Chapter 354
401. Since Otto and Kevin dared to stand me up, I'll definitely make them pay.
On the day the Herrscher from another world arrived, Sky City disappeared.
To be precise, it was wiped out by a powerful attack, leaving a huge crater in the center of the city. This also exposed the underground base of Shencheng Medicine and the relationship between Shencheng Medicine and World Serpent.
But all of that becomes irrelevant; to the unsuspecting masses, a new Great Honkai is about to unfold.
Schicksal urgently announced the codename of the Herrscher: Herrscher of Destruction.
"Tsk, I clearly stated the name of the Apocalypse Herrscher. That bastard bishop, no matter which world he is, that bastard bishop is a bastard!"
Freya ate her cake while complaining.
To the general public, a city disappeared without many casualties. The Valkyrie of Schicksal were praised for this, because they worked hard to evacuate the residents, so that no one was injured when Sky City was destroyed.
Of course, even though the Valkyrie of Schicksal save many lives, some people who like to argue believe that the Valkyrie of Schicksal have not fulfilled their original duties. They not only failed to protect the city, but also failed to eliminate the Herrscher. There are also vicious criticisms of the Valkyrie on the Internet.
"Freya... Sister, um..."
Kiki opened her mouth, as if she had something to say.
"Ah, don't think it's hard to call me 'older sister'. Even if I look younger than you and am actually younger than you, my number is K422 and your number is K423, so naturally I am your older sister. If you traveled back in time and met your mother who was younger than you, would you expect her to call you 'older sister'?"
Freya rolled her eyes at Kiki, knowing full well what Kiki was struggling with.
After all, it's really hard for a 19-year-old girl to get used to calling a 14-year-old girl "older sister."
"No... no, Freya, it's not that I'm troubled by this. It's just... I'm not sure of your purpose. You destroyed a prosperous city, and now you're leading us to another prosperous city. It makes me uneasy... Are you here to destroy this world?"
"You idiot, as I said before, I came here to save this world, but this world itself has nothing to do with me, so I can act without restraint, understand? To me, this is just a simulation. Of course, you can try to stop me, but I hope you can come up with a reasonable plan to stop me."
At this point, Freya didn't mind telling the truth in this dessert shop, since everyone from the shop manager to the staff, and even passersby, were affected by the Herrscher of Consciousness's abilities.
Meanwhile, the Jackal and the Raven were waiting nearby, dressed in Maid Dress. Freya did not directly manipulate their consciousness, but she did manipulate their bodies.
The Jackal and the Raven looked conflicted, but they were very obedient in serving Freya.
Like Raven, she wore a short Maid Dress that accentuated her curves, scooping up small pieces of cake and offering them to Freya's lips while making a sweet "ah~" sound.
However, her true expression revealed a conflicted state.
As for the Jackal, she was massaging Freya's shoulders, but since the Jackal in this world hadn't been 'educated' by her, her massage technique was clearly not very good.
While enjoying the services of the two men, Freya spoke without any restraint about information about the parallel world and why she had come to this world.
Ultimately, she had this need, but at the same time, SU also had her own calculations.
Freya had several plans to save the world, but those plans were too extreme, and in the original world, she had too many concerns and hesitations.
Human civilization in turmoil, the arrival of the Herrscher of Finality, or even alien hunting— Freya recounts the end of human civilizations in numerous parallel worlds.
Indeed, in Freya's eyes, it was only human civilization that was destroyed.
Therefore, her plan to save the world is based on this.
Kiki and Fu Hua were dumbfounded, as were Jackal and Raven, though their bodies were still obediently serving Freya.
It has to be said that Freya revealed a lot of information; they didn't expect that so many parallel worlds' humans had gone extinct.
Freya also had the Jackal explain the World Serpent's purpose. After learning that the World Serpent's Stigmata Activation Plan would wipe out 99 percent of humanity, Kiki and Fu Hua couldn't sit still and excitedly said...
