Chapter 236

Only when Xing laughed so hard she almost choked did she stubbornly admit defeat, saying, "I'll be back."

Next, Rita naturally became their guide, showing them around London.

From the magnificent Buckingham Palace to Tra Square, and the must-see British Museum, Freya and her companions would have loved to spend a few days exploring London if they weren't worried about leaving Theresa's Kagemusha A-374 alone.

I'd also like to visit places like the Sherlock Holmes Museum, Big Ben, Boro Market, the National Gallery of Britain, and Her Majesty's Theatre.

Freya and her group finally arrived at the British Museum, which is said to house historical and cultural treasures from all over the world. Incidentally, the British Museum has not yet elected a new director because the previous director was said to be a member of the World Serpent Organization, and his whole family was also investigated.

Originally, the position of Director of the British Museum was likely to be taken over by his daughter, Catherine, but now the British side has to choose a new person.

"Um?"

Freya suddenly stopped as she passed a Kevin Scroll Mural, which dates back to around the 6th century AD.

"What's wrong, sir?"

"Jackal, huh? Oh right, I threw the Jackal onto the St. Freya."

After all, someone needs to be responsible for the movement of the Titan Mech and the transport of the Electromagnetic Field Device.

Freya naturally pinned the blame on the Jackal, unaware that the Jackal was currently trembling in fear under the protection of a group of Titan Mech.

Whether it was his imagination or not, Jackal felt a sense of murderous intent ever since he set foot in London.

In the end, she simply returned the way she came and hid on the St. Freya, refusing to come out. She even put Freya's culinary team in charge of the matter, leaving the chefs, who had only planned to leave the Floating Battleship to buy some ingredients at the market, completely bewildered.

On the distant mountain, Raven, who was supposed to be providing cover for Gray Serpent, had just aimed at Jackal with her Third Divine Key, but she didn't pull the trigger in the end.

"Let's do this to give... Lord Freya some face."

Shiola had already learned about Freya's identity from Kiana.

He finally realized that his enemy was not the Herrscher of the Void, but the Clown Alpha, who caused the Second Eruption War to escalate, namely Grand Bishop of Schicksal Otto of Schicksal.

Otto cannot escape this responsibility; it's not that Kiana is arbitrarily pinning any blame on him.

According to several people involved in the Second Eruption War, the Second Eruption War would have ended long ago if it weren't for Otto's sneak attack.

Naturally, there was no full awakening of the Second Herrscher, nor the Second Herrscher's surprise attack from the moon to Earth.

Without the meteorite thrown from the moon to Earth by the Second Herrscher, there wouldn't have been so many deaths and injuries, and there wouldn't have been the final battle when the Second Herrscher returned to Earth.

The final battle, fought across the entire Siberia territory, would not ultimately affect the villagers living on the Siberian Plains.

The petals of the Holy White Flower are a symbol of healing, Shiola still remembers the few blood-stained Abyss Flower she saw when she was unconscious.

From Kiana, Shiola learned that the Abyss Flower that saved her was a healing power released by Kiana's mother, Cecilia, at the cost of her life.

Since Cecilia was his benefactor, Shiola naturally lowered his hostility towards the clone of the Second Herrscher.

Ultimately, the Second Herrscher was also a victim.

The clones like Freya and Aurora, who were infiltrated with the DNA of the Second Herrscher, did not do so by their own will.

Having spared the Jackal's life, Shiola once again used the Third Divine Key to keep an eye on the Gray Serpent's movements.

Although the main body of the Gray Serpent was lying in ambush in another place, its Gray Serpent was carrying six crucial new antibodies.

That was a valuable item obtained by exchanging the Second Divine Key, and it was also related to the Stigmata Project. Even Shiola dared not relax her vigilance in the slightest.

Just as Gray Serpent had predicted, after leaving London and entering the suburbs, a large number of mercenaries suddenly appeared and surrounded Gray Serpent's clone and his men.

"Raven, move out!"

"..."

Shiola naturally wouldn't use her precious Third Divine Key. At this moment, she had already taken out the Barrett rifle inlaid with Honkai crystal fragments and pulled the trigger, aiming it at a vehicle driven by mercenaries.

Bang!

The battle for six new antibodies is just beginning, though little is known.

280. Sir, let's not talk about such unromantic things.

Six new antibodies are neither a lot nor a little.

If a method for cultivating new antibodies can be developed, the World Serpent Organization can continuously obtain new antibodies. However, if new antibodies cannot be cultivated, then... even if the number of transactions is increased tenfold, a hundredfold, or a thousandfold, it will be meaningless.

The new antibodies needed for Stigmata Project are far more than six thousand doses; even sixty thousand or six hundred thousand would be a drop in the ocean.

