Ex-Machina on a Dimensional Journey

Xiu Er nodded.

She was the first to walk up to the passage, seemingly intending to take the lead.

After all, on the other side of the passage was the Holy City.

It was only because this "gate" had remained open for quite some time that the area on the other side had changed from before.

Before entering, Xiu Er detected something unusual beyond the gate. After a brief scan, a faint smile suddenly appeared on her usually indifferent face.

"Warning. Prepare for enemy contact."

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After leaving those words behind, Xiu Er plunged into the vortex with Fou on her shoulder, leaving the Silver-armed Knight puzzled by what she meant.

Her blue-violet figure vanished into the Golden Vortex.

Seeing this, Bedivere stopped pondering Xiu Er's words. Naturally, he would not leave her to go alone.

Passing through the intangible Golden Vortex.

Bedivere raised his eyes and saw several heavily armored knights wielding various weapons, surrounding the Golden Passage in a fan-shaped formation.

As for Xiu Er, who had taken the lead, she was currently holding that purple Greatsword and standing on a knight dressed in the same uniform, whose hands had been severed.

Where was this?

Bedivere was somewhat bewildered.

He quickly looked around. They were currently in a back alley along a street built in the style of medieval European architecture.

He could even faintly hear laughter and cheerful voices coming from the neighboring street.

It stood in stark contrast to the tense atmosphere here.

"Answer. This location is within the Holy City."

As she spoke, Xiu Er paid no attention to Bedivere's reaction. Several arrows shot out from the encircling formation, placing both Xiu Er and the late-arriving Bedivere within their attack range.

Seeing this, the latter hurriedly drew his sword to fight.

However,