Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

"Storage completed."

As the familiar system sound representing the success of his goal rang out in his mind, he walked into the golden passage that had just opened beside him and came to another space.

"Is the analysis complete?"

Xuul No. 2, who was secretly watching the video by using the convenience of his body, quickly closed the video program in his field of vision after detecting the familiar spatial fluctuations, and pretended to be indifferent and asked about the results.

"..."

Xiuer glanced at Number Two who was sitting upright, raised his eyebrows but didn't say much.

"【affim】"

There's no need for us to use oral sex specifically between the two of us, right...?

Thinking of the comments No. 1 made in front of the original body, No. 2 complained silently in his heart, but since there were indeed more than just the two of them in this space at this time, he didn't plan to complain too much.

Xiuer looked at the person sitting in the "corner" who was fiddling with something. He passed No. 2 beside him and walked straight towards the other person.

"[Inquiry] Caster, how's it going?"

Hearing Shuul's voice, the former Black Caster turned around with his face covered by a golden metal mask.

"Yes, it's Lord Xiuer."

A calm and dull voice came from under the mask. He turned around to look at the person who came. His seemingly calm words contained irrepressible excitement.

"The [Core] you provided perfectly meets all my needs. With your help, the casting of the Noble Phantasm will be completed soon. When the time comes, I will present its complete appearance to the world and you without reservation."

When saying this, Caster, who had been able to maintain his composure and share the progress with Shul, could no longer suppress the joy in his heart mid-sentence.

Even his subsequent words were filled with obvious joy.

Because he knew the setting of this Black Caster through the information in the Whispering Chapter, Shuul also understood his excited state in his heart.

Anyway, they are companions who help him achieve his goals. Even if they are temporary and forced to join him, he will still respect them.

Moreover, after he actually gave the other party the [Reward] in the conditions, the former Servant of Black Caster had already treated him as his new Master, and even used honorifics when addressing Shuel.

"..."

Xiuer didn't say anything, but just nodded slightly in response.

He looked over Caster's shoulder and looked at the huge half-body in the distance in the makeshift magic workshop built for the latter.

[Crown of Wisdom/Golem Kether Malchut]...

This Black Caster is Avisbronn's only Noble Phantasm.

A Noble Phantasm modeled after the original human, Adam.

It was the Noble Phantasm that Avesbronn failed to complete during his lifetime. Therefore, after his death, when he became a Heroic Servant, his purpose in participating in the Holy Grail War must have been to fulfill this greatest and only wish.

In order to complete his Noble Phantasm and fulfill his wish, he would do anything, even sacrifice himself.

After briefly observing the prototype of the treasure, Xuer withdrew his gaze.

Then I wish you get what you want.

After thinking silently in his heart, Xiuer turned around and left.

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Chapter 35: Destroying with overwhelming force

Boom boom boom————!!!

The roars that rose one after another, accompanied by violent vibrations to the earth and countless black piles that broke out of the ground, suddenly made this originally barren land covered with a black "bamboo forest".

And the next second, a terrifying storm quietly descended upon this "bamboo forest", uprooting them all with a devastating force, blowing them high into the sky, and in the increasingly fierce wind, they were chopped into countless pieces by the "wind blades".

And among the flying debris in the sky, there were two black shadows constantly interweaving in the wind.

A chaotic and violent storm swept through this space. Every time the black "bamboos" were pulled up, the same individuals would emerge in the same place and be blown high into the sky and crushed again, repeating the cycle over and over again.

Even with such frequent comebacks, he still couldn't compete with the omnipresent storm that filled this space.

Boom————!

With a muffled sound caused by the compressed air, the two black shadows collided again, and the larger black shadow smashed into the ground below and behind like a cannonball.

Shuel raised the huge lance in his hand, held the lance handle with his backhand, quickly adjusted his body posture, and made a javelin throwing motion.

The Lancer, who was temporarily unable to escape due to being buried more than ten meters underground, saw through the gap the weapon in the enemy's hand that was rapidly accumulating energy.

Lancer, who possessed vast combat experience, sensed a strong sense of danger from the weapon.

Without a trace of doubt about his own judgment, he knew that the attack that brought him a strong sense of crisis was about to come, so he did the only thing he could do in time at that moment - defense.

Or you could pray for better luck so that the enemy's attack misses the target.

Ha, after all, in a battle of this level, only "luck" can bring about a real turnaround.

Under the increased output of magic power, thicker and harder black stakes rose from the ground, stacking up layer by layer in an instant, forming a semicircular, airtight "spike fortress" that covered the area with a radius of 100 meters centered on Lancer.

Naturally, Lancer's every move could not escape Xiuer's sensors at high altitude.

Because Lancer used all his power to control the black stakes to build defenses, the black stakes in other places lost their master's attention and finally failed in the fight against the storm.

The storm that covered the entire battlefield began to converge towards a "vortex" after losing its main enemy (the black stake).

And the center of the vortex was the spear in Xuer's hand.

Faced with the fortress that was still getting thicker inside the detector, he remained unmoved and continued to accumulate energy in his hands unwaveringly.

