Chapter 364
Freya, who had fought Kevin in the original world, was seeing Kevin wield the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire for the first time. However, by comparing the aura of Kevin wielding the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire with that of Siegfried, Freya clearly realized that the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire was only truly the Seventh Divine Key in the hands of Kevin.
Kevin gripped the alien greatsword that had transformed into its Annihilation Form, appearing as if he were the embodiment of a god of destruction descending upon the world; only the light emitted by a star at the moment of its demise could rival his brilliance.
The white frozen soil created by Freya instantly turned into heat, and the World Serpent Base, which had been frozen, gradually shed its silvery coat.
Only a body that transcends that of an ordinary person can withstand this endless destructive power.
Freya smiled slightly.
The greatsword unleashed a storm of flames, but in the next moment, the chilling aura emanating from Freya froze the oncoming storm.
The World Serpent Base, which had just been unfrozen, was once again frozen inside an iceberg.
Kevin was slightly taken aback. He did not feel the cold air released by Freya counteracting the afterglow gently released by the Greatsword of Annihilation. It was as if the flames released by the Greatsword of Annihilation were directly converted into cold air.
Freya also stopped maintaining her three pairs of wings: lightning, wind, and fire.
For Herrscher, the Herrscher power they possess will eventually take the form of wings.
The Herrscher of Thunder has wings of thunder, the Herrscher of Wind has wings of wind... Of course, the characteristics of Herrscher are not necessarily just the style of their wings. After all, people have different preferences, and the characteristics of Herrscher be generalized.
Perhaps, like the First Herrscher, it has no Herrscher characteristics whatsoever.
The first Welt, the first First Herrscher Welt Joyce, was thrown into the Imperial Research Laboratory because he didn't have many Herrscher characteristics, and that's where he met Einstein and Tesla.
Whether it's the Wings of Lightning or the Wings of Wind, neither of them are characteristics of Freya's Herrscher.
With that in mind, Freya no longer concealed her true characteristics.
Facing Kevin, who had drawn the Greatsword of Annihilation and was ready for a great battle and had already entered beast mode, Freya also entered Herrscher of Finality mode without hesitation.
When Freya appeared before Kevin in the form of the Herrscher of Finality, Kevin's expression finally changed.
"The Herrscher of Finality! No, something's not quite right, but this feeling!!"
Kevin wanted to deny his feelings, after all, the time for the Herrscher of Finality to descend had not yet come, but he quickly sensed the difference between the Herrscher of Finality in front of him and the real Herrscher of Finality.
It was precisely because Kevin had participated in the War of Finality and fought directly against the Herrscher of Finality that he was able to notice something was wrong with the Herrscher of Finality in front of him.
If I had to put it into words, it's that even though the aura is not much different from the Herrscher of Finality, it gives people the feeling that it's really like a fake.
Just like a tiger drawn based on a cat, it's not a tiger at all, just a bigger cat.
"A fake... no, the aura is the same, but what's with this fake feeling?" Kevin murmured.
However, Freya also transformed, which doesn't seem to be good news for Kevin.
414. It's a pity, not as good as another you.
Kevin has repeatedly used the last Herrscher of the Previous Civilization — the Herrscher of Finality— as his opponent, either in his mind or by replicating them in reality using cutting-edge equipment, and has simulated various battle environments.
But each time, he was utterly defeated, with no chance of fighting back.
Faced with Freya, whose appearance after transformation was even more similar to the Herrscher of Finality from the Previous Civilization, Kevin said nothing...
No matter how you imagine it or use cutting-edge equipment to replicate it, you can't reproduce the full power of the Herrscher of Finality.
In Kevin's view, Freya's ability to enhance her strength through transformation is indeed not good news, but there are many benefits to fighting the Herrscher of Finality in reality.
Although the other party exuded an aura of being a fake from the inside out, defeating Freya, who looked very similar to the Herrscher of Finality, dispelled any fear that might exist in his heart.
"It doesn't matter if it's a fake or not," Kevin said.
After entering beast mode, a frenzied desire to attack surged into his brain. Kevin did not resist the madness rushing into his brain. He used his only remaining right hand to tightly grip the Greatsword of Annihilation and charged towards Freya.
With a halo above her head and three pairs of rhombus-shaped wings unfurling behind her, her black and blue evening gown had transformed into a white and purple battle dress. Her divine posture resembled that of Valkyrie from mythology, or perhaps an angel sounding a horn to announce the end.
Freya watched Kevin rush towards her without any joy or sorrow, and made no attempt to react.
Once transformed into the Herrscher of Finality, Freya's emotions are greatly suppressed, and her way of thinking becomes more rational.
Overall, the Herrscher of Finality mode is like a different aloof persona, but the underlying reason is still Freya. Even though the dirty jokes and trash talk have been reduced, the inner monologues are still quite rich.
