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

With the help of Mash, Boudica, Nero, and Siegfried the Shadow who was passively killing enemies under orders, the Roman warriors quickly wiped out the monsters and even defeated the monsters on Caligula's side one by one.

"Hey, I'm telling you, are you doing this on purpose? Even though you look badly injured, with our current physical condition, you should only need about half an hour to recover. It's one thing for you not to fight anymore, but why are you stopping me too?"

Atalanta crossed her arms and watched as the monsters of her own faction were about to be wiped out, and couldn't help but say.

"Ha, defeat is defeat, why dwell on it? If Mashu and Boudica hadn't been so concerned about Ritsuka, and had only needed to stall you for a little longer, I would have been surrounded and inevitably lost prematurely."

Mordred smiled and shook his head, saying:

"No matter what, this is something Ritsuka fought so hard for, so let's let her have it this time... Anyway, we've already achieved our goal. We not only used up one of Ritsuka's Command Seals, but also greatly depleted the enemy's luck. Since this trial has achieved its purpose, why should we care about winning or losing?"

"You're so carefree, but following you has led to one defeat for me. How am I supposed to stay at the top of the leaderboard now? Humph... I should never have come to Rome with you."

Atalanta snorted, expressing her dissatisfaction.

"The rankings were already determined within the first five days. There won't be any results on the sixth day, as you already know. On the contrary, you'll be following me to face the Chaldea crowd, and your contributions will be much greater afterward. You'll definitely win over your Master then."

Mordred said with a cheerful laugh.

"I'll trust you one more time. But aren't you really worried about Ritsuka's situation?" Atalanta looked into the distance and couldn't help but ask.

"Hmph, although Ritsuka herself doesn't know, she is protected by Alaya, so she won't be so easily courting death. She will definitely escape unscathed."

"In fact, before I lost consciousness, I saw that because my Noble Phantasm was interrupted, Shadow Siegfried's Noble Phantasm broke through my Noble Phantasm, and the resulting gust of wind just happened to blow onto Ritsuka. Maybe it was Alaya who was behind it and dissipated the force of the explosion."

Mordred shook his head, then smiled and said, "Besides, Ritsuka is a disciple I taught, so she's naturally very tough. She's not going to die so easily."

Mordred shook his head, then smiled and said, "Besides, Ritsuka is a disciple I taught, so she's naturally very tough. She's not going to die so easily."

"You're really boosting their morale... But in doing so, you've also inadvertently reduced much of the influence of Alaya on Ritsuka. This way, tomorrow's plan will probably be foolproof."

Atalanta shook her head, then looked back at the battlefield and said, "It's over. The monster cubs are about to be slaughtered."

"Let's go home and report. Let's end this battle here." Mordred dusted himself off and stepped into the black mist. "This time, you announce it. I'm not going to cause any more trouble in this dirty state."

Atalanta shook her head, then stepped into the black mist and began to fly. Once the battle was over, she would announce the day's results.

……

Where...is this place?

Ritsuka looked around at the pitch-black scene and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

[Ritsuka... Fujimaru Ritsuka...]

However, at that moment, a voice slowly rang out from the void.

"Who? Who's calling me?"

Ritsuka dragged her tired body and looked around, but she couldn't find any trace of them.

【Fujimaru Ritsuka...】

When the sound rang out again, Ritsuka finally realized the direction from which it was coming and immediately headed in that direction. Soon after, she sensed scattered points of light flickering ahead, and as she drew closer, she felt an indescribable, shimmering light appear before her.

"You are……"

Ritsuka was puzzled and asked a question, but a piercing noise entered her ears, giving her a headache.

Ritsuka... remember your mission...

We must not associate with them... We must eliminate them ruthlessly and decisively...

[Denial...Empathy...Denial...Idea]

[To uphold humanity... to set things right...]

The jarring sounds made it difficult to make out words, but for some reason, hearing them aroused Ritsuka's irritation, especially since the sounds themselves made her extremely restless.

[Denial...denial...]

"Shut up!"

Seeing that the sounds were still continuing, Ritsuka, who was holding her head, immediately shouted.

"...You are the chosen one...Everything about you comes from 'humanity'."

You shouldn't have those useless 'impurities'... You should be as perfect as a saint.

[...abandon...surrender...abandon...surrender]

Seeing Ritsuka resist, the voices grew even louder, making Ritsuka's headache even worse. Just as Ritsuka was desperately resisting, suddenly bursts of black energy emerged from Ritsuka's body. Then, the black mist condensed into a black blade, which slashed directly at the silvery-white light in front of Ritsuka.

【Ugh! ...

The sharp mental shockwave knocked Ritsuka unconscious. Before her consciousness faded, she heard the shrill scream from the previous voice, which, for some reason, made Ritsuka feel somewhat relieved.

"Ritsuka...Ritsuka..."

"Ugh! Get out of my way!!"

Upon hearing someone call her name again, Ritsuka instinctively raised her hand and threw a punch without thinking.

"Well!"

A man let out a muffled groan.

