Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

Perhaps Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others found Shuul easy to approach because they had gotten used to the pressure.

Anyway, Nito didn't want to try it, even if it was true.

Seeing this, the boy could only sigh secretly, feeling sorry for the failure of his plan to "restore Xuul's image."

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Chapter 16: Conversation

It has to be said that Shul's departure undoubtedly reduced a lot of psychological burden on Neto, allowing him to communicate with the few people who stayed behind with peace of mind.

After that, Nito had a lot of conversations with Fujimaru Ritsuka, most of which were about the situation of this singularity.

Along the way, Mashu and Da Vinci, who were in charge of the escort, also worked together to deal with many wild monsters that came to cause trouble.

They were all summoned by the Holy Grail and were monsters that did not belong to this era.

Although they have temporarily lost the support of the powerful Shuul, Mashu and Da Vinci are not weak either, and are more than capable of dealing with the monsters in the desert.

boom--!

After dealing with the attacking monsters again, Mashu retracted her shield and wiped the sweat from her face.

"call--"

"Not bad, I thought you wouldn't be able to move forward without that Shuul."

Looking at the people who were working hard to protect her, Neto nodded slightly. She was impressed by the strength displayed by Mashu and Da Vinci.

After all, before this, because of Xuer's existence, the two of them did not have the opportunity to display their skills, so that they thought that this group of people were carried away by that powerful puppet on his own.

"After all, before we met Shuul, we had repaired quite a few singularities. You can rest assured about our strength."

Ritsuka Fujimaru patted his chest with a serious look on his face.

"We will definitely escort you to your destination safely."

"Well... you better do it..."

Nito's speech was a little intermittent, and her face was often flushed, which made Fujimaru Ritsuka think that she was not feeling well.

But he didn't ask, because he was afraid that once he opened his mouth, the other person's mood, which had finally calmed down, would erupt again.

Without Shul, it is quite difficult to stabilize the Magic Queen.

However, there is one thing that Nito was not wrong about, that is, if Shuul was present, the efficiency of Fujimaru Ritsuka and his team would be greatly improved.

"Woo——"

Just when they were about to take a break after finding that there was no danger around them, a winged sphinx suddenly jumped out from behind the sand dunes in front of them and rushed towards them.

"Matthew!"

"Yes!"

Ritsuka Fujimaru reacted quickly and immediately shouted to Mashu.

The latter discovered the dangerous monster rushing towards him the moment he heard the shout.

They had seen this monster before. Not long ago, before they met up with Xuul, when they were besieged by a group of magical beasts, a member of this monster's kind was among them.

It can quickly recover from injuries, causing Mashu great pain.

At that time, they were able to completely destroy the monster with the help of Shuul's firepower support.

I didn't expect to meet another one so soon, and judging from its movements, it was definitely running towards Nito!

Mashu immediately rushed to the front of the team, raised her shield and prepared to hold the monster head-on, buying time for her companions to send out a support beacon.

Although there was only one, just in case, the few of them chose to ask Xiuer for help again.

The opportunity is fleeting, and if we let it get close, it will be a fierce battle.

Without any hesitation, Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately placed his hand on the side of the device on his wrist and immediately pressed the button to generate the beacon.

But before the monster could run in, the people who were ready were interrupted by Nito who suddenly became panicked.

"Wait... wait, wait a minute!"

"Eh?"

"What are you doing!" Nito shouted in shock.

"Put the weapon back! It's a sacred beast given to me by the Pharaoh!"

She immediately pulled up Fujimaru Ritsuka's arm that was holding the beacon, causing the latter to almost lose his grip on the beacon.

"Woohoo, be careful!"

The young man quickly grabbed the beacon that was about to fall off, and then he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the monster had already run to the front of several people. Because of Nito's words, Mashu was unable to stop the monster from approaching in the first time.

But the miraculous thing was that the sphinx did not attack the people. Instead, it quickly came to and stood beside Nito. The face with the golden mask quickly swept over the people on the scene with a scrutinizing gaze.

His strong muscles make him look sturdy and big. The powerful monster that Mash and the others thought was difficult to deal with now stands beside Nito like a guardian angel.

This scene startled Fujimaru Ritsuka a little, and made him subconsciously step back a distance.

The reactions of several people made Nito feel comfortable for a rare time. She stroked the fur of a monster beside her and quickly scanned everyone with a show-off look.

"Don't worry, it's called the Sphinx, the pharaoh's sacred animal."

