Nitocris deeply regretted not stepping forward sooner, which had led to her brother's tragic death. Her sense of closeness toward Tenochtitlan stemmed from that as well. Tenochtitlan's previous actions had not been sincere, but an act. As a Heroic Spirit who embodied a city, Tenochtitlan's duty was to protect its people. That was why Nitocris had not killed her. If Tenochtitlan died now, she would leave behind regrets. Nitocris did not want to see that happen. She herself had departed with regrets back then.
"Your heart still holds lingering feelings." After leaving those words behind, Nitocris vanished completely.
"Miss Nitocris's Saint Graph has disappeared. The Saint Graph portrait stored aboard the ship will probably..." Mash's words were interrupted by the violent tremors around them.
"Watch out."
Shen Fei only had time to shout a warning before the temple floor immediately collapsed. Clearly, Nitocris and Tenochtitlan's battle had affected the temple. But it was too late to say anything about that now. The next moment, he swept out his right hand, and a golden chain shot forth, binding Da Vinci at once. It then linked Mash, Ritsuka, and the others, including Tepeu and Tenochtitlan, together.
Then he raised his left hand, and a massive golden force field enveloped them, protecting everyone from the falling rubble as they dropped downward.
"Looks like we got lucky. They must have only just arrived too. We took a shortcut, didn't we?" Shen Fei soon saw Tezcatlipoca and Iskari below, staring in astonishment at their group falling from the sky.
"What kind of causality is this? What exactly did you do to get such a result? Tell me, Master of Chaldea." Tezcatlipoca stared in shock at Tenochtitlan standing among Chaldea's ranks. To him, this was simply unbelievable. He could accept Tenochtitlan's defeat, but standing with Chaldea