What? My cheat code is making my own gold coins explode?

As for the internal conflict among the Greek Servants, Fujimaru Ritsuka chose to stand by and watch until the three of them finished their commotion before intervening. In any case, it didn't affect Zhao Si and Little Da Vinci, who were still sucking on the Great God's legacy to strengthen the Freedom Gundam.

Fujimaru Ritsuka still doesn't know how Zhao Si plans to get close to the Sky Goddess Artemis. Is he going to just fly up there in his Freedom Gundam?

But then the other side said that they should leave Hercules Island. Does that mean that when Artemis's beam cannon falls, no one needs to stop it and it can just fall on the island?

If it were Dawn, there might be a slight chance, but only a slight chance. But Freedom Gundam? Even if it absorbed most of the legacy of the gods from two temples, it wouldn't be able to do that, right?

"The temple on Hercules Island has been destroyed, and Artemis's beam cannons have locked onto the island. I'm here to persuade the villagers to leave and not to obstruct me!"

"What's the use? They take pride in dying in the glory of the gods. Orion, you can't take anyone with you, but Artemis beside you..."

"She's the one who brought me here. So what? Are you going to turn on me right here?!"

"She killed Hercules, so why can't I do the same here?"

“I already said that Artemis here is just a surveillance unit. She has kept her promise not to kill anyone and she has done so. Jason, what more do you want!”

"They're arguing really fiercely," Mandicardo couldn't help but remark.

With his small frame, he dared not go up and try to mediate between the two. Anyway, Master would take care of it and pull them apart. Once their anger subsided, reason would naturally regain its footing, so there was no need to worry so much.

What's more concerning is what Orion just mentioned: the destruction of the temple on the island of Hercules, which led to the island being locked by Artemis!

"I say, Captain Nemo, we've dragged the entire island into this mess because of the temple's divine legacy. Isn't that a bit... uh, a bit unfair to the villagers?"

Mandicardo leaned down and quietly asked Captain Nemo beside him.

To this, Captain Nemo simply rolled his eyes and then said:

"The ones who have wronged the inhabitants of Hercules Island are Artemis, the high and mighty machine god who disregards life, and the Olympian fleet. Why should we feel guilty about this?"

"Firing a Noble Phantasm against a star, and deliberately harming innocent people, it's not Chaldea that's affected. I guess that's why that foreigner is so eager to kill Artemis."

Ah...this?

Mandicardo was puzzled. After the Imaginary Tree was cut down, the people of this world would not be able to survive. So why was it necessary to be angry about it beforehand and to risk everything to kill Artemis?

Mandicardo's doubts remained unanswered because he kept them to himself and never asked.

However, it was the popular Zhao Si who made these rash decisions, so Mandicardo couldn't question him.

He's just a nobody, who would care about his thoughts?

"But isn't this still too reckless? Unless Zhao Si has more than just these tricks up his sleeve..."

Just as Mandicardo was brooding over his own thoughts, a message from Shadow Border alerted everyone on the field:

"This is Holmes. Attention everyone. The main cannon of Artemis, the moon goddess, in near-Earth orbit has begun charging. A huge magical reaction has been detected. It is scheduled to fire in three minutes."

"Within three minutes, all personnel must immediately evacuate Hercules Island, including you, Zhao Si. I'm not saying I don't trust you, but we need to adopt a more rational approach."

Holmes's AI image appeared inside the Freedom Gundam's cockpit, his expression grave.

After discussing it with Goldruff, the two agreed that Zhao Si's temporary change of plans was too arbitrary and had a very low success rate under the current circumstances.

If we want to attack Artemis, the moon goddess in near-Earth orbit, the only one we can rely on right now is the three-star hunter Orion. Only this hunter, whose legends and deeds include destroying the moon goddess, is the best candidate to shoot down the machine god.

Faced with Holmes's command, Zhao Si simply shook his head and said:

"Holmes, if you were Odysseus, would you give up this excellent opportunity and let Chaldea slip away from your nose again?"

"The last time the Moon Cannon was fired, it didn't cause us any damage. This time, once Odysseus knows our exact location, he will definitely send out all his forces."

"By the time you withdraw, the Olympian fleet will most likely have already arrived near Hercules Island. After we take down the Luna Cannon, we will undoubtedly have to fight them. There is no way we can escape."

Holmes was now certain that Zhao Si's change of heart and decision to launch a surprise attack on the temple was all to lure out all the hostile forces on Atlantis from the island of Hercules!

Zhao Si's ambition was such that no amount of persuasion from Sherlock Holmes could change it.

"You think you can wipe them all out just by landing on the second island?"

“That’s right. Even if we let these people live a little longer, it’s good. At least they can have one more bonfire party and eat one more barbecue.”

"Mrs. Zhao Si, you really do satisfy your sense of justice by doing things your own way."

"I'm a foreigner, so I have to do something befitting a foreigner."

Zhao Si finished speaking with a smile, and then hung up the communication with Holmes.

Inside the cockpit, there was also a Da Vinci Lily, who hadn't said a word since the beginning.

“My dear Miss Da Vinci, you are already familiar with this Freedom Gundam. Now, I'll trouble you to go and keep them company. I believe that when Odysseus sees the Freedom Gundam, he will definitely attack you first.”

Odysseus, the first of the Freedom Gundams, along with the entire Olympus fleet, were all prisoners of the Freedom Gundam.

Zhao Si was quite at ease entrusting the Freedom Gundam to Leonardo da Vinci. As a mini-all-rounder, he could easily handle the Olympus fleet by piloting the Freedom Gundam, which had been modified to have twice the performance of its predecessor in every aspect.

The real threat is always that 1.5-kilometer-long mechanical god overhead.

"...Okay, you have to come back alive."

"Absolutely, I don't fight unprepared battles."

Zhao Si left the Freedom Gundam's cockpit and watched as the Freedom Gundam took the other Servants with it. Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't even blink at him, and Zhao Si even waved goodbye.

There is one minute left before the Luna Cannon is launched.

Zhao Si stood outside the temple ruins, looking up at the brightest light source in the twilight sky.

"My body has been exercised."

There are 40 seconds left until the Luna Cannon is fired.

Zhao Si opened his backpack with his mind, ready to go.

"I train like crazy in order to become Superman."

There are 12 seconds left until the Luna Cannon is fired.

Artemis, the moon goddess, noticed that her monitoring unit had left with Orion, but the luminous cannon in the program had already locked onto the temple on the island of Hercules.

"It's okay, we can just fire the second shot later."

3 seconds left until the Luna Cannon fires...

2 second……

1 second……

"You are the gold that pierces through the stars."

The destructive red light descended from the sky once more, and the people of Hercules Island welcomed the divine light with joy.

They were abandoned by the gods, and the meaning of their existence was ignored by the gods.

Banished by the gods, they have been living and dying in the same cycle of reincarnation ever since.

They are unable to even destroy themselves, and thus waste their lives in this place.

And now, finally, finally!

My heart is filled with joy.

The divine light finally shone upon him—

"It's a pity that I can no longer have a bonfire party and barbecue with my family and friends at night."

Suddenly, I felt inexplicably sad.

I will never see the people around me again.

I will never see my loved ones again, I can never recall their smiling faces, and I can never laugh and chat again. Why do I feel so sad? Even if I want to see my loved ones, I will never see them again. After death, will we really reunite with the gods?

What should I do? Why do I suddenly not want to die?

Yes, the thought of "living" that shouldn't exist when facing death—even if only one thought is captured, it's enough for Zhao Si to take action:

"Gaia!"

Red and blue lights intertwined, and a giant of light descended upon the earth and sea!

Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Giants of Earth and Sea Descend!

"With the power of Artemis, no one can escape the fall of the moon goddess's arrows."

Gazing at the red light about to fall from the sky, Odysseus confidently announced to the entire fleet.

No one questioned it, not even Katniss, who hated gods the most, nodded silently.

The Olympian fleet remained two nautical miles from the island of Hercules, waiting for the moon goddess's beam of light to flatten the island before encircling and annihilating the fleeing Chaldeans.

Odysseus was certain that even the Freedom Gundam, which had previously decimated the fleet, would be forced to flee in panic in the face of Artemis's attack.

Moreover, in order to deal with Chaldea, even the twin gods who were originally scheduled to go to Olympus to wait for orders, and Chiron who was stationed elsewhere, came to the ship at this time.

A machine god, a sage, three gods, plus Odysseus himself, who underwent a second enhancement by consuming a large amount of divine legacy:

"It will win."

Odysseus believed it.

Then--

A beam of destruction descended upon the island of Hercules.

Then--

A blinding light covered the entire island; the earth trembled, the ocean roared, and the deafening roar echoed throughout Atlantis.

Chiron, Caenis, and the Twin Goddesses all turned their heads to avoid the impact of the bright light and strong wind, but Odysseus remained fixed on the scene directly ahead:

"Come on, Chaldea, I look forward to your pathetic escape after the Moon Goddess's Noble Phantasm blasts through the entire Heracles Island... Wait, why hasn't Heracles Island been razed to the ground yet?!"

As Odysseus cried out in alarm, the earth—no, even the earth beneath the sea, and even the interstellar cities and mountain ranges—continued to tremble.