Chapter 287

Freya naturally didn't want to comment on how easily her own girl could be fooled.

"Tsk tsk..."

With a sigh in the conference room, Freya picked up the mercury-silver metal ball from the ground; it was the bargaining chip between the World Serpent Organization and the Alliance.

The so-called "breakdown" of negotiations was just a show for all countries.

There were already many problems when the two organizations merged, and Freya didn't want to waste her energy on any more covert struggles with various countries, so she simply refused to cooperate openly with the World Serpent Organization.

Of course, she also had the idea of scheming against Otto again.

Freya herself didn't think she could outsmart Otto again next time.

This success was due to Otto's miscalculation; he didn't expect Freya to stop targeting Kevin and the World Serpent.

In fact, Kevin was completely stunned when he learned about the Alliance's bottom line through Kiana, and Gray Serpent, who had been traumatized by Freya, was equally confused.

Only the young Night Owl guessed that Freya's actions were to protect Kiana, which was why Kevin kept her by his side. Freya's true attitude was only determined during the negotiations.

This is also why Kevin teamed up with Freya to scheme against Otto.

Of course, Kevin himself was genuinely unhappy with Otto.

Although Freya didn't care about the Soul Steel Quantum Computer at all during the negotiations, she secretly protected the metal sphere when Kiana confronted Otto.

After retrieving the metal sphere, Freya, along with Kiana, joined the Alliance forces.

However, on her way to rendezvous with the Alliance forces, she was stopped by an officer who belonged to the Shenzhou forces. This officer demanded that Freya release the girl in the black cloak and investigate whether the girl in the black cloak was a terrorist.

Then Freya teleported the officer to the open area where a group of residents needed a high-ranking official to preside over the event.

As for the official's real purpose, it was nothing more than to detain Kiana for a few days and take the opportunity to obtain some information from Kiana.

After all, Freya's close relationship with a girl in a black cloak whose face was completely covered, and their arrival at the negotiation location together, was hard not to be attracted to.

Keep in mind that in the dark underworld, Rita's bounty is a whopping $70 million, and she must be captured alive.

"Your Acting Grand Bishop, the officer we just spoke to was..."

"It's alright, Rita. It's probably a matter of personal ambition and doesn't represent the attitude of the Shenzhou government. We'll leave the Shenzhou government's situation to Immortal Fu Hua. By the way, where's Mr. Welt?"

Freya never took the officer seriously from the beginning. With her Herrscher of Consciousness abilities, Freya could easily read the other person's thoughts.

After all, the other party was just an ordinary person, and could not be compared with the bastard bishop who used Soul Steel body, the strongest warrior of the Previous Era, and the First Herrscher of the current civilization.

The fact that the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness is useless against them doesn't mean it will be useful against this officer.

However, Freya received an unexpected, or rather, interesting, piece of information.

"I didn't expect there to be a Human Alliance training base nearby..."

330. Ich...liebe...dich... Kiana

The moment Freya learned about the Human Alliance training base, she sentenced it to death.

"Mr. Welt and Immortal Fu Hua are in contact with the people of the Shenzhou government," Rita replied.

Freya nodded slightly. Since these two were the ones contacting the Shenzhou government, she was naturally quite at ease. So she smiled at Rita and said, "Then let's go back."

When Freya arrived, she used spatial teleportation to reach the conference building with Kiana, but when she left, she joined up with the Alliance forces and then took Floating Battleship back.

Now that negotiations with the World Serpent Organization have 'broken down,' the alliance will focus all its efforts on development.

"Yes, sir," Rita replied.

Once Freya carried Kiana Floating Battleship, the Floating Battleship activated its anti-gravity engine and quickly left the dock prepared by the Shenzhou government.

After ascending to an altitude of one thousand meters, the Floating Battleship's thrusters emitted blue flames.

Half a day later, the Human Alliance training base located within Shenzhou territory was destroyed by an unknown enemy.

