Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

Snap... Snap... Snap...

A figure emerged from the shadows, clapping his hands. His distinctive features told everyone present that he was Otto.

Otto rubbed his forehead, saying confidently, "Of course, this is my plan."

“Otto…why are you here!” Karen asked Otto in disbelief.

“My Karen, I’ve come to greet you. My father… tsk, the bishop thought his plan was foolproof, that by sending your former subordinates, the Valkyrie troops, on missions to distant places, no one would have the power to rescue you.”

But he forgot that there are terrifying monsters lurking beneath the cathedral—those Honkai Beasts you captured. I can simply unlock their shackles and lure them out with some sacrificial lambs.

The chaos they create is enough to cripple all of Schicksal's forces deployed within the city, then we can stand here openly and legitimately. Come, let's leave together, my Karen.

He rescued Karen like a savior when she was in despair before her death, and perhaps at that moment his impression on Karen was enough to overshadow the fox's influence on her.

This moment filled Otto with excitement, and he couldn't help but pull down his collar and expose his chest.

"How many innocent people will you hurt by doing this!" Karen shouted angrily.

"Huh? Don't joke around. The lives of all those lowly people combined are not worth a single hair on your head, my goddess!"

My Karen, finally no one can stop us from being together anymore!

Karen climbed down from Jiuxiao's arms and staggered towards Otto.

"Let's forget about fate and the insignificant matter of the Honkai, and go on a trip together..."

I've already made all the arrangements. Our next stop is the Far East, the place you miss so much.

As Karen walked towards him, Otto opened his arms. Otto thought his confession had been successful and that Karen was about to embrace him.

But Otto was met with a furious slap from Karen.

Karen placed her hand on her chest, feeling her heart pounding, and angrily roared at Otto:

"Stop insulting me, Otto!"

Kaslana is the guardian of the people, their shield. I will not abandon them and run away!

Thank you for your kindness... but your approach is completely wrong, and I will not go with you.

"Miss Karen! What do you want to do with your weak body?" Arthur shouted worriedly.

"I'm going to lure the Honkai Beasts away and protect my people," Kallen replied firmly.

"Is this the passion of the Kaslana family that Dad talked about? Suddenly I feel like I have to do something too." Kiana reached out and gently touched her chest, her heart pounding loudly.

Reaching out and taking Jiu Xiao's hand, it's as if Jiu Xiao has the strength of 101 people.

“Let’s help too, there’s strength in numbers. My name is Jiuxiao, and this is Kiana.” Jiuxiao knew that Kiana wanted to fight and protect the people, and Jiuxiao himself felt the same way.

Since the Honkai Beasts have already escaped, it wouldn't be unreasonable for another Herrscher to escape as well, would it?

"Thank you, Miss Kiana, Mr. Jiuxiao—!!!!"

Karen was stunned by Jiuxiao's actions before she could finish speaking.

"Since a riot has already broken out, let it get even more chaotic! Now it's time for the savior."

"First, rise up!"

Jiuxiao held Kiana's hand with one hand, and pointed a finger toward the Honkai Beast with the other, pointing it toward the sky.

At that moment, the world was rewritten.

How to describe it?

And so...and so...the lighter things floated upwards...

The blood splattered everywhere from the people being torn apart was suspended in the air by the finger pointing to the sky, and then slowly drifted upwards.

The ground trembled continuously, and sand and gravel were blown into the air. Then people began to float upwards... Honkai Beasts also began to float upwards... Even Otto's tears, who was lying on the ground crying, floated upwards.

"Then, do it again."

Then Jiuxiao rotated his wrist and pointed downwards.

As a result, the heavier things fall.

The Honkai Beasts slammed into the ground like cannonballs, smashing into a pile of mud. Debris and rubble rained down from the sky, piercing through the bodies of each Honkai Beast, and countless fragments of sand and earth annihilated them.

Finally, the people slowly floated down to the ground, stepping onto the flat ground paved with Honkai Beasts and sand.

"It's done."

Jiuxiao smiled and patted Kiana's head. These Honkai Beasts posed no threat to Jiuxiao at all.

"Wow—Jiuxiao, you've become so amazing!"

"That's right, with Kiana around, it's like having the power of a thousand people!"

Chapter 79 The Cycle of Five Hundred Years

In just a few seconds, all the Honkai Beasts released by Otto were reduced to dust and annihilated underground. This scene shocked not only the people but also Otto and Kallen on the stage.

