That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

"Chirp chirp~" The eagle circled around Astolfo and affectionately stretched out its head to rub against him.

Astolfo chuckled and pushed the eagle's head away: "Hahaha, it tickles so much~ Stop~ Stop!"

got windy.

The magic in the atmosphere converged towards the aerial fortress, and the wind elemental spirits projected the scene they "saw" onto Hall's face.

In the castle courtyard, a night breeze blew. Just as the androids stationed there sensed something amiss, a black hurricane descended, suddenly spreading and engulfing the entire courtyard.

Boom!

boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!

The glass of the buildings surrounding the courtyard shattered with a deafening roar, and the androids, courtyard statues, walls, and other structures were pulled and crushed by the force of the hurricane.

Magical arrays lit up on the ground and walls, and the magical power of the spiritual veins gathered into a huge defensive barrier. However, it was destroyed by the black whirlwind in no time.

The difference in the scale of magic is too great. The EX-level Noble Phantasm array created by the magicians of the Age of Gods using a large amount of materials is something that mere modern magicians cannot contend with.

"What exactly is that!?"

"Get out of that area!"

"Go and report to Lord Danic immediately!"

"It's too late, the barrier has completely collapsed!"

The homunculus wailed incessantly, the earth was crushed by the hurricane, revealing a deep pit with a radius of tens of meters. Beneath the pit lay the greatest secret of the Gdomireian clan, the Greater Grail system seized from the three starter families of Fuyuki City. It was shaped like a giant stone sphere, and its core protected a homunculus statue carved from the Rhinegold.

Kotomine Shiro stood on the rooftop gazing at the Greater Grail system, his eyes filled with satisfaction, his lighthearted tone brimming with nostalgia: "This is the Greater Grail. After 60 years, we'll finally meet again. This time, we'll definitely save humanity!"

Kotomine Shiro's thoughts, which were still immersed in emotion, were quickly pulled back by Assassin's voice: "Master, the Black Faction's Caster is making a move, and their target should be the Great Sage System."

"Fight back, Rider, go and snipe the black team's Caster. Now is the most important moment, we cannot afford to miss it."

On the roof of the castle on the other side, the green-haired youth Agarius held a long spear and looked up at the sky, excitedly saying, "Haha, I've wanted to fight that guy for a long time. Although I don't have a chariot, my speed, which I'm so proud of, hasn't been reduced in the slightest!"

"Master, please don't worry. As long as the Black Faction's Caster enters the range of the magic beam cannon, I will definitely annihilate them. The Vainglory's Hanging Gardens are fully activated under my control. Even the Black Faction's Rider will not be able to escape this time."

Chapter 205 The World!

Three thousand meters above the ground, the Radiant Ship, which was originally suspended horizontally, slowly moved downwards, taking in the night view of the earth.

"What's going on?!"

Astolfo screamed in fright, grabbing the eagle beside him, only to find that the Radiant Ship's gravity had shifted, leaving it standing vertically at a 90-degree angle on the deck, defying the laws of physics.

"Huh, it didn't fall?"

Astolfo patted his chest, looked at Hall as if about to ask a question, but then his expression stiffened as he raised his hand and asked weakly, "Hall, are we... just going to charge down like this?"

Hall nodded: "Do we have any other choice? Approaching that aerial fortress slowly will only make us a target."

Saber nodded in deep agreement: "I agree with Master's idea. We have just witnessed the powerful firepower of that aerial fortress. We lack defensive Noble Phantasms, so a quick victory is the best course of action."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? You could at least have given me some time to prepare!"

"No need, I am the one controlling the Ark of Glory."

Hall tapped the armrest of the throne lightly with his fingers, and the next second, the Radiant Ship transformed into a golden beam of light and slashed vertically down from the sky.

"I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I'm going to die! People are really going to die!" Astolfo screamed in agony. The speed was too exaggerated, even more thrilling than skydiving without a parachute.

Hall's magic eye detected the unusual activity in the Hanging Gardens. Several huge black stone slabs rose up, unfolding a massive magic circle, and then gathered magic power to prepare to launch a magic beam cannon to destroy the Radiant Ship in one fell swoop.

"Too late!"

Hall smiled confidently. Just as he had predicted, the Radiant Ship fell from 3000 meters to the ground in less than five seconds, giving the Vanity Sky Garden no time to defend itself.

