Otto Blames Kallen's Death on All Humanity: Their Continued Existence Is a Crime

"You caught that." Huo Yuhao's voice was as cold as ice water. "That was the key. The 'world' he spoke of had never included himself. He carved out the part where he struck that blow from his memories, then turned the wound outward for everyone to see. He wanted to cleanse himself into a pitiful man wronged by the world. That way, no matter how many people he killed, how many experiments he conducted, how many cities he destroyed, it all became 'justified debt collection.' He wasn't insane. He was a liar. And the person he deceived most deeply was himself."

On the screen, Otto raised his head. In eyes filled with phantom branches, an icy glimmer of moisture appeared. He seemed to be pleading with the heavens, yet also confessing to a girl long gone. "Kallen, they did not deserve you. The fact that they are still alive is already a crime. You died, yet they are still laughing. No one in this world has the right to live longer than you. I will make them all repay their debt. Not all at once—five hundred years, bit by bit, until I bring you back into this world."

"He hates all humanity," Gu Yuena said softly. "But that hatred grew out of his guilt. He knew too well that he was the one who killed Kallen. He did not dare admit it. So he burned that guilt into rage against the entire world. Hating others was always easier than hating himself. If he hated humanity as a whole, he would not have to face the one true murderer. Because that murderer was himself."

"But he sounded so sincere." Xu Sanshi's voice trembled slightly. "Did he already believe it?"

"He had believed it long ago." Tang San spoke slowly. "He needed