My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

Kariya Matou's hatred for Tokiomi Tohsaka made his already disfigured face appear even more ferocious and terrifying.

This is the roar of the incompetent, and the last desperate blow of the loser.

"Hey, are you alright?" Hui asked, looking at Matou Kariya, who was clearly mentally unstable.

"I...I'm alright. Hui, can you defeat this heroic spirit?"

"I……"

"My Servant, I command you with Command Spells. I know you are not a powerful Heroic Spirit, so I do not ask you to obtain the Holy Grail. However, you must at least defeat this Heroic Spirit!"

Matou Kariya's only remaining right eye emitted a bloodthirsty red light, while the Command Seals on the back of his hand also emitted a red glow.

Using Command Spells to issue such vague commands is undoubtedly a waste of Command Spells.

However, Matou Kariya had no regrets. His hatred for Tokiomi Tohsaka had clouded his judgment, and he felt that anything that could increase the chances of defeating Tokiomi Tohsaka was worthwhile.

Matou Kariya witnessed Tohsaka Tokiomi's Heroic Spirit slaughtering Assassin like a chicken, and the Heroic Spirit's gorgeous attack style had a huge visual impact on him.

In contrast, her own heroic spirit, though a deity, is more like a decorative vase, and she herself admits that she is not strong.

Kariya Matou, who had only a superficial understanding of magic, naturally believed Kei's words.

After Matou Kariya used his Command Seals.

Hui suddenly felt a will invading her body, and then... she was devoured by the Void Soul and disappeared.

Hui felt the increase in her soul string value, a strange look flashing in her eyes, and replied, "I understand. Good night then, don't disturb my sleep unless it's something important."

After Hui finished speaking, she transformed into a spirit and disappeared.

Matou Kariya was left alone to cool down his boiling emotions.

……

……

After one night.

When Matou Kariya woke up again, there was no one beside him. He had a rare good night's sleep, as the Crest Worms inside him had been tormenting his mind all along.

Hui's appearance made these insects much more obedient.

"Hey, are you there?" Matou Kariya asked the air.

However, Hui ignored him, after all, it was only seven o'clock.

Matou Kariya called out twice more, but when Kei did not respond, it gave up.

He roughly understood what kind of personality Hui had: arrogant, aloof, extremely self-centered, and completely uninterested in anything outside of herself. Although she would sometimes smile at you, that smile had no warmth; it was merely a formality.

"Are all gods this terrible?" Matou Kariya murmured to himself.

He didn't know that this was just how Hui treated outsiders; when it came to the people in her heart, Hui was a completely different person.

To maintain secrecy, the Holy Grail War is usually fought at night, so there is little action taken during the day; most of the time is spent on surveillance and reconnaissance.

Matou Kariya also used the only magic he knew to gather intelligence in every corner of Fuyuki City.

However, not long after.

He then discovered the magic of a servant.

No, it must have been the other party who made him discover it, because the other party's undisguised magic power could be felt within a radius of several hundred meters.

"Hui, something's happened," Matou Kariya called out.

"what's up?"

“An unfamiliar servant seems to be provoking us.”

"Really?" Hui said somewhat listlessly. "You don't want me to fight them to the death, do you?"

Please, this isn't a 1v1. Only a fool would be the first to go up and fight.

Hui silently complained to herself.

"No, I'm telling you to conceal your presence and remain still," Matou Kariya said in a low voice.

He feared that a deity like Hui would not be able to withstand such provocation and, based on her so-called "boring pride," would rush out and fight the other party.

Although he's a novice when it comes to magic, he's not stupid either.

He naturally knew that in the Holy Grail War, a battle between seven people, "hiding oneself and gathering information about others" was the best way to win.

Kariya Matou's words surprised Kei. Kei suddenly felt that this guy was somewhat pleasing to the eye. Although this guy was a bit useless and crazy, at least he wasn't stupid.

"Then I'm going to sleep," Hui said, and disappeared again.

Upon seeing this, Matou Kariya continued to secretly monitor the situation.

It was evening.

"Wisdom".

"what happened?"

"A second battle has broken out in the direction of the port of Weiyuanchuan."

"Give me visual synchronization."

"I'm afraid that won't work. The distance is too far. The Marking Worm can't transmit images; it can only sense the intense collision of magical energy."

"Oh, well... I'll go take a look first." After Hui finished speaking, she took a step and her body disappeared instantly. Then, almost at the same time, she reappeared on the courtyard wall, and then disappeared again... appearing and disappearing like a ghost.

"That speed!"

Matou Kariya stared in astonishment at the ghostly speed of the ghost, then compared it with the battle he had witnessed last night with Tokiomi Tohsaka, and realized that he might have used his Command Seal carelessly.

Chapter 371 Tensions Rise

Clang~

Clang clang...

