Zongman: Evolution Paradise

The elevator descends one floor.

The smile on Shirou Emiya's face vanished completely, and his once red hair turned gray.

He said, "Both Fujii and Shinji are very important people in my life."

"Ok, I know."

Jolyne glanced at her Paradise Bracelet and comforted him, saying, "I hope the park will apologize to you."

The elevator descended two floors.

Emiya Shirou's hair was now half red and half white, and his originally thin body began to swell, with newly formed muscles filling out his oversized hospital gown.

"When you appear before me as acquaintances, toying with other people's fates, your wanton behavior is as disgusting as the skin of a toad."

Jolyne shrugged, completely unmoved by Shirou Emiya's words.

From a rational perspective

The placement of identities is determined by the park, and the identities of players are also given by the park.

Even if I, Jolyne, am a party involved and a player who came to the Fate world, I bear responsibility, then Paradise should bear most of the consequences.

And Paradise?

The park keeps telling players it's for the sake of glorious evolution, but it has never cared about the players' opinions.

You, Shirou Emiya, are lying in your hospital bed, eating hotpot and singing songs like a newly appointed magistrate of Goose City, when you suddenly encounter bandits like Paradise. It's really unlucky.

You, Shirou Emiya, are devastated to discover that your friends have been inexplicably replaced by strangers.

But as a player in the amusement park, can I really step in and stop all of this?

From an emotional perspective...

Jolyne had no need to feel any emotion.

Regardless, he is now a beneficiary of Paradise, and the idea that he would empathize with Shirou Emiya because of what Paradise did sounds as absurd as Coby stopping Akainu from killing pirates.

It's all just the tragedy of the weak.

On Kuafu's journey of chasing the sun, would anyone care how the residents who lost their water source would live?

Seeing Shirou Emiya's hair gradually turning white, Jolyne suggested a better solution to him.

"If you're not happy, how about we stop fighting for now? I'll try to get you a player's license, and when we leave this world, you can go and destroy Paradise."

The elevator descended three floors.

With a beep, it announced that it had arrived at the last floor, known as the first floor.

When the elevator came to a smooth stop, a magical power, strong enough to materialize, surged within the narrow space.

Emiya Shirou's hair, which was flowing with magical energy, had turned completely white, and his features had matured like a fruit that had been catalyzed.

Without answering Jolyne's suggestion, he whispered, "Iskandha, the army of the king!"

As if giving an order, a deep voice simultaneously emanated from Shirou Emiya's body.

"The King's Army..."

Pure magic transformed into radiance, and a unique barrier called the King's Army enveloped the surroundings.

When the elevator doors opened to both sides, everyone inside had already disappeared.

The endless yellow sand stretched into the distance, and overhead was a blazing sun whose shape was indistinct, its scorching light illuminating the space.

The battle cannot be fought outside.

On this point, Jolyne and Shirou Emiya had a tacit understanding.

Shirou Emiya then ordered Iskandar to unleash his Noble Phantasm, King's Army, which altered the surroundings and shifted the battlefield to this special space.

"Hmm... this is the place I visited last time."

Esdeath glanced at the blazing sun in the sky and released a cool breeze to lower the temperature around her.

Jolyne pinched a handful of yellow sand from the ground. It felt very real, and the sand nearby was already trembling, indicating that ten thousand heroic spirits from the army of Iskandar were approaching.

"As expected, it's Iskandar's Noble Phantasm effect."

Looking towards the enemy about to charge in the distance, Jolyne quipped, "Are all the other Servants of the Fourth Holy Grail War in the hands of this referee?"

"Probably not?"

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her last Command Seal and raised a question: "We have confirmed that the assassin outside is Hassan the Hundred Faces. If all the Heroic Spirits from the Fourth Shinobi World War are in his hands, and there is already a Hassan the Hundred Faces in this world, then there probably won't be any new Hassan the Hundred Faces summoned."

