Simultaneously traversing from Type-Moon

The wind tried to extinguish the fire, but the fire tried to sweep away the wind.

However, the final direction was that the energies of the two sides collided head-on and then merged, directly forming a sphere of wind and fire compressed to its limit but with a very high energy value between them.

"not good!"

Upon seeing the sphere of wind and fire form, Artoria immediately stopped firing her wind pressure cannon.

Her intuition foresaw that the ball of wind and fire would unleash terrifying power, and if she dared to take it head-on, she would be severely injured instantly.

After Artoria stopped firing her wind pressure cannon, she immediately retreated quickly, back and forth, until she was far away.

Hassan, with his extraordinary vision temporarily granted by Ducan, clearly noticed that something was wrong with the Fireball of Wind and Fire.

He immediately stopped firing and quickly retreated.

Then, one second later, the energy of the Fireball reached a very dangerous critical point. Its relatively stable structure, which had been formed under the enormous pressure of the energy clash between the two sides, collapsed instantly after both sides withdrew their power.

The ball of wind and fire shattered.

The next moment...

boom!

A fierce wind, carrying scorching heat, swept across everything around it.

The earth was scorched, and the mountain walls were blackened.

Then, within the narrow environment of the crevice, the fierce wind and scorching fire were once again suppressed and exploded again.

boom!

The second explosion was even more powerful; it felt like the mountain itself shook.

A fierce wind, carrying scorching heat, broke free from the confinement of the crack and appeared directly outside the crack on one side of Mount Yuanzang.

From the outside, it looks as if fire is constantly billowing out from the cracks of Mount Enzang, with fiery red light leaking out. To the outside world, Mount Enzang appears to have turned into a volcano.

Some mentally disturbed people were even thinking, "Could there be a natural gas pipeline buried under Mount Yuanzang? Did this sudden pipeline explosion not only crack the mountain but also blast out the underground magma?"

Chapter 77 Site Destruction Temporarily Ceases the Fight

After a long time, the flames dissipated.

At this moment, the air was still scorching hot enough to burn a person.

Artoria and Hassan the Hundred Faces reappeared on the field.

At this moment, the arena has been completely transformed. The entire battleground is slightly sunken, and a thin layer of obsidian covers the ground. Apart from that, there are no other piles of rocks.

This was formed from the shockwave and high temperature of the explosive flames created by the fusion of previous gales and flames.

“Saber, you are indeed quite skilled. Conventional attacks have little effect on you. It seems I will have to use some trump cards to kill you.”

The purple-gold blade in Baima Hassan's hand began to shine again.

Artoria also raised the invisible holy sword that was once again wrapped around the wind barrier.

"Come on, Assassin."

Artoria knew that her opponent was incredibly strong, and that if she didn't fully unleash the Holy Sword, her chances of defeating him were slim.

Because of her injured left hand, she was completely unable to exert any strength and had no way to fully unleash the power of the holy sword in her hand.

If the fight continues, her chances of winning will only decrease, since her previous injuries haven't healed and she's now suffering new ones.

However, this does not mean that she will give up and move forward, nor does it mean that she will admit defeat.

She never gives up.

Just as the two sides were about to engage in battle again, Irisviel suddenly ran into the battlefield.

"Stop! Mr. Assassin, we surrender and will not continue to force our way in."

The temperature on the battlefield was still very high, making it impossible for ordinary people to survive. However, Irisviel was clearly no ordinary person. She quickly arrived at the scene and stopped the fighting between the two sides.

"Alice! What are you doing here? Get out of here right now!"

Artoria quickly shielded Irisviel behind her and urged her to leave the area immediately, as she had no foolproof way to protect Irisviel's life in the midst of the battle.

“Saber, it’s alright.” Irisviel smiled at Artoria, then said to Hassan the Hundred-Faced, who had stopped attacking, “Didn’t Mr. Assassin say that as long as we stay here and don’t force our way in, he won’t kill us?”

Artoria watched Hassan the Hundred-Faced with suspicion, and breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that he did not take the opportunity to attack.

“Ms. Irisviel is right. The Master only ordered me to stop you. I will only kill you if you try to force your way in. It would be best if you obeyed.”

Hassan has a female personality, and even his main body is female, but it's not wrong to call him "sir".

Upon hearing this, Artoria was somewhat puzzled. She wondered what the other party was trying to do, since they were simply trying to stop them.

What exactly does his Master want to do with the Greater Grail? Could it be that he simply wants to keep them outside so he can take a look at the Greater Grail without being affected?

No, if they really just wanted to see the Greater Grail, they wouldn't have made such a big commotion like before. It's obvious they wanted to lure them, the other Servants, and their Masters over.

But then they were stopped after being lured over, which felt a bit inexplicable.

No, maybe everything Assassin said and did was just to put them at ease so he could launch a sneak attack.

Therefore, she remained extremely vigilant.

Then, she pulled Irisviel away and whispered, "Irisviel, what happened that made you rush over here to talk to me?"

Irisviel would never interfere in her duel without a reason.

