"It's Rider and Saber … That means there's only one left."
In the spacious back garden, two faintly discernible streams of energy floated over from afar and entered the boulder that was wrapped around the Holy Grail. Then, the egg-like boulder shed another layer of its outer shell. Not only did it become whiter, but it was also faintly glowing from the surface of the boulder.
"Perfect." Looking at the changes, Shiro Amakusa couldn't help but be excited, as if he was looking at his own child that was about to be born. "The great Holy Grail is almost eighty percent activated, and there are still no signs of contamination. It can be used!"
Regarding this Holy Grail War, from the initial helplessness to the gradual planning, what Shiro Amakusa was most worried about was not how strong the enemy was. After all, even if he didn't show up, the Servants would still kill each other. It was just that in order to successfully activate the Holy Grail, they had to die in the sky garden. That was why he had to expose himself.
What he was most worried about was that he didn't do it cleanly enough, that he didn't completely remove the malice in the Holy Grail.
Although he had already understood the principles behind the creation of the great Holy Grail sixty years ago, and during those sixty years of continuous research and analysis, he knew how to purify the contaminated Holy Grail. But … it was still the evil of the world. Even if it was brought by the weakest Servant, it still represented the malice of humans!
He agreed with what Tang Hao said. As long as there were people, there would be war.
Similarly, as long as humans were still the same, the malice of humans would never be purified.
Even with Gilgamesh's help, he had indeed killed the Servant that represented the malice of humans, leaving not even a trace of it behind. However, the Holy Grail was already in a contaminated state. After decades of spreading the malice, the Holy Grail itself might have been distorted. The soul of the Holy Maiden of Winter, who entered the Holy Grail for her ideals and completely lost her self-consciousness, might have been contaminated by this malice and turned into an evil existence.
That was why he was standing guard here. On one hand, he was protecting them, and on the other hand, he was monitoring them. Once the great holy grail showed any signs of being contaminated, he would immediately destroy it. Even if he failed, he couldn't let that malicious intent be released. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
But now, when the power of Achilles and Nero was absorbed into the Great Holy Grail just like Kuqiu and Demetrius, Shiro Amakusa could finally be at ease as there was only one step left before it was completed.
There were no signs of contamination!
While he was excited, he also heaved a sigh of relief. In this way, he could carry out his plan as usual.
"Assassin, where are the rest?"
"Berserker and his master, as well as the woman who claims to be a magician, are still wandering around the atrium. The route there is very complicated, and I've made some changes to it. They won't be able to get here for at least half an hour. Archer and the other Holy Grail are still fighting with Gilgamesh, but it should be over in five minutes at most. "
"The winner is?"
"Of course, Gilgamesh."
Hearing this, Shiro Amakusa breathed a sigh of relief again.
Although Semiramis was here, she could observe every corner of the garden in the sky and knew everyone's movements. After all, this was her noble artifact. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for her to use the Black Coffin Strike when Achilles and Nero were fighting each other and successfully take down their heads.
At this moment, Semiramis was still monitoring the rest of the people.
"Then there are the two most troublesome characters … That despicable and shameless man is luckier. Although he took a long detour, he never triggered the traps I set up. It's a bit inconceivable —" At this point, Semiramis couldn't help but frown because she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to deal with Tang Hao.
Although the person who injured Shiro Amakusa was the True Ancestor, in the final analysis, it was all caused by Tang Hao. The True Ancestor was just a knife in his hand. Compared to a knife that killed people, Semiramis hated the person who held the knife more. But … even though she clearly thought so, why didn't she attack Tang Hao from beginning to end? Or rather, why did she ignore this person?
Maybe … I'm too tired.
Semiramis couldn't figure it out for a while, so she stopped thinking about it and found a random reason for herself. Then, she shook her head and smiled. "Although that guy took a long detour, he was heading in the right direction. Unfortunately, he arrived at my jade room. And in the jade room, the True Ancestor is still trapped. Hehe … That woman, I really want to say that she's all brawn and no brains. She actually wanted to break the enchantment by force. Now, she's half dead from exhaustion. I thought she would be the biggest threat, but now it seems that I can completely ignore her. "
Shiro Amakusa nodded. Tang Hao and Yu Ji were not on his kill list. Even if he killed them, it would not do him any good. It would just be a waste of energy. But the involvement of these two people would be a huge obstacle to his plan. Now that he could avoid a head-on conflict between the two parties, it was undoubtedly the best result.
