Chapter 388

Hearing that Kiana, who was still busy outside, was accompanied by Siegfried, a certain indestructible cockroach, Shiola, and an ordinary-looking boy, Freya was somewhat speechless.

After all, the World Serpent Organization is so short of talent that these four people are the only remaining cadres of the World Serpent.

Freya was pleased that Kiana had such powerful people protecting her, but it was also true that the World Serpent Organization was currently lacking capable personnel.

Having familiar faces doesn't necessarily mean something good; it can also mean that these familiar faces have no successors, leading to a generational gap in the organization's leadership.

"Well, it's alright, I guess."

After a brief evaluation, Freya brought up another important topic.

"Regarding the new enemy, I would like you to learn about it first..."

"What happened?"

Even Kevin was surprised to see Freya become serious.

"Yes, it's terrible. As you know, Aurora, Kiana, and I are considered the Herrscher of Finality in this world. Therefore, we have special privileges that are different from other Herrscher. If we were to name these special privileges, we would call them [Imaginary Tree Authority]."

Hearing Freya's serious answer, Kevin, SU, and Fu Hua listened even more attentively, and none of them had any intention of interrupting her.

"When I say that we can travel through time, it's all based on the authority of the Imaginary Tree. Simply put, the people in this world who can truly go back to the past are me, Aurora, and Kiana."

So, if things really get so bad that they have to travel through time to save the world...

Only she, Aurora, and Kiana are suitable. In order to change the past without affecting the present, they will really need to learn how to deceive the world.

Freya's expression turned serious as she spoke.

"The new enemy is a Honkai construct called the Imaginary Tree Divine Remains. Although its behavior is similar to that of humans, it is undoubtedly a kind of Honkai weapon without the concept of life."

Perhaps because she possessed the authority over the Imaginary Tree, Freya had been able to easily sense its location in the few days since she escaped the Sea of Quantum Imaginary Tree.

Speaking of this, we must mention the definition of the Imaginary Tree Divine Remains.

It is a creation of the Imaginary Tree, and its existence also signifies a complete denial of humanity, of this civilization, and of this world...

If the selection process brought about by the Honkai still offered a sliver of hope for victory, then the creations of the Imaginary Tree completely severed that possibility, signifying that the Honkai Consciousness had chosen to abandon this world.

"The Imaginary Tree Divine Remains?"

"That's right, it is indeed called the Imaginary Tree Divine Remains, and the advance team should be composed of some kind of nihilism."

Using her access to the Imaginary Tree, Freya was able to detect in advance the timing and number of the Imaginary Tree Divine Remains attacking. To be honest, the number of nihilists was indeed quite large.

The disaster brought by the Honkai was merely a selection process, while the Imaginary Tree Divine Remains sent out by the Honkai were like crows announcing their impending doom, proclaiming the death star to them.

"This is truly an unexpected development."

Even SU didn't expect the Honkai Consciousness to make such an assessment of this world.

"However, you can rest assured that as long as I am still in the League, the Imaginary Tree will not send out these seeded players."

Even the destructive tools personally modified by the Imaginary Tree, as long as they are Honkai Energy by or rely on Honkai Energy, will become obedient in the face of her unreasonable anti-Honkai wave.

"That is our current enemy, but also our future enemy. Right now, we have overlooked an important clue: while we were chasing the Honkai Beast, the scouts sent by the People from the Sky were still on Earth. You should have done your homework with your parallel world counterparts, right?"

Besides the destroyers created by the Imaginary Tree, there are many organizations in the universe outside Earth that make a living by hunting Honkai Energy. Right now, the one eyeing Earth's civilization is an interstellar civilization called the People from the Sky.

Whether or not we will be targeted by other Star Civilization in the future is indeed a question.

However, at present, it is even more important to distinguish between primary and secondary priorities.

"I do have some understanding of it."

Kevin in the parallel world is still Kevin, so SU and Kevin are naturally more friendly towards him.

Of course, after actually getting to know him, SU and Kevin discovered that Kevin from the parallel world was relatively weak.

The fact that Kevin's memories have not been tampered with means that in the parallel world Kevin exists, there is no such person as FU.

Both SU and Kevin have undergone some changes because of FU.

Especially after Kevin and Fu Hua regained their memories, they both felt a deep sense of guilt towards FU. However, unlike Kevin, who had no regrets, Fu Hua regretted not finding an opportunity to contact FU at the time.

In her eyes, if there was anyone in the Previous Civilization who would save Himeko, it would undoubtedly be FU.

But.

FU was also unable to find a way to awaken Himeko's true personality without any scientific research foundation.

Fu Hua believes that Himeko is conscious and that she has successfully defeated the Herrscher Persona.

