However, after a while, everything was still calm, without any ripples, as if Wang Chong had been talking to the air the entire time.
"Oh, you old thief, you still don't come out, right? Do you want me to overturn the table right now and tell your King Arthur that you, the old thief, are still alive. By the way, let her settle accounts with a guy who has excellent clairvoyance and clearly foresaw the collapse of the Round Table and the crisis in Britain, but left Britain without informing King Arthur." Wang Chong said with a sneer.
"Hey……"
Finally, a ripple appeared in the air, followed by a sigh and the sound of numerous petals drifting down. Then, a handsome man with a sweet, sunny smile and a face as beautiful as a flower appeared before Wang Chong. This man was none other than Merlin, Altria's teacher and court magician.
"Newborn True Ancestor, a traveler from another world, why bother with a little nightmare like me? I just like to watch and be an honest audience. I will never interfere with your choice." Merlin spread his hands and said with a helpless smile.
"You really do know a lot. You must have read a lot." When Wang Chong heard the words "passerby from another world", his eyes became very unfriendly, and he began to wonder whether he could keep this old thief.
"Ah la, are you thinking about how to keep me here? Don't be nervous, I value my life very much. In fact, the one who came to see you is just my clone created by magic." Merlin said with a smile, as if he saw through Wang Chong's thoughts.
"That's a real scoundrel indeed. Damn it." Wang Chong resisted the urge to attack immediately and said, "How many other people I don't know are watching this place? And how many of them know the information you just revealed?"
"It's not too much, but it's not too little either. Although there are many top-level strong people in this world, there are very few who care about the affairs of this place. As for that identity, I'm just guessing. After all, you have mobilized a lot of power that is completely different from the system of this world. Your tricks may fool other ordinary people, but it's not easy to fool those at the top. Of course, as a senior and a friendly big brother, I won't tell your secrets everywhere." After speaking, Merlin gave a thumbs up and said with a smile.
"Oh, then I really have to thank you for your reminder." Wang Chong said with a sneer.
"Oh, actually, there's no need for you to be so hostile to me. To be honest, I'm still very grateful that you could help my Altria. So the news just now can be regarded as a gift from me as a reward~" Merlin clasped his hands and said with a smile.
"You old scoundrel, you're planning to use some trivial information to negate the help I just gave Artoria, right? You're trying to get away with it? No way!" Wang Chong thought to himself. He saw through Merlin's subtle intentions and said bluntly, "Huh? Thanking me for helping Artoria? Do you really mean that? Aren't you afraid that I'll hold that innocent girl up high and then let her experience the bittersweet feeling of betrayal? You seem to have forgotten my current position, Merlin."
"Merlin, I have been observing the various aspects of the human world for a thousand years. Human beings are the most complex creatures in this world, not only because of their emotions, but also because of their bumpy fate. Some people are clearly on the right path, but their end is dark, and they are either on the verge of collapse or completely corrupted. Some people are clearly doing whatever they want, depriving lives, playing with emotions, and being as cunning as snakes, but they have walked out of a prosperous road. Ha, sometimes fate is so weird. It is completely beyond human will... But, is it really so?" Merlin chuckled and said.
"Don't think I'm nagging. As someone who's been through it, I know very well that you and I are the same kind. Hey... don't do it. What I mean is that you and I have both seen through that ridiculous fate line, so you led their originally tragic fate to another ending. As for the means... I have always respected people's choices~ hehe." Merlin said with a smile.
Chapter 182: The King Without Ahoka
"Respect? I'm afraid you don't even have time to like me... You're a nightmare, feeding on human emotions. The more nightmare-like, the higher the nutritional value and the more useful it is. These are engraved in your soul and your blood. You wish the whole process would be full of twists and turns and ups and downs. Otherwise, you wouldn't have caused trouble for your Knight King so many times." Wang Chong said sarcastically.
