Thanks for the invitation. I'm in Type-Moon, inheriting the legacy of Zi-O.

"Then---let's begin the experiment!!"

"..." Romulus, who had just taken a shot from Nian Zhuo, bulged his muscles even more, and at the same time, the bronze metallic luster became brighter and brighter.

Vines wrapped around his gun, coalescing into a massive blade.

Let's settle this once and for all.

My spear can penetrate all things.

"He actually has Saber class compatibility?!" From the images observed by Mashu, Romulus's spear, twisted by the vines, had transformed into a giant sword, which he gripped with both hands. Romulus charged at Nianzhuo once more.

"Don't even think about it!" Mash raised her shield and blocked his path.

"What? You think you can stop the blade of Rome with this flimsy shield?!" Romulus raised his greatsword, twisted with vines, and slammed it down heavily on the shield that Mashu had raised.

"Thump----" Incredibly, the wooden blade of the sword actually collided with the giant shield, producing a harsh, metallic scraping sound.

"Ugh...! It's heavy... but I can block it!" Mash struggled to push the shield forward with both hands, though it was difficult. However, for a short time, Mash was still able to defend against Romulus's slash.

"----" Without uttering a word, Romulus's lips curled up slightly.

In an instant, the vines that were originally twisted together dispersed and transformed into many tiny emerald green vines, which bypassed the shield and flew towards Mash behind.

"Huh?!" Before she could react, numerous vines had already lashed out at Mashu, leaving behind a series of bright red welts.

"Ugh!" It wasn't over yet; the vines wrapped around Mash's hands, greatly restricting her movements.

She tried to break free, but the more she struggled, the tighter the vines wrapped around her. In the end, even her shield fell to the ground, and Mash's hands were also wrapped tightly by the vines.

"Then, as the first enemy to kneel before my [Roman] spear, die!" Romulus raised his greatsword high, ready to strike.

"How could I let you succeed!!" A bright red flame suddenly blazed in Romulus's eyes.

The girl leaped high into the air, and the primordial fire in her hand displayed an unprecedented intensity and heat of rage, instantly burning away the vines that were wrapped around Mash.

Nero swiftly hoisted Mashu onto her shoulder and leaped to a safe distance. For some reason, Romulus simply watched calmly as she quickly rescued her almost-captured prey, offering no resistance whatsoever.

"Even if it's the God Ancestor! It's unforgivable for him to try to harm my guest general!" Nero charged forward, swinging his sword relentlessly towards Romulus.

Without any vines or greatswords along the way, Nero easily rushed to Romulus and unhesitatingly swung the Primal Flame toward his neck.

"Clang----" Only now did Romulus make a move, raising his spear to block Nero's slash.

"Ah, you are so beautiful." Gazing closely at Nero's face, Romulus still had the strength to utter a word of praise, but Nero had already exhausted all his strength and could not allow the blade to penetrate even an inch. "You truly deserve to be called Emperor of Rome, Nero. You are like a rose in full bloom!"

"Unfortunately, since you are unwilling to submit to my [Rome], then destruction is your only destiny!" With a sudden glint in his eyes, Romulus deflected Nero's swung sword and then thrust his fiery red spear straight toward Nero's chest.

"Unfortunately, you can't do it." Suddenly, a figure radiating a bright red light appeared beside Romulus.

"Indeed, the most beautiful flower in Rome should be allowed to bloom in Rome like never before." Then, a kick, whipping up air, suddenly rushed towards Romulus's head.

"Hmm?" He glanced at it briefly. The bright silver armor, with blue and red stripes on the shoulders, seemed to belong to the Heroic Spirit who had threatened him earlier. "Nian Zhuo...? Just a noisy insect. How about this?"

Thick wooden vines instantly rose from the ground, blocking Nian Zhuo's attack and Romulus.

"You can't break through such an attack----" Suddenly, the vines were smashed into countless fragments.

It was still the same armored hero spirit, but now he was radiating a blue light, and the blue bottle-shaped object on his left shoulder was rotating up and down.

"---" Romulus never expected that Nian Zhuo could shatter the wooden vine wall he had built with a single blow. After a brief moment of shock, Nian Zhuo's attack struck Romulus's face perfectly.

"Thump—" The heavy sound of flesh striking flesh accompanied Romulus flying out, instantly smashing a large crater in the wall.

"Huh?" Nero, still in human form, seemed unable to react, still caught in the moment when her attack was easily deflected by Romulus.

