Radiant Enemy

After successfully rescuing Quiet Hassan, Fujimaru Tachibana also got the approval of Hassan, the cursed arm, and was willing to take them to see the first Hassan who lived in the dark temple.

During this period, Hilgner did not go with him. After all, this was the test of Fujimaru Tachibana by the old man of the mountain. It would be unsightly for him to intervene too much.

Although Arash didn't understand why Hilgna was so urgent to split the time into two parts for the time being, it didn't prevent him from following Hilgna wholeheartedly to help.

The two heroic spirits Sanzang and Pyotota, who were left in the village of the people of the mountain, also joined the team to help the people of the mountain, which accelerated the construction progress and allowed more refugees to get a better living environment.

Although once the selection of the Lion King is over, these mountain people living in the foothills will probably not escape.

"Yeah, um." Hilgner was recording the number of refugees who had just arrived in the village, but he found Master Sanzang rubbing his chin and staring at him thoughtfully.

Hilgner originally wanted to ignore that gaze, but Master Sanzang's gaze was so hot that it almost burned through his back.

Seeing that Master Sanzang had coaxed many children for him after he arrived, Hilgner stopped in his tracks, looked back at the heroic spirit and asked, "Do you have anything to ask for me?"

Master Sanzang blinked, and said with some embarrassment: "Hey, you found out?"

Arash also stood beside Hilgna, and said gently: "This is because your gaze is too intense. I think there should be very few people who can be ignored."

Master Sanzang was asked such a question, but she no longer concealed it. She asked with bright eyes: "Then, would you like to be my disciple? The poor monk has a hunch that you will definitely be able to take the position of Wukong! His Highness Arash will definitely You can take the position of Jingwu!"

Hilgner smiled slightly and refused, "I'm sorry, but I have no plans to find a master for myself at the moment."

Arash also nodded in agreement and said, "I don't have any plans for the time being."

Master Sanzang sighed: "Oh, I just guessed that you would not agree, and I have been entangled for so long. Forget it, Your Excellency Hilgna, why don't you agree, Your Excellency Arash?"

Arash touched his head and said with a smile: "Because if you want to become your disciple and cut off your attachment to the world, you can't do many things, right? Like drinking and eating meat."

While saying this, Arash glanced at Hilgna again, and continued: "I still have a lot of attachments to this world, so please forgive me for not being able to promise you."

"Well, that's right, it seems that it is really difficult to find a suitable disciple—" Master Sanzang sighed.

"Ah, Lord Hilgna, if you are willing to change your mind, I think our Buddhism will give you a very high Buddha position?"

Facing Master Sanzang's expectant eyes, Hilgna still smiled and shook his head and refused.

In fact, Hilgna doesn't believe in any gods.

He did hear the voice of the gods and brought the Hebrews out of Egypt, but that was only an exchange.

The Hebrews chose Hilgna, and the god took them to the promised land of Canaan—Israel—through Hilgna's hand.

Saying it will probably shock all the devout believers who believe in that god. Hilgna, who is known as the prophet Moses, is actually a complete godless person.

After all, he has seen with his own eyes the reckless behavior of those gods in Uruk, and he has also seen gods who hinder the rules and are even inferior to human freedom.

And the deal with this foreign god made Hilgna know that the age of gods is in decline. He will not say anything about gods plundering faith, but he wants to use his hands to make human beings stupid and docile lambs. That would disappoint the expectations of the gods.

"It's a pity that people with such strong beliefs have not yet become Buddhas, and pagan gods are too ruthless." Master Sanzang muttered words that only he could hear, took out candy, and prepared to go to the mountains. Look for anyone among Min's children who is willing to become her disciple.

But for these mountain people who have believed in their own gods since childhood, Master Sanzang's plan will still come to nothing.

Just when Master Sanzang was trying to lure the children of the people of the mountain to become his disciples with sweet candies, Fujimaru Tachibana, Matthew and Hassan, the cursed arm, had already returned from the man of the mountain.

"Grandpa the Mountain Man suggested that we go to the depths of the desert to find out why the Magic King wants to destroy humanity. It seems that there are some clues there."

Fujimaru Tachibana said while nibbling on the fruit that Hilgna handed her to replenish water and sugar.

"However, there are still Knights of the Round Table wandering around here, so you have to be careful to avoid them when you start—"

But Chaldea and his group are too conspicuous, and even the knight Lancelot who is number one on the round table has joined the search team, it is almost impossible to escape their eyeliner and enter the deep desert possible.

Moreover, the oasis that must be visited to enter the desert is also guarded by the knights of the round table, and supplies are also a big problem.

Just when everyone had a headache about the means of movement, Arash raised his hand and suggested, "If you have a headache about the means of movement, you can take my arrow."

