It's normal for an evil god to raise an Abyss.

Caster's various anomalies were enough to make Archer pay more attention to him, but Tokiomi, that boring guy, would definitely not let him have fun. Now it was the final battle, Archer had to have a hearty "fun". That Caster was a target that he had to get rid of personally, Gilgamesh was so sure of that.

"Of course." Kotomine Kirei replied.

Archer did not stay for long, as if he did not want to see that thing, and turned into a golden light and left.

Kotomine Kirei's shoulders relaxed, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief. The aura emanating from the golden king really made people unconsciously nervous.

I quickly went downstairs and opened the door, and what I saw was "that thing" waiting at the door.

At first glance, she appears to be a human girl, but if you look closely, you will find that there are subtle shallow lines like a tree trunk. It seems that the simulated effect is not appropriate, or she herself has no intention of over-simulating.

The "hair" that almost reaches the ground, let's call it that, is brown in color with rough, withered yellow hairs at the ends, and may essentially be more like the branches of an unknown plant. There is not even a white in the eyeball, and it maintains the same color as the face, and what can be called a pupil is more like a large dark brown marble.

"Late at night...behind the mountain...lake...prepare...the cup...take it...cooperate...destroy..."

The words were ambiguous, but the clear meaning reached Kirei's mind directly.

Kirei took the prototype of the Holy Grail thrown to him by the hand supported by the tendrils, and then saw that guy "slip away" from the wall in a strange way.

That guy's only goal was to expand himself, and the result would be the destruction of this world. Although Kirei was also keen on seeing the tragedy of others, he would not completely agree with that guy who was not even a human being.

However, Kirei did not need to worry too much about this, because...

"Emiya Kiritsugu, and Caster, what choices will you make? I am also looking forward to it..."

Just thinking about some of the hypothetical possibilities made Kirei want to burst out laughing.

Chapter 56: The beginning of the decisive battle

As the night drew to a close, Fuyuki City was already in complete silence, with the citizens already asleep at home, unaware of the decisive battle that was about to unfold.

Emiya Kiritsugu has arrived at the Fuyuki Civic Hall and is ready to explore inside. While maintaining a high level of vigilance, the things that happened before can't help but flood back into his mind.

In the afternoon, after the prototype of the Holy Grail was taken away, Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel fell into a state of high tension for a short period of time.

The enemy’s situation, the enemy’s purpose, everything about the enemy was known to the end, and all that could be obtained was the fact that Maiya was seriously injured and the prototype of the Holy Grail was taken away.

Where did the enemy get the information? If they knew that Irisviel was the original carrier of the Holy Grail, her would be their first target. As for that "person" in the afternoon - no, it would be a stretch to call it a person.

In short, the opponent's goal was very clear, which was to seize the prototype of the Holy Grail that had been separated from Irisviel, and Maiya was seriously injured by the opponent's attack in the process. If Saber had not noticed the situation in time and rushed there, Irisviel would have been seriously injured while protecting the Holy Grail.

Thinking of this, Kiritsugu could not help but tighten his grip on the weapon.

Then, there was the news passed on from the Caster team, including the location of the monster's base and part of Kotomine Kirei's plan, including the address where Kirei would hold the ceremony - Fuyuki Citizens' Hall.

It must be said that the accurate information delivered by the Caster Group was indeed like a reassurance, calming down the confused Kiritsugu and Irisviel. This also made Kiritsugu feel in his heart that forming an alliance with the Caster Group was the right choice.

After the two sides exchanged intelligence, a preliminary combat plan was finalized.

The troops split into two groups, Abigail, Irisviel and Saber went to deal with the monster in Enzoyama Lake;

On the other hand, Emiya Kiritsugu goes to Kotomine Kirei's location to compete for the Holy Grail, while Kotomine Kirei's Servant, the Hero King Gilgamesh, is seduced by Xue Yue to the Fuyuki Bridge for a decisive battle.

Everything was developing as planned. Facing Xueyue's invitation to fight, Archer went to fight without hesitation. At this moment, Kotomine Kirei was the only one staying in the hall.

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Fuyuki Citizens' Hall is one of the landmark buildings of the new development of Fuyuki City. As for why it is located on the emerging spiritual vein of Fuyuki City, it is purely coincidental. The interior decoration here is still not completed, and it is still a long way from being put into use. In the dead of night, the silence shrouded in emptiness and darkness gives people a sense of wandering in another space.

However, the Fuyuki Civic Hall is located in the center of the city, and there is no suitable place to place explosives around it. Kotomine Kirei chose this place as the venue for the ceremony, which accidentally avoided the possibility of Emiya Kiritsugu directly using explosives to blow up the place.

