Chapter 1009

However, persistence has always been a good habit of Otto Apocalypse. He decisively activated his backup plan, a redundant precaution he had previously thought would absolutely never be needed.

"Oh? This is actually somewhat interesting."

Bai Ge's eyes lit up. He saw more enemies appearing before him; what Otto had done was actually very simple: he had massively replicated the data entities from just a moment ago and continued to deploy them.

At this moment, Bai Ge saw dozens of Welt, dozens of Siegfried, dozens of Benares, and so on, attacking him. The scale of the scene made him feel energized.

This was something absolutely impossible to achieve in the real world; it was something that could only be done in a virtual world like this.

"Very good! This is exactly how it should be, otherwise I wouldn't be able to have enough fun. This time, I can have a truly satisfying fight!"

Bai Ge curled his lips, revealing a warlike expression.

He raised his hand and waved it; dark clouds surged in the sky, and countless gales swept up to form a tornado that reached from the heavens to the earth, sucking a massive number of Honkai Beasts, Valkyries, and Herrschers into it.

However, relying solely on the authority of the Herrscher of Wind was still not enough to kill the powerful data entities within. Therefore...

"Then let's add some fire to it!!"

The authority of the Herrscher of Flame was activated.

Golden-red flames were thrown into the tornado, instantly turning it into a fire tornado. The fire, aided by the wind, saw its power increase drastically, instantly incinerating all the data entities caught within.

Afterwards, ice of extreme cold froze countless enemies, and these immobile ice sculptures were all swallowed by a pseudo-black hole.

"…………"

Otto was completely dumbfounded at this point.

The speed at which he could replicate and deploy data entities was not even as fast as Bai Ge's killing speed. At this moment, he felt as if he were facing a god who controlled nature itself.

Furthermore, because Bai Ge's authorities were too numerous and too powerful, the virtual world itself was already on the verge of collapse.

"Hahaha~ Truly satisfying! As expected, a virtual world is great; it allows me to use my power as I please!"

Bai Ge laughed heartily.

Nowadays, his power was too terrifying for the real world. Not to mention that there were no enemies capable of making him go all out, his full-strength attacks would directly destroy the Earth's environment.

Incidentally, although there were also data entities of Mei, Kiana, and others, Bai Ge destroyed them all without the slightest mercy.

(Back in the Previous Era, the Herrscher of Sentience also used similar tricks. I remember I left it to Misteln to help me solve it back then, but... after experiencing so many cycles, my heart has probably hardened a bit.)

They were just data puppets that looked the same but had no hearts; they were not the girl he loved.

Subsequently, Bai Ge fought to his heart's content, even fighting hand-to-hand without using his authorities. Whether it was Honkai Beasts, Valkyries, or Herrschers, none could withstand a single strike from the Anti-God.

This was a crushing, one-sided slaughter, a display of absolute violence. No matter how many data entities Otto replicated, he couldn't cause even a single scratch on Bai Ge.

Although he had initially hoped for a war of attrition, the Imaginary Divine Ring behind Bai Ge could provide him with a continuous supply of Honkai Energy, enough for him to fight eternally.

……………………

"Alright, I'm just about bored of playing."

After solving who knows how many millions of data entities, Bai Ge snapped his fingers, and the legion of data entities that had been appearing endlessly stopped replicating immediately.

"... You, what exactly did you do?"

"I have no obligation to answer your questions, Otto. Do you have any other tricks? If not, you can go ahead and perish."

"…………"

A Spear of Void rested against Otto's throat; Bai Ge could slice his neck open at any moment if he wished.

Otto did not care about this Spear of Void. Death was not a terrifying thing to him, although in this virtual space, his consciousness would not be able to return to the real world after being killed.

But that was not a problem at all.

Otto had long since backed up his consciousness.

Even if Bai Ge killed him, the backed-up consciousness would use a new Soul Steel body to resurrect Otto Apocalypse, and then continue to execute his long-cherished wish of resurrecting the Saint.

"Student Bai Ge, you truly shock me every time we meet. You have once again exceeded my imagination." Otto took a deep breath to regain his composure.

"Setting aside where these abilities of yours come from, if this is truly the power you possess in the real world, then I am afraid I will never be able to kill you again."

He ignored the Spear of Void pressed against his throat and stared straight at Bai Ge as he spoke.

