A journey into an infinite dimension

“He deceived the inhabitants of the earth by the miracles he performed in the presence of the beast, and he advised them to make an image to the beast, who had been wounded by the sword and yet lived. And he was given power to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could even speak and cause the death of those who did not worship the image of the beast.”

He also requires everyone, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads. So that no one could buy or sell except one who had the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of his name. Here is where wisdom should be shown. Let anyone who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: 666.

He is evil, he is a beast, he is the most evil beast, he is evil in the form of a beast.

It is the natural enemy of mankind and an existence that cannot be tolerated by humans.

It is a disaster that can destroy humanity, and it is a malicious force that loves humanity.

It is called the Beast of Six Hundred and Sixty-Six, and at this moment it has not fully manifested because its master does not allow it.

Therefore, this is————

【Human Evil·Apparition】

"————<Domina Coronam————Five Hills (Caelius)>————"

“———<Crown of Ten (Domina Coronam)————Hill of Seven (Viminalis)>———”

As the being who controls this "beast", Aige possesses all its powers, and what she is exercising at this moment is the second of the powers it holds.

"Five Hills (Caelius)" increases one's own magic power, and "Seven Hills (Viminalis)" can form attacks based on the strength of magic power.

Aika has been connected to the Source since her birth, and because of this, she possesses absolutely overwhelming magical power and talent. The power she possesses is equal to or even surpasses that of a magician. Now, after being strengthened by the power of the "Domina Coronam", the power she unleashes at this moment has surpassed the realm that can be described by any words.

The simplest and clearest manifestation was that the moment the words like the love song fell, all the wyverns stopped moving without any warning, and then a breeze blew gently. In the horrified eyes of everyone, these wyverns seemed to have never existed, and quietly disintegrated into countless dust in the wind and dissipated.

The only ones present who possessed the characteristic of being "human" were Kaya, Ritsuka, and Mashu, a Sub-Servant who had gained the power of a Heroic Spirit while being human.

In fact, Ritsuka had stopped retching the moment the beast shadow appeared. He slowly turned his pale face and stared at the incarnation of evil with wide eyes. His movements were as stiff as a puppet with its internal gears stuck.

Fear fear ...

The huge fear was like a ferocious, gaping mouth, with sharp fangs pressed against his neck and smelly saliva dripping down his cheeks. The instinct of life made Lixiang want to take a step and escape from the spot countless times. No matter what he would face ahead, it would definitely be easier than staying here.

However, she couldn't do it, and she couldn't do it, because Mashu and everyone else were here, and she couldn't abandon them - the obsession brought about by this thought even surpassed her fear for a time, allowing her to not show any embarrassment when facing this existence for the first time.

Ritsuka's reaction was not an exception, because this was the common instinct of all humans when faced with an existence that was born to stand in opposition to humans and possessed a power greater than humans.

And Mashu——perhaps because her life characteristics have been sublimated, although her expression is also a little ugly, she still stubbornly holds up the large cross shield in her hand to block Ritsuka, looking at Aige and the shadow behind her with a hint of trembling in her vigilance.

"How do you feel, big brother?"

Everything returned to calm, the beast's shadow disappeared, and Ai Ge's figure fell back on the back of Tianhui Dragon. She didn't care about other people's eyes, but just looked at Jia Ye with a pair of bright blue eyes, as if she wanted to see his true mood at the moment from his face.

"The seven heads and ten horns are the 'six hundred and sixty-six beasts' in the Book of Revelation."

After coming back to his senses from his thoughts, Jiaye nodded after hearing Ais's question.

"It's a very powerful force. Perhaps I owe you more than just a life."

Perhaps to others, what Jiaye meant by "owing Aige a life" was that Aige saved his life at Singularity F, but only Aige and himself knew what he really meant.

"Is this all you feel, big brother?"

But Aige didn't care about this, because at the moment she was just filled with shock.

This was the first time she met someone who could maintain his original attitude towards her after seeing the power she displayed.

So far, no matter whether it is a heroic spirit, a fantasy species, a human or a nature spirit, after seeing this power, no one can continue to be friendly to her, even if they were best friends who could talk about anything before, even if they just hid this unfriendly attitude in the deepest part of their hearts.

They thought they had hidden it well, but they didn't know that since gaining this power, Ai Ge's perception of malice had exceeded the level of 'sensitivity'. It was almost to the point that as long as someone had malice towards her, she would be able to detect it immediately no matter how far away they were.

Because this perception is also one of the powers of the "Beast".

No matter how small, malice is malice, and this is an emotion that cannot be changed in its essence.

