Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

This is a high-stakes gamble, but—

Has Emiya Shirou made enough high-stakes gambles?

Amakusa Shiro Tokisada only realized this now, but it was too late; the knocked-back blades had already completely locked him down.

For this attack method that locks onto the enemy from all directions, Shirou Emiya secretly named this move ——————

"Crane Wing Triple Combo!"

"There's no way to dodge it, absolutely no way to dodge it."

Locked down by six reverse blades, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada found himself with nowhere to hide and could only watch helplessly as the reverse blades approached from all directions.

"In the end, was it me who failed?"

Looking at Shirou Emiya's now transparent body in front of him, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada couldn't help but laugh at himself.

"A miracle did indeed happen to you."

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

With several impact sounds, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada felt his consciousness begin to dissipate.

Perhaps all Shirou Emiya wanted to do was knock Amakusa Shirou Tokisada unconscious, without intending to take his life.

But they are currently inside the Greater Grail. If they fall unconscious here, they will only turn into magic and become nourishment for the Grail.

However, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada wouldn't blame Emiya Shirou, but—

"I'm sorry, Semiramis, I can't fulfill my wish, nor can I grant yours."

With this final thought in mind, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada closed his eyes.

"Bang————!"

With a thud, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada fell heavily into the flower field, and amidst the endless scattering of blossoms, he fell into a deep sleep.

As for Emiya, his soul seemed to vanish into nothingness the moment he defeated Amakusa Shiro Tokisada.

Chapter 213 A Sudden Attack

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

Before the Holy Grail could deliver any results, the sound of certain creatures flapping their wings began to rise around the church.

"That's the aura of magic!"

As the only magician among them who had truly experienced a magical battle, Shishi Jie Li immediately sensed the unusual surge of magical power around the sanctuary.

Even though victory was practically assured, Shiki Jie Li did not lower his guard and continued to use his magic to monitor his surroundings.

At this moment, an eyeball is floating outside the church.

That was a pseudo-familiar used by Shiki-kai to monitor or gather intelligence.

"How can there be so many bugs?"

Lion Jie Li loaded his hunting rifle, lit a cigarette, and looked around warily.

With such a large number of insects, any direction would be attacked by them.

The eyeball he used to gather intelligence had been destroyed by insects flying in the sky.

"A Servant is rapidly approaching!!!!!"

Joan of Arc quickly sensed that two servants were approaching at an extremely fast speed in front of the church.

Its speed is so fast that it rivals that of a shooting star.

And in this Holy Grail War, there can only be one Servant who possesses such speed—

"boom--!"

"The indestructible chariot of raging winds and raging waves!!!!"

The next second, the tightly closed church doors were smashed open, and countless swarms of insects rushed in through the destroyed doors.

As the Holy Church Magic Workshop created by Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, Shakespeare, and Semiramis, its defenses are so strong that ordinary magicians simply cannot break through them.

The swarm of insects could only rush in with Achilles, unable to cause the slightest harm to the Church.

The walls of the Holy Church were strong enough to withstand even the Semiramis beam cannon, so how could they possibly succumb to the attacks of these insect swarms?

But at this moment, Achilles showed no excitement about joining the war; instead, he was filled with boundless rage.

Achilles brandished his spear, charging towards Joan of Arc while roaring angrily.

"Ruler!!!! Use Command Spell!!!!"

As a Heroic Spirit, Achilles, with his own beliefs and principles, would never obey Zouken Matou's orders.

Rather, if it weren't for the release of his Noble Phantasm during the battle with Chiron, Achilles would have immediately chosen to sense his new Master and rush over to kill him, instead of continuing to fight Chiron.

In the original storyline, Achilles was already resentful that Amakusa Shirou Tokisada had been hiding his Master. After Amakusa Shirou Tokisada transferred his contract, Achilles bluntly stated his intention to kill Amakusa Shirou Tokisada.

Achilles was also somewhat hampered in his battle with Chiron, and was extremely worried about the safety of his Master, whom he had never met before.

If Achilles hadn't needed to engage in a fateful battle with Chiron, and if Karna and Semiramis hadn't intervened, he probably would have directly attacked Amakusa Shiro Tokisada.

Of course, another reason is that Karna saved the lives of those Masters.

Now that the battle between Achilles and Chiron is over, he has no reason to be nice to a magus who has stolen his Master Contract and Master Command Seals.

Upon sensing the location of his new Master, Achilles charged forward without delay, his aim being to kill the person who had taken his Master contract.

However, things backfired.

Zouken Matou currently possesses the 18 Command Seals that six Servants—Assasin (Black), Lancer, Rider, Archer, Berserker (Red), and Cursed Arm—should have.