Unfortunately, Kevin knew very well that Himeko was beyond saving.

Even if there is a chance of saving Himeko, the Fire Moth will not provide any assistance or support. More importantly, the price to pay to save Himeko would be far greater.

That was the Queen of Destruction who, after awakening, turned Australia into a sea of fire in just one week.

"In that parallel world, during the current civilization era... we have already come into contact with Star Civilization, and not just one, but also a peculiar Star Civilization called the Xugs."

It must be said that many interesting things happened in that parallel world, and although similar things happened in this world, there are also many differences.

For example... the scout star of the People from the Sky in their world was not destroyed by Welt himself, but Welt witnessed the 'culprit' who destroyed that scout star.

It was a tentacle that stretched out from a sea area on Earth, directly destroying the reconnaissance planet of the People from the Sky. At that moment, Welt felt a terrifying sense of oppression that completely overwhelmed all living beings.

443. Sister Tesla and I call it— the Key of Reason.

Welt never told anyone about it, after all, that unparalleled feeling of terror only lasted for a brief moment, and Welt never felt that terrifying oppression again, to the point that he even thought that what he had just seen and felt was just an illusion.

In order to find out the truth about the death of Himeko's sister's father, Muryōtō Ryūsuke, Freya interrogated Welt the day after she returned from the parallel world.

She just didn't expect such an unexpected surprise.

In a parallel world, Welt and Muryōtō Ryūsuke traveled to outer space to destroy the reconnaissance planet of the People from the Sky. Welt then used the power of the First Herrscher to destroy the reconnaissance planet, but was subsequently betrayed by Muryōtō Ryūsuke.

After listening to Freya's version of the parallel world, Welt hesitated repeatedly before finally revealing the truth that he had previously thought was just absurd fantasy.

After all, the terror was so intense that it felt unreal to Welt.

Whether it's the tentacles that emerged from the depths of a sea on the planet and directly destroyed a reconnaissance star in outer space that resembled an asteroid, or the terrifying sense of oppression that Welt felt for a moment, it can only prove that... if such a monster truly exists, then its size must cover at least one of the seven great seas of this planet. Only in this way can it use its tentacles to directly destroy targets in outer space.

Welt preferred to admit that he destroyed the reconnaissance planet, but claimed that he suffered some kind of mental attack at that time, which led to this absurd fantasy.

After Freya told Kevin, SU, and Fu Hua about the version of the parallel world, she also told them about the version of this world.

Upon hearing Freya recount the terrifying sense of oppression Welt had once felt, Kevin's expression turned grave.

"No, impossible. I haven't observed any parallel world with such a creature... If such an enemy really exists, then it must be at least a planetary-level Honkai Beast."

SU found it hard to believe. Although Mei had indeed envisioned stronger Honkai Beast, in reality, the Previous Civilization human civilization had already been destroyed before the appearance of the Star Honkai Beast.

Fu Hua also looked incredulous. If such a super creature really existed in this world, then human civilization would have been destroyed countless times long ago, without even the chance for the current civilization to develop.

However, Kevin's increasingly serious expression made SU and Fu Hua realize how bad the situation was.

"Kevin?"

SU asked in a low voice.

However, Kevin turned his gaze to Freya, seemingly seeking her judgment.

Freya lowered her head and began to think seriously. It wasn't that she didn't understand what Kevin wanted her to judge. In fact, after hearing the truth that Welt had been forced to reveal, she had already thought of the Battle of the Abyss three years ago.

During that great battle, in which there were no winners for either side, Freya had sensed a strange gaze.

However, that was the center of her battle with Kevin. Not to mention Valkyrie or any Executors or Judges, even if Herrscher entered the center of their battle, they would be crushed by the impact of the two of them at that time.

It should be noted that one side has completely abandoned humanity and, after devouring a super Honkai behemoth that surpasses even the Judgment-class Honkai Beast, now possesses combat power comparable to a ten-core Herrscher.

While Kevin couldn't truly unleash his full potential without reason, Kevin was undeniably powerful to the point of being foul-worthy in that state.

Meanwhile, the other side activated cheat mode, entering the Trinity Herrscher of Finality state, gaining Imaginary Tree Authority while simultaneously dominating Kevin in Herrscher of the Herrscher of Finality mode.

Although the battle turned into a one-sided affair after Freya transformed, each attack between the two created huge waves, and the shockwaves that spread outwards killed many Honkai Beasts.

Even in this situation, Freya still felt a strange sense of being watched.

Considering that she was suppressing the effects of the Herrscher of Finality's resonance state on herself at the time, Freya thought that she had simply misjudged the situation.

