Hogwarts and the Holy Grail War

But it could also be because Ethan isn't around to act silly with her...

"Let's go, Xiao Mo, it's time to go find them."

Alanna pursed her lips, glanced at Ethan who was dealing with Martha with concern, then turned and left the stands.

"it is good."

On the other side, Ethan and Martha finally found what they thought was a good time to strike, and started a one-on-one hand-to-hand fight on the dragon's back. The punches and kicks of both sides were so fast that only afterimages could be seen, and the sonic booms produced by the collision of limbs echoed over the construction site.

"Hallelujah!"

"Muda!"

The two men punched with all their might once again, and after a brief collision, they used the reaction force to retreat from the fighting state, stood firmly on both ends of the Tarasque's shell, and took a short breath.

It's not that Ethan doesn't want to use various spells to perform long-distance kite tactics, but if he fights at a distance, Martha will most likely use the Tarasque to attack him together, putting him in an unfavorable situation of two against one.

The two of them were not like those cannon fodder dark wizards. Any of them alone would require him to be serious in order to deal with them, not to mention that he also had to be on guard against other servants who might be ambushing. In this situation, keeping a distance was not a wise choice, so using the Tarasque as a stage and engaging in close combat was the best way to delay time.

The longer he could hold Martha back here, the higher the chances of Alanna stealing the Master would be. Unless he was unlucky enough to run into Hercules...

Three hours ago.

"…This is the plan. I think my explanation is easy to understand, right? Your primary mission tonight is to steal the Master. Don't do anything else. Without my order, no matter how unfavorable the situation seems to be, you must not help me. Even if you encounter a lone Servant, don't think of beating him up. You must hide your location and make finding the Master your first priority."

Ethan took a sip of lemonade to moisten his throat. “If you have any questions, please speak up quickly. If you have no objections, we will follow this plan tonight.”

Compared to defeating the servants head-on, stealing the Master is obviously a permanent solution. After all, if the servants are gone, they can be summoned again. They may be able to do this after tampering with the Holy Grail. However, when all seven servants have appeared, the Master is gone for real. Even if it is changed to a mode where one Master contracts multiple Servants, then the magic supply is still a problem.

Even if the Servant's magic supply can be supplied through the earth veins, it still has to go through the Master as an adapter. No matter how large the water storage capacity of the pool is, as long as the water pipe is not thick enough, it will not be able to supply enough water at once. Not to mention that Ethan's current plan is to directly cut off your water pipe so that no water can flow out.

As for why they had to use the two of them in a stealth mode instead of using the previous magic sonar to detect the Master's position, that thing was useful, but firstly, the target would notice that they were being detected and would be alert, and secondly, this kind of detection did not distinguish between friend and foe, and friendly units would also be detected and generate fluctuations that would be fed back to the enemy. In this way, Alanna was exposed to the enemy's field of vision, which was something Ethan did not want to see.

"That being said, I'm still a little worried: how are you going to deal with those servants?" Alanna began to frown again. According to Ethan, he was an obvious target, and all the enemies, both overt and covert, would first pour their fire on him. If someone else came, it would be almost the same as committing suicide.

"Let's not talk about anything else. Hercules alone is difficult to deal with. If you cooperate with other servants at the same time, you can't handle it alone."

"I thought that's what you were going to say. But Hercules' words are easy to deal with." Ethan looked at Alanna's puzzled look and explained calmly:

"You may have underestimated my current strength. I have already tested it from the fight last night. Even if Hercules has very high panel data, he cannot beat me in hand-to-hand combat. Even if he directly uses his Noble Phantasm, I have sufficient confidence and extremely complete means to stop it."

After all, the Shooting Hundred Heads didn't have a causal guarantee, nor did it have a powerful curse. It was just a simple high damage plus an automatic tracking function. Even if it couldn't be taken down, it was easy to block it with some means. It wasn't a particularly fatal threat to Ethan.

"Ethan, don't be so stubborn." Alanna pursed her lips and warned him worriedly, "There's no need to tell these lies to comfort us. Let's take it slow and discuss it seriously. If it doesn't work... I'll send the Servant's Shadow to your side to help you."

"No, now is not the time to expose your ability to them. This is our trump card, how can we use it so easily?" Ethan shrugged, "And I'm not lying to you, I'm telling the truth now. If I didn't want to hide my strength, I would have killed him yesterday. The only thing that can cause me some trouble is his treasure of the Twelve Trials."

