Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

Suddenly, without any warning, the barrier that had originally received the holy spear unscathed collapsed in an instant, and the golden barrier covering the sky turned into countless rays of light and dissipated.

The Holy Spear, which had lost its obstruction, began to fall towards Shuul below the moment the barrier disappeared.

Faced with this critical moment, Xuer remained calm and just raised one arm.

Right now.

A burst of white light suddenly appeared behind him, and balls of golden energy quickly emerged and condensed.

White "wings" emerged from the golden light and arranged one by one behind Xuer, like a pair of broad holy "wings" with golden embellishments.

At the same time, the "disc" above its head also quickly unfolded, projecting a colorful "halo".

The white Chaldean standard auxiliary clothing on his body was instantly covered by light and turned into a golden and white dress.

The blue-purple waterfall-like hair also faded in an instant, leaving only pure and flawless "white".

Lancelot looked up at the sky in astonishment, looking at the pure white figure.

“—【Dian Kai】—”

Xuer raised his right hand and pointed it upwards, pointing directly at the holy spear above his head.

The pure white wings behind him suddenly spread out, and immediately flew to his side and gathered together.

In an instant, the wings quickly "joined" together, forming a huge cannon-shaped object like a crown beside him. Xuul's body looked extremely small next to the "crown".

"—【Angel of Extinction·Cannon Crown】—"

boom--! ! !

Without any preheating, the cannon crown, which had just been assembled, erupted with a torrent of energy in an instant as Xuer moved his mind.

The golden beam of light rushed towards the descending holy spear.

The beam of light, which was much smaller than the Holy Lance, collided directly with the tip of the Holy Lance, emitting a dazzling light that completely illuminated everything around and even thousands of miles outside the city.

The strong flash of light immediately stung Lancelot's eyes, turning everything in his sight into a vast expanse of white.

Although he could not see, the pure white figure still remained in his mind.

Those pure white wings, that holy dress with golden embellishments, and that halo emitting colorful light that floats above the head.

All these characteristics undoubtedly made the knight think of a word - [Angel]

But the following situation did not allow him to consider that possibility.

Then, Xuer's attack collided with the holy spear, and waves of powerful impacts swept across the entire territory of the holy city.

The fake city, which was already mostly destroyed, was completely turned into shapeless ruins with the arrival of this impact.

The earth broke and houses collapsed.

The first to be hit was Lancelot, who was closest.

Immediately following the impact, an incomparable and massive unknown energy reaction appeared out of nowhere above the holy city.

There was no doubt that it came from that angel-like existence.

The oppressive feeling brought by the hopeless energy reaction made Lancelot, who was already seriously injured, lose the strength to even raise his head.

The violent impacts, one after another, swept through his body, making his already painful body even more miserable.

“Gu…Puff——!”

Finally, a fishy liquid flowed out of his mouth again, contaminating the ground beside his head and flowing into the increasingly widening crack.

……

The golden light shines on the earth, lighting up everything on the ground.

But at the moment, no one appreciates this holy and beautiful "painting". Some are simply filled with boundless fear of the two colliding energies in the sky.

The Lion King's punishment has left an indelible psychological shadow on the people of this land. In their minds, facing that "divine punishment", there will be no possibility of survival.

No one knew why the king of the holy city threw the "divine punishment" into the holy city, but this was not a problem they cared about. All their energy at the moment was spent on escaping.

Outside the holy city, some refugees who were exhausted had already fallen to the ground, or were knocked to the ground by the shock wave that swept through at high speed. They could only lie on the ground trembling and waiting for the destruction to come.

That "divine punishment" is particularly terrifying, but the only good news is that at least dying under divine punishment will not cause any pain.

But after waiting anxiously for a long time, some people have discovered that apart from the impact and strong wind that constantly wash over their bodies, their perception of the outside world is still clear.

The Lion King's sanctions have not yet fallen, far longer than any previous time.

"Huh? I'm still alive?"

Sensing the difference in the situation, some people began to overcome their fear and tried to look in the direction of the "divine punishment".

As more and more people noticed something was wrong, more and more people were looking towards the Holy City.

Then, they saw a scene that was enough to shock them.

The "sanction" that could destroy everything actually stopped in mid-air at this moment!

"That is……!?"

Those who were relatively close could see the blurry figure under the holy spear.

The panic of impending death was temporarily gone, and some people squinted their eyes, trying to see the figure at the bottom of the holy spear.

But they were mortals, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not see the white figure in the light.

But even so, some people have already discovered the broad "wings" of the white figure and the colorful halo above the figure's head.

When they saw those characteristics, the refugees all showed shock and confusion on their faces.

"……Angel?"

