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"Hmm." tide Jian understood. He looked at the Nemo sailors. "What's left that hasn't been moved?"
“Supplies for combat,” Sion said. “Given the intensity of the battle, even with its own defenses and the protection of the goddess Skadi’s barrier, StormBorder cannot guarantee that it will be completely unscathed.”
"Oh."
Shiomi realized that these supplies were for repairing and maintaining StormBorder, so that humanity's last ark could be kept in perfect condition.
"So, what was the reaction from the Wandering Sea?" Shio asked again.
"No, they just came to ask if I wanted to change the terms of the contract and extend the time limit since the deadline was approaching." Sion spread his hands. "This is our Atlas Institute's contract. If the time is extended, it may be difficult to balance the accounts when we are asked to make payments in the future."
“Unlike the Clock Tower, neither the Wandering Sea nor the Atlas Institute openly engages in deep contact with the world of magicians.” Shiomi wasn’t surprised. “I’ve heard that the Wandering Sea prefers the Atlas Institute to the Clock Tower. Is that true?”
"There's no such thing as real or fake; it's just that two shady organizations get along a bit better." Sion shrugged.
"How gloomy..."
Shiomi thought about her one and only meeting with Tsbia and realized that it did have some similar meaning.
"Oh, the relocation is finished. I'll head back to the ship now. What did Mr. Shiomi say?"
Sion saw Nemo the sailor waving and reminding him that the final moving work was complete.
“It’s okay, I’ll save it for last,” Shiomi said. “It would be bad if StormBorder had trouble starting up, but even if I miss it, I can catch up using ‘Separate Display’.”
After understanding what Shiomi meant, Shion boarded the ship first.
Of course, he was being cautious, but the "Alien God" had not gained any advantage in the previous battles. Rather than attacking Chaldea, whose coordinates were uncertain, it would be more convenient to wait for them in the South American Lostbelt.
Looking at the once again deserted Wandering Sea Hall area, and at those buildings that seemed to date back to the First Industrial Revolution.
Whether they are the great figures of the Wandering Sea or the alchemists of the Atlas Academy, the destruction and rebirth of the world are nothing more than fleeting moments to them.
Even if human history were to end in 2017, the history before that would not disappear.
The Wandering Sea, which can exist at any time and is independent of time, certainly wouldn't care much about this.
Behind her, the warship was about to start up, and Shiomi turned around and entered the cabin.
Chapter Ten: Into the South American Lostbelt
"This ship is about to pass through Central America. There have been no enemy obstacles from Mexico to Guatemala. After crossing the White Sea, we will arrive at the 'Storm Wall.' The scheduled combat time is twenty minutes from now!"
Inside the bridge, Nemo, who is in charge of piloting the Storm Border, is reporting on the navigation status.
“Very good, let’s continue in this state.” Olga Marie said, connecting to the Da Vinci Workshop’s communication system. “How’s the completion of the Holy Sword weapon, which is conceptualizing the Holy Sword?”
She was referring to a special weapon that was developed using the holy sword provided by King Arthur as a base and then mounted on StormBorder.
The legitimacy of pan-human history and human reason itself are transformed into the main gun for loading cannonballs.
Its name is "Hume Barrel Ray Proof".
"Hundreds of millions of simulation experiments have been conducted using Trismegistus II, proving a success rate of 99.99%. Including the transformation process, it can be put into actual combat."
The two Leonardos, one big and one small, were eagerly explaining the Holy Sword Armor, seemingly enjoying each other's company.
“Very good. We are also ready to activate the Holy Sword Weapon at any time. The control of the launch will be handed over to the goddess Skadi, who operates the Spirit Vein Closure Weapon.” Olga Marie nodded, agreeing to the arrangement.
At this moment, Shiomi said, "The Star Sword was originally a divine weapon created to gather the hopes of the entire planet and destroy the White Giant that preys on the Wandering Star. Simply put, although it is used as Artoria's Noble Phantasm, its power is limited."
The complete liberation of the Star Sword signifies the need to confront threats to humanity and the planet.
"What does the teacher mean?" Olga Marie hesitated for a moment before asking tentatively.
"The original purpose of creating the Holy Sword Armor was to deal with the ORT. Although there is no need to emphasize it repeatedly, I feel that it would be useless against other enemies, such as Debit and his Servants, or against the 'Alien God'."
