A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

"The evil dragon has been defeated?" The other Servants also had this feeling to varying degrees.

Siegfried, facing the battle head-on, breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and said, "Looks like I'm not always this unlucky."

"Life signs of the colossal life form have been detected and are fading! Congratulations, everyone! You have successfully defeated the evil dragon Fafnir!"

Dr. Roman's voice definitively confirmed the matter, and Ritsuka and Mashu saw through the smoke and dust that Fafnir's corpse, which had begun to transform into spirit particles, lay motionless on the ground.

"You two, the evil dragon has been defeated. You go and support the other Servants first. I'll go find Albion-chan!"

However, Ritsuka clearly realized something and quickly ran towards the direction where Albion had just fallen.

"Senior, I want to join too...!!!"

Before Mashu could finish speaking, and was about to run after Ritsuka, the ground suddenly began to shake.

"W-what's going on? Is it an earthquake?" Siegfried quickly plunged his sword into the ground to steady himself.

"Ugh—senpai!" Mashu wanted to go and help Ritsuka, but the frequency of the vibrations prevented her from moving forward at all.

"Whoa whoa whoa!" Ritsuka naturally fell to the ground with a thud and simply lay there without getting up.

Not only Ritsuka, but everyone on the entire battlefield was affected, perhaps only the wyvern still flying in the sky was unaffected.

However, due to the death of the evil dragon Fafnir, these wyverns completely lost their leader and began to disregard the creatures on the ground.

"Ugh... my head hurts so much, what's wrong with me?"

Marshal Gilles, supporting the cannon that was secured beside him, had just inexplicably seen a face that looked very much like his own, roaring madly and saying something incoherently in his mind.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, a large section of the earth collapsed. At the same time, terrifying, vine-like, tentacled-like unidentified objects began to emerge from the collapsed areas, piercing through numerous bipedal wyverns and relentlessly stabbing at other living entities.

The entire battlefield descended into utter chaos. The tentacles made no distinction between friend and foe, swarming forward at any living being they encountered.

Chapter 54 Demon Pillar - Manifestation

"What...what on earth is going on?!"

Marshal Gilles was astonished to see the entire battlefield undergo tremendous changes in the blink of an eye, while many of his French comrades were pierced by those black and red tentacles.

"Om-"

Just then, a piercing sound rang out. Upon hearing this sound, the remaining fragile mortal soldiers seemed to go completely mad, charging straight towards the tentacles.

"No!!" Marshal Gilles was shocked and furious, but before he could take more than a few steps, his brain could no longer withstand the demonic sound, and blood began to seep from his face.

"Damn it! What kind of monster is this!?"

Marshal Gilles stared intently at the source of the sound, and saw a huge black and red pillar rising from the largest collapsed cave in the center of the battlefield.

The pillar exuded a very strange aura, and its surface was covered with protrusions, resembling closed eyes.

"Senior! Are you alright? Doctor! What exactly happened? Why weren't you alerted?"

In the area where Mashu was, she rushed to Ritsuka's side the moment the tremors stopped and shielded Ritsuka from the tentacles.

Siegfried arrived immediately and used his greatsword to cut off the tentacles.

"..." At this moment, Dr. Roman seemed to have seen something incredible and remained silent for a long time.

"Doctor!" Mashu called out again, raising her voice.

"...Run, Mashu! That's no match for you!!" Dr. Roman also realized what was happening and his first words were to shout for them to run away.

"What exactly happened! Doctor, explain yourself clearly!" Mashu asked again.

"That thing... it's neither a Servant nor a Mythical Being. This is—the legendary true 'devil' reaction!! Listen to me, Mashu... besides Lord Wang Chong, I can't think of anyone here who could handle this thing!!"

Dr. Roman immediately said:

"Go find Mr. Wang Chong quickly! Don't linger here! That guy is probably about to fully awaken!!"

"But...where are we going to find Mr. Wang Chong?" Mashu couldn't help but look troubled.

Since the start of the war, they have almost never found Wang Chong and the other two followers, and they don't know where they have gone.

"Who! Who destroyed the spiritual veins and my great formation!!"

Just then, a sharp sound came from the direction of the pillar. Mash and the others looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure floating in front of the pillar, none other than Gilles de Rais.

"Just one step away... just one step away! I could have completely destroyed this country and this land. And now all I can come up with is this half-baked stuff! In that case, use your lives to fill that unfinished void!!"

With a wave of his hand, the enraged Gilles de Rais caused the pillar to emit a tremendous, demonic sound that shook the entire area.

"Damn it! That's the voice! The guy who destroyed my Noble Phantasm—it's this thing!"

