Feeding the Lion King Black Mud

"It's been so long! Darling, have you missed me since I last appeared?"

As Rovey the situation, a white-haired figure with a lighthearted voice appeared on the incongruous LCD screen above his head.

"Merry?"

Upon seeing this familiar figure, Rovey's expression turned somewhat strange.

"It's me, but because we are separated by worlds, I can only use the technology of the Atlas Institute to communicate with you across worlds."

On the screen, Merry flashed her signature smug grin.

"So what exactly happened?" Rovey immediately pressed.

"I'll answer this. Although it's quite interesting to chat with my counterparts from other worlds, since this is my world, it should be my older brother who answers this."

The LCD screen split in two, and Merlin's face appeared on the other side.

Merlin and Merry actually started a video call at the same time.

"..."

Seeing the two of them appear at the same time, Rovey felt a little uneasy.

"So, to make a long story short—the original plan to return the Holy Sword has failed."

"Because the Demon God King's appearance was so unexpected, and he was so fast, I didn't even have time to warn Artoria. He just snatched the Holy Sword while he was looking for something."

Merlin gave a brief explanation of what had happened.

"Although he is not an ally of the Lion King, he does not want this Singularity to end so simply in order to achieve his goal."

Merlin looked at Rovey and couldn't help but feel a little sad.

We encountered the Goetia?!

Upon hearing this, Rovey Wei hurriedly asked, "Then, Artoria, are they alright now?"

He was more worried about their safety than the Holy Sword.

"Honey, you can rest assured about that."

Now it was Merry's turn to answer, "The Demon God King's goal is only to prevent the Sixth Singularity from recovering. Moreover, he did not appear in his full form this time, so he was unwilling to fight easily. He stopped fighting after seizing the Holy Sword."

"But without the Holy Sword, Plan A—'using the return of the Holy Sword to awaken the Lion King' —has been cancelled. Now we must implement a new Plan B. Crowley /My dear, it's up to you alone to awaken Artoria! This plan is—'to bring the Lion King down from his pedestal'!!"

Merlin and Merry said in unison.

Falling from grace? What kind of abstract plan is this?

"... Huh? Am I the only one here?"

Rovey stretched out his hand and pointed to himself.

"That's right! Only you can do this!"

Mentioning this, Merry and Merlin's expressions became unusually serious. They glanced at Holmes, who was also watching the show, and then spoke mysteriously.

"My dear, since you have experience in awakening Artoria, you are naturally the only one suitable. This time, the plan is for you to drag the Lion King down from his pedestal, and the main purpose of the plan is actually—for you to make the Lion King fall into evil!!"

"???"

For a moment, many question marks appeared above Rovey's head.

Chapter 208 Feeding the Lion King Black Mud

"Let the Lion King... evil... what... fall... to... what?"

Rovey repeated the unfamiliar words Merlin and Merry had just uttered with a puzzled look on his face.

A strong sense of doubt arose within me—

'Is it really possible for such censored words to appear in a place like this?!'

Hearing about this plan from Merlin and Merry, a plan whose very name was enough to spark the imagination, Rovey's eyelids twitched involuntarily.

He always felt that these two guys were there to make fun of him, since such a word could never be used against him, right?

Although many religions have legends of demons leading people to corruption, and I myself can be considered an entity with strong religious characteristics, but...

In mythology, he is clearly the one who should be tempted, which makes it seem like a Child of God personally leading others to fall—this kind of thing—

"Aren't you afraid of being struck dead by the one above?"

Rovey covered his forehead and asked the two guys a question.

"Huh?"

"Ah?"

When Rovey said those words, Merlin and Merry were clearly stunned for a moment, and then suddenly looked terrified as if they had realized something.

"Waaaaah, no!!"

Because it was a real-time call, Rovey and Holmes could clearly see their exaggerated expressions.

"Ahhhhhh! Don't get excited, please calm down, let us finish, we really weren't sent from hell!!"

Merlin and Merry, who have lived in Avalon for thousands of years without ever leaving, both screamed in unison, even though they were in different World Line at the moment.

