Question, Understand, Become a Holy Lord

"I understand." Altria hesitated for a moment, but gave an affirmative answer.

The C-rank Noble Phantasm [Wind King Barrier] is one of the few abilities that Altria has now. It changes the refractive index of light by wrapping around several layers of wind to form a barrier that covers the sword.

Although this treasure cannot give Artoria the ability to control the wind, it can give her the greatest immunity from the threat of wind blades. With her A-level anti-magic power, the storm formed by wind blades is as threatening to her as a breeze and drizzle. Artoria directly rushed into the Dragon and Snake Dance and attacked Kagura as well.

Looking at the two servants rushing towards her, Kagura showed a bright smile on her face, which made Karna, who was about to come into contact with Kagura, feel uneasy.

Karna did not hesitate. The moment the premonition appeared, he stopped moving forward and dodged to the side. It was this vigilance that allowed Karna to successfully escape the fate of being the first to be eliminated. The wind blade that Kagura used as a real killing move brushed past his body, but even so, a huge hole was cut in Karna's golden armor.

"Not bad." Kagura covered her chin with a fan and praised Karna.

Even Karna couldn't help but feel a little scared. If he had been hit by that attack just now, he would have been cut in half and then eliminated.

[Kavacha and Kundala] This is the name of Karna's golden armor, a powerful defensive weapon that is integrated with his body. Because it is made of light itself, even the gods cannot destroy it.

It can reduce all hostile interference (physical attacks, magic, curses, etc.) so that the damage suffered by Karna is only one tenth.

Even if it was only one-tenth of the damage, it could easily cut through his own Noble Phantasm. What's more important is that Karna didn't even notice the prelude to Kagura's attack. If such a powerful attack was launched instantly, it would be too terrifying.

"Brahma, cover the earth (Brahmastra)!" Complex thoughts flashed through Karna's mind. Long before the battle began, Kenneth had already given Karna the order to fight without worrying about magic power. Therefore, after judging that he could not get close easily, Karna decisively activated his treasure to attack.

The blazing magic power gathered in Karna's eyes, and the next moment it transformed into a huge light cannon that instantly crossed the short distance between Karna and Kagura and blasted towards her face.

"What happened?" The fight between Karna and Kagura was so fast that in Kenneth's eyes, Karna suddenly stopped in the air and made a dodge, and in the next instant released a powerful treasure to attack the enemy.

This fierce confrontation in a flash made Director Ken realize for the first time what kind of terrifying existence the Servants are, and the importance of the Holy Grail Ritual that can summon Servants.

Facing the light cannon that was about to hit her face, Kagura remained calm. A gust of wind dissipated, and the figure of Kamiya, holding up the Mirror of Life, suddenly stood in front of her.

"?!" The bad feeling reached its peak in Karna and Artoria's hearts the moment Kanna appeared. Artoria did not even bother to seek Irisviel's consent. At this moment, she frantically drew magic power from Kiritsugu Emiya, raised the Sword of Promised Victory in her hands above her head with both hands, and completed the charging of the Noble Phantasm.

Karna's [Brahmastra, Cover the Earth] was completely absorbed by the Mirror of Life in Kanna's hand, and then reflected out from the mirror in an even more violent manner. The attack range included Altria, Karna, and the Masters behind them.

"Excalibur!" Artoria's precious light cannon blocked the double-returned [Brahmastra, cover the earth] in time, and a fierce collision occurred.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Karna quickly flashed back to Kenneth and Irisviel, picked up Kenneth and Irisviel and ran away despite Kenneth's resistance.

The next moment, a violent explosion occurred at the point where the two beams of light collided. The heat wave and the strong wind pressure forced Kenneth to shut his mouth, and he was held by Karna and fled backwards.

"Have Irisviel and Saber encountered the enemy so soon?" The pain caused by the sudden large-scale drain of magic power had not yet passed, but Kiritsugu Emiya saw a mushroom cloud rising from the direction where Irisviel and Kayneth were heading, and he suddenly became a little impatient.

"We must find the enemy's master as soon as possible. Maiya, is there anything unusual with you?" Emiya Kiritsugu asked his assistant Hisau Maiya.

Directly confronting a powerful Servant is always the most foolish behavior in the Holy Grail War, not to mention that now is a critical moment to save the world. The best way is to kill the opponent's Master as soon as possible and reduce the opponent's combat power. This is also the creed that Kiritsugu Emiya has always adhered to.

