Chapter 242

"Hmm?" Freya made a questioning nasal sound again.

Jackal tensed up instinctively and whispered, "Those few volunteers were mostly patients from Shencheng Medicine. How should I put it... I had my own selfish reasons. I wanted to keep them as experimental animals, so I instigated them to sign contracts and announce to their relatives that the treatment was ineffective and that they had died."

"..."

Freya looked at the Jackal with great helplessness. Fortunately, the volunteers who were injected with the new antibody were not only recruited by the Schicksal, but also volunteers arranged by various countries.

Freya remained silent for a moment before saying, "Forget it, let's find volunteers from various countries who have relatives and are willing to cooperate with this kind of experiment."

"Yes, Lord Freya!!"

In order to salvage his utterly ruined image and save his life, Jackal wholeheartedly agreed.

"Alright, next experiment..."

"Lord Freya, there is a message from outside."

Upon noticing the communicator ring, the Jackal quickly gave a warning.

"You take over." Freya handed the task over to the other person without turning her head and continued reading the experimental reports.

"Lord Freya, it's... Lady Theresa."

"Take it."

Freya nodded to the Jackal, sat down in an office chair, and continued to look through the lab reports.

The open communication screen shows the image of a blond man.

287. Forget it, I don't want to lose a clone for nothing.

Freya was not surprised that Otto came to find her.

There are just too many reasons.

A new antibody, Second Divine Key... or perhaps someone's resurrection plan has gone slightly wrong.

For the past five hundred years, their goal has been to resurrect Kallen.

Freya found it hard to imagine that the other party would lower the priority of reviving Kallen.

If one day the other party stops being obsessed with reviving Kallen, it must be because he has been affected by the Honkai.

Of course, Freya thought the possibility was very low.

Even if affected by the Honkai, it will only make Otto disregard the consequences in order to revive Kallen.

But Otto had already gone to any lengths to revive Kallen, so why would he fear the consequences?

"Is something wrong, my dear grandfather!"

"..."

Upon hearing Freya speak in a gentle voice, the Jackal's fur suddenly stood on end.

"Isn't this because you miss my lovely Freya? But I think another name suits you better, don't you think? Kiana Apocalypse, the second eldest sister in our fun family game."

"Wow, I didn't expect you to be here to mock me."

Freya didn't care at all about the fact that sending Theresa to Otto's side resulted in Otto learning her real name.

Even without Theresa, Otto would have found out her real name sooner or later.

In fact, it would be far better for Otto to call her Freya than for Otto to continue calling her Kiana.

Even in the eyes of the world, she is still Kiana Apocalypse, the adopted granddaughter of Grand Bishop of Schicksal Otto of Schicksal, and the adopted sister of Theresa, the head of the Apocalypse family—

"I'm sorry, it's just been a long time since we've had a face-to-face conversation like this."

"On a video call? If you're willing to meet me face to face, I don't mind at all, my dear grandfather. Why don't you specify the time and place, and I will definitely arrive as promised."

Freya gestured, and a portal the size of an adult appeared beside her. She reached out and pulled out a plastic bucket full of fish directly from the portal.

"This is a genuine River Thames fish. Grandpa, wouldn't you like to try my cooking? I can make you authentic British cuisine."

"..."

Otto rubbed his temples on the other end of the communication screen.

Screw your authentic British food.

Otto knew perfectly well that Freya's so-called authentic British cuisine was actually a culinary disaster.

British cuisine has many excellent dishes, yet someone insists on equating it with terrible food.

It's just that I accidentally ate an authentic Stargazy pie once.

It's not like we haven't eaten together before.

Freya wasn't the only one who got scammed; Otto and Theresa, among others, also suffered the consequences of the terrible food.

"A teleportation portal that can take you directly from the Far East to Britain?"

"Yes, Grandpa, you can check the surveillance footage of Welt now. He should be looking for this bucket of fish with Sister Tesla."

Freya then tossed the plastic bucket directly to the Jackal.

With a thud, the Jackal, having failed to catch the plastic bucket, fell to the ground, spilling all the fish and water from the bucket and soaking the Jackal completely. Many of the still-lively fish were frantically trying to find a place to burrow.

"I've shown you so much sincerity, won't you take some time to talk to me face-to-face?"

Otto sighed as he saw Freya's kind smile.

"Forget it, I don't want to lose a clone for nothing... I never expected your abilities to have reached this level."

Otto marveled at Freya's current abilities.

"Given your personality, there probably aren't many people who know you can teleport all over the world, um... Theresa probably doesn't."

Freya shrugged when she heard Otto say that.

"Of course, if Theresa knew that I could teleport to any corner of the earth, she wouldn't be able to hide it from you, and I wouldn't be able to visit your laboratory."

"... So you used Theresa as a teleportation coordinate!!"

Otto feigned nervousness, but Freya's gaze remained disdainful.

His surprised expression seemed genuine, but only a fool would believe it; not a single word from this blond man was true.

Even if it sounds true, it might still be missing some important information.

"If only you were the real you in that lab. I didn't expect you to still use the Soul Steel clone even in that situation."

"Of course, although I really want Kallen to open her eyes and see my true self, but... there are some things that do need to be guarded against. You used the Imaginary Power to create a barrier that refracts light for yourself, but unfortunately I still discovered your intrusion."

Otto shrugged. It was precisely because his body there was still Soul Steel clone that he was completely unconcerned about Freya's intrusion.

Currently, his interests align with Freya's.

As long as she doesn't find the real body, Freya will quietly evacuate even if the other party invades her important laboratory.

