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"No matter the cost, you must protect the people you love most!"

As she shouted along with Siegfried, Kiana's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and the Flame Blaze sword slowly materialized in her hand.

Swish!

The next second, the twin swords slashed out, and seemingly endless golden flames burst forth, instantly overwhelming and engulfing the crimson flames that Siegfried had unleashed. The crimson greatsword in the man's hand was also completely shattered.

Faced with a serious girl, Siegfried, who was already years behind the current version and whose body was nothing more than a soul steel creation, was utterly vulnerable.

His entire body was engulfed in flames, the terrifying, scorching heat surrounding him and causing his body to gradually melt. But Siegfried seemed oblivious to the pain, a look of immense satisfaction spreading across his face: "Hahaha~"

Kiana, you've finally grown up, and you've found what you truly want to protect.

"Ok!"

Meeting Siegfried's gentle gaze, Kiana took the boy's hand without hesitation. "His name is Shihen. We've known each other for five years, and we got married three months ago with the help of my aunt."

Hen has always been very good to me. Not only does she cook a lot of delicious food, but she also encourages and comforts me when I'm sad.

Also, I learned about my sister's situation. She was actually still alive, and she even became the strongest Valkyrie in Schicksal..."

She spoke rapidly, as if trying to say all the words she had accumulated over the years in one breath, and Kiana's tears flowed uncontrollably.

"Kiana..."

Watching the girl in front of him, whose tears flowed more and more until she was sobbing uncontrollably, Siegfried couldn't help but feel his eyes well up with tears as well. But before the tears could fall, they were burned into steam by the flames.

“Mr. Siegfried, Kiana is now a Valkyrie who can stand on her own, and the Herrscher of the Void is no longer a threat to us.”

and……"

As he spoke, Shihen paused slightly before continuing, "I assure you, as long as I'm still standing, I will never allow Kiana to fall before me!"

In other words, once he falls, he can do whatever he wants to Kiana.

"..."

Hearing the boy's words, Kiana, already choked up, couldn't say anything more, but simply gripped each other's hands tightly.

"Kiana, I have never regretted giving you this name."

I firmly believe that even if Cecilia knew, she would still be proud of you.

Feeling his body rapidly melting and his consciousness quickly becoming blurred, Siegfried hurriedly shouted, forcing a smile, "And, kid, Kiana is in your hands now..."

As his final words fell, Siegfried's remaining few fragments of body turned to ashes and vanished in the flames.

"..."

Still staring blankly at the spot where Siegfried had disappeared, Kiana took a long time to come to her senses. "I just wish he could look at me properly, like he used to..."

Even when they were still living in the Siberian snowfields, she and Siegfried rarely had a decent meal throughout the year. They also had to travel around from time to time to fight against the Honkai, and when they were injured, they could only bandage and treat themselves...

But she still couldn't help but miss those days, miss the little wooden house built deep in the forest, and miss the man who expressed his love in his clumsy way.

"Mr. Siegfried would be very happy to see your growth."

Gently rubbing the white fluffy ball's head, Shihen smiled and said.

At least, Siegfried was genuinely happy when he talked about Kiana with Durandal, and his joy remained even after reuniting with Raiden Ryoma and the others, as he shouted things like "We have more manga material now" and "Let's see how you compete with me now," which were hard to understand.

"Um……"

Nodding in agreement, Kiana quickly wiped away her tears, her expression regaining its resolve. "That bastard Otto, I will never let him get away with this!"

She couldn't believe that such a vicious person existed in the world, one who even toyed with the souls of the dead.

"This time, let's settle everything with him!"

Gently wiping away the remaining tear stains on the girl's face, Shihen echoed firmly.

Undoubtedly, the mastermind behind all of this is a certain Otto who is willing to remain anonymous, and he has nothing to do with this person.

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Meanwhile, when Kiana and the boy's team encountered Siegfried, Bronya and Tesla's team also encountered someone who held special significance for them—Walter Young.

Unfortunately, even though someone added the genes of the original First Herrscher, Welt Joyce, to Welt's body, allowing him to use some of the Herrscher of Reason's power, Welt still unsurprisingly lost to Bronya, who had fully gained the recognition of the Herrscher core.

But after defeating Welt, Bronya found herself in a difficult situation.

Eliminating the opponent directly seems a bit inhumane.

However, if they leave Walter alone, he could very well become a threat to them.

After all, the mastermind directly controls Walter's body, regardless of whether the other party has consciousness.

It is quite obvious that Tesla, with his mortal body, would not have been able to withstand Walter's sneak attack.

"Go ahead, Bronya. I'm already very satisfied to be able to see you all again like this and know the state of the real world."

Sensing the predicament of the two, even though his body was still being held tightly by the Heavy Bunny, Walter still showed a gentle smile on his face.

In any case, compared to Raiden Ryoma, who could only get a little information about Mei from Siegfried, he was already much better off being able to meet Tesla in person.

Even Siegfried might not have been as lucky as him.

"Joachim..."

