Chapter 301

The Valkyrie reported on each other, judging each one as a suspect more than once, until the setting sun slowly climbed over the branches and pierced through the villa's windows.

"Wait, this device seems to be voice-activated."

Theresa pointed to the data collector that recorded the killer's name.

At that moment, the collector's notification sounded, "Fu Hua, Durandal, Raven, Rita, Theresa, Mei, confirmed as the murderer."

"Damn it! So you're all the murderers! So you were all acting like nothing was wrong from the start!"

Kiana pointed at the Valkyrie and shouted.

She had finally uncovered the truth: there was a dark corridor in front of the room where Otto had accidentally slipped and fallen. However, the Valkyrie passing by finished him off with various blows, which led to Otto's death.

"So you were all the murderers! I'm going to arrest you all and bring you to justice!"

As Kiana spoke, she pulled out a silver bracelet from somewhere, ready to impartially and justly resolve this age-old mystery.

Only one perpetrator remains.

The collector's notification sounded, freezing Kiana in place.

"Hmm... Eh?!"

Kiana stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

When exactly was it?

Could it be that when she entered the dark corridor earlier, she stepped on something, and what she stepped on happened to be Otto's corpse?

The truth has come out: everyone present was the murderer!

"Should we delete it?"

Kiana pointed to the collector and made the suggestion to everyone behind her.

In an instant, the Valkyrie were sitting comfortably on the sofa, some watching TV, some playing games, immersed in a peaceful and harmonious life.

"His Holiness the Bishop is dead. I'm so sad."

"Yeah yeah."

"I'm so heartbroken."

"No, a bomb! My villa island..."

Before the Raven could finish speaking, a violent explosion set the entire villa ablaze, blasting all the Valkyrie into the air.

Kiana's leg rings lit up, the mission was perfectly completed.

The video ends here.

Pardofelis: "Uh, how should I put it? This timeline feels like it's just for laughs, it doesn't have any of the terrifying atmosphere that Theresa had back then."

You know, when Theresa first appeared, everyone was quite startled.

We're already exhausted enough fighting the Honkai, and now you've come up with something like the Theresa Virus, adding more trouble. The fight against the Honkai is going to take decades more of detours.

Amber: "Lady Theresa, was this originally a terrible world?"

Theresa: "Why are you specifically asking me this kind of question? But if it's scary, then it's definitely inevitable, even scarier than the Honkai."

Those terrifying Theresa, one after another, are still vivid in their memories to this day.

The ability to kill anyone with a glare can plunge a city into chaos in an instant.

Otto: "Could you describe it in more detail?"

Theresa: "It's probably the Theresa Virus War that has ravaged the world, turning the world into a world full of Theresa zombies whose eyes can emit light, and whoever they see is assimilated."

That's truly terrifying; whoever it glares at will be assimilated. Otto couldn't think of any way to stop this disaster for the time being.

Ordinary people are fine, but if even someone of the level of the Immortal Crimson Bird can be assimilated, then everyone might as well just go to sleep and wait to die.

Amber: "We can handle the Honkai, but the Theresa Virus... Lady Theresa, may I ask, what exactly did you do to cause the virus to be created?"

Theresa: "No! Why are you all the first to suspect me?!"

Does she seem like the kind of person capable of causing a world-destroying disaster?

The Theresa Virus is so terrifying; clearly, the culprit is someone else!

[Elysia uses Life Coin.]

Pardofelis: "Sister Elysia, why did you go back?"

Elysia: "The third phase of the Honkai Energy Serum experiment, which Mobius was in charge of, has been completed. I'll go back and check it out."

The moment has finally arrived.

To complete the Honkai Energy Serum Project, Elysia devoted countless efforts and resources.

In the Fire Moth, 80% of the energy in Mobius's laboratory is devoted to the research and development of Honkai Energy Serum.

Even among the thirteen council members, several of the most capable Flame-Chasers, including two of them, Sue and Mobius, spared no effort in creating Honkai Energy Serum.

Now, we have finally achieved great results.

The experimental product of the third phase of Honkai Energy Serum, once put into use, can be used as a highly effective drug.

For ordinary people, the decay of Honkai is no longer a death sentence, but a curable disease.

Otto: "Is the Honkai Energy Serum the same one that our Schicksal has?"

Bishop Otto was incredibly excited at that moment.

The Life Coin, it seems, is a miracle used by Flame-Chasers to reverse the Imaginary Law and reverse time.

At this moment, Bishop Otto finally saw the power he had longed for.

A miracle that can be accomplished without needing to reach the other side of the Imaginary, or even without relying on the power of the Herrscher of the Void.

Otto, however, remained remarkably calm, not even mentioning the Life Coin, but instead chatting with the others about the Honkai Energy Serum.

Durandal: "Your Excellency, the Flame-Chasers Honkai Energy Serum in the hands of the Heroes is somewhat different from the creations of Schicksal. Our Godsbane Spear can decompose Herrscher -level Honkai Energy, while the Honkai Energy Serum is primarily for medical purposes."

Otto: "Low-cost mass production?"

Otto instantly understood the difference. He could even imagine how important the Honkai Energy Serum would be in humanity's fight against the Honkai.

