A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

Chapter 376 The Great Magic Circuit Collapsed

Albion, the Tomb of the Dead

Legend has it that at the end of the Age of Gods, a colossal dragon approximately 2km long perished in the great labyrinth beneath the Clock Tower, its remains scattered throughout the ground. To utilize its remains as a magical resource, the Clock Tower headquarters was built atop it. For over a thousand years, all the magicians of the Mage's Association have collaborated to excavate and explore its mysteries. Countless treasures have been discovered within, making it a place coveted by countless magicians.

However, after a thousand years of mining and excavation, the magician discovered that this underground realm was becoming increasingly mysterious and dangerous. The more they dug into the earth, the more strange worlds they encountered. So, at some point, the labyrinth became a mine, the mine became a town, and the town, as the abyss continued to deepen, became ruins.

Through generations of research, it has been discovered that the anomaly of this area is not due to the remains of dragons, but rather because this region was once a physical passage leading to the Inner Sea of ​​the Stars. However, due to its protective presence, which even dragons would perish from exhaustion along the way, it is believed that it is impossible for humans to excavate and penetrate it.

However, the pursuit of further mysteries is a natural course of action, so even in modern times, the Mage's Association continues its excavation work. However, after a long period of exploration, this place has fallen out of the control of the Lords within the Mage's Association and is now managed by the [Secret Remains Dissection Bureau].

Now, led by one of the managers, Wang Chong first toured the 0-10km level of the "Mining City." It must be said that while the environment here wasn't as bright as during the day outside, it was in no way inferior to the bustling metropolis of London. Especially for magicians, there were countless rare materials available for trade. Wang Chong recalled Aozaki Touko telling him about some rare materials and items she needed, and he began sifting and selecting from these stalls.

Under the glow of the large crystal, no monsters appeared on this level, making it a trading and living area for various miners. After purchasing the necessary materials, Wang Chong quickly headed to the entrance to the next level.

"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 areas marked on it can be freely explored. However, as the environment changes more rapidly the deeper you go into the Spirit Tomb, the greater the possibility of the map becoming inaccurate. It would be best if you had the means to explore the space, otherwise I would not mind going too far in."

The manager who led him to the entrance handed Wang Chong a map. Wang Chong took it, nodded slightly, opened the map, and began walking deeper into the area while looking at the paths.

"System, so the Spirit Tomb can lead to the Inner Sea of ​​Stars, right?" After everyone was alone, Wang Chong transformed into a wisp of black mist and began to quickly head underground. As he moved forward, Wang Chong repeatedly confirmed with the system.

"Yes, but currently humanity has no means to break through that barrier and enter the inner sea of ​​Dao Star. It's 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 transforming into mystery," the system said.

"Transform 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 said to be the place where planets place their souls. However, ordinary people's souls are prone to encountering unexpected events that lead to failure during this process. For example, the Abyss, which can corrupt the soul," the system said.

"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 Star Inner Sea and enter it by passing through the crack. And don't forget, host, you have the Third Law, which allows you to enter by wearing your body, and you also have the True Ancestor's physique. Entering the Star Inner Sea with planetary touch is a very simple matter for you."

"So actually, for me, crossing the barrier isn't difficult at all. The key is to find the right spot, right?" Wang Chong said.

"Hmm, I think the princess can help you with this. Returning to the inner sea of ​​Arcueid is as easy as going home," the system said.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Wang Chong slammed on the brakes and opened a spatial rift to enter. Not long after, the spatial rift opened again, and Wang Chong emerged with a sleepy-looking Arcueid.

"Chong... I haven't had enough sleep yet... You kept me in bed all night, couldn't you let me rest a little longer?" Arcueid yawned, rubbed her eyes, and said, "Where am I? Why is it so dark?"

"The Great Magic Circuit Layer of the Spirit Tomb Albion. Many interesting creatures will appear here. All the fantasy species that we could see before are here. I'm planning to capture a few alive and take them back to study." Wang Chong said with a smile.

"Oh? Fantasy Species?" Arcueid instantly understood Wang Chong's meaning, a glint of light appearing in her eyes. Although she had a Caster in her family who could use cleavage magic to summon ancient Fantasy Species, those things were, after all, purely magical creations, not real living beings. Therefore, Arcueid also felt a touch of nostalgia for those Fantasy Species that had vanished from the world.