"Ah, indeed, if it is Arash's arrow, it can reach a speed of [-] kilometers per hour, and it should be able to bypass the encirclement net of the Knights of the Round Table."

Hilgner also remembered, and said in agreement.

Fujimaru Tachibana and Mash looked at each other, out of the urgency to find the truth and believe in the reliability of Hilgna and Arash, they nodded in agreement.

——Until Fujimaru Tachibana hugged Mash tightly and sat on an iron plate without any protective measures, while Arash was carefully tying the chain connected to the iron plate to the tail of the arrow.

"Are we really going on this ride!?"

Tears welled up in the orange-haired girl's eyes. She looked at Hilgna and asked full of hope: "Mr. Hill, you have also built this vehicle for Mr. Arash, right? It looks dangerous but it is actually very safe." Right?!"

Hilgna pondered for a while, then smiled at the shivering orange-haired girl: "Well, how should I put it, according to Arash, no one can sit for the second time except me."

No one can sit a second time!Did it crash the first time? !

Hilgna can sit for the second time. Fujimaru Tachibana understands that such a strong person can be safe and sound, but she and Matthew are not so strong!

Seeing the tears in Fujimaru Tachibana's eyes becoming brighter and brighter, Hilgner smiled and touched her head: "Don't worry, even if it really crashes on the way, I will save you."

But these words made Fujimaru Tachibana even more uneasy, almost wanting to stick himself on Mash.

There is no way, Mash is a sub-servant, and she is still a shield soldier with an extremely strong treasure. Even if, even if she really falls from the sky, she will definitely be able to protect her, Fujimaru Tachibana firmly believes.

Bedivere also came together. After all, after finding clues about the King of Magic, they should go to the holy capital and confront the Lion King head-on.

After seeing Arash's extremely crude air vehicle, the Knight of the Round Table looked very calm, but when he stepped on it and tripped, it can be seen that he probably had no idea.

Arash didn't break through Hilgna's malicious teasing, he smiled heartily, stretched his lower arms and shoulders, and said briskly to several 'passengers' who were sitting in his own vehicle: "Then Arash Air is starting now—— Ah, wait a minute."

Just as he was about to set off, Arash remembered something, turned around and put the cloak cap on Hilgna on him, and then tied the tether carefully.

"You guys also prepare to keep warm."

After exhorting such a sentence, Arash then bent his arms and pulled the huge bright red longbow in his hand, aiming at the east where they were about to go.

"Hey, why ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh———" Fujimaru Tachibana was still wondering why Arash made such a warning, but his face was deformed by the whistling wind that hit his head immediately.

Hilgna was already prepared, and lowered his head, allowing Arash's solid back to block the icy cold wind that hit him.

Flying in the air at a speed of [-] kilometers per hour on such a crude vehicle, the impact and cold are not comparable to other vehicles.

Not to mention Fujimaru Tachibana, who is an ordinary human being, even Matthew and Bedivere had their expressions stiffened by the blowing, holding the iron plate under their bodies tightly, maintaining their figure in the strong wind, not being caught by the wind. blow down.

——If it is blown down from such a height and hits the ground, even a Heroic Spirit will lose half of its life.

But fortunately, they didn't really need to ride for an hour, and soon the height of the arrows decreased, and they were about to be loaded into the desert visible to the naked eye.

In the voice of Arash reminding that he was about to land, Matthew, Bedivere and Fujimaru Tachibana couldn't bear such a torture vehicle, and jumped off the vehicle before it completely landed.

Although the landing posture of the three of them was not very good because their legs were still weak, but when Fujimaru Tachibana and others confirmed that their feet were firmly on the ground, they couldn't help crying with joy.

"Senior, for the first time, I feel so happy to be able to step on the ground..."

"Woooooo, I feel the same way, Mash!"

"I finally understand why no one will sit for the second time... No one dares to sit again..." Bedivere's face was pale, his eyes were weak, and he staggered a bit when he walked forward.

Only Arash and Hilgna sat steadily from the beginning to the landing, and they were very relaxed and comfortable.

Arash got off the vehicle and said regretfully: "It's a pity that this vehicle is not strong enough, otherwise I can take this vehicle back."

"No, I'd rather walk back with my feet on the ground, and I definitely don't want to sit anymore!" Fujimaru Tachibana shook his head like a rattle.

Hilgner also said regretfully: "Really? The feeling of flying in the sky is very good, and Arash's flying speed is fast enough. Tachibana, maybe you will fall in love with this kind of flying if you try it again." How do you feel?"

"No, no, no, really!"

Fujimaru Tachibana shook his hands and head quickly this time, and then hid behind Mash, showing a pair of eyes watching Arash and Hilgna vigilantly, with an expression that he was afraid that he would be tricked by them again.

