"coax!!"

Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed through Fuyuki City, as if a fierce battle was taking place. Genji and Fujimaru Ritsuka exchanged a glance and hurriedly headed in that direction. When they arrived, they saw a Servant in armor holding two Holy Grail embryos amidst the ruins. Beside her were the corpses of two Servants dissipating.

Seeing this, Emiya immediately understood the whole story. Because of the fusion of the Holy Grail on his side, the other three simulated singularities that had not yet been conquered also resonated and showed similar signs of fusion. This caused the Servants who were originally scattered in different spaces to come together. The Holy Grail in their bodies also prompted them to fight each other and seize each other's Holy Grail embryos to improve themselves. This was the reason for the roar just now. And the Servant who is left now is undoubtedly Saber.

Saber, as a class that wields a sword, naturally requires the eligible Heroic Spirit to have a legend worthy of a sword knight, and is also required to have the highest level of all stats except magic power. In addition, eligible Heroic Spirits mostly have the specialty of excellent instantaneous attack power, so Saber is known as the ace among Servants.

Compared to other classes, Saber boasts exceptionally high attack, defense, magic power, and luck. While her agility isn't at the highest level, it's still quite excellent. Furthermore, swordsmanship is a class that's easily attainable for a king.

In addition, as the strongest class, some Servants experience a decrease in ability level due to the influence of their Noble Phantasms. However, regardless of the circumstances, Saber's characteristics determine that she is the strongest in one-on-one combat. Therefore, Saber is generally the easiest to hunt down Lancers, Archers, and Casters, especially Casters, with whom she has a perfect match in terms of affinity.

Therefore, in a place where all Servants have been enhanced to varying degrees and with different focuses through simulated singularities, it is not surprising that Saber, a single Servant, could eliminate Lance and Caster in such a short time.

Members of this rank, most of whom have royal backgrounds and bear the future of a nation, are no exception. The one before Genji and the others is Artoria Pendragon, a legendary king of ancient Britain, also known as King Arthur. She is considered the knight among knights, the King of Knights.

In Fujimaru Ritsuka's past experiences, she had also encountered this king's dark side, and the unparalleled sense of oppression she felt still haunted her, making her want to summon him to Chaldea to become her Servant.

But the King Arthur they were facing had soft, snow-white skin, long, flowing golden hair, and emerald green eyes, with a single ahoge (cowlick) on his head, making him look unlike someone who had turned evil.

However, everyone present heard a thunderous heartbeat coming from this petite body, and if they looked closely, they could see scales on the skin of this king. In legend, King Arthur was the one who possessed the heart of a red dragon. As long as his blood circulated and he took a breath, he could generate magic. This was a "magical core" from a different dimension than that of ordinary magicians.

Now, if Fujimaru Ritsuka is not mistaken, in this distorted singularity, King Arthur's 'dragon' attribute seems to have received an unexpected boost. She can't help but wonder whether she is facing a legendary king or just a red dragon in human skin.

"Gurgle."

Suddenly, a rumbling sound rang out, and under everyone's gaze, King Arthur opened his mouth and swallowed the two Holy Grail embryos he had just obtained. To put it simply, it was a rather bizarre sight. After all, a petite beauty suddenly swallowed a cup that was almost half the size of her head, like a snake. As she swallowed, her head and neck twisted, making it look particularly eerie.

Of course, Genji and Emiya wouldn't let Saber so easily consume those two cups to strengthen herself. Without hesitation, he rode the wind and tried to snatch those two Holy Grail embryos back from her.

But just as Gensou made his move, Saber unleashed a terrifyingly violent aura. With a sudden swing of her right hand, which seemed to be holding something, a gust of wind slammed into Emiya like an iron hammer.

Gengo originally intended to use the "Cyclone" buff to reverse the wind, but to his surprise, the sword wind, imbued with the red dragon's magic, could not be significantly interfered with by the power of the memory. This unexpected change caught Gengo off guard, but fortunately, he urgently used the power of "Xtreme" to transform into the wind element, thus avoiding being severely injured by the wind.

