Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

"Let's end this duel with a battle between the Grand Masters! [Old Man of the Mountain] attacks [Romulus]!"

Jiang You pointed forward, aiming for Grand Lancer! "Declare the end, Angel of Death!"

"I'm sorry, first king of Rome!"

Wang Ha took a step forward, and the phantom fire of death paved a path for him that could not be captured by the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Ha arrived in front of Romulus and slashed at him with a fatal blow: "Listen. The evening bell points out your name. Wings of death, do you want to behead me? Angel of death!"

"[Romulus]'s defense is also 4000!"

Elle had a bad feeling, but she believed in Romulus's panel.

"So, this attack will not produce any results!"

Romulus made a defensive move. He could easily have taken the blow. Wang Ha was evenly matched with him, and a simple battle of destructive power could have kept them engaged for a long time. However, Wang Ha's greatest skill wasn't attacking, but delivering death.

"Is that right?"

In a normal fight, Romulus wouldn't have been so easily struck, but the rules of the duel were being followed. No one could escape unscathed from being struck by Wang Ha's sword.

"Effect of [Old Man of the Mountain]! Servant that battles this card will be banished, and the opponent's main player will take direct damage equal to the banished monster's defense! [Romulus]'s defense is exactly 4000!"

"Are you really the better one?"

Romulus accepted the result, slowly turned into a spirit particle and disappeared into the air.

"The total damage you will receive is 4000 points!"

With the disappearance of Romulus, the damage also needs to be settled. The health of both sides has not changed in these rounds, but Wang Ha's attack took away all of Elle's health.

Ailei LP 4000 → LP 0!

"Wow wow wow wow-"

A blow of 4000 damage was not so pleasant to bear. Ailei was smashed directly into the cliff, and a complete human-shaped hole was embedded in it.

"..."

Ishtar's face changed as he disappeared back to his original place, because Jiang You was still staring at him.

“…What, what’s wrong?”

"I won, but I didn't get your card."

Although Jiang You felt that Ishtar was not very useful, it was still necessary to collect her if she could be used in conjunction with Elle.

"Since you won't give it to me, I'll have to get it myself. So, please wait a moment, I'll come to you too."

"Hahaha, forget about that. This goddess has already forgiven your rudeness, so there's no need for an audience."

Ishtar's eyes dodged. She now understood that Jiang You's strength, or rather, his support, was beyond her ability to deal with. And she had just spoken so shamelessly to Jiang You, "Anyway, I wish you a happy time in the underworld. I have something urgent to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."

After saying this, Ishtar accelerated her disappearance and fled.

Jiang You laughed. How could Ishtar escape? Uruk was now seriously lacking in combat power to face the decisive battle. Chaldea would definitely ask her for help in the battle, so they would meet again soon.

Next, Jiang You pulled Ai Lei out from the rock wall.

At this time, Ai Lei was in tears, as if she could not accept the result of her defeat.

"Even though I'm a goddess, I was defeated in my own underworld. I'm too embarrassed to face anyone."

"Relax."

Jiang You comforted her, "You will be hit by Tiamat again next. She has no concept of death, so your power will have no effect at all. Anyway, once there is a chance, there will be a second chance. Just get used to it."

Ailei cried even more sadly.

261

Chapter 261 Medea: If you have any difficulties, come to me. I’m used to it.

"I'm sorry, you have a loser quality about you, and I couldn't help but bully you."

As the holder of the fastest deportation record, which is comparable to her company closing down on her first day at work, Ai Lei is often the target of persecution.

"Losing to Wang Ha is nothing shameful. Even in the underworld, he can come and go as he pleases."

"Loser..."

Ailei, with her blonde twintails, couldn't understand the meaning of this word, but she knew it wasn't a good word, and she felt a little depressed.

"My goddess, I have also passed your trials. It is time for you to help me according to the rules."

Jiang You did not start the dark game, so it would be easier to gain favorability later on. So it is not mandatory, and you have to get Ailei's approval first.

"Well... we agreed that I won't become an accomplice in destroying human nature."

"I know, I know. You like humans the most."

Jiang You hadn't originally intended to do this.

