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Chapter 760 How come there are two Holy Grails?
"The indomitable spirit of Garibaldi! GET☆DAZE!"

Grand Duke Garibaldi's imprisonment of the soul proceeded without any unexpected events; the imagined scenario of fighting the Netherworld for the soul did not unfold.

Indeed, judging from the fact that he obtained the Crimson Behemoth, the Grand Duke is a candidate for the God's Hand chosen by the rules, and his status is extremely noble.

However, a reserve is a reserve. In the world of the victor and the vanquished, a grand duke who failed to survive the ceremony and died prematurely clearly had no value as the Hand of God.

The Grand Duke was indeed destined to become the first Hand of God among the Knights of the Round Table, but he happened to encounter someone who could change his destiny—

Orange General!
Don't underestimate Cheng Tian's seemingly unremarkable "Sunwalker" bloodline, which he inherited from Remilia. The primal power contained within his bloodline, capable of interfering with "fate," can unexpectedly play a crucial role.

The zodiacal meteorite, which was originally impenetrable to the ritual barrier, was manipulated by fate and fell to its most vulnerable point.

With just this one crucial turning point in his destiny, everything that Grand Duke Garibaldi had to face in the future underwent a dramatic change.

If the zodiacal meteorite fails to break the barrier, then no one outside will be able to intervene, the ritual will ultimately succeed, and the Grand Duke will become the true Hand of God.

The strength of the bosses you'll face then will be completely different from what you faced before.

Now, Garibaldi, who failed in the ritual and died on the spot, can only stare at Vega and Geese in the hands of the Ghost Cage.

As the true core of the entire ritual, Garibaldi's death signifies the complete failure of the Eclipse ritual, but the sacrificial marks on all the living sacrifices still remain.

Whether they were later incorporated into the British Expeditionary Force or dispersed to other regions of the Roman Empire, they could not prevent the true arrival of the Dark Ages.

But at this moment, everyone's attention was focused directly above the body of Archduke Garibaldi.

Just like the previous false solar eclipse that swallowed the sun, this time, right in the center of the dazzling sunlight, a cup-shaped vessel, entirely golden and about the height of an adult's calf, slowly descended, continuously radiating an incredibly warm glow—

This is the Holy Grail that the Knights of the Round Table sought!
With the appearance of the Holy Grail and the sprinkling of holy light, everything around was purified.

The ruins of the golden fortress, which were originally in a state of superposition of human heads and original materials, erupted with a piercing wail under the holy light, and then all the human heads disappeared on the spot as if they were illusions.

The bleeding marks on all the living sacrifices who were close to the Holy Grail quickly congealed and scabbed over at this moment, and even the marks themselves became much lighter.

These sacrificial marks would not be so easily erased, but just being illuminated by the Holy Grail was enough to significantly delay the time when they would be attacked again by the demons of the underworld.

The Holy Grail, in theory, is something that only those with the purest hearts are qualified to touch.

In several versions of the legend, even King Arthur was not qualified to touch the Holy Grail. Only people like Galahad and Percival were allowed to witness and touch the Holy Grail.

Of course, each version has its own meta, and at least in the current arcade version of Knights of the Round Table, this Holy Grail is prepared for Arthur, who is destined to become the King of Britain.

After players complete the game normally and defeat Archduke Garibaldi, there will be a controllable ending where they touch the Holy Grail.

If the player is controlling Lancelot or Percival at this time, they will either give up before touching the Holy Grail or be bounced away.

After rambling on and on, Merlin will simply hand the Holy Grail to Arthur, completely disregarding the actual team performance. It was all a rigged affair anyway; the Grand Duke has already finished his campaign, so there's no need for any more acting.

However, this time, something went wrong.

As the Holy Grail descended before everyone, seemingly landing steadily, it suddenly shot upwards as if stepping on a red-hot iron plate!
Accompanied by a strange fluctuation of power, Cheng, who was originally waiting to see Lancelot get bounced away by the Holy Grail and make a fool of himself, simultaneously emitted magical fluctuations representing a resonance of power from his body!
The next second, the power of the great serpent surged and coiled around Cheng Tian, ​​finally condensing into a pitch-black Holy Grail at his chest, entwined by the Yamata no Orochi.

Everyone was stunned, especially the members of the Holy Grail Knights, whose eyes almost uncontrollably darted back and forth between the two strikingly different cups, one golden and the other jet black.

The Holy Grail...there are two!?
But this black cup looks like an evil object no matter how you look at it.

It's understandable that the knights think this way. Cheng Tian's black cup does indeed look more like a product of some kind of holy artifact being corrupted by evil spirits. It doesn't look like a good thing from any angle.

In a flash, the archmage Merlin, who could no longer remain uninvolved, also appeared out of thin air through teleportation, his pupils widening in shock as he stared at the two cups before him.

The Holy Grail is fine; it's the key proof that will make Arthur king, and it cannot be lost.

But this black Holy Grail... although its design is indeed a bit evil, Merlin did not sense any evil aura from it.

Moreover, compared to others, Merlin was able to perceive the true nature of the Black Grail more clearly.

It's more like it's using itself as a sealing container, trapping a certain rule concept that could have been dangerous to the world.

Dangerous, yet indispensable.

At this moment, Merlin seemed to have a sudden realization, and he connected the Black Grail with the phantom he had seen on Cheng Tian earlier.

Do you think this Dragon Elephant Orange Knight might be Arthur, chosen to be king in an even darker parallel world?

Once the thought popped into Merlin's mind, it spread like wildfire.

Compared to Merlin, Arthur himself was unusually calm, merely watching the two Holy Grails gradually approaching each other with a scrutinizing gaze.

Arthur was indeed chosen by a conspiracy, but it must be said that he possessed an exceptionally outstanding kingly demeanor. Even though the Holy Grail, symbolizing the king's status, was within his grasp, he showed no intention of touching it.

His ideas were simple and resolute.

The King of Britain is only qualified to be a king if he can lead his people to resist foreign enemies, eliminate invaders, and make life better for the British people, rather than simply being recognized by a Holy Grail.

Regardless of whether the Holy Grail chooses me or not, I will still choose to dedicate my life to Britain.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Holy Grail and the Black Grail overlapped, and then—

It drifted up to Cheng Tian and hovered there.

(End of this chapter)