Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 810 Is there a future without mistakes?

The white wings in the sky slowly spread out, and among the millions of flying white feathers, a delicate figure slowly emerged, with snow-white hair blown up by the howling storm, fluttering in disorder, and twelve angel-like wings behind her slowly spread out, setting off her soft figure and gentle temperament. The girl was still wearing the same clothes she wore when they first met, with the sleeves and hem of her country-style Saizeriya fluttering in the wind, like a brilliant primrose in full bloom.

When she opened her eyes, her flawless blue eyes were a little dazed for a moment, but soon became clear. The first thing that came into view was the devastated city and the mechanical fortress standing tall against the backdrop of the city's ruins. His voice was so silent, but the crimson light flashing in his eyes was so oppressive that Yieta couldn't help but hold her breath and felt a heavy pressure.

"Detected... unknown program... intrusion..." A deep and deep voice came from the still roaring fortress. "He" could speak and obviously had his own reason and wisdom, but listening to this voice still made people feel like they were facing a cold mechanical creation, so the part of "He" that was close to human nature was chilling: "The mechanism is unknown... analysis failed..."

"What's happening here?"

Yieta turned her head, looking a little hesitant.

"The situation is complicated, Ieta." Because Ieta had always stayed in the Evangelical Convent, Gloria had never seen this white-haired angel before, so her companion, Lorena, had to explain it on her behalf: "We'll talk about the details later. Now please help Miss Gloria and help us win this duel."

"Miss Gloria?"

Ieta's eyes fell on the gray-haired girl. To be honest, she still didn't quite understand the situation, and she didn't see where Alice and Ling were. But since even Lorena said so, she should be trustworthy. In that case, it wouldn't be a bad idea to lend her her power.

The only problem is...

The little bat nodded her head vigorously, took the crystal dagger from her grandmother, and then slapped the bat wings behind her. She flew out like an arrow, straight into the night sky, until she reached the highest point in the sky, overlooking the ruins of the entire city. She stopped and cast her condescending gaze at Tiandis on the broken bridge. The silver full moon was still quietly flowing through her open bat wings, and the blood moon in the night sky was still emitting a charming scarlet light. The two moons, one large and one small, fit together to form a strange double moon scene, and the little girl stood at the center of the intersection of the two moons, carefully raised the crystal dagger in her hand, pointed the cold blade at the distant Tiandis, and said word by word: "I will defeat you!"

Then, save your companions.

Gloria's tone rose slightly, a little excited. As soon as the words fell, Yieta seemed to understand what she should do without any teacher. She spread the twelve holy angel wings behind her, and a visible storm swept the white feathers flying all over the sky, attacking the little girl with silver hair and ankles. The seemingly fierce and unstoppable storm turned into a gentle breeze the moment it touched the little girl. Lines of wind traced upward along the corners of the girl's clothes and body contours, gradually dyeing the pair of black bat wings with a dark blue color that symbolizes freedom and unrestrainedness.

The flying white feathers were like a holy rain. Standing in the rain, Leticia felt full of strength. She clenched her fists tightly and stared at the expressionless Tiandis on the broken bridge with eager eyes. She didn't have to wait too long. Gloria's attack declaration soon came from behind: "Ms. Leticia, launch a direct attack on Tiandis!"

That's it!

When the expressionless Tiantis heard this, a subtle curve appeared at the corner of her mouth. She opened her mouth slowly, and her mouth shape seemed to say: Let's give it a try.

"Well, go ahead, Leticia." Nevill took out a crystal dagger from her sleeve and handed it to her granddaughter. She did not protect her under her bat wings as usual. It was better to say that it was time for Leticia to protect her grandmother: "Since it is something you can do, don't let everyone down."

She hadn't thought about it when she was rushing to save people before, but now she realized this problem. As a pacifist, Yieta was just a driver of a vehicle, and had never participated in any fierce battles. Could this really help? Maybe it would hinder her.

Miss Angel looked embarrassed: "I'm not very good at fighting."

If it was an ordinary battle, Yieta's concerns would be justified, but this was a duel.

The little bat immediately turned his head and looked at the person he trusted the most, as if asking something: "Grandma?"

Everyone's eyes lit up: perhaps the Steam God Alexander, who was not affected by the effect and would not leave the field, was indeed invincible, but as a duelist, Tiantis's basic points were limited. As long as they bypassed Alexander and attacked the duelist directly, reducing her basic points to zero, they could also win the duel. This was the way to victory that Gloria found in desperation!

