Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Sensing her mother Gilgamesh draining her magical energy, Kaguya Shinomiya thought to herself, "Could it be that I've run into that purple-haired Heroic Spirit again?"

"What should we do?" Hayasaka Ai asked.

"Let Hassan the Hundred Faces go and check the situation first. We need to know who has angered Gilgamesh before we can decide on our next move," Kaguya Shinomiya decided.

The tactics had already been decided, and Kaguya Shinomiya did not intend to change her decision arbitrarily until a better opportunity arrived.

However, whether the battle continues today is no longer Kaguya Shinomiya's decision. When Ai Hayasaka contacted the various Hassans in different places and asked them to head towards Gilgamesh's location, suddenly, an unparalleled sense of impending death enveloped the two of them.

"Word of Power - Crystal Brahma City!"

"Word of Power - Dustless Land!"

Several Hassans sensed the arrival of magic, and their inherent skill - Word of Power - was activated.

They were Hassans that Hayasaka Ai had deliberately kept by her side, and most of them had awakened defensive spells.

The air currents and magical energy formed a protective barrier, preventing all matter from getting close to the two Masters!

Then came the beam of light that pierced through the building; pure magic tore the structure apart, bringing with it a deadly edge that sent all living beings to the underworld.

Even under the protection of the [Liuli Fancheng], Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka felt their internal organs churning and their blood overflowing.

"The enemy has come knocking!"

Realizing this immediately, the Hassans began to move out. One Hassan with the seventh level of [Moment] accelerated his own time, blinking at 128 times the speed, and locked onto the enemy's position within microseconds.

Or perhaps the enemy never intended to conceal their movements.

Hassan is crouching down in the shattered window, looking down.

At some point, the crowd that looked like ants from here had all dispersed, leaving only one figure standing there.

When Hassan's gaze met hers, he felt a sense of panic that would chill even the assassins to the bone!

Because! Her name is Scáthach!

-

Back to last night.

When Bond handed the battery to Illya, it turned out that the game console she wanted required two of the same batteries, and Bond had bought one less than necessary.

Having finally managed to fool them, Bond and Scáthach went out into the yard and looked at the night sky.

"Master, I'm so sorry."

Scáthach said bluntly.

At noon, due to her mistake, Bond was almost killed by the enemy Assassin, which was a disgrace to Scáthach.

Unlike Gilgamesh, Scáthach had some awareness of her role as a Servant regarding the Holy Grail War; she understood that mistakes were mistakes, and she already had ideas for dealing with everything.

"Hmm... about this?"

Bond was somewhat stunned. He did feel a bit resentful about being assassinated by Hassan, after all, he had almost lost his life.

However, he did not reveal that Bond felt a mixture of embarrassment and bewilderment at the fact that a powerful figure like Scáthach was willing to apologize.

"Well, I'm not dead anyway. Since you're so strong, Scáthach, let's eliminate the other enemies as soon as possible."

After thinking for a moment, Bond said this.

Scáthach had no objection to what the dog said and nodded in agreement.

For a moment, the two fell silent again. Bond even stopped wagging his tail and said, "Speaking of which, what should we do with the enemy that guy mentioned? The power of time stop must be quite troublesome, right?"

“I have some ideas,” Scáthach thought for a moment and continued, “However, I still don’t know the true identity of this Heroic Spirit. Before I understand the principle behind this time stop, I don’t know if I can defeat her…”

"In that case, use my Command Spell."

Bond suddenly spoke, plunging the air into silence once more.

The last time Bond said this was when he had just summoned Scáthach, intending to grant her his precognitive abilities, but Scáthach refused.

Faced with the dog's second suggestion, Scáthach did not refuse again, but hesitated somewhat.

"Aren't you a follower?"

Bond suddenly asked.

With its tail tucked between its legs, the dog said, "My Command Seals were meant to be used on you. The desire to die and the responsibility to win for your Master should not be hindered by any of that."

Bond was still young and couldn't quite understand Scáthach's eagerness to die.

"As your Master, a player from Paradise, I understand that you don't want to unleash your premonitions to see the predetermined future, but I need a Servant who can fight with all their might. If Scáthach doesn't want to use her premonitions, why can't she accept my skills?"

Scáthach didn't reply, which made Bond regret speaking up, but since he'd already said half of what he wanted to say, he licked his lips and continued awkwardly, "Compared to your predetermined prophecies, my precognition is much more limited. In the main world, I inexplicably foresee my own death every day, and I'm still alive and well..."

“I understand, Master. As a Servant, it is my duty to fight with your power.”

Scáthach interrupted the dog's rambling, and said this to Bond.

Chapter 256 The Hyatt Hotel Will Inevitably Collapse

When the Command Seals from Paradise surged forth as pure magic, Scáthach also gained Bond's precognitive abilities.

The skill was about to combine with [Clairvoyance] the moment it came into contact with Scáthach, but Scáthach stopped it and used [Wisdom of the Realm] to obtain specific information about the skill.

Skill - Precognitive Dog - lv6

Description: Disaster may always be one step behind you, but death is not a solitary force.

Effect: Based on existing conditions, predict possible future events. The more known conditions there are and the closer the prediction is to the subject matter, the more likely the predicted future will occur.

lv5-Special Effect-Verification: A certain big dog always likes to double-check whether something has happened. When you use this skill once, it will be activated again without any cost to perform a verification. Perhaps the future will be the same as the first time, or perhaps it will be completely the opposite?

Bonus: +1 Intelligence per level

Usage conditions: literally, a dog's brain.

As the dog said, this predictive ability does indeed have significant flaws.

