Type-Moon, joins the Lion King at the beginning

Chapter 308 [All the Evil in This World - Angra Mainyu] (Two in One)

The city is burning, a raging fire bursting out from the curse.

That was not an ordinary flame, but a fire of curse, a fire of revenge. The flame transformed from absolute malice spread with the surge of the waves.

Burn the world and destroy everything.

The doomsday-like scene was reflected in the eyes of Altria, Fujimaru Ritsuka and others. Even if it was just a visual shock, it made their heartbeats accelerate.

In order to avoid being affected by the cursed black mud, after leading everyone out of the underground cave, Altria decisively rushed towards the high point, namely Ryudo Temple.

The result was that after they arrived at the mountain path in front of Liudong Temple, they successfully avoided the erosion of the waves and witnessed the end of the world.

Ritsuka Fujimaru, who had experienced singularity F, had also seen the scene of Fuyuki burning, but this time there was an additional thing called a curse.

Burning still seems to be a small matter, why——

"Why is there a hole there?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka stared at the city of Fuyuki, at the very far end, where the wave of curse gushing out from the underground hole had not yet covered it, a [hole] came out of the void, and endless black mud gushed out of it.

It was exactly the same thing as the hole opened by the Greater Holy Grail in the underground cave—

"It seems to be the small Holy Grail made by Li Ye?"

El-Melloi II looked at the fire in Fuyuki with a deep gaze. Now most of the urban area of ​​Fuyuki was covered by Li Ye's barrier to repel people, so the fire did not burn many people.

But if the curse is allowed to spread, it will sooner or later result in widespread casualties.

When she heard El-Melloi II's speculation, Artoria was stunned.

Was it because she let the Holy Grail go that the disaster expanded?

Before Altria could think about it, El-Melloi II's words rang out again: "Use great firepower to destroy the entire mountain in one go. Now your Sword of Promised Victory can do this, right?"

El-Melloi II looked at the only two participants in this Holy Grail War. Speaking of Servants alone, no one present had more firepower than Artoria right now—

Of course, there is another one.

But El-Melloi II did not take the other party into consideration, not only whether the other party would join in, but also what kind of damage that thing would cause if it fell.

Even El-Melloi II is hard to calculate.

After all, Li Ye's stance is really confusing.

Based on the testimony of Fujimaru Ritsuka and the fact that the Fourth Holy Grail War went against his own memories, El-Melloi II was able to conclude that the Liye here was the same person as the Liye recorded in Chaldea.

But judging from the records of many encounters, Li Ye's actions will only help Chaldea when they overlap, otherwise they will be in opposition.

Although there will be no actual killing order against Chaldea, it will be difficult to get help.

Not to mention now, in order to seek the third method, Li Ye even released monsters like Angora Mainyu.

If we temporarily exclude Li Ye from the action, the goal will be very clear.

After Fujimaru Ritsuka evacuated the mountain range, Altria used the [Sword of Promised Victory], the greatest firepower of any Servant, to launch a devastating attack, blowing away the mountain including Ryudo Temple and the Holy Grail system in the underground cave!

This is something that can definitely be done.

Today, Artoria has abundant magical power, and the Sword of Promised Victory she releases is so powerful that it can even cause horrific damage within a radius of several kilometers.

El-Melloi II, who had experience in disintegrating the Holy Grail, could fully assert that this firepower was enough to destroy the Holy Grail and close the opened [hole].

Although the price to be paid was enormous, the destruction of Fuyuki's terrain and spiritual veins, and the injuries that would last for hundreds of years would not be able to be recovered.

But this is the last resort.

Now the underground cave is covered with cursed black mud, and it is impossible for Altria to get close.

As a servant, and more importantly a servant under the Fuyuki Holy Grail system, Altria cannot resist the erosion of the black mud. As long as she comes into contact with the cursed black mud, she will be completely eroded, and even corrupted and reversed.

As one of the few remaining fighting forces, El-Melloi II cannot allow Altria to take risks.

When El-Melloi II made his suggestion, Artoria immediately frowned, and after hesitating for a moment, she said, "Absolutely."

As the Knight King, she could not allow such a disaster to continue to spread. Regardless of whether Li Ye could purify the Holy Grail or not, it was not her wish to obtain the Holy Grail at such a price.