Furthermore, after landing in Gensou, he saw that the longsword held by Saber in her right hand was covered by a layer of wind, and then returned to an invisible state. This was one of Saber Artoria's Noble Phantasms - Invisible Air.

By using layers of wind to alter the refractive index of light, a barrier is created to obscure the sword's surface. However, it is closer to magic than a Noble Phantasm. Through this barrier, the opponent can be unable to discern the distance and trajectory of the sword's attack, allowing them to strike. It can also unleash the condensed air at once, using it as a ranged attack called "Wind King's Hammer" to sweep away enemies, just as she did when she stopped Genji and Emiya.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the opportunity, Saber successfully swallowed the two Holy Grail embryos. Instantly, scorching magical power erupted from her body. The dense red dragon magic power boiled around Saber like physical flames. Even from dozens of meters away, Fujiwara Ritsuka and the others could feel the burning aura. Furthermore, Artoria's appearance also changed. Smooth, layered dragon scales appeared on both sides of her cheeks, and her eyes became golden dragon pupils. This made Fujiwara Ritsuka certain that there was no possibility of communicating with the Artoria in front of her. Next, they would fight against King Arthur, who had gathered the mysterious power of the three Holy Grails and was enhanced by the simulated singularity.

"Don't forget, this guy might still have his Master's Command Seals."

At this moment, Emiya also spoke up to remind him. The Servant's expression was not good, mainly because he had just been hit by the Wind King's hammer. To be honest, Emiya also knew about this King Arthur and had cautiously increased the guy's strength several times in his mind, but he did not expect that his imagination would still be defeated by reality.

As Emiya reminded her, Saber had already charged over with her sword. And seemingly because Genji and Emiya had tried to stop her from eating, she ignored Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, and attacked Emiya with another Wind King Hammer. At the same time, she turned her sword and slashed down at Genji.

Faced with such a fierce attack, Gengo instinctively dodged its edge. However, to his surprise, as he dodged, the almost tangible magical flames on Saber's body transformed into a projection of a giant dragon behind her, roaring in his direction and unleashing a blizzard-like magical shockwave. Under this magical force, Gengo's connection with the outside world's 'Gale' was temporarily severed, and the wind blade he had gathered in his hand instantly dissipated. Seeing the increasingly close sharp blade, the ribbon behind Gengo suddenly extended, wrapping around a nearby telephone pole, and then rapidly contracted, pulling Gengo out of Saber's sword encirclement.

Even so, when Saber's sword fell, the ground in the city sank a bit, causing the already dilapidated buildings to collapse one after another like dominoes. If it weren't for Mashu, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Illya would have been buried alive.

Where Saber's sword fell, a swamp-like lava field appeared. The king stood on it as if nothing had happened, casting a wild gaze at Gensou.

but.....

Looking at King Arthur in front of him, Gensou raised an eyebrow. Although the red dragon's magic gave her unparalleled destructive power, this power was undoubtedly too domineering. Even the black and red aura of evil that was originally attached to her was burned away. In this way, he could fight without restraint.

"Fang!"

Without hesitation, Gengo took out the Dual Driver and used the 'Fang·Fang' form. The dinosaur phantom roared behind him, and a cold wave filled with the power of nothingness surged toward the red dragon king. Faced with this unpleasant temperature and the terrifying destructive desire within it, Saber's dragon eyes glared angrily, and her boiling magic power erupted in an even more astonishing manner. But in the next second, the pale golden magic power was flattened by the cold wave.

This result surprised Saber. Although she had become a dragon, the red dragon was not without intelligence. It had just affected Artoria's original way of thinking. Therefore, after a simple analysis, Artoria found the most suitable way of fighting for herself at the moment, and the way of fighting that could best control the situation.

Saber roared, unleashing her magic and forcing back the cold tide and the source of the land. She then gripped the hilt of her sword with both hands, and golden particles of light appeared around her, quickly spreading like a galaxy. Her face, which was already half covered by dragon scales, appeared incredibly sacred against this backdrop.

At the same time, the sword in her hand emitted a golden light, dazzling and brilliant. The power contained within it even made the evil of this world retreat from this city.

And this is Excalibur!

