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

In the stagnant world, Wang Chong saw that the entire world was filled with all sorts of strange, wave-like black shadows. These were the true manifestations of the demonic sounds produced by the Demon God Pillar Andusias after unleashing his Noble Phantasm.

In a dynamic environment, due to the limitations of vision, it is impossible to perceive things visually. But now, in an absolutely still space-time, everything is revealed one by one.

Wang Chong left not because he couldn't resist the shadowy figures, but because he knew very well that everyone else, except himself, would be completely corrupted by the demonic sound and have their will shattered.

Even with Joan of Arc's Noble Phantasm, it couldn't withstand it.

Therefore, the first thing Wang Chong did upon activating the time-stop field was to throw his greatsword at the Demon God Pillar to see if he could stop the opponent's ongoing Noble Phantasm release.

He then quickly arrived at Jeanne Alter's side and immediately led her towards the direction where Jeanne and the others were.

Upon arriving beside the group, Wang Chong, based on the shape of the shadow he observed in the frozen space-time, used his talent [Spell Sensing] to create a wave-like shadow with a large amount of destructive power, similar to the opponent's Noble Phantasm, thus neutralizing it.

"Time begins to flow."

After Wang Chong attached the broken black mist to everyone, the time stop of the World Stand finally came to an end.

"Om-!"

In an instant, the eerie sound waves finally arrived, and the black mist that had previously covered the entire battlefield was stirred up by the spreading demonic sounds.

All the Servants present first sensed an inexplicable surge of power within themselves, then the demonic sounds entered their ears, instantly causing a flurry of illusions. Those sounds directly stirred up their deepest fears and terrors, shaking their very souls.

In an instant, many Servants displayed their ugly side, either roaring or enduring it all with pained expressions.

"Waaah...no...don't abandon me again!"

The one in the worst condition was the berserker Kiyohime, who had the lowest mental resistance. At this moment, she seemed to see her beloved abandoning her once again. The flames on her body boiled again, as if she was about to completely lose control again.

"I'm here, Kiyohime, I've always been here."

Just then, Wang Chong caught Kiyohime from behind, who was on the verge of losing control. Even though flames were constantly erupting from her body, he didn't care at all and held her tightly in his arms.

"Master... what am I doing...?"

Fortunately, Kiyohime's body had already been infused with a large amount of black mist power by Wang Chong. In addition, Wang Chong had just added another layer of black mist specifically targeting these figures, and Wang Chong's personal embrace pulled her back from the brink of losing control.

"It's alright for now, Kiyohime. It was just a hallucination caused by some annoying noises."

Wang Chong comforted Qingji and said.

Kiyohime, sensing Wang Chong's familiar scent, finally snapped out of the illusion. She instinctively turned and hugged him tightly, saying, "I'm sorry, Master. I'm sorry for making you see me in such a wretched state. My flames... didn't hurt you, did they?"

"It's alright." Wang Chong uttered two words, stroking Kiyohime with one hand and manipulating the black mist with the other, resisting the demonic sounds while also bringing out the other Servants who were trapped in the illusion one by one.

Soon, all the Servants finally broke free from the illusion of the demonic sound. A shadow of gloom appeared on the faces of many of them.

However, the situation remains extremely dangerous. Even after escaping the illusion, the demonic sounds' attacks on the mind and soul have not dissipated.

Everyone was suppressed, unable to unleash even half of their previous strength. Each person was pondering how to resolve this situation.

At this moment, Wang Chong successfully summoned the greatsword back from the entanglement of a bunch of demonic touches.

The time-stop attack just now, although it dealt a lot of damage to the Demon Pillar again, could not stop the effect of this musical Noble Phantasm.

In fact, his attack just now actually boosted the power of the Demon God Pillar's Noble Phantasm.

"You make the music more magical and sublime by inflicting suffering and pain on yourself? It really is you..." Wang Chong thought to himself.

"Damn it, are we just going to be suppressed here like this?"

Ritsuka couldn't help but ask.

Seeing the constant onslaught of demonic touches and the bombardment of crimson eyes, if Wang Chong hadn't used his black mist technique to defend against them, Jeanne d'Arc's Noble Phantasm would probably have been unable to withstand it.

"We're still a bit short... but you all saw Mr. Wang Chong's attack just now. Not only did it fail to eliminate the opponent, it also made the opponent's Noble Phantasm even stronger."

Siegfried, who had been observing the war situation, also keenly noticed this and mentioned it.

"Well... actually, the situation is more complicated than you think..." Then, Wang Chong quickly explained to everyone the process of his battle with Andusias and his discoveries.

"Bound to the world... isn't that a bit too shameless? I thought Mr. Wang Chong's intervention would solve the problem," Ritsuka couldn't help but say.

