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

"The Noble Phantasm has been confirmed to be activated. Its name is [Chalkiness - the Pale Holy Sword]. It is a Noble Phantasm with a base rating of at least A-rank for attacking cities." The staff member felt Anno's Noble Phantasm through the screen, a bead of cold sweat dripping from his temple.

"This level of anti-city treasure..." Olga Marie covered her mouth.

Mashu and Fujimaru Ritsuka were unable to speak at all.

The dimly lit city became as bright as day, the thick black clouds in the sky were shattered, and a sliver of sunlight briefly peeked through.

As the light faded, the crystalline white condensed magic, transformed into specks of light, continued to shine along the path of the holy light.

Darius III's once formidable army has been reduced to ashes by the power of the Holy Light.

As for Darius III himself, he had led the charge and was now lying on the ground not far from Anor.

His dark body was unable to move, and it emitted a faint golden light.

The continuation of battle has failed, and Darius III is now indeed returning to the Throne of Heroes.

Anno walked to Darius III's side, took Darius III's outstretched hand, and helped him up.

In his final moments in the mortal realm, the Berserker Darius III regained some of his consciousness.

His voice was rough and loud, and he looked at Anno with admiration and respect: "What a brilliant sword strike..."

Anno didn't answer, but just smiled: "If we weren't enemies, I would really like to sit down and drink with a hero like you."

Darius gave an awkward smile: "To receive your kindness and yet be unable to repay it is probably my greatest misfortune."

He warned Anno: "Be careful, Knight Anno. My Master has summoned me against the rules, and besides me, there are other Servants who have been summoned against the rules by that man."

Anno frowned, but nodded: "Thank you for your information, Your Majesty."

As the golden light fell, Darius III turned into specks of light and disappeared from the spot.

Anno sighed softly, then regained his serious expression. He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and said, "Master, you heard what the Berserker just said, didn't you?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded: "I heard that. That dark-skinned...uncle just said that there are other Servants in this city?"

Olga Marie covered her face in sorrow: "Things are completely out of control—"

Darius III did not lie.

Because the holy light that Anno just released had attracted one of the illegally summoned heroic spirits.

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Chapter 122 The Second Enemy Servant—Archer

Something that looked like a chain made of white spheres swung over from a great distance.

"Senior!" Mashu reacted quickly, hurriedly placing her shield in front of the two ordinary people.

The white, spherical chains struck Mash's shield with a dull thud.

Seeing that the attack was ineffective, the chains retracted at an extremely fast speed.

Anno frowned.

The chains are moving fast, and the thing on the chains looks like... a sheep?

Are there any Heroic Spirits who use sheep as weapons?

However, based on intelligence, he still reported his findings to Roman, who had access to the information.

"Turning sheep into chains and using them as treasures?" Roman was amazed.

Anno nodded and said to Mash, "Miss Kyrielight, please protect the Master closely. This Servant... if nothing unexpected happens, should be an Archer."

The Noble Phantasm composed of spherical sheep was hurled at everyone again at great speed. Anno tried to block it with Chalk, but the chains seemed to have a mind of their own, bypassing Chalk's blade. Fortunately, Mash was not far from Fujimaru Ritsuka and Olga Marie, and she raised her shield to defend herself.

"Mashu, report the strength of the attack!" Roman reminded him.

"Yes! The attack power isn't high, but it's enough to effectively kill ordinary people!"

The chains were put back in place.

A petite figure hidden in the shadows looked on with some resentment at the two people who were being protected by Anno and Mashu.

"Lord Apollo... what should we do?" He bit his lip and touched a strange, spherical sheep lying on his head.

The servant smacked his lips, his face was very innocent and cute, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"It seems I must first deal with that Saber before I can better complete the task my Master gave me..."

He ignored the wary men and considered the matter carefully.

Finally, he made up his mind.

Her petite body slowly rose into the sky, her hands radiating a soft light.

"Apollo System activated." A strangely shaped, enormous sniper rifle appeared in his hand, aimed at Anno, who had already spotted him.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Anno's face: "This is... a Noble Phantasm of Release?"

The petite servant continued chanting, and a crack appeared in the dark clouds in the sky, letting sunlight shine on him: "Troy gun body inspection."

"Sunlight overload!"

Mashu hurriedly activated her ability, [Fragile Snowflake Wall].

Anno, however, felt a strong sense of threat.