As for after that …
After that, as long as Gilgamesh killed the goddess Ishtar, the Great Holy Grail would be activated, and the third method would be successfully achieved. At that time, even if Tang Hao appeared in front of him and killed him with a single slash, it would not matter.
For the sake of his dream of saving mankind, he had already put his life and death aside.
"Then let's continue to wait." With that, Shiro Amakusa sat down on the spot and glanced at his chest. Plans were plans, but it was also a fact that he was almost killed by Yu Ji. Fortunately, after Semiramis's treatment, he had almost recovered. Even if the enemy rushed in now, he should be able to hold on for five minutes.
“Assassin。” Looking up, Shiro Amakusa suddenly noticed that Semiramis's expression was a little strange, as if she was daydreaming. "What's wrong?"
Semiramis was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "Nothing, I just suddenly thought of something. Don't worry, it has nothing to do with our plan."
"Is that so, that's good." Seeing that she had returned to her usual self, Shiro Amakusa did not say anything more. He turned his head and continued to stare at the entrance of the garden in front of him.
At the same time, Semiramis frowned again … She had lied just now.
For some reason, she suddenly felt a little upset, as if she had missed something, but she could not remember it. The more she thought about it, the more blurred it became. Even her eyes seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog, and she could not see clearly.
What on earth was it?
Reaching out to rub her forehead, Semiramis closed her eyes. It should be … just an illusion, right?
She felt that she might be thinking too much. She was really too tired today. Even if she had a spirit vein as a demon, it was a bit difficult for her to hold back so many enemies at the same time. In addition, she had been injured by the True Ancestor, so her thoughts were probably running wild.
It's okay, everything is going smoothly, as long as I can hold on for another five minutes.
As long as Ishtar is killed, the Great Holy Grail will be fully activated, and Shiro's dream will be realized, and I … will be fine!
Semiramis secretly clenched her fists, then opened her eyes again and looked into the distance. It was the battlefield between Ishtar and Gilgamesh. Right now, this was the most crucial battle, and she did not want to miss it.
Time passed by slowly. Semiramis watched attentively as Ishtar was bound by the Heavenly Chains, little Ilya was sent flying, and finally, Ishtar was pierced by countless noble artifacts …
The winner was decided!
"We won, Shiro!"
Perhaps because she was too excited, she once again called out Shiro Amakusa's name without a care in the world.
"We won?" Shiro Amakusa was also shocked, and the two immediately turned to look at the Holy Grail … Ten seconds, twenty seconds, thirty seconds … even after a minute, the Holy Grail did not change.
"This …"
The two could not help but look at each other, and saw the surprise and confusion in each other's eyes.
Normally, the servant would be sucked into the Holy Grail immediately after death, and this result should happen immediately, without any transition time. But now, a minute had clearly passed.
"Could it be …?"
Boom!
Suddenly, a loud sound blasted through the garden gate, and the two reflexively turned around, only to see a figure slowly walking through the smoke-filled entrance.
"It's that Masaka!"
The person walked through the smoke and appeared in front of the two, smiling politely and humbly. "You're here, brother."
"It's you!" Shiro Amakusa's eyes widened, and his expression was extremely vigilant.
The person who came was Tang Hao.
At the same time, Semiramis also showed an expression of disbelief, because she saw a second figure walking out of the smoke and standing next to Tang Hao.
"True Ancestor …" Looking at Yu Ji, whose expression was normal and even a little ferocious, Semiramis blinked her eyes and hurriedly turned her gaze to the Jade Room. There, the barrier was still intact, and a woman with long hair was controlling the Blood Dragon Tornado to charge around within the barrier. However, due to the excessive consumption of Magical Energy, not only was it futile, she was even exhausted to the point of collapsing.
