The villain's journey from the Type-Moon world

Chapter 376 The Great Magic Circuit Collapsed

Tomb of Albion

Legend has it that at the end of the Age of Gods, a massive dragon, approximately 2 kilometers long, perished beneath the Clock Tower, its remains scattered throughout the labyrinth. To harness its remains as a magical resource, the Clock Tower headquarters was built above it. For millennia, the magicians of the Magic Association have worked together to explore and discover its mysteries. Countless treasures have been discovered within, drawing the attention of countless magicians.

However, after thousands of years of mining and excavation, the magician discovered that this underground realm was becoming increasingly mysterious and dangerous. The more he dug, the more strange worlds he encountered. Unbeknownst to him, the maze became a mine, the mine became a town, and the town, as he continued to dig deeper into the abyss, became a ruin.

Generations of research have revealed that the anomaly in this area isn't caused by dragon remains, but rather by the fact that this area once served as a physical passage to the inner sea of ​​the star. However, due to a barrier that would cause even dragons to die from exhaustion during the journey, it was believed impossible for humans to dig through it.

However, the pursuit of further mysteries is a natural pursuit, and so even in modern times, the Magic Association continues its excavation work. However, after a long period of exploration, this place has fallen out of the control of the Lords of the Magic Association and has been transferred to the management of the [Secret Corpse Anatomy Bureau].

Now, Wang Chong, led by one of the managers, first toured the 0-10km "Mining City." Admittedly, while the environment here wasn't as bright as the outside world during the day, it was no less bustling than London. Especially for magicians, there were a plethora of rare materials for trade. Wang Chong recalled the rare materials and items that Aozaki Touko had told him she needed, and began sifting through the stalls.

Under the light of the large crystal, no monsters appeared on this layer, and thus it became an area where miners traded and lived. After Wang Chong purchased the necessary materials, he quickly headed to the entrance to the next layer.

"Sir, please forgive me for not accompanying you on the rest of the journey. This is the latest map of the 'Great Magic Circuit' area, and most of the marked areas are open for free exploration. However, the deeper you go into the spirit tomb, the faster the environment changes. Therefore, the deeper you go, the greater the possibility of map deviations. It would be best if you have the means to explore the space, otherwise you wouldn't mind going too deep."

The administrator who led him to the entrance handed the map to Wang Chong. Wang Chong took it, nodded slightly, and opened the map, looking at the paths as he walked deeper.

"System, so the spirit tomb can lead to the inner sea of ​​the star, right?" After there was no one around, Wang Chong directly transformed into a black mist and began to move rapidly underground. While moving forward, Wang Chong also repeatedly confirmed with the system.

"Yes, but currently humans have no means to break through that barrier and enter the inner sea of ​​Dao Star. It is not something that can be done simply by digging. First, it requires knowing the spatial coordinates, second, it requires having true ether as a medium, and third, and most importantly, it requires the incarnation of mystery." said the system.

"Transformed into mystery?"

"Yes, the simplest method is to abandon the physical body and enter as a soul. This is why the inner sea of ​​the star is the place where the planet places the soul. However, the souls of ordinary people can easily encounter unexpected things in this process and cause failure. For example, the abyss can pollute the soul." said the system.

"However, there are many simpler methods. If you are a fantasy species, especially a dragon, you don't need to go through the spirit tomb. You can directly sense the guidance of the inner sea of ​​the star and enter it directly through the crack. And host, don't forget that you possess the third method, which allows you to enter through the body, and you also have the physique of a true ancestor. As a planetary sense, entering the inner sea of ​​the star is a simple matter."

"So actually, for me, crossing the barrier is not a difficult task. The key is to find the right position, right?" Wang Chong said.

"Well, I think the princess can help you with this problem. For Elquet to return to the inner sea of ​​the star is as easy as going home." said the system.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Wang Chong hurriedly braked, opened a space crack, and went in. Not long after, the space crack opened again, and Wang Chong walked out with a sleepy-looking Elquet.

"Chong... I haven't slept enough... You kept me unable to get out of bed last night. Can't you let me rest a little longer?" Elquet yawned, rubbed his eyes, and said, "Where is this place? Why is it so dark?"

"The Great Magic Circuit Layer of the Spirit Tomb of Albion. Many interesting creatures will appear here. All the fantasy species that we have seen before are here. I just plan to catch a few alive and bring them back for research." Wang Chong said with a smile.

