What? My cheat code is making my own gold coins explode?

"Drake, can you see over there?"

"I can't see it, but I can imagine it."

"If you can't see it, then just stay put. No, we should run away."

Jason downed the glass of wine in one gulp, casually wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, and spoke with a hint of seriousness.

Then, as if remembering something, he added:

"Too bad, Drake, you can't escape. Do you want me to die with you on Hercules Island?"

"Save your breath. You just want to die together and save money on drinks. Why don't you go work with Chaldea?"

Drake waved his hand casually and replied to Jason.

Both men knew perfectly well that drinking in the Lostbelt didn't require calculating the cost of alcohol; Jason was simply seeking death.

"...What use am I to you?!"

Jason transformed into a table-cleaning master, pushing all the glasses off the bar. Luckily, they were all wooden, so he didn't smash them all, but he did splash them all over Drake across from him.

"If you lose your temper again, I'll summon the Golden Deer turret to bombard you."

"I'm sorry I was wrong!"

Jason offered a very decisive apology, after which he simply stood there spinning in circles.

"Hercules withstood two Noble Phantasms from Artemis to protect us, and died after exhausting twelve trials. But tell me, even Hercules was defeated, what can we do?"

"Without Hercules, I can't do anything!"

Having gotten used to drinking with Drake, Jason often exposed his truest weaknesses and self-destructive tendencies in front of him.

Drake ignored these comments and said similar things countless times, but when it really came down to a critical moment, this guy would definitely rush in on his own.

As for Drake himself, he was the one who was truly beyond saving.

"Here you go, the key to the Golden Deer and this Poseidon core. I went through a lot of trouble to get it from the sea. Be sure to keep it safe and give it to Chaldea."

"Okay, okay, you're so long-winded."

Jason unceremoniously took the two items that Drake had brought out. Just as Drake had predicted, the captain of the Argo could not escape the sense of responsibility within him.

This guy is incredibly motivated whenever he has the chance to take revenge on the gods.

"It's a pity. Atley and Alfred were planning to have a nice barbecue dinner tonight after they came back from hunting."

Dusk has fallen, and night is approaching.

In the shabby bar, Drake was left alone, drinking the remaining liquor from the counter behind him with a rather melancholy air.

Jason had already started running towards the temple, shouting "Waaaaaah!" with great momentum, in a completely different direction from the villagers who were running backward.

Drink whatever you can get, and finishing it all won't be a loss. It's just a pity that I haven't been able to meet any of my new or old friends from Chaldea yet.

"Keep it up, Chaldea."

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"All Atlantean soldiers guarding the temple have been confirmed to be knocked unconscious, and all divine relics inside the temple have been confirmed to have been retrieved."

At the entrance to the temple on the island of Hercules, Mash faithfully reported the current situation to Shadow Border.

However, both she and Fujimaru Ritsuka beside her had flushed with excitement, all because of this sudden attack.

The current plan is completely different from what was expected. Originally, the Chaldeans planned to enter the village, rest for a while, and then sweep through the temple on Hercules Island, while also taking away the "Captain Drake and Jason the Drunkard" that Charlotte Corday mentioned.

So, ten minutes ago, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others were helping the villagers of Hercules Island move magical beasts, chatting as they walked, planning to get to know them better before asking about the location of the island's temple.

However, after chatting with Leonardo da Vinci for a while, Zhao Si, who was walking ahead, directly asked the local residents about the location of the temple.

Then, Mashu watched as Zhao Si returned the monster corpse on his shoulder to the villagers and called the rest of the group to come and lie on the Freedom Gundam's shoulder.

"Hey? Mr. Zhao Si, what are we doing here?"

When Zhao Si was giving orders, Mashu unconsciously followed his commands until the Freedom Gundam's hand moved up to her shoulder, at which point she realized what was happening and asked a question.

"Miss Mashu, don't you know what we're going to do? I thought you had all planned it out?"

Mandicardo turned his head, his expression quite incredulous.

Charlotte Corday nodded in agreement, though she was clearly being led along by the wrist by her senior.

Mashu also wanted to be led by her senior, but she had to bring Captain Nemo to the Freedom Gundam, so she didn't have any free hands.

I'm a little disappointed, sad.

"Well, I only followed after seeing that you immediately caught up with Mr. Zhao Si."

Mashu spoke up, saying that she also assumed that her senior had already discussed it with Zhao Si.

As Mash spoke, the eyes of everyone on the Freedom Gundam's shoulder immediately focused on Fujimaru Ritsuka, who responded with:

"I trust Mr. Zhao Si; he must have his reasons for doing what he wants."

“Wow, that’s too believable,” Captain Nemo replied in an inorganic manner.

"So Zhao Si is indeed more popular with Master?" Mandicardo murmured to himself, not letting anyone else hear.

"You're in a hurry, hold on tight!"

Zhao Si shouted from inside the cockpit, and everyone who heard him immediately clung tightly to the Freedom Gundam's left shoulder.

As the Freedom Gundam took off, Mash held her shield in front of her, trying her best to protect Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other Servants behind her.

