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

Wang Chong sighed, and a large amount of black mist enveloped the followers.

"But Master..."

"Her power is in no way inferior to that of the Grand God Ancestor. You can no longer make up for this level of gap with technology and Noble Phantasms. I know your unwillingness, but I will not let you fight a meaningless battle."

The other Servants wanted to say something, but Wang Chong refused and then easily took them away with the black mist.

"Clang—!"

However, a crimson greatsword cleaved through the black mist and hurtled straight towards Wang Chong's face. Wang Chong swiftly swung his sword, colliding with it.

"boom--"

A figure was sent flying backward, crashing into a broken building, causing the entire building to collapse, with rubble almost burying the figure.

At that moment, a beautiful red figure rushed out from the thick black mist. Her target was the figure that had just flown out, as if she was afraid that the other party could still survive. She slashed her greatsword, which was burning with raging flames, towards the direction of the collapsed ruins.

A massive ravine appeared as this force manifested, and in an instant, Nero cleaved it out with a single sword strike, creating a ravine tens of kilometers long.

Nero, now shimmering with dazzling white light, can no longer be viewed as an ordinary Servant. She has unequivocally proven that her power is in no way inferior to that of the progenitor of the gods.

"boom!"

However, from the ruins that had been cut in two, a figure rushed out, planted a greatsword in the broken ground, and kept exhaling foul air.

"Ugh, that really hurt. Just grazing it felt like my whole arm was going to be ripped off."

"You finally... finally couldn't help but take the initiative and made a move, Alaya?"

“What nonsense are you spouting? I am merely blessed by the gods.” Nero raised his sword and said slowly, “I have said before that I bear countless loves on my shoulders, and it is this love that gives me the power to defeat you.”

"Although you destroyed my empire, it's not hard to see from your actions in protecting those Servants that you are someone who understands love, right? In my memory, you embarked on this path because of a Servant, didn't you?"

Nero asked slowly.

"Hmph, is this your question, or is it on her behalf?" Wang Chong chuckled, glancing at Ritsuka who was still watching the battle, and asked with a smile.

"Just answer," Nero said slowly.

"I suppose so... Heh, so you're saying that even though I'm going to destroy your country, I'm still a loving person?" Wang Chong asked with a slightly sarcastic tone.

“No—what I want to say is that I want to correct all these mistakes,” Nero said slowly. “Mistakes born of love should be guided back on track by love. And I am the one who wields the sword.”

"It must end—the erroneous Outer God. I will not see that fourth day again; this battle should end here—fax caelestis 'The Final Rose of the Stars'!!"

Nero roared, and in that instant, she seemed to transform into an unavoidable beam of light, rushing towards Wang Chong to deliver the final strike.

“Indeed… it’s time to end this.” But Wang Chong didn’t raise his sword; instead, he simply planted it in the ground, standing before him, as if he had given up all resistance. Was Wang Chong really going to let Nero kill him?

"boom!"

Just as Nero was about to swing her sword at Wang Chong, an indescribable sense of guilt and an almost suffocating threat of death suddenly appeared. Her head began to turn slightly, and she saw a huge black shadow standing on the shallows on the southwest coastline.

The dark figure unleashed a jet of blackish-red light, which hurtled towards Nero at an even faster speed, striking Nero before he could reach Wang Chong.

"Varied--"

"boom!!"

Nero immediately turned around and raised his sword to defend, but the moment the beam struck his sword, Nero sensed that something was very wrong with it.

Not only was it heavier and more terrifying than Wang Chong's previous sword swings, but most importantly, the invincible "power" within him was beginning to fade.

Then a huge sound rang out, and Nero was blasted away by the beam cannon.

Just then, a delicate girl with a porcelain doll-like face, wearing a light blue dress, appeared behind Wang Chong and hugged him.

"You're a little late, Aige," Wang Chong said slowly.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, Aika really did her best to get here," Aika Sajou said, nuzzling against Wang Chong.

"Alright, I'm not blaming you. On the contrary, you haven't let me down," Wang Chong said with a smile.

Chapter 181: Advent Beast VI

"Your Majesty Nero!"

Seeing her hard-won hope of victory dashed once again, Ritsuka's emotions were like a rollercoaster. But she refused to believe Nero would be defeated so easily; she was sure... she was sure he could rise again, just like before.

"This...this magical reaction...how is this possible? How is this possible?!"

However, at that moment, Dr. Roman, in an incredulous tone, said as if he had gone mad:

"Run! Ritsuka!! Run now!! Otherwise, something worse than death awaits you!!"

"Doctor... what happened? That huge black shadow that just attacked Nero... what is it...?"

