The shuttle in the second dimension

　"Do you want to make me your property, just like in ancient times?"

　"What do you think——" Lin Xuan gently stroked Athena's little face with his fingers, and looked at Athena's eyes, which were as dark as the night, with a hint of evil.

　"You don't regard me as a god, but as a woman————" Athena looked at Lin Xuan without any expression, staring at him without any retreat.

　"You are right. In my eyes, you are a woman first, and a god second. So I will not kill you and usurp your power, but I will conquer you and make you truly mine."

　"Conquer me————? Indeed, you defeated me in this battle. Although I admit my defeat, it is far from enough to conquer me in this way————Lin Xuan." Athena raised her proud head and said to Lin Xuan.

　"Really? Then let's wait and see, Athena————" A confident smile appeared on Lin Xuan's still slightly immature face, "I will conquer you————"

Chapter 52 Awakening

　"Boss, how does it feel to play with your subordinates?" At this moment, Fei Qianxue's smile was very bright, very gentle, and very kind, but this brightness, gentleness, and kindness were like the calm before the storm, which made Lin Xuan pull the corners of his mouth and avoid the intersection of his eyes with Qianxue.

　Although it is a relationship between superiors and subordinates, Lin Xuan only limits this relationship to work. Of course, there are not many people in the organization who can enjoy such treatment. After all, not everyone can be treated like this by him. If he doesn't like the other person, no matter how good the other person is, it will be useless.

　"Alas..." Qianxue did not explode as Lin Xuan had imagined, but sighed.

　"I don't know whether it's my luck or misfortune to follow a boss like you." Qianxue muttered with a pout.

　"Of course I'm lucky--" Blinking his eyes, Lin Xuan said without any modesty.

　However, what answered him was Qianxue's cold snort.

　"Humph--"

　In response, Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything else.

　"Ahem..." Lin Xuan cleared his throat 10 or times, then put away the smile on his face and became a little more serious. "Okay, let's get down to business."

　……

　On a high tower.

　As if waiting for something, Lin Xuan closed his eyes and sat alone on the top of the tower.

　Suddenly, a cell phone rang.

　As the bell rang, Lin Xuan opened his pair of blue eyes. At this moment, there was no casualness or laughter in his eyes as usual. Instead, there was only seriousness and earnestness in his blue eyes.

　"Ancient city?" Lin Xuan whispered as he looked at the prompt on the screen, and then he picked up the phone.

　As soon as the call was connected, Gu Cheng's anxious shouts came from the other end of the phone.

　"Brother Lin!! Have you seen Nagisa? I went to the school looking for her just now, but she was taken away by someone who claimed to be Miss Toyama. I called my mom to check, but no one answered. I don't know why, but I always have this uneasy feeling in my heart."

　"Mar——" After Gu Cheng finished speaking, Lin Xuan probably figured out what happened. "I know about this matter. I will go find her, don't worry. Also, remember not to run around tonight. You must remember."

　"Well, I understand." Although he was filled with uneasiness, Gu Cheng also knew that he could only trust Lin Xuan now. Although he didn't know why Lin Xuan reminded him not to run around tonight, out of trust in Lin Xuan, he did not ask the reason.

　"Well, I'll hang up first." After saying that, Lin Xuan hung up the phone.

　"Is it finally coming to the surface, Origin—" Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the Quartz Gate. "Hmph—" As soon as the humming sound fell, Lin Xuan disappeared directly at the top of the tower.

　……

　The Quartz Gate is a massive building located in the center of the former southeastern district of Gengami Island. In the past, it housed the Gengami City Hall and the artificial island management corporation.

　Today, this place is used by Zaharias as the location for the ceremony to resurrect the Fourth True Ancestor.

　In the center of the square, which is covered by a glass ceiling, twelve coffins are placed in a fan shape.

　Among them, in half of the coffins, there were sleeping fairy-like girls. The ninth "Night Lord of Flame" who originally delivered the message to Lin Xuan - Aenatos was also sleeping in one of them.

　In order to allow the Fourth True Ancestor to fully awaken in this "Feast of Flame", he even used all of his own territories as sacrifices for its awakening.

　"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Lord Zaharias." Two figures, one tall and one short, walked in from the entrance of the quartz door.

