Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

"Well... you really can't blame me! Who knows how Tokiomi Tohsaka hid, or how he was found so quickly? And isn't Gilgamesh the King of Heroes? Who knew he would be defeated so quickly?" Waver weakly defended himself in a low voice.

Although it's still related to his own lack of skill, what he said isn't wrong.

The Holy Grail War usually lasts five or six days, or even a full seven days! If you include the time spent preparing artifacts, scouting opponents, and setting up magical formations, it could take one or two months or even longer.

However, due to the interference of Kitagawa Yu, an outsider, this Holy Grail War started more than a year earlier than expected.

Moreover, because of Kiritsugu Emiya's ulterior motives, everyone had just gathered in Fuyuki City and hadn't even had a chance to rest and catch their breath before the war broke out.

And it was a full-scale war, and once it started, it couldn't be stopped. In just half a day, before it was even dark, four Heroic Spirits had already been eliminated.

Even Kitagawa Yu himself wouldn't believe this speed if he hadn't experienced it firsthand.

“Maybe Kitagawa Yu didn’t expect that? Maybe they were tired from fighting and were preparing to go back to the castle to rest?” Weber added.

These naive words made Iskandar shake his head in disbelief.

"Snapped!"

Iskandar, as usual, slapped Webber hard on the shoulder, making him stumble. Before Webber could complain, he adopted a fatherly tone and earnestly warned, "Kid, don't underestimate any of your opponents, especially in a life-or-death battle like this, or you'll suffer!"

“I didn’t underestimate Kitagawa Yu and the others!” Weber retorted.

"Do you think they wouldn't think of something we can all think of? Knowing that my Divine Wheels fly so fast, do you think they would still chase us all over the city?"

Weber opened his mouth, but was speechless.

He wasn't really an idiot; he could tell whether Iskandar was right or wrong.

"Then what do we do now?"

"What can we do? Of course, we can only head to Mount Yuanzang and wait for our opponent to arrive."

"But you're facing three Heroic Spirits alone, plus two Masters whose strength is no less than theirs. You have absolutely no chance of winning, right? King Arthur and Lancelot both have Anti-Army Noble Phantasms!"

"Haha! So what? The Caster was so strong against me before, but I still managed to beat him! I am Iskandar the Conqueror! Not to mention three, even thirty of them couldn't make me flinch!"

At that moment, Webber knew perfectly well that Iskandar was bragging; let alone thirty, even two would be a stretch.

But she couldn't help but be captivated by the grandeur Iskandar displayed at that moment, and her face showed an expression of worship and fervor, as if the queen had seen her own king.

"drive!"

Without wasting any time, Iskandar flicked the reins and immediately steered the Divine Wheel toward Mount Enzou.

Because of their high speed, and because Kitagawa Yu and his companion had gone to Kenneth to inquire about their situation, the two of them did arrive at Mount Enzo before Kitagawa Yu. Following the same information obtained from the Einzbern family, they entered the mountain's interior through the entrance.

"Is this the real thing of the Greater Grail? It doesn't look broken at all!" Waver said, looking at the statue of Justeza standing in the huge space at the end.

"Idiot, if even you can see that, then the Einzbern family and the Tohsaka family, who are the landowners of Fuyuki City, must have seen it long ago, right?"

"So, can you see what's wrong with it?"

"Well... okay! I didn't see it either!"

Knowing that there was no chance of winning and that only a little time remained, Weber, who had been somewhat nervous and worried, calmed down under Iskandar's influence.

The two of them now seemed to be on an adventure, their expressions and tone of voices becoming much more relaxed.

However, Waver was still young and his temperament was far less mature and steady than Iskandar's. In addition, the so-called Greater Grail was just a statue along with this grotto. Even though the statue was beautiful beyond compare, it did not arouse much interest in him.

After waiting for more than half an hour without seeing Kitagawa Yu appear, Weber couldn't help but feel bored.

"Why haven't they come yet? Could it be that they really didn't expect us to be here, or are they planning to go back to the castle to rest for the night and come back tomorrow?"