"What's wrong with the twelve trials? Aren't they just twelve lives?" Xiao Mo asked with some confusion. After all, she had also heard the legend of Hercules, and with the modern knowledge bestowed by the Holy Grail, she had a general understanding of Hercules' abilities.

"No, the Twelve Trials are not just about twelve lives." Ethan shook his head and explained, "For the attack methods that once killed Hercules, the Twelve Trials will make their attacks invalid. Although a large amount of damage at one time can also take away several of his lives, we can't bet all our treasures on this. So we'd better find several different ways to kill him, the more the better."

"I see. So we are going to find different ways to kill him, right?" Xiao Mo understood immediately and agreed by snapping his fingers.

"That's about right. So before we are fully prepared, we should try not to attack Hercules rashly. If we accidentally kill him before that, and he gains resistance to our attacks, it will be a disaster. I made a mistake once before, and he gained resistance to the Avada Kedavra curse."

Ethan smacked his lips, feeling very angry about his previous mistake.

"If you encounter Hercules tonight, don't think too much and retreat immediately. If you don't fight him with the determination to kill him, you two will not be his opponent."

If it really came to that critical moment, Xiao Mo could still be summoned away instantly by himself with the Command Spell, but Alanna might not be able to escape from Hercules's eyes, so it was better not to confront her.

"Alanna, you just told me not to let me get ahead of myself. That's what I want to say to you. You two are like family to me, and I don't want to see anything happen to you. Do you understand?"

After these words were spoken, the box fell into silence again. The two girls lowered their heads and said nothing, waiting for an answer, and Ethan fell into embarrassment.

Alanna: Ethan said I was his family, which means he wanted to... marry me... so how many children would we have?

Xiao Mo: Master said he didn’t want to see me get into an accident… He’s worried about me, he has me in his heart… Hehe, it turns out that I still have a place in Master’s heart…

"Hey, hey! Are you two listening to me?"

Ethan snapped his fingers twice with a constipated look on his face, pulling the two back from their unreliable fantasies, and rubbed his temples helplessly.

Could it be that I described Hercules as too strong, causing them to become a little unsure and thus become dazed?

It shouldn't be to that extent...

"I'm listening, I'm listening. Let's do it this way. We will be careful to keep it secret." Xiao Mo came back to his senses from his own world, blushing and nodding hurriedly, which was regarded as his approval of Ethan's action plan.

It was a close call. My Master almost discovered my abnormality...

"Well, I have no objection..." Alanna nodded as if she had just woken up from a dream, and the blush on her face lingered for a long time.

"Emm..." Ethan looked at the two girls with rosy faces with a "pretty good look" on his face, and felt a little uncertain in his heart.

I hope they really listened...

"Xiao Mo, look, isn't that..."

Alanna and Xiao Mo moved quietly on the top of the building, and soon found a sneaky figure next to a water tower, so they asked telepathically.

Before the action tonight, Ethan helped Alanna and Xiao Mo establish a temporary magic channel, so that she could be regarded as half of Xiao Mo's master. Although there was no command seal and she didn't need to provide magic, the most important thing was to allow her and Xiao Mo to communicate through telepathy between servants and masters, so as to avoid being discovered by the enemy due to making unnecessary noises.

For some reason, the woman next to the water tower did not use magic such as the Disillusionment Charm to conceal her figure, but the black windbreaker wrapped around her made her blend in almost perfectly with the night. If Alanna had not set a spell on her glasses to detect, strengthen and amplify her vision, she would have to be very close to her to notice that there was such a person standing there.

"Yes, judging by the Command Seals on his hand, he should be the Master."

Xiao Mo's sharp vision saw the Command Seal in the woman's hand and confirmed her identity as the Master. He was about to combine his armor and strike her with a big sword, but was stopped by Alanna. Alanna made a silent gesture and silently pointed to the top of the crane next to the water tower.

A big, long-haired man with his upper body naked was silently watching the battlefield below. The longbow he was holding tightly in his hand had already exposed his identity.

"That's Hercules." As someone who had seen the appearance of Hercules, Xiao Mo confirmed at a glance that the person in front of her was the one that the two of them could not afford to offend, and answered in her heart.

"So what should we do now?" Alanna also asked in her heart.

"As the Master said, we retreat and stay away from him. Oh, by the way, I have to inform the Master that Hercules is watching in secret, so let him be more careful." Xiao Mo made a retreat gesture and was about to switch his telepathy to the communication channel with Ethan.

"No need to notify, I heard everything. You two just opened the public channel." Ethan's somewhat helpless voice sounded in the minds of the two.