"There is absolutely no trace of the Master nearby." Hisau Maiya's cold voice reached Kiritsugu Emiya's ears, without bringing him any comfort.

The huge smoke and dust completely blocked Kiritsugu Emiya's vision, but in the absence of information about the enemy's master, Kiritsugu Emiya could not take the initiative to stand out and go to the battlefield. If he was accidentally killed, the road to saving the world would become more difficult, but he could not just do nothing.

"Saber, defeat the enemy!" With a stroke, the Command Seals disappeared from the back of Emiya Kiritsugu's hand. Now, the magic power in his body had been completely depleted by Altria's Noble Phantasm. If he wanted to continue to maintain her combat effectiveness, consuming the Command Seals was the only way.

On the road to saving the world, Emiya Kiritsugu never loses his mind!

"Is Kiritsugu supporting me?" Although Artoria did not like Emiya Kiritsugu, a guy who had no bottom line in order to achieve his goals, such a decisive Master was the most suitable for the current battlefield. Artoria couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as she felt the magic power in her body replenished.

"Saber!" Irisviel looked ahead in panic at the smoke and dust. Without the Command Seals, she didn't even have the ability to confirm Altria's current condition and could only worry secretly.

"Hmph! So if you're not a Master, you shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess. The result is that now you can't even use Command Seals to support your servants." Kenneth dusted off the dust on his body and stared ahead with a grim expression. If Karna hadn't reacted in time, he would probably have died here.

Even though Kenneth had the pride and self-esteem of being the monarch of the Clock Tower, he did not think that his Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid could withstand an explosion of this magnitude.

"Lancer, defeat the enemy, Lancer, bring victory!" Two strokes of the Command Seals disappeared from the back of Kenneth's hand. He had no shortage of magic power and used all the effects of the Command Seals to strengthen Karna's own power.

Kenneth no longer thought about winning the Holy Grail War. The most important thing now was to defeat the enemy, defeat the beast that would bring destruction to the world, and leave Fuyuki City safely with Sora.

As long as he gets through this crisis, Kenneth decides to complete his wedding with Sora immediately. He will never allow himself to fall in such a place!

“Since you have expectations, I will definitely respond.” Karna, the hero of charity, never refuses the expectations of others. Even though the oldest king Gilgamesh has warned that if he dies here, his body on the Throne of Heroes may be implicated, Karna is still determined to do his best at this moment.

“Master, please run backwards and don’t look back. Saber, don’t get affected.” Karna floated in the air, the golden armor faded from his body, and the terrifying magic fluctuations began to spread violently with his body as the center. Uncontrollable magic flames continued to surge out of his body.

"Don't be affected!" Altria, who had just escaped from the explosion, made a judgment in an instant after hearing Karna's warning and feeling the powerful magic. This was no longer a question of whether she could be hit or not. Without Avalon, she might be eliminated even if she was just affected.

"Understand the mercy of the King of Gods."

"Indra, watch carefully."

"It's really amazing, the heroes in mythology." Kagura felt the hot waves coming from Karna with an excited expression. In the past, she would not even be qualified to face this move. Even without using the treasure, Karna was enough to kill her.

But today, she can face such an attack with a relaxed attitude. At this moment, Kagura feels her own growth more.

"Extinction lies in this one stab."

“Burn completely – ‘O Sun Disc, Submit to Death (Vasavi Shakti)’!!”

The light spear was powerful enough to defeat all gods with just one strike. The spear of destruction composed of lightning shot towards Kagura with endless flames. Its powerful force was enough to dissolve all concepts except "the world" in the lightning, even the gods were no exception!

Unfortunately, what lies before it is not the world, but "nothingness" which is broader than the concept of the world.

The mirror demon stood in front of Shenwu, opened his arms to absorb all of Karna's attacks and turned them into his own strength.

Chapter 169 Emiya Kiritsugu's Decision

The mirror demon that swallowed the God-killing Spear shot by Karna changed its body, and its two arms turned into spears and pointed at Karna in the sky.

"Lancer, come back to me!" At the critical moment, Kenneth used his last Command Spell to call Karna back to his side in time after he had just used his ultimate move, thus avoiding the outcome of Karna's death in battle.

"I'm sorry, Master. I failed to bring you victory." Karna bowed his head and asked for forgiveness from his Master.

