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Time, standing still

It's definitely not because Rig has unleashed time magic

When the pure black monster with antlers appeared from the sea and slowly walked in the direction of Norwich with the support of countless Morse, all the surviving beings in Norwich, whether they were humans or goblins, were all in a state of immobility

"Ah...........h

Someone was weeping and howling with their mouths open

"Woooooo

Someone vomited on the spot as if he had been psychologically attacked

Someone screamed in hindsight.

Some people are desperately trying to flee like they are in a nightmare.

Only Morse squirmed through the streets of Norwich, as if to greet something, and the amplitude and frequency of the body swinging gradually synchronized, presenting an eerie scene

Under such circumstances, even Artoria, Matthew, da Vinci, Tristan and the others stood there in a daze, looking at the pure black antler monster, and their bodies began to tremble unconsciously

"Don't look at that!

That's when Oberon's voice rang out

"That thing is going to make the person who looks at it mentally problematic! Take your eyes back! Oberon's voice was filled with panic and anxiety

Rig even cast his magic directly at everyone

"[Lion's Heart]!"

This is the magic that removes the state of fear and gives one a full resistance to fear. Rig unleashed this magic on everyone present, and finally freed everyone from the state of fear, but even if they got rid of the state of fear, everyone still inevitably fell into chaos.

"W-What is that?

Artoria shouted in a much higher voice than usual

"That'·····. Morse too?"

Matthew looked incredulous

「.....· I see, is that the calamity?

Leonardo da Vinci's face was full of bitterness.

「..···· If you walk into Norwich, the whole city will be destroyed, right?

Tristan whispered as if in a nightmare

What appears in front of everyone's eyes is something that can be so confusing, so frightening.

Even the Chaldeans, who had traveled north and south in many peculiarities and anomalies and seen all kinds of bizarre things, as well as Tristan, who had fought with King Arthur as a knight of the Round Table and had fought against many monsters in the human realm, almost instinctively understood one thing the moment they saw that monster.

That is, there are monsters that are invincible

This is the only thing that can be absolutely certain.

And when it appeared here, including Artoria and the others, they also realized one thing

Norwich, I'm afraid I can't keep it

It's the first thought on everyone's mind

Only Rig stood there calmly, speaking out to everyone

"Now is not the time to be in a daze." He said very calmly, "Let's get out of here first.

As he spoke, Rig cast his magic.

"[Portal]!"

A small black dot suddenly appeared in the space in front of everyone, and it was dyed black little by little

The semi-circular dark door opened, and Rig finally used teleportation magic to send everyone out

"Let's go inside.

Rige shoved Artoria, intending to push her into the [portal].

But at this time, Artoria unsurprisingly resisted.

"No! Only if we leave······!

As soon as the fairy girl's words came out of her mouth, Li Ge threw out another sentence and blocked her.

"If you can't even save the people around you, then you're not qualified to save others." Rig looked directly at Artoria and said bluntly, "Do you think that with your current ability, you can really save Norwich?

"I know, you're going to say, even if you can't save it, at least try hard, right?

"But have you thought about it? Once you decide you want to do it, the people around you will definitely follow you

"You can risk your own life to save others, but can you risk the lives of your companions to save a group of goblins who don't know if it's worth saving?"

These words thrown out by Rige unceremoniously made Artoria silent on the spot

"Mr. Rigg, we ....."

Matthew seemed to want to say something, but was also stopped by Rige

"You are all good people, and I can understand that you don't want to watch the life in front of you die miserably. It is precisely because of this that the Chaldeans were able to save humanity and the history of mankind again and again

But Rig still wanted to say something.

"Even if you make that decision, you should at least wait until your master wakes up." Li Ge said lightly: "He is still in a coma, his life is completely entrusted to your hands, but if you take a wrong step, not only will you suffer yourself, but Fujimaru Rika will also sleep forever and never wake up again."

"So, don't you think it's okay?

Rige's slightly aggressive words made Matthew completely speechless

"Let's go, get out of here.

