I really didn't want to burn it.

Odysseus, struck by the arrow, felt a jolt of numbness, and his defenses crumbled instantly.

"A poisoned arrow? From whom??"

Before Odysseus could find the assassin who had ambushed him, he was sent flying by Xiang Yu's whip.

"what!"

Odysseus let out a scream and lay on the ground in an extremely bizarre position.

His abdomen was ripped open by Xiang Yu's spear, and blood flowed all over the ground.

If nothing is done, Odysseus will surely die, but his Master was killed by Touko long ago.

At this point, Odysseus's departure was inevitable.

"Damn it."

Xiang Yu stood there, feeling no joy at his victory, only resentment.

Yes, it's because I'm not reconciled.

Xiang Yu felt that his opponent had lost the battle because of a third party's sneak attack, which made him feel that the victory was unfair!

Of course, Xiang Yu was unaware that one of his "godmothers" had canceled Odysseus's Noble Phantasm; otherwise, he would have definitely let Odysseus fight him again in his complete form.

But Xiang Yu remembered that attacker.

"Hmph, little thief, don't let me find you, or I'll tear your limbs off one by one."

Xiang Yu cursed the attackers.

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Ogawa Apartment Lobby.

Li Ang stared blankly at the vanished Mountain Elder, his eyes filled with suspicion.

"Is the old man really gone? Or was it just a feint?"

Even now, Li Ang still can't believe that the Old Man of the Mountain has really disappeared.

Are you, a Grand Assassin, really that free?

You typed GG so easily, old man, you weren't just here to play around, were you?

[Maybe, host.]

The old man of the mountain patted his behind and left, and the mourning system jumped out to cause trouble again.

[You should know, right? The Throne of Heroes is incredibly boring. Who knows, maybe they want to go down to the mortal realm and experience human life?]

"Do you think the old man is the Weaver Girl or one of the Seven Fairies?" Li Ang retorted. "If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to just go find his granddaughter, Ritsuka?"

[And then the host, because he bullied a young girl, was chased and hacked by the old man all the way from the east gate of the Clock Tower to the East Wandering Sea Road?]

"Please, system, stop talking, it's terrifying! Why do I feel like this is something the old man would do?"

Li Ang couldn't help but shiver as if he saw some evil spirit right in front of him.

While Li Ang was pondering the situation of the Mountain Elder, Ryougi Shiki was bidding farewell.

"Then I must leave. My original task was to assist you in awakening your eyes, and now that task is complete."

The Servant who had been possessing Ryougi Shiki bid farewell to himself.

"Are you leaving?"

The girl in the white kimono seemed reluctant to leave.

"No matter how much you try to persuade me to stay, I will still leave when the Holy Grail War ends."

Deep within her consciousness, Ryougi Shiki shook her head slightly.

"I……"

"No problem, your eyes have already awakened, you will definitely be able to complete the task Ang gave you."

Ryougi Shiki spoke to her past self.

"You're from the future, right? Can you tell me the outcome?"

"No, that won't work, since we're not from the same time and space, but..."

Golden light emanated from Ryougi Shiki, indicating that she was ready to return voluntarily.

"Ang won't betray you, you just need to trust him."

With that, Ryougi Shiki disappeared into the depths of the girl's consciousness with a smile.

Goodbye... Sister.

Ryougi Shiki slowly opened her eyes. She looked at the specks of light emanating from her body, her eyes filled with longing.

"Ah, Araya Sōren!"

Suddenly remembering a certain barrier master, Ryougi Shiki hurriedly looked towards the place where she had fought earlier, only to find Araya Sōren lying face up on the floor.

“That guy was planning to launch a sneak attack on you, so I gave him an Origin Missile.”

Kiritsugu Emiya, who had been unconscious, had woken up and leaned against the wall, looking relaxed.

A magician hit by the Origin Bullet will have their magic interfered with, causing their magic circuits to shatter and become unrecoverable due to their irregular connection.

The specific destructive power of an Origin Missile depends on how many magic circuits the target activates at the moment of impact.

Unfortunately, when Araya Sōren used the Mountain Old Man to distract Ryougi Shiki, he activated almost all the circuits he could use in order to launch a sneak attack on her.

In fact, if Araya Souren were in his complete form, he might not be unable to resist this Origin Bomb using purely physical means by modifying the building.

However, after being stabbed twice by Ryougi Shiki, Araya Sōren had become very unstable, and Kiritsugu's shot directly crippled him.

Fortunately, Araya Sōren was an excellent barrier master, but his magic skills were mediocre, and he hadn't developed his own circuits too much, otherwise he probably would have died on the spot.

