Lu Mingfei challenges FGO

8. The final trial of mankind

[A little additional information about ‘Vritra’]

This is a semi-funny character with a funny nature. Although the background is set very outrageously, it can even be said to be the ceiling of the moon world. The ultimate ceiling of the moon world is Buddhism. This is for sure, because mushrooms in reality are not written like this. I will be invited to have tea by Buddhist organizations.

Because of this, the character of Vritra is a hardcore character that subtly plays on the theme of "The Final Trial of Mankind: Absolute Evil" next door. The actual implementation method is very clever.

First, he appeared as a woman (I personally feel more Persian style than Indian style), and then he appeared as the boss of the Christmas event. Although it was still a "trial that humans must overcome", because It was a Christmas event, but it turned out that 'if we don't defeat her, we can't get everyone's Christmas back!' ’ It unfolds like a funny character.

Then he basically didn’t appear in the main line ()

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——Scandinavian Pepelongino

Even in Group A where there are so many freaks, he is one of the few

Wait, are similar descriptions said almost every time someone from Group A appears on the stage?

Because they are all exceptions, we have become accustomed to them. It would be better to say that ordinary people like Caddoc are rare in Group A, right?

But if you have to say it, Pepeloncino does have something different. He is one of the seven people in Group A who is clearly more 'god' than human or non-human creatures.

To be more precise, he is the kind of 'Buddha'. Although he is usually called a 'saint', Pepe is actually an Arhat who has mastered Buddhist magical powers. Without considering Akuko, his pure combat power is in Group A. Ranking among the few - Kirshtalia is actually at the bottom. In a real fight, Kirshtalia himself can't even beat Kadok. After all, he is just a disabled astrologer.

Although he still hasn't gotten rid of his mortal body, Pepeloncino can be regarded as a golden Arhat. Normal heroic spirits are no match for him. Even when faced with the incarnation of the God of Destruction (Shiva), he can escape easily. If you insist on counting, he is a living legend, the kind who can be thrown directly into the set of Journey to the West and become Sha Wujing.

In fact, although Arhat is habitually considered to be under 'Buddha' and 'Bodhisattva' in Buddhism, the distinction is not so detailed. The full name of 'Golden Arhat' is 'Golden Arhat Bodhisattva', which can be said to be It is an existence that is only one step away from 'Buddha' in a religious sense.

I have absolutely no interest in my own life or death or the destruction of human nature. Let’s not talk about other religions, but Buddhism is on a cosmic scale in this world. Generally speaking, it can be understood as "not only humans on earth believe in Buddhism". I admire it. Pei himself is very open-minded about destruction, so naturally he cannot be interested in actions to save humanity.

That's how it should be.

But judging from the result, he was found by the old director Maris Billy one day while wandering around, and then he 'picked up' Chaldea.

Like many members of Group A, Pepe was also stuck in the process of spiritual son transfer during the Chaldean Explosion, causing both his body and soul to fall into the sea of ​​imaginary numbers and lose their trace.

But because of the warning from Kirshtalia in this world, and with the effect of Ophelia's causal observation magic eye, the members of Group A disappeared into the sea of ​​imaginary numbers. Deep in the sea of ​​imaginary numbers, they were able to pass through. Similar to 'dreaming', one's own avatar appears in a singularity.

Although after the incineration of the human body is over, the follow-up work of salvaging the disappeared people is far away, but through this tricky method, they also got the opportunity to participate in the journey of human body restoration.

Such is the case with Pepelongino.

Compared to Ophelia's passive character, Wasabi's laziness, and Kirshtalia's weakness (he couldn't even beat Kadoc if he didn't borrow the power of the celestial body), Pepeloncino's own hard power is sufficient. And has very strong subjective initiative.

Even before the Chaldeans arrived, Pepe was already trying to deal with this tricky North American singularity.

Faced with the situation at the North American Singularity, Pepe's preconceived idea was that the Demonic Pillar was the mastermind behind this.

After all, he didn't know that a certain pigeon demon-the armored demon was late.

The situation that Pepe initially faced was that the British army transformed into the Asura Demon Army with the support of the Weir Dragon Vritra, and violated the history of the British army's defeat and began to push back against the US military.

According to the normal logic of repairing the singularity, Pepe naturally wants to support the US military. In fact, many heroic spirits who are in the world and have been given the common sense of this era also feel this way.

