In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

Leif laughed and shook his head: "Escape? How could I possibly escape... you Chaldean scum."

He looked at Mash: "Mash, it seems you've matured a lot since then. Hmm~ Your Spirit Origin level also shows you're much stronger than you were in Fuyuki."

"Rafe, hand over the Holy Grail and reveal your purpose!" Roman's voice also rang out in the voice healing center, filled with barely suppressed anxiety.

"Oh, Roman, you're here too. But..." Leif opened his eyes, his expression turning terrifying. "Do you really think... just one Demi-Servant and a bunch of random Servants who came from nowhere can keep me here?"

"This is really... outlandish, hahahahahaha————"

He burst into wild laughter.

"How many times do I have to tell you before you understand that Chaldea—is absolutely incapable of saving humanity!"

"Whether or not it can be saved, that's not something you should be asking." Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes were cold as she stared at Rafe. "The word 'trash' is more fitting for you... Rafe."

Rafe stopped his arrogant laughter, wiped away the tears that had come from the corners of his eyes, and looked at the petite girl.

"Fujimaru Ritsuka, the Master of Chaldea... what a smooth talker." He shook his head with a smile. "Whatever, I'll... leave you all here. I wasn't originally planning on using this method..."

He raised the Holy Grail in his hand.

"Let me show you..." A maniacal smile played on his lips.

hum-

Centered on Rafe, space itself trembled.

"Uh--"

"puff--"

"what--"

The three heroic spirits, Zuo Cun, Simonetta, and Camilla, were directly blasted away, with Simonetta even spitting out a mouthful of blood from the shock.

"What...what's going to happen!" Roman panicked. "The magic around you has become extremely unstable. This is...this is corruption!"

"The magic is changing! It's being assimilated by Rafe!"

He shouted, "Get away from Rafe!"

"Hahahaha—witness my true form of existence—Chaldea!"

"My full name is Rafe Lenore Floros!"

"Demon God—"

"Floros!!!"

Floros swallowed the Holy Grail.

The figure has vanished, leaving behind what remains—

Huge and bizarre.

It resembled a tentacle, but was covered with eyes, and its body seemed to be covered with a layer of downy hair.

“Demon God... Floros..." Roman stared blankly at the thing that had appeared there, feeling his heart skip a beat.

"Uh—" Mash shielded Fujimaru Ritsuka, Nero, and the extremely weak Lawrence behind her, enduring the malevolent and destructive magic released by the Demon God Pillar, Floros.

Zuo Cun forced himself to stand up.

"No, this thing... is too dangerous!" Zuo Cun frowned.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and jumped up.

Carrying the unconscious Simonetta and the equally injured Camilla on his shoulders, Samura jumped toward Fujimaru Ritsuka.

“Mr. Samura!” Fujimaru Ritsuka was startled.

Zuo Cun directly withstood the first wave of attack from the demon god Floros, yet he was still able to stand up.

"I used my abilities to somewhat mitigate the first wave of impact. You take good care of them both," Zuo Cun said, standing up while clutching his stomach.

Ultimately, it was only a mitigation, not an avoidance; Zuocun was still affected by the burning and malicious magic.

After unscrewing the gem potion Lawrence had prepared beforehand and feeding it to Camilla, Zuo Cun said, "Let her go out and get reinforcements. Here... leave this to Mash and me for now. Mash's alright, isn't she?"

"Yes, of course!"

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Chapter 466 The Dagger of No Return - Part One

“Master…” Lawrence had woken up at some point.

"Miss Lawrence!"

Camilla has gone outside to summon the heroic spirits fighting in other parts of the city. Samurai and Mashupu are tentatively engaging the Demon God Floros, but—

How can one possibly kill the Demon Pillar, which is unknown to its vital points, structure, and even its very existence?

I don't understand, I can't understand.

However, we can't just stand still and do nothing!

Everyone knows this.

“Floros... I know that name.” Lawrence forced himself to sit up, a bead of cold sweat still trickling down his cheek. “No wonder... no wonder I could sense such... profound, such dark magical attributes from him.”

Nero was holding the unconscious Simonetta, and together with Fujimaru Ritsuka, they were looking at Lawrence.