Fear is malicious, disgust is malicious, contempt is malicious, desire is malicious, hatred is malicious, rejection is malicious, so Ai Ge can sense a lot of maliciousness directed at her from Hong and others around her, whether it is fear or trembling, suspicion or vigilance.

She had long been accustomed to these songs. It was rather that the malice she sensed from them was much less than that from other people in the past. This was enough to make her feel comfortable, however.

Although the young man in front of her also harbored ill will towards her, it was not because of seeing the "beast" that this feeling arose, but rather a resentment that had existed for a long time.

Ai Ge could guess the reason. Maybe he was still feeling frustrated at being pushed to a dead end by her.

"Perhaps there's also the feeling that 'With you here, we can probably win without any effort.'"

After pondering for a moment, Jia Ye said seriously.

"Pfft, big brother is really interesting."

After a moment of hesitation, Ai Ge couldn't help laughing anymore.

Chapter 26: Queen

"What is that? That aura..."

At this moment, in the northern sky, standing on Fafnir's majestic and ferocious dragon head, the moment the shadow of the "Beast 666" appeared, Jeanne and Fafnir both stared wide-eyed in the direction of the town where Jiaye and others were, their two pairs of golden pupils filled with surprise and horror.

No, not just them.

Almost at the same moment, whether it was Gilles de Rey, who was standing in front of an altar with a golden cup floating in the center under the castle, or the berserk servants following Fafnir, or the neutral servants spread across various areas of the singularity, everyone raised their heads and looked in the same direction. Their expressions and reactions were different, but without exception, there was an unconcealable look of horror in their eyes.

Then, something unexpected happened.

On the altar in front of Gilles de Rais, six pairs of scarlet eyes opened simultaneously; in front of Fafnir, the roar of a ferocious beast resounded, and a red steel behemoth broke through the woods and appeared in front of everyone; the blonde girl with the same appearance as Jeanne d'Arc (Black) suddenly seemed to hear something, and immediately grasped the flag in her hand, and then headed towards the direction where the dangerous aura came from. The same situation also occurred to the other neutral servants.

However, as the center of this incident, the atmosphere on Jia Ye and others' side was not friendly.

At this moment, the crowd has been divided into several teams and is in a stalemate in the ruined town.

Kaya, Kurenai, and Melusine are neutral; Aika is alone; Ritsuka and Mashu don't know what to do; Atalanta and Roman are seriously confronting Aika.

"Ms. Aige, we don't doubt your intentions, but the power of the "666 Beast" is too dangerous."

In Chaldea, all the staff looked at Roman with some surprise. His expression was serious and even a little solemn. They didn't expect that this acting director who usually looked like a loser could be so majestic.

"Before this, we didn't refuse you from joining Chaldea just because of your unknown identity. We trust anyone who is willing to fight to save humanity, regardless of whether they are saints or villains, or have other motives. Furthermore, you saved Kagaya. However, the "666 Beast" is different, as it is the enemy of all humans!"

[Miss Aige, who are you? ]

"Although I don't know what the '666 Beast' is, I can sense that you are my enemy."

Compared to Roman's questioning, Atalanta had already aimed the arrow at Aige, with the greatest hostility flashing in her eyes.

Given her personality, she probably wouldn't have said so much to Ai Ge, but would have attacked her the moment she confirmed she was an enemy—in fact, if it weren't for some obstacles, she would have already taken action.

"Don't glare at me like that. I just don't like owing favors to people."

Noticing Atalanta's cold and resentful gaze, Jiaye maintained his telekinesis and shrugged innocently.

"I am who I am."

He glanced at Atalanta nonchalantly, as if the sharp arrow was not aimed at his head, and Aige smiled lightly without fear.

"I wonder what the Acting Director wants to ask."

【I......】

Roman, who had only just reacted at this moment, was speechless.

He really didn't know what he wanted to ask. What he said just now was just a blurt out because he was too excited. Now that he calmed down and thought about it, he found that his question was indeed a bit strange.

Who is Sha Tiao Ai Ge? Sha Tiao Ai Ge is Sha Tiao Ai Ge, a traveler from a parallel world, which they all already know.

Roman did not doubt the truth of this, because there was indeed no person named "Sajo Aika" in the "Chaldeas" database, which proved that she was indeed from a parallel world.

"Chaldeas" is a high-density information collection, possessing information and data on all life obtained by replicating the "soul" of this planet, but it is only limited to this planet in "this world".

[Okay, then let me change the question. Where did Miss Aige get this power?]

"Is this an interrogation or a questioning?"

As she spoke, Aige took a light step and walked slowly to Atalanta's side. Then, facing Lixiang's 'let her go and let me do it' look, she reached out and rubbed Atalanta's ears, then smiled mischievously at her frustrated and angry look.

