That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

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Invisible Island

The small island stretches as far as the eye can see, devoid of forests or animals, filled only with ruined temples and mysterious stone statues.

This wasn't Hall's first experience. He materialized his own body and leaned closer to examine the lifelike humanoid stone statue. Its muscles were well-defined, it wore fine Greek-style equipment, and its expression was one of fear, as if it had seen a terrifying monster.

It wasn't a statue after all; it was a human affected by the Petrifying Eye.

"How strange, even after driving away so many invaders, someone still brought about their own demise. Men are truly incredibly stupid." A clear voice rang out behind Hall, and when he turned around, he saw a beautiful gothic girl staring straight at him.

The instant their eyes met, Hall felt a tremendous shock to his mind and consciousness, and was filled with awe at the girl's charm.

Pure, without a trace of filth, it seems to be the beauty that all men dream of.

If the Einzbern family's androids pursued the ultimate physical perfection, the girl before them possessed beauty equal to or even surpassing that.

Not only that, but you can also feel a stunning beauty that cannot be described in words.

As the most perfect android, Irisviel will get used to her beautiful appearance after spending a long time with her.

The gothic girl before him exuded a beauty that could drive any man mad, a single glance making him feel inferior and willing to be his servant.

Seduction? No, it's an essence that goes far beyond the ability to seduce.

Hall understood, and also knew the identity of the Gothic girl, Euryale, the second of the three Gorgon sisters, the embodiment of the idol concept, a goddess born as the ideal woman.

Was she talking to me?

Hall turned around again to make sure there was no one else behind him, and as he walked around, he found that the gothic girl's gaze was indeed locked on him.

How can it be!

Hall's eyelids twitched in surprise. He knew very well where he was. This was the world in Medusa's memory, and Hall was just an "observer".

The current situation is like being in a movie when a character in the movie strikes up a conversation with you.

"Are you talking about me?" Hall pointed to himself, hesitatingly.

"Besides you, are there any other humans on this island? You look so dazed."

Euryale snorted softly, then suddenly frowned, looking Hall up and down: "Huh? You seem to be different from other humans. You don't belong here, and you don't belong to this world. Interesting."

"Are you Medusa's sister?"

"Yes."

Hall explained, "Medusa and I are performing a ceremony here, which should be the world she remembers."

"I see."

"Why can you see me?"

“Peeping into a goddess’s dream is punishable by death.” Euryale said with a smile, “But you’re lucky. I haven’t spoken to a human in a long time. If you can win my favor, I might consider letting you go.”

Hall remembered that Euryale had another setting: unlike her sister Medusa, she was the embodiment of an idol and therefore loved humans.

Let me off the hook? It's not certain who will let whom off the hook.

Hall chuckled and said, "Whether this is Medusa's dream or not, it's not me who needs to cooperate, it's you."

Euryale's eyes grew brighter and brighter as she approached Hall excitedly, saying, "This is the first time I've ever seen a human male who completely ignores me from the bottom of his heart!"

This···

Hall's mouth twitched, feeling as if he had stepped into some melodramatic romance movie, with the girl in front of him playing the role of a domineering CEO.

The less interested you are in me, the more excited I get.

In fact, Euryale is indeed like that. As the embodiment of the concept of an idol, there is theoretically no human male who is not interested in her.

Hall had a bad feeling. After a moment's thought, he asked, "Where is Medusa?"

"Who knows?"

Hall was speechless: "Of course you know, aren't you sisters?"

Euryale said sadly, "Even so, she seems to have been hiding lately. Is it because my sister and I often bully her, making her afraid to come out and see us?"

Hall shook his head and said definitively, "You know that's impossible. Medusa had a happy smile on her face when she talked about you. Even though you bullied her, she still loves you from the bottom of her heart, so it's impossible for her to hide and not see you."

“Me too, I love my sister too,” Euryale sighed softly.

A sense of unease, a strong sense of unease, something must be wrong with this invisible island inhabited by the three Gorgon sisters.

Hall frowned, deciding to investigate first.

Seeing Hall turn to leave, Euryale called out, "Human, where are you going?"

"walk around."

Hall wasn't particularly surprised that he had been noticed by the goddess in his memory. This world had an ability called "clairvoyance," which allowed one to see the goddess of the future.

Using this ability will also attract the attention of the goddess, resulting in punishment.

Given that, it doesn't seem so unacceptable to be noticed by the goddess in my memory.

The Island of the Unseen is not large; you can walk around it in about an hour. Apart from the ruins of the temple, the island is mostly made of stone—stone formed from human bodies.

Some are still intact, some are broken, and some are so badly damaged that it's impossible to tell what part they are.

After traversing this small island, Hall encountered the second goddess who lived there, Stheno, the eldest of the three Gorgon sisters.

She possesses the same beauty as her younger sister, but with a more noble and elegant demeanor.