Olga Marie was slightly surprised, then nodded in understanding.
The "alien god" who appears in her appearance and figure, calling herself U-Olgamari, is part of the human rights-protecting celestial sphere Chaldea.
Whether it's the terminal, the medium, or some other part, the result is the same.
The "Alien God" belonging to the alien Chaldea is something that belongs to the pan-human history, and may even be an existence born to "protect human reason".
Therefore, the Holy Sword Armament's special attacks against threats to humanity and human reason cannot be effective, meaning that even if it is activated, it cannot play a sufficient role.
“I keep wondering, who will we encounter first? Will it be Debit and his group, or the ‘Alien God,’ or… ORT?” Olga Marie asked.
"We'll only know when we get there," Shiomi replied lightly, trying not to burden Olga Marie.
Olga Marie's body temperature reminded him of the words Jiang Ziya had spoken before his departure.
Not all the gods in mythology approved of what the goddess Nuwa did.
Where there are supporters, there are also opponents.
At the same time, there are also centrists who do not support it and intend to wait and see.
For the gods who are in a neutral position, whether Shiomi Tenki possesses the qualifications they recognize is itself a question that needs to be discussed.
In the South American Lostbelt, the last Lostbelt, Chaldea may be confronted by Debit and his companions, the "Alien God," and the ORT.
But what awaits Shiomi are other beings as well.
For the purpose of testing, or rather, judging him...
"...Teacher...Teacher?"
Olga Marie's voice brought Shiomi back to reality, and he found himself lost in thought for a long time.
However, since there were other people on the bridge and everyone was constantly exchanging and discussing the situation, it didn't really disturb Shiomi's solitary contemplation.
"What's wrong?" Shiomi asked, glancing at the monitor on the bridge. "Have we reached the 'Storm Wall'?"
As he saw it, the bridge's monitors suddenly shut down, or rather, it became unable to observe the external situation and could only rely on radar to analyze the environment.
Storm Border activated its dimensional drilling function and entered the Storm Wall.
The entire warship began to shake violently. Shiomi sat in her seat, waiting for the process of passing through the "Storm Wall" to end.
This experience of a direct breakthrough was a first for Shiomi.
It shakes too much, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.
However, everyone tried their best to overcome the difficulty and sat in their seats with their seatbelts fastened.
After several minutes, the tremors that had pierced the Stormwall gradually subsided, and the interior of StormBorder returned to calm.
At this moment, Sailor Nemo turned the monitor back on, displaying the external images captured by the warship.
When everyone on the bridge saw what was happening outside, they were all taken aback.
"wilderness?"
tide Jian blurted out.
South America is home to the Amazon rainforest, which is known as the lungs of the Earth, but there is no trace of the rainforest to be seen.
On the contrary, on the parched land, volcanoes continued to erupt, and lava flowed along the cracks in the earth.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and lightning flashed and thunder roared.
Like the chaos at the beginning of time, like the hell when a planet was first born.
"Wait a minute, the surface scan results are in."
Olga Marie immediately posted the information she had received on the bridge's public screen.
What appeared before them was a continent that was almost entirely composed of one piece of land.
Shio was stunned for a moment, then quickly recalled where she had seen this kind of land before.
"Pangea?" Shio asked the others.
“It should be correct,” Romani said. “After comparing the geographical data of Chaldea, the situation of the Lostbelt lands is most similar to the hypothetical map of Pangaea.”
In the early days of Earth's formation, when crustal movement was far more active than it is now, during the Mesozoic Era, all landmasses were a single, continuous piece of land.
This period dates back approximately 252 million to 66 million years to 2017 in the pan-human history.
The Mesozoic geological period, consisting of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods.
"We've been tricked! Why did they choose this prehistoric period for the South American Lostbelt?" Shiomi bit her finger.
Suddenly, an alarm sounded at Storm Border; something was rapidly approaching.
“Looks like there’s no time to figure out why this place is like this.” Morgan grasped Shiomi’s hand. “It’s the aura of the ‘Alien God’…”
"Everyone else, get ready to provide support. Morgan and I will go to the deck to engage them!"
Shiomi also recognized the rapidly approaching magical force and quickly relayed his assessment to the bridge.
Chapter Eleven: The Sudden Attack
After entering the Lostbelt of South America, the extremely harsh thunderstorms on the surface, coupled with the environment full of lava volcanoes, made the flow of magic in the atmosphere very chaotic.
