The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

The Holy Grail will activate as long as there are more than five Servant souls.

That's right, the conditions were met after Artoria left the scene, but El-Melloi didn't discover the anomaly until he arrived at the Great Hollow.

It failed, it failed, it failed...

The order of priorities was wrong from the very beginning. No matter how powerful the King of Heroes is, it is still quite difficult for her to destroy humanity with her own power. From the very beginning, the priority should have been preventing the Holy Grail from going berserk.

El-Melloi furrowed his brow as he anxiously bit his nails.

This can't go on.

Evil equal to the weight of a human being—that is the most powerful weapon capable of destroying humanity.

Even with all his efforts to suppress it, he was powerless to resist this catastrophe that had the potential to destroy the world.

So, it's quite clear what to do.

El-Melloi indeed harbored rather complicated feelings toward the King of Heroes.

They were filled with immense fear, yet also harbored anger and even hatred.

He defeated the king he followed with unimaginable power, while he could only watch helplessly as he was unable to resist.

Even now, though he seems to have gained some power, he can only watch his king die once again.

Just like back then, weak and powerless.

"Whether it's my temperament or my strength, I'm far from being qualified to control this power."

I was completely led by my own emotions from beginning to end...

But at least for now, we absolutely cannot repeat the same mistakes.

El-Melloi's expression turned serious as he unleashed a whirlwind to repel a clump of black mud that was swirling towards him.

"Master, can you hear me?"

"Mr. Second, what exactly happened on your end?"

As soon as the communication magic connected, Ritsuka's anxious voice immediately appeared in El-Melloi's mind.

"Sorry, I overlooked some issues. In short, the Holy Grail is out of control. Please immediately abandon the battle against the King of Heroes and return to provide support. If, as the King of Heroes said, she cares about the balance between humanity and the world, she should not hinder us. However, if she persists in pursuing us... please teleport back to Chaldea. There is no point in continuing the battle."

"Uh... I understand, Mr. Second, please be careful, I'll be there soon..."

El-Melloi frowned upon hearing Ritsuka's words, and was about to tell his Master not to be reckless, but the next second, footsteps came from behind him.

"Mr. Second, are you alright?"

"Master? Why..."

El-Melloi was surprised. Ritsuka, who should have been fighting the King of Heroes, had suddenly teleported here and seemed to be unharmed.

"Could it be that Master defeated the King of Heroes?"

"How is this possible..."

Ritsuka quickly denied El-Melloi's suspicions.

Those monsters that look like girls aren't so easy to defeat...

I only had time to say hello before rushing here as fast as I could. I wonder what she'll do next...

Seeing that things were difficult to explain in a short time, El-Melloi could only put these questions aside for the time being and focus on the present.

"Is this the black mud that Mr. Second Generation was talking about?"

With a frown, Mashu could sense an ominous aura emanating from the mud.

Although they are still restricted by the formation set up by El-Melloi, these restrictions seem to be crumbling and won't last much longer.

"Please be very careful, this black mud is the bane of Servants, and nothing good will happen if you touch it."

At this point, El-Melloi frowned, assessing his own forces.

Mashu, aside from looking quite exhausted, doesn't even possess the offensive capabilities to break through the Greater Grail.

Lily seems to still have a fighting chance. If she can activate her Noble Phantasm... although it can't completely dismantle the Greater Grail, it might be enough to temporarily resolve this crisis.

The Heroic Spirit Emiya also possesses combat capabilities, but lacks the A++ level of destructive power against cities. It seems he can only be used for containment?

This activation of the Holy Grail is somewhat special; although the Major Grail has begun to function, the Minor Grail…

"Oh no, the Lesser Grail is the same..."

El-Melloi began to regret not bringing Irisviel along.

The Greater Grail hasn't been fully activated yet; the real focus is on the Lesser Grail...

boom!!!

As it pondered, the black mud finally broke free of its seal and shot straight into the sky.

No, this doesn't look like it's not fully started at all!

"Damn it, we have to get out of here!"

Seeing that the place was about to collapse, El-Melloi shouted.

"Ritsuka, you really didn't defeat the King of Heroes?"

As he ran, Elmello turned back and shouted to Ritsuka.

"No……"

"So, that means it's roughly the level of six Servants..."

Even if the King of Conquerors has left the stage, the Lesser Grail only stores the power of six Heroic Spirits, meaning that even if it is activated, the Greater Grail is still incomplete...

"Everyone!"

Having just seen the light of day again, Ritsuka and the others saw Irisviel running towards them, looking weak and stumbling.

"Miss Irisviel? What are you doing here?"

"I sensed Servants leaving the stage, and because I cared... but by the time the conflict broke out, the Holy Grail within me was already about to activate..."

Falling into Ritsuka's arms, Irisviel explained, breathing heavily.

Just then, a huge black hole appeared in the sky, and countless black muds were pouring out madly.

"Is that the Holy Grail? How magnificent."

"Whoa?!"

Upon hearing this voice, which had almost given him a second psychological trauma, El-Melloi jumped three meters away and looked toward the source of the sound.

Orpheus was floating cross-legged in mid-air, his eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at the hole from which black mud was flowing out.

"Ophis? You haven't left yet?"

Before Orpheus could answer, the black mud suddenly moved.

Countless black muds rolled into a giant hand, reaching out to grab at the crowd.

"The target is the remaining Servants? No, is it Irisviel?!"

The Lesser Grail was not properly combined with the Greater Grail, meaning that the Greater Grail is indeed still missing its core!

This information, which is completely useless to the current situation, shows that the black mud continues to pour in.

"drink!"

The light of Excalibur burst forth, slicing through the giant hand.

But it was pointless; the amount of black mud did not decrease and it simply re-aggregated once more.

"This will never end..."

El-Melloi gritted his teeth and looked at Lily.

"Saber, can you hit the hole?"

"No, my magic power isn't enough; the black mud will hinder it!"

Needless to say, El-Melloi guessed the answer when he saw the layers of black mud surging in.

"Is there any way to at least slow down the black mud's offensive..."

El-Melloi's mind raced as he thought about it, and just then...

*Pfft*

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh echoed throughout the venue.

Chapter 184 Manifestation

"Ugh?"

This is an exclamation of surprise from Irisviel, who is caught off guard by the situation.

"O...Fee?"

Ritsuka stared at the scene before her, bewildered.

Orpheus, who had been watching their fight with great interest, suddenly snatched Irisviel away and then... pierced her chest with his right hand.

"Wait...you..."

Before Ritsuka could stop her, Orpheus pulled his hand away. In the girl's hand was a strange black fleshy mass that was still throbbing and was constantly oozing black sludge, which slowly began to erode Orpheus's palm.

"Is this the core of the Holy Grail...?"

Miss Irisviel!

After losing her heart, Irisviel also lost consciousness and staggered backward, where she was caught by Ritsuka who rushed over.

"Ophis!"

Ritsuka's tone finally became somewhat anxious and stern, and Orpheus sighed.

"If this thing remains inside that android's body, she will die."

"Ugh?"

"Although I don't really care, since unlike humans, androids are not beings that originated from the earth, Ritsuka must care a lot about this person, right?"