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

The fear stemmed from the dread of Wang Chong's strength. Even with forbidden techniques, he couldn't fully limit Wang Chong's power; he was still so formidable that even the most powerful hero of Greece couldn't match him.

However, the lingering, faint sweet scent from the next room, Wang Chong's deep, possessive vows, and Ai Ge's blissful moans...

All of this acted like the most powerful catalyst, amplifying the darkness and resentment in her heart. The dam of reason teetered on the brink of collapse under the onslaught of surging jealousy and painful memories.

She slowly sat up, leaning against the cold wall. The moonlight outlined her thin and trembling figure. Her bare feet lightly stepped on a puddle that had just flowed out, but the coldness of her feet could no longer bring her back to her senses.

Those once clear purple eyes now gleamed with a deep and dangerous light in the darkness, mixed with tears, pain, and a kind of almost insane determination.

“Lord Wang Chong… from the moment you stirred my heart… you were destined to bear the consequences…” Medea murmured softly, her voice broken yet stubborn, “You should… belong to me… only to me…”

……

Six days flew by in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, deep within this vast and gloomy labyrinth, echoed the roar of a colossal beast, filled with resentment and pain. Its massive body moved clumsily through the narrow passages, clearly unable to effectively deal with the well-coordinated enemies before it.

"Captain Drake, fire to freeze it! Mash, now!" The orange-haired girl manipulated a Servant phantom to parry the monster's weapon with a greatsword. Her sharp eyes caught the fleeting opportunity, and she gave a decisive command to the shield-wielding girl beside her.

"Bang! Bang!!"

Two gunshots rang out, and Mashu responded instantly, her massive cross shield gleaming with dazzling light as she prepared to deliver the final blow to the already exhausted enemy.

"Roar!!!" On the other side, the "monster" with ferocious bull horns and a body as big as a small mountain was covered with charred bullet holes and terrible wounds cut by huge sword blades, and dark red blood stained its fur.

Under Captain Drake's precise shooting, Mash's defensive counterattacks, and Ritsuka's skillful command of her shadow servants, the dungeon master was at his limit, his heavy breathing echoing between the stone walls.

"Stop! That's enough!"

Just as the decisive blow was about to land, a clear, commanding shout suddenly rang out, like a pebble thrown into a lake, instantly breaking the tense battle.

The people present paused, their attack abruptly halted, and they all turned their surprised and suspicious gazes toward the dark corner from which the sound originated.

“I admit that you are very strong; even Asterius (Minotaur) is no match for you.”

A figure slowly emerged from the shadows, a hint of amusement in his voice:

"But if you don't retreat immediately, my dear sister won't show you any mercy. If you don't want to die..."

"That voice...is it Miss Euryale?"

However, before the other party could finish his threatening words, the orange-haired girl interrupted him with an incredulous look of surprise on her face.

Almost simultaneously, a smaller figure next to the leader spoke in a clear voice, tinged with confusion: "Sister... we seem to have mistaken our opponents. It's Ritsuka and the others."

"duang—"

A crisp snap on the head rang out.

"Ouch!" The petite figure immediately covered her forehead and pouted in grievance.

"I don't need you to remind me, my silly little sister!" Euryale blushed, clearly embarrassed that she hadn't done her research properly and almost made a big blunder.

She forced herself to remain calm and explained, "I...of course I know! I was just testing them. If they were enemies, I could scare them away with my presence!"

……

"It really is you, Miss Euryale and Miss Medusa."

After the misunderstanding was cleared up, the tense atmosphere of battle dissipated. Ritsuka stepped forward, her gaze curiously falling on the "minotaur" who now seemed unusually docile, standing quietly behind the Euryale sisters.

"How did you end up in this maze? And with... with..." She was speechless for a moment, unsure how to address this legendary minotaur.

“Asterius… Oh, if you don’t know, he also has a more well-known, or rather, infamous, nickname: Minotaur.”

Euryale answered for her without any politeness. She crossed her arms, glanced at Ritsuka, and said, "But you should have guessed it by now, right? After all, with such obvious head features and maze-like characteristics, that idiot doctor couldn't possibly not have deduced Asterius's true name, could he?"

