The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

The group, who had just thought they were out of danger, hadn't even had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief before they were immediately caught up.

Chapter Sixty-Six Rescue 5

"We've still attracted some annoying guys. It seems we haven't been able to completely defeat those Sphinxes. Instead, we've attracted even more malice, which has led them to chase after us."

The Sphinx horde made no attempt to conceal their pursuit; even at a considerable distance, the immense magical power driven by the Sphinxes was clearly perceptible to the Servant.

Riding on storms and flames, the Sphinx can move at high speeds with incredible agility. Under the influence of bursting magic, the Sphinxes arrive like airplanes with a whoosh.

"If this continues, we will only exhaust our magic and completely perish in this dark desert."

Ilya's magic power has been largely depleted, and his spirit is somewhat weak and has not yet recovered.

However, defeating the Sphinx horde once again would inevitably come at a price. What's the point of repeatedly defeating the immortal Sphinx? The final result would simply be that, after their magic is exhausted and they run out of supplies, they would be torn to pieces by these divine beasts.

"Show your despair, I'll slaughter you all!"

The sphinxes appeared above the group as they talked, and the blond man riding one of them, a bloodthirsty grin on his face, charged forward with an excited shout.

Arash immediately responded by firing dozens of arrows, shooting down the man's remaining sphinx.

The blond man who fell from the sky to the ground wasn't seriously injured. Ignoring the injuries from the fall, he scrambled to his feet and charged at the people on all fours.

"That's... Mr. Jekyll?"

Upon seeing the approaching figure, Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately recognized this Servant who had appeared in a previous singularity. 3.

“No, the one currently in control of this body is probably not Mr. Jekyll, but rather the evil Hyde who has split off.” Wu

Indeed, this was the case; Henry Jekyll was a rational and gentle man, how could he possibly display such a bloodthirsty demeanor, running like a wild beast? (vi)

Even its body twisted, its blue pupils were covered in blood, and beast-like claws grew from its arms. The reason in its eyes gradually faded with its actions. (iv)

"Is this someone you know?"

Arash fired arrows at Hyde in quick succession and asked Fujimaru Ritsuka curiously.

"They are friends who fought side by side in previous singularities, but what appears now is evil that has been separated from their humanity."

"I see."

"I was wondering why you would associate with such a pure beast. It turns out you are pure evil that has been split apart. You are a beast that has no rationality whatsoever and doesn't even understand your own situation."

Ilya didn't make many moves; he simply swung his rock sword and knocked Hyde, who had already approached, away.

But Hyde, who was knocked away, did not care about the damage he had suffered, just like before. He didn't even have time to catch his breath before getting up again and charging forward.

Hyde was indeed a pure beast, abandoning all reason to gain physical strength, losing the sense of pain to enhance his endurance. Pain could not stop him; only by shattering his spiritual foundation and burning his body could he be stopped.

But with such excellent archers as Arash, the mindless wild beasts posed little threat to the group, and were no match for the Sphinx herd that followed closely behind.

In order to avoid being unable to deal with Hyde in time after the arrival of the Sphinxes, Arash spared no effort and quickly made arrows in his hands and shot them out.

In the blink of an eye, arrows rained down like a torrential downpour, engulfing the raging beast.

"Hahaha...it doesn't hurt at all!"

The mad beast broke through the rain of arrows, and black sludge flowed from his body to fill his wounds, but he recovered in the blink of an eye.

"Yes, it's the same thing as before, the filthy sludge from the corrupted golden cup."

Ilya immediately recognized the source of the flowing, black sludge: the corruption accumulated in the Golden Cup.

"Is it another immortal monster? This is really troublesome."

Facing an immortal monster can easily lead to feelings of frustration, and even if you manage to defeat it, you can hardly feel a sense of accomplishment, as the fallen opponent can get back up in an instant.

More importantly, while their life force appears to be nearly infinite, their magic and physical strength are not.

"Or I can stay behind and hold them off, and I should be able to buy you enough time to retreat to a distance where the enemy can't track you."

Hassan-Sjuso believed it was time to make the decision to sacrifice four lives. ③↓=伍∪×⑹〃∑⑷￠≥

"Among us, I am undoubtedly the most agile. Even if I were trapped among the Sphinx crowd, I would be confident that I could escape."

My body has undergone considerable modifications; while I can't die like this beast that's declared dead, I'm not so easy to kill either.

Besides, you've already done what I was supposed to do. The provincial capital has been recaptured, and my compatriots can resume their previous lives. I should have given my life for this long ago; this is the mission that an old man in the mountains should have.”

Hassan, with a determined expression, explained his reasons: this land held people he loved, and he still cherished it, but he was also prepared to give it up.

He was a man who habitually made this choice. In the beginning, Hassan the Cursed Arm chose to give up everything—his loved ones and his body—in order to seize the position of the Old Man of the Mountain.

“If that’s all there is to it, I think I’m more suited to it. As long as I stand on this land, as long as the biting wind doesn’t subside, no one can kill me.”

Ilya shook his head, disagreeing with Hassan's statement.

“But you are more important than I, Lord Ilya. Your strength far surpasses mine, your understanding of the great enemy here far surpasses mine, and your role in serving that venerable king far surpasses mine.”

"I'm not essential to this team. If I hadn't volunteered to the King, I wouldn't have been included in this mission in the first place. So even if you abandon me, it won't make any difference. But you're different, Lord Ilya."

"Please wait!"

While Qiu was arguing with Ilya, a voice whose identity and origin were unknown rang in their ears.

0 "Hmm?"

(iv) "Warriors who are willing to make sacrifices, I am the ruler of the sky. If you are here to fight against the evil that has taken away the light from this place, then come with me."