Looking at the man in front of him with an expression of resignation to his fate, Tesla couldn't help but feel tears welling up in his eyes.

Even knowing that this Walter was merely a puppet manipulated by Otto, and perhaps even that his inner soul had been altered by Otto, Tesla still had the illusion that Walter had been resurrected when he saw that incredibly familiar face and the same look in the other's eyes as in his memory.

She even wondered if, instead of destroying Walter's body, they found a way to free him from control, wouldn't Walter have truly been resurrected?

But as soon as the thought crossed Tesla's mind, he immediately realized that this was Otto's real purpose.

Because they had lost someone important to them, they forcibly brought up the people who were incredibly important to them, so that they could also truly feel the pain of such separation.

"ah!!!

"That bastard Otto! I'll smash him to pieces!"

Having quickly figured everything out, Tesla couldn't help but go crazy.

"Otto?"

Upon hearing this name, Walter was taken aback.

Although this incident is also related to Otto, shouldn't the key figure be Welt White?

At least, without the other party's intervention, he believed that he would never have been able to project his consciousness here.

Thinking to himself, Walter's expression immediately turned serious: "Although Otto is cunning, you must be even more careful [Walter White]."

I have a feeling this character is ten times more terrifying than Otto!

Judging from the other party's series of methods alone, he could feel how terrifying this person's schemes were.

Not to mention, [Walter White] also possesses terrifying power that Otto could not match.

In this situation, the more outstanding Walter White's talent becomes, the greater the harm he poses to the world.

"That guy..."

Upon hearing the name "Walter White," Tesla instantly clenched his fist tightly.

After all, how could she forget the real killer who killed Walter Young?

Taking a few deep breaths to calm himself, Tesla looked at Walter with a sorrowful gaze, and after a long while sighed, "Bronya, you..."

Tesla's cherry lips parted abruptly, but he ultimately couldn't utter that cruel word.

"..."

Understanding Tesla's feelings at that moment, Bronya's little face also became serious. "Goodbye, Mr. Walter."

"Goodbye, Bronya, Tesla... no, it's best if we never see each other again."

He said with a smile, but Walter only realized his mistake at the last minute and hurriedly corrected himself.

If Bronya and Tesla also appeared at the World Serpent Base, then they were most likely captured by Welt White, and the entire world was on the verge of destruction.

"..."

Without saying anything more, Bronya simply pursed her thin lips and clenched her fist tightly towards Heavy Bunny.

boom--

In the bright firelight, the heavily armored bunny constructed from the power of the Herrscher and Welt Yang, who came from the "past" time, turned into fireworks.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of Kolosten Town, the last group of the exploration team—Theresa and Yae Sakura—also received their gifts.

"Ka-Karen?"

Looking at the white-haired nun standing quietly in front of a fountain, Yae Sakura's face was filled with surprise.

Chapter 199 Otto was certain of victory

"Sakura? Is it really Sakura?"

The nun also spotted Theresa and Yae Sakura, and a delighted smile immediately appeared on her face.

“It’s me, Karen…”

Nodding, Yae Sakura's face revealed undisguised excitement.

At this moment, she finally understood what the boy meant by the gift.

What puzzled her was that the boy had also said that the gift was just a false illusion.

"Kalen Kaslana? Could it be that Grandpa's plan has succeeded?"

Having discerned the nun's identity from Yae Sakura's behavior, Theresa immediately frowned.

"No, I don't think it's that simple."

Yae Sakura gently shook her head and said.

“That’s right. If this is all there is to it, then life is far too cheap.”

A mocking voice rang out, and at the same time, the figure of a blond man appeared on one side of the square.

“Otto? What’s going on? I remember I should still be in my cell…”

Upon seeing the blond man, the nun's expression became even more confused.

"Grandpa! What exactly are you trying to do?"

Destroying reality, reversing time... are you really going to do something like that?!

Upon seeing Otto, Theresa was immediately enraged.

"Destroy the world?"

Upon hearing this word, the nun's bewilderment deepened.

"Haha~ Don't rush, let me explain to you one by one."

Facing the gazes that were all fixed on him, Otto simply chuckled softly, "First and foremost, it's you, Karen."

Your memory is correct; you were indeed in the Church of Destiny's dungeon before.

To put it in a way you can understand, you died for some reason afterward, which is why I resurrected you five hundred years later.

"Resurrected? Why would you do something like this!?"

Upon hearing that she had been brought back from the dead, the nun's face showed no relief, but rather was filled with anger.

Even though she couldn't understand many things, the memories in her mind told her that she would never regret dying.

After all, in the era she remembered, her existence might have been an even bigger mistake.

"They really do look alike..."

Without answering the nun's question, Otto stared blankly at the white-haired girl before him.

He believed that if Karen were truly resurrected, she would surely ask him the same question.

Unfortunately, having already reached the other side of truth, he knew very well that the person before him was nothing more than a counterfeit, a fake.

Compared to the real Kallen, the other party is not even a shadow of her.

According to his plan, he would never have bothered to "revive" Kallen using such methods.