Or, why don’t you find another savior?

Then, Olga Marie remembered that her teacher was not the only one coming to meet the Sun King, and she let go of Shiomi embarrassedly and took a few steps back stiffly.

"The preparations for the Grand Magic are basically in place, but without the permission of the Sun King, we cannot activate it and test its actual effect." Olga Marie muttered quietly, "So don't hold your expectations too high."

Scathach reached out and placed her hand on her shoulder: "You are also an extremely good magician. You shouldn't be so self-deprecating."

"Yes……"

Olga Marie was flattered to receive praise from the Queen of Shadow Country and nodded quickly.

"So, what does the Sun King mean? Is it really okay for us to go in like this?" Shiomi asked Olga Marie for further confirmation.

"…I'm sorry, I forgot to ask Nitocris when I heard the teacher was here," Olgamari explained awkwardly.

As soon as she finished her words, the door of the great temple burst open.

But it was not as simple as welcoming a few people in. A large number of guardian beasts, Sphinxes, rushed out of the temple. This was different from the previous time when Nitocris came to greet them, when there was only one Sphinx accompanying them.

At this time, there were more than a dozen of them.

"Eh...what's going on? Why suddenly--" Olga Marie panicked, thinking she had caused trouble without knowing it.

Shiomi stretched out her hand and pulled her behind her to protect her, and together with Morgan and Scathach, they faced the guardian beasts that rushed out.

"I knew it wasn't that simple." He was not surprised at all.

"That Pharaoh is no less arrogant than Gilgamesh. He has specifically asked us to bring back my captured husband before he will consider the next step." Morgan held the magic spear, his tone calm and composed.

Scathach spun the red spear in her hand: "It's rare that I have replenished my magic power. It's a good time to stretch my muscles and bones, so that I won't be in poor condition for the decisive battle in Camelot later."

"Master... your tone sounds like it hurts!"

Xijian complained subconsciously, and his face was pulled so hard that it looked like it was about to be torn off.

"You still have the energy to chat, it seems there's no problem." Scathach pinched for a while and then let go.

As she spoke, she rushed out with a gun in hand to take the lead.

"My wife, I'll leave Mari in your care." Shiomi summoned Gungnir and followed closely behind Scathach, "This is a good time for me to try out the power of my new weapon!"

Seeing the new treasure in Shiomi's hand, the three of them were a little surprised.

Without bothering to explain, he took a heavy step and threw at the guardian beast flying in front. The Sphinx fell to the ground, and the ground shook violently. Olga Marie almost fell to the ground.

Chapter 2: Pharaoh’s Trial ()

In the end, these sphinxes are just huge in size and can fly, and their actual combat power as a single unit is indeed comparable to that of a small army.

But as luck would have it, the ones who rushed to the temple this time were the core combat force of Chaldea, and the Sphinxes only delayed Xi Jian and the others' time a little.

"'The Great God's Declaration'... When you took out the magic wand, I was a little surprised. I didn't expect that the great god Odin would give you his own gun."

As they walked into the temple, Scathach, who was exploring the way ahead, whispered to Shiomi.

"That being said, Odin didn't allow me to use this weapon from the beginning." Shiomi looked at the weapon in his hand, "Master should have noticed that."

"In other words, during your captivity, due to some chance, you unlocked the seal that Odin had placed on the gunshot wound and obtained its true name?" Scathach said this, looking up and down at Shiomi, "Your worries may not be unreasonable."

"…Is it useless even if I refuse?" Xi Jian asked after a brief silence.

"That depends on you." Scathach smiled gently. "Maybe the Lion King made you feel that becoming a god would be scary, but that doesn't mean you will embark on the same path to becoming a god as her."

"It turns out that now you occasionally say things that a master would say." Xi Jian rarely joked with a respectful title.

"Even if you become a disciple, you are still my only beloved disciple. This has been destined since the day you became my disciple." Scathach was quite proud of accepting him as her disciple. "Resolving the doubts in your heart is just fulfilling my duty as a teacher."

This has become the most commendable thing in Scathach's endlessly long life.

After passing through the long corridor inside the main entrance of the temple and entering the interior of the temple, Shiomi and Scathach slowed down and let Morgan, who was following behind to protect Olga Marie, catch up.

The reason for doing this was originally to ensure that if an attack occurred in this narrow strip of land, the troops would not be unable to move due to the terrain.

But once the interior of the temple became open, the problem was no longer a problem.

"..."

Looking around at the situation inside the temple, Shiomi pursed his lips and his attitude became more serious.

"It seems like there is something that concerns you, my husband?" Morgan asked.

"As the only person who has entered the Holy City of the Lion King, I feel the same atmosphere in this great temple as in Camelot." Shiomi turned around and looked at them. "Do you remember what I found out and the information that Sakura and the others brought back from Atlas Court?"

