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

"Holy Lance, pull anchor!"

"Shining in the Spear of the End (Rhongomyniad)!"

The moment the words fell, Luo Lin, who had distanced herself from Qian Jie, opened her eyes and looked at Qian Jie in front of her.

Bang!

With a furious shout, the air exploded, and Rowling threw out the holy spear that had broken seven seals.

In mid-air, the Holy Lance transformed into a golden cone of light and shot out towards Thousand Calamities!

Just as Qianjie was preparing to defend himself, he found that he could not move.

Damn it!

Qianjie also sensed the desire for death within his spirit foundation. In the past, Qianjie would have had time to regain control of his body.

However, upon seeing the holy spear aimed at him, Qianjie already knew it was too late.

"Well... I've had my fill this time, so let's leave now..."

With this thought in mind, Qianjie was also struck by the light of the Holy Lance. In the end, the light began to shrink and weaken, and finally turned into a wisp that jumped upward in the air and disappeared.

At the same time, the black Berserker's Thousand Calamities also disappeared, marking the departure of the fourth Servant from the Holy Grail War.

After the Thousand Calamities were defeated, Rowling returned to reality and headed straight for the castle.

……

Meanwhile, at the Kotomine Church...

"...Hmm, where am I?"

Cecilia opened her eyes and saw a completely unfamiliar ceiling.

As Cecilia awoke from her deep sleep, she gradually recalled the details of what had happened. After Saber was urgently summoned away, she sensed a familiar aura intruding into the barrier.

Upon discovering a Servant dressed in black, Cecilia gave up resisting and sat solemnly in her chair. After all, her body could no longer support her in battle, and in the face of a Servant of vastly superior strength, irrational attacks would only result in injury.

This Servant was none other than Yae Sakura. After changing her voice and sincerely apologizing, she knocked Cecilia unconscious, left her a letter, and took her away. She even found a sack to save face for both of them.

"Are you awake, Einzbern doll?"

Cecilia was startled when she heard the door open. The priest walked in; it was none other than Kotomine Yang.

“You are… Yan Feng Yang!” Cecilia recognized the man. The room where Cecilia was placed was an empty room in the church, without any decoration or furniture. Cecilia could only weakly lean against the wall.

She quickly grasped the situation and calmly said, "You sent your servants to capture me, didn't you? The fact that you didn't kill me means you should understand what 'I' am, right? Since you understand, why did you do this?"

Her questioning is reasonable. Snatching the prize early in the competition would naturally cause dissatisfaction among the other participants, which is not a wise move.

Although it's unclear where Kotomine Yang's servants came from to capture her after the servants left the stage, since they've already appeared here, it's only possible that they were sent by Kotomine Yang.

However, Kotomine Yang shook his head: "Madam, you misunderstand. It was not I who brought you here. My servant has already left. It was someone else who kidnapped you and left you with us."

"It wasn't you! Then who was it? Why did you kidnap me and hand me over to you!"

"Perhaps... they want your husband to deal with us!"

This was the only thing that Yanfeng Yang and Dio could think of. They didn't know when they had been exposed, and that someone would actually think of using someone else to kill them.

They left Siegfried's wife with them, and Siegfried would definitely come after them to save her. Their plan had reached a critical point, and they couldn't afford to be disturbed.

The key point is that Cecilia, as Ryoma Tohsaka's apprentice, knows the role of the Holy Grail vessel and cannot easily put her back.

Besides, it's too late now; Siegfried is probably already on his way.

"You seem unwilling to cooperate with me? Isn't the Einzbern family's long-cherished wish to summon the Holy Grail and realize the Third Magic? Why are you dissatisfied?"

Seeing Cecilia's angry eyes, Yan Feng Yang's eyes were full of mockery. This doll, who might not even live past tonight, was actually throwing a tantrum. Did she not understand her current situation?

Although they don't know who framed them, they're definitely going to take the blame.

Chapter 151 The Holy Grail War: Prelude – The Last Night

"The Holy Grail will never fall into your hands, Agent. You have no right to touch it."

Even though she was too weak to stand up, Cecilia still retorted with undiminished force, showing no fear whatsoever.

