I really didn't want to burn it.

Da Vinci and Ritsuka returned to the ground. Instead of feeling fortunate about the rescue, they looked solemnly at the three people who had just appeared in the Temple of Time.

"I apologize for being late! How is the situation now? Tell me immediately!"

With Ryougi Shiki and Jeanne Alter in tow, Ying Zheng asked directly, his serious attitude unlike anything he had ever shown before, a stark contrast to the usually smiling First Emperor.

Of course, Ying Zheng usually only showed his smile to a few people such as Li Ang and Xiang Yu. To the vast majority of Qin citizens, Ying Zheng was definitely a majestic emperor.

However, Ryougi Shiki, who had never seen Ying Zheng's serious side before, glanced at him sideways. It was the first time she had ever seen him so indifferent.

"Yes! The current situation... wait, why do I need to report to you?!"

Da Vinci, who had instinctively stood at attention, realized what he was saying halfway through and said to Ying Zheng with dissatisfaction.

"Because I am reinforcements," Ying Zheng replied matter-of-factly. "As newly arrived reinforcements, shouldn't I be aware of the current situation?"

"That's true... wait, when did you become reinforcements?!"

Leonardo da Vinci grinned and said unhappily.

Ying Zheng smiled smugly: "My goal is to preserve the Great Qin, but now that the Great Qin is about to be destroyed, I will naturally join forces with you... at least for now."

"..."

Although Leonardo da Vinci knew that what Ying Zheng said was true, why was his tone so infuriating?

Chapter 356 Ying Zheng: I still need a pair of glasses

"Then, I'll leave this to you, Your Majesty."

Ritsuka took a step forward and respectfully addressed Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng nodded in satisfaction: "Truly worthy of being my former master, your words are always pleasing to the ear."

Next, Ying Zheng used mercury to make a slender metal rod and a metal plate, and then used the metal plate to project the entire structure of the Temple of Time.

"Alright, tell me the current situation."

Ying Zheng tapped the board with a metal rod.

"Where did you come from, as a teacher?"

Da Vinci's eyes twitched twice. Ying Zheng looked exactly like a teacher holding a pointer. Fortunately, he wasn't wearing a tight suit or glasses, otherwise Da Vinci would have really thought he had wandered onto the wrong set.

"Yo, Master, it's been a long time."

Black Jeanne greeted Ritsuka in a very casual manner.

"Jeanne Alt, I'm so glad you're alright."

Ritsuka breathed a sigh of relief. She was about to go forward and hug him when Ying Zheng stopped her.

"She and Ryougi Shiki are my deputies in this operation, so Ritsuka, you'd better not even think about it."

Ying Zheng said casually.

Black Jeanne is, after all, a prisoner of Leon. What if Leon can't find her after the meeting and comes looking for her? He can't very well have the mighty First Emperor personally go to Europe to kidnap a woman who looks similar, can he? That would be too embarrassing.

Fortunately, Li Ang wasn't there, otherwise he would definitely have criticized Ying Zheng's completely absurd idea.

Ritsuka was startled by Ying Zheng's words and quickly hid behind Da Vinci.

Because of Ying Zheng's betrayal, Ritsuka has a natural fear of him.

Ying Zheng didn't care much about Ritsuka's attitude, because his attention was already drawn to the two people watching the show by the Demon God Pillar.

"Ok?"

Ying Zheng certainly knew Gao Yanskaya; Li Ang had mentioned her more than once before.

The other one goes without saying; he was already very familiar with her while he was still alive. Because of Li Ang, Ying Zheng cared for her even more than for many of his own daughters.

That is why Ying Zheng was even more furious.

"What's going on? Has DD defected to the enemy?"

After being kidnapped without a trace, he has now appeared next to the enemy. Something seems amiss!

Ying Zheng unleashed a powerful aura, startling Leonardo da Vinci and the others.

“We don’t know the specifics either, but it seems that Koyanskaya summoned DD as her Servant.” Da Vinci quickly whispered the relevant information to Ying Zheng.

"We've been manipulated, or..."

After hearing Leonardo da Vinci's explanation, Ying Zheng's eyes narrowed.

If the situation weren't so urgent, he would definitely skin that fox alive and then get to the bottom of things.

"Forget it, business matters."

Ying Zheng tapped the board twice with his pointer.

Mercury rose from the metal plate, transforming the originally flat image of the Temple of Time into a three-dimensional form. However, a significant portion of it remained blurred, presumably because it had not yet been explored.

"Then let's begin the report, Caster."

Ying Zheng gestured to Leonardo da Vinci.

"I see."

Da Vinci stepped forward and said, "Right now, Beast I Goetia is activating a Noble Phantasm powerful enough to destroy humanity. According to my analysis, that Noble Phantasm can attack all the singularities directly from this Temple of Time, enough to completely wipe out humanity. The situation is quite dire."

"Fortunately, Leon and Mash resisted with their Noble Phantasms. Thanks to them, none of the Singularities have been completely destroyed so far."

"hold head high……"

Upon hearing Leonardo da Vinci mention Li Ang, Ryougi Shiki murmured, her eyes filled with worry.

Li Ang was injured, and Ryougi Shiki was very afraid that something had happened to him.

"So, what obstacles would there be in directly attacking that sika deer?"

