Chapter 491
"It's so nostalgic. I remember you biting your lip and looking so unwilling. It left a deep impression on me. I suddenly regret that I didn't spend enough time by your side back then."
Otto, standing in the crowd, exclaimed in amazement.
Although Otto didn't know the truth as clearly as Rita and didn't know the source of Freya's pressure, Otto understood Freya's heart better than Cecilia. He was also the only one in the alliance who could see that Freya had mental problems, even though Freya's mental problems had returned to normal after Rita comforted her.
Looking at that familiar, small figure, Otto couldn't help but recall the process of raising Freya.
He had initially intended Freya as a substitute for Kiana, but he never expected Freya to perform so well, which inspired Otto to use her to manage the Schicksal and solve his worldly troubles.
"What? Now that things have come to this, you've suddenly become more paternal?"
Siegfried, who was standing right next to Otto, couldn't help but scoff.
"How could that be? If I wanted to awaken, I would have done so long ago. I'm just marveling at the fact that I have other options, but I've just been ignoring them all along."
A hint of tenderness flashed in Otto's eyes before he looked away from Theresa.
His resolve was as unwavering as his willpower. Even if he had other options now, Otto would not change his mind in the slightest.
Freya finally escaped from everyone whose maternal instincts had nowhere to go and reunited with the last group of people.
In fact, if it weren't for the time crunch, Freya probably wouldn't have let Himeko and Theresa leave at all; they would have definitely wanted her to stay in her current state as a body pillow.
To be honest, Freya underestimated the destructive power of her young appearance.
Rita, of course, couldn't resist either, after all, she was a true lolicon, and even wanted to secretly take her away and breastfeed her.
Regardless of whether she gave birth or not, although she was only six months old when she was in this state, she had already passed the stage where she needed to be breastfed.
Freya spent a considerable amount of time calming Rita down after she suddenly wanted to have a child.
"Lord Freya ~ Can I hug you for a bit later?"
"Freya was so cute when she was little."
"Hehehe."
"The Saintess Lord's cuteness is irresistible to all ages."
When Freya, exhausted, joined the last group of people, she was still given an overly enthusiastic welcome, leaving her with no energy left to respond.
Teleported by Aurora, Freya and the others arrived on Earth in the next second and were greeted by Humanoid Honkai Beast in the city.
Looking at the Honkai city before her, which resembled a demon's lair in every way, Freya's lips twitched involuntarily. Having witnessed such a Honkai city with her own eyes, no matter how unwilling she was to admit it, she had to acknowledge that the previous battle was not a matter of evenly matched victories or defeats, but rather a crushing defeat that was impossible to salvage.
Human civilization on Earth has utterly lost.
No matter how hard the league tried, how much they tried to salvage the situation, or how much they fought, they couldn't change the outcome.
Freya, who was preparing to arrive in the parallel world via the Abyss Civilization's teleporter, soon spotted Mei among the humanoid Humanoid Honkai Beast greeted them.
Mei also saw Freya among the Valkyrie. At her signal, Freya temporarily shunned the others and walked with Mei towards a less crowded area.
"So you were in the last batch of people. I see. So that's why you look like this. Are you also Quantum Body? However, there will be a significant delay when Quantum Body crosses worlds. Do you need my help to design a signal receiver?"
"No, we already have a signal receiver."
Freya shook her head and rejected Mei's proposal. Although Mei had broken free from FU's control, she and FU were on the same side, so it was not surprising that the two joined forces.
"Wow, judging from your current state, your device's potential isn't very high."
"Thank you for your trouble. It's enough for us. By the way, aren't you worried that I'll risk damaging this Quantum Body to send you to the moon, since you're appearing in front of me so openly?"
Freya suddenly grinned mischievously, and Mei shrugged in response.
"This is just a mass projection I created to provide computing power. I'm sorry, even if you send me to the moon, it won't be of any use. Our main body is in the laboratory and hasn't left for half a month."
The calm reply carried a pressure that Freya felt.
"Tsk, whatever, I guess I'll have to use Kevin's methods to deal with you guys."
"..."
Mei, who had originally intended to put some pressure on Freya, suddenly froze with a stiff smile.
"By the way, tell 'your' original self if you want to come to our Moon Civilization. We not only provide three meals a day and an excellent research environment, but also give you a human-shaped comfort stick, so you can enjoy a whole month of blissful life without your feet touching the ground."
"Shut up! You're no different from Fu in this respect!"
Mei's mass projection flickered twice, and although the sound it emitted remained unchanged, it was clear that the mass projection in front of them had been taken over by the main body.
