Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

As a knight, is this how I end up in my first battle for my lord? How pathetic, especially since I was the one who issued the challenge!

Diarmuid felt ashamed, but since his lord had trusted him so much before leaving, he couldn't let down this rare lord who respected him so much!

But there was nothing he could do; he could only retreat for the time being!

Having made the righteous decision to retreat, Diarmuid wasted no time and immediately prepared to flee.

Then, the troublemakers arrived.

To be fair, there are many, many people watching the battle right now—Archer and Assassin from the Tohsaka duo, Kiritsugu Emiya who couldn't wait for his wife and Servant to arrive, and Tsugumi who just arrived.

To say that Rider's decision to intervene at this time was purely altruistic would be laughable.

"My name is Iskandar, the Conqueror, and I participated in this Holy Grail War and obtained the Rider class!"

A bullock cart falling from the sky, a red-haired, muscular man, a complaining submissive on the cart, and the act of announcing one's real name at the beginning.

Regardless of what the spectators think, they will always be surprised by this act of introducing themselves.

"interesting."

Su Nu stepped out of the shadows, revealing a playful smile.

"So you're the Caster of this Holy Grail War? I'm quite surprised that the first person to respond to the knightly duel is a magician!"

Iskandar gave Sukuna a hearty smile, but deep in his eyes lurked a hint of apprehension.

He doesn't seem like a heroic spirit.

Iskandar is a Servant possessing divinity, a claim stemming from his prophecy of being a descendant of regional gods in order to rule the conquered worlds, and his later deification. The historical truth is irrelevant; the power of legend is simply part of a Servant's strength.

Iskandar's C-rank divinity not only enhanced his power but also allowed him to see some hidden things clearly.

The gods are the tentacles of the world, and as an extension of the world's senses, they instinctively perceive the incongruity of the intruders before them with human reason and even the reason of the stars.

"You're strong, stronger than him." Su Nuo gazed at Iskandar and gave a simple assessment.

“I’m not even sure I can beat you right now, but now—I’m going to collect my spoils.”

He glanced at Diarmuid, whose retreat had been cut off by Iskandar, and a chilling, wicked smile appeared on his face.

"I've figured out your moves perfectly. Unfortunately, you're no match for me. So now—"

"Domain Deployment: Demon-Slaying Chef!"

As Su Nuo spoke, his open belly also issued a declaration, while his two hands, hidden in his sleeves, completed hand seals out of sight.

It can be described as a combination of tactics and shamelessness.

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It can be described as a combination of tactics and shamelessness.

Why did he do this? Because he saw that Iskandar was trying to cause trouble, and whatever his purpose, he didn't want this guy with the gun to leave the scene today.

This won't do, this won't do. Although Mo Xuluo has completely adapted to his moves and is now almost no threat to him, Su Nuo won't let the reward slip away.

Moreover—according to the rules, killing this follower of the side of reason will also grant him a power reward.

Sukuna craves exhilarating battles, but also seeks greater power. After all, only by becoming stronger can one fight against even stronger opponents.

In an instant, accompanied by the clear sound of a wind chime, the entire world was plunged into darkness.

In the darkness, amidst the roars of countless monsters, a bizarre shrine slowly emerged. Before the shrine, which bore a gigantic, grotesque maw, Su Nuo looked at Diarmuid and Iskandar, who had been captured, and a pleased smile appeared on his face.

—Is this a Reality Marble? No, it's close but not quite, but it activated way too quickly!

This 'domain' is very similar in characteristics to a Reality Marble; both erode the real world and seal off its boundaries. However, it is not the egg of a world, nor is it a subspecies of a manifestation of fantasy.

Iskandar's pupils dilated slightly. Possessing a Reality Marble, he knew very well how long the incantation would require for such an ability to be activated solo. His Reality Marble was an exception, but this...

崩~

A tremendous sense of crisis suddenly struck.

"Get down!!!"

Iskandar roared and instantly shielded Waver with his body. The next moment, slashes came wildly from all directions!

Like a violent storm, like crashing waves, Iskandar roared as he faced these invisible attacks, trying to dodge them with his Divine Wheel, but found he couldn't!

These attacks seem to have some kind of 'guaranteed hit' effect; they can be blocked or neutralized, but they cannot be dodged!

Left with no other choice, Iskandar could only wield the Cypriot sword, which was hardly a Noble Phantasm, to defend against the attacks, while simultaneously manipulating the Divine Wheel to unleash lightning at high speed to deflect these assaults.

"Aaaaaah, what's going on?!"

Waver let out a mournful cry and scream, and Iskandar could only do his best to protect his little Master!

These attacks were not enough to kill him, but killing Waver would only take an instant—at which point the Conqueror felt a slight regret that he should not have brought Waver into the war.

The slashing continued for more than thirty seconds without stopping. After Iskandar realized that it would take at least three rounds of the devastating attack to break through the barrier, which was several hundred meters long, he immediately made up his mind.

But just as he was preparing to unleash his royal army—

The domain vanished instantly, and when Iskandar turned around, he saw Diarmuid, who had been chopped into minced meat and completely disappeared from the scene.