Otto was very amazed at this moment, thinking that during the Second Eruption, Bai Ge was still a naive youth, and he could see through his lies and truth at a glance.

Yet now, the eyes of this white-haired youth contained a will and power that surpassed Otto Apocalypse; he could no longer read his heart through those eyes.

"It's too late to beg for mercy. This time I will teach you a lesson, but this is far from enough. Otto, sooner or later, I will make you pay for all the sins you have committed."

"I will look forward to the arrival of that day. After all, for someone like me, the act of atoning for the sins I have committed is already an extravagant hope, but..."

Otto's gaze turned toward the direction not far away.

"Today's business is not over yet."

"Roar—!"

Accompanied by a roar, a weak Honkai beast crawled out from the ruins not far away.

Its level was so low that it probably didn't even reach the tier of a Chariot-class Honkai beast.

Yet, it caused Kallen's face to turn pale in an instant.

Her body became unable to move, and she could only watch helplessly as this Honkai beast walked toward her step by step.

She could not escape, nor could she hide, because this was fate.

"To think it didn't die even after that?"

Bai Ge was also very surprised. He had just used his authority to scour Kolosten several times, and even those Judgment-class Honkai beasts had been reduced to dust, yet this thing was still alive.

The only explanation he could think of was that this was a setting of this virtual world; before 【killing Kallen Kaslana】, this Honkai beast would not die.

"Bai Ge... Bai Ge..."

Under the program setting of 【must be killed】, Kallen, who could not move, could only call out Bai Ge's name.

"............"

Bai Ge stood in front of Kallen without hesitation.

As long as he was there, even if this Honkai beast represented the will of this world, it would never be able to kill Kallen, because before defeating this white-haired youth, no danger could harm the person he wanted to protect.

Bai Ge possessed the means to kill this Honkai beast, but after hesitating for a moment, he stopped the authority he intended to release and instead looked at Kallen, who was unable to move behind him, and said.

"This is not an enemy I should solve."

"Eh?"

"Defeat your own fate yourself, Kallen. As for the shackles on your body, I will tear them apart."

Bai Ge opened his arms to embrace Kallen, and under the effect of a certain authority, her immobile body regained its freedom.

"!!!"

Kallen felt her changes in astonishment.

For the first time, she possessed the ability to resist fate.

"I understand. Thank you, Bai Ge."

Hugging the white-haired youth back tightly, Kallen's emotions underwent a qualitative change at this moment, and her eyes were filled with determination.

"Go. Since fate cannot be escaped or avoided, then we shall defeat it. Go and trample it underfoot in a dignified manner. I will prepare everything necessary for you."

As Bai Ge spoke, he constructed the Divine Key Oath of Judah, the weapon that once belonged to Kallen Kaslana, and in addition, he constructed a set of Valkyrie armor for her.

Holy and dignified white robes, a skirt hem as red as fire, and a pure white veil made one think of the word "saint."

This is the Valkyrie armor: Sixth Serenade. (Image)

"Bai Ge, I can feel your power. With you here, I will no longer lose to my own fate!"

Kallen held her head high and walked in front of the Honkai beast.

The Oath of Judah opened like a peacock's tail, and twelve golden spears flew out from it. Under her control, they flew toward the Honkai beast before her, instantly piercing through it and pinning it to the ground.

"Disappear! My destiny!"

Kallen took the last golden spear and slashed down at the Honkai beast with all her might, directly cutting it in half and destroying it completely.

She would never lose in a normal battle like this.

In these tens of thousands of cycles, Kallen had already memorized all the attack patterns and ability characteristics of this Honkai beast.

All she lacked was the opportunity to challenge fate.

"............"

Watching the Honkai beast turn into dust and dissipate, tears flowed from the corners of Kallen's eyes. At this moment, holy sunlight pierced through the dark clouds and fell upon her, as if congratulating her for defeating fate.

Clap, clap, clap, clap—!

"Congratulations, Kallen. You succeeded."

Bai Ge applauded with gratification and offered her his cheers.

No one knew better than him that fate never grants favors to anyone; only those who resist with all their might have the qualifications to defeat it.

Kallen wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and threw herself directly into Bai Ge's arms. Words could no longer express her feelings at this moment.

So she stood on her tiptoes.