"Oh? Phantasma?" Elquet instantly understood Wang Chong's meaning, his eyes gleaming slightly. Although there was a Caster in his family who could use severing magic to summon ancient Phantasma, those things were, after all, pure products of magical power, not real living things. Therefore, Elquet also felt a certain nostalgia for the Phantasma that had disappeared from this world.

"Well... before I came in, I had already used the black fog to search for traces everywhere, and happened to find the locations of several nodes." As he said this, Wang Chong took Elquet's hand and rushed to the locations of the fantasy species he had discovered.

"Oh oh! Let's go catch the fantasy beast!" Elquet also woke up completely from his sleepiness and ran inside excitedly following Wang Chong.

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Mining City

At the entrance to the Grand Magic Circuit in the Mining City, a group of magi emerged with varying expressions: some dejected, others cursing. Regardless of their expressions, they were practically empty-handed. Worse still, the backpacks and sacks they'd used to collect and store materials were missing.

The sight of so many magicians emerging from the passageway at once naturally caught the attention of those around them, especially since many of them had entered not long ago and were now emerging together. Normally, once a magician entered, they wouldn't come out for at least ten days or half a month, hoping to return with a full prize.

"Hey, brother, why do you come back so dejected? Where are your things? You didn't get anything either, did you?" A middle-aged man dressed like a merchant found a regular customer who often came to trade, and asked.

"Don't mention it! I heard that some damn idiot was fighting with an illusion species, and the noise of the battle was so loud that the entire magic circuit layer began to collapse. We were so scared that we ran out quickly. I heard that many people are still trapped in it and can't get out." The magician with the shriveled bag cursed.

"What? The entire Grand Magic Circuit collapsed?! Impossible! Who could possibly do that?" The middle-aged businessman was shocked. He'd been in business for so many years, and he'd seen everything. He'd witnessed minor collapses and environmental changes plenty of times, but the collapse of the entire Grand Magic Circuit would wipe out everyone's financial resources, right?

"Damn it! I worked so hard, I was so close to collecting that top-notch magic crystal, but because of this incident, I almost lost my life. Didn't you see the falling rocks chasing you? I wish I had four legs and could run away. Did you see those guys who didn't even have backpacks? They threw away everything they had to survive, just to run faster."

The magician pointed at the burly man roaring loudly and said, "God damn it! All my savings, which I've worked so hard for five years, are in there! Five years! Five years! Do you know what I've been through? It's all gone! Don't let me catch that damn idiot!"

In a short time, the news of the collapse of the magic circuit spread quickly from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and soon attracted the high attention of the Secret Skeleton Anatomy Bureau. They sent personnel to the scene, but the blocked tunnel also made the officials very angry. It would take at least 10 days or half a month to clean up the rubble.

For a moment, everyone began to act spontaneously. After all, if the channel was destroyed, everyone's dream of getting rich would be completely shattered.

"Gan Linniang! It's shaking again! Who in there is doing such a stupid thing?" Those people retreated again in shock and anger. For a moment, the crowd was excited and everyone started shouting and cursing.

Chapter 377: Albion's Dragon Heart

“A-choo…A-choo!”

Elquet couldn't stop sneezing, rubbing her nose with a look of misery. She was now covered in dust and looked extremely disheveled. Wang Chong used the simplest water magic trick (which he had learned from the Matou family) to help Elquet clean the dust off her body. Then he said with a smile, "Look, isn't this our princess who loves strength and miracles? How did you get so disheveled? Doesn't your nose itch anymore now?"

"Thank you... Uh, I didn't expect the terrain here to be so fragile. Ahem, and who asked that stupid lizard to provoke me first? But who would have thought that this guy is so fragile." Elquet took the towel, wiped his face, and said.

"This is really troublesome. The entire passage looks like it has collapsed in many places because of that punch. I don't know if we can still go down." As he said this, Wang Chong led Elquet to continue walking down.

Along the way, the two of them captured a number of unusual fantasy seeds. Of course, Wang Chong used the vaporization freezing method to completely freeze all of them before safely returning them to the Dimensional Home. He then handed them over to Semiramis to be locked up in a special room in the Hanging Gardens, waiting to be slowly processed upon their return.

Finally, they encountered a giant dragon lizard that could speak human language. Unfortunately, the dragon lizard's rude words angered Elquet, and he was blasted to pieces with a single punch, nearly obliterating the entire magic circuit.

