In the Palace, Mr. Otto is searching for the Treasure left by Kallen.
However, Bronie also has a secret treasure that she needs to steel—one hidden in the heart of Rin.
Yae Sakura's body is like a very delicate fusion of three monsters, a chimera. The mind formed by the fusion of three people with different experiences makes the entire Yae Sakura Village extremely complex.
If we were to describe it using the words of the Herrscher of Corrosion, now Yae Sakura's consciousness space is completely a pile of chaotic code.
The most important thing is that this mess can still run!
Kallen's blessing, Hellmaru's malice, Rin's last kindness, and Yae Sakura's persistence—fifty thousand years of silent malice, five hundred years of complicated thoughts, Kallen's love beyond time and space, and all kinds of emotions have gathered together.
After a long period of fusion, it has become difficult to distinguish between them.
This makes it a very troublesome and delicate job. In fact, this kind of thing should be left to Mr. Su.
After all, when it comes to dealing with the Herrscher of Sentience, Su is far more experienced than Fu Hua.
However, Bronie still has more to do. She is dancing on the edge of a knife, but she has done even more thrilling things before.
Stealing the desired data from a chaotic server is a hacker's specialty!
Everything is moving according to Bronie's plan.
"Elysia, I'll leave this to you. Keep an eye on the three little ones. If they have any problems, contact me immediately. Next, it's the time for Haxxor Rabbit!"
Ten fingers flew across the panel, and after entering a long string of codes, Bronie transformed into pixels and disappeared in front of Elysia.
"Come on, Bronie!" Elysia silently waited in the authority area in this dream and payed attention to any movements from Bronie and Kiana.
The plan appeared simple, but if everything went as Bronie expected, Elysia would doubt whether Bronie had the ability to weave fate and write the future.
However, seeing Bronie get angry because of Kiana's injury, Elysia probably understood that although everything was under control, the actual situation was still a bit off.
"Fu Hua, the coordinates have been locked, data transmission is in progress. Confirm the surrounding situation; I'm ready to sneak in." Bronie's voice sounded in Fu Hua's ears.
"I just need to stay around here, right? But is it okay? A bunch of Honkai beasts just appeared nearby."
This kind of Honkai beast has a special state of Honkai energy in its body and when it bursts into flames once destroyed, it will infect everything around it with fierce Honkai energy.
If this were placed in Nagazora City, it would be no less than a nuclear power plant explosion. It could even cause the Honkai energy to pollute the sea and spread further into the world!
Fortunately, this is the stigmata space. Fu Hua was also impressed by how far Bronie could go in fighting against Honkai like a real prophet.
After all, the profession of a hacker is often teased as that of a "Cyber Prophet," and the origin of this title is not groundless.
"This is the normal self-defense mechanism of Hellmaru. Cleaning them all out will reduce the alert level to the greatest extent. Of course, if you can sneak up and eliminate them all without giving the Honkai Beasts a chance to react, it would be even better!"
"Just like in Persona?"
"Yes, just like in Persona. The game is just a tutorial for beginners. I think you remember a lot of the content, right?"
When Fu Hua heard Bronie say this, she took a deep breath and looked at the few Honkai Beasts approaching around her. Some Honkai Beasts have poor eyesight, and Fu Hua is quite familiar with assassinating them.
"Do you need me to take off the other person's mask?"
"Hahaha! If you can find it, then try it! It seems that Book of Fuxi has been getting along well with you recently, and your daily life has become less urgent."
"Book... She is really very careful in taking care of me. Thank you very much!"
"This is what we should do~"
While chatting and laughing, Fu Hua used Fenghuang Down's power to blind the senses of the Honkai Beasts, making it impossible for them to detect her figure as they died on the spot.
Looking at the open space outside Yae Village, a scene resembling 3D printing appeared before Fu Hua, and she knew that Bronie was there.
"Well, the genius hacker Bronie is here to report. Although I said so, my current perspective may differ from yours, so I'll ask you to guide me to the castle tower!"
The scale of Yae Village isn't very large, so it isn't hard to find the right path, but Hellmaru you asked me to find may not be as easy to locate."
In order not to alert the villagers inside, Fu Hua has taken great care. If she makes the slightest noise, Hellmaru will likely notice immediately, and when the overwhelming counterattack comes, Fu Hua may have to leave this consciousness space quickly. After all, this is also Hellmaru's home court.
"Kallen's appearance conditions aren't met? Okay, Mr. Otto, do you feel the hospitality of Yae Village?" Bronie contacted Mr. Otto.
Since Hellmaru did not appear, it meant that they needed to operate from Kiana's world. Otto is a very useful piece on the chessboard. He only had Kallen in his mind, and Bronie gave Otto the Kallen he wanted.
"I don't know why, but they look at me as if I'm prey. Isn't this Yae Village too weird?"
Otto was stared at by those malicious eyes. Normally, Otto wouldn't care about the eyes of others, but these eyes were something Otto had never experienced. It was as though someone were rubbing balloons against each other and making a sound that sent chills down his spine.
"The timeline of this world is set before Kallen and Yae Sakura met, when Yae Sakura's sister, Yae Rin, was sacrificed by the village chief of Yae Village. This time period is the most profound memory in Yae Sakura's heart, and it is also the best world for killing outsiders."
"It seems that K423, your family's Bronya, and Miss Mei are in a more critical situation now?"
"Hehe, you don't have to worry about this. Kallen will naturally not give up on saving others. After all, this is engraved in the Stigmata gene of the Kaslana family~"
"Tsk. I'm very upset." Otto always felt that Bronie was suggesting that all of Kallen's actions to save people were due to the genes of the Kaslana family, which seemed to deny Kallen's holiness.