Freya, after escorting Kiana to her bedroom, returned to her laboratory and took the opportunity to review the materials the Dark Rose Squad had brought her.

"The Human Alliance has miraculously resurfaced. Do they really live up to their reputation as cockroaches?"

If Freya were to rank the most hated people, Kevin and the World Serpent Organization would naturally top the list, with even Otto ranking behind.

The reason she plotted against Otto this time was indeed to get revenge on Otto for rescuing Kevin and to avenge Kiana. Whether Otto was genuinely fighting against the Honkai was irrelevant.

Freya did have the will to fight the Honkai, but ultimately prioritized her family; Kevin, on the other hand, was unwilling to let a selfish person like Otto decide the fate of the current civilization.

This is also why Kevin and Freya teamed up to exclude Otto.

Kevin was the main reason; Freya was just going along with it.

The level of disgust towards the Human Alliance is second only to Kevin, the World Serpent Organization, and Otto.

However, Freya disliked Kevin, the World Serpent Organization, and Otto simply because they either used Kiana to some extent or had direct hatred towards Kiana. On the other hand, the Human Alliance had no connection with Kiana, but she disliked them because of their behavior.

The Dark Rose Squad destroyed the Human Alliance training base this time because a certain financial magnate and individual officials within Shenzhou colluded with it, which is why they were able to build a training base within Shenzhou.

Freya glanced through the information brought back by the Dark Rose Squad, then asked Rita to give it to Welt.

"Let Mr. Welt handle it; he knows how to deal with these things."

"Yes, Lord Freya."

Rita readily agreed, for it was only on such occasions that she could call Freya by her real name without any reservations, even though Freya herself no longer cared about it.

Kiana and Siegfried's return before didn't involve any special concealment, which already exposed Kiana's appearance. But now, even if the three of them who look exactly alike appear on the same stage, it's hard to affect Freya's current status.

Unfortunately, Freya wanted to give Kiana her proper name, but Kiana preferred to use Freya's name, which she described as a name swap.

Freya continues to be known as Kiana Apocalypse in public; only those in the know are aware that her real name is Freya.

After assigning Rita her tasks, Freya continued her research with the Jackal.

It must be said that Jackal is a very skilled researcher.

But her strategy was absolutely terrible.

Freya occasionally plays strategy games with the Jackal, but even when they're outnumbered, they can easily defeat her.

The new antibody still has many areas that need improvement, and it will also need to be used in conjunction with the Stigmata Project in the future, so Freya naturally can't stay idle.

After an unknown amount of time, Kiana woke up in her bedroom.

She glanced at the bedroom's furnishings and immediately realized that this was Freya's bedroom.

"Freya must have taken me to the bedroom..."

After all the buildings on the Floating Island were relocated, Freya built a new house for herself.

The reason she was able to determine so quickly that the bedroom belonged to Freya was because the Sixth Divine Key: Black Abyss White Flower, was placed in the room.

The Divine Key, which can grant a user power equivalent to that of the Sixth Herrscher in a short period of time, is used as a decoration in a house is such an extravagant act that Kiana could only think of Freya.

Kiana also knew that Freya often talked to herself while facing the Black Abyss White Flower.

Of course, Freya herself said that she was telling her mother about things in the outside world so that her mother wouldn't get bored.

"Mother..."

As Kiana gazed at the carefully maintained Black Abyss White Flower displayed on the weapons shelf, she couldn't help but think of Cecilia Schariac.

Kiana, after getting out of bed, glanced at her pajamas and suddenly felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

"I guess Freya changed it for me. What's this pattern? Is it an ice flower?"

Kiana hadn't expected to have a new set of pajamas, but as she walked up to the Black Abyss White Flower, her thoughts drifted back to the past.

Those were ordinary yet happy times.

During the years she was imprisoned by Otto, the memories of that time were her only support.

"Mom, I miss you so much..."

At this moment, she felt no hatred or anger, only the longing of her young son for his mother and the grief of realizing once again that his mother was no longer there.

