Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

"It seems that Your Excellency knows a lot about us."

In a situation that seemed extremely dangerous to Zhuwan, the person in front of him was still acting so calmly, which made him surprised.

But even so, he did not stop releasing his Noble Phantasm.

"[Delusional heart sounds/Zabaniya]"

The demon's hand emitting scarlet light passed in front of Xuer.

A red light suddenly flashed at the place where the former passed - Xuer's chest.

then……

After a strong magical reaction, the demon hand of Hassan the Cursed Arm stopped steadily in front of the puppet.

Apart from the flash of the "special effect" light, nothing happened.

Xuer did not block it, nor did he stop the curse wrist.

But both sides fell into silence as the small eyes waited for the big eyes.

"..."

Xuul looked calmly at the big hand grasping the void in front of him, while Hassan looked at his own grasping of the void with amazement.

what happened?

Hassan was surprised and confused. It was obvious that his Noble Phantasm had failed to activate.

You know, his right hand has the power to "curse" the heart of a living creature, which he obtained through a contract with the devil.

His Noble Phantasm [Delusion Heart Sound] is the embodiment of this power. After touching the target's heart, it can create a simulated heart that is linked to the target.

At that time, he will be able to crush the simulated heart he created, causing fatal damage to the target's heart.

This effect is a "curse" that relies on the power of the demon god, and it cannot be defended against or offset.

It is also the output method of the Cursed Arm Noble Phantasm.

This was also the reason why this "Hassan" was unwilling to use his Noble Phantasm against Shul before.

Because before, in his mind, Xu Er's "human-likeness" was actually just because the latter's personality was too strange.

But as mentioned before, under normal circumstances, it is impossible to ignore the current situation.

Unless, there is no heart in the area you touch.

Thinking of this, based on the vision before him, Zhuwan came to a shocking conclusion.

The devil's hand could not have made a "mistake", the only possibility was that the Shuul in front of him was not the "normal human" in his cognition.

In other words, they are not "normal creatures."

Because even monsters have hearts, which means that damage to the hearts of some monsters will not affect their life characteristics.

"..."

The pair of golden eyes looked into the eyes of the Cursed Arm through the holes in the mask.

That cold and indifferent gaze, coupled with the sudden suspicion that Curse Wrist had, immediately made him feel a palpitation in his heart.

At this point, after confirming that the Cursed Arm's Noble Phantasm had failed to activate, Shuel, who had been silent until then, slowly spoke:

"Conclusion: The Noble Phantasm 'Delusion Heartbeat' is indeed unable to affect individuals without a 'heart'."

The conclusion he slowly stated further confirmed Zhuwan's guess.

"Sir Xiuer, could it be that you...?"

"affim……"

The puppet nodded. In order to collect the Noble Phantasms, revealing his situation appropriately would help in the subsequent negotiations.

"I am not human."

The tone was cold, as if he was talking about something extremely normal.

As he spoke, Xiuer deliberately removed the "disguise" attached to his face, revealing the inhuman mechanical patterns in front of Curse Wrist.

However, when his guess was confirmed, the Curse Wrist, who had been in a state of shock and doubt, regained his composure.

After looking at those lifeless inorganic eyes and the mechanical gap across his cheek, this "Hassan" finally understood the current situation.

Now it seems that the other party is not a human who looks like a doll, but a doll who looks like a human.

"Really? That makes sense."

Curse Wrist bent his right hand in front of his body. Due to its length, he usually folded it in half and put it away.

Wrapping it with cloth is also to prevent it from being visible to the outside world. After all, such an obvious feature of the devil's hand is also the "identity proof" of this "Hassan".

Now he finally understood why Xuel was so sure that he would not be hurt by his Noble Phantasm.

Because of the contract with the demon god, the curse can only be effective if the target has a natural physical heart.

A doll without a heart will naturally not be harmed by the curse of the delusional heart sound.

The dark magic power instantly covered the slender demon hand, and in the blink of an eye, the black cloth once again wrapped the right hand of the cursed wrist.

This process is not difficult. During this period, "Hassan" also

"Sir, what about the 'deal' between us just now?"

Although the release of the Noble Phantasm failed, he did fulfill his promise.

"Affirmative, the conditions have been met, the deal is done, and I will complete it within today."

In this regard, Xiuer did not intend to deny it because the data collection of the Noble Phantasm did not fail.

"Collection complete, analysis begins..."

Although the Cursed Arm's Noble Phantasm has lost its effectiveness, based on the observation just now and the record of the machine being swept by the power of the Demon God.

He was able to instantly analyze the attack principle of this treasure.

Even if it was an extremely metaphysical "curse", he could restore it through his existing technology.

So, to sum up, the Cursed Arm's Noble Phantasm failed, but Shul also obtained the data he wanted, and thus, this "deal" was completed.