But Otto knew clearly in his heart that perhaps the stigmata gene was a little impulsive, but all actions were absolutely in accordance with Kallen's own ideas. Whether it was protecting the people or fighting against the Honkai, the selfless dedication and holy persona like light were the parts of Otto's heart that could not be tarnished.
So Otto's face was a little distorted.
"Heroes are always like that, sacrificing themselves to save others. Your Kallen is a qualified hero, so she will definitely appear at the sacrificial site. The hero will appear, the protagonist will awaken the hidden power in her heart, and finally shake the mind of Hellmaru. Then that moment is your chance~"
"Yes, that moment is my chance!" Otto nervously took out the cross from his pocket and squeezed it tightly in his palm.
The villagers held up torches and went to the Yae Shrine together. Their fierce eyes seemed to warn Otto that if he dared to approach, he would be sacrificed!
This made Otto very angry. He had never seen such an arrogant group of people in his life. They were so stupid that they didn't know it. They were completely repulsive to the outside world.
He pretended to be a merchant from the outside world, saw their dependence on outsiders, enjoyed the benefits brought by him, but still wanted to hurt him. These people were truly beyond cure.
If Kallen saw this, she would definitely not let him take action against these people directly.
"Gentlemen!"
In the Yae Shrine, the village chief wore a fox mask and opened his arms as if he was about to say something.
"Yae Village has been dry for a while. Lord Inari has sent down divine punishment. Now there is only one thing we have to do!"
"Sacrifice! Sacrifice! Sacrifice!" The villagers were like evil spirits, holding up torches to announce what to do next.
"In order to stop the gods from being angry, we offer these three girls to pray for a good harvest next year!"
The three villagers carried the three girls and placed them on the altar, which was full of blood and sin.
In the clean and tidy stone drill cracks, Kiana could see the dark blood remaining on it. To prevent the sacrifices from saying inappropriate words during the ceremony, their mouths were blocked.
Everyone's eyes were on the sacrifices, and Otto naturally mixed in.
Even at such a critical moment, all the villagers did not notice, but Otto found that neither Kiana nor Mei seemed to have despair in their eyes. And Bronya looked like she was about to cry, but the muscles in her arms were always tense, as if she were brewing some kind of power.
It seems that even without him taking action, these three little ones seemed to have their own ideas...
Otto just thought it was interesting. He began to wonder how Bronie managed to teach such excellent children like Kiana and Bronya. Normal children of this age probably didn't know where to play in the mud.
As for Raiden Mei?
Maybe she was inexperienced, so her eyes were full of hatred for the village chief, and she didn't know how to hide her edge.
"No, this is bad! The village is on fire!!"
Even if this world is a fake world, the behavior logic of ordinary people here is still relatively realistic. Relying on Yae Sakura's cognition, all these greedy and selfish villagers were recorded.
If a fire suddenly occurred during the sacrificial ceremony, how would they choose?
Faith, or their own real supplies?
Otto was very curious.
"It's God's punishment! Inappropriate sacrifices bring God's punishment! The village chief has committed a taboo!"
Pinching his throat and pretending to use a woman's voice, Otto further fanned the flames in the chaotic crowd. He liked to see this kind of scenes the most.
And just as Otto expected, everyone was in chaos. Some even threw the torches in their hands and hit the village chief.
Faith was shattered. The proud leader lost his status.
Then people destroyed themselves in their own stupidity, and the meaning of all their sacrifices became meaningless.
Then. It's fun!
Mimic Fenghuang Down played it's due role, but the village chief was unmoved.
"So that's how it is, there are bugs here..."
Suddenly, all the villagers fell silent.
Otto knew that he was probably discovered. But so what? He put on the mask, opened his arms, and then embraced the anger of the village chief.
"I just said hello, do you remember me? I think you should still have a little impression of me."
"You... you are..."
The mask was used to prevent Bronya and Sirin from recognizing his identity, and Hellmaru could naturally observe the appearance underneath through the mask.
As for this man, was he familiar?
There was still a little bit of familiarity. After all, as the demon in a box, she had tried to escape through a girl named Schariac as a springboard, but was forced back by this man.
The villagers dissipated, and then the hatred value of Hellmaru toward Otto reached its peak!
"Be careful! Yae Sakura over there is the real body!" Bronya broke free in time and finally let her mouth free. Although she didn't know who this blond man was, she still gave the most critical information.
"The priestess Yae Sakura next to the village chief is the real body of Hiyumaru!"
"Sakura-Bloom!"
"Idiot. Times have changed~"
Mimicking the Judgement of Shamash, Otto directly shot.
The gun is fast at seven steps away, and the shot is accurate and fast within seven steps!
What kind of era does still one use a blade to chop people? Otto just thought it was funny.
However, his attention was not entirely on Yae Sakura, but on looking for Kallen, who suddenly appeared!
"My beautiful lady, you look like you have difficulty walking. Do you mind if I give you a ride?"
"What, when!?"
Bronya had just untied Mei and Kiana, and Kiana was still in a very unhealthy state. Bronya was about to ask Mei to help take Kiana away when a white-haired girl wearing a crow mask suddenly appeared behind everyone.
It's Kallen!
Otto's Kallen sensor immediately drew his eyes to the altar not far away.
That dress, that mask, it's definitely Kallen!
"If you don't say anything, it's your consent~ Then come to my arms, little princess, and I'll take you high~"