I seriously doubt there is something wrong with my Chaldea

"That Archer is very strong. Even if I have the Holy Grail of my king to help me who has been away from the temple for too long, it will be difficult to take him down directly."

The figure shook his wide robe slightly, and he didn't hide the slightest bit about his current state. After all, this is not his home field. Even though the Holy Grail is constantly providing him with magic power as a source of magic power, it can only let him stand on the ground. Undefeated.

"oh, I see."

The man nodded, but narrowed his eyes. Looking at him like this, he probably wasn't at his full strength. Maybe he would have to wait until he returned to the temple he mentioned before he could recover his strength.

"Without returning to the temple, it should be possible to fight again at present."

The tall figure clenched his fists, and a thick voice came into the man's ears.

"Aren't you planning to take the initiative?"

The man knew what he meant, no matter who it was, if there was only one chance to fight, he would think it over anyway.

"Let's hibernate for a while and see if we can use my king's holy grail to restore this crippled body."

He replied self-consciously, and then looked at the man in front of him again: "In this case, then you go to join the [Control Tower], and he will be responsible for the next task of clearing up the remnants of Chaldea. Just follow his command."

"Well... that's fine."

The man thought about it, then nodded.

Afterwards, the tall figure gradually disappeared into the fog, leaving the man silent in place.

"……Um……"

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"Hmm... Boom, that's interesting."

Under the misty night sky, an elf-like chaotic girl flapped her invisible wings, and the thick magic fog that blocked her vision and perception was nothing in her eyes. [She] watched everything that happened in this city without hindrance. , although [her] face could not be seen clearly, but the soft whisper seemed to be chuckling.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, she noticed a gaze.

A strange gaze that captured [her] existence in his eyes.

"It's getting more and more interesting."

[She] can tell the source of this gaze with just one glance, but to [her]'s surprise, this gaze does not come from a city built in disordered time and space, but from a more "distant" place .

She "narrowed" her "eyes", her eyes penetrated everything, passed through the limitation of space and the barrier of time, and finally landed on an "isolated island" in the distant nothingness.

"........."

A temple independent of time and space, an "isolated island" that does not belong to any era, the white-haired man squinted his eyes, and he could also notice that [that] had already discovered his existence.

At that moment, the two looked at each other's place, and the two eyes also met at that moment.

Even for a moment, Fang Fang has fully understood his identity, intentions and purpose. This is a field that human beings can never touch.

And in this instant, while understanding the identity, intention and purpose of the other party, they also interpreted some other things from the other party's eyes that quickly deviated and disappeared after only a moment.

...Since he wants to make great achievements early, it is inconvenient to stop him personally, let him reach that place step by step, as if he is really in a certain place, then he will give the opportunity to connect everything as a price to the other party That's it.

...Since you want to return to the original and take back everything that belongs to you, you don't need to do it yourself, you just need to let the 72 demon gods under your command defeat them head-on in the most proper manner, with the "opportunity" that connects all possibilities as a help , the difficulty and consumption of completing the great cause will be greatly reduced, which will play a great role in the subsequent "recasting" work.

... In other words, it is the so-called transaction.

With a certain existence as a bet, on the condition that both parties must not directly intervene, and with the achievement of a certain person or a certain great cause as the goal, a transaction between almighty beings, or a game is established here.

This short accident or episode unexpectedly came and ended quickly, without even a single word, just a momentary eye contact, and a transaction bet has already begun.

The man in the distance withdrew his gaze, and the hazy figure of Miaoman over Venice gradually disappeared as the sun rose the next day, and the original darkness turned into gray.

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This night will be an unforgettable sleepless night for everyone in Venice at this moment.

Every cut that Assassin made on Lixiang's body seemed to be cutting her heart, but Lixiang was obviously in great pain, but still frowning faintly, unable to even yell, made her more painful.

This time the operation lasted roughly over an hour. Those magic bullets that were injected with magic power, even released magic power at the wound to prevent it from repairing itself, and even affected Lixiang's magic circuit were finally taken out and destroyed. .

The dirty blood slowly drained away, Assassin bandaged Lixiang's wound, Tesla reopened the Ortenus armor on his body, activated the self-provided repair device inside the armor, coupled with his own powerful vitality, he had successfully got rid of the life-threatening.

The next job will fall on Matthew.

In fact, it is not a particularly important matter, but she needs to be by Lixiang's side all the time, so that she can respond at any time if there is any situation.

And Matthew is also very happy with this kind of work.

"senior……"

On the small bed, Lixiang was wearing armor, her eyes were closed tightly, her painful face had gradually eased, and her breathing had gradually stabilized.

Mash reached out and grabbed Tachika's right hand, which had taken off the gauntlet and was bandaged.

But what she felt through the bandage was not Li Xiang's original delicate skin, but small blood scabs like scales.

"Senior...Senior..."

Matthew held Lixiang's hand, and tears fell one by one without disappointment, falling on her clothes and on Lixiang's bandage.

If only I was by Senior's side...if they wouldn't be separated from the beginning...

senior……

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The darkness in front of him was more hazy than the thick fog, but he could easily feel where he was.

Although he feels it, he cannot control it, as if he is just a ghost, completely independent of the material world.

Playing with his illusory body that does not exist here, he thought about a possibility.

Ah... I'm already...

"...No, it's not over yet, it's far from over!"

"Eh?"

He froze for a moment, a voice similar to his came from the darkness in the distance, a flame that was as dark as the night was ignited from a distance, and then it quickly swallowed up the original hazy surroundings like a mountain fire blown by a strong wind .

Endless flames of revenge surrounded him, but he didn't feel the damage from the flames.

Suddenly, he saw a figure in the burning, shaking flames of revenge.