Artoria's greatest and strongest Noble Phantasm!

It is regarded as the symbol of King Arthur, the most powerful and the most noble holy sword, standing at the pinnacle of the category of holy swords!

It was not forged by humans, but rather crystallized inside a planet using people's thoughts as raw materials. As one of the ultimate divine weapons of the "Last Phantasm," it is said that this weapon will only reveal its true power when an external enemy threatening this planet appears!

Now, this holy sword transforms Artoria's magic into light, increases momentum through convergence and acceleration, and then emits it like a laser beam from the tip of the sword as it swings downward. In an instant, only this incomparably brilliant light remains between heaven and earth, and the person she is aiming at is none other than Genji!

"Fang! Maximum Drive!"

Genji did try to interrupt Artoria while she was charging up, but after absorbing three Holy Grails, her magical power was truly terrifying. So much so that Genji was unable to get close to her simply by unleashing a powerful burst of magical power. Even though he had used his ultimate attack, his advance was still a bit slow.

Seeing the holy sword about to rush towards him, Gensou repeatedly pressed Fang's tactical horn, raising his ultimate energy to the limit of his body once again. At the same time, the dark kingdom flowed from his body, as...

At this moment, Kamen Rider's crimson compound eyes gradually dimmed, as if they were frozen and turned into nothingness. However, the ice beside him shattered at this moment, sparks like stars in the sky, and then disappeared into the cold mist along with Kamen Rider. When the power of the Holy Sword arrived, the solid dinosaur skull flew out of the mist, and the ferocious giant devoured the light. The swirling white smoke burst out with unimaginable power in that instant. The distance between Genji and Artoria was directly erased. Kamen Rider's fist and King Arthur's Holy Sword almost collided, with only a gap of less than one centimeter between them as the zone for energy collision.

Meanwhile, in the eyes of Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, the space around the two of them lost its color and began to develop into something distorted like a black hole. If the stalemate continued, the two of them would be banished to the chaotic spatial rift.

But before that, a blinding light erupted between Genji and Artoria. For a moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others temporarily lost all their senses of the outside world for about three to five seconds. When they came to their senses, the sharp ringing in their ears made Fujimaru Ritsuka frown. After her mind cleared up a little, she hurriedly got up to check the situation, only to see that only Genji remained at the point of the battle. His pale armor was covered with cracks, and from the cracks, streaks of bright red blood flowed out, which was particularly glaring.

"Don't go over there."

Fujimaru Ritsuka wanted to go over and check on Genji's situation, but Emiya grabbed her arm. Although Fujimaru Ritsuka still couldn't hear what her servant was saying, she could tell from her expression that she had realized something. She looked out along Emiya's line of sight with a serious expression.

'Kara.'

A piece of rubble fell to the ground, and the queen in silver armor rose from the ruins. Her body was being destroyed by the power of nothingness, but she still managed to repair herself with her terrifying magic, just like Professor Kannagi. She looked at the white knight who had knocked her back hundreds of meters, and her golden dragon eyes became even more terrifying. Boiling magic once again flowed into the holy sword, and brilliant light particles reappeared.

no doubt.

This is a sign that Excalibur has been reactivated. Normally, a Noble Phantasm that consumes so much magical energy cannot be used repeatedly, but this problem no longer exists after consuming three Holy Grails.

"Master, give me the Holy Grail."

Emiya said in a low voice with a solemn expression. Although the Holy Grail from the simulated singularity was not pure and was heavily tainted by the evil of this world, there was no other choice given the current situation. Even though Genji didn't shout it out, everyone knew that his body had reached its breaking point in the continuous battles. Since that was the case, Emiya had to try to help in some way. Even if he was corrupted by the evil of the Holy Grail, before his will was altered, he would turn his magical power into the most lethal bomb to severely injure the Red Dragon King.

"Emiya, I will summon you again. No matter the cost, I will make you my ally once more..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka understood Emiya's thoughts. With a solemn expression, she took the Holy Grail from her backpack and spoke in a low, more earnest tone than ever before. But before she could finish, a gunshot rang out, and a bullet pierced through her body...

242 This is a battle to save the world.

"Master!"

