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Chapter 197 The Holy Grail really needs to be paired with black mud

After setting up their backup plan, Team Central, along with Caster Cú Chulainn, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Mash, headed straight for Mount Enzo, where the Greater Grail was located.

In front of the cave at the foot of the mountain, Luo Li explained to Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash: "The root cause of the emergence of Singularity F is that the Holy Grail, the prize of the Holy Grail War held in Fuyuki City in 2004 AD, had a problem."

"We only need to end the Holy Grail War, and then contain or destroy the Holy Grail in the present world to repair Singularity F."

Having spent time together before, Mashu and Fujimaru Ritsuka had some doubts, but they didn't press Luo Li about how she knew so much. They simply nodded to indicate that they understood.

Seeing how obedient the two were, Luo Li continued to instruct them: "The upcoming battle will be very dangerous. As the 'only' ordinary person in the team, Fujimaru Ritsuka, you must be extra careful."

After all, the main god's mission was for the Central Continent Team to protect these two and ensure their safe return to Chaldea, so Luo Li couldn't just leave them to their own devices.

If something were to happen to these two, the Zhongzhou team would face a huge loss.

Upon hearing that a great battle was about to begin, Mashu instantly summoned her shield and protected Fujimaru Ritsuka behind her.

"Senior, I will definitely protect you!"

"Well, then I'll leave it to you, Mashu."

The group rested briefly at the cave entrance, then with Caster Cu Chulainn, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Mash in the middle of the group, they slowly ventured deeper into the interior of Mount Enzo.

As the group passed through the dark and damp cave, what appeared before them was a massive magical core radiating a purplish-red light—the very essence of the Eastwood Aeon Grail.

Just as the Chaldea members were surprised by the Greater Grail, a dark figure appeared at the top edge of the Greater Grail.

"Everyone be careful, it's Saber!" Caster Cú Chulainn, who had witnessed firsthand how easily Saber defeated other Servants, shouted a warning to the others.

But Saber didn't immediately attack after appearing; she simply stood atop the Greater Grail, looking down at the crowd. Just as everyone was puzzled, Zero, who had been observing with his clairvoyance, suddenly changed his expression and shouted, "It's Black Mud! Quickly construct a barrier!"

Black mud!!!

Black mud, formed from pure malice, poured down from the top of the Greater Grail like a tidal wave, surging towards the people in the low-lying areas.

Seeing this, Luo Li immediately came up with a plan, "Li Shuaixi, Cu Chulainn, come with me and use magic to create high ground! Quick!"

Due to the unique nature of the black mud, magical barriers are completely ineffective in preventing its spread. To avoid being submerged by the black mud, the best option is to use magic to manipulate the ground to rise and create highlands.

But after doing all that, Luo Li and the rest of the Central Continent team still watched the black mud below the platform with bated breath, until one by one, twisted figures shrouded in black energy crawled out of the mud, and everyone's hearts finally settled down.

When the chat room was set up using the mental link, Zhang Jie cursed the main god for being inhuman, actually bringing out the black mud and the corrupted shadow followers.

Luo Li had a strange feeling. She felt that the black mud and the twisted shadow followers that appeared were not created by the main god.

But this was just a feeling. Luo Li didn't have a good enough reason to convince her companions who had already formed their own opinions, so she simply kept quiet.

Anyway, the main god has been criticized more than once, so one more time won't matter. The most important thing now is to quickly defeat Black Saber and end this Holy Grail War, otherwise the black sludge gushing from the Holy Grail alone will exhaust everyone to death.

But before the battle officially begins, Luo Li has one more thing to do. She shouts, "Cú Chulainn, Mash, Fujimaru Ritsuka, leave the battle to us!"

Take care of yourselves, and remember, no matter what happens, you absolutely must not touch the black mud below! Absolutely not!

If these three people get tainted by the black mud, they're definitely doomed, unlike the reincarnators. Even if they go diving, as long as they can hold out until they return to the God's Space, the 'omnipotent' God will naturally deal with the black mud's effects.

Although Cu Chulainn, Mash, and Fujimaru Ritsuka had never seen black mud before, their appearance and the aversion they instinctively felt made them know that it was best to stay away from these things.

Now, with Luo Li's warning added to the mix, all three of them became extremely vigilant, secretly vowing not to get their hands dirty.

Seeing that the three obediently huddled on the widest stone platform as she had instructed, Luo Li shifted her attention back to Black Saber and the group of shadow followers emerging from the black mud below.

"While we still have some distance, let's test each other out first. Especially Zhan Lan and Qi Tengyi, both of you have the power attribute of light, which might have a special effect on the black mud."

Zheng Zha and Li Shuaixi, you two keep an eye on Black Saber to prevent her from ambushing you.

Under Luo Li's command, the members of the Central Continent Team unleashed their abilities, bombarding the Shadow Servants in the black mud below the stone platform.

After a series of tests, the situation was exactly as Luo Li had expected. When Zhan Lan and Qi Tengyi's attacks hit the black mud or the shadow followers, there was a noticeable purification effect.

Although their attacks were remarkably effective, the amount of black mud they purified was negligible compared to the black mud that had already formed a lake and was still gushing out of the Greater Grail.

Looking down at the Black Mud and Shadow Servants below, whose numbers showed no signs of diminishing despite the attacks from the crowd, Luo Li knew that a war of attrition was absolutely not going to outlast the Black Mud.

Team Central now faces two choices: one is to defeat Black Saber as quickly as possible and then destroy the Greater Grail, thus cutting off the passage for the Black Mud to enter the mortal world, and they will no longer have to worry about being worn down by the Black Mud.

Secondly, Chaldea should use the Spirit Transfer System to bring Mash, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Cu Chulainn back to Chaldea now. This way, the Central Continent Team, having completed the main quest, can directly return to the Main God Space without having to continue facing the Black Mud, Black Saber, and the final boss who might personally intervene.

However, doing so would cause the repair of Singularity F to fail, and the operation to save humanity might also fail.

At that point, the Central Continent Team will no longer be able to return to this world through the Main God, which is unacceptable to Luo Li and the entire Central Continent Team.

Think about the Primal Runes you're about to get your hands on, think about the various mysterious resources of this world, and think about the Singularities and Lostbelts that are equivalent to a large number of side quests and reward points.

No one in the Central Continent team wanted to lose this world, so they had no choice but to help resolve Singularity F. No matter how difficult it was, as long as the team wouldn't be wiped out, they would persevere.

So, with the idea of ​​a quick victory and getting everything done before the mastermind could react, Luo Li called out, "Zhan Lan, Zheng Zha, and Li Shuaixi, come with me to take down Black Saber. The rest of you go and assist Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others."

Remember, even if you have to use your own bodies to shield them, you absolutely cannot let any of those three get covered in the black mud!

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