Chapter 265
Siegfried had no idea what kind of defensive forces Freya had deployed in Eye of the Sea Abyss.
However, the strongest member of the alliance formed by Schicksal and Anti-Entropy is already tied up here, which means that the situation on the battlefield of Sea Abyss City will not be unexpected.
"Heh, don't underestimate the Black-bellied Saintess."
Welt didn't know if Freya had any other plans, but he could only hope that she could hold on until he arrived.
If things really don't go as planned, he decides to jump into the Eye of the Sea Abyss to intercept the leader of the World Serpent.
"..."
Welt's words made Siegfried think seriously.
"According to the intelligence gathered by Gray Serpent, there are three Titled Knight stationed in Sea Abyss City this time. Lewis and Laguna are fighting our officers with their respective Valkyrie squad. Gray Serpent is using himself as bait to attract the Shadow Knight... Kiana and I are responsible for defeating you and Ryoma, then holding Freya back. Finally, the guard at the Eye of the Sea Abyss should be Murata Himeko, as she can't stop Raven and Night Owl."
After analyzing the situation, Siegfried concluded that the World Serpent was destined to win.
Even if Freya was prepared, Schicksal and Anti-Entropy lacked a warrior who could stand alone.
"... Is that really the case?"
Welt smiled slightly, though the smile pulled at his abdominal muscles, causing him to gasp in pain, but he still wore a smug smile.
Yes.
There is also a celestial being in the alliance who is not much inferior to the strongest.
Very few people know about this immortal.
Immortal Fu Hua is also a guardian of Sea Abyss City, but only four people know that she is stationed Sea Abyss City...
"Freya, aren't you going to stop Raven and the others?"
Kiana asked curiously.
"Raven? I won't do it myself; they're probably in trouble themselves right now..."
"You can't even take care of yourself? Oh? You have other plans?"
"... Of course."
Freya answered with a touch of pride.
At this moment, Raven and Night Owl, along with several World Serpent executives who had joined them, did indeed encounter trouble.
What stood in their way was not some invincible immortal, but a Valkyrie squad who were not mentioned in the information provided by the Gray Serpent.
No, it's less of Valkyrie squad and more of a special squad composed of Simulated Herrscher and Deadman.
Freya secretly established an orphanage behind the backs of Welt, Theresa, and others, taking in many girls with physical disabilities or terminal illnesses.
They then conducted human experiments on these girls that were not suitable for public disclosure.
To be precise, it was treating these terminally ill girls in a way that had never been tested before.
The surviving girl naturally gained the power to control Honkai Energy and possessed power equivalent to that of Simulated Herrscher.
The Simulated Herrscher squad consisted of only a dozen or so people, each of whom was no less capable than the Simulated Herrscher created by the Second Herrscher during the Second Eruption War.
The Deadman squad that followed the Simulated Herrscher squad also left Nagoya City with Freya and was subsequently tamed by Freya.
This special squad was named the Dark Rose Squad by Freya.
Only she and Rita knew.
"That guy Gray Serpent!!"
"I had no idea that Schicksal had these guys—!!"
"Why wasn't it in the intelligence!"
"That idiot!! What kind of intelligence is he collecting?!"
"Didn't you give Cocolia any money? Didn't you say you were going to buy information from Cocolia?"
"Shut up, those guys are traitors too!"
Raven and other World Serpent cadres who had been intercepted then began to curse loudly.
The golden-glowing guards leaped toward Deadman, wielding massive scythes in both hands, and simultaneously swung them down.
A group of guards Deadman a six-hit combo so fast that Raven and his team almost got wiped out.
The dual-wielding Deadman charged into the crowd and unleashed his power, slashing down several World Serpent executives before unleashing a flurry of attacks on Raven.
As soon as Raven blocked the attack, she found that the blood in her body was out of control, and her gaze fell on a white-haired girl.
Unlike Kiana and Freya, whose skin was pure white, this girl's skin was deathly pale, devoid of any color, and her hair was a grayish white.
However, this seemingly sickly girl directly killed two World Serpent executives.
Fortunately, the Raven reacted quickly, creating distance between itself and the other creature, and used its sharp claws to cut off the vines that attacked from the side.
An epic-level Deadman squad is not weak, and Simulated Herrscher squad is even stronger.
Raven was glad that she had first gathered some World Serpent executives, otherwise she would have been wiped out by the Dark Rose Squad in front of her.
"Stop complaining. We'll deal with the Gray Serpent when we get back. Let's figure out a way to shake them off..."
After a moment's thought, Raven decided to give up fighting the Dark Rose Squad.
Let's not even talk about the fact that she and the other World Serpent executives combined couldn't defeat the Dark Rose Squad.
To be honest, the fact that the Simulated Herrscher formed a team was already bad enough. Who would have thought that each Simulated Herrscher was fully armed, and even the group of Deadman were fully armed? This was the first time Raven had ever heard of Deadman wearing Valkyrie Armor.
The Raven did not forget what its mission was.
The primary objective is not combat, but to throw the Herrscher Core removed from the Third Divine Key into the Eye of the Sea Abyss.