Hearing the other party's irritating reply, Freya immediately felt a sense of satisfaction, as if she had won a point.
"FU also made me pretend to betray him, to provide Kevin with a fake base, then set a trap to capture Kevin, and then have me and my mass projection attack him together, so that Kevin would not be allowed to get out of bed for ten years."
"Damn it!!"
Freya suddenly felt that FU was even more ruthless than herself; this was clearly aimed at taking Kevin's life.
"Are you guys really that cruel? I was planning to give Kevin two days off every month, and you're actually planning to make Kevin work for ten years straight without a break?"
"Hmph, I rejected that idea a long time ago, and even kicked him while I was at it. He should be spending that time doing more research in the lab."
"..."
Freya didn't know whether to say that Fu was pitiful or that Mei was the cruelest one.
"Freya, FU wants me to persuade you to surrender one more time... Will you surrender?"
"Yes, Miss Mei, please answer for us again—we refuse."
Even with slim hope, and even without a way to defeat Mei and FU, Freya's answer remained firm.
Mei pursed her lips and sighed with some regret.
"Although I knew it would turn out this way, I still feel it's a pity."
"I don't feel sorry. After all, how can there only be one choice in the future? Perhaps the Abyss Civilization a promising future is the right one, but we never think that our current choice is wrong. If we want to regret it, let's wait until we reach the end of our choices."
"By then, it will be too late to regret it."
"Let's talk about it later."
Freya answered nonchalantly, but as she turned away, she subconsciously bit her lip.
"Alright, it's getting late. Let's teleport us to that world."
"May your wish come true."
"Really? I also hope your wish comes true."
Freya and Mei whispered their blessings to each other, and then Freya returned to the party.
To prevent the coordinates of that world from being leaked, FU required that Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior could only use their teleportation channels.
Unfortunately, she needs coordinates to locate parallel worlds. For example, in the first parallel world she encountered, SU provided her with complete coordinates, and even provided her with the coordinates of the original world to return to.
The world of the Light Chaser was directly locked by Freya through the consciousness of the Penglai Si Jiuxiao, so it can be considered as using a medium to locate a parallel world.
Looking at the spatial passage opened by the huge spatial device in front of her, Freya tried to locate the parallel world on the other side, but immediately felt the disturbance. It was clear that FU had been prepared for this move.
If she were to come in her true form, perhaps FU wouldn't be able to easily disrupt her positioning, but if her true form came to the Abyss Civilization, the risk would be far too great.
Who the hell knew what methods these two would use to keep her here?
After boarding the locomotive, which resembled Second Divine Key, Freya's senses of the outside world instantly became dulled. This was clearly a measure deliberately taken against her by FU and Mei. The previous teleportations were never this troublesome, but this time they used this kind of teleportation device. Although the security was improved, it was obvious that they didn't want her to be located in that parallel world.
This thwarted Freya's plan to open a backdoor in that world and teleport the entire Moon Civilization there.
She also wanted to successfully set a trap for the Abyss Civilization on the other side, so that she could wipe out all the Honkai Beast and Humanoid Honkai Beast sent by the Abyss Civilization.
"What a pity..."
575. Don't laugh, we've got professional training, haha...
Freya was not happy about safely arriving in the parallel world; on the contrary, she felt that the situation of the Moon Civilization was terrible.
Even Freya and Aurora, who are skilled in space exploration, cannot guarantee the success rate of every inter-world teleportation. Although a mistake would only cause a time error of a few hundred years, a location error of a few star systems, or permanent loss in the gap between worlds.
Of course, since Freya and Aurora are skilled in space, especially the latter who is skilled in time, even if there is an error, it can be corrected. Not to mention that at worst, they can just teleport again.
Freya's arrangement for her Quantized Valkyrie, to travel to parallel worlds was perhaps a test of the spatial technology level mastered by the Abyss Civilization.
"No matter what, we can't underestimate Mei."
Given the teleportation technology the other side possesses, it wouldn't be difficult to actually teleport Honkai Beast and Humanoid Honkai Beast to the moon. The reason they didn't do so is simply due to the tacit understanding between the two sides.
Holding Kevin as their trump card certainly made it harder for FU and Mei to achieve their goals.
"Alright, everyone come down. Join our people as soon as possible. We only have five days. After five days, the Abyss Civilization will send a large number of Honkai Beast into the area."
Although Freya really wanted to steal the locomotive-like teleportation device, she gave up on the idea because she realized that even if she stole it, she wouldn't be able to pinpoint the coordinates of this world.
