You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

Li Xiang's eyes were filled with sorrow: "Asterios was a very gentle person, but he was turned into this... Ugh!

Did you do this, Medea?

"Haha... How interesting. I didn't expect that there would be drifters from parallel worlds like you in this Holy Grail War. But it doesn't matter. My victory is already certain. Even if there are minor setbacks, they are destined not to affect the overall situation."

The core of the maze is a large temple with a strange style. There are stone columns and statues in the ancient Greek style, as well as steel equipment built in the industrial age. Magic power and steam flow in the pipes, and dragon tooth soldiers and puppets are constantly born from the huge crucible.

The Holy Grail, which seemed to be made of gold, was placed on the "wooden stake", which was a towering round table with circuits engraved on its surface like a circuit board. It drew magic power from the earth veins at all times and transported it to the furnace core for conversion.

On the platform, standing on the left and right in front of the Holy Grail, looking down at everyone from above, were Medea and Circe!

Ritsuka and his three companions wandered around in the maze. Thanks to the help of the Saint Girl, they were able to quickly find the right path with the help of [Revelation] and easily deal with various magic traps and surprise attacks. Even EX-level magic cannons and specially modified monsters could not cause substantial damage to them.

With Mash's protection and Atalanta's insight, everyone had a smooth journey and met Karna who had come in early.

The Son of the Sun is very powerful, and his ability to attack a large area by one person is comparable to that of an entire Chaldean army. However, this maze is not static, and he was also stuck in a quagmire when he was deliberately targeted. After Ritsuka extended a helping hand, he successfully showed his strengths, and with Jeanne's guidance, he rushed all the way and finally arrived at the core area.

As soon as he appeared, the fully demonized Asterios rushed up. Jeanne, who was known for her excellent defensive ability, was unable to resist him. He went straight for Ritsuka, and Karna released a fire explosion to attract his attention.

Asterios has a top-level panel as a servant, but his agility and martial arts are not outstanding, so he is not a big threat to the real strong.

But he had an absolute home advantage in the maze, and with the magic of the Holy Grail and the "blessing" of two witches, he completely fell from grace and turned into a demonic beast, suppressing the Son of the Sun with a violent force beyond limits!

Although he was a monster that was forcibly twisted, catalyzed, and irrational, at this moment, Abisterios had undoubtedly surpassed the limits of a Servant!

"I didn't do anything special. That guy is a natural monster. I just made him show the monster's appearance."

As a magician, Medea didn't think there was anything wrong with it and said calmly: "Although it has no brains, it is still very good for guarding the door."

"you……"

Ritsuka clenched his fists: "What do you think of a Servant!?"

"Tools, familiars, isn't that right?" Medea chuckled. "However, in the realm of magic, the one who is dominated is the familiar. I am different from other servants."

"What nonsense!"

call out!

——Zheng!

The magic arrow was deflected by the glowing magic array. Medea, who was safe and sound, looked at her old acquaintance calmly: "Do you think I will forget your existence, Atalanta?"

"Tsk! How come Medea has become so unlovable..." The female hunter was very unhappy.

Circe then said, "Caster cannot compete with other Servants by his own strength, especially the three knights who have [Anti-Magic], but we can also use the 'Field' to increase our own strength.

Feel honored!

What you are seeing now is the top-level position, the ultimate secret of magic that has completely disappeared in modern times.

'The temple is completed!'

hum! ! !

An immeasurable amount of magical power as deep as the universe overflowed from the Holy Grail. The magic array on the platform was instantly lit up and spread all the way to the entire space, from the ground to the walls, and then to the dome.

Clustered around the platform, the densely packed puppets and dragon-tooth soldiers also lit up red fierce lights, and their momentum alone was much stronger than before!

A single one might not be as good as a Servant, but this terrifying number is enough to make up for the shortcoming.

It was at this moment that everyone felt an indescribable pressure, and Ritsuka almost fell to his knees.

"senior!"

"What's going on? What on earth is this unreasonable magical power..."

"No, we must stop them!"

Jeanne leaped forward, intending to pass through the space filled with magic arrays. The large number of puppets and dragon-tooth soldiers was a big problem, but with Atalanta's cover, she would definitely be able to rush to the front of the Holy Grail, and then -

hum!

Suddenly, Ruler seemed to have hit an iron wall, his entire body suspended in the air, unable to move even a finger.

But just a moment later, there was a shattering sound, and the invisible shackles made of magic power disintegrated into particles of light, and Joan of Arc regained her freedom.

