Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

[Venerable II: "No, Gray."]

While eliminating the approaching skeleton soldiers, the Second Emperor stopped Gray from rushing out.

He reminded Grey not to forget their original purpose.

[Grey, recalling the instructions given by the Second King, nodded and called out loudly to the Skeleton King.]

"Please listen to me! Even if I tell you all this, you may not understand, but I have seen the outside world. I have personally experienced living outside for several months."

"I've always felt I couldn't adapt to that kind of life. Even if I could enjoy the stories, I'd never get along with the characters. I felt like people who were close to me would just feel disgusted, but I was actually very happy."

"What are you talking about?"

The Skeleton King was somewhat confused; she clearly hadn't understood Gray's meaning.

[Grey: "Tomorrow morning, the villagers will find a corpse with the same face as me."]

[The Skeleton King: "A corpse?"]

[Grey: "It's true. I don't know if it will happen this time, but it has happened before."]

【"What did you say!!!"】

The Skeleton King froze for a moment, because she understood Gray's meaning.

"No, since you said you've already experienced life outside for a few months..."

She pressed one hand to her mask and roared like a wild beast, "Tsbia!!!"

She actually knew about that alchemist from Atlas.

Perhaps because their master was lost in thought, the surrounding skeletal soldiers also temporarily ceased their movements.

Rin Tohsaka: "So this was the Second Prince's plan, to lay all the cards on the table."

Lion Jie Li: "Indeed, at this point, only a showdown can bring the opponent to their senses, but it is also a risky move."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "If we don't handle it right, it could backfire."

Kenneth: "But she actually knows Tsbia, and it seems she understands the situation."

"So, this is... no, it's now..."

The Skeleton King growled in a voice filled with despair and hatred, "Is all of this a 'reproduction'?!"

At that moment, everyone around held their breath.

[The people weren't grasping the meaning behind the Skeleton King's words, but rather were influenced by the rage emanating from her entire body.]

Her emotions were so intense that even Belsac and Ilumia, who were engaged in fierce combat, had to stop.

[King of Skeletons: "Ah, is that so? Is that how it is? How ridiculous, how ugly! With you and me like this, we're not even clowns anymore, just pathetic sketches! No matter how many times the play is performed according to the same plot, what meaning does it have for this kind of reality!"]

[Grey: "You..."]

"Then this farce is meaningless."

The Skeleton King raised the Black Holy Lance, and astonishing magical power swirled forth.

"Holy Lance, pull anchor!!!"

Just two words, yet they instilled intense fear in everyone.

The Second King had said it was a dangerous gamble, and that proved to be true.

[Video paused.]

[Question: Who resolved the crisis?]

Rin Tohsaka: "So, the Q&A session is finally starting?"

Waver: "Resolving the crisis means that the Skeleton King will unleash the Holy Lance, right?"

Kenneth: "The release of the Holy Lance is no different from the release of a Noble Phantasm. Once the release is complete, everyone in the entire cave will probably be doomed."

Lion's Robbery Jie Li: "We've really gone too far."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "Resolving a crisis has many meanings. Running away, blocking or interrupting the opponent's release of the Holy Lance can all be considered resolving a crisis."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Logically speaking, the Servant who is most likely to resolve the crisis is Guy, but he is now seriously injured and his Spirit Origin is not yet complete."

Waver: "Could it be Gray? She successfully unleashed her Holy Lance and blocked the Skeleton King's Holy Lance."

Weber: "Hmm, that's more likely. My answer is Grey!"

[Ding! Weber answered incorrectly, deducting 1 Saint Quartz.]

Weber: "Ah! Isn't that so?"

Rin Tohsaka: "So it must be Guy. After all, he's a Heroic Spirit, so he must have some trump cards up his sleeve."

[Ding! Rin Tohsaka answered incorrectly, deducting 1 Saint Quartz.]

Rin Tohsaka: "Eh! That's not true!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "So, the only ones left here are the Second Prince, Belsac, Irumia, and that priest named Fernand... wait a minute, Fernand!"

Didn't Fernand hear something inside the wall earlier?

At this time, it is often unassuming people like Fernand who can play a significant role.

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "It was Fernando who resolved the crisis!"

[Ding! Tokiomi Tohsaka answered incorrectly, deducting 1 Saint Quartz.]

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Hmm! Was I wrong?"

Weber: "Mentioning Fernando reminds me of the voice he heard before, but it wasn't him..."

Kenneth: "Are only the gravedigger and the nun left? Which one of them could it be?"

Feng Xi: "Hey, have you guys forgotten about the others?"

Feng Xi: "It was Flat and Sphinx who resolved the crisis."

[Ding! Congratulations to Feng Xi for answering this question correctly. You have received 3 Holy Crystals.]

Everyone: "!!!"

Weber: "Mistake, mistake. We subconsciously assume the answer is with the people on the scene, forgetting that there are others who are not there but are also paying attention to the situation."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Moreover, the answer did not limit the number of people, so we subconsciously assumed that it was one person who turned the tide. Preconceived notions are harmful."

Kenneth: "Weber, your two apprentices are really good."

Weber: "Teacher, please don't say such strange things."

Rin Tohsaka: "But how exactly did they manage to do that from the outside?"

Lion Jie Li: "Stop wasting your brain cells, just look at the answer."

[Question time is over, video continues.]

【"no!!!"】

[Grey knew that no one present could withstand the power of the Holy Lance; only those who could contend with it could. She immediately summoned Ad.]

"Yad, Yad!"

Unfortunately, the miracle did not happen again; the sleeping box remained unresponsive.

The Second Prince smiled wryly, "So it really backfired..."

[King of Skeletons: "Take this, Thirteen Fangs!"]

The dark vortex of magic transformed into a storm that swept across the earth, then slowly reversed, converging towards the inside of the gun.

[Preparations complete, the Holy Lance has been unleashed; no matter what methods are used, it's too late.]

"Shining at the end..."

"Snap!"

Just as the magic was about to be unleashed, everyone heard a faint, crisp sound.

The sound came from the outermost earthen wall.

Fernand stood there, stunned, and a crack had appeared in the wall in front of him.

Immediately following, accompanied by a strange, low growl, a torrent of water, like a raging torrent, gushed forth from there.

[Second Generation: "It's a flash flood!!!"]

[Kay: "Hahaha, because the swamp is right next to us! The magic that manifested the gun had already loosened the soil and rocks, and the ripple just now was the last straw!"]

Strange noises began to appear one after another, and the crack was not limited to the same spot.

A chain reaction ensued; torrential floodwaters surged into the underground cavity from multiple locations, instantly swallowing everything inside.

Grey, who was swept up in the torrent, was caught by Kay in time.

"Catch me! Swordsmanship aside, I'm quite confident in that! Ah, and when it comes to escaping, I'm confident I'm number one at the Round Table, especially when it comes to running away by the water! Hey, you pale-faced magician over there, come here too!"

Chapter 252: An Impossible Intervention

Kai's body twisted violently in the floodwaters; the twisting motion was something no human being could possibly do.

"Hehehe! That's why you need someone to take care of you, slowpoke Grey."