The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

Even with that ominous magic swirling and exerting its power, it was still difficult to withstand such an attack.

In the end, three arrows were left to strike the palace gate, breaking it open and revealing the dark space ahead.

"It looks more ominous and filthy than yesterday."

Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Cemetery

"If that fire were to fall, it would burn down the entire Edo. Sure enough, the flames haven't gone out; they continue to burn, reducing everything to ashes..."

Ujiemon never acted with the others; he couldn't get along with them and wouldn't want to have any interaction with them.

Even if it's Yui Masayuki, it's only because of Shimabara's relationship, and in normal conversations, Jiemon wouldn't say anything nice.

However, he couldn't possibly ignore such a major event and continue doing something else.

Therefore, they also came to Ueno, but hid in another place and did not join the other lords and followers.

"Oh, so it's Jeanne d'Arc's Master. That guy looks so bitter and resentful, he does seem like the kind of person who would reject your kindness."

However, having searched and arrived in Ueno, a region belonging to Manshu, it was impossible for him to escape Manshu's notice.

Moreover, he still remembered what Circe had said before, so he also projected the images of all the Masters present, so that Circe could identify which one was the guy who had rejected Circe before and taken all of her Mystic Codes.

"I'll capture this guy later and see if he has the courage to step into my territory. If he only dares to watch from afar, I'll have Sekhmet bring him back."

If he's truly cowardly, I'll specifically instruct Setmat to spare his life, but you'll need to prepare a healing spell for him.

Manshu then made arrangements for the time being and focused more on the few people who had already stepped through the palace gates.

With Arjuna there, there was indeed no need to worry too much about clearing the way.

The arrows fired by Gandy from his hand were already faster than the firepower of most of the Servants present.

After all, most of the Servants in this ceremony are only first- or second-rate Servants. In this Cup battle, only the Warrior can be compared to a powerful Heroic Spirit like Arjuna who can rival an Extraordinary Servant.

After all, he can fire arrows with the power of an A-rank Noble Phantasm continuously by relying on his magic release, and he can easily slice off mountain peaks with his normal attacks.

Therefore, after breaking through the defenses in front, the group jumped directly onto the palace without much effort, saving a lot of energy compared to the day before yesterday.

"It seems that yesterday's damage has been repaired, but it's easier to destroy things after knowing their true nature."

The first thing you see when you step through the gate is still the carcasses of animals that are stored there.

Upon seeing the familiar scene, Musashi showed a hint of joy. Gripping her two katana, she was about to rush towards the location of the crocodile mummy she had previously slain.

But how could there be no changes here?

As the living step in, the dead, who were kept here, open their eyes and awaken, trying to drive away the living who have entered this area.

It wasn't just the crocodiles that awoke; there was also the lion symbolizing the goddess Sekhmet, the ram representing Henum, the baboon and heron symbolizing the god Thoth, the sacred bull of Apis, and the cat of the goddess Bastet…

This is a constructed animal cemetery, which, although purely made of magic, replicates some of the scenery.

The mummies of the animals that are arranged here are both the deceased stored here and the sentinels of this place.

The moment the intruder appeared, the power within his body was activated, and he awoke once more.

Manjusaka used most of the power of the Egyptian gods he summoned here to create this terrifyingly large animal graveyard.

"Musashi, stop! Something's wrong. There aren't just crocodiles here; there's all sorts of animals. And this number... there are probably at least five hundred!"

As Musashi swung his sword forward, those who weren't in a hurry to act naturally noticed something was wrong.

Of course, Musashi herself was not slow-witted. She withdrew the sword she had swung out, then swung it to her side, hitting a baboon directly.

"That was close. This baboon is an assassin who uses magic. Be careful of these animals; the power of gods and Buddhas flows through them. It seems that the ownerless Rider yesterday was just playing with us; it only showed its true fangs today."

"That's right. It was the power of God that brought these animals back to life. They were merely vessels of divine power, imbued with both divine and animal characteristics."

Ushi-Gozen looked ahead and spoke, her katana already having slain several animals.

She killed four or five herons, but only more herons flew out of the darkness and swooped down on them.

Although the power of the gods was distributed among a large number of animals, the power possessed by each individual animal was not much, but the number of animals was large enough to be incredible.

It is said that in the animal cemeteries of Egypt, at least 400 million mummies of herons and vultures were buried in Salaka alone to worship Thoth. Some scholars believe that the practice of making animal mummies for sacrifice led to the extinction of some native species in the Egyptian region.

In a short period of time, the number of herons and vultures that flew out was already close to the number that the Martial Venerable had initially estimated.

Large numbers of heron mummies were killed, leaving only their corpses on the ground, but these herons were only released to exhaust human energy.

A sufficiently threatening lion, and even the sacred bull of Apis, waited silently in the darkness, the lions sharpening their still-corrupting claws, which were wrapped around their bodies with a terrible, destructive magic.

The deity they symbolize is not far away; this power is given directly, a blessing bestowed upon all things.

As for bulls, which ones are considered divine bulls that are incarnations of Apis?

　People would choose a bull with a black background and white diamond-shaped pattern on its forehead, a vulture-shaped pattern on its back, a scarab beetle pattern on its tongue, and a two-colored tail.

Only such a bull could be considered an incarnation of the god Apis and receive the highest veneration.

And if such a bull dies, the whole of Egypt will mourn.

After being embalmed in Memphis, the sacred bull is carried along the sacred deer to Saqqara, where it is placed in a sarcophagus and buried in the underground tomb of the sacred bull.

There are also some cows with less graceful figures nearby; these are the mothers of the sacred cows. These cows are considered symbols of the goddess Isis and will be buried in the same way in the underground tomb of the mother cows in northern Saqqara.

