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Chapter 391 The Redemption of the Knight King
Amidst the roar of artillery fire, the city was already on fire.

Thick black smoke rose from all directions, the sound of explosions one after another, and the curses and screams of countless people were just embellishments for this grand carnival.

"how so……"

Artoria stood in a daze on the street under the night sky, looking at the city that was burning in all directions, as if for some reason, the city that was fine during the day turned into a place of war as soon as night fell .

No, in fact, Fuyuki City was already chaotic enough during the day, but it was more like a small fight. Although there were constant conflicts everywhere, most of them were fighting in local areas.

And at any rate, they also took into account the city's security personnel, who often disappeared as soon as the police cars arrived.

But now, the air battle in the sky is like setting off fireworks.

The war on the ground also seemed to involve a large-scale firefight. There were many tanks, tanks, and armor-piercing shells. Just now, artillery fire roared and bombed the entire street.

Compared with the daytime, this is already completely tearing the skin off. It can be said that the people involved in this Holy Grail War are doing their best to eliminate others.At this time, let alone the local police force, I am afraid that even the American soldiers will be able to fight as usual.

For example, during the day it is just "GAT5", no matter how noisy it is, it is just a small conflict in a local area, and most of the city is still calm and natural.

However, at this night, it has turned into "Left [-] Survival". No matter where people go, it is impossible to see a peaceful city, and Fuyuki City has fallen into a state of complete madness.

At this moment, the King of Knights saw a bright thunder flash across the sky, and the mighty wheels of the Conqueror King Iskandar flew over the chaotic city unabashedly.

Her sharp eyesight was enough for her to see clearly, the expression on that burly and bold man's face was unprecedentedly serious, as if he was rushing to the battlefield.

But the other party didn't look in his direction, and he was also not interested in the fierce battle in the sky. He just ran in another direction on the chariot of the God Bull, as if he only had the unknown in that direction in his eyes. The enemy is average.

"Irisviel... let's get out of here as soon as possible!"

Clenching her silver teeth tightly, Artoria shook her head to get rid of the inexplicable emotions in her mind, and turned her head to look at Irisviel not far behind.They were also attacked just now, but the opponent was not a Servant, more like a magician.

In other words, it is a character who has mastered special abilities like a magician. It is very weird and has never been seen before.But he was able to compete with the Servant, and in his current state where he couldn't even release the Noble Phantasm, it was difficult to defeat him easily.

If those people continued to attack, she was a little worried that she might not be able to protect Irisviel.

If it was normal, Artoria wouldn't be so worried, but tonight the whole city was obviously in turmoil, no place was safe, and her intuition was always warning, as if It's like something bad is about to happen.

In fact, it has already happened-

As soon as Artoria turned her head, she saw Irisviel biting her lower lip lightly, her hands making a heart-shape in pain.Probably feeling the gaze of the knight girl, she raised her head with a troubled look on her face, as if she was about to say something.

The next moment, this noble woman who most people couldn't help but feel good about suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"Irisviel!" Arturia felt her heart stop beating, rushed over at an unimaginable speed, and caught the opponent before she fell directly.

"I'm sorry, Saber, to trouble you again..."

The princess in the silver-white dress smiled helplessly in the knight's arms, but smiled as if she had a small mischief, and said in a tone as if it had nothing to do with her.

"Really, I obviously thought there was still a little time, at least a few more days, but really... I didn't expect this moment to come so soon, I am a little bit unwilling."

Because of the intervention of the reincarnation, the plot collapsed a long time ago. For example, the sea monster was not summoned, or the king's feast was not held in time, or... Now, the end of Irisviel's life was brought forward Approaching, imminent.

As a well-designed artificial human, everything about Irisviel exists for the Holy Grail, whether it is body or spirit.As the lesser Holy Grail, as long as the souls of the Servants who retired during the Holy Grail War will flow into her body.

And as the Servant's soul continues to be accommodated, her "holy grail device" will also reach its limit. As long as six Servants leave the stage, then she will come to the end of her life——

Lost her personality and completely disintegrated automatically, leaving only the Holy Grail conceived from her body.

If it was the usual Holy Grail War, the exit of the six Servants would have indicated that this Holy Grail War has come to a successful conclusion and reached the final step, so naturally this moment will not come so quickly.

But this Holy Grail War, how should I put it, the fact that the six Servants have left is just a concept that half of the people have not died yet...

Now Irisviel is not about to collapse and disintegrate, but a sign, because it may be that the number of retired Servants has gradually approached the death figure of "six", and she is gradually losing her mobility.

Originally, I didn't want to say these things so quickly, but I really didn't expect that a big battle broke out tonight, dragging the entire Fuyuki City into the flames of war, and pushing myself on the road of destruction...

