They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 338 Let it end, an elegy for the mediocre life!

Artoria directly summoned the Knights of the Round Table and the Iron Cavalry of Grammer to fight against them.

Both sides unleashed a barrage of attacks, including various anti-army and anti-city artifacts, while simultaneously bombarding the battlefield with hand cannons and missiles. For a time, the fighting was incredibly lively, with lights and shadows flying everywhere.

But for the train crew attacking Chadwick's base from the other side, this period was quite exciting.

Originally, the mechanical army created by the heroic spirit Chadwick had been almost completely wiped out by the train crew, and they were on the verge of breaking through the defenses.

As a result, when Artoria broke through the imaginary force field and revealed the steel fortress, she almost scared the Star Train crew to death.

Can you imagine? The team was advancing towards a clearly abandoned industrial town, but just as they got close, the scene changed, and the town suddenly turned into a fortress, with menacing cannon barrels almost touching their heads.

Fortunately, the fortress commander had no time to pay attention to the Star Train crew at this moment.

Subsequent fire coverage was only lightly sprayed by the secondary guns of the Star Train crew, with the energy primarily supplied to Artoria's main guns.

Even so, the Starry Sky Train crew was so frightened by the scene that they retreated without looking back.

After all, the Starry Sky Train Group doesn't have any Protectors of Fate who can use the power of messengers like the Strange Gold Dust.

While Xing's Flame Spear form is also a defensive ability, it is more offensive. Its main function is to enhance her own physique and resistance. The shield is barely worth mentioning and has almost no ability to protect others in AOE attacks.

As for March 7th, if she focuses on building shields for a single target, she's alright. The Six-Phase Ice is quite strong, regardless of anything else.

However, its ability to defend against area-of-effect (AOE) attacks is still very poor.

Therefore, faced with a clearly visible and wide-area firepower coverage, the combat-experienced Walter did not hesitate to retreat.

He didn't want his companions to experience firsthand the difference between a fortress cannon made by a genius and one made by an ordinary person.

However, with the train crew withdrawing, the mechanical army that had been drawn to them turned around and circled around Artoria, causing a lot of trouble for her.

But that's a story for another time.

Now, switch the view to the interior of the fortress.

While a fierce battle raged outside, what were the Heroic Spirit Chadwick and the original Dr. Chadwick doing?
A: They're both dreaming right now.

To be precise, both Artoria and the Grammer Cavalry were still conscious when they unleashed their Noble Phantasms at each other and then called in reinforcements for a group fight.

However, after the final blow of the Spear of the End destroyed nearly one-fifth of the fortress's structure, and the Noble Phantasm clash began, the Robin and Caster, who were imprisoned under the fortress, found an opportunity.

Caster's real name has now been revealed.

After listening to Dan Lei's advice, Old Ao Di took the initiative to find Sunday and finalized the transfer agreement for the trademark registered under Asna's name, as well as the ownership of all her creative works.

After receiving these documents on Sunday, she voluntarily signed the relinquishment agreement, and from that moment on, the name Asna was free in Pinocchio.

Unfortunately, Asuna's regaining of her powers could not change the situation.

The cages that held the robin and Asna were specially made, and the spirit Chadwick reinforced them with his genius.

As the founder of the Iris lineage and the Mother of Iris, Asna enjoys a terrifying local legend in Pinocone.

But no matter how much she is enhanced, it doesn't affect her frail physical condition as a Caster.

After all, she wasn't known for her fighting prowess when she was alive. Although there were no weaklings among the rebels of her time, a cosmic singer who was wrongfully imprisoned certainly couldn't be very strong physically.

During the War of Independence, her main job was to soothe people's hearts with her songs.

As for skills, Asna and Robin's roles are practically identical.

Its Noble Phantasm is not known for its destructive power.

Therefore, even though Asna realized that her abilities had been fully restored and she was experienced in breaking free from the cage, she did not take action immediately.

Not only that, Asna also advised the robin to calm down. When you're locked in a cage, the most important thing is to calm down and wait for an opportunity. Impotent rage will only deplete your energy and strength.

Moreover, Asna was already able to sing her old songs. She sang softly in the cage the songs that had calmed the restless hearts of the other criminals, and even attracted Chadwick, whose mind was tormented by his memories, to listen to two songs.

In short, before the Black Swan and the train crew attacked, Asna used her extensive experience of being imprisoned to lower the guard of both the young and old Chadwick.

Therefore, they did not impose any additional restrictions on the two individuals afterward.