"Stupid doctor... those are really hurtful words."

Dr. Roman, who was providing support from the monitoring room in Chaldea, couldn't help but scratch his orange hair awkwardly, revealing a very troubled expression.

"So, what exactly is going on, Miss Euryale?"

After Roman had gathered his thoughts, he quickly got to the point, posing a series of questions:

"Why are you here? What's the story behind the legends about the treasure hidden here that circulate among the pirates? And where is Mr. Wang Chong? Is he here too?"

"Don't bombard me with so many questions right off the bat. I don't even know which one to answer first," Euryale pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Well then, let's talk about the treasure first." At this moment, Captain Francis Drake, a mature woman dressed in brightly colored pirate clothes with a bold and unrestrained temperament, took the initiative to ask.

At this moment, carrying a musket, her eyes filled with a thirst for treasure, she continued:

"We've crossed the ocean for so long, all for the 'treasure' hidden deep within this labyrinth. But since you two know each other, we can't very well rob you... But having come all this way, at least let us see the legendary treasure, right?"

She shrugged, the meaning of which was self-evident, but she didn't intend to take it by force.

Chapter 600 Ritsuka and the others reunite

Upon hearing this, Euryale glanced at Drake, then looked at Ritsuka with a puzzled expression, tilting her head slightly, her face clearly saying, "Who is this guy? Why is he interrupting?"

“This is Captain Drake!” Mash quickly stepped forward and introduced politely. “We were able to sail smoothly at sea thanks to her team and her ship.”

"Hmph, if you're talking about simple 'treasures' piled high with gold coins and gems, I don't know..." Euryale drawled, her tone carrying a hint of goddess-like languor and arrogance.

"It might be in this labyrinth, or it might not. But..." She changed the subject, a meaningful smile playing on her lips, "If you're referring to the 'treasure' that's been all over the pirate circles lately... it's both far away and right in front of you."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, everyone, including Drake, showed expressions of surprise and confusion.

"What you mean is that the so-called 'treasure' that the pirates have been talking about lately actually refers to you," the quiet Medusa whispered, revealing the truth.

"Miss Euryale is a treasure?!" This answer was completely unexpected. Even Dr. Roman on the other end of the communication screen couldn't help but raise his voice, momentarily bewildered. "What... what's going on?"

"What?" Euryale frowned slightly, revealing a strange expression, and glanced at everyone present. "Haven't any of you heard the rumor circulating in the pirate circle about the 'Sea of ​​the Tide Eye' lately?"

Everyone looked at each other blankly, including the well-informed pirate captain Drake, and all shook their heads in confusion.

"Sigh, that would be a rather lengthy explanation..."

Euryale sighed, seemingly finding it troublesome. She glanced around at the cold, damp maze-like passageway and said:

"Forget it, this isn't the place for a long conversation. Come with me, let's go inside and talk as we walk."

Then Euryale turned around, her skirt fluttering, and took the lead into the deeper part of the maze. Seeing this, the others had no choice but to follow closely behind.

……

"Huh? Sacrifice? Obtain divine favor? Become the overlord of this sea? Hahaha!"

In a relatively dry, makeshift resting room made of huge stones deep in the labyrinth, after listening to Euryale's explanation on the way about how the pirates regarded him as a "living treasure" who could bring divine favor, Captain Drake couldn't help but slap his thigh and burst into laughter.

"This is truly unbelievable! Does anyone actually believe such nonsense?"

“Don’t you believe me?” Euryale rolled her eyes at Drake, then gracefully accepted the fresh tropical fruit offered by Medusa. “Before you arrived, we had already dealt with more than a dozen waves of pirates attracted by this rumor.”

She took a bite of the juicy fruit, her face full of annoyance, and said, "They come here every few days to disturb my peace and quiet, making it a luxury for me to even take a leisurely stroll on the island and bask in the sun."

