The villain's journey from the Type-Moon world

Meanwhile, Artoria was also engaged in a relentless battle with Lancelot. Repeatedly stopped by Lancelot, Artoria managed to avoid acting against her will, even while under the constant control of the Command Seals. However, even more significant doubts were brewing within Artoria's mind than the mere fact of being under the control of the Command Seals. This was the Servant she was battling. He seemed completely familiar with the Holy Sword she had blocked with her Wind King Barrier. Just as she was about to sever his two-handed weapon, he had unexpectedly caught the Holy Sword with his bare hands, grasping the tip of her blade.

This wouldn't have been possible without a firm grasp of the length of her own sword. Furthermore, the opponent was incredibly familiar with her attacks, constantly finding ways to counter them. Altria grew increasingly apprehensive as the fight progressed. Combined with the fact that the opponent had previously called out her name, she became even more curious about who this person was. Could it be the knight she once had a connection with? And why had he become like this?

"Saber! Don't dodge!" At this time, Irisviel suddenly spoke.

"Don't dodge? What do you mean by don't dodge...?" Artoria, locked in a stalemate with the newly acquired heavy sword of the mad Lancelot, felt a tinge of surprise upon hearing Irisviel's voice, but she soon learned the answer. A black mist descended upon her from the sky, and within it, a lightning-shaped dagger shone brightly.

"Is this black mist Caster? Why didn't Irisviel tell me to avoid it?" Artoria wondered, but now she had no choice but to trust Wang Chong and Irisviel. After all, even her own Master had betrayed her will and forced her to do such a thing.

"Rule Breaker!" A voice rang out from the black fog. It was from Wang Chong. Wang Chong rushed out from the black fog and came behind Artoria. He then raised the "Lulubulei Ka" in his hand and stabbed it into Artoria's back.

"Ugh—!!!" A high-energy magical reaction suddenly erupted from behind Artoria, causing her immense pain. Even more terrifying was the rapid evaporation of her magical power, as if something fundamental to her was being severed. But Wang Chong's voice reached her from behind: "Hold on, Artoria! Now is your chance to break free from the control of the Command Spells and break free from Emiya Kiritsugu's contract!"

Altria was startled, finally understanding what Wang Chong had done to her. Altria did not resist this. On the contrary, with the contract severed, the Command Spell's restraints on her disappeared. However, Altria was still locked in a stalemate with Mad Lancelot, unable to break free.

"Get out of here!" Wang Chong unceremoniously kicked Lancelot, who was fighting with Altria. As he forcibly kicked him away, he pulled out his "Lulu Bulei Card" and, grabbing Altria by the back of her collar, threw her towards Irisviel. He said, "Now, Mrs. Irisviel, sign a new contract with Altria!"

"Clang clang--" Wang Chong's sword clashed with the sword of the mad Lancelot. It seemed that Lancelot, provoked by Artoria, had become ruthless and didn't recognize anyone.

"Your body is entrusted to me, and my destiny is entrusted to your sword. If you follow the guidance of the Holy Grail, and this intention and this principle are up to you, I swear here that I will be a person who does good forever, and I will be a person who does evil forever. The seven days that you are protected by the three great word spirits come from the Wheel of Restraint, the guardian of the Libra! Your destiny is entrusted to me." At this time, Irisviel was also chanting the contract, and renewed the contract with Altria.

I saw a blue light appear around Artoria again, and soon three command seals symbolizing the Master appeared on Irisviel's right hand, which meant that Artoria already had a new Master.

"In a sense, Mrs. Irisviel has also taken Emiya Kiritsugu's Servant away. Well, that sounds weird. No! I should shout: Damn! There's a Servant!" Wang Chong glanced at Artoria who had completed the re-contract and couldn't help but think to himself.

"Ding - Congratulations to the host, you have successfully destroyed Emiya Kiritsugu's Servant Contract, shocking him both physically and mentally! You have also indirectly changed the fate of the destined heroine, Artoria Pendragon. The total number of villain points awarded is: 700 points, and a random item jar. The current villain points are: 8140 points. And host, aren't you the one who is really doing the Minotaur thing? You are almost getting his wife." The system reminded and complained.

