To become a king and a magician

"This is really a trick that's not funny at all."

Leaning on the flag beside Atalanta, Jeanne Alter watched the scene with an air of nonchalance: "By triggering such a large-scale attack through self-destruction, they probably want to wipe us out along with the dragons. Our forces are far greater than theirs, so it's not surprising that they would do this."

"However, this rain of blood is an indiscriminate attack that distinguishes friend from foe. Once this rain of blood stops, the enemy will have no chance of escape."

not to mention--

Looking at the dragon banner in her hand, Jeanne Alter revealed a rather confident, cold smile. That meant one less person on their side, but on her side, with the power of the Holy Grail, she could summon dragons and such at any time, not to mention Fafnir.

In any case, the other side of myself is already doomed to defeat.

On Joan of Arc's side...

Hiding inside the Noble Phantasm and watching the rain of blood outside, even though they had witnessed it several times before, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu still felt a chill run down their spines at Akuta Hinako's attack, especially Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had almost been cursed to death at the beginning.

"No matter how many times I watch it, I still think that Akuta-senpai is really amazing."

"That makes sense... So that's what 'explosion' means?" Aozaki Aoko's face was still clearly surprised. "I thought Akuta was referring to her using magic, but it turns out she self-destructed?"

Mashu nodded: "Yes. Like my brother, Akuta-senpai is a spirit born from the planet itself. Even if he died in this way, he can be resurrected later."

"That's why we came up with such a reckless tactic... Honestly, it's really gone too far."

Jeanne d'Arc, who was maintaining her Noble Phantasm, was also at a loss for words. As the marshal leading the French army, she had used some tactics to win, but she had never thought of such a suicidal tactic.

However, this tactic only works because Hinako Akuta is a Spirit.

Just then, the torrential rain of blood finally stopped. Amidst the blood rain, Hinako's figure seemed to revert to human form as if time had reversed. After glancing at the dragon corpses that filled the entire fortress, she quickly returned to the location of Jeanne and the others.

"Alright, the dragon swarm has been dealt with."

"Thank you for your hard work, Akuta-senpai." Mash stepped forward, shield in hand. "However, even if we've dealt with the dragon horde, I don't know if the enemy Servants have been eliminated..."

"Namashu, you go back first, I'll blow it up one more time."

Like a mother urging her daughter to go to school, Hinako Akuta forcefully pushed Mashu back into Jeanne's barrier. Then, under the stunned gazes of the people inside, Mashu's body, which had only recovered for less than a minute, exploded again!

The torrential rain of blood poured down once again.

Jeanne d'Arc Alter and the others, who were preparing to come out after seeing the blood rain stop, hurriedly returned to their shelter, which had been tattered in the previous round of blood rain.

(Why is this blood rain falling again?!)

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Inside the control room.

Although they couldn't see the specific situation over there, they could still get a general idea of ​​what was going on from the conversations coming from there.

Roman, whose face had lost much of its tension, smiled wryly and rubbed his forehead: "To be honest, I feel like this is really cheating. Jie is playing too big a role now. If this continues, she will eventually destroy the entire fortress, along with the witch Joan of Arc and the others who are trapped inside by a large number of dragon corpses."

"Well, to be honest, it's a bit of a waste."

"Natsukawa Tora said, resting his chin on his hand."

"Although they are low-level fantasy species, they are still fantasy species. If we can preserve the corpses of those wyverns, their scales, claws, wings, dragon teeth... anything can be used as top-quality raw materials to make magical costumes."

In modern times, where fantasy species are almost extinct, even a fantasy species like a wyvern can drop enough materials to bankrupt a magic family.

And now, countless precious materials are being destroyed by Hinako Akuta in batches. If a magician saw this, he would probably cry on the spot.

"Ugh... What a waste, such a huge waste..."

Correction, it's not an estimate, I'm about to cry.

Having no experience in combat, Olga Marie, who had been observing from the sidelines, felt immense heartache as she watched the magical reactions of the disappearing wyverns on the screen, even though she knew it was something that could never be brought back. As a magician,

The Chaldea spirit transfer experiment was originally carried out under immense pressure from the Clock Tower. If no results were produced, the Clock Tower would definitely hold them accountable. Now, if so many dragon materials could be brought back, Olga Marie would not only be willing to give up her job to the Clock Tower, but she would even dare to negotiate with them!

"Damn it, isn't there any way to recycle it...?"

Seeing Olga Marie biting her nails and trying hard to think, Natsukawa Torama and Roman exchanged a glance, then smiled helplessly.

Our own director is really something...

49. Who exactly is the villain?

The blood rain continued for several tens of minutes.

The blood-red rain that had blotted out the entire sky finally stopped after almost all the dragons had been cursed to death, and most of the buildings and dragon corpses had been burned in the blood rain.

Reconstructing her body, Hinako Akuta arrived before Jeanne and the others, who were surrounded by a pile of wyvern corpses.

"Is this about right?"

"It's more than just about the same..."

Aozaki Aoko's tone was full of helplessness.

Looking at the devastated scene before her, Aozaki Aoko was momentarily unsure whether Akuta Hinako was her ally or her enemy.

If you call her an enemy, she wiped out all the wyverns. But if you call her an ally, because her repeated self-destructions caused a rain of blood, the fortress of Vokulir was completely destroyed; at least, almost no part of it remained intact.

"I hope the ordinary residents who are hiding in buildings or even basements are alright."

