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“Is that so?” Morgan turned back to look at the alien apostles again. “There are only a few alien apostles? Although the magical battle with the Hidden Ones was indeed hard-won, it doesn’t mean that you alone can do anything.”
She looked up at the Imaginary Tree: "Moreover, this young man has made thorough arrangements for the Lostbelt he is in charge of. He is cultivating the Imaginary Tree while also stuffing other things into it."
“…” Kirshtalia smiled silently.
He had already revealed the truth about the Imaginary Tree Atlas when the battle had just begun.
In order to prevent the arrival of the alien god, Kirshtalia summoned and placed a third servant, the giant god Atlas, within the Imaginary Tree.
Having accepted defeat, Kirshtalia did not engage in any further futile struggles or create further chaos.
At this very moment, the giant Atlas is still inside the Imaginary Tree, preventing the 'Alien God' from completing his descent.
From the open tree trunk, one can see the blurry figure of the giant.
“Indeed, Chaldea’s accumulated strength is not to be underestimated, but because of Chaos, you have also lost an irreplaceable comrade.” Kirei stood there calmly. “We are here to do only one thing: stop you from getting close to the Imaginary Tree.”
Morgan raised an eyebrow slightly, her gaze growing increasingly cold.
tide Jian is no longer here; she no longer cares about right or wrong.
"Even if you die, you still want to be loyal to the 'Alien God'?" Morgan raised his hand, and multiple magic formulas were instantly constructed. "Then, I will grant your wish."
Meanwhile, Scáthach, who didn't want to waste any words, fired each shot with increasing ferocity, leaving wounds on several alien apostles.
Raising his enhanced arm to block Scáthach's spear thrust from a blind spot, Kirei Kotomine was more powerless than ever before.
The runes of death that were carved in the void are still there, after all, tide Jian only disappeared into the void, not died.
"You've spoken too definitively, Father!"
Morgan suddenly raised her hand, and without warning, magic exploded, blasting Kirei Kotomine away, and a gap appeared in the defense in the blink of an eye.
"Hehe..." The priest, whose clothes were tattered and whose injuries were getting worse, laughed. "It's not that we were being too confident, but we never thought we could stop you from getting close. We're just stalling for a little time now, Lord Wuming."
Wuming, who should have been here, had not shown himself, despite Morgan's suspicion that he might launch a sneak attack from the shadows.
But clearly, the alien apostles did not have this plan.
The reason for buying time is only to prepare for the moment when Atlas, the giant god, will unleash a strike into the exposed interior of the Imaginary Tree.
“The spirit origin of the giant Atlas…” Kirshtalia was stunned.
“The ‘Alien God’ foresaw your thoughts long ago, Kilshtalia.” Taking advantage of the interruption in the battle caused by Nameless’s strike on the giant god Atlas, Kirei slowly stood up and calmed his breathing. “The man who became a guardian after death was chosen by the Alien God for this very moment.”
As Wuming, who was hiding somewhere, unleashed this strike, the spirit origin of the giant god Atlas underwent an extremely powerful change.
The original magic suddenly reversed in nature, transforming into an even more ominous and immense magical power.
"Atlas the Titan...had his spirit origin stolen?"
As the master of the giant god Atlas, Kirshtalia was the one who noticed this most directly.
"Storm Border, immediately analyze the reaction of the powerful magic furnace appearing inside the Imaginary Tree!"
Morgan's eyes twitched for a moment before he decisively contacted Storm Border.
The warships, which thought the battle was over and were approaching the palace at normal speed, unexpectedly detected drastic changes in the Imaginary Tree within just a few minutes.
"Planetary-level magical power confirmed! And the type of spirit origin within that magical power... Based on the prediction results from the spirit particle calculation device, it is speculated to be one of the Seven Great Evils of Humanity, the last one being 'Beast Crown' (Horn)—"
Romani stared intently at the screen, reporting the current situation.
The appearance of Beast is not surprising. He has even begun to speculate that the whitewashing of human reason and the burning of human reason are similar and related to Beast.
After all, when the first Beast appears, the final Beast must have already appeared as well.
But it happened at this time...
Goetia has already left. Romani had originally planned to ask that guy a question, since he probably knew what was going to happen next and was somewhere watching how Chaldea would break through this situation.
“Beast…”
Olga Marie bit her finger.
