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On this blank, paper-like land where there is no distinction between day and night, Morgan had lost track of how long she had been fighting. She could feel her magic circuits nearly overloaded and the power of the One God form gradually becoming unstable.

Just considering the fusion alone, it has already exceeded the originally scheduled time.

“Quite tenacious… doesn’t seem like some third-rate god.” U-Olga Marie gasped, her eyes blazing as she stared intently at the One God Morgan.

Neither of them looked good; the grime left by the long battle made the once holy and radiant One God appear exhausted.

Conversely, U-Olga Marie is similar.

Morgan remained silent.

She glanced at Scáthach and Artoria, who had also just distanced themselves from the alien apostles.

The opponents were four alien apostles. Although there were still five on their side, Taiko-Wang and Nikiji were unaffiliated servants. The battle started hastily, and Shiomi didn't have time to form a master-servant contract with them.

The two Servants were on the verge of retreating, and it was only thanks to Taigong Wang's magic that he and Nikitich were able to delay the passage of time in the real world.

Even after Koyanskaya had compressed and sealed the Tunguska Sanctuary into her body, she was still unable to unleash her full combat power.

A prolonged battle is not good for either side.

Moreover, Morgan's side has a bigger problem.

She stopped hearing Shiomi's voice a little while ago.

When the two become one and maintain this form, their spirits and souls are in complete contact.

"This is really..." Kirei Kotomine hugged his broken arm, his expression grave. "If this continues, we'll probably all perish together."

“Of course, Father,” U-Olgamari commanded crisply. “If you’re out of strength, just self-destruct. Detonate your spirit origin. In this situation, these guys can’t dodge!”

"...It's not the right time yet." Kirei clearly didn't want to die casually, and made an excuse to delay without changing his expression. "At least we need to put the Unity God over there into a state of incapacitation."

“You’re really being long-winded.” U-Olga Marie stretched out her hand, and a compressed miniature black hole gradually appeared in her palm.

She was severely depleted, and so was the opponent.

Seizing the opportunity, U-Olgamarie plans to use the gravitational pull of the black hole to restrict the actions of the One God Morgan.

"Thought Keys, Inspire."

Suddenly, a violent explosion came from the side. The alien apostles, including Ashiya Doman, were pushed back further by the impact, which increased the distance between them.

Taigong Wang held a fishing rod that was entirely black, and it exuded a strong magical aura.

“The time for forcibly maintaining this state is almost up. At least before retreating, we need to help push the situation back on track.” His expression was solemn as he stared at U-Olga Marie’s location. “Eighty-four runes, activate them all. Heavens, open your gates; stars, fall—”

As the incantation-like words were uttered, the black fishing rod flew out of Taigong Wang's hand.

Morgan paused, then became certain that the fishing rod was indeed a treasure.

"—The God-Slaying Whip!"

The Noble Phantasm, which had flown into the sky and was almost invisible, suddenly grew dozens of times larger in the sky, like a pillar supporting the heavens, and fell towards the location of U-Olga Marie.

As the name suggests, it is an anti-god Noble Phantasm. Even though it is called the "alien god" and it is still unknown whether it is a true god, it is still a Noble Phantasm without any special attack. It has a power that cannot be ignored.

U-Olga Marie was well aware of this. She quickly changed the direction of her attack, launching the nearly compressed miniature black hole towards Taiko-no-Wang's Noble Phantasm.

The two forces clashed in the heavens and earth, triggering a second explosion.

Everyone was almost unable to stand. Koyanskaya did her best to protect Nikitich behind her, both protecting herself from the aftershocks and observing the outcome of the attack.

As the smoke cleared, a hint of anger flickered across the face of the "Alien God," seemingly surprised that Taiko's Noble Phantasm could inflict effective damage on him.

Whether it was the result of a prolonged battle or the unique nature of Taigong Wang's Noble Phantasm, no one could say for sure for the time being.

"It's a real pity. If we had been better prepared, things wouldn't have turned out this way..." Taigong Wang frowned, clearly dissatisfied.

Even while maintaining a state where she could collapse at any moment, she used her remaining magic power to activate her Noble Phantasm.

As a price, the magic lost its foundation, and the time limit for Taigong Wang and Nikitich's retreat from this appearance finally came to an end after being delayed again and again.

Their spiritual foundations could no longer maintain their form, and decay began to occur.