Scáthach's prophecy gives a definite result: no matter how things develop, everything will return to that preordained destiny.

Bond's precognition is merely using existing information to deduce the future. While this is already quite mystical, the future is constantly changing, so this ability to predict the future can only serve as a reference.

But isn't that enough?

Scáthach possesses the [wisdom of the demon realm], and her soul is engraved with countless years of experience in killing enemies; a single glance at an enemy's specific abilities is enough for her.

But when she actually used it, Scáthach let out a soft "hmm".

Unconvinced, Scáthach looked again, her brows furrowed, and said, "I can't see what the Master with the time-stopping Servant looks like, and I can't even see his battle clearly."

"That's why I said this skill has flaws; perhaps the other side has some kind of counter-prophecy method."

Bond replied casually that it didn't feel anything about it, because it couldn't foresee a little girl named Ai Haibara in the main world either.

"……so?"

Scáthach was somewhat skeptical. If she couldn't foresee the future with her ability to control this skill, then the skill's flaws must be too great, right?

After some thought, Scáthach decided not to dwell on the matter any further.

No matter who the enemy is or what abilities they possess, the [Piercing Death Spear] in her hand will ultimately destroy everything.

The skill [Prophecy Dog] requires the ability to foresee the future based on existing conditions and the connection between the future and oneself. In this Holy Grail War, the combination with Gilgamesh is the one with the deepest connection with Scáthach and Bond.

That's a blood feud.

Scáthach began to foresee Gilgamesh and her Master. Soon after, the special effect [Verification] was activated, and two completely different futures were laid out before her eyes.

First, she used the [Piercing Death Spear] to pierce Gilgamesh's heart. When the Hero King died, the two Masters also lost their means of resistance.

In another future, when Scáthach sees Gilgamesh being killed by herself, she, wielding the demonic spear, begins to dissipate.

This means that Bond, as the Master, was killed by enemy assassins.

Scáthach glanced at the dog at her feet, who was waiting for the future, and decided to continue observing the future to see if she could avoid this situation.

The future is constantly changing, and when Scáthach learns that Bond might be assassinated in battle, her previous predictions begin to prove inaccurate.

Even so, Scáthach foresaw the death of her Master several times, and even once she was killed by Gilgamesh.

However, it was this time that Scáthach finally saw what kind of game-changing item Gilgamesh's Master possessed.

It was a dark red arrow, its fletching gone and its shaft exuding a putrid aura, but the arrowhead was stained with a drop of gilded blood, shimmering as if it had not yet lost its vitality.

With the blessing of [the wisdom of the demon realm], Scáthach, though unaware of the arrow's origin, sensed a profound terror.

The drop of blood on the arrow was some kind of divinity, not from the gods she had slaughtered, but from some higher being. Scáthach saw Gilgamesh shoot this arrow, and through the rule of certain hit, that drop of blood merged into her body and initiated judgment.

And his own fate was to be burned to ashes.

"It was so much fun."

Scáthach smiled.

It sounds interesting that someone with a powerful anti-god ability is judged by the gods, doesn't it?

"Gilgamesh, I am already looking forward to the arrow you are about to shoot."

"But before that, I need to eliminate your assassin accomplices."

Scáthach always appeared humble and polite, but her pride was no less than Gilgamesh's.

Even if she witnessed death, knowing of the existence of this arrow, the Queen of the Shadow Kingdom, the master of the Demon Realm, never felt that she would lose.

However, the existence of Hassan the Hundred Faces is indeed a problem. If this guy is not eliminated, it will be difficult for Scáthach to focus her mind and fight Gilgamesh.

So how do we get rid of Baima Hassan?

Scáthach foresaw the future and discovered that Gilgamesh would accidentally bump into someone else the next day.

-

Time returns to Scáthach facing the Hyatt Hotel, the tip of her gun releasing a beam of light as a greeting.

That's right, the Hyatt Hotel.

Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka thought that since the place had already been attacked by players once, no one would expect them to live here.

Looking directly into Scáthach's eyes, Hassan didn't hesitate for a moment. He was about to return to his room and take Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka away, having used [Setsuna] to its fullest potential.

But it was too late. The moment Hassan appeared, the two magic spears had already crossed space and time to reach him.

It was the liberated [Piercing Death Spear]!

The first magic spear pinned Hassan to the space around him, rendering him unable to escape; the second magic spear pierced Hassan's heart, delivering a fatal blow!

So what if he's incredibly fast? Scáthach doesn't even bother with him; unleashing her Noble Phantasm is the most efficient way.

As for the magic issue?

The amount of magical energy provided is determined by physical constitution and intelligence. Apart from Jolyne and Souichirou Kuzuki, Bond is the Master who can provide the most magical energy to his Servants in this Holy Grail War.

When Hassan died, in normal time, Kaguya Shinomiya and Ayase Hayasaka realized everything.

"Delay for time."

This is Hayasaka Ai's next thought.

With Gilgamesh absent, her Hassan must stop Scáthach's attack.

otherwise……

Word of Power - Eye of the Wind King!

Word of Power - The Crystal City!

Word of Power - Thunder Pool!

Word of Power - Vampire Scythe!

Hassan unleashed several spells from the Sky and Wind King lineages, appearing from all directions.

Under the cover of wind and thunder, Hayasaka Ai dared not look at the battlefield. She had already jumped off the other side of the building with Kaguya Shinomiya in one hand.

This was the right move, because these Hassans did nothing to hinder Scáthach's progress.

These were just some ranged magical attacks, and Scáthach, whose hair was being blown by the wind, didn't even bother to pay them any attention.

They just kept firing their guns, slaughtering these delaying guys like an assembly line.