The shockwave from the monster's corpse collapsing created a massive wave, rushing outwards. This time, there were no Void Genome soldiers to defend, so a large amount of seawater directly breached the flood defenses and surged into Tokyo. The coastline, already ravaged by the tsunami, suffered again. Even the GHQ headquarters' defense forces were unlucky, getting swept away by the overflowing seawater.
However, what they didn't notice was that Wang Xiaoming, who had been on the front lines, had completely disappeared.
The monster's body collapsed and began to crystallize rapidly. The Gastrea Virus's effect had vanished; now, only the Void Genome's power remained on the monster's corpse. This ability, based on the Apocalypse Virus, caused the monster's body to crystallize quickly, turning into a giant purple crystal statue. Then, it shattered into purple powder and dissipated, filling the entire Tokyo Bay sky with a purple hue.
The vast Tokyo Bay instantly became empty, leaving only Jiang Shenya and Ouma Shu floating in the sky.
They both looked at the purple-tinged sky and sighed. Then, they exchanged a glance, as if they had agreed on something, and suddenly acted in unison.
Ouma Shu swung the Void Genome sword in his hand, directly slashing at Jiang Shenya, while Jiang Shenya immediately drew his bow and fired at Ouma Shu.
The silver-white blade light and the white beam of light collided, meeting in the sky and exploding, creating a field of silver-white threads that danced wildly in the sky like tangled yarn.
The two, who harbored hatred for each other in their hearts, finally made their move at this moment.
Without any words, Ouma Shu relentlessly attacked Jiang Shenya, while Jiang Shenya skillfully dodged the attacks and retaliated against Ouma Shu.
Having suppressed themselves for so long within GHQ, both of them now only wanted to kill each other.
For Ouma Shu, the reason he was able to survive until now was to kill Jiang Shenya, to repay him for his complete manipulation. It was Jiang Shenya who dragged him into this abyss, and now that he had emerged from the abyss, he wanted to kick Jiang Shenya down into it.
And Jiang Shenya felt the same way. Ouma Shu had taken all of his subordinates, and they had all betrayed him together. He had been alone and helpless, with no one to cover him during battles. Everything depended on him alone.
Filled with hatred, even with a determination to die, the two fought each other.
The entire battle was incredibly intense. Silver threads constantly erupted and intertwined in the Tokyo Bay sky until all the purple powder had disappeared, and only then did their battle cease.
When Wang Xiaoming reappeared on the beach, both of them were lying on the flood defenses. The front half of the Void Genome sword was embedded in Jiang Shenya's chest, and only half of the bow remained in his hand. The other half of Jiang Shenya's bow was stuck in Ouma Shu's shoulder, and blood flowed from his mouth. Next to him, Inori Yuzuriha lay on the ground, her face pale.
"Looks like you won in the end."
The only one still breathing and conscious was Ouma Shu. Jiang Shenya was already dead, and Inori Yuzuriha had been unable to wake up. Ouma Shu had become the final victor.
However, this victor would not live much longer either.
735. Guilty Crown Ends
Jiang Shenya died after Ouma Shu pierced his chest with the Void Genome sword. Before his death, he absorbed a large amount of the Apocalypse Virus. In the end, his body, like those Void Genome soldiers who fought the monsters before, turned into a purple crystal and dissipated with the wind.
And Ouma Shu, as the winner, embraced Inori Yuzuriha and, like her, uncontrollably absorbed all the remaining Apocalypse Virus on Earth, turning into a purple statue before shattering into purple powder in front of Wang Xiaoming.
With this, all the Apocalypse Virus in this world, on Earth, had disappeared.
The last remnants of the super-ancient civilization Daath had also vanished. The caretaker who claimed to be the world's consciousness, but was actually a survivor of the Daath civilization, had also completely disappeared.
Wang Xiaoming had completely eradicated the Apocalypse Virus from this world.
After resolving the Apocalypse Virus, Wang Xiaoming's affairs in this world were finished.
The Void Research Institute within GHQ detected that the Apocalypse Virus had disappeared worldwide, with no signs of infection. This meant that the Void Research Institute's reason for existence had vanished, and even GHQ's reason for being would have to change.
The original purpose of GHQ's existence was to suppress Japan and prevent the Apocalypse Virus from spreading again, preventing another Lost Christmas.
Now that the virus was gone, there was no longer any need to prevent its spread.
But could GHQ be dissolved? Dissolution was definitely impossible, at least not in the short term. GHQ was an army jointly established with too many vested interests involved. Many countries had a stake in it, even relying on the military spending from the garrison to make money. Sudden dissolution would be too much of a loss; at least they needed to make more money before dissolving it.
