Chapter 500

Perhaps due to the mild concussion caused by Freya slamming her head against the ground, Raiden Mei momentarily forgot how utterly defeated she had been.

"It's normal for this to happen. I'm quite familiar with your sword techniques, and you lack experience fighting someone as small as me, not to mention that I'm always a fraction faster than you in every attack."

Freya raised her hand and gestured slightly with her fingers and thumb to indicate the difference between them.

It's just that slight speed advantage that makes it impossible for Raiden Mei to ever defeat her.

"As long as I'm always just one point faster than you, I can stop all your attacks, and the battle between us will naturally become a one-sided beating."

In this world, Raiden Mei has lost the powers of the Herrscher of Thunder. Although she still has good physical attributes, it is only a side effect of her original Herrscher Transformation.

After losing her powers Herrscher of Thunder, Raiden Mei clearly relies more on her family's swordsmanship, which is said to be the top-tier swordsmanship left behind by a legendary great swordsman.

But no matter how top-notch Raiden Mei's swordsmanship is, if she can't even make a normal swing, then her swordsmanship, no matter how powerful, is not much different from that of a child learning swordsmanship.

"Well, although I'm not as talented as Kiana in combat, nor as versatile as Aurora, I'm stronger than them in terms of raw power."

Freya's power is not simply physical strength, but includes physical attributes, the total amount of Honkai Energy she possesses, and so on.

If Freya is just one point faster than Raiden Mei and stops her from using her swordsmanship, she can still defeat her even if she doesn't know swordsmanship.

Indeed, in a sense, Freya and Kevin follow the same path. No matter how fancy your moves are or how rich your combat experience is, Kevin both focus on enhancing their firepower and mobility.

Because she was a backup vessel for the Herrscher of Finality, Freya changed her class from a warrior to a mage, and then to a researcher.

Her growth in strength slowed down, perhaps due to taking on too many side jobs, resulting in some kind of experience penalty. Of course, reality isn't a game, so there's no experience penalty, but having more areas that require full dedication will naturally affect her strength improvement.

Just as Kiana is becoming increasingly focused on the realm of combat, in Kevin's words, Kiana would probably only need thirty years to surpass him during the heyday of the Previous Civilization, and then another hundred years to reach his current level.

For them, who have lived for so long, 130 years is not a long time.

"Simply put, the Quantum Body I'm currently controlling has slightly better physical attributes than yours, while you, having lost your core and powers, are gradually weakening. This means you're not much stronger than you were after becoming Valkyrie."

With that, Freya snapped her fingers, and several streams of air lifted Raiden Mei's body.

"... That really is a bit harsh."

With the help of the airflow, Raiden Mei regained her footing and scratched the back of her head. She had put all her effort into the attack but had no effect. She couldn't even use a single move until Freya took advantage of an opening she had made.

"It's almost like precognition, like mind reading."

Freya's attack speed was only slightly faster than hers, yet each time it landed precisely on Raiden Mei's arm as she was about to swing her sword.

Faced with Raiden Mei, Freya shrugged. She wouldn't tell her that she not only used the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness to read Mei's thoughts, thus always being one step ahead, but also secretly used the power of the Herrscher of the Void to disconnect the space where Mei was located from the real world. This was why she was always one step ahead.

Of course, Freya fought Raiden Mei only to persuade this stubborn girl; the two did not agree beforehand to prohibit the use of Herrscher power.

Freya certainly didn't cheat, but if Raiden Mei found out about it, she would feel somewhat upset.

Even without relying on these two Herrscher Authority, Freya could easily defeat Raiden Mei, but using these two Herrscher Authority only made the victory easier.

"Now that I have won, Miss Mei, you should now obey my requests."

"..."

Raiden Mei really wanted to refuse, but considering that she had indeed lost, she had no choice but to agree.

Seeing Raiden Mei nod, Freya and Carole breathed a sigh of relief. Their biggest worry was that Raiden Mei was really stubborn, and that would leave them with no choice but to get serious.

After all, she was 'Kiana', so she wouldn't dislike Raiden Mei in the first place. Not to mention that the other's personality was very similar to her own, which made Freya feel more favorably towards her while giving her a headache.

"Then let's head back to the base first. I'll let you know right away."

Carole walked forward with some joy, but at that moment, a white-clad masked man resembling Otto descended from the sky, completely disrupting their plan to retreat back to the base.

584. Who exactly are you?

"Otto Apocalypse!!"

Raiden Mei gasped in surprise upon seeing the masked man descend upon her.

"No, it can't be him!"

"Schicksal little friends, why did you suddenly have to go back? Didn't that mean I'd have to wait up there for ages?"

The masked man in the white suit spoke in a teasing tone.

Raiden Mei's rebuttal seemed so powerless... That voice, that figure, was indeed that annoying Grand Bishop of Schicksal.