"You still care about this kind of thing?" Hinako Akuta curled her lip indifferently. "This era is the past for our time. The people living here are all dead people who died long ago. Whether they die now or are saved by us and die a few decades later, it makes no difference to them and to us."

"Instead of wasting time worrying about this, you should think about how to deal with those few guys who are still alive."

That's right.

Roman's voice then rang out from Fujimaru Ritsuka's wrist.

[While the impact on Akuta cannot be ignored, there are more important matters at hand. We can no longer detect any reaction from the wyverns, but the Servants' reactions are still present. Even though a few are missing, the remaining number is not zero, confirming that Jeanne d'Arc's side was not completely wiped out in Akuta's self-destruction.]

[The battle isn't over yet, you still need to... wait, wait, wait! What's with this magical reaction?!]

Before he could finish speaking, Roman exclaimed in shock as if he had discovered something extremely terrifying.

[It's the magical reaction of a colossal creature! This...this magical power...a phantom beast...! No! It's already approaching the level of a divine beast!]

"Thump—!"

As if in response to Roman's words, a loud crash suddenly rang out from the pile of dragon corpses and buildings not far from them, just as his voice fell.

"Awoooo ...

An incredibly loud dragon roar suddenly resounded through the sky!

"Whoosh—!"

Vast black wings, large enough to once again obscure the sky, rose without warning from the pile of corpses and fully unfurled. As the black wings unfolded, the earth trembled violently, as if a massive amount of explosives were buried underground, about to blast the ground apart.

"Boom—!"

Amidst this earth-shattering roar, a colossal object shot directly from the ground into the sky!

Its fully extended, jet-black wings once again obscured the sky that had just cleared, its enormous and heavy body relentlessly compressing the surrounding space, its explosive limbs crushing everything in its path...

"roar--------!"

Raising its head, the jet-black dragon that rose from the ground let out a deafening roar towards the sky!

The impact of the sound waves swept out like a storm!

Raising her shield to block the oncoming attack, Mash stared incredulously at the black dragon in the sky: "That's... could that be... Fafnir?"

"It should be. It feels completely different from these weak wyverns." Hinako Akuta frowned as she looked at Fafnir. "A legendary evil dragon. At this level, it doesn't seem like it can be killed in a few blows—mage, can you handle it?"

"Yes, no problem at all, probably."

"Probably? Can't you be a little more certain?"

Aozaki Aoko shrugged helplessly: "I don't want to use such vague language, but this is my first time fighting a dragon of this level. I'll have to wait until we actually fight it to know how confident I am."

Based on experience, one can tell that Fafnir is an extremely formidable enemy. Even Servants would not be able to defeat him unless they possess considerable strength. At least, Aozaki Aoko believes that Fafnir is not an opponent that Okita Souji or Artoria in their normal state can handle.

And just then...

"Thump—!"

Fafnir landed heavily on the ground, and Jeanne Alter jumped down from above her head.

Compared to before, she now looked much more disheveled. Her armor had completely disappeared, leaving only her tattered clothes underneath. Her body was also covered with cursed marks, indicating that she had indeed suffered serious injuries in the blood rain just now.

And it wasn't just her; the other three Servants who followed her were the same—four Servants were directly wiped out in the blood rain just now.

Atalanta, Lancelot, and Gilles de Rais of the Caster class all exuded a weak aura, their spirit origins and spirit cores being entangled and eroded by the intense curse inflicted by Hinako Akuta.

"What an incredibly ironic scene I've witnessed, Your Holiness, Your Majesty!"

Despite this, Jeanne d'Arc Alter, unusually excited, laughed heartily and spoke.

"If I remember correctly, you were supposed to be the protectors, right? The righteous ones, right? Protecting the people, protecting the town, risking your lives to protect everything around you... Hahahaha! And look at this tragic scene now! I didn't even need to lift a finger; you've already completely destroyed this fortress yourselves!"

"This is your 'protection'?! This is your 'justice'?!"

"It's ridiculous, so ridiculous that it feels like I'm dreaming. Logically, this should have been my job~~~ I thank you from the bottom of my heart, you magician, my other self, and that self-destructing woman over there who keeps jumping around. Thanks to you, I saved a lot of effort, and France was completely destroyed."

For Jeanne Alter, the current situation was a pleasant surprise. She was so delighted that she almost wanted to cheer and jump for joy. She even wanted someone to throw a bucket of cold water on her to see if she hadn't come to her senses.

"And next... is the final cleanup work—Fafnir!"

With a forceful wave of the dragon banner, and under Jeanne d'Arc's anxious gaze, Black Jeanne revealed a sinister grin.

"Come! Let's slaughter! This is the final cleanup!"

Jeanne Alter laughed maliciously, as if she were looking forward to the scene of destruction to come.

50. Mashu, it's Daddy! — Bang!

Fafnir is the strongest evil dragon.

Although there is a dragon slayer servant in the west, he is not here now, so there is no opponent who can deal with Fafnir. With Fafnir's power, killing all five people in front of him would be a piece of cake.

"Burn them all to ashes! Fafnir!"

"Roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar roar ——————————!"

The instant Jeanne Alter gave the command, Fafnir unleashed a deafening roar, and scorching dragon breath condensed in his mouth before erupting out like a volcano!

"boom------------!"

The scorching dragonfire instantly engulfed the entire fortress! The ruined buildings, the piles of dragon bones... everything was completely swallowed up by Fafnir's dragon breath! It vanished without a trace in the dragonfire!