Chapter 281

"Kiana, you're not thinking of assassinating that bastard bishop at the negotiation meeting, are you? Don't even think about it. That bastard bishop is only here for the negotiations, and it's just an avatar he's showing up." However, Freya saw through what Kiana was trying to hide.

Although Kiana, who uses her emotional power, can easily see through people's hearts, Freya understands her own sister just as well.

Kiana's composed smile at this moment could only mean that she was about to do something big.

Kiana also sat up, stroking Aurora to be asleep, her gaze suddenly turning icy cold.

"Even if it's just a clone, it's fine... Even a clone is better than nothing."

"Kiana..." Freya had no way to soothe the hatred in the other's heart.

Kiana, who already harbored a deep hatred for Otto, felt her hatred intensify under Kevin 'Otto influence.

That being said, in Freya's opinion, her own sister was naturally more important than Otto.

However, the negotiation day cannot be taken lightly.

Have you ever seen that rebellious teenager who arrogantly jumped out during a meeting, only to almost get beaten up?

Although the afternoon negotiations couldn't gather all five important figures, the original leaders of the three major organizations plus the strongest person in the current civilization era still made for a formidable lineup.

Anyone who dares to disrupt the negotiations between the Big Three and a third of the little Herrscher of Finality will be reduced to the atomic level.

But Freya thought about it again. Welt was one of the three giants, and the ancestor should be on Kiana's side. And she would definitely support Kiana, which meant... oh ho ho.

"Kiana, do you want to join me in the negotiations? We can take down Otto together then."

Huh?

Kiana thought she would try to dissuade her sister, but instead she was suddenly given a strange proposal, which left Kiana somewhat bewildered.

"Didn't you say you didn't want to get involved in what's between me and Otto?"

As the older sister, Kiana was well aware of Freya's complex feelings for Otto.

"Well, that bastard bishop has screwed me over a lot, and with the Abyssal War, it's about time we sacrificed one of our clones..."

"Of course I agree to participate in the negotiations." Kiana hesitated for only a moment before agreeing. Her biggest worry was that her hatred for Otto would embarrass her sister. As it turned out, her sister valued her more.

323. All the things you mentioned are that bastard bishop's fault.

There is a lot of preparation work required before negotiations begin.

The negotiations between the world's two most powerful forces undoubtedly affect the fate of the entire world.

Freya donned the Grand Bishop's robes and spent some time fixing her makeup before teleporting to Shenzhou with Kiana was concealing her appearance with a black cloak.

The location for this negotiation was chosen to be Shenzhou.

Although Shenzhou and the Alliance have a deep cooperative relationship, and the immortals in Shenzhou legends are also members of the Alliance, Shenzhou will not favor the Alliance because of this. In addition, there is an Onmyoji organization in Shenzhou that does not ally with any party. Therefore, Shenzhou is a suitable place for negotiations between the two major forces.

When Freya was teleported to Shenzhou, there was actually still an hour before the negotiations were to begin.

She first met up with Rita, and then secretly spoke with Welt... Welt glanced at Kiana following behind Freya. He originally wanted to dissuade them from their reckless behavior, but after thinking about it carefully, he agreed with Otto's proposal that they should suffer a loss once, and agreed to be a bystander in this matter.

An hour passed quickly. Freya and Welt moved toward the conference room prepared by the Shenzhou government. When the two arrived at the conference room, Otto and Kevin also arrived.

The moment Kevin entered the conference room, he glanced at everyone, but his gaze lingered on Freya for a couple more seconds.

"It seems this time... you won't launch an attack without listening to anything."

Kevin's biggest frustration was that he had just escaped the Sea of Quantum and was trying to establish a cooperative relationship with the Alliance through words, but... Freya didn't give him a chance to speak at all. She grabbed him by the neck and rushed out of Sea Abyss City, and then the two sides engaged in a life-or-death battle in the Mariana Trench.

That's why a series of unexpected events happened afterward. So when he faced Freya, even the strongest warrior of the Previous Civilization was uncertain at that moment.

"Oh? So... after listening, you can launch an attack?" Freya smiled slightly.

It then releases anti-Honkai wave with the ability to distinguish friend from foe—

Anti-Honkai wave is very effective against Fusion Warrior, as well as Soul Steel clones powered by Honkai Energy and Herrscher with large amounts of Honkai Energy within them.

Kevin frowned. He noticed that Otto and Welt did not show any signs of discomfort, and immediately deduced that Freya's ability was only targeting him.

"My descendants, do you wish to wage war against me here once more?"

"In a narrow sense, I'm not your descendant, at most a clone of your descendant. As for starting a war here... do you think I wouldn't dare?" Freya grinned maliciously.

