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

Regardless of Achilles's inner turmoil, the destruction of his chariot was a fait accompli. The Ark of the Covenant, however, remained intact; it slipped from his grasp upon impact and plunged into the deep sea, sinking to the bottom.

Thetis, who was not far away, witnessed this scene and was instantly consumed by rage, her eyes turning bloodshot. But she knew that time was of the essence, so she suppressed her anger and immediately dived down to search for the Ark of the Covenant.

All of this was also observed by Wang Chong and Medea, who were in mid-air.

"You already knew about the goddess Thetis... and that Achilles was summoned to destroy the world?" Medea looked at the rapidly deteriorating situation below, a hint of fear flashing in her beautiful eyes, and couldn't help but speak.

"Is that hard to guess?" Wang Chong chuckled, his tone revealing an all-knowing composure. "That arena itself is a manifestation of Achilles' Noble Phantasm, the Small World Encircling the Heavens. All that commotion was just to rendezvous with the people from the Agor and, incidentally, infiltrate Ritsuka's Chaldea camp..."

As he spoke, Wang Chong slowly turned around, his back to the massive Demon God Pillar and Medea, a proud smile curving his lips:

"Now, let's have a real contest... to see who gets the Ark of the Covenant first. As for you, you can't stop me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Chong's figure vanished from the Demon God Pillar and Medea's sight in the next instant. His speed was so fast that it exceeded the limits of vision, giving Medea no chance to react at all.

With a loud "splash," water splashed everywhere, and Wang Chong had already fallen into the ocean like a cannonball.

Medea's expression changed drastically. She had been stalling for time with words, secretly manipulating the magic array of the nine demon pillars to create an absolute barrier that would trap Wang Chong. If Thetis could reach the Ark of the Covenant before Wang Chong arrived, everything would still be alright.

But it seemed that Wang Chong had seen through everything about her, her plans… From beginning to end, every change in the battle was firmly in his grasp. He turned and left without hesitation, just a second before he was about to complete his magic array, as if silently mocking how ridiculous her schemes were in the face of absolute power.

"Damn it..." Medea gritted her teeth, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes, and made a final decision. She forcibly changed the syllables of her incantation, and dark red magical chains immediately appeared on the demon pillars, binding her tightly to herself.

Without hesitation, she took the immense magical power with her and jumped into the sea.

……

Wang Chong rushed into the sea at lightning speed, and his powerful mental network instantly spread out, allowing him to easily pinpoint the location where the Ark of the Covenant had sunk. He even clearly perceived Thetis, who was searching for traces of the Ark on the seabed.

Thetis seemed to sense a terrifying presence emanating from behind. She whirled around and saw Wang Chong cutting through the water, hurtling towards her at breakneck speed. Even though they were still quite a distance apart, with Wang Chong's astonishing speed, catching up to her would only take a few seconds.

"Stop him!!" Thetis screamed.

However, between Thetis and Wang Chong stood a large number of ferocious sea beasts, ready for battle. From beginning to end, the sea beasts in this area were summoned by Thetis.

These sea creatures not only prevented the various pirate crews from besieging the Aegis, allowing her to quickly and unimpeded encounter with the Ark of the Covenant, but also became her last line of defense, attempting to delay Wang Chong's advance.

But can these sea monsters really hold off this god of death?

Chapter 719 Vanished Like a Shooting Star

"Bang bang bang bang!"

In the depths of the sea, a series of muffled explosions rang out. When those enormous, ferocious-looking sea monsters crashed into Wang Chong, it was like the Earth's escort fleet colliding with the Trisolaran "droplets" in "The Three-Body Problem".

There were no fancy techniques, only pure speed and power. One after another, ferocious sea beasts were smashed to pieces by Wang Chong, their blood and gore flying everywhere. Limbs and torsos tumbled in the seawater, unable to stop him in the slightest!