"They must be stopped!! How is the World Serpent's behavior any different from the Honkai?!"
(Indeed, such a plan is too dangerous; humanity hasn't reached the point of taking such a desperate gamble.)
"Although the World Serpent's goal is to create more Stigmata Awakeners so that they can share the Honkai Energy of this world and suppress the Honkai intensity of the entire world, thereby preventing the arrival of the Herrscher of Finality; in reality, the latter goal is impossible to succeed, while the former goal, although the idea is correct, is not technically up to standard, and is just a meaningless waste of life."
Freya was absolutely certain that the Herrscher of Finality would descend, and there could be many ways for her to do so. In any case, Kevin's actions would definitely not be able to stop the Herrscher of Finality from descending.
Freya comforted Kiki and Fu Hua.
"However, World Serpent's idea is correct. The more Stigmata Awakeners—no, the more people who adapt to Honkai Energy —the more likely we are to defeat the Honkai. Of course, this cannot be called defeating them. The method I'm talking about, simply put, is to become a member of the Honkai since we can't defeat Honkai..."
In the original world, Freya opened up a new path to fight the Honkai with the new antibody, and more and more people were able to adapt to the Honkai and survive in the new environment of the future.
However, the subsequent promotion encountered resistance. The World Serpent was not the culprit; on the contrary, it needed a large number of new antibodies to research safe and stable methods for awakening Stigmata. It was the rulers of various countries who, out of their own greed, monopolized the new antibodies flowing into their countries. The people of these countries believed that it was all the Alliance's fault. If the Alliance could provide new antibodies free of charge, then everyone would benefit.
Freya was tired of these selfish people, and tired of the ignorant and short-sighted people under their rule.
If Kevin from the original world had to abandon most of his people to implement the new Stigmata Activation Plan, Freya had already made her choice. She abandoned most of them and focused her attention on her own little 'kingdom'.
Freya also realized that her mindset was wrong, and that the ignorant masses were so foolish and ignorant because they had not received the proper education. She also realized that it was because of the deliberate guidance from above that they made them make such wrong attitudes.
But it was all too late.
Freya had long ago decided that those in the alliance should remain in the alliance, and those not in the alliance should remain in the non-alliance.
"Of course, even if I agree with the World Serpent's ideas, I won't act according to their methods. I've prepared several plans to save the world, and naturally I'll try them one by one..."
Freya revealed her purpose, but neither Kiki nor Fu Hua were able to process the vast amount of information she had revealed. They needed some time to seriously consider Freya's true intentions.
As for the Jackal and Raven, who were equally bewildered, Freya had no intention of considering their feelings. In fact, on this game of simulating saving the world, she had already placed her first piece—
"I'm so petty. Since Otto and Kevin dared to stand me up, I'll definitely make them pay."
Freya muttered in a voice barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.
On the third day after the destruction of Sky City, public opinion about the Valkyrie of Schicksal was mixed, but a strange phenomenon was spreading around the world.
The victim fell into a deep sleep while using the internet and never woke up again.
Because it was only the third day and the number of incidents was relatively small, this strange drowsy phenomenon did not attract the attention of the major powers.
Only a few people were taken to the hospital, a number that naturally failed to attract public attention. People in various countries are still criticizing and praising the 'disaster' in Sky City...
Then one after another, they fell into a deep sleep.
On the fifth day, the Schicksal noticed these unrelated episodes of unconsciousness and immediately took the victims into custody.
By observing the victims' brainwaves, Schicksal discovered that these people were all dreaming, and that they were very likely all having the same 'dream'.
By the tenth day, the number of victims of the coma phenomenon had reached 10,000, and it gradually spread on the internet, finally prompting the three major organizations and countries to take the phenomenon seriously.
All three organizations urgently established research teams to study 'dreams,' but to no avail, and more and more victims fell into a deep sleep every day.
A month later, the number of people suffering from 'sleeping sickness' exceeded three million.
