The Paladin on the Infinite Tour

Pandora bent down and asked.

"Shouldn't we reflect on it?" Alexia asked, "Although I was killed once, I can still be resurrected, which means there is still a chance to fight again. In this case, it is also important to seize the time to think about ways to defeat him. Of course, right?"

"So...why would you want to fight Prince Rama?"

Pandora's voice was filled with confusion and confusion: "You know it after this battle, right? Prince Rama, strengthened by the Covenant Law, can't withstand an arrow even if you defend with all your strength... Maybe Among them is that in order to protect Japan, you set the defense range too large, so that the power is dispersed and your own defense power is reduced - but you have to face an enemy who can knock you down with one blow. .”

"Don't you feel hopeless?"

"Nope."

Alexia answered quickly: "I don't know why you are so negative, Ms. Pandora, but for me, it's just facing an enemy that I can't defeat now, and it's not the first time I've experienced it. There is no need to feel desperate and run away with your tail between your legs because of this kind of thing."

"Speaking of which, Japan should be fine now, right? Since I was shot directly, shouldn't Japan..."

"There's nothing wrong with us, Prince."

The voice of Sandiao's love song rang out in the gray field.

After coming out of Ixia's body, Sajo Aige said: "Thanks to your final sacrifice, apart from the average temperature rising to over 30 degrees, the whole of Japan has not been affected in any way."

"Sacrifice... No, I'm not dead yet, am I? I'll be resurrected soon." Alexia patted her chest, "But it's good that Japan is fine - Su Shang and Alicia Woolen cloth?"

"Miss Su Shang has joined Alicia and is now in the same room with your body. Lancelot and Athena are guarding your body as guardian spirits. In addition, about the leader Luo Hao... .According to Miss Su Shang, she seems to have escaped."

Luo Hao escaped?

The supreme martial arts king who is the only one in the world has escaped?

"What a surprise. I thought she would never run away."

"I'm afraid that for her, it was not [escape], but [tactical retreat], a reasonable action in order to make a comeback later."

"What a flexible standard."

If it was Li Sushang who escaped, then Luo Hao would probably be furious and chase her to the ends of the earth. In fact, it was a similar situation in Lushan before. But now she was running so decisively - she is indeed thick-skinned as she gets older.

"By the way, I want to report to you that Marquis Vauban has arrived in Japan."

"That old man - how long has it been since then?"

Alexia felt that not a long time had passed, so why did these things happen just when he came back to his senses?

"Counting from when you were about to die, it will be four hours in about ten minutes." Shajo Aige explained, "Prince Rama has also returned to the satellite orbit."

"That's it... I understand. You should go back first. If I wake up, it means that I will be fully resurrected soon. See you in the real world later."

"...."

Shajo Aige, who used to listen to Alexia's words, did not take action immediately this time. Instead, he stepped forward and held Alexia's hand: "Prince...this is just mine." I would like to suggest that you give up the battle with Prince Rama?"

"Um?"

Alexia looked at her unexpectedly: "What's wrong? You suddenly said something like this... weren't you very supportive of me before? Why now..."

"Because... it's too dangerous." Shajo Aige said with a gloomy face, "Haven't you noticed, Prince? Some of your incarnations are no longer usable. "

"Eh?"

Can't use avatar?

Alexia quickly turned her attention to her own power - there was nothing wrong with Athena and Lancelot, and the nine incarnations...

"——[Paladin] and [Abyss] can't be used anymore?"

Of the nine disks that should have been emitting a shimmer all the time, two of them seemed to be burnt and dim, and the shimmer emitted by the rest of the incarnations had also become much weaker, as if their power had been suppressed. As if.

how so?

"I'm afraid it's the power of that arrow."

Pandora's voice came over.

“The arrow shot by Prince Rama was an arrow that contained the power of Mithras, and Mithras was the god of light served by Lord Veleshrana, who gave Lord Veleshrana the sun. The divine king of power.”

"He has the power to seal the power of the god Veleslana."

Alexia: "!"

(Really?)

"Although your power is no longer simply the power of the god Veleslana, it does contain part of the god Veleslana, and the prototype does come from the ten incarnations of that military god. Therefore, Even if it is not completely sealed, the effect of the power will be affected."

