Otherwise, you can find another savior.

Although Dinos is a 'human' who can survive as long as there is sunlight and water, there are still many naturally growing edible plants in Miktland.

Tepeu would occasionally pick such plants to eat as a pastime.

Most of the time, he lives here alone, engaging in stargazing activities.

So, led by Tepeu, Shiomi and her group went to a cornfield several kilometers away from the cave, which was very close to the location of the First Underworld.

The corn in the field is growing very vigorously, with each stalk reaching nearly two to six meters in height. The entire cornfield looks like it was grown naturally, yet it is comparable to the level of careful cultivation.

After informing Storm Border of this news, Shiomi and her group set up camp here to prepare for Storm Border's arrival once it was fully prepared.

"Give."

After a short while, a campfire was lit at the campsite, and Shiomi handed a roasted corn to Skadi, who was enjoying the cool air by the nearby river.

She had just finished setting up a protective barrier against external enemies—especially Oselotte—and was resting by the river.

"I was just going to be alone for a little while, but you still got worried." Skadi held up a big, fluffy roasted corn, the rich aroma filling the air and whetting one's appetite.

Shiomi shrugged: "How does it compare to exploring the wilderness versus being stationed at Storm Border?"

“Of course the latter is easier, but the former is also enjoyable with you here.” Skadi shook her head.

"You carried me all the way?" tide Jian laughed. "Even if it wasn't necessary, you insisted on helping me get around, which makes me feel a little guilty."

Skadi smiled and said, "Not at all. In your current state, you naturally need some special treatment. Once you recover, you can repay her double."

"So it wasn't free after all." Shio shrugged.

As the two were laughing, they suddenly heard footsteps coming from downstream.

Shio looked over first and saw Ash's figure slowly approaching in the darkness.

"Ok?"

He found it very strange.

I just came from the camp; Ash should be upstream.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Greeting from the Demon Queen (1)

The question lasted only a moment before Shiomi understood the problem.

Skadi, who hadn't reacted yet, saw Shiomi jump up as if she had been burned, and then she was on high alert as Morgan slowly approached.

"Stop."

Shio saw that her voice had become childish, yet it conveyed a coldness that did not belong to a child.

However, "this one" Morgan did not stop there; she continued to approach, her steps light and slow, like a stroll after dinner, getting closer little by little.

Recalling what Shiomi had said before, Skadi finally realized the problem. She conjured her wand out of thin air, pointed it at Morgan, and wrote a rune in the air in the blink of an eye.

The primordial rune's magic was instantly detonated, and a gust of cold wind swept across the riverbank.

A grand magic that reveals the profound in its simplicity, so powerful that even top-tier Servants must take it seriously when facing magic resistance.

Morgan's figure was obscured by the smoke and dust kicked up by the explosion.

As the moon emerged from the clouds, its bright light bathed the earth, illuminating the figures that startled Skadi.

In terms of magic skills alone, Skadi is not much worse than Morgan.

Given her divine status as the goddess of ice and snow, under equal conditions, her chances of winning a magic battle are actually fifty-fifty.

Of course, this is based on the premise of friendly sparring without hostility; if it's a fight to the death, then it's a different story.

In any case, the fact that they are completely unharmed seems a bit off.

Morgan did not take any obvious defensive measures, and although Skadi's magic was completed, it did not reach Morgan's location.

Once the dust settled, Morgan casually dusted off her clothes and continued walking towards the two of them.

"Stop," tide Jian said again. "If you want to continue walking, it means you're prepared for the consequences."

His voice was colder than before, and his killing intent was even stronger.

That was a tone he would never use when speaking to his wife.

Morgan finally stopped: "An empty shell of a god who has no power is simply making empty boasts."

"Where did my powers go? Aren't they all thanks to you?" tide Jian slightly raised her hand, preparing to activate her magic.

“Is that so? Then as a way of expressing my apology,” Morgan said with a faint smile, extending her hand to him, “I won’t do anything, you can come here yourself.”

Skadi was startled and looked at Shiomi beside her.

He squinted: "So you came here to capture me? For what reason?"

“You don’t need to know.” Morgan said dismissively, his smile tinged with contempt and mockery. “Just come with me obediently, and I can guarantee the safety of the women around you.”

"What arrogance!" Shio's eyes widened in anger. "She's just a Servant, a vixen who doesn't even have a Grand Spirit Origin, yet she dares to threaten me here?"

After saying that, Shio raised her hand, and the grand magic constructed from runes instantly took shape.

"The Calamity of Canghai Plain".

The river water suddenly surged into huge waves, rose into the air, transformed into solid icebergs, and then shattered with a loud crash.

Countless sharp icicles fell, like a torrential downpour.

As the duration continued, the icicles gradually turned into ice spears.

After a dizzying tremor, the entire riverbank was covered in frost, and most of the riverbed was frozen, making the river suddenly much more turbulent.

Skadi had already turned her attention to the river.

Even with Shiomi's great magic, she posed a considerable threat to Morgan. She defended against and dodged his attacks, moved to the river, and stood motionless on the water, as if walking on flat ground.

“There.” Skadi’s toes touched the ground lightly.

A series of icicles rose up and spread rapidly to where Morgan had landed.

"Just these?" she sneered, raising her hand again.

Skadi's ice spikes were stopped and spread to both sides.

Beneath Morgan's feet, the river's current began to become turbulent, and a huge whirlpool gradually formed around her, rising in all directions and creating several waterspouts.

