Lu Mingfei challenges FGO

34. The Dragon of Albion and the Machine God Barbatos

The process of collecting materials in the Forbidden Forest was unexpectedly boring.

I originally thought I might see various fantasy creatures or something, but the surroundings were eerily quiet. I didn't see any large animals, but there were a lot of strange bugs.

"Bugs. So in the story of "Alice in Wonderland", it seems that there are indeed many bugs encountered underground, right? I don't remember which version I accidentally read back then, but I remember that there was a big bug smoking. "

Because the process is really boring, it is nothing more than finding the target herbs or ores one by one, then collecting and installing them according to the mining method written by Hohenheim on the list, and in the process, keeping an eye on the surroundings.

As usual, Lu Mingfei couldn't hold it back and started chatting.

It doesn’t have any special purpose, it’s just about chatting. It feels like playing games alone in a locked room at night. Even if you don’t actually watch it, you will open some videos of the host and play them. It seems like It feels like you don't feel so lonely if you have someone talking in your ear.

But Lu Mingfei had no idea that others had ideas, such as Lilim or Mordred.

Perhaps because he was looking forward to his future life as a formal member of Chaldea, Mordred took the initiative to ask Lu Mingfei about what happened in Chaldea's past, so Lu Mingfei was digging and recalling, for Modre De tells about past adventures.

No, it can’t be said to be in the past, after all, the adventure is still going on today.

Hogwarts' Forbidden Forest. No, it should be said that the name was just revised to 'Hogwarts' Forbidden Forest'. The real name here should be 'Magis Fair'.

The place name that exists in reality is located in the 0~10km layer underground in London. It is like the dungeon maze in many otherworld novels. Although it is physically located underground in London, it is also a gap in another world that connects to another layer of the universe. .

Magicians call the world over there the 'Star Inner Sea'.

In the past, when the world's surface mysteriously declined and returned to the Inner Sea of ​​Stars, one of the 'retreat' passages was located in London on the British Isles——

"At that time, it should have been called 'Londinion of Albion'. That's right, we Knights of the Round Table are the knights who protect this Londinion!"

Because it was a topic involving him, Mordred puffed up his chest proudly, but soon showed a somewhat lonely and sad look: "I, too, will definitely become a veritable knight of Londinion. "

Mordred is a knight.

This is certain, but in Mordred's era, chivalry did not exist at all. The so-called knight's creed was actually made up by Charlemagne's paladin novels, and was then carried forward by Richard the Lionheart. That’s all.

In Mordred's era, knighthood was just an identity, and the prototype of chivalry was nothing more than King Arthur's almost saint-like strict requirements for himself.

The knights around King Arthur were probably imitating and learning from King Arthur to some extent.

The Knights of Londinion, the Knights of the Round Table, but Mordred is the exception.

Because she is a rebel born from Morgan's resentment and curse, and her purpose from birth to end is to kill King Arthur and destroy the Knights of the Round Table.

No matter how much Mordred respects and worships King Arthur, and even considers herself to be King Arthur's successor and is proud of it, the witch's curse still haunts her.

Even after death, this curse has always existed, and has been registered on the Heroic Spirit Seat, becoming the Noble Phantasm of the Heroic Spirit Servant Mordred.

But it's different now.

Although Mordred does not remember what happened specifically, although her spiritual core was taken away by someone unknown, and although Mordred's strength has now been severely reduced -

But Mordred never had it easy.

Along with the power comes the curse.

Because the woman here is no longer Mordred (the traitorous knight), but Jabba Walker (the Explosive Neck Dragon).

It was such a boring and monotonous collection task, but Mordred seemed to have endless energy.

"In the final analysis, I think the essence of chivalry should be 'protection'. Whether it is protecting the weak, protecting a lady, or protecting friends, as long as you fight to protect the people you like, this is the glory that chivalry should have! Even if it is The war-mad Lion-Hearted King Richard actually considered marrying his old enemy Saladin and truce in exchange for peace, but the rest of the Crusaders were not willing at the time."

Mordred was so excited that he started telling historical stories.

The proud and proud feelings almost overflowed from her body. Could she be so happy to fight simply to protect her companions without any burden?

Lu Mingfei actually didn't quite understand. After all, his impression of Mordred was basically "the illegitimate child of King Arthur and his sister."

But seeing how happy she was, and the smile on her pretty face, it seemed that even the deep and dark environment of the Forbidden Forest in the middle of the night was not so scary anymore.