"If that's the case, why doesn't Miss Euryale try to leave this island and escape these troubles elsewhere?" Mash sat to the side, her blue eyes filled with concern and curiosity.

"Leave the island?"

Euryale spread her hands dramatically, as if she had heard something out of the blue, and said, "How can I leave? I have neither a ship nor a crew I can trust. Even if I could seize those pirate ships, I don't believe they could take a noble goddess to a truly safe place."

She sighed helplessly, her tone becoming serious: "So, I have no choice but to wait here for you to arrive. In any case, the Master's mission for me is to wait on this island to meet up with you."

"You said Mr. Wang Chong gave you and Medusa a mission to wait for us here?" Upon hearing Euryale bring up Wang Chong, Ritsuka immediately sat up straight, her concern evident. "Then where is Mr. Wang Chong now?"

After saying that, Ritsuka recalled her experience of being "tested" by Wang Chong at the Rome singularity and couldn't help but shudder. Her voice was tinged with caution: "Could it be... that he has prepared some kind of 'difficult problem' for me somewhere this time?"

Seeing Ritsuka's apprehensive and even pitiful appearance, Euryale's mischievous thoughts resurfaced.

A strange smile appeared on her face as she deliberately dragged out her words: "That's right~ Master, he specially prepared a rather 'pretty' congratulatory gift for you, Ritsuka~"

After saying that, Euryale winked exaggeratedly and said mysteriously, "Maybe you'll see something even more 'amazing' than a tsunami hundreds of feet high~"

"Spare me..." Ritsuka's face fell instantly, and she covered her head with her hands, as if she could already foresee the dreadful "surprise." Saving humanity and repairing the singularity was difficult enough on its own, so why did Mr. Wang Chong always like to give her extra "feeding"?

"This... is really not good news..." Mashu also showed a bitter expression. The Chaldea members were clearly traumatized by the "trouble" Wang Chong had caused.

Drake, the newcomer, looked at everyone's sudden, startled reaction and asked, puzzled, "Hey, what's wrong with you guys? Why do you all look like monkeys who've seen a lion whenever that guy named Wang Chong is mentioned? Isn't he one of your comrades?"

"Well... it's a long story, Sister Drake. I'll explain it to you slowly when I have time..." Dr. Roman sighed heavily in the communication, answering Drake's question on behalf of everyone.

He then turned to Euryale again for confirmation, his tone tinged with helplessness and a desire for confirmation: "Miss Euryale, I remember very clearly that Mr. Wang Chong assured me that he would absolutely not create any more obstacles for Ritsuka this time. How come it sounds like he has changed his mind again?"

Seeing Ritsuka and Mashu's pitiful state, little Medusa couldn't bear it. She gently tugged at Euryale's sleeve and whispered, "Sister..."

"Okay, okay..." Euryale finally couldn't hold back her mischievous expression and burst out laughing, waving her hand, "Don't worry, Ritsuka, Mashu, I was just teasing you. This time, Master really doesn't intend to make things difficult for you."

She suppressed her smile and her tone became serious: "Otherwise, he wouldn't have specially arranged for me, my silly sister, and this big guy Asterius to join your team."

"I've been so annoyed by those foolish pirates these past few days, I couldn't resist playing a prank on you all to have some fun. This is a goddess's prank, you know, it's not the first time you've experienced it~"

"Don't scare me like that, it's really scary..." Ritsuka breathed a long sigh of relief, her heart finally calming down, feeling a chill run down her spine. She composed herself and asked the crucial question again: "So, what exactly happened? Where is Mr. Wang Chong right now?"

"Master's words..."

Recalling Wang Chong's instructions, Euryale once again began her acting performance. She slightly furrowed her brows, a hint of confusion on her face, and said:

“I don’t know his exact location either. We’ve been separated for a while now. After all, we were attacked the very first day we arrived at this singularity…”

At this point, Euryale's tone became serious, and she looked at Drake with a hint of inquiry and caution:

"Is this guy trustworthy enough to listen to core secrets about the Singularity?"