"Recover qualified souls and store them in the Holy Lance." Scathach said, "You mean, this temple is also--"

"My intuition tells me that this temple can do the same thing as the Lion King's Holy City." Shiomi took a deep breath, "That is, it can serve as a permanent shelter for the souls of the surviving humans."

Olga Marie showed a horrified expression: "Even if the Sun King is the incarnation of God, he is just a Servant. How could he do such a thing——"

Because she had been granted permission, she could also share with Chaldea what she had learned from other companions through communication.

"The Holy Grail," Morgan said calmly, "The Sun King holds the key item of the singularity. With the power of the Holy Grail in his hand, he can do the same things that Altria did with the power of the tower."

Shiomi nodded slowly: "Then it is easier to understand why Camelot withdrew its troops to defend. The Lion King was on guard against an attack from the Sun King who possessed the Holy Grail--"

"Excellent insight. No wonder the Sun King has no intention of further discussing matters with Chaldea before your return."

A voice that tried to maintain its dignity, but always had a hint of lack of confidence, sounded from the shadow of the temple.

"Queen Nitocris." Olga Marie breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you here to pick us up on behalf of the Sun King, or..." Shiomi asked in a battle-prepared posture.

Nitocris smiled. "No wonder the king would come here to recommend you to the Sun King. You were able to comply with Pharaoh Ozymandias' request and return to the Great Temple to pay homage. Although not all of you have arrived, I know you have your own plans, so I still commend you for keeping your promise."

"So..." Shiomi had already sensed Nitocris's fighting spirit, "Do we still have to fight?"

Olga Marie panicked first: "Wait a minute, Queen Nitocris, didn't I already make a contract with you--"

"That's when I accepted you as a friend and signed a contract with you to assist Chaldea." Nitocris said calmly, "But before that, I am still a subject of Pharaoh Ozymandias and must fulfill my duties as a subject. The Sphinx is just a taste of it, so let me assess your strength. Don't let the voices of the powerless reach the ears of the Pharaoh."

She tapped the marble floor lightly with her wand, and the waves of magic made the air heavy.

"My opponent is the famous magic queen of ancient Egypt. Let me handle this battle." Morgan stepped forward. "As a magician and a queen, let me see your magic."

"Eh? Shouldn't I be the one in charge here—" Shiomi was very disappointed. He was just about to say that he could try fighting with other magicians of the Age of Gods.

But after seeing Morgan's eyes, he simply shut up and said that as long as she was happy.

"It doesn't matter whether you fight alone or in a group." Nitocris didn't care about such details. "Let's let the Nile River wash away our ideas and thoughts. If you want to move forward, you have to step over my dead body!"

Morgan walked forward slowly: "I will not take your life, but I will fight with the attitude of killing you."

"As expected of the Great Witch of Britain." After praising her, Nitocris suddenly straightened her expression and gave a stern order, "Mirror of the Underworld, forgotten warriors of the fallen nation! Nitocris orders! Return to the world!"

A flowing shadow suddenly covered the ground, and the undead slowly emerged from it. In an instant, Morgan, who was challenging Nitocris alone, was surrounded.

"Then the test officially begins! If you want to see the Pharaoh, you must first defeat these aliens I summoned!" Nitocris pointed her wand at Morgan, "My name is Pharaoh Nitocris. When the dawn of victory comes, I will definitely show you the way to glory!"

"My name is Fairy Princess Morgan, and I have come here to open a path for my husband and my Master. Although you and I are not enemies, this is the only time I will not show mercy."

Morgan raised his index finger, and magic power condensed into an ice-blue drop, which slid from his fingertips, fell on the stone floor, and then quickly spread out.

A dazzling light filled the temple.

Chapter 53: Morgan vs. Nitocris

Nitocris was a magic queen who reigned briefly during the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.

The scepter in her hand, "Was", is the same as the scepter of the Egyptian gods, and it is also a powerful and mysterious magic gift.

The gods blessed her with a strong will and glory, granting her the power of the sky and the underworld, allowing Nitocris to become a magician proficient in ancient Egyptian magic, and passed down the title of the Queen of Magic to later generations.

The thick black fog covering the hall of the temple is the magical power summoned from the underworld by Nitocris, which contains the breath of death.

As long as humans touch it, their vitality will quickly drain away, and they will lose the power to fight and resist. In the end, their souls will go to the underworld under her guidance.

If the human magician is not good enough, he will also need to defend against this attack with all his heart and soul.

Nitocris took the initiative and waited for Morgan to respond with some confidence, but she did not expect that the other party would break the magic with even more brutal means.