It was as if the other party had suddenly made some major decision, completely abandoning the process.

“Mr. Zhao Si, I hope you can tell us about the sudden change in your plans while you are on your way.”

In Shadow Border, Holmes detects the Freedom Gundam's low-altitude patrol and prepares to activate full firepower, immediately making contact with the enemy.

It's not that I want to confront them directly, but I'm afraid they might be keeping some crucial information to themselves and not sharing it with us.

"I will part from the moon goddess on the island of Hercules."

In the cockpit, Zhao Si calmly said, "It's as simple as eating and drinking."

"I want to drop the flag of eating barbecue tonight, as long as I don't go to eat barbecue."

Even Goldruff, upon hearing his words, had to immediately open his microphone and greet him:

"Mr. Zhao Si! What are you talking about! I don't understand a word! But, but, don't rush to attract the Moon Goddess's attention. We simply don't have the means to shoot down the Moon Goddess at 500,000 meters. That's the key point!"

Goldruff is somewhere between swearing and reasoning.

We weren't very familiar with each other, and out of respect for the noble magician, I didn't start swearing.

But if you don't scold him, it's hard to relieve the frustration of this foreigner who disrupted the battle plan.

"The fact that the Olympian fleet hasn't come knocking on our door proves that they don't know our location, but as long as we deliberately expose our location, we can attract the attention of the moon goddess Artemis."

"At this point, the rather cautious Odysseus would certainly have the moon goddess fire her main cannons to blast the entire island of Hercules to pieces, and then he would lead his fleet to surround it to prevent us from escaping."

"In the time difference between the Moon Goddess firing her main cannon and the fleet arriving, I am going to—destroy Artemis in near-Earth orbit."

"...?"

Speechless.

Everyone who heard this was speechless.

Whether they were on the Freedom Gundam's shoulders or waiting inside the Shadow Border, everyone was speechless at Zhao Si's plan.

Chapter 68: If you don't want to die, then live!

Zhao Si presented a new plan, the goal of which was "how to annihilate the moon goddess Artemis now".

Even the naturally ditzy Charlotte Corday thought this plan was as simplistic as "how to put an elephant in a refrigerator."

Even Sherlock Holmes, who had witnessed Zhao Si's power, did not dare to immediately agree with Zhao Si's actions, but instead tentatively asked:

"Should I say, Mr. Zhao Si, that your idea is simply going with the flow in light of the current situation?"

"Pretty much. The temple on the island of Hercules is guarded by soldiers. If we take away the divine relics from it, it will surely alarm their superior, Odysseus."

"No matter how low-key they try to be, once they pull this off, there's no room for maneuver in the situation. They'll just have to take the initiative and launch a counterattack... They're about to go for it!"

While they were talking, the Freedom Gundam had already reached 100 meters directly above the temple. Under Zhao Si's control, the Freedom Gundam directly blew off the anti-beam layered armor shield on its left arm, and the Chaldea members on its left shoulder jumped down using the momentum of the left arm's movement.

The Atlantean soldiers raised their weapons to fight back, but the magical beams in their hands couldn't even wipe the paint off their shields. Realizing this, they all left the temple grounds.

With a deafening roar, the shield of the Freedom Gundam smashed a hole through the top of the temple guarded by the soldiers. The Servants who descended from the sky used their abilities in conjunction with the Freedom Gundam's low-altitude bursts of fire, and the temple's guards were completely wiped out in less than three minutes.

So much so that when the Samsung Hunter used his powers to teleport to the vicinity of this temple, what he saw was the already packaged remnants of the Great God.

"Oh? Orion is here. Should we use some of the God's legacy to strengthen ourselves? We might have a tough battle to fight later."

Charlotte Corday wasn't surprised to see the familiar bear-faced hunter suddenly appear in front of her. Instead, she pointed to the Freedom Gundam that was being enhanced with Oogami's Legacy and asked Orion a question.

As for the white-haired woman next to Orion, dressed in a rather daring and revealing outfit... Charlotte didn't recognize her, but still smiled and nodded in greeting.

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"Hey, Corday, I didn't expect to run into you here! Ouch! I haven't even started messing with anyone yet, Artemis!"

Oh, it's Artemis, right? Is that the Artemis that hangs in the sky?

Charlotte Corday only then realized what was happening, and as Orion shouted, the other Servants near the temple immediately surrounded the couple.

The main concern is Artemis, the moon goddess dressed in mechanical attire.

“I have no intention of starting a conflict with you, and it won’t do you any good if you kill me. I’m just a monitoring unit of the mainframe, numbered in the four digits, and I came to Hercules Island only to teleport Orion here.”

Artemis spoke in a tone as cold and indifferent as one might stereotype a robot.

Just then, Jason, who had been running hard, finally arrived at the temple. When he saw Artemis's appearance, he drew his sword without hesitation, ready to rush up and deliver a fatal blow.

“Jason, wait! She’s just a surveillance unit. There’s no point in venting now. You might as well leave Hercules Island immediately.”

Orion shouted as he grabbed Jason, the vast difference in strength freezing the latter in place, unable to move at all.