Chapter 125: Your Old Friend Was Just Headshot Recently by you

[Attention to all units, the 43rd experiment of the Second God Key will begin in 5 minutes.]

Beneath the vast yellow sand, the windbreaker on Chase's body rustled. He stood with crossed arms on the ground, slightly surprised as he looked at the significant commotion not far away.

"So, this is the Second God Key. It is indeed surprising."

The Second God Key—[Key of Eternal Tribulation·One Multiplication of Thousand Realms], a god key crafted by the previous civilization's Anti-Honkai Organization using the core of the Second Herrscher. It could control space and open the passage to the Sea of Quanta.

Previously owned by the pioneer Su, it was used for the Eternal Sand Plan but later found by the World Serpent. Since then, Second God Key had been used by Otto to observe the coordinates of the Imaginary Tree.

"Hehe, I hope you can bring me some surprises." Otto's mood seemed good. Perhaps he could finally touch the more profound and unknown space, the place where the laws of the universe revolved—the Imaginary Tree's location and origin.

The surrounding Honkai energy continued to gather, and the energy of Second God Key was steadily rising. In five minutes, this energy would erupt, opening a passage through the Sea of Quanta. After that, it would be Chase's stage.

Using the power of the Herrscher of Void, breaking free from the constraints of the Imaginary Numbers, and reaching the Imaginary Space.

Observing activities with Second God Key was not easy, and the energy it consumed was terrifying. The energy consumed in each experiment was almost equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of a large city.

But that was understandable. Wanting to peek into the Imaginary Tree in a human form was almost impossible. Otto had pushed human civilization to its limits, and only with a massive World Serpent body could he support such a elusive experiment.

"The observation of the Imaginary Numbers is only about ten seconds. I hope you don't disappoint me."

Finally, Otto reminded.

The supply of energy was ultimately limited, supporting only a dozen seconds. Second God Key would reach its load. According to previous experimental data, in just over ten seconds of experimentation, the data nodes recorded by the soulium computer would exceed 100 million. Otto would need to sift through these massive nodes to find the string of numbers he had been desperately seeking.

In the previous 42 observation experiments, although there was progress each time, it was still far from reaching his goal.

Otto was well aware of the difficulty of this experiment. The short duration of a few dozen seconds was like a drop in the bucket compared to astronomical-scale observation objects. According to his calculations, with today's observation methods, it would take at least maintaining the channel for over 80,000 hours before he could possibly find the answers he sought.

But that required too much time.

Therefore, he had to expedite his experimental process, driving the God Key in a more efficient way. Only by doing so could he achieve his long-standing wish before the Honkai destroyed human civilization.

So, he turned his attention to the Herrscher of Void.

"Don't disappoint me," Otto calmly said at the end.

Chase didn't respond to Otto because the observation experiment had already begun.

Urgent alarms echoed through the blocks, and the countdown of the experiment resonated in every corner of the city. The timer had reached zero, and a dull artillery sound erupted from the central part of the city, shaking the ground and every grain of sand on it.

A beam of light shot out from the direction of the sound, cutting the world in half with its bright radiance.

The beam went straight into the sky, colliding in the high altitude. In an instant, as if a shattered mirror, the sky was pierced by the light, exploding into countless powder falling to the earth.

Behind the shattered mirror, a chaotic space appeared, with dim and ominous stars rolling in the sky above the city, sending shivers down one's spine.

[The God Key is activated, entering the first phase. Energy output stable, quantum layer infiltration confirmed.]

As if sensing something, Chase looked up at the sky.

From the shattered abyss, hundreds of shadows emerged from the chaos, detached, and then fell to the ground.

When these shadows swept across the horizon, time and space seemed to warp in a moment.

"Quantum Shadows," Chase muttered to himself.

Otto turned to the golden-haired Valkyrie leaning on a spear beside him and calmly said, "Bianka, leave it to you."

"Understood." The golden-haired Valkyrie calmly observed the disaster in front of her and replied in a faint tone.

After speaking, her figure disappeared along with the spear inserted into the yellow sand.