"Perhaps the Fourth Shinobi World War in this world wasn't about Hassan the Hundred Faces being summoned? After all, Saber didn't participate in the Fourth Shinobi World War like she did in the normal timeline."

As Medea spoke, she reached out and grasped Jolyne's Yinluo Spirit Palace, and intricate magic continuously imprinted itself, forming numerous shields.

It was at this moment that Shirou Emiya, who had disappeared when the King's Army was activated, reappeared in their sight.

"No, the Servant that appeared in the Assassin class during the Fourth Holy Grail War was indeed Hassan the Hundred Faces."

He was still sitting in his wheelchair, next to a burly man on horseback, a sword half-raised in his hand, his cloak hanging loosely behind him, and somewhat torn.

It was the Heroic Spirit Iskandar, but you could tell from his eyes that he was no longer the bold and unrestrained conqueror, but a puppet controlled by the Black Grail.

Perhaps knowing that Paradise was the culprit, Shirou Emiya looked at Jolyne, who resembled "Shinji Matou" in his eyes, and continued to explain: "Hassan the Hundred Faces did appear in the Fourth Holy Grail War and was also taken in by the Holy Grail, but I abandoned him."

"why?"

Jolyne asked curiously.

"Because of seven."

With no intention of becoming a riddle teller, Shirou Emiya continued to recount his past experiences.

"To stabilize the Holy Grail, it would be best to put seven Servants in it, but unfortunately I had eight at the time." At this point, Shirou Emiya gave an apologetic smile. "You know, Hyakko... um... he's not really suitable for the Holy Grail War... so I had no choice but to kick him out."

Chapter 240 Reason

The Holy Grail is meant to hold seven Servants, but Shirou Emiya has eight, so he has no choice but to get rid of Hassan the Hundred-Faced...

After hearing all this, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but ask, "Hassan the Hundred Faces has become so weak that anyone can criticize him?"

She remembered that Jolyne had previously said that Hassan the Hundred Faces was very weak, so weak that even ordinary Masters would have a hard time defeating him. Yukino Yukinoshita thought this was an exaggeration.

Emiya Shirou remained silent, because that was the truth: one of the eight Servants had to be eliminated. If not Hassan the Hundred-Faced, were they going to eliminate Gilgamesh instead?

Seeing that Shirou Emiya still had a matter-of-fact expression, Jolyne couldn't help but complain, "That's incredibly disrespectful to Hassan the Hundred Faces."

More importantly, Shirou Emiya has admitted that he controls seven Servants.

Moreover, these seven Heroic Spirits are in a corrupted state, and with the blessing of the Black Grail, their infinite magical power will likely allow them to unleash their Noble Phantasms indefinitely.

Looking at Shirou Emiya, who was equivalent to the Promax Black Grail, Jolyne scratched her head with a headache and stopped Esdeath, who was about to make a move, intending to try to persuade her to surrender one last time.

"Shirou, the identity placement in Paradise didn't mention that those missing locals must be dead. Maybe they'll come back after this game ends."

"Even if it really doesn't work, Paradise should bear most of the consequences. You can't get revenge if you stay in Fuyuki City. How about I find a way to get you to Paradise to become a player, and you can become stronger and kill Paradise one day?"

Jolyne did not lie to Shirou Emiya.

The workshop is being researched continuously. Jolyne, or rather Jolyne + Ai Haibara, has indeed come up with a way to allow beings from outside the main world to gain player status.

Acquiring player status is quite simple for beings in the main world: kill a player and transfer their player status. However, this method is only applicable to beings in the main world.

If beings from other worlds could also enter Paradise by killing players, Jolyne couldn't even imagine how much more insane the main world and Paradise would become.

For example, warp gods.

For example, there's the enigmatic Celestial Venerable, the Immortal Venerable of the Gu Realm, and the most terrifying Ten-Turn Cleansing Gu.

So how do you make non-overworld beings become players?

Jolyne and Ai Haibara's method involved using workshops to adjust life forms.

