The shuttle in the second dimension

　call--

　A gust of wind blew by, dispersing the dense smoke and, along with it, the pungent smell of melted asphalt.

　Gilgamesh, dressed in a dishevel, emerged from the blown away smoke, his ruby-like eyes filled with endless rage, and his handsome face was distorted by extreme anger, looking a little hideous.

　"Berserker—you are seeking death." Low words filled with endless anger came out of Gilgamesh's mouth.

　"It seems that he is really angry--" Looking at Gilgamesh's angry expression, Lin Xuan said heartlessly, with a hint of mockery in his eyes that seemed to reflect the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

　"Since you're seeking death, I'll grant your wish, Berserker." Just as he finished speaking, a golden ripple appeared in front of Gilgamesh. Suddenly, a strange sword slowly descended from the ripple and landed in Gilgamesh's hands. The blade was like three black cones pieced together, with crimson lines on the blade. The guard and hilt were both golden. This strange sword was undoubtedly the most powerful Noble Phantasm in Gilgamesh's treasury - [Sword of Separation (EA)].

　"Oh!! You finally took out the [Sword of Separation (EA)]——" Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Gilgamesh with a smile. The corners of his grinning mouth outlined a mocking smile, which made Gilgamesh's anger surge again.

　"Go to hell - Berserker -" Gilgamesh shouted angrily, holding the [Sword of Separation (EA)] in his hand.

　"[enuma·e1ish (The Star of the Creation of Heaven and Earth)]!"

　As Gilgamesh swung his Noble Phantasm, a massive surge of magical power, mixed with a will that seemed to tear heaven and earth apart, erupted.

　A red wind pressure filled with a terrifying aura burst out from the sword body of the [Eagle Sword (EA)], which was formed by three cylindrical blades. After bursting out from the sword body, the red wind pressure (HX) formed a terrifying blood-red tornado, carrying the most terrifying wind pressure, sweeping forward, like a blood-red sharp blade, tearing the space in front of the obstacle apart.

　"boom--"

　Wherever the red wind pressure passed, space seemed to be violently torn apart, leaving behind jagged spatial faults. The black spatial faults, like gaping mouths, appeared even more terrifying. /

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　The red wind pressure rushed towards Lin Xuan with terrifying power. Just when it was about to hit Lin Xuan, Lin Xuan gently uttered

　"Stop—time—"

　m

　The next moment, a strange power emanated from Lin Xuan's body, filling the area like a domain, enveloping the area. Of course, Gilgamesh was also in this domain.

　"Puff--" Archer stared at the arm that pierced his chest, his eyes filled with astonishment.

　This short second created a great sense of dissonance, as if a period of time had been cut out.

　"Wow--" A mouthful of scarlet blood overflowed from his mouth.

　"Your abilities are truly endless—berserker—" Gilgamesh said with a wry smile, feeling the vitality draining from his body.

　"Hmph—consider it my defeat this time. Next time, I will definitely win, Berserker—"

　"Really? But I think you might not have that chance..." After saying this with a smile, Lin Xuan softly uttered two words: "plunder..."

　The next moment, a strange power emanated from Lin Xuan's body and entered Gilgamesh's body.

　"This is--" Gilgamesh was shocked to feel the power that suddenly broke into his body. He didn't know what Lin Xuan was going to do, but when he felt that his connection with the [Treasure of the King] was becoming more and more blurred, he roared, "Berserker!!! You--" But before he could finish his words, he had turned into pure magic and disappeared.

　"Successful—" Feeling the [Treasure of the King] that he had plundered, Lin Xuan smiled with satisfaction and continued, "Then—let's continue plundering—[Unyielding Lord of Soldiers], [Treasure of the King]" After he finished speaking, a power belonging to [plundering] spread out from Lin Xuan's body.

　Suddenly, a strange feeling came from his body, causing Lin Xuan to stagger and almost fall to the ground.

　The strange feeling came and went quickly, and before long, the same feeling in Lin Xuan's body completely disappeared.

　After the strange feeling disappeared, Lin Xuan hurriedly felt the newly generated power.

　The power [Unyielding Lord of Arms] has not changed much, but an additional ability [Arsenal of the Lord of Arms] has been added.

　The so-called [Arsenal of the Lord of War] is formed after the [Treasure of the King] is integrated with the power of the [Unyielding Lord of War] and undergoes changes.

　The prototypes of all Noble Phantasms are contained within the [King's Treasure]. Once the power of the [Unyielding Lord of Arms] is absorbed, all of these prototypes begin to change. They begin to split, and the split blades begin to evolve, taking on new forms. In other words, the newly formed [Lord of Arms' Arsenal] contains not only the prototypes of Noble Phantasms, but also new Noble Phantasms formed from these prototypes. It can be said that the [Unyielding Lord of Arms] contains all Noble Phantasms in their original form. Furthermore, all of these Noble Phantasms are blessed by the [Unyielding Lord of Arms], becoming even more powerful.

　“Let’s try—”

　As he spoke, scarlet ripples appeared behind Lin Xuan, and scarlet treasures emerged from them.

　"Not bad—" Lin Xuan commented as he looked at the treasure that emerged behind him.

　"It's getting late. The Holy Grail is probably about to descend. Let's go take a look." At this point, Lin Xuan couldn't help but think, "However, what will Emiya Kiritsugu do when he discovers the true nature of the Holy Grail? He has already used up a Command Seal to force Saber to move. Now there is only one left, which is obviously not enough for Saber, whose magic resistance has reached A, to obey his orders, release the True Name of the Noble Phantasm, and destroy the Holy Grail."

　With this thought in mind, Lin Xuan rushed towards the place where the Holy Grail descended.

Chapter 41 Arriving in Time

　boom--

　Noble Phantasms fell from the sky one after another, rushing towards their targets. The explosions caused by the constant collisions continued to occur, and the smoke and dust on the ground were also affected by the explosions and began to fill the area.

　Shocked, Saber looked at the scene in front of her and clenched her fists tightly. If Saber wasn't wearing gauntlets, one would see that her knuckles had begun to turn white from squeezing too hard.

　At this moment, a strange feeling arose from the bottom of her heart. She had felt this feeling before. This was the ultimate spell for controlling servants under certain circumstances. It could travel between two locations at a speed that almost caused the law of cause and effect to collapse in just a few tenths of a second. This could already be considered spatial movement.

　The next moment, Saber felt that she was completely deprived of her awareness of everything around her and entered a state of movement without any sense of direction.

　In a blink of an eye, she noticed the change in the scene before her eyes. What came into view was an empty music hall. In the center of the stage, a cup shining with dazzling golden light was floating in the center of the flames.

　"This is--"

　When Saber first saw the cup shining with dazzling golden light, she was sure that it was the Holy Grail she had been pursuing.

　The container was created by refining the artificial human's flesh (hx) body into inorganic matter. Saber didn't know the process, but from what she saw before her eyes, it was not difficult to guess what had happened.

　“Irisviel—” The person he swore to protect emerged in his mind: her smile, her sorrow, her…

　"I swore to protect you, but I broke my oath—" Saber murmured with a choked voice, looking at the Holy Grail in front of her.

　Just like I failed to save my country, I failed to protect my friends.

　Self-blame, guilt, and humiliation continued to torment Saber's heart. Suddenly, Irisviel's words flashed through Saber's mind.

　"—Saber, we must obtain the Holy Grail. For you, and your Master—"

　"—I will, Irisviel. At least I will keep this promise. Only this promise—"

　At this moment, Saber saw her master, Emiya Kiritsugu, from the shadows behind her.

　, ter——" Looking at Emiya Kiritsugu behind her, Saber lowered her head in self-blame, not daring to look him in the eye.

　刂ó

　Without paying any attention, Emiya Kiritsugu raised his right hand, revealing the Command Seals on the back of his hand, but Saber saw it. She saw that there were several more Command Seals on the back of Kiritsugu's hand, where there should have been only one.

　The appearance of the Command Seals was obviously not his original ones. Considering his master's behavior, it was not difficult to guess that these were probably Command Seals plundered from other masters.

　"—Emiya Kiritsugu commands Saber with the Command Seal—"

　A low voice came from Emiya Kiritsugu's mouth. Due to the angle, Saber could not see Emiya Kiritsugu's gloomy eyes.

　"—Use the Noble Phantasm to destroy the Holy Grail—"

　"What--!!" Suddenly, Saber's mind went blank. She even suspected that there was something wrong with her ears and that she had heard it wrong.

　Even though Saber's consciousness rejected this order, her body as a servant was forced to execute this order. The sword in her hand began to emit a dazzling golden light, exuding endless power, completely disregarding the will of the sword holder.

　"Why--!!!" Saber roared, holding high the sword shining with golden light in her hand. With her magic resistance reaching level A, Saber suppressed the urge to swing her treasure.

　But the two forces with different wills in her body collided with each other, making Saber feel as if her body was about to be torn apart.

　"Why - why did it have to be you - Emiya Kiritsugu!!!!" Saber couldn't understand why Emiya Kiritsugu, who longed to obtain the Holy Grail, would use the Command Seal to order her to destroy the Holy Grail at this critical moment.

　Looking at Saber who was resisting, Emiya Kiritsugu continued to give orders that were cruel to Saber.

　"—Emiya Kiritsugu once again commands Saber with the Command Seal—"

　boom--

　At this moment, the wall of the music hall suddenly shattered and flew in all directions. From the shattered wall, a young man walked out. It was Lin Xuan who had rushed over.

　Glancing at the situation in the music hall, Lin Xuan smiled and said, "It seems that I came just in time..."

　Sitting casually on the edge of the stage in the auditorium, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Lin Xuan sat right between the Holy Grail and Saber.

　Looking at Saber holding high the sword shining with golden light, Lin Xuan's scarlet eyes revealed a hint of amusement.

　"It seems that your master wants you to do something extraordinary, Saber—" His words were full of teasing and casualness. Even so, facing Saber who was about to use her Noble Phantasm, Lin Xuan did not show any solemnity at all.

　"berserker——" Saber was about to say something, but Emiya Kiritsugu didn't give her a chance and said coldly.

　"—Emiya Kiritsugu once again orders Saber with the Command Seal to destroy the Holy Grail—"

　“No!!!!” The mandatory order brought by the double Command Spells did not give Saber the slightest chance to resist. All the magic power in her body was poured into the sword in her hand. Suddenly, golden light formed a beam of light, and a torrent of light began to rush. The light of destruction began to bloom at this moment—

　Looking at the blooming light of destruction rushing towards him, Lin Xuan did not show any nervousness or concern. Instead, he gently stretched out his right hand and chuckled, "【Blazing Sky Covering Seven-Layered Ring (laaias)】"

　The next moment, seven scarlet petals bloomed in front of Lin Xuan. The seven petals were like seven layers of barriers, guarding Lin Xuan and the Holy Grail behind them.

Chapter 42: Destroying the Hole

　boom--

　The Light of Destruction, a torrent of light, roared, as if to destroy all obstacles in its path. The beam of light emitted immense heat, causing the space it passed through to distort slightly, creating waves.

　However, the seven layers of transparent barriers formed by the seven petals were like seven solid walls, resisting the impact of the light of destruction.

　"Crack—" A crisp cracking sound suddenly rang out, and then cracks began to appear in the first layer of the seven-layer barrier. Like a chain reaction, with that crack as the starting point, dense cracks spread out in all directions like a spider web. Not long after, the first layer of the barrier shattered with a "bang."

　"——First floor——"

　Watching the first layer of barrier shatter, Lin Xuan's heart was calm, and he spoke calmly, as if it had nothing to do with him.

　"Crack--" Then, cracks began to appear on the second layer of barrier, just like the first layer. Soon after the cracks appeared, the second layer followed the same fate as the first layer, shattering into pieces and disappearing in the torrent of light.

　"——The second floor——" The tone was still calm, and the attitude was none of my business, but the playfulness in the scarlet eyes did not change at all.

　After the two layers of barriers shattered, the torrent formed entirely of light began to weaken, and the originally huge beam of light began to shrink.

　Although it was still attacking the remaining five layers of the barrier, it no longer had enough power to continue. In the end, it only left a small crack on the third layer of the screen before completely dissipating.

　"Is it over?" Looking at the golden torrent that had completely disappeared, Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.

　At this time, the scarlet color in Lin Xuan's eyes began to gradually dissipate, and the murderous aura and fighting spirit emanating from his body also suddenly dissipated, without any residue left.

　But the playfulness in his eyes did not disappear at all.

　He retracted his outstretched right hand, and suddenly, the remaining five layers of transparent barriers began to dissipate.

　After putting away the [Sevenfold Rings of Blazing Sky (laaias)] in front of him, Lin Xuan jumped off the stage and looked at Emiya Kiritsugu standing in the audience with a joking look.