Several ear-piercing bolts of lightning crossed the boundaries of time and space, striking the two pleasure-takers. They struggled in a sorry state, while simultaneously begging for mercy from the figure in the sky.

It seemed that the two divine punishments were only meant to be a minor warning, so they didn't turn the two guys into ashes directly. Instead, they were electrocuted until they were charred on the outside and tender on the inside before dissipating.

For them, this is at most a warning.

"As half- Nightmare, and belonging to a special system of Celtic Mythology, for the two of you to seriously say something like 'let the Child of God in Jerusalem lead others to fall' is a bit too reckless."

Seeing them chopped up like this, Rovey covered his head, feeling speechless.

Holmes, standing to the side, laughed even more heartily.

"However, since they weren't struck dead, it means that the two Nightmare's meanings were definitely not just what we understood literally, so the gods in the sky were only slightly punished."

"Waaah... Has the relationship between father-in-law and daughter-in-law deteriorated to this extent in this era? They actually crossed Avalon to strike me down, before I could even finish speaking."

After experiencing the tingling sensation all over her body, Merry reached out and held onto the stool to stand up from in front of the screen.

"You should be grateful! I was almost killed by that guy just now!"

Merlin, on the other hand, had developed an afro and looked to be in a much worse state Merry.

It seems that they both just received different levels of care.

"Anyway, let's continue the conversation..."

"Since it was only punishment and not killing us, it means that your superior has also agreed. We are not sure how long this communication can be maintained. While the equipment of the Atlas Institute is still usable, we will not explain the details."

After regaining their composure, Merry and Merlin put away their relaxed attitude. It's rare to see the two of them in this state at the same time, because it usually means that things have gotten so bad that even the two Grand Casters are gradually losing control, which is definitely not good news.

"You don't need to worry about the Demon God King for now. His attention has been diverted to others. He's not the only Grand Rank in this Singularity. If he really goes on a killing spree here, the destiny that the First Old Man of the Mountain is to fulfill will have to be brought forward."

"Moreover, the Demon God King didn't come here to fight the Old Man of the Mountain. Even if he stole the Holy Sword, his purpose was only to prolong this Singularity so that he could have more time to search. So you don't need to worry too much for now."

Merlin, who knew Goetia very well, naturally knew what the other was looking for, but the other's attention was currently drawn to the Pharaoh.

Although doing so would be very unfair to Pharaoh, at this time, King Hassan was unwilling to take action, so the task of holding off Goetia alone fell to him.

The others had to seize the opportunity he had created to accomplish other things, including defeating the Lion King. It was a great pity, but Bedivere's journey to return the Holy Sword had indeed been forced to end.

"So, my dear/ Crowley, you must solve this Singularity as quickly as possible, before the Demon God King can react. Otherwise, you may end up in a three-way battle between the Demon God King, the Lion King, and yourself. At that point, this Singularity may be completely destroyed."

"..."

Rovey felt a headache coming on just hearing about the complicated scene Merlin and Merry had warned him.

—The Demon God King, the Lion King.

What kind of boss build is this?

They had to go all out and choose specific methods to win against just the Holy Lance Goddess. If they added Goetia to the mix, he had no idea how they could win.

Although the appearance of beasts would Grand Servant, King Hassan's destiny lies in the Seventh Singularity. Even if he were willing to abandon his Grand Rank to pave the way like Orion did, what would happen to Tiamat in the Seventh Singularity?

It's all in chaos now, completely out of control...

Because things had developed to such a twisted state, these two guys sent him a video call across time and space at this critical moment to remind him what had happened.

"——"

To be honest, when he saw these two guys, Rovey actually breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, even if these two guys are unreliable most of the time, they can still be considered the gods of the bottom line.

Since they specifically called, it means they must have some ideas or important matters to entrust to me. Perhaps they have already come up with a plan.

"Tell me in detail about the plan you just mentioned to lead the Lion King to evil... corruption? What exactly is going on?"

Finally, Rovey decided to listen to the bizarre plan that the two guys had come up with together.