Although Zouken Matou doesn't actually have all 18 Command Seals, after removing the one used by Atalanta in her battle against Shirou Emiya, the one used to rescue Jack the Ripper, and the two used to enable Karna and Achilles to unleash their Noble Phantasms, Zouken Matou currently possesses a total of 14 Command Seals.

Achilles, whose magical resistance was only at the C level, was utterly unable to resist such a number of Command Seals.

During the construction of the Holy Grail War, the Tohsaka clan provided the ley lines; the Einzbern clan created the Holy Grail; and the Matou clan developed the Command Seals system, which could forcibly command Servants.

Makiri is a renowned magician skilled in creating familiars. His achievements include designing the system of familiars (Servants) in the Holy Grail War and inventing the technique of "binding them with Command Seals." These achievements are also the achievements of Zouken Matou.

For this reason, it is no exaggeration to say that Zouken Matou is the person most familiar with Command Seals in the world.

Therefore, he was able to send his Servants to strip other Masters of their Command Seals and contracts, and he was also able to make all the Command Seals have the same effect in his hands.

Zouken Matou's Command Seals are not like those of Jeanne d'Arc. All 14 of his Command Seals can be used on a single Servant, which is quite terrifying.

Achilles was restrained before he could reach Zouken Matou, because Zouken knew that if Achilles got to him, he would have no chance to use Command Seals.

Although he can create a new body at any time, there are also situations where Achilles' speed might prevent him from ever using a Command Seal.

The Crest Worm hidden in Sakura's heart is not here at this time.

Moreover, he originally intended to use Command Spells to restrain Achilles, so Zouken Matou did not plan to conserve his Command Spells.

Moreover, as the creator of Command Seals, Zouken Matou can make his Command Seals have an effect greater than 1.

Zouken Matou could bind Achilles for a day using only two Command Seals.

Now, Achilles has become a puppet controlled by the Command Spells, and he has no way to resist the effects of such a forceful Command Spell.

He could only go against his own heart and attack Joan of Arc. If it weren't for the fact that Achilles' Noble Phantasm, "Spear of the Sky," had many limitations such as "cannot be used on women" and "he wouldn't force his opponent into a one-on-one duel if she didn't intend to," he would have been able to do so.

It's likely that Zouken Matou will force her to unleash her Noble Phantasm to trap Jeanne d'Arc within it.

After all, only Jeanne d'Arc currently standing before the Holy Grail possesses the strength to fight against Heroic Spirits.

Furthermore, Joan of Arc was able to detect the presence of the cursed wrist despite its concealment.

If Jeanne d'Arc is dealt with first, then Zouken Matou will be able to kill everyone present very easily.

Although Astolfo is no longer in danger of being forced off the field, he lies weakly on the ground, unable to resist.

Now is arguably the best time for Zouken Matou to win the Holy Grail.

If one can attain immortality, what does it matter if one lives in another world!

Zouken Matou firmly believed that the Holy Grail of this world could grant him eternal life.

As for Zouken Matou's body, which is still in the original world.

Zouken Matou is unable to make multiple bodies have their own consciousness at the same time. The one that can move independently is the one with Zouken Matou's main consciousness, while the others are in an unconscious state.

Therefore, after following Shirou Emiya into the world of the Gate, Zouken Matou's body in the original world was in a state of disconnection, possessing only the most basic instincts of an insect and the last command given by Zouken Matou.

It can be said that if Zouken Matou were to fulfill his wish here, it would be no different from fulfilling his wish in the original world.

After all, apart from immortality, Zouken Matou has no other pursuits at the moment.

Chapter 214 The Situation of Absolute Crisis

"By the name of the Command Seal, break free from your bonds, Rider!"

Joan of Arc would not have intended to use the Command Spell if Achilles had not been so furious in demanding it.

After all, Achilles' appearance and attack did not violate the rules of the Holy Grail War, and the other hidden Master was already capable of seizing the Holy Grail in this way.

Joan of Arc did not refute, but the appearance of these insect swarms and Achilles' angry expression immediately brought back some terrible memories for her.

Before Shirou Emiya used a Command Spell to summon her to the Church, she went alone to deal with the threat in Turifas—Jack the Ripper.

When facing Jack the Ripper, her Master was a very slender woman with emerald green hair.

Jeanne d'Arc also tried to persuade the Master, but she wouldn't listen to anything Jeanne d'Arc said. In her eyes, there was only her Servant—Jack the Ripper.

As Joan of Arc continued to fight Jack the Ripper, the woman knelt on the ground in great pain, with throbbing veins appearing on her face.

As if something were sucking her blood, the vein on her throbbing grew thicker and throbbed more frequently as Joan of Arc's battle with Jack the Ripper intensified.

After Joan of Arc killed Jack the Ripper, the woman's life seemed to come to an end as well; she lay on the ground, motionless.

Joan of Arc approached her with the intention of healing her, but the moment she reached her...

"boom----!"