Nito's face was serious, as if he was talking about something very important.

"And it is also the precious divine beast entrusted to me by Lord Ozymandias."

At this point, the usually serious magic queen couldn't help but reveal an expression of "a little girl who received a favorite gift", adding a touch of girlish temperament to her face.

"hiss--"

"Oops~"

Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mashu seemed to remember something, and they both took a deep breath at the same time.

Da Vinci also had a helpless expression.

"What's with that look on your face?"

The expressions of these people at this time made Neto feel a little puzzled.

"No, it's nothing..."

The young man spoke with a guilty conscience, his eyes unconsciously looking to the side.

After all, they had fought this monster before, and even killed one with the help of Shuul.

But in the final analysis, it was the divine beast that took the initiative to attack them, which led to their counterattack and further destruction.

Thinking of this, the young man's guilty conscience was instantly swept away.

Neto narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with a scrutinizing gaze. He looked for a while, but did not find anything unusual, so he had to give up.

Only then did she focus her attention on the disc object in the other person's hand.

"what is this?"

The magic queen could feel the magical aura belonging to the doll. Obviously, this prop should be the gift she gave to the other party.

"You said this."

Ritsuka Fujimaru shook the disc in his hand and placed it back on the instrument screen, allowing it to disintegrate and be recovered on its own.

"It's nothing, really. It's just a beacon requesting fire support from Shuul."

"is it?"

Nito didn't realize how dangerous it was just now.

Her only impression of Shuul's attacks was the one just now that killed all her summoned creatures with one blow.

The power is high, but the range is small.

"Then how can you ensure that she can hit the target accurately?"

After all, in Nieto's opinion, this method of using beacons to locate and attack targets can only be effective against groups of enemies.

"Indeed, so the actual result is that Shuul will destroy everything near the beacon."

When Fujimaru Ritsuka thought of the previous scene that was comparable to a small nuclear explosion, he felt a chill in his heart.

Just now, when it almost dropped to the ground due to Nito's interference, he was really frightened. Fortunately, he was quick-eyed and quick-handed and caught it firmly.

Otherwise, he could only pray that he could inform Xiuer faster than he could act.

"And it will take effect as soon as it touches the ground."

Finally, the boy added the key point.

This also made Nito suddenly recall what happened just now. It seemed that the boy in front of him almost let the beacon fall to the ground because of his interference...

"Gulu..."

Nito's throat made a dry sound.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled without saying anything. It is true that ignorance is bliss.

"Ahem! Anyway, I'm glad you're okay."

"This Sphinx will take over the escort duties for the rest of the journey. You can rest now."

"That's great..."

"Don't think about thanking me yet. You will still have to go through trials before you can gain the honor of entering the temple."

Nito interrupted the boy's sigh and spoke seriously.

"Didn't they say they were going to treat us as guests? Why do they need to test us?"

"And what exactly is this 'test'?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka felt confused.

After all, the misunderstanding had been resolved, and Neto's attitude towards them was quite good, so he didn't think that the other party was deliberately making things difficult for him and others.

There may be some rules that must be followed.

"Well, that is, I will let you show the 'power' that will earn the Sun King's recognition..."

At the end of her speech, Neto's voice became smaller and smaller. Judging from the expression on her face, she seemed to have remembered something embarrassing.

"Acknowledge the power?"

The boy who got the answer was a little confused.

After all, the literal translation of this sentence should be that they should demonstrate strength that is enough to gain recognition from the master of the temple.

Thinking of this, Fujimaru Ritsuka finally understood why Nito looked like this.

After all, if we talk about strength alone, Xuer has already proven it.

"Yes! Then, the king's mercy will transform into light and guide you to the temple."

"Miss Nitocles, aren't you leading us?"

We are relying on you to lead the way now.

"Well...that's exactly what I was saying."

Neto had a serious expression and pretended to be in deep thought, as if he was considering his words.

"Because that's the rule set by Lord Ozymandias. No matter how special the circumstances, I can't violate it."

"Even if you defeat me, you will still have to prove your strength before the king's messenger."

After she finished speaking, Nito turned around and focused on stroking the fur of the mythical beast beside her. Although the feel was not good, it seemed that she still couldn't let it go.

Now the boy understood.

In other words, they still had to prove their strength to the Pharaoh's messenger.

To put it more bluntly, we have to fight again.

Why does it always have to fight?

Fujimaru Ritsuka was in great pain. Rather than resorting to armed conflict, he preferred a peaceful solution.