Chapter 450
The Fifth Honkai Outbreak was also an artificial Honkai. Because of the numerous artificial Honkai, this experiment allowed Anna Schariac to master 90% of the Herrscher of Ice's powers.
The Sixth Honkai Eruption was still an artificial Honkai, and the location was still the Nagoya City Experimental Site. Because too many awakenings were performed at this site, the power of the Herrscher of Death was directly reduced. Seele, who was born with Stigmata, had a personality disorder, so she fully awakened as the Herrscher of Death.
That's right. In the artificial Honkai, Seele awakened as the true Herrscher of Death. However, in her normal state, Seele possesses the power of Creation and some of the power of Wither, while her other personality, Black Seele, possesses the power of Wither and some of the power of Creation.
Himeko was the candidate for Herrscher of the Seventh Honkai Eruption. Due to Freya and Fu Hua's wishes, the creation of Artificial Herrscher was temporarily halted.
The development of this world is completely different from that of parallel worlds. Therefore, some of the situations predicted by Penglai Si Jiuxiao did not occur in this world, but her predictions cannot be completely denied.
Worst of all, the prophecy of Penglai Si Jiuxiao did indeed hit many secrets, especially the Whitelist, which were known only to a few. The blacklist and Whitelist issue spread rapidly through Penglai Si Jiuxiao's game and has already sparked heated discussions online.
After all, judging from the situations involved in the Whitelist, both the current civilization and the Previous Civilization have suffered undeserved disasters.
It was clearly the mistakes of humans from a much more ancient era, or even ancient humans from other worlds, that caused the destruction, yet almost all human civilizations in almost every world have been Blacklist.
This is why excessive human development could lead to a depletion of planetary resources, resulting in the destruction of the planet. Therefore, it's as if humanity is being wiped out before it wreaks havoc on the universe.
The Blacklist situation subjected human civilization to a more stringent selection process than other civilizations. If the Honkai encountered by other civilizations was only of a difficult difficulty, then the Honkai encountered by human civilization was basically a nightmare difficulty.
Other civilizations were Honkai by the Honkai, mostly because their own civilizations were too weak. But human civilization suffered a more tragic fate. The stronger human civilization became, the more the Honkai would persecute it, and they even prepared Honkai Side Sequence Apostles.
Even though human civilization defeated the thirteen Sequence Apostles and passed the trial, the Honkai ignored the results of the trial and sent down the Herrscher of Finality, as if it were a sore loser.
Simply put, Whitelist mean that human civilization must perish, regardless of whether you pass the screening or not; if you are one of them, you will be killed.
If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad, but unfortunately, when the Imaginary Tree evolves the world, human civilization inevitably appears in the world it evolves.
Welt was also somewhat troubled by this kind of secret intelligence leak. Even though the Alliance had used a lot of trashy information to confuse the truth, the game made by Penglai Si Jiuxiao had already spread. The Illuminati, which had noticed Penglai Si Jiuxiao, had already arranged for people to play through the game several times.
Incidentally, due to the numerous bugs, several staff members of the World Security Council, which was remotely controlled by the Illuminati and responsible for completing the game, were almost driven insane. Some high-ranking members even personally participated, only to become depressed after more than ten minutes. In the end, they had to spend a lot of money to hire hackers to fix the bugs.
That's right, the World Security Council hired professional hackers to fix bugs in the game "Penglai Si Jiuxiao".
However, the fewer bugs in the game cannot hide the fact that it is a game based on wild imagination. Although Penglai Si Jiuxiao referenced the cyberpunk style, her game is not actually of that high quality. As has been repeatedly emphasized before, it is just a small RPG game of only a few tens of MB, and most of the materials used in it are public materials on the Internet.
Many staff members of the World Security Council, who were forced to complete the game, were driven crazy by its wildly imaginative and illogical design.
Based on Welt's experience, this game is a hardcore masochistic game. Triggering certain events instantly kills you, forcing you to restart from the login screen. That's right, there's no save function; if you die, you have to start all over again, much like a certain masochistic game called I Wanna.
If he had to name the game, Welt felt that "Re: HOMU's Million Ways to Die" would be more appropriate than the original title, "Penglai Si Jiuxiao 'Humo's Bizarre Adventure."
For example, when Welt first started playing the game, he was controlling HOMU in a room. He explored the room for a while, and when he went outside... well, he died.
Cause of death: The World Security Council angered the Schicksal Saintess Freya, and the world was destroyed by her. The player-controlled HOMU died on the spot.
This resulted in Welt restarting the game, immediately controlling HOMU to rush out of the room, and then dying instantly.