Thetis finally caught a glimpse of the Ark of the Covenant's faint light and was about to swim towards it when she felt herself being locked onto by an extremely powerful aura.

Without even turning around, Thetis understood that her sea beasts were no match for that menacing star, and that he was about to capture her.

And Thetis's premonition was indeed correct. The distance between Wang Chong and Thetis was now no more than a hundred meters. At that distance, Wang Chong could take her down in an instant.

However, Wang Chong's gaze did not fall on Thetis at this moment. Instead, his eyes shifted to his left.

Less than a hundred meters to Wang Chong's left, a man who had fallen into the sea raised his spear, its tip pointed directly at Wang Chong, and unhesitatingly activated his Noble Phantasm:

“diatrekhon aster lonkhe (The tip of the spear that gallops across the heavens)!”

In an instant, Achilles hurled his meteor spear with all his might. The meteor spear transformed into a dazzling green light, like a giant cage, tightly enveloping Wang Chong and himself within it.

Then, the two figures disappeared from Thetis's sight and were transferred to an unknown space.

"Hehehe... Hahaha... Well done, Achilles... Indeed, in this world, only you, my child, are truly worthy of your mother's trust..."

Upon seeing this, Thetis was first stunned, then let out a chilling laugh. Without the slightest hesitation, she swam frantically toward the location of the Ark of the Covenant.

"I will avenge you... and make those foolish mortals pay with their lives!"

Thetis, as if she had lost her mind, her face contorted, swam rapidly toward the Ark of the Covenant, her maternal obsession and destructive madness intertwined vividly within her.

……

On the other side, when Wang Chong opened his eyes, he found that his surroundings had not changed much, except that there was a faint green barrier that temporarily trapped him inside, preventing him from escaping.

He remained calm, gazing at Achilles before him, who stood ready with his round shield, and said indifferently:

"Another one dragging me into the barrier to buy time... But more than that, I'm curious... Achilles, do you really want to just watch your mother commit such a terrible mistake?"

Upon hearing this, Achilles' grip on his shield tightened slightly, and he sighed with a wry smile:

"Putting aside the contract law that summoned me, it already gives me a high degree of binding force... Furthermore, because of my willfulness, I have already hurt my mother once, and I don't want her to be sad again."

He raised his head, his eyes revealing the helplessness of a hero's demise and tenderness for his mother:

"It was my fault that my mother's divine nature developed such a selfish and crazy side. It was all because I didn't believe in that so-called fate... But in the end, I failed and couldn't break that predetermined ending."

“This time… let me indulge her in her madness.” Achilles took a deep breath, his gaze sharpening once more. “As someone who could see through the fact that I constructed that dueling arena with my Noble Phantasm, someone who could discern my true identity, you should be able to stop my mother and me from going mad…”

Having said that, Achilles lowered his center of gravity, assumed an impenetrable defensive stance, and roared with immense battle intent:

"Come on, strong one... let me see for myself whether your power can stop all this!"

"Heh... You really know how to pass the buck to others... Oh well, as a Servant, you don't have much of a choice."

Wang Chong chuckled softly and slowly clenched his right fist. In an instant, a blinding white light began to flash and compress on his fist, and the terrifying energy fluctuations caused the surrounding space to tremble violently under the strain.

"Besides, it's almost time; she should be catching up by now..."

Wang Chong suddenly uttered a sentence that puzzled Achilles. But Achilles keenly sensed that after saying these words, Wang Chong's aura began to rise wildly as if it were a tangible force, like an ancient demon god about to awaken.

"Let me see if your most famous defensive artifact can withstand a punch from my shattered world!"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Chong's figure had already turned into a blur, and he launched a fierce charge.

"achilles cosmos (a small world surrounding the sky)!!"

Faced with this devastating attack, Achilles activated his ultimate Noble Phantasm without hesitation.