"Hmm... Before I came in, I used the black mist to search for traces everywhere, and I found the locations of a few nodes." With that, Wang Chong took Arcueid's hand and hurried towards the locations of the fantasy species he had discovered.

"Oh! Let's go catch some fantasy beasts!" Arcueid was also fully awakened from her drowsiness and excitedly followed Wang Chong as he ran inside.

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Mining City

At the entrance to the passage leading from the mining city to the Great Magic Circuit, a group of magicians emerged with varying expressions. Some looked dejected, while others grumbled and cursed. Regardless of their expressions, they were almost entirely empty-handed, and some had even lost the backpacks and sacks they had used to collect and carry materials.

The sight of so many magicians emerging from the passageway together naturally attracted the attention of those around, especially since many of them had only recently entered. Normally, magicians wouldn't leave for at least ten days to two weeks after entering, as they all undoubtedly intend to return laden with treasures.

"Hey, brother, why do you look so dejected? Where's your stuff? Did you come back empty-handed too?" A middle-aged man dressed like a merchant asked one of his regular customers.

"Don't even mention it! I heard that some damned idiot was fighting with a fantasy creature, and the battle was so loud that the entire Grand Magic Circuit layer started to collapse. We were so scared that we ran out as fast as we could. I heard that quite a few people are still trapped inside and can't get out." The magician with the shrunken bag cursed angrily.

"What? The entire Great Magic Circuit layer has collapsed?? That's impossible! Who could possibly have that kind of ability?" The middle-aged businessman was shocked upon hearing this. Having been in business for so many years, he'd seen it all. Small collapses and environmental changes were commonplace. But the collapse of the entire Great Magic Circuit? Wouldn't that cut off everyone's livelihood?

"Damn it, Laozi worked so hard, he was almost able to collect that top-quality magic crystal, but because of this mess, he almost lost his life. Didn't you see those falling rocks chasing after you? I wish I had four legs to run away. Did you see those guys who didn't even have backpacks? They threw away their stuff just to run faster so they could survive."

The magician pointed to the burly man who was roaring loudly and said. The businessman looked in the direction the magician was pointing and heard an even more furious roar coming from there: "Damn it! My savings of five years, all my hard work, are in there! Five years! Five years! Do you know how I've lived these past five years! It's all gone! Don't let me catch that damn idiot."

In no time, news of the collapse of the great magic circuit spread like wildfire, quickly attracting the attention of the Secret Relics Dissection Bureau. They dispatched personnel to the scene, but the blocked tunnel infuriated the officials. It would probably take at least 10 days to half a month to clear all the rubble.

In an instant, everyone began to take action on their own, because if the passage were to collapse, everyone's dream of getting rich would likely be shattered.

"Damn it! It's shaking again! Who in there is doing such a stupid thing?!" The people retreated again in shock and anger, and the crowd became agitated, with everyone shouting and cursing.

Chapter 377 Albion's Dragon Heart

Achoo... Achoo!

Arcueid kept sneezing, rubbing her nose with a pained expression. She was covered in dust and looked utterly disheveled. Wang Chong used the simplest cleaning spell from water magic (which he had learned from the Matou family) to clean the dust off Arcueid, then laughed and said, "Look at you, isn't this our Princess Arcueid, who can work miracles with strength? What happened to you? Is your nose no longer itchy?"

"Thanks... Ugh, I didn't expect the terrain here to be so weak. Cough cough, and besides, who told that stupid lizard to provoke me first? Who knew it would be so easy to beat up?" Arcueid said, taking the towel and drying her face.

"This is troublesome. The entire passage looks like it was destroyed in many places because of that punch. I don't know if we can still go down." With that, Wang Chong led Arcueid down the passage.

Along the way, the two of them captured quite a few strange fantasy species. Of course, Wang Chong used vaporization freezing to completely freeze all those fantasy species before he felt safe throwing them back into the Dimensional House. Then he handed them over to Semiramis, who placed them in a special room in the Hanging Gardens to lock them up, to be processed slowly when they got back.

Finally, they encountered a giant dragon lizard that could speak human language. Unfortunately, this dragon lizard was rude and angered Arcueid, resulting in Arcueid being blasted to pieces with a single punch, and the entire Grand Magic Circuit was almost obliterated.