"Interesting. Is your husband Siegfried suitable? Both of them participated in the Holy Grail War. Do you really want to entrust the Holy Grail to an assassin like him?"

Yanfeng Yang was puzzled by the doll's accusations. In his opinion, Siegfried was no better than him, neither of them were good people. Why was it that he was no good but Siegfried was?

You know, Siegfried's name is much more famous than his. Mentioning him brings to mind Siegfried's nickname, "Magician Killer." Moreover, according to intelligence, he even killed his own foster mother, so he's no more noble than him. Why does this doll say that Siegfried is qualified? He's very curious.

"Ha, how utterly foolish! You think you understand Siegfried? Don't make me laugh. You're just a nobody who can't even keep up with him!"

Cecilia sneered and spared no effort in belittling her enemy, even though her body was too weak to fight, she still attacked him with words.

"What right does someone who only knows how to repeat meaningless killings of men, achieving nothing, have?!"

If Dio hadn't mentioned Siegfried Yang, he would have just considered him an ordinary participant in the Holy Grail War and wouldn't have paid much attention to him. But now, he's starting to want to understand this man.

"Hmph, since you've asked, I'll tell you. Siegfried's greatest wish is to save humanity, end all war and bloodshed, and achieve eternal world peace!"

Although there was no specific plan on how to achieve this wish, if the Holy Grail really was an all-powerful wish-granting machine, it must have a way to make it come true directly. So Cecilia proudly spoke of this seemingly unrealistic ideal.

"To achieve eternal world peace! Hahaha..."

Yanfeng Yang chuckled, speechless. What was all this about? Siegfried was actually a righteous ally, and like him, wanted to make the world a better place! Dio thought his greatest nemesis actually shared the same ideals—this was truly unexpected!

"What a stupid thing this is? Is this how he tries to fob you off? Poor woman."

Although he was thinking something else entirely, Yanfeng Yang said something different.

"In these nine years, I have watched over his heart and shared his troubles. The bond between Siegfried and me is far beyond what an outsider like you can understand!"

In fact, this wasn't the first time Cecilia had heard this claim, but she still firmly believed in her husband's ideals. After all, given his personality, he simply wouldn't bother putting on an act in front of her.

"Then why would Siegfried sacrifice his beloved wife to seize the Holy Grail and achieve some so-called world peace? This behavior is completely meaningless."

This was also unexpected for Yanfeng Yang, after all, didn't Siegfried want world peace? Why would he sacrifice his own wife?

"How ridiculous! What gives you the right to mock other people's ideals? Someone like you who has done so many bad things!"

"Any normal person would think this way, right? Struggle is the nature of humanity. Eradicating it would turn all of humanity into lambs to the slaughter and cut off all possibilities for the future."

Born into the Burial Agency and responsible for purging heretics, Kotomine Yang knew very well that this world was far more than just humans as intelligent beings. Countless threats lurked in the darkness, just waiting for their prey to reveal a weakness. Using the Holy Grail to achieve world peace? That would only be cutting off one's own limbs and inviting self-destruction.

The true way to make the whole world happy is for those who are enlightened to be happy. Siegfried was just someone who didn't even get the method right!

"That's why he wanted to rely on the power of miracles. In his pursuit of his ideals, he had been forced to abandon his loved ones more than once, in order to save more innocent people trapped in the war and to ensure that his previous sacrifices would not be in vain."

Cecilia tried her best to defend her husband's behavior, after all, as his wife, she unconditionally supported him.

"More than once? I see... so this is Siegfried."

Yan Fengyang had already lost interest in talking to the woman in front of him, and casually choked her unconscious.

How ridiculous! He used to constantly search for meaning in existence in nothingness, while Siegfried dismissed everything that was meaningful to him as nothingness. The life he once envied and longed for was now being so belittled and mocked!

Anger and hatred were brewing in Yanfeng Yang's heart, but he had also found the meaning of his existence. He would definitely fulfill his father's wish and turn the world into a paradise!

Bang!