Because the victims who have fallen into a coma are located all over the world, and the hospital's capacity has not yet been exceeded, no victim has failed to receive help. However, the three million victims are indeed gradually becoming weaker.
But this situation soon changed. Seven days later, the number of victims of 'sleeping sickness' reached five million, and all of them woke up on the same day.
Then, all five million people became pawns in Freya's hands.
The three organizations immediately discovered that the five million victims were still unconscious, but the victims seemed to be normal people. They were even surprised that they had been unconscious for more than a month and even sought help from the local government.
Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent don't understand why the Herrscher Another World would put people into a deep sleep, but that doesn't stop the three organizations from pointing the finger at her as the culprit behind the sleep phenomenon.
Freya was indeed the culprit behind the drowsiness.
The three major organizations that didn't understand Freya's reasons for doing this soon suffered losses. Most of the five million people brainwashed and manipulated by Freya were ordinary people, but among them were grandsons of political bigwigs, heirs of conglomerates, and family members of generals who controlled the military...
These people were undoubtedly being blackmailed by Freya.
By the time the three major organizations realized what was happening, it was too late. Freya had spent over a month keeping them in the dark.
402. Kiki, you are such a good child.
The first to run into trouble was Anti-Entropy. The Anti-Entropy organization, based in North America, was cut off from its logistics, and the equipment they had ordered in the past six months was suddenly breached by the supplier. However, Anti-Entropy was unable to obtain compensation because the other party had prepared a legal team to fight the case while breaking the contract.
Of course, if the case goes to court, Anti-Entropy will eventually win, but with the judge and lawyers all on the supplier's side, the case could drag on for two or three years.
The disruption of logistical support and the inability to replace equipment immediately halted most of the Anti-Entropy research.
Subsequently, Schicksal and World Serpent also encountered the same problems, but these were not the real difficulties that Schicksal and World Serpent faced.
The real problem is the betrayal by many members within Schicksal and World Serpent. Among the five million victims manipulated by Freya, there are also those connected to Schicksal and World Serpent.
Although it wasn't an important position, their betrayal dealt a heavy blow to Schicksal and the World Serpent.
When important data is leaked or deleted, the damage to Schicksal and World Serpent is immeasurable.
The most terrifying thing is that the 'sleeping sickness' did not end with the five million victims waking up on the same day. People around the world continued to fall into a coma, but this time, they only slept for a short time before waking up again and behaving just like ordinary people.
In reality, their consciousness had fallen into the dream world woven by Freya.
"Please call me Fu Uchiha Madara Rhea."
"???"
Kiki looked at Freya with a blank expression, still not understanding what the older sister meant by "pinching".
However, what she wanted to ask was not this matter, but the recent outbreak of 'sleeping sickness', because people around her had inexplicably fallen into sleeping sickness, with as many as five million people affected, causing huge panic.
Although the three major organizations and the rulers of various countries knew the truth, to the people below, it was a contagious disease without any preventative measures.
After she asked, Freya said something she couldn't understand.
"Sister Freya... please be serious. Also, I don't think it's a good time to go on vacation on a southern island!"
Wearing a bikini that showed off her figure, Kiki blushed and said.
Of course, the idea of spending her vacation in such an expensive place without spending money did erode her willpower.
"Wow~ I never noticed before, Kiki, you have a great figure too. I was so busy looking at Jackal and Sister Shiola's great figures the other day."
The two people Freya kept mentioning were both wearing bikinis and mini aprons, an outfit that looked quite provocative. Jackal had given up on himself and seemed quite unconcerned, while Raven was blushing and embarrassed by the outfit.
Of course, their bodies were still under Freya's control, and they were currently positioned next to Freya in JoJo poses, although they didn't know what JoJo poses were.
"Hmm, Sister Shiola is really worth playing with. Look, even the Jackal has given up resisting, and Sister Shiola is still feeling shy."
"Gu, just kill me!"