On the warehouse street of Weiyuanchuan Port, rows of containers are neatly stacked, and the streetlights emit a soft glow.

Two figures moved at lightning speed here. When they collided, the immense force caused sparks and explosions to fly from their weapons. Gunshot marks and sword blades left gashes on the ground, leaving the concrete slabs uneven and pitted, as if they had been plowed. Several of the surrounding shipping containers also collapsed and were destroyed.

Hundreds of meters away, on a towering port loading and unloading bridge, Hui sat on the edge of a T-beam, watching all this with great interest.

"Are these the other Heroic Spirits? The male one with the gun should be Lancer, and the female one... is that a sword? There's a transparent sword too? That must be Saber. But they don't seem very strong. No, Heroic Spirits' abilities come from their Noble Phantasms, this is probably a test..." Hui muttered to himself.

At the same time, Hui also noticed that besides the two fighting heroic spirits, there were faint magical fluctuations in the surroundings, indicating that there were heroic spirits nearby.

However, Hui ignored it and had no intention of taking action.

Her goal is the Holy Grail, so it would be wise for her to wait until most of the others are dead before making her move.

However, at that moment...

Hui suddenly felt a gaze upon her.

The gaze was very far away, very concealed, and contained no murderous intent. It was like a casual glance, but Hui still felt it, simply because the other person was looking directly at her.

She looked in the direction of that gaze; it was a dark place, and also the highest point in the area, several kilometers in diameter.

"Did they use a telescope from that distance? Magicians who use telescopes! Heh~ Common sense really isn't reliable." Noticing that the other person quickly withdrew their gaze, Hui also looked away and muttered to herself.

Hui then turned her head to look in another direction, which was also completely dark: "Hmm~, and that direction too, is this still a two-person team?! It can be like this?!"

far away.

Kiritsugu Emiya nervously retrieved his sniper rifle, which was equipped with an electronic night vision scope that took up two-thirds of the rifle's length.

"Mai, did you see that?" Emiya Kiritsugu hid in a blind spot the moment Satoshi looked at him, but he knew he had still been discovered.

"Yes, I see it. It seems like they've spotted me."

Kiritsugu Emiya said, "The same goes for this side. They spotted me too. That distance, and that keen sense of awareness... Is it Archer?"

"Kiritsugu, shall we make a move?" Maiya asked.

"Don't make a move, we're not prepared for a battle against Servants."

"So, should we move?"

"Not for now. It seems the other side wants to sit back and watch the fight, then reap the benefits. They won't make a move." As a magician assassin, Kiritsugu Emiya astutely analyzed Hui's thoughts.

And just then, on Warehouse Street.

When Saber and Lancer were locked in a fierce battle, neither gaining the upper hand, Lancer's Master seemed impatient and allowed Lancer to use his Noble Phantasm. Instantly, Lancer seemed to be injected with adrenaline, his attacks becoming even more ferocious, and the battle intensified considerably...

Then, from Hui's perspective: Lancer used the unique nature of his two Noble Phantasms to outmaneuver the Servant who was supposed to be Saber, causing Saber to suffer an incurable injury to one of her hands, greatly reducing her combat power...

As expected, in the ensuing battle, Saber fought and retreated, falling into a disadvantageous position. It was clear to anyone with discerning eyes that Saber's defeat was only a matter of time.

"Eh~, is it over just like that? Why didn't you use your Noble Phantasm directly? Was it because you were injured? Well, it's fine, one less is better. Hmm~, wait, what's that~"

Just when Hui thought the battle was about to end,

suddenly,

A tremendous magical force appeared in the sky, and an ancient chariot descended from the heavens, crashing onto the ground between Lancer and Saber. A large section of the concrete surface cracked, and stones flew everywhere, dust billowed, and after a long while, when the dust settled, everyone could see the person who had appeared. Standing on the chariot pulled by two oxen was a burly man with a thick beard and wearing a cloak.

"The chariot, it should be Rider. Why is it appearing at this time? Is it an ally of Saber?" Hui watched this scene with great interest.

however.

Rider's next action left Hui completely bewildered, thinking she had misheard. Not only Hui, but everyone present thought the same thing.

Rider stood atop the chariot and loudly proclaimed his true name: "I am Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, and I appear in the mortal realm as the Rider class in this Holy Grail War!"

After he finished speaking, the tense atmosphere at the scene dissipated considerably.

"Is this an idiot?" Hui complained.

Although the clever young woman couldn't understand Rider's behavior, surprisingly, she didn't dislike his foolish actions.

Of course, Huike had no intention of learning from his approach; she just wanted to continue to live a life of quiet desperation.

Hui even thought maliciously, "Let this idiot fight. It would be best if more servants were to leave the field."

What happened next was beyond Hui's expectations.

It seems that Rider's Master and Lancer's Master have a teacher-student relationship.