Chapter 1001

Steve Rogers

"That monster has gone mad to this extent, yet it can still use such a trick?" Steve Rogers raised his eyebrows somewhat unexpectedly; he didn't expect the Titan, who considers using schemes and tricks shameful, to actually break its own rule—looks like Heichi has affected it quite a bit.

"The Trojan Horse." Tony said with interest, "The 'Wooden Horse' stratagem from the ancient Greek Trojan War is a rather effective tactic. However, judging from the content of the stone tablet, the one who came up with this poisonous plan is probably not Nicadoli himself, but his retinue."

"I didn't expect its retinue to be so despicable... It's a pity that those stone-headed beings, though creations of Nicadoli, have not inherited the Titan's frankness."

Aglaea

Tony leaned back on the sofa, picked up his whiskey again, and gently swirled it: "I even have a bolder guess—because of Heichi, the War Titan has long lost the ability to think for itself, becoming a pure killing machine; these stone monsters are less its 'retinue' and more the people operating that machine behind the scenes."

"Tony, you mean... the mastermind behind the attack on Aohema is actually not the Titan, but its subordinate?"

"Bingo!" Tony snapped his fingers, "Even if the Titan has consciousness, it probably wouldn't focus its thoughts on human conflicts; to it, humans are just ants at its feet—would you care about ants fighting to the death? By contrast, it would be more vigilant about threats from the sky, and Aglaea is still watching from the sky."

Holy City

""Aohema will face an imminent catastrophe; someone must come to its aid." Wandi's face showed a rare hint of panic."

""..." Bai Wu did not answer immediately; he lowered his head to think for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "No, no. We must continue forward and fulfill our mission."

""Have you been blinded by fame and glory?! I've said it before—if you want to seize victory, the only way is to mobilize the entire army!"

""We are only one step away from Nicadoli; as long as we defeat the source of the evil thoughts, the plot will dissipate on its own. Just like that terrible strike, you and I are like arrows already released from the bow. Nicadoli can bring Aohema to its doom; conversely, we can do the same."

Bai Wu paused, then continued: "Besides… I trust Aglaea and Teacher Tibao. Aohema has two demigods stationed there, plus our companions; they can protect the holy city well."

I didn't expect that all tactics would have been switched; even Xing couldn't help but break a sweat for everyone in the holy city, but by now there really is no reason to abandon all previous efforts.

""... Very well, I'll trust your judgment this once. I hope we won't be driven into the depths of regret." Wandi looked at the treacherous plan on the stone tablet and still found it hard to believe: "Nicadoli… has your divine body truly been emptied by the hands of madness? Have you completely abandoned a warrior's dignity?"

The three continued through the gate, moving forward, but the further they went, the more they felt the air ahead grow hot and stifling. Upon arriving at the Soul-Forging Area, they spotted in a corner a Titan retinue whose consciousness had not yet been completely eroded.

""With stainless steel, forge an indestructible body. Great is Nicadoli… ruler of all nations. Mighty is Nicadoli… feared by the world." The retinue repeatedly chanted these words.

""An indestructible body…" Bai Wu Bei's words drew attention: "The Nicadoli attacking Aohema is merely a half-body. According to its meaning, there shouldn't be any left in Xuanfengcheng, right?"

""At the end of the great war, Nicadoli inexplicably fell into madness, its divine power continually draining. Now… that Titan's remaining strength is less than one-tenth of what it once was." Wandi said coldly, "Creating a half-body for oneself can indeed consolidate power, but compared to an honorable death, it chose to linger in this way… it's lamentable."

Abomination of Abundance

Titan

Bai E: "Speaking of immortality, you're also an expert in this field, huh."

"Cut the nonsense."

Bai E suddenly recalled: "Xing, I haven't mentioned this to you yet? The Golden Descendants each have their own special abilities. And rumor has it that the undefeated crown prince of Xuanfengcheng, Wandi—his heavenly gift is 'Refusing Death'."

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Harry Potter.

"Re-, refusing death?!!"

Bai E's seemingly plain remark, in an instant, through the heavens, stirred up a huge wave in Gryffindor's common room.

Ron was so shocked he nearly slipped off his chair, his gaping mouth could almost fit five eggs.

"Hey hey! You still remember, right? That's the Star Core Hunter——" Ron instinctively lowered his voice, "He can't die either! And he's unkillable after a hundred kills! You say, could Wandi's Xuanfengcheng ancestors be some kind of Abundance aberration?"

"Abundance......" Hermione almost subconsciously shook her head, "Impossible, the 'undying' trait is extremely rare even among Abundance aberrations; how many truly undying beings are there in Abundance? At least as things stand now, one would need the blood and flesh of an Abundance emissary of envoy-level to let a person never die. But the problem is, where would we get so much blood and flesh of Abundance emissaries? And how could it possibly appear in Wengfalusuo?"

"That hidden Third Fate!" Ron was somewhat anxious, unconsciously raising his voice a bit, "... Maybe that Third Fate is actually 【Abundance】?"

"That's too far-fetched. Wandi's 'undying' is merely one of the many mysteries hovering above Wengfalusuo. Moreover, judging from Bai E's words, the Golden Descendants each have some special traits; it's hard to say other Golden Descendants don't have even more exaggerated abilities." Hermione quickly calmed down, began analyzing point by point: "Even so, suppose 【Abundance】 truly exists in Wengfalusuo, it couldn't possibly appear only in Wandi."

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fate/apocrypha

"Refusing death? That's interesting, I wonder..."

Akaliusi stood on the mountaintop, feeling the chill of early spring, but when he heard Bai E's words, his expression instantly changed.

Atalante glanced at him: "You seem quite interested."