With the ability to transform, I am a judge.

Although I won't die, it's really uncomfortable to have sand in my eyes right away, since scales can't cover my eyes!

Her senses were restricted by the sandstorm, and her intuition told her that it didn't matter which direction she went. This place was like a labyrinth of illusions, and everything was deceiving her senses. Of course, she easily saw through the strangeness.

But simply seeing through the problem is meaningless; she was completely lost in the desert, with only Artemisia by her side.

Yang Li is in grave crisis!

"Grandpa Hassan, are you still there?"

As a Grand Assassin who maintains his spiritual state daily and only follows him by contract, he was silent at the moment. Yang Li subconsciously looked around.

The illusory shadow flashed by, making Yang Li breathe a sigh of relief.

The next moment, the park's notification arrived, and countless characters were imprinted in Yang Li's eyes.

[Current World: Fate/Grand Order (Sixth Singularity - Divine Realm of the Round Table - Camelot)]

World keywords: Grand Designation, Singularity, Twisted History, Jerusalem, The Lion King, Holy Grail...

World Difficulty: LV.35～LV.64, Hard (Therefore, the world is in an unstable state, and the world difficulty will increase moderately. Judges, please proceed with caution!)

World Exploration Progress: 0% (The world exploration progress will increase when the Judge defeats important characters in the story or meets certain conditions. This is an important indicator that determines the richness of the Judge's final rewards!)

Main quest: This is an open-world exploration, there is no quest for this part!

Warning: Do not mention anything about 'Abyss Paradise' to any of the story characters. Violators will be instantly killed!

World Introduction: The king who chose to become an ordinary person has his body invaded by an alien entity. His omniscient perspective brings arrogance, and the pseudo-magic king has instigated the burning of human reason, putting humanity in imminent danger!

Seven major historical events that were crucial to the future of the world have been distorted, causing the world to lose its future!

The great King Arthur, due to his knight's reluctance to let him go, caused a change in history. The immortal and tormented king grasped the Holy Lance and became a god, while the ordinary knight wandered the world for a thousand years with the Holy Sword, his soul reaching its end!

Note: Due to the instability of the world, the combat power in this world may vary. Do not underestimate your opponent based on the same person from other timelines!

Warning: This singularity is on the verge of collapse and will disappear completely if it cannot be corrected or separated from the world!

……

After glancing at the useful information, Yang Li frowned slightly. What was with this sense of déjà vu about this open-world gameplay?

A world can have a main storyline, and side quests and personal choices can be unrelated to the main storyline, but there will definitely be certain limitations. After all, this singularity is not a stable world, and she herself came here with a certain purpose.

"Phew~ cough cough cough... My mouth is full of sand as soon as I open it. This godforsaken place... I should find out where the Lion King is first."

Holding the unconscious Artemisia in his arms, Yang Li looked around at the identical scenery in all directions and decided to choose any direction to set off and get out of the desert first.

It would be nice if a living being appeared. If it were a human, she could communicate normally. Even if it were an animal, she could use her long-unused skill, 'Animal Conversation,' to get some information she needed.

But in this vast desert, where would any creature come from...?

boom--!!

The enormous sphinx burst out of the sandstorm, raising its claws to strike Yang Li, while letting out a deafening roar.

"Roar--!!"

With a flash, Yang Li, whose speed far surpassed that of the Sphinx, disappeared from his original spot. His beast claws slammed down on the sand dunes, creating a sandstorm tornado that spread outwards.

A bloody stench emanated from its gaping maw as the Sphinx unleashed another sandstorm, intensifying the yellowish-brown hue in the air. A divine beast at least at the fourth rank right off the bat—the danger of this desert was far greater than Yang Li had imagined.

"Hey! Are you the mythical beast Sphinx? Can you understand me?"

"Roar--!!"

With a surge of ferocity in its beastly eyes, the Sphinx didn't hesitate at all, lunging forward and opening its mouth to tear at Yang Li, as if it was ready to devour him alive.

