Chapter 540

【Gray: "Actions on the eve of the case?"】

【The Second: "That is the first round. Bersac said that someone violated several rules on the first day. That was Hartless approaching the village at night. He mostly went to confirm the devices and such at the end, and then left the village directly without worshiping the Black-Faced Madonna."】

【Gray: "Leaving the village..."】

【Indeed, doing so would also violate two rules.】

【Gray: "However, when he came?"】

【The Second: "That hut was built on the other side of the swamp, mostly outside the range of the village's magic alarm. Even so, he might have violated the rules. Bersac himself also said that occasionally someone would violate a rule, and going out late at night counts, so Hartless shouldn't care much about violations."】

【"Hartless does not directly get involved in cases; except for the capital investment in the Twin Towers Iselma, he should have been indirectly involved in many cases, but most of them were handled secretly and unknown to others."】

【"Hartless should have always chosen these kinds of cases to start with. Otherwise, I don't know when I will be targeted by what kind of uncertain molecules."】

【"I happened to break this point."】

【Kay: "So that's how it is, the thing called affinity diagram was left alone halfway, so that's how it is. The opportunity for this case is..."】

【The Second: "Yes, the opportunity for this case is me."】

【Gray: "The teacher is the opportunity, what does this mean?"】

【The Second: "That is why the Holy Church acted at this time. The Lord of the Zhong Ta entered the village, and the Holy Church could no longer sit idly by. At least Hartless judged so, and left here in a hurry."】

【"In Hartless's view, my entering the village at this stage must also be unexpected."】

Kairi Sisigou: "Mm, so that's how it is."】

Rin Tohsaka: "What do you mean?"】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Villagers, Gravediggers, Holy Church, they have been maintaining a certain balance in the village, but the appearance of the Second broke this balance."】

Kairi Sisigou: "After all, they don't know the purpose of the Second coming here, they will only think that the Zhong Ta also wants to come and intervene."】

Rin Tohsaka: "So, Hartless was scared away by the Second."】

Waver: "Uh, you can understand it that way."】

【Trimmau: "Everyone, we are almost there."】

【At this moment, they have walked out of the forest, the soft morning light stimulating their eyes, and the swamp is right in front.】

【The time has reached dawn, almost the moment when the King of Bones was determined to be dead.】

【Like a prophecy, a building that looked familiar floated up from inside the swamp; it was exactly the temple they saw underground.】

【The floated temple partially overlapped with the edge of the swamp, simply like building a bridge.】

【Gray: "That temple... floated up from the water?"】

【Kay gritted his teeth and said: "That is, Avalon!"】

Rin Tohsaka: "Avalon? What is that?"】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "It is the land where the dead King Arthur was transported. And, that is said to be the place where he is destined to be resurrected one day. Even if it is said that that place is the most sacred place in Britain, it is not an exaggeration."】

Kairi Sisigou: "This is not something modern magic can do; it is likely a creation of the Age of Mystery."】

Kayneth: "The place of resurrection, so that's how it is; they intend to complete the ceremony there."】

【At the same time, outside.】

【Flat: "Th, this is what? Why did the temple float up?"】

【Zebia: "You said it yourself, there are unnatural aspects in the terrain structure, and the terrain also has unnatural aspects in terms of structure... uh, anyway, people outside can interfere with this place that resembles the past like this, right?"】

【"It takes some steps to make the temple officially rise; I spent some effort to skip that process and make it operate. However, at the same time the temple rose, it seemed to have triggered the mechanism to lift the barrier."】

【Svin: "Meaning, you returned the favor with the method I used? Because I interfered, you used this?"】

【Zebia: "Your teacher shouldn't be an expert, so he couldn't teach you in this regard. Interference based on magic practice also has various styles and techniques, not just improper use of normal operating circuits counts as ability. Although this situation rarely happens, tactics that only apply when magician hackers meet also exist."】

