"Why are you so confident?"
Animusfia looked at Jason and said with some surprise.
There are still countless attacks falling from the cracks in the sky, so much so that if the Chaldeans on the ship choose to continue moving forward, they will be shattered into pieces if they are not careful.
No, under the bombardment of such high-purity magic power, I'm afraid not even the powder will be left.
Fortunately, Hercules still protected them with his crumbling body.
But therein lies the problem.
In order to lift him and the Argonaut to a safe place, Hercules even gave up maintaining the last remaining atmosphere of the earth.
Currently, it is obviously difficult for Mashu to only rely on Mashu's Noble Phantasm to maintain the surrounding oxygen and gravity environment.
Not only the air and ocean, but now even the debris on the seabed have been moved towards the sky.
If it is not stopped, the earth's crust may be torn apart and floated into the sky.
Although it won't turn into a tragedy like the earth disappearing, and at most it will just appear like a bunch of floating mountains like in a certain science fiction movie, it can be said to be completely earth-shaking for human beings.
It was originally expected that the humans who might survive in the mountain peaks and plateau areas had no chance of surviving at this time.
The dead cannot be resurrected. Now even if Animusfia and others really shoot down the god on the moon, the rescue of the singularity has already ended in failure.
Jason was right.
—————————It failed from the beginning.
There was originally a last glimmer of hope, but Animusfia couldn't understand that Heracles would actually choose to give up the last glimmer of hope to save them.
Just like Doctor Strange who handed the Time Stone to Thanos very calmly.
It's never worth it.
Unless, he has other plans.
"Why, in the hope of saving the entire human race, would you choose to give up maintaining gravity and choose to save us?"
Animusfia couldn't help but ask Hercules.
"Gods can only protect you."
Hercules had never intended to reveal the truth to Animusfia and the others, but now that everything except the final trump card had been revealed, Hercules chose not to hide it anymore.
"From the moment humans were born, humans have faced many fears, threats from nature, threats from wild beasts, threats from diseases, and threats from the unknown. Faced with threats that may be taken away at any time Faced with the threat of their own lives, human beings have no other option but to wait in fear for that day to come, and to live in panic all day long.
Therefore, human beings began to long for gods, for an existence that could dominate all of this, for an existence that could protect them from threats and get rid of fear. They began to long for the protection from gods.
However, gods can only go so far. If they want to open up a path for mankind, they need humans themselves. Otherwise, even if tens of millions of years pass, humans will not be able to make full progress compared to now. The future is stuck here. "
Listening to Hercules' words, Animusfia recalled the white giant she had fought against at the last singularity.
For humans, the defeat of the gods may be a blessing.
If the white giant had not been defeated by humans, but by some other god, perhaps as Hercules said, the world today would still be one where humans are supervised and protected by gods.
Then the wheel of human history that continues to advance and develop becomes nonsense.
"Children who stay with their parents will never grow up. The path that belongs to humanity must be opened up by humans themselves."
Jason added.
"But didn't you say before that the gods are invincible?"
Animusfia asked Jason in return.
"But what humans have to do is not to defeat the gods, but to get rid of them."
However, Jason only replied to him in an understatement.
Heracles also made a promise to Animusfia at the same time.
"Thanks to that Rider, there is still hope for the future of mankind. There is no need to worry about this anymore————————And I, who have chosen the path of gods, will never be able to complete this journey for you. All I can do is It’s just a matter of lending a helping hand.”
"Sure enough, from the very beginning, you have placed your hopes on your best friends—on humans?"
Unfortunately, when faced with Animusfia's question, Hercules did not give a clear answer, but replied vaguely:
"From the beginning, I have placed my hope on humans."
However, Animusphia's mind recalled the comments Hercules had made about Jason.
Hercules, who was still an enemy in their eyes at that time, once said this about the existence named Jason——————
An extremely good human being.
At that time, everyone in Chaldea simply believed that Heracles was commenting on Jason's weakness.
But in fact, the word "humanity" spoken by Hercules, who affirmed the species "humanity" from the bottom of his heart and longed for this identity with all his heart, was exactly what Hercules could give to others. The greatest compliment.
Hercules never underestimated his best friend for even a moment.
Although there are many heroes on the Argonauts, if we talk about the one who is most like a human being, everyone including Heracles will choose Jason without hesitation.
Proud and arrogant, greedy for life but afraid of death, happy to achieve great achievements but shy of body and timidity, Jason has all the shortcomings of ordinary people.
But there is more than one side to a person.
If the word "contradiction" needs to be expressed by a specific image that exists in reality, I am afraid it must be the human being.
"What's the use of talking about this now————"
Jason interrupted the conversation between Animusfia and Hercules, and then said to Animusfia:
"I just hope you are worthy of trust, Director of the Observatory."
"I can only tell you all——"
However, Animusfia was interrupted again by Jason just halfway through her words.
"I'm not asking you a question, nor am I seeking your consent. This is a request."
Jason looked at Animusfia with a rather serious look, and the decadence and vicissitudes of life that Animusfia had observed in the past seemed to have been swept away.
"Even if you say so, my current situation is not optimistic - if I really want to complete this last step, it would be better for you to do it."
Animusfia waved her hands helplessly, signaling her predicament to Jason.
From the previous dialogue, it is not difficult for Animusfia to see that Jason is ready to sacrifice himself at this time.
"Hey, is it Hydera's snake venom..."
Gu Yiasong subconsciously looked at Hercules, who was also affected by the Hydra snake venom.
"But you must have a way to solve it later. Who should fight against the goddess is not something you and I can decide. The trust I am talking about does not require you to just repair the human logic in this singularity. I After this singularity is repaired, it will disappear, but you are different, right?"