Rig pointed in the direction of [the portal] and said this to the crowd.

"You guys leave now, don't waste time, then I can open a few more [portals] to get the survivors out.

"If you continue to hesitate and delay like this, more people will die.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up.

"yes, let's not waste time here." Oberon hurriedly said, "Only when we are gone can Rig go and save others.

"He's got the magic of spatial transfer, and even if that monster breaks into Norwich, he'll have a way to escape.

"Only he can stay here to save people, this is the most suitable choice.

Hearing this, everyone, you look at me, I look at you, although there is still some hesitation, but it is obviously moved.

"Let's go." Only then did da Vinci speak up, "Rieger is right, and if we waste his time by staying here, it will only lead to more being unsaved.

As he spoke, da Vinci took the lead, as if to dispel the hesitation in everyone's hearts, and was the first to get into the carriage

「.....· Please take care, Secretary Brihaut.

Tristan followed up and said a solemn word to Rigg before following da Vinci into the carriage.

"Please be careful.

Matthew was still a little hesitant, but Da Vinci and Tristan had already taken action, and thinking of the master in the carriage, she struggled slightly, and finally looked at Rieger with a worried face for a while, and then got into the carriage

Artoria was left alone, staring straight at Rige, just standing there, not moving.

"Artoria!

Oberon couldn't help but call Artoria.

Artoria ignored Oberon, still looking at Rigrig to know that the fairy girl might have seen something.

The next moment, the words spoken by the girl also proved this

「...... You'll follow, right?

Artoria looked directly at Rige, as if trying to see through his heart.

Meeting Artoria's gaze, Rige was silent for a moment, then smiled faintly

"I'll find you.

Hearing this, Artoria seemed to understand something, and her eyes turned red all of a sudden, but she held back, wiped the corners of her eyes, and cast her gaze on Rige again.

"Don't lie to me.

Didn't ask anything, Artoria just said

That's it

"If you lied to me, I'd hate you for the rest of my life.

If it had been Artoria in the past, she wouldn't have said that, and she wouldn't have asked nothing

Perhaps because of her own memories of pan-human history, this girl seems to have understood some things, knows that some things cannot be forced, and some things have to be done.

Rige and Artoria looked at each other, and after a moment, nodded.

Artoria looked at Rig deeply, as if trying to remember his appearance completely, and only after half a ring turned around, and got into the carriage without looking back.

"Let's go first!"

Oberon shouted at Riger.

"You've got to catch up! Rige!"

With these words, Oberon picked up his horse, causing the white eight-legged horse to neigh and rush into the [portal].

Rige watched Artoria and the others leave.

"I'll leave the eight-legged horse for you to use, make good use of it.

It wasn't until the [portal] time limit was up and the space was back to its original state that Rig whispered.

The white eight-legged pony was summoned by Rig in a permanent summon, and does not disappear due to the time limit for summoning magic or the summoner itself.

Because the white eight-legged horse is only a monster that can be summoned by [Second Order Monster Summon], its permanent summoning conditions are not harsh, and it only needs to consume some gold.

Therefore, after realizing that he might encounter something on Norwich's side, just in case, Rig permanently summoned the white eight-legged horse, and the magic of creating the carriage is also the tectonic magic of the Akaxia continent with a permanent effect, which will not disappear.

In this way, Rig can also do what he wants

Looking up, Rig glanced at the sky.

There, the whirlpool formed by the dark clouds turned faster and faster, and the magic condensed inside became more and more powerful.

"Almost."

Knowing that the whirlpool was not a calamity, Rig turned his eyes to the behemoth that was walking towards Norwich.

A few seconds later, Rig first opened several [portals] in all directions of Norwich as he said, allowing the fleeing elves to fend for themselves, and then flew towards the harbor at a high speed.

"Boom... ...」

The whirlpool in the sky suddenly spun faster, so that even the sound of thunder seemed to follow.

When Rig arrived at Norwich's harbor, a pillar of light suddenly descended from the whirlpool, enveloping the monster and engulfing everything.