The Warrior of Love

After receiving Alaya's message, Jiang Liu was stunned.

"Indeed... If that's the case, then I can't take it lightly. I need to pay attention to it... Besides, I promised you before, and I don't intend to break my promise."

In the past, Jiang Liu and Alaya had a verbal agreement that Jiang Liu would help it clean up parallel world lines with a bad development trend, while Alaya would turn a blind eye to his activities on the surface of the world.

At this point, this agreement is no longer binding on Jiang Liu, and he doesn't need to ask Alaya for favors. But since it is something he has promised, Jiang Liu still plans to abide by it if it is not necessary.

What's more, if what happened this time is really as Alaya said...it is indeed Jiang Liu's responsibility.

"There are still some remaining Demon Pillars... The main bodies are all dead, but these guys are really tenacious."

Goetia is the union of the seventy-two demon gods. Although he has his own consciousness, the demon pillars are also part of him, like clones.

Although the possibility is slim, it is not impossible to return to this world through the Demon Pillar.

Now that he had obtained the information about the remaining Demon God Pillars, there was only one thing Jiang Liu had to do -

Kill Goetia!

Although in the plot of the previous life, Goetia also had the form of "Human King", which seemed to be a foreshadowing that could be whitewashed, Jiang Liu didn't care about that!

Call it a personal grudge, call it a sense of responsibility, or even call it hatred among the "beasts"... but in any case, he wanted to kill Goetia.

"baffling!"

When Alaya's star ring disappeared, Feng spoke up, "How do you communicate? Can that thing really talk?"

The red-haired female ninja could not understand Alaya's words at all. To her, Jiang Liu was just talking to a strange thing that made strange noises.

"Well, when your spiritual strength is sufficient, you will naturally understand it. There is no rush."

Jiang Liu hesitated for a moment and continued to say to her: "Something happened. We can't go home directly. I'm sorry."

"Huh...it's okay." Feng breathed a sigh of relief, "I wasn't really prepared."

"Well, let's go save the world first, and then we can talk about going home."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"It's okay, we'll be back soon." Jiang Liu patted his chest, "Don't worry, I have experience."

"Uh……"

“Oh, right, we can’t just go in like this… It’s easy for you, as your power isn’t strong enough to be suppressed, so you can just go in with your physical body, but it’s going to be a bit more troublesome for me.

Okay, let's sign a contract, and you will be my Master."

"Master?"

Although Feng had heard Jiang Liu mention the existence of "Heroic Spirits", he didn't know much about Masters and Servants.

"I am the servant and you are the master, do you understand?"

"Well, you..."

Feng's face turned red for no apparent reason: "Tsk, didn't I tell you that I don't like this kind of play?"

"Eh? No, it's not what you think!"

Jiang Liu was stunned and said, "It has nothing to do with that. I was talking about a serious topic."

"Humph, you said that "Magic Replenishment" is very serious." Feng sneered, "Then let me ask you, does this "Master and Servant" have anything to do with Magic Replenishment?"

"Um...of course there is." Jiang Liu nodded without hesitation.

Feng's eyes became even more contemptuous: "You still say no...ha!"

"Uh..." Jiang Liu was speechless, but he felt that it was not entirely his responsibility.

"Well, anyway, I will pretend to be someone else, and I need your cooperation. We will work together in the next world, and nominally you will be my superior."

"I'm actually above you too."

What did she mean - Jiang Liu thought about it for a moment, but didn't think deeply about it.

"So, where exactly are we going?"

"For the time being, my hometown is in the same system as mine... so it's like next door."

Jiang Liu said a term that Feng couldn't understand at all: "The Fourth Holy Grail War."

Chapter 684: Changed Destiny

Standing in a dark cave, Jiang Liu looked around with a frown on his face.

"It's a bit strange."

This is an uncomfortable place. The dim space is illuminated only by a faint green light, as if it is the underworld. The surrounding rock walls are carved out with holes, like rows of lockers. Although the area is large, it does not look vast, which makes people feel depressed.

However, this was not what made Jiang Liu frown.

Although this place is disgusting now, in Jiang Liu's imagination, it should be ten thousand times more disgusting than it is now... But in fact, it is empty and nothing exists anymore.

