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Chapter 228: The Dying Matou Kariya
"Roar!"

As soon as Gilgamesh left, a roar was heard. Berserker, who had just been fighting together with Ke Ling and Iskandar, went crazy and rushed directly towards Saber who was standing aside.

This sudden action startled everyone present, but Saber Altria reacted quickly and directly blocked Berserker's attack. However, after this fight, Saber's expression changed because the opponent was so terribly strong.

As a specialized class, Berserker's abilities have been comprehensively improved at the cost of losing his sanity. His basic attributes almost completely suppress Saber. The most perverse thing is that this Berserker who has lost his sanity has not lost his martial arts and has not become a complete lunatic.

According to common sense, the basic attributes of the Berserker class are obtained by relying on other abilities such as "IQ" and "Martial Arts". Just imagine how terrifying it would be for a Berserker who retains the powerful martial arts he had in his lifetime.

"This Berserker is a little different."

Lancer Diarmuid and Rider Iskandar, who were watching the battle nearby, were all filled with surprise at this moment. They were obviously puzzled by the fact that Berserker almost completely suppressed Saber. This was a bit too much!
"After all, King Arthur wasn't the strongest knight in her time."

Ke Ling smiled. The strongest knight of the Knights of the Round Table was Lancelot. The strongest man was right in front of him, and that was Berserker at this moment.

In terms of melee combat, single combat ability, and personal martial arts, Lancelot is definitely superior to King Arthur. After going berserk, Lancelot's attributes are even better. It is normal for him to beat Saber so badly. Saber cannot win without using a treasure.

"Buzz!"

A gust of wind swept through, and Saber, with an ugly expression on her face due to being suppressed, directly released her Noble Phantasm.

"Wind King Hammer!"

The violent wind wrapped around the sword was released, and a terrifying shock wave swept forward, but Berserker Lancelot narrowly avoided it.

"Is that King Arthur's holy sword?"

The Wind King's barrier lingering on the holy sword disappeared, and the shining holy sword revealed its original appearance. According to legend, the holy sword Excalibur, which was obtained by King Arthur from the Fairy of the Lake, was called the "Sword of the King". This treasure condensed by the planet did have its own glory and was particularly eye-catching.

"Roar!!!"

Unlike the others who were amazed, after seeing the holy sword, Berserker became more and more manic, and his reaction was completely different. Even though it could not be expressed in words, Berserker's various behaviors seemed to tell everyone one thing, that is, this Berserker seemed to have a very special feeling for Saber, and had an obsession that was almost visible to the naked eye.

"Could it be someone I know? But this Berserker is so good at hiding. I can't tell anything about him, not even his face."

Waver Velvet started gossiping, but he could do nothing about it. He couldn't see any information about this Berserker.

However, Ke Ling's words just now still made him have a tendency in his mind. If it was a heroic spirit of the same era who was stronger than King Arthur and had a deep obsession with King Arthur, then wouldn't it be Lancelot?
"call!"

Holding the holy sword, Saber looked straight at Berserker with a heroic look. She had a strange sense of familiarity with this Berserker, but she could not grasp the most crucial information.

This is the effect of Berserker Lancelot's ability "Not for One's Own Glory". Lancelot can transform into any other warrior who can establish meritorious services. However, due to the influence of berserk, this ability has now been degraded into a camouflage. The black smoke covering Lancelot is the manifestation of this degraded ability. Others cannot see his true identity at all.

"Unfortunately, this Berserker's Master is also a half-baked one and can't sustain the consumption of the Berserker at all."

Ke Ling shook his head. Even though Berserker was very capable and had tremendous combat power, he did not have a Master who could bring out his abilities.

After the Berserker class grants the Servant berserk, it will itself increase the Master's magic power consumption. It is a pipe dream for a novice to control the Berserker class.

As expected, after fighting for only a short while, Berserker's body began to become unstable, and there was a problem with the Master's supply of magical power. This stopped Saber, who had originally planned to release the Noble Phantasm to end the battle directly. She would not take advantage of someone in danger.

"Berserker, retreat and come back to fight when you are at your best."

Altria spoke up, and her actions made Lancer look at her with admiration, and it was obvious that they were on good terms.

"As expected of the Knight King."

Lancer praised without hesitation, which made his Master Kenneth who was hiding in the dark frown. They came here to fight and compete for the Holy Grail, not to make friends!

