Chapter 355

Have you seen Resident Evil? It's similar to the virus in the movie, where victims infected with the virus turn into zombies.

The Mind Plague, on the other hand, directly contaminates the consciousness of the other person through the transmission of words and keywords.

Of course, such attacks have distance limitations and cannot use the internet as an infection medium like Freya did at the beginning. The three major organizations have now discovered her methods, and she can no longer use the internet to infect people as before.

However, the actual number of infected victims is far greater than the three organizations imagined.

After all, Freya deliberately polluted several keywords in the trending searches during those days, such as 'Valkyrie' and 'Sky City,' which were the two most frequently used keywords.

"I haven't pressed the real switch yet. I just want to see how the three major organizations in this world perform. If the three major organizations in this world really have no value in cooperating, then I choose to save this world alone."

Freya has once again given the world's three major organizations another chance.

However, the reactions of the three major organizations disappointed her. Among them, World Serpent and Schicksal deliberately concealed the drug 'Mind Lock', clearly intending to take advantage of the other party's misfortune after their organizations suffered her Meme Attack.

The manifestation of Anti-Entropy is simply a slow reaction.

Freya was also disappointed.

"Sister Freya, doing this will cause many people to die..." Kiki said sadly.

She didn't want this 'sister' who embraced her, acknowledged her, and loved her to be such a cold and cruel person.

Freya smiled.

"I told you, I was just one pawn; I wasn't the only one behind the scenes who pushed things to this point."

Sometimes, conflicts between people even outweigh the crisis of human civilization.

Sometimes, however, they are blinded by self-interest.

Freya climbed up from the beach chair, leaned over the small round table next to her, and stretched her hand out towards Kiki's head.

Her hand landed on Kiki's head, followed by a gentle stroking, as if she were touching something fragile, afraid that if she used too much force, she would break Kiki.

"You... truly live up to the name 'Kaslana.' Even as a clone, you have inherited Kaslana's belief in protecting the people. It's a pity you don't understand that some people are not worth doing that for. Even if you save everything like a saint and dedicate everything, those foolish people with short lifespans will soon forget your kindness and may even smear you for their own selfish interests."

Freya understood Kiki's thoughts, and she understood the thoughts of Kiana K423 Kaslana from this parallel world.

In this parallel world, Kiki was raised by Siegfried Kaslana.

In the original world, Freya and Kiana were raised by Otto, Aurora was raised by Welt and Tesla. In a sense, they were no longer 'Kaslana'.

She is Apocalypse, Aurora is Schariac Tesla Yang, and Kiana's Kaslana is not the Kaslana of the Kaslana Family, but the Kaslana of Kevin Kaslana —no matter what the cost, we must defeat the Honkai!

In Freya's eyes, Kiki is the rightful heir to the Kaslana Family. Her gentleness, strength, and power, as well as her willingness to act to save others, undoubtedly make her a perfect match for the adjective "Hero of Justice."

"Kiki, you are such a good child, unlike 'us'. One of us chose to live for 'home', one chose to live for 'revenge', and one chose to live for 'family'."

403. Your efforts alone cannot change anything.

Having lived with Kiki in this world for a month, Freya had come to know her to some extent.

She has a very eccentric personality and seems quite unserious. I really don't know which carefree guy influenced her. Although she is reckless and naive, she is also very courageous.

After Sirin's resurrection, Kiki acknowledged her fate, took on the responsibility of sealing Sirin, and used the power of the Herrscher of the Void to protect those who suffered and to make up for the pain that the Honkai had caused to the world.

She believes that her birth may be a farce, but she can turn it into something meaningful.

Freya's comment was, "Kiki, you're such a good girl."

Freya believes that Kiki's behavior is influenced too much by others.

There's Siegfried, Theresa, Mei, Himeko... and the influence of Fu Hua and others.

Of all these, Himeko's sacrifice had the greatest impact on her.

When Freya learned about this from Kiki, she became very unsettled.