Iskandar, sitting cross-legged on his chariot, was engrossed in studying a world map and geography. Hearing this, he casually remarked, "They couldn't possibly not have thought of coming here to find us. However, they might rest for a night before coming back, which would put the enemy under immense pressure, effectively damaging their morale, spirit, and stamina. Of course, this tactic works on others, but it's useless against me, after all, I am Iskandar, the Conqueror!"

Weber tilted his head and looked at him, a big question mark appearing above his head: "What are you talking about?"

Iskandar finally took his gaze briefly off the map, gave Weber a look that suggested he had pity on someone with intellectual disabilities, and sighed, "You should read more books!"

Weber retorted, "I love reading and I've read a lot of books! I spend over forty hours a week in the library!"

“Then you’re reading the wrong book.” Iskandar shrugged, then paused slightly, put the map aside, and looked toward the entrance.

Weber didn't notice at first, but after a few seconds he noticed Iskandar's expression and turned to look at him as well.

"Haha! You truly are my final opponent! It seems I no longer need to rack my brains about what to have for dinner tonight!" Iskandar said with a hearty laugh.

“If this is your last request, I wouldn’t mind granting it and letting you eat your fill before you set off,” Kitagawa Yu said with a smile.

The sound traveled outside through Avalon's barrier, sounding somewhat ethereal and dreamlike.

"This guy is way too cautious," Weber couldn't help but mutter upon seeing this.

Unfortunately, at this point, no one would pay attention to this nobody.

Given his strength, let alone facing fellow Masters Kitagawa Yu and Elena, he still wouldn't be able to defeat even Chizuka or Matou Sakura.

The threat is essentially zero.

“I’d actually prefer a barrel of fine wine to food,” Iskandar said, smacking his lips. “But I guess you won’t bring any wine, so let’s not waste our time.”

Kitagawa Yu shrugged when he heard this. He hadn't brought any alcohol with him. It wasn't because they were too young, but mainly because Elena and Chizuka weren't very good drinkers.

Let's not even talk about Elena. When she was traveling in her world, she could get drunk after just two glasses of wine. When she was drunk, she would randomly use magic to beat people up. She beat up hundreds of people in an entire village by herself and left behind strange legends. You can imagine how terrible her drinking behavior was.

Chizuka is slightly better than her; she won't hit anyone when she's drunk. However, she's usually quite vain, and when she's drunk, her narcissism and vanity rival, or even surpass, that of Elena. Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but cover his face when he saw this. She definitely can't be allowed to drink anymore.

"Then let's get started!"

After saying that, Artoria, along with Lancelot and Medusa, formed a triangle formation and charged towards Iskandar, with no more than a meter between them, which made Iskandar look helpless.

He had originally thought that if the three of them stood a little further apart, he would be able to find an opportunity to pull one of them into his mental world and take care of him first.

It now seems that Artoria and the others were clearly prepared.

"Damn it! They know my Noble Phantasm way too well! In that case, let's have a fair and square duel!"

"The King's Army!"

Chapter 185 In the Name of the Ever-Victorious King!

The enormous mental world unfolded around Iskandar, pulling not only Artoria and her two companions into it, but also Kitagawa Yu and the others who were not far away, as well as his own Master Waver.

Clearly, Iskandar doesn't want this final battle to be without an audience.

However, the two sides were treated completely differently. Kitagawa Yu and his group, along with Waver, were teleported to the edge of the mental world, far from the central battle zone.

Meanwhile, Artoria and her two companions were teleported to the center of the mental world, where they were immediately surrounded by an army of over 20,000 and faced the first wave of arrows.

This left Kitagawa Yu unsure whether to call Iskandar upright or treacherous.

Artoria's only piece of armor is Avalon, and this Noble Phantasm is definitely meant to be used by Kitagawa Yu and the others to prevent these relatively vulnerable Masters from being ambushed and causing the Servants to be defeated directly.

Therefore, they had no choice but to use their own martial arts skills to defend themselves against such attacks.