Wang Xiaoming didn't care how GHQ developed. After Ouma Shu and Inori Yuzuriha died, he returned to GHQ, brought out Tsugumi and Ayase, and set them free.
They were originally good girls; why did they have to become terrorists? Wang Xiaoming directly crafted a pair of mechanical legs for Ayase, allowing her to walk normally. She naturally possessed good driving skills and was also a good learner. She would definitely be able to live well. As for Tsugumi, there was even less to worry about. With almost the highest level of hacking skills in this world, it would be a joke if she couldn't live well.
Letting the two of them live together, supporting each other, would definitely be no problem. In the original storyline, after the Apocalypse Virus was eradicated by Ouma Shu, their lives were quite good.
After doing all of this, Wang Xiaoming left this world because there was nothing else he needed to do. His mission was complete, he had played around and had some fun, and it was time to go back.
So, after arranging for Ayase and Tsugumi to have a good life, Wang Xiaoming left this world and returned to Orario.
Orario was still the same as ever.
The Hestia Familia was still the same, located at the pinnacle of Orario. The order of the Four Great Familias had also completely changed. Now, the entire Orario really had to consider Hestia's face.
Who could have imagined that Hestia, the poor goddess who couldn't even find a single adventurer willing to join her Familia because her descent to the Lower World was too late, would now become the best among them, directly reigning over Orario.
Many gods of other Familias felt that Hestia had gotten lucky, that she could pick up such a powerful captain just by going out to sell potato snacks, and then her entire Familia took off in one wave.
When Wang Xiaoming returned to Orario, there was no fanfare, because this time, going to the world of Guilty Crown, he didn't find anything particularly good. Mainly, he gained the power of the Void.
And after Aiz Wallenstein within Wang Xiaoming fused with the power of the Void, she gained an ability: the power to sever the Void. The Void is a manifestation of the heart, so Aiz can now sever hearts, or rather, sever souls.
Killing someone doesn't necessarily require killing their physical body; you can directly sever their soul. In this way, even if their physical body is intact, they can still be killed directly. This is the new power Wang Xiaoming obtained.
But the problem is that since Wang Xiaoming obtained the Hand-Catching-Sword, he hasn't had the chance to cut anyone. As for the power to sever souls, that also requires the other person's soul, that is, the Void, to manifest first, so that Wang Xiaoming can sever it. Otherwise, Wang Xiaoming has nothing to sever.
Should he cut the other person's body? But if he can cut the other person's body, with Wang Xiaoming's current attack power, how many people can withstand a single strike from Wang Xiaoming? Their body would already be killed directly, no need to cut their soul anymore, unless the other person's soul can run away and then revive or something.
So this time, for Wang Xiaoming, there wasn't much of an essential improvement. The ability he gained was too targeted and wouldn't be used in most situations.
Therefore, after returning to Orario, Wang Xiaoming lived a very ordinary life, just like before.
In the morning, he would wake up under Hestia's oppression, wake up Hestia, and then go downstairs together to eat breakfast prepared by Welf Crozzo and Leticia.
In the morning, he would use his spatial teleportation ability to take his girls into the dungeon together to start dungeon exploration. There were still very deep areas in the entire dungeon, with many new species and undeveloped maps waiting for them to explore.
When it was noon, they would teleport back and then the whole family would eat lunch together. In the afternoon, he would let everyone move freely. Hestia would take people out to play. With someone protecting her, Hestia didn't need to worry about anyone targeting her. As for Welf and the others, they would go to the commercial street to see if there was anything they could help Lily with.
And Wang Xiaoming would be in his laboratory, helping Welf, Tiona, and Tione to maintain their equipment. After all, their equipment was crafted by Wang Xiaoming himself, and these technological equipment still needed maintenance.
When maintaining equipment or crafting new equipment in the laboratory, Wang Xiaoming could also get intimate with Lamy, who secretly ran in. Now that Leticia had already been taken down by Wang Xiaoming, Lamy dared to sneak into the laboratory again to get intimate with Wang Xiaoming.
Then in the evening, after eating dinner with everyone, he would take a bath, go to bed, and fall asleep under Hestia's oppression.
Every day was like this, living a [ordinary and monotonous] life.
"Fallen, too fallen!"
Wang Xiaoming continued this kind of life for a month, and then he remembered that he still had several worlds in his hands that he could enter and play around in!
So, taking his assistant Lily, Wang Xiaoming left Orario again and headed to another world.
★ FSN ★
736. Two Guardians of Fuyuki City
Fuyuki City, the city that had suffered various gas explosions, welcomed its fifth Holy Grail War after a decade.