“The Demon God…the sixty-fourth of the seventy-two Demon Gods of Solomon, the Demon God with the rank of Duke, is the Demon God Pillar Floros before us.” Lawrence wiped the cold sweat from his face and stared intently at Floros.

Roman, who was in Chaldea, did not change his expression, but his heart skipped a beat and his eyes looked a little downcast.

"I've also deduced how singularities arise..."

"…!" Fujimaru Ritsuka's pupils contracted. "The Holy Grail…"

Lawrence nodded weakly: "That's right, it's... the Holy Grail."

"Give the Holy Grail to someone who can cause chaos in this era, or a Heroic Spirit. Simply do this, locate the key era, find, or even summon someone who can cause chaos. This is the principle behind the creation of singularities."

“So… in France, the Holy Grail was held by Jeanne Alter and Gilles de Rais, and here in Rome, it is held by the god Romulus…” Fujimaru Ritsuka said thoughtfully, stroking her chin.

"I see... That explains why Rafe is here!" Roman quickly pondered Lawrence's conjecture.

"Yes... because the god Romulus has no intention of destroying humanity, he—will definitely be defeated. Therefore, Rafe... no, the demon god Floros, has no choice but to deal with this mess himself."

"How ironic... So, here, is Rafe the only one willing to betray the times?" Roman typed furiously on his keyboard.

"Truly hideous..." Nero only half understood what she was hearing, but she could still sense the incredibly disgusting demonic aura emanating from the Demon God Pillar Flauros. "Hidest than anything I've ever seen!"

“At this moment—” Suddenly, a clear female voice rang out.

With anger... and with determination.

"Not afraid of death, nor seeking life."

A fog appeared before my eyes.

A long bamboo scroll obscured everyone's view.

"The Dagger of No Return [Existent solely for assassination]!!!"

A figure dressed in white appeared beside Floros.

A cold light flashed, and a dagger emerged from the end of the bamboo slip.

Zheng—

"Jing Ke! Watch out!"

The dagger, imbued with terrifying magic, pierced deeply into Floros's writhing body.

Floros let out a sound similar to a roar, and magic began to surge.

"Tch!" Zuo Cun realized the situation was bad and tried to bring Jing Ke out, but—it was too late.

"Miss Jing Ke!" Mashu shouted.

Jing Ke smiled.

Once I unleash this Noble Phantasm, I never intend to turn back.

"【Humanity Burning Style - Floros】".

A sound similar to a machine starting up rang out, and magic—centered on the Demon God Pillar Flauros—

A massive explosion occurred!

Boom boom boom boom ————————

"Ugh—" Zuo Cun, who hadn't fully retreated to a safe distance, was blasted and rolled over, crashing heavily to the ground.

As the smoke and dust cleared, the ground within a ten-meter radius of the Demon God Pillar Floros sank several meters.

Jing Ke's figure had naturally vanished without a trace.

“…What terrifying destructive power…” Roman stared intently at the deep pit, swallowing hard.

"Jing Ke has achieved his goal." Lawrence's eyes held both respect and regret.

The demonic pillar Floros, which had unleashed the [Humanity Incineration Style - Floros], has fallen into a state of lethargy.

Notably, a noticeable dent appeared at the spot where Jing Ke's weapon had just pierced, and the eyeball there had also dimmed.

Although it was still writhing and roaring, the demon god pillar Floros had already fallen into a state of great weakness due to Jing Ke's [Dagger of No Return].

"Really—" Zuo Cun, bracing himself against the ground, stood up again.

His abdomen was blown to pieces, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were incredibly bright.

“Mr. Samura…” Fujimaru Ritsuka stared in disbelief at the figure who lived in the stories she had heard since childhood.

"Why, why, I can't understand it, I can't analyze it." The Demon God Pillar Flauros uttered such a voice, "Having directly withstood the aftershocks of my incineration, how can you still stand up? I can't understand it, I can't analyze it."

“I’m not someone who can be easily defeated. As long as I don’t want to… no one can take my life.” Zuocun removed his hand from his abdomen and wiped it on his face.

He was covered in blood.

"A creature like you... could not possibly understand... why I stood up."

He reached to his waist and pulled out—a gem potion.