The Warrior of Love

Ritsuka still hadn't fully come to terms with what was going on: "What the hell is going on? Father, why do you sound so laissez-faire... Hey, aren't you on our side?"

"Calm down, Ritsuka."

Jiang Liu explained the general situation to Lixiang through telepathy, and the girl with long black hair became confused.

"The Count of Monte Cristo...Father Faria...But Father, you have no reason to be our enemy, do you?"

"No, Ritsuka, you misunderstood something."

Jiang Liu took a deep breath and said slowly: "He was not a free servant from the beginning!"

"what?"

"If my guess is correct, the floor of the King of Gluttony is actually the second floor, and the dungeon where you were imprisoned is the first floor!

And this guy was not summoned on the "Gluttony" floor, but moved from the first floor to the second floor.

He is the guardian of the first floor, Father Faria... no... -Faria, the sin of jealousy!"

"Hmm!" Ritsuka was completely speechless.

The priest was silent for a long time, and suddenly stretched out his hand. Ritsuka exclaimed, and the unfinished holy grail in the bag turned into spiritual light and dissipated.

The next second, countless golden light spots gathered in the priest's hands, merged with the ball of light taken out from the count's body, and turned into a gorgeous golden container.

Jiang Liu did not make any unnecessary movements, but just watched the scene quietly. After making the complete Holy Grail, the priest did not rush to do anything, but instead looked at the people of Chaldea.

After realizing something was wrong, the pirate twins returned to Ritsuka and, together with Tamamo the cat, protected this mortal master, staring at the priest with extreme vigilance.

"Originally, the ceremony was almost complete..."

Father Faria sighed and said slowly: "With the power of the Holy Grail, I covered the real world with my own mental landscape and created this singularity.

According to the concept of the Seven Deadly Sins, the remaining six servants were summoned to fight a "Holy Grail War".

Ah, don't get me wrong, the Servants I summoned are not the ones you have seen along the way.

They were just temporarily pulled into the prison tower to make up the numbers after the Holy Grail was broken. They just barely corresponded to the original sin, and in fact none of them could bear the concept of "sinner".

The first batch of servants I summoned, each one is an anti-hero worthy of the name of original sin!

Every time a Servant dies, their soul and the original sin they symbolize will flow into this Holy Grail. In the end, even I myself will be involved in it, creating a "chaos" that gathers all the original sins, and then starting the ultimate judgment... But after most of it was carried out, it was destroyed by someone. "

He turned his gaze to the vengeful ghost in the corner, and curled his lips slightly, seeming a little dissatisfied.

"I never thought that the Heroic Spirit who best represents hatred and anger would voluntarily give up the original sin that he symbolizes and shatter the Holy Grail at the last moment."

I don't know why, maybe it's the Holy Grail, maybe it's the connection between the prison tower and the two of them that caused the disgusting feedback, or maybe it's something else...

But in short, after the Holy Grail was broken, their memories were also affected and became ambiguous.

After the Count discovered where he was, he naturally believed that this was a situation of his own making, and that it was the evil spirits twisted by hatred that created the singularity of the prison tower.

And when he met the priest, he became more convinced that he was an evil party and the priest was the one who came to stop him.

As a result, the positions of the only two remaining servants, the earl and the priest, were reversed.

It was not until just now, after the last fragment of original sin was recovered from the count's body, that the vengeful ghost's memory returned to normal and realized what a big mistake he had made.

Jiang Liu didn't know the true function of this prison tower until now.

In fact, the key to conquering this singularity does not lie in the guardians, and even the prison tower itself is not important. It is just a "venue".

A venue designed for the Holy Grail War.

Using the prison tower as a concept, seven anti-hero servants were summoned, each of which could symbolize an original sin. They fought each other in the most traditional form of the Holy Grail War, and filled the Holy Grail with their twisted souls and the concept of original sin...

Although it cannot be compared with "The Evil of This World" in terms of "quality", it cannot be compared with the Holy Grail in Fuyuki City.

However, the black mud produced by the accumulation of these original sins is also an inescapable curse for mankind. It is very easy to destroy a mere singularity, which may even shake the foundation of human history.

"but why?"

Ritsuka, who found it hard to accept the truth, murmured, "Why did you do this, Father? You who helped the Count of Monte Cristo should be a symbol of kindness in the work... Even after spending so much time with you, I don't think you are a bad person.

Why do we have to collect things like original sins? The so-called ultimate judgment... why is that?"

"I'm sorry, Ritsuka..."

The priest smiled sadly, but then he restrained his smile and revealed a calm and dead expression.

"I just want to know the answer. Only in this way can the high and mighty gods turn their attention to me."

"What……"

“I really want to know, did the Heavenly Father whom I have loved so much, the Heavenly Father in whom I never wavered in my faith until the very end, really hear my prayers?”

The priest's eyes seemed to be fixed on a place thousands of miles away as he spoke quietly.

"If he was really watching his children, then... why didn't he respond to me until the end?

Does he really love humans?

Does he really treat every child equally? If the answer is yes, then he would definitely... stop the trial. If the answer is no, then he is neither loving nor kind! "

Chapter 501: Monsters Created by Human Mind

Even though he was imprisoned and deprived of freedom and light forever, this man never gave up.

He always has a firm belief and never wavers. He is a devout person who believes that temporary suffering is a test sent by God. The merciful Heavenly Father is silently watching over everything and will ultimately give everyone the ending they deserve.

But he was wrong.

Because no matter how much he prayed, no matter how hard he persisted, he never received any response until the end. When he could no longer maintain his physical strength with faith, his body inevitably weakened.

