The battle was coming to an end.
"Hah!"
After slashing the undead soldier in front of him into pieces, Rider looked around with his sword in hand. Less than 10% of the soldiers who followed him were left.
Rider had been in dangerous situations throughout his entire life of war. But this was his first time on a battlefield like this.
The undead seemed to be endless. No matter how many he killed, more would appear.
The Calamity Army lived up to its name.
I wonder which era this army is from.
Rider was sure that he had never heard of such a terrifying army even when he was alive. If such an undead army really existed, perhaps his hegemony would have come to an end long ago. Perhaps it belonged to the Mythological Era?
If that was the case, his efforts wouldn't have been in vain.
At this thought, Rider revealed a smile and gazed ahead.
At that moment, the undead army had separated far away. On the other side, Rider could clearly see a red ponytail fluttering in the wind.
"I really don't know what kind of person you are, young lady …"
Rider sighed at the sight of the petite figure. Then, he gripped his weapon with a determined look.
No matter what, he was the Conqueror King. Even if he died, he would die on the path of conquest!
"Go!"
Rider swung the reins abruptly and spurred the warhorse forward at a gallop. Fangzheng silently raised his hands in front of him. Shortly after, the blazing blade of flames and the ice-cold blade of frost appeared in his hands at the same time.
"Heyah!"
In the blink of an eye, Rider arrived in front of Fangzheng. He raised his sword and slashed at Fangzheng.
Facing the sharp blade that slashed down, Fangzheng waved his left hand, and Frostmourne immediately swept past with a sword beam. Along with a loud clang, Rider's body trembled and went limp.
At the next moment, the scarlet greatsword pierced toward him.
Both of them crossed paths, leaving a trail of blood behind. Fangzheng remained standing in the same spot, while Rider rode on his warhorse and advanced a little further. Only then did the warhorse under him slowly come to a stop.
"So … interesting …"
Looking at the sky before him, Rider opened his mouth and revealed a smile. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.
"I hope that the next time, there will be another expedition that makes my heart surge with excitement …"
"If there's a chance."
Fangzheng said without turning her head. Then, she flung the blood off her sword. In the next moment, Feng Jue completely shattered and disappeared. In the blink of an eye, the frozen wilderness turned back into the bridge of Fuyuki City.
But now, only Fangzheng was left on the bridge.
Oh, and the two corpses by the riverbank.
Well … I'll leave it to those rats from the Holy Church to handle.
Fangzheng glanced at the two corpses that died with their eyes wide open, then turned around and left.
The real show had just begun.
At this moment, on the mountain behind the Willow Cave Temple, Wei Gong Qisi, Alice Faire, and Jiuyuan Wumi were quietly strolling.
"Cut off the progeny …"
"I know."
Emiya Qieji looked at the incantation on the back of his hand and said calmly.
Saber failed.
This result was not out of Emiya Qisi's expectations. The reason why he asked Saber and Rider to work together was to take a gamble. But Emiya Qisi himself never thought that the success rate would be high. Of course, it would be best if they won, but if they lost … it was not something he could not accept.
But this was not Emiya Qisi's first plan.
He had his own ideas.
Emiya Qisi was not an idiot. In fact, the reason he came here was because of something Fangzheng said.
That was to summon the Holy Grail and cut it down together with the Great Holy Grail.
Logically speaking, after a Heroic Spirit died, it should be stored in Alice Phil's body, which was the little Holy Grail. But according to Alice Faire, she did not feel any Heroic Spirit being absorbed by her until now. This meant that Seiji obviously had other ways to deal with this problem. But no matter what, he could not ignore the Great Holy Grail.
Therefore, Emiya Qisi decided to go directly to the mountain behind the Willow Cave Temple where the Great Holy Grail was located.
In fact, the reason why he left Saber behind was to divert Seiji's attention.
The spell used to conceal the real path was easily dispelled. Then, the three of them quickly arrived at the entrance of a huge cave.
"Is this the place? Alice? "
Emiya Qisi looked at the dark cave in front of him and asked in a low voice. Alice nodded as she looked at the entrance of the cave with a responsible expression.
"Yes, according to Grandpa, this is the place."
"Maiumi."
Cheshire didn't say anything else. He gave his partner a meaningful glance, and Kumi Kuhara walked in front with an assault rifle in hand, followed by Emiya Cheshire. Alice Faire was the last one to enter the group.
There were no traps or ambushes along the way, which surprised Emiya Qisi, who thought that they would be ambushed. But even so, he still raised his guard.