At this moment——

"Saber?"

A familiar voice sounded from behind, interrupting Altria's thoughts.

"Ellie?"

Altria, who was very familiar with the voice, turned around, and Ritsuka Fujimaru, Weber, Kenneth and others also saw the pure white saint walking from the end of the stairs.

Different from the Justissa seen in the underground cave, it is the artificial saint of the contemporary Einzbern - Irisviel.

The young man in a black windbreaker beside him was holding a burnt-out cigarette in his mouth. He glanced at the people below calmly and said, "Saber, is the Holy Grail unusable now?"

Unable to enter the underground cave, Emiya Kiritsugu tried to disintegrate the light belt prepared by Liye and eliminate this biggest danger.

But Kiritsugu Emiya obviously overestimated himself. Until now, he has not been able to enter Ryudo Temple, let alone disintegrate the light belt.

Even when they tried to place a large amount of explosives to destroy Ryudo Temple as well, such an incident occurred before they had time to prepare the explosives.

"The Holy Grail is tainted and cannot be used."

Without waiting for Altria to explain, El-Melloi II took over the conversation and quickly explained the current danger to Emiya Kiritsugu.

It was difficult for Emiya Kiritsugu to accept the current situation, but the burning Fuyuki was a disaster that could not be ignored.

After witnessing that doomsday-like scene, Emiya Kiritsugu, who wanted to save others, had to make a decision.

Emiya Kiritsugu stretched out his hand, and the scarlet veins on the back of his hand glowed faintly: "Saber, I command you with the Command Seal to destroy the light belt first, then sink the Ryudo Temple and destroy the Holy Grail."

Such a decision has been made many times, and Emiya Kiritsugu will not hesitate for a moment.

Even if it means giving up your own dreams.

But Emiya Kiritsugu believed that this was the right thing to do, as long as the number of people saved exceeded the number of victims.

Apart from that, there is nothing else.

After receiving the order from her Master, Altria's eyes became determined, and she immediately passed by Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel and rushed towards Ryudo Temple at the top!

"Let's go downtown and take care of what's there."

Seeing Altria leave, Fujimaru Ritsuka also retracted his gaze and said decisively: "We can't let the one in the city continue."

"The Lesser Holy Grail is only a subsystem of the Greater Holy Grail. As long as the Greater Holy Grail ends, the Lesser Holy Grail will not be able to exert any power."

El-Melloi II looked at the hole in the distance and said, "But we do need to solve it."

"But how can we get through?"

Waver, who had been silent the whole time, could not help but ask, "There's only black mud down there now, right? There's no extra road to walk on. It's better to wait until Saber destroys the Holy Grail and then it's over."

"I'll find a way. Sora is still in the city."

Kenneth narrowed his eyes with an unhappy look on his face, and glanced at El-Melloi II, Fujimaru Ritsuka and others. After watching them all the way until now, he also understood a lot of things.

But to sum up, the possibility of defeating Li Ye has disappeared.

The changes in the Holy Grail have linked everyone's goals together. In the face of this disaster, how many people can survive?
Kenneth was confident that his name and Sora's name must exist.

While Kenneth was thinking about how to avoid the black mud and leave the Liudong Temple area—

Tread.

The Knight King transformed into a gust of wind and charged into Ryudo Temple with unrivaled force.

The magic barrier that had troubled Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel was useless in front of Artoria. The top-level anti-magic power meant that only great magic could affect Artoria.

As soon as she entered the territory of Ryudo Temple, Altria noticed the young man sitting in front of the temple, as well as the holy spear and Little Red Riding Hood stuck in the ground.

A Taoist pattern radiated out in all directions with the holy spear as the center.

It spreads toward the outside world along the earth veins and the magic circuit of Justisa, and emits a faint light during the activation process.

The Little Red Riding Hood beside him continued to provide magic power, but now Little Red Riding Hood seemed a little pale.

There is more than one reason that causes physical discomfort.

"Merlin, you are here after all."

Altria did not stop and walked decisively towards the Holy Spear Longominiard.

Although she now appears in the world as a Saber, it does not hinder her identity as Altria Pendragon as the Master of the Holy Spear.

As long as the Thirteen Constraints of the Round Table, which gave rise to the Holy Lance Longomyniad, remain in place, she will always be the first authority.