Karen's expression shifted from surprise to anger, then back to calm. Finally, she looked at Jiuxiao with a wry smile and said:

"You're a Herrscher... right?"

"Yes...yes." Jiuxiao nodded in reply.

"So, in your time, Herrschers... were already recognized by people?"

"Yes and no, my existence is rather special..."

"I see..." Kallen's eyes dimmed slightly, then she tried to smile, presenting herself in the best possible light to Jiuxiao and Kiana.

"Nine Heavens, Kiana...can you tell me how many years the real Kallen Kaslana has been dead in the real world?"

"It's been over 500 years... How do you know this isn't reality...?"

So many years have passed...

From which day did it begin? I started to realize that everyone around me was living out a pre-ordained script. And in the end... I'll actually be killed by a Honkai Beast...

When I wake up again, I find myself back on the previous day. After countless cycles of reincarnation, I finally realize that I am just an actor in this performance.

I tried everything, but I couldn't escape this performance until you descended from the sky, and then the performance changed...

Kallen didn't continue, because Jiuxiao and Kiana had already experienced what happened next.

Jiuxiao felt very sorry for Karen's plight and apologized softly.

"Sorry we're late. It must have been painful... 500 years, experiencing death again and again, facing people like puppets on strings time and time again..."

Kallen quickly waved her hand and said to Jiuxiao and Kiana, "No, no, Jiuxiao, you're too kind. Thank you both. I'm just a virtual personality, yet you're so kind to me."

"This data space is about to crash... We don't have much time left!" Cortana suddenly warned.

"Oh, I see... That makes sense. Normally, I should have been killed by a Honkai Beast... and then started a new cycle. Kiana and Jiuxiao, can I ask you for a favor?" Kallen winked playfully and made a request to Kiana and Jiuxiao.

"Sister Karen, you said it, and we'll do whatever we can for you," Kiana said.

"I... am actually a personality reconstructed from Kallen's memories. In Kallen's memories, before she died, she sealed away someone she deeply loved—Yae Sakura."

Yae Sakura, now a Herrscher... even if 500 years have passed, she won't die, right? If the seal is broken and she returns to this world, she probably won't know anyone. How lonely she'll be...

Thinking of Yae Sakura made me understand the meaning of my existence. Kiana and Jiuxiao, I can't leave this virtual world... If you have the chance to meet Yae Sakura in the real world...

"Please pass on a message to her for me. This message has been buried in her memory for over five hundred years..." Karen paused, feeling a little embarrassed to say it directly.

"What is it?" Kiana pressed.

Kallen whispered in Kiana's ear, "I love you."

Although Kallen spoke very softly, no one present was an ordinary person, so Jiuxiao still heard her...

However, it wasn't just Jiuxiao who heard it; there was someone else who heard it too.

"Sigh... Even though I already knew it was true, it still makes me very sad to see you say it with Kallen's face on your face..." Otto carried the petite Bronya and walked over step by step from a distance.

Bronya had climbed up a tall pole to observe what was happening when she was attacked by a Honkai Beast and then rescued by Otto.

"You are... the real Otto!" Jiu Xiao immediately became alert. It was hard not to be nervous after being caught trespassing in someone's backyard.

"Don't be nervous, Jiuxiao. Although I was really angry when I found out you had trespassed into my backyard, I was very touched by your rescue of Karen."

Otto put Bronya down and walked towards Jiuxiao and Kiana, talking as he went. As he passed the virtual Otto, the real Otto's face showed a hint of disgust.

The fake Otto, shocked by Karen's description of the virtual world, had come to understand many things about the real Otto's appearance. He remained lying on the ground, making no reaction to the real Otto's approach...

If, as Kallen claims, all of this is history, then it means that he would have killed the real Kallen back then...

"For me back then...heh."

Otto took out the Void Treasury, mimicked the Heavenly Fire Judgment, and pulled the trigger on the Otto lying on the ground.

"You who were bewitched by the Void Treasury, you are the one who deserves to die the most."

He has killed the version of himself he remembers countless times, but this does nothing to lessen Otto's resentment and anger towards his past self.

"I apologize for making you all laugh. I still couldn't keep my composure when facing my past self." Otto politely bowed slightly to the crowd in apology. He was all smiles now, making it hard to reconcile with the grotesque expression he had when he shot the virtual Otto.

"Otto, can you save Kallen? She has a self, she's a living being, she shouldn't continue to be trapped in this cycle..." Kiana asked Otto, holding Kallen's hand.