These animals are seen as incarnations of gods because they inherently possess divine characteristics: vitality and ferocity, powerful reproductive abilities, and superior intelligence. These characteristics are those of the gods that these animals symbolize.

Even the few people present would find it difficult to withstand the attack from such a large number of animals that possessed divine characteristics and power.

While the Martial Venerable could still easily wield his water scabbard to slaughter these animal mummies, it wouldn't be so easy for the others.

"To defeat these guys, I'll probably have to use a Noble Phantasm."

Musashi used the Water Form to deal with these animal mummies, and his attacks were like a tidal wave, which was enough to repel the animals that kept surrounding him.

但是他的注音波从来不在自己身肿→°ZHｕaNＱuＮ:94ˉ82_⌒4◎3”。3№05旁的这些动物身上，而在那些藏在黑暗之中，准备等待有哪一位出现懈怠，露出致命的漏洞的动物。

This feeling of being constantly on edge requires one to expend some energy, which undoubtedly exacerbates mental exhaustion and makes one more prone to fatigue.

"I don't think it's necessary. A few more minutes will be enough."

The Martial Venerable simply continued wielding the Ame-no-Murakumo sword in his hand; he only needed to unleash the magic of water to slaughter the animals around him.

In just a short while, at least six or seven hundred animal mummies fell to his sword, and the number of herons and vultures that surged out suddenly seemed insufficient to replenish the numbers.

But only he could do it so easily, so Musashi could only look helpless and turn away to complain:

"What you're saying is really asking too much of anyone."

Such a chaotic, hand-to-hand combat is fraught with danger.

When faced with an attack, one must evade it before launching a counterattack and carrying out a one-sided massacre.

Although it depicts a massacre, there is absolutely no room for error.

Animals imbued with divine power can easily tear flesh apart; the heron even carries a curse, causing temporary loss of consciousness if one is not careful enough to be tainted by it.

Ushi-Gozen was accidentally touched, and despite the armor protecting her, the effect still reached her body. (Nine)

Fortunately, someone nearby intervened to stop her, preventing her from being torn to pieces by the attacking animals.

"This can't go on; we have to bite the bullet and move forward."

"Leave it to me."

Arjuna's voice sounded from behind. After helping Zhou Yu eliminate some threats outside the palace, Zhou Yu asked him to come directly to the palace to help.

"My warships won't be easily destroyed, and even if they are, they can be replaced in time. Those in the palace need help more than I do; that's the real battlefield."

Arjuna nodded in agreement and immediately floated over. Nine

As he spoke, he had already drawn his bowstring. Sensing the surging magical energy behind him, Musashi instinctively dodged to the side.

The next moment, arrows burning with raging flames were shot out, and the power of the fire god Agni swept away everything in front of them.

Upon seeing this scene, the animals that had been hiding ceased to conceal themselves, and the ferocious lion immediately pounced out, attempting to extinguish the flames with its sharp claws.

This lion possesses the power to destroy everything, which allows it to collide with the arrow.

The sacred oxen walked slowly forward from behind, as if vying for the fertile and productive land, representing the oxen's robust physique.

With his power, Arjuna bestowed upon the lion in front of him terrifying strength and physique. Arjuna fired three arrows in succession, but only managed to burn the lion's forelegs to charcoal; he failed to destroy it.

"This seems to be a rather formidable enemy; please be careful."

Arjuna spoke, continuing to shoot arrows to entangle the lion and the bull, and with his spare strength, he shot fire to clear away the carcasses of the animals.

"It's alright, the pressure here has decreased significantly, and we have enough strength to clear the rest."

Musashi smiled and said that she looked to be in pretty good condition. Under the influence of the three Command Seals, her magic power and aura had increased considerably.

Arjuna's arrow must have cleared away at least a considerable number of animal mummies; perhaps hundreds, or even nearly a thousand, of them were burned to ashes in the flames.

This made it even more difficult to replenish, which relieved the group and allowed them to stand firm and further compress the space occupied by the mummies.

Arjuna gradually used his flaming arrows to weaken and kill the lion, and the beast was ultimately no match for the divinely appointed hero.

The animal mummies were eventually eliminated, and although it took a lot of effort and magic, the consumption seemed to be less than before.

Arjuna used his last flame to completely wipe out the mummies in the palace before putting down Gandhibal and preparing to walk toward the crowd.

But there was no pause in this space; the remains of the fallen mummies flowed into the depths of the temple.

Arjuna immediately drew his bow again and shot out flames, but even though the corpse was burned to ashes, the ashes still flew back forward.

The ashes from the corpses he had burned earlier gathered together, forming only a clump of ash, and then went deeper into the ground.

"This is……"

The corpses formed four statues, each representing a deity with a human head, a dog head, an ape head, and a falcon head.

They are Imset, Dumitev, Habib, and Kebusenuf, the four sons of Horus, and protectors of the internal organs.

Imset is the protector of the liver, Hasib is the protector of the lungs, Dumitov is the protector of the head, and Kbussenov is the protector of the length. They are placed in the north, south, east, and west respectively.

Each of the four represents an animal, which is their head.

The statues, or rather the jars, are made from the remains of the dead, depicting four deities.

From the New Kingdom period of Egypt, people made canopic jars with lids in the shape of these four guardian gods, used them to hold the internal organs of the deceased, and placed them together in the tomb.

However, the shape of this jar is a bit too big, at least four or five meters tall, so it would be more appropriate to call it a statue.

The four gods that had been formed did not make any move, and Arjuna fired an arrow as a test.

He first shot at Harpy, but the statue was surprisingly fragile, and the arrow shattered its outer shell and embedded itself inside.