"Hey, that's true. But I don't hate this ending...or rather, I really like this happy ending. Everyone survives happily, that's all that's needed." Merlin nodded seriously and said, "I have to say, if we had met at a different time and opportunity, you would definitely have become my best confidant. You perfectly satisfied the conflicting desires of my instincts and ego. Honestly, I can't wait to see what you do next. Alas, it's a pity that you're a stranger. I can't see the rest of the story directly."
"Okay, that's enough. Merlin, since you just mentioned the ending. That means that Altria is about to accept her fate and be liberated, right?" Wang Chong asked.
"Well... more or less. After you said those words, the restraint that distorted her has been shaken. Artoria's fate has deviated. After this Holy Grail War, she will definitely let go of everything, accept her own ending calmly, and return to Avalon. No longer trapped in that dead end with no end in sight, waiting for a future without redemption. In fact, her presence has already appeared in Avalon on my side. That's why I was able to sneak out with my clone." Merlin nodded and said with a smile.
"So, since I have helped you so much, changing the fate of King Arthur and successfully freeing you from a thousand years of imprisonment... you wouldn't just repay me with those few pieces of information, right?" Wang Chong said, stretching out his hand.
"Uh...but when I was imprisoned in the Inland Sea, I was penniless. What about Merlin's treasure? Those are all lies. We should not believe in rumors or spread them." Merlin said in his usual frivolous manner.
"I only want you to do three things." Wang Chong ignored Merlin's impropriety and made a direct suggestion.
"Ah, three things, that's too many." Merlin's face turned bitter and he complained.
"If you don't want me to bring your clone to King Arthur right now, I believe you should know whether I can do it or not." Wang Chong threatened.
"Oh, it's just three things. We are soulmates, soulmates. Don't always talk about that child Altria. It's too hurtful." Merlin quickly dissuaded.
"Alright, then sign this." Wang Chong threw out something that looked like a scroll. Merlin took a deep breath and asked, "How did you get something like this?"
"Oh, I got it for free from a certain Jin Shanshan." Wang Chong saw that this contract item was quite useful. He spent a lot of effort and used the power beyond heaven to copy it several times.
You have to know that this contract, which even gods must abide by, is not some low-end self-enforced document that can be replaced by a clone. Even if the Merlin in front of him is just a clone of Merlin, once signed, it will still be valid for Merlin's original body.
In the end, Merlin had no choice but to sign the terms of the contract with great difficulty, so that Wang Chong wouldn't have to worry about him defaulting on his debt.
"I want you to do three things. The first is that you must promise me that you will never get involved in this Holy Grail War or interfere with this battle by any means." Wang Chong said.
"That's it... You're really cautious. Don't worry, I will be a good spectator this time and won't disturb you." Merlin seemed very relaxed. It seemed that what he said before was not a lie. He really only planned to witness the outcome of this Holy Grail War as a spectator.
"Okay, second thing. From now on, if I encounter a crisis that I can't resolve, I need your help." Wang Chong said in a deep voice.
"Ah this... You're already a True Ancestor, and there's something like Avalon here, capable of destroying both. Even if I'm included, I can't defeat you," Merlin said.
"I've already said that there's no way to solve the problem. It's not about destroying an extreme existence like Avalon... I can survive with Avalon's power, but that doesn't mean I can solve this problem. Do you understand what I mean?" Wang Chong explained.
Hearing Wang Chong's words, Merlin gave him a look of understanding, then continued, "Then what's the last thing...?"
"Merlin, I hope you can stay here for a few more minutes." Wang Chong suddenly smiled.
"Stay a few minutes?" Merlin frowned for the first time. He knew the man well, so he couldn't believe he would agree to such a simple request.
"That's right, just stay for a few minutes. A great flower magician wouldn't be so brave as to not even have this much courage," Wang Chong said.
"Alas, if it was before signing the contract, I might not have the courage. But now that the contract has been signed, what's the point of talking about these things now? Please." Merlin sighed, then signaled Wang Chong to start quickly.
"Your life is at my command; my destiny is on your sword..." However, just as Merlin finished his invitation, a magic circle appeared before his eyes, with a scabbard placed in the center. Then, Merlin heard Wang Chong chanting a familiar spell.