"This Lancer looks like he doesn't understand the situation!"

Kayneth gritted his teeth. He was very unhappy with Lancer Diarmuid. This guy actually said that he did not desire the Holy Grail. His only wish was to make up for the regrets in his life and to be loyal to his lord.

Who would believe this?! Anyway, Kayneth didn't believe it at all. He was not Diarmuid's master when he was alive. What was the reason for him to be loyal to him? Was he treating him as a meal replacement?
"Lancer, retreat."

The more he thought about it, the more unhappy he became. Kenneth directly gave the order. With all the commotion going on, there would definitely be no fighting tonight. There was no need to continue wasting time here.

Lancer was stunned for a moment, but still obediently prepared to evacuate.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all. The next time we meet, we will be facing each other. It is my honor to fight with you heroes."

Lancer disappeared as he spoke, and turned into a spirit and left. Kenneth also left quickly, hiding in the dark, not knowing that he had been discovered.

There was no way. This was not his home ground of choice. There were not many places to hide on the banks of the Miyuan River, so it was easy to be discovered. Kiritsugu Emiya's gun moved around him several times.

"Buzz!"

After Lancer disappeared, Berserker also disappeared. Once the supply of magic power was disrupted, Berserker seemed to have calmed down a bit and stopped running wild. His Master directly brought him back to his side.

"They're all gone, Saber. What about you? And that Assassin?"

The scene suddenly became quieter, and Rider Iskandar, who had landed on the ground, asked Ke Ling and Saber.

"If you want to fight, I can accompany you."

Saber held the holy sword and looked at RIdier and Ke Ling.

"Sorry, I won't accompany you anymore. I have something else to do."

Ke Ling shook his head and disappeared without staying any longer. He had other things to deal with and didn't have time to chat with these two.

"This guy is really mysterious."

Seeing Ke Ling disappear, Iskandar muttered that they still hadn't figured out who that guy was, and they weren't even sure of his class. "I can't see any information or magic fluctuations. Is the Assassin class's aura shielding so terrible?"

Waver Velvet sighed. He had already determined that the guy was an Assassin, after all, the other classes had already appeared.

As she spoke, a white-haired woman in a dress approached and stood beside Saber. This was Saber's official Master, Irisviel von Einzbern.

Waver Velvet looked over and saw a beautiful, neat face like a doll, ruby-red pupils, and long silver hair that shone like snow. She was indeed a beauty.

"Saber, let's retreat too."

Irisviel said that this was an order from her husband, Emiya Kiritsugu.

Although due to the compatibility issue, Kiritsugu Emiya and Saber had a quarrel that seemed to end unpleasantly from the beginning, and Kiritsugu Emiya was even prepared to end the Holy Grail War in his own way, but after witnessing the power of those Heroic Spirits, Kiritsugu Emiya now realized that Saber was still necessary to exist.

"Okay, Irisviel."

Saber naturally had no objection. Although they had only been together for a short time, Saber had a very good impression of Irisviel. She sometimes thought that it would be great if her Master was just Irisviel. It would be much better than that Emiya Kiritsugu.

"Rider, see you next time."

Although Rider’s previous solicitation seemed rude to her, Saber actually did not dislike this straightforward King of Conquerors. His personality was at least much better than that golden guy.

"See you later, Saber."

Rider scratched his head and said goodbye to Saber. In the blink of an eye, he and the Master were the only ones left on the battlefield.

"Let's go back too."

Neither Rider nor his Master Waver Velvet had any intention of messing with other Masters, and since the show was over, the two of them just left. The compatibility of this pair couldn't be considered particularly good, but by comparison, it was more reliable than most combinations.

On the other side, Ke Ling had found Berserker's Master, a pitiful man who looked somewhat scary. He was squatting in the alley, gasping for breath. It was obvious that Berserker's riot had caused him a lot of suffering.

"Matou Kariya, how pitiful."

Ke Ling emerged from the shadows and came to the side of Matou Kariya.

"Berserker!"

Matou Kariya shouted immediately, and the pitch-black knight Berserker appeared and protected Matou Kariya behind him.

"Roar!"

The black knight was surrounded by black air. He roared at Ke Ling, looking like he was ready to rush up and fight at any time.

“Don’t be nervous, Matou Kariya. I mean no harm to you. You can’t sustain Berserker’s battle for too long right now, right? There’s no need to force yourself. It doesn’t feel good to be eaten by a Crest Bug, does it?”

