"... I originally didn't believe in 'fate', but facts have proven... that there may really be 'fate' in this world..."
In the secret passage, Maka's second journey back in time was about to come to an end - he failed again. Luna was in his arms, but he never dared to confirm anything from beginning to end.
On the chest, the test tube containing the memory silk felt a bit irritating, as if it was a silent reminder to myself that everything would not end like this.
Therefore, he never used his ability to perceive magic from the beginning. Because he understood that once Luna's death became a conclusion, there would be no hope of changing this sad ending.
so…
"Delphi, take this! If you take a few steps forward, it will start on its own and take you to the latest refuge point... And it's time for me to continue doing what I should do."
After putting the door key into Delphi's hand beside her, Maka gently placed Luna in her arms on the ground against the wall, and then suddenly stood up.
"Go!"
He urged, and after Delphi left here in a burst of space expansion, he also took out the time converter and a small test tube filled with white floc from his arms.
This is the origin and ending of his third time travel.
"Luna... just wait for me! I will definitely come to save you."
Not long after, the hourglass turned upside down, and the figure suddenly disappeared - as if it had never appeared before. And the moment he left, the bloody man on the ground with his back leaning against the wall turned into a pool of useless gravel.
It was just a clumsy transformation technique, but it was able to deceive even myself... Apart from the fact that the person being deceived was willing to be fooled, there would naturally be no other reason.
…
"it's over."
On the beach, the ticking sound lingering in the ears suddenly stopped for the last time, making Maka suddenly realize that her eyes were still a little tired.
The unique pendulum sound when the time turner is operating has indeed stopped, but if you listen to the extremely regular sound for a long time, it will make people feel that even if it stops, there will still be reverberation.
After shaking her head slightly and putting away the still vague ticking sound, Maka turned to look at Luna beside her.
The bonfire has gone out, and the moonlight is not bright today. But even so, under the faint moonlight, Luna's figure was still illuminated as if it was glowing.
"What's over?"
Hearing Maka sigh, Luna, who was looking at the bright moon in the sky, turned around slightly and asked Maka casually.
When Maka saw her asking, she immediately shook her head again.
"No, I made a mistake... This can probably only be said to be 'temporarily over'!"
As he answered, he looked at the beach under the night sky again, and his tense heartstrings were finally able to relax a little at this moment.
This coast is the exit of the underground secret passage in Spiral Town, and it is also the safest place for Luna.
Because Maka knew that not long ago, Haierbo, who was still wounded by the sword, was finally forced away by himself in anger and failed to reach the exit under the reef wall.
Maka didn't know where Halbo went after he left. It might have been London, but it might have been somewhere else. But the only thing he can be sure of is that Haierbo will not come here - this place is not far from where the other party left.
"Maka!"
Suddenly, Luna called him again, but this time she didn't want to ask any questions. She just looked back at the hazy night sky in the west and said hesitantly:
"The fog seems to have become less dense?"
"Um?"
When Maka heard this, she couldn't help but look back in a hurry, only to see a large shadow slowly getting smaller in her field of vision. But when he took a closer look, a bad feeling arose in his heart.
"No, it's not getting smaller, it's shrinking—"
Maka didn't know what the contraction of the mist meant. He only knew that this change brought him a strange sense of crisis.
"What does that guy Haierbo want to do?"
In the secret passage, Maka hit the sword mark on Haierbo's chest with one blow, causing damage to the opponent's soul - this Maka was sure of.
Therefore, in Maka's expectation, Haierbo should go all out to heal his injuries after retreating, because if it were him, he would definitely restore his strength first.
After all, without a solid foundation of strength, Haierbo's biggest advantage would be gone.
Of course, no matter what, what Maka will do next remains unchanged. He then dug into the inner pocket of his coat and pulled out a Muggle mobile phone.
"Maka, what is this?"
Facing Luna's curiosity, Maka immediately shrugged.
"This is called a mobile phone..." He pressed a few buttons as he spoke, and then put it to his ear. "Well, how should I put it? 'Magic' that belongs to Muggles?"
While he was explaining casually, there was a rustling sound from the receiver of the mobile phone, which was caused by the interference of a large amount of fog in the distance.
But fortunately, because the distance is slightly farther, the impact does not seem to be big.
After a moment, Maka heard a voice coming from the receiver.
"Mr. MacLean?"
"Yes, it's me... Mr. Prime Minister."
After responding, Maka then said:
"Mr. Prime Minister, all the enemies have been led into the underground town, and all our people have been evacuated. Next... I am going to start detonating."
"Please wait a moment, the queen is next to me, let me talk to her first-"
On the other side of the phone, the Prime Minister left the phone after saying this, and seemed to turn back to convey Maka's words to the Queen.
Not long after, he returned to the phone again, picked up the receiver and said flatly:
"No problem, let's get started!"
Detonating Spiral Town and burying the entire zombie army was the last step in Maka's original plan, and it was also the largest cooperation he negotiated with the British Muggle leader.
However, due to the interference of the fog, the detonation work must be completed by the wizard. After all, even if the Muggle military could dispatch a suicide squad, it would probably be difficult to reach the detonation site safely.
After receiving the final confirmation from the Muggle Prime Minister, Maka did not hang up the phone and directly raised her hand to wave. The next second, with a hissing sound in the receiver, a silver-white eagle suddenly flew out and quickly flew into the grotto located at the lower edge of the cliff on the reef bank.
Directly from the underground secret passage to Spiral Town, that is the nearest route.
And a moment later, a sudden and earth-shaking boom was heard in the distance. Even if Maka and Luna were far away from the explosion site, they could still feel it clearly.
But at that moment, Maka's expression changed.