Jing Ke once said that the person he wanted to assassinate during his lifetime was this emperor, but he failed in the end for various reasons.

Could it be that--

Is it because Jing Ke was summoned by Agrippina in some unknown way that led to her current synchronous appearance?

But what does this have to do with me?

Ian couldn't figure it out for a moment, but he knew that now was not the time to confess such a thing.

Let's get more information first.

"I see." The man nodded thoughtfully, "There really is such an emperor."

"Then you are..."

"A. Ti. La."

The girl said this, and as if she was worried that Ian might not hear clearly, she paid special attention to every syllable in her speech, making it sound very clear.

"That's the name of private."

"What's your name again?"

"..."

Ian felt that the other party was introducing himself very seriously, so he responded politely.

"My name is Ian Pendragon."

"Attila...your name sounds powerful."

While affirming the other party, Ian continued to ask in depth what he wanted to know.

"By the way, the sunset here is really nice." The man looked ahead at the land that had become golden and magnificent because of the sunset light. "Attila, did you come here just to see this kind of scenery?"

Ian did not directly ask the other party why he came here.

Although Attila has been relatively friendly so far, at this point when they don't know each other well, there's no guarantee that one of the questions will hit her nail on the head.

and so--

It is better to affirm her choice to come here first, and then make further plans.

"is it?"

Atila, with an expressionless face, also looked forward, and there was a hint of complicated emotions in her beautiful gem-like eyes.

"I personally think so too - but it would be nice if the sunset could look different."

"Another look?"

"Yeah." Attila looked at the man next to him and nodded.

"For example, if its light shines on something, that thing will be burned cleanly in a few seconds, leaving no trace of its existence."

"Wouldn't this be complete destruction?"

"Yes, what I want is complete destruction."

Attila did not hide her thoughts at all, and even deliberately exposed them to Ian who was sitting next to her.

"That's what I'm after."

"..."

Ian was stunned by Attila's idea and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Before, considering that she mentioned the name "First Emperor", the man had classified her as an "assassin" like Jing Ke in his mind.

But now it seems——

Such a division is totally wrong.

Compared with Jing Ke, Attila's goal seems more complicated and more terrifying.

What she wanted to destroy was not a person or a target, but... something much broader than that.

Ian had a bad feeling.

But after a moment of silence, he took the initiative to speak:

"Attila, do you want to destroy Rome, which is now illuminated by the setting sun?"

"As expected, you are a soldier capable of resisting the emperor's selfishness." Attila nodded, "You immediately understood his purpose."

"Yes."

"My purpose of coming here is to destroy Rome and make its civilization disappear from this world forever, and never be mentioned by anyone again."

"This is the end of my journey."

"But..." Attila looked at the Sword of the God of War beside him.

"There was a guy named Leif who always wanted to order privateers to do other things. It's a pity that we couldn't kill him."

"..."

Ian gasped.

Through Attila's series of undisguised explanations, he had roughly understood why the singularity still could not be repaired after obtaining the Holy Grail.

Rafe is no fool.

After experiencing the double failure of Agrippina and Claudius, and his own successful rescue of Nero, he, with that kind of personality, certainly could not just stand by and watch.

Ever since——

Just like Agrippina summoned Jing Ke because she wanted an assassin to kill Nero;

For some undisclosed means, Leif also summoned Attila, who could destroy Roman civilization.

If you look closely, this may be a very good strategy.

But the key point is that Attila is not the kind of person who allows herself to be manipulated by Leif.

This can be felt from her behavior during the conversation just now - she doesn't like being pointed at.

Not to mention that Attila originally just wanted to destroy Roman civilization, but Leif targeted the Britannian reinforcements who were trying to repair the singularity.

Differences in concepts eventually led to conflicts.

Attila wanted to kill Leif with his Sword of War, but he escaped.

Then, there is the situation at this moment.

Ok……

This seems to explain everything that has happened so far.

But there is a key question that has yet to be answered - if Attila wanted to destroy Roman civilization, he should have taken action immediately. Why would he sit here and watch the sunset?

Unable to figure out the problem for a moment, Ian could only try to find out the answer indirectly.

"If that's the case, then shouldn't you be on the streets of Rome right now?"

"Is there another reason for appearing here?"

"Yeah." Attila didn't doubt Ian's words, she nodded.

“Because the private goal disappeared.”

"Disappeared?"

"Yes."

Attila stretched out his hand and pointed to a point in the distance - that was the direction leading to the Roman capital. Standing on this highest mountain, one could vaguely see the ruins of the city after the fire.

"Hasn't Roman civilization disappeared by now?"

"..."

Ian felt his head begin to play out a little drama.

The two Neros started asking and answering each other.

Q: Why is Attila here?

A: Because she wanted to destroy Roman civilization.

Q: Didn't the Roman civilization end in the fire? Attila should have left at that time, right?

A: But don’t forget that the reason she came here was not to “confirm the destruction of Roman civilization” but to “destroy Roman civilization”.

That's right.

This seems to be a dead end.

If you want Attila to leave and repair the singularity, you must let her witness the fall of Roman civilization;

But if you want to reset the current Roman civilization, you must let her leave first.

What's even more troublesome is that Attila doesn't like being told what to do - as Rafe, who was almost hacked to death by her, can attest.

This meant that there was no way for him to explain everything to her directly, let alone ask her to leave without saying a word.

Although Nero's ancestors might be able to expel her by force, he certainly couldn't gamble on such an uncertain possibility.

how so……

Ian felt his scalp tingling.

He could never have imagined that he would be stuck in such an unexpected and unsolvable loop. The dead end that Leif wanted was actually set up by accident.

No... this idea is wrong.

The man quickly adjusted his emotions.

There is no such thing as a dead end.

Even in such an extreme situation as Nero's, he was able to find a way to separate her from the Holy Grail.

This time, we will definitely be able to find a solution.

"By the way—" Ian, having gathered his thoughts, spoke again.

"Attila, do you hate Roman civilization so much that you must see it destroyed?"

"No." The white-haired girl shook her head. "I don't hate Roman civilization, but I hate 'civilization' itself."

"Civilization that has grown to a certain level becomes unbearable for the private sector."

"Have you always been like this?" Ian continued, "As long as it's civilization, you will want to destroy it?"

"That's not the case."

Attila looked at the sharp blade named the Sword of the God of War, which was emitting three colors of light and was inserted beside him.

"If it is a good civilization worthy of praise, it is not impossible to keep it after careful consideration."

"but--"

"Situations like that are rare."

"..."

Ian realized that Attila's words at this moment might be the only way to break the deadlock.

After a moment's thought, he made a rather risky decision.

"Attila, if that's the case, would you like to do something with us?"

"what's up?"

"Visit Rome." The man said word by word.

444. Attila: The City Without Vitality/Rome's "Reconstruction" Plan (4k)

"Ok?"

Ian's simple words made Attila pay attention.

She looked at the man next to her, and there was a hint of emotion in her beautiful red eyes.

"I don't understand what you mean."

"Rome no longer exists... You said you wanted to take me to visit it, but wouldn't it be just a meaningless ruin in my eyes?"

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