I really didn't want to burn it.

"Count me in."

Red A drew a longsword from the ground and assumed an offensive stance.

"You guys are lucky you can even stand up now, aren't you?"

Ying Zheng sneered indifferently, "Hmph, are you trying to buy time by playing the emotional card, waiting for the poison on the dagger to take effect?"

These words instantly changed the expressions of the Chaldea members.

"Unfortunately, I am also stalling for time."

Ying Zheng released his right hand from the dagger and raised it.

"Oh no! Interrupt his spellcasting!"

"late."

Even though the poison had turned Ying Zheng's palms black and caused abnormal twitching, he still snapped his fingers with ease.

"Remember to prepare several daggers."

Snapped.

With a crisp snap of his fingers, a golden giant wielding a giant axe appeared on the desolate land.

"Ow—"

Phil leaped up to attack the giant, but it was too late.

The giant swung his axe down, seemingly without aiming at anyone, just making a random chop.

In fact, the giant didn't need to aim, because his target wasn't any particular person, but the world itself.

The earth cracked, the sky shattered, and the surrounding space twisted—the entire world was dragged into nothingness by a rift called nothingness.

"Oh no... I can't hold on any longer!"

Red A guessed what it was the moment the giant swung its axe.

That was a Noble Phantasm of the same specifications and function as the "drill" that the Golden King possessed in his memory, which surpassed all others.

Red A wanted to stop it, but was powerless to do so, and could only watch helplessly as his world turned to nothingness.

The distorted laws have returned to their proper form.

As if waking from a dream, the Chaldeans returned to the cave in Mount White Cloud.

Opposite them, Ying Zheng, dressed in a dragon robe, was smiling and watching them. The positions of both sides remained unchanged, and the entire battle seemed to have been rewound to the moment when Phil transformed into a dragon.

However, there have been changes; the Chaldea side's morale is noticeably lower.

On the other hand, let's look at Ying Zheng's side.

The moment the emperor set foot on his homeland again, the battleground known as Great Qin began its work.

The wound is healing, and the toxins are being neutralized.

Apart from his slightly disheveled attire, Ying Zheng was still the same Ying Zheng, the invincible First Emperor.

"They say you'll be a hero again in twenty years, but you're way too fast! Not even twenty seconds!"

Li Ang complained with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

"A very funny joke, but it's all over now."

The emperor, who reigned over the land, spread his hands slightly in front of him and announced this to the others present.

“You did your best… resisters from Chaldea.”

This was the emperor's sigh, and also a declaration of destruction.

A massive surge of magical energy swept through the cave. It wasn't some kind of magical artifact or magic weapon; it was simply an explosion caused by a pure magical attack.

But this attack was more ferocious than any of Ying Zheng's previous attacks.

The rocks were torn apart, swallowed up, and swept away by the explosion.

"Lord—Chaldeas! (Hypothetical Noble Phantasm—Simulated Deployment/Foundation of Humanity!)"

"Ouch————!"

Mash and Phil stood in front of everyone, and with the help of Jing Ke, Red A, and Li Ang's runes, they finally managed to withstand the attack.

But faced with this relentless and devastating attack, everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before they were breached.

"Hey, is anyone listening over there at Chaldea?"

While maintaining the rune, Li Ang tapped the communicator on Ritsuka's wrist.

"Wha...what?"

Romani's voice came through intermittently.

"You know the situation here, so you should prepare to run away."

"what??"

Li Ang helplessly shrugged: "It's obvious we can't win this battle. Do you really want to lose our last Master here?"

"Of course not...but..."

Romani certainly didn't want Ritsuka to die here.

Ritsuka is the only hope for all of Chaldea, no, for all of humanity.

If she dies, then everything will be over.

"Alright, now that we've reached an agreement, let's run."

Ignoring Romani's cries of "What do you mean by 'agreement'?", Leon began preparing new runes.

