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

Jiang You even logged off to check if he had opened any COC-like games.

Unfortunately, no. This is indeed the winter wood in 1994, and it seems

"Wasn't the Holy Grail War supposed to be conducted in secret? What's going on here?" Jiang You was originally thankful that the company had the afternoon off because they had to maintain the internal system, but when he logged in, the game's plot suddenly went haywire.

[[Humanity Survival·Fuyuki Defense] event has started. Players are requested to protect the surviving humans as much as possible before defeating the final BOSS. Rewards will be distributed according to the number of surviving humans at the time of settlement.

Current remaining humans: 51411

Jiang You decisively summoned all the characters he could use. The event had finally begun.

Illya, Sakura Matou, Lancelot and Hassan the Hundred Faces appeared at the same place as Jiang You threw the cards.

"I have a very uncomfortable feeling. What happened to Caster?" Illya, as the Lesser Holy Grail's holder, had a strong connection to the Holy Grail's magic, and she was the first to sense the strangeness within the spirit veins. "It feels like this space is rejecting humans..."

Just when Jiang You wanted to explain the current situation, the intercom left by Emiya Kiritsugu rang.

"Caster, where have you been! Come to the Fuyuki Civic Hall quickly, because you summoned Berserker away and we can't defend this place anymore!" Kiritsugu Emiya's anxious voice came through the intercom along with the sounds of gunfire and explosions.

"It seems there is no time to explain. We have to go there immediately." Jiang You looked at the decreasing number of remaining humans and directed everyone to rush towards the Fuyuki Citizens' Hall.

The Fuyuki Citizens' Association, a building that symbolizes the development of the new city, has been temporarily rebuilt into a fortress. Due to the sudden outbreak of "Warcraft", the magicians hidden in Fuyuki are unable to escape alone and have united to fight against these murderous creatures that appeared out of nowhere.

The space available for movement was repeatedly squeezed by the "monsters", and a large number of civilians and magicians retreated to this iconic building. The existence of the spiritual vein could also provide support for the battle.

Lancelot and Illya returned to the battlefield. Fierce knights, their silver-woven swords whirling like lawn mowers, slashed through the hordes of "monsters." Several Assassins crisscrossed the battlefield, providing support. Their prowess brought a sigh of relief to those on the front lines.

"Caster!" Kiritsugu Emiya, holding a submachine gun, cleared a painful path for Jiang You. Jiang You seized the opportunity and rushed to the rear of the front line with Sakura Matou.

Emiya Kiritsugu picked up his intercom when he saw Jiang You had arrived. "Maiya, it's time to blast!"

With two deafening explosions, the building in the direction of the monsters exploded. The calculated explosion direction caused the building to collapse, and a large amount of debris buried the attacking monsters. The barrier formed by the ruins temporarily delayed the monsters' attack.

"When you disappeared, you weren't aware of what was happening in real life, were you?" Emiya Kiritsugu had long been accustomed to Jiang You's elusiveness. Every time Jiang You logged in, he would ask about the plot's progress. This revealed something of his peculiarities to Kiritsugu. "Two hours ago, all of Fuyuki City suddenly began to see these monsters, resembling ordinary animals. Their combat power was only slightly stronger than that of an average adult, but their numbers were immense. I teamed up with the city's magicians to create a temporary base here."

Emiya Kiritsugu coughed violently, a few drops of blood oozing from the corners of his mouth. He'd activated his inherent time system to quickly establish his position, and the intense fighting had stretched his body to its limits. "Unfortunately, we can only rescue the surrounding civilians. Our Fuyuki Citizens Association has only managed to gather around 20000 survivors. We've also gathered a group of magicians and survivors through the familiars of other magi, the Hyatt Hotel where Master Lancer is, and the Fuyuki Church."

Jiang You looked at the number of survivors, which had dropped to around 3, and thought that many of the survivors in the other two locations had probably met with disaster. Passive defense would only lead to more deaths, so he had no choice but to attack. "Can you determine the source of this disaster?"