"Two of those troublesome guys are gone now, let's take advantage of it—"

The "Alien God" quickly healed his injuries and prepared to launch a surprise attack on the inactive One God Morgan, hoping to eliminate this thorn in his side of the matter whose cause was unknown.

“No, you have no chance anymore.” Taigong Wang dusted off his clothes. “Your Chaldea companions have arrived.”

After saying this last sentence, Taigong Wang completely withdrew.

Taking advantage of the last moments, Nikitich patted Koyanskaya on the head, smiled, and disappeared.

Having ended its underwater journey in imaginary space, it appeared in the sky at Storm Border, which both sides had already noticed.

“Tsk…” U-Olga Marie was very displeased.

"It would be best to retreat from here first, since the power of the Illusion Tree has not been fully digested yet," Ashiya Doman advised, as he commanded his shikigami to unleash a bewitching spell.

Having heeded the advice, the "Alien God" retreated with the apostles just before Storm Border arrived overhead.

Morgan wanted to stop her, but her current situation prevented her from intervening.

"My husband? He's about to dissolve the One God form... My husband?"

She pressed her hand to her heart and called out to Xijian, but received no response.

Left with no other choice, they had to unilaterally choose to dissolve the fusion.

After staggering a couple of steps, Morgan regained his footing, only to see Shio kneeling on the ground, looking dazed.

She tried to help him up, but then she saw him suddenly cough up a mouthful of blood.

"My husband?!"

Prologue (2)

"It's hard to say, after all, Tianxi is no longer human, so we can't make inferences using human methods. After all, judging from the test results, his condition is perfectly normal."

Inside the room, Romani, who had performed a routine check-up on Shio, shook his head as he told Morgan the results.

"So that's how it is..." Morgan wasn't actually surprised.

But since Shio-mi has collapsed again, we cannot skip the examination process just because he has become a god.

"In any case, let's get some rest first," Romani deduced. "You've said that the form called the One God is inherently burdensome and risky, and cannot be maintained for long..."

However, this time, because he was facing the "Alien God" who had just recovered the magic power of a single Imaginary Tree, he quickly adopted the posture of a unified god to fight in order to ensure a good chance of winning, but he did not expect the battle to last so long.

Conservative estimates suggest that the battle lasted for more than 30 hours.

“There are indeed risks, but the returns are higher,” Morgan said.

Only by further perfecting the already immature divine essence and fighting with a more powerful form can we defeat the 'Alien God'.

"It's alright. Let's go back to the Wandering Sea to rest first, and then prepare to head to the final Lostbelt." Shiomi comforted Morgan in a low voice, and then thanked Romani, "Anyway, thank you for coming all the way here to help with the checkup."

"Then I won't disturb you any longer." Romani nodded, put away the examination equipment, and left the room.

After Romani left, Morgan took Shiomi's hand and asked earnestly, "This time when we broke free from our bond, I didn't feel any burden or danger. Could you explain this to your wife?"

"..." tide Jian was stunned for a moment, and a look of apology appeared in her eyes. "It's nothing. It was just that the operation went a little overtime. To ensure safety, I did something a little trick."

Morgan leaned close to Shiomi: "What tricks did you use?"

“I’m leaving the battlefield situation to you. My soul will take care of removing the burden and protecting your soul.” Xi Jian touched her nose, her tone a little guilty. “I thought that even if we couldn’t win, we could at least kill the Apostle and force the ‘Alien God’ to lose its support.”

Unfortunately, the 'Alien God's' power increased more than expected.

Shiomi and Morgan's attempts to attack the Apostles during lulls in the battle were thwarted by the "Alien God".

Conversely, the "Alien God" can also intervene to support the Apostles, forcing the battle to become even more protracted.

Relying on the advantage gained from recycling the Imaginary Tree, the "Alien God" brought the entire battlefield to a stalemate, with neither side confident of defeating the other.

“It was indeed very dangerous.” Morgan lowered his eyes. “What would have happened if you hadn’t done that?”

“On one side is the soul, spirit, and body of a fairy; on the other side is the soul, spirit, and body of a god.” tide Jian withdrew her hand and held it up in front of Mo Lu Gen to indicate, “When the two sides merge, which side will be digested?”

“Of course, they’re fairies.” Morgan knew perfectly well.

Even though her soul's status was already high enough, she was still in a lower position compared to Shio.

The unity of God is the result of mutual and unreserved trust.