"Wait? Why are you summoning a Heroic Spirit again...?! Avalon? Hey! Stop it! My dear brother, I'm wrong!" Merlin quickly realized what Wang Chong was planning to do. Terrified, he wanted only to stop him. However, the Heroic Spirit Summoning ritual had already been established, and Wang Chong had added billions of points of energy, a mixture of the Holy Grail and the black mist, to the summoning circle.
Then, a dark red light rose, flickering with a subtle electric spark effect, and a figure appeared within the summoning circle. Merlin, already sensing that familiar presence, couldn't help but hold his forehead with one hand, muttering, "I knew it wasn't that simple. You're seeking revenge, aren't you? Just because I know all your secrets, is this necessary?"
When the light faded, a female Servant wearing pitch-black armor and with a very familiar face slowly stepped out from the Heroic Spirit Summoning Formation.
"...I have been summoned. Are you my Master?" Familiar dialogue, a familiar face, and that familiar, though jet-black, holy sword. The figure who appeared before Wang Chong was none other than Artoria Pendragon. Unlike the one below, however, she lacked alopecia (a mistake), representing her reversed state. She also appeared in the Rider class, not the Sword class.
"Don't be impatient, S... Oh, I think it should be Rider. Rider, come and see who's behind you~" A hint of mischief flashed in Wang Chong's eyes, and he thought to himself, "Hmph, you like to disgust me, don't you? You're my soulmate, right? You're my kindred spirit, right? Then I'll satisfy you and see if you like my mischief this time."
"Merlin?!" When Black Hairless Altria saw Merlin, his veins popped up in an instant, and the black curry stick in his hand emitted a black light.
"Well, my king, can I say that all this is just a coincidence, a coincidence?" Merlin turned around and walked more than ten meters away, wanting to leave quietly, but was caught by Black Hairless in the end.
"Ex——calibur Morgan (Sword of Promised Victory)!" Black Wumao raised the holy sword without hesitation, and released a burst of black magic power, directly slashing at the panicked Merlin.
"Puff!" Poor Merlin recalled his king's admonition. Wang Chong, the instigator of this, applauded and laughed enthusiastically upon seeing this scene.
What a fateful death, old thief Merlin.
Chapter 183: Forced Kiss and Shura Field
Not long after, Merlin came back crying, his head covered in bruises, his face adorned with a startling sword scar. Wang Chong marveled at how he could remain human even after being struck by a curry stick, leaving only a single sword scar. In a sense, Merlin was incredibly thick-skinned.
"Oh, you're still alive, Merlin." Wang Chong said with a smile.
"Respected True Ancestor, I have stayed here for this period of time as you requested...so can I go back to my small home now?" Merlin felt that he must have done something wrong to have offended such an evil star.
"Hmm? Merlin, I understand that you're deliberately avoiding your king. Are you dissatisfied with her punishment..."
"Oh my, my little ancestor, I beg you, please be magnanimous and don't treat me like a nightmare." Merlin clearly felt the murderous aura coming from behind and said with a wry smile.
"I still like the way you were just calling me brother. You should recover." Wang Chong chuckled twice, then said, "Well, you should be thankful that the king behind you has also accepted his fate. Even if she has turned against you, the blame she will not have on you will be so severe. If it were the one below, you would have received more than just a beating. Finally, stop calling me True Ancestor all the time. Since you know my identity, you know I don't appreciate it."
"Alright, then, Lord Wang Chong. Honestly, I sometimes really admire your leaps of thought. No sooner had you gotten me to tell you that Altria was on her way to the Throne of Heroes, than you immediately thought of using Avalon as a possession to summon a Heroic Spirit, and based on that connection, summoned her." Merlin gave a thumbs-up and said, "And if that's the case, I don't have to worry about Altria anymore. Keep up the good work, I'm counting on you."
"I was too lenient with you after all. S...Rider." Wang Chong looked at Hei Wumao who was standing behind him and said.
"Lord Merlin, since when have you been in charge of things beyond your proper place?" A sharp look flashed in Altria's eyes, sending a chill down Merlin's spine.