"Why are there such monsters?! Are they servants? What are their real names?!" Kenneth lost his original composure and spoke in a frustrated voice. Even if the Clock Tower had not been destroyed by that move if the Mage Marshal had not taken action, right?

However, the enemy not only easily blocked it, but even took away the power of Karna, who was theoretically at the top of the Heroic Spirits. Are there such outrageous Heroic Spirits in the world?

"We must retreat. We must not lose our fighting power here!" Irisviel made a decision. Since Karna couldn't shake the enemy even with all his strength, they must not waste any fighting power. They must conserve their strength and evacuate as soon as possible!

"Master, and Lancer, are you okay?" Altria finally reunited with the others and asked with a serious expression.

"Saber, we are going to retreat. Please hold them back for a while." Karna had just released such a powerful Noble Phantasm, and now all his armor was gone. He must be in bad condition. Now he could only place his hope on the legendary King Arthur, and then quickly contact Kiritsugu to call her back.

"Let me cover the rear." Just as Altria was about to agree, Karna stepped forward and said.

"No, Lancer! Your current condition is too bad, and I no longer have the Command Spells to save you!" Kenneth immediately objected.

"I can feel that the white-haired girl has taken my Noble Phantasm by unknown means. Now I am just a second-rate Servant who has lost my Noble Phantasm. Even if I am unlucky enough not to escape, it is better than Saber not being rescued by her Master in time." Karna said calmly, as if he was not going to die at all.

"Besides, I have to find a way to take back my treasure, otherwise the enemies you will face will be even more powerful." Karna was determined to take his treasure with him even if he died.

"How about you two stay together?" A strong wind swept in, and Artoria controlled the Wind King's barrier to expand as much as possible to resist the attack of the wind blade. Karna, who had lost his weapon, could only rely on magic power to release fire for defense.

Kagura turned into the wind and stood in front of Kenneth and Irisviel. Kanna also quietly brought the mirror demon to block their way.

"Saber, the scabbard is in my body!" In this despair, Irisviel's will became more and more firm, and she said to Altria without hesitation.

"Avalon?!" Altria made a surprised sound.

"King Arthur is invincible with the scabbard. That's what the myth says, right? Saber, take it from my body!" Irisviel said firmly.

"So do you think I will give you this time?" A small whirlwind appeared under Irisviel's feet and rolled her into the sky.

"Iris!" Altria couldn't help but exclaimed, and subconsciously wanted to jump up to catch Irisviel, but Kagura's wind restrained her in place, and she could only watch Irisviel being blown into the hands of the mirror demon.

"Do you want to surrender?" Several hard spears extended from the mirror demon's body to form a simple cage to lock Irisviel inside. Kagura said to Altria with a smile.

"Let Ai Li go quickly. She is not my Master. She is just a person who has nothing to do with the Holy Grail War." Altria forced herself to calm down and not be impulsive. She must not rush forward and fall into the enemy's trap. She shouted to Kagura.

Although Altria, who appeared in the world with the Saber class, has a high panel and can be regarded as a comprehensive hexagonal warrior, perhaps because Avalon occupies too high a weight, she now has very few inherent skills and treasures. In most cases, she can only rely on the Sword of Promised Victory to perform basic attacks.

In normal battles, she can win every battle with her excellent panel and powerful light cannon, but once she encounters an emergency like this, Altria's role is just a super soldier with a powerful panel.

This is also why King Arthur, who is so powerful in the setting, looks so easy to bully in the plot. No matter who holds a weapon, he can fight him on equal terms.

"So you plan to surrender?" Kagura asked again while slowly controlling the wind to continue suppressing Altria and Karna.

"Saber, don't worry about me, go back to Kiritsugu and defeat them!" Irisviel shouted at Altria, thinking about how to return the scabbard to her. In her heart, she was secretly regretting why she said those few extra words just now. Wouldn't it be better to just give it to her directly?

"Saber, please take my Master away from here first." Karna also wanted to rescue Irisviel, but he knew that he could not give Saber a promise. Being able to hold back Kagura and Kanna was already his limit, and he really couldn't save anyone.

"O Brahma, curse my body (Brahmastra Kundala), O Brahma, cover the earth (Brahmastra)!" Karna released the two greatest treasures he could still release in one breath. Fortunately, his master was Kenneth who had rented the magic furnace, otherwise anyone else would have been sucked dry by Karna.

Two powerful Noble Phantasms were released towards Kagura. Saber took this opportunity to lift Kenneth up and shot to the side. Even though she wanted to rescue Irisviel again, she knew that this was the best option now.