Taking Kanroji Mitsuri as an example, the general procedure is to completely remove her unique characteristics, and then modify her life form through the workshop to make Kanroji Mitsuri a life form acceptable to the main world of Paradise...

There are still many troublesome aspects, which will not be discussed in detail here, because Shirou Emiya remained calm and showed no intention of becoming a player to destroy Paradise.

"impossible."

Emiya Shirou shook his head, refusing outright without leaving any room for negotiation.

"...Then there's nothing we can do."

Jolyne nodded and drew her sword.

If negotiations fail, then let's fight.

After all, he wasn't Naruto, and Jolyne hadn't expected to be able to use her persuasive skills.

Moreover, with Shirou Emiya in this state, he is no longer the protagonist in Jolyne's memories.

He is no longer the Shirou Emiya who wanted to become a "partner of justice".

Both sides moved at the same time!

"You bunch of bastards, get out of Fuyuki City!"

Emiya Shirou gritted his teeth, and a surge of magical power overflowed from his body, impacting the space of the Reality Marble, making the surroundings seem to turn into emptiness.

And within this tide of magic, one figure after another appeared beside Emiya Shirou.

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"They should have started fighting a long time ago."

"So, of the seven Heroic Spirits you left behind, besides Iskandar, who are the others?"

Jolyne and Medea gripped the Yinluo Spirit Palace in front of them together. As magic flowed into the crystalline black sword, the light that was originally shining was distorted!

A strange atmosphere suddenly arose within the king's army, composed of yellow sand, scorching sun, soldiers, and battles.

"Unique Barrier - Spirit Palace!"

Jolyne and Medea spoke in unison, saying that as the power of the equipment spread, a new Reality Marble began to cover the army of Iskandar.

The first step in Pokémon battles is, of course, to win control of the weather!

The conflict between Reality Marbles is closely related to the strength of both sides. If the opponent's strength (magical base, magical power) is above yours, the Reality Marble will not be able to be deployed. However, if the strengths are evenly matched, it will become a situation of "two worlds fighting each other".

Iskandar, being a Heroic Spirit and empowered by the infinite magic of the Black Grail, naturally could not withstand the might of the King's Army in Jolyne's spirit realm.

Fortunately, Jolyne was not alone. Medea's A-rank fortifications could also affect the Reality Barrier. The magicians of the Age of Gods manipulated the Spirit Palace to regroup and launch a counterattack!

The dark permafrost drove away part of the desert, and the invisible moon, accompanied by ghosts, hung high in the sky.

The Spirit Realm and the King's army stood in stark contrast, like the Chu-Han border on a chessboard, except that Iskandar's side had a formidable army of ten thousand heroic spirits, while Jolyne's side consisted of countless sea creatures.

In terms of quantity, Lingfu's seafood far exceeds 11,000, which is a victory!

In terms of species, Lingfu has octopus, conch, and various kinds of fish, which is a double advantage!

With one win, two wins, and two wins out of three, victory is assured—this is a triple win!

This is a situation where victory is assured!

"How can you make such a comparison!"

Faced with Jolyne's narration, Yukino Yukinoshita's吐槽 (tu cao, a form of witty retort) energy was already at its peak.

"Miss Yukinoshita should focus on directing Saber. I remember there are two King fans on the other side."

Jolyne reminded him expressionlessly.

Yukino looked to her side and saw Saber solemnly adjusting her breathing.

Because Jolyne had recounted the Fourth Holy Grail War in the normal timeline, Saber naturally knew who the upcoming enemy would be.

"Sir Lancelot..."

Saber raises the sword of oath and victory, watching the figures coalesce, awaiting the arrival of Lancelot, the Knight of the Round Table.

Before Shirou Emiya could summon the other Servants, Iskandar had already swung his sword, and this silent army, also indirectly affected by the Black Grail, charged toward Jolyne.

The army numbered over ten thousand, a sea of ​​people!

Not to mention that these are ten thousand heroic spirits!

Even without class or Noble Phantasm, they are powerful enough to shake the earth!