Honkai, Traversing Otto, Path to Godhood

He raised his hand, and purple ripples lit up, finally condensing into a…

Slingshot?

"? Alright."

Otto raised an eyebrow, a little surprised by the weapon's capriciousness. He finally smiled and gripped the slingshot firmly.

"There's a bit of truth to that," he continued. "When someone is truly targeted by Schicksal…"

The man aimed the slingshot at the mass of flesh. The flesh seemed to sense danger and writhed uneasily.

"They shouldn't be thinking about resisting, but about hiding, doing whatever it takes to barely survive!"

A purple sphere lit up on this unremarkable weapon, utterly pure, like a crystal-clear agate when still.

Yet, no one dared to underestimate it. The aura it emanated upon appearing made everyone present frown.

It solidified, grew, and moved at high speed as Otto flicked his wrist, striking the mass of flesh—

Then, the purple agate exploded on the bloody flesh, like a blooming flower of death. Brilliant, magnificent light flared in the crater, momentarily rivaling even the Tai Xu Sword God from before!

The microscopic particles within the flesh began to change violently. Electromagnetic forces within it vanished completely. Welt's body disintegrated into atoms at an incredible speed, scattering into the air. In an instant, only the crystal-blue Herrscher core remained in the crater!

This was the true power of the Third Divine Key, an attack that judged all things!

"Ot-to!"

A strong wind surged through the air, and Welt Yang's roar could faintly be heard from the crater. Otto couldn't help but click his tongue twice.

"Oh my, oh my, you can still make noise while being disintegrated. I wonder how you would have escaped if I had said a few more words and given you more time."

The man grinned and said softly, "But no matter what, the one who resists the wrong fate, the Lord of Anti-Entropy, ends here."

Strategically despise the enemy, tactically take them seriously. Although Otto's words didn't show any regard for Anti-Entropy, he held great importance—or rather, killing intent—for its leader in his heart.

He didn't dare to underestimate Welt at all.

Even now.

After all, the future Welt would trap Kevin Kaslana in Sea Abyss City for two years, that strongest Fusion Warrior of the Previous Civilization.

Welt, who had activated his [Destiny], was even said to be able to face Finality directly.

Therefore, Otto set up the plan step by step. In the final surprise attack, Oath of Judah restricted his movements, Staff of the Underworld severed his core, God-Slaying Spear disrupted his bodily functions, Tai Xu Sword God cut down his physical body, and finally, Seven Thunders of Repose disintegrated his remains.

In addition, a series of Divine Keys like Black Abyss Hundred Flowers and Key of Domination were on standby in the Void Archives' space. It could be said that all of Schicksal's available forces, excluding the Saintess, were deployed, sparing no expense.

As Otto had said, he was prepared to succeed before carrying out the assassination.

The verbal taunts were merely confidence born from having made all preparations.

Of course, even though Otto had used every means to reduce Welt to just a core, he still couldn't guarantee that he had truly killed him.

Welt's sit-ups were no joke. He'd punched Sirin and kicked Kevin (though he didn't win either), stubbornly surviving from Honkai Impact 3rd all the way to Honkai: Star Rail. His resilience was evident.

But no matter what, after Otto's suicidal attack, Welt Yang would not pose a threat to him in terms of strength from now until the advent of Finality.

For a very long time to come, the Herrscher of Reason's core would not escape Otto's grasp.

"That's enough,"

Otto took the Honkai Energy Isolation Box handed to him by Fu Hua, placed the blue Herrscher core inside, then picked up the shattered Star of Eden at his feet and put it into the Void Archives' space along with the box.

"From now on, this Earth will no longer have any actors who can jump out of my stage."

—A certain Fusion Warrior was still on his way, riding a horse (to Earth).

He put away his weapon and walked a few steps to Rita's side.

The black-stockinged, tall maid had already calmed everyone down. Seeing Otto arrive, she consciously stepped aside, allowing Otto to become the center of attention.

"Hello there, Valkyries of St. Freya,"

The blond man smiled and greeted everyone before him.

"I am Otto Apocalypse, Bishop of Schicksal. It's a pleasure to be here and meet you, such promising and spirited young Valkyries."

"Is this our Schicksal Bishop?"

"Wow, Lord Bishop is so handsome, ehehe…"

"What are you thinking? Didn't you see what he just…"

"Shh, you idiot, do you want to be silenced?"

"I know what you all just saw,"

Otto sighed deeply, putting on a slightly melancholic expression.

"Yes, I'm sorry I gave you such a poor first impression the moment I arrived."

The man's voice was soft, yet everyone could hear it.

"I killed your history teacher, Welt Yang."

"What?"

"Is that really Teacher Welt?"

"Is this Bishop Otto? What did Teacher Welt do to make Lord Bishop personally eliminate him?"

"The Bishop must have his reasons for doing this..."

The crowd was noisy, most of them looking at the man before them with hesitation, their eyes asking questions:

What happened?

"I'm sorry, Valkyries," Otto's lips curled into a slightly exaggerated smile as he said loudly, "I'm not as wonderful as you imagine."

