The shuttle in the second dimension

　It was a knight's sword, plain and simple without any fancy ornamentation, yet it exuded a holy aura. This sword, nicknamed the "Angel Sword," had once cleaved nearly three thousand meters of marble, earning it the nickname "Marble-Chopping Sword" and the "Sword of Eternity." Also, because its blade remained indestructible, it was known as the "Immortal Blade." Its true identity was Durandal, one of Europe's three great holy swords.

　Clang——

　In an instant, Lin Xuan suddenly appeared in front of the berserker, and the [Durandal] in his hand collided with the giant axe sword in the berserker's hand.

　From the power transmitted from Durandal, Lin Xuan suddenly discovered that Berserker's power was beginning to approach his own. Although there was still some gap, at least he would not be suppressed by Lin Xuan like before.

　"Sure enough, you are a lolita complex, Hercules——" Grinning, Lin Xuan teased Berserker, although with his irrational brain he couldn't understand what Lin Xuan was saying.

　chi chi-

　Just as the two weapons collided violently, a sound like a sharp weapon cutting stone suddenly rang out, and this sound made Lin Xuan's eyes gradually narrow.

　"Now it's my turn, Berserker--" Lin Xuan squinted his eyes and laughed. At the same time, the [Durandal] in his hand was swung down with force, cutting the entire giant axe sword and leaving a hideous scar on the Berserker's body.

　"Roar--" With such a huge scar on his face, the Berserker roared madly as if in pain.

　He grasped the half-broken axe in his hand and swung it towards Lin Xuan, but unfortunately, Lin Xuan dodged it easily.

　puff--

　"Hey, hey - although your strength and speed are almost on the same level as mine, it's a pity that you have no rationality at all. How can you possibly beat me -"

　laugh--

　Pulling out Durandal, Lin Xuan looked at the giant in front of him - Hercules and whispered.

　"Goodbye—great hero—"

Chapter 71 Obtaining the Lesser Holy Grail

　"Goodbye—great hero—"

　Waving Durandal in his hand, he shook off the blood drops on the blade. Watching Hercules gradually disintegrate into light particles, Lin Xuan shook his head helplessly, inserted Durandal back into the Lord of Arms' Arsenal, and slowly walked towards Illya.

　"berserker——don't~~~~~~~~~~~don't leave me alone——" Like a broken doll, Illya slumped to the ground, her ruby-like eyes lifeless.

　Walking in front of Illya, Lin Xuan squatted down slightly, supporting his knees with his elbows, squinting his eyes and looking at Illya who seemed to have been played with. His blue eyes were filled with a little helplessness.

　"It's become like this——" With a sigh, Lin Xuan helplessly cast a hypnotic magic on her, making her fall into an unconscious state.

　Snapped--

　After catching the collapsed Illya, Lin Xuan carefully looked at the "little Lolita" he had caught.

　Her silver-white hair fell down softly, and her fair and tender face seemed a little pale because of what happened before, but it still couldn't hide her beauty.

　"Alas~~~~The Einzbern family is really cruel. Forget it, this is none of my business." Hooking Illya's slender waist with his right hand, Lin Xuan carried her out of the Einzbern castle.

　"It's already this late, and I don't know if Rin, Saber and the others have dealt with Lancer—" Looking at the cold moon hanging high in the sky, Lin Xuan murmured.

　"Forget it - let's go to Liudong Temple first. Once the ceremony begins, I'm afraid those three heroic spirits won't be able to sit so peacefully." As he said that, Lin Xuan floated up and flew towards Liudong Temple.

　——Temple Church——

　The silver-haired boy leaned gently against the wall, his slightly furrowed brows seeming to explain what he was feeling at the moment.

　"What's wrong - Uncle - what happened?" Looking at her uncle Ru Ru's appearance, Karen couldn't help but ask.

　"Just now, news came from Assassin that Berserker was killed by Archer, and Berserker's Master, who was the Lesser Holy Grail, was also taken away by Archer."

　"Is that so? It seems Arche is very confident in himself. Is he planning to lure all the Heroic Spirits over there?"

　"I'm afraid so, but it's inevitable. After all, besides Archer, they have two Sabers and a Ruler whose stance is unknown. Plus, he is confident in his own strength, so it's not incomprehensible that he would behave this way. He wants a final fight--" Touching his chin, the boy whispered.