"Next, it depends on your performance." Otto then turned to Chase, his eyes showing a slightly excited light.

"I know," Chase nodded, turned his head to look at Kiana, who was standing by and seemed a bit dazed, and said with a smile, "Kiana, watch carefully. This is how the power of the Herrscher of the Void is used!"

Kiana suddenly became serious, her face full of sincerity, and her eyes, untainted by knowledge, were filled with the light of seeking knowledge.

Chase smiled faintly, turned his head, and looked at the chaotic space in the sky with confidence on his face.

"Help me, Sirin!" he called out in his mind.

The stigmata in his hand glowed faintly, boosting Chase's confidence.

Celebrate! Standing before you are the Second Herrscher, Sirin, who triggered the Second Eruption and received the attention of the Will of Honkai... and his brother, Chase!

Snap!

Chase lightly snapped his fingers, and the surrounding collapse energy continued to rise, emanating a mysterious and dangerous aura.

Following that, a huge void opened behind him.

In mid-air, a ten-meter-radius wormhole with a faint golden glow opened up, and the surging Honkai energy overflowed from it, causing the light to distort.

Kiana widened her eyes. Although she also possessed some power over the laws of space, she admitted to herself that she couldn't directly open such a huge wormhole like Chase.

During battles, even a ten-centimeter-radius wormhole was enough to support her in summoning the Spears of Subspace to confront enemies.

As for something this massive, Kiana couldn't do it, but maybe Sirin could, Kiana thought.

"Humph!" The Herrscher Queen of the Void, in a tsundere manner, gave a disdainful hum, not saying anything more. She was also paying attention to the situation here, her gaze fixed on Chase, never moving away.

From the moment Chase exerted his power, she felt an inexplicable sense of crisis, but she didn't know where this sense of crisis came from. Nevertheless, she truly felt uneasy, as if her position were being threatened.

But... where did this threat come from? The proud Queen of the Void fell into contemplation.

In a corner of Kiana's consciousness space, Fu Hua, watching the tsundere queen muttering to herself with a distressed and fragmented expression, suddenly felt that her inherent impression of the Herrscher was somewhat collapsing. However, before she could think more, the commotion outside drew her attention.

In the huge void, a large band of virtual threads extended, directly shooting towards the chaotic hole in the sky connected to the Quantum Sea due to the observation experiment.

The virtual thread's speed was extremely fast. In almost an instant, it reached the chaotic space, then there was a flash of white light as the virtual thread split into two. The middle of the space connecting the Quantum Sea was directly cut open, and the quantum shadows on this seam were also cut in half.

Subsequently, the forms of the virtual threads extending to both sides began to change, overlap, entwine, and then transformed into a pair of virtual hands.

The powerful virtual hands pulled outward along this seam, and the seam became larger and larger, with tiny cracks appearing in the surrounding space. Then, it began to collapse, falling like countless fine powder from the shattered mirror.

All this happened very quickly. In the blink of an eye, a series of dazzling and intricate operations were completed. Chase lived up to expectations; he indeed opened the barrier of the Quantum Sea and did it perfectly.

Almost at the same moment, Otto immediately ordered the Second God Key to leap along the seam cut by Chase.

This was a rare opportunity. Although the current resources could only support him in observing for a dozen seconds, it was completely different from the previous observations.

If the previous observations were like peeking through a tube, then this observation was like throwing the tube away and directly standing in front of the leopard to observe it.

The Tree of Quantum...

Otto, who was always calm, showed surprise on his face. "I didn't expect the power of the Herrscher of the Void to be so effective. It almost effortlessly broke through the barrier of the Quantum Sea..."

Thinking like this, Otto's gaze shifted to Chase, then looked at Kiana, and shook his head slightly. "Maybe she can penetrate it"

It's not that Otto looks down on Kiana, mainly because the current display of Kiana's strength is somewhat unsatisfactory. Otto doesn't have much confidence in whether Kiana can break through the barrier of the Quantum Sea like Chase. After all, Kiana now has strength, but not much, she has the power, but not proficiency. Like Rita now, among the S-rank Valkyries, she is in a rather awkward position.