“Saber, you do look a bit tired. Take a rest. Although the Holy Grail is important, you are also important to me.”

Irisviel clearly noticed the new wound on Artoria's left hand and immediately cast a healing spell to try and heal it.

After a moment, she awkwardly withdrew her hand.

Why am I encountering an injury that looks so similar to Lancer's Noble Phantasm damage again?

"Lia, I'm sorry, I don't think I can heal this injury."

Irisviel used a rather affectionate term of endearment, her heart aching slightly. Artoria had fought so hard for her, yet she was powerless to help her in the slightest.

Although she was only a nominal acting Master, an acting Master is still a Master, and she genuinely cared about Artoria.

"Alice, don't be sad. This is my honor as a warrior. I am your knight. Even if I have to sacrifice everything, I will never let you suffer even the slightest harm."

Artoria grasped Irisviel's hand tightly and solemnly expressed her feelings to her.

Irisviel nodded, then continued, "Saber, Kiritsugu just called me and said he'll try to help you restore your Noble Phantasm. He asked you to wait patiently."

Irisviel has a cell phone that Kiritsugu Emiya specially gifted to her, so they can communicate with each other. However, Irisviel's level of use of electrical appliances is about the same as that of the Tohsaka family.

Vehicles such as cars are excluded.

Her basic knowledge of using a mobile phone was terrible. She pressed the wrong button several times and hung up several times. Fortunately, Kiritsugu Emiya was quite patient with Irisviel. He kept calling until he finally got in touch with her.

Kiritsugu Emiya told Irisviel to come back immediately on the phone, but Irisviel refused sternly. Finally, when he had no other choice, he said that he had a way to solve Artoria's Noble Phantasm problem.

As for what the method was... Kiritsugu Emiya didn't say, and Irisviel didn't ask either.

"Is that so? So Kiritsugu was trying to solve my Noble Phantasm problem. If he can really solve it, then I'll have a way to deal with Assassin."

Artoria frowned involuntarily at the thought of Kiritsugu Emiya.

Her intuition told her that Kiritsugu Emiya would definitely use some underhanded methods to help her regain control of her Noble Phantasm.

Artoria felt a strange aversion to him, but she probably couldn't stop him now.

“Saber, the other Masters and Servants are coming soon. We can let them weaken Assassin first. If we can force him to retreat, we can take this opportunity to get closer to the Greater Grail.”

Irisviel also revealed her plan, which was to use the power of other Servants to weaken Assassin.

Assassin was alone, and she didn't believe that if all her Servants attacked together, they wouldn't be able to defeat the enemy.

As for the possibility that other Servants might also visit the Greater Grail after defeating Assassin, that's fine. As long as the other Servants don't intend to dismantle the Greater Grail, it's okay for them to take a look.

After all, even if we show it to them, they might not be able to understand it.

Irisviel would be even happier if someone could actually understand it.

After all, the Greater Grail is related to the magic of the Heaven's Feel, and the Einzbern family's lifelong hope is to reproduce this magic in order to save all mankind.

Anyone who can truly understand and reproduce this magic will be treated with the utmost respect by the Einzbern family, because it means that their lifelong aspirations are not just wishful thinking, but achievable.

It doesn't matter if it's achieved through someone else's hands.

“Alice, your method is fine, but what if… I mean, what if Assassin really manages to stop all the Servants all by himself?”

Chapter 78 The Arrival of Iskandar

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Irisviel said this without even thinking, after all, even the golden Archer probably couldn't stop all the Servants, let alone just an Assassin.

Despite the strange state of the Assassin in front of her, so strange that even she, one of the three starters in the Holy Grail War, was somewhat caught off guard.

As an Assassin, his direct combat strength is no weaker than Saber's, and he even injured Saber again. Keep in mind that Saber's true form is the legendary King Arthur, which is far beyond what an ordinary swordsman hero spirit can compare to.

Did this Assassin consume a Holy Grail to enhance his Spirit Origin?

Even so, he absolutely could not stop all the Servants.

Upon hearing this, Artoria recalled Lancer, whose martial arts skills she admired, Rider, who drove the thunderous oxcart with great momentum, Archer, who stood on the street lamp shining with golden light and possessed numerous Noble Phantasms, and Berserker, who was shrouded in darkness.

If they attack her together, even if she can fully unleash the Holy Sword, she might not be able to withstand it.

That Assassin has absolutely no chance of holding out.

“You’re right, Alice.”

Artoria said this.

Although she, as a high-ranking Knight King, theoretically disdains cooperating with others to attack one of the Servants, she has no choice because the other party's Master has taken possession of the Greater Grail, which may destroy the Greater Grail and jeopardize her only way to fulfill her wish.

Then there's no other way; she has to cooperate with others to eliminate this person who will disrupt the rules of the Holy Grail War and prevent her from fulfilling her wish.

Artoria made up her mind.

Then, at that moment, a bullock cart carrying endless thunder came from the horizon.

The Thunder Ox Cart swiftly traversed the sky and arrived before Artoria and Irisviel.