Honkai Diary: Start With Picking Up A White-Haired Treasure

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang!"

"Crack!"

The sound of pounding on the table grew louder with each strike until it left a hole in the otherwise pristine desk.

"Otto! Damn you, Otto! I can't take this anymore!" Tesla exploded as she shot up from her seat.

"Dr. Tesla, please calm down."

"Calm your mophead! If I could stomach this, would I have ever split from Schicksal to form Anti-Entropy back then?!"

Einstein gently tugged at Tesla's sleeve, gesturing for her to look behind them.

Welt Yang sat firmly in the chair behind Tesla, silent but devoid of his usual warm smile. His eyes flickered between brown and crimson—a sign that Herrscher power was brewing within him, emanating an overwhelming aura of rage.

Taken aback, Tesla turned around and embraced Welt.

"It's alright, don't be angry. We'll go save him together." Rarely displaying such tenderness, Tesla soothed the furious lion poised on the brink of eruption.

Welt's fluctuating eye color gradually stabilized as he remained embraced by Tesla, then turned his gaze towards Einstein.

"Eins, we need the fastest flying device."

"It can reach there within one and a half hours. Go now," Einstein calmly replied.

Among the trio, only she seemed unaffected by the grim scenes unfolding on the battlefield. However, both Tesla and Welt detected that her voice, no longer indifferent or nonchalant as usual, had become icier, as if suddenly coated with a layer of frost.

"I'm coming too," Tesla hastily interjected.

But Welt held onto her slender waist, took a deep breath, and said firmly:

"No, you and Eins stay here."

"But..."

"Have you fully mastered those Dark Gates Zeke provided?"

"Of course!"

"Then remain behind to buy time for Siegfried until help arrives, or assist us in breaking through once I get there."

"...Alright!" With a decisive nod, Tesla released Welt, watching him stride out the door.

After a long pause, Tesla slapped his cheeks and returned to his computer desk, fingers flying over the keyboard.

"Dr. Tesla, I need control of your Titan mech fleet," Einstein requested while busily working on her own computer.

Tesla didn't understand what Einstein had planned, but he promptly responded, "Access granted—good luck! I'll make some final adjustments here and leverage those backdoors we left behind... Otto, is it? This time, you're going to cry for me!"

At this moment, Anti-Entropy's three leaders were fully mobilized.

Truth be told, they weren't particularly close with Cecilia or Kiana; their connection was primarily through Siegfried. However, even if Siegfried hadn't been present on the battlefield today, replaced by a complete stranger, witnessing such brutal scenes would not leave them indifferent. As Tesla rightly pointed out, what would have been the point of founding Anti-Entropy otherwise?

Siegfried had already entered his half-bestial state: a sharp black horn protruded from the left side of his head, and scales covered one half of his face. Under the excessive corrosion of Honkai Energy, the meticulously crafted mechanical arm by Tesla disintegrated completely, replaced by a menacing giant beast claw.

Simultaneously, Judgment of Shamash activated its base power level, igniting a blazing inferno around the colossal sword Siegfried held tightly.

"Otto! I'll make you pay with your life!"

Boom!

In response to Siegfried's furious charge came a relentless barrage of artillery fire.

Normally, such attacks would be mere drizzle against Siegfried in this form; they wouldn't even come close before being effortlessly melted away by the intense heat and Honkai Energy.

Yet, reality proved otherwise. The bombardment forced Siegfried backward step after step, until soon it became increasingly difficult for him to remain standing. He could only use the Cleaver of Shamash as a shield, bracing himself on one knee amidst immense strain.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The relentless onslaught rained down like torrential thunderstorms, engulfing the ground surrounding Siegfried in fiery chaos—a spectacle both fierce and awe-inspiring.

In the sky above, Otto leisurely nibbled on a pastry while watching the projection screen.

"Mm, delicious."

"Did you really think activating that form would save you?"

"How naive!"

"The holy blood flowing through those clones' veins is nearly flawless Schariac lineage."

"Holy blood serves as a specialized weapon against Honkai Beasts and Herrschers—but at its core, it targets Honkai Energy itself!"