As for Merlin—

Artoria believed that Merlin would not be confused about this matter at least.

Even if Merlin had responded to Li Ye's call with the desire to become a Servant, he would definitely give up the idea after seeing the Holy Grail.

Altria, who had been with Merlin for decades, made such a judgment, ignored Little Red Riding Hood beside her, and reached out to the Holy Spear Longominiard.

"Don't move, little Liya."

Merlin did not stop Altria and said with a smile: "The Holy Lance is what stabilizes the light belt. Guess what will happen to the light belt after the Holy Lance is taken away?"

"out of control--"

Artoria, who was about to touch the Holy Spear, stopped immediately and said slowly: "Not only is it out of control, it will even affect the ground below?"

"Correct answer, but unfortunately there is no reward."

Merlin, using the same rhetoric he had used to dissuade the previous guests, continued, "So, what you're doing is in vain. Once the light band is raised, it cannot be destroyed. Your actions will only lead to the destruction of Fuyuki at a faster speed. Only by letting Li Ye fully activate it can the light band disappear."

"Merlin, it's time for you to make things clear by now."

Altria stared at her best friend and said, "The Holy Grail is beyond saving now. It is impossible to fulfill your wish. Do you still expect Li Ye to purify the Holy Grail?"

"Oh my, big brother Merlin is a little sad."

Merlin smiled and spread his hands, saying, "I didn't come here for a wish. I just want to prevent a bigger disaster from happening."

Time has reached the final moment, and Merlin seems to have nothing to hide from Altria.

When the war ends, Artoria will not be redeemed after the summoning ends, but will continue on her journey to find the Holy Grail.

Her wish will not be fulfilled. Only when she... when Artoria herself gives up her long-cherished wish, can she break free from the restraining force and from the hell of eternal reincarnation that she has created.

Only on the day when Artoria chooses to redeem herself, will she be able to enter Avalon and find true peace.

Merlin is well aware of this, but he won't interfere.

From that day on, he decided to be a bystander and accompany the planet's progress since he was imprisoned in the tower.

He would not show up unless it was necessary.

This had happened once or twice in the [World] that had been observed before, and this time, Merlin was acting according to his heart and his own precepts.

Although he had done nothing in the three days since he appeared in this world, Merlin felt that he still played a big role.

"An even bigger disaster, is there any hidden danger of disaster here?!"

Altria, who was planning to solve this disaster, looked stern and said immediately: "Merlin, please explain clearly, or I will take action!"

To deal with Merlin, we must use the purest method!

“Well, you’ve been seeing this all along.”

Merlin waved his hands, looking down with some helplessness and surprise, and his words were no longer smiling: "It was created by [Altria], born across generations, and is an [Exception] that is not under the protection of Britain.

Although it cannot fully represent his existence, and now it can only be regarded as half of his body, you can also call him a [Dragon]. He is the [Last Dragon] of Britain, located at the pinnacle of the star."

Before he could finish his words, Altria looked stunned and nervous.

[Dragon], awakened.

It is not a physical manifestation, but a change of will.

The invisible power of the dragon surpassed the sound and enveloped the entire Fuyuki city in an instant.

[Dragon] is an existence that is superior to most mythical beasts. It is the embodiment of absolute mystery, and its existence itself represents a mysterious power.

Gulu, Gulu.

Where the cursed mud permeated, with someone's action, the surging black wave was divided into two parts, and an absolute domain was opened up.

The man's sturdy body seemed to remain unchanged despite all his clothes being eaten away, leaving him naked and exposed to the curse.

Faced with this curse that symbolizes the malice of mankind, the pure will and body have not changed.

The weight of his soul is such that he can even ignore such corrosive forces.

The physical body of nature has already been completed, and is now what is called a "perfect person", a life form that is evolving towards a more perfect posture.

But this does not mean that the black wave has not brought changes. The huge curse has caused the spiritual side to tilt.

The side of the dragon has been given more weight, and this change is only a small one.

Li Ye, with his white hair scattered, moved in the black mud expressionlessly. As he moved, the pure field constructed by magic power also kept moving.

The magic power is being taken away.