Kiana had wondered countless times why her mother had to die.

Why was it his own mother who died?

Countless people died in the Second Eruption War, but in Kiana's eyes, those who died had nothing to do with her.

Even though her father, Siegfried, constantly emphasized that the Kaslana Family was the shield protecting the people, Kiana was unwilling to make sacrifices for strangers outside of her family and friends.

Kiana had many questions in her mind.

Those questions may never be answered.

"Mom, what were you fighting for back then?"

Faced with a formidable foe like the fully awakened Second Herrscher, running away is not shameful; it is foolish to give one's life for a stranger.

Kiana was curious to know what her mother was thinking when she was fighting the Second Herrscher.

Kiana gently stroked the Black Abyss White Flower, regretting that she couldn't communicate with the consciousness within it. Perhaps only Freya could communicate with the Black Abyss White Flower. Kiana and Siegfried doubted whether Cecilia's consciousness existed within the Black Abyss White Flower.

It's unclear whether Cecilia, residing within the Black Abyss White Flower, heard Kiana's self-talk, but the Black Abyss White Flower's spear emitted a faint glow.

The slight vibration of the gun instantly caught Kiana's attention.

[Ich... liebe... dich... Kiana]

An incredibly gentle female voice slowly echoed in Kiana's mind.

Kiana then noticed that the scenery had changed; she had just been in Freya's bedroom, but now she was in a familiar-looking house.

The short-haired mother, Aunt Theresa carrying a giant HOMU doll, and a smiling 'self' holding a cake.

Unlike her current self, that self had the appearance of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old, wearing a dress called the Winter Princess.

"Here it is..."

Kiana felt a little confused when she realized she was watching all of this from the sidelines.

But when she saw her other self laughing, Kiana couldn't help but think that if this world hadn't Honkai, she would be like this, without hatred or anger.

Dad's gift was a new game. My other self was about to cheer, but Mom suddenly mentioned that Dad bought her a DS4, which caused her to do poorly on her last final exam. Suddenly, she looked like she was about to cry. Mom, seeing my other self's expression, allowed her to play the game for one hour a day.

Kiana was so overwhelmed with happiness that she didn't realize she was already in tears.

This is the scenery that a young girl subconsciously yearns for most.

A gentle, feminine voice echoed in Kiana's mind once more.

"Mom? Is that Mom?!"

Kiana wasn't slow to react, and besides, she remembered the voice.

The next moment, Siegfried opened the door, and standing outside was a young girl with long purple hair. The girl looked to be only eleven or twelve years old, with golden eyes and slender limbs. Her mother mistook the girl for her own daughter and scolded her father for not recognizing her.

According to her mother, the girl's name was— Sirin.

The gentle mother handed Sirin a piece of her own birthday cake that she had specially saved. Kiana was very confused as she watched Sirin eat the cake and tears streamed down her face.

Kiana naturally knew who Sirin was.

The Second Herrscher caused countless deaths was named Sirin.

But at this moment, Kiana felt confused by the girl in front of her who was eating cake and shedding tears.

Is this really the enemy of all mankind?

Is this the true face of the Second Herrscher?

Kiana seemed to understand what her mother wanted to convey to her.

The scene continued to change, and then her mother and father took Sirin shopping at the mall. Although their hair colors were different, the three of them standing together really looked like a family.

Kiana also noticed that the mother in the scene was unusually concerned about Sirin.

But then, all the windows in the mall were shattered, and countless shards of glass fell down. Her mother bravely hugged Sirin.

She held Sirin in her arms to protect her from the shards of glass, but she herself got hurt.

Although it was just a minor injury, it made Sirin, who had previously been somewhat resistant to her mother, waver.

Unfortunately, the dream ended abruptly.

Kiana saw the scene change again, and then it was real reality, where Sirin, in her Second Herrscher form, was fighting against her parents.

In the end, Kiana realized that her mother was fighting to protect her father, and perhaps also for her sake.