The Battle Ends, a New Crisis!

As an external invader and pollutant, the Mystery Domain possesses memes that can distort reality and corrupt the minds of living beings.

That is, mental corruption and reality manipulation!

Moreover, it is crude and violent, inflicting massive damage on human thought, spirit, and even the physical body.

This is fundamentally different from the reality manipulation and fantasy manifestation that Su Yun creates using the system and Fantasy Power, representing two completely opposing forces.

Since Artoria was personally granted her template by Su Yun, he naturally took the mental corruption and interference caused by the Mystery Domain into account; thus, Artoria, having received the inheritance, possesses a super-strong resistance to the infection of the Mystery Domain.

The moment the thought of "family reunion" emerged in her mind, Artoria instantly realized something was wrong and subconsciously resisted this consciousness.

The mental corruption of the Mystery Domain, which mortals cannot resist, was easily blocked, unable to exert even the slightest influence on Artoria's will again.

After regaining her composure, Artoria frowned at the photo frame, then raised the Sword in the Stone in her hand and slashed directly down at this object of the Mystery Domain.

Clang!

The photo frame was split in two, and as her magic power erupted, it directly dismembered the power of the Mystery Domain.

The object of the Mystery Domain, which humans could only completely eliminate using the sun or nuclear bombs, was destroyed just like that.

In an instant, the Mystery Domain created by the Mystery dissipated, the lights in the room suddenly brightened, and the decay that had eroded the house rapidly receded, as if the rot and stench from just moments ago were merely a hallucination.

This meant that the Mystery's erosion of reality had ended, and the parts of the real world eroded by the Mystery would naturally recover.

However, the places that had been destroyed would not be restored, and the injuries sustained by humans were real and tangible.

Throughout the entire house, only five people remained alive, including the Yukinoshita sisters.

At the same time, a Light Screen that only she could see popped up in front of Artoria.

[Newcomer Mission (Completed)]

[Congratulations, your first mission as a Destiny Operator is complete. You did a beautiful job, but there is still room for improvement. However, you have had a great start; I look forward to your future performance. The mission reward has been issued, please check it.]

[Mission Reward: Inheritance Essence X1.]

Then, Artoria saw a golden ball of light suddenly appear in front of her, and she subconsciously reached out to grab it.

The moment she made contact, the ball of light merged into her body, and Artoria understood what it was.

It was something forged by Destiny, specifically for use by Destiny Operators; its function was to strengthen the Operator, similar to an enhancement stone in a game.

According to the knowledge Artoria had acquired, the inheritance she received could be strengthened a total of seven times, and the first strengthening required five Inheritance Essences.

"Does this mean I can strengthen my inheritance if I perform such actions a few more times?"

Artoria thought thoughtfully, instantly filled with motivation for the first strengthening.

It was just that it all felt very much like a game—challenging levels, obtaining rewards, and then performing enhancements...

"Of course it's a game. Who told me to be a scumbag developer? I don't know how to play those things I'm not good at, so I can only do it in the form of a game."

Su Yun shrugged, indicating that he had done it on purpose.

In front of him, the system displayed a detailed combat settlement panel, followed by the reward for the Fantasy Power obtained.

Obtaining over three thousand Fantasy Power in one go was quite a significant harvest.

As for the so-called Inheritance Essence, it was actually a Fantasy Crystal, just one-fifth of one.

Moreover, the Fantasy Crystal was actually still in Su Yun's hands and had not been given to Artoria; what Artoria received was merely packaged information.

A scumbag developer, after all, is most skilled at doing these things.

Of course, Su Yun wasn't intentionally making things difficult; in reality, he wouldn't have minded throwing the Fantasy Crystal directly to Artoria to use.

It was just that Artoria's level hadn't reached the point where she could use a Fantasy Crystal.

[Operator: Artoria Pendragon]
[Gender: Female]
[Age: 16]
[Template Held: King Arthur (fate)]
[Level: 11]
[Experience: 235/1900]
[Mood: 92/100]
[Health: 100/100]
[Magic Power: 75%]
[Current Status: In Action]

This was the change in Artoria's status after the battle, quantified through system data.

