Honkai: Strijder

Siegfried had already undergone a transformation and was now almost invincible unless Otto unleashed some super powerful force that was not yet present or not fully developed.

So, the battle situation was quite clear.

All 108 A-rank Valkyries lost their combat abilities within ten minutes.

And the only thing that they did to the Kaslana man was to make his cloth almost in tatters.

Siegfried patted the dust off his ragged shirt and stretched his neck, making a crackling sound.

"As a warmup for what comes next, you lot are not half bad, you can probably give a newly promoted S-Rank combatant some good workout, Go get a good rest. When you wake up, either I'll be gone, or...I'll be gone in the literal case. In any case, there will be a result."

Siegfried shrugged toward the valkyrie, showing a very relaxed posture.

Suddenly, he looked up and saw a massive beam of light that eclipsed the sun.

"Hey, hey, this is a joke, right? You're giving up on so many A-rank Valkyries just like that? Or are you confident that I'll protect them? Otto!"

Siegfried scratched his head in frustration, then flames soared, and the twin guns in his hands collided, transforming and combining into a huge flame held in his hands.

"Well, you guessed it right, Otto! Use any despicable tricks you have! Let's see if your cunning plots are stronger, or if my luck is tougher!"

"Shamash · Unsheathed!"

Boom!!!

The collision between the flame and the light beam dyed the sky half white and half red.

The tremendous impact created a scorching hurricane that raged over the land, even dissipating the clouds in the sky.

After a few minutes, everything returned to calmness.

Siegfried sat down on the altered and desolate ground, gasping for breath, his shirt entirely burned into ashes.

He burst into laughter.

After laughing, he noticed that the Valkyries who had fallen unconscious were nowhere to be seen. He realized that they must have been blown far away from the impact.

Even so, Siegfried hurriedly got up and rushed towards the direct center of the Schicksal Headquarters—Otto had no humanity left, and if he stayed here, the next attack might involve those Valkyries.

...

In the sky, the observation room.

Amber raised her head from the operation window and reported:

"The Light of Eulalia has consumed 70% of our reserve energy. We cannot launch the same attack again, Your Excellency."

"No matter, I just wanted to see if that device can create some fireworks for me to enjoy. I didn't expect such a cumbersome device to be of any significant use in the first place. The real show is about to begin!"

Otto sipped his tea, smiling contentedly as he pressed a button.

...

Siegfried arrived directly below the Schicksal Base and looked up at the magnificent Sky City without cloud cover.

"Ah, the first time I saw this, I was quite excited. But now, just thinking that it's Otto's territory, I can't help but want to bring it down!"

Siegfried lay on the ground, catching his breath, resting, and waiting for Otto's next wave of attacks.

The wind stirred up sand and dust.

And Siegfried heard footsteps.

"Another Valkyrie unit? They really have no new tricks... Otto!"

Siegfried's fist hit the ground, leaving a small pit and almost crushing his teeth.

The army in front of him had stiff movements, mechanical expressions, and carried various hot air balloons. However, there were only two sizes—large and small—and two faces—one mature and one childish—Cecilia and Kiana.

Otto had released clones of Siegfried's beloved two people to form the army.

In fact, they were just lifeless bodies that couldn't develop consciousness. Once removed from the stable nutrient chamber environment, their destruction was inevitable. Otto had given them action commands and equipped them with Honkai energy weapons, but their combat capabilities were limited, at best, resembling those of reserve Valkyries.

However, combat prowess was irrelevant. For Siegfried, they were his most formidable opponents, in a sense, even more daunting than the Second Herrscher with six cores.

"Siegfried, are you there?"

Otto's leisurely voice came from all around.

Siegfried gazed up at the sky base, roaring in anger.

"If you've got the guts, show yourself, Otto Apocalypse!!!"

"Not interested. Although I have many spare bodies, each one is costly to create, so I won't waste one on you."

"Otto! You son of a-!!!"

"Don't be so agitated. Since you've come all this way, I've specially prepared a big gift for you—a family reunion. What a beautiful thing. Aren't you happy?"

Siegfried's face turned ironclad. He thought nothing could shake his resolve, but at this moment, the hand holding the gun was slightly trembling.

Then, Otto spoke as if he had just remembered something, with a smile on his face:

"Oh, right, you know I'm quite old now. Old people tend to be forgetful... For example, I might have accidentally mixed up the real Kiana with the clones. Maybe... I mean, maybe I accidentally put the real Kiana in there too? Well, it's too late to distinguish and retrieve them one by one. Now it's your home ground, so I won't disturb your family reunion. See you later, Siegfried."

"Using such lowly tricks again!"

Siegfried gritted his teeth. He had initially wanted to bypass these opponents he didn't want to face and head straight to the main city in the sky, but now he didn't dare.

Otto's intentions were impossible to guess; it could be a deception, or he might have actually done it. Siegfried couldn't take the risk.

Siegfried had only one choice—to confront this battle.

Step! Step! Step!

The stiff army gradually closed in to surround him.

A struggling expression appeared in Siegfried's eyes. Finally, the trembling hand steadied.

"I'll be gentle, just endure it."

Siegfried said to them.

Although these clones were likely lifeless bodies, he still showed tenderness and a slight smile on his face.

Then he moved, like a shadow in the wind, quickly rushing into the enemy camp.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Dah! Dah! Dah!

The clones began to attack, pouring their bullets and firepower toward Siegfried's direction, completely disregarding the presence of their own comrades.

As he knocked out a few "Cecilias," Siegfried's face changed.

He could easily avoid these attacks, but the consequence of doing so would be that the clones would kill each other.

"Otto, you-!"

Before he could finish his curse, Siegfried chose to physically withstand the bullets.

Boom!!!

In this way, he braced himself against all the attacks. Siegfried knocked out all the clones one by one and placed them carefully on the ground.

By the time the last clone fell, Siegfried was covered in dust and looked exhausted, sitting beside a "Cecilia."

The Vanguard Valkyrie was just an appetizer, nothing significant.

But resisting the bombardment and beam attack had depleted over half of his energy, even though he had suppressed his emotional fluctuations with great force.

Now, feeling deeply fatigued after performing a series of fine movements, Siegfried was ready to identify the different "Kianas" among them.

Bang!

Then, an explosion occurred, splattering blood and flesh all over his face.

Siegfried stared in shock at the ground. The previous "Cecilia" had turned into a mess of exploded flesh, no longer the beautiful and charming appearance she had before.

Afterward, all the clones, including the "Cecilias" and "Kianas," struggled in a state of unconsciousness, as if enduring some kind of pain.

"No... Otto... don't do this, please!"

Siegfried mumbled with fear and helplessness in his voice.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Sounds of flesh bursting continuously echoed.

In just a short moment, the land within several hundred meters of Siegfried had turned into a hellish scene of blood and flesh.

Siegfried stood still, his whole body covered in the blood and flesh of the "Cecilias" and "Kianas." He clutched his head, collapsed, and cried in despair.

"Ah... Ah... Ahhh!!!"

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