The massive shield instantly projected all the magnificent sights Achilles had ever witnessed in his life—the bloody arena, the bustling city-state, the battlefield shrouded in smoke…

Countless historical microcosms unfolded layer upon layer in the void, forming an impenetrable line of defense, attempting to stop Wang Chong's unstoppable punch.

"Airquake!"

However, Wang Chong simply threw a punch.

"Snap—!"

Those seemingly indestructible historical microcosms shattered like fragile phantoms. Wherever the fist passed, the surrounding seawater was instantly emptied, forming a vast vacuum.

The entire space seemed to transform into a giant pane of glass, which shattered inch by inch under Wang Chong's punch, turning into countless shimmering fragments.

The miniatures summoned by Achilles were annihilated along with the shattered space before they could even fully materialize.

"Om-"

The terrifying aftershocks of the shattered space eventually reached Achilles' shield. In an instant, Achilles felt an indescribable, sharp pain strike his very soul from his hands.

Not only that, he was horrified to discover that he could no longer muster any strength in his entire body. Even faster than the sharp pain came the disintegration of his body—his spiritual foundation had begun to crumble from the edges.

“So that’s how it is… So this is the monstrous power that Hercules once endured…” Achilles looked at his hands, which were gradually becoming transparent, and a relieved smile appeared on his lips. “In that case, I have repaid the debt my mother owed me…”

He understood that he had ultimately failed to withstand even a single move from his opponent. But he was already content with this outcome.

The only thing that made him feel a little regretful was that he was not able to fully experience the passion of fighting alongside his comrades this time.

"In the end, I am but a lonely shooting star, arriving with dazzling brilliance, only to vanish in an instant..."

"Crack—!!"

With a final, crisp crack, Achilles' body and the legendary shield shattered into countless particles of light, completely disintegrating. The barrier that had bound Wang Chong also vanished, and Wang Chong returned to his original position in the ocean.

Wang Chong didn't linger; his gaze instantly locked onto Thetis, who was desperately swimming towards the Ark of the Covenant. With his incredible speed, even with the slight delay caused by Achilles, catching up with Thetis would still be a piece of cake.

However, just as he was about to leave, a pair of soft arms suddenly wrapped tightly around his waist from behind.

"Splash—"

A crisp metallic clang rang out, and the wrists that were wrapped around his waist were now tightly bound by thick magic chains. The chains were extremely tight, as if afraid that they would be unable to hold onto the man before them.

"You don't think I can't break free from these little things, do you, Medea?" Wang Chong asked calmly without turning around, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger.

"I know... so this is a choice..." Medea used magic to transmit her voice from behind Wang Chong, her voice trembling with determination.

"If you choose to break free by force, or continue forward... the backlash from these chains will be enough to kill me... and then I will be completely free."

Medea spoke slowly, her tone revealing a morbid calm: "If it is destined that our relationship cannot blossom and bear fruit... then I might as well die and end it all, as if it were all just a ridiculous dream."

"And if you choose to stop... then you will watch the world begin its end. If you want to protect Ritsuka and the others, you must expend all your energy to fight against the power of the Ark of the Covenant and maintain the stability of the world..."

"In the past, you might have been able to hold up the world with one hand and defeat those demons and gods... But now that most of your power is sealed, can you still do it so easily?"

"In the end, you will fail. And I will seal your power completely, and then take you away from this world... The lives of humans, the heroic spirits, will no longer concern you. From now on... you belong only to me... only to me..."

“Foolish woman…” Wang Chong sneered, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes, “What makes you think I would abandon all of them for you alone… Do you take me for your indecisive ex-husband?”

Wang Chong's merciless words made Medea's heart sink. How could she not know how naive and selfish her thoughts were at that moment?

She had prepared many plans, such as using the nine demonic pillars to trap Wang Chong, which was the safest approach. She knew very well that, based on her own strength alone, it was impossible to make Wang Chong willingly stay.

The moment he decisively jumped into the sea, she knew she couldn't keep him.