"That's impossible! Theresa witnessed his death!"

Although Raiden Mei found it hard to believe, the masked man in front of her seemed to be the bishop.

Freya was not familiar with the bishop of this world, so she did not know what kind of temperament he had. Naturally, she would not make a judgment easily, but she believed the words of Bishop Theresa.

Otto is dead.

Under such circumstances, a masked man with the same body shape as him is either a clone or someone whose Soul Steel body he left behind has been occupied by another person.

The latter possibility is more likely. The bishop she knew was quite fond of Soul Steel bodies, but Freya included clones in the list because of the possible differences between parallel worlds.

In fact, Otto had created many clones of himself in the past, but he stopped creating clones because the Soul Steel body was superior.

"Mei, calm down. So what if the masked man in front of you really is Otto? It's just another funeral. And you can also avenge Kiana against the bastard who gave her such a cruel and painful fate."

Upon hearing Freya's instigation, Raiden Mei, whose mentality was gradually becoming unbalanced, suddenly brightened up, as if she had gained a highlight, and stared fiercely at the masked man's figure.

The masked man was surprised that the little girl next to him, who looked just like Kiana, would say such a thing. At first, he thought she was Theresa's child because of her young appearance.

Considering that eight years have passed since the end of the Honkai, and the little girl in front of him is probably only six or seven years old, it is not surprising that the masked man would have such thoughts.

Of course, if he were really Otto Apocalypse, his feelings would probably be even more complicated.

Although Otto not only adopted her but also named her Theresa Apocalypse, her true identity was Kallen's clone, A-310.

This is probably why he treats his wife's clone like a granddaughter, but if his wife's clone actually had a child with someone else, Otto probably wouldn't be completely unaffected.

The masked man was not Otto, but his identity was not immediately revealed.

If this masked man appeared in Freya's original world, the differences between him and Otto would be enough for Freya to see through his identity.

Even so, Freya still guessed the right direction.

"That being said, considering he's a jerk in most parallel universes, we can't rule out the possibility that he faked his death to trick Theresa into shedding tears."

Freya muttered to herself.

It is indeed highly likely that the bishop faked his death to escape.

Even the Bishop Otto from Freya's original world, who genuinely wanted to go to the Sea of Quanta to die, Freya worried that he might suddenly change his mind and choose to fake his death.

The masked man quickly shifted his attention away from Freya. In his eyes, whether or not the little girl was Theresa's child would not affect his subsequent plans.

"Then, Lucheni, lend me your servant to entertain our little friend. Since the Herrscher of Reason has left, we can't miss the Herrscher of Thunder."

As the masked man finished speaking, a huge construct fell from the sky, blocking the way for Raiden Mei, Freya, and the others.

Freya was somewhat relieved that her Valkyrie squad hadn't left yet. Although Carole hadn't left either, Freya didn't have high expectations for her combat abilities.

Of course, having witnessed the strength of these Valkyrie along the way, the masked man didn't expect a single servant to be able to stop them all. There were still a large number of [CodeXV-Demons] who hadn't left yet, as well as a large group of [CodeVII-Chariots] and [CodeVIII-Power] who rushed out from other streets, and a few [CodeIX-Hermits].

Clearly, this masked man did not underestimate the Valkyrie's fighting power, and for this reason, he gathered a large number of monsters from the surrounding area to this place.

Quantity is indeed the weakness of the Quantized Valkyrie, especially when using the Quantum Body, it is difficult to recover the lost Honkai Energy, which causes the Quantized Valkyrie's existence time to be shortened in each battle.

"Tsk, it seems they've discovered the greatest weakness of the Quantized Valkyrie..."

If we could know the coordinates of this world, even if all the Quantized Valkyrie sacrificed themselves, it would simply be a matter of having a new group of people log into their Quantum Body and then immediately teleport to this world.

However, the coordinates of this world are controlled by the Abyss Civilization, and even if they have an alliance with them, FU would not allow her to teleport multiple times.

Even though Freya has difficulty detecting the coordinates of this world due to the isolation provided by the special teleportation device, if she travels through it multiple times, as long as Freya discovers the coordinates even once, it means that this world cannot prevent the Valkyrie of the Moon Civilization from freely entering and exiting.

Although the current Quantized Valkyrie has many flaws, her near-immortal advantage cannot be ignored.

If the Valkyrie's life can be preserved, it means that no matter what dangers Valkyrie encounters, she can turn those dangers into experience and become even stronger.

Frankly speaking, if Freya had had a few thousand Quantum Phantom System control pods, she could have reversed the disadvantages on every battlefield; if she had tens of thousands of Quantum Phantom System control pods, she could have rewritten the fate of human civilization.

"Whether it was discovered by chance or for other reasons... this battle will reduce the Quantized Valkyrie by several."

Freya said in a somewhat relaxed tone.

When death is no longer death, Freya naturally doesn't need to worry about the Valkyrie's safety, but she still reminds the Valkyrie around her.

"You all need to be careful and try your best to protect Little Carrot and Mei. Among us, only they need protection, and the enemy's target is Mei. If necessary, you can sacrifice yourselves."

"Yes, Lord Freya."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Understood, Your Saintess Lord."

"Etc..."

Raiden Mei, unaware that it wouldn't be a pity if Freya and the others died, said nervously that she no longer wanted to see others sacrifice their lives, let alone sacrifice their lives for her.

Raiden Mei had barely opened her mouth to say "wait" when the Valkyrie, having received the order, charged towards the surrounding monsters.

Freya smiled at the masked man. The monster blocking her and Raiden Mei's path did indeed look more powerful, but Freya didn't feel threatened by it at all.

Therefore, this powerful monster is only an enemy of this level.

Seeing Freya walk towards the large monster, the masked man couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Wow, does Schicksal still recruit such young Valkyrie? I wonder how much of the Kaslana family's power you've inherited."

Freya pursed her lips, ignoring the masked man's trash talk. However, ignoring his trash talk didn't mean Freya wouldn't retaliate.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a ton for a ton of trash talk.

"Just how much have you inherited? Don't you want to taste it with the face behind the mask? Don't worry, I'll just smash your dentures."

As soon as Freya finished speaking, the giant monster in front of her launched an attack, swinging its enormous staff and creating a violent vortex.

For a small enemy like Freya, a powerful cyclone can blow away more than a hundred of them.

Freya only slightly released a portion of the Herrscher of Wind's power, which was enough to counteract the cyclone that was enough to blow her five or six hundred meters away.

The masked man's face beneath the mask showed a solemn expression. He seemed not to hear Freya's vulgar trash talk, but instead focused on the airflow fighting against the cyclone.

"Hey, Lucheni, tell your general to be careful, this little guy is acting strangely."

The released vortex didn't blow Freya away directly; instead, the giant monster swung its massive staff and smashed it down on Freya.

Freya simply raised her palm, and the power of the Herrscher of the Void released a bit of its might, creating a pale blue barrier above Freya that blocked the fierce slam.

"Imaginary Barrier? Herrscher of the Void? So you're the Herrscher of the Void, no... you should be K423's clone?"

The masked man was surprised by Freya's abilities.

When the giant mechanical monster saw that its attacks had no effect, it immediately summoned two neural interference devices in an attempt to disrupt Freya's ability to use her powers.

Just as Raiden Mei was about to step forward to help, Freya fired two electric jets at the two neural jammers summoned by the giant monster. The neural jammers that were pierced by the electric jets were directly destroyed, and the masked man's eyes under his mask were wide open.

"How is this possible! Although it's very weak, this power of lightning is indeed the power of the Herrscher of Thunder. Who exactly are you?"

Freya then lightly stomped on the ground, and a huge rock spear shot out from the ground, knocking the giant monster in front of her back a few steps.

"Hey, I thought it could go straight through..."

Freya saw the energy barrier that blocked the rock spear and couldn't help but scoff.

"Rock?"

The masked man exclaimed in surprise. Freya's performance made it impossible for him to continue trash-talking. This situation, which was beyond his control, gave him a bad feeling.

"I was thinking... you were probably secretly pleased that I possessed the power of Herrscher. Now that the Herrscher of Reason has escaped, you naturally didn't want to miss out on the two Herrscher that were delivered to your doorstep. Unfortunately, you know nothing about my power."

In fact, Freya is not Herrscher yet. The projection that has just undergone Valkyrie modification is just an ordinary Valkyrie. However, her current body simultaneously carries the power of the Kaslana family and the Schariac family.

The former possesses unparalleled superhuman strength and extremely high Honkai Energy resistance, while the latter possesses precise Honkai Energy manipulation capabilities.

This allows Freya to channel the power within her body. It's important to know that from the moment she awoke from the clone body of K422, she became the backup vessel for the Herrscher of Finality.

This is why Freya's projections can only be extracted from the period shortly after she underwent the modification surgery, and even projections used before the modification surgery are at risk of rapidly self-destructing.

Even though she already possessed these abilities, it was only after undergoing the modification surgery that the powers of the Kaslana and Schariac family within Freya were truly awakened, giving her the foundation to control her original powers.

This is also why Freya can freely use various Herrscher Authority without experiencing the period of Finality Transformation.

The giant rock spear created using the power of the Herrscher of Rock only pushed the giant monster back a few steps, leaving Freya somewhat dissatisfied with the result.

She raised her hand, gathering the power of the Herrscher of Wind and the Herrscher of Thunder within it.

"Lucheni, tell your general not to hold back! This kid possesses more than one Herrscher ability."