Wang Chong had no choice but to lead Arcueid further down the path. Sure enough, they encountered a collapsed section of rubble blocking the way, making it impossible to continue. Fortunately, the rubble wasn't a major problem for either Wang Chong or Arcueid. Arcueid, in particular, felt largely responsible for the collapse and decided to handle it herself.

Well, as for how to deal with it, just use force!

Then, the Great Magic Circuit began to vibrate violently from time to time. After about 20 such vibrations, Wang Chong and Arcueid finally arrived at 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 large group of people at the end of the passage, many of whom were diggers who had to move backward because the passage had collapsed.

Meanwhile, many managers of the Secret Relic Dissection Bureau were counting the number of people, planning to take them temporarily to the next level: the Ancient Heart Level, and use the cracks that led directly to the mining city to send them all out.

"Tsk tsk, as expected, someone is guarding this place. After all, the deeper places are beyond the reach of ordinary miners. However, due to the collapse of the Great Magic Circuit, we will be sent into the Ancient Heart layer. But I don't want to be sent out like this."

With a thought, Wang Chong instantly unleashed his black mist, sweeping it towards the magicians.

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

"Quick! Form the formation! What the hell is this... Waaah!!"

Clearly, the administrators and the magicians noticed the sudden situation. However, how could the weak magicians be a match for the impenetrable, dilapidated black mist? In just a few breaths, they were all brought down by the power of the black mist.

"Done~ Let's go!" Wang Chong then led Arcueid through the crowd of people lying on the ground and into the passage leading to the next level.

……

"Charge! Look! What a huge heart!" Arcueid exclaimed, pointing to the dragon heart encased in a massive dragon skeleton.

“That should be Albion’s dragon heart. When it comes to dragons in Britain, one has to mention Vortigern the White Dragon, King Uther the Red Dragon, and King Arthur. But King Uther died a long time ago, and everyone knows about Artoria’s situation, so it couldn’t be her. So, this dragon’s corpse buried in British soil, and this heart before us… could it belong to Vortigern?” Wang Chong pondered.

“No… Artoria fought Vortigern, so it should have died long ago. Who exactly is this so-called last dragon of Britain?” Wang Chong murmured to himself.

"Huh? Isn't Albion just Albion?" Arcueid asked curiously.

“No, Albion is a name given by modern people for the last pure-blooded dragon to leave this world. No one really knows the dragon’s true identity.” Wang Chong shrugged and continued, “Never mind who he is, I just want to think about whether we can make use of this dragon heart. It’s a very good tonic.”

"Delicious?!" Upon hearing that it might be related to food, Arcueid's eyes lit up as well. She rubbed her little hands together, stretched her muscles, and then planned to jump up and forcefully smash open the dragon bones that encased the dragon's heart.

However, Arcueid had only taken a few steps when Wang Chong stopped him.

"Are you planning to crash into something again?" Wang Chong said, somewhat speechless.

“Yeah, just like I said, just go all out!” Arcueid said, waving his fist.

“If you push too hard and collapse this place, how are we going to get to the lower areas?” Wang Chong shook his head and then said, “Arquette, if I remember correctly, your ability to materialize your imagination is much stronger than mine. You should be able to change the environment here and expose that dragon heart.”

“That’s no problem.” Arcueid, after trying out her ability, gave an affirmative answer. Wang Chong first signaled Arcueid not to rush into action, then he once again spread a large amount of black mist in all directions, aiming to make everyone here fall into a coma, so that he could take the heart away without anyone noticing.

Once Wang Chong sensed that everyone in the space had fallen into a deep sleep under his black mist, he signaled Arcueid to act. Arcueid closed her eyes and then imagined the dragon bones opening, exposing the heart. Under Arcueid's power to connect with and reshape the world, the dragon bones above rapidly changed, revealing the dragon's heart to the two of them.

"Let's go." Wang Chong led Arcueid towards the heart of the dragon, which was surging with almost infinite magic power. While Arcueid was thinking about how to devour the dragon heart, Wang Chong had already touched the dragon heart, intending to try to use his black mist power to devour it.

"Huh!? Wait a minute!" Suddenly, Wang Chong frowned and let go of his hand.

"What's wrong?" Arcueid asked curiously, noticing Wang Chong's change in demeanor.

“Albion…it’s still alive,” Wang Chong said.