"You may step back, Your Majesty Nero." Nian Zhuo instantly removed the Build watch from his waist and retrieved the Ghost watch from his pocket. "Leave the rest to me. They are not enemies you can handle!"

"Armor Time! Kaigan! Ghost!" "Burn your life!"

In the blink of an eye, the phantom of a giant eye-soul emerged from behind Nian Zhuo, and at the same time, many armors flew out from the phantom and continuously connected to Nian Zhuo's body.

"Little Zun, please, give me power!" "Okay!" The boy smiled happily, turning his own figure into particles and merging into Nian Zhuo's body.

"Gah----!" Romulus, who appeared unharmed except for his neck, pinched the spot where Nian Zhuo had kicked him, and a horrifying sound of bones cracking echoed from the huge crater in the wall.

"To actually be able to harm me [Rome], your blue light must be enhancing the destructive power of your attacks." Romulus pulled the spear from the ground once more, and terrifying magical power began to gather around him.

"Then, I'll unleash my full power, something I rarely do!" The Eyecon shoulder armor on both shoulders gleamed, and several cloak-like ghosts flew out in succession—earthy yellow, red, green, and blue. The diverse Eyecons swirled and flew towards Romulus.

He slammed the gun butt heavily on the ground, and more vines than ever before sprang up, twisting and filling everyone's field of vision.

With an air of intent to raze Nian Zhuo and the castle to the ground, Romulus raised his spear and charged towards Nian Zhuo.

"Dear Cloaked Ghosts! I beg you!" There was no time to worry about whether they could understand him; Nian Zhuo cried out to the cloaked spirits he had released, "Please help me block the attacking vines, please!"

Then, Nian Zhuo took out the Time Gun Sword, added blue magic power from his Eye Soul to the blade, and charged towards Romulus.

The cloaked ghosts seemed to exchange a glance, then nodded and bypassed the charging Romulus to confront the ever-growing, twisting vines behind him.

"Clang—" The spear tip and the sword blade collided violently. However, just as Romulus's vines were about to wrap around Nian Zhuo's sword blade, they were instantly devoured and withered by the added blue magic.

"Hmm? What is this--?" Not only that, Romulus's gun skills, which he had only briefly acquired thanks to the [Emperor's Privilege], were also somewhat limited. Logically speaking, with the EX-level Emperor's Privilege, his gun skills should have reached A-level or even higher.

"Is it my power that has been weakened?" Romulus raised his head, meeting Nian Zhuo's gaze (this is Nian Zhuo's perspective).

"You noticed? This armor can significantly weaken or even make you immune to physical attacks, you know?" Instantly, the blade, enveloped in blue eye-soul magic, passed through Romulus's fiery red spear like a phantom, then solidified again and pierced his chest.

He hurriedly dodged to the side, following the angle of the gun's swing, but Romulus's side was still slashed open by the blade, leaving a long wound.

“Like this.” Sheathing the sword in his hand, the Time Gun Sword, which had returned to its gun form, was once again aimed at Romulus.

"Unexpectedly, it was Rome that underestimated us." Romulus touched the shallow wound on his side, where he could still feel the blood flowing out. The fiery red spear he gripped tightly in his other hand began to grow as if it were alive, a sight he had never seen before.

"Damn it! Energetic gathering of enemy servants detected, Mash! Tell Nianzhuo quickly, the enemy Lancer is unleashing the true name of his Noble Phantasm!" An urgent communication beeped from Mash's bracelet.

"Mr. Nianzhuo! Watch out--! Lancer is--!" Upon hearing the news, Mashu immediately shouted towards Nianzhuo, who was located in the center of the palace, but unfortunately, even if Nianzhuo could hear her, he couldn't stop it.

“In the dreams that existed from the time my mother Sylvia held me until I was born.”

“From the time I established Rome and placed you on the Palatine Hill.”

"This gun has always been closely associated with Rome, like a towering tree rooted there!"

"Representing the prosperity and glory of Rome, you, incomparably majestic, are the symbol of Rome!"

"Appear from here, following my call!"

"I am who I am!!!"

"Rome!!!!!!!!!" "My spear knows all things! [Magna Voluisse Magnum]!"

Suddenly, Romulus plunged his spear into the ground.

Inside the royal palace, the terrifying sound of vines growing densely echoed.