Arash and Hilgna laughed at the same time, making Tachibana Fujimaru's cheeks puff up even more.

After the laughter, the somewhat dignified atmosphere eased up.

The destination of their trip is the Atlas Academy that has existed since thousands of years ago. There are countless scholars and alchemists who live in seclusion and study everything in this world. help is included.

However, the Atlas House in this era has become an empty nest, and only those dangerous and terrifying golems are left wandering in this underground labyrinth.

When they entered the underground palace, they met Ruler Holmes. According to the information he and the Atlas Institute got, the Holy Grail War that happened in Fuyuki City was completely different from the record that Saber won. The Holy Grail is actually the former director of Chaldea.

In the records, Romani Achiman, who was an assistant, had no trace of his life before the Holy Grail War. In other words, the doctor who was trusted by everyone actually concealed many important things.

"My intuition and deductive logic tell me that this catastrophe of human reason has an inseparable relationship with this doctor, which is why I want to lead you to this desert, because there is the domain of the pharaoh Now, Chaldea’s communication will not be able to monitor you.”

After Holmes finished speaking, he also left early because he did not want to fight with Chaldea, where the unknown person was.

Fujimaru Tachibana and Matthew's faces were very ugly. They had given their trust to Dr. Romani from a very early age. When they first heard that Romani might be behind the scenes, they were all wrong.

Hilgner intentionally alleviated their disappointment, and changed the subject on the way out of the Atlas courtyard: "Listen to Holmes, have you met Osman Diaz?"

Fujimaru Tachibana calmed down the doubts and doubts he felt when he heard the information that Holmes said, and replied to Hilgna: "Yes, when we first came to this singularity, we happened to land in the desert of His Majesty the Pharaoh. , but fortunately that Pharaoh is quite talkative, although he is unwilling to join us in the war against the Holy Capital, he has provided us with a lot of important information."

Speaking of Ramses II, Fujimaru Tachibana couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing such a powerful helper in this desert, but unable to persuade Ramses II to help, this savior girl who knows the disparity in combat effectiveness between the enemy and us feels a pity.

"Don't feel sorry. Osman is a very good pharaoh. He is not only good at governing the country, but also good at military affairs. The reason why he doesn't help you is because he thinks the situation of the war is unclear. Once he joins you, but you are defeated If it is defeated, then those blessed people under his rule will really have no way out."

Hilgner gently explained to Fujimaru Tachibana: "He just chose a strategy with a chance of winning compared to the side with a lower probability-after all, he is also a king, and he also has subjects who need to be protected."

And Bedivere, who has been silently paying attention to Hilgna, heard the nostalgia and familiarity with Osman Diaz in Hilgna's voice, and couldn't help asking tentatively: "Could it be that Your Majesty Hilgna, you know that man?" Pharaoh?"

Although Bedivere had already decided to make enemies of the Knights of the Round Table and put an end to their wrong and absurd behavior, he still couldn't help subconsciously thinking about his king.

Hilgner nodded and admitted: "For some reason, I had a chance meeting with him. Before he was alive, I used to be close friends with him..."

used to be.

Hilgna knew that he left Egypt with more than 60 Hebrew slaves in such a tragic way, and it was almost a miracle that Osman Diaz could still regard him as a close friend as before.

What's more, the years between Hilgna and Osman Diaz are not just the decades of life.

Hilgner thought with a wry smile, basically the people he valued all became his enemies for various reasons in the end, and he didn’t know whether it was his problem or the world’s problem.

"Then if Mr. Hill goes to help persuade Pharaoh, will he be willing to help?" Fujimaru Tachibana's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help asking.

"Well... I don't think so. As I said just now, Osman Diaz is a very calm and rational pharaoh. Even if I go to persuade him, it will be more reasonable to let him attack if there is no strong evidence. Given the odds of victory, he probably wouldn't agree to make a move."

Hilgna calmly analyzed from a rational point of view.

"After all, Arthur, who has become the Lion King, has a very strong divinity, which means that he is almost a god. No matter how close a heroic spirit is to a god, he is still not a god."

The implication of the white-haired prophet is that the pharaoh will not risk a very low probability of victory to fight a god who has almost won an overwhelming victory.

"But since he's already here, I'd better go see him." Hilgner changed the subject, and Fujimaru Tachibana, who was showing a disappointed expression, immediately cheered up.

Hilgna pursed his lips. Of course he knew who the Pharaoh's heroic spirit occupying the desert was, and he also knew that he protected many Hebrew people.

But Hilgner has been slow to see Osman Diaz, not only because of his closeness to his hometown, but also because before Tatsuka Fujimaru came, all he could see in the future was nothingness.

