siegfried's eyelids twitched as he opened his eyes in confusion. He found himself lying on a hospital bed, staring at an unfamiliar ceiling.

Then the handsome, fashionable young man who had knocked him unconscious with one elbow came into view, smiling at him.

"You're awake, Siegfried. Congratulations, you're a girl now."

"Hmph, brat, a trick this cheap..." Siegfried sneered. How could he possibly fall for something like that?

Then Kiana jumped out from the side and told him, "Stinky Dad—oh, no. Starting today, you're my mom!"

"AAAAAAAH!!!"

Siegfried's screams echoed through the hospital room.

Waking up to discover he had gone from being a father to being a mother—nothing could shatter a father's mental defenses more thoroughly.

Especially when his own daughter was calling him Mom.

Cecilia, I'm sorry!

After screaming for quite a while, he finally realized his little brother was still there. He immediately let out a huge sigh of relief.

Once he had calmed down, Qianyi got straight to the point. "Siegfried, there's no time. We need your strength."

"My strength? Heh. Look at me. Honkai Energy has corroded my entire body, and some parts have already turned into Honkai beasts. One careless mistake, and that monster will take over my body. How could I possibly help you? It'd be good enough if I didn't hold you back." Siegfried laughed bitterly. He currently had less than thirty percent of his peak strength, and fighting at full power would cause him to go berserk, turning him into a beast that killed anything related to Honkai.

"Your eldest daughter is still alive." Qianyi did not explain further. He simply threw out a piece of information first.

"What?" Siegfried frowned. "What do you mean, eldest daughter?"

"You underestimated the vitality of a Kaslana-Sanyate hybrid. Even after being struck directly in the head by aircraft debris several thousand meters in the air and falling freely into the depths of a snowy mountain, she did not die. She merely lost her memories."

"Where is she?!" Siegfried growled, sounding like a wild beast.

"Of course, she's in Otto's hands. And she has already become Heavenly Mandate's strongest S-rank Valkyrie."

"Durandal?" Siegfried naturally knew who the strongest S-rank Valkyrie was, but he could not accept this news.

The real Kiana had lost her memories, fallen into Otto's hands, and even become the strongest Valkyrie like her mother. Didn't that mean...

If he wanted revenge on Otto in the future, he would first have to fight his own daughter?

His mind was a mess, and he did not know what to do. He could only focus on the immediate matter. "So after telling me all this, what do you want me to do?"

"We're going to kill Otto. Are you coming?" Qianyi did not explain further. He simply put the question to Siegfried.

"What?"

"Kill Otto. Are you coming?"

"I'm in!"

Siegfried instantly looked as though he had been injected with adrenaline. He shot up from the hospital bed, his face no longer red, his back no longer sore, his legs no longer aching. It was as if he had gone directly from forty back to thirty.

Say anything else, and I might not care. But if you're talking about getting revenge on Otto, about killing Otto...

If I don't come, I'm your grandson!

As Siegfried pulled out the tubes connected to his body, he asked, "When do we leave?"

"Now."

???

Above the Mediterranean Sea, Heavenly Mandate Headquarters.

Otto Apocalypse, the Bishop of Heavenly Mandate, was handling the day's affairs with the assistance of his aide, Amber.

"Rita was attacked in London. World Serpent's doing? Heh, it seems we really did find that snake's weak point this time. No matter. Send Durandal to handle it."

"There has been progress on the Herrscher of the First clone? That is good news. Although that woman Cocolia is a complete idiot, and even her replicas are so shoddy, I have to give her some praise for this. After all, Joyce's cells... never mind. Using Joyce's cells as a blueprint, adding Soul Steel and Honkai beast cells... the final result might barely compare to the Second Welt."

"Have we investigated the abilities of that Divine Key in Changkong City?"

After dealing with some trivial matters, Otto asked about the issue that concerned him most. The Divine Key in Changkong City had been outside his expectations, and it also had considerable ties to him.

He simply did not know what abilities that demon would possess after becoming a Divine Key. After all, records of that thing in Void Archive's library were pitifully scarce, practically nonexistent.

Amber looked at the terminal in her hand and reported, "Bishop, according to the Valkyrie armor analysis report sent by Jotunheim Laboratory from Lord Durandal, that Divine Key's ability should be some kind of virus. Analysis indicates that it is extremely effective against mechanical creations."

"I see. That weapon sounds unexpectedly incompatible with me."

"Should we make targeted modifications to your Soul Steel body?"

"Of course."

Otto had no intention of being instantly killed by that Divine Key. If necessary, he would reactivate a biological body.

But he did not think he needed to consider that problem yet, because those people of unknown origin who seemed to have come from another world appeared to be a bunch of poor bastards.

One hundred million dollars, and even in installments, had nearly baited them into taking the hook.

And more importantly...

"Amber, do you know what an invincible person is?"

"In reply to Your Excellency, an invincible person refers to someone with no friends, no family, no marriage, no social circle, no attachments, and no scruples."

"Do you know why I have always wanted Siegfried? Because he lost his wife, lost one daughter, and only has a fake daughter left. One day, he might suddenly come to Heavenly Mandate Headquarters and blow himself up. That would give me quite a headache. He is the classic invincible person. But my new friends are different. They are not invincible. On the contrary, they are covered in weaknesses."