Although the Holy Grail War should, according to conventional wisdom, be held once every sixty years, this Fifth Holy Grail War is an exception. Only ten years have passed since the last Holy Grail War, which was the Fourth Holy Grail War, but the Greater Grail has already accumulated enough magical power to conduct the Fifth Holy Grail War.
The magi who want to participate are all eager to try, wanting to find ways to join.
Although the first three Holy Grail Wars did not succeed, the Fourth Holy Grail War was successfully held, and even a victor of the Holy Grail War emerged.
Although it is unknown who the ultimate victor was, everyone knows that the Fourth Holy Grail War was a success, and someone had their wish granted.
As for what wish that successful person had granted, the magi do not know; they only know that this Holy Grail is truly useful.
The magi, who are inherently pursuing various things, all want to get involved in the Fifth Holy Grail War.
Although it means facing the infighting among fellow magi, such infighting is commonplace.
Therefore, the magi began to want to join this Holy Grail War, some wanting to reach the pinnacle of magic, which is the Root, some wanting to gain enough power, and others simply wanting to see if their own strength could win.
Under these circumstances, various magi began to be active around Fuyuki City.
As for why these active magi have not entered the city, it is naturally because Fuyuki City has its local guardians.
Tokiomi Tohsaka, the head of the Tohsaka family, one of the Three Families, is doing very well. As an outstanding magus, Tokiomi Tohsaka's achievements in magic are quite remarkable. In magical combat, with the blessing of the local leyline and the Jewel Magecraft inherited from Zelretch, he can deter many magi.
In addition to this, Fuyuki City also has another of the Three Families, the Matou family. Although Old Zouken is dead, Kariya Matou is still alive. Left behind by Wang Xiaoming, he is also responsible for managing Fuyuki City. Although he has always wanted to cause trouble for Tokiomi Tohsaka, Wang Xiaoming had instructed him not to bother Tokiomi Tohsaka unnecessarily.
Especially since Sakura is living a good life now, and Aoi Tohsaka is not dead, he has no need to fight to the death with Tokiomi Tohsaka.
Thus, under these circumstances, relying on those very sci-fi weapons that Wang Xiaoming had left behind, the Matou family and the Tohsaka family each guarded Fuyuki City in their own way.
Initially, it was the two of them guarding Fuyuki City, but as their daughters grew older, the identity of guardian gradually began to be replaced by their daughters.
Well, Sakura Matou's superficial identity is Kariya Matou's adopted daughter; an adopted daughter is still a daughter, isn't she?
The guardian of the Matou family was handed over to Sakura Matou, while the guardian of the Tohsaka family became Rin Tohsaka. These two new magi became the new guardians of Fuyuki City.
However, because Wang Xiaoming had Merlin teach Sakura Matou, coupled with the set of equipment Wang Xiaoming gave her, and the heart of Siegfried that Wang Xiaoming had replaced for Sakura Matou, Sakura Matou's fighting style became very un-magus-like.
Other magi build magic workshops, set up bounded fields, use mystic codes, and use chanting magic to fight.
But Sakura Matou is different. In her usual state, she is a gentle girl in a school uniform, speaking in a soft voice.
But once she enters a combat state, dragon scales will appear on her face, her hands will turn into dragon claws, and she will carry a super alloy greatsword on her back.
She casts a few buffs on herself with magic, and then directly charges up, grabs the greatsword, and smashes it down on the opposing magus.
Siegfried's heart did not turn her into Siegfried like a certain homunculus, nor did it give her Siegfried's Balmung, but it did give her Siegfried's physique. The Blood of the Dragon directly turned her into a warrior with super high defense. A B-rank damage immunity, the means by which magi could hurt her were cut by 90% at once. What could hurt her were only ritualistic grand spells, but such grand spells could not be achieved unless preparations were made early, because those were ritualistic grand spells.
And Fuyuki City is the home ground of the Tohsaka and Matou families, and others have no chance to have time to establish the foundation needed for ritualistic grand spells here.
This has led to Sakura Matou being directly invincible in Fuyuki City. Foreign magi will suffer Sakura Matou's beatings as long as they make a slight move.
And under the influence of Sakura Matou, Rin Tohsaka is also different from before. What nonsense elegance? On the surface, she is like Sakura Matou, a young lady who pays attention to etiquette, but when fighting, she directly rolls up her sleeves and gives you a set of Bajiquan.
Although Kirei Kotomine is gone, Rin Tohsaka still learned Bajiquan. It was all because Sakura Matou waving a greatsword in front of her and chasing after a group of magi to chop them down had too much of an impact on her.