Cause of death: A new type of Honkai Energy infected people marched, and the World Security Council arranged for anti-terrorist forces to suppress them. The player-controlled HOMU was caught up in the suppression and died on the spot.
Simply put, too early wouldn't work, and too late wouldn't work either. After dying dozens of times, Welt finally figured out the situation.
The game not only restricts leaving the room, but also has requirements for the objectives explored within the room.
For example, if you leave your room early after watching the news on TV, you may avoid the march of the new Honkai Energy infected, but you will be killed by a large number of Deadman and Honkai Beast when you arrive in Changkong City, where the Third Honkai Eruption has occurred, and die on the spot.
If you watch the news on TV and choose not to leave your room, you will be captured by a mysterious force, kidnapped, and taken to an isolation zone to undergo infection experiments with a new type of Honkai Energy, becoming an infected person with the new Honkai disease, and then dying on the spot.
If you watch the news on TV and choose to leave the room, you will see a scene where Freya directly drops a meteorite, smashing the Eurasian continent. Although it's just a few pixels, it does indeed refer to the Schicksal Saintess dropping a meteorite to destroy the world.
However, compared to not watching the news and delaying leaving the room, at least after watching the news, I know why the Schicksal Saintess destroyed the world.
I only know that the World Security Council angered the Schicksal Saintess without reading the news. But if I read the news, I would know that the World Security Council took advantage of the Schicksal Saintess's lunar conquest and caused a large number of Valkyrie to be killed or wounded along with a large number of Honkai Beast. Therefore, after reading the news and leaving the room, I can get the official CG.
Although some information is fragmented, the many instant-death events in the first level of the game correspond perfectly to the current situation.
Of course, the World Security Council is not in league with the Honkai Beast; they are just taking advantage of the Alliance's current predicament together with the Honkai Beast.
Knowing Freya as we do, Welt knew she wouldn't just throw a meteorite, but she would definitely recreate what she did in the parallel world in this one.
524. Your perception is really good. Hmm, here's some bad news.
The sleeping girl scratched her bottom, unaware that there was someone else in her bedroom.
Meanwhile, Welt, who was right next to the bed, made contact with the Alliance.
"Is that Welt?"
"It's me. So you're the one overseeing the Alliance now. Does that mean even Kevin Kaslana has been mobilized?"
The virtual screen that appeared on the communicator projected SU's half-body image, making Welt immediately understand the Alliance's current predicament.
Kevin replaced Theresa and Freya to take charge of the alliance. His powerful strength was enough to eliminate most unexpected events, and he was also the pillar of stability in maintaining the alliance headquarters.
But right now, Kevin, who should have continued to hold down the fort in the rear, has instead sent SU to hold down the fort in the league, Welt seems to be facing a somewhat unfavorable situation.
"What happened?"
When Welt asked him a question, SU gave a brief explanation.
Welt hadn't paid attention to the content on the governor's communication channel because he was focused on getting to Penglai Si Jiuxiao's side as quickly as possible.
With SU's explanation, he finally understood how bad the league's current situation was.
"Don't worry, I will do everything in my power to cover Penglai Si Jiuxiao's return to the Alliance."
Welt's face showed some bitterness.
When he still possessed the Herrscher of Reason Core, he analyzed the Second Divine Key: Thousand Worlds of Chariots, and also analyzed the spatial portal between Freya and Aurora, which gave Welt the ability to teleport.
Of course, his abilities are mostly derived from high-quality replicas obtained through analysis, rather than the originals related to his powers. This makes it impossible for him to teleport himself to the moon or establish a stable spatial channel like Freya and Aurora. However, it is not difficult for him to carry a long-distance spatial teleport.
However, Welt has now lost the core of the Herrscher of Reason, and he has found a successor to inherit the Herrscher of Reason Core.
Aurora was originally the one to inherit the Herrscher of Reason Core, but Welt found a more suitable candidate than Aurora in the test results.
When Bronya inherited the Herrscher of Reason Core from Welt and became the First Herrscher, Welt lost his ability to teleport long distances, or rather, most of his abilities based on the Herrscher of Reason disappeared. He couldn't even materialize any of the Divine Key; the only thing he could use was the gravity ability memorized by his muscles.
Although Welt's ability to manipulate gravity originates from the Ninth Divine Key (the Devouring Key) – the Eden Star, it is unknown whether it is because he uses gravity most often that he can still manipulate gravity even after losing the core of the Herrscher of Reason.
