Irisviel stood beside Artoria, looking like a princess being protected by a knight.
In this scenario, Qin Chuan is undoubtedly the villain that the knight is facing.
"Get out of here immediately, intruder, or I will assume you are preparing for war with us."
Artoria's hands were positioned as if she were holding a sword, but there was nothing in them.
That wasn't a bluff; the greatsword in her hand was covered by a magical artifact called "Wind King Barrier."
Enveloped by multiple layers of miniature hurricanes, it refracts light, creating an effect similar to invisibility, making it appear as if one is holding an invisible sword.
She frowned slightly, staring intently at Qin Chuan, seemingly feeling immense pressure from him; cold sweat even trickled down her forehead.
Unlike in the everyday world, Qin Chuan is ruthless when killing people in mission worlds, so he has accumulated a strong killing intent.
Especially since Qin Chuan had just finished killing two people before coming over.
A young girl like Rin Tohsaka might not feel anything, but for Artoria, who has been through countless battles, she can definitely feel the pressure.
"Saber..."
Irisviel, standing behind Artoria, looked at her with some concern.
"Irisviel, back off immediately and get to a safe place... This man is very dangerous."
Even though she was very confident in her own strength, Artoria had to utter words that sounded like a retreat in front of Qin Chuan.
She felt pity for Irisviel, the homunculus woman who had never left the Einzbern family, and presumably, she considered Irisviel her Master more than Kiritsugu Emiya.
Therefore, at times like these, she would naturally be more concerned about Irisviel's safety.
"The mighty King of Knights would actually order his Master to retreat?"
Qin Chuan smiled – he had no intention of killing Artoria immediately.
On one hand, Artoria doesn't have any abilities worth devouring, making her somewhat useless.
On the other hand, this Knight King left a rather deep impression on him from the works he read before his time travel.
Unfortunately, his main mission is to obtain the Holy Grail in the Fourth Holy Grail War, so he probably can't let her go easily.
"You saw right through me? Who exactly are you? Are you a Heroic Spirit too?"
Artoria forced a smile; she didn't believe that someone who could put so much pressure on her was just an ordinary person.
The only thing that could be thought of was that the other party was a Heroic Spirit—and the little girl sitting in Qin Chuan's arms was probably his Master.
Even such a young child has become a Master... The Holy Grail War really accepts all sorts of people.
"The other party is also a Heroic Spirit..."
Irisviel also looked at Qin Chuan with a somewhat nervous gaze, as well as Rin Tohsaka, who was nestled in Qin Chuan's arm.
She had also seen some information about the participants in the Holy Grail War from Kiritsugu Emiya, but it seemed that this little girl was not among them.
It's normal that she didn't recognize Rin Tohsaka. Although Kiritsugu Emiya had gathered information about Tokiomi Tohsaka, the information about Rin Tohsaka only mentioned that she "had two daughters."
Kiritsugu Emiya would naturally not record information that has nothing to do with the Holy Grail War.
"I suppose so. I'm planning to speed up the Holy Grail War—seven days is just too long, don't you guys think?"
Qin Chuan smiled, looking like a very friendly high school student at first glance, but his words caused Artoria and Irisviel's expressions to change drastically.
"And it's going well. I've already taken down Lancer, Berserker, Archer, and Assassin."
Although Qin Chuan didn't kill Assassin himself, Kirei Kotomine died, and Assassin would return to Valhalla due to the loss of his mana supply, so it could be considered that he was killed by him.
Artoria tensed up upon hearing this—she hadn't yet learned what had happened in Fuyuki City from Kiritsugu Emiya, so she was unaware that four contestants had already been eliminated.
They were only summoned two days ago and only arrived in Fuyuki City, the starting point of the Holy Grail War, today... How come more than half of the participants are already dead?
Meanwhile, Irisviel, who was behind Artoria, also changed her expression, but for a completely different reason than Artoria.
She explained why she had suddenly felt unwell a couple of days ago—at first she thought it was because something was wrong with the android, but she never expected it was because a Heroic Spirit had already been killed.