Although Pepe himself is a living mythical being, he naturally does not feel that he can solve it single-handedly when faced with a super-standard being like Vrido, who has one person and one world (universe) and a single body that dominates the divine system.

Peipei didn't intend to do anything new, but went through the normal process honestly and summoned his heroic spirit servant.

Pepe himself is extraordinary. In fact, he did summon super-standard servants.

——Ma Xi

A mythical warrior, the embodiment of anger, a comrade fighting alongside Karna, his performance as a pure warrior is even better than that of Karna and Arjuna, but because he is too pure - in other words, his personality is too single-celled Because he couldn't resist the battlefield between Brahmins and Kshatriyas who had too many rules, and finally his glory was tarnished by breaking the rules.

But if that's all, the heroic spirit Ma Xi will not be evaluated as a super-standard heroic spirit.

This person's situation is somewhat similar to Hippolyta's. They are the kind of beings who are stuck due to the mechanism of the heroic spirit system. Ma Si is the incarnation of the 'God of Destruction' - 'Shiva', one of the three-phase gods in Hinduism. .

Shiva has a great influence on Buddhist esotericism. In some sects, he is even considered to be the incarnation of the Great Sun Tathagata. If it is just that, it is nothing more. However, Indian mythology is a very common mythological system in which gods reincarnate and appear in the world. Although Ma Si, as an incarnation of Shiva, is relatively independent, according to Hindu logic, after completing this reincarnation, the incarnations will return to the original body with death.

Speaking of this, people with sharp minds must have realized where the BUG is.

The Heroic Soul Seat system is a "dead person" system. In principle, as long as a person is not dead, he cannot sit on the seat. The heroic spirits in the world are also "dead people" in essence.

It is because of this logic that the heroic spirit Ma Xi appears in the world "as the state after death of human beings".

Danmasi is the 'Supreme Warrior' incarnated by Shiva. Although he is disqualified as a warrior in this life, his state after death is of course 'returning to the state of Shiva'.

Shiva himself, in addition to being best known partly as the god of destruction, is also the god of reincarnation.

This went back and forth, and when Ma Xi appeared in the world as a heroic spirit, this bug was stuck.

The consciousness is still that of Ma Si as a human warrior and Karna's comrade-in-arms, but the nature of his body as a heroic spirit is that of Shiva, the God of Destruction.

Although it is definitely incomplete, and it is unlikely that Ma Xi's mind, which is as simple as that of a second-year junior high school student, can control it and give full play to its effects, a bug is a bug.

Archer·Masi

Pepeloncino really didn't expect that he would draw such an incredible and super-standard card.

Then he went to find Vritra.

Then the even more extraordinary Vritra used the 'Vajra of Light Spear (Vajra)' that had killed her once to backhand her.

The reason why Ma Xi could not give full play to the power of Shiva's body was partly due to the fact that Vritra's existence was too high.

She is the 'ultimate trial of mankind', the 'instructor' of civilization and the world - and even the universe.

There is no kindness, malice, or love. She has no particular preference for humans, and has never been interested in reincarnating as a human. She only has 'real heroes' in her eyes.

From ancient times to the present, even before the age of mythology, Vritra has always existed and paid attention to mankind. Every time she appears in the world, she will mercilessly serve as an obstacle and set trials, but every time she will use herself when she is defeated. He looked at the 'real hero' who had overcome the trial with satisfied eyes.

Emperor Shitian is a very special god. Not only does he have many incarnations, he has his own name on the three continents spanning Europe, Asia and Africa. He has different identities in various myths, and there are many incarnations under this. , and the forms of power are also diverse. Those who don’t know it think that pirated copies are everywhere.

One of the reasons why there is such confusion is that Emperor Shakten is not a specific hero in the first place, but a few individuals who are particularly famous and have become representatives.

The real meaning of Shakten's name itself is 'defeat Vritra'. In more ancient times, the heroes who defeated the barrier dragon would be more popularly called 'Warriors of Light'.

If we had to trace it back to its origin, we would have to follow Mithras.

The warriors of light in the past dynasties rarely appear alone. Emperor Shitian in the past dynasties is more of a representative of that group of warriors of light. To defeat Vritra, what is needed is not an individual person, but a group, Society, and even civilization, concentrate their efforts on thinking as a unit.

