Chapter 131

Durandal: "The Immortal Blades Squad are all Schicksal's elite. The only one I can think of in World Serpent who can quickly deal with them Kevin."

Pardofelis: "If it were just suppressing Rita and ordinary Valkyrie, Boss Kevin definitely wouldn't have shown up, right? Boss Kevin's fate is too unfair."

Durandal: "Indeed."

They're just a group of Valkyrie; Kevin didn't need to personally intervene, otherwise it would be bullying children.

It's similar to when the Raven goes to collect the bounty, Schicksal sends the strongest Valkyrie Durandal, to intercept her.

Kiana: "Back then, we didn't even know if Kevin had shown up."

Elysia: "So you're saying we have to choose the other three... The Gray Serpent gang, the Jackal's mech... they don't seem like anything special. Raven, what's that serum?"

Raven: "HSN-B46? You should ask the people of Schicksal."

Durandal: "I remember it's a serum that Honkai Energy within living organisms; it's something we, Schicksal, developed."

Theresa: "Huh? Is this something from our Schicksal? But how did this thing end up in the hands of the World Serpent, and even get used against the people of Schicksal?"

Kiana: "There's a traitor!"

Suddenly, the Valkyrie felt a chill run down their spines.

It's unbelievable that even the seemingly impregnable Schicksal would have a traitor, who was even able to steal research secrets.

Theresa: "Terrible, absolutely terrifying! The traitor from the Reverse World Serpent has actually infiltrated Schicksal. Thankfully, St. Freya Academy has Kevin Puppet to keep watch."

Kevin Puppet has top-tier security capabilities; it can catch not only suspicious individuals, but even students who try to climb over the wall.

She possessed privileges and was a key member of the St. Freya Academy, as well as Theresa's confidante.

How could there be a mole?!

Welt: "The Headmaster is truly brilliant!"

The Anti-Entropy Leader clapped his hands. He now had all the necessary credentials, and Theresa had even provided him with the ones he didn't have.

Unless he uses the powers of the Herrscher of Reason, no one can prove that he is Welt Yang, the Anti-Entropy Leader.

Welt is no longer worried about his identity as a mole being exposed; even if it were, no one would believe him.

Elysia: "It Honkai Energy deactivate and disperse Honkai energy... isn't that something incredibly powerful?"

The terrible yet powerful effect immediately reminded Elysia of the Herrscher of Binding.

Although there are significant differences in essence, that serum is perfectly capable of doing something similar to the Herrscher of Binding. If you used it on the Fusion Warrior, wouldn't they become Barbie Q?

Durandal: "It's not that powerful. HSN-B46 is just a serum, and serums have their limits. Simply put, it can't release Honkai Energy Infinity. As long as the Honkai Energy equivalent is sufficient, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced."

However, the serum that could cause Rita's accidental death must have been of a very high concentration.

Elysia: "I see."

After a little consideration, Elysia discovered that this thing had many drawbacks.

For example, it can only act on living organisms, and its use as serum is limited; it must be injected into the recipient's body to be effective.

In just a short while, Elysia could think of more than a dozen ways to deal with the situation.

Pardofelis: "It doesn't seem very practical. Putting aside the long term, if we want to inject this thing into Brother Jie's body, we'd have to defeat Brother Jie first, right?"

Kiana: "..."

That makes sense. If I could defeat Chakravartin, why would I need this damn serum?

With just a few words of evaluation, the group had made a preliminary judgment about the serum.

It might be useful in other situations, but in combat, it can only be used to bully weak Valkyrie or the weak. It's basically useless against overpowered opponents.

Elysia: "So, it's highly likely that Raven caused Miss Rita's accident?"

Durandal: "Highly likely."

Raven: "No way! What happened on the villa island last time gave me a real headache. I was even having nightmares about it last night. You can't make me do it again, can you?"

Gambling on dogs is unacceptable.

Even if Raven is 80% sure, it wouldn't dare gamble on the remaining 20% probability.

Elysia: "Really not going to gamble again?"

Raven: "... Give me some time to think about it."

From a purely rational perspective, she is one of the few combatants in the World Serpent. Rita's invasion of the World Serpent Base definitely meant that Raven was needed to fight back.

Then there's the HSN-B46, which, while capable of crippling most of S-rank Valkyrie's combat power, is unfortunately somewhat difficult to execute.

If Rita is determined to avoid it, she will most likely not get caught.

Therefore, this is definitely not something someone like Jackal would do. Sending her would definitely alert Rita to something amiss.

Thinking about it this way, the last answer has at least a 70% chance of being correct, and if you're even bolder, it could be 90%...

Raven: "I'll risk it all! I'll choose the last one!"

Gritting its teeth, the Raven closed its eyes, resembling a condemned prisoner awaiting execution.

[Correct answer.]

Raven: "Phew... What a relief, what a relief!"

The feeling of being on tenterhooks is unpleasant; even when Raven accepted his first bounty and took on a mission, he had never been this nervous.

The idea that wealth and status are determined by fate, and life and death are preordained, sounds a bit like something a gambler would say.

[Congratulations, Raven, for receiving the reward: Death Immunity Medallion.]

[Description: Can offset one system penalty; please use with caution.]

Raven: "?! I know what the get-out-of -Death Immunity Medallion is for, but why do you have to remind me to use it carefully?"

Raven had a premonition that the system was definitely up to something.

Chapter 217 Are There Normal People in the World Serpent?

Elysia: "Maybe the system was just kindly reminding Miss Raven? Such an important item, it would be a huge loss if it were used up accidentally."

Raven: "It's just making trouble for my villa island."