Tesla believes that, in a more romantic way, what Welt Joyce gave to Welt Yang was not the Herrscher Core, but rather the transmission of his own beliefs to Welt Yang. Therefore, even if he lost the Herrscher Core, he could still use the abilities of the Herrscher of Reason, and even simulate the gravity of the Eden Star.
Of course, such a statement makes it difficult to associate Tesla with rigorous scientific researchers.
However, many people do have similar thoughts about what happened to Welt, perhaps it is true that Welt Joyce passed on his beliefs to Welt Young.
However, Welt, who had never regretted losing the Herrscher of Reason Core, did feel regret at this moment for losing his ability to teleport.
"Don't force yourself to return to the Alliance. Your primary goal right now is to protect that girl..."
Before SU could finish speaking, a sharp air raid siren blared throughout the city.
Welt's expression changed, and he rushed to the balcony, where he saw missiles hurtling towards him from the distant sky.
"Are you kidding me?! Those guys actually opened fire on the city!!"
"Welt, calm down. Those aren't lethal weapons. Whether it's the Illuminati or the World Security Council, their target is that girl. What they launched were large missiles used to paralyze large Honkai Beast —no, they must have been modified..."
Just as SU's voice came from the other end of the communication, missiles approaching the city exploded in the air, and amidst the panic of the city's residents, a liquid mixed with anesthetic drugs fell like a torrential rain.
Welt's lips twitched slightly, and in an instant, a dozen missiles rained down on the city.
Even though Welt never underestimated human potential, he was still amazed by humanity's talent for infighting.
Indeed, Welt, who still retained some analytical power, analyzed the rainwater and found some substances used to anesthetize the Valkyrie.
This missile was originally designed to paralyze large Honkai Beast, specifically targeting super-giant Honkai Beast that are over 100 meters in size.
It should be noted that in the past, there was a special suicide squad responsible for dealing with these enormous Honkai Beast. However, the members of that suicide squad have now become high-ranking officials, and their captain is one of the Seven Archons of the Alliance.
With the current combat power of the Valkyrie, the Honkai Beast, despite their enormous size, are no longer as threatening as they used to be.
In the past, the Assault Team had to fight to the death against such huge Honkai Beast under the cover of fire from various countries. The team suffered extremely heavy losses in each battle, which is why the Assault Team was never at full strength.
The missiles used by the Alliance were provided by the Alliance... or more precisely, by Schicksal, but the World Security Council improved the anesthetic drugs and added substances that were more effective against the Valkyrie.
"I see. Freya needs to train Valkyrie for them for this reason."
Welt suddenly understood why countries had such a great need for Valkyrie, even greater than their need for Honkai Energy weapons.
It's important to understand that without these Honkai Energy weapons, even if each country possesses its own Valkyrie, it cannot unleash its true power.
It now appears that the other side never intended to use Valkyrie as combatants from the beginning, but rather as experimental animals.
To avoid angering Freya, various countries asked her to train Freya for Valkyrie soldiers brainwashed by the state, which made Freya dislike these Valkyrie.
If Freya develops feelings for these Valkyrie, no country can guarantee that Valkyrie on them won't incur Freya's wrath.
However, their plan proved successful; Freya indeed didn't care about the Valkyrie.
"Freya was fooled, and the Alliance was fooled too. Over the years, we have been providing experimental subjects to various countries in a completely aboveboard manner."
Using the Valkyrie cultivated by Freya as experimental subjects, and doing so without angering Freya, various countries quickly added a substance that targeted the Valkyrie to the anesthetic liquid after extensive human experiments.
However, the expressions on Welt's and SU's faces on the other end of the communication channel became somewhat strange at this moment.
They were laughing, but it didn't quite feel like it; they were sad, but it was even more different; there was a hint of pity in their eyes.
"However, they probably don't know that the Valkyrie Freya trained for various countries are very different from the current Alliance Valkyrie. The Valkyrie belonging to various countries are actually closer to the Valkyrie of the Schicksal era. If there is any difference between the two, it is probably that they are both called Valkyrie."
Welt suppressed a laugh. The various countries thought they had outsmarted Freya, but they didn't know that Freya was very cautious and had roughly anticipated such a situation.
Freya trains Valkyrie for various countries, so she naturally doesn't hide anything. However, as the alliance's technology continues to innovate, the gap between the two systems will widen.
If Freya's Valkyrie for various countries were mostly modeled after the Valkyrie of the Schicksal era, then the Alliance's current Valkyrie are actually almost identical to the Fusion Warrior the Alliance has newly developed based on data from the moon.
In other words, most Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior now share almost the same foundation. Basically, the current Valkyrie in the Alliance are simply still called by the same name.