Yu Ji was clearly still trapped in the barrier, why …
"Not bad, this expression is very good." Looking at the shocked gazes of the two, Tang Hao smiled, like a big villain who suddenly jumped out and told them, "All this was planned by me, you survived because I let you win, I am the mastermind behind the scenes." He was not stingy with his applause. Of course, he also liked to talk nonsense like a villain. "I know you must be very surprised now, and even start to doubt life, that reality will lie to you, so do you need me to explain to you the ins and outs?"
Shiro Amakusa and Semiramis were speechless.
At this moment, the two of them looked like Spongebob.
But after a moment of silence, Shiro Amakusa still resisted the discomfort and asked, "Wh … Why?"
"Since you asked so sincerely, then I'll be merciful and tell you." Tang Hao smiled, then stretched out his hand and threw something forward. Shiro Amakusa instinctively wanted to dodge, but because he didn't feel any danger, he caught the thing in his hand. He looked down and saw that it was a lighter-like doll.
"Let the empress listen to it."
Shiro Amakusa looked at Tang Hao and then handed the doll to the empress. When the empress put it to her ear, a young girl's voice immediately came from it. "Hello, I'm the master of Saber, Youzhu Kumodera. Thank you for taking care of me previously."
"This …"
Semiramis opened her mouth, but she couldn't say a word.
It didn't matter that Youzhu Kumodera was still alive. A master who had lost her servant didn't even have the value of being stabbed. In any case, it was impossible for her to sign a contract with other servants. But the fact that the other party's voice could be heard meant that … there was a loophole in the sky garden.
That was right. Although the attack from the black coffin killed two servants, it also caused a part of the sky garden to be missing and could no longer operate perfectly. If it was a first-class magician, it might not be impossible for them to break free from the suppression of her magic.
Tang Hao smiled. Youzhu wasn't only a first-class magician, but also a unique fairy tale witch.
Just a few minutes ago, Youzhu and Orange were shot down, and with the help of the two rituals, they were lucky enough to survive. As her magic was almost exhausted in the battle, she couldn't enter the battlefield again. But when she thought about how she couldn't be of any help during this period of time, she still felt a little indignant. So, she used the communication device that she had made with alchemy to try to contact Tang Hao, at least to confirm the status of both parties.
After that, she used a few remaining magic props to actually open a crack in the closed sky garden and successfully contacted Tang Hao.
And after knowing about Youzhu's situation, Tang Hao had a little more doubt about Tencao's actions.
After all, the appearance of the Holy Grail depended on the death of the servants, and this was no secret. And Semiramis even attacked Achilles together, obviously wanting to kill all the servants on both sides.
Realizing this, Tang Hao immediately contacted Patchouli.
On the other hand, Ishtar was in a disadvantageous situation against the golden shimmery. Even with the help of little Iliya, there was no possibility of winning, so she decisively sent a signal to Patchouli for help.
The three of them spoke at the same time and exchanged their respective information. With so many clues, as long as one's intelligence was not equal to Akua's, it was not difficult to guess Tencao's plan.
So after that, they put on a show for Semiramis.
After all, after the loophole in the sky garden, it was no longer possible to suppress Patchouli's magic like before. So, she first created a fake and used the magic of substitute and phantom to make Semiramis think that they were still looking for a way out. Then, she hid her real body and went to rescue Ishtar with Iliya.
The complete Patchouli, without considering her asthma attack, could even fight against a serious Shinigami, not to mention that she now had the support of Hercules and Okita Soki. The golden shimmery was equivalent to fighting against five enemies, it would be impossible for her to win!
Of course, Patchouli did not want to continue fighting. After temporarily trapping the golden shimmery with a boundary, she left with everyone … Of course, before leaving, she also left a fake scene, making Semiramis think that the golden shimmery and Ishtar were still fighting, and the scene where Ishtar was killed was, of course, also fake.
In the Red Magic Dojo, it was Patchouli who made Fran unable to leave the room and used magic to suppress her. Her surprise attack was not enough to trap the golden shimmery, but at least it would not be a problem to put him in "jail" for a few minutes.