".Speaking of the words of Jabba Walker"

Starting from Lu Mingfei, Mordred followed, and now finally Lilim also participated in the topic.

"I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but if I think about it carefully, maybe the so-called Explosive Neck Dragon refers to the Dragon of Albion, right?"

Lu Mingfei: "Well, I don't understand it at all. I know Albion is the name of the ancient British island, but what exactly is the Dragon of Albion? Which mythology does it come from?"

"The Dragon of Albion does not exist in any mythical stories. It exists underground in London."

Lilim stepped on the ground beneath her feet.

"To be specific, we should be stepping on the back of the Dragon of Albion now. Or should we say in the guts?"

Legend has it that when the mysterious elements receded from the surface, several 'bottomless pits' appeared on the surface world, the most famous of which was the bottomless pit of Londinion.

The mysterious elements will pass through these bottomless pits and "regress" toward the inner world of the Star Inner Sea, and will be closed after retreating, thus completely ending the age of mythology and entering the true era of humanity.

However, something unexpected happened in the bottomless pit of Londinion.

A fantasy dragon with a length of more than 40 kilometers tried to reach the Star Inner Sea through the bottomless pit of Londinion, but in the process, something unexpected happened.

"Maybe it's because the entrance to the cave was suddenly closed by some force, or maybe the old dragon couldn't hold on long enough to return to the Inner Sea of ​​Stars. In short, as far as the result is concerned, the dragon died in the process, and the dragon's body The entrance to the Inner Sea of ​​Stars was blocked, causing the Age of Mythology to actually not end in London until now.

Originally, this cave entrance had been abandoned for many years, but after entering the modern era, thanks to the assistance of modern technology, the development work on the Albion Dragon's Tomb, the Albion Tomb, was almost completed. It started again ten years ago. "

Lilim suddenly thought of something.

"In this way, the pseudo-server Kong Ming in our Chaldean team participated in the redevelopment project of the Albion Tomb. Although he is very weak, he is an incredible big shot. He There are many talents among our students who are actively trying to transform new energy into magic, such as atomic energy magic or virtual game magic.”

Lu Mingfei felt a little ashamed after hearing this: "You actually know this?"

"It's just the knowledge that BB gave me. Back to the topic of the Dragon of Albion, Lu Mingfei, do you know? The Dragon of Albion is considered to be the 'pinnacle of fantasy species and dragon species'. Do you know why? ?”

"I don't know." Lu Mingfei shook his head honestly, "It seems that he hasn't studied the relevant courses yet. Is it because it is very big? It seems to be more than 40 kilometers long, right? Such a big guy is stuck in London. Underground, if you think about some necromancers summoning bone dragons or something, it would be the end of the world."

"No one should be able to do this, because the Dragon of Albion is not simply huge. The reason why it is considered the pinnacle of fantasy dragon species is because it itself is a complete 'tree of life' , inside its body is another world, another 'universe'

The reason why the Dragon of Albion can forcibly block the hole between the surface world and the inner world is because the Dragon of Albion itself stuck in the middle is the third world. ’

A giant dragon that is more than 40 kilometers long is just the 'shell' we can see on the outside. The inside of the Dragon of Albion's body is much larger than that. The real size of the Dragon of Albion is at least as much. Continental level, even - maybe even bigger than this planet, bigger than the earth. After all, that is 'another world (universe)'. "

Lu Mingfei shook his head: "It's too abstract to have another universe plugged into a planet."

"Actually, there are some similar things all over the world, at least they are not this exaggerated. From a legend's point of view, the one who has recently come close to the Dragon of Albion should be the black dragon Nidhogg in Nordic mythology, right?"

"Nidhogg? Da Vinci taught me this. I know this." Lu Mingfei nodded seriously, "That's the old dragon who only eats vegetarian food, right? The oldest vegetarian in the history of the Dragon Clan!"

".There seems to be nothing wrong with you saying that." Lilim covered her face, "But I still want to say that what it eats is the World Tree. Although the World Tree is said to be a 'tree', it is just like the Albion mentioned. Like the dragon, the so-called tree is just a shape that we can see from the outside. The essence of the world tree is also a complete 'tree of life', that is, a complete world (universe). Nidhogg swallows the world In his belly, in other words, the inside of his body is an 'another world' that can hold a world. This is like a bag. If a bag can hold a world, it must be a bigger world.

In fact, do you know the ‘Nibelungen’? That is the legendary secret realm in Nordic mythology. It is said that the Nibelung roots are located in the body of the dragon. Does that make it more like the Dragon of Albion? "

"But it's okay. There are too many universes on this earth. Then, back to the original topic, what is the connection between Jabba Walker and the Dragon of Albion?"