"senior!"

The sudden attack caught Emiya and Mash off guard, but Fujimaru Ritsuka did not die. Her Mystic Code's 'Emergency Evasion' was automatically triggered, allowing her to successfully protect her vitals. She clutched her shoulder in pain and managed a weak smile at Emiya and Mash to reassure them.

But Emiya solemnly opened Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand and looked at her wound. There, there was neither a wound nor bleeding, but the place where she was shot looked like a necrotic old wound.

The strange wound made Emiya's expression turn serious. He recognized the injury; even if the surface appeared to heal in the future, the nerves and capillaries had not regenerated properly and had lost their original functions.

The reason is simple: this wound was caused by the Origin Bullet. The magic bullet that sealed into the ribs of Kiritsugu Emiya, who possessed the origins of "severing" and "connecting," brought an irreversible "qualitative change" to the target, just like his origins of "severing and connecting."

Fortunately, Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't use magic. Otherwise, if she had been interfered with by magic, this magic bullet would have shattered her magic circuits and rendered them unusable due to their irregular connections. However, her Mystic Code would have been unusable.

"Emiya Kiritsugu... So you really are Saber's Master?"

Emiya stood up with a complicated expression, gripping his black and white twin swords, warily scanning his surroundings. Emiya Kiritsugu was an assassin, highly skilled with firearms, but judging from the shooting just now, he didn't seem to have a sniper rifle. Otherwise, his Master's injuries wouldn't be so simple.

Emiya Kiritsugu?!

Upon hearing the name, Ilya was stunned. She hadn't expected to hear her father's name again under these circumstances. All the grievances she had suffered over the years welled up in her heart, and the white-haired girl wanted to loudly question her father about why he had come to see her all these years.

But before she could utter a sound, a powerful surge of magic from the side drew everyone's attention. It was Artoria, who had once again completed the charging of Excalibur, and its astonishing light once more illuminated the entire world.

"Mash, you take good care of her...tsk."

Seeing this, Emiya hurriedly tried to grab the Holy Grail to stop Artoria's Noble Phantasm from erupting, but before he could finish speaking, another bullet struck the Holy Grail, stopping Emiya's movement. The Servant clicked his tongue, looked up, and saw a figure moving as fast as a ghost.

This is TimeAlter, a specialized magic possessed by Kiritsugu Emiya. It is also the result of generations of exploration in time manipulation by the Emiya family, and the results are accumulated in the magic crest on Kiritsugu Emiya's back.

This technique separates the inner part of a specific space from the "flow of time" in the outside world, allowing for the arbitrary manipulation of "time." However, this magical method consumes a great deal of magical power, and the preparations and rituals beforehand are extremely complicated. It is a technique designed with the premise of performing grand magic.

To make it suitable for actual combat, Kiritsugu Emiya reduced the size of the barrier to within his own body and adjusted the intervention time to within a few seconds, thereby minimizing the cost of using magic.

With this magic, Kiritsugu Emiya can perform physical feats that are impossible for ordinary people by accelerating blood flow, burning hemoglobin, and exercising muscles, or he can slow down breathing and heartbeat, stop metabolism, and cause his body temperature to drop to a level not much different from the outside temperature to evade detection.

However, the drawback of this magic trick is that it puts a huge burden on the body after it is dispelled, and it may even backfire and kill the caster.

But now...

Looking at Kiritsugu Emiya's ashen face and the evil of this world clinging to him, Emiya had no doubt that he was no longer human and didn't need to worry about those so-called consequences. Now, in his hands, TimeAlter had become a rather troublesome thing.

While Emiya was being distracted by Kiritsugu Emiya, Gengo had already removed the dual drivers, fastened the Lost Driver to his waist, and put the 'Joker' into it. Just as Emiya had guessed, his physical condition was already very bad, so much so that even though the 'Fang·Fang' form had gained a slight advantage, it was unable to unleash its ultimate energy to completely finish off Artoria.

Since the body can't hold on any longer, the soul has to take its place.

An "X" mark appeared behind Gensou, and a black and gold knight appeared before King Arthur. He took a deep breath and pulled out a knight's pass. The red ticket disappeared, and at the same time, red rust appeared on Gensou's armor, just like the forgotten memories.