“No problem, Miss Euryale,” Dr. Roman immediately assured her in the communication. “We have confirmed that Captain Drake is a trustworthy partner. She is the ‘Star Pioneer’ of this world and has decided to fight alongside us to restore this anomalous world to normal.”

“I see…” Euryale nodded, her expression softening slightly. “Then let’s start from the day we were attacked on our very first day here…”

Then, Euryale recounted in as much detail as possible how they encountered the carefully laid ambush by the heroes of the Agor when they crossed into the singularity, how Wang Chong discovered during the fierce battle that part of his power was sealed by the "Holy Protective Array," and how he decisively teleported Atalanta and her sisters away.

Chapter 601 Target, The Sea of ​​Tides

"What did you say?!"

On the communication screen, Dr. Roman's voice suddenly rose, filled with disbelief and shock.

"Are you sure it was... that King Solomon himself who intervened? The Divine Protective Array..." Dr. Roman repeated the taboo word in a low voice, his pupils contracting from the enormous impact, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

"Then...how is Mr. Wang Chong now? Is he in any danger?"

Upon hearing that Wang Chong had been ambushed by such a powerful enemy and even had his power sealed, Ritsuka's heart tightened immediately, and her face showed deep concern and anxiety as she eagerly asked.

"Don't worry, although one of the Master's key abilities has been temporarily sealed, his power is far beyond your imagination."

Euryale's tone carried an almost blind faith in her Master; she stood with her hands on her hips and her chin slightly raised.

"Hmph, how could those self-proclaimed heroes, who are actually despicable and set traps, possibly be a match for my Master? More than 100 people were eventually killed by my Master until only a handful remained."

She gave a soft hum, as if she were stating something perfectly obvious.

"See, after he escaped danger, didn't he immediately send others to this singularity to support you?" Euryale countered. "You should have already realized that our whole group is no longer in Chaldea, right?"

Upon hearing Euryale's words, Ritsuka and Mash nodded in agreement. They had already discovered before setting off that Jeanne d'Arc and a large group of Servants were no longer in Chaldea.

"Whoa..."

After listening, Drake couldn't help but whistle, his eyes gleaming with intense interest and a hint of challenge.

"To be able to break through the encirclement of the legendary Greek heroes of the Aegir all by himself, even with his power sealed?"

Although she felt that Euryale's description might be somewhat exaggerated, the fact that she was able to break through such a desperate situation was itself proof of her strength.

"No wonder you all reacted so...peculiarly when you mentioned this Mr. Wang Chong. He is truly an extraordinary hero! I am now filled with curiosity about him."

Because of Drake's words, Euryale couldn't help but scrutinize the other person again. However, after carefully examining the other person's appearance and temperament, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If she remembered correctly, her Master didn't particularly like androgynous women. So she didn't need to worry about the other woman trying to seduce her Master.

"So, Miss Euryale doesn't know Mr. Wang Chong's exact whereabouts either, right?" Mashu sorted through the information and asked the key question.

"I don't know. Even my silly sister doesn't know his exact whereabouts."

Euryale quickly shook her head, her eyes darting around with a sly glint in them, and said:

"However, now that rumors about the 'Goddess Sacrifice' are spreading like wildfire, pirates from all over the world are flocking to the so-called 'Eye of the Tide' like sharks smelling blood..."

Then, she stood up, her skirt tracing a graceful arc, and with an eager look on her face, she said with a smile, "Well, given Master's love for joining in the fun, maybe he'll show up there too?"

After speaking, Euryale glanced around at Ritsuka and the others, her gaze finally settling on Drake, and suggested in an unquestionable tone:

"It's decided! You guys must have a great ship, right? How about I get on your ship, and then we can go to that 'Sea of ​​the Tide' together and join in the fun? Maybe we can find clues about the Master there!"

"Huh?" For a moment, Euryale's sudden decision caught everyone present off guard, and expressions of surprise appeared on their faces. This suggestion certainly deviated from conventional thinking.

"Shall we go to the Sea of ​​Tides?"

Captain Drake was the first to react. She stroked her chin, her eyes sparkling with excitement, and a smile of interest appeared on her lips.