The villain's journey from the Type-Moon world

"Wait... Mr. Wang Chong, are you saying that you have many servants... even those strange servants are all your servants?" At this time, Irisviel looked at Wang Chong strangely and asked.

"That's right. In fact, I was the one who orchestrated the Hanging Gardens conspiracy, and I deliberately let you in," Wang Chong said with considerable pride. "All of you have fallen into my trap. Victory in this Holy Grail War belongs to me alone."

"No! We can't let him continue." At this moment, the mysterious Servant finally noticed something was amiss. The more Wang Chong admitted these news, the more the look of confusion and disappointment in Artoria and the others' eyes gradually faded. Instead, they were replaced by a look of utter disbelief, as if watching a monkey show.

"This guy admitted it too readily, and what he admitted was too unbelievable. It was like he had hit rock bottom and rebounded. Instead, no one would believe that he was really the Master of Semiramis and the mastermind behind the scenes." The mysterious Servant finally realized that he was being played like a monkey by the other party.

"Shut up, you just need to admit that you are the master of Semiramis, why are you saying so much nonsense!" The mysterious servant stopped him repeatedly.

"What do you mean by 'a mess'? Everything I said is true! What? You don't believe it?" Wang Chong looked unconvinced. He then looked at Altria and the other two and asked, "So, do you believe it?"

The three women couldn't help but look at each other. Now they were certain that Wang Chong was completely playing tricks on the people on the opposite side.

"What do you mean? Don't you believe it either? Well, since you all don't believe it, I can prove it!" Wang Chong raised his hand and pointed at the ceiling, saying, "My Servant! Semiramis! I know you are watching. Now, I need you to help me prove that I am your Master. I know you can hear me, and you should be able to transmit your voice here. So if I call you now and you immediately agree, it will be considered as proof that you are my Servant."

For a moment, everyone was confused about what Wang Chong was doing.

"Okay, I'll count to three, two, one, Semiramis!" Wang Chong shouted loudly.

"Get out!" Semiramis' voice echoed throughout the room.

Chapter 266 Raid! Rescue the Hostages

After hearing the sound of "roll" that resounded throughout the room, the entire audience couldn't help but quiet down for a moment.

"See, what do you think? I've successfully proved it. No matter what she responded to, she did respond to me based on what I just said. This indirectly proves that she is my Servant." Wang Chong pointed to the sky and looked at Emiya Kiritsugu and others with a smile.

For a moment, the mysterious Servant fell silent. He completely understood the meaning of Wang Chong's actions. Now, the other party had blocked his path to producing evidence proving that Wang Chong was Semiramis's Master and the mastermind behind the Holy Grail War. After all, what evidence could be more powerful than a personal confession from both parties?

However, because of Wang Chong's absurd behavior just now, coupled with the reputation and credibility he had accumulated, anyone present who was not on his side would not believe that Wang Chong was really the Master of Semiramis. They only regarded it as a joke or even a mockery of them.

And now, Wang Chong was making one thing clear to everyone: Even if you truly had so-called evidence, what would it matter? Everyone had already isolated you, and no one would trust you, those whose trust had been broken. So, don't harbor any more illusions about these tactics.

"Well, can you come up with better evidence than this to prove that I am the Master of Semiramis? I'm really looking forward to it... Don't be silent, all of you." Wang Chong spread his hands and said with a smile, as if he was completely sure that he had you all defeated and there was nothing he could do.

"Heh, how interesting! Although I don't like Faker's mouth, his tricks always bring me some pleasure." Gilgamesh still looked like he was enjoying the fun. Even after becoming Emiya Kiritsugu's Servant, Gilgamesh never acknowledged the "clown" who dared to order him around with a Command Seal. Compared to Tokiomi's time, Gilgamesh was now even more independent.

