Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

Kaino nodded and stood up from his chair, a smile that he could no longer suppress appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"But before that..."

Keno stepped back with his right foot, creating a crack in the ground. With a resounding thud, his fist smashed into Otto's dazed right cheek. This punch, infused with all his strength, deformed the soul-steel face. Otto's body instantly soared into the air, spun three times, and slammed into the wall with a resounding thud.

Looking at Otto lying motionless on the ground, Kaino let out a breath and smiled comfortably.

Finally, finally, I feel relieved!

Chapter 7: Happy cooperation

Kaino rubbed his sore wrist with a look of pleasure.

Why didn’t I realize before that the creaking sound of soul steel when twisted is so wonderful?

"Pfft, cough!"

Accompanied by two coughs, Otto twitched twice like a character who had been disconnected and reconnected, then stood up staggeringly.

Brushing off the dust on his clothes, Otto looked at his somewhat tattered bishop's robe and sighed.

"...Okay, I take that back. At least in terms of surprising others, the Kaslana family's genes are fully manifested in you."

"Thank you for the compliment~"

Kaino replied with a smile.

Because his body was made entirely of soul steel, Keno, in order to vent his anger to the greatest extent possible, did not empower his fist. Therefore, although the blow completely deformed Otto's face, he not only looked fine, but also felt no pain at all.

At most, his face was a little broken, his voice was a little distorted, and he had completely lost his previous leisurely and unrestrained demeanor...that's all.

Yeah, that's all.

Looking at Otto, who had become a pig's head, Kaino did not make any sarcastic remarks, but took a quick photo of him with a smile on his face.

Although Otto probably wouldn't be threatened by a disfigured photo, and he would easily get beaten up if he posted it directly on the internal forum of Tianming, it's still okay to circulate it in his own small circle to make everyone happy.

He couldn't say for sure about others, but Theresa would probably be so excited that she would use it as a screensaver.

If that doesn't work, you can also go back and find a history teacher to discuss it with Anti-Entropy. They should be very interested in this kind of photos.

Otto rubbed his face a few more times, and found that the deformation function was damaged because some of the soul steel was directly necrotic by the hammer. He could only sigh with a distorted face and sat back in the chair in this state.

"Anyway, you should have vented all the anger you wanted to vent, right? Let's get on with business."

"...Why don't you cover your face?" Kaino suppressed a laugh and took out a piece of cloth from his portable device and handed it to Otto. "Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll burst out laughing while talking. You don't want others to laugh as soon as they see your face, do you?"

Otto was silent for a few seconds after hearing this, then silently took the cloth and covered his face with it.

However, Kainuo was surprised by the other party's decisive action.

It would have been fine if he didn't fight back after being beaten, after all, he actually accepted my subsequent ridicule without batting an eyelid. Are the Otto people so magnanimous?

Kaino shook his head violently.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

unless……

"Do you have something to ask of me?"

Realizing this, Kainuo raised his eyebrows, sat on the chair and crossed his legs, looking as uninhibited as he could be.

"We'll talk about this later. Let's continue with the previous topic." Otto kept it a secret.

"Tell me in detail about the collapse of Changkong City."

"How dare you say you don't know?" Kainuo raised an eyebrow, staring at Otto who pretended to know nothing, a little annoyed: "Didn't you deliberately trick me into going there?"

If he hadn't just vented his anger, he would have definitely punched the other person again.

"Intentionally... I see." Otto muttered to himself, and immediately understood the whole story. He couldn't help but laugh and cry: "I really didn't know about this matter."

"Because I wanted to bring Theresa here, I also gave her the task of resolving the collapse of Changkong City. That way, the time she completes the task and reports on it will coincide with the time Bianca completes her task."

"Of course, I didn't expect Theresa to push the task directly onto you just because she wanted to meet Bianca earlier... But after thinking about it, I felt there was no problem, so I approved it directly."

Kaino fell silent upon hearing this.

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"So, I was actually tricked by my period?" After taking a pause, Kainuo pointed at himself in disbelief, his face full of surprise.

"Indeed." Otto nodded.

Kaino slammed his head on the desk.