Wang Chong had no choice but to continue down with Elquet. As expected, they encountered a collapsed rubble that blocked the passage, preventing them from going any further. Fortunately, the rubble wasn't a problem for either Wang Chong or Elquet. Elquet, in particular, felt largely responsible for the collapse and planned to handle it himself.

Well, as for the solution, just use all your strength.

The Great Magic Circuit occasionally vibrated violently. After about twenty times, Wang Chong and Elquet finally reached the end of the Great Magic Circuit. Wang Chong released black mist to act as his eyes and observed the situation at the end. He saw a crowd of people in the passage, many of whom were excavators who had been forced to reverse their progress due to the collapse of the passage.

Many managers of the Secret Corpse Anatomy Bureau were counting the number of people, intending to take these people temporarily to the next level: the ancient heart level, and use the cracks there that led directly to the mining city to send all these people out.

"Tsk tsk, there really are people guarding this place. After all, the deeper places are beyond the reach of ordinary miners. However, because of the collapse of the Great Magic Circuit, we will be sent to the Ancient Heart level. However, I don't want to be sent out like this."

Wang Chong's mind moved, and he instantly urged his black mist to sweep towards the magicians.

"Something's happening! Enemy attack! Ah!!"

"Quick! Form a formation! What the hell is this... Ugh!!"

Clearly, the administrators and the magicians had noticed this sudden development, but how could the frail magicians stand a chance against the all-conquering, devastating black fog? Within a few breaths, all of them were overwhelmed by the black fog's power.

"Done! Let's go!" Wang Chong then took Elquet and immediately passed through the crowd of people lying on the ground and entered the passage leading to the next level.

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"Go, look! What a big heart." Elquet said, pointing to the dragon heart wrapped in the huge dragon bone in front.

"That should be the dragon heart of Albion. When talking about news about dragons in Britain, we have to mention the white dragon, King Vortigern, and the red dragons, King Uther and King Arthur. But King Uther died a long time ago, and everyone knows about Artoria's affairs, so it can't be her. So this giant dragon corpse buried in British soil, and the heart in front of us... could it be that it belongs to Vortigern?" Wang Chong pondered.

"No... Artoria has defeated Vortigern, so it should have died long ago. Who is this so-called last dragon of Britain?" Wang Chong couldn't help but mutter.

"Huh? Isn't Albion Albion?" Elquet asked curiously.

"No, Albion is a name given by modern people for the convenience of referring to the last pure-blooded dragon to leave this world. No one is clear about the true identity of this dragon." Wang Chong shrugged and continued, "Forget it, no matter who he is, I just want to think about whether I can use this dragon heart. It's an excellent tonic."

"Delicious?!" When she heard that it might be related to food, Elquet's eyes also lit up. She rubbed her hands, stretched her muscles, and planned to jump up directly and knock open the dragon bones that wrapped the dragon heart.

However, after Elquet had taken a few steps, he was stopped by Wang Chong.

"You're planning to run into me again," Wang Chong said speechlessly.

"Yeah, just like I told you, just use force~" Elquet said, waving his fist.

"If you use more force and collapse this place, how will we get to the lower areas?" Wang Chong shook his head and said, "Elquet, if I remember correctly, your ability to materialize fantasies is much stronger than mine. You should be able to change the environment here and expose the dragon heart directly."

"That's no problem," Elquet replied in the affirmative after trying his own abilities. Wang Chong signaled Elquet not to rush into action, then he once again spread a large amount of black mist around, aiming to render everyone here unconscious. This would allow him to steal the heart without anyone noticing.

When Wang Chong felt that everyone in the space had fallen completely asleep beneath his black mist, he signaled Elquet to take action. Elquet closed his eyes and imagined the dragon bone opening, exposing the heart. Under Elquet's ability to connect with and reshape the world, the dragon bone above him rapidly transformed, exposing the dragon heart to the two of them.

"Let's go." Wang Chong took Elquet and flew towards the core of the furnace that was surging with almost infinite magic power. When Elquet was thinking about how to eat the dragon heart, Wang Chong had already touched the dragon heart with his hand, intending to try to use his black mist power to devour the dragon heart.

"Huh? Wait!" Suddenly, Wang Chong frowned and loosened his hand.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Wang Chong's change, Elquet asked curiously.

"Albion...it's still alive." Wang Chong spat out.

