The chaotic scene continued for a while.
In the end, it was Kiana who brought the topic back to the main issue.
"Let's prioritize dealing with Otto for now."
"Mm."
Under Kiana's lead, everyone began analyzing Otto's current situation.
They ultimately concluded that Otto was now inside so sort of Imaginary Space.
And to find Otto, the power of the Herrscher of the Void was required.
In other words, anyone could choose not to fight Otto—but Kiana had to go.
The players suddenly realized sothing.
They couldn't help recalling earlier events.
Exhausting the stamina of Bronya and the others, indirectly triggering Durandal's Stigma awakening…
Was Otto's goal in doing all this simply to remove other obstacles, forcing Durandal and Kiana—these two "sisters"—to face him directly?
He really had been playing a long ga.
Only… this also made Otto's final plan even more mysterious.
How exactly was he planning to revive Kallen?
Even players with an omniscient viewpoint felt they had been completely outplayed by Otto.
In the ga—
Kiana inford the Hyperion's doctors of the current situation, and from Changguang learned that in order to defeat Otto, they would have to use the Herrscher of the Void's Authority to turn "Infinity" into "Finite."
After learning what they needed to know, Durandal and Kiana once again set out for Otto's location.
However, because of the earlier influence of Divine Prayer's barrier, Kiana's power had not fully recovered.
She was unable to tear open a spatial rift to catch up to Otto.
Just as Kiana was about to go all out in her incomplete state, she heard a familiar voice.
"Hang in there, Kiana."
"...!!"
Just those six simple words were enough to shake the now battle-hardened Kiana to her core.
In truth, not just Kiana—Elysia and the players were equally moved.
i!!!
[Kiana x i mont!!!]
[This is the first real conversation they've had since their separation! I'm going feral!]
[I thought i was going to look for Otto back in the Elysian Realm arc, but we were near the end and she still hadn't appeared—finally, she's here!]
As for i's current situation—
Previously, when she learned about Kiana's situation, she had been completely absorbed in her "Elysian Realm dives," but she imdiately went to find Kevin.
Kevin told her it was already too late to rush there.
i, however, said she had her own way of helping her partner.
Though… it looked more like she was threatening to wreck the place.
A powerful magnetic field instantly covered every corner of the World Serpent base.
The ancient walls flickered with strange light, and those beyond-era machines all froze in place.
Considering the World Serpent's already limited budget (big fog), Kevin chose to compromise.
He brought i into the Sea of Quanta so she could unleash her power freely.
The scene shifted back to Kiana.
Her consciousness had entered a strange, deep crimson space.
This unusual place sparked several mories among the players.
In Interlude Chapter 11, when the Queen created illusions to guide the Bug's negative emotions, this exact setting was used.
In Chapter 17, before i beca a Herrscher, when she was chasing the falling Baby Dragon, this place also appeared.
...
[This place should just be renad "Herrscher Corridor."]
[True, Herrschers really seem to love using this scene.]
[At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if another Herrscher used it later.]
While so viewers' attention wandered, most—including Elysia—were fully focused on the story.
"This is…"
"Right, I think I just heard i's voice… she was encouraging to hang on…"
Just then, an unusual energy fluctuation ca from afar, making Kiana feel as if her blood was boiling.
"——!"
"i—she's just ahead!"
Kiana's voice carried a hint of excitent.
Hearing this line, the players also felt a jolt in their hearts.
Now that it had co to this mont, they weren't even sure they dared believe it.
Really? Kiana and i were about to et?
Or was this just a tease?
Of course, doubts aside, they still hurried to control Kiana and run forward.
Perhaps because of the "closer to ho, the more hesitant" effect, the closer Kiana got to the destination, the more complicated her feelings beca, and mories of the past involuntarily surfaced in her mind.
A faintly bittersweet BGM began to play.
"i! If you're here, that's like having the strength of a hundred people!"
"O-One hundred people's worth… I'm not so kind of superhuman…"
"No, just having you by my side makes feel a hundred tis stronger!"
In the grayscale mory, i and Kiana were clearing Honkai beasts on the deck of a battleship—just like at the very beginning, when both were still so inexperienced.
But…
They couldn't go back anymore.
The audience suddenly felt a lump in their throats.
Especially since back in Chapter 17, before i beca the Herrscher of Thunder, she had recalled an identical scene with Kiana.
At monts like this, Kiana and i's hearts were always in sync…
[Sweet · Sweet · Sweet · Sweet · Sweet.]
[Why aren't you smiling?]
The viewers were already feeling emotionally overwheld.
But Elysia, with a certain feeling still stuck in her chest, was able to keep her composure and kept controlling Kiana forward.
A second mory surfaced.
The BGM changed again—still extrely familiar.
The scene shifted to the familiar rooftop.
"i… what's wrong?… What did he do to you?"
On one side stood White Cot Kiana, and on the other stood Herrscher of Thunder i.
Elysia: ???
Back then, she had conveniently asked Mobius to stream Honkai Impact 3rd for her, so she hadn't played Sinner's Elegy herself.
She had even been rather glad about that…
But she never expected…
A recreation???
"'Otto'-san, you've set up…"
She stared intently at the screen, dodging i's attacks repeatedly, completely unable to bring herself to strike back. No matter how she thought about it, she just couldn't.
"If you don't attack, the dialogue won't trigger and the story won't continue," Hokuto reminded from the side.
A small, insignificant adjustnt.
"?"
You can dodge the first day, but not the fifteenth.
Elysia hadn't expected that she would still have to land a hit herself in the end.
After darting around for quite a while and confirming Hokuto's words were true, she gritted her teeth.
She controlled Kiana and entered combat.
"Kiana, I'm fully aware right now… this is my own decision, don't worry about ."
"Don't joke around… I won't accept that!"
Elysia: "i! I'm not letting you go!"
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