Vritra is a trial, but as the 'final trial of mankind', her real purpose is not to use the trial to make things difficult for mankind itself, but to look forward to what mankind can give birth to after overcoming her own trial. .

So even Ma Xi, who is stuck in a bug, is definitely no match for her.

"If you are not perfect enough, then try your best to make yourself perfect."

"If you can't make yourself perfect, then look for companions who can complement each other. Vishnu, who is also known as the 'Three Phase God' with you (Shiva), was also one of the batch of 'Warriors of Light' who challenged him. Assistants, so feel free to gather your companions!" (Note: Vishnu was called the Little Lord Shakti, and was the deputy of Lord Shakti. Later, after the Three Phase God gained power, he was also called the Great Lord Shakten)

"I am an evil dragon, an absolute evil. Therefore, regardless of whether they are born high or low, I will affirm the 'justice' of all those who are my enemies! The so-called trial and the so-called final obstacle are - the Demon King"

"What kind of devil is he who can't fight against ten thousand? Go back, practice or gather your companions, and then come over. There is no need to feel ashamed. If you don't know, just learn here! This trembling is fear, but you still step forward. One step forward – that’s courage.”

"Use all your strength!"

"Use all your wits!"

"Exhaust your bravery - try to turn it into a shining sword that pierces my chest!"

"Warriors of Light, overcome the obstacles! Although I am not appearing as the 'Final Trial of Humanity' this time, my corpse is your justice!"

Not only was Ma Xi defeated easily, but he was also 'educated' by Vrito in a subtle tone. If this was a man who hit him, Ma Xi would definitely beat him back with all his strength, but in front of him, Vritra didn't even respond to Ma Xi. Taking on the shape of a dragon, Ma Xi was somewhat reluctant to take action against the peerless beauty in front of him - even if he lost, he would hit a woman back. As a warrior, this was too embarrassing.

But the truth is indeed this. Ma Xi was born as a supreme warrior, but he failed to abide by the warrior's oath. He was driven by uncontrollable anger and rushed wildly. The flaw was so serious that even if the card bug cheated, he could not exert the power of Shiva's body. With such power, it is naturally impossible to defeat Vritra - even Vritra's spiritual base is not complete.

As the master, Pepe doesn't understand what Vrito's attitude towards humans is, but the path she points out - to train herself and gather her companions to fight back, is indeed what Pepe intends to do.

After Massi's attempt to behead Vrito failed, Pepe defected to the rising President King 'Edison' with him.

Although the other heroic spirits who appeared in the world were not so arrogant as to directly behead Vritra, they had the same idea in this regard, and many heroes began to gather in the US military camp.

Because the United States itself does not have a long history, it naturally does not have many local heroic spirits. Now that a 'President King' has stepped forward, the heroic spirits in the world will naturally come to his command as a matter of 'habitual'. Down.

Among the heroic spirits in the world, there is also a heroic spirit who is familiar with Chaldea and has participated in Chaldea's human restoration activities at other singular points - Lancer's Elizabeth Bathory.

Cooperate with the locals at the singularity to defeat the enemies that cause distortion. This is common sense in repairing the singularity! As an ‘experienced old-timer’ Elizabeth said this. They completely ignored that their role in the French Singularity was the one being defeated together.

The team gathers as a matter of course.

——But Pepe noticed something was wrong.

Long before Pepe and Masi came to the President's Palace together, they had met an angry female military doctor who was none other than the "Angel of Crimea" Florence Nightingale.

Although Nightingale, the founder of the nursing industry and the founder of modern nursing education, is actually a Berserker employment agency, which always makes people think there is a problem, but Nightingale is still very responsible as a military doctor. Even if she is unclear, she still Running around the battlefield treating the wounded who can come within range of her sight.

This care did not even distinguish between friend and foe. Even the British soldiers who transformed into the Asura Demon Army were cared for. Many patients who were cured by her care chose to withdraw from the war after that.

Logically speaking, facing Vritra, the King of Singularity, and with the President King shouting "No one knows how to save the world better than me!" raising a battle flag, Nightingale should also gather together, right?

But Pepe did not see Nightingale.

This made him feel vaguely uncomfortable.

Is Vritra really the king of singularities?

——to be continued!