The reason for choosing to keep a distance of 3000 meters for secret surveillance was to maintain a sense of security for them, and then catch them off guard, maximizing the success rate of retrieving the Greater Grail system.

Hall's seemingly reckless actions achieved remarkable results, at least frightening Semiramis, the Assyrian empress in charge of controlling the illusory Hanging Gardens. Seeing the Radiant Ship about to plunge down, she resolutely shouted, "Don't even think about it!"

Semiramis lit up magic circles in each of her hands, communicating with the Hanging Gardens of Vanity. A large amount of magic power gathered on a black stone slab in a very short time. The Babylonian script carved on the slab lit up with white light, and layers of magic circles unfolded in front of her, gathering magic power at an extraordinary speed.

Discarding the remaining ten stone tablets and focusing them on one, this beam of magical energy was even more efficient and powerful than the maximum output of the Excalibur.

The magic beam was aimed directly at the Radiant Ship falling from the sky.

"It's too late!"

Astolfo sensed a deadly crisis, but unable to move on the high-speed Radiant Ship, he desperately closed his eyes and waited to be annihilated by the magic beam.

Saber gripped the holy sword tightly, her gaze not on the immediate crisis, but fixed on a streak of blue light on the ground—that was the task Hall had given her. As for the crisis before her, she had absolute confidence in her Master.

Just like when she was the Knight King, she would never do anything she wasn't sure of.

Hall's magic eye glowed with a hollow silver-gray, and his spirit particle calculation function estimated the distance between them.

"At the speed of the Radiant Ship, it will be hit head-on by the magic beam before it can smash that black stone slab."

"But the Mercury Engine is already operating at its maximum capacity."

500 meters!

White light gathered in the magic barrier in front of the black stone slab of the Vanity Sky Garden, completing the magic convergence.

Three hundred meters!

Two hundred meters!

One hundred meters!

The magic circle lit up, and the spell called "The Black Coffin of Ten and One" was activated, its radiance bursting forth, about to unleash a military-grade light cannon with the power of a falling meteor.

Just as Astolfo had sensed, the speed of the Radiant Ship was beyond imagination, and ultimately it was unable to destroy or evade it before the spell was activated.

However, a distance of one hundred meters is also within the range of Hall's Flowing Magic Eye's detection range.

Hall's pupils constricted, and his Demon Eye instantly devoured a third of the magic power within him, using it as a medium to unleash a Reality Barrier. He roared in a deep voice, "The World!"

In an instant, the huge black stone slab stood still, and matter, space, magic, and even concepts were frozen in that moment.

Flow and stillness—this is the basis of Hall's inherent boundary concept. Although it cannot truly stop time, it can still freeze a part of space.

boom!

The terrifying impact force, enough to break through 1.6 million tons of cement and 7.2 million tons of 90-meter-deep strata, instantly shattered the over 20-meter-long black coffin, causing it to fall to the ground and explode in a cloud of smoke and dust.

Before the dust had settled, her petite figure leaped out, wielding a golden holy sword to meet the blue light that was attacking from afar.

Clang!

The spear and the holy sword clashed, unleashing an impact no less powerful than a hurricane. The ground within a radius of several meters centered on the two Servants cracked open, and each Servant was pushed back a short distance.

Agarius, with his lance in hand, smiled and praised, "As expected of the King of Knights, you can keep up with the speed I'm so proud of. But you alone aren't enough to satisfy me. Where is Caster? Come out and fulfill your promise to fight me!"

“I am more than enough to deal with you,” Sasber replied confidently, wielding his holy sword and unleashing dozens of streaks of light in front of him.

Agarius scratched his head, looking annoyed: "This is troublesome. I'm not very good at dealing with women."

Are you underestimating me?

“I have encountered female warriors similar to you in the past. She had the same beautiful and charming appearance as you, as well as great strength. After defeating her, I said some very hurtful things to her and killed her. Since that day, I have been unable to use my full strength when facing female opponents,” Agarius explained with a mixture of shame and helplessness.

"Before I became a woman, I was a follower, and then I became your enemy." Saber raised her holy sword with both hands, her heroic figure awe-inspiring.

Agarius grinned, fiddling with the spear in his hand, his smile growing wider: "Indeed, I can sense a clear fighting spirit and the killing intent accumulated from countless battles you've survived. Without a doubt, you are an excellent warrior. So, without violating any restrictions, I will use all my strength to defeat you!"