"Alive?" Elquet frowned, then placed his hand on his heart and closed his eyes for a moment, sensing the situation. Soon, his expression mirrored Wang Chong's, and he said, "Indeed, the dragon's body is still alive... but the spirit within it is completely empty."

"So... what are you going to do about it?" asked Elquet.

"Interesting! I was originally planning to eat it directly... But this situation has given me an idea to try. The king's order is final!" Wang Chong summoned the spirit from the black mist. Soon, Black Aili appeared beside Wang Chong, bowed slightly, and asked, "Master, what can I do for you?"

"You stay here and help me..." After Wang Chong gave Hei Ai Li some instructions, Hei Ai Li nodded and said, "I need the help of the master."

"That's alright. I've already left a large amount of black fog here, and this dragon heart can be used as a demonic offering. Since it's its own business, it's only natural for it to contribute, isn't it?" Wang Chong said. "I'll leave this to you for now. Elquet and I need to hurry to the next level. If you have any questions, please contact me immediately. I'll be right there."

Black Ellie nodded and began to manipulate the black mist into the dragon's heart. Seeing this, Wang Chong also took the still greedy Elquet and headed towards the lower level.

Chapter 378 It’s all marked.

"Charge...are we just leaving like this? Didn't you say that the dragon heart is very nutritious?" Elquet said, still reluctant to forget the dragon heart with huge magical power.

"No rush. If we don't eat the dragon heart, the fun we'll get from it will be better than eating it. Besides, with our current level of strength, a dragon heart with almost infinite magic power won't bring us that much improvement." Wang Chong said.

"Okay..." Elquet thought about it carefully and nodded. Since Wang Chong said that there would be more interesting fun happening, he would just wait and see.

"By the way, cover your face later. Using your ability, it shouldn't be a problem to make two masks to cover your face so that you won't be discovered, right?" Wang Chong said.

"Huh? Cover your face?" Elquet was stunned.

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Arcanum Bureau Observatory Karleon

This is the lowest level of the Tomb of the Dead, the limit of human submergence. It is also the designated base of the seal, where Karion, the Observatory, stands. The reason the Observatory is located here is because the remaining magical power of the Dragon's Skull, or Eye, which refused to give up until the very end, remains alive.

Therefore, the Arcanum Arbitration Bureau possesses the ability to see the distant universe from the bottom of the sky - that is, to observe the surface of the earth, discover the unique and highlight it.

While the observatory itself might not be particularly well-known, one of its departments is a force of great dread among many occult magicians: the Seal Designation Bureau. This department is responsible for evaluating outstanding magicians on the surface, identifying those who should be designated for sealing, and issuing these orders. At the center of this department stands a massive bell, which tolls whenever a seal designation is issued, earning it the name "Carillon."

Normally, aside from a handful of prominent figures, any magus would avoid the Sealing Designation and its enforcers, fearing they would be assigned one. It's safe to say that most magi have little affection for this department.

However, today, the dreaded Observatory and the Sealing Bureau seem to be in turmoil...

"boom!!"

“You… who are you… woooo!!!”

A middle-aged man in uniform was kicked to the ground, and around him lay a bunch of colleagues who were either beaten black and blue or foaming at the mouth and unconscious.

He knew these colleagues were all well-known, many of them excellent executors, each with a record of taking down many ruthless and dangerous targets. Yet, now, they were all completely subdued by the man and woman wearing cat-head masks. This was the first time the observatory had experienced such a complete annihilation.

"It doesn't matter who we are... What matters is one thing... You've messed with the wrong people, understand?" Wang Chong, wearing a cat-head mask, didn't use his signature black mist ability. Instead, he used his boundless magic power to gather a common fireball spell.

Fireballs were common, but fireballs so large they could practically destroy an entire observatory were rare. This massive release of magical power frightened the middle-aged man, who was still pondering how to notify the outside world, to his knees.

"Please forgive my poor eyesight. We really don't know why our observatory has offended you. I hope you can talk it over nicely. If we can avoid violence, we won't do it." The middle-aged man said repeatedly.

"You still want to fight?" Elquet turned his arm, then punched the wall next to him hard. The whole big hole trembled again, and debris kept falling. It seemed that if he put more force, the big hole would collapse sooner or later.