"Oh, Mr. Archer, are you alright?"

"Huh? Mr. Archer?"

Hearing Mash's familiar voice, Ritsuka opened her eyes. She found herself back in the room she had stayed in in Rome. Outside, the sun was shining brightly.

Looking towards the source of the sound, they saw Archer sitting on the edge of the bed, covering his nose and looking extremely unlucky. Mashu, standing beside him, was asking Archer how he was doing.

"It's alright. Seeing that you're still so energetic, Ms. Ritsuka, puts my mind at ease," Archer said, shaking his head as if he had given up on himself.

"Phew... It's good that you're alright. And senior, you're alright too, that's great... You've been unconscious for most of the day, it scared us to death."

After seeing that Ritsuka was alright, Mashu breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

Chapter 152: First Encounter with Alaya

"Mash...did we win? How long have I been asleep? Waaah!"

As Ritsuka tried to get up, she felt a sharp, stabbing pain in her body. When she instinctively threw a punch, she hadn't realized the extent of her injuries.

"Senior, you should lie down and rest... You were too reckless, actually charging straight into the raging magic power. You're not a Servant, even Mordred was nearly killed by his own magic power, let alone you, Senior..."

Ritsuka quickly replied.

"Yeah, Ritsuka, what you did today almost gave me a heart attack. I just explained to you the state of Mordred overload when using magic, and you rushed into it without even thinking. I really don't know what to say to you."

At this moment, Dr. Roman's communication was reconnected. Dr. Roman had an expression of relief and relief, as if he was the one who had just suffered the disaster, not Ritsuka.

"Doctor, you didn't even try to stop your senior from doing something so crazy," Mashu said immediately.

"It all happened in the blink of an eye. By the time I realized what was happening, Ritsuka had already run into it! Besides, even if I tried to stop her, how could I possibly stop her?"

"Fortunately, Boudica's tank absorbed most of the damage for you; otherwise, if you had been hit at the epicenter of the explosion, you wouldn't be in this state as you are now lying in bed," Dr. Roman said.

"Hehe... I didn't think that much about it at the time. I just felt that this was very likely the way to defeat Mordred. The opportunity was fleeting, so I had to act immediately." Ritsuka scratched her head and said somewhat embarrassedly.

“Senior, you can’t do something so crazy next time. What if you die…” Mashu didn’t finish her sentence, but just lowered her head, looking very sullen.

"Mash, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I? Look at me, full of energy... Ouch, ouch, ouch!" Ritsuka was about to show off when she winced in pain and shrank back into the blankets, causing Mash to spend quite a while trying to soothe her pain.

“Ritsuka, I have to admire you for enduring that kind of pain for so long.” At this moment, Archer interjected, saying, “After all, I have also experienced this kind of pain firsthand.”

"Eh? Did Mr. Archer also experience Magic Overload in the past?" Ritsuka asked curiously.

"Well, it's nothing to talk about. It's just that I didn't know my limits when I was learning magic in my youth. It's nothing compared to Ritsuka, who endured the pain and kept fighting."

Archer nodded, then stood up and said:

"Now that Ritsuka has confirmed that everything is alright, I should continue to the second area and bring over the people from the God Ancestor Romulus's side."

After saying that, Archer hurriedly left the room.

Ritsuka then learned from Mashu that she had been unconscious for the entire morning. During this time, all three regions barely passed the test, and the trial did not judge any of them, allowing them all to pass and be granted the right to a day of sunlight.

After that, the three regions took action again, with Archer and Jing Ke each leading the fifth and sixth soldiers and civilians from the third region to Rome.

Then Archer and Jing Ke were sent to the second and third districts respectively to bring back the fourth and third soldiers and civilians to Rome. From then on, the six remaining Roman forces were all under the control of Rome, preparing to unite and jointly face the final judgment on the seventh day.

Now is the time for Archer and Jing Ke to head to the second and third areas to bring the person back. However, after learning that Ritsuka was seriously injured, Archer stayed for a while, saying that he would try to use some of his special methods to wake Ritsuka up.

"However, Mr. Archer was truly amazing. I don't know what kind of magic he used, but after he called out several times, the senior actually woke up. It's just that the senior was a bit too agitated when he woke up, and he was still in a state of alertness on the battlefield, which is why Mr. Archer took that punch."

Mashu slowly recounted the whole story to Ritsuka.

"Ritsuka, you should thank Archer after you recover. Also, you should apologize properly for the punch you just received, even though Archer didn't seem to care."

Dr. Roman said, "Although that Archer may be a so-called 'Contractor,' there is no conclusive evidence. Besides, he is helping us now, so we should still show him the proper etiquette."

"Yes, I understand." Ritsuka nodded, but thanks to Dr. Roman's reminder, she recalled the scene she had just seen in her dream.

"Archer came to wake me up, and I almost lost consciousness in my dream because of some unknown thing. It seems Archer is most likely that [Contractor]."

Having personally confronted Alaya, Ritsuka has begun to doubt Alaya and the suppressive mechanism behind it. (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

However, now is not the time to think about these things; the most important thing now is to make arrangements for the future.