Chapter 211: Tarasque's Spinning Charge

“Ahahaha, Master, don’t you think this is a coincidence?” Xiao Mo’s voice suddenly became a little awkward. “Anyway, you know the situation. Hercules is on the second tower crane behind you. Be careful next time.”

"Don't worry, there's no problem on my side for now. You two should retreat to a safe area first. Since Hercules is here, we will follow Plan C now. Xiao Mo, you must be ready to enter the scene at any time. Alanna, you must also be ready. It will be over soon on my side." Ethan ordered calmly.

"Wilco." The second girl replied in her mind, keeping her eyes on Hercules' movements, and slowly retreated to the rooftop where his blind spot was.

On the battlefield below, Ethan did not continue to fight after knowing that Hercules was watching closely. He blocked Martha's Iron Fist Judgment with an Ultra Cross Defense and deflected it, then decisively jumped off the back of Tarasque.

"What, you don't want to continue fighting for a while? I haven't used my full strength yet." Martha's face flushed unnaturally, and she unconsciously raised the volume of her voice out of excitement.

If her hands hadn't been trembling slightly, Ethan would have almost believed her.

"No, my family told me to go back to bed early. There's no point in dragging it on like this, so it's better to finish it quickly."

Ethan shook his head, and the wand in his sleeve slid into his palm, ready to go.

Since my plan to steal the Master has failed halfway, there is no need to continue dealing with him.

Moreover, the more you get beaten, the more you enjoy it... cough cough, the opponent has no desire to continue beating you. When she hits you, you really feel pain, and when you hit her, she really enjoys it.

The same was true during the fight just now. Martha had a completely tax-evading expression on her face from beginning to end. She felt so good when she was beaten by herself, and she was even more satisfied when her defense was broken.

What the hell! (Flipping the table)

"Okay, okay." Martha's eyes were full of disappointment. She jumped off the Tarasque's back. She didn't know when she had a cross-shaped holy staff in her hand.

Although she really likes close combat, and possesses the skill of Jacob's hands and feet, which allows her to fight with first-class servants in close combat without losing. However, as a saint and a Rider, using the holy light emitted by the holy staff and the evil dragon under her to attack in coordination is a more suitable attack method for her spiritual base.

Ethan looked at Marda raising the holy staff high in her hand, and his right eyelid couldn't help but twitch.

Here it comes again, this ominous feeling...

"Let there be light!"

Following Martha's shout, a bright white light shone from the cross of the holy staff, and the dazzling beam of light rose from the ground and completely enveloped Ethan. Although Ethan was not a demon or undead and was not harmed by the holy light, the strong light made it difficult for him to open his eyes.

"Tarask!"

"Ow—!"

The Tarasque quickly turned around with a sensitivity that was not in line with its sturdy body. Its thick scorpion tail directly pulled Ethan, who had lost his vision and had no time to react, into the air. Then it opened its bloody mouth and spewed out blazing dragon flames towards Ethan in the air, swallowing him up in an instant.

BOOM!

The dragon flame in mid-air suddenly exploded, and a spherical barrier wrapped around Ethan, which disappeared only after he landed safely.

Ethan patted the ashes and debris on his body with lingering fear. He had just cast the Iron Armor Spell to defend himself when he was hit by the dragon flame, so a small part of his clothes was still burned.

Fortunately, the clothes he was wearing were made of fire dragon skin. Even the high temperature of the dragon flame only burned some carbonized marks on the outermost layer of the clothes. If it were made of ordinary cloth, he would probably have to be naked in the second half of the battle.

Oh, that's not right. Why does it seem like I'm thinking based on the premise that my body is not afraid of being burned by dragon flames?

Ethan pointed at Martha, his face full of grief and anger:

"I really didn't expect that you, a Saint of Iron Fist, are actually a flash dog! Well, you want to play this, right? Then I won't be polite!"

So he stopped pretending and simply spread his palms, placed them on both sides of his forehead, and shouted with full energy:

"Sun Fist!"

A light ten or even nine times stronger than the holy light just now burst out from his head, instantly illuminating the entire construction site brighter than Miss Qiu’s upper room.

Well, actually, this was just an ordinary bright daylight. However, under the blessing of Ethan's aura, it roared out the momentum of a noseless bald winner in life.

Moreover, since all the magic power was converted into light energy, unlike the holy light, a part of it was converted into the sacred power for special attacks against demons and undead. Therefore, this pure white light was more dazzling than Martha's holy light, but it did not have the special attack against undead and demons.