Especially when Sakura Matou chopped down those magi with a greatsword, covered in blood, carrying the greatsword on her back, and then greeting her gently with a smile.
"Good evening, Tohsaka-senpai."
At that time, Rin Tohsaka said: I don't understand, but I was greatly shocked!
Rin Tohsaka doesn't know what her sister has gone through to become like this, but this does not prevent her from being amazed by Sakura Matou's fighting style. What broken magic, you have to chant and prepare in advance, if it really doesn't work, you have to prepare mystic codes. How can it be as simple and crude as directly casting an enhancement spell on yourself, and then going up and beating up the opposing magus?
Therefore, Rin Tohsaka gradually became one who casts an enhancement spell on herself, and then directly charges up to beat people with her fists. The style is so similar to Sakura Matou's.
However, it is a pity that the difference between her physical fitness and Sakura Matou's is still a bit large. The difference between the Blood of the Dragon and physical body plus enhancement magic is still a bit large.
These two young guardians, although young, have combat power that is more and more outrageous. If a Divine Era magus enchants them, tearing Servants apart is not a problem, right, teacher?
Because of the strong performance of these two guardians, those magi who want to participate in the Holy Grail War have not entered Fuyuki City for the time being, but are waiting for the start of the Holy Grail War outside Fuyuki City.
When the Holy Grail War starts, even if they are guardians, they are not qualified to stop magi from entering Fuyuki City. After all, the people selected by the Greater Grail are the designated entrants.
737. Winning is guaranteed as long as you summon Artoria!
Outside Fuyuki City, many magi want to be selected by the Greater Grail and then join the Holy Grail War to fulfill their wishes through the Greater Grail, but unfortunately, only two people were successfully selected.
And within Fuyuki City, the Three Families are also preparing for this Holy Grail War.
The so-called Holy Grail War is to summon heroic spirits from history and then fight each other until only one person remains.
Therefore, the quality of the Servant largely determines the final victor of this war.
Of course, as a Master, one must also be good at using the Servant's power. Even if the Servant's power is not the strongest, victory can still be achieved with proper tactics. After all, no matter how strong the Servant is, there must be a Master. If the Master is eliminated at the start, then no matter how strong the Servant is, it will be useless.
In short, both the Servant and the Master are factors that determine the final victory of the Holy Grail War.
But summoning a powerful Servant is always right. It can definitely increase one's chances of winning in various senses.
That's what Tokiomi Tohsaka thinks!
"Rin, are you ready?"
"Father, I am ready!"
"Very good."
In the basement of the Tohsaka family, Tokiomi Tohsaka looked at the confident Rin Tohsaka in front of him and nodded with great satisfaction. His eldest daughter's talent as a magus is really great, surpassing him in his younger years.
"Rin, your talent is even more outstanding than mine. You have now perfectly inherited the Tohsaka family's magical path. I believe that you will definitely be able to carry forward the Tohsaka family's magical path. With your talent, you will definitely be able to draw that most crucial card in this Holy Grail War!"
Although his other daughter is currently performing more strongly, and her combat power is even close to that of a Servant, he feels that that is not important. What is important is the Servant that is summoned.
In the Fourth Holy Grail War, he thought that summoning Gilgamesh, that most ancient king, would win everything, but he didn't expect that he would be hung up and beaten by Artoria of the Caster class. Artoria even single-handedly broke through the Holy Grail War. No strategy was useful at all. Artoria was too strong!
Therefore, if you want to win, summon Artoria!
The Artoria summoned last time was of the Caster class, which was not even Artoria in her most prosperous state. The most suitable class for Artoria should be Saber, or even Lancer if that doesn't work. After all, Artoria has both the Holy Sword and the Holy Lance.
Wang Xiaoming single-handedly breaking through the Holy Grail War overnight last time brought too much shock to Tokiomi Tohsaka.
What most ancient king, what King of Conquerors, are all younger brothers! Artoria alone is proficient in assassination, frontal combat, group combat, and can even summon Merlin to assist in battle. The omnipotent Artoria!
How terrifying is a Saber with perfect assassination ability when she becomes a Caster? Tokiomi Tohsaka has personally experienced it. After all, Kirei Kotomine was beaten to death alive by Wang Xiaoming in front of him.
Regarding the death of his disciple, Tokiomi Tohsaka has no intention of seeking revenge. After all, that disciple was just a disciple he took in exchange for benefits, and besides, it was Artoria who killed him. Could he kill a heroic spirit to avenge Kirei Kotomine? Instead of revenge, it is better to directly hug the thigh.
