Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"It's okay," Xia Yu reached out and rubbed her little head. "I'm really not hurt."

"But……"

"Would you like to go for another walk with me?" Xia Yu said with a smile. "How about we go to the bridge first?"

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Rhodes Island is en route.

A colossal vehicle, hundreds of meters long, travels across the wilderness.

Unlike the last sunset, this time the sun was shining brightly.

Amiya clearly sensed that Xia Yu was preoccupied, and that it was related to her.

She followed Xia Yu timidly.

Is 10,000 people a lot?

With both hands gripping the bridge railing, Xia Yu looked into the distance and asked.

“A lot,” Amiya replied uncertainly.

The entire Rhodes Island fleet combined has less than 10,000 men.

“For me, it’s not much, too little. It would have to be something like the overwhelming scale of Rahmu to be considered a fatal crisis.” Xia Yu reached out, and golden light appeared.

The Lock of Heaven appeared in his palm.

"Ten thousand Reunion Movement thugs? Not enough!"

"Ten thousand fully equipped Sarkaz mercenaries? Not enough!"

"A nation with a million soldiers? That's not enough!"

"Amiya, some things are beyond human common sense."

"like me."

He looked down into Amiya's eyes.

"Do you like to have a look?"

"Behold the savior's journey, and see what true power is!"

"I want to see!"

Amiya answered without hesitation.

This child is never short of determination.

“Then let’s use the Demon King’s power,” Xia Yu placed her hand on her head, “and look at my past.”

Well, watching a movie is enough; there's no need to actually unleash a powerful weapon.

We still need to save money, after all, the magic in the Holy Grail is only a thin layer, and it's still a long way from being fully restored.

Upon hearing this, Amiya reached her hands above her head to cover Xia Yu's right hand, which was resting on her head, and then closed her eyes.

They didn't ask Xia Yu why she knew about the Demon King's power.

What a sensible child.

Is this the power of the Demon King?

Xia Yu felt the power surging from Amiya's body.

He felt something within his body resonating with the Demon King's power.

It's like greeting each other.

Ah, I knew it.

His expression relaxed.

The legend of my being recognized by the world resonates within me.

In other words, that inexplicable sense of intimacy stems from this.

It turned out to be the case.

Is the Demon King also a laborer on this land, just like me?

That inexplicable sense of intimacy was actually just mutual appreciation between working-class people?

However, compared to the violence he wields, the power of the Demon King seems to lean more towards the spiritual realm.

Xia Yu retrieved a scene from her memory and threw it to the Demon King's power.

"—"

The sky is shaking.

Amiya opened her eyes and found herself on a green pterosaur.

Traveling among countless indescribable monsters.

The world is trembling.

Two warriors, a man and a woman, dressed in Eastern attire, fought for their lives in the sky.

They cannot fly, but they fight in the heavens with the help of countless monsters.

Before him, two girls gazed resolutely ahead.

In front of the blue shield are the enemies.

That giant who exudes oppression at all times.

From the sky to the ground, there were pitch-black clouds overhead, churning black mud beneath one's feet, enormous horns and a emaciated body, and countless indescribable monsters roaring and churning all around.

Despite the golden goddess's relentless attacks, they were ultimately futile.

Amiya held her breath.

This...this is...

Is this Mr. Xia Yu's past?

Those monsters were everywhere; no wonder they said ten thousand people were nothing...

At that moment, a dazzling light shone through the oppressive atmosphere.

The past existed here, and so does the present.

The sound of chanting drowned out all the howling.

Flames erupted around the goddess, who exuded the aura of the rainforest.

The future also exists here.

A golden magic circle covered the sky.

【Come, winds! Descend, thunder!】

This is the time when Venus descends.

Several black-clad warriors plunged their long swords into their opponents' chests.

The sun also shines there.

The black-clad samurai tried to stop him, but his opponent held his ankle tightly.

The chanting has reached its final moment.

【PiedraDelSol Solar Calendar Stone】

Golden sparks fell from the sky.

In that instant, all was silent.

Then came an orange mushroom cloud, stretching high into the sky.

Compared to visual reactions, sound is the last thing to arrive.

The air was torn apart, the atmosphere was burning, and the black mud was boiling.

Quetzalcoatl's Noble Phantasm was successfully unleashed.

Amiya opened her mouth wide.

Neither the footage of the natural disasters preserved on Rhodes Island nor the stories told by Dr. Kal'tsit could compare to the impact of this moment.

What kind of power is this...?

Chernobyl is very large.

But if you were hit by that attack, Chernobog, which even natural disasters couldn't destroy, would definitely be burned down.

What kind of power is this...?

Can the combined weapons in the arsenals of all countries compare to it?

Even the arrogant king of Ursus would have to bow down before her, wouldn't he?

Nothing is more direct than a devastating Noble Phantasm.

If there is one, it's Tiamat who was hit by Quetzalcoatl's Noble Phantasm but was unharmed and just fell to the ground.