Collapse City: The Anime Version of Honkai Begins
Chapter 185

Do You Know How Much Damage One "Auntie" Did to Me? / Carole's Punches Really Pack a Wallop!

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Mei frowned as she listened to the voice coming from Adam's communicator. It sounded very familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before.

Theresa's previously weak voice suddenly became excited, and she even trembled so much that she couldn't speak.

Seeing Theresa's excited expression, Mei remembered it too, but still felt a sense of disbelief.

Mei ended the call. Theresa, exhausted from working long hours and suddenly agitated, needed a good rest.

They had initially held a sliver of hope, but after Theresa confirmed it, their expectations were shattered.

Anyone could mishear Otto's voice, but Theresa could never mishear it.

"With the learning of human languages and the adoption of human names, the mastermind behind Saint Fontaine is definitely connected to Otto and is very likely the final boss of this web series."

"But speaking of which, judging from Theresa and Mei's actions, Otto should really be dead. So why did he reappear? Did he fake his death and fool everyone?"

"Who knows? With Otto's cunning nature, if someone could truly predict his next move, they'd be just one step away from becoming like him."

Did Otto die or not?

This question immediately became a trending topic worldwide.

Some stock market investors who are not interested in anime have been selling off their shares in the Schicksal Group after seeing this news. In their view, once Otto dies, the value of Schicksal's stock will shrink significantly.

Unfortunately, they didn't know that the trending topic was actually about Otto from the Honkai series.

I wonder how many people will end up on the rooftop tonight.

"Otto Apocalypse?" Adam asked.

"Yes, you should have encountered this person's name in history class. He was the former bishop of Schicksal, and also... Bishop Theresa's grandfather."

"During his five-hundred-year reign, he did many good deeds and committed many evils. Others will judge his merits and demerits, but to us, he was the most terrible and dangerous enemy."

"But that person couldn't possibly still be alive, couldn't possibly be here! We saw it with our own eyes, there's no mistake... He's gone."

In the end, Mei herself was a little insecure and could only keep emphasizing it, which shows how terrifying Otto was as an enemy.

Faced with Adam's two guesses, Mei seemed somewhat agitated, constantly denying her own assumptions and raising doubts, her brows furrowed until she finally let out a long sigh.

I've decided to listen to this audio again to see if there are any clues I've missed.

Through the conversation between Mei and Adam, viewers can't help but wonder about Otto's death. Judging from Mei's tone, it seems that Otto did some good deeds, which makes her talk about many good deeds and many bad deeds.

"Is this some kind of attempt to whitewash Otto?"

Suddenly, someone typed this sentence in the live chat.

"How is that possible? Otto can't be exonerated. The root cause of everything Kiana is suffering is Otto."

"If they really whitewash it, it'll turn from a classic Investiture of the Gods into a terrible drama."

"What if? What if Otto later used the Imaginary Tree to completely erase his own existence in order to save Kallen, but unexpectedly, a mistake led to his own survival?"

What are your thoughts?

Little Knowledge looked at Mei.

In her opinion, among everyone, besides Yaqing, the smartest person was Mei.

Since Yaqing was both the creator and the compiler, she would never reveal any part of the plot, so Little Knowledge looked at Mei.

At the same time, everyone's eyes followed Little Knowledge to Mei.

Chapter 283 Do you know the harm that the word "Auntie" caused me?

At the same time, everyone's eyes followed Little Knowledge as he looked at Mei.

Mei suddenly felt immense pressure.

Mei glanced at Yaqing.

She discovered that he was also looking at her with a big smile.

As a screenwriter, why are you looking at me?

Mei really wanted to ask that.

"I think Otto is dead." Mei coughed a few times. "The Otto who is appearing now is most likely his clone. Yaqing, how accurate is my assessment?"

Mei then turned the topic back to Yaqing.

Everyone's gaze then turned to Yaqing.

"About 70-80%."

"Tch!" ×N

Seeing that Yaqing still refused to reveal any details of the plot, everyone scoffed in annoyance and turned their attention back to the web series on TV.

"Good news or bad news, which do you want to hear first?"

Mei and Adam joked and shared all the data from headquarters, confirming that it was indeed caused by human intervention, and that there was a dark force behind Saint Fontaine constantly orchestrating all of this.

After confirming Welt Yang's location coordinates, Mei and Adam packed their gear and prepared to head there. They took care of many enemies along the way, searched around the center of the coordinates, and finally their eyes fell on a yellow car.

Open the car's trunk.

A blue-haired boy appeared in the shot, bearing a striking resemblance to the previous Herrscher of Reason, Joyce. His expression was terrified, and his face was pale.

Xiao Qiao's first appearance.

"Wow, this kid looks familiar."

"I feel like I've seen this somewhere before."

Joyce was resting at the North American Anti-Entropy Headquarters when Edison and Schrödinger unexpectedly pushed open the conference room door and walked in.

"What's wrong?"

Joyce was completely bewildered.