Clearly, what follows is going to escalate into a large-scale magic battle.

Shiomi was still unclear why Morgan from Pan-Human History had come here and why he wanted to capture her alive, but that was secondary.

He had thought that because of their similar appearance, he would be more lenient in the event of a conflict with the humanoid S. Morgan.

However, in hindsight, it wasn't as difficult as it seemed to make the decision to take action.

"Then let me be your opponent and see what kind of character Morgan has on this side of pan-human history—"

Shiomi quickly redirected her magic, causing a fierce wind to rise over the river. In the next second, it would transform into countless invisible blades to sever Morgan's great magic.

However, all of this could not continue.

His body was unable to move.

"Stay put and I'll deal with you later." Morgan licked his lips, revealing an expression as if he were looking at prey.

Shiomi felt as if her limbs and throat were being gripped by an invisible hand.

The space is fixed.

Morgan, far away on the river, simply stretched out his hand in this direction, thus suppressing Shiomi's actions.

Moreover, it is closer to the use of power.

Just as Skadi was about to free him from his restraints, a waterspout descended like countless drills, forcing her to fly up and dodge the attack towards the riverbank.

Although Skadi wasn't particularly fond of fighting and had little experience in real battles with equally matched opponents, she still engaged in many simulated battles with Shiomi and the others at Chaldea.

After all, even if she were stationed at Storm Border, if the front lines were overwhelmed, she would still need to personally take to the field and use her signature rune magic to fight the enemy.

In the blink of an eye, the once peaceful riverbank has become a battlefield for magicians to fight to the death.

Skadi understood the situation and was determined not to show any mercy.

The problem is that Morgan has no intention of letting his opponent off the hook either.

The two sides moved like two mobile turrets, moving at high speed across the river, constantly attacking each other with magic and spells. Within just one or two minutes of the battle, they had turned the area upside down.

Something's wrong.

Unable to move, Shiomi quickly considered the situation, trying to help Skadi figure out the tactics of the Pan-Human Smogen and remind her how to defeat her opponent.

However, sensing something was amiss, Shiomi abruptly turned her gaze away.

Another Morgan walked out from the gap in the iceberg on the riverbank. Wherever she passed, the ice instantly melted and sublimated, without even wetting her skirt.

Clone.

An avatar no less powerful than the original.

Morgan, who studied pan-human history, could also do that.

Skadi was fooled, and so was he.

“Blinded by what you see, you ignore the truth.” Morgan chuckled, reaching out to press his hand against Xi Jian’s face. “You are a valuable resource, and I will make the most of you bit by bit.”

Shio couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Just before that hand touched him, another hand grabbed Morgan's hand.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Greeting from the Demon Queen (2)

"Although I've heard a lot about you from His Majesty the Knight King, it's really not a good habit to casually lay hands on other people's husbands, especially in the history of humankind."

Ash slowly raised his head, turned his eyes, and looked at Morgan of Pan-Human History with displeasure.

"..."

Morgan stared silently at Ash, this Lostbelt 'self'.

Her body began to glow with a faint blue light.

"Alkali, this is bad—"

Shiomi managed to squeeze out a warning from the throat that was being choked.

No sooner had he finished speaking than another explosion occurred on the riverbank.

The iceberg that had spread across the river was also shattered into pieces in the explosion, and the ice chunks that fell into the river splashed up several meters high.

Skadi, distracted by the commotion, was struck by Morgan's clone's magic and thrown back to shore.

Having escaped fatal injuries, Skadi tended to her wounds as she got up and looked toward the site of the explosion.

"Cough cough cough... He actually self-destructed, no, did he detonate his second clone?"

As he coughed a few times and waved away the smoke and dust, he said this.

I thought it was the real person trying to kidnap Shiomi, but it turned out to be a clone.

The clone that fought Skadi landed on the river, its body swaying with the waves.

After dispelling the smoke on the riverbank, Ash helped Shiomi, who was kneeling on the ground, to her feet before looking at Morgan on the river.

"Isn't that the real thing over there?" Ash pondered.

tide Jian shook her head: "It seems that both of them are clones, but their strength is almost equal to that of the original body... This is your specialty."

“After all, it’s Morgan over there too. It’s not surprising that he can do the same thing.” Ash quietly looked at the other party. “Not sending his real body over is commendable.”

"It seems the Lostbelt isn't such a peaceful dead end after all. To be able to survive unscathed from my detonated clones, you've got some skill," Morgan said quietly, looking at Ash.

Ash shielded Shio with her behind her: "You actually came here to arrest people like this? What exactly do you plan to do with my husband?"

“Even an empty shell without power is still a legitimate divine body, and naturally has its corresponding uses.” Morgan looked at Ash indifferently. “It’s a pity that your reaction was too quick, and a rare opportunity was wasted.”

Upon hearing this, Shiomi immediately realized that the vast waters surrounding the First Underworld were also being monitored by Morgan of Pan-Human History.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have known that Xijian was here.

Because of widespread surveillance, coupled with the abnormal magnetic field of the First Underworld and the instability of magic, it would not be difficult for the ruler of the First Underworld to cover it up.

Moreover, this ruler is none other than S. Morgan, a pan-human being who is equally skilled in magic.

“I can’t agree to that,” Ash said quietly. “I don’t really care what you want to do, but it just so happens that you attacked my husband. You should understand how serious this sin is.”