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

"puff--"

The sound of a sword blade slicing through flesh rang out, and Wang Chong, without the slightest resistance, cleaved Romulus into seventeen pieces. Seeing Romulus so easily dismembered, Wang Chong's eyes narrowed slightly.

Did they not escape time stop? Or is there something fishy about Romulus in front of us?

Wang Chong immediately increased the distance between himself and Romulus, and then let time begin to pass.

"Well--?"

In the blink of an eye, Romulus became aware of his physical condition. However, in the next instant, golden light surged from Romulus's body again, reconnecting all his flesh and blood.

The bloody cuts that looked terrifying just moments ago are now completely gone, not even a trace of a wound can be found.

"Immortality? No... it should be something purer... that golden light, it feels familiar to me."

Wang Chong squinted his eyes and pondered.

"It can injure me in an instant, without leaving any trace or clue. There's a gap in time... So that's it, the authority over time?"

Romulus, however, immediately recognized what had just happened. He then stretched out his hand and said in a deep voice, "Before the eternal throne, submit to me! Time!"

"Ding--"

The next instant, Wang Chong felt the surrounding space begin to freeze, and his body became very sluggish until it gradually came to a stop.

"Is this the power of time? He was just bound by time, but now he's manipulating it?!" (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the question.)

"Is this the power of time? He was just bound by time, but now he's manipulating it?!" (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the question.)

Before Wang Chong could react, he saw a fist glowing with golden light come crashing down on him again.

"boom!"

This time, however, it was Wang Chong who was pierced through the chest, blood splattering everywhere. After this punch, time resumed its flow, and Wang Chong's body was suddenly sent flying backward.

"boom!!"

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Romulus looked up at the sky with a solemn expression. After he used the power of time to destroy Wang Chong's body, a hole suddenly appeared in the void.

Like a piece of broken glass that, after being pieced together, is missing a middle section, Romulus felt a sense of unease about the broken piece.

"Ouch... It's been so long since I've felt this much pain, I'm starting to feel numb."

A sound suddenly rang out from behind Romulus. Romulus turned around abruptly and saw a sword light flash. The Blade of the Ruined King, shrouded in black mist, once again slashed through the golden armor, leaving a bloody gash on Romulus's chest.

"True ancestral royal bloodline? No wonder he dares to be so arrogant."

Romulus pressed his hand to his chest, healing his wound while glancing at the spot where he had pierced Wang Chong's chest. Wang Chong's pierced chest had already fully recovered thanks to his remarkable self-healing abilities.

He knew that the other person's self-healing ability was not much worse than his own, and might even be better.

"We've tested each other enough; this warm-up match should be over... Romulus." Wang Chong stretched his neck, loosened his muscles, and his eyes sharpened as he spoke:

"Let me see just how difficult it is to slay a god!"

In the next instant, Wang Chong appeared behind Romulus in stealth and flash, and then launched a horrifying attack on Romulus.

"The Broken King's Sword—!!"

"Clang clang clang!"

"My arms—can shatter everything!"

Romulus concentrated all the light in his body onto his arms, coating the armor on his arms with a dazzling light, and then directly clashed with the Blade of the Ruined King, producing a loud metallic clang.

However, because Wang Chong had the initiative and his surprise attack caught Romulus off guard, Romulus was forced to defend passively. In the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged dozens of blows.

As the two continued to exchange blows, Wang Chong's sword speed became faster and faster. The passive skill [Ruthless Combo] still greatly enhances Wang Chong's attack speed, making him second to none in terms of attack speed.

"puff!"

In the end, Wang Chong's sword was a fraction faster, successfully piercing Romulus's neck, and a torrent of blood splattered onto Wang Chong's cold face.

Seeing that the wound had formed, Romulus abandoned his defense and changed his fist into a finger to reduce the attack area and increase the intensity of his attack. With a single finger, he pierced through the black mist layer on Wang Chong's body and went straight through Wang Chong's heart. A golden light shot out from Wang Chong's back.

"Cough!" Wang Chong spat out the blood from his chest, spraying it onto Romulus's face, especially around his eyes. Then, with a single sword strike, he forcefully slammed Romulus to the ground.

"boom!!!"

The earth trembled again, but Wang Chong wouldn't just stand there and watch the outcome. He rushed into the dust and smoke, and then heard huge muffled sounds echoing between heaven and earth.

The next moment, two beams of light, one red and one black, shot out from the smoke and dust, their paths like lightning tearing through the sky. Each collision caused the space to tremble, and the explosions were so loud that everyone had to cover their ears.

The two were moving so fast that none of the Servants present could see how they were fighting.

All they knew was that the aftershocks of their clash nearly cracked the ground beneath them, and the flying debris was crushed into dust by the new shockwave before it even hit the ground.