This wasn't the first time she'd faced the Beast, yet her heart was beating inexplicably fast, a kind of indescribable palpitation washing over her.
Is it because the teacher is no longer here that I'm acting this way?
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He tried his best to suppress the strange feeling of palpitations and continue to command from the bridge as the director.
“Could you come any closer, Captain?” she asked Nemo.
“No… this magical reaction is too abnormal. Even the gravity field is starting to be affected. If we continue to approach the Imaginary Tree, Storm Border will lose its navigation attitude,” Nemo reported. “However, the Imaginary Tree has been located. Now, import the main screen image!”
"What is that...?"
Olga Marie's voice trembled almost as she spoke. She didn't understand why this Beast, without even revealing its form, instilled such inexplicable fear in her.
There was a fear that even their own existence was becoming unsustainable.
In fact, everyone on Storm Border felt the same way.
Skadi had already taken Valkyrie to the deck, preparing to land at the palace with Artoria to meet Morgan and Scáthach.
Let's leave the grief of mourning him for after we've safely evacuated.
Now, his wish is also to ensure the safety of others.
The Beast spirit origin that swelled out from within the Imaginary Tree emitted a mechanical voice, uttering vague phrases like "combat" and "generation."
Subsequently, these statements became clearer and more in line with the logic of the language.
"—Please respond."
Please answer.
"Start updating from now on."
The sentences became increasingly fluent and emotional, but the Chaldea group felt they had heard that voice somewhere before.
Morgan watched intently as the Beast spirit base gradually stabilized and began to solidify.
Has it finally come?
Animusfiah's "karma".
Sure enough, the bits and pieces of information gleaned while the British Imaginary Tree withered, and the final conjectures compiled, all pointed to "that" in Antarctica.
The reason I haven't said this is not only because the speculation itself lacks evidence, but also because it could even shake the morale of the entire Chaldean community.
Olga Marie herself, in particular.
That girl had no idea why she was born.
But... it seems that we're facing all of this sooner than expected.
"Ha...hahaha...ahahahahaha—! It's finally my turn to appear! I've kept you waiting, Apostles! Thank you for preparing this vessel for me on the Void Star. It took a little time, but I still commend you! Heh...speaking of which, is this Earth? I heard my people were suffering, so I showed myself—! What? This planet isn't all that great! Tiny, tiny. At this level, conquering it won't take a year!"
The figure that slowly emerged from the light of the Imaginary Tree stunned everyone in Chaldea.
Olga Marie lost her footing and instinctively took a few steps back before falling, but was fortunately caught by Bavan Shi, who was on the bridge.
“…Then what exactly…” she almost lost her voice, thinking she was having a nightmare.
But if it really is a nightmare, it is too vivid, with every detail clearly visible.
“This is not the time to discuss these things, Bavan Shi. Take care of Mary first.” Morgan’s voice came through the communicator. “Right now, focus on the ‘Alien God’ that has appeared. Storm Border, be prepared to cooperate with my side.”
“Understood. Storm Border is functioning normally, and the control system for the long-range leyline blocking weaponry is also stable.” Seeing that Olga Marie was not focused on maintaining command, Romani immediately stepped in. “Mrs. Morgan, shall we activate it now?”
"No... let's wait a bit longer. We don't know the opponent's strength yet."
After receiving a definitive report, Morgan warned the warships behind him not to make any rash moves.
Judging from the scale of that magical power, the 'alien god' before them possessed the ability to easily destroy Storm Border. The next day...
On the other side, the "Alien God," having listened to Kirei Kotomine's brief report and grasped the current situation, gazed indifferently at the Chaldea group inside the palace, sweeping over the Servants, over Scáthach, and finally fixing his gaze on Morgan.
“It’s one thing that something’s amiss in Kirshtalia, but I never expected that the fairy who caused the Imaginary Tree Seifert to wither would be here. I’ve never heard of such a wretched creature being mixed into a Lostbelt as an appetizer, Father.” The ‘Alien God’ looked at Morgan and questioned Kirei.
"Having just acquired a body that hasn't yet fully evolved, are you in such a hurry to devour Lostbelts?" Morgan asked.
"I can't sense even the slightest reverence for God from you. You should know that you survived precisely because the world you were born into was chosen by me," said the 'Alien God'.
"To you, all Lostbelts are just food? You really dare to spout such nonsense." Morgan stared at the other man. "And, with a face just like my husband's model student, how about you introduce yourself?"
