Hogwarts and the Holy Grail War

"This is not a question of being smart or not. I was so worried about you just now. You have to compensate me for my feelings!"

[Well, sadness is inevitable. We can discuss this matter later. Listen carefully, I need you to help me now...]

"...Okay, I understand."

Mordred nodded imperceptibly, and with a slight movement of his right hand, Clarent, which was stuck in the ground, automatically flew back into his hand. Then he picked up the greatsword and slashed at Hercules.

Ethan took a deep breath, pulled out the wand from his sleeve, pointed it at the back of Mordred who was fighting Hercules unarmed, and shouted:

"Avada Kedavra!"

Hearing Ethan's shout, Mordred immediately transformed into a spirit and fled back to Ethan.

The deadly green light instantly hit Hercules' chest. Hercules' pupils instantly blurred, and then his whole body emitted a blood-red light.

The Twelve Trials were automatically activated when he suffered fatal damage, and Avada Kedavra actually took Hercules' life.

Taking advantage of the fact that Hercules was in a state of stiffness during the Twelve Trials of Resurrection, Ethan opened his empty right hand, and a spear of light appeared in his palm, which he threw at Hercules again.

At this time, Hercules had just recovered from the stiffness. Looking at the spear of light that was so close to him, he didn't even dodge and the spear of light passed by him.

"Are you so exhausted that you lost your aim in throwing? Saber's Master, this miserable state is really unbecoming of you."

"Let the bullets fly for a while." Ethan smiled mysteriously.

The spear of light that Hercules dodged sideways stabbed into the grass not far from Old Rosier, and then suddenly exploded. The resulting flames directly swallowed up half of his body.

"Master!"

Hercules quickly transformed into a spirit and rushed to Old Rozier. Fortunately, he was still some distance away from the explosion, so he barely managed to survive. However, his entire left arm had been devoured by the explosion, and his shoulder had been carbonized due to the high temperature, which saved him from dying from excessive blood loss.

"Tsk, what a pity. I didn't calculate the angle well." Ethan shook his head, a little disappointed.

Even though he had deliberately restrained his strength, the range of the light spear's explosion was still a little small, and he ultimately failed to take old Rozier away directly.

This was the surprise he had prepared.

The Avada Kedavra he used at the beginning was just a feint, intended to attract Hercules' attention. The light spear he threw out later was the real main attack, the killing move for old Rosier.

It can be said that he had fought with Hercules for so long just to pave the way for this moment, first making Hercules think that he would only come for him. In this way, when he could let down his guard, he would directly attack old Rosier, the master.

If he showed his intention to attack the Master from the beginning, with Hercules' ability, he would definitely be able to prevent it in time. In this case, he would definitely be wary of him, and it would not be so easy to attack the Master again.

Well, although it is a bit insidious to steal the Master directly, there is nothing that can be done. After all, he cannot beat Hercules (hush), so it is understandable that he has to use some tricks to win.

(Emiya Kiritsugu gave a thumbs up)

Well, it was just a matter of choosing a despicable path simply for the sake of victory. There was absolutely no personal grudge involved.

He is not a child. Even if Rozier bullied Alanna before, he is dead and his family will not be harmed. How could he do such a thing as taking his anger out on this incompetent father who did not educate Rozier well?

Well, absolutely not! (gritting teeth)

However, Avada Kedavra actually worked on Hercules, causing him to lose his life directly, which was indeed an unexpected gain.

Where is your unique anti-magic power that only the top three riders have?

It's like you are a general in the army, and you sent three scouts out to explore the terrain during a war. Unexpectedly, when they came back, they told you casually that they accidentally discovered the enemy's base camp while exploring the terrain, and then they accidentally wiped out the entire enemy army.

outrageous.

Although this would make Hercules resistant to the Kedavra, he had not originally intended to use the Kedavra as his main attack skill. After all, with ancient magic that was more powerful and varied than this, the single effect of Avada Kedavra was not enough.

No one would really use Avada Kedavra as a ult, right? No way, no way?