Previously, Li Ye, who was still wrapped in the black mud, could sense that the black mud was taking away his magic power at a terrifying speed, and even tried to use himself as a medium to reversely erode Little Red Riding Hood, which provided most of the magic power.

The black mud has the ability to corrode extremely high levels of magic power. Any weapons or defenses constructed with magic power will be quickly corroded.

Only by continuously releasing a high level of magic power can a short-term vacuum environment be created to avoid the erosion of the black mud.

As time passed, Li Ye walked to the Holy Grail again.

The black mud that emerged due to the killing of Justisa caused the demon shadow that had been nurtured in the Holy Grail to disappear.

“It’s coming out—”

Li Ye looked stunned, staring at the Holy Grail that seemed to have broken out of its shell.

Despite the changes that seemed like a rebirth, Li Ye could feel that the contents inside the Holy Grail had not changed much, and [evil] was still entrenched within it.

The "evil" that should have been born is still inside and has never come into the world, as if a crucial medium is missing.

If [evil] had never been born, then who was the demon that left the placenta?

As for Li Ye, no one knows.

His senses, which had never relaxed, did not notice the existence of other things. Even though he was covered in black mud, Li Ye was still able to notice the departure of Altria and others, but he failed to notice the departure of the thing being conceived - [All the Evil in the World - Angora Mainyu].

Yes, Li Ye couldn’t think of anything else that would be born other than [Angora Mainyu, the whole evil of the world].

Looking at the Holy Grail in front of him, and the void that was still pouring out curses.

Li Ye knew very well that as long as he killed the Holy Grail himself, the disaster could be contained to the greatest extent.

The killing speed of [All the Evil in the World - Angora Mainyu] is very slow. If it weren't for the cursed black mud, Angora Mainyu would not be able to kill a certain number of lives within a day.

But killing the Holy Grail would mean that Li Ye gave up his goal, and his persistence over the past four years would be in vain.

But if we don't end it now, we will be allowing Operation Angola Mainyu to cause unnecessary casualties.

If Emiya Kiritsugu had come to make this choice, even Setsuna wouldn't have made the choice.

As for Li Ye——

His answer never changed.

After being covered by the cursed black mud, Li Ye realized that his persistence was unnecessary.

Instead of having nothing, it is better to accept everything and believe in yourself.

After taking a deep breath, Li Ye used his hand as a knife.

In an instant, all the black mud that gushed out of the Holy Grail was killed, the curse wave that stretched for hundreds of meters disappeared instantly, and the sea of ​​fire stopped, as if the end of the world had passed.

But the Greater Holy Grail system that was still functioning was not killed!
Even if all the gushing black muds are killed, there will still be endless black muds emerging from the holes, which will cover the underground holes again!
What’s several times faster than the curse wave is the even darker Aurora in the sky!

Boom!

Ignoring all terrain obstacles, the dark aurora, striving to leave the underground cavity in an instant, smashed the mountain in a straight trajectory and flew into the darkness.

The band of light hanging high in the universe is just a foil to the aurora. Compared with the band of light covering the territory of Dongmu or even farther away, the aurora appears extremely thin, and at this moment it seems to be the only one in the world.

The [hole] that opened up in the city of Fuyuki was also noticed by Li Ye. Although it was not as large as the hole opened by the Holy Grail, it still poured out cursed mud continuously.

The range that Li Ye could see was several hundred meters, and the blazing flames—

hum.

A gate of holy judgment formed beside him in an instant, and the projected weapons sank into the black wave under Li Ye's gaze, hitting the target accurately.

After killing the cursed sea Hong, Li Ye no longer paid attention to it. Even though this cursed sea and even the opening of the [hole] were formed because of the girl who separated from him, Li Ye did not have the extra energy to care about it.

Although there were traces of Little Red Riding Hood around the girl——

“I took away Kayneth’s half body and used the magic power to open the hole—”

Having noticed that Fujimaru Ritsuka and others were moving towards the girl, Li Ye continued to keep his eyes on other directions.

There is no doubt that Li Ye could not find [All the Evil in the World - Angora Mainyu] that left the underground cave.

Although he didn't know how it avoided his perception, even if Li Ye scanned the entire Fuyuki several times in this instant, he could not detect any unusual magical reaction.

Li Ye could see the reactions of the five servants, including Merlin, as clearly as if he were seeing through fire.

