Chapter 184

Kevin paused for a moment before replying, saying he had no interest in lying.

"I see... In that case, I also have some questions for you."

Freya grinned. "What makes you think... you can completely destroy the Honkai? I saw the battle just now. Without the Moonlight Throne, you wouldn't have been able to effectively attack the Herrscher of Finality. Your full-force attack only managed to stop her actions after 30% of the Honkai Energy within Herrscher of Finality was forcibly drained... If you could effectively damage the Herrscher of Finality, why did you continue attacking during the 12 hours she was inactive? You can't even defeat the Herrscher of Finality, so what are you talking about defeating the Honkai?"

If they can't Herrscher of Finality, then Kevin's claim that he will defeat the Honkai no matter the cost is just bullshit.

"More importantly, although the Herrscher of Finality Honkai, the Herrscher of Finality is not the same as the Honkai. Even if you defeat the Herrscher of Finality then? Currently, the strength of the Honkai is highly linked to civilization. Although the Previous Civilization had developed to the point of using arks to carry the spark of fire and drift in the universe, the Herrscher of Finality that appeared was only powerful enough to destroy a solar system at most, which is much weaker than I expected. It can't fight with the Milky Way as a dart, or create a supernova explosion by hand. The Herrscher of Finality also incredibly weak."

Kevin was speechless. He felt that Freya not only despised him, but also the Herrscher of Finality.

Seriously, does he have to be so arrogant?

He could easily pin Freya to the ground and beat her up with one hand, yet Freya's contempt was unmistakable.

208. That's really quite a monstrous and despicable person—

Although Kevin was in a good mood, being repeatedly looked down upon by Freya, and even being disregarded by the Herrscher of Finality, whom he considered a great enemy, made him feel a surge of anger.

"My descendants..."

"Are you trying to say I'm too arrogant? Heh, I don't believe that researchers of your era couldn't reach similar results. Since the intensity of Honkai is linked to the level of civilization, what intensity of Honkai should a galaxy-level civilization face? A planetary Honkai Beast that can shatter a planet with a single slap? Or an Ultimate Herrscher?"

Freya's disdain was naturally for a reason.

After confirming the combat power of the Previous Civilization's Herrscher of Finality through the records in the Soul Steel, her awe of the Previous Civilization completely disappeared.

Although the current civilization's scientific research level still cannot reach the level of the Previous Civilization, the current civilization has only just experienced the Second Great Honkai.

Just as war can promote the progress of civilization, war against Honkai can also propel civilization into a period of rapid development.

The first Great Honkai occurred in 1952.

The Second Great Honkai occurred in 2000.

While it's uncertain when the Third Great Honkai will occur, the interval between the Second Great Honkai and Third Great Honkai shouldn't be too short.

Therefore, for our current civilization, there is still enough time to develop technology.

However, the scientific and technological capabilities of the Previous Civilization could shorten their research time. Perhaps when facing the Seventh Eighth Herrscher, the current civilization had already reached the level of the Previous Civilization in confronting the Herrscher of Finality.

That being said, the process of the Previous Civilization fighting against the Honkai was not smooth.

In reality, if the current civilization did not inherit from the Previous Civilization, it would probably only repeat the same fate as the Previous Civilization.

It is precisely because of the relics, artifacts, and Divine Key left behind by the Previous Civilization that the current civilization was able to foresee the Honkai of the Honkai.

Freya was confident that the current civilization would not lose to the Previous Civilization.

Kevin did not answer.

He carefully considered Freya's question.

"I see. Is that how you made your judgment?"

Kevin frowned.

"So, are you prepared to succumb to the Honkai?"

"Give in? Why? Uh, you don't think I'll give in to the Honkai just because I said the Honkai is invincible, do you?"

Freya frowned slightly. She realized that this Great Ancestor's mind was not very sharp. It wasn't that he was unintelligent, but rather that his way of thinking was always based on his own perspective as a warrior.

Warriors fight against Honkai don't think about how to defeat Honkai. When the Honkai appears, they do everything they can, regardless of right or wrong, to eliminate it.

Simply put, Freya didn't think she could reach a consensus with Kevin, as their ways of thinking were very different.

Although Freya is now transitioning from Valkyrie to a researcher, this is still a part-time job. She is not a pure warrior. Even though she was always on the front line of the fight against Honkai, her initial stance was that of a political tool created by Otto.

