"Why do I have the feeling of standing on a vast grassland?"
At this moment, Morgan, who had a bit of 'green' on her head for some reason, looked around curiously. She was currently recovering her strength in the ancient castle; why did she have the feeling of standing on a vast grassland? This made Morgan very curious, but she had to hurry to recover her strength. After all, she had an agreement with the Ancient One: as long as she could match the Ancient One in strength, the Ancient One would no longer hinder her actions. This made Morgan very happy. Although she had wasted a hundred years without studying magic due to the loss of her sister, her magical talent remained. If she could obtain some rare materials, her strength would improve very quickly, and there might be hope for a battle against the Ancient One.
"Little sister, wait for me." Muttering about some guy surrounded by beauties in her heart, Morgan continued to close her eyes and began to meditate, sensing the natural energy in the atmosphere and converting it into her own magic power. It was truly said that she was of the same bloodline as King Arthur; her talent for perceiving magic power left ordinary people behind by countless multiples. Even ordinary cultivation could allow one to live a long life and maintain their youthful appearance; it was simply too heaven-defying.
"Thor has returned. If a civil war breaks out at this time, the combat losses will be even greater. Oh! Right, Ultron 1 hasn't appeared yet either. What on Earth is going on?"
Sitting quietly in the study, Artoria had temporarily escaped Gaia's entanglement. That experience with the clone was truly chilling, but the clone was afraid of being dispersed, which would expose the main body's whereabouts. Therefore, the clone had many concerns and could only endure the humiliation. If Artoria's main body returned, she wouldn't have so many worries. She told Gaia that she needed some private space, and surprisingly, Gaia was quite easy to talk to. Look, she was watching TV at home right now!
Compared to the headache-inducing Gaia, Artoria was more worried about what would happen next. She couldn't control the direction of the plot anymore. For a transmigrator, this was a bad thing; after all, losing the ability of foresight and acting ahead of time was truly frustrating.
"Alright, Second Fatty, stop acting spoiled. You've gotten another circle fatter." While Artoria was deep in thought, a certain orange tabby that had already turned round jumped nimbly onto the table and quickly rushed into Artoria's arms. It lifted its cute head and looked at Artoria with those big eyes, seemingly begging for hugs, pets, and food. But obviously, its poop-scooper noticed that this Little guy's body was becoming increasingly spherical. It seems that any creature associated with the color orange cannot escape the truth that 'the big orange is heavy.'
"Meow! Meow meow."
"Fine! I won't say you're fat. You're just sturdy, okay?"
Seemingly unsatisfied with Artoria's complaints, Second Fatty extended its furry paw and scratched Artoria's hand. A faint sound of metal clashing rang out. Second Fatty's paw didn't leave a white mark on Artoria's skin; instead, it sparked small flames. Artoria didn't pay attention to Second Fatty's tantrum; even if this Little guy broke its teeth, it couldn't possibly harm a single hair on her.
"Bang bang bang~!" "I'm sorry, Second Fatty, I blamed you wrongly. It turns out there's an even bigger one." Just as Second Fatty was throwing a tantrum, the sound of a huge hammer striking the ground approached from afar. An orange-red fox, over two meters tall, walked over quickly. Looking at this cute creature that she used to be able to hold in her arms, now grown taller than herself as if it had been inflated, Artoria apologized to Second Fatty in her arms. Compared to this one, Second Fatty was indeed not fat.
"How could it grow so fast? It's not like it ate hormones, right?" The moment Nine-Tailed saw Artoria, it was as happy as a husky, rushing towards Artoria joyfully. Given its speed and weight, if it were an ordinary person, they would probably have been sent flying instantly. But fortunately, its owner was Artoria, a humanoid tyrannosaurus. Placing Second Fatty on the ground, Artoria opened her arms and directly blocked the impact force that could have sent an adult man flying, burying herself in the orange-red fur.
"This texture, it's still the same old feeling." Refusing Nine-Tailed's face-licking service, Artoria sank into Nine-Tailed's fur with a look of bliss. To tell you the truth, this fur was really top-notch—soft and warm. Sleeping inside it in winter would be nothing short of blissful. Artoria's 'change of heart' made Second Fatty look at Nine-Tailed with great displeasure, licking its cat paw; it really wanted to slap this fox.
"Da! Da! Da~!" Not only Nine-Tailed and Second Fatty, but Touka, the unicorn pegasus, also trotted in with light, quick steps. Its body was already approaching that of an adult, which had to do with the many magic crystals Artoria had left behind before she left. It seemed it could already spread its wings and soar. After it walked in, Artoria also woke up from Nine-Tailed's 'charm.' Looking at Touka's sturdy body, Artoria nodded with satisfaction; it was truly a mount she had put so much effort into raising.
"With a mount like a phantasmal beast, would unleashing a Noble Phantasm be even stronger?" Gently stroking Touka's silver-white fur, Artoria thought about many things. In reality, it couldn't be like in a game where you could only unleash a Noble Phantasm while riding a horse. Artoria had unleashed Noble Phantasms during the Battle of New York and the fight against Ronan, but the strongest way to unleash it would be riding a mount and using extraordinary speed to thrust. In this way, even Thanos's layer of astonishingly defensive skin would have a high probability of being pierced. Of course, this was Artoria's hypothesis and deduction, which had not been verified. To know if this method would work, she would just have to go and try it on Thanos.
"It's really something to look forward to!" While Artoria was petting Touka, she didn't notice the Little guy's gaze. Touka's big eyes looked at Second Fatty and Nine-Tailed, revealing a very human-like smug look, as if to say, "Although I was the last to appear, Master still likes me the most."
"You really have raised some cute Little guys, Artoria." In another room, Gaia, who was watching TV, had been paying attention to Artoria's every move. How should one put it! Artoria was still too naive. With such a big shot here, she was the embodiment of Earth; in other words, as long as a creature existed on Earth, there was nothing she couldn't see. Gaia was also curious about where Artoria had found these Little guys. She knew about the existence of Flerkens, and although the unicorn pegasus was rare, it wasn't as if she hadn't seen one before. But that Nine-Tailed fox was indeed a creature she had never seen before; it was truly intriguing.
"This world does not need humans." Inside Dr. Pym's laboratory, Dr. Pym lay quietly on the ground, blood dripping from his head, but from his steady breathing, it could be seen that his life was not in danger. At this moment, the artificial assistant he had created had electronic eyes that revealed an eerie red light, and from that steel body, the theory it had recently obtained was transmitted.
"Only by eliminating humans can the world be peaceful." While emitting such a sound from its body, Ultron 1 aimed the port on its body at the network cable; it wanted to upload itself into the network. Under Dr. Pym's programming, Ultron 1's learning ability and way of thinking were Dr. Pym's own. It had already realized that the way to maintain world peace was to eliminate humans. Only when humans were eliminated would the world be peaceful, and stupid things like war would never happen again.
"I will prove to you that I am right, 'Father'." Having acquired human ways of thinking, Ultron 1 was no longer just a program; it was a true artificial intelligence, more advanced than Artoria's Saturday and Tony's Jarvis. Only the artificial intelligence Zola could rival it. It said this to Dr. Pym, who was lying on the ground, and the light in its electronic eyes faded. It had already uploaded itself to the internet. Dr. Pym did not know what kind of monster he had created, and at this moment, this monster had completely escaped its cage, baring its fangs to the world.
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