[Paladin] directly withstood the blow that was equivalent to a small sun. The power was too strong to make this incarnation temporarily unusable, right?

[Abyss] should be in a similar situation. Exia, who could have been resurrected directly, took four hours to be resurrected this time. I am afraid it is also because the power required for resurrection is far greater than usual, which overdraws the avatar's already limited output. gained strength.

"So...I won't be able to be resurrected in a short time?"

"Um."

Shajo Aige nodded seriously: "This may be a bit... complacent, but if you, Prince, can be resurrected, I will not advise you to retreat. But since you only have one life now, then You shouldn’t bet your life on such an unnecessary battle.”

"Do you still remember your wishes and goals? You want to protect Bianca and the others, and protect the world and family you love. For this reason, you will do whatever it takes to cross the Herrscher of the End - your true The enemy is the Herrstra, not Prince Rama."

"You don't have to fight him to the end or even risk your life."

53. Resist the God of Fate

What Shatiao Aige said makes sense.

From a rational perspective, her attitude and thoughts are correct.

If "Beyond the End" is regarded as a very large game, then the Herrscher of the End is the final boss, and Rama is the hidden boss of a certain side mission. Defeating it is naturally the best, but if you don't defeat it, you can skip it. There will be no punishment, at most it will just be the loss of some side mission rewards.

But now, Exia is temporarily unable to regenerate and can only try to clear the level in one life. Under this situation, if he faces Rama who is far more difficult than his current level, the result will undoubtedly be death.

And once [Death], Exia will lose the qualification to continue the level, the [Archive] will be completely destroyed, and there will be no option to [Open a new file].

In order to protect the one he loves, he has come all the way here to defeat Honkai. He is only a few steps away from crossing the end. If he gives up all his efforts here for the hidden boss of a side mission...

"..."

Alexia fell into silence.

He was weighing the pros and cons.

Of course he would not give up because of what Shajo Aige said, but if he really wanted to insist on fighting Rama...he had to admit this, what Shajo Aige said No problem.

[He and Rama have no reason to fight]

If anything, Rama is the "hero who annihilates the demon king" selected by the gods, and he is the "demon king who kills the gods" - the only reason for fighting between the two is such an opposing identity.

If it were anyone else, such a reason would be enough. After all, no matter which god-slayer he was, he almost always had the idea of ​​fighting the disobedient god in his heart.

But Alexia and Li Sushang are not.

The two of them were indeed god slayers, but they were not god slayers either. For this world, the two of them are just passers-by and will not follow the rules of this world, and the rules of this world cannot bind them.

"Exia."

Seeing Alexia's pensive expression, Sajo Aige was about to say something more, but Pandora suddenly spoke again.

"If I said that your enemy was never Prince Rama, but another person, would you give up?"

"...Not Rama?" Alexia frowned, "Rama is the brave man who annihilated the demon king - isn't this something you have said many times? Why now... ..”

"Indeed, that's what we call Prince Rama, but I think you may have noticed something. Behind Prince Rama, there is someone who makes him a brave man who annihilates the demon king, and someone who gives him instructions so that he has to To fight."

An existence that forced Rama to fight.

Alexia held her chin and began to think: "...the gods of heaven? No, no, is it...[the God of Destiny]?"

Rama said this before when he attacked Alicia - [But unfortunately...the God of Destiny ordered me to shoot the lady over there]

Pandora smiled and nodded: "Well, it's the [God of Destiny]. Or [Destiny] itself."

--destiny.

That is an existence that appears in myths all over the world.

Taking Greek mythology as an example, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos are collectively known as the "Three Goddesses of Destiny". They are responsible for designing and creating the huge knitting [Destiny]. Among them, the eldest daughter Clotho is responsible for weaving, the second daughter Lachesis determines the length, and the third daughter Atropos cuts the silk threads - under the weaving of the three goddesses, [ Destiny] Such a pair of textiles was born.

This is reflected in Greek mythology, and there are also three goddesses of fate in Nordic mythology, namely Urda, Beldanti, and Cody. Roman mythology, which inherits various characteristics of Greek mythology, also has the so-called "Three Goddesses of Fate". Three goddesses...

