Ark Chess Player.

A piercing sound, far more melodious than the mournful music trailing behind a falling sword, rose all the way to the rooftop, over a hundred meters high. The entire Lungmen Administrative Hall seemed to have been twisted into a pretzel by the hands of an invisible giant. Every vulnerable spot, or rather, every part that wasn't strong enough, was crushed. Apart from the load-bearing pillars and the framework supporting the entire building, this administrative hall, a symbol of Lungmen's prestige, was shattered by unimaginable force.

Fortunately, the initial tremor shattered all the reinforced glass in the administration building. Otherwise, if these glass shards had scattered in all directions, they would have been like fragmentation grenades being detonated in crowded areas, triggering an even more terrifying chain reaction.

However, the disaster is not over yet; this is only the beginning.

Previously, under Lin Lu's control, the flames burning on the rooftop were confined to a certain area, much like a hot pot. The cooking process was left to the discretion of the ingredients, regardless of how they boiled or heated up. Even if the ingredients were completely overcooked, the broth evaporated, and the bottom of the pot was charred black, it wouldn't affect the clean tabletop.

At that moment, someone came up to him and flipped over his hot pot, sending the boiling soup and cooked ingredients swirling in the air before falling to the ground.

Burning gravel, nearly melted gantry equipment, glowing red-hot metal fragments, and black sludge flying everywhere! Objects falling from a height of nearly 150 meters, even an egg, can cause unimaginable damage, let alone incredibly hard building materials.

Battlefield debris flew through the air, accelerating as it fell from the sky. Before a Lungmen Guard officer could even react, he was struck as if by a gun, rolling over and crashing to the ground.

His shoulder was pierced through a large hole, and this was even while he was wearing protective gear!

"What are you all standing there for! Evacuate! Take the wounded with you first!" Senior Superintendent Swire of the Lungmen Guard immediately gave the order.

Swire's expression remained completely calm, even though she was so nervous that her tail was taut and her palms were sweaty. She couldn't afford to panic; if she did, everyone here would die from a misjudgment!

Those who stand at the highest point have the responsibility and obligation to become pillars, supporting the misfortune that is about to collapse.

Fortunately, Swire's earlier efforts paid off, allowing the crowds of Lungmen residents and reporters who had gathered nearby to disperse. Otherwise, not only would these civilians have been left in the affected area, but the Lungmen Guards officers wouldn't have even had a chance to evacuate!

“M, MISSY…”

A police officer from the Lungmen Guard Department let out a pitiful sob, so weak that Swire couldn't help but want to kick him.

"What are you yelling about! If you're a man, stand up straight, you idiot! Do you even deserve your badge?!"

Shi Huaiya shouted sharply, his brows revealing a heroic air, staring straight at him.

“MISSY, please, please look up.”

"What are you looking at? What's so interesting? It's just a building collapsing, what's the big deal?"

Swire's voice stopped abruptly, as if a tape recorder had stopped playing halfway through, and the words he was about to say were forcibly shoved back down.

red.

It was a vivid, almost blood-red color.

Flames, flames beyond description, descended from the sky.

"All personnel take cover—!! Heavy-duty officers, prepare for an emergency air disaster and protect every teammate! The rest of you, find cover, and act quickly!!"

Swire almost roared the order out. After a brief moment of surprise, she quickly reacted and transmitted the command through a throat-vibration microphone like a tiger's roar. The drone, equipped with a loudspeaker, then accurately relayed the instructions.

Swire handled the situation promptly and effectively, both in terms of his response and his countermeasures, but that was all.

She wasn't some legendary figure; she was just a high-ranking police superintendent in Lungmen. It was virtually impossible for her to single-handedly stop this disaster. She knew, she understood, that even if the officers found cover in time, what could possibly stop the flames?

Fire has brought both convenience and destruction since ancient times.

"Ah..."

Swire did not believe in God.

She never believed in the existence of God.

She believed in her own efforts and in her own judgment.

But it was clear that no matter how fierce the chain hammer in her hand was, it could not shield her subordinates from the torrential rain full of flames.

Now, for a fleeting moment, just a fleeting moment.

A thought crossed Swire's mind—if there truly is a god worshipped by the Laterano people, could he extend a helping hand to protect Lungmen? Whatever the cost, whatever it may take…

“Oh God.”

Swire couldn't help but cover her mouth and shout out.

She witnessed a miracle; she saw the flames falling from the sky abruptly halted in mid-air, as if God had reached out and caught the sea of ​​fire. Even though a few flames still managed to escape from the invisible net and fall, compared to the terrifying scene that seemed to have caused the entire sky to collapse, it was already a form of salvation.

"Everyone evacuate 500 meters from the administration building. Repeat, evacuate immediately!!"

Swire immediately said that this was her judgment and her intuition.

She stood on the high platform, letting everyone leave first. Before she left herself, she couldn't help but look up one last time.

The flames that fell to the vicinity of the 30th floor of the administration building surrounded the deformed and twisted structure like a sea of ​​clouds, with orange-red flames surging continuously and unimaginable high temperatures roaring like thunder.