Just as Ritsuka was about to ask Dr. Roman what the newly appeared dark figure was, she suddenly froze and fell silent.

The moment Ritsuka saw the shadowy figure reveal its true form, as a primate, she instantly understood what kind of concept and existence it was.

That fear that almost evaporates one's rationality when faced with it, that aura that makes one want to stay away at first glance, that original sin that makes everything clear when looked at directly, is the stain that has always accompanied human existence—the human evil (beast).

Anyone who takes a single glance at this concept will instantly understand it.

"Ah... How could this be? How could it possibly appear here? Didn't I already destroy the spell that summoned human evil? Why is it here...?"

Ritsuka's face showed disbelief. She had clearly destroyed that formation with her own hands, so where did the other party summon this [Human Evil] from? Even a voice deep in Ritsuka's mind kept murmuring the word "impossible".

"It's strange, isn't it? Even though you destroyed the magic circle yourself, [Human Evil] still appeared here."

At that moment, a voice voiced the doubts in Ritsuka's heart. Ritsuka looked over and saw it was Wang Chong, the culprit who had summoned the [Human Evil].

"The answer is quite simple; you should be able to figure it out with just a little thought," Wang Chong said with a smile.

"That was intentional... a product of deliberately lowering our guard. No wonder, no wonder you have such strength, yet Mr. Emiya was able to hold you off for so long. And the moment we left, we coincidentally broke Mr. Emiya's barrier."

Ritsuka clenched her fist and said:

"So, is that summoning circle actually located in the deep sea?"

“No, even in the deep sea, that archer can sense the direction and location. Even if the archer doesn’t notice, his master can.”

Wang Chong laughed and said, "Trying to fool Him? It wasn't in vain. He'll be wary of every spiritual vein and every place in this world, especially the areas I've passed through... But there's one place He will absolutely not guard against."

"You mean a place where even the inhibitory force wouldn't be on guard? But what exactly is that place?" Dr. Roman couldn't help but ask.

“Mount Etna,” Wang Chong replied slowly.

"Mount Etna... Wait, could it be!?" Dr. Roman exclaimed in surprise, immediately looking at the data in a certain area, his expression changing drastically: "It's... our summoning circle!!? How is this possible!?"

"Hehehe, let me explain next~" At this moment, Sajou Aika walked out from behind Wang Chong. Although she had a cute face, her expression was full of evil and madness.

"From beginning to end, the summoning circle we were actually going to set up was never completed. We only constructed a circle on Mount Etna that could store and quickly draw magic power, as well as a large magic circle with the core of the summoning circle missing."

Sajō Aika said with a grin:

"Because we understand the power of suppression very well, once a complete array is created to summon human evil, it will inevitably detect the location. No matter how well it is hidden, it can still screen out areas that it cannot detect, thus locking onto the target."

“He will do everything in His power to destroy it, and He certainly has the ability to do so.”

"Therefore, we are all waiting for a suitable target to complete the final step of the summoning ritual for us, a target that the Counter Force will not be wary of at this stage, a ritual that the Counter Force itself needs to use—it is precisely your Chaldea summoning ritual~"

"Hehehe~ This is His Highness's strategy. Even the Suppression Force was completely fooled. He regarded Mount Etna as his home ground, but he didn't know that it was our most crucial trump card."

"Then, being a genius, I only need to add a few strokes to reverse the Heroic Spirit Summoning Spell, turning it into the grand magic I need—'Holy City Flame' and 'Holy City Fall.' Successfully summoning Him. Hahahaha..."

As Ayaka Sajou laughed wildly, she slowly rose and flew towards the enormous black shadow that had emerged from the sea. At that moment, the shadow completely revealed its true form.

Seven heads and ten crowns, just as described in the Book of Revelation:

Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns were ten crowns, and on its seven heads were blasphemous names.

The beast I saw was like a leopard, with feet like a bear's and a mouth like a lion's. The dragon gave it his power, his throne, and great authority.

...

"This is... the Beast of Revelation?!"

After seeing the true form of the "beast" before him, Dr. Roman's expression changed again, and he spoke, recalling the contents of the Bible.

"That's right—this is the beast that made a pact with me, the beast destined for me: beast6. Fall from grace, become hopelessly addicted to the desire for prosperity, and be led to destruction!"

From the windless waves, the other shore approaches the battlefield, now scorched earth. Born into the world, he is the king, possessing the power to blaspheme all things, and in charge of pretense and decadence. He carries the woman, the source of all evil, on his back.

This is exactly what Aika Sajou is like now. Just like the original course of history, she has successfully made a contract with the Beast 666 and descended into the era of Rome.