"Okay, darling, it's mainly because we're separated by worlds, so I can't run over to help you. Also, Merlin hasn't died at your time, so it's difficult for him to get there in time. That's why I can only provide you with support in this way. Although we know it's shameless to ask you to do something difficult as a bystander, there's only one way to deal with this situation right now."

"Although with so many forces gathered, even without the Holy Sword, a frontal attack would be a fighting chance, but that would take too long. Once the Demon God King joins the battle, even your multiple Heroic Spirit and tens of thousands of troops will be absolutely unable to defeat him. There is still a near-dimensional gap between you. Therefore, you must utilize the power of the Lion King."

Merlin and Merry tried their best to explain, and their explanation made Holmes frown.

"Using the Lion King's Holy Lance ability, that is, adding the combat power of a chief god to the existing Grand Servant, to force the Demon God King to retreat?"

Holmes understood what they meant and then began to explain the reasoning he had just derived.

"The original Singularity was created because of the Holy Grail and the Demon King, but it was later stabilized by the Lion King's Tower of the End. Now, it has become even more distorted due to the Demon God King's presence. In other words, as long as the Demon God King doesn't want this Singularity to disappear, he can create new distortions and Demon Kings even after you defeat the Lion King, thus forcibly perpetuating it. Therefore, to completely resolve this Singularity, we must force the Demon God King to leave, which is why we say we need the Lion King's power, right?"

"But I've already met the Lion King. She's just as inflexible as Artoria during the Fourth Holy Grail War. She's determined to go to the ends of the world. She can't be of any use to us until we shatter her beliefs."

Holmes and Rovey asked different questions.

"As expected of the great detective, you grasped the general outline of our plan so quickly. And darling, as for the things you're worried about, we've naturally come up with a solution. Getting back to the main point, the core of this plan remains the same as we just mentioned—you will be the one to corrupt the Lion King."

Upon hearing this keyword, Rovey and Holmes both perked up their ears.

"As for how to become evil, the connection lies within you; you need to #####, #########."

However, just as they were listening intently to this crucial information, suddenly, Merlin and Merry's images on the screen turned into a large expanse of grayish-white snow, followed by a series of incoherent noises.

Hey! You two fast guys, speak clearly! I didn't hear you!

Rovey anxiously watched the screen. Although Merlin and Merry's images had been restored, the signal lost due to the drastic change in magic power prevented them from making any sound. He could only watch their lip movements on the screen.

Until their very last shout.

"Damn it, Goetia cut the internet cable!!"

Rovey really wanted to catch those two and beat them up.

You guys messed up at the crucial moment? Did you just come back from the Tohsaka Family?

"Those two useless guys."

Just as Rovey was about to knock himself unconscious and then contact them again in his dream, Holmes, who was standing to the side, gently pressed his shoulder and spoke.

"There's no need to try anymore. The Demon God King has completely sealed off this Singularity, and now everyone's contact with the outside world has been cut off. However, I already have a general idea of what their plan is all about."

Holmes stopped Rovey.

"Did you hear what they said clearly?"

"No, but I can read lips."

This time, he didn't stop him from keeping the secret, but instead pried open Rovey's palm.

The two glanced at the Black Mud pattern in their palms, which resembled a tadpole constantly moving around, and suddenly realized what it meant.

The answer is both far away and right before your eyes.

Holmes smiled slightly, and Rovey immediately understood his meaning.

The so-called corruption is actually the darkening, that is, being reversed by the Black Mud and becoming an Alter.

Black Mud, the All the World's Evil, existed in the Holy Grail of Angra Mainyu during the Holy Grail War. Although Rovey can't find the Black Mud at all right now, and even the original All the World's Evil was purified by him, but...

He carries far more sins on his shoulders.

Compared to the Black Mud of Angra Mainyu, this calamity, formed from the resentment of all the dead in the Sixth Singularity, is far more powerful, capable of forming a River of Death comparable to the one that flooded London when Accardo did. If we were to use this, perhaps it really would work...

"Haha, what an excellent understanding, my friend."