Kenneth, who was taken away by the Servant again, was filled with humiliation and powerlessness. He was called a "child prodigy" since he was a child, and he naturally became the monarch of the Clock Tower when he grew up. For the first time, he felt how useless he was.

In this battle, he was a complete drag. He used the Command Seals on impulse, but instead caused Karna to lose his strongest Noble Phantasm. Perhaps the only correct decision he made was to use the last Command Seal to save Karna.

"If I let you escape, Sakura will definitely laugh at me later, so don't dream on your own!" Even though the power of Karna's two Noble Phantasms was still very great, even exceeding the strongest attacks of some ordinary servants, this level of attack was far from enough for Kagura to deal with seriously and thus slow down Kagura's pace!

"Dance of Riot." A large number of small tornadoes appeared on the battlefield, not only blowing away Karna's attack, but also blocking Artoria's escape direction, trapping her in the wind column.

"What is this?!" Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the sudden tornado in shock. If he hadn't activated the inherent time control in time, he would have been torn into pieces.

Although he didn't know what the current battle situation was like, Emiya Kiritsugu was certain that his side had fallen into a complete disadvantage. The only thing he needed to consider now was whether to abandon the others, including Irisviel, and summon Saber back now.

If the situation on the battlefield could still be barely maintained, then if he recalled Saber at this time, it would undoubtedly be a murder of Irisviel and Kayneth. However, if he was already in a complete disadvantage and did not recall Saber in time, then the already bad situation would undoubtedly be made worse.

Moreover, with such a big commotion here, the other group of people have not yet come to support. They must have encountered the enemy over there. It is undoubtedly wishful thinking to want to wait for support. Now is the time for him to make a decision.

"Saber, come back to me!" In the end, Emiya Kiritsugu decided to consider the current situation with the worst-case scenario in mind. Since it is already the worst situation, Saber, this important fighting force, cannot be missing at all!

"Kiritsugu, go and rescue her..." As soon as Altria appeared, she shouted to the anxious Emiya Kiritsugu, but she couldn't finish her words halfway through. With just her and Emiya Kiritsugu, and at most one Hisau Maiya, how could such a lineup defeat the two enemies and rescue Irisviel?

Kiritsugu Emiya didn't need to ask Altria how the battle went. He knew from her expression that he had made the right bet. The current situation was indeed the worst outcome, the worst situation in which the legendary King Arthur and the charity hero Karna were completely suppressed by the enemy.

"Let's go to the Matou family to provide support as soon as possible. There hasn't been such a big noise heard there yet, so there might still be hope." Kiritsugu Emiya put away his personal tools and sniper rifle, and said to Altria in a swift and decisive manner.

"Yes..." Artoria did not refute Kiritsugu Emiya's words, nor did she blame Kiritsugu Emiya for not saving her life. This failure could be said to be entirely her own.

Irisviel was captured by the enemy under her protection, and was completely suppressed without doing anything in the battle. In the end, she was unable to seize the chance to escape that Karna desperately fought for her. If Kiritsugu Emiya had not rescued her with the Command Seal in time, she would probably have been killed by the enemy at this time.

"If I release the Holy Sword of the Star, can I defeat them?" After witnessing Karna's [Vasavi Shakti] being completely devoured by the mirror demon, Artoria fell into deep confusion.

The Holy Sword of the Stars is a divine weapon created for this planet to defend against foreign enemies. Although it is still powerful when it does not trigger special attacks, Karna's strongest treasure is not much different from it, but the Mirror Monster swallowed it easily.

Chapter 170 Black Sun

"Saber, there's no time to worry. They're waiting for us over there." Emiya Kiritsugu suppressed his sadness in his heart and said coldly.

"Tsk~ Did you let her run away again?" Kagura frowned unhappily. If this happened, she would have to defeat her again. Although it wouldn't take much effort, it would still be a stain.

The violent tornado has dissipated, and Karna's figure has also disappeared, becoming the first Servant to leave this Holy Grail War.

As for the two Masters left here, Irisviel's identity as a homunculus reminded Kagura of her own birth, and Kagura didn't want to kill her since she posed no threat.

The Clock Tower Lord with a high hairline over there is also of great value as a hostage. Since Baihen's purpose is uncertain, Kagura will naturally handle the spoils in a way that maximizes benefits. Anyway, these two people can no longer make any waves.