"Well... I can understand being tricked by Theresa, but she's unaware of it after all. Just let it go," Otto said. "Okay, now tell me, what exactly did you encounter in Changkong City?"

"The Herr of Corrosion."

Otto:?

"The Herrscher of Corrosion, sealed in Yae Village by Saint Kallen five hundred years ago—that's how the fox described it herself." Kayno lied calmly, sighing, "It took a lot of effort to reseal it. It was incredibly difficult."

After staring at Keno carefully for a few seconds and finally confirming that his body was not occupied by the Herrscher of Corrosion, Otto breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"Okay, I'll send a team to guard the Yae Shrine and observe the situation later. Thank you for your hard work on this mission."

Otto did not ask whether Kayno really sealed the Herrscher of Corrosion or just killed him to take the core. After all, it was just a core, which was not worth mentioning compared to Kayno's ability to achieve his own goals.

"So, tell me now. What exactly do you want me to do?" Kainuo narrowed his eyes and directly stated his bottom line: "Let me make it clear first, I will absolutely not agree unless you clearly explain your purpose and reason."

The priest had already created a personality model for Otto from this world. While it wasn't entirely accurate due to the lack of information, it was still a different version of himself, so some key aspects were still quite reliable.

If I want to make a deal with you, don't believe me unless I clearly state my purpose and reasons and convince you.

"Well... okay then."

After hesitating for a while, Otto finally nodded in compromise.

He took a deep breath, and his distorted eyes met Kayno's. At this moment, he became more serious than ever.

"It's simple and pure. I want to bring the Saint back from death, so that she can have a second life that belongs to her and only to her. And this requires your help—more precisely, the power of the Herrscher of the Void."

It didn't matter if his purpose was known; it wouldn't be his weakness anyway. And if Keno refused to cooperate at a critical moment, he would take necessary measures.

He would not put all his hopes on one person.

resurrection?

Kayno's heart skipped a beat.

The priest's plan for him did include this possibility, and it was highly likely, but resurrecting one person...

"How confident are you?" Kayno took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked Otto.

"Not high, maybe 70% or 80%," Otto said casually. "Don't underestimate the preparations that one person has spent five hundred years on."

"Can you revive one more?" Kainuo's eyes lit up slightly, his voice filled with a hint of anticipation. "What's the specific plan? How much will it cost?"

"I don't know." Otto shrugged. "The specific plan hasn't been detailed yet, and the cost is unknown."

Upon hearing this, Kainuo's face fell, and he immediately lost interest: "Forget it, you call this 70% or 80% when you have nothing?"

"Because I'm certain this path is absolutely feasible, it's just that we're still lacking some preparatory measures," Otto said with a smile. "And what I want you to do next is to complete these measures."

"Of course, if you can afford the cost of this plan, then I have no objection to resurrecting another person. Rather, it would be even better if I could tie you to the chariot."

Otto began to paint a rosy picture.

"Okay..." After hesitating for a moment, Kainuo slowly nodded: "What do you need me to do?"

Although he was indifferent to the resurrection itself, he ate the bread.

Otto smiled with satisfaction when he heard this.

"There's a key item that's currently scattered outside, and I need you to retrieve it."

As he spoke, Otto handed him the document that Keno was reading before he came in.

"They?" Kainuo shook the information in his hand with a hint of confusion. "And why is this information so detailed? Where did you get it?"

"The World Serpent, an unexpected surprise when I was tracking them down." Otto smiled comfortably.

"As for the mission members, of course, there's also the Undying Blade Squad, the strongest in the Destiny team—although unaware of the resurrection, Bianca also has a different desire for this item."

Chapter 178: It’s Always Boys Who Carry Bags When Shopping

"I can not accept."

Walking on the commercial street in the central area of ​​Tianyueyi Floating Island, Kainuo, who was laden with bags, had a gloomy face and his voice was full of resentment.

"Aunt, do you feel like you're being a little too much? You didn't take me with you when you went shopping, and then you asked me to carry the bags after we were done."

"It would be fine if I had to carry the bag, but I had to carry it alone. It would be fine if I had to carry it alone, but I couldn't use the portable device..."

