"Hera...Kles?"
Facing the giant that held up the entire sky, Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka, who heard the name of Heracles from Jason's mouth, subconsciously repeated Jason's words.
After the tsunamis and earthquakes that swept the entire planet ended, the large amounts of volcanic ash ejected from the volcano and the subsequently solidified lava particles flew toward the sky as if they were defying gravity.
If the above scene can be explained by strong winds, then there are no more examples of water droplets floating in the sky from the ocean that can be speculated based on common sense on the earth.
Perhaps there are still examples of "dragons absorbing water" in reality, or examples such as waterspouts that can make seawater and the creatures in it fly into the sky.
But in the end, as long as it is still within the gravitational range of the earth and does not exceed the second cosmic speed that is enough to leave the earth, both the water in the sea and the fish in the water will eventually fall back one day.
Even if you are lucky enough to exceed the first cosmic speed, you will never return to the ground and will always be in the process of falling.
And if you want to truly leave this planet and reach the other side of the distant starry sky, the effort and cost required are far beyond ordinary natural phenomena.
At least, something less common.
Or, it's hard to call it a natural phenomenon.
The scene in front of us, which looks like the inversion of falling raindrops and falling sand and gravel, is the kind of landscape that can hardly be called natural.
A large amount of steam generated by the mixing of a large amount of volcanic ash and lava with sea water was also instantly densely distributed in the upward flying rain.
Finally, like countless thin white lines, the "heavy rain" began to tilt toward the sky.
"Lie down on the boat, Ritsuka!"
While Animusfia manipulated the sea water to take away the larger rocks produced by the molten magma, which was also rising, she tried her best to allow Jason's Argonaut to head towards the sky here. remain stable in heavy rain.
"Think of a way to stop your ship. We can't follow the water and surge into the sky!"
"You made it simple. Now the limit is already the limit without capsizing!"
Jason, who was still standing on the deck, held the rudder with both hands and spoke to Animusfia with difficulty.
In fact, if he were not the body of a heroic spirit and was still the ordinary mortal Jason before him, then he would probably no longer be able to control this lost and recovered treasure ship that had been with him for a long time.
In just a few minutes, Jason himself noticed that more than hundreds of gravels had hit his body.
If it weren't for the fact that as a heroic spirit, as long as his spiritual core was intact, he could recover with the help of magic power, Jason might have died in this disaster long ago.
And Animusfia's magic support also relieved Jason's pressure to a great extent.
As time went by, Animusfia even felt that her weight had decreased to a certain extent, as if she could fly into the sky at any time.
At the same time, he was also keenly aware that the surrounding air gradually became thinner.
Although it is almost impossible for ordinary people to breathe in this reverse rainstorm mixed with volcanic ash, steam and gravel.
If the previous disaster of rising seawater only caused the extinction of terrestrial creatures, including humans, and creatures such as fish and shellfish in the ocean could still survive, then the sky is really shattering at this moment. ·A natural disaster is a disaster that completely destroys the greatest miracle conceived on this inconspicuous little blue dot in the universe and destroys the entire ecological circle.
Has gravity weakened? Or, was it interfered with?
"Ma Xiu, can you unfold your Noble Phantasm?"
Lying tightly on the Argo, which was trying its best to maintain stability in the pouring rain, Fujimaru Ritsuka said this to Mashu, who was guarding him with a shield.
"Senior, I can do it, but——————————"
Matthew looked around and said with a complicated expression.
The loss of air as a gas is much greater than the loss of gravel and seawater as liquids and solids.
Perhaps the loss of air had already begun before Animusfia and the others saw the sea water floating.
And now the surrounding air is so thin that even Mashu can detect it.
Although as a half-servant, she does not need to worry about oxygen issues like Animusfia, but for her Master, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who is the only ordinary person on board the Argo at this time, this problem It becomes crucial.
"Lord Chaldeas!"
The translucent city wall expanded toward the periphery with Mashu as the center, and finally enveloped the entire Argonaut. For a moment, the noisy rain and violent wind stopped, and the tiny particles splashing like bullets were also excluded. .
"However, my Noble Phantasm cannot stop the loss of surrounding air..."
"The air is not a big problem at the moment. At least now that Hercules is still carrying the sky, even if there is a small passage, it will not be unacceptable."
After standing up, Animusfia patted the clothes stained by the seawater mixed with volcanic ash with her mechanical prosthesis and said.