However, as she gradually revealed her special qualities, she was treated as a rare experimental animal by Otto, and after Otto left, she became the Acting Grand Bishop of Schicksal.

From political prop to laboratory animal, and now to Grand Bishop, her way of thinking has been gradually changing over time—taking on a part-time research role does not change the fact that she is now an organizational leader.

The admiration and respect of many Valkyrie led her to think beyond an individual perspective.

The leaders of an organization and the warriors who destroy the Honkai will naturally have different thoughts.

When faced with the natural disaster of Honkai, Freya's first thought was to understand it, but her scientific and technological capabilities, limited by Schicksal, were simply not up to par in understanding what Honkai was.

If even the Will of Honkai cannot be observed, then defeating any number of Herrscher or eliminating any number of Honkai Beast will be futile.

Whether the Honkai can be utilized, and how to lead humanity to Honkai or coexist with Honkai, are questions that leaders will consider.

What is the essence of Honkai, or how can it be utilized? These are questions that researchers will ponder.

Warriors only think about how to eliminate the Honkai; their idea of Honkai the Honkai is to destroy the target with the weapons in their hands.

Kevin narrowed his eyes; he could naturally understand what Freya was trying to say.

However, the other side does not seem to have any intention of eliminating the Honkai.

"Adding to the fact that the other party's abilities seem to be favored by the Honkai," Kevin said after a long silence.

"It seems I cannot cooperate with you."

"Oh? Not the World Serpent and Schicksal, but you and me?"

Freya put away the contemptuous expression on her face. After all, the other party was an ancestor who had lived for tens of thousands of years. Even if he was a warrior, he was a warrior with a brain.

The Kaslana Family are not stupid; they are just too used to thinking through actions.

Rather than pondering what Honkai truly is, the Kaslana Family prefers to take direct action. Or perhaps only the Kaslana Family believes that Honkai is unusable, which is why they are so determined to fight against Honkai ...

Based on this speculation, perhaps Kevin and his companions once studied the Honkai, but the final conclusion was to eliminate the Honkai at any cost.

"... It seems I haven't tried hard enough."

Upon realizing she had underestimated Kevin, Freya readily admitted her shortcomings.

Kevin was indeed completely bewildered by her previous statement.

After all, if Herrscher could fight using the Milky Way as a dart and create supernova explosions with his bare hands were to appear before him, even Kevin would see no hope of winning.

"Am I not trying hard enough? I guess I am too."

Kevin realized that Herrscher of Finality from Previous Civilization as the hypothetical final enemy seemed somewhat out of line. Just as the other party said, if a civilization develops to the galactic level, any Herrscher born from the Honkai that corresponds to that civilization would definitely be able to surpass the Herrscher of Finality that they had faced before.

"My descendants... my conditions remain the same: I can make the World Serpent obey you, as long as you oppose the Honkai."

"Great Ancestor, you have clearly observed me many times. Don't you know very well that my abilities are more inclined towards the Honkai? How can I assure you that I will not become Herrscher?"

"..."

"Our Great Ancestor was clearly a natural airhead who stayed in his home too long. It's a pity... he didn't stay in his home long enough to become cute. Hmm, I don't care about the World Serpent at all. I'll definitely beat that organization to a pulp when I get the chance. As for being hostile to the Honkai, if obeying the Honkai Energy protect the remaining humans, I might choose to obey the Honkai."

Honkai is an abnormal disaster that Honkai with the birth of civilization, with the ultimate goal of destroying civilization, and is forever an enemy of human civilization.

However, if abandoning civilization can preserve the continuation of the human race, then obeying the Honkai may not be a wrong choice. If all of humanity becomes Herrscher under the blessing of the Honkai, and thus develops into a unique Honkai system civilization, they may not necessarily be rejected by the Honkai.

This is like a sudden clap of thunder that strikes and kills someone.

The remaining people then decided to eliminate the lightning, but instead sought the truth within it, thus deriving the age of electricity.

Perhaps Honkai Civilization is one of the ways for humanity to survive.

"It seems that this explanation doesn't work."

Kevin hasn't been doing nothing over the past ten thousand years.

In fact, he tried many methods, but ultimately failed. As Freya said, his thought process was ultimately that of a warrior, and coexisting with the Honkai was not a direction a warrior should be thinking about.

"My descendant, you are dangerous..."

