Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

"Yes, we've received news from the excavation team. I don't know if it's because the lab is too deep or if that World Serpent member took some precautions, but the scene inside the lab is quite horrific, but in comparison, it's still relatively good."

As she spoke, Rita's fingers gently slid through the air. Looking at the page that had been drawn, Rita subconsciously frowned, a hint of annoyance flashing in her pupils.

"Huh? What happened?" Otto raised his eyebrows and asked after noticing Rita's expression.

"No, it's about the discovery in the lab."

Realizing her own loss of composure, Rita quickly composed herself. She glanced at Bianca beside her before continuing, "As expected, the World Serpents were conducting human experiments at that testing site. It's just that the conditions of those test subjects... were somewhat unexpected."

"According to incomplete statistics, approximately fifty test subjects survived the explosion, all between the ages of 10 and 18." Striving to suppress her inner anger and maintain a steady voice, Rita continued with a cold expression, "All of the test subjects have been transformed into death warriors, with varying degrees of mechanical modification inflicted by the World Serpent."

"If they hadn't all been seriously injured by the explosion, it would have been quite a hassle for the excavation team."

After all, not all Valkyries have superb combat capabilities, and fifty transformed warriors are not a small matter for that team.

"Of course, the most bizarre thing is that all those dead soldiers have markings similar to stigmata on their bodies."

"Stigmata?!" Before Otto could react, Bianca was the first to exclaim in surprise.

"Yes, stigmata." Rita sighed, not understanding Bianca's surprise, and continued, "I know it's hard to believe, but it's true—all those assassins have stigmata-like markings on their bodies."

"...No, Rita, that's not what surprised me." Bianca shook her head and frowned. "When I was downloading the World Serpent data, I found a file. It seems to be a report on the stigmata experiment."

Hearing this, Otto and Rita's expressions became a little serious.

"Lab report?" Otto touched his chin, somewhat incredulous. "How could they openly store such a confidential lab report in the computer room server?"

To be honest, this was a bit of a shock to him.

He was indeed quite curious about the so-called Stigma Project. After all, he had experimented on children and mechanized humans. The second Herrscher, Sirin, was born in such an experimental field.

The only thing that makes him better than the World Serpent is that he uses orphans for experiments instead of directly kidnapping children, but there is no essential difference between the two behaviors.

However, after conducting so many experiments and having multiple test subjects who had become dead soldiers show stigmata, this was indeed a blind spot in his knowledge.

Compared to this, he is now more surprised by the organization and confidentiality of the World Serpent.

With the level of the World Snake, how on earth could it have been lurking in the dark corners of the world for so many years without being discovered by Destiny?

"Well, this is indeed quite surprising, but Lady Yulandel would never speak without a purpose." Rita coughed lightly and passed over the topic: "Your Excellency the Bishop will judge the truth of the contents of the experimental report later. I will continue with the introduction."

"The excavation team also discovered a dark-skinned researcher from the World Serpent in the laboratory. His identity is unknown, but he's likely the one who trapped Lady Yulandel."

Having said that, Rita pursed her lips and a curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Because there were no protective measures around her and her physical strength was not strong, the shock wave of the explosion directly killed her. Her death was extremely tragic." Rita said in a light tone.

"No more?" Otto asked.

"No, they also found a scepter..." Rita paused. "The purpose of this scepter is unknown, but it was protected by a sturdy box, so it survived. I think it must be something important."

"That's all the excavation data."

"Is that so?" Otto nodded thoughtfully.

After tapping the table a few times, Otto looked up at the two people standing in front waiting: "Nothing else. Bianca and Rita, you can go and rest first."

"Ok."

Rita nodded and turned to leave, but after taking two steps she stopped and turned to look at Bianca, who was standing there without moving, in confusion.

"Lord Yulandel?"

"Ah, Rita, you can just leave first." Bianca pointed at Otto: "I have something to discuss with the bishop alone."

"Is it something that Rita shouldn't know? Oh, Lady Yulandel actually has her own little thoughts." Rita narrowed her eyes and bowed slightly before Bianca could respond. "Then Rita will take her leave first."

After watching Rita close the door and waiting for two seconds until the footsteps at the door faded away, Otto looked at Bianca with interest.