The turbulent storm that filled the entire field was quickly "absorbed" into the center of the vortex, and its energy continued to expand.

This seemingly gradually taming wind is actually the calm before the storm.

hum-

After 1.6 seconds of charging, a glimmer of golden light mixed into the forcibly compressed energy, and then it seemed that it could finally not bear the infused "pain".

As if wanting to release all the energy in his "body", the weapon in Shul's hand made a "wailing" like a request.

And at this moment, Xiuer finally finished the "work" in his hands and threw his weapon at Lancer below.

The lance slipped out of his grasp and disappeared in front of Xuer in an instant.

......

The sound disappeared.

What came into view was the indestructible fortress, which turned into countless fragments in an instant, the ground suddenly cracked and sank, and the scene of what was originally the surface of the earth becoming a hundred-meter-thick soil flying high in the sky.

What followed was a shock wave radiating outward.

All nearby objects were turned into debris the moment they were swept by the shock wave, and were carried high into the sky by the subsequent strong wind.

Finally, the "sound" belonging to the picture finally caught up with this horrific scene.

The sound, which was enough to instantly injure the internal organs of an ordinary human body, resounded throughout the earth. The sound, like the earth crying, flowed into the distance. I wonder if anyone can hear this cry from the earth.

......

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clatter......

My feet returned to the long-lost ground.

Xuul did not choose to land directly at the target location, but chose the edge of the hundred-meter-deep pit he created and walked down slowly.

Walking on the renovated soil, Xuer walked step by step towards the center of the deep pit.

clatter......

The lush forest that was originally located near the Black Army's stronghold has been razed to the ground, and now it has become a bare plain. The brand new soil seems as if no plants have ever existed there.

clatter......

He still remembered that when he first started fighting with Lancer of the Black side, Archer of the Black side was also conducting support and interference operations on the roof of the fortress nearby.

Although it was not a big deal, it was still annoying to have a bug bothering him, so the Archer faced targeted attacks from another clone of Shul.

As for the result...

Xiuer turned his head and looked at the location of the black side's stronghold at the beginning.

Oh, where did that huge building go?

Just kidding, of course Shuul knew what had happened to that building.

He had fully recorded the entire process of this landscape being razed to the ground by his own attack, which naturally included the scene of the behemoth that had been bombed into half ruins and was then affected by the shock wave generated by his own attack, resulting in it being completely shattered.

clatter.......

The surroundings were surprisingly quiet. Apart from the sound of Xuer's feet walking on the ground, the only sound was the wind in the air.

clatter......

Boom——!

A loud noise was heard in the distance, and Xiuer turned his head away.

He saw a towering tree emitting green light rising from the distant horizon, with countless branches spreading towards the sky, illuminating half of the sky in the darkness.

Xiuer's pupils shrank slightly, and a faint light appeared in them, but he did not pay any more attention to it and quickly looked away.

clatter......

boom----!

There was another loud noise, and Xiuer turned his head again to look at the source of the sound.

Then he witnessed the spectacular sight of a bright "sun" rising from the horizon into the sky.

Before the "sun" could continue to rise, a gray semicircle suddenly appeared from below it, expanded and grew larger, completely enveloping the "sun" in an instant, and then disappeared into thin air the next second after enveloping it.

It was as if the scenery I just saw was just an illusion.

Xiuer withdrew his gaze, but he never stopped his steps and the distance from the center of the deep pit was gradually shortening.

clatter......

Tick ​​tock…

It's raining.

The originally clear night sky was suddenly covered by dark clouds, and tiny raindrops fell from ten thousand meters high and hit the dry soil.

Hua Hua——

In just a few seconds, the light rain turned into a heavy downpour.

In Xuer's vision, he could observe that there was even a sign of hail falling in a certain area of ​​the sky in the distance.

Snap...

Stepping on the accumulated water that gathered in the center along the trajectory of the pit, Xuer finally came to the center of the pit, where a weapon he had thrown earlier was stuck.

At this time, due to the heavy rain, the place where Xuer was located had been flooded by rain.

He ignored the water level that was enough to cover his knees, and his inorganic golden eyes followed the lance's body to look at the ground where the tip of the lance was sunken, where there was a human-shaped indentation.

Apart from that, there is nothing.

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Chapter 36: Choice

Seeing this, Xiuer withdrew his gaze and reached for the handle of the spear in front of him.

And just before his palm was about to touch the target, something strange happened.

The ground beneath his feet began to shake violently, and a spike protruded from the mud below the weapon.

Because it had been soaked by a lot of rain, the originally slightly dry land had turned into an unstable fluid. When the spikes broke through the ground, a large amount of mud and accumulated water were carried away from the ground by inertia and flew towards Xuer's face.

The splashing mud and water just blocked Xuer's vision, providing support for the spike that was pointing directly at the target's throat.

Faced with this sudden attack, Xuel seemed to have anticipated it. He just turned his head slightly and let the "dangerous" attack pierce into the air on the side.

But obviously, such an attack is just the beginning.