"Ahahaha, then I won't disturb you. I'm leaving first. My king, Your Excellency Wang Chong, you guys can chat slowly, slowly~" After saying that, Merlin immediately disappeared.
"As expected of a magus with a Grand Spiritual Base, Semiramis's subordinates' barrier and defensive spells are a piece of cake." Wang Chong watched Merlin leave without trying to stop him. He had already reaped most of the spoils. The next thing to deal with was the newly summoned Servant.
"Even though they're both black... But King Ainz should be fine. It shouldn't be that hard to get along with." After Wang Chong finished his thoughts, he looked at Altria, who no longer had Ainz, and said, "I believe you, Knight King, still have some doubts. Let me take this opportunity to answer them..."
"No, that's not necessary, Master. Or rather, do you want me to address you as Caster or Lord Wang Chong, just like the 'I' below?" But who would have thought that Altria would sneer at him, put away the holy sword, and then walk straight to Wang Chong.
Seeing this, Wang Chong was stunned. What was going on? This Aho-King seemed to be very familiar with him...
"Oh no!" Wang Chong quickly realized something. Although the other party had responded to the summons as a Servant on the Throne of Heroes, Altria's memories of participating in the Holy Grail War were a memory that continued from her death. This meant that the black Slowpoke King before him might fully possess the memories of the Fourth War.
"It seems my Master has finally come to his senses... You've deceived me so deeply. You fooled me, and then you toyed with Ellie. I just punished Merlin for his deception. Tell me, how should I punish you, such a wicked man?" Hei Wumao reached out and grasped Wang Chong by the collar, his white face leaning so close that Wang Chong could clearly feel his breath. His golden eyes stared at him coldly, but Wang Chong didn't sense any murderous intent from him. Instead, he felt a faint smile.
To be on the safe side, Wang Chong used the Eye of Sin to check Hei Wumao's current favorability. A startling number appeared before Wang Chong's eyes.
[Eye of the Fallen: Altria Pendragon [Alter] Current Favorability: 100 points]
Wait, why is the favorability level already full? What did I do to the idiot King in the fourth battle?
"What? Are you too scared to speak? The insolent Caster in my memory, nor the extremely arrogant True Ancestor, are not like this. Or is it just because of the reversal that you start to think of some strange things?" Sure enough, at this time, Altria's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of her mouth curved upwards, and she said.
"No, I'm just curious about what I did to you afterwards." Wang Chong swallowed and said.
"Really? Are you really curious?" Alter said with a more obvious smile.
"Well... if you don't want to talk about it, then forget it." Wang Chong said.
"Indeed, I don't like to talk about that kind of thing." Altria (Alter) withdrew her smile, adopting a nonchalant attitude. Her grip on her collar loosened slightly, and she began to distance herself from him. Although Wang Chong didn't learn anything about the future from her, knowing that Altria (Alter) held no ill will towards him gave him enough confidence to continue with his original plan.
"…Because I prefer to do it with my mouth."
"?...!!"
Suddenly, another voice reached Wang Chong's ears, and then a white object came towards him, and his collar was pulled forward. Then, he felt a soft, moist touch on his lips. Wang Chong's pupils suddenly shrank as he saw his own startled face reflected in those golden eyes, which held a smile and a look of triumph.
I...was I forced to kiss again? Hey, why did I say again?
"Fuck! Sticking out your tongue..." Then, Wang Chong felt his white teeth being flexibly pushed open by something soft and moist, entangled with the thick tongue in his mouth.
“Baji…Baji…Slurp…Slurp…”
"Huh... um..."
Altria let out a faint moan, and the passionate kiss made an incomparably erotic sound. The exchange of saliva only fueled the flames of desire in both of them. If this flame continued to burn, it would surely become completely uncontrollable and advance to a deeper level.
Unfortunately, the arrival of an "uninvited guest" interrupted their good show.