"Let's go, Kanna, we should go and see how Sakura is doing." After letting Kanna use the Mirror of Life to imprison Irisviel and Kenneth in the mirror world, Kagura took Kanna to the next battlefield.

"Wu~ The situation is really dangerous now, Master." Smoke Mirror screamed and dodged the attack of a soldier hero, then shot him in the head with a backhand shot.

"Who told you to say you wanted to see his inherent barrier?! Hurry up and find a way to get out of here." Sakura, who had hidden in the imaginary space, said angrily.

Now they are all trapped in the [Inherent Barrier: King's Army] of the Conqueror King Iskandar, and all around them are the heroic spirits of Macedonian soldiers holding the Noble Phantasms provided by the Hero King Gilgamesh.

Although the spiritual base that carries the Smoke Mirror is an enhanced version of the spiritual base strengthened by Baihen, no matter how much it is strengthened, the Smoke Mirror still appears in the world as a Servant and is naturally subject to the constraints of the Servant's rules.

Restricted by his status as a servant, although Smoke Mirror's Noble Phantasm [First Sun] is an anti-boundary Noble Phantasm, it is not the type like the Sword of Separation that can directly destroy inherent barriers. Instead, it is a Noble Phantasm that Smoke Mirror solidified in order to have more fun.

The Smoke Mirror used the power of its Noble Phantasm [The First Sun] to modify the rules of the King's Army released by King of Conquerors Iskandar to a certain extent, prohibiting all Heroic Spirits and Servants from riding mounts or flying, thus avoiding the situation of being bombarded by Gilgamesh's Treasury.

"What a group of good warriors! They fight bravely, indulge in pleasure, and die fiercely. It makes me a little excited." Smoke Mirror ignored Ying's voice and danced happily on the battlefield.

"Tokiomi, your daughter Sakura was chosen as the Master a year ago, and she even summoned that kind of troublesome guy. You are really capable!" Gilgamesh, who was unable to take off and was forced to fall on the yellow sand, said to Tōsaka Tokiomi with gritted teeth.

Unexpectedly, an ordinary exploration that was thought to be without any accidents would encounter such a big surprise. Gilgamesh was already a little worried about what kind of outrageous enemies the team going to the Holy Grail would encounter.

"My king, I..." Toosaka Tokiomi opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. The moment he saw Sakura, he was filled with incomparable joy, and then doubt and suspicion. However, when Sakura smiled and asked the heroic spirit beside her to take action, this doubt and suspicion turned into confusion and heartache.

Until now, Tōsaka Tokiomi has not recovered from his shock, let alone how to respond to Gilgamesh's words.

"Your Majesty, the King of Heroes, what is the origin of that Servant?" Waver carefully asked Gilgamesh, who was obviously in a bad mood.

If nothing unexpected happens, the only servants left now are Assassin and Caster. Are servants of these two classes so fierce in a head-on battle?

He just saw the guy wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket, who made strange noises from time to time, tearing a heroic soldier apart with his bare hands!

"Tezcatlipoca, the ruler of the first sun in Aztec mythology, is a god who symbolizes darkness, evil, war and countless other duties. There is no doubt that he should not be present in the Holy Grail War!" Jin Shanshan looked at the figure galloping in the crowd with fear. Even though he was so arrogant, he felt a little scared in his heart when facing a god of this level.

You know, when he was alive, the willful Venus goddess Ishtar tortured him a lot, but Jin Shanshan was completely helpless against her. And the Tezcatlipoca in front of him was undoubtedly of the same level as the Venus goddess Ishtar or even above her.

Even when he appeared as a Servant, he still retained his terrifying power. The fact that he modified the rules of the King's Army of the King of Conquerors is irrefutable proof of this.

Weber was so frightened that he was speechless. If historical figures like Iskandar the Conqueror or the demigod recorded in the epic poem Gilgamesh were still within his acceptable range, then Tezcatlipoca, one of the supreme gods in Aztec mythology and a god known for his evil, appeared alive before him. This situation was beyond the scope of information that Weber's brain could accept.

"But it looks like he has appeared in the world with the class of Assassin, and he does not have a Noble Phantasm with large-scale killing power. Rider's King's Army is just suitable for holding him back." This is also the reason why Gilgamesh is still standing here leisurely to discuss tactics with Waver and the others. Fortunately, even if a god appears as a Servant, he will be greatly restricted, otherwise he will not be able to fight at all.