(Here @ a certain bald black wizard without a nose)

It's just an idle move, but it's worth it to achieve this effect.

"Archer, let's retreat... I can't do that in my current state..."

Old Rozier spoke tremblingly with blood foaming from his mouth.

"I understand, Master."

Hercules nodded, summoned his bow and shot dozens of arrows at Ethan.

The arrow in mid-air directly transformed into the shape of a strange bird with iron wings and iron beak, and pecked at Ethan with its beak while howling.

"In the way!"

Mordred simply swung Clarent, which was wrapped in red lightning, and cut all the strange birds surrounding them into two pieces.

But while they were surrounded by the strange birds and lost their vision, Hercules had already escaped with old Rosier.

"Pity……"

Ethan was a little disappointed and shook his hand to disperse the light spear in his hand.

The moment Hercules returned to Old Rozier, he could no longer attack him. It was impossible to get close to him, and his projectiles would probably be easily blocked by his bow and arrow.

But this result was acceptable. Mordred's real name had not been revealed, and they had not figured out their own background. However, they had figured out Hercules' inherent skills and treasures.

He possesses at least two of these treasures: "Twelve Trials" and "Shooting a Hundred Heads".

But the move Hercules used when he finally escaped...was it the "Arrow of the Strange Bird" from "The Twelve Glories"?

Does that mean he possesses both the "Twelve Trials" and the "Twelve Glories"?

That shouldn't be the case. Logically speaking, only by giving up the immortality of the "Twelve Trials" and his own divinity can Hercules obtain the existence of the "Twelve Glories".

The Twelve Trials undoubtedly existed, otherwise Hercules would have been dead by the time he cast Avada Kedavra.

But what about that strange bird arrow?

Ah, I have no idea at all! My head hurts so much from thinking about it, I feel like my brain is going to grow out of my head.

"Master, what's wrong? I feel like you're not in a good state. Were you just knocked out by Hercules's Noble Phantasm?"

Mordred put his hand on Ethan's shoulder and held Clarent with the other hand, teasing.

"No, I'm just thinking about something." Ethan collected his thoughts and asked, "Are you okay? How did you feel about the battle with Hercules just now?"

"Alas, as expected, if I don't release the Noble Phantasm 'Rebellion against My Magnificent Father', I will not be able to hurt him." Mordred sighed sadly, "But you, Master, are too fierce for a Master? You can actually fight him back and forth, but that's Hercules, the greatest hero in Greece!"

"Isn't it common sense that a Master is more powerful than a Servant, my dear Saber?" Ethan shrugged and started the Vernal Race.

"Haha, Master, you look exactly like Lancelot when he seduced someone's wife."

"Go away, I'm not interested in married women."

Ethan choked angrily, showing the Command Seal on the back of his hand, and threatened in a pretentious manner: "If you continue to slander me like this, be careful that I will use the Command Seal to make you commit suicide."

"I was wrong! Master, you are a magnanimous person. Don't bother with a mere servant like me." Mordred cooperated and began to admit his mistake, but his tone was full of perfunctory words like "I was wrong. I'll dare to do it again next time."

I can only say he is an old rebellious knight.

"It's good to know."

Ethan nodded with satisfaction and waved the wand in his hand in a circle a few times:

"Recover as before."

The ground, which had just been pitted by the fight between gods, slowly returned to its original state under the effect of Ethan's spell.

Ethan put away his wand and pointed in the direction of the basement to Mordred:

"Let's go back. Alanna must be waiting anxiously."

"Wait a moment, Master..." Mordred suddenly became coy, grabbed Ethan's clothes, and his face flushed slightly.

"What's wrong, Xiao Mo?" Ethan raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Although I couldn't help much, but how was my battle just now?" Mordred rubbed his nose and asked embarrassedly.

"Hmm... Perfect, it seems I really did draw the most powerful trump card!"

Ethan pretended to think for a moment and said, "And you didn't fail to help. Didn't you take care of all those armored soldiers by yourself? If it weren't for you, I'm afraid the battle between Hercules and I would have been greatly hindered."