"What gears went off track somewhere?"

Jiang Liu pondered: "But as expected... the biggest suspect is Matou Zouken?"

After saying that, Jiang Liu shook his head, took a step outside, and his figure suddenly disappeared in the dim space.

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Matou Zouken, also known as "Machiri Zorgen".

Anyone who has some knowledge of the worldview of "Type-Moon" should have heard of this name to some extent. Even if he only appears in the "Fate" series, his notoriety can be said to be far-reaching.

First of all, I want to state that most magicians in Type-Moon are mentally ill.

Even though I have said it many times, I still want to repeat it again because the root cause of most of the tragedies in this world comes from this.

Zouken Matou is a magician... or to be more precise, he is a "very good" magician.

If he hadn't wasted his energy on futile rituals, he might have achieved the level of a Grand Rank, although he himself had no interest in the political struggles of the Clock Tower.

It is even possible for him to ascend to the throne and become a heroic spirit. In fact, he does have several old acquaintances who do so.

This talented magician had a rather noble dream when he was young: to eradicate the evil in human beings.

So he approached the Einzbern family who had similar dreams and mastered the third law, and got acquainted with the Winter Saint Justissa, and the two decided to work together to create the Holy Grail.

In order to avoid the sight of the clock tower, they went to the desert of magic - Japan. While searching for a suitable spiritual vein here, they met the then head of the Tohsaka family.

In this way, the land and spiritual veins were provided by Tōsaka, the Greater Holy Grail Core (the third magic circuit) was provided by Einzbern, and the ritual system for controlling Servants was provided by the Makiri family.

——And so the Holy Grail War was born.

However, all the previous Holy Grail Wars failed!

Three hundred years have passed since he went to find the Einzbern, and Matou Zouken himself is over five hundred years old.

In order to witness the completion of his dream, he began to use various means to prolong his life.

However, during the long five hundred years, both his soul and body decayed, and he gradually forgot his original wish, turning into an evil and cruel old monster who lived just for the sake of survival and would do anything to survive.

He is not the winner of the Holy Grail War, but he is the greatest darkness.

Jiang Liu, who is familiar with the plot, knows very well what Zouken Matou has done and what he will do in the future. So from the beginning when he knew that he was coming to the world line of the "Fourth Holy Grail War", he had already decided to kill this old monster!

Of course he knew that although Zōken's strength had declined due to aging and he was no longer comparable to a first-rate magician, his ability to save his life was mysterious and unpredictable. Even a servant would find it difficult to completely get rid of this guy if they were unaware of the situation.

However, Jiang Liu happened to be "in the know".

Besides, Jiang Liu's realm is much higher than his. Even if he is Voldemort and has ten thousand hidden "Horcruxes", Jiang Liu can still kill him along the line of cause and effect!

However, surprisingly, in this world, there is a person named Matou Zouken... who does not exist!

Jiang Liu originally thought that if he had arrived earlier, he might have been able to prevent some tragedies from happening in time.

But when he actually arrived, he discovered that this world was more distorted than he had imagined.

The insect cave of the Matou family was empty, and there was no sign of the magician in the mansion. Jiang Liu could be sure that the other party was not just hiding, but was really not there.

The ones who are in charge of the family now are the brothers Matou Kariya and Matou Tsuruno. In addition, there are several servants and the eldest daughter Matou Sakura.

Sakura looks only six or seven years old now. Her cute face and shoulder-length black hair make her look as delicate as a doll.

——The focus is on black hair.

Sakura was originally a child of the Tousaka family, and was adopted by the Matou family. If she had been "transformed" to adapt to the magical attributes of the Matou family, her hair would have been purple.

The black hair proved that her life trajectory was different from before. Although she was still adopted, she was not treated cruelly.

In fact, the status of the Kariya brothers does not seem to be as high as hers, especially Tsuruno, who always treats Sakura in a servile manner, not at all like an elder treating a younger person.

To verify this, Jiang Liu also went to the Tohsaka family and the church - of course, these people were unaware of his presence.

He found that the trajectory of the Tosaka family and the church had not changed at all, so he came to a conclusion:

There's a high probability that the Demon Pillar has come looking for Zouken Matou!

He was not stupid, and based on his familiarity with the plot, he could easily deduce this conclusion.

However, what kind of changes have taken place in Matou Zouken, where has he hidden, and what plans does he have... this remains to be explored.

Anyway, there are only a few secrets in Fuyuki City, and the only thing that can threaten human history is probably the Holy Grail and the thing hidden inside it.

If the Demon Pillar wants to subvert the world, using the Holy Grail is undoubtedly the best way.

Well, now the truth of the matter is almost clear.

Jiang Liu has the ability to overturn the table at any time, so he is not afraid that the Demon Pillar will do anything to the Holy Grail War itself. After all, even if it summons a bunch of servants, they cannot threaten Jiang Liu.

The only thing that Jiang Liu might be concerned about is the one inside the Greater Holy Grail... To be on the safe side, it is better not to use violence against it.

The Demon Pillar probably guessed that he would attract the attention of the Suppression Force or Chaldea. In order to protect himself, the most likely thing he would do is to hide directly in the Holy Grail... a place Jiang Liu didn't really want to go.

"Well, let's just ignore it and take it one step at a time. First, let's take a look at the first battle of this Holy Grail War."

Jiang Liu and Feng stood on top of a crane in the port, overlooking the entire site, and fixed their eyes on the parking area for the centralized containers, which was strictly speaking a large open space in it.

The noble female swordsman in blue and blonde hair and the handsome black-haired double-gun warrior, the two are already on the verge of a fight...

Chapter 685: Invincible Avalon

In the original world line of the "Fourth Holy Grail War (FZ)", it was Kiritsugu Emiya who ultimately won and allowed the Knight King to release the Holy Sword and destroy the already contaminated Greater Holy Grail.

In the singularity, the plot is naturally different.

If Jiang Liu remembered correctly, the Einzbern family's artificial human technology in this singularity was further improved, creating a perfect product without any flaws, that is, "Irisviel von Einzbern".

Therefore, the Ai family did not need to find outside mercenaries to act as masters, and Irisviel summoned Saber, who was both a contestant and a prize.

In this world line, because Irisviel and Saber have such a good compatibility, the Knight King can fully exert his performance as the "best" Servant, and thus win the Holy Grail War in the end.

Then the world was destroyed because the Holy Grail was contaminated, which was also the reason why the singularity was formed.

However, perhaps due to the intrusion of the Demon Pillar, the development of this singularity has undergone some changes.

The most obvious thing is that one of the masterminds, Matou Zouken, disappeared, and then Matou Sakura also had a Command Seal on her hand. Although it was hidden, it could not be hidden from Jiang Liu.

By the way, in addition to looking for Old Worm, Jiang Liu also went to the sewer to look for the two perverts, but it turned out to be a waste of effort.

Ryunosuke Amekawa, who was supposed to interfere in this war as an "unstable factor", was eliminated by a red guardian from the very beginning, and Caster Gildre didn't even have a chance to appear.

In this way, the servants participating in the war will no longer be the original group, which really makes people curious about what kind of changes will occur.

But compared to the future development of the plot, the first battle taking place at the port right now attracted Jiang Liu's attention more.

One of them was a man holding two guns and with a teardrop mole on his handsome face.

One of them was a petite female knight wearing a blue robe and silver armor, with a beautiful and holy face and blonde hair.

Lancero Diarmuid versus Sabero Altria, both are famous heroes in the legend, and they also showed powerful strength worthy of their names in the battle.

But if we have to compare the two, Jiang Liu is more optimistic about the Knight King.

From a technical perspective, Diarmuid's spearmanship has reached the divine realm, but Saber's swordsmanship is not inferior. It's just that the spearman's unique dual-gun combat method makes her a little uncomfortable for a while.

And in the competition of ability values, the swordsman won comprehensively!

With Irisviel as her Master, Altria's panel attributes are far superior to those of Emiya and his son as Masters, and are even slightly higher than Toosaka Rin.

And because of his low magic power consumption and rationality, his value as a servant exceeds that of Hercules in Berserker state, and he will not be at a disadvantage even in hand-to-hand combat.

In fact, after Artoria became familiar with the spearmen's tactics of combining real and virtual forces with double guns, she quickly demonstrated her powerful suppressing ability, putting Diarmuid at a complete disadvantage.