"This disaster occurred after the abnormal fluctuation of magical energy at Mt. Enzo. Assassin's intelligence reports that his clone sensed that Gilgamesh's spiritual base reaction suddenly disappeared."

"Even Gilgamesh is out?" Jiang You thought carefully about what in FZ could have caused this situation.

Could it be Tiamat attacking?

Chapter 45: Gilgamesh gets shot in the head again

Just as Jiang You was thinking, a monster broke through the glass and rushed in, followed by the second and the third. The defense line formed by the two heroes and several magicians seemed to be broken.

This is a monster that looks like a cat, but it has hard, forked horns like a deer.

Jiang You was about to kick them. With his control panel, he could easily deal with the monsters' physical strength. However, a chain blocked his movement. The chain's appearance was so recognizable that Jiang You immediately recognized what it was. "Heaven's Chain!?"

Jiang You turned to look in the direction the Sky Chain had come from. A golden Heroic Spirit was gazing at him with hostility. Meanwhile, in the direction of the breach in the building, several identical golden Heroic Spirits and a large, red-haired Heroic Spirit were battling Lancelot and Baimao outside.

"Gilgamesh?" Jiang You was initially puzzled, but quickly realized what was happening. Gilgamesh's attacks would be recognized by the Noble Phantasm as duel invitations, but this creature, who looked like Gilgamesh, hadn't triggered it. Furthermore, Gilgamesh's inherent arrogance was something this creature couldn't replicate. Considering there were other creatures out there that looked just like Gilgamesh, this creature was probably a replica of Gilgamesh.

Even though it was a fake, the attack method was no different. Several treasures were used as throwing props and thrown towards Jiang You by the fake Jin Shanshan. Jiang You could feel that the attack momentum of this fake was not even half of the original one.

But it was not something Jiang You could resist, so he decisively challenged him to a duel.

【Caster has invited you to a duel. Do you agree?】

【Duel/Battle】

The imposter seemed to lack sufficient intelligence. He felt doubt in his mind as the duel prompt suddenly popped up. This prompt could not be ignored, and even the mandatory rules made it impossible for him to launch an attack. He could only silently wait for the duel invitation countdown to zero.

After the countdown ended, the duel was forced to begin.

Jiangyou LP4000

Gilgamesh? LP4000

"Now that I think about it, my Heroic Spirit panel is pretty pathetic. I can't even directly deal with a clearly weakened fake. Next time, I'll just fill out the feedback questionnaire. They've already implemented a combat-like system, so it's understandable to give players a little fun." After complaining about Konami's overly complex system, Jiang You took advantage of the fake's intelligence and immediately took the initiative. "My turn!"

"I Normal Summon [Matou Sakura], then activate [Sakura's Dream] to send a Holy Grail to the Graveyard as a fusion material, fuse it with Matou Sakura, and Special Summon [Black Matou Sakura]."

[Kuromatou Sakura] Attack Power 2400

Sakura Matou, filled with evil thoughts, fell onto the field.

"By the effect of [Kuro Matou Sakura], Special Summon as many 1000 ATK tokens as possible in Defense Position on the field!"

A large amount of black mud flowed out from under Sakura Matou's skirt, and in the black mud, black objects crawled out.

[Shadow] Defense 1000*4

"I cover 3 cards in the backfield and end my turn." Gilgamesh's deck does not have a very high attack frequency. The main thing is to be careful of the large number of Noble Phantasms pulled out from the backfield at once and combined with his own body bombardment. Black Sakura's summoned derivatives can just serve as a defense against the Noble Phantasm bombardment.

I just don't know if this counterfeit card will be the same as the original one.

Driven by the knowledge forced into him by Jiang You's treasure, the imposter began to act on his own.

A very conventional Hero King deployment, [Heroic Epic] discards the hand card to search for weapons and send them to the graveyard, specially recruits [Gilgamesh], and then [King's Treasure] pulls equipment cards to fill the backfield.

However, the fake's bond didn't seem to be strong enough, so Enkidu couldn't summon it easily.

