Countless parallel worlds overlapped and collapsed under Wu Ling's ability. Beneath that endless sea of parallel worlds, Wu Ling finally glimpsed a trace of the main world.
"That way." Wu Ling turned his head toward a certain direction. Strictly speaking, direction did not exist between parallel worlds, but distance did. He was looking at the nearest route.
As Wu Ling departed, the parallel world he stood in collapsed with a roar. Under that terrifying energy, even Chaldea, which could move through Imaginary Number Space, was destroyed together with the world.
Boom.
It was like smashing through a layer of glass. Wu Ling punched a hole straight through that parallel world. Countless cracks spread from the hole, and as he left, that world followed the same path as the one before it.
Wu Ling kept crossing worlds. One parallel world after another was destroyed. Then, suddenly, he stopped.
It was not because he had reached the main world. It was because two beings locked in battle had drawn his attention.
One was a swordsman with golden hair and white armor. More importantly, he held a greatsword. If Wu Ling was not mistaken, that sword looked like Excalibur.
As for the other figure, no, the other Beast, she wore red, and her body carried a dangerous, regal presence. The key was the great horns on her head and the resonance she stirred inside Wu Ling's own power. Without a doubt, she was an Evil of Humanity Wu Ling did not know well.
"That swordsman should be male Arthur. In that case, the Beast who looks a lot like Nero must be the one from FGO Arcade. So she is the one Alaya said helped Goetia."
Sodom's Beast and Arthur both noticed Wu Ling's arrival. With only the two of them left in that world, the sudden appearance of a third person made it impossible not to stand out.
Arthur looked at Wu Ling, drew his sword back, and took one step away. "A second Beast."
It was rare for two Evils of Humanity to appear at the same time, so even Arthur, who had been chasing Sodom's Beast across parallel worlds, could not immediately understand what was happening.
Sodom's Beast, however, looked Wu Ling over with curiosity.
"I see. I was wondering why so many worlds were being destroyed. So it was you."
After she spoke, Wu Ling gave no answer. The entire world seemed to fall silent.
Wu Ling's behavior made Sodom's Beast frown. What she hated most was being ignored, even if the one ignoring her was another Evil of Humanity on her level.
Then, under the gazes of Sodom's Beast and Arthur, Wu Ling turned to leave without saying a word.
Arthur did not mind. For him, fewer complications were better. Sodom's Beast alone was troublesome enough. Sodom's Beast, however, did not think that way.
"Hey, you. Do not ignore me."
Under Sodom's Beast's control, a golden dragon burst from the ground and charged at Wu Ling.
Wu Ling did not even look at it. Just as the golden dragon was about to bite him, the entire space behind him shattered with a thunderous crash. The golden dragon was erased by the broken space.
Wu Ling glanced back at Sodom's Beast, then paid her no further attention. His priority was finding the main world.
As Wu Ling left, that world collapsed again. Sodom's Beast snorted coldly and flew toward the next world. Arthur resumed his pursuit of her.
Wu Ling continued passing through parallel worlds, one after another. He saw modern worlds and ancient worlds. He also saw many special parallel worlds that had reached dead ends, much like Lostbelts. Some beings with individual power beyond the limit of their worlds, or unusual abilities of their own, could even survive alone when Wu Ling destroyed their worlds.
With another boom, Wu Ling arrived in a new world.
The moment he appeared, a pair of dull brown eyes looked over at him.
A thin body, a large head, and oversized eyes. The whole figure had a chibi shape. Those features let Wu Ling identify the world at once.
"Learning with Manga FGO?"
The moment Wu Ling confirmed where he was, he heard a splat. Looking down, he discovered that the Evil of Humanity known as Gudako had somehow latched onto his leg. When he listened carefully, he could hear her muttering with a foolish grin.
"Hee hee. So this is a Beast class Servant? He looks amazing. The best part is, he is free. I wonder if I can skip his Noble Phantasm animation."
Wu Ling's expression changed. He had not sensed her approach at all.
"Senpai? Senpai, where did you go?" A chibi Mash, the one Gudako called the shady eggplant, ran out.
"Ah, Mash, come look. There is a free Beast class Servant here."
Wu Ling silently lifted his leg, stepped back slightly, then kicked with force.
"Hya!"
Watching Gudako turn into a star in the sky, Wu Ling nodded in satisfaction. Before he could move, however, two hands grabbed onto him from behind.
He looked down and saw Gudao clinging to his other leg with a deeply unsettling smile.
"Ehehe. What a handsome Servant. Astolfo will always be my favorite, but changing tastes once in a while is not bad. And he is Beast class too. Master and Beast, ah."
Gudao pressed in with theatrical enthusiasm. Wu Ling's face filled with disgust.
"Ah, that look of disgust is good too."
Lift leg, step back, kick. The whole movement flowed in one line. Seeing another star appear in the sky, Wu Ling nodded again. But when he took one step, he noticed that the weight on his legs was wrong.
Wu Ling's expression twitched. He looked down and saw Gudako and Gudao, one on each leg, both flushed with obsessive excitement.
Gudako said, "Hey, I am the protagonist of this manga, so this Servant is mine."
Gudao said, "But I am the protagonist too, so I also have ownership rights over this Servant."
Gudako said, "Then I will use him for daytime battles, and you can use him for nighttime battles."
Gudao said, "Splitting usage time? It is a little old fashioned, but it works."
Wu Ling frowned. He snapped his fingers, and the space around him shattered. Gudako and Gudao did not even have time to speak before they were destroyed again, leaving nothing behind.
He used that moment to leave the world immediately. Even after he had departed, he could still faintly hear voices like, "Ah, my precious Beast class handsome Servant."
Wu Ling shuddered and muttered, "I never want to run into gag characters again."
At that moment, his body suddenly paused.
Then a smile appeared on his face.
"Found it."