Otto watched footage transmitted from inside the luxury cruise ship. The members of the Dimensional Chat Group were like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. They had never seen anything before, wanted to touch everything, and wanted to take everything away.

Moreover, several of them placed immense importance on survival supplies such as food and clothing. The quantities they needed far exceeded those of a small group like a family.

"They are not invincible people. Behind them are countless attachments and people they must consider—perhaps family, perhaps companions who band together for warmth, or perhaps tribes struggling to survive in the apocalypse. Everything behind them ensures that they cannot fly into a rage, leave two corpses behind, spill blood five paces away, and make the entire world dress in mourning."

"Before they become enemies of me and Heavenly Mandate, they must consider one factor: whether it is worth it. In other words, if the benefits I offer them far exceed the gains of opposing me, then they will not become my enemies."

"On the contrary, they will become my most loyal friends, Heavenly Mandate's sharpest blades, and the most important, most crucial link in my plan."

Several centuries of progress had not been as fast as the progress of these mere one or two months.

Otto nearly laughed out loud. He felt as though the whole world was on his side. Whenever he got sleepy, someone brought him a pillow. Whenever his plan failed to progress, heavenly reinforcements immediately descended to help him clear the dungeon. Most importantly, these reinforcements were poor dogs with attachments. Give them anything at all, and they would bite the hook.

"Look, Amber. Thanks to them, Kiana awakened earlier than scheduled, while what I gave up compared to what I gained was merely a drop in the ocean. Don't you think they are simply my lucky—"

His voice stopped abruptly.

Even though Otto did not say the rest, Amber knew that the Bishop had intended to call them his lucky stars.

But at least for today, she probably would not hear him mention those words again. Because one second earlier, Heavenly Mandate's surveillance had shown the Herrscher of the Void descending from the sky with Otto's so-called lucky stars and blasting a huge hole through Heavenly Mandate Headquarters' protective barrier.

Then they crashed down violently, smashing Heavenly Mandate Headquarters' Power Dispatch Center into ruins. Damn it, they had never been to Heavenly Mandate Headquarters, so how had they chosen such a fatal point of attack?

As most areas within Heavenly Mandate Headquarters lost power and gradually shut down, even the screens Otto used to monitor every movement in the headquarters went dark one by one. Only then did the piercing alarm finally sound.

"Heavenly Mandate Headquarters is under attack!!!!"

Author's Note on Premium Release

After going around in circles, it was finally time for premium release.

First, let me play the victim a little.

Readers who know me or read my previous book should know my situation. It can no longer be simply described as an unemployed father, a sick mother, a younger brother in school, and a broken me.

Toyokawa Shoko owing 16.8 billion and being able to restore her young lady status simply by swallowing her pride and asking her grandfather is anime canon. But the author owing more than one million, even losing the home I had lived in since childhood, is reality. This was despite me writing novels for years and using almost all my monthly income to support the family. Things were so bad that when I settled the accounts, I realized I had been spending nearly ten thousand yuan a month supporting the household. Beyond that were my younger brother's tuition, living expenses, and so on. I paid for almost all of it. Even my own college tuition was earned through writing and part-time jobs.

I used to believe that as long as the family worked hard together, everything would get better. It turned out I was being naive. It had always been nothing more than my wishful thinking. Now reality has finally slapped me awake.

I knew nothing about the family's situation until the court summons came, demanding the house be used to repay the debt. Only then did I learn a little about what was going on, and I was expected to fill a hole that I could hardly ever fill. The moment I learned the news, I left home without hesitation and cut ties with my family. Honestly, I did not even know where I could go at the time. Thankfully, authors I knew took pity on me, gave me shelter, and provided me with a temporary place to stay. But I cannot rely on others forever.

This book's current performance is decent. It is not particularly good, but it is not bad either. At the very least, it can keep me fed in Chengdu. Of course, I might soon be driven out of this big city and have to find a small rural place to hole up in, but life is finally starting to improve.

And with this book as my beginning, I will say goodbye to the past and welcome a brand-new me.

As for update times and bonus chapter rules after premium release:

One bonus chapter for every 200 monthly tickets, with no upper limit.

One bonus chapter for every 150 blades, with no upper limit.

One bonus chapter for every 15,000 in tips, with no upper limit.

Each bonus chapter will be calculated according to Ciwel Cat's standard of one "2K" chapter.

As of now, this book's statistics are: monthly tickets: 1260, blades: 634, tips: 12976.

The deadline is January 31st at 11:59 PM, so there is roughly half a month.

The reader group will continue using the old book's group: 681396847. The answer for joining is this book's title—This Chat Group's Vibe is a Bit Off.

Finally, thank you to all my dear readers for your support all this time. I will charge forth in Super Invincible Little Horned Dragon Form. Please, lend me all your strength!

With Seele in the Blitzkrieg, We're Guaranteed to Win (First Update, Please Support the Initial Subscription)

Austria, a country rich in art students.

Although when it came to this country's art students, most people could only name one—and that painter was often reassigned to Germany, causing people to forget he was Austrian—he truly was a world-famous art student.

Above this realm stood a divine nation that transcended national institutions, built around a religious framework—Heavenly Mandate.

This organization had existed since the fifth century AD, ruled the world for nearly five hundred years, and always maintained a transcendent position. Today, it lost that transcendent status.

Because someone had raised the sword of rebellion against it.