Chapter 64: Decimation: Kalpas
"Now we will broadcast the punishment for Genshin Impact's Arataki Itto: please have Arataki Itto eat ten jin of beans."
In the footage, Arataki Itto's figure slowly appeared, but at this moment, he was lying on the ground, fast asleep.
But the next second, a bolt of lightning, confusing and painless, struck Arataki Itto directly, jolting him awake.
"Who, who dares to ambush yours truly!" Arataki Itto, jolted awake, immediately sprang up.
"Boss, it's the Ranking Livestream. You answered the question wrong, so you have to accept the punishment." Kuki Shinobu, standing to the side, slowly took a step back, signaling that she didn't know this person.
"What punishment? What kind of punishment? Yours truly isn't afraid of anything. Let me see, hmm… what? Ten jin of beans!" Seeing the punishment from the Ranking Livestream, Arataki Itto collapsed onto the ground, his face full of horror. One had to know that he was most afraid of beans.
"Ding, detected that Genshin Impact's Arataki Itto is extremely resistant. Manipulating Arataki Itto to carry out the punishment."
The next second, several bags of beans appeared in front of Arataki Itto, and Arataki Itto couldn't help but walk toward them.
"No, don't, yours truly doesn't want to eat them!" Arataki Itto kept shouting.
Although Arataki Itto kept screaming, his body was out of his control, and he ate all the beans in front of him.
After finishing the beans, the Ranking Livestream released its control over Arataki Itto, and he collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth.
"Alright, the little interlude ends here. Next, we will rank the next Flame-Chaser."
"Decimation, Kalpas."
"See you in half an hour."
Because it was almost lunchtime, the people in the livestream room found some food to place in front of them, preparing to eat lunch while watching the Ranking Livestream.
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"Time's up. Next, we start the ranking:"
"Decimation, Kalpas."
"Kalpas is one of the thirteen Flame-Chasers of the MOTH organization in the Previous Era, ranked VI, with the Signet of Decimation. He didn't become a berserker because of his true nature; wearing a mask might be a symbol for him to get along with others better."
"Before joining the MOTH, Kalpas was a porter at the nursing home run by Aponia in the Sunset Street, a man with an extremely mysterious background."
"Later, after the Honkai disease was exposed in the Sunset Street, the MOTH sent Sakura to capture Kalpas and Aponia."
"After Sakura cleaned up the patients suffering from Honkai disease in the nursing home on the Sunset Street, Kalpas sat cross-legged in the shadows of the room, questioning Sakura why she did this. But Sakura asked Kalpas in return why he was still alive, given that her blade hadn't missed. Kalpas replied that it was he who was asking Sakura now. Sakura explained her reasons and asked Kalpas who the person outside was to him. But Kalpas didn't answer, just looking at the heavy rain outside the window. The two began to fight without a word, turning the building into ruins in just 28 seconds."
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[ Genshin Impact - Collei: They turned the surroundings into ruins in 28 seconds, just how strong are they? ]
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Sakura: It's Kalpas who is strong, not me. At that time, Kalpas was just an ordinary human, while I was a Flame-Chaser. ]
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana: Even if you say that, your strength is not to be underestimated. ]
[ Honkai Star Rail - Nanook: If I could make him my Emanator, I wonder how many times his strength would multiply. ]
At this moment, Nanook, who had just destroyed a planet, saw the introduction of Kalpas in the Ranking Livestream and his eyes lit up. He knew how useless the bunch of guys under his command were; if he could find such a powerful warrior to become his Emanator, destroying the universe would probably be much simpler.
[ Genshin Impact - Venti: Hehehe, old man, what do you think? ]
[ Genshin Impact - Zhongli: What could I think? I'm just sitting here watching. ]
At this moment, Zhongli took a sip of tea, watching the Ranking Livestream with a calm face. Although his strength had recovered and he was no longer suffering from erosion, it still couldn't stop his desire to retire.
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"Although Kalpas's combat power was strong, he was still captured by the MOTH."
"Later, Elysia discovered through a videotape that although Kalpas was an ordinary human, he could fight with Sakura, who was a Flame-Chaser, and even left scars on her, so she brought him to the Deepest Depths."
"Elysia went to visit Kalpas, believing that he shouldn't be locked up there but should be on the Honkai battlefield. She asked Kalpas if he was willing to become a 'piece of firewood,' but the price was to be given an endless war. Kalpas finally agreed to this request and, at Elysia's request, joined The Moth's special ops, the MANTIS team, and was also constrained by Aponia. After joining, he executed missions in a three-person team with Sakura and Su, but most of the results were Sakura completing the missions alone."
"Mobius gave Kalpas over a hundred Keys of Dominance in the Sea of Quanta, but all these Keys of Dominance were shattered, and they failed to make Kalpas feel the crisis of death, in order to spur his awakening in battle and ultimately make Kalpas a Flame-Chaser."
"Therefore, Mobius told Kalpas that he had been removed from the Flame-Chaser project based on the Meta-Morph serum. But Mobius still wanted to make Kalpas a Flame-Chaser in her own way, and she wanted to know why Kalpas, as an ordinary human, had the power to compete with Flame-Chasers and what his background was."
"Finally, Mobius decided to perform surgery on Kalpas, fusing the Honkai beast that Sakura had hunted back—'Asura'—into Kalpas's body, making Kalpas a Flame-Chaser."
"But a medical accident occurred. Mobius's assistant thought that the surgery could no longer succeed and that there was no point in letting Kalpas continue to bear such pain. But Mobius stated she was unwilling to give up."
"While the two were arguing, Kevin walked out and said that Kalpas would die, that at most only one person would survive, but in the end, a medical accident still occurred."
"Kalpas broke the Key of Dominance in Hua's hand and picked up the piece of the Key of Dominance that fell on the ground. A reaction similar to the Super-Variation factor appeared on his body, but it only lasted for 12 seconds. After being discovered by Dr. MEI, she ordered that Kalpas be prohibited from having any form of contact with any Divine Key."
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[ Genshin Impact - Skirk: A powerful warrior, is his name Kalpas? I will remember it! ]
At this moment, Skirk, who had just finished swinging her sword thirty million times, looked at the Ranking Livestream, a smile curling at the corner of her mouth. She looked up at the sky and said with emotion: "Sure enough, just as Master said, there are many worlds in this universe, and there are many strong people there too. Kevin, Kalpas, and even those women—their strength is beyond my reach."
"However, I will not give up moving forward!" Then, Skirk turned and walked back into her house.
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