Ke Ling waved his hands, indicating to the other party that he did not want to take action. This made Matou Kariya very puzzled. He did not know the heroic spirit in front of him, but the other party looked very familiar with him.

At this time, Matou Kariya looked like a man no longer resembling a human. The nerves in the left half of his body were almost paralyzed, his left leg and arm could hardly move, the vision of his left eye was completely gone, the muscles around his eye were also completely paralyzed, his hair had turned completely white, and his skin had lost all its blood color, turning into a ghostly earthy gray.

The reason why he ended up like this was because of the crested bug in his body, which is one of the many "bug" secret techniques mastered by the Matou family. It can be used to expand magic circuits in a short period of time, transform magic properties, and directly absorb vitality to create magic power. It can serve as a substitute for magic circuits.

The Matou family is one of the "three founding families" of the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City, the other two being the Tosaka family and the Einzbern family.

As the three founding families, they are naturally qualified to participate every time. After all, the entire Holy Grail War system was built by them, and the Command Spell system came from the Matou family.

"Who is your Master? What do you want to do?"

Sitting paralyzed on the ground, Matou Kariya asked with great effort. Veins on his face and body kept throbbing, but they were not actually veins, but the crested worms in his body wriggling inside.

As a half-baked magician, or in other words, a magician who has only studied magic for a year, Matou Kariya is very self-aware. His name will definitely not be known to the Heroic Spirit. The one who knows him must be the Master behind the Heroic Spirit.

"Um, you all misunderstood. I am not a Heroic Servant, nor did I participate in the Holy Grail War. I am just a kind-hearted person passing by. I took action because I couldn't stand the actions of Master Caster and his servants."

Ke Ling opened his mouth to explain, but Matou Kariya's expression was very clear, he didn't believe it at all and just thought that Ke Ling's words were outrageous.

Although he hated magic and had severed ties with his family long ago, refusing to inherit the magic heritage of the Matou family, he was not a three-year-old child. How could he believe such words? Ordinary people, could they fight against the Heroic Servants head-on?

"You will soon believe it. Assassin's master is Kotomine Kirei, a disciple of Tōsaka Tokiomi and the son of the supervisor Kotomine Risei. They are in a cooperative relationship, only to help Tōsaka Tokiomi obtain the Holy Grail and completely end the Holy Grail War."

Ke Ling mentioned Tōsaka Tokiomi's name, which made Matou Kariya widen his eyes. It was obvious that he found it hard to believe what Ke Ling said. The news was a bit too explosive.

"Tousaka Tokiomi!"

Matou Kariya gritted his teeth, looking like he hated the man very much. The reason why he returned to the Matou family to participate in the Holy Grail War was because of the ruthlessness of this man, Tōsaka Tokiomi!
The relationship between Matou Kariya and Tōsaka Tokiomi may sound complicated, but it is actually simple. It is the relationship between a loser and a winner in life.

Toosaka Tokiomi's wife, Toosaka Aoi, and Matou Kariya are childhood sweethearts. Matou Kariya has always admired her, but unfortunately, Toosaka Aoi has never loved Matou Kariya.

Toosaka Aoi was born in the Zenjo family. There was a magician among their ancestors. Although she is a commoner now, the magic gene is still flowing in her blood. Toosaka Tokiomi noticed this and proposed to her. Faced with the extremely outstanding Toosaka Tokiomi, Toosaka Aoi agreed without hesitation and was very responsible. She gave birth to two children with extremely excellent magical talents for Toosaka Tokiomi.

The source of the tragedy is these two extremely talented children.

"What do you want to see me for?"

Forcing himself to calm down, Matou Kariya looked at the mysterious man in front of him. He knew that the other party must have some ulterior motive in coming to him, and it was most likely not aimed at him, but at the Matou family.

Matou Kariya understood that he himself was worthless. The Matou family had been passed down for two hundred years. No, this was only the time he knew. Who knew how long that old thing had lived?
His father, Matou Zouken, is also his grandfather and great-grandfather. In the family tree of the Matou family, all the people tracing back are Matou Zouken himself. That old monster controls everything in the Matou family. This family is an extremely twisted family.

It was because of seeing this that Matou Kariya chose to leave, resolutely severed ties with his family, stayed away from the vortex of the Matou family, and chose to be an ordinary person.

(End of this chapter)