"You don't have to remind me of this either." Wang Chong ignored the system's complaints. He swung his sword at the mad Lancelot, severing his weapon once more and driving him back. He then said to Altria and the others, "I leave this to you. If I'm not there to hold the line, the artillery fire will indiscriminately fall on you."

With that, Wang Chong soared into the sky once more without a word, even blocking a demonic bullet for the group. Watching Wang Chong descend so quickly, simply to stab her and free herself from the Command Spell, Artoria was overwhelmed with mixed emotions. While she didn't know why Wang Chong possessed such means, she kept this favor in her heart.

"Auh——————!" But at this moment, the mad Lancelot who had just been knocked down jumped up again. Without saying a word, he rushed towards Artoria with his bare hands, wanting to fight again. In order to protect Irisviel, Artoria had no choice but to charge forward again and fight with mad Lancelot again.

Irisviel, who was treating Altria, was also a little annoyed by the interruption. She had previously allowed Mad Lancelot to attack Altria in order to prevent Altria from killing Tōsaka Tokiomi. Now that Altria had been freed from her control and no longer posed a threat to the Masters, why did Mad Lancelot still resort to such heavy-handed tactics? Therefore, Irisviel demanded, "Master of Berserker, what are you doing? Why don't you stop Berserker! Saber has obeyed my orders and released the control of the Command Seals. She will no longer threaten anyone!"

"I'm already trying my best! I've said it from the beginning, Berserker has gone out of control for some unknown reason! Unless I pay with another Command Seal, there's no way I can suppress Berserker who has gone completely berserk! But I've only used up one stroke of my Command Seal." Matou Kariya kept pretending to use magic to try to restrain the Mad Lancelot, but he couldn't do it at all, and could only let the Mad Lancelot kill Artoria.

"Don't worry, Irisviel, I'll calm him down!" Artoria said, "Berserker, since you just successfully stopped me from killing other Masters, this time I'll be the one to wake you up! That way, we'll even the odds!"

Chapter 168 The Protagonist and Destiny

Over the sky

Wang Chong, standing at the edge of the city, opened his eyes. He had just switched back to his identity as Caster and broken Altria's contract. This act was like severing Emiya Kiritsugu's arm. This Holy Grail War would no longer be a cause for concern for the other side.

"Now we're just waiting to close the net. Emiya Kiritsugu is no longer useful and should be eliminated." The king had a hint of murderous intent. With the current situation, Emiya Kiritsugu was practically deserted by everyone. All the blame had been placed on him before, so it was time to play Dio and take Emiya Kiritsugu's place as the main scapegoat.

"Host, I need to remind you that you are not able to kill Emiya Kiritsugu yet." Suddenly, the system's prompt voice said.

"Hmm? What's going on?" Wang Chong frowned.

"It's very simple... because of the protagonist's halo." The system complained.

"Huh? What the hell is this?"

"To put it simply, it's because Emiya Kiritsugu has a heavy responsibility. He must be the one to discover the truth about the Holy Grail in this Holy Grail War and successfully destroy the Holy Grail to trigger the Fuyuki Fire. Therefore, under the influence of the world's will, any attempt to kill Emiya Kiritsugu will lead to an accident at the critical moment... In other words, Alaya will take action again, causing an accident." said the system.

"What did you say? Why... Could it be because of those two workers, Emiya Kiritsugu and Emiya Shirou?" Wang Chong suddenly thought of something and said.

"Not entirely. This involves the origin and destiny of this world. If the host does not have sufficient strength or calculates all possible unexpected situations and prevents them, the host may not be able to kill Emiya Kiritsugu." The system explained.

"Doesn't that mean I have no way to deal with Emiya Kiritsugu? I can't kill him at all?" Wang Chong frowned.

"Not necessarily. First of all, we don't necessarily have to kill our opponents. Various methods such as imprisonment, abolishing magic circuits, and even brainwashing and subduing them are also possible. Of course, even so, there is still the possibility of accidents, but they may be big or small, depending on the host's planning." The system explained.

"Secondly, even if you really want to kill him, it's not impossible. World lines aren't absolute. Just like Emiya Kiritsugu could have chosen to escape and rescue Illya at the beginning, thus creating the Magical Girl Illya world line. Similarly, a world line could also appear where the host kills Emiya Kiritsugu. However, this requires the approval of Alaya, which means that the host must replace Emiya Kiritsugu and become the protagonist of this world. At that time, the host can easily decide Emiya Kiritsugu's fate."