In addition, in Indian mythology, although there are no clear three goddesses of destiny, there is indeed the concept of "Trinity Goddess", that is, the three goddesses Parvati, Kali, and Durga.

Generally speaking, legends like the "Trinity Goddess of Destiny" exist all over the world, and the idea of ​​treating destiny as textiles is even more widespread.

"In fact, legends such as the [Three Goddesses of Destiny] are all [clones], or [derivatives] of an ancient god. If we trace back to the source, all the goddesses of fate and the myths of weaving fate have one The most original [prototype].”

"That is the [God of Destiny] - the [mastermind behind] who made Prince Rama become the hero to destroy the demon king, and prompted him to fight continuously for thousands of years."

"Similarly, it was also the [prisoner] that made Prince Rama shoot the alien apostle so suddenly."

Destiny.

Is that his real enemy?

Alexia held her forehead: "In other words...if I directly defeat the God of Destiny, the battle with Rama will not be necessary?"

"To be more precise, your fight with Prince Rama is not necessary." Pandora smiled, "Prince Rama's covenant power is the [historical correction power] given to him by the god of fate, and it is also the [protection power]. Power of Destiny]. The only purpose of the God of Destiny is to maintain eternity and the stability of destiny, so he will exclude all existences that will disrupt the stability of destiny. Therefore, the more objects in this world that destiny cannot limit, the more powerful the power of the Covenant will be. The more powerful it becomes.”

"And if the God of Destiny is defeated, the Great Law of Covenant will disappear directly. Prince Rama will become an ordinary god of disobedience, and even the God of Salvation Sword he holds will temporarily lose its power. By then, If you still want to fight with him, it will definitely be much easier."

From fighting Prince Rama to fighting the God of Destiny?

Exia fell into thinking for the third time.

Indeed, he had no reason to fight Rama to the end. If he could defeat Rama in another way, that would be the best. Moreover, Lancelot also said that Rama was already ready for the never-ending battle. He was tired of it. If he could just end the fate that the God of Destiny had imposed on him, then he would really want it, right?

"...I know, I will try to defeat the God of Destiny, but there are still a few questions before that."

Exia looked at Pandora.

"Where is Destiny now?"

"Why did it ask Rama to obliterate Alicia?"

54. Alicia is the Herrscher

Alexia could actually guess Rama's reason for dealing with Alicia before, especially since Existence X gave him the hint so directly.

But even so, that shouldn't be the reason why the God of Destiny wants to obliterate Alicia?

"That child has a very special [singularity]."

Pandora explained.

"I don't know the details, but that girl...[is completely unaffected by fate]."

"All God-Slayers are warriors who break destiny, people who resist destiny. This is why the God of Destiny wants to obliterate you, but compared with that child, your priority is lower."

Because she didn’t know what Alicia had experienced, Pandora’s words were vague, but she did have a feeling—if [Resistance to Fate] were used as a criterion for evaluating the merits of the God Killer, Then Alicia is the best God Killer.

Much better than Exia!

"As for the location of the God of Destiny... I think with the ability of your witch companion, it will definitely not be difficult to find the way to that place from the underworld, right? Mom, I will give you a small Hint, [the realm of the God of Destiny is at the end of this secluded world]."

The end of the underworld?

"Miss Aige?"

"I will try to find it through the connection between the Great Holy Grail and Yushi."

After saying this, Shajo Aige immediately disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, Ixia also felt a sense of dizziness - he was about to be resurrected.

"It seems the time has come."

Pandora stepped forward and gently held Alexia's hand: "Although I have said so much, no matter what choice you make, mom, I will support you. A mother must provide her children with It’s a strong support~~~~Also, maybe it’s not a benefit, but if you can overcome your destiny in the end, mom, I will give you a reward~~~”

"Is there a reward?" Exia chuckled, "You were the one who asked me not to fight, and now you are tempting me with rewards. Do you want me to fight, or do you not want me to fight? "

"Hehe~~~ Guess~~~"

Pandora waved her hand cutely

Then, Exia's vision was obscured by the increasingly dense fog.

And soon——

As consciousness returns to the body.