"What a shame, what a shame!" Although the imposter couldn't speak, the Gilgamesh he summoned was still his original self. When he opened his eyes and saw that he was being driven by the imposter, his neck turned red with anger. "Caster! Look at what your Noble Phantasm has done!"

"Isn't this the Hero King? Why are you so lame after not seeing you for a few days?" Jiang You was extremely dissatisfied with NPCs that didn't provide rewards, so he directly retorted. "I want to ask where you went to give away your kills, and why are you being treated like a mass-produced machine?"

Gilgamesh was about to retaliate against Jiang You's taunts when his mind suddenly connected the dots between Romulus and Beast. He kept sizing Jiang You up, as if trying to see through him.

Gilgamesh stopped himself from revealing all the information and instead picked out some to warn Jiang You: "This king is kindly reminding you: Don't take it lightly. It's a beast. A [Beast] has descended upon this Holy Grail War!"

"Beast?" Jiang You had never considered this possibility, but now everything that happened made sense. "So Tiamat really attacked?"

As expected, she knew about the Beast. Gilgamesh confirmed his assumption. Judging by Jiang You's spiritual power, she should know very little about the Beast, or even nothing at all. "It's not the mother, it's Beast IV. And she's a little special. She can absorb Heroic Spirits as her tail. That's all I know. If you dare lose to this imposter of mine, I will never let you go!"

"Gao Yanskaya? No, why is she here?" Jiang You thought to herself that there was no squinty-eyed person here to pack her up and launch her into space. "As for losing, it's impossible. He is a simple human-machine, even simpler than you."

After using the same trick again to trick a Noble Phantasm with [Magician Killer's Intelligence Gathering], the imposter used up all of his Noble Phantasms. Jiang You's frontcourt player, Sakura Matou, and a token were destroyed by [Gilgamesh's] Noble Phantasm.

Three successful liberations reduced Jiang You’s LP value by 1500.

Jiangyou LP4000→LP2500

The pain made Jiang You grit his teeth, and he made up his mind not to play the blood-selling deck in the official server.

The fake Gilgamesh manually took down two more equipment cards, liberated them, and destroyed the other two derivatives on Jiang You's field. At this point, there was only one derivative left on the field.

Jiangyou LP2500→LP1000

Just when the impostor was commanding Gilgamesh to launch an attack to defeat the last shadow, the classic [Support Shooting] was launched. Gilgamesh was shot in the head again and was sent to the grave with a humiliating expression.

There was only one lonely [King's Treasure] left on the counterfeit Shining's field.

"There's no point in bullying simple AIs. I'm in a hurry to save people. It's my turn, draw a card!" In order to prevent Illya from being away from the field for too long and putting too much pressure on the battle line, Jiang You summoned [Illya (Clothes of Heaven)] in the conventional way, and pulled out Illya in her normal form to launch an attack directly.

[Illya (Heaven's Clothes)] Attack Power 2500

【Illya】Attack Power 1500

Gilgamesh? LP4000→LP0!

Chapter 46: Found the activity guide

When the fake Gilgamesh was defeated and turned into burning hair and disappeared into the air, a large number of monsters wailed together and turned into thinner hair and disappeared with him.

"No wonder these monsters appear all over Fuyuki at once." As a magus assassin, Emiya Kiritsugu understood the principles of various magecraft. "These monsters are chain summoned through the clones of these Heroic Spirits. Killing the clones will quickly dispose of them!"

"So it's a core-type monster? Then quickly notify the other bases!" Jiang You looked at the ever-decreasing number of survivors with dismay. These were all worthless rewards. "Save as many as you can!"

"I've already arranged for someone to send a signal!" Emiya Kiritsugu pulled over a civilian with relevant experience and told him to quickly send intelligence to the Hyatt Hotel and the Fuyuki Church. "But the actual help is limited. Apart from us, they don't have any Heroic Spirits to provide combat power."

"No Heroic Spirits?" Jiang You was puzzled by Emiya Kiritsugu's answer. "Then how did they stop it?"

