The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

After Artoria and Irisviel left, Hachiman Hikigaya agreed to join the siege of Caster.

However, just as everyone feared, their single-target damage was insufficient, despite severing the giant monster's tentacles multiple times and even stripping away a large amount of its flesh.

However, their attacks were utterly ineffective against the monsters' incredible regeneration abilities.

There was no other way but for Hachiman Hikigaya to have Karna unleash his Noble Phantasm.

"Are you serious?"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's order, Karna, who had retreated to his side, hesitated for a moment.

Karna knew very well how much magical energy he needed to unseal his Noble Phantasm. With the amount of magical energy Hachiman Hikigaya currently possessed, even if all of it were drained, there was absolutely no way he could unseal his Noble Phantasm.

"Partial unsealing is fine. As long as it's enough to kill Caster, even if it causes some side effects to the body, it's acceptable."

"Is that so? I understand."

Karna nodded, then twirled his spear, his body suddenly releasing a tremendous aura.

Karna extracted a massive amount of magical power from Hachiman Hikigaya's body, and soon all the magical power was drained. Karna then set his sights on the Inari God power within Hachiman Hikigaya's body.

As he extracted the energy, the golden light on Hachiman Hikigaya's surface dimmed more and more until finally, his divine power could no longer form a mask, forcing him to revert to his divine state.

Even at this point, Karna still did not stop drawing!

"Hikigaya-sama!"

After protecting Sakura from falling to the bottom of the pit, the foxes from the Inari Shrine dispersed to clear out the small monsters at the bottom of the pit.

Only Xiao Wu and the other three foxes stayed by Xiao Ying's side, doing nothing.

When he discovered that Hachiman Hikigaya was having his life force drained by Karna, Kogoro exclaimed in surprise.

She then leaped several times to Hachiman Hikigaya's side and transferred the power within her body into him.

With a new source of magic, Karna stopped absorbing Hachiman Hikigaya's life force and instead began absorbing the divine power from Kogoro's body.

However, Xiao Wu's divine power was quickly drained, and at that moment, the other foxes who had arrived took over.

"Karna, isn't the magic power you need enough?"

Looking at the Inari fox that had already circled around his feet, Hachiman Hikigaya asked Karna with some confusion.

"I'm sorry, Master, but I was indeed following your instructions to absorb enough magical power to completely destroy Caster and that giant magical beast..."

Karna appeared quite calm in the face of Hachiman Hikigaya's doubts.

"But this is far too much!"

Upon hearing Karna's words, Hachiman Hikigaya was on the verge of tears.

Karna already had a high level of magical (spiritual) power reserves. He also absorbed one-seventh of the divine power from the Inari God, as well as the power of more than ten Inari God foxes.

Doesn't this meet the conditions for destroying the caster?

"I'm puzzled. My intuition tells me that it hasn't been achieved... If I'm not mistaken, what Caster is summoning now isn't an ordinary magical beast, but a part of the body of some ancient evil god. To destroy them, I'll have to use an anti-god Noble Phantasm."

"Ancient Evil God?!"

Karna's words made Hachiman Hikigaya's eyelids twitch instantly.

Although its exact strength is unknown, the name alone is ominous.

"Well, fortunately, Caster didn't choose to awaken this part of the body; instead, he chose to control it himself. So the problem isn't too serious..."

"No, this problem is already very big!"

Hachiman Hikigaya glanced down at the three foxes lying weakly on the ground, drained of their energy, and retorted with a somewhat agitated tone.

Crouching down, Hachiman Hikigaya allowed the Inari foxes, whose divine power was almost exhausted, to cling to his arm to recover their strength, just like the chief priestess had done. He also made room for the new foxes. Hachiman began to observe the magical beast that Karna called a part of the body of an ancient evil god.

After only a few glances, Hachiman Hikigaya felt a surge of negative emotions overwhelm him, and his body began to experience various uncomfortable reactions.

"How come they're alright?"

Not daring to look any longer, Hachiman Hikigaya quickly looked away, wondering why the people fighting Caster were alright.

"With magical protection, there shouldn't be any problems in the short term, but Master, I've taken all of your magical power..."

Karna suddenly stopped chatting.

Having fully accumulated his power, he twirled the spear in his hand, releasing a massive surge of magical energy that quickly enveloped his entire body.