As for Kotomine Kirei, the defense of this place was not sufficient. Rather than trying to prevent someone from seizing the Holy Grail, he wanted to see bloodshed in the fight for the Holy Grail. Therefore, he even took the initiative to send out flares, fearing that Kiritsugu would not be able to find him.

Meanwhile, Kiritsugu had already started a fire somewhere in this huge building, thereby reducing Kirei's space for movement, and he was exploring slowly and deeply alone.

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On the Fuyuki Bridge.

Just like last night, Xueyue set up the tea table and waited leisurely to face her opponent.

A brilliant aura emerged, and the golden voice appeared in mid-air.

"Caster, have you finished your last supper?" Hero King Gilgamesh did not hide the sharpness in his words.

“It’s still uncertain who will see tomorrow’s sun~”

Xueyue tapped the bridge lightly with her toes and retorted,

"I killed Rider here yesterday. Today, you are no different from him. Leave your life here too."

"Hmph, I hope your strength is stronger than your words."

Gilgamesh raised his hand, and sixteen golden gates appeared in the air behind him, with all kinds of weapons emerging from them.

Without too much aiming, Gilgamesh simply launched the treasure. The explosion of the treasure instantly covered Xueyue's figure and raised a huge cloud of dust.

Gilgamesh's blood-red eyes were fixed on the smoke and dust. Even if he was too careless, he didn't think that this exploratory C-level Noble Phantasm bombardment could hurt Xueyue.

When the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Xueyue had already changed into a black robe, and a scroll was surrounded by layers of paintings beside her. It was obvious that it was this treasure that blocked Gilgamesh's attack for Xueyue.

Xueyue raised her hand, and the scroll shortened and folded up, becoming three feet long and floating in front of Xueyue.

“The vastness of the heavens and the earth, the multitude of mountains and rivers, are all contained in this map—Map of Mountains, Rivers, and States, open!”

Tremendous magical power gushed out from the scroll, eroding and replacing reality.

The next moment, Xueyue and Gilgamesh had arrived at a grassland, and looking around, they could see green mountains in the distance and the vast ocean on the other side. It seemed that an entire world was spread out in this place with an extremely wonderful layout. Rather than being a kind of inherent barrier, it was actually close to the highest level of fantasy embodiment.

"It's the same inherent barrier, huh."

Magicians in the Age of Gods could also cast inherent barriers, so it was not surprising to Gilgamesh that Xueyue, as a "Caster", could construct an inherent barrier.

"Here, we can fight to our heart's content without causing any harm to the outside world. So, King of Heroes, do you have enough Noble Phantasms in reserve?"

“Humph…hahahahahahahahahaha, just because you blocked some low-level Noble Phantasms, does that make you so complacent?”

Gilgamesh laughed in anger, raised his hand, and twice as many golden gates appeared as before. All the treasures that appeared were above B+ level.

"Please me with your blood, and let me know how big the gap between you and me is!"

Facing the attack that was flashing all over the sky, there was no fear in Xueyue's eyes, only an almost fanatical desire to fight.

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On top of Yuanzang Mountain.

Irisviel and Saber were heading towards the lake.

Ever since Xueyue removed the unformed "Holy Grail" from Alice's body, Alice has regained her original ability to move. If not, Alice would have probably lost her human form and completely turned into the Holy Grail. From this point of view, Alice is very grateful for Xueyue's efforts.

There is no cleared road to reach the lake, but if Saber is here, the branches blocking the road will be cut off. If there is no road, a road will be opened. This is what Saber is doing now.

After clearing the thickets of thorns and rushing to the lake, Irisviel and Saber were shocked by the scene before them.

Chapter 57: The Final Battle (I) The Sword of Promised Victory

Irisviel and Saber arrived at the lake, but suddenly had the illusion that they had found the wrong place.

Because the original lake now has no water at all, but the huge monster with plant-like branches and roots that is entrenched in the entire riverbed and even stretches to the surroundings and the sky clearly shows that this monster that is about tens of meters tall is the target of their battle.

The monster was surging and trying to spread around. It seemed that it had not yet become a complete form. However, the aura it exuded was enough to disgust and reject everything in this world. There was no doubt that this thing must not be allowed to spread. It should be destroyed with the greatest strength while it was "weak".

Seeing this, Irisviel decisively ordered:

"Saber, release your Noble Phantasm and eliminate that monster!"

Saber also quickly understood the current situation and reached a consensus with Irisviel. After hearing the order, Saber also responded decisively:

"Yes!"