"Tsk tsk, even 'Gusha' has appeared! Sister Shiola, you're amazing! You can be my body pillow tonight."
As soon as Freya finished speaking, Jackal and Kiki both secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while Raven's face turned deathly pale.
After all, during Freya's month-long stay in this world, because Fu Hua didn't have a physical form, the three of them had to take turns acting as body pillows.
However, if you don't have a lot of experience, it will be very painful to be Freya's body pillow.
When I wake up in the morning, I often feel like my back doesn't belong to me anymore.
"Sister Freya, please don't deliberately change the subject. I want to know the truth."
Even though she came all the way to a tropical island with blue skies, white clouds, and warm breezes for a vacation, she wasn't completely isolated from the world, and Kiki still found out about it.
After all, this southern island isn't uninhabited; it's a resort island with luxury hotels. Recently, the guests and staff at the luxury hotels have been discussing this matter, so how could Kiki not care about the truth?
In her view, Freya had deliberately brought her to this place for a vacation, clearly to keep her from knowing what was happening outside too early.
It's important to understand that the outside world is in complete chaos right now, but Freya's manipulation of five million victims is the trigger.
Those manipulated and indirectly influenced by Freya did indeed cause the leakage of secrets from various countries and the deletion of important scientific research data. However, this was also due to the instigation of some people with ulterior motives. Clearly, many people believed that now was a good time to fish in troubled waters.
"The truth? Hmm, the truth... I did play a part in the riots outside, but it was mostly driven by the selfish desires of others. To be frank, all three major organizations have records of Previous Civilization fighting against Herrscher. Normally, they should have discovered the abilities I use, but they haven't found a way to deal with them yet."
This was partly due to Otto and his team's oversight, as they failed to connect the coma with the Herrscher of Consciousness immediately. Furthermore, none of Freya's chosen targets were members of the three major organizations; at most, they were relatives of those involved.
Even though the three major organizations later discovered that this phenomenon was related to the Herrscher of Consciousness, they could not find a solution. To be precise, the current civilization era does not have equipment specifically for studying 'dreams'. Even though the three major organizations urgently established specialized teams, they spent more than a month but still could not develop the corresponding equipment. Instead, the victims suffering from the sleeping sickness 'awakened' on their own.
In fact, the Previous Civilization discovered that the sleeping sickness was caused by the Herrscher of Consciousness, but still had no direct solution. What they had was a drug called 'Mind Lock'.
The three major organizations have records of how the Previous Era dealt with the Eighth Herrscher, but Freya is also clear about the situation at that time, which is why she used this Meme Attack.
That's right. Even if the three major organizations can create Mind Lock, the production capacity can only protect a certain number of high-ranking personnel.
Freya's first move on the chessboard was never a sonic attack; rather, it was the destruction of Sky City, exposing Shencheng Medicine's underground base to the public and causing Shencheng Medicine's reputation to collapse completely.
After losing Shencheng Medicine, given the production capacity of the three major organizations, let alone sparing all of humanity from her Meme Attack, even if half of the members of the three major organizations have already been affected by her abilities, Freya could put them into a coma at any time.
Her method of dealing with the three major organizations was never to sabotage them from within, as that method would not be very effective. However, all humans outside of the three major organizations would fall under Freya's control in the next two or three months.
The first move: destroy Shencheng Medicine, an international pharmaceutical company, and capture the Jackal.
If there's anyone in this world who can create a drug to resist the abilities of the Herrscher of Consciousness, it might only be this Jackal, who's particularly prone to arrogance, has a traitorous nature, and is somewhat incompetent.
The second move was to stir up the world with five million victims, and at the same time, Freya's second Meme Attack was about to be launched.
Its name is— the Mind Plague.
Yes, the five million victims manipulated by Freya have been implanted with Mind Plague by Freya. These five million victims will spread the plague to their surroundings at all times, and the consciousness of all those infected by the Mind Plague will be pulled into dreams.