Wu Ling lowered his eyes to Avicebron, whose body was growing translucent.
Behind Avicebron, an enormous giant nearly fifty feet tall was fading away along with its creator's decline.
"You really are as strong as a monster," Avicebron said with difficulty as he dispersed. "You defeated my Noble Phantasm so easily. Perhaps only after it grew to its strongest state could it barely fight you."
Wu Ling did not care. Avicebron was telling the truth. If that Noble Phantasm had been allowed to continue growing, even Wu Ling in his current state might not have defeated it so easily.
"That is why I am saying this. You did not seem to be with those three. Why fight me at all? If you had told me what you knew earlier, you could have lived for a few more hours."
"Hmph. You would not understand. But since I am leaving anyway, I may as well tell you. You should know by now that this world is divided among three forces. Their leaders are Nikola Tesla, Charles Babbage, and Thomas Edison. Each has various Servants under them. There are also old shut ins like me..."
Boom.
A huge red beam swept across the space in front of Wu Ling and blasted Avicebron, whose body was already on the verge of collapse, into dust.
Wu Ling remained calm. He had never cared much about so-called intelligence. For him, information was only a useful extra. The result would be the same either way. Avicebron was dead, and his death had even drawn out a new Servant. That was already worth it.
The beam had just vanished when Wu Ling tilted his head slightly. A spear for slaying gods appeared in his hand.
Clang.
The clear collision shook the surrounding fog.
Wu Ling swung the spear and easily knocked the attacker back. Looking at the enemy before him, he recognized her immediately.
"Frankenstein. So you are one of Charles Babbage's subordinates. Your Saint Graph has also been modified. You are somewhat above an ordinary Servant now. But in my memory, your Noble Phantasm should not look like that. Which means..."
"Raaagh!"
A huge halberd came crashing toward Wu Ling's head. Wu Ling raised the spear and blocked the blow, but the weight behind it still pushed his arm down slightly.
"The second one is Lu Bu."
Just as Wu Ling identified the attacker, Frankenstein swung her hammer at him again. The active magical energy and lightning flickering over her weapon made it clear that she did not even intend to test him. She was going to use her Noble Phantasm against both Wu Ling and Lu Bu at once.
Or rather, a Berserker's wild instinct had told her this might be her only chance to use it.
"Blasted... Tree!"
At the critical moment, a black greatsword appeared in Wu Ling's hand.
"Azrael!"
A giant tree of lightning erupted in the fog. Its surging light made the surrounding mist seem even paler and emptier.
Most importantly, it missed.
"Good grief. I really do not like attacking women," Wu Ling's voice sounded from behind Frankenstein.
Frankenstein was startled and leapt away. She twisted in midair to look behind where she had just stood. Wu Ling was there, and in his hand he held Lu Bu's severed head.
The head in Wu Ling's grasp seemed to have only just realized what had happened. Whether from dying instinct or because he truly wanted to say something, Lu Bu opened his mouth slightly. Then he dissolved into spirit particles and merged into the world.
"Grr..."
Frankenstein gave Wu Ling a beast like growl. But right in front of her eyes, Wu Ling vanished strangely into the fog.
That move stunned her for a moment. Then her eyes swept back and forth, searching for him. The hammer in her hands shifted with her gaze, constantly adjusting its attack direction.
"But if the woman is an enemy, that is different."
"Behind!"
Frankenstein swung her round hammer behind her. A black sword shadow flashed, and her body froze.
"Sorry this time. When you come to Chaldea one day, I will make it up to you. Maybe by dressing you beautifully. Da Vinci would be interested in that too."
Wu Ling appeared in front of Frankenstein as she began to disappear, smiling as he spoke.
Bang.
Mash's shield struck a golem's head. Cracks spread through the stone head, the red light in its eyes faded, and the entire golem collapsed with a heavy crash.
"Senpai, all hostile reactions have been eliminated."
"Great work, Mash."
"Yes, very impressive, Mash."
Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka jumped at Wu Ling's sudden voice. A moment later, both of them happily moved closer.
Fujimaru Ritsuka asked first, "Did you learn anything, Mister Wu Ling?"
"Of course. I know the target now. I will take you straight through this."
As he spoke, Wu Ling rubbed Fujimaru Ritsuka's and Mash's heads.
"Ritsuka... careful... a new one... has passed over..."
Doctor Roman's broken voice came through. Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash immediately became alert, but Wu Ling looked confused. He had not sensed anything approaching at all.
At that moment, Wu Ling shivered. He looked in one direction with surprise. At the same time, a tremor that swept across the whole world came from the direction he was watching.
"Wait. This is..."
At the edge of the world, huge patches of space collapsed. Another world crossed the void and slammed into this one.
Wu Ling flew into the sky, observing with his eyes while spreading his vast perception into that other world.
In Wu Lings perception, if the world he currently stood in was a world of technology, reality, and grayness, then the world that had just crashed into it was nature, fairy tales, and bright color. A difference this vast could not come from a parallel world. These were two Singularity Belts from entirely different times and places.
High in the air, Wu Ling muttered to himself.
"I see. So this is Goetia's plan. Melusine with three Holy Grails was already strong enough, but after discovering that we defeated her without knowing my full details, he formed the wrong impression that our side was stronger than Melusine. So his countermeasure changed from a single powerful unit to mass stacking."
"This is probably only the beginning. If we do not resolve these two Singularity Belts quickly, it will not take long before the third, fourth, and every one after that crashes into this place too."