"Aunt, I haven't offended you recently, have I?"

"What's the big deal? Wasn't it me who carried the bags when I took you and Bianca out shopping when you were little?"

Theresa squeezed the iced bitter melon juice in her hand, looking as if it was a matter of course.

The woman was no longer wearing the nun's uniform she usually wore when picking me up at the airport, but a children's sweatshirt she had bought from an unknown store. The sweatshirt had a vivid, naive and romantic pattern of Homo sapiens, making its owner look decades younger.

"Besides, those clothes you're holding are the ones I picked out for Xier. Practice more now, because sooner or later you'll have the chance to carry bags."

"Oh, this," Kainuo blinked and glanced at Xi'er beside him, "Okay then."

Perhaps because she noticed Kainuo's gaze or because Theresa called her name, Xier shuddered and her steps stiffened.

Like Theresa, Xier also changed out of her usual clothes. However, unlike Theresa's Homme sweatshirt, Xier's pure black suspender skirt had no patterns on it, yet it perfectly gave Xier a mature temperament.

Coupled with Xier's flushed cheeks and nervous expression, she looked so adorable that Kainuo really wanted to take a photo to record it - but unfortunately, his hands were not empty.

"I have to say, Auntie, you have very good taste when picking clothes for others." Kainuo praised.

"That's right!" Theresa put her hands on her hips and raised her chin, her voice full of unconcealed pride. "Before you and Bianca were born, when Cecilia, Siegfried, and I went shopping together, I often picked out clothes for Cecilia, and she always praised them highly."

Having said that, Theresa smiled playfully and added another sentence.

"Of course, Siegfried was the one who took the clothes in the end. Hehe, that's why he always looks at me with resentful eyes."

The visual effect was very strong, and Kainuo could completely imagine the scene.

but……

"Aunt, are you sure my dad was so resentful because he had so many clothes and not because you were shopping with him?"

"How is that possible!" Theresa snorted, feeling slighted, a hint of dissatisfaction on her face. "Cecilia praised me for being cute, so how could she be full of resentment when she brought me along?"

"hehe."

Kainuo looked up at the sky with despair in his eyes.

It seems that my aunt is not only not very self-aware, but also has no idea that she has become a third wheel.

I don’t know what the passers-by at that time thought of the three of them... a family of three?

"By the way, nephew, what did grandpa say when he called you over?"

Suddenly remembering one of the main reasons she had called Kainuo over, Theresa blinked her eyes, her playful expression faded and she became serious: "If Grandpa forces you to do anything, tell Auntie, and Auntie will help you to reason with him!"

“…I wasn’t forced. I just made a report on the Changkong City mission, and then issued a new mission to me.” Kainuo’s eyes flickered, and he glossed over the matter related to the cooperation.

Instinctively, he didn't want Theresa and Xier to know that he and Otto had reached a cooperation on the resurrection.

"You have another mission?"

Theresa hadn't responded yet, but Xier, having heard the key words, raised her eyebrows and emerged from her shy state, complaining in an unhappy tone.

She had originally planned to use this outing to have some fun with Kainuo, but ended up completing the Changkong City mission in one day. She had just planned to spend two nights at headquarters, but Kainuo had to leave alone again.

"Is Tianming no longer alive? You're still in school, yet they've given you one task after another all at once."

"Strictly speaking, this mission is the one that's truly assigned to me. As for the incident in Changkong City..." Kainuo glanced at Theresa, "Aunt, can you explain?"

"Ahaha, eh?" Theresa knocked her head and tried to get away with it.

Ignoring Theresa, Xier continued to stare at Kayno.

"How long will you be gone this time?"

"Two or three days? Probably." Kainuo said somewhat reluctantly, "When Bianca and the others come back, we have to go somewhere together to find the Second God Key. In the process, we have to compete with the World Serpent in the process."

"Hey, Bianca is going too?" Theresa was shocked. "Then my plan to meet little Bianca will be ruined."

"Who told you, Auntie, to throw the Changkong City mission to us and come to the headquarters all by yourself?"