"So Bianca, is there anything you want to tell me alone?"

"Hmm, let me guess. Is it about recruiting that Keno into the Undying Blade?" Otto guessed softly, then shook his head and denied his guess: "That's unlikely, otherwise you wouldn't let Rita leave."

"Then..."

"No need to guess anymore, Bishop." Bianca frowned and interrupted the other party, feeling a little impatient with her bishop's nonchalant attitude.

She stood still, her face more serious than ever, but her sapphire eyes revealed a mixture of entanglement, hesitation and expectation.

"Bishop," Bianca said softly, "I want to ask about me and the Kaslana family."

Otto rolled his eyes.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Chapter 146: Skipping School is Not an Option

Saint Freya is at its most beautiful at night, at least in Keno's opinion.

At night, there was no noisy crowd, and only three groups of students were walking around aimlessly.

At night, there was no aunt wandering around carrying Judah.

At night, the white-haired ball that had been running around everywhere finally settled down and was willing to sleep peacefully... or play games secretly without telling others.

――This was what Kayno had thought about a long time ago.

But today, he suddenly realized that he seemed a little naive before.

Let’s leave the first two aside for now, but the third one... is not so absolute.

Thinking of this, Kaino sighed as he looked at the smirking white-haired boy in front of him.

"Tell me, what are you doing here so late at night?"

Since the time difference was not big, it was still near dawn when Keno was dropped off at Saint Freya by the transport plane.

Apparently, as a school, Saint Freya didn't have anyone specifically assigned to guard the gate at night. Having no choice, Kayno, who was stopped outside the school, hesitated for a moment before deciding to simply climb inside.

Then, by chance, he ran into Qi who had just jumped down from the wall.

"Ahaha, I, I saw that the weather is nice today, so I..." Kiana had just said half of the lie she had made up on the spur of the moment when she noticed that Kaino was staring at her. The words got stuck in her throat and she subconsciously shrank her neck.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that there was a vague murderous intent in this gaze.

Just like when I did something stupid and offended Mei, she stared at me with a smile and said she wouldn't cook today.

So Kiana decisively followed her heart.

"Okay, I admit it. Actually, I wanted to skip school." Although she said something that was extremely outrageous for a student, Kiana did not feel the slightest bit of guilt. Instead, she put her hands on her waist and looked indignant.

"There's nothing we can do about it, right? We had a few days off, but we didn't get much rest. We were either fixing up the school or teaching Xier how to cook, and then we have to... Hey, what are you looking at me with?!"

"The look you give your sworn enemy." Putting one hand on his stomach, Kainuo closed his eyes, revealing a look of extreme pain.

Unlike Bianca who grew up in Tianming, it was hard for him to imagine what kind of god-killing cuisine his little sister who was raised by Siegfried had developed.

In comparison, he would rather eat bitter melon - the kind that has not been processed by his own mother.

"And no matter what the reason is, skipping school is wrong." With a light sigh, Kainuo pointed to the wall of Saint Freya and said, "Do you want to crawl back by yourself or do you want me to carry you back?"

"Huh? No way!" Kiana's eyes widened. "I finally went to bed early and got up early to get out. How could I go back like this?"

"Can you be a little more obedient?"

Kainuo pressed his temples with a headache.

I had only been in contact with him for more than half a year before and didn't feel anything. But after spending two days with the well-behaved Bianca, I came back and saw him again and felt something was wrong.

They all share Kaslana's genes, so why is it that among the three siblings, only the youngest sister is so naughty?

"Tsk, what do you care about me!" Kiana complained dissatisfiedly, and then her eyes fixed.

If you skip school, you'll be discovered the moment you start class. So, even if Kainuo told my aunt earlier, what would happen?

Taking advantage of Kayno's moment of panic, she looked to the side, bent her legs, and lowered her center of gravity. The next moment, she kicked her legs hard and rushed to the side—

In the air, of course.

Looking at Kiana, who had clearly been lifted up by him but was still floating in the air with her eyes closed, legs twisting, and even a smile on her lips, Kainuo sighed helplessly again.

"Hey...eh?" Perhaps she finally realized the feeling of weightlessness, Kiana hesitated for a moment, then tentatively opened one eye to observe the surroundings.