As expected of Li Ang's brother, Ying Zheng's efficiency in giving people nicknames is in no way inferior to that of his family's Grand Tutor.

"Yes, those are the Demon God Pillars."

Under Leonardo da Vinci's control, countless red dots appeared on the three-dimensional model.

"If I'm not mistaken, all 72 demon pillars of Solomon should be here."

Leonardo da Vinci was unaware that one of the demons had been left behind by Leon in the Norse Singularity. However, this was irrelevant, as the current situation made little difference whether one more or less demon was present.

"The most troublesome thing about these demon pillars is that they can keep resurrecting. I just tried to kill one of the demon pillars, but it resurrected very quickly."

"Can't you kill me?"

Ying Zheng, after saying this, did not look at Leonardo da Vinci, but instead turned his gaze to Ryougi Shiki.

"...It's hard."

After observing with her Mystic Eyes, Ryougi Shiki shook her head slightly.

"The death line of these demons is not in their physical bodies, but is connected to this spacetime. To deal with them, you must either destroy the entire Temple of Time or kill that deer."

Ryougi Shiki decisively chose the same derogatory title as Qin Shi Huang.

"So, all we can do is stall? ...Our fighting strength isn't quite enough." Ying Zheng was a little troubled.

This is not his Great Qin, and his combat power is severely limited.

"Then, how about we join in?"

Just as Ying Zheng was struggling with his decision, Pepe led the remaining fighting force of Group A into the Temple of Time.

"Lord Kirshtalia!!"

Upon seeing Kirshtalia lying on the ground, cut in two, Ophelia rushed over.

"Cast, get him treated immediately!!!"

"Okay, Migu~"

Seeing Tamamo-no-Mae in a flustered state, Ritsuka wanted to say that she was beyond saving, but seeing Pepe and Debit, she swallowed her words.

"You guys?" Ying Zheng glanced at Group A.

Yes, us.

Pepe nodded, and before Da Vinci could speak, he explained, "We were your enemies before because we believed in the Captain's plan to save humanity. But now that the Captain has failed, we have no choice but to go back to the old ways."

"I can..."

boom! !

Suddenly, an explosion occurred in the sky, scattering brilliant particles of light throughout the air.

"Leon!! Mashu!!"

Upon hearing Ritsuka's exclamation, Ying Zheng's expression darkened.

"I understand. You can handle those eyeballs. I'll deal with that sika deer."

The thought that Li Ang might have already met with misfortune made Ying Zheng's gloomy expression turn somewhat ferocious, and he crushed the mercury whip in his hand.

"Don't worry, if humanity is really destroyed, we will die with it."

Peipei laughed and nodded to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng did not answer, but began to dress directly.

After a burst of blue light, a pair of magnificent wings made of magic unfurled from Ying Zheng's back, making him look like a mythical bird from the heavens.

"Then, let the battle begin!"

After saying that, Ying Zheng took the lead and soared into the air towards Goetia.

Chapter 357 Da Vinci: My proposal buff has been activated!

On the way to the target location in Gethia, Ryougi Shiki would occasionally glance at Ying Zheng's position, as if she wanted to say something.

Sensing the hesitant look in Ryougi Shiki's eyes, Ying Zheng turned around and smiled in response.

"Ask whatever you want! You are Li Ang's family, there's no need to hide anything from me."

"Um... Your Majesty, are you confident?" Ryougi Shiki asked hesitantly.

Her Mystic Eyes possess the highest level of futuristic vision. If Ryougi Shiki herself hadn't been so exceptional, and hadn't been born in the modern era, she might have been able to fight for the Grand Order after her death.

Through her Mystic Eyes, Ryougi Shiki saw a lot. She understood the meaning of the Temple of Time's existence, knew what kind of being Goetia was, and understood even more what kind of Noble Phantasm that destroyed humanity truly was.

To be honest, even with all her confidence in her Mystic Eyes, Ryougi Shiki felt a sense of dread towards this being called Goetia.

The biggest disadvantage of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception is that it only works if the attack hits the target.

Ryougi Shiki discovered that her mortal body might not even be able to get close enough to do it.

"Well, I might not be able to do it."

Ying Zheng said very casually.

"His Majesty!!"

Ryougi Shiki, who had been expecting a reassuring answer, cried out.

Although it's hard to admit, the most capable fighter to save the world and humanity at this stage is not Ryougi Shiki's injured Li Ang, but Ying Zheng in his perfect state.

If even the First Emperor lacked confidence, then wouldn't that mean...?

Ryougi Shiki felt a little scared; she was afraid that the thing she least wanted to happen would become a reality.

"Ha ha……"

Ying Zheng smiled calmly, a hint of something unreadable flashing in his eyes.

“If this were my Great Qin, I would have countless ways to deal with this guy. Unfortunately, this is his territory.”

The strength of the Caster class largely depends on the location of the Servant.

It's not that the bigger the position, the better. After all, Cast's positions come in all sorts of forms, some even having inherent barriers like nursery rhymes, which cannot be measured simply by area.

Without exception, when Cast is in his own territory, that is when this Servant is at his strongest.

Ying Zheng firmly believed that as long as he set foot on the land of Qin, he would be an invincible emperor.

Similarly, he believed that Goetia, residing in the Temple of Time, was definitely not the "sika deer" he described as someone to be hunted at will.