Lu Mingfei challenges FGO

52. Chaldea attacks on all fronts!

The underground underworld, which was originally the temple of Athena, has now become Chaldea's new temporary base.

"If I were Ageguiwen, after losing Athena, the biggest enemy that hindered the expansion of the Lion King's influence, I would choose to fight on multiple fronts and fully blossom."

After Odysseus discussed with the Chaldean think tanks represented by Lu Xiang, they came to a common answer, and then - although they were very reluctant, Lu Mingfei and Lu Xiang decided to let him take on the role of Chaldea. The group's military advisor now works.

Although the more he looked at this guy, the more Lu Mingfei thought he looked like a certain Chu Xuan, but Chu Xuan really didn’t understand human emotions. Odysseus was just the opposite. He knew everything and was very good at playing with it. He has a relationship with Calculation, but just like this, it makes people think he is even worse.

Apart from being a god of pure love who is extremely rare in Greece, Odysseus has other shortcomings that really make people dislike him. No, strictly speaking these are not shortcomings, but rather a different kind of advantage. Bar?

It's even more uncomfortable to say this.

Anyway.

Odysseus said:

"But for the original Pluto Army, it's a similar situation. No matter which goddess falls first, the other side will start a full-scale war. However, if we don't find an opportunity to solve one of the pillars, this unique point will The situation would be forever stuck, never able to progress to the next step—and neither Athena nor Lungominiad were the type to be persuaded with words.”

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but muttered: "We came here fighting side by side with Athena before."

Odysseus shook his head: "I also know this, but the so-called gods are such existences. After they become gods, they prefer conceptual life to material life. Every time they appear in the world, Their identities will directly affect their behavior this time - even if they are the same god, even if they have the memory of fighting alongside you."

Odysseus added: "Actually, I have already understood that the Athena you met at the Fuyuki Singularity is an extremely special situation."

"How do you say that?" Lu Mingfei frowned.

"How to explain it? You should understand that the god Athena we are waiting for is not the real 'Athena', right?"

Lu Mingfei: "?"

"Understand" Da Vinci interrupted at this time, "The twelve main gods in the Olympus myth are not the gods of the earth, but the existence of foreign gods who arrived on the earth and localized them with the earth's native gods through fusion or war. Bar?"

"Yes, some of the names were chosen by the main gods themselves, and some simply used the names of the earth gods that they had devoured or assimilated." Odysseus nodded, "And the name of Athena is even more special. You all know the story about Poseidon and Athena competing for the right to name the city of Athens, right?"

Lu Mingfei nodded.

Of course he knew, after all, Su Xiaoqiang had just told Astraea's version of that story not long ago.

Odysseus explained: "The city of Athens at that time was a very important spiritual node, but there was no real god there. Instead, they served one."

Odysseus thought for a while:

"Well, the 'Mr. God', so to speak. They call their city full of spiritual power the 'Sacred Realm', and they serve the witch who is the 'Mr. God'. The name of the witch has been passed down from generation to generation. This The name is the city's 'Athena' - the so-called name Athena actually means 'Girl of Athens'."

"A human god?" Lu Mingfei was puzzled.

"'Human God' means 'God who is still a human being' - to put it bluntly, it means worshiping an ordinary human being as a god. When she dies, the next Athena will take over. This is also an ancient 'Rebirth Ceremony'."

"Can you be resurrected after death?"

"Of course it's not really resurrected, it's just about inheriting the name. By inheriting the name and passing on the faith, the power of 'Athena', the Athenian witch in the past generations, will become stronger and stronger. To describe it academically," Roman interrupted, "Actually, it's more like using a girl with psychic qualifications as a sacrifice like a 'human pillar'. It is also the cruelest form of human sacrifice."

Da Vinci couldn't help but shake his head: "In the general sense, human sacrifices will die when they die. If they are used as a human pillar in this ritual, they will have to endure the oppression of the power of faith that exceeds the limits of the human body during their lifetime. After all, they are human-shaped vessels. , you will not be able to live in peace even if you die, your soul will be bound by the sanctuary itself and then melt into its foundation."

"Why does it sound familiar to me!" Lu Mingfei suddenly realized, "Back in the Digital World! Didn't we go to that holy land in Athens? It turns out that that one was not a joke about Saint Seiya, but a real existence. Yes! Then didn’t we miss an important subplot?”

