Behind-the-scenes video of the beginning of Honkai.

Chapter 100 Two Lancers

【"Yeah?"

Otto lowered his head, obscuring his expression, but his tightly clenched and trembling hands revealed his inner turmoil.

"You stinking fox, you'll be my nemesis no matter which world you're in!"

Otto in the space was originally going to see if his parallel world self could really summon Kallen, but reality slapped him in the face.

Kallen wasn't summoned, but this stinky fox was, and it was because of this stinky fox that Kallen wasn't summoned.

"You filthy fox, don't let me find you, or you're dead!"

After the third collapse occurred in Changkong City, although this time it broke out outside, the seal that Kallen had set up to seal Yae Sakura was still broken, and Otto sent people to look for it.

He did this only to eliminate Yae Sakura, this dangerous Herrscher, and it was definitely not for personal revenge.

"What's wrong, Lord Otto?"

"It's nothing, Lord Otto is just thinking about some unpleasant things and is in a bad mood!"

Amber explained to Ningdi, who was standing to the side, that she knew Yae Sakura quite well. After all, Amber had been with Otto for so many years, and if anyone knew Otto best, it would undoubtedly be her.

When Amber learned that her revered bishop had been cheated on by a woman, she was quite surprised. However, unless she wanted to ruin her life, she would never reveal it.

However, just as Otto was about to activate a Command Spell to send that stinky fox Yae Sakura straight back to Valhalla, the magic circle suddenly started to glow again.

"This fluctuation means another Servant has appeared!"

Otto was also surprised, after all, he should only be able to summon one Heroic Spirit, so how did another one appear?

However, he was overjoyed when he turned around, since another Heroic Spirit had appeared, which meant that he might be able to summon Kallen, whom he had failed to summon!

Just as Otto was looking on expectantly, a figure emerged from within.

He was a man with long gray hair, wearing a white robe, who looked as delicate as a young girl... but was not a young girl.

"Hello Otto! I am Servant Lancer, Su, who descended as the spirit origin of Enkidu from the Epic of Gilgamesh. Nice to meet you!"

"You know me? And how come you're also a Lancer?"

Otto looked at Yae Sakura, then at Su, wondering how he had summoned two Lancers and which one was the real one.

"Who are you? Why are you impersonating me? I am Lancer!"

When Yae Sakura saw Su say that she was also a Lancer, she became a little angry. She immediately picked up the beautiful katana from her waist. The katana was called the Spirit Blade Cherry Blossom. Yae Sakura quickly gripped the scabbard with her left hand and grabbed the hilt with her right hand. With a gentle pull, the pink blade was drawn from the scabbard. The entire blade was radiating a powerful spiritual energy as she slashed directly at Su.

As for why Yae Sakura uses a sword instead of a gun, it's because she doesn't know how to use a gun.

"The Chains of Heaven!"

Countless exquisite chains appeared out of thin air, stopping Cherry Blossom Blizzard and binding her tightly.

"I have no intention of fighting you, and as for why I am a Lancer like you, I'm sorry, I can't tell you that!"

"I've met Otto's future self before, and I've come to ask for your help!"

"Hmm, tell me about it?"

Otto also became curious about Su, the Servant who spoke of the future and whom he had met before.

"Here's what happened, this Holy Grail War..."

However, at this point the video switched to another scene, skipping over Otto and Sue's conversation, and time passed quickly.

After the final group of summons in the Fourth Holy Grail War was completed, the Holy Grail War officially began, and the Masters began to arrive in Changkong City one by one.

(Note: The Berserker summoned by Bronya will be described later; now is not the time for them to appear. The author will reveal here that eleven Servants will be summoned in this Holy Grail War, and the combat power of each Servant may be slightly different. Please forgive me. Feel free to guess who the remaining Servants are.)

There's a saying that 3 a.m. is the time of complete silence, but it's the most suitable time for magicians and servants.

In the darkness of the night, the heroic spirits hiding in the shadows were constantly carrying out their own vigilant reconnaissance and assassination activities.