So, rather than giving Wang Chong a choice, it's more like seeking a dignified death for oneself. The other party abandoned them, and they died because of it, making it all a ridiculous dream, at least avoiding the pain of being completely abandoned.

"Even if we ignore that point, and everything goes exactly as you want, do you think the Demon God Goetia will let you go? Will he let go of a destabilizing force like us?"

Wang Chong's voice continued, each word piercing to the heart: "Don't give me that nonsense about a contracted magic trick. We're all masters of magic, do I need to remind you about loopholes? Stupid woman... He's using you, and you're still dreaming of living happily ever after..."

"Without me, can you hold onto the happiness you desire all by yourself?"

Chapter 720 The One Who Truly Wants to Touch the Ark of the Covenant

Wang Chong's subsequent words were like a sharp scalpel, directly dissecting Medea's wishful thinking and shortsightedness.

These were the words Medea least wanted to hear, yet they were all so reasonable that she couldn't refute them.

"I... but what other choice do I have?!"

Medea's psychological defenses finally crumbled. She clung tightly to Wang Chong, her voice becoming shrill and filled with despair:

“I can’t stand those things… I can’t bear to see you being all lovey-dovey with those women… Those scenes drive me insane with jealousy! And they make me wonder… if you’re just playing around with me…”

Medea's face showed extreme sorrow, tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice was filled with sobs:

"I want to have you all to myself, what's wrong with love! I don't want... I don't want to be betrayed and abandoned again! I don't want to walk down that predetermined, cursed fate again... Waaah!!"

Just as Medea was breaking down and crying, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her buttocks.

"Snapped!"

First, it was slapped hard, the crisp sound echoing across the sea; then, a large hand covered it without any politeness, grabbing and kneading it roughly.

"Ah..." The excruciating pain intertwined with a strange tingling sensation, making it impossible for her to continue speaking. But at the same time, her body uncontrollably exhibited a primal reaction.

That was an instinct etched deep into her flesh after being "educated" by Wang Chong all night. Now, her body would become uncontrollably excited and supple if Wang Chong treated her even slightly roughly.

"Have you finished shouting and yelling?" Wang Chong reached behind him and wantonly grabbed and kneaded the astonishing curve. Then he glanced at the chains wrapped around Medea's hands and snorted coldly.

He knew that to break the chains, he would first have to kill the nine demonic pillars. This would take a lot of time, and he probably wouldn't have time to deal with Thetis.

But... everything is still under Wang Chong's absolute control.

“If this is your trouble, your unease, then I can only say one thing—you haven’t received enough education, Medea.”

As Wang Chong spoke, he lifted Medea with one hand and moved her from behind him to his side.

He wrapped one arm around her slender waist, continuing his brutal assault while looking down into Medea's tearful eyes, and said coldly:

"To possess my love? How audacious... My desires, my love, even Arcueid wouldn't dare say he could bear them alone. And you actually think you can possess them all?"

"It seems I haven't been contacting you enough, which has given you some extra thoughts... Well, this is part of what's meant to expose your true nature. But you've really angered me."

Looking at Medea in his arms, her face flushed, her eyes glazed yet filled with fear, Wang Chong's gaze sharpened and became arrogant:

"Foolish woman, don't you want to avoid the path cursed by fate? Then open your eyes and watch carefully—"

"Even if I am betrayed by you, even if you force me to make a choice in such a despicable way... I will use my true strength and power to create the ending I desire!"

"Whether it's Goetia that's stopping me... or that damn fate! Just you wait and see how I manage to save your life and take that thing away from you!"

"Dark water!"

With a low shout, Wang Chong raised his left hand. In an instant, a jet-black power surged from his palm and rapidly extended forward.

A massive black vortex formed in mid-air, and an irresistible, terrifying gravitational force began to forcibly pull everything in front of it towards it.

The gravitational pull was so vast that it instantly encompassed not only the Ark of the Covenant and Thetis itself in the distance, but also countless enormous sea creatures in the surrounding area.