"Luoyan City does not exist, so the madness in the world——"
It was at this moment that the girl's words were not spoken, which meant that she could never speak them again.
Because everyone present, including everyone in Xueyuan City, heard that voice in their ears.
It was like the sound of the waves crashing in the Mediterranean Sea, and it also seemed to bring about a revelation about the concept of death.
After a few minutes, all the Servants and Masters knew about the most terrifying enemy that was about to come.
Because of this, the heroes present all had unique reactions.
"......How is it possible, that person... No, it shouldn't be... How can this non-world-class ritual be used to summon someone..."
Francesca, who had everything under control, suddenly became terrified. She guaranteed that if that person really showed up, she would really die.
Although she wanted to get the result of the Holy Grail War so as to obtain the key to the Holy Scripture Labyrinth, besides that, failure didn't matter. She wanted to see more of the humans in this Holy Grail War...
But with the appearance of Novia, she became afraid, not only of Novia, but also of the savior who had tortured her for a hundred years would also appear.
"It's obviously my brother-in-law." Charlemagne didn't care at all and was even quite happy. "Is it because of my brother-in-law that I have become this young? In this case, my sister should also come."
Tini experienced a brief period of intense turmoil, so she used magic to stabilize her mind and asked the Hero King, who was her servant.
"Excuse me...Do you know that person, King?"
"......"
At this time, the Hero King raised his eyebrows slightly.
Then, he shook his head as if to excuse himself, then raised his head with an even more arrogant smile.
"Oh, when he stands before me in person, it would not be a bad idea to meet him then in order to appreciate his glory."
Alcides fell into silence now. Unlike everyone else, when the coast disappeared, he also saw a "shadow" that should have disappeared.
"My fate is to become a lackey of the steel remains in the mountains in the name of the glory of the hateful God. You too... No, you are the end of my revenge. I thought you burned up when you got the spiritual base, but I didn't expect you to stand in front of me now."
Even though he muttered like this, the figure standing in front of Alcides still shone brightly.
Even if he was entangled by hundreds and thousands of mud hands, even if everything outside of himself was stained with black and red magic.
The radiance of the human form still exists in that world.
The glittering shadows have no expression.
However, at this moment, he could indeed feel that the figure was smiling at him.
".....Are you still looking down on me...a 'human'?"
A quiet rage filled the space, and the vengeful hero reached out to the shining shadow.
The black and red mud turned into hundreds of sharp thorns, piercing through the white figure with great momentum.
Picking, tearing, tearing, the overwhelming torrent of magic power is about to move -
Despite this, the white figure did not disappear and spoke quietly.
To be precise, from Alcides' perspective, it felt like his mouth was open, but the figure told him with a smile.
A silent voice.
However, the Avengers did feel what "The Shadow" meant.
"The brilliance you once entrusted to him is in him. You cannot deny this. So even if you abandon everything in the past, even if you want to erase your name and figure from the human memory on this planet, and even the records on this planet, you must do it without reservation."
"You are still——"
At the moment when the list of languages was about to end, the white world was shattered.
"I am different from you, noble hero Hercules. I will never forget Megara. To me, there is only Megara."
So, Alcides retorted, rejecting the shadow.
In the distant past, in the face of the rage and madness caused by the gods that permeated deep into the brain, his beloved wife Megara voluntarily chose death and said:
"You have done nothing wrong, so please don't hate the world, please don't hate your own bloodline. You are noble, so you can definitely do it... But I can't do it."
Before he broke the neck of the man who was supposed to be the enemy and threw him into the flames, the man said:
"Father....."
For Alcides, these painful memories are the answer to revenge, regardless of whether the reason is justified or not.
Even if you know that you are being deliberately distorted, so what?
These things actually happened to me.
Therefore, revenge must be taken against the Greek gods, revenge must be taken against the most hateful Queen of Heaven Hera and the Rainbow Goddess Iris, and revenge must be taken against those steel wreckages.
The only thing he didn't need to take revenge on was when he persuaded Hera and Iris not to do that to him when they wanted to do evil to him. Although he failed, he still offered him some kindness, the daughter of the goddess of night, Nyx, the nameless goddess of madness.
"That guy is the same as you. He is a pathetic guy who has obtained the so-called glory of the abominable God."
Therefore, even if the being called Novia was too powerful and he was no match for her, it didn’t matter to Alcides.
"Iron Remains, I am no longer your running dog."
175: The Trial of the Wild Hunt and the Sad-Looking Savior (3k)
In a wooden house in the mountains of the United States, a group of men and women who are out of tune with the vast nature around them are meeting in the central conference room.
Their faces vaguely emerged in the darkness, some of them were wearing high-end suits and ties, and some were wearing military uniforms with medals that were not seen in ordinary society.
Half of these people wearing modern suits and military uniforms are humans with magician qualifications, but unlike the Clock Tower, some of them are not magicians or magicians, and do not even have magic circuits.
In this luxurious wooden house located in a natural barrier deep in the mountains, these are all people related to the American side who prepared the Holy Grail War with Francesca.
"...What should we do? The church's branch in America has become tougher, and even people from the Vatican are on their way."
"All the agents of the Twelve Monarchs said that they would handle this matter together."
"They actually abandoned factional struggles. Shouldn't they hate the founder of the church? After all, he was almost destroyed five centuries ago..."
"That's terrible. Although our advantage is that our national strength is not affected by magic, we can ignore those monarchs in the clock tower, but the church..."
"It's really a big trouble over there..."
