[This is what a novel's protagonist looks like, and it's a mastermind-behind-the-scenes type!]
[Is Otto's IQ really that high? He doesn't even seem that bad?]
[Remember Luocha? Everyone thought he was the mastermind who placed the Stellaron on the Xianzhou, but he was just pursuing his own goals. Maybe Otto really isn't bad.]
[Plus, this guy's crazy smart. Rita just said Otto's got a ton of trump cards prepared, and he hasn't used a single one yet.]
[Ugh… the writers really know what they're doing.]
[This explanation makes sense, but why does Kiana's body have two consciousnesses?]
[She's called K-423. Kiana is just a name.]
[Firefly is AR-26710, but she's still called Firefly, right?]
[The plot's development so far, honestly, is beyond expectations. Twists left and right!]
[And the special effects are so generous. Once you get past the slow buildup in the first few episodes, every episode is high-energy!]
— —
"Manipulating a human is far easier than manipulating a Herrscher."
Otto's words sounded inhumane, yet they were impossible to refute.
"Of course, making K-423's consciousness prevail is no easy task, but it's not entirely impossible."
Fu Hua's brows furrowed, realizing something was gravely wrong. Combined with Otto deliberately letting Sirin go, she gasped, "Could it be?!"
"You've already figured it out, haven't you? That's right—it's emotions. Emotions will create miracles."
"You!"
"I've always believed that the bonds between people are the purest and most powerful force.
In the two years K-423 spent at St. Freya, they've forged unbreakable 'bonds' in their hearts. These warm, happy memories will become K-423's strength, tearing apart the heart of a Herrscher that knows nothing of love."
[????]
[Is this guy even human?]
[But he's absolutely right. Artificially crafting a heroic tragedy—has Otto read the script?]
[This Otto, honestly, has got to have thousands of schemes up his sleeve. The scariest part is everything's under his control. That's terrifying.]
[My feelings about this guy are just… uncomfortable. Too rational. He's like a cold-blooded creature with no emotions, even if what he says is right.]
— —
Even in the face of Fu Hua's accusations, Otto remained utterly at ease, firmly believing that only in such desperate situations would humanity shine its brightest.
"According to my calculations, when a sacrifice emerges, K-423 will reclaim that body! I believe in Theresa, and I believe in her students. Killing a Herrscher with love is a feat only they can accomplish."
[My feelings about this guy are just… uncomfortable. Too rational. He's like a cold-blooded creature with no emotions, even if what he says is right.]
[What kind of trauma makes someone say stuff like this so calmly? It's like facing the trolley problem—he'd switch tracks without a second thought and run over the side with fewer people.]
[Reading these lines makes my heart race! What do we do? Who's getting the lunchbox now?]
— —
Looking at the man before her, Fu Hua had only one thought:
He's insane. This man is an utterly deranged lunatic!
"Heh…"
The next moment, Fu Hua burst into laughter… So, people could laugh out of sheer disgust!
Otto looked at Fu Hua as she stood. "Friend, are you still going to stop me?"
"Friend?! There's not a shred of sincerity in your words, only bottomless selfishness and lies… Trampling on others' emotions, toying with their fates… You don't even have a moment where you see yourself as a villain!
Otto Apocalypse, you make me feel pity and disgust from the bottom of my heart…"
Thunder roared across the sky, and darkness cloaked the heavens.
A golden glow gathered in Otto's right hand, gradually forming a firearm—Mimicry: Judgment of Shamash.
He slowly aimed the barrel at Fu Hua.
Memories flashed through the screen, then faded. He had made his choice.
"Jingwei… I haven't lied…"
The screen went black.
Bang—
A gunshot rang out.
[Huh???]
[??]
[Damn it, writers, are you even human? Stabbing us this fast?]
[Seriously, how many episodes in, and how many knives have we gotten?]
[Well, well, well, filming a web drama like this, huh? Hold on, where's my knife?]
[Fu Hua: Do you have any ibuprofen I have a headache]
— —
A feather slowly fell. Himeko gradually opened her eyes, holding a vial of medicine.
After a brief moment of disorientation, she recalled everything.
Now wasn't the time to collapse. Kiana! She had to save Kiana!
Dragging her broken body, she moved forward with difficulty.
At that moment, Fu Hua appeared behind her, now dressed in a new outfit, offering Himeko new guidance.
[Scared me! So Fu Hua didn't die?]
[That doesn't make sense. Fu Hua should be dead. How do you explain a barely alive Fu Hua getting shot, then being fine, even having time to shower and change into a Red Kite Immortal outfit?]
[True, we'll have to keep watching. miHoYo's all about logic; there's got to be an explanation.]
[I feel like Himeko's really done for. She can barely walk!]
[Wait, Otto just said someone has to be sacrificed. Oh no, it's not Himeko, is it?]
[Kidding, right? That's Himeko! Look at her weight in Honkai: Star Rail.]
— —
Following Fu Hua's instructions, Himeko rescued the hot-tempered Tesla and then ventured alone to the lowest level of the basement.
There, a radiant suit of armor awaited, blazing like fire—Vermilion Knight: Eclipse.
Through Fu Hua's explanation, it was a legacy from the Previous Era, granting the wearer the power of the Herrscher of Flame.
The gem's power would erode both body and mind, and how long one could endure depended entirely on personal willpower.
Hearing this, the audience's hearts sank.
[It's over. Himeko used her life-saving medicine to craft a god-slaying spear, her body's breaking down, and now she's wearing life-draining armor. Talk about stacking debuffs.]
[No way, Himeko's getting knifed too? Her weight in Honkai: Star Rail speaks for itself.]
[You can't generalize like that. They're not the same person, and their stories are different. I hope she doesn't get knifed, but… ugh.]
— —
After receiving Tesla's encrypted coordinates, Einstein guided the Hyperion to their destination.
Meanwhile, the Queen caught up.
Theresa was gravely injured, and Mei had lost her gem.
Only Bronya, freshly awake from surgery, stood tall, holding the line on the deck against the onslaught of Honkai Beasts and Dead Soldiers.
But one person's strength was ultimately too frail.
She refused to accept her fate, yet had no choice but to face countless Honkai Beasts and Dead Soldiers.
Was Bronya's only fate a dead end?
Boom—
A deafening roar echoed, and she slowly opened her eyes.
Fire was burning!
"It's Major Himeko!"