Amidst the uproar, he smiled as if he were about to confess everything.

PS1: The Tai Xu Sword God is essentially the construction and extension of Honkai Energy, meaning it's using Honkai Energy to perform magical attacks in reality, which is why it shattered Welt's bones.

PS2: The restrictions of Oath of Judah were lifted before Sushang drew her sword. You saw that the Staff of the Underworld and the God-Slaying Spear were already recalled, so Judah must have been recalled too.

Chapter 62: Tesla: Welt, you **!

"What does this mean?"

Li Sushang, who was closest to him, couldn't help but blurt out.

Even Fu Hua frowned.

What was Otto doing? Was he finally having a crisis of conscience and self-destructing?

Or... was it another scheme?

"The person we killed," the blond man raised his arm high, "is a Herrscher of the Honkai. In Sushang's and the Far East's dialect, a great demon—well, a demon that hasn't committed any evil yet."

"Do you remember the forbidden book you told me about that you secretly read?" Otto looked at Li Sushang. "Walk towards the West—if you compare me to the Jade Emperor, then the person just now was the Monkey King."

You remember our conversation?!... Li Sushang thought subconsciously.

Five hundred years, you remember the conversation from five hundred years ago too?

So...

The young heroine's milky white cheeks puffed out, unconsciously tinged with a shimmering pink.

"But, Lord Bishop," Rita, seeing Li Sushang's gaze drift, immediately picked up Otto's words, "—May I ask, what does this have to do with our topic?!"

"Now," Otto replied, "Sun Wukong is in the same room as the Golden Crow."

"Golden Crow—the Jade Emperor's son?" Sushang suddenly realized. "You mean, you have a son at the academy, and this Sun Wukong is at the academy, so just in case, you eliminated him?"

So you have a son now...

The girl's eyes dimmed slightly, the pink on her cheeks faded, her ahoge (cowlick) twitched, and a sense of inexplicable melancholy arose in her heart.

No wonder it was your attendant, Amber, who accompanied me these past few days. It was to avoid suspicion...

So... have you succeeded?

That would be wonderful...

Truly, wonderful, wonderful. I'm not lying.

She had already let go. Really. Truly.

"It's a granddaughter," Otto corrected, "Theresa Apocalypse, my adopted granddaughter. She's also the principal of St. Freya Academy."

Granddaughter... That's right, after five hundred years, you should have a full house of children and grandchildren. Having a granddaughter isn't surprising... Wait?

Adopted?

Adopted?

The ahoge on Li Sushang's head perked up again.

At this moment, the other two Valkyries also reacted. Fu Hua merely turned her head aside, not offering much commentary on his words.

Five hundred years of experience had taught her never to play word games with Otto.

And Durandal, who had already been completely fooled, naturally believed him and nodded:

"I understand, Bishop. You mean he infiltrated St. Freya with some ulterior motive, but for Ms. Theresa's safety, you killed him."

Such a good straight man.

"So, I'm not as wonderful as you imagine,"

Otto nodded with a smile, "Issuing the order to attack the leader of Anti-Entropy was, more than anything, a grandfather's selfish indulgence towards his granddaughter."

He glanced at Rita, who was already trying to stifle a laugh, reached out to fix his bangs, and as he lowered his hand, his index finger inadvertently brushed across his lips.

Shh. Don't blow my cover.

Rita suppressed her smile and bowed slightly, indicating her understanding.

"That's right, everyone, Valkyries of St. Freya," Otto turned around and spread his arms, "I just killed your history teacher, Welt Yang—out of my own selfish desires."

He wasn't surprised at all to see the students looking so bewildered.

"Of course, personally, I don't think you could necessarily call that selfish."

"In fact," Otto continued, "he is the leader of Anti-Entropy, the Herrscher of Reason, and the leader of an organization that opposes Schicksal. Do you remember the First Honkai, which killed hundreds of thousands of people, as you learned in history? After that disaster, the Herrscher who appeared in the ruins was the Herrscher of Reason, Welt."

He hadn't spoken a single falsehood, but often, lies didn't require falsehood.

The essence of deception was to give people a false perception. And by combining true statements in a specific way, one could absolutely lead people into the territory the deceiver desired.

"Schicksal once gave Welt an opportunity to stay in America," the blond man continued. "I too once trusted him, and told him personally that if he wished, I would hand this beautiful world over to him, and he would ascend to be the Bishop of Schicksal while I immersed myself in scientific research."

"I don't know what he was thinking, but you all know how Schicksal believed his subsequent fate turned out, don't you?"

He controlled his expression to appear grave:

"The North American branch defected from Schicksal, established Anti-Entropy, and became my rival."

—Anyone who knew that period of history would find it absurd, but upon careful consideration, they could only fall silent.

There wasn't a single error in Otto's words, it was just... he had selectively picked and chosen the truth.

History books were like little girls that anyone could dress up as they pleased, weren't they?

"Is that so?"

"Of course it is—how could the Lord Bishop lie?!"

"Then it's fortunate the Lord Bishop discovered it in time, otherwise, St. Freya..."

"Never mind St. Freya, even the Far East could have been in trouble!"