Artoria was unaware that Irisviel also had the identity of the "Minor Grail," but Irisviel herself was well aware of it.
The souls of those fallen heroes will be bound within themselves, this "little Holy Grail." Once enough souls are bound, she will completely transform into the true Holy Grail.
Irisviel, this "person," will also be declared dead.
Irisviel herself was already mentally prepared to become the Holy Grail, but she thought it would take at least several days.
Little did anyone know that Qin Chuan would kill four Heroic Spirits right away, directly advancing the Holy Grail War by more than half.
"You said you killed those four Servants... which means you're either a Rider or a Caster?"
Artoria stared at Qin Chuan, trying to extract some information from him through conversation.
Although she prefers direct confrontation and adheres to the code of chivalry, she doesn't mind using such tactics to understand her opponents, as is often done in war.
“No, I’ve met Rider and made a deal with his Master, so I plan to save him for last.”
Although Qin Chuan knew what Artoria was thinking, he didn't mind and just chatted with her like that.
"Actually, my class is Berserker—strictly speaking, I should be considered a Servant summoned illegally, so I am not among the original participants."
"what?"
Rin Tohsaka, sitting on Qin Chuan's arm, was the first to voice her doubt.
Chapter 148 Avalon
Although Qin Chuan knew he was a Heroic Spirit summoned against the rules, Rin Tohsaka did not.
Only now does Rin Tohsaka realize that her act of summoning a Heroic Spirit was actually considered an illegal summoning.
However, the real Berserker had already been dealt with by Qin Chuan without her even knowing it—she didn't even know about it.
"It was disposed of casually while gathering intelligence."
Qin Chuan also noticed Rin Tohsaka's glare, patted her head and explained, as if soothing a pet cat with its fur standing on end.
"That Berserker's Master is Matou Kariya."
"It was that bastard!"
At the mention of Matou Kariya, Rin Tohsaka's expression turned to gritted teeth, and her initial dissatisfaction with Qin Chuan transformed into anger towards Matou Kariya.
When Matou Kariya brought small gifts before, she thought he was a decent person. She never expected that he would harbor such malicious intentions towards Tohsaka Tokiomi.
However, now that Kariya Matou has been killed by Kirei Kotomine, Rin Tohsaka has nowhere to vent her anger.
After all, not only did Matou Kariya die, but the Matou family was also almost destroyed. We can't exactly let her drag Matou Sakura out and berate her.
She still cares about her younger sister, even though Matou Sakura has been adopted out and is no longer considered a member of the Tohsaka family.
"...How could something like this happen when a Heroic Spirit is summoned in violation of regulations?"
Artoria frowned, her gaze towards Qin Chu becoming even more cautious.
"I know you're stalling for time, you're probably waiting for your true Master to arrive, right?"
Qin Chuan squinted at Artoria. Having said what he needed to say, Qin Chuan got straight to the point.
"To be honest, even if he came, it wouldn't make any difference. You don't really think he could pose any threat to me, do you?"
"..."
Artoria fell silent as well—indeed, Qin Chuan, who made her feel a great threat, was someone that Kiritsugu Emiya, the magician killer, couldn't possibly handle.
While Kiritsugu Emiya's tricks might be effective against ordinary magicians, they are nothing but clowns against powerful Heroic Spirits.
"So, what exactly do you want to do?"
Qin Chuan's ability to eliminate four heroic spirits within two days is enough to demonstrate his strength.
Furthermore, Artoria noticed that Qin Chuan had no injuries whatsoever, nor did he appear to be tired at all.
He will most likely defeat those Heroic Spirits in a crushing manner; even the confident Artoria wouldn't dare say she could beat Qin Chuan.
Therefore, Qin Chuan's decision not to attack immediately but to engage in slow conversation with him must have some purpose.
"It's very simple. Your scabbard, the isolated paradise of Avalon, is currently hidden inside Irisviel's body, isn't it?"