(Here they come! Here they come! As expected, the Kaslana Family's rampage is in full force!!)
Freya, who was internally ranting, was already used to her aloof demeanor after transforming into the Herrscher of Finality. Of course, after transforming, she exuded a holy aura. Even though she originally wanted to be a little mischievous, she subconsciously became serious when she felt that solemn atmosphere.
It's like attending someone else's funeral. In that solemn atmosphere, you can't just suddenly start dancing on the grave in front of hundreds of people, can you? Oh, it seems like there's a trend lately of professionally themed, dance-style funerals.
The next moment, a pale blue barrier appeared between Freya and Kevin.
Freya possesses only one-third of the power of the Herrscher of Finality. Even if she combines the power of herself and her two sisters, she still cannot possess the complete power of the Herrscher of Finality.
That being said, the main power of the Herrscher of Finality is the absolute control over Honkai Energy, which can be seen as an upgraded version of the power manipulated by the Schariac Family, or even the final version.
The members of the Schariac Family are more adept at manipulating Honkai Energy than ordinary people, especially the candidates for Saintess in each generation, who all possessed control abilities equivalent to those of Stigmata Awakeners.
Therefore, any attack using Honkai Energy is meaningless to Freya.
Kevin swung the Greatsword of Annihilation, which landed on the pale blue barrier. However, the barrier that had protected Freya was originally a spherical protective shield similar to a water-walking ball. Now, the barrier that opened up in front of Freya was like an endless glass wall, completely separating her from Kevin.
The Greatsword of Annihilation, whose flames, when unleashed at full power, could instantly incinerate everything on the Siberian Plains, failed to break through the barrier in front of Freya, despite its raging flames and high-temperature blade.
The flames that were blocked bounced back, engulfing Kevin and igniting everything behind Kevin.
The white permafrost turned into steam again, revealing the scorched and cracked earth beneath. The incredibly sturdy World Serpent Base was also burned red-hot in a sea of fire, slowly melting like ice cream exposed to the sun.
The World Serpent members in the base naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die; they had already retreated to the base's underground shelter.
The Gray Serpent, who was hiding in the underground shelter, and the other members of the World Serpent were also terrified by Freya's battle with Kevin.
The two did not engage in a complex battle; it was simply a clash of strength against strength.
However, when the power of two people can easily create such a world-destroying scene, the so-called martial arts and combat skills become insignificant. The aftershocks of the collision between their powers alone are enough to crush everyone like ants.
Kevin, engulfed by the flames of An-Utu, quickly burst out of the sea of fire like Demon God reborn from the ashes, slamming his head hard against the pale blue barrier. Then, he abandoned the Greatsword of Annihilation, clenched his remaining right fist, and smashed it against the pale blue barrier again and again.
(Uh... has it finally lost its mind?)
"Foolish behavior."
Freya slowly uttered a few words, continuing to watch everything with an expression devoid of joy or sorrow.
The pale blue barrier in front of her blocked the flames of the Greatsword of Annihilation, leaving this side of the barrier as a landscape covered in ice and snow. The tranquil white frozen earth remained unaffected, much like Freya at this moment, unmoved by the raging flames on the other side, no matter how fierce Kevin's attacks were, it was like scratching an itch through a shoe.
"Smash it all!!"
However, Kevin's actions were not without purpose.
In the Previous Civilization era, he had fought fiercely with many famous Herrscher.
He bore the heavy responsibility of the life and death of the Previous Era and could not afford to fail.
His remaining right hand was covered in wounds, and even though it had mutated into Honkai Beast, several of his fingers were bent in a direction that could not bend.
However, Kevin seemed to feel no pain at all, continuing to swing his fists, which had several broken fingers and claws, as he continued to punch the pale blue barrier.
(So that's how it is... I knew I shouldn't underestimate this guy! He can still maintain such composure even in beast mode! As expected, Siegfried... is too weak.)
Otto naturally preserved all the records of the Second Eruption. Although Schicksal's database also contained a record of the Second Eruption, the records in the database were nowhere near as detailed as those saved by Otto.
Although Otto's fate is currently unknown, and he is almost certainly planning to use the assassination attempt to go into hiding and keep everyone on their guard, his unknown fate is not entirely a bad thing for Freya or the Alliance.
After all, Otto was assassinated during negotiations between the Alliance and World Serpent, Freya and Kevin even went so far as to issue a warrant for the arrest of the perpetrator afterward.
An international terrorist attempting to sow discord between the Alliance and World Serpent, and is described as a short, white-haired German man, possibly over fifty years old.
Of course, since Kiana was dressed in a black cloak when she assassinated Otto, even if her face was exposed, no one would suspect Kiana; instead, they would suspect Freya first.
In reality, even if Freya is suspected, people will only think that Freya is doing this to seize power.
Throughout history, there has been no kinship on the throne of power.