"I can't ask for it."

The distant cries of eagles became the signal for war. Blue and green figures crisscrossed each other, soaring into the sky. Guns rang out and swords flashed, and wherever they went, rows of buildings were utterly destroyed and leveled.

The magical energy released from the collision of [Comet Run] and [Magic Release] annihilated everything nearby.

The eagle emerged from the dust and plunged into the storm that was swirling around the Greater Grail system with lightning speed. Astolfo cheered, "The Greater Grail, I'll take it without hesitation!"

The eagle's claws gripped the rock wall encasing the Greater Grail system, and it vanished in a flash of golden light.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

Chapter 206 The End of Ideals

All the smoke and dust were swept away. Hall stood in the courtyard and looked up at the silver-haired priest, Kotomine Shiro, in the house. He knew his true identity. Nominally, he was Kotomine Risei's adopted son and Kotomine Kirei's older brother. His true identity was Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, a Ruler-class Servant summoned by the Einzbern family through cheating in the Third Holy Grail War.

If the summoned character is Angra Mainyu, who is a Vengeance-class servant, then the world line of the Fourth Holy Grail War will be entered.

The silver-haired priest seemed unconcerned about the stolen Greater Grail system. His golden eyes fixed on Hall, he smiled calmly: "I've always wanted to meet you, Caster of the Black Faction, not the nameless servant seated here."

Huh? Why does this development feel so gay?

Hall wasn't surprised that some of his traits had been seen through; Amakusa Shiro Tokisada was a Ruler-class character and retained some of his skills after being exposed.

Hall said calmly, "If you were an elegant lady, I might be pleased. Please tell me why."

"I'm sorry to disappoint you. There's no particular reason. If I had to describe it, it would be more like an intuition... or perhaps a revelation."

Enlightenment

Level: A

Similar to intuition, it applies to all matters related to achieving a goal and can be considered a clearly existing sixth sense.

"So, what did your revelation tell you about me?"

Amakusa Shiro Tokisada shook his head and jumped off the roof: "You told me nothing and I can't see anything. It's as if you don't exist in this world at all. But what's standing in front of me now is not an illusion. That's why you are the biggest variable in this Holy Grail War."

The silver-haired priest sighed, "I have come this far, paying too high a price for the Holy Grail."

"Sixty years ago, I was summoned by the Einzbern family in violation of the rules as Ruler. My wish was the same as that of the Einzbern family: to complete the Third Law and achieve the salvation of all mankind. Because the Holy Grail system was not perfect at that time, I was unable to complete the final Holy Grail ritual. Thanks to this, I touched the Holy Grail and became human."

"After so much time, my wish has never changed. Having witnessed so much evil and so much good, my desire to save humanity has become even purer."

"Sixty years later, based on a revelation, I went to the Middle East to find relics to summon Servants and materials to build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. This foreshadowed the appearance of Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes, in this Holy Grail War. To this end, I gave some of the collected relics to the Master of the Red Team, and also foresaw the battle between the King of Heroes and Enkidu."

Sixty years of obsession, sixty years of enlightenment, sixty years of action, sixty years of calculation—all of this combined has brought Amakusa Shiro Tokisada to this day. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Up until now, everything has gone smoothly. I am certain that I am on the right path."

"But you have appeared. Revelation cannot see any information about you, and [True Name Revelation] cannot identify your true name. The Spirit Origin within your body does not bear the information of any Servant on the Throne. It is as if you do not belong to this world at all, nor are you a Heroic Spirit on the Throne. You do not belong to this world, but possess wisdom that transcends this world. Caster of the Black Faction, can you tell me your purpose in participating in the Holy Grail War?" Amakusa Shirou Tokisada sighed in bewilderment.

Instead of answering, Hall asked, "Do you consider what you've done to be good?"

"No, it is great evil. If such a wish were truly made to the Greater Grail, many innocent humans would likely be sacrificed, and countless lives would be lost. But these are the price that humanity must pay to eliminate its inherent evil."

Hall smiled slightly: "Then, I am good. If you firmly believe in your own goodness, then I am evil. Neither can exist alone. My desire to obtain the Holy Grail is entirely out of my own interest. Even the Greater Grail System, I can create in a year or two."