"Use your power to help us achieve victory, Miss Yieta - Storm Blessing!"

"It doesn't matter." Gloria said, "Just follow the rules of the duel. Miss Ietta - I activate Miss Ietta's effect. When this card is successfully Special Summoned, you can activate it by targeting a monster other than this card on your field. During this turn, that monster can attack directly and the battle damage caused is doubled! The monster I want to choose is Miss Leticia!"

If you can really overcome this mistake and defeat the most difficult enemy the Witch Society has ever defeated, it means that you do have that kind of power and can compete with the Society on the same level. Naturally, I will regard you as a new enemy and take you seriously.

"it is good!"

However, the premise is that there is no escape.

Overcoming mistakes leads to growth, while avoiding mistakes is just deceiving yourself.

Tiantis silently looked at the two intersecting full moons in the night sky. Suddenly, a shining silver line crossed her eyes. The picture looked breathtakingly beautiful, just like a still dark blue curtain depicting the complex beauty of steel, machinery and nature at the same time. Then a silver-white straight line stretched straight forward infinitely along the middle of the canvas, dividing the entire picture diagonally into two triangles of equal area. Above were circles of brass rings shaped like planetary orbits and cold and rigid mechanical lines, and below were two overlapping full moons, one silver and one red. The distinction between man-made and natural was so clear, as if the boundary had been drawn since the beginning of chaos. The speed at which the silver line crossed his eyes was so fast that Alexander the Mecha God seemed unable to react and did not take action in time to stop the opponent's attack. At this moment, everyone held their breath at the same time. Gloria was particularly nervous because she was under the greatest pressure. She could hardly imagine the consequences of the failure of this attack... No, it would not fail, because the girl could not think of any way to stop it. Even Tiantis, even the leader of the Witch Society, would be powerless in the face of such an attack...

Time and the world seemed to stop at the same time. The dark river surface absorbed the sound of the whistling wind, turning the space between the Indorsis Bridge and the Tywell River into an absolutely silent area. As everyone waited anxiously, the silver line seemed to flash for only a moment, less than a breath, and appeared in front of Tiantis the next moment. The little girl with long silver hair appeared in the storm of feathers and moonlight. She pressed the enemy's shoulder with one hand, and the crystal blue light flashed in the other hand, and the sharp blade of the crystal dagger pierced Tiantis's heart without hesitation.

Everything was silent. All Gloria could see was that Tiantis's basic points were pouring out like a flood. The speed of the naked eye could not even keep up with the speed at which the numbers disappeared. Soon, it fell to the bottom, presenting a cold result:
[Tentis: LP8000→0]

Success! ?

Gloria opened her eyes wide, and for a moment she couldn't help wanting to jump up and cheer, but she didn't know whether it was because of her dignity as a royal noble that made her restrain herself, or after a brief moment of joy, she quickly realized that something seemed to be wrong: although Tiantis's basic points had become 0, according to the rules of the duel, she had already lost, but for some reason, no voice or referee stood up to announce the outcome of the duel, and the expression on Tiantis's face was still so calm, as if the dagger piercing her heart did not indicate a failed outcome, but an insignificant child's joke.

Lingge watched this scene and reacted faster than Gloria. He almost instantly remembered an incident that old man Pancras mentioned when he told them the historical secrets of the Steam Holy War in the Gospel Convent. This incident was also the most terrifying power of the Steam God Alexander...

"The individual strength of the Steam Engine God Alexander is not particularly strong. In fact, when He first descended, the Witch Society eliminated Him several times." Tiantis suddenly spoke. She reached out and grabbed Leticia's hand. Ignoring the stunned expression on the little girl's face, she slowly pulled out the crystal dagger that had pierced her heart. She said in a leisurely tone, "But as the original conceived god, He has a unique property, that is, uniqueness in time and space. This means that no matter how many times you defeat Alexander, He can come back from the end of the boundless time and space, and even continue to devour human emotions, memories, and faith to become more powerful."

With a soft "puff" sound, the dagger was pulled out by Tiantis, and no blood flowed out, as if the attack just now was just an illusion. When Leticia was still at a loss, the black-haired girl showed her a calm smile, as if to say: You failed, but it doesn't matter, you can keep trying next time.