Swire was being too naive. If this cloud of disaster descended, both the heavily armed police officer and she would instantly be reduced to charred remains. Perhaps, while her vocal cords were still functioning, she could still amplify her cries through the drone throughout Lungmen.

What kind of nightmare would that be?

Shi Huaiya ran forward with all her might, overwhelmed with the joy of surviving the ordeal.

If there really is a god in this world, then she would definitely rush over and kiss him, offering her her kiss.

On the high platform of the Lungmen Administrative Hall, Lin Lu, unaware that he had been promised a kiss by a beautiful blonde girl with blue eyes, slowly collapsed to the ground.

Chapter 202 I'll be waiting for you to return in Chaldea

"I treat you as a Master? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Stop worrying about me, go worry about the other Servants. You like them more anyway, don't you?"

"Master, get up and go defeat the enemy! What are you trying to do by staying at home all this time? Are you short-handed? Hah! Aren't I enough for you?!"

"Hmm? A wish made to the Holy Grail? Then, the extinction of humanity... Just kidding, just kidding, don't take it seriously. After all, you're still human... Never mind, I didn't say anything. Stop it, or I'll strangle you. Seriously... Why should I even answer your call?"

"Enough already! Cursed witches aren't so easy to tease; you'll be burned alive with me! Seriously, take one more step and I'll burn you to death! You—you actually came closer! So, you want to be burned alive? Very well, very well, I'll grant your wish then. Hmm, you'll definitely regret it then. But if this still can't stop your determination… then I'll make you accompany me to the ends of hell!"

The proud girl with silver hair and golden eyes can never honestly express her inner thoughts.

No matter the time, she would always gaze at someone with eyes full of complex emotions.

He didn't seem particularly special, nor was he her type of handsome man; in fact, he was rather ordinary... Well, upon closer inspection, he was quite good-looking, the kind that grows on you, but he didn't fit the description of a handsome man at all!

Although he looked quite handsome when he dressed up properly during the Shinjuku Singularity.

I still can't forget how cute Master looked in a lady's evening gown... No, none of that counts, it doesn't!

Hmph, always acting like a pushover, just like that boring saintess, overly righteous and utterly foolish.

Even so, she still hoped to stay by this person's side—don't misunderstand, she just wanted to see if such a good person would one day be used, deceived, and betrayed like she had been...and die unjustly on the execution ground, suffering humiliation until death.

If anyone dared to do that, she would burn the enemy to ashes and grind their bones to dust.

This is to let everyone in Chaldea know that Master is under her protection, and anyone who wants to bully him will have to get past her first.

“Master, you are still the same as always… an overly kind person.”

The girl's sigh came clearly from beside my ear, filled with deep weariness.

Lin Lu tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids felt incredibly heavy, as if they were locked.

His mental strength was almost completely depleted, and his head felt as if it were filled with lead, so heavy that even trembling his lips was difficult.

Even the concept of time became blurred, and it was unclear how much time had passed before the stiff hands regained control and slowly braced themselves on the ground.

Lin Lu looked up blankly, straining to open his eyes. Gathering intelligence was always the highest priority. His dark eyes gave him a somewhat frail, scholarly air, completely unlike the arrogance and domineering presence he had displayed half an hour earlier when staring at Governor Wei Yanwu of Longmen.

Lin Lu found himself lying on the collapsed rooftop of the Longmen Administrative Hall, his oversized hooded coat covered in dust and rubble. He was filthy, and the way he propped himself up was like splashing water, scattering black debris onto the ground…

Wait a minute? A hooded coat?

Lin Lu blinked; this seemingly insignificant movement almost made him faint again, showing just how exhausted he was.

Whether it's commanding the battle tonight, personally facing one powerful enemy after another, conducting business negotiations with Wei Yanwu while physically weak, or controlling all information by covering the entire Longmen Administrative Hall with the spiritual domain, every detail is a major undertaking that is mentally and physically exhausting.

As for the key point that directly caused Lin Lu to lose consciousness for a short time, it was that he had a brain fart and forcibly used magic to control the overturned hot pot... I mean the collapsed rooftop, the sea of ​​fire falling from the sky, and the semi-melted building materials weighing thousands of pounds.

Even if Lin Lu were in a state of complete mental strength, it would be difficult to block directly with magic power, let alone when he was extremely exhausted. This directly caused his consciousness to be interrupted, his mental strength to be almost completely drained, and the heroic spirit control form that he had been maintaining was also forcibly interrupted.

"How is it now...?"

An unimaginably hoarse voice came from his throat. Lin Lu's mouth was dry, as if his whole body was about to be dried out, and he couldn't even secrete a drop of saliva.

His dark eyes darted around in their sore sockets, his eyeballs red and bloodshot. If there were a bed nearby, he probably wouldn't be able to get up for at least twenty hours. With Lin Lu's current mental strength, he couldn't even maintain his passive skill, Spirit Domain, and could only observe his surroundings through pure physical functions.

"You are……"

A phantom figure appeared before Lin Lu. Her face was blurry and her features were indistinct, but judging from her clothing and appearance, it was the heroic spirit form that Lin Lu had been controlling, Jeanne d'Arc Alter.