King Arthur Altria held up the holy sword, and the magic power turned into light spots and condensed on the sword. The light extended along the sky, forming a lightsaber dozens of meters long.

"Ex——calibur! (Sword of Promised Victory)"

Artoria shouted the true name of the treasure and swung the huge lightsaber with all her might. The beam of light representing hope turned into an unparalleled torrent of magic power, directly hitting the monster that had occupied the rivers and lakes.

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The explosion of the treasure destroyed the beautiful pastoral scenery, but after the smoke cleared, Xueyue was still standing unharmed in the scorched earth.

Without being angry about the destruction of the beautiful scenery, Xue Yue simply waved her hand, and several light golden ripples emerged, from which several iron tools shot out. Gilgamesh simply hummed and shot out a treasure from the King's Treasury, which collided with the ripples and caused a violent explosion in mid-air.

"Shovel, hoe, stick...are you kidding me? You're going to use these to fight my precious treasures?"

Gilgamesh saw these strange tools being thrown as weapons, and felt as if he was being looked down upon and fooled by the other side, and he became more and more angry.

"Hero King, I admit that the treasures in your King's Treasure are rare treasures, but you only collected them without understanding them. To you, they are just props, and you don't care about the history left on them."

Xueyue casually summoned a dagger, stroked it with her fingertips, and continued,

"These are indeed not rare treasures. They are tools used by ordinary people... But think about it, when would such a group of people use tools as weapons?"

Xueyue's tone gradually became sharper.

"Of course, under the rule of a tyrant, when the people are living in poverty and starving, since they can no longer survive, why not rebel? In history, the grievances of the common people usually fail, but the end of the tyrant is not decent either."

Xueyue threw the dagger towards Gilgamesh.

"When an emperor is angry, millions of people are killed and blood flows for thousands of miles; when an ordinary person is angry, blood can also splash five feet. I just wonder if today's blood will splash on you, the tyrant in the sky?"

The dagger was extremely fast, but was easily knocked away by the sword summoned by Gilgamesh.

"The king is supreme, and even the lives of his subjects belong to him. Put away those crooked ways."

Gilgamesh said with disdain.

The hundreds of weapons summoned by Xueyue collided with Gilgamesh's treasures in mid-air, like a grand fireworks show.

(It seems that even something that can attack tyrants cannot replace a truly superior Noble Phantasm.)

With the addition of special attacks, the "ordinary items" currently summoned by Xueyue, if launched and allowed to explode, have a power only equal to the throwing effect of a B-class Noble Phantasm. If faced with an A-class or above, three or even four or more swords will be needed to block it.

Gilgamesh must have seen this clearly, and he gradually suppressed Xueyue's offensive with a certain complacency.

However, Xueyue had anticipated this. She had originally intended to disgust Gilgamesh a little. She had never believed that such a thing could defeat the King of Heroes.

Then, it's time to move on to the next stage of the showdown.

As Xueyue thought so, she had already grasped a powerful magical power in her hands.

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Kotomine Kirei placed the nearly completed Holy Grail randomly on the stage of the large concert hall on the first to third floors of the Fuyuki Civic Hall.

As soon as we left the concert hall, smoke came along the corridor. It was obvious that this was the work of that man.

Feeling the inexplicable tremor in his soul, Kirei began to walk underground. The excitement that was difficult to describe and conceal made him chant the holy words of blessing.

"God has revived my soul. Please guide me to the right path with someone other than God. Even if I walk in the valley of the shadow of death, I will not fear the devil, because God is with me..."

Kirei now felt blessed for the first time. The God who had never favored him in his life finally gave him a revelation.

What he pursued was the release of hatred and the joy of fighting.

The tongues of fire ran along the wall and up to the ceiling, turning into a signpost leading to purgatory, inviting the two men.

They advanced silently, marched high-spirited, and headed towards the duel without hesitation.

So, they met on the underground floor - the large props warehouse directly below the stage.

On the other side of the billowing black smoke, Emiya Kiritsugu saw a slender figure wearing robes.

On the other side of the steaming steam, Kotomine Kirei saw the black coat of his old enemy.

The light of the black key held in his hand reflected the light of the magic gun body.

Both of them sensed the murderous intent, and both of them were already aware of the intensity of it.

Then, words for communication are no longer needed.

The two finally looked at each other directly, and they understood a conclusion at the same time.

Seven Masters. Seven Servants. Those were just so-called "situations".

For Emiya Kiritsugu, this war is——

To Kotomine Kirei, the entire battlefield of Fuyuki City was also——

Everything exists to defeat the enemy in front of you.