Moe Girl Guardians

A figure instantly appeared in front of Ibaraki-dōji, and a huge hand slammed down!

The hand drew ever closer. This time, Ibaraki's expression no longer held the excitement of facing battle. She knew very well that once this strike landed, her Holy Grail War would come to an end.

"My Lord is here!"

Just as he was in despair, a white iris banner descended from the sky and stood before Ibaraki, its faint light forming a shield that enveloped him.

The next second, the light shattered.

The impact of the giant hand against the shield created spreading cracks. Although it did not completely collapse, it was like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

However, this attack also gave Ibaraki an opportunity. Taking advantage of this gap, he quickly broke away and retreated to the rear.

"Ibaraki?!"

Ryougi Shiki and Jeanne, who arrived just in time, couldn't help but change color when they saw Ibaraki's condition and the white monster. What on earth is this thing?

Especially Jeanne, whose defensive Noble Phantasm could even withstand anti-city Noble Phantasms, was actually shattered by a casual palm strike...

Chapter 1363 Go Find Him

Following the trajectory of Ibaraki's flight, Jeanne and Ryougi Shiki finally found their landing spot, but before they could even feel relieved, the scene before them was enough to make them lose their composure.

White monster

Before them stood a white monster about six meters tall, emanating an aura of misfortune and calamity. Jeanne, in particular, as the arbitrator, felt a sense of mission.

We have to get rid of this guy in front of us, or something really bad will happen!

The moment the idea formed, the white monster was already rushing towards Ibaraki at top speed.

Seeing this, Jeanne decisively used her strongest defensive Noble Phantasm, an A-rank defensive Noble Phantasm capable of withstanding even attacks on cities. But what happened next truly shocked the two of them...

With just one strike, the barrier created by the flag developed numerous cracks...

That was a defense that could even withstand a city-wide treasure, yet it was broken like this by a casual blow!

Meanwhile, Ryougi Shiki noticed another fact: the moment she confirmed that the other party was an enemy, her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception were already open, but the result was... no death lines.

In her eyes, the ground, rocks, and other environment remained the same as always, with black lines and dots visible that could be completely destroyed upon touch. Only the white monster had no lines or dots on its body.

She remembered that Youfeng had taught her back then.

The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception can see the end of all life; there are only two reasons why they cannot.

First, it possesses eternal life and will never die, so there is no so-called end point.

Second... beings outside the source.

The reason we can see the end point of all living beings is because these beings are connected to the origin, and their end time is predetermined at the moment of their birth.

If you don't connect with the root cause, you naturally won't see its end.

That is to say...

"Monsters from other worlds..."

Looking at the person in front of her, Ryougi Shiki murmured. Although there was a possibility of immortality, the ominous feeling emanating from the other party made her subconsciously make a judgment.

"Get out of here!!"

"She's not someone we can handle!"

At the same time, Ibaraki, who had just dodged, noticed the rescue behind him. Instead of relaxing, he shouted even more anxiously.

The collision just now made it clear to her that they were not even in the same league!

Her Noble Phantasm didn't leave the slightest damage to the opponent, so having more people in the meantime would be pointless.

not to mention……

"aaa!!!!"

Unfortunately, before Ibaraki could finish speaking, a frantic, sharp roar rang out again, seemingly angered by the white barrier, and a massive hand slammed down on the cracked barrier once more.

With a crisp cracking sound, a powerful shockwave swept through the surrounding area, and the white light vanished completely, leaving no trace.

Seemingly recognizing who had been blocking her way, the white monster trembled beneath its feet the instant the barrier broke, charging towards Jeanne with its massive size creating a whistling sound.

"Oops……"

It was filled with an anxious, seductive voice.

Just moments before, Ibaraki and Shuten-dōji had completed their second exchange and were both charging toward Jeanne and the other two.

It's important to know that Jeanne had just used a defensive Noble Phantasm and was in a temporary weakened state, making it impossible for her to stop the white monster. And more importantly…

That's a physical entity!!

Shuten-dōji already knew something during the previous meeting: the Knight King Artoria, the Hero King Gilgamesh, and others were different from her. They didn't just happen to come here; they were prepared in advance. What descended was not an avatar, but their true selves!

Her death was merely a return to Valhalla, but their deaths were absolute!