“Hehe, so…” Mordred smiled foolishly, then retracted his smile and said in a serious tone, “Of course, after all, I am the only knight who can surpass my father!”

"Yes, you are the future king after all, so it is natural for you to do this. Thanks to you, we won a great victory."

Ethan flattered Mordred in a very exaggerated way, but he never thought that this level of flattery was just the right way for Mordred, who lacked a sense of identity.

"What? Master, you are quite good at talking!"

Mordred grinned, and slapped Ethan's back a few times with his A++ strength. Then he took off his armor, grabbed Ethan's wrist and ran to the basement.

"Go back quickly, don't keep people waiting!"

"Wait, wait, don't be impatient. I have something to remind you of."

Ethan covered his back and groaned a few times, then he pulled back his wrist that was being held by Mordred, and pulled the jubilant Mordred back.

"What's wrong, Master?" Mordred scratched his head.

"Don't tell Alanna the truth about what's going on here." Ethan's face rarely turned red. "After all, my fighting style is indeed a bit radical. I'm afraid she will worry unnecessarily if she knows. I'll explain it to her when the time comes, and you just need to agree with me."

"Hey, are you afraid that she will worry?" Mordred thought of something that happened before, and a playful smile appeared on his face. "But it doesn't matter if you make me worry, right, Master?"

"Okay, Xiao Mo, stop being jealous. Didn't I tell you everything in time? Just tell me whether you agree to this or not."

"Okay, since it's the Master's request, why wouldn't I agree?" Mordred rolled his eyes and agreed readily, "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of this."

"Thanks, Xiao Mo." Ethan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Mordred agreed.

"Well, Master is indeed a textbook tsundere~."

Ethan's face darkened when he heard this:

"No Road Race!"

Chapter 192: Backstab the Master

"We're back!"

Alanna, who was sitting on pins and needles in the basement, saw Mordred dragging Ethan back, and quickly stood up, looked at him and asked:

"Ethan...what's going on up there? Are you okay?"

After all, Ethan and the others were fighting too quickly. In her eyes, Ethan went up there clean and white, making a lot of noise, and came down covered in dust within five minutes.

Although it seems that there are no external injuries, it is difficult to say whether there is any mental or spiritual damage.

"As you can see, there is absolutely no problem. It is just a little dirty from the dust, but it is not hurt at all."

Ethan spread his arms towards her, showing off his unharmed body with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Interestingly enough, the biggest damage he suffered in this battle was the scratch on his calf when he was tripped by the fragments of armor blown away by Mordred.

It really hit my teammates hard.

"That's good...what's wrong with your leg?"

As expected of her? Alana quickly noticed the damage on Ethan's pants and tried to pull them down to find out what was going on.

"Oh, it's okay. I just accidentally injured a friendly soldier. I didn't even get a scratch."

Ethan calmly pulled up the waistband of his trousers and glanced at the culprit.

"Little...Mo?" Alana tilted her head.

"It's Mordred. If I keep calling him by his full name, there's a risk of exposing his real name. And it doesn't seem so unfamiliar this way, does it?" Ethan said calmly.

Alanna looked at Ethan intently, but didn't notice anything wrong or concealing on his face. She then looked at Mordred, who also had a calm expression, and finally felt relieved.

"Then... who are the enemies?"

"He's just an ordinary Servant. Xiao Mo and I can easily defeat him together. It's no big deal."

Ethan said calmly, but he kept winking at Xiao Mo and giving him crazy hints.

A trace of a sneer of success suddenly flashed across Mordred's lips, and he echoed:

"Yes, Master is right. He is just an ordinary Archer. He is easy to deal with."

"That's right. Look, Xiao Mo said it. It's just a..."

"I didn't even make a move. The Master fought him off all by himself."

"What? Alone?"

Alanna suddenly became nervous, and her hands kept groping Ethan up and down, scolding him, "Are you hurt anywhere? Really, why are you doing this again..."

"It's okay. The enemy is not as strong as you think. I am more than capable of dealing with him alone. You don't need to worry."

Ethan's face was dark, and he yelled at Xiao Mo in his heart: