The Seventh Singularity was starting to take shape.
Based on the information previously obtained from the Lion King (Mo Shuying), everyone had confirmed that the final Holy Grail had ended up in the distant epic, within Mesopotamian mythology.
After three days and nights of non-stop work by Dr. Roman and his team, they finally pinpointed the last time and place: the land of Mesopotamia, at the end of the Age of Gods, in 2600 BCE.
As the oldest narrative poem in human history, the Epic of Gilgamesh recorded mysterious times and places, many of which were difficult to verify historically.
Now Chaldea faced a problem: the target time was too ancient. Even with Chaldea's technology, precise targeting was incredibly difficult!
In other words,
too many people couldn't go to Mesopotamia this time. Too many people would lead to errors and increase the burden of the transfer. There was a chance that during the transfer, people might just disappear.
From the very beginning, this journey carried immense risk.
Furthermore, people couldn't be too strong, and they couldn't possess Divinity!
Mesopotamia had gods, and if an unusual Divinity appeared, it could become a target for everyone.
This requirement immediately excluded Karna.
And Artoria.
Although Artoria didn't have Divinity, she was incredibly powerful and carried the Holy Lance. Her status was too high, making her even more likely to be rejected than Karna, unless she made some sacrifices upon entry, such as abandoning the Holy Lance.
Naturally, that was impossible, so the King was left behind.
Finally, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, Li Shuwen, and Child Gil were chosen.
Mo Shuying looked around.
"Huh? What about me?"
Mo Shuying wasn't on the list!
"Ahem, Old Mo, even though you don't have Divinity or any world-class Noble Phantasms, the energy within you is too strong. We found that each transfer attempt became stronger and more difficult than the last. This transfer is risky, so..."
Dr. Roman explained. It wasn't that he didn't want Mo Shuying, whose strength was a sure guarantee, to come along. It was that if Mo Shuying went, their calculations showed that the success rate for a five-person transfer was only 40%.
Was that low? That was extremely low!
It was almost certain that something would go wrong, which was why Roman didn't want Mo Shuying to join.
"..."
Mo Shuying's current mood was like having just watched a men's soccer match. He had been full of anticipation, only to have cold water suddenly thrown on him. It was a complex feeling.
"How about this? Everyone else stays, and I go alone. I can do it, I'll go! I can clear it by myself! Everyone else can just rest at Chaldea."
Mo Shuying volunteered, but it was a no-go.
Dr. Roman shook his head.
"Don't be reckless, Old Mo! We're thinking about safety, but..."
Dr. Roman frowned, as if he hadn't finished saying something.
"What's wrong?"
Mo Shuying quickly asked.
"The first batch of candidates has been confirmed and cannot be changed, but! We can transfer two batches!"
Dr. Roman held up two fingers.
"Ah? Right! I can go in the second batch."
Mo Shuying didn't care if he was in the first or second batch, as long as he could go.
"But the risk for this second batch is at least double that of the first. Are you sure you still want to go?"
Dr. Roman confirmed again.
"Of course, I can't rest easy letting Mash and those two young girls go off on an adventure alone."
Mo Shuying said with a smile.
Child Gil scratched his cheek and turned to Li Shuwen.
"Did he forget that we're also in the first batch?"
"..."
Li Shuwen didn't say anything. Mo Shuying "respecting teachers and valuing morality" wasn't a new thing.
"Alright, then let's start preparing. Mash, you all go first."
Dr. Roman began to arrange things. First, Mash and the others would proceed. The four of them entered the capsule and began the Spiritron Transfer.
Mo Shuying and Dr. Roman went to the command center together, watching the large screen as they waited for the transfer to complete.
Soon.
"Spiritron Transfer initiated!"
*Whoosh!*
The four in the capsule vanished, and in the distant sky of 2600 BCE, two people suddenly appeared.
"Huh? Ahh! Why are we in the air again?!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash shrieked as they plummeted from a great height, suddenly realizing something was wrong!
"Where are Gilles and Old Man Li?!"
Child Gil and Li Shuwen were gone!
Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka's faces fell. Inside the command room, Mo Shuying's expression also stiffened before he frowned and said,
"My contract with Gilles… it's gone!"
Gone meant destruction. This implied that Child Gil had met with an accident and simply vanished!
Li Shuwen's presence was still detectable, but he was very far from Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"Damn it! Did something still go wrong?!"
Dr. Roman looked exasperated, his worst fear having come true.
"Mash! Prepare for landing. That's strange. We specifically targeted the most prosperous area of Mesopotamia, so why were we repelled? Is it some kind of defense mechanism?"
To be precise, Mash and the others had been repelled, blocked by the defensive array that enveloped all of Uruk.
"Senpai! Hold onto me!"
Mash raised its shield in mid-air. Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly wrapped their arms around Mash's waist, just as they were about to crash.
"*Lord Camelot!!*"
Mash activated its Noble Phantasm! It boosted both their defense and damage immunity, and then the two of them slammed straight into the ground.
Inside the Chaldea command room, Mo Shuying felt a pang of loss for Child Gil.
They had gone through so many Singularities together; there was definitely a bond between them.
Child Gil's sudden disconnection had caught Mo Shuying off guard.
Moreover, Mash and the others were now in danger. After their landing, many demonic beasts were drawn to them and began to attack.
Mo Shuying didn't look again. If Mash and the others couldn't even handle these few demonic beasts, then their adventure would have been for nothing.
Arriving at the Spiritron Transfer room, Mo Shuying prepared for Spiritron Transfer.
Just as the staff were quickly getting ready, Da Vinci ran in.
"Have Mash and the others already left?! Oh! Why did they leave so fast?! We agreed they'd wait for my secret weapon!"
Da Vinci was holding a metal gauntlet in its hands. The people around it reacted to the gauntlet as if they'd seen a rice cooker on a bus, keeping their distance.
Seeing that Mash and the others were no longer there, Da Vinci tossed the gauntlet to Mo Shuying.
"Take this Spirit Origin Gauntlet. I've equipped it with six substitute Saint Quartz. Theoretically, it can perform two temporary summons, but they're random. The Servants will only last about 10 minutes, but they'll definitely help you in a critical moment. Take it."
Shoving the gauntlet into Mo Shuying's arms, Da Vinci smilingly pushed Mo Shuying into the capsule and thoughtfully closed the lid for him.
Mo Shuying, speechless, put on the gauntlet, lay down, and then a flash of white light appeared before his eyes. When he reappeared, Mo Shuying was already in a vast forest.
And the moment Mo Shuying arrived,
Towards the sea, there was a fortress that had been resisting demonic beast attacks for half a year—the Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia!
Outside the fortress, terrifying demonic creatures continuously rushed forward. Those on the front lines were resisting with great difficulty.
These defenders, who had already prepared for a bloody battle, suddenly!
"Roar? *Roar!!!*"
All the charging demonic beasts abruptly stopped their assault, turned around, and then their eyes glowed crimson! They changed direction and galloped away!
Leaving behind the bewildered people of the city, who had no idea what was happening.
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