Meanwhile, Emiya Kiritsugu seemed a bit irritated. He didn't know why, but the sight of Wang Chong made him feel a surge of anger. Logically, there was always a winner and a loser in the calculations. He had already experienced enough of these cunning tactics to feel irritated again. Was it because of Airi that his mind was unstable and his will was weakened? Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't help but wonder.

"Wait... Speaking of which, ever since Wang Chong, the mastermind, appeared, it feels like I've forgotten something... Oh right! Weren't we dealing with Diarmaitre's issue at the beginning?! How did these people get sidetracked as soon as they arrived? Oh no! They're so far away!"

Suddenly, when Emiya Kiritsugu thought of the words "state of mind" and "will", he felt a flash of inspiration in his mind. In an instant, he remembered his most urgent matter at the moment. But now he noticed that both Wang Chong and Altria had quietly and silently approached his group in their exaggerated and funny performance just now, and the distance now reached successfully allowed them to sprint and attack instantly.

"Attack!" Wang Chong, who had been smiling playfully, seemed to have noticed the change in Emiya Kiritsugu's expression and suddenly shouted. Wang Chong rushed towards Emiya Kiritsugu, while Artoria rushed towards the mysterious Servant.

The mysterious Servant's eyes glared. He hadn't expected the other party to be so bold as to attack directly. Did he really think that at sprinting distance, the speed of a surprise attack would be faster than his own throat-slitting speed? Or did he think that he and his companions wouldn't dare to do anything to the hostages?

Without a word, the mysterious Servant immediately attacked, slashing Sora's neck. However, after the mysterious Servant had taken action, he realized that something was wrong with the dagger's feel as it cut Sora's throat. A faint black aura was emanating from Sora's neck, and the area that should have been cut was now intact.

"It's Wang Chong, it's his black fog! But how is it possible? When did his black fog come from? I didn't even notice it. Is it because the amount is too small?" The mysterious Servant saw the dissipating black energy and knew that this amount of black fog could only withstand one of his attacks. But the amount created to block just one attack was enough for a charging lion.

"Wind King Hammer!" Artoria released her Wind King barrier without hesitation, and a large amount of airflow was aimed directly at the mysterious servant behind Sora.

"Ouch!" The high-energy impact swept the mysterious Servant away, separating it from Sora. If it continued for a moment, Artoria would likely snatch Sora back, and the chances of her being able to restrain Diarmait would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

"Khronos Rose (When the flower is in bloom, it must be picked)!" The mysterious servant's body suddenly accelerated, and he was able to resist the sweep of Artoria's Wind King's Iron Hammer. He even threw out three throwing knives in a moment, aiming at Sora's head, heart and arms.

"Danger!" Artoria didn't expect that the opponent could actually attack Sora with her Wind King Hammer. In an instant, Artoria crashed into Sora, causing his body to deflect, and swung her sword to deflect the two flying knives aimed at Sora's vital parts.

Fortunately, Artoria's accurate judgment successfully deflected the two most fatal blows, the head and heart. However, the blow to the arm failed to dodge, and it cut off Sora's right hand as smoothly as cutting tofu. The palm with the Command Seal fell to the ground, and Sora naturally let out a sharp scream before fainting from the pain.

"Ugh!" The mysterious servant's Noble Phantasm had also expired, and the whole person was attacked by the aftereffects of the Wind King's Hammer and crashed directly into the wall behind him, with smoke billowing and no one knew whether he was dead or alive.

"Mrs. Sora!" Artoria didn't pursue, prioritizing the wounded. She picked up Sora, picked up the severed hand, and immediately rushed to Irisviel's side. If there was still time, perhaps she could use healing magic to reattach the hand.

"Ellie."

Altria came to Irisviel, laid Sora on the ground, and supported him. Without further ado, Irisviel began to tear the cloth and bind the arm to prevent further bleeding. Then, she quickly aligned the severed hand and limb, fine-tuning the position until it was perfectly aligned. She then used golden needle magic to sew it shut, and then began to use healing magic to heal.