The demonic sound swept over, affecting everyone to varying degrees. Siegfried immediately recognized what the demonic sound was and said...

"Jill! What are you doing? Attacking them is one thing, but why are you attacking us too!"

At the same time, Camilla angrily rebuked Gilles de Rais, who was floating in the air.

"Heh, you're just a bunch of waste materials. Do you really think you're qualified to be compared to me? Anyway, things have come to this point, so just obediently become nourishment for the 'pillars' and become the cornerstones for destroying the world."

However, Gilles de Rais showed disdain and not only did not restrain himself, but he also intensified his attacks. As the tentacles absorbed more and more wyverns and soldiers as nourishment, the protrusions, which had been there, seemed to truly resemble eyes, and they slightly opened their gaze.

"Om-!"

In an instant, a terrifying pressure descended upon everyone, causing them to pause and their fighting power to drop significantly due to this pressure.

In order to survive, the two sides, who were originally at war with each other, actually cooperated to fight against those dark creatures.

"Struggle—struggle...it's all in vain, you will soon be completely devoured."

Gilles de Rais's face contorted with madness as he laughed.

"Really? Jill, you made quite a commotion while I was away."

But just then, a familiar voice came, bringing Gilles de Rais's madness to an abrupt halt.

Then a blazing flame swept in, burning away a large number of the dark creations and clearing a path leading directly to the pillar.

“Lady Jeanne d’Arc…it really is you.” Gilles de Rais looked in the direction from which Jeanne d’Arc Alter had come, and he seemed to understand everything.

"It seems you're not surprised by my appearance and actions... So, Jill, when did you become suspicious of me and then do all this on your own?"

After Jeanne Alter emerged from the crowd, she immediately summoned the last remaining wyvern, piloted it towards Gilles de Rais, and said...

“I have never doubted you, just as I said before, my faith in you and my loyalty to you have never changed.”

Gilles de Rais said slowly:

"But the guy who gave me the Holy Grail told me that it was out of his control. So he told me not to trust you."

"I didn't believe everything that guy said, but that doesn't stop me from taking more measures to ensure the complete realization of our vision. Who would complain about not having enough methods?"

Gilles de Rais chuckled softly, then said:

"That is why I will carry out any order you give, Lady Jeanne, unconditionally. Even if you have Archer secretly send away some old people and children, or even if you give wrong orders and cause us to suffer heavy losses, I will not care."

"I can only assume that you, Lady Joan of Arc, are still hesitating and not fully prepared. Therefore, as long as I have made contingency plans, it doesn't matter if you lose in this final battle, I will still make that vision come true."

Having said that, Gilles de Rais's smile faded, and he straightened up, saying:

"So, Lady Jeanne, can you tell me... why? Why are you on their side? And why are you destroying the spiritual veins to stop me?"

"Why? The reason is quite simple, Jill..."

Jeanne Alter gazed at Gilles de Rais and slowly said:

“I am Joan of Arc, Joan of vengeance. But not the Joan of Arc you have fabricated, one who is nothing but the remnants of vengeance. I do indeed have hatred for France, for those who betrayed me. But I have much more than that.”

"Moreover, for me, my revenge has already been completed once. From the moment I appeared before you, you were already facing Joan of Arc who had completed her revenge. I have never been on the same side as you."

"Of course, even without the reasons mentioned above... I would still say this: I'll take revenge if I want to, and I won't if I don't. That's just how capricious I am. And you—have no right to dictate my thoughts!!"

After listening to Jeanne Alter's explanation, Gilles de Rais seemed to fully understand, nodded, and said:

"So that's how it is. So you've already taken your revenge? Perhaps this is retribution. I thought I could create my ideal Joan of Arc through the Holy Grail... but that was just a tool to fulfill my selfish desires. That wasn't the real Joan of Arc... it wasn't even a living person."

"Perhaps, you are now more like another possibility of Joan of Arc. Another possibility of Joan of Arc truly living. Being able to witness the emergence of this possibility and fight against it for a period of time, I am satisfied."

After he finished speaking, Gilles de Rais's demeanor suddenly changed, and then his body began to merge into the pillar behind him.

“But—Joan of Arc, even if you no longer desire revenge, I still do not intend to let this country go! I hate it to the core! I also swear to destroy this treacherous nation!”

"Gods, royalty, nations! I will destroy them all! I will kill everyone! This is my wish for the new Holy Grail! Do not stand in my way! Joan of Arc!"

The pillar swallowed most of Gilles de Rais's body, and Gilles de Rais's face twisted as he roared.