The surrounding walls of black mist were shattered, and sparks from the clash of metal rained down like a storm, scorching the ground within a hundred meters radius with honeycomb-like holes.

Where the two fought fiercely, the rock strata continued to collapse, and seawater began to pour in... The mountains that blocked their path were smashed to pieces by the two and fell to the ground, causing the earth to tremble.

The commotion from their fight grew increasingly intense, almost shattering the entire world.

Chapter 173: Bound to the World

"Is this... a battle between gods?" Mashu swallowed hard, looking at the scene that seemed to cause the heavens and earth to collapse. Everyone else around them fell silent after witnessing this.

"The battle between the two is completely beyond our comprehension. I never imagined that after so many years, Wang Chong would have reached this level. What a terrifying rate of growth."

Weber sighed, seemingly both impressed by the other person's rapid progress and perhaps mocking his own ordinariness.

"Something's wrong...something's very wrong." Just then, Dr. Roman exclaimed in a panicked voice.

"What's wrong, doctor? Did you find something wrong?" Ritsuka's heart tightened. She could hear the panic in Dr. Roman's voice and quickly asked.

"The data from the singularity has become extremely unstable, and the entire world is showing signs of collapse! If this continues at this rate, the world will probably be completely destroyed in another 20 minutes!"

"Dr. Roman said hurriedly."

"What? How could this be? Could a war between two gods cause the entire world to collapse completely?" Mash looked at the surrounding scene and quickly figured out the reason, and couldn't help but say.

"No... Even if they did wreak havoc on the world, the damage they caused to the terrain alone was not enough to cause the world to completely shatter. What's happening now is more like the world starting to collapse on its own for some unknown reason."

Dr. Roman kept checking the results and said, "The edge of the world has begun to collapse and is sweeping towards us."

"This situation is so similar to... Dr. Roman! Can you help me determine when the values ​​started changing?" Ritsuka seemed to remember something, and her eyes began to search for the two figures that were fighting.

"Senior, did you discover something?" Mash asked.

Ritsuka didn't directly answer Mashu's question, continuing her search for the two. Finally, when she saw the crimson-gold light slam the black mist back into the earth, Ritsuka quickly asked:

"Doctor! The values ​​have changed drastically?!"

“That’s right, just a short while ago, another section broke off. Ritsuka, how did you find out?” Dr. Roman, who had been staring intently at the flashing messages on the screen, immediately answered Ritsuka’s question.

"I'm not entirely sure yet—give me two more chances and see if it's as I suspect."

Ritsuka didn't explain directly, continuing to observe the two fighting. When the black mist repelled the crimson-gold light, Ritsuka asked again:

"And now? Has there been little change or none at all?"

"Yes, the change is a little small, but it's not nonexistent. It's just that it's definitely much worse than before," Dr. Roman replied truthfully.

"I see." At this moment, Weber also understood and began to focus on the two figures fighting.

The sight of the two of them worried the others greatly. Nero quickly asked, "What exactly happened? What have you figured out?"

“The world is taking the damage for Wang Chong,” Weber replied simply. “In other words, whenever Wang Chong is injured by Romulus’s attacks, the world is injured along with him!”

"This... could it be the same as the previous singularities?"

After being reminded, Mashu quickly realized what was happening: "Mei ne wo yong ne wo kong ni lin zai zai me ne..."

“The enemy we faced in the last singularity was bound to the world. At that time, Wang Chong was on our side, protecting the world from collapse, which is how we successfully broke the connection between the enemy and the world.”

"I see... That's right. Logically speaking, the singularity of this world should have been created by Rafe's group. But it seems that Wang Chong has intercepted it."

Dr. Roman also realized what was going on and said, "It seems that the magic array originally intended for this singularity has also been used by Wang Chong, which is why he has become connected to the world..."

"Then wouldn't this be another unsolvable problem? If we want to save the singularity, we must defeat Wang Chong, but once we defeat Wang Chong, the world will be destroyed."

Mashu's expression turned ugly, and she said:

“Previously, it was Wang Chong who helped protect the world, and we knew the weakness of that Demon God Pillar, which allowed us to break the connection by chance. But if the God Ancestor were to protect the world, we alone would have no chance of defeating Wang Chong.”

“No, you’re wrong, Mashu… The problem now is that Romulus might not even defeat Wang Chong before the world collapses. You’ve all seen Wang Chong’s healing ability; neither side can really defeat the other.”

At this moment, Ritsuka finally spoke. She had just witnessed Wang Chong being thrown into the sea again, so after speaking with Mashu, she immediately asked, "Doctor, did something change just now?"

"Hmm...it seems to be irrefutable now," Dr. Roman sighed, then said.