Several people nodded involuntarily.
As the country with the largest Christian population in the world, churches in the United States are mainly divided into three categories: evangelical Protestantism, mainline Protestantism and Catholicism, but all of them belong to the cathedral church.
Although not all of them are fanatical believers, most of them are shallow believers, but this also represents sufficient social influence.
Therefore, for the people in the wooden house, they can ignore the request of the clock tower, but it is difficult to refuse the request of the church.
"If it really doesn't work, let's compromise and turn a blind eye."
"Is this really a good idea? The strange disease in Fadius's report... is probably some kind of curse that will prevent them from leaving, right? And it would be bad if it spread to other places."
"Since that person is here, a strange disease of that degree should not be a concern, should we let Fadius go and show his good will?"
"........ Come to think of it, it's a pity."
A man in military uniform said calmly:
"How great it would be if this power.....was not a mystery controlled by personal will, but was in our hands..."
"Don't be stupid. If we just want to use mystery as a national defense weapon, the Clock Tower and Atlas Academy will come and strangle us to death. It's a pity, but don't forget that we are rookies in magic. It's for this reason that we agreed to Francesca's plan to downgrade magic to magic. Although it didn't succeed this time, it's a long-term plan. There's no need to rush."
Hearing this, a woman in a suit sneered, and then whispered half to herself:
"But, is that why he came... Because we are planning to downgrade magic to magecraft..."
The people around did not answer after hearing this. They had such a guess, but they were afraid that if it was true, Novia, who was born from the ritual, would regard them as enemies. At that time, they would not be able to escape even within this barrier.
"So, should Operation Aurora Fall continue?"
Operation Aurorafall refers to the last trump card of the United States in this Holy Grail War. If there are unforeseen consequences, the city called Snowfield will be immediately wiped out from the earth, and all 800,000 residents will be buried with it.
"...No, let's give up on this. It's no longer necessary." The military leader shook his head, and then continued, "But we still need to be more vigilant--"
"General!"
Amid an endless stream of reports from many quarters, those in charge of the matter repeatedly and accurately issued instructions, but the atmosphere was refreshed by someone who only called out his job title.
The man in military uniform, who was called the general, looked over there with a frown.
So, the man who was the leader of the observation team stood straight at the door of the conference room, trembling.
"The people in Xueyuan City disappeared."
".....Does this mean that the observation was forcibly interrupted?"
In his opinion, if a large-scale magician group is taking action, there is a high possibility that each surveillance satellite will disrupt it, or it is not impossible that the followers will hinder the surveillance.
"No, the observation instruments from the satellite are functioning normally."
After speaking hesitantly, the leading man operated the console in the conference room, and the picture in the observation room reflected the land of Xueyuan City.
"I'll repeat myself. The people in Xueyuan City... disappeared."
The masterminds behind the Holy Grail War, led by a man called the Shogun.
They saw the abnormalities in Xueyuan City happening in real time.
Seeing the satellite photos appear on the monitor, everyone held their breath and was speechless.
Even those who were collected because of their profound knowledge in both magic and science had to stop thinking in the face of such anomalies.
In the huge Snowfield City, a total of 800,000 people disappeared in an instant, leaving only spots of light scattered around.
"......What on earth is going on... Could it be a fixed barrier......"
This is one of Novia's abilities as the King of the Wild Hunt, namely -
An inherent barrier that appears in reverse form.
It is not about replacing reality with the mental world, but about sealing real things into the mental world.
In other words, from the moment of the initial announcement of his arrival, the Wild Hunt Trial of the King of the Wild Hunt, which could simulate a world with an area of 150,000 square kilometers to the highest extent, had already begun instantly.
.......
In this space, there is a world where darkness and spots of light coexist.
In the center of a vast, perfectly spherical room dyed the color of the night sky, a wooden chair floated.
If you only look at the appearance of the chair, it is indeed luxurious, but the color of the wood used as the material is unique and does not give you a boring sense of luxury. Rather, the mere presence of the chair makes the surrounding atmosphere solemn.
If a mediocre person sat on that chair, he might even be completely swallowed up by the chair's presence and fade out of the sight of people around him.
At this moment, a man with a solemn temperament that surpassed this chair leaned back on the chair and sighed.
"Hmm...it's him, isn't it? It's about time we say hello, right? The communication fee from there is not to be underestimated."
Then, space seemed to respond to this cry.
"What? It turns out you've already noticed it."
There is a small wooden table here that is as unique as the chair, with a "telephone" placed on it.
It was an old-fashioned telephone that looked like a desk lamp at first glance. Instead of projecting light, there was a conical speaker, a microphone at the front of a slender pillar, and a dial on the base supporting the two.
It looks like a phone that you can only see in movies, museums, or antique shops, but the only difference is that the phone is surrounded by a beautiful azure blue that is reminiscent of sapphire. At first glance, you might mistake it for a huge gemstone work of art.
"Why did you change your appearance, Xiaokao? I think the lock is pretty good."
"You can think of me as following the trend of the times."
A young voice rang out from the speaker of the phone, as if the phone itself had a will.
From the conversation, we know that the two people are Bao Shiweng and Kobaik.
"Really? If you don't know me, you might think I'm a good person."
Bao Shi Weng shrugged and glanced at the blue phone behind him.
"So what do you want? If we're going to watch unhealthy books and late-night animation together, then we can do it another day. It's better to go and say hello now."
"Well, I don't think Lord Enovia would care about these things. Anyway, I'm here for something very important."
"Oh, what is it?"