"Mr. Leon, you'd better hurry, we can't hold on much longer!" Mashu shouted.

"Leave it to me... It might be a little uncomfortable, so please don't resist!"

Leon wrote the last rune in the air and then poured his magic into it.

"Reverse Spirit Particle Teleportation...Activate!"

A ghostly blue light enveloped everyone, then vanished instantly.

With no resistance, the surging magic was finally able to sweep across the entire cave as desired.

In the end, only Ying Zheng, who still stood on his high position, and Li Ang, who sat on the ground, remained.

"You didn't leave?"

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"It's a little delayed; I couldn't just leave without saying goodbye."

Li Ang scratched his cheek with his finger.

"Other countries don't have my protection, so be careful not to die."

Don't jinx it!

Li Ang complained, his face full of black lines.

"However, it's good that you're not in a hurry to leave. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity... isn't it?"

Ying Zheng curled the corners of his lips, and there was something else in his eyes as he looked at Li Ang.

"No way... I'm already exhausted."

"Consider this a test, to see if you're qualified to venture into other countries."

"This is the first time I've ever seen someone describe fighting in such a refreshing and elegant way."

"Weren't you slacking off the whole time? Let me see your true power."

"Well... but I'm leaving soon, and this is really bothering me."

Looking at the blue teleportation light emanating from his feet, Li Ang said with difficulty.

"It doesn't matter."

Ying Zheng assumed a new stance.

"Let's decide the outcome with just one move."

"Ah~~"

Li Ang frowned slightly and sighed.

Then he looked at Ying Zheng's serious expression.

"Just so you know, it really is just one move."

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Xiang Yu carried a huge ice pillar into the cave.

Boom!

Xiang Yu threw the icicle on the ground and shouted at Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the rubble.

"His Majesty!"

Sitting there, Ying Zheng did not hear Xiang Yu's words; he was wiping the blood from his nose with his head tilted back.

"That scoundrel Li Ang really went too far... Damn, why isn't my nose healed yet?"

"His Majesty!"

Xiang Yu had no choice but to raise his voice.

"what?"

Only then did Ying Zheng notice that his eldest nephew had returned.

"I've already thrown those three heroic spirits into the center of the formation, what should I do with these two?"

Xiang Yu pointed to the icicles and the unconscious Xu Fu.

“Take him back. I still have a use for Xu Fu. As for the other one… Hmph, your godfather wants a new maid.”

"what?"

Xiang Yu scratched his head, realizing he couldn't understand Ying Zheng's words.

"Tie them up, or they'll get lost later."

Ying Zheng didn't explain; he simply directed Xiang Yu to continue working.

"Dizzy?"

"The grand formation of Baiyun Mountain is very interesting, but its geographical location is a bit remote. I plan to move Baiyun Mountain to Xianyang, which will allow us to make the best use of the Qin Dynasty's dragon vein."

"……OK."

Xiang Yu had no objections; he took out the rope and began to work.

But Zhang Liang and his two disciples, who had come with Xiang Yu, looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Um... Your Majesty the First Emperor? You want to move Baiyun Mountain?"

Zhang Liang asked with a hint of trepidation.

"Yes. The three of you may come along as well. Great Qin is in dire need of talent right now, and I need people like you who are well-suited to your professions."

Can I refuse?

"Of course... no."

Ying Zheng replied with a bright smile.

He didn't give Zhang Liang and the other two time to explain. Seeing that Xiang Yu had already tied them up, Ying Zheng took out his Mountain-Mountain-Driving Whip.

"Hold on tight, here we come!"

Ying Zheng mimicked Li Ang's tone and lashed the mountain rock with his whip.

"Hurry up, I'd like to have dinner in Xianyang tonight."

Thus, after being ravaged by the Great Demon King Ying Zheng for a day, Baiyun Mountain had no choice but to return to its role as a means of transportation.

If Baiyun Mountain were personified as a woman, she would probably be running towards Xianyang while crying right now.