"I'm also saving the world in my own way, and I'm just collecting some rewards along the way. You only know about Kukulkan's power, right? Unlike you, she can resurrect those who died within her power. Those humans don't really die."

"I don't like humans..."

Elle would never admit that she'd meticulously crafted a gun cage to provide a comfortable home for souls. "I simply want to imprison souls. It would be very troubling for me if humans disappeared, that's all! If that's the case, as long as you keep your word, I'll assist you."

"Okay, okay, this is your area of ​​expertise, you have the final say."

Jiang You didn't point it out. The Type-Moon gods were more or less obsessed with humans. "Then it's time to get me out. I don't know how Medusa will explain this sudden teleportation to the others... but they should be used to it by now."

"Send you out?"

Ai Lei blinked her eyes. "You... can go back the same way you came. I will abide by the agreement and will not use my power to stop you."

"..."

Jiang You didn't expect Ai Lei to be so unwilling to even escort him out. How low was her favorability? "Then which direction is the road outside? Just follow the group of undead outside?"

"After death, the souls of humans within my power will automatically appear in a certain location in the underworld. That is not the exit."

Ai Lei glanced at the direction Jiang You pointed and said, "Of course there is no road leading directly outside."

"So I can only ask you for help."

How come this standalone map doesn't even have a teleport feature? It seems the feedback suggests adding that as well.

Ai Lei felt that Jiang You seemed to have misunderstood something: "I'm sorry, if you're counting on me to get you out, I can't do it. I can't even get out myself, how can I possibly get someone else out?"

Seeing Ai Lei's aggrieved look, Jiang You knew that he had misunderstood her. It was not that she didn't want to do this, but that she couldn't do it.

But there is a way. In this era, the underworld has not yet been separated from reality. According to the plot, it should be located hundreds of meters underground in Kusa. As long as the bottom layer of these hundreds of meters is blasted through, there will be a way to get out.

Jiang You certainly couldn't do it himself, as he didn't have any highly destructive skills.

So he placed his hope on Elle: "Then use your Noble Phantasm to blast through the ceiling?"

"I said I couldn't do it!"

Ai Lei understood Jiang You's idea. This was indeed a way to get out. "I've already said that I'm not allowed to leave the underworld. This tricky method certainly won't work! Besides, this is my ceiling. Can you please consider my idea for a moment?"

Jiang You pondered. Among the servants he had at the moment, only Kukulkan could break through the surface of the ground in one go. But if he did so, regardless of what Elle would think, Kukulkan would not consume so much magic power just to get him out.

As for Baimao, she could indeed organize people to dig downwards, but time did not permit it. Even if she went to modern times to place professional excavation equipment, it would be far from enough.

So there is only one method left now, to find the omnipotent Caster.

So Medea, who was enchanting her weapon with the power of Kukulkan, was dragged to the underworld by Jiang You.

"Tell me, what difficulties have you encountered? Or do you have any new brilliant ideas?"

Medea had grown accustomed to Jiang You's sudden summons. After all, she and Baimao were the only ones Jiang You had on his payroll, making them suitable for other tasks. She hadn't considered it carefully at the time, but she'd probably do it again. Free movement for Heroic Spirits wasn't something she'd often see. She'd just have to wait until the next unlucky Caster showed up.

"As you can see, this is the underworld. I'm trapped here now. Please find a way to teleport me back."

"Underworld?"

Medea's impression of the underworld still lingered on Hades. "You think too highly of me! Rescuing people from the underworld is beyond my capabilities. There are so many heroes and demigods in Greece, but only Hercules, Orpheus, and Odysseus managed to make it on their own... well, that seems to be quite a lot."

"I can't do it anyway."

Medea was quite confident about this point, and it could be said that she had a very clear understanding of herself. "Even if this isn't the Greek underworld, it should be similar. Generally speaking, in every pantheon, the existence of the underworld god is second only to the main god. This god who controls life and death is not something I can disobey."

"How about you praise it a little more?"

Jiang You looked at Ai Lei who was standing beside him with a proud look on her face, and told her how happy she was.

"……Who is this?"