There are three Servants beside Fujimaru Ritsuka. Judging from a certain unfamiliar reaction, they are Shadow Servants. The other one is——

"The fifth rider—"

Li Ye looked down at the figure on the Fuyuki Bridge. Under the scarlet holy cloth was a black lining, and the strong muscles were not much weaker than Li Ye's.

The white slicked back hair makes people feel refreshing and capable.

Those sharp eyes were looking at Li Ye.

That was a figure that Li Ye was extremely familiar with, the Heroic Spirit [Guardian-Emiya] that Fujimaru Ritsuka had summoned several times.

Emiya, who was not qualified to be a hero, signed a contract with the Suppression Force and received its support and became a hero, but conversely, he became the guardian of the Suppression Force after his death.

Except for Chaldea, an outsider, no one can represent the actions of the restraining force of this world. Only when the true guardian appears can it be proved that the restraining force is truly taking action.

Emiya's existence is secondary.

Li Ya, who had only sensed Emiya's magical reaction until now and had only truly observed him with his eyes, saw a dark figure on the Fuyuki Bridge.

That was the true "black", not the dark light that Li Ye turned into after the collapse of too much information, but it was the so-called "black" no matter from which angle you looked at it.

Nothing else.

boom!
A strong wind blew, and the stream of light falling from the sky crossed a long distance and arrived at the Fuyuki Bridge with an absolutely domineering attitude.

The strong wind even caused the river to reverse its course, and the surging waves surged towards the distance.

Tread.

Li Ye, who had constructed clothes with magic power, stood in front of the black shadow, while the guardian Emiya stood on the top holding a black longbow, with a spiral arrow already on the bowstring.

Li Ye, who had no time to pay attention to Emiya, stared at the black shadow in front of him with a faint expression.

The only thing that could be judged from the body shape was the appearance of a young man. Apart from this, Li Ye could only see the eyes.

"You must be Angra Mainyu."

The gem-like eyes stared at the black shadow in front of him. Although the size was very different from the demon's form when it was conceived, and no magical reaction was revealed, he couldn't even detect how powerful the other party was.

From the most intuitive feeling, the other party will not get close to [Beast], or the adult.

Was it the reaction of [Human Evil\Beast] that was covered by the black shadow?
Or is there any error in any step?
Li Ye, who was constantly trying to find out Angora Mainyu's reaction, narrowed his eyes slightly. Was the person standing in front of him really Angora Mainyu?

"Hahaha, you have pretty good eyes, little brother!"

Angra Mainyu, who was born in his original youthful form, laughed heartily: "I really didn't expect that you could still come out of that curse.

It’s almost like that hard thing, totally indigestible.”

"You really ate Gilgamesh."

Li Ye's expression remained unchanged. He should have thought of this when he tried his best to perceive but failed to detect Gilgamesh's magical reaction in Fuyuki.

There was no need for the Hero King to hide his magical reactions. Now was not the time when he suddenly died and entered the underworld, and there was no threat from the Garula spirit.

It seems that the King of Heroes was eaten by that guy—

Li Ye only felt a little regretful about Gilgamesh's departure. He still wanted to try to seize the right to use the Babylonian Treasury.

Without continuing to pay attention to the Hero King, Li Ye continued, "Do you have any last words to say?"

Li Ye had a killing attitude towards Angola Mainyu.

“Hahahaha, are you going to kill me like this?”

Angola Mainyu was still laughing, as if he didn't care about Li Ye's threat at all, as if the other party had no chance of defeating him.

Zheng.

The holy sword was drawn, and Gram, which was shining with a cold light, reflected the dark figure.

Li Ye did not kill Angora Mainyu directly, but stared at the death line that was gradually spreading on Angora Mainyu's body.

Li Ye is now unsure of what will happen if he kills Angora Mainyu like this.

Therefore, he had to be absolutely sure before he could act.

But Angra Mainyu won't give Liye time to continue -

"Goodbye~~"

Under Li Ye's gaze, Angra Mainyu disappeared into the shadows.

Unable to find the deadline for Angola Mainyu, Li Ye, fearing that the previous mistake would happen again, did not stop Angola Mainyu from leaving.

The guardian Emiya did not stop it, but watched coldly, and only jumped down from above after Angora Mainyu disappeared.

