There was still a quiet and deep night above our heads, but the dim light of the stars seemed even more distant.
This is a lonely and desolate wilderness, with beating red flames burning on the horizon, swords, halberds, axes, hammers and sticks... Weapons of different shapes are inserted into the red rock soil like tombstones.
Saber stood on the endless red wilderness holding a sword.
Her eyes swept across the blood-stained land. Many corpses that seemed real and illusory were piled up. There were knights in silver armor, orcs with ferocious faces, warriors in green cloaks, and bloated giants...
The dry wind blew over this battlefield that existed in the past and was deeply imprinted in someone's soul. The faint smell of blood filled the air, making the tragic and heroic atmosphere of the past still linger.
Saber couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
The ground line was blood red, and the earth as far as the eye could see was also blood red.
The scene of Kamlan's Hills came to her mind again. The once glorious country was reduced to ruins, and the dead hills were covered with corpses.
The sight of this small world and this wilderness hurt the girl's heart.
Although he is still called "Unlimited Sword System", his essence has already changed, because he is not a "partner of justice", even his original dream is different.
This inherent barrier embodies the traces of Renn's past battles.
There is no honor in it.
Death and blood are everywhere, and anger, hatred, unwillingness and unyielding are condensed on every inch of the land.
Saber's eyes were red when she came to her senses.
She bit her lip and stared deeply at the slender figure opposite.
He was standing not far in front of her, with his striking white hair dancing in the wind, and his angular face as cold as a sculpture. Under the cold starlight, the burning blood and fire stretched his shadow very long. .
The two people's eyes intertwined, and each other's hearts were not at peace.
"Why, aren't you going to do something?"
Ren's indifferent voice broke the silence. He gently raised his hand, and hundreds of precious phantoms rose up from the ground in an instant, surrounding him.
The red rose that destroys the devil, the yellow rose that must be destroyed, the distant ravaging dominance, the indestructible lake light, the eternally distant golden sword, the sword of rotating victory, the sword of deviation Ea, the lock of heaven, the spiral sword... one piece This shiny and crystal-clear treasure emits a surging magical energy.
These famous weapons in history highlight him, making him as powerful as the God of War.
Even though she knew about his ability, Saber still felt a little shocked when she looked at the shining Noble Phantasms.
King Daimao fell into silence. The scene in this inherent barrier and this scene made her calm down a little, and she slowly put down the holy sword in her hand.
Even with the most optimistic judgment, she would not be able to defeat Wu Ming in a short time, and she could only protect herself. As long as he doesn't allow it, she can't get out of here at all.
The key is that she has no confidence in the contaminated Holy Grail... before, it was just a mood swing that broke the jar.
After an unspeakable silence, Saber asked in a deep voice: "Wu Ming, is this... your inherent barrier?"
"So, I used it to defeat Rider's King's army. However, the scenery here is not very good. I guess you won't like it. I didn't want to show it to you."
Ren crossed his arms and his clear voice seemed a bit ethereal.
As the King of Knights, she would definitely think of the corpses of knights all over the ground, thinking of the ruined Britain. Wouldn't she find it an eyesore?
Arturia looked at him a little absent-mindedly, and after a moment of silence she asked, "Is this the reason why you gave up on your ideal?"
Mental landscapes often embody a person's most profound memories or experiences. It was easy for her to get a glimpse of part of his past, but his experience seemed so bad...
"Aren't you curious about my origin? Let me show you part of it, so that you don't always complain that I know your story very well, but you know nothing about me."
Ren slowly closed his eyes, and a burst of magic air surged from his body.
'Spell──Starry Sky Reflection'
The past reappears, and scenes from the past emerge in the wilderness.
One on the left and one on the right, these are two battlefields.
In the wilderness, the sound of horse hooves comes from far and near, and the tragic atmosphere blows in the face. The iron horses are fighting, the smoke is filled, and the roars are constant...
Saber looked slightly stunned and looked at the two battlefields on the left and right.
On the left, there is a group of knights wearing white leather armor, surrounded by a group of black orcs. The number of enemies is almost ten times more than them.
The knights, led by a man holding a big sword, drew their swords and charged towards a certain place while roaring.
The battle reached fever pitch almost instantly, with constant roars and roars, blood mixed with dust, limbs flying everywhere, and white leather armor dyed red...
On the right, there was a group of soldiers on horseback wearing green cloaks. They pulled out their steel knives and, led by a soldier, launched a charge!
Some were in tears, some were looking forward to death, and some were glaring with anger... Not everyone was fearless, but no one chose to retreat.
They roared and galloped, almost suicidally, towards a giant that was more than ten meters tall and covered with animal hair in the distance. The men and horses turned upside down, and the gravel and blood spattered...