--hope.

Patients afflicted with Honkai will rekindle their desire for life and regain their hope for a better future.

And this is precisely what is crucial for humanity to overcome the Honkai.

Birds drenched in the rain, having lost their hope of flight, will never again gaze at the blue sky; similarly, humans, having lost their hope for the future, are nothing more than withered bones in a coffin.

If even hope has vanished, then destruction and failure are inevitable outcomes.

Otto: "And what is the Life Coin '?"

Durandal: "I'm not really sure how to explain this; the description of that thing sounds incredibly mysterious."

Apponia: "It is a product of Imaginary, part of the Imaginary Law, a weight on the scales of betting, an equivalent of exchanging time."

Otto: "I see. The item used to exchange for the Imaginary Tree is truly extraordinary."

Chapter 491 We must abandon the Fusion Warrior Project

Theresa: "Grandpa, you actually understood?"

Whether it's the original version that takes you back to the past or the demo version that takes you to the future, none of the Valkyrie understood the explanation of the Life Coin.

But Otto understood it in just one sentence, which makes one wonder if Otto, like Apponia, enjoys researching some kind of mystical or superstitious stuff?

Otto: "My dear granddaughter, who do you think your grandfather is? My research on Imaginary is far ahead of its time!"

Theresa: "?!!"

Is it true or not? One person is far ahead of an entire era. The last time I heard this was from Vill-V.

Mobius: "You're way ahead of your time. Your arrogant remarks remind me of some unpleasant fellow."

Raiden Mei: "Otto, how does your research compare to that of the Flame-Chasers?"

Otto: "Naturally, I am not as good as the sages of the past. After all, I am different from you. You are great people who have truly experienced the Honkai, truly felt the disaster, and fought against it."

Otto: "And Honkai we've seen so far is just the tip of the iceberg."

Otto's mood returned to its previous state.

Now that we've confirmed the existence of the Life Coin and witnessed its power, all that's left to do is wait.

Waiting for the moment when it appears in your hand after answering a question.

Vill-V: "Oh? You're quite modest, Bishop Otto. But Mobius, that unpleasant fellow you just mentioned, could it be me?"

Mobius: "You're quite self-aware, aren't you, Vill-V?"

As a fellow logistics staff member, what else could she say about Vill-V, who held a similar position within the Fire Moth and was bound to compete with her for funding?

Just talk back to her and that's it.

Elysia: "Don't fight over such trivial matters, Mobius, Vill-V, you two are both treasures of the Fire Moth!"

With Vill-V in charge of engineering and mechanics, Mobius in charge of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, the two were indispensable in the creation of the Fire Moth.

In an era of disaster and Honkai, a genius rarely seen in the world is undoubtedly a dazzling treasure.

Vill-V: "Could you give me a budget increase next quarter?"

Mobius: "Why should I? I haven't even requested a budget increase yet!"

Vill-V: "Ha, you didn't apply? They just didn't approve it! To be honest, your biological research lab is a bottomless pit of money, isn't it?!"

Mobius: "You make it sound like your Spiral Workshop is some kind of amazing thing."

The two just stared at each other, neither wanting to see the other's attention when it came to next quarter's budget.

Elysia: "Oh dear, wasn't I trying to persuade them to stop arguing? It seems like it's backfired."

With a sigh, Elysia decided that the Honkai Energy Serum was more important. She opened the office door and found the report submitted by Klein.

--The third phase of the Honkai Energy Serum Project is ready and can be deployed at any time!

Elysia: "Great!"

Elysia stared intently at the words on the report, her hands unconsciously squeezing the paper until it crumpled.

Hope to ignite a spark.

The cornerstone of maintaining the battlefield has been firmly placed on the chessboard.

Pardofelis: "What's wrong, Sister Elysia? Why are you so happy?"

Pardo had never seen Elysia so distraught.

Vill-V: "Pardo, you underestimated the significance of the Honkai Energy Serum. It's the primary guarantee that allows us to stand firm and prevents human civilization from being destroyed by the Honkai."

Pardofelis: "Ah? It's something that important?"

Pardofelis blinked.

No wonder Sister Elysia always went to Sister Snake's place before, and I could occasionally hear her urging Sister Snake to work overtime. It turns out she had such a crucial task.

Su: "Mobius has forged the spark that ignites hope and laid out the chessboard for us. Now, it's time to move to the center and engage in direct combat."

Otto: "One move to the center? You're right, it is indeed one move to the center!"

Honkai has never been a specific enemy.

They lack a stance and cannot distinguish between good and evil.

It is a product of civilization, an objective fact.

The Flame-Chasers, having gained the upper hand with their initial move, could do nothing but stabilize their formation, then react to each move as it came.

Isn't that just a single move landing at the center of the board?

Otto: "But is it worth it to have such a dominant move, putting us in a commanding position, only to find ourselves on the defensive?"

Elysia: "There's nothing we can do about it."

Sue: "One of the most painful lessons we learned was that we won every single battle, but lost every battlefield. We absolutely cannot repeat that mistake!"

The Flame-Chasers can kill Honkai Beast, and even kill Herrscher on their own.