"It seems the doctor's signal has been interrupted due to the peculiar noise here, and we can't get in touch with him. Although I feel the doctor's advice isn't very helpful, maybe they can observe some weaknesses in Sheba that we can't detect."

Mashu glanced at the screen, which remained disconnected, and sighed.

“Rather than how to kill the Demon Pillar, I think we should be discussing how to break this demonic sound,” Jorcos said.

“That’s right, just thinking about it won’t help. We have to take action.” Martha, being an action-oriented person, also supported this view.

However, most people were at a loss as to how to deal with the demonic sound. This invisible and unstoppable attack was only something that Elizabeth, who dreamed of being a singer, and Wang Chong, who was fighting against the demonic sound, could do.

"I'm sorry, although I've always been confident in my singing, but... beating someone like that is clearly still a bit beyond my capabilities." Elizabeth looked at the demonic voice that could make the entire earth tremble and shook her head repeatedly.

"Only music can defeat music..." Suddenly, a tiny voice rang out.

"Huh? But didn't I say I couldn't do it? Don't force me to do things you don't want to do." Elizabeth looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person who said it was Mary.

“Yes, it’s music that can defeat music!” Mary suddenly exclaimed excitedly.

"What's wrong, Miss Mary? Did you suddenly come up with some idea?" Ritsuka couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm! Actually, when I entered the illusion just now, I saw the Great Revolution again... but that's not the point."

Mary described the most terrifying hallucinations she had ever experienced:

"Actually, just before my execution, I heard a familiar melody, and in the melody, a voice vaguely told me: 'Maria, only music can defeat music.'"

"Is there a voice conveying words to you?" Mash asked curiously.

"Yes, but it was right when I woke up from the dream, since I was about to have my head chopped off. So my memory is a bit hazy. However, because of what Miss Elizabeth just said, I suddenly remembered it."

Mary said very seriously.

"Are you sure, Miss Mary? It's not just your imagination, is it?" Siegfried couldn't help but ask.

“I’m absolutely certain! Because I’m very familiar with both the melody and the voice! Although they’re a little blurry… they’re definitely believable!” Mary said very seriously.

"Then let's try this method." Just then, Wang Chong, who had been letting them discuss, spoke up.

"Hehe, as expected, my dear still trusts me." Mary said happily after seeing Wang Chong's support.

The others, though still harboring some doubts, had no choice but to give it a try since it was the strongest person here who had spoken, and there was no other way.

Wang Chong glanced at the smiling Mary. Based on Mary's words and the information he possessed, it was clear that the person who told Mary how to break the illusion was most likely Mozart.

"So, how can we defeat music with music? Let me make it clear, I can't do it alone," Elizabeth said involuntarily.

“No, Elizabeth, you can do it.” However, Wang Chong looked at Elizabeth and said very seriously.

"Huh? Really? Am I that amazing?" Elizabeth asked, looking incredulous.

"You think you can't win just because you think your voice isn't loud enough to overpower that demon pillar. But don't forget, Mary said she'd use 'music' to defeat 'music'."

Wang Chong slowly said, "I naturally have a way to solve the volume issue for you. Now tell me, are you confident that you can defeat that demonic pillar in terms of music?"

"If it's just a musical contest, then I'm invincible!"

After Wang Chong's analysis, Elizabeth immediately regained her confidence in her singing voice:

"It's just a broken pillar! Who cares if it's a demon or whatever! I'll use my idol's determination to completely defeat it with my singing!"

"She's got real presence; she might actually succeed." Seeing Elizabeth's confidence, the others couldn't help but praise her.

However, two people present turned pale. One was Kiyohime, who had accompanied Elizabeth and fought with her for a time, and the other was Elizabeth's other side—Camilla.

Both of them were well aware of Elizabeth's singing voice and were already prepared to cover their ears.

Chapter 58 What is a musical weapon?

Without further ado, under the protection of Wang Chong's black mist power, Elizabeth arrived at the forefront. Watching Wang Chong unleash his black mist to fight against the demonic touches and the attack from the crimson beam of light, Elizabeth couldn't help but swallow hard.

However, she did not hesitate. Elizabeth planted the spear shaft in the ground, and a magic circle began to unfold from the tip of the spear. Then, dragon wings sprouted from Elizabeth's back, and she flew into the air. A phantom of a palace appeared behind Elizabeth.

"Let me show you my most outstanding single, the one I poured my heart and soul into! Bathory Erzsebet! Laaaaa!!"

With composure, Elizabeth fully unleashed her Noble Phantasm. Infused with magical power, Elizabeth began to sing aloud!

"Ah! I knew it!"

The moment the other person's shrill voice rang out, Kiyohime immediately covered her ears. Similarly, Camilla, watching her childish self singing such awful songs while calling herself an idol, looked even more disgusted, as if she were being publicly executed.

