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

Amakusa looked at this scene and shook his head helplessly, feeling that he did not have the talent to be a "Master".

But seriously speaking, there are not many people in this world who can conquer Semiramis, right?

“The Little Holy Grail… will there be one?

If the Lesser Holy Grail existed, it should have begun to accumulate now that two Servants have retired... In this war, are there two ways to fulfill wishes?"

Amakusa fell into deep thought. In fact, compared to the Greater Holy Grail that required the extraction of spiritual veins, the Lesser Holy Grail, which could obtain infinite magic power as long as the conditions were met, was more in line with the definition of a "universal wishing machine."

But he soon reaffirmed his belief:

It is hard to say whether the Lesser Holy Grail exists, but the Greater Holy Grail's ability to extract earth veins has been confirmed and can fully meet his requirements.

The truce with Medea is only a temporary measure. When the transformation of the Holy Grail is completed, the final battle will come.

Even if Medea could build the "Temple", the functionality of the Hanging Gardens would be overwhelming once they were completed.

Medea, you must be very confident as you have both red and black casters... But you would never have thought that there is someone (me) among the masters who can connect to the Holy Grail!

The one who can pick the fruit from the tree (victory) and let all mankind ascend to heaven will be me, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada!

Chapter 140: Heaven’s Drop, but FGO

For residents of the small European town of Tolifas, things have been starting to get weird since a "natural gas explosion" occurred in the suburbs a few days ago.

It's obviously not the season for fog, but recently fog has been falling every night. It's so thick that you can't see your hand in front of you, and not even light can penetrate. Occasionally, strange wind sounds can be heard from the depths of the fog, like the chanting of a deep-sea monster, which makes people feel uneasy.

Naturally, no one dared to go out in such horrible weather, but one time a drunk fell asleep on the street and did not wake up until night. By this time, fog had already fallen. His brain paralyzed by alcohol did not know what fear was, so he was still wandering outside and boldly groping in the direction where the sound came from.

Even the drunk himself could not remember what happened next. He only remembered seeing a huge shadow and a pair of scarlet eyes looking at him through the mist. He was frightened to death by the power revealed in the sight at one glance.

When people found him later, the drunk was miraculously safe and sound, but there was a large pool of blood near him, and there were claw marks on the wall that looked like those left by a brown bear, as if some large wild animal had fought here.

This is a small town, and the news quickly spread to everyone. Many cautious people chose to move out with their families, either to visit relatives or to travel, in short, to leave the town temporarily.

However, most people still chose to stay. After all, it was just some strange things that happened, but there were no substantial casualties. Everyone was more inclined to believe that this was a strange natural phenomenon, and the bloodstains were from wild animals such as deer and bears that got lost in the fog and ran into the city.

The authorities did not give an explanation, or it was so perfunctory that it could not even be considered an explanation, and the public has no hope for it.

As time went by, the fog showed no signs of subsiding, but instead became more severe, and sightings of "beast shadows" became more frequent. Fortunately, as long as you stay at home and don't enter the thick fog, you won't be exposed to those strange things.

As more and more people left, Tuliface gradually became deserted. During the day, it was still a leisurely and quiet beautiful town, but at night it turned into a ghost town with no pedestrians and immersed in thick fog.

For ordinary people, this was naturally a very serious change, but for magicians and servants, this period of time was a rare period of peace and quiet.

Medea, who occupied the Thousand Worlds Castle, relied on the Command Seals and the Greater Holy Grail to successfully gather the black servants through a combination of soft and hard tactics. However, she did not "rule" like Vlad III before, but instead established a wonderful cooperative relationship with the servants after mutual compromise.

Similar to Amakusa on the red side, the priest did not have absolute authority over his servants, but only made them reluctantly accept his leadership.

The two camps nominally ceased fighting, but in fact they were both secretly preparing for the next showdown. Needless to say, Amakusa was heading for the [Sky Garden], and coincidentally, Medea was also doing civil engineering!

With the help of the power of the ley lines and the Greater Holy Grail, the Thousand Worlds Castle on the ground is controlled by Vlad III. Under the effect of the treasure, it becomes a "Spike Fortress" between the inherent barrier and the magic workshop.

Under the ground, the original space was greatly expanded, making Asterios' treasure, the [Eternal Labyrinth], materialized, and many means were arranged inside, making the danger level even higher than the original in the myth.

The Holy Grail was placed in the center of the labyrinth, guarded by two witches (Medea and Circe) and Asterios.

Even Altria and others were hardly allowed to enter the labyrinth. No one could predict what the two witches of the Age of Gods had transformed it into and how many killer moves they had prepared.

But one thing is certain:

In order to build this maze, Medea even deliberately slowed down the process of transforming the Holy Grail, because she knew that on the day when the Holy Grail was officially launched, things would definitely not be so smooth, and she had to make all preparations before that!

Apart from these two major camps, Iori, Mordred and Jeanne, who were wandering outside, were completely idle.

Especially Iori, he really didn't seem to care about the Holy Grail's ownership. These days, he simply took Sera to travel around, and even left Tulifas for a few days to travel somewhere else...

The duo of Lion Jie and Mordred have been in Tulifas. Lion Jie once contacted the Magic Association to do something, but eventually gave up:

It is obvious that the Magic Association (in this world line) cannot muster the combat power to fight against the magicians of the Age of Gods. Facing two witches who have the support of top-level magic cores and super workshops, it is difficult for them to do anything.

Originally, we could still count on the Red Master... but he was completely wiped out by Amakusa...

The association and the cathedral church are probably currently in a lawsuit over this matter!

In the end, the magicians carefully selected by the association were useless, and the two remaining ones were all "hired from outside", once again reappearing the strange phenomenon that the academic school could not compare with the wild ones.

"…That's about it. The top leaders of the association are also very impatient now. There was even a monarch-level figure who wanted to come to Romania in person, but was persuaded to stop in the end."

In a tavern with few guests, Lion Jie met the association's special envoy. As the Holy Grail War had gotten out of control, Romania had become a forbidden area in the eyes of insiders. Anyone who dared to come here at this time could almost be called a death squad.

This special envoy did come here with the corresponding awareness, but in actual experience he found that this place was not as dangerous as he had imagined. Not to mention Romania, even Tulifas, the territory of the Thousand Worlds Tree, could be traveled freely.

The thick fog at night is indeed very strange, but even ordinary people can move freely during the day. He only needs to stay at home at night and go out during the day, and be a good boy who goes to bed early and gets up early, and he can complete the task and return home smoothly... It's so easy that it makes people uneasy.

Of course he didn't know that this was the result of the joint "efforts" of the red and black sides.

Neither of the two leaders is a "bad guy" in the traditional sense. Even Medea, who bears the name of a witch, will not attack ordinary people unless necessary - this time she can make use of the ley lines and the Holy Grail, and there is no need to plunder the pitiful magic power of ordinary people.

As for the saint-like Amakusa, there is no need to mention it.

Below them, the servants summoned this time are generally neutral or good. Now that Shuten is dead, the most dangerous ones in the whole of Tuliphas are Circe and Semiramis... They were notorious in the mythological era, but compared to some modern magicians, they are already quite gentle.

Even when conflicts occurred between the two camps, ordinary people were not involved and some even consciously avoided it. From this perspective, although the scale of the war was huge, this Holy Grail War was the only one that followed the "principle of secrecy".

This is not surprising. After all, both sides are "professionals" and will not perform unnecessary operations.

Of course, this mild approach is only limited to now. When the Holy Grail is activated, no matter who holds it, Tulifas or Romania... and even the whole world, will be in big trouble!

"The monarch?... Even if he comes, it will be useless. Tulifas is now a black hole. No matter how many magicians are added, there will be no waves."

Shi Zijie felt helpless. Although he was an experienced mercenary, he had never seen such a situation before.

The envoy nodded and said, "Indeed, if the Servants go berserk, magicians alone cannot solve the problem. Only Servants can fight against them."

After saying this, he looked straight at Shi Zijie, and the old mercenary felt frightened by his gaze.

"how?"

"There is a mission for you from above. You can name your price."

Shi Zijie's face twitched fiercely. He knew that any big shot who offered such conditions would definitely give him an unacceptable task, so he wanted to refuse immediately.

But the envoy continued: "Now that the Clock Tower's elites have been wiped out, someone must stop Blackcaster and Father Kotomine... I can only rely on you."

He was talking about Shishizhe and Sera, the only two Masters the Association could get in touch with, and Iori and Mordred were the only remaining hopes.

"Depend on us?"

"Two Servants alone are certainly not enough, so we still have to take back command of the camp... It would be great if we could rescue those Masters."

"Hmm..." Lion Jie hesitated for a moment, "Why don't you just tell me straight away, what exactly is the mission?"

"You, go and kill Kotomine Shiro!"

"Ah I?"

Shizijie took a puff of his cigarette, and his eyes turned strangely when he looked at the envoy from behind his sunglasses.

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Bang!

In a forest ravaged by war, where scorched earth and greenery meet, Ruler Jeanne swung her flagpole and knocked away a monster with a body as big as a calf and a pair of saber-toothed beasts. She used her extraordinary strength to directly injure its internal organs and ended the battle cleanly.

But after that, Joan of Arc showed a solemn expression: these monsters were becoming more and more daring.

The monsters and the thick fog appeared together, and the fundamental reason for this phenomenon was that the existence of the Yamata no Orochi and the Holy Grail disturbed the earth's veins. In addition, the remaining "poison" and "demonic nature" of the Yamata no Orochi also penetrated into this land, awakening the dormant evil.

At the beginning, the monsters only gathered in the vast wilderness centered on the death site of Yamata no Orochi, but as the fog gradually thickened, the range of these guys' activities expanded and had already reached Tulifas.

Before that, even if a monster occasionally entered Tulifas, it would be dealt with by some servants who were also wandering in the city, so there would not be any big problems.