"Is this the attitude of the Lostbelt King? Then, while I'm having my meal, let me first question you about the sin of destroying the Imaginary Tree Seifert." The 'Alien God' said, "I appeared as a god who descended from the void, eradicating and correcting the evil on this planet. I am the ultimate ruler who will take Earth as a nation and govern humanity without exception."
As he spoke, the 'Alien God' raised his hand:
"In the name of U-Olga Marie, the ruler of the Earth nation, I hereby sentence you, fairies of Paradise, and the remnants of Chaldea who follow you, to death! Vanish in your pleas for help and repentance. My boundless mercy has reached its limit."
In the blink of an eye, an abnormal gravity circle suddenly appeared in the sky directly above the vanished Imaginary Tree.
Starting with the Orbital Temple of Dordona, small pebbles were first sucked up, and Morgan and his party, who were there, also felt the enormous pulling force.
Before long, everyone in this Lostbelt will be sucked in.
Morgan had to admit the power of the "Alien God" for creating such a massive black hole with such ease.
I wanted to get more information out of her, but the "Alien God" who called herself U-Olga Marie didn't intend to continue the conversation.
“What do we do?” Scáthach asked.
"Someone has to stay behind to delay the others and buy them time to retreat."
Morgan was about to suggest that he stay when he saw the Knights of the Round Table and Katniss, whose spirit origin was nearly destroyed, rushing towards the "Alien God".
Their power was far too weak compared to the "Alien God," and they couldn't even last a single round.
"Get back, Knights of the Round Table! It's not your job to cover the retreat—"
Morgan was about to stop her when, before she could finish observing the gravity circle and lower her head, she caught a glimpse of a shooting star out of the corner of her eye.
A meteor is rapidly approaching the palace.
Like the separation of two stages of a rocket, the meteor split in two at the moment of its rapid approach, with one part deflecting its trajectory toward Storm Border.
The main part, however, fell straight down here.
The same immense magical reaction, and a light so dazzling that it was impossible to look away.
Sensing something approaching, the 'Alien God' was slightly surprised and didn't even have time to react to intercept it, so he could only watch helplessly as the meteor fell into the Li Palace.
Instead of the expected massive shockwave, the event was calm and stable, unilaterally channeling its power towards the "Alien God".
As the smoke and light gradually dissipated, Morgan lowered her hand from the sandstorm and saw the figure emerging from it. Despite her efforts to remain calm, she was overwhelmed with shock and joy.
"I seem to be a little late. Have I made it in time, my wife?"
Shiomi Tenkei, who had already disappeared into the void, was now standing up from the ground and asking Morgan in a gentle tone as before.
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Even though she secretly hoped that her husband would return like lightning.
But that's just emotion.
Morgan's rational mind told him that it was a crack in the void, an abyss that prevented Chaos from peering into the universe. Even as a top magician, he couldn't easily interfere with it.
Even if one wanted to reach it, it would take hundreds or thousands of years to prepare.
Now, Shiomi has surpassed Morgan's rational understanding, and just as her emotions had hoped, she rushed back at the most critical moment, even asking if she was late. The answer, of course, was without a doubt. Of course she was—
No, not at all.
Her previously empty heart regained its peace, and she smiled as she answered Xijian.
It's a pity that now is not the time to be happy about this reunion.
The appearance of Shiomi is great news for Chaldea, but it is not such a pleasant fact for the alien apostles and the "alien god".
The "Alien God" looked down at Shiomi with a displeased expression: "Father, what exactly happened? Didn't your report just now say that the gods and humans of Chaldea had already turned into the abyss that blocked Chaos during their battle?"
"I'm very sorry, but that is indeed a fact we observed with our own eyes... We can only conclude that this man overturned the facts we observed and surpassed the original crisis." Kirei Kotomine had no way to refute it and could only admit that it was a misjudgment on their part as apostles.
After all, the 'Alien God's' dissatisfaction was obvious; he pursed his lips, scrutinizing Shio as if he had seen something he disliked.
"It's truly remarkable that mere humans have become gods. But now that I've arrived, this planet doesn't need a second god. You may simply disappear from here."
"..."
Shio-mi remained silent, already standing beside Morgan, confronting the "Alien God" alongside her.
Seeing that she had the same face, tone, and manner as Mary, Shiomi was still a little surprised.
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