Chapter 438

She was about to be executed by hanging.

And just at this moment, a group of Honkai beasts suddenly appeared and began to wantonly slaughter the surrounding civilians.

Instantly, cries for help rang out at the scene.

Kallen's pupils on the execution platform constricted slightly.

Even though these civilians had only come to watch her be executed.

Kallen still chose to break free from her shackles to go and save those civilians being hunted by the Honkai beasts.

On this side, Otto was fighting for Kallen.

And on the other side, Kallen was fighting for the civilians.

She broke free from her restraints with great ease, and then without hesitation... faced a large group of Honkai beasts with her bare hands.

The drumbeats struck up a stirring and tense melody.

The scene cut back to Otto once again.

Mimicry: Abyss Flower.

Mimicry: Xuanyuan Sword.

Mimicry: Oath of Judah.

Otto had exhausted almost all his strength, finally finishing off this most powerful monster.

But at the same time, Otto's soul was also on the verge of being completely eroded.

Seeing this, seeing Otto gritting his teeth and staggering toward the Imaginary Tree, countless people felt their hearts ache for him.

At this moment, he was no longer that villainous Otto Apocalypse.

... He was the hero who belonged to Kallen alone!

【You must succeed...】

This was the inner voice of countless viewers at this moment.

The music paused.

Then a female voice suddenly rang out.

【Still shining with the light of their grand deaths in vacant space】

(Still shining with the light of their grand deaths in the vast universe)

The moment this solemn and firm female voice sang out, the viewers felt goosebumps crawl all over their bodies.

Their noses stung, and their hearts pounded wildly.

There was a feeling that hot tears were about to become uncontrollable.

Otto slowly rose, moved his feet with difficulty, and slowly approached the Imaginary Tree.

The scenes switched frequently.

—Kallen turned her head abruptly and saw a little girl about to die under the sharp spikes of a Honkai beast.

—Otto reached out his right hand, the Imaginary Tree only a step away from him.

—The Honkai beast raised its scythe and struck violently at the helpless, crying little girl.

"Puchi~"

The sound of a sharp blade entering flesh rang out.

Blood splattered.

Kallen, just like her predetermined fate, had her body pierced by the sharp spikes of the Honkai beast.

And Otto, just as he was about to touch the Imaginary Tree, was pierced through the heart by countless sharp spikes.

【Let it penetrate my heart so I can share your pain】

(Let this light pierce my heart, so I too can perceive your pain)

Against the backdrop of the music.

This scene appeared incredibly heart-wrenching.

Including Miss Eden, countless players covered their mouths, somewhat unable to believe it.

Could it be... Otto waited for 500 years, plotted for 500 years, yet still couldn't change Kallen's fate?

Otto's long-cherished wish, in the end, was not realized?

Otto looked at the Imaginary Tree within arm's reach.

Feeling the pain of his soul being pierced...

Memories of Kallen's smile from the past flashed through his mind.

500 years of time... even though the image of Kallen in his mind had become somewhat blurred...

Otto gritted his teeth and activated the 0th Divine Key of the Void Archives.

The music also reached the chorus section at this moment.

【If there is a way to collect and portray】

(If one could collect and portray)

【A mood that cannot be projected into words】

(A mood that cannot be projected into words)

It was still a song that sounded incredibly good.

But at this moment, no one had the mood to appreciate it.

They could only hear the tragedy and regret in the singing.

They couldn't help but silently cheer for that "great inventor" in the scene.

Accompanied by the singing, Otto endured the pain and broke free from those black spikes that had pierced his body.

Such a scene was painful even just to watch...

"Once a soul is scattered, it cannot be brought back to life."

"The world allows consciousness to match a new container..."

"But it does not allow the container to collect dissipated consciousness."

Otto held the Greatsword of Shamash, his expression becoming incredibly fierce.

But this version of him was not scary; instead, it was moving.

"I can only create new possibilities in the past."

His hand finally touched the Imaginary Tree.

As a white light flashed, a new branch extended from the boughs of the Imaginary Tree.

"This other future will be a space-time that belongs to her..."

As Otto's voice fell.

The scene switched back to Kallen.

The space around her seemed to freeze for an instant.

Immediately after, the scene of space shattering flashed by, and in the blink of an eye, Kallen's pierced body rapidly healed.

The total solar eclipse in the sky also ended.

Light illuminated the entire earth, and even the church appeared incredibly holy.

Otto held the Mimicry Greatsword of Shamash, draped in the glow of the sunset, and descended into this space-time.

At the very last moment of his life... he finished off the Honkai beast that was supposed to kill Kallen.

"Kallen... live on..."

Everything that happened suddenly left Kallen full of confusion.

That final farewell seemed as if it hadn't been heard by Kallen at all.

【This is the most selfish thing—】

【—a person can do.】

As this narration appeared, the music played once again.

·· ······Seeking flowers··· ·····

Otto's memories flashed by one by one.

In 500 years, all the places worth remembering...

Aside from scenes of being with Kallen, there were only scenes related to Kallen left...

His entire life was lived for Kallen.