This is also why Tesla and the others felt that Freya was too fixated on the word "Valkyrie." Under Freya's influence, the Alliance's Valkyrie were almost indistinguishable from the new type of Fusion Warrior, and most of them used the Yomotsu Hekitsuhime Antibody.
Valkyrie with the Yomotsu Hekitsuhime Antibody can be said to be Fusion Warrior are more adept at Honkai Energy combat, while Fusion Warrior with the Yomotsu Hekitsuhime Antibody can also be said to be Valkyrie are more adept at close-range combat.
Of course, Valkyrie like Lewis and Laguna, if their antibodies are replaced with the Yomotsu Hekitsuhime Antibody and they undergo readjustment surgery, they will basically be transformed into Fusion Warrior.
Tesla even thought that Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior could be renamed Heroic Spirit Warrior.
"Welt, the enemy is about to start artificial rainmaking, which means close combat is about to begin. Be careful of their troops breaking into the city. Kevin's reinforcements will take more than ten minutes."
"...I see."
Welt immediately responded, then returned to the girl's bedroom and slapped her twice across the face while she was sleeping, completely stunning the girl who was sound asleep.
Still a little confused, Penglai Si Jiuxiao didn't know why this man was in her bedroom and why he slapped her face twice.
This situation made Penglai Si Jiuxiao seriously suspect that he was hallucinating.
In fact, the World Security Council secretly modified the anesthetic liquid in the missiles, making it more effective against the Valkyrie.
Those substances had a very high influence on the Valkyrie of the Schicksal era. Although they could influence the current Valkyrie, the extent of their influence was very limited.
After all, the Valkyrie in the Alliance now resemble Fusion Warrior more.
Laguna and Lewis expressed their understanding, noting that the two men, despite their honorary titles, had taken up civilian positions primarily because they were not suited to the battlefield.
In fact, neither Lewis nor Laguna could adapt to the Valkyrie's current fighting style. In their past era, battles against Honkai Beast didn't require consideration of Honkai Energy attacks or technique-based attacks; the emphasis was basically on 'reckless' attacks.
The Valkyrie in the Alliance now have to consider many things, whether it's tactics or adjusting their Key of Reason based on the enemy's weaknesses, changing the combination of Key of Reason to generate Honkai Energy attacks that counter the opponent, or releasing a large group of highly skilled Fusion Warrior to continue charging forward.
Technique-based and melee-based are different. Lewis and Laguna can both be considered technique-based Fusion Warrior, but one specializes in greatswords and taking hits, while the other specializes in greatswords and reckless attacks.
The Assault Team has a very high affinity for fire-attribute attacks, and since almost the entire team uses greatswords, the Fire department elites basically don't need to explain tactics; they can just charge in and be done with it.
Although the Assault Team's weapons are mainly Gravity Sword, the Gravity Sword are designed to fight against antibody-type Great Honkai Beasts. Compared to cutting through the skin of super- Great Honkai Beasts, the blunt force damage caused by shock and gravity is more likely to kill super- Great Honkai Beasts.
However, the Honkai Consciousness is not stupid. Creating Great Honkai Beasts is a thankless task. Since the birth of the Humanoid Honkai Beast species, it has been observed that the Honkai Consciousness is creating individuals that are more suitable for combat.
At this time, Laguna, who was one of the Seven Archons and was stationed at the St. Freya Academy, was also worried about this situation.
She silently peeked at the content on the Governor's communications channel, and then at the more heated content on the operations communications channel... Laguna didn't intentionally peek at the communications channels; she was just not good at joining in the discussions on the Governor's communications channel.
Freya, who appears to be stationed on the moon, is currently planning to send out a Herrscher squad.
The Alliance's current Herrscher squad has many Artificial Herrscher. Not only Bronya, Mei, Wendy, Anna, and Seele, who have inherited the power of the Sequence Herrscher, but also the Artificial Herrscher test subjects that Freya previously tested and created have gradually joined this battlefield.
That's right, Freya didn't intend to have the Herrscher team join the moon's conquest. Instead, she planned to deploy the extremely stable Artificial Herrscher and the less stable Artificial Herrscher to the second battlefield here, which was the second battlefield caused by Penglai Si Jiuxiao.
Lewis, who had chosen to retire and stay home to take care of her children, suddenly gave a wry smile. She had thought she had a good retirement job, but it turned out that things were not as simple as she had imagined.
"Laguna, I have bad news..."
"Speak."
"Okay, I mean, the Alliance may be about to open a fourth battlefield."