Or, why don’t you find another savior?

"Are you planning to take away this power?" Xi Jian didn't let go, but was a little surprised.

"No, I just want to check your spirit and confirm whether you have lost your will due to the series of battles." said the Lion King.

"...Is that so." Xi Jian raised her eyebrows slightly. She always felt that the Lion King didn't hit the point, and she herself didn't realize the problem.

"Is it almost time to let go of my hand, prisoner?"

"If you were more murderous, maybe we would have to fight to the death." Shiomi let go of her hand naturally, "But you don't have that kind of thing."

Whether it is killing or judging, the Lion King always has an attitude and is the absolute judge.

Judge whether the humans who can go to the Tower of the End are qualified, and judge whether the Knights of the Round Table are loyal to their duties.

"So what's the point? Let me go through some of the important battles you've experienced?" Shiomi sat up.

Unlike the Lion King who sat upright on the bed, he sat cross-legged on the bed with his hands on his knees, staring directly at the Lion King's profile.

"This is both a punishment for you and a test of your strength," the Lion King said, "If you die halfway through, it means that you are only a half-assed being and it was a mistake on my part."

Xi Jian nodded repeatedly: "What about now? I should have passed the test? Unless you tell me that after the humble king Futigen, there is another battle waiting for me, but I didn't hold on."

"It used to be there, but it's no longer necessary." The Lion King never turned his head. "No matter how you deny or resist, that position will be reserved for you."

"...Are you still not giving up?" Xijian felt helpless.

The Lion King has a strange persistence, or perhaps an absolute will.

What she thinks is unnecessary will be completely discarded; what she thinks is valuable must be retained.

"I don't understand what you mean. As the owner of the Spear of God, you should be clear about my position." said the Lion King.

"'God's Declaration'?"

Shiomi really wanted to say that it was not his thing, but Odin used Cu Chulainn to hand over the gun disguised as a magic wand to him.

Whether it was to be used to defeat the culprit behind the burning of humanity, or whether Odin had other expectations of him, Shiomi had no idea.

"That's something you should consider yourself." The Lion King did not intend to discuss it with Xi Jian, "Now is the time to fulfill your promise."

"promise?"

Shiomi doesn't remember what the Lion King promised.

He held his chin and lowered his head in thought.

Finally, I reluctantly remembered that I had said, "I hope she can go out and take a look."

"If you plan to give up, then give up." The Lion King told him, "Before I came to this singularity and built the holy city, I have seen everything here. Your request is meaningless."

"It's hard to say about this." Xijian disagreed, "After all, I'm counting on this opportunity to escape from you."

The words were provocative and tentative, and he wondered why the Lion King would promise such a trivial thing that should mean nothing to her.

"It's okay." That's all the Lion King said.

Shiomi was surprised, but she didn't say anything more.

The only thing that was certain was that the Lion King really intended to accept his suggestion.

In this case, continuing to argue and test each other will only waste each other's time, and Shiomi also needs to understand what the situation is outside.

After all, up to now, he has been a prisoner who was captured alive after fighting a battle and being shot.

"Really? Let's do this." Xi Jian got off the bed and walked around the bedroom. "But if you just go out like this, it will be too conspicuous in every way considering your status."

"You can use your magic to get out of the city." The Lion King said, "You can do it."

Shiomi shrugged. If the Lion King interfered, he could indeed use transfer magic to travel easily in and out of Camelot.

"Then there is cognition—"

Shiomi raised her fingers and wrote runes in the air. They surrounded the Lion King, turned into a ball of light, enveloped her, and then disappeared.

This magic trick can interfere with other people's perception of the Lion King, provided that the Lion King does not reject this magic trick.

Otherwise, given her condition, she could easily destroy this simple technique.

"It's easier to see things as a traveler than as a king on the throne," said Shiomi.

The Lion King didn't object, she just stood up from the bed and walked over to Ximen.

"Then let's go." Shiomi snapped his fingers.

The petals, accompanied by the breeze, surrounded Shiomi and Shishio, encircling the two of them before suddenly dispersing.