And how proud was the golden shimmery, how could she tell such a shameful thing to Semiramis, so she was completely kept in the dark.
At the same time, Tang Hao contacted Roman. After asking about Yu Ji's situation, he did the same thing and borrowed the magic book from Patchouli through the chat room's teleportation function. He passed it to Roman, and then Roman passed it to Yu Ji through teleportation. So … there was the scene of Yu Ji struggling helplessly in the jade room.
In fact, if Semiramis was given some time, with her ability, it was entirely possible to see through these illusions, but unfortunately … First, Patchouli's magic and her magic belonged to a different system, and it needed to be carefully analyzed to see the difference. Second, she was too confident in her own strength, and she did not think about it at all.
So, when she thought that Yu Ji was still struggling in the jade room, Yu Ji had actually broken through the boundary and ran out. When she thought that Ishtar was killed, Ishtar and Patchouli and others rushed to the back garden.
In the end, Semiramis' full vision was used by Tang Hao and the others, causing her to lose her judgment.
In the end, there was the current scene.
"Saber, Rider, Lancer, and Caster are all dead. If you want the Holy Grail to appear, you have to kill two more servants, but judging from your behavior just now, maybe one more is enough, but …"
Tang Hao smiled and walked forward, "You won't have another chance, Checkmate!"
"I didn't expect that at the last moment, you would turn defeat into victory …" Shiro Amakusa showed a regretful expression, but then he took a deep breath, held the hilt of the sword tightly, and said in a deep voice, "But, it's not the end yet, the outcome is still unknown!"
"Still unknown?"
Tang Hao smiled, looked at him proudly, and said loudly, "Although Patchouli and others haven't arrived yet, and it's only a two-on-two situation, do you think you have a chance? Amakusa, you are not good at fighting. In a head-on battle, you may not even win against me, and your wife can't beat my wife. "
"Let's take a step back, even if we don't talk about fighting ability, from the perspective of being a couple, my wife and I are only one wedding away, and what about you? You are even in the stage of secret love … No, I'm afraid it's not even a secret love. After all, you love the Holy Grail more than you love the empress. Even if the empress likes you, you won't realize it. There is only love, but no love. "
"In other words, you can't beat us in a fight, and you can't beat us in a public display of affection. Tell me, what do you have to fight me?"
"…"
Shiro Amakusa suddenly widened his eyes. Was this guy serious?
Although in terms of strength, he was indeed at a disadvantage, but what the hell was that last sentence?
'Assassin likes me?'
Amakusa was stunned, and subconsciously looked at Semiramis …
"Nonsense!" However, before he turned his head, he heard Semiramis's roar. He saw her face was red, and she stared at Tang Hao fiercely, as if her lungs were about to explode.
When Amakusa saw this, he hurriedly cursed.
What was Tang Hao best at?
Verbal cannon!
Twice, because of his verbal cannon, he had forcibly turned the tide of the battle. Amakusa had clearly said not to let him speak, and now he actually …
"Assassin, don't listen to his nonsense. He just wants to use this to distract us. Now that things have come to this, we can only fight!" Amakusa immediately threw what he had heard to the back of his ears, clenched his teeth, and attacked Tang Hao.
Boom —
However, at this moment, another loud noise came from the entrance of the garden.
"Tang Ritian! Get out here! "
It was an arrogant and angry voice. Shiro Amakusa's eyes lit up. Gilgamesh was here!
Damn it, why did he have to come at this time …
Tang Hao turned his head gloomily and saw a series of relics flying past the entrance of the garden. The first to rush in were Patchouli and the others. Except for Ishtar who was a little depressed, the others were in a normal state.
However, even though they had the advantage in numbers, if they were to clash head-on with the berserk Golden Shimmering, it was inevitable that they would suffer heavy casualties. Regardless if it was Ishtar or Hercules, once they were slain, Tencao's plan would succeed. Thus, Patrice merely defended against his noble phantasm and didn't clash head-on with him.
"Tang Ritian!"