As a result, when the violent tremors caused by the Spear of the End reached the ground, and the sounds of the Round Table Knights and the Grammer Iron Cavalry clashing continued to be heard, Asna knew that her opportunity had come.

Such a large and continuous tremor proves that a fierce battle is taking place outside. At this moment, as long as the two Chadwicks, who are in control of the fortress, are restrained, the possibility of the outsiders attacking directly is very high.

So Asna nodded to the robin, and the two, who were of one mind and in perfect harmony, immediately got to work.

The robin raised its left hand and spoke to Asna.

"In the name of the Command Seal, sing, Asna, the mother of irises, and spread your song throughout Pinocchio."

The Command Seal used by the Robin has the effect of forcibly expanding the range of Asuna's Noble Phantasm.

The claim that the song could be heard throughout Pinocchio is an exaggeration, but as long as the Noble Phantasm can cover most of the fortress, that would be a success.

Therefore, after receiving the Command Spell, Asna simply smiled.
"Yes, my Master."

Please listen to my performance—the curtain falls, a lament for the fleeting life of a mediocre man!

A dark shadow rapidly expanded outwards from Asna, engulfing everything in its path.

However, plans can't keep up with changes. The robin's command spell was more effective than expected. Soon, the shadows overflowed the fortress, covering the battlefield of the Knights of the Round Table and the Glamour Iron Cavalry.

Even the Starry Sky Train, which was located further away, was affected.

With the combined influence of local legends and the local dream environment, Asuna's Noble Phantasm even affected Yomi (even self-destructive beings dream), not to mention Danlei.

The only good news is that, in order to ensure the range of the Noble Phantasm, Asuna did not fine-tune its effects, nor did she manipulate those affected; everyone will live an ordinary life.

For Dan Lei, just a moment ago he was exploring the traps and defensive mechanisms in the fortress under the immense data pressure of the Omniscient Domain, but then a dark shadow inexplicably swallowed everything around him.

Then, Danlei suddenly woke up with a start and found himself lying in his bed from his previous life.

Dan Lei suddenly felt a sense of unreality, but the blanket that hadn't been washed for at least a month, the laptop on the chair next to the bed, and the messy items and water glass on the bedside table all reminded Dan Lei that this was his "doghouse" from his previous life.

In fact, Danlei's living conditions in his previous life were not too bad. Although his parents were divorced, they were locals in Shanghai, and his family had an extra 32-square-meter old-style room for him to live in alone.

With no rent pressure, no girlfriend, no special hobbies, and a salary of 7,000, he lives a comfortable life playing games at home all by himself.

Of course, there's still the pressure of work. For example, Danlei still doesn't understand what's wrong with him, or whether the memories in his mind are really just a dream.

A high-frequency "ring-ring-ring-ring-ring-ring" sound came from the TV cabinet.

The phone that was charging on the TV stand rang; it was my alarm clock for getting up at 7 a.m. on a weekday to go to work.

Dan Lei's body trembled reflexively upon hearing the ringtone, and his hand instinctively rose, trying to use magic to pull the phone back into his hand to turn off the ringtone.

However, the phone remained motionless. Dan Lei suddenly realized that he had no magic power and could not sense any destiny energy. It seemed that the memories in his mind were really just a dream.

Looking closely, it seems that my body has returned to the state of that unhealthy, chubby person from my previous life. Forget about having a spiritual body, I can't even see a single muscle on my body.

So, Danlei instinctively woke up and, without any hesitation, got up, turned off the alarm, brushed his teeth and washed his face in five minutes, and then went to work.

After a familiar workday, at 19 p.m., dragging his tired body home, Danlei skillfully ordered takeout on his phone and began to review the current situation.

After a day's work, Danlei became certain that the memories in his mind were not a dream.

Because Danlei still remembered the basic computer programming knowledge he learned at Black Tower. Although the code was different, many of the ideas in it were useful for his work.

As a cloud service operations and maintenance worker, Danlei doesn't usually deal with much code, but he has clearly felt a significant improvement in his problem-solving approach and his sensitivity to code has increased dramatically.

Moreover, when Danlei was slacking off at work, he even looked up a diagram of human anatomy, which was exactly the same as the one he remembered.

How could it be possible to suddenly improve one's technical skills by leaps and bounds and gain a wealth of knowledge and ideas that are ahead of their time?

All I can say is that other things can deceive you, but the knowledge you learn cannot.

Clearly, the person who trapped himself in this illusion failed to delve into his own heart, stripped Danlei of his power, and believed that Danlei, without power, would lead a mediocre life in Luofu.

But to his surprise, Dan Lei returned directly to the 21st century on Earth, his previous life, where the fundamental knowledge of the Star Iron Universe was invaluable.

The vast difference in knowledge convinced Danlei that he was in a hallucination.

However, once he realized he was trapped in an illusion, Danlei had no way to break free.

Since Dan Lei had no idea how he had traveled to the Type-Moon world back then, there was no possibility of finding the trigger point to directly break the illusion.

After thinking about it for most of the night, Danlei decided to resign tomorrow.

The logic is simple: since this illusion is created by using some kind of mediocre version of oneself that seems to trigger one's memories and fill in the blanks.

If this mediocrity is disrupted, then this illusion will be in trouble.

After all, people cannot imagine things beyond their own knowledge. Given Dan Lei's status at the time, there were too many things on Earth that he did not know.

As one's status rises, there will inevitably be instances where references are drawn to the Star Iron Universe.

The difference in civilization levels between Earth and the Star Iron Universe is too great, so logical flaws are inevitable, and this illusion will eventually crumble on its own.

So, Danlei started operating exactly like the male protagonist in a modern urban fantasy novel.

It's okay if you don't have money on hand; selling the house will provide you with start-up capital.

Although the whole family objected to the process, the house was in my name, and if I really wanted to sell it, no one could stop me.

Next, I'll open a computer company, sell some small software programs, and provide technical support to people to earn my initial capital.

Then he went straight to making the prosthetics he was most familiar with. With Danlei's doll-making skills, although the process was a bit bumpy, in a country where people cannot be physically eliminated (in my memory, if you think it's impossible, it's impossible), success was inevitable.

Later, as Ruan Mei's image became that of a young lady from a prestigious pharmaceutical family trying to win her over, and Hei Ta became the president of a pharmaceutical company hidden from the public eye, this illusion could no longer continue.

It's very simple. This is a typical case of a collapse in combat power. Dan Lei's self-awareness can no longer drive the Earth's technological development forward, and the illusion based on self-awareness is thus broken.

Returning to Pinocchio's dream world, Dan Lei felt as if he had been transported to another era.

After all, he had spent decades deciphering the dream in his dream, while in reality, it seemed like only a moment had passed.

At the same time, Huang Quan, who was beside Dan Lei, also woke up. The two looked at each other, and Dan Lei asked...
"You've been infected too? Would you like to share your experience?"

Huang Quan gripped the sword hilt and said directly.

"I rarely have the urge to cut something."

In the illusion, I became an ordinary girl and did not obtain any knives.

Growing up ordinary, then watching disaster engulf everything, falling into nothingness again in despair, then remembering everything and shattering the dream with a single stroke.

Seeing that Huang Quan really wanted to draw her sword, Dan Lei quickly stopped her and said...
"Don't rush, don't rush."

The robin might be here. If you cut her down with this knife, and then something really goes wrong, Sunday will definitely use the power of order to fight me to the death.

Preparations for the Oak family line are not yet complete, and I don't want to end up with a premature baby.

Seeing Dan Lei say this, Huang Quan loosened his grip on the hilt of his sword and then said...
"Okay, I can wait until I catch the culprit before I take this cut."

Experiencing that feeling of falling into nothingness again is hardly pleasant.

Just as Danlei and Huangquan broke free from the dream, the Starry Sky Train crew also broke free from the illusion.

The past of March 7th is blank, so her illusion is her fantasy about the past.

As we all know, March 7th set up many possible identities for his past, and then, unsurprisingly, the combination of these identities backfired.

Xing dreamt of the IF line she left in the Black Tower space.

Walter once again experienced the tragedy of being manipulated by Otto, and by the time Otto charged at the tree, the plot couldn't continue on its own.

……

In short, Asuna's ability to control the affected party's illusion without micro-management of her Noble Phantasm is riddled with bugs.

This is normal, though. Her target is Chadwick; the illusion will rob him of his genius and immerse him in a problem he can never solve.

Becoming someone else, and then experiencing mediocrity, makes it easy for people to wake up as their memories unfold.

Only a genius's mind can flawlessly fill in the gaps in a fantasy.

Moreover, those affected are not normal people, and there is also the situation of the Yellow Springs, where the world is naturally deduced to be destroyed. An ordinary person can only survive by gaining power in the face of the finale, but once he gains power, the illusion can no longer be maintained.

(End of this chapter)