Feeding on desires nurtured by urban prosperity, ultimately leading to the downfall of the entire city and civilization, this was the most fatal blow to the destruction of Rome, a civilization that symbolized prosperity and brilliance.

【advent beast6】(Human evil manifests)

“Ritsuka…give up. This era is completely over. When human evil descends in full force, no one can stop it unless there is a Grand Servant who can fight against it.”

Dr. Roman, as if all his strength had been drained, slumped into his chair and weakly advised:

"If your final outcome just now was only death... but if you don't leave now, what awaits you is a fate worse than death. Your mind will be completely corrupted by the evil forces of humanity, and you will be reduced to a beast that only knows desire. That will be more painful and unbearable than death."

"As His Majesty Nero said, you have done... well enough. The reason is not you, but that the other side's methods have far exceeded our current ability to fight back."

"Come back, Ritsuka, there's no need for you to fight anymore."

"..."

Ritsuka gritted her teeth and said, "But even if I retreat, what other way out do I have?"

“Even if I move to a different place, to a different singularity, I will still have to face him and them. Besides, Her Majesty Nero hasn’t lost yet…”

"Heh, you mean Nero? Do you remember this verse from Revelation: 'Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of man, and its number is…'"

Wang Chong uttered some inexplicable words, but paused at the last moment.

"Its number is six hundred and sixty-six... I see. No wonder you summoned the Beast of Revelation. The sum of Nero's name in the Hebrew alphabet is exactly 666, and because of her terrible historical reputation, she has been regarded as the symbol of the Beast of 666 in later generations?"

Dr. Roman picked up where Wang Chong left off and continued:

"The Beast of 666 is not only the nemesis of Rome, but also a symbol of Nero's own deterioration! Nero is simply unable to defeat the Beast of 666; on the contrary, she will be completely corrupted and assimilated by it!"

"Go, Aegean, let all of this come to an end, and remove all those things from Nero."

Wang Chong spoke slowly.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Above the Beast of 666, a somewhat distorted voice of Aika came from above. Then, the monster controlled by Aika Sajou rushed towards the place where Nero had just been bombarded at a relatively fast speed.

"Nero will probably be dealt with soon. Only you, Ritsuka, will be left."

Wang Chong, carrying his sword, slowly walked over and said:

"Ritsuka, I've given you so many chances. I've always believed that you could be my friend. It's just that you're too inexperienced and too naive, which is why I've given you chances again and again."

"Human reason is not worth saving. From the moment it betrayed us, it should have been left to its own devices... because humanity has never needed some mysterious will to bind them. What do you think you'll gain from all this? Praise from others? Or the fulfillment of your wish to save the world?"

"Wrong, all wrong... On the contrary, your actions are destroying the future that humanity should have had."

"Humans should not be bound by themselves... nor by those so-called mechanisms. They have infinite possibilities... So Ritsuka, before Aika returns, I will give you one last moment to think."

"Will you remain in this era, completely buried? Or will you depart, reflect on what I said, and face me again in the next singularity?"

Wang Chong plunged his sword into the ground, stood before Ritsuka, and softly uttered:

"To be or not to be—choose one!"

Chapter 182: A Shocking Ending

Faced with Wang Chong's question, Ritsuka fell silent once again.

The warning still echoed in Ritsuka's mind. She felt as if her consciousness was being torn apart, split in two.

On one hand, he hoped to return to Chaldea immediately, to remember this hatred forever, and to apply the lessons learned from this failure to the next time, so that sooner or later he could settle the score with Wang Chong at some singularity.

Only by surviving can we change everything; only by surviving can we create the future. Self-destruction is utterly meaningless!

The voice seemed to be stirring up Ritsuka's most intense will to survive, making her subconsciously want to do as she was told.

However, the more intense this emotion became, the more prominent Ritsuka's other side became.

Her other side of consciousness wanted to stay. Because she already knew the answer to Wang Chong's question: she wouldn't agree with his ideas. (The remaining text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

Even if she was betrayed by the principles of humanity, or even if she was used by them, she might loathe and hate that mysterious will, but she would not, like Wang Chong, use her sword to slaughter innocent people.

Even if human reason is indeed inseparable from humanity as a whole, it shouldn't be vented on specific individuals. Otherwise, countless people like her and Nero will rise up in resistance and fight to the bitter end.

Unless he kills everyone, sooner or later, an opponent he cannot defeat will come and crush him.

She wanted to tell Wang Chong this, to carry on this will. Even if it cost her own life, she would pass it on. Especially after today's battlefield experience, she was even more convinced of this principle.

"Yes... I promised to bring this will to him, to change him... but when did I forget about it?"