……

……

As if something woke up from the darkness, a dazzling sun suddenly appeared in front of it.

The air was suddenly filled with fiery breath, and the astonishing magic power gathered, causing the yellow sand land to spread rapidly in all directions.The gloomy night sky suddenly turned into a sky like a gale blowing hot sand, and heat waves began to rise from the ground.

Flying over the city, Mu Xiu, who followed the direction of the King of Conquerors, stopped.

He blinked, subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab a handful, and actually grabbed a handful of yellow sand scorched by the sun.

"The mind image and scenery affect the reality, an inherent enchantment created by the will of countless people? Is this... the king's army?"

Without the slightest hesitation, he moved on, and then just for a split second, the world before his eyes changed drastically.

In front of him is a cavalry army with high morale, and the majesty of the emperor standing proudly in front of the formation.

The king of conquest is on the chariot of the divine bull, overlooking the entire battlefield, full of ambition.

Countless heroic spirits formed an army behind him. They all clenched their weapons, put on armor, and came across time and space to follow behind the King of Conquerors. Everyone had an expression of expectation on their faces, but Not a word.

On the opposite side of this imposing army, there are tens of thousands of cavalry who have turned into living corpses and walking skeletons, gathering "war elephants of death".

The brave ancient Persian king is confronting him at a distance, also full of unshakable fighting spirit.

……

……

Irisviel smiled apologetically at Saber, and stuck out her tongue.

"how so……"

Artoria, who was kneeling on the street with her in her arms, showed a very complicated expression of remorse. She hammered the ground next to her hard, and the whole ground shook slightly for a moment.

I should have noticed it a long time ago, but I really thought that the other party was just unwell.

If it was true what the other party said, she would never have imagined that the happy time spent with Irisviel today and the smiles of the two would be her last good memories of this noble princess.

And there is no way to stop it, it is impossible to recover, even if she raises her sword to fight hard now, it is only possible to speed up the opponent's self-destruction.

"It shouldn't be like this, this Holy Grail..."

The King of Knights gritted his teeth, and was about to hug the girl in his arms, "If the Holy Grail is dyed red with your blood, I would rather not have it——Irisviel, hold on, I'll take you Go to church and seek refuge..."

Seeking the shelter of the church is equivalent to voluntarily giving up this Holy Grail War.

But does doing so really change anything?Irisviel showed her a slightly troubled smile, and was about to say something to stop her.

At this time, the voice of the communicator sounded, it was Emiya Kiritsugu's call.

As if she had found her backbone, Artoria immediately picked up the communicator, and with her last hope, she quickly told the other party what happened and her own judgment.

Then, there was a moment of silence on the other side, and then the man's rather ruthless voice came, giving a rather ruthless order——

"I understand, but continue to search for other Servants, and don't allow any behavior that exposes yourself."

"Wait! Do you know, Iris Fay..."

"Irisviel has no problem, you don't need to care about this, and do you think you can stop all this from happening by going to the church?" Emiya Kiritsugu's voice no longer contained any warmth at all. Only the abominable creed remains.

It seems that even the fate that his wife is about to encounter can no longer affect his rationality, or should it be said that he has known about such a fate and accepted such an arrangement long ago?
"..."

"..."

The communication was hung up, Artoria stared at the front in disbelief, suddenly felt an unbearable nausea and nausea appearing in her body, and she steadfastly endured it.

In fact, she knew that what the other party said was correct, as long as other people didn't stop, Ai Li would be doomed to die, but she hated the other party's correctness—was her wife just abandoned by him like this?Did he know that he was hastening Ai Li's death?

"Don't worry, Saber. This is my mission, but unfortunately... Illya may never see it again."

Irisviel raised her head in her arms, showed her a pure smile full of hope, and comforted her softly.

"So please, please help him get the Holy Grail, if after all this effort, he still fails - then our child... So, please help him, help us, help our child, please Already!"

"..." Artoria looked at her blankly.

At this time, footsteps sounded at the end of the street.

Diarmuid, holding red and yellow guns, appeared there. His expression was heavy, which was very different from usual. He hesitated for a long time as if choosing words in his mind, and then said to the person in front: "It seems that I appeared Isn't it time?"

Of course there was no answer.

Because in a trance, in this burning city and burning streets, the king of knights felt as if he had returned to the battle of Jianlan battle not long ago——

At that time, she was looking down at the end of Britain, looking at the piled up mounds of knights' remains, desperately closing her lips, suppressing herself from crying, and her sadness made it difficult for her to breathe.

When he came back to his senses, the cruel reality was still in front of him.

Artoria carefully put the woman in her arms aside, and the oath in a crying and nasal voice came to Irisviel's ears.

"Then, I will bring you victory, Master."

　Thanks to the lord who rewarded [1 Take Precepts as a Teacher]
　　
　
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