"Replacing the other party and becoming the protagonist? How do we do that?" Wang Chong frowned.

"It's very simple. In fact, you, the host, are already doing it. For example, constantly gaining advantages in the Holy Grail War, gaining fame and prestige, that is, any process of obtaining villain points, is essentially enhancing your dominant position in this world. You can use fantasy thinking to understand it as: luck. The process of obtaining villain points is the process of the host constantly improving his luck in this world. You will also continue to be noticed by the two world consciousnesses of Alaya and Gaia." The system explained.

"Besides that, it would be to lower and plunder the original protagonist's luck. For example, the host's actions of abducting Mrs. Irisviel and snatching Illya, or the host's actions of severing the contract between Altria and Emiya Kiritsugu, and so on... These things will continuously undermine and even plunder Emiya Kiritsugu's original luck. When his luck is far lower than the host's, the protagonist position will naturally be taken away by the host."

"I understand. This means that I have to fleece Kiritsugu Emiya for a while longer before I have a chance to kill him. This is really troublesome... If I must kill Kiritsugu Emiya now, what kind of accidents will happen?" Wang Chong said with some disbelief.

"Well... for example, a certain Lu Ge whom you have tricked might suddenly appear before you on a whim and shake out the 666 Beast for you. Or perhaps someone who used the name of the True Ancestor to slaughter the Einzbern family was misunderstood by a princess and suddenly appeared here to call you to account?" After the system finished speaking, Wang Chong saw cold sweats breaking out.

"So, host, you'd better be more careful... There are many things that will produce cause and effect and eventually be settled like the butterfly effect. Therefore, host, you need to accumulate your strength. In the final analysis, the host's current strength is not strong enough. If you are strong enough to overturn the will of the two worlds, you naturally don't need to worry so much." The system spread its hands and said.

"You're right. Ultimately, my fists aren't big enough, so I can't act so recklessly... I have to continue collecting villain points, and then continuously convert these points into my power!" Wang Chong's thoughts became much clearer after the system's reminder, and he then focused his attention on two things in the system space - the villain template and the random prop jar.

"System, use these two things for me right now." Wang Chong pointed at the two items and said.

"Received! Activating... Ding! Congratulations on winning the S-rank villain, Dio Brando! Congratulations on winning the Distortion Field item. Distortion Field Effect: Upon activation, you gain a cognitive distortion field with a radius of 10 meters that lasts for one hour. Any target within the field can be distorted to any degree at the host's will. After the timer expires, some residual distortion will remain, potentially playing a crucial role."

"Your prop is pretty good, but I don't like the template of the villain you drew! Damn it, I already have a world substitute and vaporization freezing method, what use is this template for me? Can it give me a duplicate world? Can it double my time-stopping time?" Wang Chong couldn't help but twitch his mouth and said.

"Host, don't underestimate any template. It's true that you have a world stand and vaporization freezing method, but you haven't obtained all of Dio's abilities. Putting aside those techniques, the most important thing is... I didn't say that this is just Dio Brando with an ordinary world stand." The system said with a weird smile.

"Wait... could it be?" Wang Chong immediately checked the villain card. Sure enough, the Dio on it was not ordinary Dio at all, but the most powerful Heavenly Dio.

"It's actually the World, Transcendent Heaven!? That's the Transcendent Heaven with the power of true overwriting! Doesn't that mean I'm going to activate World Modulation Mode?" Wang Chong pulled out a template card and prepared to use it, saying, "Hmph, what a ridiculous Holy Grail War! I'm going to use the power of Transcendent Heaven to turn those two little bitches, Gaia and Alaya, into dogs right now."

"? Are you awake, host? Do you think the ability to surpass heaven is too powerful?" The system quickly stopped him.

"Ah? Isn't that so?" Wang Chong asked doubtfully.

"Alas, host, not to mention that the ability to overwrite reality consumes soul power and has a limit. Its prerequisite is that it requires fist contact to activate. You don't think that just touching the earth with your hand is touching Gaia, do you? Then you have to ask Lancelot down there. He clearly has a Noble Phantasm that allows knights to not die with bare hands, so why doesn't he just stand upside down and grab the earth?"