The Gray Serpent, who used his clone to make a deal with the Acting Grand Bishop of Schicksal, deliberately led his subordinates in circles.

However, upon seeing that he was surrounded by only a group of mercenaries, he felt a little disappointed and had no choice but to summon his men who were lying in ambush.

With Raven surveying the entire situation, the mercenaries who tried to ambush them ended up being ambushed themselves.

"It seems that the Human Alliance is not planning to cooperate with us..."

The World Serpent Organization has always been in a bad situation. It can only be said that when Shencheng Medicine launched a full-scale war, the World Serpent Organization should have taken advantage of the Schicksal's misfortune.

As a result... out of caution, Gray Serpent watched as Shencheng Medicine was defeated by the Schicksal and as Jackal, one of the executives of the World Serpent Organization, was arrested.

When they came to their senses, the war suddenly ended, and the Acting Grand Bishop turned his gun on their World Serpent Organization, even using the righteous cause to rally other forces to fight against the World Serpent Organization.

Unfortunately, at that time, Gray Serpent, as the decision-maker, only wanted to cut its losses and chose to abandon those bases that might be exposed, but the Schicksal, which was caught up in the victory, followed the clues and found out more...

The World Serpent Organization's funders, the mecha units stationed in secret bases, and the weapons depots used by the armed forces were all attacked immediately.

The Schicksal, having joined forces with the Anti-Entropy Organization, should not have been able to defeat the World Serpent Organization so easily.

Jackal's betrayal is one of the reasons why the World Serpent Organization has fallen into such a predicament.

The other most important reason was his wrong decision at the time.

Gray Serpent and his men dealt with the mercenaries and, under the cover of Raven, quickly withdrew from the scene.

He originally intended to unite the Human Alliance... or rather, the current directors of the Human Alliance that had been acquired. After the Schicksal Senate, which originally funded the Human Alliance, was restricted, the Human Alliance, which should have gone bankrupt and dissolved, was quickly divided up by the ruling classes of various countries...

During the period when the Schicksal Senate invested in the Human Alliance, the Human Alliance obtained a large number of important secrets of the Schicksal, including several cutting-edge technologies.

Although it cannot compare to the vast amount of advanced technology in the Schicksal Database, the army of the Human Alliance is still stronger than the armies of ordinary countries.

Originally, they wanted to unite with those council members, or rather, the ruling classes of the countries they represented, in an attempt to reverse the World Serpent's predicament. However... Gray Serpent overestimated the World Serpent Organization's current reputation.

Moreover, the representatives of the ruling classes in various countries are all shrewd and calculating. Even if they may not live as long as the Gray Serpent, their experience and cunning make them extremely cautious.

Although the World Serpent Organization traded six new antibodies from the Schicksal using the Divine Key.

But this does not mean that they also need to pay such a high price.

Ultimately, the feud between the Schicksal and the World Serpent Organization is nothing new.

Trading the new antibody using the Divine Key seems like the way that black-hearted Saintess dragon is asking for an exorbitant price and not allowing the World Serpent Organization to bargain.

Although the ruling classes of various countries also crave new antibodies, they will not expose themselves in the struggle to acquire them...

They didn't want to send out the Human Alliance who were an eyesore to the black-hearted Saintess at this critical juncture.

The rulers, who had lived for decades, were even more shrewd than the most astute businessmen. They knew very well that sending Human Alliance at this time might mean... that the World Serpent Organization's Acting Grand Bishop was happily beating up its shifting target.

The split-up Human Alliance have all entered their respective military and political systems. Now, sending out Human Alliance only lets the Acting Grand Bishop know who to target. Then, the Human Alliance sent out may not complete the mission, but instead expose themselves. Then they happily enter the Acting Grand Bishop's Blacklist, and suffer together with the World Serpent Organization on the Blacklist.

Sending out mercenaries is based on the idea that if you can rob something, you'll make a profit; if you can't, you won't suffer any loss. In fact, if the mercenaries you send out are wiped out, you can cut your losses in time... Yes, that's what you call cutting your losses.

"Gray Serpent..."

After reuniting with the Gray Serpent's main body, Shiola looked at it and asked, "Did it fail? Didn't they say they had made contact with the Human Alliance?"

"They didn't take the bait. Tsk... They just sent a bunch of mercenaries. They clearly have no intention of cooperating."

In an effort to undo the bitter consequences of its poor decisions, Gray Serpent tried everything, but now... the World Serpent Organization can only rely on the aid of the external trade organization 'Ice-bound Serpent'.

Gray Serpent had not forgotten the Raven before him, which also had the codename 'Ice-bound Raven'.

Cooperation with underdeveloped countries will never be able to extricate the World Serpent Organization from its predicament; in fact, its morale will only continue to decline.

"The Abyssal City is now in the hands of Schicksal, and even a direct assault would be difficult, those damned Jackal!!"

