Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

"Pfft~"

Leonardo da Vinci, who was following at the end of the team, witnessed the whole process.

Leonardo da Vinci never got tired of seeing others being humiliated in front of Shuel.

The reason why she can be so worry-free is that although Xiuer's personality can easily make people uncomfortable, it will not cause anything too bad.

The team had a smooth journey.

Apart from the direct hot sunlight, there are no problems.

"This is really strange. When I passed by here before, there were quite a few monsters. How come I can't see a single one now?"

The smooth journey surprised Sanzang, who had been chased by monsters before.

After all, in her impression, this desolate and barren land is full of very dangerous monsters roaming everywhere.

But now, looking around, there was not even a hair of the monster in sight.

"..."

Listening to Sanzang's doubts, Xiuer remained silent.

It was he who caused this situation.

【Beast Repelling Magic】

A magic that triggers the fear instinct of living creatures, causing nearby monsters to automatically stay away.

It is precisely because of this huge team that we are able to face the invasion of monsters.

After all, Xiuer didn't want to be interrupted by the ignorant mode while he was speaking.

After seeing that the few people no longer wanted to see him, Xuer opened a very wide passage in front of him, which was wide enough to accommodate an entire team at the same time.

On the other side of the passage is naturally their destination - the Holy City.

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Chapter 63 Return to the Holy City

The scorching sun shines directly on the earth, and the devastated land looks desolate.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and his group stood on a higher hill, looking at the holy city in the distance.

That city was the [decisive battleground] of their trip.

According to their current intelligence, the Lion King is someone who should not exist in this era, and is also the key to this singularity.

Just like the pharaoh holding the Holy Grail and living in the desert temple, he is one of the reasons for the formation of this singularity, but the former's influence far exceeds that of the pharaoh.

And based on what Sanzang had seen and heard along the way, the young man and his companions finally realized that the Lion King was making some unknown "plan".

The birth of the Holy City, the emergence of the Holy Resurrection Ritual, and its march to exterminate all surrounding forces are all derivatives of this plan.

So no matter what, if they want to repair this singularity, the Chaldeans must deal with the Lion King.

Defeating the Lion King may not solve the singularity immediately, but in order to repair the singularity, the Lion King must be defeated.

"Hey, that holy city seems to have become a little different."

Standing on the hill, with the help of the telescope provided by Leonardo da Vinci, Fujimaru Ritsuka was able to see the situation in the city clearly like everyone else in the team.

In the boy's heart, he still remembered the city that radiated sacred light.

But now, what caught his eye was a battle fortress that was heavily guarded, surrounded by defensive fortifications, and exuding an oppressive atmosphere.

It has completely lost the prosperity of the former prosperous city.

Ritsuka Fujimaru immediately took off the telescope and rubbed his eyes, thinking he was hallucinating.

But when he looked again, the battle fortress was still located on the location that originally belonged to the holy city.

Only the towering tower reaching into the clouds can prove that it was the former holy city.

"How come a city has become like this?!"

The boy was surprised.

He quickly looked at his companions, trying to get answers from them.

"Hmm... With such a huge change, even I thought that Lord Xiuer had taken us to the wrong place."

The first person to respond was Xuanzang Sanzang, who was standing next to Xiuer.

She and Tawaratouta were also "guests" of that city before. Although the latter was later arrested as a criminal, he did stay in the holy city for a considerable time.

At least in their impression, apart from those somewhat weird knights of the Holy City, at least the residents of the city can live and work in peace and contentment, and their happiness index is very high.

Moreover, with the Knights of the Round Table and the Lion King guarding the city, the city is extremely safe.

When Sanzang was in the city before, he sensed that a powerful force was protecting the city from harm.

It would not be like now, as if to be alert to the arrival of some terrible enemy, turning himself into a "thorny turtle".

Her apprentice, Tawara Tota, also had the same doubts as his master.

Just like the former, Tawara Tota had also been in the city. Logically speaking, the city should not have become like this, and it became like this in less than a few days.

What is the Lion King guarding against?

At this time, Da Vinci, who was at the end of the team, came forward, and this "wise man" in the team showed a happy smile on his face.

"It seems that the Lion King has developed a psychological trauma."

As he spoke, the genius's gaze immediately turned to the silent blue puppet standing at the front of the team.

"Ok?"

Attracted by Leonardo da Vinci's words, Sanzang immediately turned his head to look.