The system said with a hint of regret, "Seriously, even the power of Transcendence has its limits. If Transcendence can overwrite everything, why can't it brainwash humans who possess the remains of saints? Why can't it change the law of annihilation that states that identical objects in parallel universes will annihilate each other when they come into contact? Host, always remember that talking about rules without putting in effort is just playing rogue."

"Ah, this..." After hearing the system's explanation, Wang Chong was undoubtedly poured a bucket of cold water on it.

"Host, don't be too anxious. Although there is an upper limit to transcending heaven, it is still very powerful in many areas. Especially with your power, you are definitely stronger than the original owner Dio. You have a large number of ghosts, and your physique far exceeds Dio's true ancestor bloodline. There is no need to worry too much." The system comforted.

Chapter 169: Dramatic Changes

"So host, are you going to use the template now?" the system asked.

"Well, since this template has an upper limit beyond the existence of heaven, it's better to use it now so that my original stand can gain the ability to evolve. By focusing on training it at that time, maybe it can completely surpass the original Beyond Heaven and achieve the ability of true real overwriting. It also happens that this ability of indiscriminate overwriting can help me solve some problems now." Wang Chong nodded and said.

"News has arrived from Kotomine Kirei that he has successfully had Hassan capture Emiya Kiritsugu and is currently bringing him back. I suspect execution is what awaits Emiya Kiritsugu. But if I can't even deal with him, then those other guys might encounter mishaps while dealing with him, and that could disrupt our plans. It would be better for us to become that mishap and help Emiya Kiritsugu escape from danger, so as to prevent the situation from getting out of control. Besides..."

After saying that, Wang Chong narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the oldest Fat Tiger King who was already completely impatient. Judging from the other party's increasingly serious expression, he was afraid that it would not be long before the other party would pull out EA.

"Well then, let's make a grand entrance. This time, I'll officially land as a villain and see how many villain points I can get this time." Wang Chong activated the villain template and began loading it.

……

On the ground, the battle between Artoria and Mad Lancelot continued. Both sides were evenly matched, neither able to defeat the other.

"Seeing that you are very skilled, you must be a famous knight. Can you answer my question? If you know that your opponent is me, the King of Britain, Artoria Pendragon, and you still dare to challenge me, then please cherish the honor of being a knight and tell me your origins! Hiding your identity and fighting me, how is it different from a sneak attack?" Artoria asked after knocking the opponent away with another sword.

As the battle continued, Altria became increasingly convinced that the other knight must be a knight with whom she had a deep connection, perhaps even a member of the Knights of the Round Table. However, because the other knight had concealed his appearance and data panel with a Noble Phantasm, Altria remained unclear about his true identity.

"Ah..." As if touched by Artoria's words, the mad Lancelot did not rush up again madly after being repelled this time. Instead, he threw away the sword that was cut off again in his hand. Then the black air on the mad Lancelot's body began to gradually dissipate, and a familiar purple-black color began to gradually emerge in Artoria's sight. Artoria's eyes began to widen gradually, and a hint of disbelief began to spread deep in her pupils.

"How...how is it possible." Artoria already had that name in her mind. She was so familiar with this knight that when the armor on his body appeared for the first time, she subconsciously wanted to deny it. However, then, a new treasure appeared in the other party's hand. A sword with elven characters engraved on the blade was held in his hand, which completely shattered Artoria's fragile fantasy.

"Wu...Wuhuaihuguang. Could it be that you are..." Artoria was shocked. She had no way to deny the identity of the knight in front of her.

"Arthur..." At this time, the helmet on the head of the crazy Lancelot was completely cracked.

"Knight Lancelot..." This time, Artoria called out the other's real name in pain. The mad man in front of her was one of the twelve knights of the Knights of the Round Table, and one of the knights who had accompanied Artoria for the longest time.

The other Masters observing the battle each expressed a hint of surprise when they heard Artoria utter Lancelot's true name. The reason was simple: after all, according to legend, it was Lancelot who cuckolded King Arthur and marked the beginning of the disintegration of the Knights of the Round Table. (In reality, Cui's words of grief were the starting point, but they were not passed down as legend and were known only to the Knights.)

Therefore, everyone's eyes turned strange when they saw the two of them, as if Artoria was wearing a green hat on her head. However, looking at Artoria's expression, she didn't look angry, but sad and painful instead.

