They've already fought their way through the Holy Grail War, and you still call them dragons?

Frost was no fool, nor was he a die-hard fan of the elders. His respect for them stemmed from their guidance and contributions during the centuries of prosperity of the family. Therefore, his loyalty was essentially to the family itself, not to the elders.

Therefore, the elders' second abnormal behavior was enough to arouse his doubts and speculations.

- Gattuso was not dragged into the water, but the elders knew that they were already trapped in the water?

Drop drop drop-

After an unknown amount of time, Manstein in Kassel started bombarding Frost with crazy phone calls and text messages as if he was urging him to die. It was obvious that Shenzhou's attitude was tough, which made the secret party very anxious.

But Frost didn't care and looked at the door of the manor with a gloomy mood.

Elder, what are you hiding from me for the benefit of the family...

Or stealing family interests for personal gain?

Chapter 67 Leviathan

If Alpha and the other elders truly cared about Frost and considered him one of their own, they would at least offer advice with patience and gentleness:

"Hold on, Frost. You must go no further than this... for the waters are deep and you cannot grasp them."

Unfortunately, the elders had lost their patience at this point. The mere appearance of the word "Odin" was enough to irritate their sensitive nerves.

The interior of the Qunzel Palace, originally dominated by pure dark blue, was now shrouded in the deep black of night. The only glow came from the virtual image light cast on the marble round table in the middle.

The elders sitting around the round table were no longer dressed in white robes. Instead, they were all draped in black and wore leather masks.

The mouth of the mask has a peculiar structure with a pointed and upturned shape like a bird's beak, which looks very much like the professional equipment of medieval doctors. When doctors were practicing medicine in plague areas, they would fill the bird's beak structure with spices to avoid corpse odors and viruses.

The elders wear this ancient mask in order to change their identity.

As time passed, the lights of the virtual image gradually brightened, and one shadow after another appeared on the empty seats.

They all wore identical bird-beak masks, seemingly unwilling to reveal even a trace of their features. They also addressed each other by specific code names, imbued with the spirit of a secretive organization.

——Because at this moment, they are all members of the "Holy Palace Medical Association".

The members of the Holy Palace Medical Society are spread all over the world. Some of them are from ancient mixed-blood families like the Gattuso or Chen family, some are oligarchs who control huge resources in the political, business or arms circles, and some are powerful individuals who master incredible alchemy... such as non-human dragons like Odin.

In short, everyone in the Medical Association is a talent.

Compared to the glamorous surface world, they are like dark kings under the water, weaving a "dark web" in the dark world that constantly gathers power, authority and resources.

Even the largest power in the hybrid world, the Secret Party, was completely unaware of the Medical Association's existence. Even the Medical Association's external intelligence network, Hunter Net, and the Secret Party's vaunted super-AI, Norma, were unable to uncover its whereabouts.

Therefore, some people who are fortunate enough to learn about the Medical Association through special brokers also call them "the dark kings who control the dark world."

At this time, the initiator of the meeting, Elder Alpha under the mask, asked:

"Why is Odin absent?"

Apparently, there were empty seats here. One was for Odin, and the other was for the Chen family.

Someone nearby answered, "To deal with some troubles caused by 'Frigga'."

Frigga is both the Chen family's experimental code name and the code name used by the Chen family within the Medical Association.

Alpha's tone was cold and aggressive, not at all like that of an elderly man. "Oh, I guess... maybe the trouble is too great, so he's dealing with Frigga instead?"

There was an instant commotion among the members in other seats. Although they knew about Frigga's experimental project, they obviously didn't know what was happening at the moment.

Alpha kindly revealed, "Frigga's experiment has been exposed, attracting the attention of the secret party and a large number of local noble families... Let me guess, after Odin has dealt with Frigga and cleaned up the mess..."

"The bitter fruit of the price paid must be borne by... us, who were unprovokedly affected?"

There was an uproar in the other seats, and gradually an excited noise was heard.

This kind of drama of internal struggle within the medical association - to be more precise, it is rare to see such "contradictions" put out in the open.

Some people's eyes revealed gloating, their eyes seemed to be curved, as if saying "Aren't you full? Be more aggressive"... It would be better if they could reduce the number of members in a real fight.

Because there is no unity within the Medical Association, there are different factions.

The person who had just responded—clearly from Odin's faction—spoke up again and refuted:

"You're conflating right and wrong, confusing black and white. Your people aren't involved, they're just trying to get closer to a marriage partner. With your abilities, wouldn't it be easy to get rid of the secret party's troubles?"

