So, Altoria now possesses the ability to face the Elf Knights single-handedly, no longer requiring others to deliberately protect her like before.

However, in facing Morgan, Altoria is still too inexperienced.

"She’s the queen who single-handedly conquered the six great Fairy Clans by force and ruled all of Britain."

Reiger coldly emphasized this fact once again.

"When she rang the six Pilgrimage Bells and completed the pilgrimage, Altoria wasn’t even born yet."

As a former savior and Paradise Fairy, Morgan, like Altoria, has undoubtedly rung the Pilgrimage Bell and walked the pilgrimage journey.

And that happened during the Fairy Calendar, long before the Queen’s Calendar, at least a few thousand years ago.

In other words, thousands of years ago, Morgan had already rung all the Pilgrimage Bells, completing the pilgrimage journey just like the current Altoria.

Assuming Morgan’s power back then was equivalent to Altoria’s now, then after thousands of years of continuous improvement and accumulation by someone who could recreate the power of the Holy Spear with magic, what level has she grown to now?

It’s a thought that sends shivers down one’s spine.

Compared to Morgan, Altoria is merely at the starting line, far from being comparable.

If we say the current Altoria has the capability to contend with the Elf Knights, then Morgan can easily crush any current Elf Knight, including, but not limited to, Lancelot.

"In terms of individual combat power, I don’t think anyone in all of Britain can match her."

Reiger warned everyone.

"If you want to defeat Morgan, you’ll need the combined strength of everyone to have even a glimmer of hope. Don’t even think about facing her alone."

And that’s only a slight possibility.

As far as Reiger knows of Morgan’s strength, even if Altoria and the others join forces to attack her, she wouldn’t be fazed and could even easily suppress them.

Even with Altoria’s enchantments, Fujimaru Ritsuka’s summons, Pasival’s Holy Spear, and the help of Habettelot, the first-generation Elf Knight, their hope of defeating Morgan is particularly slim.

If it wasn’t for the fact that Morgan’s side absolutely has those who would hold her back or cause trouble, Reiger wouldn’t even think Altoria and the others have a chance to win.

"... Is Morgan really that strong?"

A feeling of gloom arose in Altoria, who had just gained some confidence and understanding of her own power after hearing Reiger’s words.

Reiger glanced at Altoria, reluctant to discourage her, but he still spoke the truth.

"Very strong. Even now, I can’t say with absolute certainty that I would definitely win."

There’s no helping it, Morgan is a genius of Divine Realm caliber, a magician who even Reiger has to admire and feel inferior to.

He still uses the Morgan’s Ring she gave him, and even though many of the divine artifact-level or even world-class items he’s used in the past have gradually lost their effect as his strength grew, this ring still benefits him. It shows its high level and strong capabilities.

Reiger’s Holy Spear also came from Morgan and is still one of his trump cards.

So, even with a 99.9% certainty of not losing to Morgan, Reiger still retains a 0.1% failure rate just in case.

"In a word, dealing with a person like her requires constant vigilance, so you all mustn’t be careless."

"Oh, by the way."

Saying this, Reiger took out an item from the Dimensional Travel Cube’s storage space.

"This, this is...?!"

Seeing the item, regardless of others, Matthew widened her eyes.

"Black Barrel...!"

Da Vinci and Fujimaru Ritsuka even called out the item’s name with excitement on their faces.

The item Reiger took out was entirely black, a weapon resembling a sniper cannon.

"This is yours, isn’t it?"

Reiger looked at Matthew, who was equally excited, smiled, and handed the weapon to her.

"Y-yes!"

Matthew quickly took it, feeling its familiar weight, speaking in shock and excitement.

"Why is the Black Barrel in Mr. Reiger’s hands?"

In response, Reiger said one sentence.

"Did you forget? I was the one who fished you out of the sea back then!"

The Black Barrel, also known as the black casing.

This is a conceptual weapon made from the "Fifth True Element" that allows the "Fifth Imaginary Element" to self-destruct, also called [Heaven’s Retribution]. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

It was developed specifically by Chaldea for the strategy against the Lostbelt, given to Matthew to use. The bullets shot by this weapon can ignore the ability of any entity that relies on True Ether and forcibly cause damage, akin to a cancer cell attacking the flesh, lethal to any living being.

Especially when facing deities, this weapon can inflict astonishing damage.

Because, deities are beings who can’t easily move on the earth without True Ether.

True Ether is actually atmospheric magic before the decline of the Age of Gods, essential for gods to walk the earth.

This element almost completely disappeared after the Common Era, but in the pre-Common Era Age of Gods, it was everywhere, filling the whole planet, the crucial energy source for the mysteries of the Age of Gods.

Because there was almost no True Ether after the Common Era, the Age of Gods completely perished, and the gods vanished from the earth, unable to manifest again.

The role of the black casing is to ignore the abilities of beings relying on True Ether and forcibly inflict damage. Its bullets are a demonic strike that can kill even gods, considered one of the trump cards in Chaldea today.

Back then, when Chaldea initially arrived at this Britain’s Lostbelt, and Matthew lost her memory and fell into the sea, this conceptual weapon fell into the sea with her.

Reiger saved the amnesiac Matthew on the seaside and collected the black casing. When he was about to leave this parallel world due to the Dimensional Travel time limit, being transported to the Fairy Calendar year 400 by the [Water Mirror], he sealed it on the shore of Norwich.

This time, after taking Altoria to the Dragon Corpse Swamp to reforge the Pilgrimage Bell and successfully ringing it, Reiger remembered this matter.

Therefore, before returning to Edinburgh, Reiger made a trip to Norwich’s shore and retrieved it.

"The upcoming battle is particularly critical; this weapon might play an extraordinary role." Reiger spoke with a deeper meaning: "I brought it back, and when to use it, you will definitely know better than I."

Reiger’s cryptic statement left the Chaldea members somewhat baffled.

But Reiger didn’t continue to elaborate.

If he spoke further, he wouldn’t have a reasonable explanation anyway.

It was just a backup plan.

Once Morgan is defeated, and the throne loses its controller, "that thing" slumbering in the great cavern is bound to awaken.

If he can’t defeat that monster, it might be up to Chaldea to handle it.

With the black casing, Chaldea has a possibility of winning against that monster.

Of course, if Reiger can resolve it alone, there would be no need for such a fuss.

"Prepare well for the battle."

Reiger then told everyone.

"The final war is about to commence."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at one another and finally nodded solemnly.

The final war is indeed entering countdown mode.