The world would only assume that Freya was eager to become the Grand Bishop of Schicksal. Of course, if such a situation were exposed, it would indeed affect Freya's plan to hand over this identity to Kiana later.
However, as things have progressed to this point, Freya and Kiana are no longer suitable to switch identities.
That being said, the two of them use each other's names in public.
Just as Freya has the name Kiana Apocalypse, Kiana also has the name Freya Kaslana.
Regardless of whether Otto is still alive or whether he took advantage of Kiana's assassination attempt to go into hiding, his whereabouts are unknown after the assassination attempt, and in the eyes of the general public, he is essentially dead.
In a social sense, Otto is dead.
After Otto's death, everything he owns will be inherited by Theresa and Freya.
Originally, in order to avoid being restricted by the authority possessed by Otto, a new authority system was built when the alliance was established. However, after Otto's 'death', Freya suddenly gained the highest authority in the previously abandoned authority system.
Of course, if Otto still held the authority, he would definitely be discovered.
To make his fake death more convincing, he must relinquish his supreme authority under the Mandate of Schicksal.
Freya and Theresa, having obtained this authority, naturally also gained control of everything else in Schicksal, thus inheriting Otto's 'legacy'.
However, there are too many preparations to make to receive Otto's 'legacy', and even now, Theresa is still dealing with those legacies.
In Otto's other records, there are many research records related to Fusion Warrior and beast mode.
It points out that among all those who inherited the blood of Kaslana throughout history, only Siegfried Kaslana exhibited a beast-like form.
Otto originally decided to eliminate Siegfried, this unstable factor, because of the uncontrollable power Siegfried displayed.
However, subsequent research on Kiana Kaslana did not find the cause of that power in her DNA.
But Otto also made assumptions at this stage.
For example, the DNA code.
The origins of the Kaslana Family can be traced back to Previous Civilization, so it must be related to that Previous Civilization. Perhaps the Kaslana Family's superhuman strength comes from this unknown power.
However, Siegfried in his beast form was clearly devoid of reason. After determining that this power had little research value, Otto immediately abandoned the research project, thus cutting his losses in time.
Because Kevin from the original world also possessed a beast mode and could control it freely, after his life underwent a transformation, Freya instinctively believed that his beast mode should also have undergone some new changes, which led her to restart the research project that Otto had abandoned.
However, the more you compare, the less Siegfried seems to have performed in the Second Eruption.
The undisputed MVP should be Immortal Fu Hua, followed by her mother Cecilia.
Unfortunately, even with Immortal Fu Hua and his mother Cecilia, the Second Eruption War was still a complete failure.
Although, in the end, it was a victory for humanity.
But from Freya's current perspective, they have lost completely.
The First Herrscher Welt, needs to rebuild his physical body; Cecilia, the strongest S-rank Valkyrie of the era, has died in battle; Kaslana's anti- Honkai warriors have withdrawn; and a large number of Valkyrie have sacrificed themselves.
And all of this is because of someone who's holding us back.
That's right, in this other record kept by Otto, it is finally recorded how much of a rip-off this guy was and how much he dragged things down.
Siegfried's performance was only so-so, but Otto's performance was truly despicable.
Thinking about this, Freya found her thoughts drifting.
Although the connection started with Kevin's ability to fully control the beast mode, Freya suddenly thought of Otto and felt that something was happening in the world, which made her want to speed up her actions.
She naturally saw through Kevin's plan. The Kaslana Family possessed absolute resistance to Honkai Energy, although this absolute resistance was actually only a high level of resistance.
Because no member of the Kaslana Family has ever died from being unable to resist Honkai Energy, the Kaslana's extremely high resistance is considered to be absolute resistance to Honkai Energy.
While it's not as exaggerated as some claim, Kaslana does possess very high Honkai resistance and can Honkai Energy to some extent.
Attacking the same place again and again, seemingly crazy behavior is just a way to cover up their rational choices.
Even when subjected to the raging flames unleashed by the Greatsword of Annihilation, the barrier remained completely undamaged. However, due to Kevin's repeated attacks, a hole was breached.
Then, starting from this hole, countless cracks spread across the pale blue barrier.
"A solution that breaks through the surface by focusing on a single point, achieving a standard and perfect answer."
Freya said calmly.
Herrscher of Finality of the End form, she instinctively maintained her aloof and cold image.
The moment the barrier shattered, Kevin unleashed a sea of fire, but he truly knew nothing of power.
"Unfortunately, not as good as another you."
To Freya, the flames released by the Greatsword of Annihilation were nothing more than the warmth from the air conditioner in a room during winter.
She didn't feel any heat; on the contrary, she felt very warm.
To Freya, whether Kevin was rational or insane, his seemingly irrational acting was meaningless.
If it were Kevin from her world, he could shatter the barrier in just a few hits, without needing to use Honkai resistance to neutralize it.