Compared to the A-rank Valkyries ofSchicksal, Rita, despite being stronger than them, seems to be the weakest among the S-rank Valkyries.

With the enormous consumption of the observation experiment, Otto personally prefers a stronger ability and more proficient application of the Herrscher's power, like Chase's.

However, as Otto expected, Chase splendidly completed his task.

"You did a great job," Otto praised sincerely, "Would you consider leaving the World Serpent and joining Schicksal? I believe we could get along well. We, Schicksal, have always been very accommodating to talents."

"..." Chase fell silent.

Not to mention the fate of Joyce, who rejected your recruitment last time; just because of Chase's strength, you had to use the Honkai energy fission bomb during the Second Eruption, and no matter how Chase thought about it, joining Schicksal was not possible. He might get betrayed one day.

Compared to Schicksal, Anti-Entropy is like a utopia, and World Serpent has Kevin's thigh to hold onto. It also involves much less intrigue. Isn't that better?

Chase's silence was deafening.

"Hahaha, Mr. Otto, when you talk about getting along, are you referring to the first time we met, and you almost smeared my face with soulium fists?" Chase chuckled.

"Hehe," Otto also smiled elegantly, "Mr. Chase, you are just joking. We had a pleasant conversation last time, and the success of this experiment is also the result of our cooperation, isn't it?"

"Rather than cooperation, this may be more like a trade," Chase laughed, "I seek freedom, and you achieve your goals."

Otto paused for a moment and then spoke slowly, "Mutual benefit; this is a condition that is advantageous to both of us."

"Ah, yes, yes, yes," Chase directly interrupted him.

Just resolved the Quantum Shadows, and due to Chase's reasons, this time the number of Quantum Shadows was not that much. It didn't take much time. Just as Durandal returned here, she heard their conversation.

Slightly frowning, Durandal didn't think this was a fair trade. It seemed more like a hostage situation.

However, she didn't say much. After all, she was a Valkyrie of Schicksal, and her position was on Otto's side.

"But..." Chase's tone changed, making Otto turn to look at him, waiting for what he would say next.

Snap!

The crisp sound of snapping fingers rang out, and the figures of Chase and Kiana disappeared on the spot.

Otto directly froze in place, and Durandal's pupils also contracted.

Just now, Chase used the authority of the Herrscher. Durandal sensed it.

But so fast...

Almost in an instant, when she reacted, Chase and Kiana had already disappeared from the spot, and just now, she also sensed some of the surrounding environment and did not perceive the breath of the two.

How... could this happen?

This was a situation that did not occur in their previous battle, making Durandal a little caught off guard. After all, in the previous battle, if Chase could use such an instant long-distance teleportation method, he wouldn't need to mouth-run with her, seeking a possible truce. It would be more cost-effective to directly escape through teleportation.

Although surprised, Otto quickly regained his composure. He turned to Durandal, only to see her shaking her head. This made him feel a sinking feeling.

If these two people really escaped like this, then the plan afterwards would be ruined.

After tasting the sweetness of having Chase assist in the experiment, Otto no longer wanted to go back to the time when he groped forward with two eyes blinded. Not only did it require a considerable amount of resources, but it also consumed a lot of time.

And what Otto lacked the most was time.

However, the next moment, Chase's figure appeared again. He looked at Otto with a smile and spoke amidst the somewhat surprised gazes of Otto and Durandal:

"Like this, I should have the right to have an equal conversation with Mr. Otto, right?"

Now with Sirin's assistance, although Chase's strength seemed unchanged, it could be considered an epic-level enhancement.

The single-threaded processor turned into a dual-threaded one, cooperating with each other without occupying operational space. This was enough to support Chase in completing many operations that required advance preparation.

"That's natural, my friend," Otto quickly adjusted his mood and made a gentleman's salute with the most humble attitude towards Chase.

"Friend, forget it. Your last friend was shot in the head by you not long ago," Chase said, full of disdain on his face.