Although Artoria and Lancelot looked solemn, they showed no sign of panic. On the contrary, facing the enemy's hail of bullets side by side made them feel as if they had returned to the days when they fought bloody battles to protect Camelot, which made their fighting spirit soar.

And to be honest, Lancelot could even block Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm projectiles, so blocking these arrow rains really wasn't difficult for him.

Artoria went even further, activating the Wind King Barrier and using the raging wind power to blow away the thousands upon thousands of arrows in front of her.

Seeing this, Medusa had just enough time to react and activated her Noble Phantasm, 'Seal of the Other: Temple of Blood'.

A crimson hemispherical domain expanded outwards from the undead slaughter blade in her hand, instantly enveloping hundreds of heroic warriors who were trying to approach under the cover of the rain of arrows. The weaker heroic warriors among them lost their strength and collapsed to the ground in an instant.

"Is this their trump card for dealing with me?" Iskandar muttered to himself as he watched this scene from afar.

The original Blood Temple required the prior placement of magical runes to activate, and its size was determined by the area covered by the runes.

Just like in World War V, Medusa, with her runes pre-carved, could cover a high school with a diameter of three or four hundred meters, enough to capture thousands of people.

However, in order to make it easier to use quickly, she had already engraved the runes on the Noble Phantasm, the Undying Blade, in her hand before heading to the Winter Castle.

Although the range is a bit smaller, it allows for quick activation and can move with her, making it much more effective in actual combat than staying in one place.

So even though it can only drain a few hundred heroic warriors at a time, its actual effect is in no way inferior to Scheherazade's charm.

Iskandar, being a commander with exceptional strategic acumen, naturally saw the key point at a glance.

However, he showed no concern and instead revealed a confident smile.

Scheherazade was so effective at restraining him, yet he still won. He had never lost in his countless battles throughout his life. How could a small Blood Temple possibly stop him?

He pointed the Cypriot sword in his hand towards the sky, and immediately a thick bolt of lightning descended from the sky and struck the domain formed by the Blood Temple, causing the domain to tremble.

The Blood Temple, being only a B-rank barrier, is not a defensive enchantment, so its defensive capabilities are naturally far inferior to the defensive shield formed by the golden Vimana.

The lightning attacks summoned by the Cyprus Sword have already affected it.

In addition, the Blood Temple's absorption rate was limited, which prompted Iskandar to immediately devise a countermeasure.

"Savor the devastation and domination from the King of Conquerors!"

Iskandar pointed his sword, and the army of over 20,000 was divided into two parts. One part continued to suppress the three with a rain of arrows, while the other part charged towards Artoria and her companions.

From a distance, Artoria and her two companions looked like a small reef, about to be hit by a raging storm.

It must be said that Iskandar's tactical arrangements were very reasonable.

If Artoria or Lancelot were pulled into the mental world alone, they would be unable to find the time to activate their Noble Phantasms while facing the barrage of arrows.

But now there are three of them.

"I never expected such an opportunity would arise."

Seeing this scene, Lancelot felt his blood boil.

"My king!"

A single call, and nothing more, was enough; countless years of fighting side by side had already made Artoria understand his meaning.

Artoria also showed absolute trust in her most powerful Knight of the Round Table.

Faced once again with a relentless barrage of arrows, Artoria raised her curry stick without hesitation, and her golden body shone with a dazzling golden light like the sun.

Lancelot, meanwhile, stood around Artoria, displaying his martial arts skills to the fullest. The Unbreakable Lake Light, which was supposed to be a Western greatsword, was wielded by him as if it were a dagger, impenetrable and unstoppable. No matter which direction the arrows came from, they could not break through his defenses and interfere with Artoria as she was gathering her strength.

Seeing this scene, Kitagawa Yu suddenly felt an urge to cry.

At the same time, I also understand why Artoria is so determined to go back to the past and change everything.

A series of minor incidents led to a dramatic change that caused a group of once incredibly loyal knights to betray him, and the ensuing civil war resulted in the destruction of Camelot. Anyone in his shoes would probably regret it deeply.

"Don't worry, I will definitely help you fulfill your wish!" Kitagawa Yu murmured softly.