"Mash, what's the situation in the other two areas? Who are their opponents, and what happened? Tell me everything. Since I can't go anywhere right now, I might as well use my brain and analyze the intelligence to prepare for tomorrow's battle."

Ritsuka said.

“Okay… Let’s start with the God Ancestor Romulus, since there are fewer people there and the process of fighting between the two sides is quite simple.”

Mashu began to explain the situation of the other two battlefields to Ritsuka one by one.

First is Area Two. Although there are only three Servants in total, each of them is incredibly powerful. First is Romulus, who was originally the king of this singularity. His strength is completely comparable to Jeanne d'Arc Alter, who was waging war. With the help of the Roman soldiers, he fought Jeanne d'Arc Alter to a standstill.

Secondly, there's the classic duo of Alexander and Weber. The Stone Formation is simply too powerful; it not only holds off the monsters more than enough, but it can even allow the two of them to fight the other three Divine Punishers to a standstill.

Of course, there are some exaggerations about these three Servants: Stheno, who is not good at fighting; Euryale, who is as beautiful as a flower; and Medusa, who works hard to do the work of three people.

Overall, it should be considered a two-on-one fight between Alexander and Weber against Little Medusa.

Ultimately, given this airtight fighting style, victory for Zone 2 was inevitable and without any suspense. What followed was a chaotic free-for-all in Zone 3.

The enemy's own forces were numerous on the battlefield. The emperor and his followers originally numbered six, and with the assistance of Archer, Jing Ke, and Lü Bu, the nine of them were not afraid of any of the six Divine Punisher followers sent by the enemy.

However, these six Divine Punisher Servants are also incredibly powerful. First, there are Kiyohime and Queen Marie Antoinette, who were captured in the previous singularity. Both of them use area-of-effect attacks, posing a significant threat to Roman soldiers.

Then there's Jeanne d'Arc's terrifying defensive power, which almost completely blocked Archer's illusion collapse, thwarting his plan to quickly clear out the monsters.

Of course, the truly terrifying ones are often the three who appear later. First is Semiramis, whose ability to summon magical beasts plunged the Roman legions into an almost endless battle, making them a veritable "monster meat grinder."

Then there was the brown-skinned girl wielding the rainbow sword. With a single strike, she nearly killed two or three Servants.

If it weren't for their outstanding servant, Leonidas I, who was exceptionally skilled in defense, they would probably have already lost.

And finally, the grand finale was Arcueid, who was practically invincible. To be honest, if Arcueid hadn't limited the number of times she could attack, she probably could have swept through the entire area by herself.

Ultimately, Area 3 secured victory at the cost of losing half its troops. Compared to the other two areas, it was a Pyrrhic victory.

Chapter 153: The Immortal Empire

After learning this information, Ritsuka's expression became particularly serious. The situation on her side and that of the god Romulus was relatively alright; both the Servants they encountered and the enemies they faced were within the range of their perceived strength.

However, the battlefield where Archer and Jing Ke were located was completely different. Even though they had a large number of Servants, almost all of them were used to deal with the mysterious Servant wielding the Rainbow Sword and the True Ancestor Arcueid.

Arcueid, perhaps because she held back, didn't reveal her truly terrifying side. But the guy wielding the rainbow sword undoubtedly drew everyone's attention.

According to information obtained by Romulus, the rainbow sword wielded by the enemy was very likely the sword of Mars, the god of war. This was undoubtedly another blow to the Roman Empire.

After all, Mars, the god of war, was the highest deity in the Roman Empire, and a figure who embodied the spirit of Roman soldiers. After all, Romulus, the patriarch of the gods, was said to be the son of Mars and the founder of Rome.

It can be said that without Mars, the god of war, there would be no Rome as we know it today.

Now, someone is wielding the sword of Mars, the god of war, against the Roman Empire. Doesn't that mean that their god Mars has abandoned them?

This almost definitively confirms the divine judgment of the empire's sins. Discordant voices have emerged within the nation, demanding the surrender of resistance and the acceptance of divine punishment and judgment through piety, in order to atone for their sins.

Fortunately, thanks to the prestige of the various emperors, these discordant voices were eventually suppressed. However, it is also true that the morale of the Roman soldiers is currently low.

"We finally won another victory, but that Servant caused the soldiers to lose their fighting spirit." Mashu sighed, then asked:

"Doctor, didn't you say that there would be no world like this, and that there would be no gods descending to earth? Then what about the Sword of the God of War?"

"Basically, this is the only way to reveal their true nature... otherwise, the world simply can't withstand their antics... but as for the Sword of the War God, I can guess the Servant's true name."

"Dr. Roman said."

"Huh? Really? Doctor? Who is that Servant?" Mash asked curiously.

"Based on the description of the clothing and physical characteristics, it is not difficult to determine that the other party should be a Hun... and if one is capable of wielding the sword of the god of war, the only one that can be thought of is Attila the Hun, who is known as the 'Scourge of God'."