"No, we have to find a way to inform the God Ancestor about this in advance, otherwise wouldn't the God Ancestor also indirectly become an accomplice in the destruction of the world?" Nero realized and said.

I already know from you all...

However, just as Nero uttered his words, a voice echoed throughout the entire golden light barrier. It turned out that the golden light barrier set up by Romulus could hear everyone's voices.

Sure enough, the two figures in the sky stopped fighting and did not continue.

Wang Chong looked at Romulus with a playful gaze and slowly said, "Heh... why did you suddenly stop? And why did you have to use the power of time to end the war?"

Romulus did not answer, but his gaze began to look in a certain direction. There, at the edge of the sea, a broken void began to appear, and that void was silently swallowing up the entire sea area.

Wang Chong followed Romulus's gaze, then chuckled and said, "Looks like you've finally figured it out."

"You always say the world is Rome, but in reality, the world is bound to me, not you. No matter how I obtained it, at least now you not only can no longer touch it, but you are also constantly destroying it."

"Then how about destroying Rome with your own hands, Romulus?"

“Good tactic, and even now you’re still trying to provoke me, to test me, aren’t you?” Romulus said in a deep voice.

Wang Chong smiled slightly, spread his hands, and said, "Indeed, I was testing you... and I have already discovered some signs. Signs that you are trying your best to hide."

Chapter 174: The Incomplete God

"Although you hid it very well, unfortunately, after many tests, you finally revealed your true colors, the chief god of Rome."

Wang Chong chuckled softly, raised his hand to point at Romulus, and slowly said:

"First, although you have displayed numerous powers—manipulating time, accelerating, enhancing strength, reversing cause and effect, and so on… in reality, these are merely extensions of your established authority." (The last line appears to be a nonsensical string of characters and is omitted from the translation.)

"【Emperor's Privileges】—and at an EX level. If I'm not mistaken, this is the true power you possess, and it is precisely by utilizing these powers that you have achieved what appears to be multiple divine authority."

"But the powers you wield are not created out of thin air. The price must be paid by something else."

"The essence of the Emperor's Privilege is the ability to persuade the world to grant it power and authority. Therefore, in essence, this price should be paid by the world."

Wang Chong looked like he knew it very well, then shook his head and continued:

"It's a pity that this world is already bound to me. In addition, your constant attacks on me are themselves attacks on this world, making it weaker and weaker. The weaker the world is, the less feedback you will receive."

"At first you could stop time for 5 seconds, but now you can't even do 2 seconds or 1 second, right? If it weren't for someone's support, you probably wouldn't have been able to activate those powers long ago."

After listening, Romulus did not refute, but said, "It seems that you have a deep understanding of the Emperor."

"Hehe... I don't have many other skills, but I happen to have something like [Emperor's Privilege]."

As soon as he finished speaking, a red light suddenly shone from Wang Chong's body, and his aura became several times stronger than before.

Romulus looked enlightened and said, "I see. No wonder you acted so recklessly. It's not surprising now."

Wang Chong continued, "So, while your [Emperor's Privilege] is indeed formidable, now that your divine kingdom has been destroyed and the world belongs to others, your power will naturally be weakened. As the war continues, you will only grow weaker."

"So you want to stop? Sorry... I won't let this rare opportunity to weaken you slip by!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Chong, boosted by the [Emperor's Privilege: a], surged in speed once more, unleashing a barrage of sword strikes at Romulus. This time, Wang Chong completely overwhelmed Romulus in every aspect, forcing him to adopt a defensive stance.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

Wang Chong slammed Romulus into the earth, and then he burst out of the ground thousands of meters away, with huge boulders flying in all directions like a volcanic eruption.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Is the mighty Roman god now reduced to passive defense? Why aren't you using your multiple powers to slam me into the sea and shatter the ocean floor?"

As Wang Chong roared, he used his sword to lift Romulus into the air. Then, Wang Chong sheathed his greatsword, flew into the sky, and unleashed a barrage of punches at Romulus.

Wang Chong continued to smash Romulus's body with each punch, seemingly oblivious to the fact that his own fists were also being beaten bloody and mangled.

"He could have just used his sword to slash at the opponent, but he chose to fight in such a self-destructive way. Is that guy some kind of battle maniac who's gotten so carried away?" Boudica asked, frowning as she saw this.

"No! It's not what you think... Wang Chong is deliberately damaging his own body! He's accelerating the destruction of the world."

However, Weber immediately saw through the deception and said something. Upon hearing this, almost everyone present was shocked by the other party's madness.

"Even if the God Ancestor wanted to avoid war, the other side is still aggressive and accelerating the destruction of the world. Is there no other way for us but to sit and wait for our doom?"

When Nero saw this, she was extremely anxious. She gripped the Primal Flame tightly, her hands trembling, but she didn't know what to do.