"Thank you."

Cursed Arm had no doubt that Xuul would deceive him.

Such a strong person, coupled with the kindness in his character, makes the former completely trust the other party's character.

As for the other party's "identity", Curse Arm doesn't care.

The world is so big that accidentally encountering a few special life forms is not enough to be too surprising.

Besides, the existence of magic puppets is not surprising in this world. I believe that Lord Shul in front of us is a similar existence.

Thinking of this, and seeing that the matter was over, Zhuwan immediately prepared to return to the village.

But before leaving, he still had something to confirm.

"Sir Xiuer, when can you set out to rescue our companions?"

This was the real deal that the Hassans proposed to the Chaldeans.

They accepted refugees, and Chaldea was responsible for helping to rescue their companions who were abducted by the Knights of the Holy City.

Because "Hassan"'s frontal combat ability is not strong, and the abducted companion is imprisoned in other cities in the holy city and is being tortured.

The kidnapped "Hassan" was named "Quiet" Hassan, who was already known for his poisonous nature.

Before Chaldea and others arrived, the city where the prisoners were held was always under strict defense, and even the Knights of the Round Table often came to patrol.

Therefore, it was extremely difficult for them to rescue their companion.

"..."

With the help of the body system, the debugging work was not difficult, so Xuer could separate the calculations to respond to the problem of the curse wrist.

"Answer: Today is noon."

At this time, it was almost noon, and Xuer's words were undoubtedly telling Zhuwan that he would set off immediately in a while.

"Additional information will be provided after I have finished debugging the data."

While speaking, Xiuer did not look at the other person, but was debugging the data while looking at the high mountains. He was observing the situation near the temple.

After all, the mausoleum is so special, and there may be some abnormalities around the building.

"I understand. Please inform us before you depart, and we will take you to the city."

Although he was curious about why the other party wanted to witness his Noble Phantasm, and what the so-called "data" was, Cursed Arm also understood that it was extremely offensive to pry too much into other people's affairs.

It is enough to know that the other party is not disgusting.

Now that things have come to this, Zhuwan, who is temporarily free, is ready to return to the village. He wants to inform the other two Hassans of the departure time.

And according to the time, Yanzui who went to Xizhi Village should be back.

……

Less than a few minutes after Curse Wrist left, Xuer's also came to an end.

This method of directly creating objects, establishing connections, and launching undefended attacks at once is indeed a good means of output.

But unfortunately, due to the nature of the "curse" on the cursed arm, it can only be effective on the traditional heart.

In other words, only the heart that is "recognized" by the demon hand can activate the effect of this treasure normally.

And for some powerful creatures, heart damage is not even fatal.

It seems that the upper limit of [Delirious Heart Sound] will not be too high.

However, after being "transformed" by Shuul, this new weapon, which is based on part of the data of Delusional Heart Sound and incorporates the "magic" technology learned from the world of Frillian, will reach a higher upper limit than its previous one.

After the new weapon was successfully constructed, the puppet immediately looked at the open space on the side.

Golden light suddenly shone in his eyes.

The prototype area of ​​the open space with a radius of 10 meters was differentiated in his eyes, but in reality there was nothing unusual about that area.

After simply scanning the surface, the scan further detected a mud layer two meters below the ground.

"—[Diankai]—[Pseudocanon]—[Delusional Heart Sound]—"

The next second, a burst of golden light appeared in his hands, and a very tiny semicircular mountain "model" appeared between his palms after the golden light disappeared.

Xiuer looked at the "model" in his hand, his eyes, glowing with golden light, fixed on the object.

"Link completed, parameters are correct, project can be executed."

All reports from the body systems indicate that the weapon is operating smoothly and without any errors.

After confirming that everything was correct, Xuer threw a destructive energy into the "model". As the tiny semicircular model was annihilated, the area he scanned also "disappeared" at the same time.

Only a large pit with a radius of ten meters and a depth of two meters was left.

At this point, the operation of the new weapon has been confirmed, and satisfied, Xuel withdrew his observation of the top of the mountain and turned his attention to the village.

At this moment, just in the direction where Zhuwan left, at the entrance of the village, three familiar figures were walking out.

……

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……

Fujimaru Ritsuka and others were lucky enough to meet the Curse Arm shortly after he returned to the village. They learned about Shuul's whereabouts by asking him.

Then he followed the other party's instructions and came to the outside of the village, where he found the puppet that had left the team as he wished.

At this time, Xuer had just finished testing his new weapon.

Seeing that the young man and others had found him, he announced his next plan without any hesitation.

"So we're going to set out to rescue that... that 'Quiet' Hassan soon?"

"affim."

"Should we go after dinner, or before dinner?"

"...?"

Because it was already noon, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was used to normal meal times, suddenly interrupted with this question.