"As you stand within this anti-Honkai domain paved with holy blood, your body also coated thickly by it... Rage, explode! The stronger the Honkai Energy you unleash, the greater the damage the holy blood will inflict upon you."

"A valiant warrior, dying amidst the blood of his wife and daughter—what a tragically absurd life! This truly makes for excellent drama!" With one hand over his face, Otto raised a glass, chuckling softly, though it was unclear whom he toasted.

What Siegfried Kaslana? Just another brutish fool!

As Otto had anticipated, under the suppression of Schariac holy blood, Siegfried's Honkai Energy could not empower him but instead continuously ravaged his body.

Finally, growing weaker with each burst, he took a direct hit from a shell and tumbled far across the ground.

The Cleaver of Shamash in Siegfried's hand dimmed, its flickering flames indicating it was nearing its limit and about to revert to its original dual pistols form at any moment.

"What's...going on?"

Siegfried shook his head, stood up, and grimaced as he surveyed his battered body.

"Is my body no longer strong enough to sustain this state?"

"No! No way! I can't fall here!"

"Kiana... Kiana! Daddy's coming to save you! Just hang on!!"

"My body, my soul, anything—just give me more power for Kiana! Burn brighter!"

The intense heat evaporated the surrounding blood, while the surging Honkai Energy finally overcame the purifying threshold of the Schariac holy blood.

With a furious roar towards the heavens, Siegfried swung Heaven's Fire Cleaver.

BOOMMM!

A blazing slash tore through the sky, annihilating countless shells in one fell swoop. The scorching heat seemed poised to engulf even the vast expanse above, threatening to set the entire sky ablaze.

After nearly ten minutes of relentless bombardment, Siegfried and the Cleaver of Shamash finally unleashed their full might.

In that same room sat Otto Apocalypse.

He covered his face, set down his teacup, and sighed deeply.

"Kaslana, what a surprising bunch they are! Do they always rely on shouting to unleash their power? Quite like you, Kallen."

"Oh well, let's see if there's anything else useful I can employ."

"Another clone army? But repeating the same act is rather dull!"

"My old friend... No, it's just a minor issue; no need to bother her."

"The Valkyrie troops, machinery, new weapons... Ah, having too many choices can be quite vexing!"

"Hmm... Right, why not seize this opportunity to try out the gift from my new acquaintance?"

Siegfried transformed into a massive blazing fireball and forcefully breached Schicksal Headquarters' defensive force field.

Just as he was about to reach the Sky Base, several red lasers precisely targeted his weakest defenses, piercing through him and sending him plummeting back down to earth.

As Siegfried hit the ground, his wounds rapidly healed before his eyes. Looking up against the sunlight, he spotted a familiar figure standing amidst the rays.

"Zeke... Youngster?"

Boom!

Siegfried crashed onto the surface below with a thunderous impact.

Simultaneously, another figure resembling Zeke but with hollow eyes descended alongside him, accompanied by a swarm of densely packed black floating spheres. Countless laser beams began firing relentlessly at Siegfried.

"Another clone, huh? Otto, you're truly demonic."

Siegfried rolled away, momentarily escaping danger, then charged forward aggressively, swinging Cleaver of Shamash towards "Zeke's" neck.

Since it was just a clone and not "Cecilia" or "Kiana," Siegfried gritted his teeth, maintaining his resolve to strike decisively.

Suddenly, amidst a shrill whistle in the wind, a glint of cold light hurtled towards Siegfried with enough speed and force to pierce his skull.

"Clang!"

Using excessive amounts of Honkai Energy, Siegfried generated scales on his forehead, forcefully enduring the impact of a sharp, elongated spear.

The spear shattered, causing Siegfried to stagger backward several steps, his eyes narrowing.

Such immense power, and incredibly fast—practically unstoppable like a beam of light! he thought.

In the distance, "Sin" slowly raised her hand, her vacant heterochromatic eyes emitting a faint glow. She lifted a long spear, poised for attack.

That is... Kiana's friend's clone! Siegfried realized, momentarily startled.

As this dawned on him, countless red dots appeared all over Siegfried, signaling Zeke's assault initiation.

"Whoosh!"

"Boom!"