When the three of them walked out of the tunnel and arrived at the big cave below, they were stunned by the scene in front of them.
On the high platform in the middle of the cave was a cup that was emitting a golden glow. Needless to say, Emiya Qisi could tell at a glance that it was the Holy Grail. And on the rock below the platform, Ilya was sitting there, humming a song while kicking her legs in boredom.
Illya was obviously surprised to see Emiya Qisi and the others. But the next moment, she clenched the staff in her hand and stood up.
"Master said that Daddy wouldn't give up so easily, but I didn't believe him … .But now, it seems that's really the case … .It's over, I lost the bet with Master …."
"Ugh …."
Obiya Cheshire and Alice Phil looked at each other in dismay and didn't know what to say. They originally thought that the red ponytail would take Illya with her, but they did not expect that she had guessed their thoughts and left Aster here ….
This was going to be troublesome.
Whether it was Illya, Aster, or a Hero Spirit, the current situation was not going to be easy to deal with ….
“！”
Before Emiya Qisi could think of what to say, the Golden Holy Grail on the high platform suddenly emitted a warm and weak glow, then slowly floated up. Seeing this, Ilya, Emiya, and the others all turned their heads and looked at the Holy Grail.
Nobody knew what the Holy Grail looked like when it was summoned. After all, the previous three Holy Grail Wars had ended, and this might be their last chance!
Thinking of this, Emiya Qisi tightened his grip on the gun in his hand. He frowned and hesitated.
However, at that moment, something unexpected happened.
"Gurgle, gurgle …."
The sound of water boiling suddenly came from the Golden Holy Grail. Then, they saw a large amount of dark red mixed with black liquid that looked like asphalt or petroleum rolling out from the Holy Grail and landing on the ground.
"What's that, Ally?"
Emiya Qisi became even more nervous when he saw this. He could feel the malice coming from the dark liquid. It was definitely not ordinary!
"I … I don't know, but there shouldn't be such a thing in the Holy Grail!"
At this moment, Alice's voice began to tremble. If she had been doubtful of Fangzheng's words previously, then she was now certain that there was something wrong with the Holy Grail!
No matter what, there should not be such a thing in the Holy Grail!
"That's right. Why else would I be here?"
At that moment, Fangzheng silently walked past the three of them and replied casually. The three of them were shocked. Emiya Qisi subconsciously raised his gun and aimed at the red ponytail in front of him … but then put it down dejectedly. Now that things had come to this, he knew that the Holy Grail War was already a failure. No matter what he did now, it would be useless.
"Master, what should we do now?"
"Well, first of all …."
Before Fangzheng could finish, a low growl was heard.
"Ugh!"
Following the growl, they saw monsters with black bodies and red eyes crawling out from the dark liquid that flowed on the ground. They looked like Servants, but also like a combination of Servants and beasts. Not only that, Fangzheng also keenly sensed that there was ….
Hmm?
"Illya, go out and evacuate with the others. Leave this place to me. You guys stay away from here!"
"Ah, yes."
Although Illya did not know why Fangzheng did this, she still nodded obediently. She walked to Alice's side and held her hand.
"Let's get out of here quickly."
Although they did not know what was going on, the scene in front of them was obviously beyond what they could handle. Of course, Emiya Qisi was not stupid enough to stay. After losing the Holy Grail, he was left with his wife, children, and mistress.
Speaking of which, in Illya's world, how did Emiya Qisi deal with the problem of his mistress?
As he watched them leave in a hurry, a thought suddenly flashed across Fangzheng's mind. But even if he asked, Illya would not know … Well, sometimes, it was better not to know.
"Ugh … Ugh …"
At this moment, there were more and more shadow monsters in the darkness. They surrounded Fangzheng and let out beast-like roars. They were like a pack of hungry wolves, staring at the prey that had intruded into their territory.
But that was not the point.
There was only one point.
"I knew it."
Fangzheng's expression gradually turned serious as he sensed the smell that was getting clearer.
He finally understood why Gaia had to deal with the Holy Grail War by herself.
At first, Fangzheng thought it was because he had participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War, but now Fangzheng knew the reason.
He could smell the aura of Chaos from these shadow monsters.
Although it was only a little, almost inaudible, like someone farting in the air. But Fangzheng was sure that it was definitely the smell of Chaos in the main world!
How did this thing come to the other world?!
How could this be?
With this in mind, Fangzheng sighed and raised his sword. Soon, the first flame appeared.
"Go back to where you came from!"
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