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 stands on the endless red wilderness holding a sword.
Her eyes swept over 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 Camlan's Hills came to her mind again. The once glorious country was reduced to ruins, and the dead hills were covered with corpses.
The scene in 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 back 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 and hard as a sculpture. Under the cold starlight, the burning blood and fire stretched his shadow very long.
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The two people's eyes intertwined, and each other felt uneasy.
"What, why don't you do it?"
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 breaks the devil, the yellow rose that must be destroyed, the distant ravaging supremacy, 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 noble phantoms shimmering with light.
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 could only protect herself. As long as he did not allow it, she would not be able to 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 absently, and after a moment of silence she asked, "Is this why you gave up on your ideals?"
Mental landscapes often reflect a person's most profound memories or experiences. She could easily get a glimpse of part of his past, but his experiences 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 sounds from far to near, and the tragic atmosphere blows towards your face. The fighting horses are filled with smoke, 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 around, and white leather armor dyed red...
On the right, there is a group of soldiers on horseback wearing green cloaks. They drew their steel knives and, led by a soldier, launched a charge!
Some had tears streaming down their faces, some looked down upon death, and some had angry eyes... 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 were turned upside down, and the gravel was splashed with blood...
Soon, the two battles came to an end.
Saber watched all this intently, her thumbs clenched until they turned white.
completely annihilated.
Whether it was knights or cavalry wearing green cloaks and strange equipment, they all inevitably entered 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 was broken 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.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Under the bloody dusk, the last knight stood in the center of the battlefield, with hundreds of orcs surrounding him rushing towards him like a black tide...
In the wilderness on the right, the ground was full of rubble, bloody horses, and lifeless corpses of 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 waves of breeze slowly blew through the blood-stained land.
The last soldier walked alone in the silent 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 neighing of the dying horses echoed...
Ren opened his dark eyes, and two figures on the left and right stood beside him.
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.
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 she couldn't quite understand some of the details, and she didn't know which land or time and space the story took place in. But she knew that all of this was by no means false and was undoubtedly what he had experienced.
'You gave up after only two failures?'
'King of Knights, how dare you say that, what do you mean by only failing twice? Maybe one day, after you fail twice, you will give up saving Britain.'
Recalling the conversation at the castle, Saber's body trembled slightly.
Britain was destroyed once in front of her, and she lost the courage and confidence to try again, trying to let others give it a try. If it was twice...
Only then did Artoria realize that she had unintentionally stabbed his deepest and most painful scar.
She could no longer criticize or question him harshly, and she didn't know why Wuming had several very different experiences.
But the ending of losing almost everything and leaving only the dying self─she knew it all too well.
"This is...the memory of your battle?"
"That's right, maybe...it's just not pleasant."
Saber bit her lip and lowered her head: "Wu Ming, I'm sorry, I just made a comment without knowing you."
After witnessing everything tragic just now, the girl felt very depressed. She had criticized him unceremoniously on the balcony of Einzbern Castle.
"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 are just hurting each other.
He also admitted that sometimes he found her annoying and even annoying.
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.
Artoria 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 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 deeply.
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? What's the method? The demise of Britain 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 is your specific method? 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 achieve and the people she wanted to save in the past.
Arturia knelt on the wilderness, lowering her head to prevent Wuming from seeing her tears of regret.
As early as the moment she drew her sword, she was trying to save her hometown.
To this end, she can study hard, handle state affairs diligently, put aside her personal feelings, reward and punish her subjects fairly and seriously, and wield her sword to kill the invaders 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 could save nothing but the blood-stained hills filled with 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 irreparable.
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 was once as desperate as she was.
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 already blurred at the time.
In the final battle, he killed 7 orcs. Including 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.
And 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 who still retain their colors are Ren and Artoria.
A very surprised expression appeared on Ren's face, and he touched his heart subconsciously. Saber was stunned, and a vast power that she could not imagine enveloped her.
Right before 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 - "The contract of the favored one by miracles, do you accept it?"
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 Favored Person No. 1 is forced to contract, according to the initial regulations 004, Favored Person No. 3 will be designated by No. 1.)
Renn: “…”
I thought it was a single machine, but I didn't expect it to be a three-row machine.