By the time Storm Border noticed U-Oscar Marie Zero's arrival, the other party was already about 10 kilometers away from the ship and was constantly closing that distance.
It is not through flight, but through the manipulation of particles that an individual's speed becomes faster than time, a behavior akin to a spatial jump.
Then, this action was repeated continuously, and by the time Shiomi and Morgan arrived on the deck, U-Olga Marie had also reached a range where she could attack.
A gravity field generates in front of the Storm Border and expands rapidly.
Clearly, U-Olga Marie intended to launch a surprise attack and use this strike to cripple Chaldea's stronghold.
The extremely fierce and decisive attack did not surprise Shio. The fact that they did not launch an attack in the Wandering Sea was probably because they could not find the coordinates of the Wandering Sea, which were assumed to exist in 2017.
"untie."
Shiomi raised her hand and touched the gravity circle as if it were within reach, interfering with its formation by rotating in the opposite direction.
The gravity field, which was gradually expanding and attempting to absorb the entire warship, bending and then breaking Storm Border, vanished under Shiomi's counterattack.
Storm Border, which was experiencing navigation difficulties due to gravity anomalies, quickly adjusted its flight attitude and regained stability in cruise mode.
At that moment, U-Olga Marie, who had launched a preemptive strike but failed, arrived in front of them and was slowly landing on the deck.
"You're really diligent, 'Alien God'."
In the howling wind that made her clothes flutter, Shiomi grinned, revealing a mocking smile.
“That’s what I wanted to say,” U-Olgamarie said. “Having barely survived, are you rushing to the last Lostbelt to stop me from taking what’s here?”
Morgan tucked his messy sideburns behind his ear: "You were the ones who retreated in such a hurry, yet you talk as if you won a great battle."
"Hmph, if this ship hadn't crashed into the battlefield, you lot would all be dead long ago." U-Olga Marie looked at the two of them with displeasure.
Without a doubt, she still believes she is confident she can kill Shiomi and the others.
"Really? Storm Border is with us this time." Shiomi stared at U-Olga Marie, ready to act immediately at the slightest move from her. "Be careful we don't get outnumbered."
"Outnumbered? Hahaha!" U-Olga Marie laughed heartily. "With a rabble on a pathetic vehicle? Let me tell you, I'm in a very good mood right now, do you know why?"
“Tell me about it,” Morgan said.
U-Olga Marie gave a mocking smile: "You, the pinnacle of humanity, the Seven Riders of the Final Battle of Magic, what were you called, Grand Servants? I just gathered you all together and dealt with you."
"Oh?" tide Jian narrowed her eyes.
The Primate Restraint Force summons Heroic Spirits to combat the immense threat known as Human Evil. It selects the pinnacle of human history, assigns them vessels called Grand Spirit Origins, and allows them to manifest in the world to vanquish these threats.
A single Grand Servant possesses formidable strength, whether it be Solomon, the first Old Man of the Mountain, or even Orion who manifests in special circumstances.
But now, U-Olga Marie claims that she has eliminated all seven Grand Servants who came to defeat her.
"It doesn't seem like... a lie?" Morgan's fairy eyes gleamed.
She made a rare, uncertain statement.
"Can't you even see it with your own eyes?" tide Jian was surprised.
“My husband should understand, shouldn’t he? The enemy before us is something unprecedented in the history of Earth and even humankind,” Morgan said in a low voice.
tide Jian remained silent.
This point had already been agreed upon among them and was taken as a prerequisite to be considered and guarded against.
"What's wrong? Are you paralyzed with fear just from hearing this?" U-Olgamarie asked smugly. "As an opponent who has survived my attacks time and time again, I'm so disappointed in you for being so spineless."
"No, I just want to understand some things." Shiomi pressed her hand to her face, calming down from her surprise and uncertainty, and stared at the enemy in front of her who was exactly like Mary yet completely different. "Whether what she said is true or false, we have no reason to back down here."
"Ha, so you still have some backbone after all." U-Olga Marie looked at Shiomi. "Your journey ends here. Don't think that you've been able to escape all this time. I just have more important things to do."
As she spoke, she slowly rose into the sky and reached out her hand to Shio and Morgan.
Golden lightning appeared from U-Olga Marie's hand, like countless golden lightning snakes, heading straight for the two of them.