　Upon seeing the newcomer, Zaharias smiled warmly, as if meeting an old friend he hadn't seen in years. "Thank you for your help, Miss Yuanshan. I believe you will become the Fourth True Ancestor's most trusted subject."

　Looking at Zaharias silently, the woman called Yuanshan did not answer Zaharias' words.

　Standing next to Toyama was Nagisa Akatsuki, who had been picked up from school earlier.

　Because she remembered that Toyama was her mother's assistant, Nagisa did not doubt her. However, she did not expect that this woman named Toyama would bring her here. This made her start to worry, wondering if she was involved in some incident.

　"Who... are you?" Nagisa asked, looking at Zaharias warily.

　"Baltarusa Zaharias, this is my name. I am an arms dealer. At the same time, I am also the blood servant of the Fourth True Ancestor. Nice to meet you, the priestess who awakened the Fourth True Ancestor~~~~" Zaharias said with a smile after performing a gentlemanly courtesy.

　"The Fourth True Ancestor!? What on earth are you talking about?" Taking a step back, Nagisa looked at him in confusion.

　"Twelve years ago, it was you who awakened the soul of the Fourth True Ancestor, which was sealed in Number Twelve, on Zoko Island. However, you failed to truly awaken him. The purpose of inviting you here this time is precisely to allow the Fourth True Ancestor to truly awaken, Miss Miko."

　"Don't worry, the 'Night Master of Flame' here is enough to awaken the Fourth True Ancestor, and he also possesses an endless supply of magical power. So, now the only one left is you, Miss Miko." Zaharias said with a smile while looking at Nagisa.

　"Me!?" Looking at Zaharias's little face, Nagisa felt a chill running down his bones for some reason.

　"I hope you can cooperate with us. After all, your family and friends are almost all on this artificial island, Miss Miko."

　After hearing Zaharias's threat, Nagisa widened his eyes and looked at him angrily.

　"Don't look at me like that. Don't worry, as long as you cooperate sincerely, we won't touch your family, Miss Miko."

　After being caught in a weak spot by Zaharias, Nagisa realized that she could not resist Zaharias, so she lowered her head silently, as if agreeing with Zaharias' proposal.

　Suddenly, Nagisa felt a strange sensation coming from within his body.

　"Ouch——" Covering his head, Nagisa groaned in slight pain.

　click-

　Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound was heard, and obvious cracks appeared on the necklace that was originally worn on Nagisa's neck.

　"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!" Then, Nagisa held his head with both hands and let out a sound that was unimaginable to a human.

　Then, the atmosphere began to vibrate, and the entire quartz gate began to shake.

　Seeing this scene, Zaharias suddenly laughed out loud. "Finally waking up!! The Fourth True Ancestor—this is so beautiful (hx) wonderful, so…"

Chapter 53: Battle

　"Finally waking up!! The Fourth True Ancestor—this is so beautiful, so..." As soon as the excited words came out of his mouth, he felt a force that he could not resist hit him.

　The next moment, Zaharias, who was still laughing, flew out in a mess and hit the wall.

　boom--

　"Wow--" A mouthful of scarlet blood overflowed from his mouth. The violent impact made him feel terrible inside his body. It felt like his internal organs were completely dislocated, and many of his bones were broken. He even felt that his internal organs seemed to be pierced by broken ribs.

　Although he had taken a rib from the number one 'Night Master of Flame' and transplanted it into his own body, making him the blood servant of the fourth true ancestor and possessing eternal life, these injuries were not fatal.

　But being interrupted so rudely at the moment of success made Zaharias feel furious. However, when he looked back at where he was originally standing, the anger in his heart was instantly extinguished as if a basin of cold water was poured on him.

　Where he originally stood, a black-haired boy was standing. The boy's right arm was wrapped in a dark red unknown force, and the right hand wrapped in the dark red force was holding a black wing made of magic power.

　The pitch-black wing was now stuck to Nagisa's back.

　For some reason, Zaharias felt that the dark wings were not intended to attack the boy, but rather to attack him who was originally standing in the boy's current position.