"Although it's a bit nonsensical for it to become a so-called treasure, it's actually quite nice, it's gotten a lot bigger."

Su Nu lowered her hand, which was forming the Yama Tenshin Seal, and looked at her so-called 'panel'.

Fumo Gyoshujiki

Grade: A+

Type: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm

Range: 10-1000

Maximum catch: 100 people

Effect description:

The core domain of the two-faced Sukuna unfolds, creating a blood-red barrier with a radius of 1000 meters centered on itself. All creatures and buildings within the barrier are subject to the "absolute rules of magic"—enemies entering the domain cannot avoid the attack and can only suffer damage.

"Solution": A "sure-hit slash" that automatically takes effect on creatures with spell power/magic power. Its power is adjusted according to the target's "strength" to aim for a one-hit kill.

"8": An "absolute slash" that is effective against objects without spell power/magic power (including the environment, buildings, and even low-magic-power Servants), ignoring their physical hardness and cutting them like tofu.

Within the domain, the two types of slashes will generate infinitely with unpredictable trajectories and frequencies, automatically targeting enemies and forming a veritable "slash storm." Only interference from magic, barriers, or "worlds" of the same level can counter it.

The Noble Phantasm consumes mana upon activation, with the duration calculated in 3-minute increments. During this time, Sukuna can freely control the cutting trajectory and burning intensity within the barrier. Servants with mana below A rank will suffer all damage.

Current additional effects gained: Red Rose of Destruction (Destruction), Yellow Rose of Inevitable Annihilation (Curse and Severe Wounds)

"Hahahaha, isn't that great?" Su Nu laughed heartily!

This is the unique advantage they gain as otherworldly Servants—by killing a Humanity Servant, they can steal part of its Noble Phantasm effect, and at the same time, as Casters, they gain the right to summon the corresponding class!

When Diarmuid left the stage, three deep red marks appeared on the back of Sukuna's upper right hand, echoing the three Command Seals on his other hand. This scene was noticed by many observant people!

"Is this guy... Master?" Tokiomi Tohsaka couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

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Meanwhile, Sukuna, facing Iskandar who came to disrupt things, launched an attack without hesitation, thus beginning a second battle!

[Solution]

Without warning, four spell-based slashes were launched instantly, two aimed at Waver and two at Iskandar!

The Conqueror King thwarted two attacks aimed at his Master, but one of the attacks that hit him broke through the weapon's defenses—and then another attack hidden within it tore his arm apart!

Looking at his drooping right hand, Iskandar realized he had been tricked.

But just as he steeled himself to activate his Noble Phantasm—

A golden gate of light opened behind him!

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Why would Grandpa Su Nuo come here?

Dongjiang, who was squatting on a container, blinked as he watched the figure fighting Dirumdo in the arena.

There was a strange sense of displacement, as if I wasn't the only time traveler.

"So who exactly is stirring up trouble behind this...?"

Tsugumi stroked her chin, seemingly lost in thought.

However, Irisviel next to him couldn't help but speak up.

"Who exactly are you? If you are a servant, why didn't you attack me and Saber? And what did you do to Saber?"

"There are too many questions, so I won't answer any of them." Tsugumi glanced at the eight-year-old woman and shrugged.

His original plan was to directly capture Irisviel, extract her soul, and stuff it into a body he created. He would then transform that body into a Lesser Grail, and use its magical power to directly invade the Greater Grail, allowing Nero's beast-like spirit origin to be nurtured and repaired in the black mud.

The only thing capable of restoring Nero to his beast form is the evil of this world of the same nature. Although the stuff in Pandora is also black mud, it is of very low quality. In fact, if conditions allowed, the Chaos Sea of ​​Tiamat would be the highest quality black mud.

If nothing unexpected happens, this should be a very simple matter.

So, unsurprisingly, an accident occurred.

Just as Tsuruga guessed, this damn Holy Grail War really didn't follow the original story!

When he tried to pull out Irisviel's soul, he discovered that Irisviel's body was completely empty.

She is not a vessel for the Lesser Grail; in fact, she doesn't even have a soul.

Tsugumi was stunned, because logically speaking, such a problem should not have occurred.

Irisviel didn't become the Lesser Grail after arriving in Fuyuki City; she was already transformed into the Lesser Grail to bear magical power by the Einzbern family in Germany, even at birth. As for souls, while homunculus beings aren't naturally created, they still possess such a thing.

His first reaction was that someone had set him up, and his second reaction was to pull out his horn.

Regardless of what's in it or not, it's always good to threaten and suppress the opponent with a date.

However, this time there was no reaction at all.

Even with the horn stuffed in its mouth, Gaia and Alaya are unlikely to jump out and say anything.

That clearly shows that someone is definitely causing trouble behind the scenes!

He didn't think it was the work of the Inhibiting Force or Gaia; those two shameless creatures didn't have the ability or the guts—it's hard to say about the later Dongjiang, but the earlier ones certainly didn't have the guts.

Could it be that his plan to restore the Age of Gods angered Gaia or Alaya?