An Existence That Must Be Defeated
Uruk, Chaldea Embassy.
When Luo Zhen returned here, the place was pitch-black, without a trace of anyone's presence.
Merlin had temporarily remained in the royal hall of the Divine Tower with Fou, seemingly discussing something with Gilgamesh.
Mashu and Attila were still in spirit form and showed no intention of materializing.
Nobunaga, Okita, Ushiwakamaru, and Benkei had apparently not returned either. They should still have been over at the Beast Front.
In other words, the entire Chaldea Embassy now had only Luo Zhen left in it.
No, that wasn't right.
Aside from Luo Zhen, there was indeed one other person who had returned here ahead of him.
Luo Zhen had originally intended to go straight to his room, collapse onto the bed, and sleep soundly to wipe away the fatigue brought on by his reckless actions that day. But after carefully "seeing" around him, he paused slightly and pondered for a moment. He chose not to return to his room. Instead, he followed the stairs all the way up to the rooftop.
There was an open-air platform here that resembled a balcony.
The night breeze swept past, bringing waves of coolness along with a sense of loneliness.
Yet in this somewhat lonely night, there was a beautiful girl.
The girl in a black robe sat on the edge of the rooftop, gazing at the night sky, seemingly lost in thought.
Luo Zhen didn't know what she was thinking, either.
However, Luo Zhen knew that the direction she was gazing in was precisely toward northern Mesopotamia—the direction of the Fir Forest where the Beast Goddess dwelled.
Thinking this, Luo Zhen walked over.
"Anna."
As he approached, Luo Zhen called her name.
"Huh?"
Anna seemed to come back to her senses only then. She turned her