But in the future... the monsters will become more and more bold, and maybe one day even the heroic spirits will not be able to intimidate them.

"It's not good to go on like this... My merciful Father in heaven, please bestow grace on this suffering land. As long as I can save the innocent people and prevent them from being harmed by evil, I am willing to give everything..."

Joan of Arc had no other options, so she put her hands together and prayed silently.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes sharply, was shocked for a moment, and then followed her instinct and rushed out of the forest.

After crossing a piece of scorched earth, the holy girl came to a high mountain, wanting to find the existence that made her heart throb, but she looked around but could not see any trace of human beings.

At this moment, she raised her head with a sudden inspiration, her eyes widened:

There were actually two figures falling from the sky!

“Didn’t you say that this time it’s flat ground!!!”

Chapter 141: Sure enough, the tentacle system is absolutely NG!

Roar!

"Mashu, use shield strike!"

Ouch!

"Go ahead, Jeanne, it's decided to be you!"

boom!

Bang!

In the hilly area, Joan of Arc had just defeated a few monsters. When she stopped to rest, she couldn't help but look at the "Duo from Heaven" with strange eyes.

One was a girl with short lavender hair that was almost pink and bangs that half covered her eyes. She was wearing light and exquisite armor and holding an eye-catching cross round shield.

The other person's outfit was also quite peculiar. She wore a conservative college-style top with a rather bold tight skirt and stockings, which just revealed a section of her fair thighs. Although the degree of exposure was not high, it was surprisingly very attractive.

This orange-haired girl, full of youthful vitality, wears glasses, but it can be seen that they are plain glasses that do not have any vision correction function. They are just for decoration and magic ceremonials.

With the privilege of [ruler], Jeanne could tell that these two were a combination of a servant and a master, but... it didn't seem "normal".

The shield girl named Mashu is not a spirit, but has inherited the spiritual base of the Servant in the flesh. Her form of existence is similar to Jeanne d'Arc (possessed) at this time, except that Jeanne d'Arc is dominated by her own will, while the heroic spirit that possessed Mashu seems to have left, leaving the right of control to the girl herself.

The orange-haired Fujimaru Ritsuka looks like an ordinary magician, but unlike the first-class magic costume she is wearing, her magical skills are not very high. Even an illiterate, no, a layman like Jeanne can see it.

Their fighting style is that Mashu is the main force, and Fujimaru Ritsuka commands and provides support from the rear - a standard Master and Servant combination.

The amazing thing is that, although it seems ordinary, the cooperation between the two gives Joan of Arc a feeling of flowing water and being able to use one's arms and legs. The unspeakable tacit understanding is that even before the order is issued, their minds are the same, as if they are thinking with the same brain.

Skilled? No, more than that.

This cannot be achieved simply by accumulating experience. It's like a doubles match in sports. If the two people are not compatible, it will be useless even if they stay together all the time.

Although their contact time was still short, Jeanne could already sense the invisible yet strong bond between them.

Well... this is just Joan of Arc's personal opinion and it doesn't matter.

The important thing is that these two people appeared out of nowhere and are not contestants in the "Holy Grail War" at all!

Also, what is the job of [Shielder]? The Holy Grail didn't teach you about it...

Fortunately, there were too many unexpected events in this Holy Grail War, and Jeanne's ability to accept them has become much stronger. Moreover, it was [Revelation] that guided her to find these two people. Her intuition told her that Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu would be the important figures in changing this twisted holy war!

"Ms. Ruler, thank you for your hard work. Come and have a drink of water~"

Mashu came running over enthusiastically, carrying water she had just drawn from the creek. The cup she used to hold the water was also a magic gift, with purification and heating functions. They had many such convenient little props on them, and it was obvious that they often slept outdoors.

"Oh...thank you."

Jeanne took the cup of water politely, marveling inwardly.

She was willing to trust these two people because she had the [Revelation] to guide her, but Mashu and Ritsuka were also very kind to her, just like old friends who had known each other for many years... What was even more amazing was that she naturally accepted this way of getting along without any alienation or vigilance.

"Maybe we really are acquaintances." Jeanne had already realized something.

The Heroic Spirits are beings that transcend time and space. These two people probably met her in different timelines and got along very well with her, which even influenced her in the present.

"Well, it looks like this isn't your first time dealing with monsters, right? Have you encountered similar situations before?"

The three of them found a vacant space, sat on a fallen tree trunk, and chatted in a relaxed atmosphere.

Although the three of them introduced themselves to each other at the beginning, they were interrupted by the sudden appearance of monsters before they could talk about the key things, so they could only concentrate on resolving the battle first.

The strange thing is that after meeting this duo, Joan of Arc felt that the frequency of encountering monsters increased greatly. She wished she could hear the roar of beasts after speaking a few words, which caused the conversations to be interrupted frequently, and even her good-tempered self became secretly annoyed.

Now it seems that there has been a window period, and Joan of Arc quickly asked about the origins of the two.

"Well, among the various enemies we encountered, the demon beasts were considered to be a fairly friendly type."