"Why, my friend? How did you, once hailed as the First Knight of the Round Table, become... a Berserker?" Artoria asked. However, Artoria's gentle words only provoked Lancelot, who immediately charged forward, slashing at her with all his might.

"Lancelot..."

However, the terrified Artoria had long since lost her will to fight. She passively parried Lancelot's blows, not even fighting back until she was repelled. Artoria was now filled with confusion and sadness. Having just witnessed Mordred's retreat, she recalled Iskandar's words:

"...You have been saving your subjects without any guidance."

"Because I have no guidance..."

"I am just someone who is bound by an idol called 'King' who exists only for others..."

"It is my ideal...I, the king..."

"Just a little girl."

"Have I pushed you to this point?" Artoria cried out in grief. Distortion and self-blame completely filled her heart.

"Ah!" Lancelot charged at Artoria once more, roaring Arthur's name as their swords clashed once more. Since this wasn't the final battle, and Artoria had been traumatized by the series of blows, she didn't become obsessed with obtaining the Holy Grail as she had originally intended to do against Lancelot. She was determined to change Britain's past at all costs.

On the contrary, Artoria lost her fighting spirit at that moment, and was knocked away by the heavy sword and fell to the ground.

"Saber! Master of Berserker, since you won't pay the price... then let me do it!" Irisviel saw Artoria's hesitation and pain. She knew that if this continued, Artoria would surely die. She planned to use the power of the Command Seals to rally Artoria. Although she wanted to use them directly, forcing Artoria to eliminate the Servant named Lancelot, Irisviel didn't want to disrespect Artoria's will like Kiritsugu had done.

“In the name of Irisviel…”

"Ah! How could this be! The king actually..." But at this moment, a painful sound of vomiting blood came from behind, which startled Irisviel. Then, when Irisviel turned her head, she not only saw Tōsaka Tokiomi vomiting blood, but also saw him looking at the sky in disbelief.

"What happened in the sky?" Irisviel looked up and saw two figures falling rapidly, heading straight towards Artoria and Lancelot respectively.

"That's... Archer and Mr. Caster! How could this happen!? Saber!! Be careful!" Irisviel immediately warned.

"Boom!" Gilgamesh landed first and hit Lancelot, who was about to rush towards Artoria again, directly causing a large amount of smoke and dust to explode.

Because of Irisviel's exclamation and the sudden explosion, Artoria, who had lost her fighting spirit, regained a bit of clarity in her eyes. Then, Artoria looked up and noticed "Wang Chong" who was rushing towards her.

"Caster!" Artoria did not choose to dodge immediately. Instead, she retracted the Sword of Promised Victory and opened her arms, ready to receive him.

"boom!"

A huge cloud of dust erupted, and at the same time, the two figures quickly retreated backward. Altria caught Wang Chong, using this method to absorb the force of the fall. Finally, Altria managed to steady herself, and neither of them suffered significant damage from the collision.

"Saber! Caster!" Irisviel immediately ran towards the two of them. When she got closer, Irisviel noticed that Altria was holding "Wang Chong's" back without saying a word.

"Saber, how are you? What's happening with Caster?" Irisviel asked quickly.

"I'm fine...but Caster's condition is not optimistic...he is seriously injured." Artoria shook her head and spoke.

It was then that Irisviel noticed that Altria was pressing one hand against the bleeding wound on Wang Chong's waist, preventing the injury from worsening. Irisviel immediately cast healing magic, her mind aching with questions: "What on earth happened in the sky? Who could have injured Archer and Caster so badly?"

Chapter 170: Joan of Arc vs. Dior

Above, an eerie silence descended. Though Gilgashmei and Wang Chong, who were both fighting against the magic bullets, had been defeated, the fortress had ceased its attack. This strange atmosphere invisibly placed immense pressure on every unsuspecting Master present.

"What on earth is going on here..." After Joan of Arc deflected Atalanta's spear, she noticed she didn't attack again. Instead, she retreated and looked up. This gave Joan of Arc a moment to observe what was happening nearby.