Meanwhile, Siegfried the Magician Killer, with a grim face, forcefully opened the door, stepped directly over the threshold that Lancer had previously damaged, and walked out of Cecilia's previous lounge into the living room, carrying the letter left by Yae Sakura.

The message above is clear: if you want to save Cecilia, come to the Kotomine Church.

Based on Siegfried's experience as a magician-killer, he knew this was a scheme where the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman benefits, but he still had to go.

"Siegfried, how is Cecilia?!"

Rowling, who had defeated Thousand Calamities, also rushed back, only to find Cecilia nowhere to be seen. She asked Siegfried.

Siegfried also gave the letter to Rowling, who was furious after reading it.

"They've kidnapped Cecilia! We need to hurry to the Kotomine Church to rescue her!"

"No, we should go to the Civic Center. In the entire Changkong City, there are four places that can summon the Holy Grail's spirit."

"The first is Mount Enzo, which has a natural large cave called Ryudo-no-Tsuka, and is also the location of Ryudo-ji Temple. There, the Great Grail, based on the Yustesa, is set up, a secret altar known only to the founding three families."

“Originally, that place belonged to the Tohsaka family, who provided the land, but the magical energy that filled Mount Enzo was too strong. It was too dangerous for a place to train the next generation of magicians, so they set up their residence on the second spiritual vein, which is now the Tohsaka Residence. Although the magical energy there is slightly lacking, it is enough to support the descent of the Holy Grail.”

"The third spiritual vein is located beneath the Matou family's residence. Because the magical energy there was incompatible with the Matou clan's attributes, it was given to the Holy Church, which intervened later and is now the location of the Fuyuki Church. As for the spiritual vein beneath the Matou family's residence, it was an artificial spiritual vein that the Matou clan painstakingly created. Although its magical energy generation effect was good, it was not qualified for a summoning ritual."

"The last spiritual vein didn't exist on this land before. It's a modified source of magical power flowing from the three main spiritual veins after being processed by magic—a later-developed spiritual land. It also possesses the spiritual qualities necessary for rituals and has been marked as a candidate site by the three families since the Third Holy Grail War. And if they want to summon the Holy Grail, they will definitely go there, so let's go directly to the Civic Hall!"

……

As Kotomine Yang and his allies began preparing for the Holy Grail summoning, Servants from all sides started moving towards the Citizens' Mansion, officially beginning the Fifth Night of the Holy Grail War!

Chapter 152 The Holy Grail War: Prelude – A Fateful Encounter

Even though it wasn't late at night, the streets were already deserted, with not a single car in sight, only the silent night and the faint, dim lights.

If any curious citizens were drawn by the roar of the four-cylinder engine and turned their gaze toward the surface of the Weiyuan River, they might witness a new urban legend.

The two riding the motorcycle were Rowling and Siegfried, who chose to cross the Weiyuan River directly to reach Xindu.

Because of her own elven blessing, Rowling was able to drive her motorcycle across the river at breakneck speed, without anyone even trying to take her lane.

With the Wind King's Barrier, Rowling was obviously moving faster. According to the plan, she would directly and openly attack from the front of the Civic Hall.

……

"Yan Feng Yang..."

Upon seeing Ryoma Tohsaka's body, Solomon knew who the murderer was.

Solomon, as Ryoma Tohsaka's apprentice, also knew that the magic barrier showed no signs of damage, something only someone familiar with Ryoma could do, and at that time, the only person still in Changkong City was Kotomine Yang.

In the past, even if Ryoma Tohsaka died, he wouldn't care at all. But now it's different. He promised Mei Tohsaka that he would protect her father, but now he has broken his promise.

"It seems we need the Holy Grail!"

Even Solomon, the King of Magic, could only restore Ryoma Tohsaka to his original state after his death; the only way to revive him was through the Holy Grail.

Although he can mass-produce Holy Grails, none of these Holy Grails contain the Third Law. Only the Heavenly Grail, which possesses the Third Law and is materialized from the soul, can help him.

He also sensed the current situation in Changkong City, and the Servants were all moving closer to the Civic Hall.

Although Solomon possesses the ability to survive outside the Holy Grail War, he must fight against others in order to obtain the Holy Grail.