On his deathbed he once again confirmed that he would not receive any form of redemption.

It should be pointed out in advance that he is not a fool who does nothing but kneel down and pray. In addition to his devout faith, he is also preparing for prison escape all the time.

Dig tunnels, paralyze guards, corrode shackles, make tools...

However, even with such efforts, there was still no hope or opportunity.

God…if you are going to test your children, then you should not take away any possibility.

He had once fantasized that when he was at his wit's end and in despair, God would cast the light of salvation on him. Even if it was as thin as a spider's silk, he would grab it tightly and escape from this hell!

But there wasn't even a single strand of spider silk!

He was just dull, dead, numb...gradually heading towards death.

Then he thought again: Maybe God is not kind, but he should be fair.

Since there is no hope for him, then God should be indifferent and indifferent to everyone.

——This last fantasy was also ruthlessly shattered.

The young man who was framed like himself, the young man who was redeemed and taught by himself, the young man who inherited everything from him...

The other person's situation is the same as yours, but he or she "easily" grasps hope and the future.

The young man escaped from the Chateau d'If, obtained the treasure of Monte Cristo, transformed himself into a mysterious and noble ancient family, and avenged his enemies with ruthless means.

And all of this should have been his own story!

It was he who planned the prison break, it was he who knew the location of the treasure, and he also had a deep-rooted betrayal and hatred that he had to repay tenfold!

However, among the two prisoners, only one can obtain the future.

If the one who escaped was me...

The priest felt that he should not have such twisted thoughts.

He really wanted to help the young man, without any extra thoughts or plans, just out of the kindness of an elder and clergyman.

The young man has a brighter future and his life has just begun. He should not spend the rest of his life in this dark cell.

And the priest... he is already an old man, dying.

Both intellectually and emotionally, the priest was inclined to leave hope to the young people, and in fact he did so.

But after that, the priest's body had long been destroyed, but his soul remained in the prison of the Chateau d'If.

He failed to obtain redemption, but just stayed in the corner day after day, waiting for freedom that would never come.

This time, even the moonlight won't shine on him...

Then naturally, he began to question, to regret, and to lament.

At a certain moment, he doubted the existence of God;

At a certain moment, he became jealous of the young man he rescued;

At a certain moment, he felt more clearly than ever before the mud rising from the depths of his soul...

Faith, morality, reason, everything collapsed in endless despair, leaving only jealousy and anger!

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"Boil, the gathering sins!"

The priest held the Holy Grail high above his head. A black, sticky liquid like mud rose from the bottom and gradually filled the cup, even slowly overflowing and falling on the priest.

“This is the blood of Christ, redeeming mankind’s original sin and demonstrating the Father’s miracle and love. Overflow, overflow… Repeatedly for seven, sacred, complete, and interconnected.

The road of trial to the kingdom begins with the crown and ends with sword and fire... Wash away everything with the blood of the sighing saint of Christ!"

Gududududu...

The turbid and sticky black mud continued to gush out, bursting uncontrollably like a fountain, instantly submerging the priest's body completely, and then continued to expand its existence, devouring everything around it like a greedy monster.

hum! !

The astonishing magic power distorted the real space, and the existence that should never be summoned in an ordinary Holy Grail War was materialized using the Holy Grail filled with original sin as a carrier.

It was a huge body made of black mud, with no trunk or limbs, only an extremely large main body and tentacles extending in all directions like a starfish.

Its size soon surpassed that of mythical beasts such as the Star Sphinx, and even Fafnir was far behind, reaching a level that no servant could match.

puff!

The main body of the huge monster split apart in the violent energy fluctuations, and a tall human figure grew out of it. No specific facial features could be seen, and it was like the roughest kind of puppet, with only a rough outline.

This monster has a human-shaped upper body from the waist up, and twisted tentacles below the waist that look like a starfish or octopus, which is disgusting.

But despite this, the aura it exudes is not false.

Even if seven ordinary servants attacked together, they would definitely not be its match. Instead, they would be devoured by it and become its nourishment.

"Ritsuka back off!"

Jiang Liu had a stern expression and shouted, blocking the girl with long black hair behind him.

"And Anne and Mary, you also step back! Berserker, you are responsible for protecting them!"

"Hmm, brother?" Ritsuka seemed to have some idea, "Is this monster bad?"

"Yeah... Anyway, don't get close."

"Could it be that even my brother..."

"It's not that serious, but it's too dangerous for you."

Jiang Liu had amazing insight and intuition, and he had plenty of experience and knowledge. Even though it was a monster he had never seen before, he was able to determine its basic nature, so he did not dare to be careless at all.

It’s not that he was afraid. In fact, this monster was no match for him. Although it was stronger than most mythical beasts, Jiang Liu’s upper limit was much higher than it.

The reason for such caution is that its nature is too bad.

The Seven Deadly Sins - the monster born from it, not to mention its strength, has the special ability to curse all humans.

Anyone who has not escaped the concept of "original sin" will be cursed, whether they are living people like Ritsuka or the pirate twins who have been elevated to heroic spirits after death.

Let alone fighting it, even looking directly at it for too long could cause mental pollution!

But correspondingly, the further one deviates from the concepts of "humanity" and "original sin", the less likely one is to be affected by it, so servants with high divinity can be immune to curses to a certain extent.

Among all the people present, only Tamamo Cat and Jiang Liu can face this monster head-on!

"If you absorb more nutrients, you might really be able to grow to the level of a god... but you don't have that chance!"

Jiang Liu stepped forward and his body flew out like an arrow.

"I'll finish you off right here!"

Zheng!