Under such strong light stimulation, Martha's vision could only see black and white scenes, and she was temporarily blinded. Tarasque was also stimulated to the point of fainting on the spot and could not get up again.

(Note: This is not a random comment by the author. Sigma's flashbang in FSF did work on Fanatic.)

"How's it? This move is to blind with light! I didn't expect that I would have the same move as you, Iron Fist Saint!"

Ethan laughed wildly as if he had suddenly developed a disease, and a spear of light suddenly appeared in his hand. He took two quick steps and jumped into the air, stabbing the spear of light at the soul core in Martha's chest with an aerial bayonet stabbing similar to Ratonhnhaké:ton's:

"I won, die!"

"Don't call me the Iron Fist Saint!"

Martha, who was still blind, roared in shame and anger, and swung the holy staff in her hand from left to right with all her strength, immediately blocking the light spear that Ethan was stabbing at her. With another strong force, she knocked the light spear and Ethan, who was holding it, to the side.

"Oh my god!"

Ethan was in mid-air, and seeing that he was about to hit the tower crane next to him, he quickly reached out and grabbed the empty space on the ground:

"Fly here!"

Normally, the effect of the flying spell is to make the summoned creature fly towards you. If the magic power is insufficient or the summoned creature is too far away, the spell is likely to fail.

However, if your magic power is strong enough and the target of the spell is too heavy to move, the effect of the spell will be to make the caster fly towards the target due to the reaction force.

Therefore, some wizards with unique ideas will release the Flying Spell towards objects that cannot be moved at all, such as walls or ceilings, to make themselves fly quickly towards the target, in order to achieve an effect similar to the Flying Spell or rapid movement.

The specific usage scenario of Ethan now is to use the Flying Spell facing the ground to achieve an effect similar to that of a heavy weight, allowing himself to land quickly.

Ethan quickly flipped in the air and landed steadily in the posture of a hero. He stood up and stomped his numb feet, and in his mind, he raised his assessment of Martha's dangerousness by another level.

It turned out that she hadn't scared me before, just now she was using her full strength! Not to mention her strong perception that she could hit me with her eyes closed, a woman who got angry when she was hit in the sore spot was really scary.

Moreover, Marta has not used her treasure yet, and Hercules is also eyeing her from a distance. How should she deal with the situation when she is attacked from both sides?

Martha blinked hard. Although she hadn't fully recovered her vision yet, she could already roughly see the outline of the object. She just swung the stick subconsciously based on her combat instinct, and it was beyond her expectation that she could hit Ethan.

I can only say that Ethan is unlucky.

At this time, Martha's Master, who had half of his head exposed beside the water tower on the rooftop in the distance, received some kind of instruction. After closing his eyes and communicating with his companions through some means, he showed his Command Seal:

"I give the order in the name of the Command Seal, Rider, to release your Noble Phantasm!"

The two-thirds of the Command Seal on the woman's hand glowed a faint red light, and then dimmed by another one-third. The surging magic power instantly poured into Martha's body. She jumped directly behind Tarasque and struck Tarasque's shell with all her might with the holy staff in her hand:

"Son of Leviathan, turn into a shooting star! Tarasque, the dragon of sorrow who knows no love!"

The Tarasque hit by the holy staff was like the base of Team Mac... cough cough, it spun at high speed like a huge gyroscope and rushed towards Ethan, with dragon fire spewing out of its mouth surrounding its body, serving as both a means of defense and a way to increase the damage of the Noble Phantasm.

This is Martha's anti-military Noble Phantasm. She lets the dragon Tarasque, summoned as her mount, burn the enemy formation to ashes with the might of the Great Iron-Armored Dragon: Scorching Great Turn, and then completely defeats it with a collision. Although it is not as destructive as the anti-personnel Noble Phantasm of the same name, "Violent Dragon of Sorrow (Tarasque)", which directly explodes Tarasque, it has a long release distance and a large attack range, so it is safer to use this attack against Ethan.

After all, her Noble Phantasm was just a feint.

At the same time, Hercules, who was at the top of the tower crane, was also controlled by the remote command. He pulled the bowstring in his hand to the full extent and aimed the arrow at Ethan who was right below him:

"Shoot a hundred heads!"

The hand that was pulling the bowstring loosened slightly, and the arrow instantly turned into nine dragon-shaped tracking lasers that flew towards Ethan. The reason why he had not made any attack before was that he was waiting for this moment.

The shooting of the hundred heads and the Tarasque that was spinning and charging from below cooperated with each other. Even if Ethan could realize that he was being attacked by two kinds of treasures at the same time, he would definitely not have time to dodge.