"It's time to end this, Jill. Utterly insane and wicked Avengers deserve their just deserts and end. Even as an Avenger myself, I will stand up and finish you off! 'Roar, my wrath!'"

Jeanne Alter, wielding her flag spear, aimed it at the pillar in front of her, unleashing her Noble Phantasm. A massive flame erupted, burning directly onto the pillar, seemingly intending to completely destroy and halt Gilles de Rais's fusion with the pillar.

"Now you are my enemy! Let's settle this once and for all! Will you save this world, or will I utterly destroy it all!"

However, Gilles de Rais endured the excruciating pain and ultimately succeeded in becoming one with the column.

[I am Andusias, one of the seventy-two Demon God Pillars. I will use demonic chants to utterly plunge this world into ruin and destruction!]

The being known as the Demon God Pillar opened its crimson eyes, which covered its entire body, and emitted a series of demonic sounds that swept across the entire battlefield.

Chapter 55 The Power of the Demon Pillar

With the revelation of the name of the Demon God Pillar, everyone was quite clear about what kind of enemy they were facing.

The Demon God's Touch has spread across the land, a result of the interruption. It seems that Gilles de Rais's words about completely destroying the world once the ritual is successful were not empty talk.

"All Servants, heed my command! I will withdraw your Berserk effects. Now, take action! There is only one objective: to completely eradicate that towering demonic pillar!"

Jeanne Alter used the Holy Grail to modify the master-servant contract, removing the madness effects from all Servants except Berserker, and issuing orders to all the Servants she summoned to attack the Demon Pillars.

"Why did things suddenly turn out this way? Can anyone tell me what's going on?"

Camilla watched what had just happened and couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Stop yelling! If you don't want to die, defeat these disgusting things first!!"

Elizabeth swung her gun and forcefully severed the Demonic Touch that had almost managed to sneak up and pierce Camilla.

"You actually saved me?" Camilla turned to Elizabeth and asked, puzzled.

"Don't misunderstand! I just don't want outsiders to ruin things before we completely break up!" Elizabeth said bluntly.

"That sharp-tongued fellow (me)... In that case, let's deal with that shady octopus hiding in the pillar first! I've been wanting to get rid of that guy for a long time."

Seeing this, Camilla shifted her focus to the current Demon Pillar.

"Who would have thought that vampires would cooperate with saints? Is this some kind of joke God is playing on everyone?"

On the other side, Vlad III and Georgios had already begun fighting side by side. Vlad III spoke in a half-joking tone, then accurately pierced the three incoming demonic touches with his piercing spear.

"In the face of a true crisis of destruction, people will eventually unite and abandon prejudice and discrimination. Grand Duke Vlad, you have not succumbed to the path of destruction, which proves that you are ultimately more inclined towards humanity than monsters."

Georgios answered the question very seriously and destroyed all the demonic touches that tried to sneak up on his back.

"Favoring humans... Ha, perhaps I'm just following the orders of that dragon witch."

Vlad III exclaimed:

"What a joke. So in the end, that witch was just playing along with Jill? There's a limit to how capricious you can be."

With both spears and swords drawn, the two were advancing towards the Demon God Pillar at top speed.

"Waaah! What an ugly thing, what an awful sound... But why do I feel like there's a familiar melody in this sound... and a hint of sadness too?"

Mary, riding at high speed, was untouched by the demonic forces. However, she kept her eyes fixed on the demonic pillars, carefully listening to the demonic sounds they emitted.

"careful!"

Just then, a flash of sword light appeared; Dion had used his sword to cleave through the several demonic tentacles that had been lying in ambush. But as a result, Dion found himself surrounded by the demonic tentacles.

"Dion! Crystal Flower—go!"

Mary used her magic to create a large number of crystal flowers, which she then hurled directly at the demonic tentacles, attempting to completely destroy them.

However, the intensity of those demonic touches was still too much for both Knight Dion and Queen Marie, especially since they were surrounded and escape was no longer an option.

"Don't worry about me, Your Majesty! I've already embarked on a path of self-destruction. Death is the best end for me. On the contrary, Your Majesty, you should leave this place immediately. This is not a place where you can help!"

Dion shouted through the layers of demonic touch.

“How could I just leave like this? I didn’t run away when I was taken to the execution ground, and I won’t run away now either! I will not stand by and watch the people of France suffer and abandon them.”

However, Mary resolutely stayed. Since ordinary moves were not working, she decided to unleash her Noble Phantasm completely. After all, having already had her body reshaped by the Third Magic, she had inexhaustible magical power.

"Guillotine Breaker (May the glory of the lily crown last forever!)!!"