She sat on a collapsed marble pillar on the Isle of No Form, gazing at the distant coastline. Following her gaze, she could see a vast expanse of sea shrouded in dark clouds, from which ominous signs emanated.

storm?

Hall immediately dismissed the guess; the place his gaze fell upon was filled with evil, and the sea breeze blowing from there carried a faint smell of blood.

Chapter 283 The Pathetic Monster.

Hall walked over to Stheno without saying a word.

She said calmly, "Human, what are your thoughts on the Island of No Return?"

The goddess's words and demeanor exuded a noble and aloof air that kept people at a distance.

Hall replied, “Desolate, dull, boring, it lacks even the most basic living conditions.”

They are goddesses, which is fine. Goddesses don't need to eat, drink, or relieve themselves. They fit the image of a perfect handsome boy in the imagination of otaku. Hall was a little puzzled about what Medusa ate. Did she go fishing in the sea?

"Yes, it is an island with nothing at all. Because of our arrival, it has become the target of many fools. No matter where we are, we cannot escape the cursed fate."

"It's clear that our only wish is to live together forever, undisturbed by others, and even such a simple wish cannot be fulfilled."

“It’s pathetic, isn’t it?” Steno turned and looked at Hall calmly, her question sounding more like self-mockery.

"What happened?" Hall was certain that the goddess before him knew what had happened.

"Human, I entrust my lovely sister to you for now." Stheno lifted her skirt, gave Hall a graceful bow, and left, the distant sea seeming to grow even more gloomy.

This should be the world in Medusa's memory, yet she can communicate with the characters from her memories. Is this a quality possessed by the goddess... or is it that the memory itself desires this?

With too little evidence to make a judgment, Hall gazed at the dark sky in the distance and reached out to draw the primordial runes in front of him. The glowing runes disappeared, bringing back information about what was happening in the distant sea.

Hall's brow twitched slightly.

Massacre, a brutal massacre.

Tens of thousands of humans are traveling in a fleet of wooden ships to the invisible island, but the fleet encounters the legendary monster Medusa.

That was not the Medusa Hall knew. The monster's hair transformed into jet-black snakes, and its crimson demonic eyes petrified everything in their path, including seawater, ships, and humans, before being mercilessly whipped to pieces by the snakes' bodies.

The human army that came to slay the Gorgon wailed incessantly.

"A monster even the gods fear! Mortals cannot defeat it! Run!"

"Quickly, lower the sails!"

"No! The ship has turned to stone and cannot sail!"

Damn it!

"Save me! I don't want to die here! King of the gods, I beg you to have mercy on us, I don't want to die at the hands of this monster!"

The naval battlefield is like a meat grinder, devouring all humans, ships, and even the sea and sky, all centered around Medusa.

Hall seemed to be deep in thought.

Medusa is an incomplete demigod among the three Gorgon sisters, possessing monstrous characteristics. In her legend, in order to protect her two older sisters, she constantly killed humans and heroes who came to challenge her, transforming into a killer. In the end, she was consumed by slaughter, lost her mind, killed the sister she originally wanted to protect, and completely degenerated into a mindless monster.

This must have been Medusa's most intense and painful memory.

With the situation unclear, should one choose to remain a bystander or try to prevent this tragedy?

Watching Medusa turn the tables and kill the person she was supposed to protect is indeed a delightful tragedy, but Howl's character is not as wicked as Kirei Kotomine's. Ultimately, it's because Howl possesses human emotions and desires, and can appreciate beauty even without pleasure.

Hall took a step forward, his body vanished from its original spot, and he instantly teleported to the sky above the sea battlefield.

What met the eye was a white expanse, a stony white, even the seawater had turned to stone, numerous ship fragments floated on the water, and armored humans fled frantically like scattered ants.

At the center of the Sea of ​​Stone is a serpent pillar, formed by dozens or even hundreds of snakes coiled together. Their bodies move nimbly through the ruins, and their sheer strength can cut down any fleeing human.

"Completely affected by the killing, she lost her mind. The reason why Medusa was avoiding her, as my second sister Euryale said, is probably because of this. Medusa knew that she had been affected by the killing and turned into a monster, and she didn't want to hurt her sister."

"But if she is completely consumed by the slaughter this time and returns to the Island of No Return, her next target will be her two older sisters."

"Stop her before that happens!"

Hall opened his hand, and a longbow appeared. The bowstring was drawn back, and the silvery-white, pseudo-ethereal substance materialized into an arrow.

Swish!

The bowstring twanged, and the arrow was released.

The materialized pseudo-ether transformed into a destructive light that swept away everything, falling from the sky and piercing through the serpent pillar.

Ahhhhh!

After a suppressed, painful scream, all the snakes coiled around the snake pillar fell silent.

The fleeing humans noticed Hall and cheered with excitement.

"saved!"