——If Fujimaru Tachibana hadn't appeared, Hilgner originally planned to sacrifice his life to save the human rights of this era.

But that also means that Osman Diaz may have to see him leave again, which is too cruel for the Pharaoh who once watched Hilgna leave Weihai and leave.

That's why he was so gentle and kind to Fujimaru Tachibana, and even showed her a bad heart that only those close to him could see.

The arrival of the master of Chaldea gave Hilgna, who could only see the future of nothingness, a glimmer of light.

This is also the reason for guiding them to meet and talk with heroic spirits of different ages. The orange-haired savior is the most critical needle, able to gather the scattered "silk threads" and play the greatest role.

Fujimaru Tachibana has gained the trust of the people of the mountain, which means that Hassan who belongs to the side of the people of the mountain has become his own side, and is no longer a straggler fighting independently.

And the other heroic spirits who were wandering outside also successfully entered the team, so the only one left is the pharaoh who owns his own territory and refuses to fight a war that is doomed to have no chance of winning in order to protect his people.

Passing through the cold and treacherous passage in the Atlas courtyard, they once again breathed fresh air and felt the warm sunshine on their faces and shoulders.

"Sure enough, it's better on the ground." Arash was still feeling emotional one second, but in the next second he took out his weapon and blocked Hilgna in front of him: "The enemy has appeared!"

As Arash had warned, Lancelot led his knights to ambush them at the exit. It must be said that he was indeed the number one knight under King Arthur.

The short-haired lake knight has a cold and serious face, and his handsome appearance, which has attracted the hearts of countless women, cannot be appreciated or admired by the people present at this moment.

"It seems that the other party is serious." Bedivere's face was serious.

"Please His Majesty Hilgna and the Master of Chaldea to step back. The wrong things done by the Knights of the Round Table should be settled by the Knights of the Round Table." Bedivere raised his right arm and entered the state of preparation for battle. .

"Wait a minute, we can try to convince Lancelot first before the battle!" Fujimaru Tachibana pulled the hem of Hilgna's clothes in front of her and said seriously.

"Perhaps the Knights of the Round Table just trust the king, and they don't know the real purpose of the Lion King. If they explain it properly, they may also become our fighting force?"

Bedivere's expression brightened. For this knight who was gentle by nature and unwilling to conflict with his colleagues, let alone fight, Fujimaru Tachibana's proposal touched his heart.

Hilgna hesitated to speak, since he left the holy capital, he certainly knew that the Lion King had nothing to hide from these Knights of the Round Table.

The Lion King got the Holy Grail in Jerusalem, and immediately told the Knights of the Round Table summoned by him how he planned to save humanity.

Build a holy city, select pure and noble souls to put in the holy city for preservation, and then fix the holy gun on the surface of the world. In this way, even if the magic king Solomon really succeeds in destroying humanity, these human beings can still be preserved , to be the last human being.

There are knights of the round table who chose to follow the Lion King, and naturally there are knights of the round table who choose to oppose and disapprove.

It's just that those opponents and the Knights of the Round Table who fought against them were wiped out by those Knights of the Round Table who were given the reversal and blessing by the Lion King.

Bedivere thought he could convince Lancelot with this, but the Lion King had already told the Knights of the Round Table everything and gave them the right to choose.

Even after becoming the Lion King who has almost lost his humanity, Arthur is still the frank and direct king.

"Later, if Lancelot starts to attack, Arash, you will find a chance to take their horse later, and let's get out of here as soon as possible." Hilgna whispered to Arash.

Arash glanced sideways at Hilgna, nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I will protect you."

As expected, Hilgner did not expect it.Not only was Lancelot not persuaded, but he also showed killing intent towards Bedivere: "You have already understood this level...then I can't let you go, because you will spread unnecessary terror."

"When the holy election is over and the holy capital is full of eligible people, the gate of the Tower of the End will open—this is what the Lion King first announced to us when he summoned us to the round table. And let us swear We will obey his words, and based on this ideal, we slaughtered our fellow crusaders."

When Lancelot said this, he showed a dignified and determined expression, and at the same time, he clenched the hilt of his favorite sword, Arondette.

"We have already decided to be enemies of all humans in this era...even if we feel non-human consciousness in the behavior of the king."

Obviously, this is the talk.

However, just when Arash was about to follow Hilgna's instructions to seize the horse, Matthew, who had been by the side, suddenly burst into anger: "Damn—I'm completely angry!! Give me enough time to stop!! Knight Lan Sloat!!"

The sub-servant girl vigorously swung the shield in her hand, and then slammed it fiercely at Lancelot's handsome face.

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Arash Air appears again【x】