“Alive?” Arcueid frowned, then placed his hand on his heart, closed his eyes, and sensed for a moment. He quickly showed the same expression as Wang Chong and said, “Indeed, the dragon’s physical body is still alive… but its spirituality is completely empty.”

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

"Interesting. I originally planned to eat it directly... but this state has given me an experiment I'd like to try. The decree is made!" With that, Wang Chong summoned the spirit from the black mist. Soon, Black Alice appeared beside Wang Chong, bowed slightly, and asked, "Master, what brings you here?"

"You stay here and help me..." After Wang Chong gave Hei Aili some instructions, Hei Aili nodded and said, "I need to borrow my master's power."

“It’s alright. I’ve already left a lot of black mist here, and this dragon heart can be used as a sacrifice for demons anyway. Since it’s its own business, it’s only right that it does its part, isn’t it?” Wang Chong said. “I’ll leave this place to you for now. Arcueid and I need to hurry to the next level. If there are any problems, contact me immediately, and I’ll be here right away.”

Black Alice nodded and began to manipulate the black mist into the dragon's heart. Seeing this, Wang Chong, along with Arcueid, who was still a little hungry, headed towards the lower levels.

Chapter 378 is crossed out, all crossed out.

"Go...we're just leaving like this? Didn't you say that dragon heart was incredibly nourishing?" Arcueid asked, still somewhat nostalgic for the dragon heart with its immense magical power.

"No rush. If we don't eat that dragon heart, the fun we get from it will be even better than if we did. Besides, with our current strength, a dragon heart with almost infinite magic power won't significantly improve our abilities," Wang Chong said.

“Alright…” Arcueid thought about it carefully and nodded. Since Wang Chong said there would be more interesting things to do, he would just wait and see.

"By the way, when you cover your face later, using your abilities, making two masks to cover your face and not be discovered shouldn't be a problem, right?" Wang Chong said.

"Huh? Cover your face?" Arcueid was taken aback.

……

Secret Instruments Bureau, Observatory Carleon

This is the lowest level of the Spirit Tomb, the limit of human descent. It is also the designated base of the seal, where the 'Observatory' Calion is located. The observatory is located here because the residual magic of the 'dragon's skull,' or 'eye,' which refused to give up until the very end, still lives on.

Therefore, the Bureau of Mystic Arts was given the ability to see the distant cosmic sky from the bottom of the abyss—that is, to observe the earth's surface and discover its unique features and highlight them.

While the observatory itself may not be widely known, one of its departments is feared by many magicians in the occult world—the Sealing Designation Bureau. They are responsible for evaluating outstanding magicians on Earth, selecting those to be designated for sealing, and issuing the sealing orders. At the center of the department stands a massive bell, which rings whenever a sealing designation is issued, hence its name, the "Carillon."

Normally, aside from a handful of top figures, any magician would rather avoid the sealing assignments and their executors than risk being assigned one. It's fair to say that most magicians have virtually no fondness for this department.

However, today, the Observatory, which everyone fears, and the Sealing Designation Bureau seem to be in turmoil...

"boom!!"

"Who...who are you people...Wa ...

A middle-aged man in uniform was kicked to the ground, while a group of his colleagues lay around him, some with bruises and swelling on their faces, others foaming at the mouth and unconscious.

These colleagues were all renowned figures in his mind, many of them outstanding executors with impressive records of capturing numerous vicious and dangerous targets. Yet now, they were all completely subdued by the man and woman wearing cat-head masks before him. This was the first time the observatory had ever suffered such a total annihilation.

"Who we are is not important... What's important is just 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 directly used his seemingly inexhaustible magic power to begin conjuring a common fireball spell.

Fireball spells are common, but a fireball large enough to almost destroy an entire observatory is quite rare. The sheer volume of magic released was so terrifying that the middle-aged man, who was still contemplating how to alert the outside world, immediately knelt down in fear.

"Please forgive my poor eyesight, gentlemen. We really don't know what our observatory has done to offend you. We hope you can talk things out and avoid violence if possible," the middle-aged man said repeatedly.

"You still want to fight?" Arcueid twisted his arm and then punched the wall next to him. The entire hole trembled again, and rubble kept falling. It looked like if he put more force into it, the hole would collapse sooner or later.

