"You still intend to struggle, but you should know it's futile."

Sajo Aika smiled coldly. "Caster set an ambush before you arrived. You can't escape the barrier he set. All your struggles now are in vain."

Rider said nothing, but reached out and slowly untied his blindfold.

She possesses two different Noble Phantasms, and the one she intends to use now is the special Noble Phantasm that can turn everything into stone - the Mystic Eyes of Petrification.

In the past, this treasure had caused great trouble to many powerful enemies, but both Sajo Aika and Merlin seemed to be able to handle it with ease, and were not at all panicked at this moment.

What Sajo Aika said was right. Merlin had set up a magic barrier a long time ago. This magic barrier could be considered a weakened version of 'Avalon'. As long as they were in Mount Enzo, Rider's treasure would not be able to take effect on anyone.

But neither Sajo Aika nor Merlin seemed to have anticipated that Rider had no intention of escaping from the beginning.

Faced with the cooperation of two powerful enemies, Rider's lips curled into a sarcastic sneer.

She stretched out her right hand and slowly opened her palm.

A flying insect with complex textures fluttered into the air.

"A futile struggle!"

The next moment, Shajo Aige took a step forward, and the snow under her feet melted rapidly as if it were exposed to some kind of high temperature, and countless magic bullets fell from the sky like golden light rain!

The rain of light was so overwhelming that it almost instantly covered the iron-gray sky.

But this was not the end, because Merlin also waved his staff at the same time, and pink petals mixed with snowflakes fell from the sky. When Rider tried to avoid it, he found that he could not move at all!

——Merlin’s illusion!

Just as Illya said, Rider had no possibility of escape from the moment she stepped into Yuanzang Mountain tonight, because they had set a trap in advance, waiting for her to jump in.

Faced with this simultaneous double-team, Rider seemed to have truly given up struggling and slowly dropped the chain in his hand.

She raised her head and gazed up into the sky.

The crested insect, mixed with the 'Tide of Chaos', was flying straight into the air.

Then, it shattered in mid-air.

A drop of black mud fell quietly.

Just like ripples on a calm lake, the drop of mud suddenly magnified countless times, and a graceful black figure bloomed in the black mud like a mandala.

The moment the female figure emerged from the black mud, a large amount of snow on Yuanzang Mountain rose up, as if willing to crawl at her feet.

Facing the rain of light falling from the sky, the figure in the black mud raised his right hand.

The light rain seemed to be attracted by some kind of suction force and quickly condensed together, and was instantly swallowed up by the power of the chaos tide.

Everyone present was watching this scene in shock. Even Rider, the person involved, had an expression of disbelief on his face.

The figure silently dropped from mid-air and came behind Rider.

"It's really lively tonight. Luckily I made a plan, otherwise you would probably be the first Servant to be eliminated, Rider."

A cold and indifferent voice sounded quietly in the snowy night.

She was dressed in black, with her face hidden under the loose hood.

Her waist-length hair spread out like a waterfall, dancing freely, and between the strands of hair one could faintly see a brilliant luster like that of a starry night.

"Feel sorry……"

Rider whispered.

Merlin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he whispered, "Is this guy Rider's Master...?"

Sajo Aika frowned inadvertently and whispered, "All the evil in this world...?"

She was the ultimate 'winner' of the last Holy Grail War. In the last Holy Grail War, Aika Sajo had also controlled Black Mud, so she was very familiar with the aura of the Master behind Rider.

However, the aura emanating from the other party... was not simply a mixture of all the evil in this world, it seemed to be mixed with something deeper and more terrifying than the black mud.

At this moment, Illya seemed to realize something and almost blurted out, "It's you... it's you! You are the source of the contamination of the Holy Grail, and you actually escaped from the Holy Grail?!"

During the last Holy Grail War, the Greater Holy Grail was contaminated. Although it was later destroyed, the source of the contamination within it, the black mud known as 'all the evil in this world', has not yet been completely purified.

Over the years, the three great families of Fuyuki have joined forces with the Holy Church to purify the Holy Grail. The "black mud" in the Holy Grail should have been almost completely eliminated.

However, at this moment, Illya clearly felt that an extremely terrifying and dangerous force was gathering behind this mysterious woman.

Merlin hadn't said a word since the beginning, just staring at the mysterious woman behind Rider.

His gaze was incredibly deep. After staring for an unknown amount of time, he finally spoke quietly, "No wonder I saw a future where humanity was destroyed... So that's how it is?"

"The fusion of all the evil in this world and the tide of chaos... This is your true self, am I right?"

Illya subconsciously looked at Merlin. At this moment, there was both surprise and relief in her eyes.

When the Holy Grail was destroyed, the 'black mud' that contaminated it was almost completely destroyed. Logically, the remaining black mud should have been basically eradicated after ten years of purification.

This is the common judgment of the three great families of Fuyuki, including the Winter Saint.

However, no one expected that someone had been secretly contaminating the Holy Grail over the years and mixing black mud called the "Tide of Chaos" into the Holy Grail.

The woman behind Rider, or rather the darkened Sakura Matou, was slightly stunned for a moment, and then she quickly started to giggle, hugging herself with both hands, and laughing so hard that her body shook.

"Caster...Britain's court mage, your clairvoyance can indeed see many things."

"But I have a question."

Matou Sakura smiled as she looked at the white-haired wizard behind Illya, a hint of charm in her voice.

"Since your clairvoyance can see so far... have you ever seen your own death?!"

Her gentle voice suddenly became cold, as if without a trace of emotion, as if it had split into two different voices asking questions at the same time.

The barrier that Merlin had set up in advance in Yuanzang Mountain made a slight shattering sound. His heart skipped a beat and he felt a chill on his back.

