"Waaah! My King! Oh, my King!"
Helena, bound and suspended, had tears in her eyes. She watched her King get battered from east to west, then hammered from west to north.
With a crash, the big lion's head burst through the wall, blood spurting, only to be dragged back the next second, followed by sounds of another brutal beating.
"Stop it! We can reconcile! Don't hit him anymore!"
Helena shouted, but the next second—
"Ah!!"
A tragic shriek suddenly rang out, followed by a massive surge of black resentment pouring from the wall's broken parts! One by one, the specters in their suits wailed before vanishing, dissipating into light.
"These are?!"
Helena watched this scene, tears in her eyes, and suddenly understood something. In truth, both she and Achilles had sensed Edison's strangeness; he wasn't like he was when they first met, having become autocratic and irritable.
Now, seeing these vengeful spirits, she instantly understood why Edison had changed so much.
Then,
"Whew~ Not bad, you've got a stronger constitution."
Mo Shuying dragged a bruised and swollen Edison back from the hole in the wall, starlight emanating from his hand, healing Edison's injuries.
*Bang!*
But he didn't continue the treatment; it was enough that Edison wasn't dead. With a casual toss, Edison rolled a few times on the ground. He covered his mouth with a hand and slowly got up. He didn't have many good teeth left; it was a bit tragic.
"Are you sober now?"
Mo Shuying asked Edison. Edison visibly flinched at Mo Shuying's voice, then nodded vigorously.
"Mmm-hmm! Mmm-hmm, absolutely!"
Edison wanted to cry. He had indeed been influenced by the vengeful spirits earlier. Now that they were gone, his rationality and intellect had returned, but the physical pain hadn't lessened, leaving him somewhat traumatized.
"Then why don't you tell your Mechanical Doll subordinates to stop attacking?"
Mo Shuying furrowed his brow. Edison immediately trembled, turned, and shouted.
"Stob! Stob them!"
As soon as he spoke, the Mechanical Dolls, whose "eyes" had been glowing red with murderous intent, immediately turned green. One by one, they turned and left the great hall.
Seeing this, Mo Shuying gave Child Gil a look. Child Gil understood, and the Chains of Heaven suddenly vanished.
"Huh? Ah!!"
*Thud!*
Before Helena could react, she landed on the ground. She looked up, her nose red, tears streaming down her face. She got up, clutching her chest, which wasn't very large to begin with, and was now completely flat.
"Now, can we properly discuss what happens next?"
Mo Shuying said, arms crossed. Edison, standing below, nodded profusely with a bitter expression, crying internally.
In this day and age, can the title of 'protected animal' no longer protect oneself?!
"So, the general plan is this: once we deal with those Celts, the Holy Grail is ours. As for the rest, we'll see how it goes. Understood?"
Ten minutes later, everyone sat together. In the center was a table made from Mash's shield, and everyone was sitting on a broken Mechanical Doll.
After Mo Shuying finished outlining the plan and clarifying the Holy Grail's ownership, he looked at Edison, his gaze questioning.
At this point, Edison dared not say anything. He sat on the Mechanical Doll like a timid wife, his head several heights above Helena next to him. He quickly nodded in agreement. After losing the presidential resentment, he had come to terms with things. The Holy Grail didn't matter; it was an external object. As long as he wasn't beaten again, everything was fine!
"Excellent, then it's settled. The Celtic Servants will be handled by us, and their ordinary soldiers will be handled by your Mechanical Dolls. With our combined strength, we can certainly break through the enemy's territory and reclaim what is ours in a short amount of time."
Mo Shuying stated decisively. Edison could only nod. He thought this plan was quite good; he only needed to provide troops. The tough Servants would be dealt with by Mo Shuying and his group. Upon closer thought, Mo Shuying was essentially working for him! Thinking this, Edison felt much more at ease.
"Alright, that's roughly it. We'll temporarily stay here. I see this place has a strong spiritual脉. Mash, go set up the channel, and Edison, please take down some of the lightbulbs in the castle; there are too many, and they're dazzling."
"…"
Hearing that Mo Shuying wanted to dismantle the lightbulbs, Edison was not pleased. These were his symbols! Taking them down like this would be a huge loss of face!
"Hm?"
Mo Shuying frowned.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes! Take them down, take them down, take them down, take them down!"
Edison's injuries had recovered somewhat, and his speech was clearer. He immediately replied with a fawning smile.
No kidding, Edison, having learned his lesson once, understood a truth: losing face was better than getting beaten up again.
"Hm, and those people you forced to work 24 hours a day, let them rest properly. They must not work more than 8 hours a day! Their wages and benefits must be properly arranged: five insurances and one housing fund, weekends off, and holiday breaks—get it all set up! If I see you exploiting workers again, watch what I do to you!"
"Yes, yes, yes, yes…"
Edison didn't say anything else. At this point, simply agreeing was the only way to avoid trouble.
"Alright, that's all for now. Does anyone else have anything to add?"
Mo Shuying asked the others, but no one reacted except Mash, who furrowed her brow slightly.
"Very well, meeting adjourned."
Mo Shuying didn't notice Mash's expression and stood up first, followed by Edison, who also got up, preparing to do what Mo Shuying had arranged.
Helena was tasked with preparing rooms for everyone. When she saw Mash picking up a table with a furrowed brow, she asked curiously,
"What's wrong?"
"...Nothing, I just feel like I've forgotten something."
Mash was conflicted, reaching up to tap her head, internally cursing her poor memory.
Outside the castle.
"Hahaha!"
"Hmph!!"
A green light and a flame collided! Achilles, holding his Long Spear, launched a rapid series of thrusts at Karna.
"Too slow, too slow, too slow! Karna! Do you want me to slow down so you can keep up?!"
Achilles mocked as he attacked, his Long Spear continuously thrusting forward. Karna parried with a cold gaze, but already had slight scratches on his body.
This was despite Karna having the protection of the Twin Shields of the Sun. The power of the Twin Shields permeated his entire body, able to block most of the attack's force. If not for the Twin Shields, Karna would already be severely wounded.
"Weak and powerless. You truly are useless outside of your speed."
Karna said coldly. What he said wasn't wrong; with the protection of the Twin Shields of the Sun, Achilles's normal attacks couldn't cause him real damage.
Hearing Karna's words, Achilles's expression subtly chilled.
"Heh! Such a stubborn mouth. Since you want to witness my true power, then fine!!"
Achilles suddenly retreated a significant distance, transforming into a bolt of lightning. He violently waved his hand! A green light bloomed in the air! It transformed into a three-horse chariot, charging forward!
"Here it comes!"
Achilles, with a wild grin, leaped onto the chariot. He pulled the reins! The entire chariot, rider and horses included, became enveloped in a whirlwind of lightning! The three magnificent horses neighed! Then, they charged towards Karna!
"Take this! Chariot of the Raging Storm and Immortality!"
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