After seeing the healing magic begin to take effect, Artoria felt relieved. She then turned to look in the other direction. Wang Chong should have successfully rescued Kenneth, especially since Diarmait also cooperated with the operation.

Just moments before Wang Chong officially began his performance, he had already quietly used the black mist to contact Altria, Jeanne, Irisviel, and Diarmait, informing them of his plan to attract attention, quietly approach, and then immediately rescue the hostages. Furthermore, he would use the subtle power of the black mist to block the throat-slitting and head-blasting attacks, giving them ample time to rescue the hostages.

Therefore, from the beginning to the end, Artoria and the others had no doubt about Wang Chong's intentions. They were just pretending to be surprised and angry, simply to help Diarmuid save people.

The final result was that Sora was successfully rescued. Artoria believed that with the cooperation of Diarmuid and Wang Chong, Kayneth could also be successfully rescued.

"The game ends here, for Wild Dog and Faker."

However, when Artoria turned around, she saw a scene completely different from what she had expected. Wang Chong and Diarmait were now facing Gilgamesh and the gate to the King's Treasure behind him in a somewhat awkward position. Meanwhile, Emiya Kiritsugu and Hisau Maiya were fleeing towards the exit with Kayneth. Wang Chong and the others had only blocked the entrance, not the exit, and could only watch helplessly as Kiritsugu and the others disappeared from the exit.

"Hero King, what are you doing! Do you really want to be an accomplice to the evil?" Altria shouted.

"Hehe... Saber, who is actually aiding and abetting the evil is still unknown. But your stupidity is indeed a rare pleasure in the entertainment program I watch." After Gilgamesh finished speaking, he waved his hand, and countless treasures fell down and smashed towards Diarmait and Wang Chong.

"King of Heroes, I originally thought that as a king, you would be deprived of your contractual relationship by Emiya Kiritsugu's trickery. Even if you didn't kill him, you would definitely stand by and watch, witnessing Emiya Kiritsugu's death. But I didn't expect that you would actually save him. When did the King of Heroes learn to repay evil with kindness?" Wang Chong used the Blade of the Ruined King to deflect the Noble Phantasms that were shooting at him, and said sarcastically.

"Hmph, Faker, do I need your opinion on what I do? I do want that clown Emiya Kiritsugu to die. But not now, especially not at your hands. Your exaggerated performance may fool others, but not me." Gilgamesh snorted coldly and said.

Chapter 267 Diarmuid: I curse Emiya Kiritsugu!

"What? Could it be that the King of Heroes also believes what Emiya Kiritsugu and the others said?" Wang Chong said indifferently.

"Ha, damn Faker! Those two idiots did tell me a lot of logical inferences and even provided proofs. But from the beginning to the end, I didn't care about other people's inferences or proofs."

After Gilgamesh finished speaking, he raised his head and looked down at Wang Chong with pride, saying, "From the moment I called you Faker, from the moment you revealed yourself to be impersonating Caster, pretending to be the Ruined King or the First Emperor, I have completely seen through who you truly are."

"I only trust my own judgment, so don't try to make me laugh like a clown again with your repetitive performance. My patience is limited. And the only thing I admire about you is that you understand that only the winners can write everything. Let me see how much you have hidden! Are you worthy of being the victor of this Holy Grail War?"

With that, Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm behind him began its relentless bombardment. The entire room began to be affected, rubble dripping down, and it seemed to be about to collapse.

Wang Chong frowned deeply. In fact, he had sensed that something was wrong with Gilgamesh's gaze last night, but he didn't understand where he had revealed the flaw. But after hearing Gilgamesh's last words, he understood.

Indeed, if you look at the overall situation, you'll find that as the battles with the alien Servants continue, everyone suffers losses to varying degrees. However, there's one person who consistently reaps the benefits, remaining the victor. And last night, this person revealed themselves not as a Servant, but as a Master.