However, that was in vain, as the prosthetic limb, which was also covered with sand, slapped on the clothes would only make the original stains worse.
After sighing at her clothes, Animusfia noticed that her prosthetic limbs were a little sluggish when moving.
This is not a problem with DaVinci's products.
Although Leonardo da Vinci's craftsmanship absolutely ensured that Animusfia's prosthetic limbs would not face problems such as sand and water intrusion, but after experiencing high-intensity battles at two singular points, Animusfia's prosthetics The left prosthetic arm has experienced various baptisms, including but not limited to fire, wind, sand and sea water. It went up to the sky and went down to the deep sea. In just a few months, Animusfia's prosthetic leg encountered all the challenges faced by conventional equipment. Any environment you can experience.
This also ignores the impact caused by many servants and the details of Lu Bu's direct use of the five weapons of the God of War.
At this time, only a little bit of sand and sea water had entered, but Animusfia wanted to thank Da Vinci for the quality of his product.
"Speaking of which, what exactly happened..."
Standing up from the deck, Fujimaru Ritsuka glanced at the alien-like scene around him and said in a daze.
At least none of the elements that the earth should have in her mind were reflected at the moment.
It would be better to say that just the fact that the sea water was gradually moving towards the sky was beyond her understanding of the universe.
If he and others were not still standing on the boat, they would have lost the concept of up and down.
Even Ritsuka's brain was telling her that she was actually standing on her head.
But she is clearly still standing on the Argonaut, right? .
"Why did this happen suddenly?"
"I'm afraid Hercules has completely broken with the original gods. Referring to the killed Oceanus, I am afraid that the one who was killed this time was the god 'Uranus' who symbolized the sky, and the broken The split sky should be the embodiment of Ouranos' death."
Animusfia said this after looking at the spear he named "Uranos" in his hand.
"Sky, killed?"
Ritsuka, who couldn't understand the concept of the sky, tilted his head and looked at Mashu.
Mashu also looked at his Master with a puzzled expression.
"The concept of the sky is indeed abstract. Modern scientific discoveries have indeed confirmed that the 'sky' is just something created by human beings' wishful thinking. What is truly suspended above the earth is actually the atmosphere. As for the blue sky, it is nothing but sunlight and light. The color of the universe is just the color of the atmosphere.”
"Then the sky doesn't exist at all, so how can it be carried by Hercules on his shoulders now?"
Jason asked questions about sights that were even more beyond common sense.
"Although the sky imagined by humans does not exist, we can indeed give a definition to the sky. If aquatic creatures live in an 'ocean' composed of water, can we think that we Humans and other terrestrial creatures live in an 'ocean' made of air? If you think so, the so-called 'sky' is the name of this 'ocean'.
We and other flightless creatures can only live at the bottom of this 'ocean', while creatures like birds can swim in this 'ocean'. Looking at it from this perspective, the two pillars of the ocean and the sky together are the real 'Oceanos' on this planet - the ocean. "
"So the limit of the sky... is the highest point that can be reached by flying with aerodynamic force, the Karman line?"
After connecting Animusfia's words with his existing knowledge, Mash keenly got the answer.
"It's exactly like that, and what Hercules carried on his shoulders should be the concrete Karman Line. Hercules once carried the sky for a while in place of the giant Atlas for the golden apple during his adventure. Si is also fully capable of doing this for the time being."
Animsfia added.
"But the Kármán line is determined there because of the Earth's gravitational range. Why does it change so easily?
Animusfia nodded again, confirming Matthew's question:
"The reason why the Karman line is at the Karman line is because the earth's gravity keeps most of the atmosphere above that plane - just like the sea level. Then you should realize it, right? The truth behind the fall is the change in gravity. The rise of sea water and the disappearance of air are also due to this. As for whether it is the decrease in the gravity of the earth itself or the interference of other factors?"
Animusfia looked up again and looked at the bright moon, which was connected to the planet by a golden beam of light and had been hidden behind the sky before.
The moon was still the same as when he had nothing to do, but it was too clear.
Looking at the moon that was more than ten times larger than the normal size, Animusfia lowered her head.
He finally understood why the Moon Goddess could 'kill' the ocean and the sky.
If it weren't for Hercules' persistence, or the creation of extra "power" for this planet to maintain the sky, I am afraid that the Kármán line at this time would have collapsed above the surface, and the earth would not be alive by then. , even the 'ocean' composed of water and air will be scattered into the universe.
However, faced with such a dilemma, what can they do?