"Yes, Lord Freya."
"Clear."
The Valkyrie and the Fusion Warrior quickly responded.
Twenty days have passed since the first batch of Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior arrived in this parallel world. Apart from the first few days spent gathering intelligence on this world, the next ten days or so have been spent establishing diplomatic relations with the world's governing body.
Calling it a world regime is not accurate, since the nations of this world have not been destroyed, but the Schicksal of this world does indeed hold a higher status.
The Alliance had contacted the Schicksal of this world ten days ago. Although Freya had been entangled with Kiana and Aurora for the past ten days, they did not prevent Freya from communicating with Bishop Theresa of this world, only to dissuade her from running away.
Although the teleportation location was not off, it was still very far from the Schicksal Headquarters in this world. Freya and her group waited for three or four hours before the airship that would take them away arrived.
Three or four hours later, the airship arrived at the Schicksal Headquarters.
This world has experienced multiple Honkai Disaster caused by the arrival of Herrscher, and even the original Schicksal Floating Island has sunk. The Schicksal Headquarters that Freya sees now is the new headquarters rebuilt after the final battle.
When Freya arrived at the Schicksal Headquarters' airport, she found that she was greeted not only by her own Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior, but also by Bishop Theresa, whose face was etched with exhaustion.
Although Freya often pushes the work onto her own Theresa, and everyone else does the same, Theresa won't stubbornly insist on doing things when she feels she might not be able to handle them. She will not only force others to do the work, but also throw a tantrum.
Moreover, Theresa doesn't work alone. Her adjutant team is quite large, including Amber, her own clone, Theresa from the world of the Light Chaser, and several Valkyrie from the Political Affairs Department who have risen through the ranks.
Bishop Theresa seemed to be shouldering all the responsibilities alone, with hardly any available help around her.
Although Freya had already sensed her difficulties through the communication screen, the extent of her hardships still exceeded her expectations.
"I didn't expect you to come to greet me in person, Miss Theresa."
The petite Freya walked at the front of the group and greeted the white-haired girl.
Eight years have passed since the 'Final Battle' and the 'Honkai' disappeared from Earth. Theresa has taken control of the Schicksal to provide aid to various countries.
However, the devastating disaster brought unimaginable suffering, with many countries destroyed, countless people losing their lives, and some even forced to leave their beloved lands.
They overcame countless hardships and obstacles in their fight against the Honkai, yet they still had to confront the wickedness of human nature.
Theresa, in particular, went from being naive to becoming mature.
In the final battle, she lost Kiana, she lost Otto, she lost almost everything.
Reality forced her to abandon her childlike innocence and shoulder heavy responsibilities.
However, the barriers between people have not been eliminated. Feeling the same pain does not mean that one can understand another.
Human beings cannot share joys and sorrows. Many survivors attribute all of this to Schicksal or believe that it is all the world's fault.
In many nearly destroyed countries, violence is rampant, and many thugs are revealing their ugly side amidst the gradual recovery of civilization.
There are those who claim to be the inheritors of the World Serpent's will, spreading rumors among the people that all of this is a conspiracy orchestrated by Grand Bishop of Schicksal Otto of Schicksal; there are also 'Celestial Dragons' who refuse Schicksal's aid and allow large numbers of people to starve to death just to maintain a semblance of dignity; and there are also charitable organizations that use the guise of revival to turn the people into slaves or to amass wealth.
Many of the villains who destroyed the surviving humans did so under the guise of the Schicksal. Of course, there were also some real high-ranking members of the Schicksal who embezzled the resources that the Schicksal was using for aid while plundering everything from the surviving humans.
Freya never doubted the ugliness of human nature, just as she had unwavering faith in the brilliance within it.
Just as there is a bright side, there is also a dark and ugly side.
Just like right and wrong, good and evil, beauty and ugliness, things often have two sides.
The more dazzling the warriors who bravely fight against the Honkai, the uglier the power holders who only hide in safe zones become.
Defeating the Honkai does not mean that the world will become a better place. On the contrary, after losing the Honkai as a common enemy, the struggle between people will never end.
Freya had considered the possibility of the Alliance defeating the Honkai, but what would become of the Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior in the Alliance after that?
Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior are warriors who exist to fight against the Honkai. Does the absence of the Honkai mean that Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior will no longer be needed?
However, no matter how Freya thought about it or how she calculated it, she could not avoid the fact that humanity would eventually take up arms and kill the Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior.