Lu Mingfei challenges FGO

76. Something seems wrong with Alta’s situation.

The story of Icarus.

Among the many stories in ancient Greek mythology, this is probably one of the most famous.

Icarus's father, Daedalus, was a famous architect and sculptor. However, fearing that his student Talos would surpass him, Daedalus brutally killed his student out of jealousy. For this, he was punished by the Supreme Court of Athens, Greece. Summoned and tried, he was found guilty.

Therefore, he took his son Icarus and fled to Crete, where he was stayed by King Minos. Daedalus missed his hometown, but King Minos admired his talent and blocked the land and sea routes. They forced their father and son to stay.

In order to escape, Daedalus made wings with feathers and wax, flew into the sky with Icarus, and escaped from Crete through the air.

"You have to be careful," Daedalus warned Icarus, "you have to fly in mid-air. If you fly too low, your wings will hit the sea water, and they will become heavy when wet, and you will be dragged in the sea. If you fly too high, the feathers on your wings will catch fire due to the proximity to the sun."

The result of this story is that the young Icarus unknowingly flew high into the sky because the feeling of free flight was so wonderful. The wax on his wings melted because he was too close to the sun, so he fell into the sea and was swallowed by the sea. .

The story itself is not worth scrutinizing, but considering the actual "black technology" style of ancient Greece in this world, the truth about Icarus's wings is probably not feathers and wax, but mechanical or biological machinery. .

The truth about falling close to the sun may be that he accidentally offended the sun god Helios or Apollo. Air traffic was unsafe, flying was irregular, and the family was in tears.

By the way, the "my wife" that Lu Mingfei said subconsciously was referring to the mechanical angel Icarus in a very old funny and passionate sideline welfare comic "A Thing from the Sky".

The child couldn't stand the beauty of the close-up shot of Icarus's seductive figure in the anime "A Thing from the Sky".

If Prelati is classified according to race, he should be closer to the fairies. However, the history of fairies is older than the history of the Greek gods, and Prelati's main living area is in Italy. He may have experienced He lived in the age of Greek mythology, so it’s not surprising that as an alchemist he knew a thing or two about ancient Greek high technology.

The new equipment she made for Lu Mingfei was made by using herself as a sacrifice, extracting the conceptual core of "illusion" from it, and imitating the Wings of Icarus.

She has written the principle description in the core. After the repair of the singularity is completed, she can take it back to Chaldea and study it slowly.

Now let’s directly explain the ability and effect of this wing.

Da Vinci, who participated in assisting in the design, assured that the capabilities and effects of this thing would definitely make Lu Mingfei happy in every sense.

"Variable Wing System - I called it that because it's so appropriate. Just try it out and the effect will be input into your mind through mental suggestion."

It's exactly what Leonardo da Vinci said.

Lu Mingfei didn't have any clear thoughts in his mind, but he just felt like he was "riding" on it, as if the rider was sitting on the little sheep, the driver was touching the steering wheel, and Kira Yamato was touching the driver's seat of the Gundam.

Everything was very natural - Lu Mingfei flew into the sky.

If the previous flights required Lu Mingfei to imagine "what he would look like flying" while fighting during the battle before he could take off, the speed of this flight was far slower than that imaginary state, even faster than flying. More like levitation, but more natural.

"My devil, we consider that sooner or later you will have a decisive battle with Lucifer, and we have specially adjusted it for you to make up for the gap in aerial combat."

Lu Mingfei did not answer, but was immersed in some indescribable feeling - this feeling is very subtle. Did Icarus also feel this way when he ascended to the sky and was dazzled by freedom?

Variable wing system——

The basic posture is wings, but the wings are more of a disguise for illusion. As long as the thoughts in the heart change, the posture of the wings will change accordingly.

Sci-fi style mechanical wings are as cool as the 'mechanical wings' that often appear in stories about machine combat and are loved by boys.

With its streamlined posture and steel frame, there are countless jet engines. Lu Mingfei just had a thought, and what followed was the roar of the engines. In the blink of an eye, Lu Mingfei was flying at supersonic speed into the sky!

As long as he is willing, with the spiritual strength provided by Saint Martha, Lu Mingfei can even easily break through or break into the atmosphere on his own!

Lu Mingfei himself immediately noticed the design of this thing to suit him.

Although it is difficult to see from a distance, the jet engine behind this mechanical wing is not a few independent large jets, but densely packed with hundreds of small jets that can slightly change the direction of the jet.

Although Lu Mingfei always felt that there must be something wrong with the principle of this from a scientific point of view. But after all, it is the product of mysterious black technology, so don't pay too much attention to it.

Generally speaking, when talking about mechanical wings, most people's impressions are of the loud noise accompanied by the roar of the engine, instantly flying into the sky, and leaving a tail-like light strip of residual energy in the sky.

But the weird thing that Lu Mingfei got now, while having the same or even higher linear acceleration ability, as long as he could fine-tune the directions of the hundreds of careful jets, You can gain speed while also gaining incredible flexibility.

Lu Mingfei finally understood Da Vinci's design ideas.

Putting aside Lucifer's ability 'Anti-Christ', when he first fought with Lucifer, the most obvious gap between Lu Mingfei and his opponent was that even though he was faster, he couldn't catch up with him in aerial combat.

The opponent was really flying, while Lu Mingfei was pumping his fists while imagining the scene of himself flying in his mind. Since he was in the air, Pankrasin, who studied under Chiron and Hercules, could not stand without a foothold. used in local airspace.

Use magic power to create transparent floor-like magic blocks under your feet in the air, and step on the magic blocks to move and fight - even using speed to 'step' on the air to move is not impossible, but it will be slower and harder to catch up with Lucifer. .

Lu Mingfei's best ability is 'distracted thinking', which is almost a passive ability. When he was sitting next to the window in high school, he often imagined that monsters or something suddenly invaded the city that day, and then he had no memory of it. Dad will suddenly find him, throw him in front of a giant humanoid robot, and say, "Get in, sit on him, and defeat the monster."

Lu Mingfei could even combine realistic scenes in his mind to create vivid fantasies, and this ability, recognized by Leonardo da Vinci and others, was particularly powerful - no, it should be said to be an abnormal 'calculation' ability.

Lu Mingfei was definitely not bad at distraction. It was easy for him to imagine flying while fighting. It would be better to say that he was better at fantasy than fighting, but he just couldn't catch up with Lucifer.

It was as if Lucifer was very familiar with himself and knew how he thought and how he imagined flying.

Therefore, in order to catch up with Lucifer, Lu Mingfei also needs to have a 'flying' ability that is more suitable for him.

Not just flying.

Prelati's illusion is said to be an illusion, but it can affect the real world. To use some fashionable words, second-rate deception deceives others, and first-rate deception deceives the world.

Prelati's illusion is the ability to deceive the world itself, thereby achieving something close to the materialization of space.

Her most commonly used ability is to turn harmful attacks into harmless flowers through illusion.

And now, this 'illusion' was made into a concept bottle and handed over to Lu Mingfei——

Lu Mingfei didn't know how the so-called spiritual suggestion worked.

only

——A thought

The flying Lu Mingfei suddenly turned around, and thirteen small missiles roared out. In an instant, they arrived in front of several flying dragons a thousand meters away, blowing them to pieces before they could react.

The next moment, a bold idea suddenly came to Lu Mingfei's mind, and he released thirteen small missiles again. These missiles could automatically track.

By the way, can this thing really be considered a missile? Lu Mingfei himself couldn't tell where they flew out from.

Lu Mingfei released the missile, and then the mechanical wing accelerated suddenly, forcibly catching up with the missile group, and then halfway, the automatic tracking target of the missile was suddenly locked on himself.

Da Vinci whistled in the communication channel: "I didn't expect that the hints about the training content we planned for you would come in handy so quickly. It's the same as what Roman mentioned. Lu Mingfei seems to be the only one. The resistance to non-mysterious spiritual suggestions is very weak, so we must consider defensive countermeasures in this regard in the future."

Lu Mingfei couldn't listen to Da Vinci's words. He couldn't explain why, but at this time, his attention was completely focused on continuously releasing missiles, constantly letting the missiles lock on him, and then chasing him in the air. The 'game' is over.

This is not a difficult task for Lu Mingfei. It doesn't matter even if he fails. The barrier of the illusion is to block the damage of the missile that hits him. If he can drag the missile without touching it until it disappears automatically after exhausting its energy, that kind of achievement will be achieved. The feeling reminded Lu Mingfei of the first time he touched Lu Mingze's Little Overlord game console, and then successfully cleared "Contra" in one life.

It’s different from the previous ‘imagination’.

Is this freedom of flight (Wings of Icarus)?

Feeling the low temperature of high-altitude flight and the oncoming hurricane——

Lu Mingfei only felt that he had never felt so happy!

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"Oh, by the way, Prelati has contacted a training partner for you. According to calculations, the decisive battle with the Witch of Despair is not far away. You must seize the time to train well."

Da Vinci just finished speaking.

In the sky above 10,000 meters, a black figure appeared in front of Lu Mingfei.

A black, winged girl who looks ferocious, but surprisingly doesn't leave a bad impression on others. A girl with feline-like ears and tail?

Of course Lu Mingfei knew who she was.

The angry witch, Atalanta

[Atalanta’s ‘impression score’ of Lu Mingfei: 1D100=80 (very friendly)]

Although she looks like a bad guy, Atalanta, as a Berserker, still has a clear sense of reason. "You and Kiyohime are so normal after being transformed into madness. Can you give some face to the madness BUFF on your body?"

Atalanta's attitude towards Lu Mingfei was very friendly. But this is something that can be expected. After all, Lu Mingfei’s current blessings are from Artemis, and Atalanta is Artemis’ loyal priestess or worships Artemis, the goddess of hunting. Fan of Sri Lanka's technology?

Although the theme of this singularity is the Christian religion, the Greek protection is less prominent, but the identity is still there.

Besides, Atalanta has a very simple mind. As long as she speaks well, don't go against her, even if it means temporarily fooling her, assure her that we will definitely protect the children of the choir, and then sincerely request her. With help, Atalanta easily formed an alliance with the Chaldean forces.

Lu Mingfei is protected by Artemis and also favored by the goddess Athena. The relationship between these two virgin goddesses seems to be quite good. Atalanta will naturally have some feelings for Lu Mingfei. It feels like returning to my hometown.

"Stop talking, comrade."

Atalanta stared at Lu Mingfei seriously. Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment by her "comrade", and then he realized that it was another problem with the translation machine.

"Three days at most. After three days, the fragments of despair will reunite. Because of the unstoppable spread of the dragons, the witch who appears next time will be bigger and more powerful. By then, she will not be able to use tricks like last time. Way to protect the lives of the children in the choir."

The children in Atalanta's mouth naturally refer to the children of the choir who assisted in the spell casting when Giorgios activated the Right Hand of God, right?

"I can't break through the barrier of the Witch of Despair. Even if I don't want to sacrifice those children, once despair comes, more children will only be harmed.

If you want to destroy that kind of thing, you can only use the miracle of God. But the Chaldean people told me that you also have the power to create miracles, and you must have gained the favor of the goddess Athena by relying on that power. Awesome. Cough! How lucky! "

Did the tower cat in front of me just say something?

Atalanta couldn't help but coughed a few times, her cheeks were a little red, she was a little embarrassed, and then she abruptly changed the topic.

"God-killing warrior loved by the Mother of Heroes, considering the identity relationship between you and me, I should even call you boss, but time is urgent now, we must go through a ceremony to let you master my treasure——[ Complaint Arrow Book].”

"With it, the power of the moon and the sun will follow your arrows, and you can hunt all monsters like the star of Orion."

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Although there was a vague premonition in his heart, Lu Mingfei really had no reason to refuse.

Moreover, he also wanted to help Wendy get revenge, so it was necessary to maintain special training in aerial combat.

However, before officially starting the high-intensity special training without rest, Atalanta gave Lu Mingfei some time to deal with personal matters.

Lu Mingfei originally wanted to say that he could have any personal matters - but he didn't expect to be reminded that he really did.

"Hurry up, my Demon King, and go check on Alta. Something seems wrong with her and she ran away alone."

"Where did she go? Could something happen?" Lu Mingfei asked subconsciously.

"Should I be considered her sister if I go? In short, I just secretly went to find the white Joan of Arc. She may do stupid things under impulse. As parents of children, let's go and see it together."

"good."

Lu Mingfei nodded subconsciously.

←to be continued!

My health is not good today. By the way, although Atalanta is a priest of the moon god Artemis, his Noble Phantasm, the Book of Complaints and Arrows, is designed to be able to borrow the power of both Apollo and Artemis. of