The girl, only 159cm tall, wore an evening gown, which accentuated her graceful figure. As her figure gradually faded away, she reached out and pointed at Lin Lu's head without any politeness. Her slender, jade-like fingers vanished into particles of light as they touched his long, silvery-white hair, fluttering in the wind.

"I'll be waiting for you to return to Chaldea, Master."

Jeanne Alter left behind these words, and the spirit armor that had been barely maintained reached its limit, dissipating into the air.

Lin Lu stared blankly at her vanishing phantom, involuntarily raising his hand to try and touch the disappearing point of light. A warm touch came from his fingertips, as if the girl, across the distant shore of time and space, had reached out and gently touched his fingers.

"Crack."

The Ark Drive, which was wrapped around Lin Lu's waist, made a slight sound as the locked mechanism was released and returned to normal.

"So that's why you wouldn't let go, because you promised to see me again..."

Lin Lu smiled helplessly. He slowly looked around. Centered on his location, all the flames were isolated in the corners, creating a clear, dust-free space. His greatest threat, the monsters that were not yet dead, were still bound by the cage of flames, unable to move an inch.

Even if Lin Lu cut off all of its limbs, it could still drag its broken body and move around, with the same tenacious vitality as G.

"Thank you for protecting me, Joan of Arc."

Lin Lu gently stroked the outer shell of the Ark Driver. The driver, constantly emitting white mist, was efficiently dissipating heat, and the patterns engraved on the shell remained bright red. After one intense battle after another, this night was no easier than the night of fierce fighting in the upper city of Chernobog.

However, this time he is not fighting alone.

The connections we made in the past have now borne fruit.

Chapter 203 Kars-sama!

Humanoid pilot, M4a1.

Heroic spirits, Joan of Arc Alter.

Rhodes Island operators, riding knights.

Lin Lu's lost past is being gradually recovered. Even if he has forgotten what he once was, everything he experienced will not be buried forever. Perhaps one day, when things have settled down on Rhodes Island, he will have the opportunity to embark on a journey to find his memories and meet these beautiful and charming girls.

Yes, Amiya absolutely must not know about this.

Lin Lu was fully aware of the situation; he could imagine how Amiya would react upon learning of this.

Perhaps Amiya will ask to travel together, perhaps she will dig open Lin's stomach and say with lifeless eyes, "Liar, there's nothing here," or perhaps she will hold his head and sit on a cruise ship to enjoy the scenery, traveling around the world to the melodious song "In the blue sky and the Milky Way, there is a little white boat..."

No matter how you look at it, it's a terrible bad end!

"before that……"

Lin Lu struggled to his feet from the scorching ground. The movement was arduous, like waking from a stone coffin, his entire body feeling unresponsive. He forced himself to approach the monster. The ordeal wasn't over yet; this long night still lacked a proper conclusion.

The cage of flames showed signs of dissipating the moment Joan of Arc disappeared. She must have made considerable efforts to wait for him to awaken, all for Lin Lu's safety. Thinking of this, a force rose within Lin Lu, urging him to take a step forward.

"Mephisto, you're still watching me, aren't you?"

Even after withstanding the stress of the collapsing ground, the distortion of the entire administrative building, and the hellfire emanating from the Dragon Witch across the distant horizon, this battered monster still possessed life. Its biological characteristics far exceeded those of the Terra system; it was like an ultimate creature that had escaped from a nightmare.

"You must be thinking, what can I possibly do to destroy your toys now?" Lin Lu sneered. "Even though your little brain is full of filthy and disgusting things, it doesn't matter. You just watch."

Lin Lu took out a palm-sized device from the pocket of his hooded coat and waved it gently.

—Fulton recycling facility.

"Knowledge may not change your destiny, but it can solve your problems."

Lin Lu tossed the Fulton recovery device onto the monster. Since he didn't need to consider personal safety or recovery issues, he could treat it roughly and casually. Without activating the Fulton recovery system, the Fulton balloon would continue to float upwards. Even if the jet fuel ran out, the hydrogen inside the enhanced balloon could keep it suspended, allowing it to float for at least a week.

The Fulton device landed precisely on the monster's back, contracting and expanding with mechanical noise, the rising telescopic ropes curling its jointed limbs together.

These retractable ropes are made of materials that are exceptionally robust in both high and low temperatures. After all, the design was initially conceived of potential applications for individuals with unique Originium Arts skills. Therefore, high-grade materials were selected, achieving peak performance in abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, and cut resistance.

The Army Without Borders never accepts useless or incompetent individuals; the personal safety of every talented person with unique expertise in a particular field is always a top priority.

The Fulton balloon rose with a thud. The limbless monster still tried to resist, but its smoothed remains, hardened by flames and tempering, could not break free of the industrial-grade telescopic rope. Black sap, a terrifying venom, splattered from its body, attempting to corrode the rope.

But it’s so big!

Our borderless military boasts the world's number one technological prowess!

Even Thor Industries would have to crawl. Are you kidding me, the S-class R&D personnel that Lin personally recruited?

Originium fuel rose into the air, and Fulton's recovery balloon ascended into the night sky, shining as brightly as the most brilliant star in the night sky.