“Ah… I understand now why you harbored such murderous intent towards her, Madam… Everyone has a dark past they don’t want others to mention,” Vlad III said involuntarily.

“Your Grace, you’re talking too much,” Camilla said coldly.

Meanwhile, after Wang Chong shattered the pillar of light once again with his sword, he looked at Elizabeth, who had begun to sing but was still suppressed by the demonic sound of the demon god pillar, and nodded.

Although the sound couldn't spread, Elizabeth's shrill singing did begin to weaken the effects of those demonic sounds on Joan of Arc and the others.

"Using music to defeat music, that's definitely the right thing to do... But who says that to defeat music with music, you have to have a higher level of musical skill than the other party?"

Wang Chong naturally understood exactly what Elizabeth's singing was all about. It was something that, along with Nero's singing, was considered one of the two most powerful sonic weapons in the Type-Moon universe.

In this respect, even Mozart himself would admit his inferiority. It has even prompted many musicians to ponder how music could be ruined in such a way.

Very few people can surpass Mozart in musical talent; at least none of those present could. But if it's simply about defeating Mozart... Elizabeth would be the perfect choice.

"Alright, now it's time to let your voice spread everywhere—the way of man!"

Wang Chong's gaze sharpened, and two chains appeared in his hands as he charged straight at the Demon God Pillar. The Demon God Pillar tried to extend its demonic tentacles to defend itself, but the moment the chains touched its extended tentacles, Wang Chong gained the power he desired.

"Then, let this music reach its climax—Noble Phantasm Unleashed: 'Rhapsody Elizabeth Bathory'"

The strongest attack that Wang Chong obtained from the Demon God Pillar was the very same Mad Rhapsody that the Demon God Pillar was currently unleashing. However, Wang Chong used his own understanding to superimpose the effects of the Noble Phantasm onto Elizabeth.

Behind Elizabeth appeared headless monsters, resembling those surrounding a demonic pillar. However, the instruments they held were not like those of the other monsters, which encompassed all the musical instruments in the world.

On the contrary, most of them held instruments that best matched Elizabeth's shrill voice and the songs she sang—trump cards, suonas, and other instruments that could produce equally sharp sounds.

Most importantly, there were two headless monsters whose figures blurred and transformed into two speakers the size of skyscrapers.

Then the speaker collected the sounds from Elizabeth and those sharp instruments, amplified them dozens of times, and directly clashed with the Demon Pillar's frenetic symphony.

Its sonic power was so great that it blew a straight path through the black mist on the ground, sending it crashing directly into the Demon God Pillar.

"Ah!! My ears are going to go deaf!"

Even though they were on the other side of the sound, all the Servants looked pained.

If given a choice, they would rather endure the previous horrific voice than listen to Elizabeth's singing now.

"Can this really be considered music? Or am I just outdated and unable to appreciate this new style of music?"

Siegfried remained very polite.

"No! Mr. Siegfried, as a modern man, I can assure you that this has absolutely nothing to do with being outdated!"

Mashu covered her ears as well, and said with a grim expression.

"Can't she tell herself?" Even someone as resolute as Giorgios was moved.

"Stop talking, didn't you see she's getting more and more enthusiastic as she sings?"

Kiyohime looked furious. If it weren't for Wang Chong, she would have loved to breathe fire on him and blast this guy who was polluting her ears to smithereens.

If Elizabeth's teammates behind her are like this, then how about the Demon Pillars facing her head-on?

【ah!!!】

[A defilement! This is an utter and complete defilement!]

I'm going to blast this guy who insulted music to smithereens!

The Demon God Pillar Andusias let out a painful cry, and the headless monsters around it began to develop cracks under the attack of the sound waves.

The musical instrument in his hand completely turned into specks of light and disappeared under the tide of sound.

Clearly, Andusias's Rhapsody was completely disrupted by Elizabeth's Rhapsody, making it extremely difficult for him to even maintain the form of his Noble Phantasm.

More importantly, Wang Chong clearly sensed that Andusias's anger was distinctly different from that of Gilles de Rais before.

"It really was Mozart. And his consciousness seemed to be suppressed until he was struck by Elizabeth's music, and out of his obsession with music, he briefly awoke."

Seeing this, Wang Chong immediately used the black mist to secretly tell Mary his analysis.

"Darling...you mean, the one inside the Demon Pillar is Amadeus?" Mary asked, a look of worry flashing across her face.

“Yes, in that instant of impact, I sensed the consciousness hidden deep within the Demon God Pillar. Combined with what you said about the illusion, the other party must be someone you know. After eliminating those possibilities, it can only be Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.”

Wang Chong said:

"I have an idea, but I don't know if you, Mary, would be okay with it?"

“What?” Mary asked.

“I can sense that Amadeus doesn’t want to destroy the world; he must be under some kind of constraint to do so.”