Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Rin Tohsaka: "The four rules of the village? I almost forgot they existed."

Lion Jie Li: "These rules are probably related to the village's plans in some way."

Weber: "What's the point of all these rules...?"

After a moment, the Second Prince finally came to his senses, and seemed to have some idea in mind.

"Grey, since you intend to meet with King Arthur's spirit, I'd like to ask you a favor."

Then, he quietly told Grey something that made her blink repeatedly.

[Grey: "I can do it, but is it okay for me to say it?"]

[Second King: "I must ask you for this. It will probably be more effective for you to say it than for me to. It may be a very risky gamble, but it's unavoidable in order to break through the current situation."]

[Grey: "...I understand."]

Ilya: "What are you doing? Why are you acting as a riddle teller again?"

Shi Zi Jie Li: "He seems to have thought of something."

Rin Tohsaka: "Huh? Why didn't I notice anything?"

Conqueror King: "Kid, can you give me a hint?"

Weber: "..."

Don't call him; he has no idea what his future self is thinking.

At the same time, a flash of light suddenly streaked across the outside of the temple.

The Second Prince and his companions were immediately drawn to the sight and quickly ran out of the temple to investigate, only to witness an unbelievable spectacle.

Right next to the temple, two opposing forces were locked in a standoff.

[Without needing to say a word, the masked girl officially began controlling dozens of skeletal soldiers.]

The masked girl, clad in armor, resembled a general commanding an ancient battlefield, but paired with that terrifying metal mask, she also appeared as a domineering witch.

[The two people from the Holy Church who confronted the masked girl were, of course, the two leaders.]

They somehow managed to get here.

However, the problem at this point lies in the gun the masked girl is holding.

[Surrounded by intense, dark magic, several sharp, fang-like spikes extended from its outer decorations. Although its appearance had changed drastically, it still bore a striking resemblance to the Holy Lance.]

[Grey: "The black Holy Lance!"]

Grey seemed to know about this thing, but she never expected it to appear before her eyes.

No, in a sense, isn't this a logical progression?

Since she is King Arthur's physical body, and the masked girl is King Arthur's spirit, it is only natural that we both be given the same gun butt.

Lion's Robbery Jie Li: "Hey, is it really the Holy Lance?"

Rin Tohsaka: "How is that possible! That jet-black gun barrel, and those densely packed spikes, it doesn't look like the Holy Lance at all!"

Artoria: "...No, that is indeed the Holy Lance."

Toosaka Rin: “???”

Feng Xi: "It's the Holy Lance after the reversal."

Rin Tohsaka: "A plot twist?"

Feng Xi: "The so-called reversal refers to a completely opposite situation. Taking people as an example, it means a drastic change in personality, from gentle to fierce, which is technically called 'darkening'."

Ilya: "Darkening? Can guns become dark too?"

Feng Xi: "Of course it is. Aren't there divine weapons and demonic weapons as well?"

Weber: "In other words, those villagers replicated a reversed Holy Lance."

Kenneth: "Hmph, I told you, don't jump to conclusions too soon, let's see how it goes."

[Second Generation: "What's going on?"]

[Grey: "It's said that the gun I carry is originally the shadow of the main body."]

[Second Generation: "I see. So if it's a shadow, even if multiple shadows exist simultaneously, it's not a problem? This is troublesome."]

Webber: "A shadow? So, what Gray holds isn't the real Holy Lance either!"

Kenneth: "See? I told you not to jump to conclusions."

Lion's Tribulation: "However, if it has such great power, it's not the genuine product. How powerful must the genuine product be?"

Wife: "Saber, do you know?"

Artoria: "I don't know, I haven't used the Holy Lance for very long."

"Once the sixth singularity emerges, you'll know just how powerful the original is."

Feng Xi thought to himself.

Chapter 249: The Non-Human Illumia

Ilumia looked at the group and said, "What? I thought you had already escaped, but you actually came to us willingly."

[With that, she swung her hand forcefully, shattering the skull of the skeletal soldier who had ambushed her with a backhand punch. But moments later, the skeletal soldiers reappeared one after another from the area she had swept through.]

The more skeletons Ilumia defeats, the more appear in their place.

Shiki Jieli: "These do not appear to be undead puppets, but rather some kind of magical creation."

Kenneth: "As long as there is enough magic, can we keep creating new skeleton soldiers?"

Kenneth: "However, based on the previous situation, those skeleton soldiers can only be created here, not in the passage."

"Phew, so the source of the magic really is the villagers on the ground? I've had enough of this cycle!"

[Illumia grew weary of the endless stream of skeleton soldiers.]

【"priest!"】

"Yes! I...I know!"

[Fernand, who had been hiding, emerged, gripped the cross to his chest, took a deep breath, and began to chant.]

"O people! Hear this!"

"O inhabitants of the world, listen carefully!"

"Regardless of status, wealth, or poverty, everyone should listen attentively."

"But none of them were able to redeem themselves, or give God an equivalent value equivalent to their souls."

The incessant sound quickly activated the spell, forming a mysterious and powerful current of water that was not unrelated to this land.

[At the Clock Tower, it's called the largest magical foundation of humankind.]

Grey recognized the lyrics because it was a passage from one of Fernand's sermons.

[These were originally simple words, but now, coming from the priest's mouth, they possessed extraordinary "power."]

"They called the place by their own name. They thought to themselves, 'Our home will endure forever, and our graves will be our eternal dwelling. But no one can enjoy wealth forever.'"

As soon as this verse was uttered, something extraordinary happened around them.

The skeletal soldiers who were about to attack Fernand instantly stopped moving, centered on him. Not only that, some of them even collapsed to the ground, instantly turning into dust.

"They were like livestock destined for extinction..."

After Fernand made the sign of the cross to conclude the prayer, the nearby skeletal soldiers all disintegrated.

Rin Tohsaka: "Wow, impressive. I thought this fat priest was just there to make a cameo appearance, but I didn't expect him to have such a hidden skill."

Ilya: "You really can't judge a book by its cover."

Kotomine Risei: "The Holy Church is more than capable of dealing with these blasphemous creatures."

[Second King: "Is this... the baptismal chant...?"]

[Baptismal chanting is the only magic trick openly permitted to be learned in the Church, and it is also the only magic trick taught in the Church, which may make it all-powerful.]

[Second Generation: "Utilizing the largest magical foundation in humankind, grounded in the faith of the Holy Church, to purify the surroundings through violence. While its physical effects are limited, its power over souls and curses is immense. That is the very key to the divine law that forcibly imposes the rule of faith."]

[Grey: "How could this be!"]

[Second Generation: "Although it seems unable to affect the masked girl and Sir Kay's spirit origins, the skeletal soldiers are too powerful to approach. However, since we also utilize magic bases, our power will be forced to diminish..."]

Rin Tohsaka: "Oh! This is the magic trick that Amakusa Shirou used to defeat Dracula in the video before! I didn't recognize it at first."

Kotomine Shiro: "It's because although it's the same kind of magic, everyone in the church uses it very differently, each with their own unique style."

Kenneth: "However, this only cleared out the surrounding skeleton soldiers; it cannot stop the creation of skeleton soldiers."

Kotomine Shiro: "But it also frees up their hands to do other things, doesn't it?"

Weber: "Could it be!"

"Haha, I don't think baptismal chants alone can solve the problem."

Illumia looked at the new skeletal soldiers emerging from the other side of the cave and nodded slightly to the Second Prince and the others.

"However, even if we don't remove King Arthur's spirit, removing your body would be just as effective!"