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In the hall on the first floor of Einzbern Castle, Cu Chulainn and Artoria, who were facing each other, changed their expressions at the same time, subconsciously looking in a certain direction.

Atalanta was about to release the treasure, but was overwhelmed by the sudden appearance of magic power.Siegfried was no longer expressionless, and showed a look of surprise as if he had realized something.

Matou Shinji staggered through the forest while supporting the trees, but was so frightened by the familiar magic power that he almost fell to the ground. When he came back to his senses, he became dazed, as if he couldn't immediately accept the change.

"Hey, what is this?" Tohsaka Rin, who split up with the followers and planned to sneak into the castle alone to understand the situation, looked like seeing a legendary phantom species.

Even Joan's expression was stiff, and her thoughts were in a mess.After all, she has the privilege bestowed by the Holy Grail. No matter which servant sacrificed, or which servant came to the world at the beginning, she can sense it immediately.

Therefore, she could not understand the birth opportunity of this turning point.

It just happened out of nowhere, without warning.

"Hey, you're the ruler right."

"Eh?"

Joan raised her head, and turned her gaze to the person who asked her the question——Elte Lucki.

"Yes."

Although I don't quite understand it, it's not a secret.

"I would like to ask if all the servants of this session have been summoned."

"...Yes."

"So, is this the hole card you specially prepared?"

Eltruchi's expression was slightly mocking.

Joan of Arc instantly understood the meaning of her words.Immediately shouted sharply:

"Don't confuse me with a person like you who ignores the rules. As a servant who died fighting for the Holy Grail, no one has the right to play with their lives! I don't know how you summoned the Berserker again, but in In my opinion, he has completely deviated from the scope allowed by the Holy Grail rules, so I absolutely cannot agree with your actions, let alone be as shameless as you."

"As expected of a 'referee', this dignified appearance is quite impressive, but do you have the strength to stop me?" Elte Lucy said with a sneer.

"I'll do my best."

Joan answered with the utmost firmness.Even if she had to sacrifice her life for this, I believe she would not hesitate at all.

Although very annoying.But her determination made Altruchi take a look.

However.at this time--

Everyone present seemed to have noticed something, and their faces became extremely shocked.

Almost subconsciously, Arturia turned her head to look at Joan of Arc, and Joan of Arc looked at her in unison.

"dangerous."

"You have to get out of here quickly."

They agree.

"That damned guy...berserker, assassin retreat! Hurry up!"

Too late to complain.The scorching atmosphere became heavier and heavier.The explosive magic seemed to engulf the entire sky.Although it is unbelievable, this is indeed a harbinger of a certain servant's liberation of the treasure, and the most maddening thing is.However, this castle was chosen as the target.

Regardless of whether it is the Anti-Army Noble Phantasm or the Anti-City Noble Phantasm, this frightening momentum alone is terrifying enough, and no one wants to experience for themselves how destructive it is.

Very rare.

Elte Lucy felt a deep crisis, which was a huge horror that could erase her own existence, leaving even a trace.It was as if big hands were tightly clutching the heart, and the feeling of suffocation that made it difficult to breathe made one almost unable to move.

Assassin held her waist with one hand, and the swiftness that could not be captured by the naked eye was fully displayed at this moment.

"Simply crazy."

Cu Chulainn spat hard, and he didn't know who he was scolding. In short, he didn't dare to stay here any longer. Even if Erte Luqi didn't say anything, the instinct deep in his body was still roaring and telling him to hurry up Run away.

Immediately afterwards, he rushed out of the castle at the fastest speed, and his breath gradually faded away.

To a certain extent, Arturia and Jeanne are indeed very similar, not only in appearance, but also in skills.

The almost predictable [intuition] and the equivalent [revelation], if the difference lies in the proper aspect, the former is similar to the sixth sense in battle, while the latter is a certain kind of foreknowledge about the achievement of things.