Her fondness for Murata Himeko stemmed not only from Himeko named Himeko from Previous Era, but also from the sense of closeness Himeko evoked in her.

"To be honest, why do you think your destiny is to use the power of the Herrscher of the Void to protect those who suffer? What direct relationship do they have with you? Even if you protect them, they won't thank you."

"Sister Freya, I didn't do this to express my gratitude!" Kiki retorted.

This elicited a snicker from Freya, who then patted Kiki's head twice before leisurely lying back on the beach chair and stretching.

"Yes, you're not doing this out of gratitude. Whether it's atonement or sacrifice, it all seems incredibly foolish to me... Who are you? Are you the savior of this world? Or the protagonist representing justice in this story?"

Freya, lying on the beach chair, didn't look at Kiki. Although she had just mocked her, she didn't hate Kiki because of it. She just felt sorry for her adopted sister in this world.

"Fairy tales are beautiful because they remove many overly realistic elements; whether it is a selfless saint or a hero who sacrifices himself, they are only mentioned when the people need them... When they are not needed, saints and heroes ultimately become obstacles."

"For example, if there were two countries that were at war for many years, the general who was always victorious in one country was seen as a butcher and a devil by the people of the other country. When the war ended and the two countries merged into one, hundreds of years later, the way the merged country treated the general who was always victorious was... to downplay it."

"That's right. Even when two countries have merged into one, each country still retains its own culture and customs. Therefore, the victories brought by the invincible general are considered obstacles to the integration of the two nations. The most ridiculous thing is that the two countries were able to merge because the other country had a traitor who hastened the end of the war. As a result, this traitor is now considered a key figure in promoting the integration of the two nations and should not continue to bear the stigma of a traitor."

"Of course, this story has nothing to do with the actual situation. I just want to tell you that what you did will not bring you gratitude or understanding. You are the Herrscher of the Void, and your destiny has never been to give everything for strangers."

In Freya's eyes, since the resurrection of Sirin, Kiki has also become Enemy of Humanity in the eyes of the world. But in reality, the culprit who caused the resurrection of Sirin was a bastard bishop who liked to drink red wine and eat steak.

"You are clearly the victim, yet you're acting like the perpetrator..."

"Sister Freya, you're talking nonsense. It's true that hard work may not always pay off, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't put in the effort. The world may not be a good place, but we can make it a better place."

Kiki retorted again, and Freya smiled and clapped.

"Well said, beautifully said, but... what about 'us'? Since 'we' can make this world a better place, why is it that only you are putting in the effort?"

"Sister Freya, besides me, there are many other people working hard for this!!"

Kiki frowned, seemingly understanding the implication in Freya's words.

"You mean the Valkyrie of Schicksal? No, they never strive to make the world a better place. The Valkyrie of Schicksal had no choice. Most of them came from orphanages and welfare institutions affiliated with Schicksal. As victims of the Honkai incident, they only had two paths to choose from: one was to become Valkyrie and die fighting the Honkai Beast, and the other was to die directly without becoming Valkyrie."

"What do you think Schicksal's orphanages and welfare institutions are? These orphanages and welfare institutions are Schicksal's facilities for selecting and training Valkyrie. Children who enter orphanages and welfare institutions and do not want to become Valkyrie may disappear in secret. Whether they are researchers who become experimental animals or are sold as slaves, they all have only one fate: to die tragically. And the fate of becoming Valkyrie is also only one: to fight Honkai Beast and then die tragically."

Freya's contempt for the Schicksal is heartfelt. Although Otto adopts an authoritarian management style, he does not have such a strong desire for power. He became the Grand Bishop of the Schicksal only to use the Schicksal as a tool and does not care about the actions of the Senate and the higher-ups.

Freya served Acting Grand Bishop of Schicksal in her original world. Not long after, she conducted a purge within the organization and unearthed countless dark secrets buried deep within.

Many of the cruel crimes were almost heinous. Orphanages and welfare institutions in areas with far-reaching jurisdiction even used young orphans for prostitution for profit. Their despicable acts prompted Freya to use the secret force that Otto had left for her.