　"I'm so sorry, I can't let you kill that arms dealer just yet—Fourth True Ancestor." A smile rang out from the young man's mouth, and at the same time, his curious eyes kept sizing up the Fourth True Ancestor. This young man was none other than Lin Xuan himself.

　"Hmph..." With a light cold snort, the Fourth True Ancestor looked at Lin Xuan with interest, but did not seem to deny his words.

　The Fourth True Ancestor's acquiescence made Zaharias' heart sink to the bottom. Regardless of his injuries, Zaharias struggled to get up and questioned the Fourth True Ancestor, "Why, why are you doing this? Am I not your blood servant?!"

　"What a foolish man, Zaharias!" Glancing at Zaharias with disdain, Yuanchu continued, "I am the most powerful vampire in the world, a god-killing weapon created for the purpose of 'Holy Annihilation'. I am the embodiment of disaster. I will not submit to anyone, nor will I accept anyone's control."

　"You mean... you won't obey my wishes? You won't obey the wishes of me, your blood servant? As the Chosen Emperor, it's me who is offering a living sacrifice for you!?" Zaharias tried desperately to explain, seeming unable to accept the facts.

　"Hey - could you please be quiet, Zaharias?!" Suddenly, a slightly indifferent voice came into Zaharias' ears.

　"What!?" When he looked in the direction of the sound, he saw several weapons with dark red light rushing towards him.

　When he wanted to use his first beast, the [Vajra of the Divine Sheep], he saw Yuanchu's half-smile on his face, and suddenly, a palpitation emerged from the bottom of his heart.

　Then, he discovered that he could no longer summon even a tiny bit of the power of the [Vajra of the Divine Sheep].

　"Do not!!"

　"Pfft-"

　The sound of flesh being pierced by sharp weapons suddenly rang out. Zaharias's limbs were pierced by a weapon respectively. The four weapons directly nailed him to the ground, making him unable to move.

　"Ahhh!!!"

　Ignoring Zaharias' screams, Lin Xuan focused his attention entirely on Yuanchu.

　"Can it come out of that child's body?" Lin Xuan asked suddenly.

　"I cannot possibly obey your request. This is the vessel my soul needs. I cannot give it up."

　Lin Xuan didn't feel surprised at all that Yuan Chu rejected him. Only if Yuan Chu really agreed would Lin Xuan feel surprised.

　"There's really no other way. I can only take it myself..." As soon as the words fell, Lin Xuan's whole body suddenly blurred, and the next moment, he disappeared in front of Yuan Chu.

　"What!" At the same time Lin Xuan disappeared, Yuan Chu felt a dangerous aura invading towards him.

　Suddenly, Yuan Xiang took a step to the side, and at the same time, the huge wings that grew behind her swept around her.

　Suddenly, Lin Xuan's figure appeared. Facing the wings sweeping towards him, Lin Xuan stretched out his hand and grabbed it, "You have a strong sense of crisis~~~~But..." The next moment, dark red power burned from his hand like a flame.

　"You haven't even absorbed a single familiar beast, you're not good enough--" While speaking, Lin Xuan suddenly exerted force with his right hand that was holding the wings. The wings, which were originally made of magic power, exploded directly from Lin Xuan's hand, turning into pure magic power and dissipating into the air.

　"Tsk——" Yuanchu clicked his tongue, seeming to understand that he was like a tiger without claws and fangs without his familiar.

　Then, the wings that Bie Linxuan had crushed just now sprouted back from Yuanchu's back. Fluttering her three pairs of wings, Yuanchu arrived above the square where the twelve coffins were placed. Her target was the six 'Night Masters of Flame' within the twelve coffins.

　At this time, the three pairs of six wings on Yuanchu's back twisted like snakes with self-awareness and stabbed towards the six "Flame Night Lords" respectively.

　"Hmph—Yuanchu, do you think I will give you time to devour those six 'Night Masters of Flame'? You think too highly of me—"

　At some point, Lin Xuan's entire right hand was wrapped in a dark red force, which was like a burning flame, constantly beating on Lin Xuan's arm.

　At this time, he did not hold any weapon in his hand. He just put his five fingers together and made his palm into a knife shape.

　The next moment, with a "swish", Lin Xuan's palm passed through the void.

　Then, a dark red force like a crescent moon was seen rushing towards the distance.