"Have you already started making plans for what's to come? Are you actually so confident about the current predicament?"
"Of course, I, Jason, have never failed a voyage in my life, and this Argonaut has never reached its destination."
"Didn't you say that the crew all depend on you?"
"Aren't my best crew members already here?"
Jason looked up at the giant body of Hercules, and the golden giant bow made of the bodies of Hydra and the Caucasian condor appeared in Hercules' hands again at some unknown time.
"That's it."
Animusfia's face showed an expression of understanding.
"Then please take us to our destination, Captain."
Having said that, Animusfia didn't say anything more and stood beside Mashu and Fujimaru Ritsuka.
The surrounding gravity has completely disappeared, and now they can stand on the Argonauts thanks to the remaining power of Hercules.
Animusfia turned to look at Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was looking at her resentfully, and scratched her head in embarrassment.
"Don't look at me, it's really not my turn to sacrifice myself this time."
After bidding this girl farewell with a heroic look, it must be said that it was extremely embarrassing to stand together again in this way.
Especially when this is the third time similar scenes have occurred.
The first two times he came back with a half-dead appearance could somewhat alleviate the similar feeling of embarrassment, but now, although the situation is very bad, Animusfia is still able to be alive and kicking, but she is no longer able to maintain such an atmosphere. Zhonghuitian.
"snort."
The red-haired girl turned her head to the side with a hint of anger, but her body still moved towards Animusfia honestly.
"Mr. Hercules, Mr. Jason..."
Mashu looked at the two heroic spirits behind him with some melancholy.
Even though they have experienced the sacrifices of many heroes, including Jeanne d'Arc, in the past several singularities, they will still feel unbearable emotions when facing such a scene again.
Although he knew that they had long passed away in the long river of myth and history, and that what appeared here was just the body of a heroic spirit composed of magic power, and even though he knew that they did not care, and that he would even make the same choice, Matthew really Still can't accept that success must be achieved at the expense of someone.
"Our sacrifices don't matter at all, but you should just continue to maintain that conflicting heart, little girl. For humans, this shouldn't be a bad thing."
With a relieved expression, Jason told Matthew, who turned back to look at him, and then turned to look at Hercules:
"How's it going? Do you still have the energy to shoot the last arrow? Old man."
"Honestly, no."
Hercules shook his head with great sincerity.
"I just boasted so much, but you still don't give me face as usual..."
Jason shook his head helplessly, and then said:
"But this time you don't have to fight alone. How about you accompany me to raise the sail for the last time?"
As he spoke, Jason's spirit body emitted a pale golden light.
Both Animusfia and Fujimaru Ritsuka are familiar with the little bits of golden stardust, which is a sign that the heroic spirits will soon return to their seats.
There is only one possibility for such a situation to occur to a heroic spirit that has not been fatally injured.
Jason took the initiative to burn out his spiritual energy and magic power.
"...You are the most human-like person I have ever seen."
"Your compliment is really not straightforward enough, Hercules. I almost got it wrong."
Faced with Hercules' praise, Jason just smiled in relief, and then poured all his magic power into the bow and strings that Hercules opened.
After shooting the previous arrow and the sudden explosion of the Demonic Pillar, Heracles had completely lost the ability to continue fighting. Now he can barely maintain his form thanks to the previous use of the Sky Wind Usurper to plunder. There are enough precious phantoms.
Although the original Heracles tried his best to predict the appearance of the Demonic Pillar, he poured all his strength into the golden pillar of light that shot straight to the moon, and then also bet on himself. The spirit base comes to maintain the broken sky.
Therefore, Heracles alone was unable to send the Chaldeans on the Argo to the moon surface again.
But Jason's appearance changed everything.
If the original Hercules existed as a separate god, then the current Hercules can actually be regarded as existing as a heroic spirit attached to Jason's Noble Phantasm to a certain extent.
And the body that was nearly collapsed also got the chance to shoot an arrow again.
What also remains unchanged is the load placed on the spirit base by shooting that arrow.
Only this time it will be Jason who takes the responsibility for Hercules.
However, after absorbing the Noble Phantasms of many heroic spirits, Heracles, who had become a complete god, was still unable to survive after shooting that arrow.
And with Jason's spiritual base to bear the consequences of this arrow, it would obviously put him in a situation that is a hundred times more miserable than Heracles's now.
It was even questionable whether Hercules could successfully shoot this arrow.
If the barrel of the gun explodes at the moment of firing, even if the bullet is successfully fired, it may not hit the target with its original power.
Even life or death are two different things.
Fortunately, Jason's Noble Phantasm Argo is not an ordinary Noble Phantasm. It can exist independently of Jason's spiritual base to a certain extent. It can also be used to a certain extent when Jason holds it. Strengthen the strength of the spiritual base it possesses.
Even so, Hercules still had to take a gamble when shooting the arrow.
All the magic power of Hercules was concentrated in the golden bow in his hand, and Jason also poured all his magic power into Hercules' bow and his Argonaut.
"Hey, are you planning to——————"
After witnessing this scene, Animusfia said to Jason belatedly.
However, before he could finish his words, the huge acceleration caused Animusfiya and everyone else on the ship to cling to something they could rely on behind them.
"It's too late to notice now! Set sail and tear apart the sky's Astrapste Argo!"
Jason stretched out his hand forward, and Heracles let go of the bowstring in his hand. The Argonauts, which had been used as arrows, indeed turned into a golden light and shot through the air like arrows.
Just like what Jason said, tear the sky apart.