But aside from these things, Artoria, who lost Avalon now, is unable to accept the "disaster" that came from nowhere. Although Joan of Arc has a treasure that can be called absolute defense, there is no reason to use it.

The two showed equal leg strength and moved in the direction Cu Chulainn was running.

That Kuran mastiff's sense of smell is trustworthy.

However, everyone underestimated the almost catastrophic destructive power of this time, and it was a nuclear bomb if one insisted on describing it.It is almost equivalent to the equivalent of 300 million tons, and the coverage radius is about ten kilometers.The Einzbern Castle at the central point has been reduced to ashes. In addition, a large sea of ​​trees nearby has been sucked into the vortex of flames. This is already a catastrophic level of destructive power. Whether it is tools or tools, they cannot be compared at all.

It is most appropriate to say that disasters are still malicious earthquakes and tsunamis.The blow that transformed all the incomparable magical power into destruction shook the entire earth.

The puppets and ghouls are all dead.This is also impossible, after all, it is the explosion caused by the concentration of such a huge magic power in an instant.

To put it bluntly, the land with a radius of ten kilometers around the castle has been flattened, completely killing the vitality of the sea of ​​trees, and this place will forever become a desolate barren land.

At this moment, what should be used to describe Erte Luqi's mood?

She stared blankly at the tragic situation in front of her, while Cu Chulainn and Assassin stood behind without saying a word.

The base that was built with great difficulty is gone like this.

As far as the peripheral defense system is concerned, it can be rebuilt if it is destroyed.But the castle is a different story.

After reviving Cu Chulainn by converting the life force of the ghoul into magic power, there is still a lot left.He is about to summon Saebr Siegfried back, use this batch of residual magic power to help him restore his heyday, and then kill the enemies who invaded the castle in one go.

But....

"...it's all over."

It doesn't matter whether it's a secret magic altar, a large amount of magic power enough to revive the second servant, or a base that took a lot of time to build.

All the hard work was in vain.

Not only that, because Saber did not escape from the forest in time, she also died unfortunately.

In this way, all the strategies and emergency measures that were painstakingly prepared were useless.Siegfried is dead, and the resurrection strategy is because it takes several days to build an altar and a lot of mana to replenish.So there is no need for a second time.

"Ahhh... who the hell is that bastard! Don't let me find that guy. Otherwise, I will definitely turn him into a lowly servant and torture him to death!" Eltrucci held her head without ladylike demeanor. , groaning in pain and hatred.

"I think it should be Lancer. I fought him once. The sun-like hot magic power is obviously from him."

Cu Chulainn said thoughtfully

"Lancer? You mean Karna? Shouldn't that guy be dead? We agreed to die together?"

"Uh...he is a famous undead hero. I think the curse should be lifted."

"Even so! So who was Saber fighting just now? Even the Noble Phantasm has been released. I don't believe that if the opponent is not dead, he will move to another position and fight other servants."

"This... I don't know."

Faced with his master's tearful questioning.Cu Chulainn scratched his head in embarrassment and said.

"Forget it, start the next step directly. Assassin—"

Eltruchi suddenly called out.

"exist."

"Rush to the City Name Guild Hall immediately. I want to hold the Holy Grail in my hands before they react."

"Wait a minute, master, summoning the Holy Grail requires a lot of magic power, at least as much magic power as six servants."

"Of course I know, otherwise, where did you think that lazy dog ​​went?"

A cold expression appeared on Eltruchi's face.

"Don't worry about the magic power, the Holy Grail container has already been obtained. Next, I will let those magicians deeply understand how terrifying it is to provoke me."

Assassin could only respond silently to this, and the eyes under the hood shone with colors that Eltruchi couldn't understand.

What should I say, Tohsaka Rin, who had been praying so hard to catch up before, is now full of joy in his heart.If he got closer to the castle, it would be too late to summon Atalanta immediately.

When Atalanta put her on the ground, her legs were weak and she almost fell down.

It can be seen how dangerous it was at that time.

It actually scared her like this.

"Phew... so dangerous!"