"Now is not the time to talk about that." Lu Xiang said speechlessly.

"That's it, Master of Chaldea" Odysseus decided to end this topic, "The city of Athens is trying to create its own city god through this human pillar ceremony, but how can a mortal body accommodate the ever-accumulating faith? Although the Athena of that generation is known as the strongest Athena in history, in the end, she is just a human being and cannot compete with Metis and Poseidon who are competing for the ownership of the city's sanctuary. .”

"Metis?" Lu Mingfei was confused again.

"It was the name of my god who was not Athena at that time." Odysseus explained patiently, "The final result of the mediation of the mortal witches of that generation was to choose self-sacrifice and dedicate themselves to Metis - she She is indeed the best mortal Athena. In the end, my god was impressed by her bravery and decided to inherit the name of Athena, thus ending the human sacrifice that had lasted for dozens of generations and making her the last mortal 'Girl of Athens'."

Odysseus suddenly paused when he said this, as if he remembered something special:

"Speaking of which, the Greek side at that time was in the Warring States Period of the Gods. Things like incarnation that would distract the power were not popular there. Our Athena used the power of the underworld and did not destroy the mortal witch like before. Like the witch's soul after her death, her soul melted the bricks of the city's sanctuary, but her soul was preserved. But the name of Athena no longer needs an existence other than my god. That would only divert the power, so that dedication The soul that had no name and faith was secretly sent to reincarnation in the far east by Athena, which can be regarded as severing the relationship with this place.

In this case, it is very rare for our goddess to appear in the world as the most friendly and friendly 'Athenian girl'. Is it because there is something related to the soul of that mortal witch in Chaldea? "

Odysseus couldn't help but picture Su Xiaoqiang holding Athena and rushing to the field of imaginary numbers in his mind.

Is it possible?

"never mind"

It was obviously Odysseus himself who was speaking, but he shook his head again.

"It's useless to talk about it now. Let's get back to the topic."

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It's like a coincidence.

The strategy laid out by Agge is almost a mirror image of Odysseus, and he also gives a very similar plan.

"People of the Mountains—Before the Chaldeans arrived, the forces in this singularity in time and space, in addition to the Lion King, Pluto, and Cairo, who were secretly protected by us, were also the mountains that were hidden in their ancestors. The mountain people in this world—that is, the mountain base of the ‘Assassins’.”

"People of the Mountain"

“Cairo”

"Underworld"

"Atlas Mountains"

"There is still one group left in the Holy City of Jerusalem. The Lion King's Army will divide into five groups and start operations. In fact, after losing Athena, the Lion King's Army not only has high-end combat power, but also has overwhelming numbers. advantage, so I think that 'We Chaldea' should also increase our combat power while facing them."

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but look at Odysseus with subtle eyes, who had already begun to say "We Chaldea".

never mind.

Let’s not complain about this for now.

Lu Mingfei couldn't hold it back. But Roman obviously couldn't hold it back: "Are you saying that we also have to divide our forces into five groups? Confront the Round Table while integrating all forces?"

"That's right." Odysseus nodded.

"But can we fight against the Lion King's army?" Roman questioned, "Let's not talk about the Knights of the Round Table. The strongest Gawain will definitely stay in the Holy City, so it's okay if we don't take the initiative to attack. But other than that What about - for example, what if the Lion King himself appears on the military front there? Without Athena, how can we compete with the Lion King? "

"Don't worry about that."

It was not Odysseus who answered this question, but Lu Xiang.

"Caesar said that powerful cards are often accompanied by risks, and the same is true for this operation. Although it is dangerous, the results are good - we have figured out one thing, and that is the goddess Lungomini Yade won’t take the initiative?”

"You won't take the initiative?" Lu Mingfei didn't quite understand, "What do you mean? How did you come to this conclusion?"

"It's very simple. If the Lion King's purpose was to destroy Chaldea, when Odysseus made a big fuss in the Holy City, she should have directly taken action and annihilated everything present, not what Don’t do anything, just watch the Knights of the Round Table fight against us.”

"This" Lu Mingfei didn't quite understand. "It's really strange to say this. Why didn't she take action?"