What should I do? (scratching head)

As Romulus chanted, the spear in his hand stretched out like never before, plunging straight into the ground.

【My spear is all-knowing】: The spear that creates nations. It appears in a dream of his mother Silvia during her virgin pregnancy, before Romulus was born.

Legend has it that this spear was connected to a large tree, a symbol of Rome. At the founding of the state, he placed the spearhead on Palatine Hill.

As a treasure, it has the ability to manipulate trees. When its true name is released, the spear will transform into a large tree, expand and change its appearance, creating "the past, present and future of the imperial city of Rome", and crush the opponent with a raging torrent.

With his shout, the entire palace was completely shattered, and countless rocks fell from the dome.

"Everyone! Find a place to hide!" Before he could stop them, Nianzhuo hurriedly ran towards Nero and the others. During the process, countless roof fragments and falling rocks rained down like raindrops, creating deep craters on the ground.

"Ugh! Everyone, please hide under my shield!" Relying on Mashu's giant shield to block the attack, the group quickly fled from the palace.

However, Nian Zhuo wasn't so lucky. Originally positioned at the very center of the palace, he now had to guard against not only falling stones from the roof, but also...

"Whoosh—" The sound of something piercing the air rang out from behind Nianzhuo and was rapidly approaching.

"Ugh!" He quickly dodged to the side, but there was a huge rock falling right where he was trying to dodge, so Nianzhuo had no choice but to roll to the side again in a sorry state.

It wasn't vines; its deep brown color clearly indicated a straight tree trunk, passing by Nianzhuo like a giant thorn.

In the distance, Romulus was enveloped by numerous twisted trees, and countless falling rocks crashed against the trunks without even causing them to tremble.

It was simply too enormous; if it were stretched out straight, it would probably be over ten meters long. And considering its radius was almost the size of three people's outstretched arms, Nian Zhuo had no idea he could withstand a single blow from it and emerge unscathed.

However, there was more than one such thick tree, and Romulus behind him was constantly waving his gun like a staff.

Countless trees, lush and green, twisted and rose from the ground, transforming what was once a royal palace into a dense jungle in a short time.

"This is really a big problem!" While moving back and forth to dodge the constant thrusts from the spearmen behind him, Nian Zhuo also had to keep an eye on the falling rocks overhead. He was already panting heavily.

However, there are always some unexpected events.

This time, distracted by his thoughts, he didn't pay attention to where he was stepping.

"Huh?" As his figure leaned forward, Nian Zhuo, who had been paying attention to his back, realized that he had suddenly fallen to the ground.

"Damn it." In the short time it took to have this thought, Nian Zhuo's figure was surrounded by several trees that suddenly grew out of the ground.

He fell straight down, his vision filled with trees...

"Huff...huff..." Nero, Mash, and Ritsuka were panting heavily in front of the completely collapsed palace.

"Then... um... where is Mr. Nianzhuo?!" Looking around, Mashu couldn't find Nianzhuo anywhere.

“Nian Zhuo…the last reaction was in the palace…” Unfortunately, even Dr. Roman’s communication was transmitted from Mashu’s communication device at this moment.

"No, no, Mr. Nianzhuo wouldn't do that!" Ritsuka shook her head vigorously, trying to shake off all those bad thoughts.

Within the ruins, something was constantly shaking, sweeping away the covering stones.

"Look...! Could it be...!" Ritsuka quickly grabbed Mash's hand, who was already distracted, and pointed to the trembling rock. "It's Mr. Nencho..."

Suddenly, a large tree rose from the ground.

"...Huh?" An even greater despair than before swept over Ritsuka and Mash's hearts.

"Ugh...!" The shield in her hands trembled—no, it was her own hands that were trembling uncontrollably. Mashu stared intently at the reappearing lancer Romulus, surrounded by countless trees. For the first time, she felt that fighting was so difficult.

“Is that so… Nian Zhuo…” Without saying more, the flames shining on the dark red longsword in Nero’s hand showed signs of dying out. “As expected… it is impossible to disobey the God Ancestor…”

"We can't give up, everyone!" Even though she was exhausted from just dodging attacks, Ritsuka still took a step towards Romulus.

"Even if Mr. Nianzhuo isn't here, he would never want us to give up like this...!" Crystalline magic surged through her body, but judging from her trembling hands, this was already Ritsuka's limit.

An emergency healing spell was activated, and emerald light gently caressed Nero and Mash's wounded bodies.