In exchange, after the red rust, Genji reached the 'Blank' power that was previously impossible. The color of his armor became even darker, as if covered by a blurry filter. At the same time, his body became transparent for a moment. Then, at the heart of the 'Blank' humanoid figure, as if a drop of ink had been dropped into clear water, the black and gold light instantly brought Genji's entire body back to life. At this moment, Kamen Rider Joker was less like a real human and more like a light particle aggregate from another dimension, or a physical projection of some concept.

As Kamen Rider Joker's 'Blank' form appeared, an endless aura enveloped the entire simulated singularity in that instant. Even Kiritsugu Emiya, who could manipulate 'time' to some extent, was pinned to the spot by the invisible pressure of the aura, unable to move. However, he still managed to activate his Command Seals, all three of them, causing a surge of power to flow into Saber's body, which was already filled with magical energy. This made her petite figure appear slightly larger.

With the support of this power, Artoria broke free from the suppression of the aura, regained her freedom of movement, and continued to wield the holy sword, unleashing the power of Excalibur.

At the same time, Gensou also threw a punch. The punch was extremely slow, as if it carried the weight of thousands of mountains. But as soon as the punch was launched, Artoria, as the enemy, felt as if an invisible giant hand was gripping her tightly. Even her red dragon heart skipped a few beats because of it.

But she was not afraid. The arrival of this crisis only aroused her wildness. She roared and poured all her magic into the holy sword. She wanted to make Yuanxiang turn to ashes in the next second.

Just like before, the knight's fist came into contact with this earth-shattering light. The power of black gold immediately suppressed the brilliance of the holy sword. At the same time, Artoria felt a terrible will ignoring the magical impact of Excalibur, no, it was even attacking her along the magical power of Excalibur. In this confrontation, she didn't even have room to dodge.

Then, in the next second, a reality that seemed like a hallucination appeared before Artoria's eyes. The Kamen Rider Joker's will mercilessly bombarded her soul and left wounds on the corresponding locations on her body. King Arthur's chest and silver breastplate immediately caved in. And because this punch from the mind interrupted the release of Excalibur, Kamen Rider Joker's fist storm also came down. In that instant, the Saber, who had become a red dragon, was turned into a paper doll in the truest sense by the terrifying power.

However, the vitality of Servants is sometimes unexpectedly strong. Within Artoria's body, there is a surge of magical power that sustains her existence, preventing her from dissipating, and is even attempting to restore her body.

However, the will of Kamen Rider Joker lingers within her, preventing her from recovering. Therefore, she has no chance of recovery until she directly defeats the willpower energy within herself.

As Artoria struggled, Kamen Rider Joker appeared before her, and then, in the next second, delivered another punch.

This time, Saber had no room to struggle anymore. She turned into spirit particles and disappeared, exiting the simulated singularity, leaving only the Holy Grail that had merged into her body. Of course, the Holy Grail was also presented in the shape of a cake.

As the battle on Genji's side ended, Emiya's side also defeated Kiritsugu Emiya, who was affected by the death of his Servant. Seeing the man before her about to dissipate, Illya couldn't contain her emotions and cried out loudly, her voice trembling with tears:

"Kiritsugu, why? Why did you abandon me? Do you hate Illya that much?!"

The girl's voice was like a cuckoo's mournful cry, making the listener's heart ache, but Emiya sighed helplessly in his heart. Emiya Kiritsugu was already dead, he had no thoughts... Hmm?

Emiya suddenly froze. Not only him, but everyone present saw it: just before it dissipated, two clear tears streamed down Kiritsugu's face, which had remained expressionless throughout. In that instant, they seemed to hear the heartfelt words of a father...

"What's with all these tears...?"

Ilya covered her face and cried out in despair:

"Just say what you have to say, at least... at least call me again..."

“Ilya.”

At that moment, Genji walked to the girl's side, offered the Holy Grail in his hand, and nodded in acknowledgment. Illya paused for a moment, wiped the tears from her face, and used magic to trigger the memories within—

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