"Master, everyone is waiting for you in the center, why are you standing here for so long...Ah!! What are you doing!! You damn thieving cat!" An angry female voice suddenly sounded from behind Wang Chong. Wang Chong was startled and quickly canceled the head connection mode. He turned his head quickly and saw Black Jeanne with an angry look on her face, staring at Wang Chong and Altria [Alter] who came to Wang Chong's side.
"It's you... You showed up too! I was wondering why the Master took so long! You bastard!" Black Jeanne scowled, her sword appearing in her hand, ready to engage Black Wumao in combat. As for why Black Jeanne had such a strong grudge against him, it had to do with the memories Wang Chong had given her of the Shinjuku arc. Therefore, Black Jeanne was very familiar with Black Wumao in her memories. The two had even engaged in numerous bickering and sparring matches over this very topic.
"Haha, isn't this the Piercing Girl? What? You want to interfere even when the Master and I are being intimate? You'd better put down your sword and stand further away, so as not to stab the Master." Altria put her hand directly on Wang Chong's shoulder, looking very affectionate, with a hint of provocation in her eyes.
"Say that again, thief cat!?"
"First of all, it's not a cat, it's a lion. Secondly, why are you so angry? Could it be that you haven't tasted the Master's kiss yet? No way?" Unexpectedly, Altria looked at Jeanne d'Arc with a pair of pitying eyes, and the words she said directly hit Jeanne d'Arc's heart deeply.
Chapter 184 Settlement Rewards
After hearing what Altria had said, Jeanne d'Arc flew into a rage, her face turning a dark green. The words had hit her hardest, and it was hard for her to handle.
"Master! I want to request a duel with this woman!" Black Jeanne said angrily to Wang Chong.
"I don't care, Master. As long as you don't worry about me beating her up." Alter said indifferently.
"Okay, both of you calm down. Black Jeanne, didn't you just say that everyone was waiting for me? Let's go back first." Wang Chong looked like he had a headache and quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Yes. Humph!" With that, Black Jeanne stepped forward, took Wang Chong's left arm, and led him towards the core area. She turned back and snorted coldly at Altria. Altria simply chuckled, stepped forward, took Wang Chong's right arm, and pressed it against her chest. Then, she looked at Black Jeanne with a look that seemed to say, "Is that all?"
"..." Black Jeanne gritted her teeth. "Isn't it just a pair of flesh? Who doesn't have it? My own is even bigger." After thinking this, she also pushed Wang Chong's left arm towards her chest, even holding it tightly, letting Wang Chong's arm carefully feel the softness of her chest. However, despite Black Jeanne's bold movements, her body was quite stiff. Coupled with the blush on her face that could not be concealed, it was obvious that Black Jeanne was showing off.
"Heh..." Naturally, this did not escape Altria's eyes. With a provocative look in her eyes, she began to move her waist, swaying up and down as she walked, rubbing Wang Chong's arm.
"Shameless!" Black Joan of Arc cursed in her heart and twisted her body tentatively twice, but the hard arms rubbing against her breasts gave her a strange feeling even through her clothes, making her feel very embarrassed.
Wang Chong watched the two women fighting so hard, feeling both joy and sorrow. It was impossible for him to be unhappy about this, but maintaining this position was not as easy as he imagined.
In the end, Wang Chong could only remain silent and let the two women play with his arms, while his mind began to immerse himself in the system.
"System, let's settle today's harvest now." Wang Chong said at this time.
"Ding—you successfully used your clones to deceive everyone tonight, and after appearing as the arch-villain, you punched Jeanne d'Arc and kicked Gilgamesh, shocking the entire audience before leaving in style. You have become an indelible shadow cast by every Master and Servant, truly a savior among villains and an emperor among villains. Therefore, I reward the host with 2000 Villain Points. I also reward one Random Item Jar. I also reward three Command Spells, currently 12. I also reward three Epic Lottery draws."
"Ding—You have influenced the fate of Altria, the Lady of Destiny, and her shattered faith has shown signs of recovery. Awarded 500 Villain Points and a Skill: A-Rank Intuition."