"Ms. Da Vinci knows the reason behind this?"

"Uh-huh~ Of course."

The former smiled and signaled Sanzang with his eyes to look at Xiuer who was standing beside him.

"Our Shul-chan knows it all too well."

"Eh? Lord Shul?"

Sanzang looked at the small figure in surprise.

"..."

Xiuer's reaction was quite calm about the fact that the topic was deliberately brought to his head.

He did not refuse the "microphone" handed to him, but he also did not accept it.

He just stared at Sanzang with his pair of cold golden eyes.

"It seems that Shul-chan doesn't want to talk about it, so let me do it."

Seeing this, Da Vinci didn't keep her in suspense for too long, and she immediately tactfully took back the "topic".

"Actually, before this, Xiuer entered the Holy City alone once."

"At that time, she turned the city into a mess~"

"Yes, I almost forgot. Xiuer caused a big commotion in the Holy City earlier."

After listening to Leonardo da Vinci's explanation, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was originally puzzled, suddenly understood.

"Ah, you mean!?"

Sanzang's eyes suddenly widened, as if he remembered something.

Because in her memory, not long after he left the Holy City, the Lion King suddenly brought down "Sanctions" on the city.

After all, the scene at that time was very exaggerated. It could be said that every time the holy spear fell, it would cause a sudden change in the world that was enough to attract everyone.

Until now, no one has ever survived the attack of the holy spear except the Pharaoh in the desert.

But the arrival of the Holy Spear alone was not enough to surprise Sanzang.

What surprised her so much was the "result" after the Holy Spear.

"Mr. Xiuer is the current "Holy Judge"!?"

"..."

Sanzang's exclamation made Xiuer, who was observing the situation in the city, glance away slightly.

His emotionless golden eyes stared straight at the former.

However, the somewhat emotional monk did not notice this direct gaze.

"Yes~"

Da Vinci smiled.

Her gaze turned to Tawara Tota, who was standing next to Sanzo.

Compared to the extremely surprised "master", his apprentice, Tawara Tota, was extra calm after hearing the news.

His condition also aroused Sanzang's curiosity.

"Hey, Touta, why aren't you surprised at all?"

"Ahahaha, about this, I've heard the Hassans talk about it in the village before."

Tawaratouta scratched his head.

"I thought you had heard them a long time ago, Master."

"Hey, why is this happening..."

The expression on Sanzang's face suddenly fell. She realized that she seemed to be the only one in the team who didn't know about this.

Looking at the interaction between the two masters and apprentices, Da Vinci's mouth curled up slightly.

Seeing that Sanzang did not move for the time being, Da Vinci walked around the two of them and headed towards Xiuer.

Mashu stood beside the boy, holding a shield and keeping watch on the surroundings.

Even though Shul is here again, everyone doesn't need to worry about possible ambushes. It's not that they don't trust the puppets' strength, but Mashu simply doesn't want to become a useless "burden".

At least we should do something for this team within our ability.

On the other side was Bedivere.

As someone who had previously entered the holy city with Shul, he certainly knew why the city had become like this.

After a brief greeting with Mashu, Da Vinci slowly walked to Shul's side.

"what's the result?"

No nonsense, just get straight to the point.

Without much explanation, Xiuer could understand what the other party meant.

"Report, the target city is now on full alert. The number of enemies in the city has increased fivefold compared to before."

A golden light flickered in the puppet's eyes, a series of data streams.

"Of the special unit, the Knights of the Round Table, only two are in a 'healthy' state, while the other two are 'severely injured' and cannot be deployed."

"The target individual, Lion King, is located in the central tower building."

Through the "Eye of the Sky" above the holy city, Xuer collected all the information about the city in just a few breaths.

"Additionally, there is a high concentration of magical energy around the city."

"It is speculated that this is the power of the Holy Lance, used to resist invasion by outsiders."

"Conclusion: For you, a head-on attack would have a difficulty level of [Hard], and a probability of failure of 90%."

Xiuer spoke calmly and quickly stated his conclusion, which was undoubtedly bad news.

His voice was not loud, but it was heard by everyone.

The Chaldeans were already accustomed to the puppet's powerful intelligence capabilities, and only Tawara Tota and Sanzo looked surprised.

However, apart from a certain knight with a serious expression, no one else seemed nervous about facing the "difficulty".

"That being said, it shouldn't affect your 'ability', right?"