Multiverse: Starting by Making Delta of Fate, the Group Chat Goes Wild
"Bring it on."
The three of them began their frantic work.
To avoid disturbing them, the others left the room.
Kazuma Satou paced back and forth, never still for a moment.
But staying here would also affect his companions' mood, so he walked outside.
"I'll go out and check the situation. First, I'll go to the other side of the bridge and see if [Archer] is still there."
"I'll go with you."
Hachiman Hikigaya got up and followed.
Firstly, I'm not used to sitting in the room.
Secondly, my good buddy might suddenly unleash his power and solo-kill Archer, which would allow me to vent my anger. Everyone needs to have dreams, right?
Kurisu Makise speaks:
"Be careful."
"Um."
Kazuma Satou and Hachiman Hikigaya carefully concealed their tracks and soon arrived at the rooftop of a house.
The two men held binoculars and carefully examined the high-rise buildings in Central Park across the bridge.
[Archer] was seen carrying a bow and holding a black sword, constantly scanning the bridge and the surrounding shopping street, and even taking a moment to glance towards Fuyuki Port.
"Damn it."
Kazuma Satou cursed.
Hachiman Hikigaya asked:
"Kazuma, do you have something on your mind?"
He understands Kazuma quite well. Although he may seem unreliable on a daily basis, he actually has his own ideas at crucial moments.
"Call..."
Kazuma Satou pulled his head back, hiding behind the wall, exhaled, and said:
"It's not really an idea, it's just that if they... fail, maybe there's another way."
Hachiman Hikigaya scratched the back of his head:
"Can you find a way to undo the petrification?"
Kazuma Satou shifted his position and peered out, continuing to observe the situation on the other side of the bridge. He then uttered a very concise statement:
"It's not about removing the petrification, it's about [evacuating]."
"Um?"
Hachiman Hikigaya didn't react for a moment, and was stunned for three or four seconds before he understood Kazuma Satou's line of thinking.
"Wait?! You mean, we don't need to undo the petrification; we can just take the professor's statue with us and evacuate back to the Dao Tian Palace, and the petrification will automatically dissipate?!"
Gabriel: "... Huh?"
[A-Xiu: "Holy crap, there's even this kind of thinking?!"]
Rin Tohsaka: "How does this person's brain work? How can they always come up with completely different ideas?"
[Empty: "That's really awesome"]
King: "My intuition tells me he's an absolute pro, a formidable opponent who can put me to the test in the game."
[Tadakuni: "The problem now is that they can't cross the bridge."]
[Gokou Ruri: "By the way, where's Kazuma Satou's ancient airplane?"]
[Kong: "They probably didn't bring them. They should have left the more valuables at the Dao Tian Palace, otherwise they would have left long ago."]
[Gokou Ruri: "Is there any way to retreat?"]
[Cú Chulainn: "Archer has gone berserk, this is getting tough. I don't know where I am this round. If I were here, I could lead them there."]
L: "You've already been cursed to death."
[Cú Chulainn: "Huh? What do you mean?"]
[Illya: "Kazuma didn't use an invitation."]
[Empty: "Invitations won't work either; they were all born here and can't go to [your] place."]
[Empty: "And to be honest, that invitation can only be used twice. Considering its commemorative value, it will only be used once at most, and definitely not at this time."]
[Rat of the Running Blade: "This Byd Red P, just looking at it makes me angry! (Red Warm Rat)"]
[Rin Tohsaka: "@Red Archer, you're way too vengeful."]
Gilgamesh: "That's how Counter-Strike is."
[Archer: "It's fine if other people insult me, but you, the most CS player, why do you always have to come out and yell?"]
Gilgamesh: "Look at all these games I've played, have I ever done anything wrong? Last game I tipped someone with a plane, and look at you, haven't you done all sorts of bad things?"
[Archer: "I laughed in anger. Maybe I did have a tiny bit of a problem. Wait until what you did is exposed, then we'll see who's the real CS player."]
Gilgamesh: "Hmph, I have a clear conscience about everything I have done, unlike you, who have committed countless evil deeds and still try to cover them up."
[Archer: "Hehe, I really hope you can still be this stubborn then."]
Inside the izakaya.
Kohei Imamura, Misaka Mikoto, Laios were almost drenched in sweat from exhaustion.
Misaka Mikoto, in particular, drew 150 of the 206 bones in the human body by herself.