She loosened her grip, letting Leticia's hand fall weakly, then raised her head and looked at Gloria from afar on the other side of the broken bridge, saying calmly: "Activate Alexander's effect. When your duelist loses a duel, the result of that duel will be invalidated, and then you can Special Summon a [Steam God Alexander - Time and Space Supreme] from your deck on top of the [Steam God Alexander - Mechanical Master] on your field. The two monsters are considered to exist at the same time according to the rules."

Will the result of the duel... be invalid!?

Gloria's eyes twitched violently, and for a moment she seemed to have not reacted to the meaning of this sentence.

Rumble!
The mechanical fortress behind Tiantis had already started to move. All steam towers increased their operating power at the same time. Hot white steam erupted from the exhaust holes, forming a misty ocean in the night sky. On the Indorsis Bridge, visible smoke spread in circles. The steam engine roared from the waist armor of the steam engine god Alexander. The majestic steel body slowly rose to the highest sky under the support of the storm, just like when the machine first descended. Surrounded by twelve brass rings and countless rigid and cold mechanical lines, it looked down at the creatures below with indifference, appearing high above and full of rationality.

"Changes in the future have been detected..."

A low mechanical sound echoed in every corner, causing the molecules that made up the dust and rock to tremble uncontrollably: "Begin execution... Restart procedure..."

"Target... the thirteenth time and space line... observation completed..."

"Starting now... time and space stealth."

As soon as the words fell, the whole world was instantly trapped in the interweaving of black and white, as if it had fallen into a colorless ink painting. Every wisp of wind, every drop of water, and even every person's expression in the painting were frozen at the same time. They may still have their own consciousness and can see the changes happening around them, but they can't react. They can only watch the huge, old and worn brass gears suddenly appear in the black and white sky above their heads. These gears occupy almost every space above their heads. They are rotating, tightly biting each other, making a clicking sound, just like a tightly fitted machine is working. However, if you look closely, you will find that these gears are all rotating backwards, just like the hands of a clock turning counterclockwise. The clicking sound made by each bite does not mean that the machine is one step closer to the road ahead. On the contrary, it is retreating, retreating to the correct time and space line observed by the steam engine god Alexander, to welcome the correct future.

Gray lines flowed backwards in front of her eyes, which were the projections of the concepts of time and space. They converged together, like a gray ocean swimming backwards, drowning every tiny mayfly in it. Gloria gradually couldn't see the scene in front of her clearly. Everything was shrouded in a hazy and dark curtain. The interweaving of black, white and gray made her soul lose the perception of time and space. When she suddenly heard the sound of gears clicking and suddenly stopped, like a sharp hissing from a mechanical failure, the world in her eyes regained color.

She was shocked to see that the entire city of Lonwithin had returned to its original appearance. The buildings and streets that were destroyed by Alexander the God of Steam with millions of sacred weapons stood intact in the darkness. The National Grand Theatre, the Great Clock Tower, the Parliament Palace and even the Crimea Palace outlined silent silhouettes in the nearby Westminster district. Bright star-like lights were distributed along both sides of the River Twill, like glowing jellyfish floating up from the deep sea, illuminating this city that she was extremely familiar with but now so unfamiliar.

The blood moon and silver moon in the sky disappeared, Leticia returned to her previous position, and Neviel could even feel the weight of the crystal dagger from her sleeve. Everyone looked up blankly and saw that the fortress, which was originally made of black iron and brass, was now covered with a layer of brilliant and gorgeous gold. Every piece of armor on its body, every steam tower and even every pipe seemed to have been re-polished in the golden ocean, appearing sacred and majestic.

Even the dangerous crimson light flashing in His eyes transformed into a more dazzling golden color. He looked down at the tiny creatures from a high place. There was no longer any sense of danger, only pure rationality and a divinity that could even be called compassion. Behind Him, a pair of white angel wings slowly spread out, shaking off the white feathers flying all over the sky. The wings were even more holy and huge than the wings behind Ieta, almost covering the night sky hundreds of kilometers away, making the existence of the machine god Alexander so solemn and sacred, almost like the messenger of heaven who came to the world to save the world in the scriptures. The combination of religious wings and mechanical body was perfectly integrated at this moment, almost the same.

If the previous steam engine god Alexander was a fortress, a bastion, a giant of steel and machinery, then the glorious Him at this moment truly showed His divine side. A distant and vast voice that spanned countless time and space and overlapped with each other resounded in everyone's ears.

"Restart... Complete..."

"Human, I am... Alexander the Great..."

"Now... I will lead you... to the eternally stagnant mechanical kingdom..."

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)