Tohsaka Rin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with lingering fear.

"Indeed, if the master hesitates for a few seconds, even with my speed, he will never be able to escape." Atalanta nodded while looking at the barren land.

"... You say that, I'm even more stressed."

Rin Tohsaka turned his head and muttered.

Thanks to her, at the critical moment, she consumed a Command Seal to summon Atalanta to her side, and then let Atalanta escape with herself.

【Across Arcadia】——This is one of Atalanta's skills. It can move across all obstacles on the field, including enemies. It is this skill that can escape the explosion in the shortest time. scope.

Although relying on Atalanta's strength, it more reflects Tohsaka Rin's decisiveness. After all, not everyone can think of the most appropriate solution when they perceive the danger at the first time.

Ling Yi will look at her differently, not just because of her beauty.

"However, having said that, which servant has liberated the Noble Phantasm, and has such terrifying destructive power..." The endless scorched earth lay before him, and Tohsaka Rin couldn't think calmly at all. The Noble Phantasm is in the hands of a certain servant, and that servant may be an enemy.Her heart is cold.

In the face of this kind of enemy, I am afraid that I don't have the confidence to just fight against it.

Not to mention defeating it.

Can't even think about it.

dissatisfied?If you have this kind of leisure, you might as well hurry up and run for your life. Even the heroic spirits may not be able to get out of the destruction area with a diameter of [-] kilometers.

"Against the army... no, the anti-city treasure does not have such a wide attack range. Could it be another type of treasure? In short, although the strength is amazing, it is not so outrageous." Atalanta said to herself , Then stepped forward a few steps and squatted down slowly, touching the soil that was still emitting heat with his hands.

"Otherwise, even this land will disappear."

"...In my opinion, this is already terrifying enough. If this land can really disappear in one go, then the Holy Grail War will be meaningless. Whenever that person appears, hand over the Holy Grail." That's it." Tohsaka Rin sighed, feeling quite depressed.One had just escaped from birth and had not yet returned to calm.The other is the unspeakable pressure.

As the heir of the Tohsaka family who swore to win the Holy Grail.The pressure on his back is unimaginable for ordinary people.No matter how you make up your mind.The reality is still so cruel, and it doesn't even give her a glimmer of hope.

What should I do next?give up?Or keep fighting?No, it will definitely lose.Then I still give up...Ahhh, why are you so unwilling.

"Master? What's wrong? Your complexion is not very good."

"...No, nothing."

"Shall we go back to church first, or?"

"....Find someone."

I don't know if that person escaped or not.

Others didn't even think about it, as a Heroic Spirit, there was always something to do, and that person was just a hard-talking magician, no matter how much he was boasted, he was still a human being after all.Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible to escape from this catastrophic explosion.

despite this--

Don't die.

Rin Tohsaka prayed secretly.

In the island country in the far east, the place where the people who call themselves Shishijie migrated is a cold land that is almost covered by rain or snow all year round.There are only a few days of sunny days in summer, and most of the days are covered by a large dark gray cloud.

It seems that all the strength is exhausted just to survive - such a desolate land.

Even though he is a magus, he still needs food in order to survive.This is all the more true for magicians who have fallen into a desperate situation.Therefore, they must use even boring, almost magic curses to win the trust of the indigenous people.

"It's still too late, it's still too late, it's still too late."

What's too late, you guys are finished.You have come to the end helplessly, the magic engraving has begun to decline, and its strength has also dropped to less than [-]% of its heyday.With the replacement of generations, the magic circuit has become weaker and weaker, and I am afraid that it will not be long before they will become ordinary people who simply "know the existence of magic".

Insult, humiliation, humiliation.For magicians, this is the ending that they should try to avoid no matter what. It is not about dying in the challenge of understanding the abyss, nor in the tragic magic war, but simply becoming a meaningless existence. A worst possible ending.

No, that’s not allowed, that’s absolutely not allowed, don’t, don’t, don’t.