Soon, the two battles came to an end.
Saber watched all this intently, her thumbs clenched until they turned white.
completely annihilated.
Whether they are knights or cavalry wearing green cloaks and strange equipment, they all inevitably step into the abyss of destruction.
In the wilderness on the left, the sunset dyed half of the sky red. The knights who fought bravely to kill the enemy were finally outnumbered, and their bodies fell in a pool of blood.
In the lava purgatory-like scene, only a young knight stood.
One of his arms was bitten off by an orc, and the other arm was also covered in bones.
The long knife broke and he lost too much blood. He tried his best to knock down an orc, and bit the orc's throat with his teeth. His teeth also collapsed, and then he stood up with blood on his face and lips.
Under the bloody dusk, the last knight stood in the center of the battlefield, surrounded by hundreds of orcs rushing toward him like a black tide...
In the wilderness on the right, the ground was full of gravel, bloody horses, and lifeless soldiers.
A young soldier relied on the sacrifice of his companions to approach the giant covered with animal hair.
After he defeated the giant with his blade, he dragged out the enemy hidden at the back of the giant's neck. With a bloodthirsty expression on his face, he frantically chopped the enemy into a pile of minced meat!
The wilderness became silent, and a breeze slowly blew through the blood-stained land.
The last soldier walked alone in the dead battlefield. He lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly. He seemed to be trying to find a survivor from the pile of corpses, but only the dying neighing of the horses echoed...
The knight on the left has blond hair and blue eyes, the soldier on the right has black hair and blue eyes, and the magician in the middle has white hair and black eyes.
Ren opened his dark eyes, and two figures on the left and right stood beside him.
The appearance features of the three young people are all different, and only the similar eyes prove that they seem to be the same person.
The two battlefields quickly disappeared.
In the wilderness filled with swords and flames, Ren and Saber stood at opposite ends of the wilderness. Under the deep night, they seemed to be looking at each other across the sea of stars.
Saber looked at Wuming blankly, but could not see any emotion from his indifferent face.
Although I don’t quite understand some of the details, I don’t know which land or time and space the story took place in. But she knew that none of this was false, and was undoubtedly what he had experienced.
'You gave up after just two failures? '
'King of Knights, how dare you say that, what does it mean to fail only twice? Maybe one day, after you fail twice, you will give up saving Britain. '
Saber's body trembled slightly as she recalled the conversation at the castle.
Britain was destroyed once in front of her, and she lost the courage and confidence to try again, trying to let others try, if it was twice...
Only then did Artoria realize that she had unintentionally stabbed his deepest and most painful scar.
She couldn't criticize and question him harshly. She didn't know why Wuming had several very different experiences.
But the ending of almost losing everything and only being left with herself──she knew it all too well.
"This is...the memory of your battle?"
"Yes, maybe...it's just not pleasant."
Saber bit her lip and lowered her head: "Wu Ming, I'm sorry, I made rash comments without knowing you."
After witnessing everything tragic just now, the girl felt very depressed. On the balcony of Einzbern Castle, she had criticized him unceremoniously.
"You don't need to apologize at all. Just like I never recognized your ideas, I was just as rude when I accused you." Ren said with a very calm expression.
They're just hurting each other.
He also admitted that sometimes he found her an eyesore and even upset her.
Because the experience of the King of Knights seemed to remind him that when he was a knight, he was also in the same mess. After losing all his relatives, friends and comrades, he could only regret and lament...
If he could go back then, he might also try to change the experience of the world of Karan Knights and the World of Giants, just like Saber placing her hope on the Holy Grail.
Arturia was speechless.
Only now did she realize that he actually had a good temper, which was just masked by his poisonous tongue. Of course, to be more precise, he was very rational and rarely had unnecessary emotions.
Renn continued in a calm voice: "Saber, does it really make sense to deny the history you have created and the meaning of the battle, and rely on others to do it again?
Artoria remained silent this time.
"There is no need to hand over the self after death, and there is no need to belittle one's own life. Isn't it good to accept this stupid ending with a steady smile?
There is such a fool in front of you. He failed, regretted it, tried again and failed... and finally accepted his ending calmly. "
The deep voice echoed in the wilderness, and Ren walked up to her step by step, staring at her with his deep eyes.
Saber's green eyes gradually lost their luster, and she slowly lowered her head: "Wu Ming, if the Holy Grail is not contaminated, can my hometown be saved?"
The girl's voice was almost desperate.
"Do you know how to save it? How? Britain's demise is a point on the fixed tape of the quantum record, and it is impossible to change it under normal circumstances.
Even if it succeeds, it will only form a Lost Belt.