It was precisely because of these factors combined that Gilgamesh immediately identified himself as the mastermind behind the incident.

After all, no matter what scheme the mastermind had, his only goal was to win the Holy Grail War. Therefore, the mastermind could only be him, and only him.

And once the trust filter he created was broken, not only Gilgamesh, but everyone would immediately suspect him.

But Wang Chong no longer cared. His dominance was already established, and the trust filter of the three women had been further strengthened by him, making it impossible to break. Moreover, the rhythm of the Holy Grail War was completely in his hands. Now it was his turn to eliminate the servants one by one.

"I would really like to experience your abilities alone, King of Heroes. But now is not the time for a quarrel of egos... If you want to stop us from killing Emiya Kiritsugu, then let's see if you, King of Heroes, can withstand the attack of our three Servant-level strengths! Diarmait, let's attack together and hold Gilgamesh back! Give Saber a chance to kill him with one blow!"

Wang Chong shouted, then rushed towards Gilgamesh, engulfed in a thick black mist. Artoria, who was in the distance, heard this and said to Leticia, "Leticia, help me hold Madam Sora. I'll go help Wang Chong and the others!"

Leticia immediately took over and supported Sora, while Artoria raised the holy sword, this time settling new and old grudges at the same time.

"Liberate magic!" After Artoria shouted, the holy sword in her hand began to shine with golden light, and magic power began to gather. She was ready to control the strength and release the treasure to bombard Gilgamesh.

"Hmph, so what if they are just three servants? They are still nothing but chickens and dogs in front of me!" Gilgamesh was already planning to use one of his trump cards to let the three of them know how powerful he is, the oldest hero king.

"I'll hold back those Noble Phantasms. Diarmait, you get close and make sure Gilgamesh doesn't have time to release his Noble Phantasms!" Wang Chong spread the black mist, and the ghosts inside once again continued to resist Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasms.

"Hero King, your Noble Phantasm shall cease to exist!" Meanwhile, Diarmait, shielded by Wang Chong's black fog, successfully approached Gilgamesh, drew his red spear, and aimed directly at Gilgamesh's heart. Even Gilgamesh's golden armor couldn't withstand the magic-breaking Red Rose's power.

Several small golden doors appeared around Gilgamesh. As long as Diarmait approached, he would bind Diarmait with the chains of heaven and then give him the most fatal blow.

"Die, you barking wild dog." Gilgamesh said with murderous intent in his eyes.

"Pfft-"

“Puwa…”

The sound of a blade piercing flesh echoed, followed by the sound of vomiting blood. Gilgamesh's eyes were filled with ice coldness, and the golden door behind him suddenly closed.

"How...how could it be, Lancer..." In the distance, Artoria, who saw it clearly, had a look of disbelief in her eyes. The magic power that was originally gathering in her hands completely dissipated because of this distraction.

"Bad luck... No, was it that Emiya Kiritsugu who did it?" Gilgamesh retracted his weapon, looked indifferently at Wang Chong who had retracted the black mist, and said softly, "Or... was this also part of your calculations, Faker?"

After saying this, Gilgamesh coldly transformed into golden particles, instantly vanishing before everyone's eyes. Altria quickly ran to Wang Chong's side, staring at the scene in disbelief.

Diarmait was seen spitting blood, his eyes filled with unwillingness and anger, and the red spear in his hand, which was supposed to stab Gilgamesh, was now deeply pierced into his own heart.

Diarmait committed suicide... No, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Diarmait was forced to commit suicide by the command seal.

“Diarmait…”

"That despicable fellow...does he really want to win? He wants to take the Holy Grail at all costs!?"

Just as Artoria called out Diarmait's name, Diarmait's voice, filled with resentment, interrupted her. Diarmait raised his head, as if looking up at the heavens, and angrily declared, "...You are trampling even on my only wish. Emiya Kiritsugu—!! I, Diarmait, will taint your wish with my flesh and blood!"