Especially for the magicians in this city of Nagasaku, there are two main areas of concern: the two luxurious and grand mansions standing on the city's hills, belonging to the Matou family and the Tohsaka family.

The castle of the master, who aims for the Holy Grail, is located there with great dignity. Recently, low-level familiars have been frequently seen wandering around the area day and night for reconnaissance purposes.

However, the owner of the manor was prepared for this level of reconnaissance and had already set up a dozen or twenty layers of barriers around the manor for the purpose of reconnaissance and defense.

From a magical point of view, this makes the two mansions virtually indistinguishable from a fortress.

Meanwhile, in Changkong City, in a remote mountain town, at the Tohsaka family mansion.

“My father has confirmed that all seven Servants have appeared in the world.”

As usual, Kotomine Yang reported to his teacher, Tohsaka Ryoma.

“Very good, Father Kotomine’s ‘Spiritual Weapon Plate’ is correct. The appearance of the seven Servants means that the Holy Grail War has officially begun.”

Ryoma Tohsaka's excitement flashed across his face, but his tone still betrayed his emotions: "This time, the long-cherished wish of the Tohsaka family will surely be fulfilled in my hands!"

Yan Fengyang did not respond, his eyes calmly fixed on his teacher, his thoughts unreadable.

Quickly regaining his composure from his excitement, Ryoma Tohsaka gave his highly satisfied disciple a strange look: "Is there anything else you need to report?"

“Yes.” Kotomine Yang’s voice seemed devoid of any emotion as he calmly said, “My father just received intelligence that two Servants had a brief encounter in the residential area. One of them, an Archer, is likely a Servant, while the identity of the other cannot be confirmed.”

"Oh? Didn't the other party report to the church?" Hearing this, Ryoma Tohsaka couldn't help but ask in confusion. According to the Holy Grail War procedure, the Master should return to the church to report the information after summoning a Servant. Moreover, it sounds unbelievable that the other party's class could not be determined even with the "Spirit Item Disk" in hand!

"The two Servants are fighting, seemingly in another dimension, which makes it difficult to assess their strength. As for the other Servant, Father cannot confirm their situation, and my Servant Assassin has also been unable to track them down."

Chapter 101 Another Kevin

"Unidentified Servants and Archers? It seems some people are already getting restless at the very beginning of the Holy Grail War!"

After a moment's hesitation, Ryoma Tohsaka made his decision: "Since everyone else has already taken action, I, as one of the three starter families, must also take corresponding action. Yang, proceed according to the previous plan."

"I understand." Yanfeng Yang nodded expressionlessly. "Tonight, I will have Assassin take action."

"Ok!"

Without the master's permission, even humans with Honkai energy cannot step into the barrier, let alone those Servants who resemble giant Honkai crystals.

Therefore, whether it is a physical entity or a spirit, it is impossible to infiltrate this fortress-like barrier undetected.

However, there is an exception that can turn the impossible into possible: the assassin's ability to cut off breath is such an exception.

Although lacking strong combat abilities, Assassin can suppress his Honkai energy to almost zero, allowing him to approach his target like an invisible shadow.

To put it another way, for Kotomine Yang as a servant assassin, tonight's infiltration mission was far too easy, since he wasn't infiltrating the mansion of his arch-enemy, the Matou family.

Instead, it was the residence of Ryoma Tohsaka, who had been an ally of his master Yang until yesterday.

Assassin was of course aware that Kotomine Yang and Tohsaka Ryoma had secretly formed an alliance behind the backs of the other Masters.

Furthermore, in order to protect the secret agreement between the Masters, Assassin had served as a guard at Tohsaka's mansion on several occasions.

Therefore, he had already investigated the configuration and density of the barrier here, and of course, he was also very familiar with its blind spots.

As assassin skillfully evaded the intricate barriers in his spirit form, he secretly mocked Ryoma Tohsaka's laughable fate.