That person was like an emperor in the black flames, surrounded by those poisonous vengeful flames, and slowly walked towards him.

"You...you are—"

He looked at the man surrounded by the flames of revenge, and felt an unspeakable sense of familiarity in his heart. He subconsciously wanted to call out his name, but what happened to the [real name] that was about to be said on his lips? Can't recall either.

"Who I am is not important to you, what matters is the path you have set foot on."

The man's voice was exactly the same as his own, and he couldn't help looking at his face in surprise, trying to see his face clearly, but the black revenge flames and electric arcs surrounded his whole body, and all he could see was His dark blue cloak.

"Go on exploring! Go on pursuing! And give everything for it!"

The man in the cloak in front of him said loudly: "The enemy has been exposed, and the real turning point is left on the road leading to death, the Bridge of Lamentation!"

"Go and find the answer! Go and find your revenge! [Accomplice] Ah——"

"Hey... wait, what do you mean—"

The man's voice echoed in his ears, he was stunned for a moment, his eyes blurred, the original poisonous fire was instantly subsumed into a kaleidoscope of eccentricity, when he realized, the burning The man of the Flame of Vengeance has disappeared, and the surroundings have returned to a misty darkness.

Is everything not over yet...?

…………

Under the shroud of dense fog, the day is much shorter than the night, and compared to the day, more of it is still a gray state everywhere.

The misty day is coming to an end, and the long night once again covers everything in Venice.

On the small bed, Li Xiang's eyelashes trembled slightly, and then opened the pupil of the sea of ​​stars.

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PS: I can't wait for the Barbatos sauce

Chapter 40: Waking Up

"........."

Opening the clear pupil of the star sea again, he saw that he was in a small room with a small bed and a small cabinet. The surrounding walls seemed to be purely made of wooden boards as barriers. It looked so simple that it was a little crude.

In addition to the small bed under him and the small cabinet on one side, the small space left was also filled with some sundries, which compressed the movable space in the originally small room even smaller.

I am... saved...?

Did some of the people who survived Venice save me?

Assassin where did they go...?

This is... where is...?

Is there... anyone else here...?

Li Xiang rolled his eyes slightly, and one question after another popped into his mind, but there seemed to be no movement around.

"Hoo...ho..."

He exhaled, the pain in his body still exists, but it has weakened a lot. It seems that the bullets on his body have been taken out, the wound has been bandaged, and the almost exposed skin has been bandaged, and his body is recovering normally. up.

Fortunately, I have the habit of portraying the Healing Rune on my body, otherwise... Maybe I will really die this time...

Li Xiang, who was still in shock from the danger in his heart, couldn't help but feel a little grateful. At the same time, he woke up for about a minute, but still no one came...

"Clam... clam..."

Enduring the pain, Lixiang slowly climbed up from the cot. He wanted to ask if there was anyone here, but his severely injured throat did not allow him to do so, and the sound of his normal gulping breath became The sound of the old blower.

"Clam... clam... pomelo... pomelo kernel..."

No matter how simple a sentence came out of his mouth, people couldn't understand what it meant at all, it was slight and hoarse.

"Youren...cough cough—cough cough cough cough!"

Li Xiang blushed and wanted to shout out, but it was useless, instead it provoked a violent cough, which caused a sharp pain in his throat.

It is impossible to speak out loud.

But Lixiang's cough was loud, and people outside the room should have easily heard his voice.

"Boom boom boom!"

Almost at the same time as the sound of his cough fell, a burst of very hasty footsteps came from outside the door, almost unobstructed. Pushing away with a "bang", a girl that Li Xiang had never guessed appeared in front of him.

Wearing an oversized ordinary cloth, the pink-purple girl pushed the door open with a force that was impossible for ordinary girls, and looked at the front of her with complicated eyes. She sat up on the small bed, half of her face was Tachika wearing a black bandage.

Joy, sadness, rejoicing, and even a little bit of fear and dullness that had not completely dissipated, even before she herself had time to react, crystal tears had already slipped from the corners of her eyes.

"...Ma...Ma...Mashu..."

Lixiang subconsciously called out the girl's name, just like before, just like in every singularity.

Matthew's body trembled, tears dripped on the floor, and countless complicated emotions came to her heart. She rushed forward and hugged the boy in front of her tightly.

"Senior...Senior...Senior...Senior..."

She repeated the address of Lixiang over and over again, obviously she could control it slowly before, but when Lixiang woke up from the bed with scars all over her body, and subconsciously called her name, tears burst into tears. I couldn't help but keep slipping from my eyes, one after another, like pearls with broken threads, falling on Lixiang's body and on the not-so-big bed.

Lixiang couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he was hugged by Matthew, he instinctively wanted to say that he didn't need to hug him so hard... But when he heard Matthew's call, he faintly Yue's crying, when he felt the crystal tears dripping down on him, he gently reached out and hugged Mash who was hugging him tightly, patted her on the back lightly, comforting her silently.

"Okay... okay... Yi... Yijing... It's okay..."

Compared to myself...maybe Mash should be the one who has suffered more in the past few days...

He couldn't help but have this kind of thought in his heart, indeed, Matthew, who had never stepped out of Chaldea before, must have had a very difficult life in the loneliness of being alone...

Lixiang patted Matthew's slightly trembling back like coaxing a child, making her sobbing gradually calm down in a calm comfort.

"senior……"

And when Matthew's crying finally stopped, she realized that she seemed to hold Lixiang a little too tightly.

She hurriedly let go, the first time she hugged the opposite sex with such force, the tears on her face did not disappear after she gradually calmed down, and a trace of blush could not help but appear on her face.

"Relax...don't worry...I'm fine..."