After observing Misaka Mikoto's drawings, Kohei Imamura mastered the key to magical drawing, stabilized his output, and completed the drawing of 56 lines.
"You've really worked hard. Leave the rest to me."
"Um."
Misaka Mikoto, rubbing her slightly throbbing forehead, stepped back with Laios, ready to witness this moment.
Using the remaining blood powder, Kohei Imamura drew a reverse five-pointed star Magic Circle on the ground where the Lin Zhen statue was located.
He closed his eyes and tried his best to construct the Magecraft incantation, practicing repeatedly to avoid making mistakes.
In the last three minutes.
Kohei Imamura imitated the strange sounds of snakes to construct the initial "Magecraft project".
The inverted five-star Magic Circle beneath their feet began to emit a blood-red light, indicating that the Magecraft had been successfully activated!
"Use blood to bind bones, and transform the body of a false god!"
Kohei Imamura out his hand and placed it above the stone statue:
"You flesh-devouring serpent spirit... open your eyes!"
The once lifeless statue is now covered with countless gray snake shadows, which coil around it like chains, imprisoning the soul and body of the petrified one.
Kohei Imamura knew that this was not a snake, nor a living creature... but rather something akin to a law.
He continued speaking despite the immense pressure:
"Laws of petrification, gaze upon the patterns of these bones... You are beings of the same origin."
"Hiss."
The gray snakes were originally just coiled up in their respective positions, but under the incantation of Magecraft...
The red bone-like engravings on the stone statue of Lin Zhen glow.
They lowered their heads, flicked their tongues, sniffed, and, sensing the shared scent, became affectionate.
"What you are trapping is the self that is about to climb out of the abyss!"
Kohei Imamura immediately reached out and increased the supply of magic power, causing the Magic Circle on the ground to burst into light:
"Disappear! This cold shackle!"
"—Release the imprisoned monsters!"
In an instant, a burst of crimson light erupted.
Kohei Imamura almost collapsed to the ground.
Fortunately, Misaka Mikoto and Laios were prepared and reached out from behind him to catch him.
"It worked?"
"Wrong!"
Kohei Imamura looked at the small gray snakes that symbolized the "Petrification Law." They hadn't disappeared; they were still wandering around Lin Zhen's statue!
"What's going on?!"
[Mery: "The perfect way to break the curse isn't to break the curse, it's to deceive. In theory, it's already been broken."]
Solomon: "The construction of this Magecraft and the casting of it are both flawless; the problem lies with Medusa."
[Wise King Flash: "Her Mystic Eyes should be able to [self-curse], that is, petrify herself."]
[Dr. Roman: "There's probably another reason. She likely has a strong sense of self-loathing; even if she identifies the curse as her own, she won't let it go to herself."]
[Rin Tohsaka: "@Red Archer, do you Heroic Spirit all have a grudge against yourselves?"]
[Euryale: "Being that tall, it's definitely easy to feel inferior."]
[Stheno: "My sister is a very fragile little girl. (Evil grin)"]
[Rider: "Stop talking. (covers face)"]
——
"Damn it, we failed!"
Kohei Imamura angrily slammed his fist into the ground; it was his own anger.
Misaka Mikoto behind her wanted to say something, but didn't know how to start.
Only ten seconds remain.
He gritted his teeth and opened the Team Chat.
Kohei Imamura: "I'm sorry, Professor, I couldn't do it."
Lin Zhen: "No, you succeeded."
Kohei Imamura: "... Don't try to comfort me, Professor."
Lin Zhen: "Look, this is the hint I'm getting."
Your teammate, Kohei Imamura, successfully activated and deceived the Petrification Curse using the Deceptive Curse Magecraft.
The activated curses will temporarily cease their destruction of your life force.
[Note: Curses can only be deceiving once. Once the deception ends, they will become enraged and completely devour the petrified!]
"How about it?"
Kazuma Satou and the others came in.
Kohei Imamura shook his head. "The removal failed. Although it has extended the time a bit, we no longer have a way to remove the petrification."
Kazuma Satou didn't say anything else, and went straight to the point:
"In that case, let's find a way to evacuate with the professor's statue."
Kohei Imamura: "What?!"
Misaka Mikoto: "Hmm?"
Hachiman Hikigaya, please explain:
"As long as we successfully evacuate and return to the Dao Palace, any damage or negative effects will be nothing more than a blink of an eye for Senior Brother Su Ling."
"Good!"
"But the problem now is... how do we evacuate?"