"A summoning magic that guides the aura of the underworld to the human world..." Morgan continued to stretch out his finger. "It's a fairly new type. It seems that my initiative to ask for a fight is not a bad thing."

"…It was dispelled in just one move…"

Nitocris slowly lowered her arm that was blocking the bright light, and her heart quickly wavered.

She was full of confidence just a moment ago, ready to have a top-notch magic battle with Morgan, but now she has realized that their talents and attainments in magic are incomparable.

"You're not going to attack? Then it's my turn, Pharaoh Nitocris." Morgan raised his hand gracefully, and countless slender blue magic spears quickly appeared in the empty hall, aiming at Nitocris's direction.

This surprised the female Pharaoh, and she felt something was wrong.

The next second, Morgan's fingers bent slightly, and the magic spear rushed towards Nitocris in the center in an instant, and the smoke and dust from the explosion spread into the temple in an instant.

Shiomi raised his hand, and the runes formed a spell, which turned into a protective shield that surrounded the three of them who were watching the battle.

At first glance, the attack was full of murderous intent, but Shiomi was not worried at all. Regardless of whether Morgan would show mercy, if Nitocris could be killed at this level, it would only make Morgan's behavior of going to war seem over the top, and it would also make the female pharaoh's behavior of taking the trial seem extremely ridiculous.

Morgan did not look at the place where the explosion occurred, but raised his head naturally and examined the dome above the temple with a smile.

A black mirror was floating there, and Nitocris slowly floated out of the mirror.

It was the same type of magic that teleported Olga Marie outside the temple.

Without words, Nitocris's expression returned to confidence. She raised her scepter and swung it at Morgan.

A rustling sound like howling came out from the smoke.

mummy.

Nitocris summoned a large number of mummies to rush towards Morgan. In addition, there were golden scarabs that flew through the smoke and fluttered their wings towards Morgan.

Ancient Egyptian summoning magic.

This is the type that Nitocris is best at. Relying on the blessing of the sky and the underworld, she summons these alien familiars to attack the enemy.

No matter whether his body, arm, or chest were pierced, the mummy remained unmoved and continued to roar as it rushed towards Morgan, wanting to tear its target apart and eat it.

Morgan began to move quickly in the hall, shuttling between the mummies, dodging attacks, inducing the scarabs to crash into the mummies, and shooting down the scarabs that did not miss.

Each golden scarab contains enormous magical power, like a small automatic homing missile.

"I have always hated bugs, but this kind of bugs with divine magic power are not that annoying."

Morgan landed calmly and pointed a finger at an approaching scarab.

The golden bug, which should have been full of endless impact, stopped without any warning.

Just when Shiomi was feeling strange, the scarab suddenly cracked, and Morgan's spell controlled the scarab in turn, using the magic power inside it as a ready-made prop, triggering a large-scale magic that swept across the interior of the temple.

The mummies that used to move as fast as the wind began to walk slowly, and could only make helpless hoarse sounds. With every step they took, their bodies peeled off a little bit, and soon they could no longer hold on and turned into dust and dissipated.

Nitocris was not discouraged by the fact that her proud summoning magic was used in reverse: "Naive, you just defeated the scarab and the mummy, come out--"

"Huh?" Morgan was slightly surprised when he realized that the Mirror of the Underworld was open beside him.

Familiars covered in white cloaks, with two eyes and human feet came out. Unlike the previous two, these familiars contained a certain amount of divine power.

"That is--" Shiomi felt curious.

"——God Medjed." Scathach nodded slowly, "But it looks much smaller than the mural in the temple. Is it a miniature?"

These small Medjeds surrounded Morgan, and the space was gradually squeezed and twisted, trying to break Morgan and the space together.

But just as the distorted space was about to affect Morgan's body, her body disappeared as if melting in water.

This is another reason why Morgan took up the challenge.

As a fellow magician who uses Mirror type magic, she did not deny her identification with Nitocris.

The Water Mirror and the Dark Mirror have some similarities.

The battle finally turned from a methodical magic show into a dizzying chaos.

Morgan and Nitocris used magic to attack while predicting where the other party would appear next.

The originally beautiful hall became mottled in an instant, and even the supporting marble columns were broken in the fighting.

"Isn't this a bit too much?" Shiomi began to worry about the problems that might arise later.

"Ms. Morgan...is everything okay?" Olga Marie looked extremely nervous.

Both sides are magicians beyond her reach, and this magic battle is beyond her comprehension and will be something she will never forget.

"Noble Phantasm." Nitocris knew that if she continued, it would only lead to an endless fight, so she decisively took out her trump card, "Corpse Mirror, Mirror of Darkness. Turn it into a door and draw terror here. 'Mirror of the Dark World'!"