Playing his temper like a child, he desperately seeks help from the magicians he knows well.In their heyday, they had obviously received so much favor from their own family, but now they showed mocking and contemptuous attitudes without exception.

"What a poor family, you are finished."

"For those who are about to die in the magic circuit, how do you want us to help?"

"Although it is a very sad thing, it is also the fate of magicians. No matter how many letters you send, your wish will not come true."

In the end, it was not a familiar magician who realized their wishes.In the end, they entered into some kind of magical contract with an existence of unknown origin that was similar to an evil spirit.

"Well, though I can guarantee your prosperity—"

'That guy' said with a pleasant smirk.

"However, this is just something that was paid in advance. You are also destined to cut off everything in an instant in the future."

Although it was a contract full of malice, it was nothing to the magician who wanted to revive the family, and he agreed without even thinking about it.

The life left to Lion Jie now can be said to be the end of the curse.

Yes, the curse will completely disappear in his generation.

Because, the Shishijie clan will also be completely cut off and disappear from this world.

Lion Jie, who knew the truth back then, had no other choice but to accept the curse silently.He flipped through the books, thinking like he was going crazy, and finally—he finally decided to accept this fate.

If it is said that before knowing the truth, he had such a happy time living with his family and sister, then the rest of his life was just an act of throwing away his life.Even for necromancers, the modern battlefield is still too dangerous.

Not a magus, but a magic user—no, it can be said to be completely equivalent.But to him, all of this is irrelevant, just like a man who knows that his death is approaching is deliberately squandering the remaining time and money, trying his best to enjoy the short remaining life that has never been so important .

I don't know whether it's good luck, or I have been resisting the stupid behavior of actively sending myself to death.Lion Jie Jieli barely survived from the battlefield.Still, his heart died with his sister's death.

Yes, that day disappeared like magic.

Cremation of corpses with sickly purple skin.Following local customs, and more importantly, because of fear of polluting the land, the corpse was burned to ashes with fire.There weren't any tears, nor could there be.

The one who has been turning a blind eye to the possibility of "maybe this kind of thing will happen" is undoubtedly Shishi Jiejieli himself.

Because I had luck in my heart, and because my father and the rest of the family kept saying 'it will be fine', I came to the conclusion that 'it's okay'.

These reasons are all deceptive.

Whenever he was about to die, Lion Jie would get up from the ground, spit out a spit, scolded himself severely, and then survived from the battlefield again.

But this time, the enemy is too strong.

Rather than being strong, it would be better to say that there is no possibility of winning at all.

Absolutely, inevitably, as long as you are human, as long as you are alive, you cannot fight back against Gaia's monsters, and any behavior that has anything to do with "resistance" is delusional.

Having said so much, it is an absolute evaluation.

Lion Jie just wanted to prove one fact.

That is--

He did not actively accept death.

Not to lose to the curse.

Ahhh, there is simply no better ending than this.

He was so happy, and after an unknown amount of time, someone seemed to appear in front of him.

But I can't see his face clearly anymore, so he should be someone I know.

"...It's my fault."

The person stated in a calm tone.

"Although I have the idea of ​​using you as bait, I am the one who caused this situation. It's okay to say sorry, but I don't regret my decision. I once heard about the Shishijie clan. I've heard of the curse, right? Although I don't know which guy with a bad taste did the good thing, but the Shishijie clan, including you, must be unwilling to do so? If so, I will take over this grievance for you. But don’t get me wrong, this is not compensation, nor is it an atonement, it’s just repaying your favor, it’s just surgery fee and hush money...”

Say something nice and you'll die.

Thought he was a nice guy.

However....the object of the last battle in this life is the spokesperson of God.

Even though he lost, it was the end of his unwillingness.

really...

——Thank you.

Reading those few sounds from Lion Jie's slightly moving lips, Ling Yi seemed to have lost all strength and leaned against the wall, staring blankly at the ceiling, muttering to himself: "I've already said it, don't thank me. "(to be continued...)