"It's so troublesome that we can't communicate."

Yang Li clicked his tongue, leaped high to avoid the Sphinx's attack, and opened a gray domain in his hand, preparing to use [Eternal Hellfire] to instantly kill the Sphinx.

The next moment, the gray mist shattered, and Yang Li's expression changed completely. The Sphinx below also reacted, turned around, opened its mouth, and bit at Yang Li, who was standing above, while also extending its claws to tear him apart.

Clenching his fist, Yang Li descended while a gust of wind enveloped him, striking Sphinx on the head with a punch that landed before he could reach it.

With a loud 'bang', a huge crater appeared in the desert, and the Sphinx, whose head had been smashed open, fell to the ground. Yang Li withdrew his fist and frowned deeply.

The [Eternal Miasma] technique failed to activate; the world is rejecting sixth-tier spiritual power...

As Yang Li pondered the reason, he directly summoned the Savior Blade, which was undoubtedly at the seventh rank. The blade, with its platinum and black intertwined, plunged into the desert, and Yang Li placed his hands on the end of the hilt.

As lightning flashed, a glimmer of understanding appeared in Yang Li's eyes, followed by a slight gasp of surprise.

"It can seal off sixth-tier non-magical energy, but because of its inherent limitations, it can't seal off seventh-tier energy... What kind of crazy setting is this?!"

With "MMP" taunting him, Yang Li looked up, but the yellowish-brown wind partially obscured his view.

Yang Li gripped the Savior Blade tightly and activated the ability to draw upon the essence of the earth. The next moment, a panicked voice rang out.

"—Wait, wait a minute!!"

The voice, which I remembered as somewhat aloof, now sounded quite anxious.

Seeing that the situation was feasible, Yang Li drew out the Divine Blade of Salvation and increased the intensity of his extraction of the earth's essence, causing a stream of light to rise from the blade.

The Divine Light of Salvation, the strongest offensive weapon possessed by the Divine Blade of Salvation, could theoretically destroy a planet with a single, devastating blow, cleaving through the Earth's crust and striking its core, thus making the disintegration of the Earth entirely feasible.

"You're finally here, Gaia-chan. Explain the situation."

PS: 1. This is the second update today.

2. Tomorrow is May 5th, the day for not updating, but I don't plan to stop updating. After all, I still want to maintain perfect attendance (last month I had a fever and my perfect attendance record was ruined)...

Actually, online novel authors have always had a tough time. The treatment of authors on Hedgehog Cat is much better than that on Qidian, but it's still quite tough.

We're always at the bottom of the literary world, looked down upon and despised by everyone. People think we're shallow, unsophisticated, and incredibly frivolous. Yet, we pay the highest taxes. Can you believe I pay 800 in taxes every month when I earn around 5,000 or 6,000?!

I sincerely thank you for discovering Huanle Shuke back then and for becoming a member of Pigeon Nest. Thank you to the editor for your kindness!

Thank you all for following me all this way and for sticking with me until now. Thank you to everyone who didn't give up even when I was on the verge of writing a mess. Thank you for your anticipation!

Chapter 651, Section 704: The Title Girl Runs Away

Chapter 651: The Title Girl Runs Away

Extracting the essence of the earth is different from skimming the power in the dragon veins; it directly targets the essence, seizing the earth's own energy, and the result is self-evident.

With rising global temperatures, frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the destruction of surface civilizations, and the rapid depletion of global spiritual veins, the unrestrained use of the Divine Blade of Salvation, which recklessly extracts the essence of the earth, will undoubtedly result in a steel-like earth. It would be strange if Gaia were not panicking.

"So that's how it is. It's the fragile singularity itself that's rejecting all anomalies that aren't part of this world?"