Of course, if you proactively offer yourself up and let the other party clean up the mess, then there's nothing you can do.

He didn't expect Freya to use Theresa as a teleportation coordinate at first, but when he discovered that Freya had secretly infiltrated, he became more cautious... Fortunately, when he discovered that it was just an avatar, Freya decisively chose to retreat.

"So, you've come to me about this? My dear grandfather, this has been going on for a while now."

After confirming that the Theresa who returned was a fake, Freya used the teleportation coordinates she had placed on Theresa to travel to Otto's laboratory for a secret tour... and even met Kallen Kaslana, who was immersed in a machine.

A-374 performed quite well; at least in its work as a human stamp, it didn't encounter any major problems.

"Of course not, would I need to contact you about something like this?"

Otto couldn't help but ask in return.

Freya fiddled with her hair tie; her current hairstyle was, to some extent, imitating Otto.

She was indeed somewhat worried about Otto's accountability, after all, she had not only infiltrated the site once, but three times in total.

The first time was to find out about the surveillance equipment in the laboratory, and the second time was to make Otto lower his guard against her. After all, given her suspicious nature, it would be impossible for her not to make a second intrusion.

However, the third intrusion occurred after she had grasped the timing of the surveillance and made Otto lower his guard. She then carried out the intrusion using special armor from a clandestine force.

Unfortunately, Otto in that laboratory was just a Soul Steel clone.

Freya even once thought that Otto's physical body had long since perished, and that Otto was merely maintaining immortality by transferring his consciousness and replacing his Soul Steel body.

But after thinking about it carefully, she realized that with so many life-extending methods in the database, Otto wouldn't choose the worst possible way.

If his consciousness were to switch between his Soul Steel clones, then his main body would definitely be frozen and stored away, and then hidden away in a place where no one could find it.

Of course, these are just speculations, since Otto that have appeared so far are just Soul Steel clones.

"So, what do you want from me?"

"I need Second Divine Key."

"It's impossible to give it to you right away."

"I will exchange it for the Fifth Divine Key."

Otto paused for a moment before answering.

"The Fifth Divine Key?!"

Upon hearing about the Fifth Divine Key, Freya looked at Otto with some surprise.

"There's no information about the Fifth Divine Key in the Schicksal's Divine Key archives. No, there's very little information about the other Divine Key either, you bastard!!"

Freya knew perfectly well that Otto had hidden the Fifth Divine Key.

Moreover, there is very little information about the Divine Key in the database, which shows that Otto was indeed wary of the power of the Divine Key.

"Furthermore, I don't believe that other Divine Key are equivalent to the Second Divine Key..."

Judging from the shape of the Second Divine Key, it is not a combat-type Divine Key at all.

Although the Divine Key were weapons created by the Previous Era to fight against the Herrscher and the Honkai, the Second Divine Key is clearly a functional weapon.

They value the characteristics of the Second Herrscher more than power.

The Second Divine Key is the Herrscher of the Void, a very special existence among the Herrscher.

According to Otto's investigation of the Divine Key, and similar research findings from the Previous Era, the Honkai Energy of the Herrscher exists in the Imaginary Space.

The Herrscher Core is the key to unlocking the Imaginary Space, and the Honkai Energy within the core is only a small part of the Herrscher's Honkai Energy.

Therefore, the Divine Key [Zero-rated Power], which is comparable to the power of Herrscher, consumes the energy of the Herrscher Core, and it takes at least two hours to recharge it.

Therefore, the Divine Key cannot launch continuous and powerful attacks like a true Herrscher.

The Second Divine Key is clearly a device used by the Previous Era to explore the Imaginary Space.

In the laboratory on the Floating Island of the Schicksal Headquarters, there is a Valkyrie Armor called the Key of Blankness. It is God-Slaying Armor developed in the Previous Era and is also the prototype of the Schicksal Valkyrie Armor.

The Key of Blankness can be equipped with Herrscher Core. Through the armor, the Herrscher Core can be connected to the human body, allowing humans to connect to the Imaginary Space for a short period of time.

That is, to enable humans to become Herrscher in a short period of time.

The Herrscher of the Void's ability is to connect to the Imaginary Space and freely manipulate the Imaginary Power.

Therefore, the Second Divine Key is not Divine Key used in combat.

Therefore, its shape, size, and function can be easily deduced.

"My dear grandfather, the Second Divine Key is a device for exploring the Imaginary Space, isn't it?"

Freya continued speaking without waiting for Otto to respond.

"No matter what kind of weapon the Fifth Divine Key is, it is far less valuable than the Second Divine Key."

In fact, all the Divine Key Freya knew were far less valuable than the Second Divine Key, which allowed her to explore the Imaginary Space.

Freya was slightly taken aback. She felt that Welt should have discovered this earlier than she had, otherwise why would he be so nervous about the Second Divine Key?

He probably realized the moment he saw the shape of the Second Divine Key that it wasn't a weapon at all.

Or rather, even if it is a weapon, the value of the Second Divine Key as an exploration tool far exceeds its value as a weapon.

Although Freya can now freely enter and exit the Imaginary Space, the space she enters can only be considered shallow. She mostly uses the Imaginary Space as a stepping stone for long-distance teleportation and rarely stays in the Imaginary Space for a long time.

"It seems that we've revealed too much information, so it's no longer possible to get the Second Divine Key from you."

"No, currently, you are the only one in the world capable of researching the Second Divine Key, so what price are you planning to offer?"

Freya made a gesture that everyone understood.