Soon, Golden Shiner's figure appeared at the entrance of the garden. He was furious like a fierce beast that was about to devour someone.
What did you guys do to anger him to this extent?
Looking at him like this, Tang Hao was a little surprised, and at the same time, he felt a little guilty.
This time, he might not be able to hide no matter what.
"I'll help you block him." Yu Ji glanced at Tang Hao, then turned and walked toward Golden Shiner.
Tang Hao nodded and quickly shouted to the others, "Don't worry about that Golden Shiner. Everyone, take this opportunity, let's first kill Amakusa … No, first kill the Holy Grail!"
At the end of the day, Amakusa was a Servant. If they could not kill him and accidentally killed one of them, the Holy Grail would be activated, and then everything would be over. Meanwhile, the Holy Grail that had yet to be activated was just a target. Destroying it first would solve all of his worries.
"Don't even think about it!"
Hearing this, Shiro Amakusa stood in front of the Great Holy Grail, looking like he was ready to die for his cause.
"It's not up to you to decide whether or not to think about it. Big guy, there's no need to be righteous when dealing with this kind of evil. Let's fight side by side … Huh?"
Tang Hao shouted excitedly, but before he could finish, the look in his eyes changed slightly.
Not only him, but also Patchouli, Ishtar, Okita Soki, Iliya, and everyone else who were looking at the Holy Grail had a surprised look on their faces.
Shiro Amakusa was already traumatized by Tang Hao. Initially, he thought that Tang Hao had upgraded from a solo act to an extra. However, when he saw that Gilgamesh and Yu Ji, who were about to start fighting, also stopped in their tracks and looked at the Holy Grail, and even … when Semiramis looked at the Holy Grail in surprise, he finally realized that something was wrong.
Subconsciously, he turned his head —
Then he saw that the egg-like outer shell of the Holy Grail had cracked open from the middle, and a huge amount of magic seemed to be overflowing, gradually condensing into a human figure.
The figure kept changing, one moment it was Cuchulin, the next moment it was Medea, the next moment it was Achilles, and then it was Nero. Occasionally, it would show other unknown faces … It was not until more than ten years later that it finally stabilized, but no one could recognize who it was. Only a pair of dark eyes that seemed to be able to see through everything in the world.
"You …" Shiro Amakusa swallowed his saliva and instinctively took a few steps back.
For some reason, when he looked into the eyes of the figure, he felt a sense of oppression that he had never felt before, as if … a mouse had seen a cat.
However, the figure that walked out of the Holy Grail did not seem to care about Shiro Amakusa at all. It did not even spare him a glance and walked straight ahead. With every step it took, the blurry white figure became a shade more crimson.
After seven steps, the figure turned red.
A red figure with pitch-black eyes.
Looking at it, Tang Hao's heart skipped a beat.
Death of Akai?!
At this moment, the figure that seemed to be Death of Akai suddenly turned its head, and a pair of dark eyes stared straight at Tang Hao.
Not good!
In an instant, an unprecedented sense of danger enveloped Tang Hao, and he immediately bent his knees and jumped backward without thinking.
He dared to fight Cuchulin one-on-one, he dared to say that Shiro Amakusa could not withstand a single blow, and he even dared to show off in front of the Golden Flash. But facing Death of Akai, especially one that walked out of the Holy Grail, he could not muster up any courage to fight it.
Because this Death of Akai was Araya!
"Only you …" The red figure growled, spitting out a language that did not sound human. In an instant, it appeared in front of Tang Hao, its hands grabbing the front of his shirt.
Rip!
Just when Tang Hao thought that he was dead for sure, the clothes on his upper body were torn to shreds.
Not to kill me, but to take off my clothes?
Tang Hao was stunned. If this was an 18 + AV set, he would have suspected that this Araya was trying to force himself on him, but at this moment … He did not even have time to think about it before he saw something out of the corner of his eye.
Instantly, his expression changed.
Because it was the phone that he had placed on his chest, and it had flown out along with his torn clothes.
This guy, could it be …
"Go."