Qin Chuan snapped his fingers and stated his purpose.
"I want that thing, could you please give it to me?"
The secluded paradise, commonly known as "Avalon," is an island belonging to elves in the Arthurian legends.
However, in the Type-Moon universe, this name also represents Artoria's Noble Phantasm, which is outwardly manifested as Artoria's sword sheath.
Possessing this treasure grants an absurdly powerful recovery ability, which is why Qin Chuan wants to obtain it.
Although Qin Chuan wished for immortality in the Dragon Ball world, the synchronization rate in the Dragon Ball world was too low, so the effect of his immortality was very poor.
Therefore, Qin Chuan planned to use a degraded version of the recovery ability as a temporary solution, and "Avalon" was one of his alternatives.
Compared to the Dragon Ball world, the synchronization rate of the Fate/Zero mission world will probably reach 100% very soon, ensuring that the abilities of "Avalon" will be fully synchronized.
Although the last two mission worlds are basically not dangerous for him at the moment, who knows what kind of work it will be after the fourth mission world is unlocked, which is something that even a combat power of more than 3,000 people will have a hard time dealing with?
In fact, Qin Chuan had also considered using "Blackbird" to swallow Irisviel and Artoria, thereby seizing the power of "Avalon".
However, as a conceptual weapon, "Avalon" probably does not belong to Artoria, nor is it Irisviel's ability.
It's stuck there, unable to go up or down.
Therefore, in order to prevent him from eating the two of them and then failing to obtain the "Avalon" ability, Qin Chuan thought it would be better to have them take out the "Avalon" and hand it over to him directly.
Moreover, he didn't really want to treat Artoria and Irisviel in such a rough manner—both of them were beautiful women, and Qin Chuan felt it was better to be gentle.
At worst, I'll just give them a quick death.
"impossible!"
Before Artoria could answer, Irisviel behind her gave a serious objection.
"This was given to me by Kiritsugu... Even if it were to be returned, it would be to Saber, not to you!"
"Are you sure? I'm only willing to have a proper talk with you now because I used to like you to some extent, but if you insist on being ungrateful, I won't force you."
Qin Chuan was not surprised by Irisviel's refusal, but simply threatened her lightly.
"Rin, do you have a way to extract the conceptual weapon from her body?"
Qin Chuan had never studied magic and didn't know how to do it—but Rin Tohsaka had received formal magic training, so she might be able to do it.
Although she is still just a child, she can already draw a complete Heroic Spirit Summoning Circle by imitation, so Rin Tohsaka's basic magic skills should be up to standard.
“Conceptual weaponry... that should work. I’ve studied similar magic tricks, but I’ve never actually performed one.”
Rin Tohsaka said thoughtfully.
"But I can give it a try."
"Did you hear that, ladies? If you don't cooperate, I'll have no choice but to resort to violence."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan nodded in satisfaction and looked at Artoria and Irisviel.
"You can choose: either hand over Avalon to me yourselves, or let my little Master forcibly extract it."
Artoria tightened her grip on the hilt of her sword, knowing that Qin Chuan had no intention of continuing the conversation.
Without further hesitation, she strode forward, and the invisible sword in her hand slammed towards Qin Chuan's body:
"Wind King Hammer!"
As the true name was released, the Wind King Barrier wrapped around the sword instantly transformed into a large amount of gale, condensing into a wind pressure that slammed down on Qin Chuan's head.
Even a heroic spirit, without any protective measures or influence on magic, would suffer a severe head injury if it took this attack head-on!
Artoria was naturally very confident in the destructive power of this move, but with a loud bang, her expression froze instantly.
The Wind King's hammer slammed into Qin Chuan's face, and her "Excalibur" also struck Qin Chuan's temple.
However, Qin Chuan did not use any magic to resist. He simply stood there, looking at him expressionlessly, unmoved.
Neither the Thunder King's hammer nor Excalibur could leave a mark on his head.
Chapter 149 Kiritsugu Emiya's Orders
"Wow..."
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