"I curse Emiya Kiritsugu! May his wish be followed by disaster! When he descends into hell, he will remember the wrath of Diarmait!" He spoke unwillingly, as if venting his final rage, roaring to the heavens. His body also began to disintegrate, nearing the stage of disappearance.

"Diarmait... leave in peace. We will avenge you." At this time, Wang Chong broke the silence and spoke.

"...Mr. Wang Chong, the King of Knights. I failed to protect my lord... Madam Sora. I... leave it to... you..."

Diarmait shed tears of hatred and blood, which eventually dissipated in front of the two men. For a moment, the entire room seemed unusually depressed by Diarmait's passing.

"I am now completely convinced... Emiya Kiritsugu is undoubtedly a heretic. Seeing that they could not subdue Diarmait, they destroyed him! And in such a humiliating way... After listening to Irisviel's explanation, I actually had a little sympathy for him, thinking that he was just pursuing justice and going to extremes." Artoria spoke first, suppressing the anger in her heart and said deeply.

"Obsession has turned them into demons. They won't turn back until they see the tragedy they have created. That's why we must do our utmost to stop them and not show any sympathy for them," said Wang Chong.

Artoria nodded silently, mourned at the place where Diarmait last disappeared, and then followed Wang Chong towards Irisviel.

Chapter 268: The Fallen Servant and Irisviel's Strange Condition

Wang Chong and Altria returned to Irisviel and Leticia. Seeing that Irisviel had stopped performing magic, Wang Chong asked, "How is it?"

"The wrist has been successfully reattached, and it should be usable normally soon. However, Sora seems to be in too much pain and fright, and he probably won't wake up for a while." Irisviel raised her head and looked at Wang Chong and explained.

"Diarmait... is he dead? What happened... Why would Diarmait commit suicide for no reason?" Leticia asked puzzledly.

"I think it's very likely that Emiya Kiritsugu and his men also mastered the method of seizing the Command Seals. Using this method, they seized Kayneth's Command Seals and the contractual relationship, and then ordered Diarmait to commit suicide. After all, we heard before that Tōsaka Tokiomi was already dead. And given Gilgamesh's personality, it's impossible for him to sign a contract with Emiya Kiritsugu. Combined with what just happened to Diarmait, it's not difficult to draw this conclusion."

After listening to Wang Chong's explanation, Leticia sighed and said, "In that case, Diarmuid's Master, Kayneth, is in great danger..."

"I'm afraid Kayneth's fate will be even more cruel than you imagine. Kayneth has lost his value. From the moment Diarmait decided to continue the resistance against us, Emiya Kiritsugu regarded Diarmait and Kayneth as objects that he could not control."

"Therefore, he would rather reduce the number of such an enemy than keep them around. In addition, with Emiya Kiritsugu's mage talent, he could not support the magic supply of two Servants for a long time. So after taking away the Command Seals, he killed Diarmait immediately."

"Although Kayneth, without Diarmait, had already lost his qualification for the Holy Grail War, given Emiya Kiritsugu's cautious nature, he would have chosen to kill Kayneth to prevent him from contracting new Servants to participate in the war again. This is probably why Diarmait felt so resentful at the end. Diarmait had already sensed Kayneth's death."

After Wang Chong finished speaking, everyone fell silent again.

"It's too much... It's really too much... Mr. Wang Chong, if I remember correctly, can't you control the power of the soul? Can you transform Diarmait who just left back so that he can take revenge with his own hands? Just like what you did before in Rider's Noble Phantasm." This was the first time that Leticia felt so angry, and she couldn't help but say.

"No, the Servants participating in the Holy Grail War are different from those summoned by Rider. I actually tried it just now, but I found that there is an inexplicable rule that directly absorbs the servants' soul power into the earth veins. This must be the mechanism of the Holy Grail, and I can't stop it."