"The Church has cultivated the area for many years and naturally possesses the means of defense. However, the Hyatt Hotel relied on the positions prepared by the Clock Tower Monarch for the Holy Grail War and the cooperation of other magicians to withstand the attack."

"I mean, what about Lancer? Romulus's Noble Phantasm is most suitable for this kind of large-scale battle. He has a spear that embodies the concept of nation-building. He is the most suitable candidate in terms of both attack range and defense, right?" Jiang You thought of Romulus's existence. He should be the strongest among the surviving heroic spirits.

"Lancer had already headed for Yuanzang Mountain, the source of the magical fluctuations, the moment the magic power erupted." The golden-red light that streaked across the sky was unforgettable. Based on the intelligence Kenneth had sent earlier, it seemed Lancer intended to directly decapitate the culprit. "After so long, with no results, I'm afraid the situation is very bad."

"Don't be so pessimistic. Since Lancer hasn't appeared in the clones here yet, it means Lancer is still in a stalemate with the culprit. Don't waste the time Lancer has bought for us!"

Even though the clones' abilities and attributes had been weakened, the original Gilgamesh and Iskandar's attributes were too superior, and the clones' youthful attributes were still a dead heat against the unweakened Lancelot and Hassan. Even with the stat boosts from the summoned Pseudo-Servants, Illya still wasn't strong enough to compete with the Heroic Spirits.

Ilia?

Jiang You flipped through his extra deck. Currently, he only had about three cards that could be considered "Big Brother." Illya (Cloak of Heaven), Joan of Arc, and Yustiza, the Winter Saint. Black Sakura had almost no resistance, so if you had to say it, it could barely be considered "Big Brother." Currently, the only card with a chance of reaching three was Illya.

Let's take a gamble. After all, there's a high probability that the testing stuff won't be brought out, not to mention the salary. Jiang You quickly made his choice.

"Illya, go on!"

Illya, who was trying to provide support and clear the monsters, suddenly saw Jiang You throw a dazzling crystal towards her. The magical power emitted by the crystal made her instinctively catch it.

"This is a Soul Crystal!?" This wasn't the first time Illya had seen this thing. "Caster, what are you planning to do? With my magic output, even a Soul Crystal wouldn't be enough to power it."

The enormous magical power emanating from the Soul Crystal attracted the attention of all the magicians present. Even though they did not know what it was specifically, greed flashed in the eyes of most of them. If the situation was not urgent, they would have started to plan how to seize it.

"This is for you." Jiang You was hoping the Soul Crystal's favorability boost would allow Illya to reveal her Heavenly Clothes form, speeding up his mission. "From now on, I can only rely on you."

"Huh?" Before Illya could react, the ultimate family wish lay in her hands. This way, the Einzbern family in her timeline would be one step closer to completing the inheritance of the Third Law.

Illya was very confused by the fact that she had obtained such a precious item out of nowhere at this time, but she was still very happy to hear Jiang You's affirmation of her. "Caster, just rely on me. You are a Servant of the Einzbern family after all!"

[Illya's favorability reward [Illya (Heaven's Clothes)]*1 has been sent via email, please claim it in time]

Very good! Jiang You secretly celebrated with a fist pump. He activated the full three summons of [Illya (Cloak of Heaven)].

In order to complete the Holy Grail ceremony, the holy robes appeared on Illya's body. Illya's magic power continued to rise, and finally she joined the battlefield with a posture very close to that of a third-level magician.

"Super Illya, use the third method on them!" Jiang You made a fist-raising gesture towards Illya.

"What the hell is Super Illya? And this is not the real third method. I can only use a small part of the similar effect." While complaining about Jiang You's nonsense, Illya raised her little hand, and silver threads suddenly spread over an area of ​​about ten meters with Illya as the center. Using these threads as a medium, Illya launched an attack on the monsters.

A large number of monsters were wiped out, and the interference was eliminated. It was time to deal with a few copies of the Hero King and the Conqueror King.