However, he's not much better off now; Li Ang and the others will never let him go.

"Araya Sōren, you're finished."

Ryougi Shiki said.

"Maybe so."

After answering, Araya Sōren fell into deep thought.

Ryougi Shiki raised the long sword in her hand. She was not Aozaki Touko, and had no intention of reminiscing with Araya Souren; she only wanted to end this guy who had used Leon to threaten her.

At this time-

"It seems it's over. You've certainly given me a good show."

With a disdainful and arrogant voice, Gilgamesh appeared once again.

Chapter 160 Target: Fuyuki City!

When Li Ang looked up, he was almost blinded by the dazzling golden light.

“I was wondering where you’d gone,” Li Ang said, squinting. “I thought you were going to find your Mapo Tofu.”

Gilgamesh sneered, "Leon, I'm giving you face, not so you can use it to disrespect me."

"So what are you doing out here now? Trying to whitewash things?"

While exchanging insults with Gilgamesh, Leon's eyes instantly swept over his comrades on his side.

After a night of fighting, especially after being harassed by the Mountain Elder, Li Ang could clearly sense that his teammates were exhausted.

Under such circumstances, Leon felt that their chances of winning against Gilgamesh were slim.

While it's not fair to say they'll lose, beating this guy would be very difficult.

Gilgamesh smiled arrogantly: "No, I am just stalling for time so that Kirei can finish what he needs to do."

"What he should be doing?"

Gilgamesh sneered: "What Kirei wants to do has piqued my interest, so I'm prepared to lend him a hand."

"What Kirei Kotomine wants to do..."

Li Ang's lips twitched.

Throughout the entire history of Fate, apart from FGO, that guy Kiritsugu has only two goals: Emiya Kiritsugu and the evil of this world.

Now that Kiritsugu Emiya is right beside him, and Gilgamesh hasn't mentioned him, then it can only be the evil of this world.

"Don't joke around, the Holy Grail in Guanbuzi City has not been contaminated at all."

“I never intended to take the Holy Grail out here,” Gilgamesh sneered. “I’d rather collect the Holy Grail into Servant Soul Cores and feed them to Fuyuki City.”

"I think your brain has been ruined by being soaked in mud!" Li Ang roared. "Do you know what nonsense you're spouting?"

Gilgamesh slightly raised his hand: "Just like you said, Li Ang, my brain has been ruined by being soaked in water. What is there that I can't do?"

"..."

Li Ang found that what this guy said made a lot of sense, and he couldn't refute it.

"If the evil of this world were to erupt, the entire world could face a crisis! You're not really planning to destroy the world, are you?"

"Hmph, I merely wish to see that possibility," Gilgamesh sneered. "To choose a path forward from countless possibilities, if that fails, then humanity itself deserves destruction!"

"As expected, your brain is no longer functioning properly."

Gilgamesh didn't even bother to laugh at Li Ang's assessment.

"Tonight, many Servants were taken back by the Holy Grail. Now, we only need to take back one more, plus one more deity, and we can start the ritual."

Almost instinctively, Li Ang turned his gaze to Chloris.

Gilgamesh denied it, saying, "It's not her; we have someone easier to get our hands on."

This made Li Ang think of Euryale.

Before Leon could ask further, Gilgamesh continued, "But I haven't decided on the missing rider. Leon, who do you think I should choose?"

As he spoke, Gilgamesh launched his Noble Phantasm at them as if in jest.

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

A blue figure descended from the sky, knocking away Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm and standing between Leon's group and Gilgamesh.

Only then did Li Ang realize that it was Cú Chulainn holding Bazette.

"Miss, could you do me a favor?"

Cú Chulainn tossed Bazette, who was in his arms, to Chloris.

"Hey?"

After Chloris held Bazett in her arms, she realized that his right hand, which should have been adorned with Command Seals, was now empty.

Cú Chulainn remained silent, pointing his red spear at Gilgamesh.

"You bastard, what do you want?"

Gilgamesh's expression changed.

Cú Chulainn roared, "What you and your Master did to my Master... do you think this is all over?! How dare you take advantage of my Master's trust to harm her! Don't go too far!"

"Hmph, he's just a bastard anyway."

Gilgamesh beckoned with his finger, and Cú Chulainn's spear flew directly back into his treasury.

"Since you dare to challenge me, it is only natural for me to take back the reward, isn't it?"

"I couldn't ask for it, but I feel disgusted using it."

"Cú Chulainn said with disgust."

"But the bastard still wants to challenge me."

"I am the Child of Light! Even without my weapon, I am still a warrior!"