Hyper-Dimensional Player

Chapter 877 - 1: France, The Coup of the Month of Fog!

At this moment, a strange shadow appeared.

He was like a ghost, evading the shooting of the French dragoons with incredible agility. As he raised his hand, a cold light flashed, and in an instant, one of Napoleon’s elite guards clutched his throat and fell.

This was definitely not the skill a mortal should possess!

No.

The opponent was not a mortal.

Even after the collapse of the Second Roman Empire, when much supernatural secret knowledge spread among the public, there were very few mortals in history who could dodge bullets.

A woman among the French cavalry quickly drew a talisman and chanted a few words. The next second, the cawing of a raven was heard, startling birds from the nearby forest, and then everything fell into her vision, capturing that phantom-like figure.

"It’s an Assassin!"

The woman’s face changed slightly as she dove and rolled to Napoleon’s side, saying gravely, "It’s not good! Someone has used sorcery to summon a lower-tier Heroic Spirit!"

"We probably aren’t their match."

Heroic Spirits aren’t only summonable during the Holy Grail ceremony. The summoning of Heroic Spirits in this world originated from Nordic mythology and was only converted to the Holy Grail ceremony after being absorbed by the Monotheism. While those powerful Heroic Spirits can’t be summoned by conventional means, ordinary mages can still summon some Heroic Spirits across worlds.

The existence of these Heroic Spirits is similar to the ’summoned Otherworld Divine Attendants’ from a derivative plane.

Even though Duncan raised the cap for the Root World, the regular humans are still at a two-star or three-star strength; four stars is the ceiling for mortals, much like the web novels of the early eras, with only a few five-star Legendary Powerhouses existing across the continent.

Similarly, those who could ascend to legendary status in European history are also very few and far between.

During the American Revolutionary War, a five-star Heroic Spirit summoned by united mages could even influence the outcome of a local war.

However, the cost of summoning Heroic Spirits is not small, and ordinary mages shouldn’t even think about it.

Summoning Otherworld Divine Attendants in other planes at least requires High Tier magic.

Napoleon’s expression was very grave, and he said in a deep voice, "What should we do now?"

"Can you summon a Heroic Spirit?"

During the Paris Revolution, someone summoned a Heroic Spirit; otherwise, the revolutionary uprising wouldn’t have succeeded that easily. The French Royalist Party possessed quite a bit of mysterious power, and that’s when Napoleon learned of the powerful capabilities of Heroic Spirits; they are terrifying entities, each almost an army by themselves.

The situation was critical, and the woman slowly shook her head, saying, "I can’t."

"But you can."

As she spoke, the woman took out a secret package and handed it to Napoleon, who was changing his ammunition. He looked slightly puzzled as he accepted it and felt its weight. Looking down, he saw a blaze of dazzling gold.

"What is this?" Napoleon asked in surprise.

The woman stood up, raised her hand, and chanted a spell. It seemed like an invisible energy wave spread out, temporarily forcing back the distant Assassin.

"A Holy Relic."

"The Eagle Banner of the Imperial Legion."

The woman urged hurriedly, "Quickly prepare the summoning ceremony."

"I see the Mage of Britain."

"If this continues, we will all die here."

Napoleon Bonaparte Duncan showed no hesitation. He immediately took out the golden Eagle Banner and placed it in the center of the array. The next second, a wave of weakness washed over him. Even though he was not a wizard, he could feel a power surging into it, and then a strange light appeared.

It was unknown how much time had passed.

A deep, majestic male voice sounded. He looked down at the short Napoleon, expressionless as he asked, "Did you summon me?"

"You little Frenchman."

The summoning of Heroic Spirits has no rules, and even the Holy Grail ceremony has no rules. The rules were slowly added later. Initially, it was just a primitive and chaotic use of magical power.

The witch quickly recited incantations, and as she grabbed Napoleon’s arm, several sigils appeared on his arm.

She urgently said, "This is the Curse Order to control Heroic Spirits."

"Don’t use it carelessly."

The witch was born on Corsica Island and had connections with Napoleon’s mother. Corsica was considered the witches’ reservation, where the local faith was in the Goddess of Witchcraft and Magic, Triss. Napoleon grew up on Corsica Island, naturally knowing some mysterious knowledge.

After the American Revolutionary War, the Curse Order for restraining Heroic Spirits officially came into being. Before that, once the Heroic Spirits were summoned, it was difficult to control them.

This is roughly akin to needing to cast a ’Protection from Evil’ spell before summoning a demon.

The morality of a Heroic Spirit is hard to judge.

Napoleon Bonaparte raised his head and looked at the extremely burly Great Han Dynasty man before him. The other was draped in ornate armor, holding a lance and a shield in his hands. His unique Roman-style helmet seemed out of place in this era, yet the terrifying pressure emanating from him still made Napoleon dare not underestimate him. Summoning the courage, he looked into the man’s eyes and said, "Yes."

"I order you to kill all the enemies nearby and protect my companions."

The summoning of Heroic Spirits carries a certain randomness.

He didn’t even know who the ceremony had summoned.

However, judging from the other’s demeanor, he seemed like the renowned commander of the Imperial Eagle Banner Legion from history.

"As you wish."

The valiant Great Han Dynasty man glanced at the small Frenchman before him, a slight disdain in his expression. In his era, it was only the Frankish axmen who held some strength. Among the many Barbarian Races, the Franks didn’t possess many significant figures.