"Ding—Using the power beyond heaven, in a moment of stillness, everyone's cognition is slightly distorted with the power beyond heaven. Everyone will eventually make wrong judgments at critical moments, and ultimately rush towards the host's predicted ending. Therefore, the World Stand's panel is rewarded with a six-dimensional upgrade, and the host's mental strength is rewarded. After using the Villain Panel, all of Dio's basic panels and skills are obtained, and the World Stand begins its evolution. You can choose to complete the initial awakening through secret words, or you can choose to awaken directly using Villain Points. Each completed secret word requires 1000 Villain Points."
"Ding—You've once again made Emiya Kiritsugu take the blame and completely severed the connection between Altria and Emiya Kiritsugu, significantly affecting Mrs. Irisviel's trust in Emiya Kiritsugu, bringing it to the brink of collapse. You've deprived Emiya Kiritsugu of his luck and used the cursed item, Rhine Gold, to taint his luck. Awarded 500 Villain Points, Reward: Air Gazing Technique."
"Your current villain points are: 14440."
"What a great harvest. The villain points are self-evident, but the most important thing is that the World Stand has the ability to evolve. The power beyond heaven is indeed quite useful. When used together with time stop, it can basically defeat any opponent's tactics. Enemies without time resistance or enemies without four dimensions or above cannot resist time standstill." Wang Chong couldn't help but sigh.
However, he did discover that overwriting beyond Heaven had its limits. For example, the laws of the world and the basic logic of magic could not be overwritten or shaken. Secondly, Wang Chong needed specific information or understanding for what he wanted to overwrite. The simplest approach was to simply erase something; this required no understanding, simply destroying the concept. Conversely, if one wanted to create something through overwriting, a certain level of understanding was required. For example, to create a pistol, one needed to roughly understand its shape, internal structure, and the materials required before overwriting it barehanded.
Of course, while creating complex things is a difficult task, rewriting people's cognition, memory, or even hypnosis is not difficult, as long as the effort is sufficient. This is the result of Wang Chong's repeated testing when he just experienced the power beyond heaven.
"To some extent, the more knowledge one possesses, the higher the ceiling of the power beyond Heaven can be exerted. However, to increase the upper limit of power output, one must accumulate it through quantitative change, that is, to enhance one's mental strength or to increase one's soul strength sufficiently." Wang Chong roughly understood the operating mechanism and couldn't help but smile. In a world like Fate, where magic reigns supreme, the last thing one lacks is knowledge.
"But each of the 14 secret words costs 1000 points, and it will be 14000 points after all the upgrades, which almost uses up all my savings. And this is just the initial awakening. I remember that awakening beyond heaven also requires 36 sinful souls, trustworthy friends, the courage to abandon the stand, and then go to 28 degrees 24 minutes north latitude and 80 degrees 36 minutes west longitude to wait for the arrival of the "new moon". Trustworthy friends... they won't let me sacrifice Kotomine Kirei, right?" Wang Chong couldn't help but ponder, but he had no clue. If it really doesn't work out, he will just use the villain points to pile up.
"It's the jar again... I'll find a good time to draw the card on the red carpet. And then there's the Qi-gazing technique... Could this thing be asking me to see the child of destiny? Why does it feel more and more fantasy-like? Isn't this a magical world?" Wang Chong couldn't help but complain, and then opened the Qi-gazing technique secret book in the system space.
"Qi-gazing technique: This is nitrogen, this is oxygen, this is hydrogen... That's the fucking Qi-gazing technique, right? The composition of air, right? This isn't metaphysics, it's chemistry science! Get down! System, get out here!" Wang Chong immediately called out the system, saying, "System, what do you mean by giving me this ridiculous thing?"
"Host, don't be anxious. You will understand if you read it carefully. In fact, the previous words are only to prevent others from reading it secretly and to screen out those who are not destined to read it. After all, the art of Qi-gazing is something that can be encountered but not sought after, even in the world of cultivating immortals. Therefore, the inheritance of the art of Qi-gazing is very particular about fate. Host, you will understand if you read it carefully." The system explained hurriedly.
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