"You guys block my way, I'll find a chance to shake them off!"
"Okay, leave this to us!"
"Raven, charge straight ahead and don't look back!"
"Um."
The few remaining officers, along with those who had been cut down and were getting back up, knew what they would encounter if they were tasked with stopping them, but in order to welcome back the true leader of the World Serpent, it didn't matter if they sacrificed themselves here.
"It's up to you now!"
The Raven charged forward, and the other cadres followed her...
When Raven shook off the Dark Rose Squad, many of the officers had already been completely defeated, and this time, many of them were unable to get back up.
309. I'm here... just for a deal.
In order to Raven through the Dark Rose Squad's defenses, Night Owl and other officers did their best, even using their bodies to block the Dark Rose Squad.
The Raven lowered its head, pursed its lips, and ran forward.
To be honest, she doesn't like the World Serpent Organization.
Her connection to the World Serpent Organization was simply that Gray Serpent had chosen her.
After the Second Eruption War, she was still very young and fled with her brother and other refugees.
The Siberian Plains, as the main battlefield of the Second Eruption War, suffered severe Honkai Energy pollution, turning that land into a forbidden zone for humans.
On their journey to escape famine, Gray Serpent suddenly appeared.
After that, she survived and got food.
While fleeing the famine with other refugees, she and her brother witnessed refugees stabbing the weak and then eating them.
They also saw many children like them being scrambled to be cared for by adults, but before long, those children disappeared.
The Raven and its brother lived in constant fear.
Although the brother who was not chosen was heartbroken, he reluctantly allowed the Gray Serpent to take her away so that the Raven could live.
Subsequently, they also underwent many cruel human experiments and training that nearly drove them to mental breakdown.
Because she performed better than the other children who received training, she was given the code name 'Raven' and was recruited into the World Serpent Organization.
But this didn't make her like the organization.
Her once apricot-yellow hair, resembling ginkgo leaves, has now mostly turned gray.
The World Serpent Organization did not bring her any pleasant memories.
Raven, who lost everything due to the Honkai, hates it intensely, but what she wants most is to start a new life. Joining the World Serpent is mainly to gain the savings that will allow her to live a free and peaceful life.
But at this moment, she was genuinely moved by the performance of Night Owl and the other officers.
Don't look back!
Run faster!
Charge!
The shouts from behind made the Raven quicken its pace.
The dual-wielding Deadman from the Dark Rose Squad appeared behind Raven as if by teleportation, but the next moment, she turned around and used her dual blades to cleave the bullets aimed at her.
The World Serpent executives, who were being besieged by the Simulated Herrscher and Deadman of the Dark Rose Squad, disregarded the swords at their feet and only wanted to buy Raven time to escape from the Dark Rose Squad.
The dual-wielding Deadman had to stop, and this pause widened the distance between Raven and the Deadman, making it impossible for Raven to catch up in a short time.
Seeing the Raven move away, the surrounded World Serpent cadres showed relaxed expressions.
"This is really bad..."
"They're doomed."
"Let's try harder, we must buy the Raven a little more time."
"Ah, if I had known this would happen, I would have confessed to Shiola."
"Oh? You like Raven too?"
"So you all like Raven. It seems I'm the only one who likes Lady White Serpent."
"Get lost! You lolicon!"
Even the World Serpent cadre, covered in wounds, found joy amidst his suffering.
The Dark Rose Squad's strength is abnormally high, and not only that, they are also fully armed.
The World Serpent executives were utterly outraged to hear that Simulated Herrscher and Deadman could use Valkyrie Armor.
However, Schicksal has money.
No, it should be said that Freya had a secret stash of money.
As executives of the World Serpent, they did not believe that the Gray Serpent were unable to gather intelligence on this squad.
If it cannot be found, it can only prove that this squad was not in the battle sequence of Schicksal from the beginning.
So they quickly thought of the team's leader.
It can only be 'that person'.
As executives of the World Serpent, they have access to a lot of information and know the true identity of the current acting leader of the World Serpent Organization, 'White Serpent'.
After all, people with the code name 'Black Serpent' are too easy to identify.
The characteristics of the Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment and white hair with blue eyes alone are enough to prove that the other party comes from the Kaslana Family.
The cadres initially had reservations about the fact that the acting leader and the Acting Grand Bishop of Schicksal were twins or triplets.
After all, the World Serpent's miserable state can only be attributed to the Acting Grand Bishop.
However, the other party's performance did indeed receive support from other cadres.
After she joined, although the World Serpent Organization did not suffer less suppression, the intensity of the suppression did decrease significantly, and communication channels were opened up in some underdeveloped areas.
This allowed the World Serpent Organization to catch its breath.
Most importantly, their fighting prowess and status as a disciple of the lord successfully won them over.
Unfortunately, the internal conflicts within the World Serpent Organization could not be eradicated; otherwise, the leaders would have been happy to work with the other side to revive the World Serpent Organization.
After laughing and sighing, the officers besieged by the Dark Rose Squad fought back desperately once again.