".It's "Alice in Wonderland"" Now it was Mikazuki's turn to speak.

Lilim, who originally wanted to continue speaking, appropriately gave up the right to speak to Mikazuki.

As for Lu Mingfei?

He was just chatting, and he could also learn some useful knowledge. At least chatting like this was much more relaxed and interesting than simply attending class.

Mikazuki cleared her throat and glared at Lilim, seeming to have some sense of competition.

"In terms of the result, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is not so much a fairy tale as a magic book of documentary literature. As long as you know the fact that 'there really is another world under London', the fairy tale story is It’s no longer a fantasy story, but something based on reality.”

"The Dragon of Albion is dead, but its body and the world in its body are still running on their own. In the body of the Dragon of Albion, the age of myth continues. Through the exploration of Albion's tomb, the magician We can unearth many materials from the mythical age

"So, of course, in the world transformed from the remains of the Dragon of Albion, among the mythical creatures it gave birth to - there are naturally 'dragons'."

Lu Mingfei tilted his head: "It sounds like a matryoshka doll."

"Then let's put it another way."

Mikazuki showed a look of reminiscence.

"The Dragon of Albion is dead, but not completely dead, but the world inside it is out of its control. Maybe there is some resentment and unwillingness in its heart? This residual longing exists somewhere The carrion that originally belonged to the Dragon of Albion may have been the heart or the brain. Then one day, a magician discovered and collected it, gave it life through magic, and tried to recreate a new one. The Dragon of Albion', and then control the entire London underworld.

The thing that was originally just carrion was shaped into the form of a dragon. The magician called it Jabba Walker, and relied on it to control part of the underground world. This magician was the 'Queen of Hearts', and then one day, When the fairy tale witch named Alice broke into the territory of the Queen of Hearts, she met the magician 'Queen of Hearts' who drove Jabba Walker. After escaping from death and returning to the ground, she recorded what she saw.

Hence, the book "Alice in Wonderland" and the name 'Jabba Walker' came into existence. If you think about it this way, can Jabba Walker be regarded as a clone of the Dragon of Albion, right? "

Lu Mingfei thought carefully.

Still shook his head: "I don't quite understand, it doesn't feel real."

"Then just remind yourself a few more words, we are now in the body of the Dragon of Albion."

". Rounding it off is in Mordred's stomach?"

Mordred raised an eyebrow: "Hey! Don't use such disgusting terms!"

Sanriyue suddenly raised her hands, making a gesture that looked like some kind of animal waving its claws to intimidate people. But Lu Mingfei thought it was weird.

"You have to think about it this way, since 'a piece of meat can become a Jabba Walker', what does this mean? It means that other meat can also become a new Jabba Walker! It is even possible to mass-produce meat by cutting it like mitosis! Maybe, In fact, there are a large group of Jabba Walkers hidden around us, but they were not shaped into dragons but into human shapes! Ouch!"

Lu Mingfei really couldn't hold it back and rubbed San Riyue's head like a cat.

Although I know Mikazuki is deliberately being cute.

But it’s really cute!

In this way, amidst laughter and laughter, the collection team dug out and packed the herbs and minerals that glowed in the dark one after another through the guidance of the compass given by Hohenheim.

If anything, this team didn't really let down their guard.

After all, there was Platycodon, who didn't interrupt from beginning to end, silently keeping watch. In addition to a few people, Platycodon also released a large number of dead soul insects to patrol around.

--only

The arrival of the mutation was beyond everyone's expectations.

[The ‘sneak attack effect’ of Mecha-God Barbatos: 1D50+50 (home advantage) =50+50=100 (Yes, it’s Barbatos!?)]

Platycodon: "? Be careful! My dead soul insects suddenly died in large numbers——"

Mikazuki: "Huh? It seems like it's foggy——"

Lu Mingfei failed to hear what they said at the same time.

Because, in the next moment of fogging.

Lu Mingfei was...

wrong.

It was 'the entire mountainous area in this area' that was destroyed in an instant.

Along with the earth, everyone was lifted up into the sky. The last thing Lu Mingfei saw in his field of vision before his consciousness fell into darkness was a familiar yet unfamiliar humanoid machine that was over 18 meters tall.

A demon with a mechanical body covered in ominous red and black light.

".Barbatos?"

Unconscious murmurs.

Then, Lu Mingfei's consciousness fell into darkness.

——to be continued!