"The Valkyrie of Schicksal are not fighting to make this world a better place. Do you think they are the guardians of this world? No, that's just a lie of Schicksal. The so-called Valkyrie are nothing more than Schicksal's army, nothing more than expendable resources to consume Honkai Beast."

"Kiki, the Valkyrie you see may be wonderful, but that's only because you belong to the Far East Branch and attend St. Freya Academy ... Your boss is Theresa Apocalypse, that very naive person," Freya said.

The St. Freya Academy in this world is very different from the St. Freya Academy in the original world.

Of course, just like the original St. Freya Academy in the original world, except that Theresa's ideals did not last long. St. St. Freya Academy was soon usurped by Freya and Laguna, and later became a training institution for elite Valkyrie.

Once the academy city on the outskirts of Changkong City is fully established, the number of Valkyrie of various professions will increase, St. Freya Academy will be able to focus on training combat-type and research-type Valkyrie.

St. Freya Academy in this world continues Theresa's philosophy, becoming a very relaxed and ordinary school. Apart from being an all-girls school and having combat training, it is not much different from the two-dimensional school depicted in Far East animation.

Theresa's St. Freya Academy was filled with warmth, allowing the Valkyrie who studied St. Freya Academy to forget their worries. However, the Valkyrie from the St. Freya Academy were indeed weaker, and they had forgotten reality because of their peaceful school life.

This world has never been at peace, and the disasters brought about by the Honkai have never diminished.

Of course, Freya acknowledges that the Valkyrie do indeed need a place to rest, and the state within a state that she established by seizing Changkong City exists specifically for the Valkyrie.

However, the Valkyrie also put in a lot of effort in building this new New Changkong City. Many Valkyrie possessed the ability to build showed exceptional talent in the process.

Since Valkyrie can act as producers, as well as warriors and researchers, and are destined to be misunderstood by ordinary people, Freya naturally regards Valkyrie as a new race.

It can be said that Changkong City is the 'home' she and the Valkyrie built together.

Freya did not harbor hostility towards non- Valkyrie. After all, there were many ordinary people in the Alliance, but these people could understand and accept the Valkyrie and were willing to protect this 'home' together with the Valkyrie. Naturally, they were also under Freya's protection.

"If even the Valkyrie are like this, then let alone Schicksal. As for Anti-Entropy and World Serpent, they also have their own purposes. Fighting the Honkai is never about making this world a better place. The leader of World Serpent is a man who is willing to pay any price to fight the Honkai. Once the Stigmata Activation Plan that he is preparing to launch is initiated, the human population in this world will immediately decrease by 99%."

Freya looked at Kiki, who was becoming increasingly dejected, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"It's not that you don't have partners, it's just that the people who share your ideals aren't as extreme as you. They will protect the world, and are even willing to sacrifice themselves, but before protecting the world, they will protect the people they love most, or rather, their reason for protecting the world is to protect those who make them feel good."

In several of the world endings that SU showed him, there were several instances where a corrupted Welt chose to destroy the world. In all of these timelines, the reason Welt became corrupted was because he lost his most beloved companions.

If you can't even protect the people you love most, how can you talk about protecting the world?

"If you are only doing this for your own satisfaction, then your actions are even more meaningless; besides, making the world a better place is not a one-person job, and you can't change anything by your own efforts alone."

Perhaps in the beginning she would have made the same choice as Kiki, but now she has already decided to leave her love and compassion to that 'home'.

Kiki bit her lip lightly, looking very unwilling, as if her life had been denied.

Freya sipped the cold drink Raven had served her, gazing at Kiki with tender eyes.

Although she kept refuting and denying Kiki's words, she loved this reckless and naive 19-year-old girl very much.

Whether it's self-satisfaction, perseverance, or faith, the girl who received the name Kiana Kaslana from Siegfried is pursuing the path she has chosen, even when there is nothing ahead of her.

Freya's pity and sorrow for her were almost overflowing. Looking at her conflicted and depressed appearance, she felt like a parent watching their child grow up and become independent.

