Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

Looking at his familiar childhood sweetheart, Cheng Cheng felt a sudden sinking feeling in his heart, and an overwhelming sense of unfamiliarity arose within him.

"Cuckoo...you!"

The cuckoo stopped, no longer concealing the depth and solemnity in its eyes. It slowly opened its arms, and its aura suddenly changed. Its gentle and soft temperament disappeared, replaced by a darkness that enveloped the world!

"I am the Demon King, and the greatest mastermind behind this Holy Grail War—"

"Gathering all seven parts of the Holy Water is not the end. Only by defeating me can you truly seize the Holy Grail and fulfill your wish!"

Before he finished speaking, Bugu's figure flashed, transforming into a streak of gray-blue light, and he launched a fierce attack on Cheng Cheng!

The ultimate battle has suddenly begun!

Cuckoo's power far surpasses that of any Master; she needs neither the Holy Grail nor Noble Phantasms, she herself is the very rule. Dark power erodes the entire Sword Wasteland, countless purple Noble Phantasms entangled in darkness, trembling slightly, on the verge of disintegration!

Unlimited Blade Works

The Reality Marble activated at full power, causing countless Noble Phantasms to soar into the sky and converge into a colossal longsword that pierced through heaven and earth. Its blade was imbued with all the flames of war and the weight of obsession, bearing the power of the entire conflict—

"Boom boom boom—!"

Cuckoo's attack was completely neutralized. She staggered, bright red blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, and her body slumped down.

Cheng Cheng instinctively stepped forward and gently pulled her into his arms.

The little girl in his arms had a flushed face and a weak breath. Her once bright eyes were now dull and lifeless, tinged with the pallor of impending death.

Cuckoo nestled in his arms, slowly raised her eyes, looked at his tense face, and softly told him the whole truth:

"Actually... I am the Holy Grail."

"What!" Cheng Cheng's pupils dilated in shock, his heart filled with boundless grief. "How...how could this be!"

"Because I am a homunculus—from the moment I was born, my destiny was already set—the final ritual of this Holy Grail War was never to gather holy water to forge the Greater Grail. Rather, it was to pour all the holy water of all the Masters into my body, sacrificing my soul and life, in order to give birth to the omnipotent wish-granting machine."

"The moment the ceremony is completed will be the moment I perish."

She breathed softly, a gentle smile in her eyes, tinged with resentment and desolation: "I've always been hiding behind the scenes, not wanting you to see all this, not wanting you to end my life with your own hands."

"You always say that blue-haired girls are all losers..."

"So, this time, has my blue hair successfully become your white moonlight?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she gently closed her eyes, her head drooped limply, and she breathed her last.

The girl's warm body gradually grew cold in his arms.

At the same time, spiritual light surged between heaven and earth, and endless golden light burst forth from the dissipating body of the cuckoo. A magnificent and boundless omnipotent Holy Grail, which transcends heaven and earth, slowly appeared in the world, hovering above the wasteland, radiant with light!

The wish-granting machine that can grant any wish in the world, the Holy Grail, has arrived!

However, Cheng Cheng did not catch it and refine it instantly.

He looked into his empty arms, his heart filled with a cold void—he had won the war and obtained the Holy Grail, but lost his only childhood sweetheart.

What is the point of all this?

Cheng Cheng slowly closed his eyes, and facing the omnipotent Holy Grail floating in the sky, he whispered his only wish—

…………

"I go!"

Cheng Cheng suddenly sat up in bed, panting heavily, his chest heaving violently.

The blinding morning light streamed into the room through the window, revealing familiar furnishings that felt warm and real. The epic and dramatic Holy Grail War that had just taken place felt like a long and vivid dream.

Countless images flashed through my mind and then vanished just as quickly, leaving me unable to grasp any details, only a sharp headache sweeping over my entire body.

He raised his hand to rub his throbbing temples and looked around blankly.