Witnessing Elquet's immeasurable strength, the middle-aged man nearly burst into tears. Where on earth had he provoked this pair of nefarious individuals? Speaking of which, there had been news of the Great Magic Circuit collapsing not long ago. Could this young woman be the culprit? He had originally assumed it was the result of an intense battle within the Great Magic Circuit, but he hadn't realized it was just the force of a single punch. What a jerk! A whole group of people combined wouldn't be able to withstand a single blow.

"That's not what I meant... How dare I fight with you two? Isn't this a misunderstanding? I just want to clear up the misunderstanding between us. We can discuss something. What exactly brought you to our observatory? No matter what your request is, we are willing to agree to it." The middle-aged man said sadly.

"Can you represent your Secret Ritual Arbitration Bureau?" Wang Chong raised his eyebrows and said.

"Absolutely, you two. Look, those three elders have been bullied half to death by you two. Although I am just a middle-level manager, I still have the ability to handle major matters. In view of the contributions of the Secret Rituals Arbitration Bureau in maintaining the stability of the world for so many years, please be so kind as to show some mercy." The man nodded repeatedly.

"Oh, maintaining world stability? You're really talking big. You're not talking about the actions designated by your seal, are you? But as far as I know, your main purpose in doing this is to detain and capture magicians with rare talents or who have violated taboos in the name of "protection", and imprison them for life, right? You dare to call this an achievement?" Wang Chong sneered.

"I see, sir, you are here for Sealed Designation. I wonder if we have offended you or one of your friends unintentionally. Please let us know if so. We will immediately cross out Sealed Designation's name from the Magic Association." The man keenly heard the dissatisfaction with Sealed Designation in Wang Chong's words and immediately guessed Wang Chong's intention, so he spoke hurriedly.

"Well... you're very smart, and I enjoy dealing with smart people the most. So... are you sure you want to ask me to tell you your name?" Wang Chong said with a playful smile.

"Hey... Look at how dumb I am at speaking. I will bring all the current seal designation lists to you for your review." The man quickly stood up and entered the observatory. Under the tracking and observation of Wang Chong's small wisp of black mist, he quickly brought over a stack of lists.

"Sir, please take a look." The middle-aged man handed the list to Wang Chong. Wang Chong flipped through it and saw many unfamiliar people, but also many familiar ones, such as Aozaki Touko, and Araya Soren who died during the Holy Grail War. It seemed that the observatory had not received the news of Araya Soren's death yet.

After Wang Chong roughly flipped through the pages, he began to mark randomly selected items. He hid the order of Aozaki Orange in the middle, making it look like he had crossed them all out.

"..." The middle-aged man looked at the pile of names being crossed out, his expression full of pain. Who knew what kind of chaos would be stirred up then?

"Alright, these are the ones I'll be using. When the time comes, you'll unseal all of them. I want this information to reach the outside world... If this doesn't work, next time it won't be as simple as collapsing the Grand Magic Circuit and storming the observatory. I don't mind shutting down the Clock Tower's Spirit Tomb mining operations for an extended period, or even destroying your observatory... You should know whether we have the power to do that."

Wang Chong handed the list back and said calmly.

"We will, will..." The middle-aged man knew that with so many names on the list, it would be difficult to find the other party or anyone related to the other party.

"Let's go." Wang Chong pulled Elquet and walked directly into a crack in the illusory space, disappearing in front of the middle-aged man.

"What kind of sin have we committed... With so many people trying to lift the seal, I'm afraid we'll be completely humiliated. Seal... We must keep the news secret! We can't let anyone else know what happened here today!" The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and finally made a decision. The seal must be lifted, but as for the reason, the events here must not be exposed. Otherwise, the authority that the Seal Bureau has built up over such a long time will be completely destroyed.

As for whether to ignore the other party's request, or even use it as a trap to catch them in a trap? Forget it. What if the other party is smart and simply disappears in the near future? Then all the arrangements will be in vain. It's like a thief who steals for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.

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"Huh... Another thing solved. Also, my perception just now was correct. There's a lingering trace of Albion in that eye, which I can just use the power of ruin to draw it away. Now I have all the necessary conditions for both soul and body."

Wang Chong looked at the faint dragon-shaped consciousness within the black mist in his hand. He placed it within his body, slowly nurturing it with his third-order power and the power of destruction. He then looked at Elquet and said,

"Elquet, this should be the place closest to the inner sea of ​​the star, right? Is there any way to pass through the barrier and enter the inner sea of ​​the star?" Wang Chong asked.