At this point, Kevin stared intently at Freya's figure, trying to memorize her appearance completely.

Although they share the same appearance as their successor, the other person's personality and temperament are vastly different from their successor's.

The relationship between a soldier and a leader is like that of two parallel lines.

They are unlikely to be able to persuade the other party.

"What? You want to destroy me? Speaking of which, is it even possible to fight in this space?"

"... Of course I can..."

Just as Kevin finished speaking, Freya had already vanished from the spot.

Almost instantly, she unleashed all her power, an attack that seemed to shatter the air with a single punch, which landed in front of Kevin but was blocked by the greatsword wreathed in flames.

"Perhaps you'll surpass me in the future, but not now..."

Kevin answered calmly, then kicked Freya in the stomach.

The air was instantly torn apart, and Freya's body flew backward like a rag, rolling on the ground for hundreds of meters.

Freya, lying on the ground, twitched the corner of her mouth, giving off the feeling of a hundred ice boars charging at her at once.

However, due to the protective mechanisms in the training room, Freya's actual injuries were not severe.

But in this space, Kevin seemed to have no intention of holding back at all.

A simple kick sent her flying a kilometer.

"Cough cough, that's so strong it's almost unfair..."

At the edge of the horizon, a massive mountain range formed of ice stretched out in the distance.

Standing atop the iceberg, Kevin spoke calmly.

"What's wrong, my descendant? Didn't you want to teach me a lesson? I'm giving you this chance. I also want to see what makes you, this special person favored by the Honkai, so special."

Kevin understood perfectly; he had simply seen too much.

In the Previous Civilization era, his lover Mei tried to save everyone.

But after he implanted the DNA of Emperor-class Honkai Beast, he couldn't even give Mei a comforting hug anymore.

In his view, Freya's behavior was just like Mei's back then. Mei tried to find another way to save the world, but she had too little time. The Herrscher appeared one after another, constantly shrinking the environment in which humanity could live.

The birth of each Herrscher brings enormous damage to the environment.

The result of failing to defeat the Herrscher of Finality was that the Previous Civilization lost, and he also completely lost Mei.

In the long years after his awakening, his body and heart grew increasingly cold, as if he were gradually losing all emotion.

Kevin wasn't unable to understand.

On the contrary, he knew very well that given the nature of human infighting, even if Freya could suppress it for the time being, a civil war between humans would eventually break out.

He felt that Freya was doing something futile, and his opinion remained the same as before: eliminate the Honkai at all costs.

"Here, I will possess the power to fight against the Herrscher of Finality... Please show no mercy, my descendant. Your power is not strong enough to frighten me."

"... Tsk, what a monster."

Freya, who had climbed out of the crater, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva to the side, and then rubbed her stomach, which was being healed by the power of Creation. Her internal organs were almost completely destroyed by the kick she had just received.

Although her physical body was still on the machine in the Anti-Entropy Laboratory, she felt real pain while fighting in this near-consciousness space.

"Although I struck first, a man who lays a hand on a 10-year-old girl is truly despicable and a scumbag—"

Before she could finish speaking, Kevin raised his flaming greatsword and swung it at her, unleashing a devastating barrage of flames that seemed poised to consume everything.

209. Take this move and I'll make the world feel pain!

In the midst of a raging inferno on the desolate lunar landscape, Freya fanned herself with her hand.

Although this place is similar to a consciousness space, and only her consciousness enters here, she can still use all the abilities she possesses in reality within this space.

The automatically unfolding anti-Honkai wave suppressed the surrounding energy.

Whether it's an attack using Honkai Energy or an energy attack converted from Honkai Energy, both are weakened by the suppression effect of the anti-Honkai wave.

"That being said, my attack methods are definitely useless..."

It was precisely because this place was akin to a consciousness space, and because the two sides had failed to reach a consensus, coupled with the Kiana incident, that Freya wanted to take the opportunity to punch Kevin a couple of times.

Although she had seen Kevin lead seven teammates to fight the Herrscher of Finality, which showed that the opponent was very strong, Freya did not think she could defeat him. However, Freya still wanted to give him a good thrashing.

Moreover, she might have wanted to personally experience Kevin's strength.

Even though previous records have confirmed Kevin's strength, from an outsider's perspective, one cannot feel such a terrifying sense of oppression.

"This Great Ancestor might be stronger than the remaining seven warriors..."