The love, hate, battles, victories, and losses in my dreams are all blurred, but the empty sense of loss in my heart is incredibly real.

I haven't had such a vivid dream in a long time.

"Boom boom boom——"

A sudden, urgent knocking on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Cheng Cheng! Open the door quickly! Mom specially made rice porridge for you!"

The air outside the covers was biting cold, so Cheng Cheng curled himself up even tighter: "I won't drink..."

"Listen to me! This is good stuff. Mom has been studying Traditional Chinese Medicine for the past two months. It's recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica that if a baby eats rice oil, he will be plump and fair-skinned after 100 days. If you inject tranexamic acid into his veins, the 100-day-old baby will be as strong as a bear. What does a little brat like you know? Look at the neighbors..."

"I said I won't drink it!" Cheng Cheng said angrily. "Also, don't let children touch Miyou, or they'll suffer misfortune..."

After all, we MiGame players are a highly educated group; kids can't understand how to play it.

"Hey, you child, why are you so insensible?" The voice outside the door paused for a moment, then became impatient. "How many times have I told you to drink more saliva and less water? Don't you understand traditional childcare methods? Do you have a problem with your mother? I'm too lazy to even talk to you anymore. I feel like raising you is like raising a thankless wretch. You do nothing all day but stay at home playing video games. Every time you get up, you don't even tidy up your bed or make your room..."

"Stop reading, stop reading, I'll drink it! I'll drink it!"

Cheng Cheng gritted his teeth, threw off the covers, stepped barefoot onto the cold floor, and flung open the door.

Every time his mother used traditional parenting methods, he felt like blocking a bridge with Uluru and striking first!

Outside the door, the mother held up a small celadon bowl. The anger on her face froze instantly when she saw him, then turned into a trace of heartache and helplessness.

"Why did you come out without any clothes on? You'll catch a cold."

Cheng Cheng didn't answer. He took the bowl, tilted his head back, and drank the rice gruel in one gulp. "Is there anything else? If not, I'm going back to sleep."

"You silly child..." the mother sighed. "Also, your package arrived and was left at the door. I opened it for you; it looks like some kind of helmet. You're wasting money again..."

Before he could finish speaking, Cheng Cheng's pupils suddenly contracted.

I rushed to the door and there lay the familiar delivery box on the ground, already opened, revealing a deep black and gold color inside.

that's it!

He snatched the box, turned and rushed back to his room, slammed the door shut with a "bang," and locked it. The whole process was done in one go, leaving his mother dumbfounded in the hallway.

Cheng Cheng leaned against the door, panting heavily, looking down at the box in his arms, and slowly cracked a smile.

Immersive virtual reality headset.

It is said to be a cutting-edge product jointly created by Professor Li Wenya of the Human Union Academy of Sciences and Amber Group. It is equipped with the latest brain-computer interface and artificial dream technology, as well as an open-world adventure game in the testing phase, creating a realistic dream world.

A world where one can escape reality.

Thinking of his mother, who taught herself traditional Chinese medicine, his father, who went out drinking with friends every day, his sister, who could never find a boyfriend, and his younger brother, who was only one year old and ran around with the family's Labrador, Cheng Cheng felt exhausted and had an urge to escape his family of origin.

Fortunately, I have a friend who works at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is also a gaming expert on Baidu Tieba, so I successfully secured one of the first batch of test qualifications.

Cheng Cheng walked to the bedside, lay down excitedly, and put the cold helmet on his head.

It's black in front of you.

In the boundless silence, he felt himself falling. After an unknown amount of time, a white dot appeared in the center of the darkness. The white dot rapidly expanded, like a swirling vortex, swallowing everything.

A line of small text appeared below the vortex:

"Fate/stay night: Immortal Crown"

Chapter 134, The Witch's Night of the Hundred Demon Parade

"According to the 'prophet's' prediction, Red King will arrive on Earth in three hours! Attention! Red King will arrive on Earth in five minutes!"

"Alas, I wonder whether its arrival will bring salvation or destruction."