"Oh? As expected of a ruler, your [Magic Resistance] is so high. I thought I could just 'fix' the space to trap you, but it seems that it's not that easy."

Medea withdrew her fingers, looked at Joan of Arc's beautiful and pure face, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"Very good, worth training~"

"caster..." Joan of Arc's heart sank and her expression became serious.

She is not a servant of the Age of Gods. Her resistance to magic comes from faith rather than the flesh. To some extent, it can be said to be a spiritual protection, so she can break through the fixed space. If she were an ordinary servant, she would probably be like a bug in amber by now.

But even so, she had to be cautious. The magic of freezing space was close to the category of "miracle", and even with the highest level of [Anti-Magic Power], she could not ignore its effect.

"Ruler?"

"It's okay... Be careful, this is Caster's home turf, there are traps everywhere, some of which even I can't be immune to!"

“Immune? Hahahaha… mortals can’t understand it, but we in the temple are omnipotent!

Things like spatial fixation, instant transfer, fantasy species... Phenomena beyond human understanding can occur with just a little fiddling.

As magicians of the Age of Gods, we use a different 'foundation' and 'system' than the modern ones. We never want to go to the 'source' because it is meaningless... But don't think that we are just 'magicians' and cannot cause miracles, do you understand?"

The Eagle-winged Witch looked down at the people of Chaldea. Although the gatekeeper Asterios was held back by Karna, she was not in a hurry at all.

After all, Karna is a special case among the servants. As long as he does not take off his golden armor voluntarily, even the real god cannot kill him. The two witches trained the Fallen Minotaur in order to hold back troublesome guys like Karna and Red Berserker.

But now that the temple is activated, there is nothing to be afraid of!

"This temple is a dusk garden standing at the end of the world. We are equivalent to two 'goddesses' here, and the servants are nothing but dust!"

"really?"

Before he finished speaking, a cold and radiant magical power swept across the void, and a nimble figure leaped high into the sky. The pressure of the temple seemed meaningless to him, and the forbidden air barrier was also ignored, and the restrictive effect was completely useless. The huge amount of magical power quickly gathered, and in a gorgeous soaring trajectory, it slashed down at the Holy Grail and the witch.

Zheng!

Zheng!

Zheng!

The sharp sword light broke through three layers of shields one after another and came to the Eagle-winged Witch in an unstoppable manner. Circe suddenly opened her eyes wide.

However, although it was very unexpected, as she had said before, in the temple the two witches were equivalent to "goddesses" and were almost omnipotent.

At the critical moment, the Eagle-winged Witch suddenly disappeared from her original position, avoiding the sword pressure and causing it to fly through the air.

The Eagle-winged Witch appeared at the other end of the platform, still in shock. Just as she raised her staff to cast a spell, the chilling murderous intent made the hairs on her body stand on end!

Whoosh!

Almost at the same time when Circe appeared, the black-haired boy appeared beside her, and gently placed two fingers of his left hand on the staff.

Zheng!

Holding the sword in his right hand, he slashed the witch's neck, chest and abdomen, and blood spurted out with the sound of the wind!

Chapter 149: The end appears, the golden evil dragon, the hundred-headed Ladon!

Under the sharpness of the Ame-Kurosakumo sword, the witch's body was no different from that of an ordinary person. Her skin, flesh, and bones were cut through smoothly without encountering any obstacles.

But before Iori could launch a second attack, the Eagle-winged Witch disappeared from his sight, and even the splattered blood had not yet hit the ground.

"Ok?"

Iori was the first to notice that something was wrong with his hand, and then he realized that he had lost his target. He looked up without much surprise, and sure enough, he saw Circe sitting dejectedly on the ground next to Medea, her body almost split in two in a pool of blood, but unexpectedly still alive. Medea had just put her fingertips down.

"Displacement magic? No, it's more advanced than that, space manipulation?

It seems that being able to use 'miracles' is not just groundless bragging, this is really troublesome~"

Iori shook off the blood on the blade, smiling: "My [Magic Resistance] is very low, unlike Jeanne who has high resistance. If I'm not careful, I'll be burned to ashes by you, right?"

"..."

Medea stared at the man silently. Although she said nothing, one could feel her heavy mood.

Among all the servants, the one she feared most was not Karna, the Son of the Sun, but the red berserker in front of her.

Although Karna is powerful, his abilities and treasures are all within the known range, but Berserker is an unknown factor hidden in the mist.

Judging from the exaggerated fighting power he displayed when killing the Yamata no Orochi, it can be basically concluded that his real name is "Susanoo", who is closely related to the Yamata no Orochi. As a god descending in the form of a servant, he must have given up something, but his specific abilities and treasures are unknown.