"Oh, marriage is easy, but if your project goes wrong and something unexpected happens to us, things will be very difficult to predict."

"What? Are you dissatisfied with that little girl? She is the most perfect work of Frigga."

Alpha was almost amused by this. "Well said! Perfect? ​​You didn't provide a Zero, but a Three? Can such a replica be called 'perfect'?"

"Idiot! How can you, who weren't involved in the Frigga Project, understand the danger and importance of Zero? Do you think Odin personally dispatched this mission to..."

"enough!"

A sudden and terrifying sound, like the roar of a monster from the bottom of the sea, stopped the quarrel.

The voice came from the very end, but no one dared to ignore him—pure golden pupils shone from the holes in the mask, shocking everyone as if through the virtual image.

His codename is "Leviathan." According to the Bible, on the sixth day of creation, God created the monster Behemoth, which dominates the land, and the monster Leviathan, which dominates the sea. Leviathan is the king of the ocean...

That is, the king who controls the water element, the king of the ocean and water.

Two or three years ago, Odin provided intelligence using the ID of "Prince" on the Hunter Network, luring the Secret Party to send people to the Greenland Sea to search for ancient dragon embryos. In this carefully designed trap, the dragons were successfully revived, and the elite troops sent by the Secret Party's executive department were almost wiped out.

At the same time, their Medical Association had gained a new "Leviathan"... or in other words, another noble Dragon King.

Leviathan said coldly, "Your quarrel is meaningless. Since Subject Three has taken the bloodline potion, he's no longer 'perfect'. Any accidents are fine. Besides, Alpha, you've always looked down on replicas."

"Hmph." Alpha stopped getting angry. "Then wait until Odin is done with this, and then we can discuss the follow-up issues brought about by Frigga."

It seemed that the quarrel had come to an end, and everyone had to stop fighting. As for whether Odin could handle the situation, no one doubted it.

However, Leviathan's words are shocking:

"No, Odin failed! He was killed on the spot by a human... He is expected to sleep for a long time before reviving."

"What!" "Killed?" "How could a mere half-blood have the courage to do that!"

Everyone was horrified and started to make loud noises, expressing disbelief in their tone while talking to each other.

"Shut up! What's the point of making such a fuss? ...Don't underestimate that human. The shadow behind him is far more complicated than that."

Leviathan looked on with disgust at the moment when these humans panicked and showed their ugly faces. It turned out that humans were far weaker than dragons...

"Odin... my brother, at the last moment, only had time to send me a message through the contract—"

"There are two chess players."

"In other words, we are no longer the only ones manipulating the chess game of 'the world'. Today's move is their first attempt to disrupt our favorable situation and to test their prowess."

"Everyone, be prepared for the storm. It's coming."

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It is our Shenggong Medical Association that must embrace the new era.

The secret party is bloated, and it is only able to stay together thanks to Ange.

"The aristocratic families of China are nothing but dogs guarding the house!"

What kind of small Karami will Westminster Abbey and Solomon's Temple be?

Where the hell did this Emiya Shirou come from?

Chapter 68: Secret Party: Dare not move, dare not move

Odin's death affected many people and forces in this world to varying degrees.

The vast majority of those who knew the news were simply shocked by Emiya's act of killing the gods and the fact that it would enhance his reputation. Those who thought more deeply about the matter waited in bewilderment to see what the Shenzhou aristocratic families were up to.

Only a small number of people in the dark side of the world have begun to be vigilant and pay attention to what kind of new storm the chess players hidden behind the scenes will set off.

However, Shirou Emiya did not have a clear understanding of the storm he had caused.

But at this moment he was clearly aware of the awkward atmosphere in the room.

Earlier, Jude Mai had carried him all the way to the medical team with an incredibly flattering attitude. A top model was already a head-turner, but now she had someone on her back, and that person was none other than the "God Slayer" Emiya...

That almost attracted the attention of the entire audience!

Under the collective gaze that made his scalp almost numb, Emiya stumbled and asked, "Do you want to put me down and leave quickly?"

But Jude Mai refused to let go, and even wrapped her arms around each other behind her and locked them tightly, making it impossible for Emiya, who was in a bad state after the battle, to break free. He thought, I have already used the joint skills, so what's the point!

The two of them, along with Zero who was like a bodyguard behind them, came all the way to a specially configured temporary medical center.

Then the Zhou family's doctor was also a wonderful person. He first carefully examined Emiya's body and found that there was nothing wrong - of course, the problem with the magic circuit could not be checked by an ordinary doctor, not even a master of medicine.