Da da.

Emiya put away his weapon and stared at the being in front of him. A deep voice sounded: "How are you going to end this?"

"Kill Angra Mainyu and get the third law."

Li Ye said: "I will kill him."

"Hmph, wait until it merges with the thing you created and completes the metamorphosis of the [Human Evil\Beast], then it will cause a disaster that will affect half of the earth."

Emiya's expression remained unchanged, but a hint of sarcasm seemed to mock Li Ye's naivety: "You want to create something like this just for your own wishes?"

"The emergence of [Human Evil\Beast], the fusion of Angra Mainyu, who was incarnated from the Holy Grail, and the Lesser Holy Grail, will give birth to Human Evil as expected."

Li Ye's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "But Angora Mainyu is only a necessary evil. Is he within the scope of the seven major human evils?"

"He is one of the evils of humanity that is specialized only for the purpose of cursing and killing humans."

The guardian Emiya who had talked with Merlin did not hide much from Li Ye: "As you said, Angra Mainyu was originally just a [necessary evil], but after being incarnated by the Holy Grail, Angra Mainyu has already fallen into the category of human evil.

To put it simply, it is the [Human Evil of Vengeance]. If it fuses with the Holy Grail you created, there is a high probability that it will become a [Beast].

In other words, only when Angra Mainyu merges with the Holy Grail can the life inside the Holy Grail be truly born.

Only then can your goal be achieved.”

“Of course, by that time, will you really be able to finish it?
The one who will truly be born from the Holy Grail will be the original demon god [Angora Mainyu] who represents absolute evil in Zoroastrianism's dualism, not this young man."

"The original demon god."

Li Ye scratched his head, then laughed and said, "A real god, do you think I have never defeated him?
Although I don't have much confidence in the Demon God of Absolute Evil, in my opinion, since no Grand Servant has descended, the situation is still within my ability to handle. Besides, I believe in Fujimaru."

The Original Demon [Angora Mainyu] -
Indeed, when Li Ye learned of this possibility from Emiya, he was a little surprised and worried.

If a god-level being appeared in Fuyuki, it seemed that he could only activate the light belt and try to annihilate the other party.

Without continuing the conversation with Emiya, Li Ye embarked on his final journey.

Although Angra Mainyu still disappeared from Li Ye's perception, Emiya also pointed out the key point.

Watching Li Ye transform into a stream of light and rush straight into the sky above Fuyuki, Emiya also began to move.

Will a disaster happen?

It is possible, otherwise the restraining force would not have sent him to act as a guardian.

But it's only possible.

if only--

Emiya raised his head and stared at the band of light hanging high in the universe. As long as this thing existed, Li Ye would have the final say.

Angola Mainyu can never really appear, even at a huge cost.

The absolute firepower is dozens of times that of the Sword of Promised Victory. Even the Hero King Gilgamesh cannot match its maximum firepower.

But this is not a reason for Emiya to stop.

When Emiya started to act, Li Ye also arrived not far from the girl.

The surrounding urban areas were all scorched earth, and the fire of vengeance aroused by the curse wave burned everything until it completely collapsed.

Tall buildings are collapsing and the earth is melting.

The curses and disasters caused by humans bared their fangs at this world.

With Li Ye's arrival, the curse wave around the girl was killed once again, exposing the girl's naked body and the remains of Little Red Riding Hood to Li Ye.

Yes, the remains of Little Red Riding Hood.

That was the half of Little Red Riding Hood held by Kenneth. After meeting the girl, he was devoured by the shadow driven by the girl because of the magic power, until the source of magic power was completely absorbed by the girl.

Although the girl's originally stored magic power was drained away by the technique activated by Matou Zouken, it accelerated Angora Mainyu's awakening.

But as the girl gained new magic power, she successfully opened the [hole].

The girl, who was already closely related to Angora Mainyu, also underwent new changes due to Angora Mainyu's incarnation.

A light called intelligence appeared in his eyes.

No matter what the girl's situation is, it all seems the same to Li Ye now.

"Activate the Holy Grail to fulfill my wish."

Li Ye stared at the girl and said slowly: "Even if the Holy Grail is now contaminated, I will get the third method."

Two in one
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(End of this chapter)