Freya tells Kevin, SU, and Fu Hua about this version of the story where Welt and Muryōtō Ryūsuke destroyed the People from the Sky Reconnaissance Planet, actually wanting to verify it with the three of them.

SU did not observe the other's presence, Fu Hua was completely unaware of it, but Kevin seemed to be pondering it, even looking for her judgment.

This fact instantly plunged Freya's mood to rock bottom.

"Old man, did you have a similar feeling three years ago?"

"Yes, I can feel other people's gazes..."

Kevin didn't hesitate or pretend; he knew exactly what Freya wanted to carefully verify.

"I thought it was just my imagination."

"Me too..."

Freya answered somewhat weakly. Although the truth did not make her despair, it still made her feel exhausted.

Clearly, what Welt saw in outer space was not an illusion, and the terrifying sense of oppression he felt was indeed real.

Freya and Kevin both sensed the gazes of others during the Battle of the Abyss, but at that time, only the two of them were on the battlefield. Even if Welt had run in, he would have been torn apart by the impact of the collisions during the battle.

"Then it proves that the guy's perception was correct, and it also proves that my intuition was correct."

Given that this world possesses Herrscher like Freya, who is almost at the pinnacle of consciousness, Kevin naturally couldn't determine whether the gaze he felt during his battle with Freya was some kind of interference tactic employed by Freya.

"Alright, there's nothing to think about. Looking at the timeline, the other party already existed as early as 2005."

Freya shrugged, replying with an air of utter indifference.

After all, she was born in 2006 along with Aurora. Since the other party already existed, if the other party wanted to destroy this world, it could have easily flattened it long ago. In fact, the other party not only did not do so, but also helped the current civilization destroy the reconnaissance planet of the People from the Sky.

"Whether they are enemies or friends, it does not affect our main objective. The alliance's current goal is only to continue to strengthen itself."

The number of enemies will definitely increase, just like how new maps, new enemies, and new bosses always appear after a game version update.

Some enemies can even be disguised as new enemies simply by changing their skin color or acquiring a more valuable skin.

"Aren't you going to conduct an investigation?"

Kevin asked, frowning.

SU and Fu Hua had clearly come to their senses, and now they both looked like they wanted to say something but couldn't.

After all, after hearing the version of this world about destroying the People from the Sky reconnaissance planet, they would inevitably doubt Welt's unrealistic and absurd fantasy.

A tentacle single-handedly broke through the atmosphere and destroyed a reconnaissance star?

Why don't you say that a gorilla and a girl rushed into a reconnaissance planet, went on a rampage, and then shot down the reconnaissance planet?

What about the terrifying sense of oppression that surpasses all living beings?

Did the spiritual pressure of that mysterious creature turn into rain and fall on my body?

When Freya first heard Welt recount his experiences, she internally ranted with these thoughts, but she immediately recalled the gaze she had felt three years ago.

Therefore, it's understandable that SU and Fu Hua had doubts about this matter.

Although it wasn't as exaggerated as Freya's inner rant, SU and Fu Hua naturally didn't believe that such a creature actually existed.

Freya shook her head and said.

"An investigation is impossible. The creature that Mr. Walter, Mr. Welt, and I sensed is a true monster. Even if it is evenly matched with us, or far inferior to us, a conflict between us and it will only lead to the sacrifice of more innocent people."

Although Freya felt disappointed in other humans, it didn't mean she didn't value the lives of innocent people. She was just disappointed, not desperate.

"Besides, there's also the possibility that it's stronger than us. Even I'm not invincible. The fact that I can't beat you with a single, serious punch means I still need to grow..."

"???"

Kevin stared at Freya, completely bewildered. Given the atmosphere just now, shouldn't they have reached a consensus to join forces against the enemy? How did they end up talking about seriously punching him to death again?

SU gave a wry smile. It was clear that Freya's malice and disgust towards Kevin could not be eliminated in a short time. No, considering that she was even more vengeful than FU, she might only ever speak to Kevin in a sarcastic and sarcastic tone for the rest of her life.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. We won't go looking for it. The other party doesn't seem to be hostile towards us for the time being. Whether it's stronger than us, evenly matched, or weaker, we can just deal with it by remaining calm and adapting to any situation."

Speaking of which, Freya, dressed as Saintess today, took out an ice-blue jewel from her gorgeous white dress. The jewel was about the size of a palm, and she casually tossed it over.

Kevin caught the ice-blue orb and looked confused.

"This is..."

"This is a prototype made by Sister Tesla. I created a new weapon based on the Honkai Energy conversion device, the Stigmata system, Honkai crystal, and the Herrscher Core. Sister Tesla and I call it the Key of Reason."

"The Key of Reason?"