Upon witnessing Arcueid's immeasurable strength, the middle-aged man nearly burst into tears. Where had he gotten himself into trouble with these two monstrous beings? Speaking of which, news of the Great Magic Circuit collapsing had surfaced not long ago; could this young lady be the culprit? He had initially thought it was due to the intense battle within the Great Magic Circuit, but it turned out this was just the power of a single punch. What a joke! A whole group of people combined couldn't possibly withstand a single blow from her.

"That's not what I meant... How could I dare to lay a hand on you two? Isn't this a misunderstanding? I just wanted to clear things up. Let's talk this out. What is it that brought you to our observatory? Whatever your request, we are willing to grant it," the middle-aged man said mournfully.

"Can you represent your Secret Tribunal?" Wang Chong raised an eyebrow and asked.

“Absolutely, you two. Look at those three elders, you two have practically brought them to their knees. Although I am just a middle manager, I still have the ability to handle important matters. Please, considering the Secret Ritual Tribunal’s many years of contributions to maintaining stability in the world, please be lenient with me.” The man nodded repeatedly as he spoke.

"Heh, maintaining stability in the present world? That's quite a boast. You're not talking about the actions designated by your seal, are you? But as far as I know, your purpose in doing this is more about using the guise of 'protection' to detain and capture magicians with rare talents or those who have broken taboos, and imprison them for life, right? And you dare to call that a merit?" Wang Chong sneered.

"I see. Sir, you've come about the Sealing Designation. We don't know if we've unintentionally offended you or one of your friends. Please let us know so we can remove the Sealing Designation's name from the Mage's Association immediately." The man keenly sensed Wang Chong's dissatisfaction with the Sealing Designation in his words and immediately guessed Wang Chong's purpose, so he quickly said.

"Hmm...you're very smart, and I love dealing with smart people. So...are you sure you want me to tell you my name?" Wang Chong said with a playful smile.

"Eh... look how clumsy I am with words. I'll bring you the list of all the designated seals for your review right away." The man quickly got up, went into the observatory, and, under the watchful eye of a wisp of black mist following Wang Chong, 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 faces, as well as many familiar ones, such as Aozaki Touko, and Araya Sōren, who died during the Holy Grail War. It seemed that the observatory had not yet received news of Araya Sōren's death.

After Wang Chong finished browsing through the document, he began to randomly select and mark things up. He hid Aozaki Touko's order in the middle, making it look like he was just doing it casually, and marked everything up cleanly.

"..." The middle-aged man stared at the pile of names being crossed out, his expression turning pained. He had no idea what kind of chaos this would cause.

"Alright, these are the people. When the time comes, you should cancel all their seals. I need to receive this message from 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 making the Clock Tower lose the mining of the Spirit Tomb for a long time, nor do I mind destroying your observatory... You should know whether we have the strength to do that."

Wang Chong handed the list back and said calmly.

"I will wait, I will wait..." The middle-aged man knew that with so many names on the list, it would be very difficult to find the other person or anyone connected to them.

"Let's go." Wang Chong pulled Arcueid and walked directly into a illusory spatial rift, disappearing from the middle-aged man's sight.

"What kind of mess has this been...? So many people want to have their seals lifted, I'm afraid we'll lose all face. We must seal it off... we must keep the news under wraps! We can't let anyone else know what happened here today!" The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and finally made his decision. The seals definitely had to be lifted, but the reason couldn't be to reveal what happened here, otherwise the authority that the Sealing Bureau had built up over a long period of time would be completely destroyed.

As for whether to ignore their demands, or even use them to set a trap and catch them like turtles in a jar? Don't even think about it. What if they're clever enough to simply disappear for a while? Then all your preparations will be in vain. You can't guard against a thief forever; that's the principle.

……

"Phew... Another thing is done. Also, my senses were right just now. There was a trace of Albion's lingering resentment in those eyes, which I can just use the power of ruin to trace away. Now the conditions for soul and body are both met."

Wang Chong looked at the faint dragon-shaped intent within the black mist in his hand. He placed it into his body, slowly nurturing it with his third magic power and the power of ruin. Then he looked at Arcueid and said:

"Arquette, this should be the closest place to the Inner Sea of ​​the Stars, right? Is there a way to get through that barrier and enter the Inner Sea of ​​the Stars?" Wang Chong asked.