"But I refuse to answer because it brings back some unpleasant memories."

"I'm sorry, but if that's the case, I can't let you stay in Chaldea any longer. I don't want us to face a second crisis after resolving the current one, or be betrayed in the process."

Roman's voice was full of unquestionable meaning.

"Roman, didn't you also say that Aige is one of the most powerful fighters in all of Chaldea? Moreover, she could have continued to hide herself, but she agreed to show me her power, so I don't think she will betray me."

However, just when the matter was about to come to an end, to everyone's surprise, Jia Ye actually spoke up for Ai Ge at this time.

"Compared to future crises, the present is more important. I believe that if we lose the 'Queen' of Ai Ge, the efficiency of repairing the singularity may decrease."

"Eh, even though I'm the most powerful 'Queen', it's really too much to treat me like a chess piece."

Although she said this, Ai Ge's smile looked extremely bright.

[That being said, what if she becomes the second crisis for humanity after the destruction of human order?]

Roman's tone seemed to relax a little, but he still questioned Jiaye.

"Then kill her."

His tone was calm and without a trace of emotion. It was obvious that Jiaye said this with great seriousness.

"Maybe we are still weaker than her now, but Ritsuka may meet more Servants in the upcoming journey. Mashu, me, Kurenai, Melusine, we also have a lot of room for improvement. Besides, if what you said about 'the 666 beast is the enemy of all humans' is true, then we will not be the only ones who will fight against her in the future."

"..."

Silence. Except for Hong and Melusin, who were already familiar with Jiaye's personality and did not show any strange expressions, everyone looked at Jiaye with something very wrong.

While what he said is certainly true, isn't it a bit dangerous for someone like him to use someone else and then throw them away? And he said it right in front of the person, so at least you should be more careful and reserved!

[...Jiaye, aren't you worried that Miss Aige will kill us just because of what you said?]

After a while, Roman's weak voice, which had returned to its normal tone, finally rang out.

"You haven't thought about this before."

Jia Ye curled his lips.

"Well, I'm happy that big brother spoke up for me, but I'm still very curious."

Ai Ge, who no longer played with Atalanta, came to Jia Ye at some point, blinking her beautiful eyes and staring at Jia Ye's eyes, and asked curiously.

"Why would Big Brother help me?"

"Because I don't like to owe favors to others."

"Big brother is a tsundere."

"Then I only owe you three-quarters of my life."

Ignoring Aige's teasing remarks and the dangerous looks from Hong and Melusin, Jiaye slowly turned around and jumped onto Tenkai Dragon's back, then spoke to everyone.

"It's time for us to set off. Thinking about it from another perspective, isn't it reassuring to have someone of Ai Ge's caliber as a teammate?"

"Yeah, I agree!"

Ritsuka, who was determined to be a salted fish who only shouted 666 to the big boss, was the first to agree. Then he climbed onto the back of Fenrir who was lying down on purpose, and stretched out his hand to Atalanta and Mash with a bright smile.

"Mashu, Archer, let's go, on the road to winning...victory."

"Senior, you just wanted to say you'll win without any effort, right? 100% aptitude isn't meant for you to come to the singularity and be a lazy person."

Holding Ritsuka's hand, and then using her strength to sit on Fenrir's back, Mashu said to Ritsuka seriously.

"...I cannot trust you, so I will not turn my back on you, and I will hunt you mercilessly if you become my enemy."

Feeling the restraints on her body disappear, Atalanta silently put away her bow, threw these words to Aige, and then jumped onto Fenrir's back, leaving Ritsuka with only an awkward smile and retracting her hand.

"Jiaye, I'm a little angry now. What do you think I should do?"

Following Melusin and Aige, they landed on the back of the Tenkai Dragon. Hong asked Jiaye with a kind look and a forced smile.

And in her hands, strands of silver light flickered with a cold glow under the sunlight.

"Master, I'm very unhappy."

The scabbards on her arms quietly materialized, and the blade of the "Fairy Sword Arondite" flashed in the air. Melusine said with a tense face.

"Big Brother, I will remember what happened today for the rest of my life."

Aige said sweetly with a devilish smile.

"Well... let me make a deal. I can do whatever you want, but don't hit me in the face, okay?"

Selectively ignoring Aige's adding fuel to the fire, Jiaye said to Hong and Melusin with a flattering smile.

The Celestial Dragon spread its wings, Fenrir straightened his limbs, and water began to gather around Leviathan. At the same time, a magical light flashed across their bodies, proving that they had entered a strengthened state.

"But before that, I'll have to let you vent your anger with these."