Observing his wounds, the pseudo-god Otto found it hard to believe. While the previous attacks could injure him, only the one wielding the greatsword and the one summoning greatswords could inflict actual wounds. The others, for the most part, were incapable of causing any.
This girl, however, had managed to put him under pressure. Although he had been on the defensive the entire time…
"It's your turn next."
The first to engage were the triumvirate. Raiden Mei moved swiftly across the ice, her blade a blur as she unleashed countless slashes accompanied by lightning in mere seconds.
She then sheathed her sword with a flourish.
"Heavy-duty Rabbits, lock onto the enemy, commence firing!"
A blue screen deployed, and countless attacks pierced through it, seemingly amplified. Each strike that landed on the pseudo-god Otto, while not causing wounds, was still painful.
He endured this onslaught with some difficulty. Seeing Bronya soaring through the air, he attempted to use golden chains to pull her down, but a greatsword immediately thwarted his efforts.
"Flame! Draw your sword!"
Kiana, her white cape billowing in the air, transformed into the Herrscher of Flames. Her blue eyes fixed on him, complex emotions churning within her.
He was her creator, the architect of the Herrscher project. Without him, Kiana, as she was now, wouldn't exist.
Yet, he was like a villain, constantly pressuring her throughout her growth, shaping her into the Kiana she had become.
"Bishop Otto, your era has ended. Let us bring it to a definitive close!"
With a powerful thrust of her greatsword, she sent the pseudo-god Otto flying into the air. Her blade moved with incredible speed, inflicting continuous damage. Then, with a forceful slam, she sent Otto crashing back down to the ground, downwards.
A red-haired woman stood silently below, watching Otto fall. She let out a gentle smile, her greatsword instantly elongating as flames erupted.
Himeko swung with immense force, sending the newly recovered Otto flying away like a shuttlecock.
And who received him? Naturally, it was our Vodka girls. The two of them, wielding greatswords, smacked him back.
Thus, the three of them engaged in a game of shuttlecock on the ice. Himeko, however, proved superior. After an unknown number of rounds, she struck him off-course, smashing a gaping hole in the ice.
Lu Ze, watching from above, let out a soft chuckle. If the real Otto were here, he would likely have offered one of his Soul Steel to teach them a lesson.
He was accurately batted towards Anna's side. She blinked dazedly, her pink eyes staring at the pseudo-god Otto lying on the ground. She even poked him, a rather adorable sight.
But as if prodded, the pseudo-god Otto reacted immediately. His entire body trembled as he rose. If he could speak, he would have likely sworn profusely by now. Then again, perhaps not, he was, after all, Bishop Otto.
An ice staff materialized in Anna's hand. She unleashed her full power, and a statue formed of ice appeared behind her, a greatsword clutched in its hand, like a soldier defending the frontier. With a forceful stab.
A blue greatsword plunged directly into the pseudo-god Otto's head, but it stopped there, not causing any gruesome bloodshed.
The pseudo-god Otto strained, pushing with both hands, his power unleashed, and shattered the ice statue.
"How could you bully her? Ai will not stand for it!"
Green dual ring blades flew swiftly, blocking the pseudo-god Otto who was preparing to attack. Ai, her cheeks puffed out like buns, smiled at him.
She then somersaulted in mid-air, catching the returning ring blades. With a powerful kick, she slammed them heavily onto the pseudo-god Otto's head.
"My turn now, isn't it? I've been watching for quite a while."
Seele pouted. Although she lacked the Herrscher of Void's core, she could still execute simple combos and chain attacks.
She snapped her fingers in the air, and over a dozen black holes appeared, each with an Abyss Spear. If she had the Herrscher of Void's core, there wouldn't be just a dozen, but hundreds.
Each spear precisely struck around the pseudo-god Otto, trapping him and rendering him immobile.
Wendy conjured a hurricane in an instant. The countless gusts of wind inflicted damage upon the pseudo-god Otto. As a former Herrscher of Wind, she could likely rival the current Wind God. The key point here is that she was the Herrscher of Wind from Honkai Impact 3rd; if this were Honkai Impact 2…
That would be a different story.
Now that wind was present, fire was needed.
Bella soared through the sky, her wings vibrating slightly. Countless shards of ice accompanied by a tornado, merging with the wind Wendy had just conjured.
Trapped within, the pseudo-god Otto continuously took damage. However, he soon crushed the Abyss Spears. Just as he prepared to escape, a massive dragon's breath shot towards him, and his body endured it once more.
As the storm subsided and he thought he could catch his breath, a colossal scythe flew towards him, aiming to end his life. He bent his waist, narrowly evading the attack.
Seele Vollerei, standing in the air, had her other self, Veliona, catch the missed scythe and quickly move behind the pseudo-god Otto, switching personalities.
Veliona, in place, instantly unleashed a dark domain. Countless tentacles emerged from the ground, striking the pseudo-god Otto repeatedly.
After a swipe from a colossal claw, Seele switched back to her original self and swiftly retreated from the battlefield.
The new civilization's combatants had finished. It was now Lu Ze's turn.
He was also a representative of the new civilization, and its strongest.
Terra's Serenity, Judgment of the Seven Thunders – two Divine Keys appeared in his hands, one a single-handed sword, the other a greatsword. Of course, this was irrelevant to how he wielded them.
He swiftly threw the two Divine Keys. The pseudo-god Otto, who had intended to dodge, was instantly ensnared by countless vines. Lu Ze then produced the Abyss Flower.
Centered around the pseudo-god Otto, the vines wrapped him up like a zongzi.
"Let me think… my skill, isn't there one called 'Mankind's Collapse'? Right? Elysia?"
He had never used this ability before, not because the monstrous form was unsightly, but because it was simply unnecessary. His own strength was already sufficient; there was no need for that.
What, you think you can tank the abilities of three Divine Keys?
Elysia chuckled softly and said:
"I remember it very clearly. The way you looked when you activated 'Mankind's Collapse' was truly cool. I still haven't figured out what kind of Honkai Beast that was."
"Actually, I told you long ago. It's called the Five Sages!"