【"For me, this is a rare opportunity to show the ability I have long forgotten."】

【Flat: "Ah haha! This is great! Magic even has this kind of usage! Atlas has the depth of a card game that has been operated for decades!"】

【Svin: "Alright, calm down."】

【Zebia: "Then, can you reach the mystery you should solve, Lord El-Melloi II."】

Kayneth: "So this is Zebia's handwriting, returning the favor with the same means."】

Waver: "It should be said, worthy of being the Director of Atlas."】

【The screen returns to the crystal ball.】

【The Second: "That shouldn't be Avalon itself, but a product built with reference to the Avalon legend. The metaphor Sir Kay just mentioned is very important in magic."】

【Kay: "Ha! It's really surprising that they can gather so many things."】

【The Second: "According to that affinity diagram, flesh, spirit, and soul will all become one in that temple."】

【Kay said impatiently: "The villagers also entered the temple through that bridge-like place, right? I don't know if they originally knew about this mechanism, but they are holding hands and loving each other with that masked king, waiting impatiently for you to deliver yourself to the door."】

【"Rushing in directly is just repeating the same mistakes. If she swings that pitch-black Holy Spear again, let alone us, even the whole mountain will be blown into ashes. Dying without pain might be very easy, but I think that ending is ridiculous."】

【The Second: "No, I'm afraid it won't be like that."】

【Although this was the case, they did not retreat and walked straight to the temple.】

【The 'ending' of this second round is about to be revealed.】

Kairi Sisigou: "Finally going to make the final break."】

Waver: "Hope there won't be any more trouble."】

Extra Feng Xi: "It's over, you said it like that, something will definitely happen. This is called setting a flag."】

Waver: "???"】

【Groups of figures gathered at the entrance of the temple; on one side were the villagers, numbering about a dozen, each holding an old axe or hoe, glaring at the Second's group.】

【"King Arthur's... flesh..."】

【Hearing those dull murmurs, Gray couldn't help but lower her eyes.】

【Not hiding it anymore, no one is calling Gray anymore.】

【Standing behind the villagers were two people, the old woman and Magdalena who were the representatives.】

【Gray: "Mother, old woman."】

【"..."】

【Magdalena didn't say a word, her eyes reflecting Gray's figure without emotion.】

【On the other side, confronting them was Sister Ilumia.】

【Although she was facing the villagers alone, with the combat ability she showed underground, she could easily solve these ordinary villagers without any effort.】

【And the skeleton soldier group that kept an equal distance from both sides, they were silently monitoring both sides.】

【The three parties were deadlocked here.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Does this count as a three-legged standoff?"】

Extra Feng Xi: "No, counting the Second and the others, it's four legs."】

Waver: "The King of Bones doesn't seem to intend to help the villagers."】

【Ilumia: "You guys are really slow."】

【The Second: "Didn't you fight?"】

【Ilumia: "Yeah, how could it be possible to fight in this situation? I discovered the swamp mechanism and intended to rush here first, but it was like this when I arrived... by the way, in this way, I am the first person to discover the scene, so I can't be trusted?"】

【"Why... is it like this..."】

【The old woman murmured, her whole person now losing her enthusiasm. Because the biggest reason they should have fought for their lives had already been deprived.】

【Kay: "Hey hey hey, how did things turn out like this?"】

【Their gazes gathered behind the skeleton soldier group.】

【At the foot of the Black-Faced Madonna statue in the temple. A figure was leaning against it.】

Kairi Sisigou: "Hey hey, this is interesting."】

Waver: "Still too late?"】

【Seeing this scene, Gray's pupils shrank, and dusty memories began to emerge.】

【A severe headache struck; the first thing she remembered was the sense of smell.】

【The smell of rotten wild grass and water, her throat felt like it was about to fester.】

【Then it was the sound, dozens, hundreds of ravens making harsh cries.】

【"You... took me..."】

【That ending is now revealed here.】