I really didn't want to burn it.

Swish!

Just as Cú Chulainn was speaking, a red spear was thrown in front of him.

"Well said, that's how my disciple should be."

Scáthach stood with her disciple.

"How about a mentor-apprentice collaboration after so long?"

“That suits me perfectly, teacher.” Cú Chulainn said, assuming an attack stance. “You guys hurry up and leave. I’ll leave my Master in your care.”

Li Ang glanced at the Celtic master and apprentice pair, but ultimately chose to leave.

Continuing to fight would be pointless; the layout of the hall is perfect for Gilgamesh.

The narrow passage allows Gilgamesh's firepower to be maximized.

"Then I wish you good luck in your military campaigns."

Li Ang shook his head and left Ogawa's apartment with Ryougi Shiki, Chloris, and the others.

Gilgamesh remained unmoved by the departure of Li Ang and the others, merely watching coldly.

"What? Didn't you say you were going to go on a killing spree?"

"I only intend to gather the required number of Servants for the ritual; it doesn't matter who they are."

The Golden King's lips curled into a smirk, and countless magical artifacts appeared behind him.

"What's going on? Are you sure you can take us, master and disciple, by heart?"

The hall was filled with a murderous aura, as if it wanted to permeate everything.

"Ugh..."

Lying on the ground, Araya Sōren muttered to himself, having long since guessed what Li Ang meant by "the evil of this world".

"The destruction of humanity..."

Even though the dream of saving everyone has long been shattered, Araya Sōren still yearns to save humanity.

"We cannot let that man named Kirei Kotomine obtain the Holy Grail."

With this in mind, Araya Souren used his last bit of power to take control of the apartment space—and the bombs planted by Emiya Kiritsugu.

The bombs originally intended to destroy Ogawa's apartment now served their intended purpose.

boom! boom! boom!

The bomb exploded on a very small scale; the sound of the explosion didn't even reach outside the apartment.

But Kiritsugu Emiya, the demolition maniac, precisely calculated the power of each bomb.

In an instant, the 10-story Xiaochuan Apartment building collapsed as if it had been sucked into the ground.

The three Servants in the hall were completely unconcerned; the explosion became the starting signal for their battle.

"Here we go, Cú Chulainn!"

"Okay, teacher!"

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Early morning, in the suburbs of Guanbuzi City.

Gilgamesh piloted Vimana and slowly descended to the ground.

At this moment, Kirei Kotomine and his men were already waiting there.

However, apart from Kirei, there is only one Master, Hikari Hishikura; the rest are Servants.

Besides Kirei Kotomine's Arch summoned in this Holy Grail War, there's also Cast from the Black Faction and Euryale, who was unconscious and being held under Arch's arm.

Hikari looked at Kirei Kotomine with a terrified expression, seemingly very afraid of him but not daring to make a move.

Kirei Kotomine was completely unconcerned about Hikari Heikura's actions. If it weren't for the fact that this guy had some kind of future vision, he would have killed him long ago.

"Gilgamesh, you have come."

Kirei Kotomine stepped forward.

"Kirei, since you're already here, it means you've already obtained the Holy Grail, right?"

"Yes." Kirei Kotomine nodded slightly. "It was all thanks to Miss Cast's help that things went so smoothly."

"you flatter me."

Cast, who had concealed her true face beneath her cloak, smiled and slightly raised her hands to reveal a glittering golden cup.

Gilgamesh, resting his chin on his hand, asked, "Have we recovered enough Servants?"

“Including the one who just left, there are six,” Cast replied.

“Just now…it seems that dog wasn’t entirely useless after all.” Gilgamesh clicked his tongue. “Too bad one got away.”

Kirei Kotomine sighed, "That Lanc... what a pity."

I wonder what this fake priest is regretting. Is it the fact that he didn't capture Scáthach, or the disappearance of the great hero Cú Chulainn, or the fact that he couldn't continue to toy with that arrogant Celtic hero?

"Hmph, crocodile tears, feigned compassion."

Gilgamesh commented dismissively.

"Alright, now that everything is ready, let's head to the stage for a spectacular performance!"

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The Radiant Ship Vimana slowly rose into the air and flew rapidly towards Fuyuki City.

Chapter 161 Fujino: Chaldea, interested in raiding together?

A hotel in Guanbuzi City.

Ritsuka sat on the bed, anxiously awaiting news. Mashu sat beside her, holding Ritsuka's arm to comfort her.

"Mast".

Red A appeared from the void and reported what he had discovered to Ritsuka.

"Arch, do you know what happened?"