Judging from his performance in each previous battle, it can be seen that this is a guy with a flexible and varied fighting style and an endless number of methods.

For a magician, the most disgusting thing is "uncertainty", and Iori is full of surprises... Medea doesn't want to become a sacrifice for some hidden killer.

Therefore, we must remain extremely vigilant!

“Ugh…Ahhhh!”

The wound healed quickly with the help of a large amount of magic power. Circe groaned in pain, but recovered in just three or four seconds. She stood up again and glared at Iori with resentment.

"How dare you offend me like this!"

The eagle's wings spread, and gorgeous magic totems changed on them. Complex magic arrays appeared out of thin air. A large amount of magic power was gathered, constantly compressed and sublimated. The power was comparable to that of anti-military treasures. The multiple shots instantly raised the temperature of the entire space!

The EX-class magic cannon was about to submerge him. The hot wind blew up the ends of his hair, revealing a calm and restrained look.

When the magic cannon was about to reach him, he used instant step to leave the coverage area. Although the magic light was powerful, it was in vain.

"Gone? Damn it, then I'll destroy everything around here—"

"Calm down, Auntie. If he wanted to kill you, he could have done it just now. The reason you can still feel your heart beating now is entirely because he spared you once."

At this time, Medea showed a very calm side: "Besides, such a simple and crude technique can't catch agile servants."

"Tsk!" Circe slowly dispersed the magic power that she had gathered for the second time, but still maintained the magic circle behind her, apparently intending to use it as a deterrent.

"Why……"

"I don't understand. His logic of action has always been difficult to guess."

Medea thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it's because of the Holy Grail... The transformation has been completed. Without us, they won't be able to use the Holy Grail even if they get it."

"Is this the reason I survived? This is so humiliating..."

Medea understood Circe's feelings very well. After all, this witch rarely felt so humiliated.

But as a legendary figure who participated in the Golden Fleece Expedition, Blackcaster has seen many heroes and knows that these guys can often create miracles under impossible circumstances and exceed everyone's expectations.

So she knew very well how difficult it was to deal with high-level warriors...even with the temple she couldn't be completely at ease!

——In fact, it is true.

Not to mention the inherent skill [Anti-Magic] which is the natural enemy of magicians, warriors' reaction speed and experience in fighting enemies are generally stronger than magicians. Some even have abilities such as "Mind's Eye (True/False)", "Intuition", and "Arrow Avoidance Protection".

For example, Iori can, with the help of his Zanpakuto, raise his insight to the extreme and predict the enemy's next move.

Against a hero like Karna who has outstanding martial arts skills, it is just an auxiliary means, but against a magician with slow and monotonous movements, it is almost the same as future vision!

His sudden attack just now took only a blink of an eye, but he had already seen through how Circe would dodge...

call!

With another flash, Iori appeared at the bright intersection, and behind him, a figure quietly emerged, and Sera, a silver-haired girl in a white coat, appeared.

Because this might be the final battle that would put an end to the Holy Grail War, Sera also followed so that she could be the first to come into contact with the Greater Holy Grail and realize the Einzbern family's long-cherished wish.

It was dangerous, but apparently Sierra didn't care.

"berserker!"

After Iori stood still, Ritsuka shouted in surprise: "At the most critical moment... As expected, you won't sit idly by."

She glanced at Sera. As a Master who had experienced the "FZ Singularity", she immediately associated Sera's appearance with Irisviel... They were so similar!

"The Greater Holy Grail... could it be the one from Fuyuki?" Ritsuka figured out the connection and was surprised. "The difference between the two is really huge."

It should be noted that although it is the same Holy Grail, because in the three wars of this world line, it was "Amakusa" instead of "Angora Mainyu" that was summoned illegally, the Holy Grail was not contaminated and is still a pure universal wish-granting machine.

"Hello! Long time no see, Master of Chaldea." Iori waved at her and said this, but in fact he had secretly helped Ritsuka many times and could be said to be always paying attention to her.

It was he who held back Karna so that Ritsuka and the others could hitchhike through the anti-spirit barrier. The reason why Atalanta met them by chance was that it was arranged in advance by Iori.

And he was able to successfully sneak into the maze and find this place because he cooperated with Atalanta and followed here with the help of the ghost path that tracked the scent.

Jeanne should have noticed that Iori was following her, but she judged that he was not an enemy, so she didn't say it directly.

"Master, if you are in danger later, Mashu and Jeanne will protect you... I may not have that much energy."