Almost at the same time, everyone present felt the magical fluctuations coming from Sakura Matou.

It was a terrifying force like a mountain slowly approaching from a distance, suppressing everything and making people breathless.

Whether it's the Root Princess, the British wizard, or the Little Holy Grail of Fuyuki, as long as she's in Fuyuki, she's the only God.

——Even if the Holy Grail has not been completely eroded by the tide of chaos.

The tide of chaos surged around Sakura Matou's body, and the beast's patterns meandered along her pale skin. Her proud chest was also covered with red patterns, adding a touch of enchanting beauty.

Matou Sakura raised her right hand and condensed black mud that was enough to annihilate everything. Merlin's barrier made a crisp sound like shattering glass under the pressure of the terrifying magic power.

"Not good, this is really not good... This guy hasn't completely transformed into a beast yet, but it seems to have the special blessing of the Holy Grail..."

Merlin's forehead was covered in sweat. If it was his true form, there would be a way, but he was ultimately a Servant who manifested based on the Greater Holy Grail... As long as he was a Servant in the Holy Grail War, it would be impossible to resist the power of the Greater Holy Grail itself.

The black mud came in an overwhelming manner, mixed with countless swarms of insects, each of which was a carved insect eroded by the tide of chaos.

"Let's end it here—"

Matou Sakura raised her right hand indifferently, but at this moment, she seemed to have noticed something and her voice stopped abruptly.

An extremely familiar wave of magical power pierced through the blizzard, cutting through her chaotic consciousness like a sharp blade.

——Alvin’s breath!

The black mud in the air shattered into thousands of flying insects in an instant.

Matou Sakura suddenly raised her head. On the other side of the wind and snow, a dark-skinned boy was galloping towards her with his Master in his arms. His golden vertical pupils, as bright as daylight in the darkness, seemed to be piercing through the wind and snow, looking straight in her direction.

Sajo Aika's eyes lit up instantly, and she almost blurted out: "Alvin?!"

"Master...?"

Rider noticed something was wrong with the girl behind him and spoke subconsciously.

Matou Sakura stumbled back, and Hei He's fingertips dug deeply into her palm.

"Get me out of here Rider."

She tried her best to suppress the urge to "kill everyone" that kept repeating in her mind, and said in a trembling voice.

"It's not the right time yet. I don't want him to see me now..."

As if sensing Matou Sakura's intention to escape, Merlin's staff began to emit rainbow light, and Sajo Aika's magic mark spread across the ground, turning into golden thorns.

At the same time, Alvin's figure was getting closer and closer.

However, at this moment, the black mud under Sakura Matou's feet quietly wrapped around her ankles like a living thing.

A carved insect flew silently to the snow in front, with sparks of fire oozing from its abdomen.

"Master, be careful!"

Merlin's pupils suddenly contracted, as if he realized something. He immediately raised his staff, and pink petals formed a barrier to cover Illya.

Alvin put down Rin Tohsaka from his arms and said, "Wait for me here!"

He was about to step forward after he finished speaking, but at this moment, he heard a deafening explosion.

boom! !

The next moment, the explosion caused by the marking worms engulfed most of the area.

Alvin stopped in time on the edge of the explosion.

He seemed to notice something out of the corner of his eye, and he stepped forward to pick up a piece of insect wing that had not yet burned out at his feet. The dark red lines on it were wriggling in his palm.

——Carved insect.

How come there are Crest Bugs in this place...?

Alvin's eyes flashed slightly, and this thought popped up involuntarily in his mind. He quickly looked up and looked forward.

When the smoke and dust cleared, only a patch of charred snow and a winding trail of black mud remained, like the shadow of a mocking snake pointing towards Liudong Temple.

"What's wrong, Assassin?"

Toosaka Rin's voice, mixed with a hint of worry, brought Alvin back to reality from his previous thoughts.

He loosened his grip, letting the insect wing drift away in the wind, and said, "It's okay...it must have just been my illusion."

After saying that, he turned around and returned to Toosaka Rin's side.

It was not until this moment that he realized that not far away, there were three pairs of eyes looking at them at the same time.

Next came the voice of Aika Sajo, which was full of surprise and unexpectedness.

“Saber…?”

Alvin was stunned for a moment and subconsciously turned his head to look.

The expression on his face quickly froze.

"Love song...?"

Although the girl looked to be in her early twenties, she had not changed much overall, so he recognized her identity at the first moment.

Toosaka Rin's heart moved, and she asked with some concern: "Do you know her?"

Alvin finally reacted, retracted his gaze, and said, "She was my Master in the last Holy Grail War."

The Master of the last Holy Grail War actually participated in the Fifth Holy Grail War...?

Toosaka Rin looked at Sajo Aika again, with a strange look in her eyes... At this moment, the girl suddenly had an extremely subtle feeling.

It's just like my current boyfriend's ex-wife came to visit...something like that.

It would be fine if there was only Illya, but why is there another Aika Sajo now... ?

But as his current Master, shouldn't I say hello to my predecessor properly?

Just as Toosaka Rin was thinking about this, she suddenly saw the figure of Sajo Aika passing by.

Under the girl's confused gaze, Sajo Aika threw herself straight into Alvin's arms.

She rubbed Alvin's chest gently like a kitten, and her clear and sweet voice was full of nostalgia.

"Finally seeing you, I missed you so much Saber~"

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Chapter 192: Ai Ge poaches Lin in front of her, and Lin is jealous.

It was early winter, and the cold wind from the coastline was howling, and heavy snow was falling.

At this moment, Sajo Aika was like a koala, hugging Alvin very affectionately, with an expression of surprise and nostalgia on her face, as if she had completely forgotten the fight that had just happened here, and also forgotten that Alvin was no longer her Servant.

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