Shaking his head, Raven knew perfectly well what the system was up to.

[In the scene, Rita has already infiltrated the World Serpent's base, and has even ventured deep into the World Serpent's basement.]

The elevator doors opened, and in the darkness, something eerie and unknown seemed to be extending an invitation to her.

The experimental chamber slowly opened, revealing an experimental subject suspended in mid-air that was both familiar and strange to Rita.

"This is... Honkai zombie?"

Those were the Honkai zombie who had fought Rita several times, their bodies covered with fine lines that formed glowing marks.

Stigmata.

Before Stigmata developed Schicksal Artificial Stigmata, these were special markings that only appeared on a very small number of humans.

"Phew..." Rita gritted her teeth, staring intently at every face in the Experiment Pod. The absence of anyone she recognized brought Rita a sigh of relief.

What followed was an even stronger surge of anger.

"Miss Rita... are you alright? I can detect that your heart rate and blood pressure are both elevated."

The members of the Immortal Blades noticed Rita's unusual behavior.

Despite the great distance, as S-rank Valkyrie, Rita's physical condition was constantly being relayed to her teammates in the distance via instruments.

"Fine."

Rita suppressed her anger and shook her head.

The hound strode forward, climbed onto the main computer, and began connecting to the terminal.

In an instant, countless documents and materials flashed before Rita's eyes. Amidst the snowflakes of documents flying around, Rita immediately spotted her target.

Those were experimental data left behind by Jackal.

"The Stigmata are not a product of natural evolution, but a miracle of Previous Era biotechnology. Many mysteries surrounding their principles and operation remain unsolved to this day."

"Before the Previous Era perished, they inoculated a small number of their offspring's embryos with complex Honkai antibody genomes. These genomes would then form marks on the human body surface—these are the Stigmata."

"Stigmata bearers possess greater resistance and control over Honkai Energy, thus exhibiting a variety of incredible powers... Although every modern human carries Stigmata genes, only a handful can express them naturally."

"Schicksal creates Stigmata through Artificial Stigmata means, but it is riddled with flaws and dangers; it is merely a clumsy imitation."

"Guided by the omniscient and omnipotent serpent, our research has made a new leap forward."

Rita's gaze paused for a second.

The Gray Serpent she killed earlier was a member of the World Serpent, but the World Serpent and the [snakes] mentioned in the information are clearly not on the same level.

Setting her thoughts aside, Rita focused her attention back on the data.

"Now we know how to activate hidden Stigmata fragments in the human genome through artificial intervention... This process is extremely difficult; those who cannot endure the pain will die, or even become zombies."

"But those who survive will possess the power to survive the Honkai, at a very high price, but well worth it."

"The activation process is currently progressing slowly, far from what we expected. We plan to conduct an experiment in a densely populated city."

Having seen this, the experimental information left by the Jackal is almost finished.

Rita's emotions were about to erupt like a raging flood.

"They must be crazy to experiment on the entire population of a city."

Rita clenched her fists and continued her exploration.

At the far end of the laboratory, a huge screen suddenly lit up, and the image of Raven appeared on the screen.

Sometimes, I feel that way too.

After the Raven's cry ended, the entire laboratory began to behave strangely; the experimental subjects in the Experiment Pod all started moving.

Theresa: "Using the entire city's population for an experiment?!"

You must be kidding.

Everyone now knows the true nature of the Stigmata Project the price that must be paid to complete it.

But when such a decisive and resolute decision was made to use the population of an entire city as an experiment, the Valkyrie still found it hard to believe.

Kiana: "Wait, I just remembered the Honkai Energy Fission Bomb from before. It was probably World Serpent that released it. Are all the people in World Serpent like this? Isn't there a single one of them who's even remotely mentally sound?!"

Raven: "Hey! Don't include me in this! I just want a villa island to live a peaceful life."

Of course, if a Herrscher were to blow up her hard-earned villa island, that would be a different story.

Do you know how big the psychological trauma is for her?!

Sue: "It is precisely because of the unique nature of the Stigmata Project that it is considered the last resort. Back in the Sea of Quanta, not only me, but even Kevin hesitated about it."

Theresa: "But even if the Stigmata Project is to be carried out, aren't the experiments that World Serpent conducted, piecing together human bodies and strange things, just too inhumane?"

The arms of the Honkai zombie were removed and replaced with mechanical weapons; all sorts of people were involved. The scene in the laboratory just now terrified everyone.

Even if the activation of the Stigmata fails, if you give them a quick resolution, they won't have such a big problem.

Durandal: "No matter what, even if the test subjects are Honkai zombie, such horrific experiments are absolutely unacceptable!"

Raven: "Don't look at me, it was Jackal who did it. That Jackal... her only talent is in human experimentation."

Kiana: "Human experimentation... it reminds me of a Flame-Chasers."

Mobius —everyone understood immediately, instinctively recognizing the mad Flame-Chasers Kiana was referring to.

Elysia: "No, while Mobius may be a little obsessive and crazy, he wouldn't go so far as to create something like this... maybe."

Pardofelis: "I also infiltrated Sister Snake's lab, but it's not that serious, really not."

Danzhu: "Here I must speak out for Mobius."

Cang Xuan: "Yes, you can't blame everything on the Doctor. There are many times when the Doctor has been wronged."

There are too many bad people in the shadows, and coupled with the fact that Fire Moth has a bad reputation, and Mobius is a scapegoat, that's why there are such terrible rumors about her.

Those who were close to Mobius could somewhat understand the hardships she had endured.

As for the scene created by the Jackal, the laboratory that made people lose their appetite for three days, and the various monsters assembled that could no longer be called human.