404. Freya, how am I supposed to choose...?

Kiki's chosen path is not wrong, and this is something that no one else should interfere with.

Freya still intervened. In the end, she did indeed regard Kiki as her own sister, not only because Kiki corresponded to her own sister Aurora, but also because of Kiki's pitiful fate.

Under Otto's machinations, the Second Herrscher Sirin, was resurrected and brought disaster to the world.

Kiki only recovered thanks to Himeko's sacrifice, and later, with Fu Hua's support, she resolved to change this unpleasant world.

Such a person, when placed in a story, is destined to be a protagonist whose story ends in tragedy.

If it were anyone else, Freya would have stopped caring. It was precisely because she was K423 that Freya reached out to her, wanting to change her tragic fate.

"Kiki, the reason I've been criticizing you is because your current actions are actually hurting the people you care about. Himeko sacrificed herself just so you could find another opportunity to sacrifice yourself?"

"Shouldn't you stand by the side of the most important person in your life, instead of strangers? I apologize in advance. I'm sorry, because I was too curious about what happened to you, I not only asked you about it, but also used some tricks to extract some information from your memories."

Freya, lying on the beach chair, suddenly said awkwardly.

"..."

Kiki's eyes suddenly became as cloudy as the eyes of a dead fish.

"When you met Mei from this world in Sky City, didn't you ever have any doubts about your choice?"

"Sister Freya..."

"Let me talk about myself. My choice to only help the Valkyrie and protect Changkong City does not mean that I will also protect those who make mistakes. Even if it is Valkyrie, I will punish her if she makes a mistake."

Freya sighed.

"Some people say that with great power comes great responsibility. This statement is true, but it is also wrong, because it does not mention the treatment and privileges that correspond to the responsibility. If someone is made to bear responsibility simply because they are capable, without giving them corresponding treatment and privileges... then it is just moral blackmail."

Of course, there are indeed people who are purely dedicated, but these people have nothing to do with the Valkyrie's mission and duties.

The Valkyrie are the army of Schicksal, and now they are the army, researchers, and subjects of the Alliance. The greater their abilities, the greater their positions and privileges within the Alliance.

Freya always believed that the persecution of Valkyrie in the world was best described by the phrase, "When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent."

However, she later discovered that the sentence was actually mistranslated and misused.

This quote is from a famous line by the Polish poet Stanisław Stanisław, and the most appropriate translation is: 'In an avalanche, no snowflake feels responsible.'

This statement is actually extremely misleading. Whether in its literal or figurative sense, it cleverly shifts the blame for the avalanche onto every single snowflake.

However, for each snowflake that falls randomly, its location is not something it can control. Once it is on the path of an avalanche, it has no ability to resist. Its only and inevitable fate is to be swept up by the avalanche and forced to become part of it.

In the original world, not everyone was persecuting the Valkyrie.

Indeed, there are many innocent people.

Just like in this world, in the discussion about the destruction of Sky City, the criticism and praise of the Valkyrie are extremely extreme, but there are also many people who don't express their opinions at all because they feel that this matter has nothing to do with them.

Ultimately, the original world was in conflict between Valkyrie and ordinary people. After all, in a sense, Valkyrie were no longer human, but rather a new kind of human capable of adapting to Honkai Energy.

Freya's new antibody and Type-B Stigmata technology have elevated the Valkyrie's life form to a higher level, thus completely severing her connection with ordinary people.

While people yearn for the Valkyrie's protection, they also fear Valkyrie inhuman power.

Every snowflake is both a victim and a perpetrator.

Therefore, Freya gave up on trying to balance the relationship between the two and completely devoted her heart to the Valkyrie.

Even though she had the ability to protect more people, in the end, she chose to protect the Valkyrie under her command and their vassal groups.

Non-alliance members are non-alliance members, and alliance members are alliance members.

"Simply put, I can protect whomever I want, and it's none of your business."

Freya shrugged and said in a roguish manner.