Then he was shocked.

"Let me go! Put me down!" Kiana twisted her body and struggled in the air using her hands and feet.

"You should tell this to the principal and the others." Kaino, who almost let the cat out of the bag because he had been relaxed recently, changed his words in time.

Kiana's body stiffened, and her limbs hung limply, like a paramecium that had lost its dream.

"That's right!" Kiana raised her head, her eyes suddenly brightening. Then she looked at Kainuo with hope: "Kainuo, you see, we have a pretty good relationship. Can you let me go today? Just one!"

"If you let me go this time, I'll treat you to a meal cooked by Mei!"

"Forget it. I don't think Mei's cooking is much better than Bella's." Kaino glanced at Kiana and jumped onto the wall. "Besides, before I eat Mei's food, I will definitely go after the principal, Judas."

……

Pushing open the door of the villa, the fragrant smell of food entered Kainuo's nose before the light from the kitchen came into his eyes.

"Wow, it smells so good!" Kiana in Kayno's hands wrinkled her nose, her eyes shining.

In order to be able to sneak out without Mei knowing, she gave up Mei's breakfast and has not eaten anything until now.

Mei originally stored some food in the refrigerator, but when she opened the refrigerator in the early morning, she found that all the food had been taken away by someone.

"Be quiet." After tapping Kiana's head in his hand, Kainuo sighed lightly and put Kiana, who was rubbing her head while crying in pain, on the sofa.

After taking just two steps, Kainuo frowned again and turned around, looking unfriendly at the girl who had just fallen off the sofa and wanted to escape.

Kiana was stunned when she saw Kaino turned around, then tapped her head lightly: "Hey?"

"Stop making trouble and stay there obediently." Kaino sighed helplessly, feeling tired for his little sister again: "Be good and I won't tell the principal about your secret escape."

"Really?!" Kiana's heart was moved when she heard this, and little stars appeared in her eyes: "Kaino, it's a deal!"

"Yes Yes Yes."

After dealing with the noisy Kiana, Kaino entered the kitchen where the noise was coming from.

When I opened the door, I saw Bella busy as expected.

Noticing the noise at the door, Bella turned her head in confusion, and then the whole dragon was stunned: "Master? Are you back so soon?"

"Yes, the mission went smoothly. Well, let's call it a smooth one." Glancing at the porridge Bella was cooking, Kayno blinked: "So you get up so early every day to prepare breakfast?"

Although Bella is responsible for breakfast every day, Kainuo, who plays until late every day, does not know Bella's specific wake-up time.

I didn't expect to get up at dawn...

"A delicious and nutritious breakfast requires exquisite cooking. This is Bella's duty for you and your family." Putting the spoon aside, Bella bowed slightly to Kainuo.

"Since you're back at this hour, you probably haven't had breakfast yet. Do you want me to prepare some for you?"

"Uh... thanks if it's not too much trouble."

Scratching the back of his head slightly unnaturally, Kaino thought of his little sister who was sitting on the sofa in a daze:

"By the way, Bella, could you please make three more servings? They're for people who eat about the same amount as me."

"No problem." Bella straightened up and nodded.

"Okay, then I'll go see how Xi'er and the others are resting—and then I'll come back and help you with the cooking. It won't be easy to prepare so much food."

"No need, Bella as a Honkai Beast can do it alone."

Bella's expression didn't change after answering in seconds, but perhaps it was Keno's illusion, her horns seemed to tremble.

It must be an illusion...

"Then I'll go first."

Kainuo closed the kitchen door with an unnatural look on his face, patted his face, took a deep breath, and then went to check on the conditions of Xier and Theresa one after another.

Well, unsurprisingly, both slept soundly.

While closing the door gently, Kainuo resisted the urge to play a trick on Xier and his aunt.

For these two people who often stay up late, it should be a short time for them to rest. If they continue to mess around, it will go beyond the scope of joking.

The rest and then the rest of the time...

Looking at Kiana who was kicking her legs boredly below, Kainuo sighed helplessly.

Although I wanted to lie down on the bed and catch up on some sleep, I always felt that it would be too boring to leave the other person alone in the living room staring at me.

--There's also the risk of waking up to find all your breakfast gone.