In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

"The reason it wasn't a kill is because your axe wasn't aimed at my head, but at my arm. Otherwise, the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid's autonomous counterattack wouldn't have only pierced your arm; it might have been your chest, or even your heart. After all, my armor has crisis judgment and self-identification functions. So, what you just did actually saved your own life, old man."

"You bastard..."

Hearing Lowe's unhurried, even composed, narration, the old gravedigger's eyes, hidden beneath his robes, suddenly narrowed, and his previously serious and earnest expression was shattered.

He suddenly realized that he had greatly underestimated the young man before him. He had thought he was just another arrogant magician like those others, but the young man's counterattack, awareness, and strange attire had precisely caused him to suffer a great loss. After all, he had just launched a surprise attack using multiple enhancement magic, but even so, he was the one who suffered the most.

"Humph."

With a cold snort, he tore off a piece of cloth from his body and wrapped it around his wound to stop the bleeding caused by the Moon Spirit Marrow piercing through. Then, he switched hands and picked up the single-handed axe that had fallen to the ground. The old gravedigger stared coldly at Luo Wei in front of him, and at the silver Moon Spirit Marrow liquid that he kept in a thermos, which looked like a venomous snake coiled up, flicking its tongue, ready to attack at any moment. His eyes were full of fear.

"You're no ordinary magician... Who are you really? What's your purpose here? What do you know?!"

"Hmm, finally you're willing to listen to people properly, old man?"

"My purpose? That's a difficult question to answer, but there's no need to explain it much. You just need to know that I won't hurt you. I'm here today to find one, well... three people, and to find one item. As for what I know... that's even harder to answer."

"Because I know everything about your secrets."

Luo Wei spoke casually, his expression remaining unchanged even as he noticed several crows suddenly attacking from behind him.

The next moment, the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid stored in the thermos shot out like lightning, knocking the black bird down from mid-air. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the old man standing before him launched a new attack. However, this time, his attack was not a physical one, but a very special kind of magic.

As the magic flowed, the deep blue magic circuits beneath his black robe began to shimmer, faintly revealing a special kind of magic.

He had only picked up the axe to mislead Lovi, making him believe that he would still use close-range attacks. The raven familiar's attack was to draw his attention and prevent the silver liquid Mystic Code from interrupting his magic before he could make a move. It could even be said that he was extremely thorough in his considerations during the battle.

Similarly, as descendants of the tomb guardians who have protected this land for thousands of years, and as a race arranged and controlled by the witch, they are certainly not as simple as they appear on the surface. Otherwise, how could they have lived for thousands of years in this land with abundant spiritual energy?

The next moment, as the old gravedigger performed a strange ritual resembling the activation of magic, the ground beneath their feet in the cemetery began to shake violently. Countless eerie blue flames rose continuously from the ancient tombstones, and several barriers suddenly rose into the air beneath their feet, enveloping Luo Wei and him in the center.

"...Interesting. Just as I expected, over the course of 1,500 years, this complex mausoleum and land have become closely connected with the earth's veins, bringing everything together to form a huge magic array. It's truly a masterpiece of unparalleled skill."

"This technique is a hundred times more sophisticated than the magic arrays that are popular today. Did Morgan le Fay teach you to make it? Well, that's all there is to it. But I can see that you only have a certain degree of control, not complete mastery. Am I right?"

Looking at the old gravedigger in front of him, who was on the verge of attacking and had even used a trump card, Luo Wei showed no fear and asked calmly.

"..."

However, the old man in front of him continued to operate the barrier without answering him.

"So...you're going to use this to kill me now?"

"...No, I will not kill you, because you know too many secrets. I must uncover the truth, magician."

Finally, under immense pressure and threat, the old tomb keeper still chose to strike first, using the accumulated ley line magic to control Lovi.

And things are progressing very smoothly.

As the present-day workshop of the Witch of the Age of Gods, it has been designed since 1,500 years ago. The number of dead souls and the accumulated ley line magic within it are even larger than the Greater Grail of Fuyuki City. It would be an easy task to restrain a magician.

This is also a major reason why their tomb guardians have been able to remain here for so long, and why even the monarch of the Clock Tower is unwilling to easily offend them. As long as one is on this land, to be an enemy of them is to be an enemy of all the spirits who died on this land and the entire ley lines. The scale and magic of this kind are something that even a monarch would find difficult to contend with.

however……

Despite facing the eerie blue ghost fire surrounding him and the cage formed by a barrier, Luo Wei's expression remained largely unchanged.