A lover's whisper rang in Tang Hao's ears. He looked down subconsciously, only to see that a huge vortex had appeared under him. He could not take his eyes off it, and a single glance gave him a splitting headache.
The source!
"No!!"
Panicked shouts rang out in the air. Tang Hao looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Yu Ji rushing towards him with all her might.
"Tang Ritian!"
At the same time, the Golden Flash also roared angrily. Golden chains shot out from the halo behind him, flying quickly towards Tang Hao.
This was not an attack, but a rescue.
He knew very well what was under Tang Hao's feet. Once trapped, even a magician would not be able to return alive … He wanted to defeat Tang Hao, he wanted to trample on Tang Hao, but the only one who could kill Tang Hao was himself!
"Ahhhhh —"
The Golden Flash roared, and the Heaven Lock accelerated violently. Finally, before Tang Hao fell into the vortex, it wrapped around his body and pulled him up.
"You're in the way!"
However, the Red Death was not just for show. It grabbed the Heaven Lock and clenched it hard, crushing the part that was binding Tang Hao's body. Then, with a flip of its hand, the other end of the Heaven Lock bound the owner, the Golden Flash, and smashed him hard against a nearby wall.
Even someone as strong as Gilgamesh could not withstand a single blow from the Red Death.
However, his actions were still effective. Just as the Red Death threw the Golden Flash away, Yu Ji had already rushed to the edge of the vortex and reached out her hand with all her might …
"Give me … your hand!"
Tang Hao was still being pulled by the power of the vortex. He could not use any strength, and could only raise his arm with difficulty.
Pa!
He was pulled!
Yu Ji's face lit up, but at this moment, she was in midair, and the suction force of the whirlpool was so strong. It was as difficult as ascending to the heavens for her to pull Tang Hao out, and she might even be sucked in as well.
Tang Hao also realized this and wanted to let go.
"Give up …"
"No!"
Yu Ji clenched her teeth tightly. Before Tang Hao could let go, she borrowed the force to leap forward and grabbed his wrist. Then, as if she had used all her strength, she dragged his entire body up.
Tang Hao immediately felt his body lighten, and the suction force of the whirlpool was no longer there.
"Yu …"
Just as he was pleasantly surprised, Tang Hao looked down and saw that half of Yu Ji's body had already fallen into the whirlpool.
"That's good." Yu Ji looked at him with a gratified expression on her face, smiling brightly like a young girl.
Although she was not good at expressing herself, and although she had never said words like "I like you, I love you", in her heart, the importance of Tang Hao had long surpassed her own.
Even if she had to pay the price with her own life, as long as she could save Tang Hao, it would be worth it.
What did he think of it?
Happy to be saved? Or sad because of her own death?
No matter which it was, Yu Ji did not want to see it. Thus, she simply closed her eyes and allowed the endless suction force to drag her body towards the source …
Pah!
Suddenly, a clear sound rang out, and a clear touch came from his hand.
Yu Ji, who was waiting for death with her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes, only to see that Tang Hao, who she had already thrown out, had actually jumped down again and grabbed her hand.
"You …"
"I won't give up either!"
Tang Hao gritted his teeth and held onto Yu Ji's hand tightly. However, with his strength, it was not enough to drag Yu Ji up, not to mention … Two-thirds of Yu Ji's body had already fallen into the whirlpool.
Then, under everyone's shocked and despairing gazes, the huge whirlpool suddenly closed, as if it had never appeared before, and completely disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Along with it, Tang Hao and Yu Ji disappeared.
"How is this possible …"
At the scene, everyone was stunned. Gilgamesh was lying on the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief. Ilya and the others had their mouths open, as if they had remembered to breathe. Ishtar also had a dumbstruck expression, and even the usually calm Patchouli cried out involuntarily.
Actually, whether it was the Holy Grail War or the decisive battle proposed by the golden flash, she did not pay too much attention to them, because she knew that there was a way to solve these problems, but …
That was the source!
The source of the moon world!
If Tang Hao and Yu Ji were to be sucked into the source, would it be possible for them to return alive?
For a moment, she panicked.
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