The two Gorgon sisters, who had been suppressing Diarmait throughout the entire battle, also withdrew and retreated. Meanwhile, Jeanne d'Arc had already decimated most of the dragons, and similarly, Iskandar's soldiers were few and far between, with only generals and heroes remaining. If all of those soldiers were eliminated, the inherent barrier would likely dissipate.

However, both sides stopped fighting tacitly for some unknown reason, and for a moment the entire battlefield fell into silence, as if they were waiting for someone to arrive.

"Hey... Hey, who's that?" Waver, hiding in the Iskandar chariot, pointed to the sky and said. At the same time, everyone saw a man with enchanting golden hair and bluish-white skin slowly descending from the sky.

"No... Impossible! Who is that guy!?" After seeing the man's face clearly, Tōsaka Tokiomi's face turned shocked, because the other party's appearance was exactly the same as that revealed by the Magic Association, the terrifying existence that slaughtered the entire Einzbern family - the newly born True Ancestor.

"There's no mistake. Although the outfit has changed and the hairstyle has become more exaggerated, there is no doubt that face... is the face of that True Ancestor!" Tōsaka Tokiomi confirmed in his heart.

"That guy...that guy is the one who came to see Kenneth that day! He is the master of the black dragon knight!" Sora suddenly said at this time.

"What did you say!?" Upon hearing this, Tōsaka Tokiomi nearly collapsed to the ground. A True Ancestor was hidden among the alien Masters facing them? What kind of Holy Grail War was this?

This feeling of falling into the abyss made Tōsaka Tokiomi wonder if he had fainted a long time ago, and what he was experiencing now was just a dream caused by his excessive worry and fear.

"Kirei, slap me twice and see if I'm really doing it... Puff!" Before Tōsaka Tokiomi could finish his words, Kotomine Kirei immediately slapped him twice in the face, nearly making him vomit blood again. Afterwards, Kotomine Kirei added, "You're not dreaming, teacher."

"You know that, and yet you still slap me!" Tōsaka Tokiomi suppressed his anger, looking up at the sky with a trembling voice. He had anticipated a run-in with the True Ancestors, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a big scene tonight. He had originally thought he could deal with the alien masters and servants before dealing with the True Ancestors who might arrive at any moment. But he never expected that the other party would actually be in cahoots with those aliens.

"If he came up from above... Could it be that the one who just repelled Gilgamesh and Caster was this True Ancestor?" Tōsaka Tokiomi was suddenly shocked.

"What a commotion... We've been dithering for so long, and still haven't eliminated these opponents. It's finally time for me to take action." The person who appeared was none other than Wang Chong, who had transformed into Heavenly Dio, using the villain template. As for the one who was fatally wounded after being sent flying, it was only his clone. He had it feign unconsciousness and temporarily withdrawn, allowing him to make his debut as the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Who are you, sir? You don't smell like a servant... why do you have such power?" Joan of Arc was holding the flag at this moment, and a very bad sense of crisis came over her heart. She could intuitively feel the huge evil and murderous aura from the other party, and even smelled blood and anti-human characteristics.

"Hmph, Joan of Arc? I still prefer the black one compared to your current look. Don't you think so, my Servant - Joan of Arc?" Wang Chong looked at the black Joan of Arc and said with a smile.

"Hahaha, that's the natural result. I finally don't have to wear this crappy thing anymore." At this time, Black Jeanne d'Arc stepped on a flying dragon and came to Wang Chong's side. She then took off the mask on her face completely and threw it away.

Upon seeing Black Jeanne's face, everyone present was startled, especially Irisviel and Altria, who had spent the past two days together. Jeanne, however, had already seen Black Jeanne before, so she wasn't surprised. She was more concerned with Wang Chong's words—was he the Master of her alter ego, or was he the culprit behind her alter ego's transformation?

Sensing that the evil spirit emanating from Black Jeanne d'Arc shared the same origin as Wang Chong's, Jeanne suddenly understood a lot. She rushed forward and said, "So you are the core target of this incident!"

Why was he summoned to this world, manifesting as Ruler? It seemed the answer lay in the person who had summoned his dark side. No, rather than his dark side, it was the person who had tainted him with some unknown evil power.

"Hehe..." However, facing Joan of Arc's fierce shot, Wang Chong showed a very strange smile. The Black Joan of Arc beside him did not make any move to protect the Master. Instead, he looked at the attacking Joan of Arc with some sarcasm.