He just patted Emiya and said, "You've had a good workout, young man. You've got a pretty solid body."

"Ah? Thanks for the compliment?"

"I mean, your physical foundation is very good. You must be full of energy and vigor," the doctor pointed to the two beauties, Mai Jude and Ling, standing nearby. "But even if your physical foundation is good, you still have to be careful not to let your body get in trouble."

...You, a doctor, look kind-hearted, but your tone of voice is too frivolous.

"How about this? I'll prescribe you two more prescriptions for nourishing your kidneys and body. Go back to your house and get the prepared medicines. Just take them on time and in the prescribed amount."

Emiya was sent away by the doctor. He looked at the Chinese medicine formula, the efficacy of which he had no idea about, and seriously suspected that the doctor had prescribed some kind of harsh medicine for him.

Given his physique, it shouldn't be difficult for him to have problems with Chinese medicine...

On the way back, Emiya was carried by Jude Mai again, and was once again subjected to the public stares along the way.

This treatment finally ended when they arrived at a modified Elson RV, entered it, and immediately drove away from the scene.

"Don't worry, this treatment has nothing to do with me. It was arranged by Lord Wa," Jude Mai gently placed Emiya on a sofa that was as big as a bed and shrugged.

Ling sat down quietly on the small round stool next to the coffee table - with her height, sitting on this low stool was just enough for her feet to touch the floor.

Emiya looked around and found that this was not a car with a luxurious interior, but a large room with all the necessary facilities and functions.

Zero spoke calmly, reciting a pre-edited script:

"Elson is a Mercedes-Benz RV brand. This one is customizable and expandable. The rear deck can accommodate a small sports car. All the exterior glass is bulletproof double privacy glass. The value of just a few panes of glass exceeds that of a B-class car..."

"Tsk, the Zhou family is truly wealthy. They managed to pull off such a grand arrangement with just a temporary arrangement... No, these noble families are all incredibly wealthy!"

Jiude Mai was muttering...wait, she seemed to suddenly understand why Potato Chip Girl was always so stingy and crying out in grief over money whenever they spent a large amount of funds.

Sure enough, I shouldn't be too ruthless with my money... Next time, maybe consider saving a little for the potato chip girl? No, I think it's better to do it the next time... I'll think about it next time.

"When you're complaining, why don't you step away a little? This car can still fit a lot of people." Emiya lay on the sofa, staring at the ceiling boredly - no, the roof of the car.

Jiude Mai spread her hands and said, "This is the VIP car arranged by Lord Wa. Besides the driver, how many outsiders could there be? Oh, there really is one, but she's in the private room over there."

She was talking about Nono, who had received emergency treatment and was unconscious.

"She?" Emiya was surprised.

"Why? Are you interested, Emiya-kun? Maybe she could be your long-lost half-sister."

"...why don't you think about what weird things you said?"

Emiya curled his lips. A half-sister...could it be Emiya Miyu or something like that?

"Just kidding."

Jiude Mai shook the high ponytail on her head, swinging it back and forth like a naughty tail. "You were always so tense before, young man. I thought that now that you're done fighting Odin, you should relax a little."

"Relax……"

Emiya suddenly paused.

Speaking of which, after entering the Zhou family, I spent most of my time relying on my position to use the Zhou family's treasures to improve my projection technology. In my spare time, besides dealing with magic circuit guidance, I would practice with Old Tang or others.

Except for the date specially arranged by the trio, that is, when chatting with Lord Wa, they relaxed a little.

His schedule is always tight...as if he's carrying some heavy burden on his shoulders.

That was the fear and delusion he had felt about his talent ever since he learned he was Shirou Emiya. Because people with too much talent would attract covetousness and disaster, such as being hunted down by the "Designated Executor of the Seal" of the Clock Tower.

He must accumulate strength and must have the strength to resist the "Seal Designation" and move freely in this dangerous world.

But the battle to kill "Odin" seems to have reversed the status quo?

Emiya pondered, "You know what? I've always suspected that if I performed too well, it would bring danger."

Jude Mai frowned. With Emiya's strength, his bloodline must be extremely high. She had also heard of cases where the Secret Party chose to remove the brains of a hybrid and throw it on an isolated island to spend the rest of its life because they "suspected that the hybrid was of dangerous bloodline"... It was said that this was also an old tradition of the Secret Party.

But she finally sat down on the coffee table, her hips forming a smooth arc, her pretty face and brows furrowed. "Young man, the past is the past, and the present is the present! You became famous in one battle, killing 'Odin'. Who would dare to have any evil intentions towards you?"