The impact caused by the collision of the two attacks is gradually and rapidly destroying everything around them.

Even though the barrier was no longer blocking it, the falling holy spear stopped in mid-air again.

This time, the "thing" that stopped the Holy Spear was actually the slender "pillar of light" that was countless times smaller than the Holy Spear.

No matter who saw it, this was a scene of trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm, but it completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

"..."

As the person who was looking directly at the Holy Spear at the closest distance, the seriousness on Xuer's face had long since disappeared, returning to his previous indifference.

The analysis was complete, the data collection was complete, and he had "adapted" to the power of this attack.

At this point, continuing the stalemate is a waste of time.

It's time to end this meaningless "offensive and defensive battle".

"Angel of Extinction, maximum power."

boom--! ! !

This time, during the firing, the energy in the cannon crown suddenly increased, and the already terrifying energy reaction became even more intense.

A violent gale suddenly descended upon the earth.

Click...

In an instant, a subtle crack suddenly appeared on the tip of the holy spear.

Then, the crack extended rapidly, spreading everywhere in a few breaths.

The gun barrel covered with spiral patterns suddenly shattered, and in front of people's eyes, it disintegrated into countless ribbon-like fragments flying in the sky.

The huge spear of light disappeared in an instant, and the golden light that illuminated the earth also disappeared as the holy spear shattered.

……

Chapter 33: The Truth

The Holy Spear dissipated in mid-air, and the "sanction" from the Lion King became the loser in front of everyone's witnesses.

Even the invincible holy spear suffered a crushing defeat in the eyes of the world.

People looked up at the sky blankly.

Everyone was looking up at the sky above the Holy City at this moment. The Holy Spear had already turned into "fragments" and dissipated into the vast sky.

Freed from the fear of death, everyone present was stunned.

Everything happened so suddenly and ended so quickly that most people's brains were unable to react in time.

For example, the excessive amount of "information" received in a short period of time causes these people's brains to "crash".

"We... survived?"

Similar voices began to emerge slowly from the crowd, bringing everyone's minds back to reality.

"I'm not dead?!"

"I'm alive!"

More and more people began to check their bodies, and apart from some scratches of varying degrees caused by the impact, no one was injured or killed.

"Very good!!!"

People began to cheer for being alive again under the punishment of the Lion King, and those who had lost hope were the most enthusiastic.

"Woooooooo..."

These people all knelt on the ground with tears streaming down their faces, expressing their joy at having survived.

“It was the Angel who saved us!”

"Angel?"

Someone suddenly shouted this, and some people came back to their senses from their tears of joy.

"Look there! There! In the heavens of the Holy City!"

Then some similar calls were heard again, and people followed the guidance of the voices and looked carefully towards the sky above the holy city.

Because of this, the crowd that was relatively nearby was able to spot the small figure below where the Holy Spear disappeared.

The moment the Holy Spear disappeared, all the golden light from the sky vanished, and the pitch-black night finally returned, covering the sky above the Holy City.

Night finally fell, but the swirling clouds in the sky kept indicating that the "divine punishment" just now was not an illusion.

The dim night fell upon the world, making the halo above the figure's head more conspicuous.

The colorful light of the halo was sprinkled on the pure white dress, and the long white hair like a waterfall swayed gently in the wind. The pair of broad holy "wings" also came alive under the shining light.

Such "bright" and holy white, in this night, becomes the only light in the darkness.

"Oh my God, it really is an angel!"

Several similar shouts were heard again, and it was obvious that some people had already seen the white shadow.

"It was really an angel who saved us!"

“Thank you angels, thank you God!”

People began to cheer, and the rest of the people were unable to see clearly because they were too far away. However, they became curious about the so-called "angel" because of the cheers, and walked towards the holy city again.

Then, after actually seeing the white shadow, they also joined in the cheering.

"Angel?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru felt bewildered as he listened to the cheers of the crowd in the distance.

Because of his mortal body, the boy could only observe the scene of the holy spear colliding with the shield until it was destroyed by a "beam of light".

He only knew that it must have been Shur who blocked and shattered the barrier and beam of light from the Holy Spear.

But Fujimaru Ritsuka has no idea what the "angels" that people are talking about are.

However, the boy's companions are not ordinary people.

The scene that the former could not see clearly was completely captured by his companions beside him.

"Angel……"

Mashu had already widened her pair of purple gemstone-like eyes, and she was muttering to herself, full of surprise at the scene before her eyes.

"It's just as I guessed~"

Leonardo da Vinci also quickly withdrew his gaze and put his hand on his face. The seriousness he had shown before had long disappeared, leaving only a slow relief from the current situation.