Chapter 279

Kallen put away her gun and glanced at it with a slight frown.

"I don't know either," Mei replied. "We were having a physical exam when we suddenly received an emergency notification that the academy had Honkai."

"And that's how it is."

Mei was completely unaware of the situation.

All she knew was that they were undergoing a medical examination, and then someone suddenly came to tell them to prepare for battle.

What happened next caught Mei completely off guard.

This is no preparation.

This is what it means to fight!

The location is right here.

When they arrived, the Honkai index here had already risen abnormally, and Guard Honkai Evolved had appeared. Some students were infected and also turned into Guard Honkai Evolved.

And that's it.

Fighting.

This didn't bother Mei and the others; they knew that becoming Valkyrie meant facing the Honkai.

But...

But this time, the enemies they are facing are also Honkai Beast, but these Honkai Beasts were their classmates just a few minutes ago! Perhaps they don't even know them.

They didn't have much interaction.

But when Mei, Kiana, and K423 arrived at the scene.

When they discovered that the enemy they were about to face was wearing the uniform of St. Freya School.

The sorrow in my heart was truly indescribable.

Even Kiana is usually the most cheerful and optimistic, is now sitting blankly to the side.

He remained silent.

"I understand." Kallen didn't say anything more.

"You did a great job."

"If...if we..." Mei looked very sad.

If they had discovered it sooner, if they had arrived sooner, perhaps this tragedy could have been avoided.

Perhaps.

Kallen knew what Mei wanted to say.

"There's no need to blame yourself too much." Kallen patted Mei on the shoulder and said, "You've done very well. Some things are irreversible once they've happened."

"None of us wanted this tragedy to happen, but it has already happened."

"We can only face it, and we hope you can quickly calm things down."

"That's already pretty good."

"Mm." Mei nodded.

Kallen glanced around the scene but had no intention of leaving.

She always felt that there was something amiss about the matter.

Generally speaking, the outbreak of Honkai usually has some warning signs, unless it's the birth of Herrscher. And even if Herrscher appears, it's impossible for it to happen silently.

Judging from what Mei just said, the time between receiving the notification and entering the battle was very short.

A Honkai has occurred in such a short time.

And it quickly influenced so many people.

I have a feeling this Honkai is...

"It doesn't look like it was formed naturally," Kallen said, pinching her chin.

"What?" Mei was a little surprised when she heard Kallen's words.

"It's nothing," Kallen shook her head and said, "It's just a little guess of mine."

There is no evidence, but based on knowledge and research from MEI, this Honkai does not appear to be a naturally occurring Honkai.

How should I put it?

Even if Honkai occurs naturally, it is not a large-scale Honkai.

However, it was not something that could be quelled by just a few Trainee Valkyrie.

And the duration will be much longer than that.

Feel...

It feels like this Honkai was deliberately caused, like it was intentionally Honkai here.

Was it intentionally caused? Or was it caused by someone?

Could it be...

Otto?

This...

That can't be right.

Chapter 298 I'm Not Taking the Blame

St. Freya has entered a state of emergency.

The school is temporarily closed.

All students, regardless of whether they live in the city or elsewhere, must leave the school. Those living in the city should go home directly, while those from other places who are temporarily unable to return home will be provided with accommodation by the school.

And the parents were notified to pick up their children as soon as possible.

St. St. Freya was already quite famous.

Unexpectedly, this incident made him even more popular.

The rumors circulating about this matter are quite outrageous.

But sometimes reality is even more outrageous than rumors.

After all, the most outrageous rumor so far is nothing more than a terrorist attack.

But reality can be even more absurd.

But for some people, this is not outrageous.

Um...

Sometimes it's quite outrageous.

"No..." Otto said with a bitter expression, "Doctor Mei, please believe me."

"This matter has absolutely nothing to do with me."

"There is absolutely no way I would do such a thing."

Otto felt utterly wronged! He hadn't done anything wrong, and was still figuring out how to clean up the mess when suddenly a huge accusation fell on his head.

Doctor Mei actually suspected that he was the one who did it.

This...

Doctor, could you be any more outrageous?

Otto argued, "Doctor Mei, while I agree with the first part of your conjecture—that this was most likely man-made—I do not agree with the second part."

"This matter really has nothing to do with me."

"I don't need to do that."

Otto couldn't understand why Doctor Mei suspected him of doing it.

Artificial Honkai.

Therefore, it is not impossible for someone to deliberately create a Honkai.

Otto's decision to inform the Changkong City officials about this incident rather than issue a warning, and to urge them to quickly evacuate the citizens of Changkong City, was also based on this consideration.

After calming the Honkai, Otto also inspected the scene.

This is a conclusion I reached after reviewing various materials.

This Honkai was most likely man-made.

Can...

Why him?!

"Because you have this prior record," MEI said, adjusting his glasses. "You've done this before."

"A criminal record? What criminal record? When did I ever do such a thing?"

Otto was on the verge of tears.

But after he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something else.

"Oh, I see." Otto suddenly realized what MEI meant by his criminal record.

He said, half-laughing and half-crying, "You mean during the execution?"

"No... my dear Kallen," Otto said with a wry smile, "That wasn't just a Honkai! Didn't you know that?"

"In that era, with the technological level and research on Honkai, what was the case?"

"That was not an artificial Honkai."

"And all I did was release the living Honkai Beast."

"That's not the Honkai."

"Besides, I want to save you."

That's why I did it that way.

Otto was telling the truth.

He could eat whatever he wanted, and he could even wear multiple hats, but he absolutely didn't want to be burdened with a pot for no reason! Especially a pot given to him by his dear Kallen.

"Besides," Otto said, "You know me too, don't you?"

"If it really is me, why would I deny it?"

Mei pushed up her glasses but didn't refute anything.

Otto did not lie.

At least based on MEI's understanding of Otto, it's not that Otto is incapable of lying, but rather that he's better at using the truth to cover up the truth. It's like telling you half the story while hiding the other half; using nine truths to conceal one lie—these are all standard operating procedures.

Completely rejected.

That's certainly something I might not have done.

"Okay," MEI said, somewhat convinced. "I guess I believe you."

"But you're not exactly clean either."

"I didn't want to bring this up, but since we're already here, I'd like to ask."

"You made the game 'Kallen Fantasy', right?"

MEI was just using the opportunity to ask a question.

I was originally planning to investigate myself, but now I think I might as well take this opportunity to ask.

Instead of wasting time and effort, it's better to get straight to the point.