That sniper rifle seemed to be aimed at his own left arm!

According to legend, Knight Anno's left arm was the weakest part of his body; if his left arm was injured, Knight Anno would fall into a state of weakness.

The fluorescent light from the chalky sword blade diffused, creating a white barrier.

"Noble Phantasm confirmed, the White Chalk of Protection." Chaldea transmitted the data.

Chalk represents Anno's destruction and protection.

Holy light can destroy everything, but it can also protect a region.

“3, 2, 1…” The petite Archer smiled disdainfully.

That was an invincible skill; he recognized it.

But my Noble Phantasm is something you can't defend against no matter what!

"A dazzling arrow that will pierce the heavens!!! (Troia Velos)"

The sniper rifle emitted a scorching light, like the sun, as it fired at Anno on the ground.

The sunlight shone on the chalk walls.

Anno's left side was directly hit by Archer's Noble Phantasm, and Chalk's protection was ineffective.

"Ugh—" Anno coughed up a mouthful of blood after his left side was bombarded.

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Chapter 123 The Appearance of Shadow Followers

Archer's Noble Phantasm is a small-range anti-personnel Noble Phantasm, so it is very powerful against single targets.

As the smoke and dust from the explosion settled, Anno's entire left half of his body was blown away, revealing the flesh and blood underneath.

For some reason, Mashu was in a great hurry and rushed to Anno's side to help him up.

"Mr. Anno!"

Anno nudged Mashu with his right wrist, which was holding Chalk: "My spirit core hasn't shattered yet, I've just suffered some injuries."

“But…” Mashu seemed very anxious.

Anno interrupted Mash directly: "Kyrielight, there are no buts. Now, as a Servant, you should stand by your Master's side."

He stared intently at the Archer who had fallen from the sky: "I was only slightly injured. The Archer's purpose in targeting me with his Noble Phantasm was very clear: he wanted to eliminate me first and create an opportunity to get close to his Master."

Then, he smiled confidently: "Although my weakness has been exposed, I wonder if any of you have actually read my biography."

He pushed Mash away and looked at Archer, who was rapidly approaching: "When Knight Anno's left arm becomes useless, he will be weak, but he will not be unable to fight!"

His feet began to move, walking towards Archer: "Throughout my life, I have fought countless battles with only my right arm, having lost my left arm!"

“Even with only one hand holding the sword, I am the strongest knight in Britain!” Anno’s walking had turned into running.

Archer was surrounded by a flock of spherical sheep, which carried him swiftly. Archer held the chain he had just thrown out and lashed it at Anno.

Anno lost his left arm, but his right arm became even faster, making blocking and slashing effortless.

The one-armed knight Anno and the green-haired, white-clad Archer engaged in fierce combat.

But at this moment, other uninvited guests were also attracted.

Two figures, shrouded in ominous and dense black energy, appeared before the three.

“Gah gah... gah gah..." A tall, thin figure quickly approached.

"Senior, Director! Stand back!" Mashu used her shield to shove the figure shrouded in black energy aside and shouted to Fujimaru Ritsuka and Olga Marie.

Another black figure wielding a naginata thrust at Mash, but the attack was blocked by a shield.

"How... pitiful..." The tall, dark figure held a dagger, shrouded in dense black mist, making it impossible to see his face.

"Clearly...so weak...yet still wanting to protect the Master...how laughable..." The shadowy figure wielding the naginata, in the same situation as the other shadowy figure, mocked sharply and strangely.

“This is…” Olga Marie struggled to think of what it was.

“This magical reaction… is from a follower, but…” Roman’s voice came.

“It’s a Shadow Servant!” Mash warned.

Olga Marie suddenly realized: "Yes! They are Shadow Followers!"

She summarized and analyzed the current intelligence, and said thoughtfully, "Darius III, who was just defeated, once said that there were other Servants who were illegally summoned besides him... Let's assume that Archer over there was illegally summoned."

"Since there are Servants summoned illegally, there must also be Servants summoned within the rules."

“Darius III and the Archer over there were summoned with normal Spirit Origin strength, while the two Shadow Servants clearly have a lower magical reaction than Darius III and the others.”

Olga Marie concluded: "These two Shadow Servants are very likely the Servants who participated in the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City in 2004, and are Servants who were legally summoned!"

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Chapter 124 A Road Full of Thorns

Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat surprised: "Your theory seems to make sense!"