There was no one to be seen in the huge bedroom. It was cold and quiet, with no one around.

It was as pure as if no one had ever visited it, and the phantom petals had disappeared.

After a long time, the sound of armored footsteps came from outside, getting closer and closer.

"Your Majesty, Sir Lancelot has led his troops to attack the village of the Mountain People. It is expected that they will encounter stubborn resistance. Do you want to order Sir Tristan or Sir Gawain to provide support?"

Aguguiwen's neat and clear voice sounded outside the bedroom.

However, after these words were spoken, there was no response for a long time.

"Forgive me for my impoliteness."

Agguiwen pushed open the door of the bedroom and suddenly found that there was no breath of the Lion King in the bedroom, nor any trace of the Chaldean Master.

The man who was known as the Iron Agguniwen who knew no pain, finally had cracks on his face, and emerging from the cracks was incredible surprise.

"king?"

The King of Lions, Master of the Tower at the End.

Artoria Pendragon left the Chalk City without telling any of the Knights.

after all……

Chapter 35: The Lion King's Parade Part 1

The holy city of Camelot is located at the original location of Jerusalem.

And around the Chalk City, there are still some remaining urban buildings, where the displaced local residents live.

The place where Shiomi and the Lion King were transferred was on the roof of an abandoned house in this area.

For those who lacked food and water and could not even survive until tomorrow, it was impossible and unfeasible to detect his magic.

"It's really... miserable." Xijian stood on the roof and looked towards the Holy City.

Compared with the pure chalk city, the surrounding houses are dilapidated and low, and people of all kinds can be seen walking among them, with their steps frivolous and aimless.

"That's why we need the 'Holy Ba'. Only those who pass the ceremony are qualified to be welcomed to the end." said the Lion King.

"What does it mean to enter the Holy City? There's no need for you to play tricks on me here now, right?" Xi Jian turned around and walked down the stairs along the outer wall of the house.

The Lion King did not say anything about Shiomi's rebuttal, but just followed him, walking slowly.

Due to the interference of cognitive magic, he and the Lion King appeared to be unfamiliar but well-dressed strangers in the eyes of these residents.

"That was a selection, but it was also redemption. Because of one person's great deeds, the history of this planet ended." The Lion King said, "Humanity was burned, and human history returned to nothingness. This contradicts the meaning of my existence."

"What's the meaning of existence?" Shiomi slowed down and kept the same pace as the Lion King.

"We are created by humans. Without humans, gods cannot exist." The Lion King said, "That's why we have to keep humans and protect them at all costs."

"Is this your choice?" Shiomi raised her eyebrows slightly. "I have seen that you are willing to do anything. Those who meet the qualifications will be collected, and those who do not will be killed. Acting arbitrarily is no different from the Magic King."

"Since the Magic King is so willful, I will also act willfully according to my own will." The Lion King did not deny Shiomi's accusation, and said a deeper truth, "To be honest, I have wanted to do this for a long time."

Xi Jian was slightly surprised, "You've been thinking about it for a long time?"

"I love humans deeply. Humans are very important. I cannot bear to lose them." The Lion King said, "I decided to give eternity to humans, to give them souls that can survive into the future. I will collect these pure souls, fix them, and make them into data. No matter how long time passes, they will be kept in my gun as things of unchanging value."

"…Because we know that the Human Burning is inevitable, we decided to keep the last surviving humans and preserve them forever as specimens." Shiomi suddenly turned around and stood in front of the Lion King. "I understand your plan, and I don't want to judge whether your motives are right or wrong. But I will never agree with this approach."

"Yeah."

The Lion King's attitude remained the same as always, neither surprised nor angry.

As if this was a matter of course.

She said: "Your will cannot be easily changed. Even if you become a captive, you are destined to become a new trouble."

"Then why do you want to keep me? With your current strength and position, even if you can't kill me, you should be able to seal me up easily, just like those who were chosen and put me into your holy spear? Or am I not really that valuable?" Shiomi looked into the eyes of the Lion King, trying to see through all her thoughts.