Her level had gone from 10 to 11, a slight improvement in strength—mainly because she had gained real combat experience, leading to a deeper understanding of her own power, which was reflected as a level increase.

As for the usage requirements for the Fantasy Crystal, one had to reach level 20. Only after hitting the first level cap could one use a Fantasy Crystal to break through the limit, raising the maximum level cap from 20 to 30 and achieving a promotion.

After that, every ten levels, Artoria could achieve a promotion until, after completing seven promotions, Artoria would reach the maximum level of 90.

However, this was not the limit. Su Yun planned to carry out a large-scale, super-specification upgrade later to break through the level 90 cap, making Artoria even more powerful.

After all, only by being sufficiently powerful could she become an excellent tool-man Operator for countering the Mystery Domain.

Therefore, Su Yun was absolutely a conscientious boss who treated his employees exceptionally well—infinitely better than those wicked capitalists. Whether others believed it or not, he certainly did.

Next, it was time to clean up the aftermath. Su Yun felt there was no need for him to keep watching, so he prepared to temporarily cease his focus on Artoria's side.

Yet, just at this moment, Su Yun suddenly sensed something. His eyes turned grave in an instant, and he muttered to himself, "This form of existence... have those guys lost their patience so quickly? Much faster than I imagined... but, they've arrived at just the right time!"

Glancing at his Fantasy Power, which had already exceeded 60,000, Su Yun narrowed his eyes.

Chiba City, Yukinoshita Mansion.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Squad and Baal had already entered the mansion.

Because all detection instruments indicated that the mystery had vanished, and they had established contact with Artoria, they learned from her that the mystery had been resolved.

Now, as professional personnel from the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office, they were responsible for the cleanup.

Honestly, this was an entirely new experience for the Nine-Tailed Fox Squad, and it made them feel quite awkward.

After all, in the past, they were the ones solving the mysteries while others handled the cleanup; today, however, they were the ones doing the sweeping.

Fortunately, the intelligence had already been uploaded, and reinforcements from headquarters would arrive soon to take over the professional cleanup work.

Right now, however, there was a minor yet significant problem for everyone to face.

That was the fact that the victims and survivors, Yukino Yukinoshita and Haruno Yukinoshita, did not seem so lucky. They had come into contact with the mystery. Using Yukino's right hand and Haruno's left hand as the points of contact with the previous Flesh Monster, they had been tainted by that mysterious substance. Now, disgusting flesh was squirming on their respective hands, seemingly eroding the two of them.

Artoria attempted to use her magic to suppress it, but it was useless. Instead, even though the two girls were unconscious, they still displayed expressions of extreme pain. Cracks appeared directly on their left and right arms, and blood began to flow. Clearly, while her magic could still suppress the mystery, it had also classified the Yukinoshita sisters as part of the mystery, preparing to purify them along with it, which forced her to hold back for fear of harming them.

To be honest, she was very distressed. Although Artoria was a transcendent, she possessed no healing-related abilities. Her method of solving mysteries was simple: she would just slash the mystery, and everything that needed to be purified would be purified.

Under the current circumstances, she obviously could not take her sword to the two girls. In fact, agencies dealing with mysteries in various countries often encountered such victims and all had well-established procedures for handling them.

Therefore, when Baal indicated that the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office would be responsible for treating the two girls, Artoria agreed with a heavy heart.

The girl was actually blaming herself. In her view, if she could have been just a little faster, she could have saved the two victims unscathed. Instead, because she was a fraction of a second too slow, the two girls had come into direct contact with the mysterious object, and their bodies were being eroded by the mystery.

And just as she was mired in this self-reproach, Artoria's expression changed abruptly. She assumed a posture of facing a formidable enemy and turned to Baal, saying, "Miss Baal, please take the others and retreat immediately!"

Baal was stunned: "Miss Artoria, have you discovered something?"

Cold sweat broke out on Artoria's forehead. The ahoge on her head and the complete Instinct skill she had acquired through her inheritance were both warning her frantically: "Something extremely dangerous is coming!"

As the words fell, the Mystery Domain descended suddenly!

The entire wealthy district was shrouded within it, and at the same time, the lights representing the fire of human civilization were all extinguished in an instant!