The Gray Serpent's true form said through gritted teeth.

Indeed, the World Serpent Organization's utter defeat was due to Gray Serpent's poor decision-making. However, without Jackal's initiative to start a full-scale war, and without the sudden creation of a large amount of negative news by Shencheng Medicine under her leadership, the World Serpent Organization would not have been unable to even clear its name.

After all... Shencheng Medicine releasing Honkai Beast directly into the city is a political mistake in this world.

The large number of civilian casualties has directly damaged the image of the World Serpent Organization to the point where there is no possibility of recovery.

"..."

Shiola decided to keep the fact that she had just managed to blow Jackal's head off with a single shot to her heart.

Given the hatred that Gray Serpent and even the organization members have for Jackal, let alone rendering the Third Divine Key unusable for a period of time, they would support killing Jackal and even destroying the Gray Serpent Third Divine Key on the spot.

After Gray Serpent and Shiola retreated.

Once out of stealth mode, one of the Valkyrie turned on her communicator and reported the intelligence she had just gathered to the head of the intelligence department.

Before the Assault Team and Lewis Squad had their own Valkyrie Armor, the secret forces' Valkyrie were already equipped with a large number of prototype stealth mobile armor.

The prototype stealth mobile armor is Valkyrie Armor that is between the third and fourth generations, created based on the Fourth Generation God-Slaying Armor in the Schicksal Headquarters laboratory.

"Please respond, please respond. This is C4... Target has been located at coordinates XXX. XXX. The target is leaving the scene. Do you want to continue tracking the target?"

"Received, C4. Cease operations. Ignore the target. Notify all squads that the mission is terminated immediately. Return to the St. Freya."

After thoroughly exploring the British Museum, the group dined at an open-air restaurant... The infinitely beautiful sunset was casting its last red glow, turning half the sky crimson while the other half was gradually swallowed by the night.

"Rita, did you really go to the bathroom? Or did the secret service find something?"

Freya was about to enjoy her dinner, saw Rita returning from 'picking flowers' and asked her curiously.

She didn't believe her adjutant was actually 'picking flowers' while acting suspiciously, especially since she hadn't even moved towards the toilet.

"Yes, sir, the scattered secret forces have just discovered the Gray Serpent's true form and the Raven."

"..."

Freya raised an eyebrow, and for some reason, she felt an urge to catch up with the Gray Serpent and kill it.

"My lord, I think you are being too harsh on the World Serpent."

"I don't think it's harsh, but rather deserved. Schicksal has some achievements to speak of, but World Serpent has done nothing but has been active in the shadows, acting like a BOSS controlling all of humanity from behind the scenes. No matter how powerful such a force is, it is meaningless to this world."

Freya did not feel that her actions against the World Serpent Organization were driven by personal feelings.

In fact, compared to Schicksal, which sacrifices a large number of Valkyrie every year, World Serpent, who knows what it's up to in the shadows, is simply despicable and hateful...

Of course, World Serpent has done its part for the world; the multinational pharmaceutical company Shencheng Medicine has been providing drugs to various countries to treat Honkai Energy infections.

Behind the scenes of Shencheng Medicine, however, lies a project called the Stigmata Project, which sacrifices thousands of people in order to create a single Stigmata bearer.

Honestly, what right does the World Serpent Organization have to make ordinary people sacrifice themselves?

Most of the Valkyrie of Schicksal sacrificed themselves voluntarily. Although they were treated as expendable resources, their wish was to fight against the Honkai and eliminate the Honkai Beast.

However, in Freya's eyes, the Schicksal and the World Serpent Organization were evenly matched, one being fifty steps ahead and the other a hundred steps ahead, so there was nothing to laugh at.

Otto also casually sacrificed other people's lives, as did the World Serpent Organization...

"By the way, you mentioned that Raven was with him too?"

"Yes, sir."

Freya frowned and said, "In that case, let him go."

Raven Miss Raven was, for the time being, her sister's adjutant, Freya decided to give her face.

However, given the Gray Serpent's ability to run and dodge, Freya felt that when she chased after it, she would only encounter a clone of the Gray Serpent.

She had no idea how many times she had pursued him, and each time she had defeated all his clones.

"Sir, let's not talk about such unromantic things. So, what do you think of the food here?"

Rita quickly changed the subject. As Freya's adjutant, she was well aware of Freya's aversion to the World Serpent Organization.

Don't assume Freya is truly without personal feelings involved. She's a master at using righteousness to cover up her personal feelings, making all her actions seem legitimate.

There's a reason why Welt, Tesla, and Einstein privately called her Black-bellied Saintess.

"It's alright. If my culinary team were to make it, it would definitely taste better."

Freya slowly chewed her London hot dog, not noticing any difference between it and hot dogs from other countries.