They pursued at breakneck speed, but were far too slow.

In the same location, at a similar distance, the white monster was at least several levels faster than her. She hadn't moved much before the other side was already almost there...

"..."

On the other side, seeing the situation before her, all Jeanne could do was draw the longsword from her waist.

The treasure that her mother had reinserted into the stone, and that she had pulled out.

Unlike normal Noble Phantasms, the longsword itself is a Noble Phantasm formed from ethereal winds, and with the added prestige of the pseudo-'Sword in the Stone', it can be said to possess top-tier power, and even an A rating would not be an exaggeration.

But Jeanne still felt powerless in the face of the white monster. Judging from the previous attack alone, the gap was too big. Just as Shuten-dōji said, they were not even on the same level.

"Shrinking the Earth!"

Just as Jeanne was deciding to fight back desperately, a hurried girl's voice rang out.

But before it could land, the white monster had already rushed in front of the two, clenched its fists together, and slammed them down.

In an instant, the earth cracked open.

The scorched earth was completely destroyed by the aftershocks of Ibaraki's Noble Phantasm. Within hundreds or thousands of meters, there was hardly any flat ground to be seen, and the resulting shockwave was enough to blow ordinary people into the sky.

"Finally made it..."

The next moment, three figures landed on the collapsed ground, and the cherry blossom-colored figure gasped for breath.

Her efforts were worthwhile; she finally arrived at the last minute.

"The King's Army!"

Before Ryougi Shiki, Shuten-dōji, and Jeanne could calm down after the rollercoaster-like situation, dark clouds suddenly filled the sky, and blue lightning descended from the sky, through which a thunderous oxcart could be vaguely seen.

Then, a loud and domineering roar rang out.

The monsters that had previously caused the team to be wiped out vanished instantly.

"Are you all alright?"

Not long after, Olga Marie, with her long white hair, arrived at the scene and asked the group with a sigh of relief.

I finally made it.

Who are you?

They exchanged a glance, and Jeanne stepped forward, speaking with a mixture of gratitude and wariness.

The fact that they could do what they just did makes their identities self-evident; they are none other than the Heroic Spirits who did not appear in the previous Holy Grail War.

Although she was grateful to the other party for saving them, Jeanne couldn't help but have doubts...

What exactly is their purpose, and why did they appear at this time?

"The person who wants to change all of this"

"There is no more time. You must find Youfeng as soon as possible. Only he can change all of this!"

Chapter 1364 Memorial on Dispatching the Troops

"There's no more time. You must find Youfeng as soon as possible; only he can change everything."

Upon arriving in front of Jeanne and Ryougi Shiki, Olga Marie breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, "Finally, I made it in time."

After talking with Youfeng that day, she began her final preparations. Information about the future and her intuition told her that the final war might bring unimaginable events.

Then, she also discovered the ominous signs at the edge of the battlefield.

It was secretive and powerful; if the Holy Grail hadn't laid out a surveillance network throughout Fuyuki from the very beginning, they might not have been able to discover what was happening here.

The other party is very likely related to the great catastrophe of the future!

In an instant, Olga Marie made this judgment. They had grasped the general information about all the Heroic Spirits. The vampires had been expelled, so even if the other party was not the root cause, it was still of great importance to them!

Upon realizing this, they were already rushing here at full speed, naturally discovering the opponent's strength along the way...

The closer you get, the more you can feel the aftershocks here; these are definitely not ordinary heroic spirits.

Luckily, I made it in time!

"……Father?"

Jeanne frowned slightly as she listened to Olga Marie's words.

Does the other person know her father?

Only a father can change everything?

"That's right. We'll try our best to stall them until then, hoping to get the Great Sage here as soon as possible."

Looking at the spot where the other person had disappeared, Olga Marie said solemnly.

She was still unsure of the opponent's full strength, but if he was truly the source of the Great Cataclysm, he was definitely not someone they could handle. Their only hope was... the Great Sage.

As Lady Zephyr said, her goal was not to change the future, but to guide it.

Now, she finally understands the meaning of those words.

"The commander-in-chief will assist you in finding the target as quickly as possible. The rest is up to you..."

Olga Marie pulled Okita Souji in front of the two of them and said as her figure gradually disappeared, "I can't wait outside for too long. The battle inside still needs my presence."