Yang Li slung the savior sword over her shoulder, rubbed her chin with her left hand, and looked deep in thought. Although she had guessed this fact long ago, pretending to suddenly realize it would be beneficial for the negotiations to come.

"—Now you understand, this has nothing to do with me or Alaya-chan."

The loli voice, whose figure was no longer visible, breathed a sigh of relief, because the savior blade had finally stopped. This thing didn't require much charging; at most, it could sacrifice half the earth in a minute and strike the sun directly overhead.

But she wasn't confident she could handle Yang Li and his ruthless boss within a minute...

"—Now that the problem is solved, I'll be going now. You can continue with your help."

Since it can't be resolved, it's better to avoid seeing it and getting annoyed. The slightly ethereal voice gradually faded away, and the person who had been suppressing their emotions had already made their escape.

"Hey! Don't run away yet, I have something to say!"

The divine light of salvation shone once more, beginning to draw upon the earth's essence more gently. Yang Li, with his eyes slanted upwards, stood still, and an inexplicable aura descended once more.

The monk may run away, but the temple cannot. As a restraining force, she cannot escape the ball under her feet. Therefore, the Savior Blade is one of the things they fear most. Using it for negotiation will have an effect beyond imagination.

"What else do you want to do?!"

"It's nothing, I just need your and Alaya's help with something. Since the singularity is rejecting my power, could you help me get a spirit origin to cover it up?"

Elemental power is essential for controlling angels; without it, the fun would be greatly diminished. There's almost nothing in this world that can pose a threat to her, unless that Goetia gets restless because of her appearance and personally intervenes.

Her target, besides the Lion King, is that guy Goetia. But with the Savior Blade in her hand, she is undoubtedly a huge threat to Goetia, who might just hide in the Temple of Time and not come out.

In this situation, you need to provide some bait.

'Cognitive Interference' activated, Yang Li curled the corners of his lips into a smile, and at the same time, Goetia, the Beast of Mercy in the Temple of Time, suddenly sneezed...

"—What do you want to do?"

"Take down Goetia! Don't you want to deal with it? If you do, then hurry up and do it!"

Yang Li handed over the God of Salvation Blade, and Gaia casually placed some useless seals on it. They seemed to limit the output, but when it came time to use it, they could just tear open the seals and finish it off!

"—What kind of spirit origin do you plan to use to cover it up?"

"Emmm, let's go with Cang Yue. It's been a long time since I've used her in her ancient style form."

With the savior's sword slung behind her back and the ice-blue longsword [Ice Blade Frost Sky] in her hand, her blue and white skirt armor covered her trench coat and trousers, and her crimson eyes slowly narrowed beneath her silver-white hair.

……

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"Waaaaah... My eyes, my eyes!!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka covered her face with her hands and knelt down in the desert.

Freefalling into the desert, Fujimaru Ritsuka, blinded by sand, felt like she was about to die; after all, she was just an ordinary person.

"Master, are you alright?"

Mash, looking worried, stood in front of Gudako, using her shield to protect her from the sandstorm.

"How could this be Jerusalem? It's just a sandstorm everywhere!"

A beautiful woman (or perhaps someone) holding a cane was also hiding behind a shield, looking at the scenery that was completely different from the Holy City, and clicking her tongue in amazement.

But the next moment, Da Vinci's eyes darted around and he looked at Mash.

"Can we get in touch with Chaldea? I need to have a serious talk with Roman about this mistake!"

"The unstable signal connection may be due to unknown influences from the anomalous point, causing the situation here to be beyond expectations... Moreover, the doctors have already worked very hard."

Mashu subconsciously tried to excuse the doctor, her gaze sweeping over the desert where something seemed off. She had a feeling that something was wrong, and a subtle sense of unease was already making her uncomfortable.

Rubbing her dry eyes, Gudako finally got up from the sand, her expression calming down slightly.

It's common for teleportation to fail at the start of the game; it would be strange if it went smoothly. There's probably no need to be overly concerned...