Federal, Newcastle, above the torch held aloft by the Statue of Liberty.

The two members of the special task force looked at the peaceful city. People were either cosplaying as zombies in the streets, participating in free shopping events at supermarkets, or playing live-action CS in schools. It was a scene of peace, contentment, and carefree life. Little did they know that danger was approaching.

"How long until the church's support arrives?"

Wang Xinghuo, a member of the MTF Mobile Task Force codenamed T-365, sighed softly.

"I just received news that Dr. Mu Yuan, the eighth seat of the Genshin Impact Church, just released a notice on the dark web, informing us that the arrival of Red King this time is not an isolated demon event, but a 'Witch's Night'," said Xiong Da, a member of the MTF Mobile Task Force codenamed T-486. "I'm afraid the Genshin Impact Church is already too busy to care about us peripheral forces."

The Organization is an anomaly containment organization rooted in North America, backed by the federal government. It is the largest management and gathering place for anomalies, demons, monsters, and superpowered individuals in North America, possessing a large number of Fire Seeds and Relics as combat power, and taking it upon itself to protect humanity—but compared to the Primal God Cult that emerged more than 20 years ago, it is still too weak.

Now, the A-level demon "Red King" alone is enough to give them a major headache.

"Captain, headquarters only sent the two of us. Is that enough to fight against Red King?" Xiong Da asked hesitantly.

"It's hard to say, after all, the B-315 containment facility was just breached by demons, and almost all of headquarters' forces were sent to suppress it." Wang Xinghuo sighed, "Fortunately, we brought two Fire Seeds... hopefully they will be of some use."

As he spoke, he pulled out the file that the "prophet" had prepared for Red King:

"Anomaly Name: Red King"

Anomaly Number: A-068

Special control measures:

A-068 has not yet arrived, and the method of control is still unclear. It is recommended to defeat it and obtain the corresponding fire seed.

Description: Entity A-068 is a giant monster with a height of 45m, a weight of 2 tons, a head resembling a skull, a large mouth with sharp teeth, a body covered in wrinkles, and thick, massive arms and a long tail. It is speculated that its true form is a "megalophobia demon".

Containment Recommendation: After Red King's arrival, use A-076 "Firewall Spark" to seal off the combat area, then use B-618 "Javelin Spark" to drop a miniature nuclear bomb into Red King's mouth in an attempt to subdue him.

“We only brought one miniature nuclear bomb, and we only have one chance,” Wang Xinghuo said. “The fate of the entire city of Newcastle rests on our shoulders… This mission can only succeed; failure is not an option!”

"Yes!"

Xiong Da accepted the order, and the two of them waited silently atop the Statue of Liberty.

One hour, two hours, two hours and thirty minutes… Red King is about to arrive. Sweat beaded on the foreheads of the two task force members, who waited anxiously and nervously.

"Captain!" Xiong Da suddenly exclaimed with delight, "The Church of Genshin Impact has sent a message!"

Wang Xinghuo asked in surprise, "Have they sent reinforcements of fusion warriors?"

"No...it tells us to recite a sentence after King Red arrives." Xiong Da looked at the notification with a puzzled expression. "But what exactly does that sentence mean..."

At that moment, the heavens and earth shook!

A colossal monster, 45 meters tall, suddenly appeared on the sea in front of the Statue of Liberty, with towering waves carrying salty seawater sweeping across the entire city!

"The 'prophet' was wrong..." Xiong Da exclaimed. "Wasn't there still half an hour left? Didn't he possess the 'Spark of the Future'? How could he be wrong!?"

"Forget about all that, use A-076 now!" Wang Xinghuo roared.

A superior spark was pulled out by Xiong Da, who infused it with magic. A massive firewall appeared out of thin air outside the city, intercepting the surging waves. Then, Wang Xinghuo used the "Javelin Spark" to launch a miniature nuclear bomb like a javelin, shooting it straight into Red King's mouth!