"You don't understand, don't you? That's right if you don't understand. Gods like Athena who 'look very human but are still gods in essence' are already very rare, and the Lion King is a true god. A pure god, she only has her own purpose in her eyes, and is indifferent to everything else. At most, there is a bit of the human residue left by King Arthur affecting some of her actions——

In other words, if she doesn't think that destroying Chaldea is a 'necessary act' to achieve her goal, then she will never take action against us personally! She will never take the initiative to engage in hostile behavior until she has eliminated all the Knights of the Round Table in front of her, walked up to her, and had a real decisive battle with her! "

Odysseus also intervened at this time: "Once the mutual checks and balances between the two goddesses are broken, the other party will inevitably be unable to stop it. I have also considered this situation, but in the end I chose to let the goddess I am waiting for withdraw. The reason is also very simple. Although she is still a god in essence, the goddess Athena we are waiting for is really 'too human'. Given the opportunity in the Holy City, if the Lion King is replaced by Athena, she will definitely take action immediately. Use all your strength to annihilate us all!"

Lu Mingfei felt that his brain was a little insufficient.

Although now, Lu Mingfei is somewhat self-conscious about the fact that he may not be a normal human being, Lu Mingfei feels that his outlook on life is still within the scope of a normal person.

So he still couldn't understand why Athena, who had fought side by side with him, became an enemy with no room for redemption after reappearing in the world.

He also couldn't understand why the Lion King, who was in the Holy City at that time, didn't take action directly against him and others.

He couldn't even understand why his companions, except for someone like him, accepted this as a matter of course.

Chu Zihang suddenly interrupted at this time and said to Lu Mingfei: "Actually, I don't understand it very well, but at this time, just smile and just listen silently and follow their rhythm."

"Senior Brother Facial Paralysis, you, a faceless person like you, should stop saying 'just smile'."

Lu Ming is not complaining but complaining.

But Chu Zihang's words are still much easier to understand than the thinking circuits of other strange companions.

Even though Lu Xiang is essentially the same as Lu Mingfei, Lu Mingfei actually doesn't understand her thinking circuit very well.

--all in all.

"Instead of worrying about the danger from the Lion King, the enemy we are facing now - the actual leader of the Lion King's army, is actually not the Lion King Lungominyade, but the King's left hand, Agguiwen."

Odysseus concluded:

"If I were Age Guiwen, then I would choose to attack on all fronts at this time. Even if there are sacrifices, it doesn't matter, because his advantage is very great. As long as Gawain, the ace with overwhelming power, is still there, how much other combat power will be lost? It doesn’t matter at all, but we simply can’t withstand the exchange of combat power. Of course, we also have the trump card of Achilles, but our biggest problem right now is actually the problem of the 100,000 refugees in Cairo City.”

Lu Mingfei raised his hand: "Can't we let Amon bring their souls to the underworld like before?"

Amon shook his head: "It was possible before that, but now Athena has disappeared, and the balance of the two goddesses has been destroyed. In the entire human world, except for the sanctuary of the mountain people, the spiritual veins in other places are basically They are all controlled by the Lion King. If we want to use this method to take the refugees to escape to the underworld, we have to complete the transformation of the mobile city of Cairo City, and then move all the people in the city to the sanctuary of the Mountain People."

"That is to say," Odysseus came to the final conclusion, "we also attack on multiple fronts, try to avoid fighting, gather combat power, and at the same time save as many people as possible. Leader Zhang needs to convert these refugees into believers. Then what? There are two keys for us to reverse the situation."

Odysseus raised two fingers:

"The first point is to instigate Lancelot to rebel. We have Galahad (Koharu) here, with the character of Lancelot, and the Lion King's army that I tested out from Agguiwen. Internally, judging from the partial attitude of the Lion King towards Lancelot, there is a possibility of instigating rebellion."

Lu Mingfei nodded. Chaldea had actually considered the idea of ​​instigating a rebellion against Lancelot.

but.

"Is there any possibility that can turn the situation around?"

At this time, the person who stood up to speak was Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, who had been silent.

The corner of Amakusa's mouth raised slightly: "Of course, it was traced by Pluto Athena before. In this world, the savior we are waiting for, she hid without being discovered by Athena, and then hid in a place with her. In the courtyard of Atlas, which has a profound fate, the reason why Athena was not searched is because the savior appeared in the form of a woman this time, not a man."

"Who?" Lu Mingfei asked subconsciously.

"Of course - the Messiah."

——to be continued!