Even though he had witnessed Rowe trapped inside, the old gravedigger's face remained uneasy, his restless heart still churning with unease, as if something was about to happen.

"It's an interesting tactic, but unfortunately, you can't unleash its full potential, after all, you're not Morgan."

"What...does this mean?"

"I'm sorry, old man. It was indeed rude of me to come uninvited and trespass into your forbidden area. However, I meant no harm and did not expect that a simple conversation would frighten you like this."

Luo Wei said calmly, not noticing the old man's increasingly solemn gaze.

"Hmph! You cunning magician, you didn't arrive by chance. You not only know of Gray's existence, but you also know the Gravekeeper's destiny. Do you think I'd believe you?"

The old gravedigger merely snorted at Luo Wei's words, refusing to believe them under any circumstances. He was convinced that Luo Wei must have some ulterior motive for infiltrating this place.

As the new generation of tomb guardians who have protected this land, he will not allow this outsider magician to disturb the peace of this land, no matter what.

"...It still doesn't work."

Seeing this, Luo Wei shook his head and couldn't help but sigh.

Then, he turned his gaze and carefully examined the barrier in front of him and the transformed land beneath his feet. Then, under the old man's astonished gaze, he made a move.

However, this time, he did not use Moon Spirit Essence Liquid, but his true methods.

With a flick of his wrist, a golden cup appeared steadily in his hand. In that brief instant, a vast magical power enveloped the entire area, causing the flickering will-o'-the-wisps to intensify even further.

"What...is that?!"

The old gravedigger stared in astonishment at the Holy Grail in Rowe's hand.

That was the main body of the Holy Grail he had deliberately preserved after the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City. However, because of the wish he had made, only a small portion of its magical energy remained. Seeing the old gravedigger using most of the leyline magic here, Luo Wei suddenly had a bold idea. His own family's leylines were used to nurture angels and couldn't be used elsewhere. He had been thinking about finding a suitable source of magical energy to replenish it, but now it seemed this place was perfect.

It has accumulated 1,500 years of geological ley lines and a mysterious magic workshop.

Although there are no Servant souls to offer as sacrifices for the Holy Grail, the sheer number and mystery of the dead souls on this land mean that the accumulated magical power is in no way inferior to that of Servants. Isn't this an excellent place to replenish his power? Not only can it weaken Morgan, but it can also charge his own Holy Grail, and all he has to do is cast the Grail into the ley lines to absorb the energy.

"You bastard...you're not going to wait, wait a minute!!"

Rowe's crazy actions startled the old gravedigger, who hurriedly tried to stop him. However, Rowe had already raised a bright red berserk magic circle under his feet, and then, completely ignoring the old gravedigger's obstruction, gently placed the Holy Grail on it.

Buzzing—!

Accompanied by an eerie sound, the Holy Grail was placed into the magic circle, establishing a connection with the ley lines the instant it was connected.

The Greater Grail, which was originally lacking in magical energy, was like a traveler who had been thirsty in the desert for days and suddenly saw water. It began to greedily absorb the magical energy of the earth's ley lines.

In an instant, the once stable barrier and the entire land began to tremble violently. Countless rising souls let out sharp roars and wails, the piercing sounds prompting the old tomb keeper to hurriedly stop his despicable act.

"Stop right there!!"

Because of the rapid draining of a second, massive amount of magic power—besides that of the workshop—the entire hill where the cemetery was situated began to shake violently. Realizing the land's magic was being relentlessly drained and sensing the agonizing cries of the surrounding spirits, the old gravedigger hurriedly dispelled his magic, attempting to restore peace to the land. However—

Too late.

With a loud 'bang!', the entire barrier became extremely fragile due to the extraction, and Luo Wei took the opportunity to raise the hand wearing the Ring of Solomon and clench it without hesitation, striking directly at the barrier.

Angelic protection, runes, the blessing of Avalon, and the amplification of the Ring of Solomon—

Under the combined effect of multiple buffs.

The barrier, already shattered by the extraction of the Holy Grail, was smashed like glass by Lovi's punch. Countless fragments of magic flew out, startling the old gravedigger standing directly in front of it.