He leaped into the air, and as Karna gazed at Caster in the distance and the remnants of the ancient evil god beneath him, he softly said:

"Extinction lies in this one stab."

As soon as the words fell, all the light in the sky disappeared instantly, and a huge eyeball suddenly appeared above Karna's head.

It stared intently at Caster, who was laughing wildly in the deep pit, and then a light spear composed entirely of lightning, capable of killing a god with a single strike, slowly emerged from its eyeball!

"Return to nothingness, evil god..."

After expressionlessly declaring Caster's fate, Karna threw the light spear in his hand with all his might.

Hachiman Hikigaya only felt a flash of light before his eyes, and the light spear had already accurately pierced Caster's heart and entered the remnant body of the ancient evil god.

“Heh…”

Before Caster could even react to what was happening, he felt something missing from his chest.

He looked down at the large hole in his chest with a puzzled expression, then tilted his head.

"What happened...?"

The body of the ancient evil god summoned beneath him suddenly began to swell.

A violent and destructive power flowed freely within it.

Iskandar and the others outside had already retreated to a safe place as soon as Karna unleashed his Noble Phantasm.

At this moment, they were filled with shock as they looked at the evil god's body, which had swelled to an exaggerated degree.

"boom!"

Finally, the resilient body could no longer suppress the violent power within it and was blasted to pieces with a deafening roar.

The immense magical power, now unrestrained, began to unleash its power in all directions. After more than ten minutes, the magical power gradually subsided, and apart from Hachiman Hikigaya and his seven companions, there were no other living creatures in the empty pit!

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It's frustrating that I can't capture the cool way Karna unleashes his Noble Phantasm.

well.......

Chapter 237 Outpost Attacked

After leaving the temporary base, Hisayu Maiya headed towards the city center.

She had only gone a little over halfway when the vigilance she had developed on the battlefield told her that she was being watched.

"Well!"

She had barely drawn her gun, and before she could even assume a fighting stance, several throwing knives flew out of the darkness, pinning her firmly to the wall beside her.

"assassin....."

Despite the excruciating pain, Hisayu Maiya struggled to lift her head and look in the direction from which the flying knife had come.

A cloaked figure wearing a skull mask slowly emerged from the alley and approached her.

............

Kiritsugu Emiya sat alone in the room.

More than half an hour has passed since Hisayu Maiya set off, but there has been no news from her yet.

"Did something happen to them too?"

The thought that not only Artoria and Irisviel, but also his capable assistant Hisayuu Maiya had lost contact made Kiritsugu Emiya's face turn terribly dark.

After waiting a while longer, at Hisayu Maiya's normal pace, she should have already arrived near the city center by now.

However, Kiritsugu Emiya still hadn't received any news.

Can't drag it any longer!

Standing up, Kiritsugu Emiya quickly packed up the necessary weapons and supplies, preparing to move to the new base.

After all, Hisayu Maiya has likely already been captured by the enemy.

Although he firmly believed that Hisa Maiya would never betray him, Kiritsugu Emiya could not guarantee that the enemy did not have the means to force Hisa Maiya to talk.

"Master!"

Just as Kiritsugu Emiya was about to leave, Artoria rushed into the house carrying Irisviel.

"Saber?"

Artoria's sudden return surprised Kiritsugu Emiya.

He had already prepared for the worst, but to his surprise, Artoria returned safely...

After confirming that Artoria was not injured in any way and that her combat ability was not affected, Kiritsugu Emiya breathed a sigh of relief and then shifted his gaze from Artoria to his wife in his arms.

"What's up with her?"

Approaching Irisviel, Kiritsugu Emiya carefully examined her physical condition.

There was no external injury, the heartbeat was normal, and there were no problems with the internal organs.

But Irisviel looked quite weak.

"It's Caster..."

Upon seeing Kiritsugu Emiya, Irisviel quickly revealed the culprit who had caused her to become like this.

"He summoned something that can directly replace other Heroic Spirits to complete the filling of the Holy Grail. Although Caster is now dead, the amount for six people has already been completed..."

"Irisviel, what are you saying?"

Artoria listened to Irisviel's words with a puzzled expression.

What's so filling? Enough for six people.

“Saber, this has nothing to do with you.”