The arrogant magician seemed to trust Yang, who was under his command, very much, but he never imagined that the little dog he had raised for so many years would turn around and bite his hand.

Kotomine Yang ordered the Assassin to kill Tohsaka Ryoma less than an hour ago. Although it was not yet certain what had caused Yang to have the killing intent, it was probably because of Tohsaka Ryoma's summoning of Sevrant a few days ago. It was said that the Servant who made a contract with Tohsaka Ryoma was Servantcaster, but through observation, this Servant was even more fragile than Kotomine Yang had imagined, so thought the Assassin with a thousand thoughts.

From this perspective, there is no benefit in continuing to cooperate with Ryoma Tohsaka. Perhaps that is why he issued such an order tonight.

"There's no need to be overly cautious. Even if we have to confront Caster head-on, there's nothing to worry about. We just need to take down Ryoma Tohsaka as quickly as possible."

This is Master Kotomine Yang's instruction. Even the weakest assassin doesn't need to be afraid when facing him. It's clear that the Caster class servant that Ryoma summoned must have greatly disappointed Kotomine Yang.

Just then, Assassin arrived at the final barrier, a blind spot where no barrier existed.

To get through here, the barrier must be destroyed by physical means to eliminate it before we can proceed. This is something that cannot be done while in an invisible spirit state.

After hiding in the shadow of the plants, Assassin began to transform from a spirit into a physical form, and a slender body wearing a skull mask began to appear.

He then arrived at a place different from the other barriers in Tohsaka, where many gazes were directed at him from afar.

These are probably the familiars of the other masters who are monitoring the mansion from outside the barrier, but as long as Ryoma Tohsaka doesn't find out, these spying guys can be ignored.

As rivals who also aim for the Holy Grail, they had no reason to inform Ryoma Tohsaka that the Assassin had infiltrated their ranks.

Everyone would probably just watch the show from the sidelines as competitors slaughter each other, Assassin chuckled to himself as he reached out his hand toward the outermost seal point of the barrier.

However, just as he stretched out his hand, a ray of lightning from directly above him pierced through his arm and severed his hand.

"...!?"

Excruciating pain, fear, and even more intense shock. Completely taken aback by the sudden attack, the Assassin looked up with an incredulous expression, searching for the one who had unleashed it.

However, there is no need to search for him at all, because that person has no need to hide.

On the roof of the Tohsaka mansion stood a figure, the mysterious Caster summoned by Ryoma Tohsaka, who now revealed his face.

The figure wore a white robe adorned with numerous ornate decorations, and each of the ten fingers on both hands bore an ancient ring. The figure also had white hair.

Of course, none of that is the most important thing; what matters is Caster's face.

"Two Venerable Ones?"

The gray snake in the space was also completely dumbfounded. How could this be? How could there be two Venerables in that parallel world? Could it be that the Venerable has a twin brother or younger brother?

"No, it's possible that it's a Lord summoned from a parallel world or the past or future. After all, it seems that the Holy Grail War in that world can be summoned."

After her initial surprise, Gray Serpent came to her senses and recalled the introduction to the Holy Grail War in the previous video, since that world was completely different from ours.

"But which lord is more powerful?"

After seeing that he had summoned the Lord, Gray Serpent, a loyal supporter of Kevin, believed that his side in the other world was bound to win this Holy Grail War. However, with the appearance of a second Lord, the outcome was no longer certain.

"Isn't the other world my own?"

Only you truly know yourself. Kevin frowned when he saw another version of himself appear in the video.

Compared to the self summoned by the gray serpent, this version of himself felt out of place to Kevin. It was less like himself and more like the clone created by Bishop Otto of Destiny based on Kaslana's bloodline in the previous video, giving the impression of completely lacking any sense of self.

Chapter 102 Servant Caster

At this moment, Assassin could no longer feel the anger of being injured or the pain of his wounds; all he felt now was fear of the person in front of him.

Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz—!

Like intersecting star trails, countless golden rays formed a complex magic circle in the sky, all pointing towards Assassin.