Because Luo Wei's actions were too sudden, the situation was too unpredictable, and the fragments were too fast and too numerous. The flying attacks were difficult for him to defend against and even more difficult to dodge. In just the blink of an eye, large parts of his body began to bleed bright red blood.

Then, a chilling sensation suddenly rose from below, coiling around his ankles and emanating a cold aura, sending a chill down the old tomb keeper's spine. He looked down sharply and saw that the venomous snake formed from the moon spirit essence had somehow crept up from the ground to his feet and coiled around his anklet. Now, if he dared to make any rash move, this cold, silver venomous snake would not hesitate to bite off his feet.

Meanwhile, Lovi, who was at the forefront holding the Holy Grail, was approaching him. Several rubies that shot out transformed into blazing magic bullets at that moment, instantly deflecting the weapon in his hand.

The outcome is now clear.

"..."

Faced with the venomous snake on his foot and the mysterious young man approaching him, the old tomb keeper could only helplessly raise his hands, indicating that he was willing to give up the fight.

Luo Wei simply smiled slightly upon seeing this.

"Don't worry, old man. I've already realized that the ley lines of this land are too deeply bound to the undead. If we forcibly extract their magic, it will undoubtedly damage and harm them, so I won't continue."

He looked at the tense old gravedigger and slowly said, "Now, as the victor, may I ask you to sit down and have a proper talk with me, sir gravedigger? Perhaps we didn't need to fight at all, did we?"

"...Do I have any other options?"

What do you think?

Luo Wei smiled slightly, the meaning in his eyes already self-evident.

The gravedigger: "..."

……

In the darkness, on the grass in the center of the cemetery, two figures sat.

"So... that's roughly the situation."

"My purpose in coming here is to find my friend who might come here to steal... cough cough, I should say, to do archaeology."

"So... you two bastards really did come here to rob tombs?!"

Listening to Luo Wei's explanation, the old gravedigger's brows furrowed tightly. Although his body was under control, his gloomy eyes did not leave Luo Wei for even a moment.

To tell a gravedigger that you're conducting archaeological excavations beneath his village is tantamount to openly defying him, a death wish. If circumstances allowed, and if he weren't outmatched by Luo Wei, he would definitely teach him and his so-called friend a lesson in respecting the dead.

What worries him even more now is Luo Wei's so-called friend. He hasn't noticed anyone entering the gravedigger's village at all, and he doesn't know where the person is hiding.

This was my own oversight.

He hadn't realized how the other party had managed to evade the village's protective barrier.

Moreover, the thought that a magician might be hiding right under his feet, relentlessly digging an archaeological hole, filled the old tomb keeper with barely suppressed rage.

"Calm down, old man, don't get agitated, don't get too excited... We can't be sure what Rafe is doing right now, can we? Maybe he's just here for a stroll and hasn't done anything wrong."

Noticing the old gravedigger's face, which was almost as gloomy as the night, Rowe awkwardly defended Rafe.

However, all he got in return was a strange look from the old gravedigger: "Do you even believe what you're saying?"

As for whether Luo Wei believes it or not?

As a result, of course, they didn't believe it.

After all, if he were Rafe, before being caught by Morgan and the Gravedigger, he would also have become a gold miner under their feet and started digging for treasure.

However, it's not acceptable to say such things nowadays.

"By the way, sir, my name is Rowe Crowley, a magician from the Clock Tower. May I ask your name?"

Noticing the somewhat awkward atmosphere, Luo Wei finally took the initiative to introduce himself, trying to ease the strange tension.

"So you're all magicians from the Clock Tower after all... Hmph! You bunch of disrespectful bastards will be punished sooner or later!"

The old man remained angry.

Seeing the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid re-emerging in Luo Wei's thermos, he realized that the situation was now beyond his control. This young man was completely different from the magicians he had encountered before; if things went wrong, the entire village of the tomb guardians could be wiped out.

Although he was not afraid of death, when he thought of this land, the whole village, and his apprentice Grey, the old gravedigger finally dared not provoke or anger Rowe too much, and instead answered his question.

“I am the gravedigger, Bersak Brakmoya.”

Looking at Rowe in front of him, the old man lowered his head and said in a still deep but pleading voice, "Magician, although I know it's ridiculous, after all, as a loser, I have no right to make demands of you."

"If you want something, or have your eye on something, feel free to take it from this land. But I still beg you not to harm these innocent people who are trapped by fate and imprisoned on this land."