Edison stared intently at the paused web series on the screen. It was Xiao Qiao's face. He said seriously, "Is this photo of you?"

Joyce glanced at it and realized that it really did look remarkably like her.

"It's me."

"Yeah?"

"Yes, I was very thin back then," Joyce lied through her teeth.

"This is not you."

"You're saying he's not me? I'm saying he's not me either. This isn't me at all!" Joyce was speechless. "I'm really fed up with you. What's going on? I was working overtime when you guys suddenly barged in and started comparing phones."

"Honkai's a character in the new web series that looks a lot like you. Schrödinger and I were wondering if it was you? Like, a reincarnation or something," Edison said with a smile.

"Believe in science, Dr. Edison."

"What science can explain a Honkai world?"

[After bringing the child from the trunk back to the base, Adam couldn't help but ask Mei about the child's identity, and Mei's answer shocked all the viewers.]

"That child is Mr. Welt's adopted son, named Geoffrey Joyce Young."

"Puff!"

Joyce was just about to take a sip of coffee to perk himself up, sprayed the entire cup of coffee out.

"Rebel against the Heavenly Gang!"

Joyce was furious.

Schrödinger and Edison were already laughing so hard they were doubled over, and some were even having trouble breathing.

"Who? Joyce?"

"No wonder I felt like I knew him earlier. Thinking about it, isn't this kid just a younger version of Joyce?"

"That Welt guy survived the Honkai. I was already surprised enough by the Queen's survival, but I never expected her to adopt a child. Who is this child's adoptive mother?"

Everyone has a gossipy nature.

Sirin was no exception.

"Your Majesty, I think it must be Tesla," Bella guessed as well, clearly more Bella in gossip.

"Dr. Telegram Lobster Head!"

The identity of Xiao Qiao didn't spark much speculation; instead, the heated discussion in the live chat focused on whether Welt Young had a partner, who that partner might be, and whether Xiao Qiao's adoptive mother could be Tesla.

Mei explained the story of the first Herrscher of Reason to Adam, but Adam's ideas were wildly imaginative, and he actually thought that Xiao Qiao was Joyce himself, which made Mei laugh and cry.

"Although Joyce is dead, Cocolia of 'Anti-Entropy' created his 'clones'. The clones do not have Joyce's memories, but they have his abilities."

"These clones caused us a lot of trouble, however, the adult clones were found to have personality problems; most of them went insane or died..."

"He was only a few months old when he was found. Mr. Welt adopted him and treated him as his own son. This was a highly confidential matter, and no one except a very few people knew about it."

Only after hearing Mei's explanation did the audience realize what had happened.

This isn't the first time Joyce's clones have appeared.

"When Mei mentioned causing trouble, was she referring to stepping on someone's face with her bare feet?"

"Jade feet! Where are the jade feet?"

In the office of the St. Freya Academy, Welt Young subconsciously revealed a funny smile upon seeing this scene. Having grown up under Joyce's oppression since childhood, he was surprised to see that he had adopted a clone of Joyce in the story.

I couldn't help but feel joy and happiness.

Although he knew he would definitely be scolded and beaten when he returned to North America, he couldn't suppress his current happiness.

Mei asked Adam to talk to Xiao Qiao and sort out the clues. Just as Xiao Qiao was talking about what she had seen and heard, Mei seemed to see the unease in Mei Xiao Qiao's heart and gently comforted her.

With Mei's comforting words, Xiao Qiao smiled and said, "Thank you, Aunt Mei."

Upon hearing this, Mei's expression changed.

What kind of emotions were contained in those eyes?

Sorrow, grief, disbelief.

Even the web series went so far as to give close-ups.

It has an unusually comical quality.

Even a gentle girl like Mei couldn't resist the power of being called "Auntie," and sighed in despair, realizing that she had already reached the age where she would be called "Auntie."

"No way! Whether it's Mei or Mei, they're both at the prime of their lives, not at an age where they should be called 'auntie'." Elysia spoke up for Mei, who was being persecuted.

But she seemed to have forgotten.

No one mentioned Mei at all from beginning to end.

Only Elysia brought it up.

"You know what, thanks to Elysia's reminder, I realized that Raiden Mei in this show is voiced by Mei." Mobius looked at Mei with a half-smile.

Mei, meanwhile, looked at Elysia with a resentful expression.

Elysia clearly hadn't realized that she had made her point clear.

"Isn't Mei?" Fu Hua asked, puzzled.

"Old-fashioned. In Yaqing's words, Mei can't capture that mature aura in Post-Honkai Odyssey. Only Mei can do it."

Little Knowledge a simple sentence, Xiao Shi successfully diverted the attention to Yaqing.

Mei suddenly turned around.

Yaqing immediately felt like cursing.

He didn't say a word.

Chapter 284 Carol's Fists Hit Hard!

The first episode of "Post-Honkai Odyssey" has ended, and just as viewers were about to leave the Collapse Official Website, they were pleasantly surprised to find that "Post-Honkai Odyssey" did not adopt the update mode, but instead released all episodes in one day.

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