Wang Chong shook his head, indicating that he was powerless.

"Let Diarmait rest in peace in the ground... Out of respect for this warrior, let's not let him hold on to his resentment and live as a ghost, neither human nor ghost." Wang Chong said.

"That's right. Let us avenge Diarmait." Artoria said seriously.

"Speaking of which, Irisviel, how is your health now?" At this time, Wang Chong suddenly looked at Irisviel and asked.

"Eh? What happened to Mrs. Irisviel? She shouldn't have been injured in the battle just now." Leticia asked with some confusion.

"As expected, I still can't hide it from Mr. Wang Chong... Well, I'm just a little dizzy and weak. There will be no problem if I continue to move forward." Alice said with a forced smile.

"Irisviel, what's wrong with you?" After hearing Irisviel's answer, Artoria asked hurriedly.

"It's the Holy Grail... Have you forgotten? Irisviel is the Holy Grail carrier of this Holy Grail War." Wang Chong said slowly, "Just now, the first normal Servant of the Holy Grail War was killed. His soul power has been absorbed into the earth veins. If my prediction is correct, it should have returned to the Holy Grail. This means that Mrs. Irisviel is already transforming towards the Holy Grail."

"How could it be... If too many normal servants were killed or injured, wouldn't that mean..."

"Yes, it's just as you think. Mrs. Irisviel is very likely to completely become the Holy Grail."

Before Altria could finish, Wang Chong had already explained the outcome for her. Irisviel, as if already prepared for this, said, "It's okay, Saber. I've been prepared for this since the moment I was born. So don't feel sad for me."

"Irisviel..." As one crisis arose, Artoria felt a sense of sadness and loneliness in her heart when she learned that her master and friend in the real world was about to die.

"Um...Sister Saber, and Mrs. Ellie. Have you all forgotten that Mr. Wang Chong mentioned before that there was a way to save this matter? He has been outside all day today, isn't it just for this matter?" However, at this time, Leticia looked at the two of them strangely and asked doubtfully.

"Eh? Has Mr. Wang Chong really found a solution? I saw Mr. Wang Chong came back so late, and he didn't mention this matter much. I thought Mr. Wang Chong had failed..."

From the outset, Irisviel hadn't considered Wang Chong's proposed method to be effective; she simply took it as a consolation. As for the morning measurements, Irisviel's own selfish motives were at work, even going so far as to make those noises to lure Wang Chong into her. She felt that Wang Chong had already lost track of much of his physical data because of her, so she didn't take it seriously.

"Don't worry, Mrs. Ellie. I have successfully commissioned the master I mentioned to you before. She will definitely create a body that is most suitable for you, Ellie. By then, you won't have to worry about the transformation of the Holy Grail." Wang Chong said seriously.

"Then I feel relieved. But I don't know if our elimination of the alien servants will have any impact on Ellie. I also don't know if it will be too late to transform her." said Altria.

"When we encounter the alien servants later, we will try to get rid of one and see what the final effect will be. However, even if the souls of those alien servants are absorbed by the earth veins like normal servants and will affect Mrs. Ellie, I have a way to protect Mrs. Ellie's soul and separate it from her body first so that it will not be sucked away by the Holy Grail." Wang Chong said.

"Come to think of it, we haven't encountered any alien servants yet. It seems they have discovered that we are grouped together and they can't easily get rid of us, so they didn't fight us head-on. Now, before the decisive battle even begins, one of our servants has died and one has defected... Do we really have a chance of winning?" Leticia said a little unconfidently.

"Even if the chances of winning are not very high, we must try our best to fight on and not give up." Altria said, encouraging everyone's morale.

"That's right. If we give up, then there's no hope of winning this Holy Grail War... And Sora, it looks like he really won't wake up anytime soon. We can't stay here any longer. We have to hurry to the next location. Maybe we can catch up with Emiya Kiritsugu and the others who are trapped in the trap room up ahead."