"Ah."

Red A nodded slightly: "The riots that occurred on the street were indeed the Holy Grail War. Both the Red and Black sides sent out more than two groups of Masters and Servants to fight."

"The results of it?"

Red A replied, "The Black side lost two Masters and Rid, and the Red side... the Red side's Arch was captured by the Black side's Cast."

Have you seen Li Ang?

Upon hearing their Master mention a certain man, Archer and Mash's expressions immediately changed; they looked as uncomfortable as if they had swallowed a fly.

“Sorry, I didn’t see him…” Red A shook his head and said, “He should be on another battlefield.”

Ritsuka asked directly, "That apartment building?"

Chaldea had already discovered that there was something wrong with Ogawa's apartment, but they dared not make any rash moves because of the large number of Servants from the Black faction.

"probably."

Red A answered uncertainly.

“That apartment building…” Artoria Alt appeared and reported, “has been completely destroyed.”

"really?"

“It’s absolutely true. I watched that apartment building get blown to smithereens. Don’t worry, Li Ang escaped before the building collapsed.”

Seeing Ritsuka anxiously trying to stand up, Artoria Alt quickly added an explanation.

Red A said with a regretful and annoyed tone, "Tch, as expected, troublemakers don't die so easily."

His words immediately displeased Artoria Alt.

"What did you say?!"

“There’s nothing there.” Red A quickly changed the subject. “Tell me what’s going on with that apartment building.”

Artoria Alt first gave Red Archer a deep look before slowly recounting the information she had seen.

Because she dared not enter the apartment, Artoria Alt only obtained superficial information about the surrounding area.

There isn't much information that can be deduced from Red A; there are only a few short clues.

First of all, the Red Team, represented by Li Ang and his team, should have been the victorious side; otherwise, most of the members wouldn't have been present when Li Ang and his team left.

However, Li Ang and his team's victory was definitely not easy, because Artoria Alt said that Li Ang and his team left the apartment in a disheveled state, with each of them bearing injuries.

Regardless of the outcome, the battle last night resulted in a resounding victory for the Red side and heavy losses for the Black side.

As for the building that was blown up, Red A suspects it was his father's doing.

That kind of efficient action, which destroys only the target building without affecting the surrounding buildings, is very much in line with Kiritsugu Emiya's style.

While Red A was still alive and doing "good deeds" all over the world, he collected information about his father.

At first, Red A was angry at his father's overly cold and ruthless approach, and even felt a sense of disillusionment.

Gradually, as he gained more experience, Archer began to understand Kiritsugu's thoughts.

While he understood Kiritsugu's actions, Archer (Red A) never approved of Kiritsugu's cold, calculating approach and mindset that disregarded humanity. Young and impetuous, Archer believed he could do better than Kiritsugu and save everyone.

Later, when Archer signed a contract and began working for the Counter Force, he experienced many things and acted as an executioner many times, and Archer became numb.

Red A sometimes even completes tasks using Kiritsugu's mindset.

Because the red A is completely irrelevant now.

No, it still matters.

Previously, when facing Kiritsugu himself, Archer felt a sense of guilt, like showing his parents his exam report card.

"It's really uncomfortable."

Red A said in a low voice.

“It’s uncomfortable.” Mashu nodded in agreement.

"Um...you're feeling unwell too?"

“Yes, a large number of Black faction Servants were eliminated last night, and now the Red faction has an absolute advantage,” Mash said. “This puts us at a disadvantage.”

"So this is what you meant."

Red A secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Arch, what is it you want to say?"

"It's nothing, I'm also troubled by this."

Red A nodded with an awkward laugh.

Although Mashu's thoughts differed from his own, what she said was absolutely correct.

Chaldea originally planned to wait until the Red and Black factions were locked in a life-or-death struggle, and until both sides had almost no Servants left, before intervening.

Who would have thought that on the second day of the Holy Grail War, almost all of the Black faction's Servants were already dead.

Of course, Chaldea was unaware that Kirei Kotomine's betrayal had caused the Black Team to suffer heavy losses.

Although Red A knew that the combination of Father Mapo and Gilgamesh was special, he did not expect that the other party would be so ruthless to his own people.

This is only the second day!

Do you really plan to end the Holy Grail War in just three days?

Red A's lips twitched. He seriously suspected that Black was putting on a show, otherwise even the seven weak Assasn riders wouldn't have been wiped out in one night.

"The balance between the two sides is too skewed right now," Mashu said hesitantly. "Should we go and help the Black team?"

"Absolutely not!"

Red Archer decisively rejected Mash.