"What a meaningless question. You are a being similar to me. Even if you are still immature now, you will reach the throne of God one day." The Lion King's answer was still the same.

She wanted to keep Shiomi here as a god equal to her, to watch over the preserved souls forever at the end of the world.

But just as the Lion King said "meaningless", Shiomi still didn't understand the meaning of the Lion King's actions.

Why...is there a need for another God?

Suddenly, he felt someone pulling his clothes. Shiomi lowered his head and saw a little boy, about ten years old, looking at him timidly.

"A guest from afar... May I ask if there is any food..." the boy said, "... Grandma hasn't eaten for several days..."

He had a dark and thin body, just like most children of that era.

Before the 20th century, having enough to eat was a luxury for ordinary people.

But until the 21st century, people in most countries in the world are still suffering from food hunger.

"Take me to see it." Xijian squatted down, suppressed his pity, and tried to smile gently.

The boy realized he had a chance and immediately grabbed Shiomi's hand and ran into the alley.

The pure white clothes given to him by the Lion King were stained with dust and dirt in the blink of an eye, but Shiomi didn't care at all.

The boy's home was a small, dilapidated house.

Fortunately, the temperature in this area is not low all year round, so people will not freeze to death even in winter.

But this is secondary. The house was already bare, and a frail old woman was lying on a dirt bed in the corner.

When she saw a guest coming, she wanted to get up, but Xijian persuaded her to lie down again, then took out an apple and handed it to the little boy.

"I'm sorry, I don't have anything with me. Here's the apple for you." Shiomi said, "Although it can't fill your stomach, at least... it can make you feel better."

Chaldea's supplies were not with him. After being captured in the Holy City, Shiomi basically did not eat and relied entirely on magic power to survive.

This was a skill he had mastered in the Kingdom of Shadows, so he didn't think it was a big deal.

The apple was bigger than the boy’s hands. He held the apple in his hands, wondering how to share it.

Taking advantage of this moment, Shiomi's hand gently rested on the old man, and the frail old man gradually regained some strength.

As the boy happily shared the fruit with his grandmother, Shiomi sighed and left the room silently.

"This little bit of food can only allow them to struggle for a moment longer."

Said the Lion King who was watching all this silently.

"Maybe, but I can't turn a blind eye to the difficulties faced by helpless people." Shiomi and the Lion King walked through the alley one after the other, his hand resting on a tree, "But... there is always a way."

The tree is a date palm tree that is common in the Middle East. Dates may not be enough to satisfy hunger, but for the people here, they are one of the rare foods.

There are still many such trees in the damaged city. Because the Lion King's holy spear suddenly descended one day, burning everything in the city center to ashes, and the land quickly lost its vitality and turned into endless yellow sand.

Water and food sources have all been rapidly decreasing over the past six months. In order to survive, refugees gather in front of the Holy City during the monthly "Holy Rally".

But no one knows what happened to "Shengba", and no one has seen the people who returned after "Shengba".

Even the commotion of the previous few days did not reach the ears of the people here.

Xijian walked slowly through the ruined city. The trees that were still alive in the streets and alleys were gradually regaining new vitality and growing fresh fruits.

At first only one person noticed the changes in the tree, and then more people came. When they saw the slowly ripening fruits, they knelt on the ground in surprise.

People thought it was a miracle and offered their prayers sincerely.

Shiomi didn't care about people's reactions. After doing all this quietly, he came to a high place outside the city.

"Even if you exercise your power and show mercy, destruction will still come." The Lion King said, looking at the ruined city dotted with green.

"Destruction? Who will come? You? Or the Magic King?" Xi Jian shook his head. "That's not mercy, it's just something within my ability. If I had food and water, I wouldn't even want to do this. False miracles will only make these struggling people forget their original will and become obedient people who only know how to wait for God to save them."

"You mean to say that God only makes people weak?" asked the Lion King.

He simply jumped onto the rocks leading to the wilderness, leaned over and held out his hand to the Lion King.

"That depends on how you understand it, Lion King. Let's go. There is still too little to see if we are confined to this place."