"Assassin's intelligence: The next wave of monsters is gathering and will attack in about five minutes." Emiya Kiritsugu raised his gun. "There are two Archer clones and two Riders. Three are directly ahead, and there's another Archer about 5 meters away at nine o'clock. Caster, the one in the distance is in your care!"

With the addition of Illya in the Heavenly Clothes state, another effective combat force has been added to the front battlefield.

After observing for a period of time, Jiang You confirmed that the clone could not use some special treasures, such as Gilgamesh's Sword of Separation and Iskandar's King's Army.

Kiritsugu Emiya's arrangement was perfectly rational: with the clones' stats weakened, Lancelot could single-handedly kill the rider clone, while Assassin and Illya simply needed to coordinate with the other mages to hold off the remaining two clones. As long as the fighting force wasn't dispersed, having Jiang You, possessing special Noble Phantasm rules, deal with the lone clones was indeed the best option.

Soon the clones were defeated one by one, and the monster tide in this area calmed down, leaving only a few monsters.

"Then, it's time to go support other positions." Jiang You looked at the number on the scoreboard that had dropped to just over 2, and urged Emiya Kiritsugu.

Chapter 47: It’s bad, why are there so many people?

"Rider! Why is this happening?!" Waver was running frantically through the hotel corridor, his rapid breathing making his abdomen feel like it was burning. He had been assigned to the upper floor to maintain the magic barrier, but a familiar ox cart suddenly broke through the barrier and rushed in. Iskandar attacked him without a word.

Waver understood that Iskandar had been defeated by Romulus, and that this identical "Heroic Spirit" was likely a counterfeit or replica. However, the disparity in strength was evident. As the primary combat force, Kenneth was required to withstand the pressure head-on and was unable to support him, leaving Waver with no choice but to flee.

Fortunately, Kenneth reinforced the hotel three times and maintained it with three magic furnaces (after Big Weber's reminder, Kenneth moved the magic furnace to the parking lot for easy transfer at any time, and reinforced it twice. After the monster attack, he joined forces with other magicians to reinforce it three times.) Iskandar's ox cart could not easily break through the wall to attack him directly, and the corners of the corridor delayed Iskandar's pursuit many times.

When Weber pushed open the emergency door again and tried to escape to the next floor, he found that the road ahead was blocked. The stairs were densely packed with survivors.

In fact, Kenneth had no intention of taking in these survivors at first, but Tohsaka Tokitoki, who had escaped death, brought some information about Mount Enzo, and coupled with Weber's pleading and the real need for manpower to speed up the arrangement of the magic formation, the Hyatt Hotel became one of the three gathering places for survivors.

Except for the strong people who were needed to stop the sporadic monsters that had escaped into the hotel and assist in defense, the rest of the survivors were randomly placed throughout the hotel. Weber did not expect that his mad rush like a headless fly would lead the enemy here.

"Run!" The fake Iskandar was already within reach, and Waver could only shout at the survivors with all his might. Then, he closed the emergency door and faced the fake Iskandar head-on.

The half-baked defensive magic was easily broken, and a powerful blow came down on the head!

Weber felt his scalp go numb, and with nowhere else to go, he closed his eyes and waited for death.

"You ran too fast. I almost couldn't catch up with you." The impostor's attack failed to land. An unknown force stopped his attack.

Weber then opened his eyes and saw a black-haired young man slowly walking out from behind the fake Iskandar. The black-haired young man even patted the cow's head playfully.

"Are you, Caster!?" Although he had only met Jiang You once, Weber recognized him at a glance.

"Hey, Mr. Kong Ming." Jiang You also responded, and looking at the other person's appearance he couldn't help but stumble over his words.

"What the hell is Kong Ming?" Weber had no idea what Jiang You was talking about. He thought to himself that Jiang You still had the mind to joke in such an emergency. "Can you handle this fake King of Conquerors?"

"You know the effect of my Noble Phantasm, so leave it to me!" As the countdown ended, the duel space was expanded. Under the influence of the rules, the narrow corridor of the hotel was widened to a level large enough to accommodate five servants to fight.