They continue to exert pressure on their ancestors by using the anti-Honkai wave.

The next moment, Honkai Energy with a radius of several kilometers began to gather in the area where the conference room was located.

The massive Honkai Energy was drawn to Kevin and reacted with the anti-Honkai wave surrounding him, resulting in mutual annihilation.

Freya frowned slightly; Kevin's response had rendered one of her trump cards ineffective.

Although the anti-Honkai wave is not her true trump card, under normal circumstances, the characteristics of the anti-Honkai wave are extremely unscrupulous. It can not only distinguish between friend and foe, but also greatly weaken the intensity of Honkai Energy and other energies.

Freya remained silent for a moment before immediately suppressing the anti-Honkai wave.

Kevin's Honkai Energy cannot directly negate the anti-Honkai wave, but he can manipulate the Great Honkai he has condensed to deplete the power of the anti-Honkai wave.

The power of the anti-Honkai wave originates from the holy blood flowing within Freya's body.

Holy Blood possesses the highest level of absolute control Honkai Energy, which is why it can completely eliminate Honkai Energy.

The holy blood within Freya's body is no longer the Schariac Holy Blood modified by Otto, but Freya's unique holy blood, which can also be called 'Finality Holy Blood' or 'Honkai Holy Blood'.

However, the power of Holy Blood is limited, and excessive consumption of anti-Honkai wave will rapidly deplete the power within Holy Blood.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Freya did not intend to waste her power on conflict.

"My dear Freya, there's no need for such tension. Mr. Kevin Kaslana has come with good intentions." Otto sat down at the table with a cheerful expression, as if he were there for afternoon tea.

Kevin nodded and said, "Just as the Grand Bishop of Schicksal said, I came with sincerity and a sincere desire to establish a cooperative relationship with the Alliance."

After saying that, he found a seat and sat down.

After Kevin took his seat, Freya and Welt also sat down.

A beautifully decorated round table and four genuine leather chairs—this simply furnished meeting room became the place where the fate of the world was decided.

Freya sat opposite her ancestor and naturally grinned at him.

Welt, sitting to her left, was looking at Otto was smiling, with ill intent.

After the four of them sat down, a full five minutes passed, but none of them spoke first.

Freya gave Kevin a cold smile, while Welt looked at Otto with a playful smile. Otto, apart from exchanging glances with Kevin at the beginning, then adopted a meditative demeanor, completely ignoring Welt's smile. On the other hand, Kevin remained calm throughout, as if the Abyssal War had never happened and he hadn't almost been killed by Freya, acting as if he were meeting Freya and the others for the first time.

An unseen battle has already begun at the negotiating table.

Looking at Kevin's calm expression, Freya hesitated for a moment before deciding to break the deadlock.

"Great Ancestor, I didn't expect your body to recover so quickly."

Freya's smile was full of malice.

In fact, just a second ago she was assessing Kevin's physical condition.

Although she and Welt came to negotiate with Kevin, Freya wouldn't mind joining forces with Welt to eliminate him here if Kevin's health hadn't recovered.

Even if such a practice is extremely shameless.

But if Kevin can be killed, then the World Serpent Organization will revert to its original form once again, no... this time it will fall into an abyss of no return.

The benefits of killing Kevin are so great that Freya believes it's worth it, even if it damages her reputation.

She would even put her life on the scales, let alone her reputation which she had never cherished.

Just like when two countries go to war, and the battlefield lasts for years under the leadership of their respective rulers, one side proposes a ceasefire and negotiations, but during the negotiations, it assassinates the ruler of the other side, and then launches an attack before the country that has lost its ruler can react. The war, which should have lasted for several more years, ends in just a few days...

However, Freya did not find an opportunity to take advantage of Kevin.

Freya carefully examined the old ancestor who was still wearing his combat uniform when he came to negotiate.

The ancestor at this time was somewhat different from the one who had just left the Sea of Quantum.

On the right side of his head grew a black horn, which contrasted sharply with Kaslana's distinctive white hair. In addition, his left arm was slightly thicker than a fist. His combat uniform, which originally did not expose his shoulders, now had an opening to show the black keratin layer on his left shoulder.

Freya, whose body evolved into Herrscher, possessed special sensory organs and naturally noticed the differences from her ancestor.

Perhaps the opponent has very little Honkai Energy, but their physical strength is beyond imagination.

Freya doubted whether her Spear of the Subspace could break through the opponent's current physical strength.

While there are many moves stronger Spear of the Subspace, the stronger Spear of the Subspace moves are, the more destructive they are to the environment.

Just as her older sister had seen through, Freya did indeed feel guilty for the people who tragically perished in the Abyssal War, and she couldn't bring herself to wage a war on the same scale as the Abyssal War...

"What a pity..."

Freya, who uttered this exclamation, also believed it from the bottom of her heart.

Feeling the malice coming at him, Kevin shook his head helplessly.

"Acting Grand Bishop of Schicksal... what matters to you more, this world? Or your own likes and dislikes?"

Freya smiled slightly at Kevin's question.

At that moment, Otto coincidentally raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, his face carrying a hint of mockery towards Welt.

Kevin was surprised by the striking resemblance in their expressions.

If Kevin hadn't been able to sense the Kaslana bloodline flowing through Freya's body, he would have even had the illusion that Freya was a descendant of Bishop Otto.

Kevin's hesitation lasted only a moment before he continued, "You surely understand the importance of this negotiation, don't you? Although the Abyssal War was merely an accident, your so-called alliance has indeed demonstrated the power of civilized humanity..."

"My dearest friend once told me that we, as beings from Previous Civilization, have no right to act recklessly in this generation; our civilization was destroyed back then... Even if Stigmata Project succeeds and the survivors become a new species, redefining 'humanity'—this is not a continuation of civilization at all, but merely sacrificing the current civilization to allow the zombies of the Previous Civilization to linger on..."

Perhaps it was the memory of Kevin's dearest friend that he missed so much, for Kevin's usually cold expression softened.

That gentle expression perfectly overlapped with the look a certain girl only showed in front of her sisters.

Freya realized at that moment how similar her young lady was to this ancestor; both were the type of people who were cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

People of this type rarely express their emotions.

"He believes that what we 'pioneers' should do is treat this generation as equals and work with them to find a way to fight the Honkai, instead of arbitrarily deciding their fate like gods... The fate of this generation should be decided by this generation of humanity itself..."

Kevin looked at Welt, and then at Otto.

In this negotiation, everyone except him was someone who could influence the fate of the current civilization.

Therefore, this negotiation, to some extent, did indeed determine the fate of humanity.

"I once argued... that no matter the cost, humanity must defeat the Honkai. You might think I'm being irrational, but do people in this current civilization truly understand the Honkai? Are they more aware of the threat of the Honkai than we were in Previous Era?"

At this point, Kevin's tone carried a hint of disdain.

Humanity in the current civilization era nearly suffered a crushing defeat in its battle against the Second Herrscher, and human civilization was once on the verge of destruction. In fact, the outcome of the Second Eruption War Honkai War might have been different if he hadn't intervened.

"Without the 'Precursors' and 'Pre-Civilization Ruins,' the Previous Era defeated thirteen Herrscher, but ultimately lost to the Herrscher of Finality... The current Civilization Era has both 'Precursors' and 'Pre-Civilization Ruins,' yet it was utterly defeated by the Second Herrscher. How can I believe that humanity of this generation can destroy the Honkai?"

Kevin's taunts continued, but Freya and Welt's gazes involuntarily drifted toward Otto.

Kevin, noticing the gazes of the two, indeed showed no intention of letting Otto off the hook.

"Current civilizations of humanity only think of themselves, even waging wars for personal gain. Among them, geniuses who could change the fate of this world and controllable First Herrscher sacrificed themselves in the 'New York Incident,' and hundreds of millions of people perished in the Second Eruption War..."

After waking up, Kevin made a point of learning the details of several major events, and it was these details that caused him to lose any remaining goodwill he had towards humanity in the current civilization.

"Wait, ancestor, all those things you mentioned are the fault of this bastard bishop."

Freya suddenly understood Kevin's feelings.

If Kevin had some hesitation about his decision before, he became completely disillusioned with humanity in the present civilization after learning about what had happened in the 1,500 years since he was trapped in the Sea of Quantum.

This is like how the hard-earned legacy of pioneers like Kevin was squandered by their unworthy descendants.

It's important to know that the Schicksal was also founded by him, even though Otto's achievements after becoming the Grand Bishop of Schicksal were remarkable.

His devotion is touching, but his evil deeds are equally infuriating.

It was precisely because of his actions that hindered progress that humanity failed to gain any advantage in the fight against the Honkai.

"You've learned about the dangers of the Stigmata Project from the sidelines, but have you ever considered this carefully: when humanity in the Previous Era fought against the Herrscher of Finality, the number of surviving humans was actually fewer than the number of Stigmata Awakeners theoretically after the Stigmata Project was implemented in the current civilization era..."

"You may think my actions are crazy, but haven't you also underestimated the Honkai? What gave you the illusion that you can defeat the Honkai without paying a price?"

Kevin's calm sarcasm sounded so jarring.

However, Freya and Welt's gazes became increasingly strange.

After all, Otto was the only person on the field who fit the description of someone the other side looked down on.

Kevin clearly harbored ill intentions towards Otto as well.