As for the more stable demise you mentioned, what are your specific methods? Let the Holy Grail choose a better person for you, and then repeat history again?
The Holy Grail is not a universal wish-granting machine at all. Its principle is to use the return of heroic spirits... Due to the formation of a hole in the outside world, the magic power from the outside of the world will flow out.
Nearly infinite magic power is naturally very useful to magicians.
If the winner's wish is to gain great power, it can be easily obtained. If the winner's wish is world peace, then... just go to sleep.
And with the current nature of the Holy Grail, it is very possible to destroy the world and achieve nuclear peace. The same is true for saving Britain, and the outcome will only be worse. "
He didn't want to crush her last hope, but she was on the completely wrong path.
It's not that Saber is definitely wrong in trying to save her hometown, but the "miracle" she pursues simply doesn't have that great power that can grant her salvation.
The rules of this world do not allow certain fixed histories to be changed, and the Holy Grail is not enough to fulfill her wish.
Continuing on will only lead to the abyss.
"Woo..."
Saber finally couldn't hold it back and let out a sob.
She knew that he had not lied to her, and that slim hope had been ruthlessly crushed.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she recalled the ideals she had wanted to accomplish and the people she wanted to save.
Arturia knelt down on the wilderness, lowering her head to prevent Wu Ming from seeing her tears of regret.
As early as the moment she drew her sword, she was trying to save the ending of her hometown.
To this end, she can study hard, handle state affairs diligently, put aside personal feelings, reward and punish her subjects fairly and seriously, and wield her sword to kill intruders mercilessly.
In order for the country to continue, she can also exploit the village's supplies to serve as armaments regardless of opposition, she can let the Knights of the Round Table pursue the Holy Grail regardless of danger, she can refuse to recognize the identity of her bloodline Mordred, and she can ruthlessly order the execution of poor Gui Nivell...
The result was that Tristan left, Persivir died, Galahad died for his mission, Lancelot defected, Gawain died heroically, Mordred started a rebellion... until Britain was completely destroyed!
Saber cried silently, and her regret turned into thousands of sharp arrows piercing her heart.
She had saved nothing but the bloodstained hills of corpses, and nothing was left of Britain.
"Ah, I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I... it's all because of me..." Saber's white cheeks were covered with tears.
Everything is irreversible.
She no longer wiped away the tears that had fallen, and cried until her throat became choked with sobs in this small world isolated from the rest of the world.
She no longer needs to play the role of a king. She can allow herself to show weakness or make a fool of herself... The only witness is a guy who is as embarrassed as her.
Arturia fell to her knees, tears already covering her eyes.
How she hoped that there really were miracles in this world, and that miracles could erase her heaviest sins!
Ren's dark eyes were like a pool of stagnant water. At this moment, her pride and dignity were all shattered. The disguise was removed, and what was exposed in front of him was just a helpless and desperate girl.
He had been as desperate as she had been.
The sky is still high and the stars are still out of reach.
The young knight lay on the ground, looking at the sky under the afterglow. When he was about to die, he heard the voice of "miracle", but his consciousness was blurred at the time.
He finally killed 7 orcs in the decisive battle. Adding the number he killed before, he just completed the main mission, so he had the opportunity to go to the giant world. After killing the beast giant, he would go to the steam world.
It's just that he didn't know it at that time.
There are still many things he doesn't know.
Within this inherent barrier, in this wilderness where corpses are piled up and weapons are everywhere, there is still a slim hope in this devastated scene.
When Saber's saddest cry echoed in the wilderness, a "miracle" from the infinite sea of chaos responded to her.
Time and space stopped, and the entire small world instantly turned into black and white.
The only ones that still retain their colors are Ren and Saber.
? ? ?
Ren had a very surprised expression on his face, and subconsciously touched his heart. Saber was stunned, and a vast power that she could not imagine enveloped her.
Right in front of her eyes, the beating words emitted a mysterious brilliance and were imprinted in the void.
She had never seen such words before, but she could instantly understand the meaning - "Do you accept the contract of the favored one of miracles?" 』
Renn looked at the contract in confusion, and then a series of information was directly transmitted into his mind.
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In the selection of favored ones, a total of three favored persons will be selected within ten years. Only when all the favored persons die or are disconnected will the next round begin.
Favored Person No. 1 (Experimental Group)─Ren Ackerman.
Blessed Person No. 2 (Control Group)─Under selection.
Favored Person No. 3 (Control Group)─To be determined. (Since the favored person No. 1 is forced to contract, according to the initial regulation 004, the favored person No. 3 will be designated by the No. 1.)
Renn: "..."
I thought it was a single machine, but I didn't expect it to be a three-row machine.
