Chapter 139: Grand Temple of Time — Officially Unlocked!

There were only ten seconds left until the end of the server maintenance for the FGO Final Singularity update.

At this moment, in the backend monitoring room of the largest distribution platform on Blue Star, "Youxing Network," several engineers on duty were staring intensely at the red curve representing server concurrency pressure, cold sweat dripping from their foreheads.

"What the hell! What kind of magic did this FGO cast? There are ten seconds left until the server opens, and the number of active accounts waiting in line to log in has already exceeded twenty million!"

"The bandwidth redundancy has been pushed to the limit! Once the server opens in a moment, twenty million people will flood in at once, and the server will absolutely melt down instantly!"

3... 2... 1... 0

The moment the countdown hit zero, a massive torrent of data struck the Youxing Network servers like a tsunami!

However, at the same time, a mysterious computing power from "Chaldea Studio" silently took over all the nodes.

This computing power did not belong to any existing technology on Blue Star at all! (Quantum multi-threaded synchronous computing matrix redeemed from the system)

The red curve, which should have collapsed instantly, miraculously stabilized just one millimeter before hitting the red line.

[Server maintenance has ended. Welcome back, the last Master of humanity.]

"I'm in, I'm in, I'm in!" PD slapped his thigh hard. As the pure white light before his eyes dissipated, he returned once again to the familiar central hall of Chaldea.

At the same time, accompanied by a crisp "ding-dong" sound, a red dot lit up on the terminal in the top right corner of PD's field of view.

The moment they logged in, all twenty million players received an email containing generous maintenance compensation.

[Thank you for your patient waiting! As an apology, we are issuing version maintenance compensation: saint quartz x30, Golden Fruit x10.]

"Thirty stones? Is Old Thief Kirito trying to brush off a beggar? It's not even enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of my Max-Bond Merlin."

PD curled his lip and casually clicked the claim all button. Facing this ten-pull compensation, which could be considered "getting rich" in the eyes of free-to-play players, he, being a legendary whale, felt nothing at all.

The only thing he cared about now was the final battle!

PD took a deep breath and tapped on the holographic globe floating in mid-air.

The lights that originally represented the seven Singularities had all been extinguished. In their place, at the very top of the globe, on the absolute outside of time and space, a massive Singularity emitting a terrifying scarlet glow had appeared.

[Final Singularity: Grand Temple of Time · Solomon]

"Brothers, let's go. Let's go meet the mastermind who's been burning us for over half a year!" PD pressed the confirm button without hesitation.

The moment PD pressed the confirm button, the lights in the entire hall suddenly dimmed.

The scene cut to the central control room of Chaldea.

Dr. Roman, who was usually holding coffee and slacking off while joking around, was standing straight in front of the main control console at this moment.

He had shed all his laziness, and his eyes revealed an unprecedented solemnity and determination.

"Good morning... No, I should say 'Welcome back' instead, Master."

Dr. Roman took a deep breath, and his gentle yet firm voice spread throughout all of Chaldea via the broadcast, reaching the ears of all the players.

"We have crossed seven Singularities. From the burning Fuyuki to the Age of Gods in Babylonia... Along this journey, we have witnessed too many sacrifices and created countless miracles."

"And now, the final coordinate has been established. The mastermind who incinerated human history is waiting for us at the end of time and space."

The scene changed, and Da Vinci stood to the side, holding her staff with a reassuring, playful smile:

"Don't be so glum, Roman. The genius Da Vinci-chan has pushed Chaldea's Rayshift calculation engine to its limit! Logistics support is absolutely foolproof, so go ahead and make a scene. Let that arrogant Mage King witness the potential of humanity!"

"That's right." Dr. Roman raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the screen to look directly into the soul of every player, "This is the final Rayshift, and the ultimate battle to reclaim the future of humanity."

He paused, his tone carrying a hint of farewell and tenderness that only he could understand, which was hard to detect:

"So... please, by all means, return safely."

The cutscene ended, and a [Start Rayshift] button glowing with a dazzling red light appeared in the center of the globe.

This short yet extremely sincere pre-battle mobilization instantly warmed the hearts of all the veteran players in front of their screens; that sense of epic scale and mission, carrying the future of humanity on their shoulders, was instantly maxed out.

Of course, except for Charles... He was still studying Dr. Roman's micro-expressions from just now, insisting confidently on his own analysis: "This kind of emotional farewell speech is too deliberate! Doctor, you definitely have something you're still hiding from us!"

"Damn, Old Thief Kirito really knows how to build an atmosphere. I've got goosebumps all over!" PD took a deep breath and pressed the button with slightly trembling fingers, and then the VR gaming pod began to buzz, simulating the dizziness and weightlessness of a Rayshift.

...

At the same time, inside the livestream room of the popular female streamer Belle, the chat was so dense that it had to be set to streamlined mode to even see the screen.

Accompanied by the intense weightlessness of the Rayshift, Belle's vision suddenly went black.

When her vision was restored, the chat in the livestream room paused briefly.

There were no burning ruins, no boundless wilderness.

What appeared before Belle was a magnificent temple that could not be described with human language.

It floated quietly in the endless void and sea of stars, countless giant dark golden gears slowly meshing and turning in the void, and intersecting bands of light formed a dome connecting to the heavens.

Here, one could not feel the passage of time, nor was there any vitality; there was only a kind of absolute, breathtaking solemnity and deathly silence.

"Senpai, this is... the Grand Temple of Time, located outside the timeline."

Beside her, the pink-haired underclassman Mash, holding a large cross shield, had an uncontrollable tremor in her voice.

Dr. Roman's solemn voice, mixed with electromagnetic interference, rang out in the communication channel: "Incalculable magical energy reaction detected! Watch out! This temple itself is a Reality Marble constructed from that guy's magical energy!"

Just as his voice fell...

On the empty throne stairs ahead, a chilling, elegant sound of leather shoes echoed.

"Click, click, click..."

A familiar figure, whom all veteran players who had played since launch hated to the bone, slowly emerged amidst a burst of dark red light.

A green suit, a top hat, and that face that always wore a hypocritical and arrogant smile.

That was the enemy who had personally detonated Chaldea back in the prologue and ruthlessly pushed Director Olga Marie into the abyss — Lev Lainur!

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