8. In this dark desert, a barrier, like a transparent mirror but gleaming faintly, stood between the Sphinx and the crowd.

The ferocious sphinxes immediately stopped moving and wandered around in place as if they had lost their target.

2. A strange piece of cloth flew out from the barrier, emitting a faint light, and flew to the other side.

"It seems there are still some scattered resistances remaining here."

Lin: "Let's follow them first. Since they chose to save us, at least for now, they don't have any ill intentions."

The cloth flew away without stopping, seemingly unconcerned whether the group would follow. Therefore, the group didn't have time to analyze the situation further. Based on its current behavior, they assumed the cloth was benevolent and followed its guidance.

The location indicated by the strange cloth was not close, and it took the group a long time to see the cloth disappear into the same barrier they had seen before.

"I estimated the distance based on my experience. The distance from here to where the evil is is about the same as where we were just now. We came here by walking in an arc."

Arash kept mentally calculating his location to avoid deviating from the intended path and being unable to proceed towards the beast's palace.

"It must be that the remote city escaped the darkness and avoided the subsequent sweep because there were Servants stationed there."

"So what should we do?"

Their gazes returned to Fujimaru Ritsuka, awaiting her decision.

"Let's go see them first; at least we should express our gratitude."

"Okay, let's go in then."

The group stepped towards the faintly glowing barrier ahead, and the surrounding dust storm immediately dissipated, revealing glimmers of light.

Greenery and light appeared on this barren desert. Although the sun was still nowhere to be seen, the sky here was only overcast, not dark.

A small fortress, surrounded by lush greenery and a central lake, is a town built around an oasis.

Immediately following was the sound of footsteps, and a group of about a hundred people carrying weapons marched in formation. In the center of the group was a figure draped in white cloth.

"Warriors from afar, this is the land ruled by the Sun King. If you have come to resist Apophis, who swallowed the sun, you are welcome. If you have come here for other purposes, I will not speak ill of you. You only need to turn around and continue with your own business."

"It's Cloth! Master, Cloth is speaking!"

Umashu stared wide-eyed at the figure standing in the center of the crowd, speaking in disbelief, and whispered to Fujimaru Ritsuka beside her.

"Apophis? If it is a beast of this place, then that is indeed why we came here."

"Cough cough... Disrespect! Even if you are warriors, you must still bow your heads before the Pharaoh, before the gods. This is utter disrespect!"

The queen, who appeared in the form of the god Mejed, prepared herself mentally and mustered her courage to shout loudly at the group.

"However, since you've come to help the Sun King, I'll forgive you..."

The great Sun King was cursed by this land and suffered an unfortunate fate. He was a king as radiant as Ra, yet, like Ra, he was coveted by Apophis.

4. The Sun King was swallowed by the dark serpent, and the miracle of the Nile disappeared. But the Sun King left behind his tolerance and love, leaving hope here for me to guard. Therefore, I cannot leave this place.

O traveler from afar, follow in the footsteps of the great Pharaoh! On this land dwells another Pharaoh, as great as the Sun King. You must leave this desert and tell this equally great Pharaoh all that has happened here.

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Traveling

“I know her. Before you came to the mountains, the one dressed in white visited our land and paid homage to the great king.”

Hassan of the Cursed Arm was initially a little confused, but he recognized Nitocris's identity based on her subsequent actions.

"The other party is the Pharaoh who was summoned here by the Sun King, who also called her the Queen of the Sky. However, compared to then, this queen is now more divine... She has taken over the position of guardian of this land and protects the people here as the new ruler."

With his enhanced senses, Hassan of Cursed Arm discerned Nitocris's current state and shared it with the others beside him.

"So that's how it is. It's another pharaoh."

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded and then took a step forward.

"Queen who guards the sky above this place, we were ordered by the king you mentioned to come to this desert, which has fallen into darkness, to investigate the situation."

"What did you say? You came on the orders of the Great Pharaoh?"

Nitocris quickly stepped forward and asked aggressively, but he immediately realized what was happening, took two steps back, and coughed lightly twice.

"...Let the great Pharaoh's command be given to me, and I will carry it out."

Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately gave a brief description of how they had been ordered to come here to gather intelligence, and Nitocris nodded slightly and turned away.

"...So that's how it is. How could the great one who is the true Pharaoh be unaware of the evil deeds of the dark serpent? But even the omnipotent Pharaoh cannot easily understand the situation when the sun's radiance is obscured."

Logically, as I am still learning to be a true pharaoh, I should be carrying out the will and destiny of the great pharaoh. However, at this moment, I am burdened with the orders left by the Sun King. But I will provide you with some assistance to better carry out the pharaoh's orders. Follow me.”

Nitocris turned around and strode toward a small temple built in the oasis.

"For us, having a place to rest is enough; it's so hard to even catch our breath outside."

The burly Ilya sheathed his weapon and strode after him, seemingly unconcerned that there might be a trap or that everything before him was just a disguise.

"This is the last remaining pure land of Egypt, which descended upon following the arrival of the Sun King. Rest here."

The Sun King, who ruled over the Nile and was one with Ra, was swallowed by the serpent along with the Nile. All of Egypt lost its sun's light, leaving only the Sphinx, stripped of its noble essence in darkness, and the people of Egypt.

Nitocris recalled the scene when she returned to Egypt, when the sky had not yet lost its light, but a layer of haze had been added around the sun.

This filled Nitocris with immense sorrow. The great Nile River and the miracles that had been built along its banks—the great Egypt—were reduced to mere glimmers of light.

The oasis wasn't very large, and the group soon arrived at the entrance to the temple not far away, a gate made up of tall stone walls flanking a low doorway.