The problem is that, over a long period of time, maintaining this thoroughly intimate relationship could still pose a hidden danger to Morgan due to issues arising from their respective positions.

However, Fan Xijian did not remain vigilant at all times. Even if he defeated the "Alien God" after a long battle, Morgan himself would completely disappear in the state of oneness with God.

“That’s how it is.” tide Jian shook her head. “This time, I was careless and almost dragged you into an abyss.”

“There’s no such thing as utter ruin. Since we’ve avoided the worst outcome, it’s already a very good result.” Morgan shook her head. “It’s just that my husband has silently swallowed all the bitterness alone…”

"Compared to this level of pain, losing you is the bitter fruit I can't accept." tide Jian smiled quietly.

Morgan shook her head helplessly. She took Shio's hand again, interlocked her fingers with his, and then nestled into his arms.

“It’s just physical contact, yet our magic circuits have already started working involuntarily, causing magic to circulate in each other’s bodies.” She chuckled softly. “What a strange feeling.”

“It’s truly amazing.” tide Jian hugged her and whispered in agreement. “Unlike conscious contact, what does this unconscious flow really mean?”

“Two things in harmony are better than two completely separate individuals,” Morgan said. “Perhaps we have achieved true harmony.”

“Complete harmony…” tide Jian seemed to be deep in thought.

Morgan then said, "However, my husband has suffered a severe loss this time, and I'm afraid he won't be fully recovered for a while. It's necessary for him to rest and recuperate at the Sea of ​​Wanderings for some more time."

“I would like to.” Shio shook her head. “The fact that they failed to severely damage the ‘Alien God’ and also failed to deal with a few more alien apostles means that it won’t be long before they launch an operation against the Imaginary Tree in the South American Lostbelt.”

Morgan wholeheartedly agreed: "Moreover, it is worth exploring how the last remaining Hidden One views the situation so far."

Will she continue to work as a hidden agent alone, or will she prepare in secret, awaiting the arrival of Chaldea and guarding against the "Alien God"?

Both sides are consistent with Debit's style of doing things.

This is also Kirshtalia's view.

Debit has a personality that doesn't easily give up on his mission just because the captain failed.

"If we're thinking of reaping the benefits without lifting a finger, we should at least get to the destination first," Shio said. "Once everyone has rested, we can prepare to set off."

He cupped Morgan's face in his hands, and then, as if still worried, gave him a few words of advice:

"Especially you, you need to get some rest."

"What right do you have to tell me I need to rest?" Morgan laughed merrily. "You're the one who should rest now. Otherwise, while everyone else is fighting on the front lines, I'll be stuck in the rear. If I feel resentful then, there'll be nothing I can do to help."

“Hmm, that is a serious problem,” Shiomi said.

"It's good that you know it's serious." Morgan raised his hand and stroked Shio's hair and ears.

At that moment, the room door slowly opened.

Olga Marie was the first to run in, followed by Scáthach and the others.

"Teacher, are you alright?" She approached the bedside with a worried expression and asked Xijian carefully.

Seeing Shiomi vomit blood and collapse, Olga Marie almost lost her composure.

After patiently finishing her duties as director, she couldn't wait to come and visit Xijian.

"I'm fine, I just need to rest a bit." tide Jian reached out and touched Mary's face. "I'm so sorry for making everyone worry about me."

"I just can't seem to get used to it no matter how many times I try," Scáthach sighed, shaking her head.

This statement was unanimously agreed upon by the others.

tide Jian was quite helpless and could only smile and accept everyone's complaints about his reckless behavior.

Chapter 1 Routine Tests

"Then, let's begin the test."

In the combat training room, Scáthach said this to Shiomi and Morgan.

Shiomi nodded, raised her right hand, and pressed it tightly against Morgan's outstretched left hand, transforming into a unified god in the light.

Once the fusion was complete, Scáthach gripped her dagger tightly and charged forward swiftly, unabashedly pointing the blade at the heart of the One God Morgan.

However, once the spearhead reached a dangerous distance, it could not penetrate any further.

Without any action or warning, the conceptual defense was completed, preventing the cursed crimson spear from hitting its target.

"The defense is impeccable. If the Noble Phantasm were unleashed, even the causal relationship of a sure-kill attack would likely be distorted." Scáthach nodded.

At the same time, Shiomi's four most prized guns appeared behind Morgan, spun in the air, and pointed at Scáthach.