Medea always felt that this person looked quite familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere.

"Have we met before?"

"This is the god of the underworld you're talking about, Ereshkigal, the Mesopotamian god of the underworld, or Ere for short."

Jiang You introduced Ailei to Medea, "By the way, since the main god cannot leave directly in most cases, the body used by this person is Tohsaka Rin's."

"Tousaka Rin is from the 21st century... I don't quite understand."

Medea had no idea that she would encounter a variety of servants with identical faces in the future. "If she is the Goddess of the Underworld, why is she standing with you? You didn't come here on your own initiative, did you?"

"It's very simple. You just need to know that she lost to me."

“I don’t feel particularly surprised.”

Although she had never faced the Lion King directly, Medea still understood the strength of the holy spear, so it was reasonable for Jiang You to defeat the God of the Underworld.

"Since she agrees, I'll give it a try. The opportunity to wield the power of the Underworld God is rare, so let me see the difference between the magic of the Underworld and the world."

262

Chapter 262: While trying to gain favor, I bumped into my "ex".

"Where were you just now?"

Because Jiang You felt that waiting for Medea to acquire skills was too slow, he went to play another scenario for a while. By the way, he went to the fourth station to look for Kiritsugu's trace. As soon as he came back here, he was questioned by Ailei.

"Don't you have the ability to transfer? Why do you need help from others?"

Seeing that Medea's progress bar had not yet been completed, Jiang You grabbed Ai Lei and brought her to the present day of World War II.

"Instead of explaining directly, why not come with me and take a look and you will know."

"Wait, huh?"

Before Ailei could react, she realized her location had changed. No longer was she in the dark, lifeless underworld, but now she was in the bustling, bustling modern world. She touched a nearby shop window in disbelief; the cold touch felt so real. "I, actually came out?"

"Of course. Didn't I tell you before? I can walk in other places. This is how I form bonds with other Servants. Of course, the same goes for you."

Seeing Ai Lei staring intently at the doll in the window, Jiang You bought it directly. I won't mention the source of the funds, as everyone knows it.

Ailei happily took the doll, which was something that could not exist in the underworld.

"Don't we need to prepare some ceremony or something?"

Ailei was still struggling with this problem. As we all know, powerful spells require a long time to prepare, which was beyond her cognition. Even gods could not cross the barrier of timeline so easily. It was better to say that even gods were trapped in their own timeline.

"Is it that simple? This is a magic trick that transcends timelines... oh no, magic. Not to mention it involves bringing others out."

"If you need it, we can have a little more of a ritual, like go to the bathroom and yell something incomprehensible, and then I'll pull you over."

Jiang You has no shame in borrowing other people's ideas. If there is no need to maintain mystery, it is better for everyone to keep things simple.

"What the hell is a bathroom?"

Of course, Ai Lei couldn't understand what Jiang You was saying, but she could still tell that Jiang You was joking.

"Of course, this state is not without cost."

Now Ai Lei is not at level three yet, so Jiang You is not using the free summoning method to maintain her existence.

"We haven't signed a contract yet. Maintaining your existence requires my magic power (actually, Illya's in this case). With my current magic reserves, I only have about an hour. Maintaining a god's spiritual power is quite consuming, so let's take a good stroll now."

Time was limited, so Jiang You had to take Ai Lei for a stroll on the street and bought a lot of snacks on the roadside. The advantage of being able to experience the simulated reality of taste is that you don’t have to worry about over-intake of nutrients no matter how much you eat.

"So, things are pretty good out there, right? Just come to me and you can experience them all the time."

Jiang You had already obtained some scraps of Ailei's favorability rewards, which was a good start, so he struck while the iron was hot while chewing on the octopus balls.

"Well……"

Elle, satiating her taste buds, wanted to agree immediately, but this was only her first day meeting Jiang You. Wouldn't it be too unreserved to simply agree? This woman looked even more casual than Ishtar. She had discussed it with Medea, and signing a contract with Jiang You essentially sold herself to him. Although his orders weren't very mandatory, he would constantly offer you empty promises, exploiting your weaknesses, and was old and born.