　"However, since he has made such a big show, we can't hide like this any longer. Let's go and meet them—" As he said this, the young man stood up and looked towards the direction of Liudong Temple, saying, "The final curtain is about to be opened—"

　——Yudong Temple——

　Relying on his control over the wind, Lin Xuan quickly arrived at this place that was so brightly lit by the rider. Of course, Lin Xuan used magic to disperse the ordinary people within a radius of several kilometers. Although he was not a kind person, he did not object to this easy good deed.

　"Four Heroic Spirits have already left the stage. I'm afraid this little girl's body won't last much longer—" Lin Xuan said, looking at Illya who was being carried by him, "But she should be able to hold on for a while."

　After placing the girl on the prepared place, Lin Xuan found a place to sit casually, as if waiting for someone.

　Suddenly, Lin Xuan raised his head abruptly and saw a huge body flying towards him.

　In less than two seconds, Lin Xuan saw the face of the huge body.

　With a human face and a lion's body, it wore a distinctive headdress, and its body resembled that of the lion, the king of beasts. Its body was even larger than a large truck, and when it landed, there was no impact at all, a perfect airborne landing.

　However, Lin Xuan didn't care that his landing was not perfect at this time.

　The sudden arrival of this giant beast gave people a sense of oppression, and its terrifying size and mass clearly indicated its presence.

　There was a sense of sacredness on that huge human face, and on that calm face, a pair of dull eyes looked down at Lin Xuan.

　"This looks like Rider's Noble Phantasm, right? I think it should be the [Abulhoolsphinx]." He squinted his eyes and looked at the giant beast with a lion's body and a human face in front of him and guessed.

　Just as Lin Xuan guessed, the giant beast in front of him was sent by Rider, and the identity of this giant beast was also famous.

　It is something that cannot possibly set foot on earth in this modern era. Even in ancient Greece and Babylonia it was revered as a monster. In the more distant past, thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, it was the incarnation of Horus, the god who ruled the sky, on earth.

　It manifests itself in raging flames and strong winds. Its alias is "Abulhool (Father of Terror)", and it possesses countless beasts with countless legends in the Mediterranean.

　"An existence that dwells in legends, an existence that sleeps in fantasy, an existence that exists in myths - the fantasy species." Looking at the fantasy giant beast in front of him, Lin Xuan said, "I didn't expect to see the fantasy species here. However, you are too arrogant to fool me with such a thing, Rider." Lin Xuan said with an unhappy look on his face, narrowing his blue eyes.

　As he spoke, the void behind Lin Xuan began to ripple. The next moment, scarlet ripples emerged from behind him, and treasures emitting a mysterious and fantastical aura stretched out from the ripples. All the weapons followed Lin Xuan's gaze and pointed at the [Abulhoolsphinx].

　Lin Xuan's action seemed to make the [Abulhoolsphinx] feel an unspeakable danger. Its calm giant face twisted, "Roar--"

　A loud roar like the roar of a wild beast came from the ruins, causing the already fragile ruins to begin to collapse. As the roar sounded, the giant beast raised its huge claws and grabbed towards Lin Xuan.

Chapter 72 The Arrival of Rider

　roar-

　A beast-like roar spread out like a wave, centered around the Abulhoolsphinx, shaking the entire ruins of Ryudo Temple until new cracks began to appear.

　Looking at the huge beast claw that was about to hit him, Lin Xuan had no intention of dodging at all, as if the huge beast claw in front of him was just a kitten's claw and posed no threat.

　call out--

　A scarlet light streaked across the void, piercing through the giant beast claw and cutting it off in its entirety.

　laugh--

　The scarlet light pierced into the ground, revealing its true form, which was a long sword shining with a cold light.

　roar-

　Like a wild beast in its hand, a mythical beast of the same species as a dragon, the Abulhoolsphinx, roared as if venting the pain it was suffering.

　Those dull eyes were also filled with anger and hatred towards Lin Xuan, and the holiness emanating from his face was completely destroyed by the twisted and hideous expression.

　"Even if I'm a divine beast, I can't change the fact that I'm a beast. It's so noisy..." Looking at the giant beast that kept roaring in front of him with disgust, Lin Xuan frowned slightly.

　Simultaneously.

　shhhhh--

　From the scarlet ripples behind Lin Xuan, three treasures flew out at the same time.

　Boom boom boom——

　Even if the treasure was thrown as an ordinary cold weapon, it was still a treasure after all, and it still exuded unparalleled power. The remaining three limbs of the giant beast were also cut off by the flying treasure. Without the support of its limbs, the entire body of the giant beast fell directly to the ground. The terrifying mass even caused a small vibration on the ground. Those cracked ruins seemed to be unable to bear it and turned into rubble and disintegrated.

　"Hooho-"

　Even though its limbs were cut off by Lin Xuan, the [Abulhoolsphinx] did not give up attacking Lin Xuan.

　The scorching flames and violent airflow mixed together, and in that instant, it turned into a fire tornado that would burn everything to ashes, attacking Lin Xuan.

　"Hmph—you're using the wind in front of me—" Lin Xuan scoffed at the fallen Hot Sand Sphinx, unable to stand, and said, "You're not qualified—"

　"Disperse!" As if hearing the order from the superior, the fire tornado carrying terrifying power suddenly dispersed. Without the support of the violent airflow, the flames fell weakly to the ground, constantly jumping and igniting this area.

　raging--

　The burning flames illuminated Lin Xuan's face. Facing the mythical beast that was equal to the dragon species - the [Abulhoolsphinx], his face was filled with disdain and boredom. "You can't even arouse my interest, you beast -"

　"Roar, roar--" Facing Lin Xuan's ridicule, the giant beast roared, but without his limbs, he could only twist his body continuously, causing small vibrations to the ground.

　Bang——Boom——

　As if he was annoyed by the giant beast's constant twisting and roaring, Lin Xuan stepped on the giant beast's huge human face and stomped it directly into the ground, causing the strange headdresses on the face to fall to the ground.

　"You can't even trigger my nature, so it seems your existence has no value at all. Well, goodbye, Divine Beast-san."

　Whoosh whoosh whoosh——boom boom boom——

　As Lin Xuan finished speaking, the treasure floating in the air continued to fly towards the giant beast, smashing the giant beast, which had lost its limbs and was unable to escape, into pieces.

　"What a boring divine beast!" Lin Xuan said with a bored look on his face as he kicked away the gravel in front of him.

　"It's not fun at all, alas--" As he spoke, several scarlet ripples appeared behind Lin Xuan again. The next moment, several treasures emitting scarlet light turned into several scarlet rays of light and flew towards one place.

　"You mean—rider—"

　boom--

　The roar caused by the treasure was so clear in the silent night, and the airflow caused by the collision spread out in all directions like waves.

　The violent airflow kept blowing Lin Xuan's clothes and hair.

　There was also a hint of playfulness in those blue eyes.

　"No, perhaps I can call you Ramses II, or - Ozymandias." A figure was reflected in the blue eyes. Against the backdrop of the firelight, the figure seemed to be emitting the brilliance of the sun, and his pair of golden eyes were as dazzling as the sun.

　"Hehe - you already know my real name - Archer -" The figure, no, Rider's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise after hearing Lin Xuan's name, but it was just surprise. He was not a little panicked about his real name being known by others, but he admitted it generously.

　"You are the Heroic Spirit who descended as a Berserker in the last Holy Grail War, and you are also a Heroic Spirit from another world - Lin Xuan." Rider also revealed Lin Xuan's real name.

　"But I'm confused. Why do you possess Archer's Noble Phantasm from the Holy Grail War? It really makes me curious." Rider asked curiously, not realizing that this was a battlefield. If it weren't for the ruins and burning flames around them, and the subtle hostility between the two of them, one would have thought they were just two ordinary people chatting.

　"Oh - you discovered all this -" Raising his eyebrows, Lin Xuan looked at Rider with a little surprise.

　"But that's true. As Heroic Spirits summoned by those hypocritical beings of the Templar Church who secretly participated in the Holy Grail War in the name of supervising the Holy Grail War, it is not difficult for them to know about the events of the last Holy Grail War. Although the Templar Church in Fuyuki City was almost destroyed by me during the last Holy Grail War, I think there will still be some information left--" Lin Xuan said with a smile, shrugging his shoulders, as if what he was talking about was something unimportant.