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

"In this way, we can say that we've changed Ilya's fate of being completely transformed into something cold. Hmm, it seems that the magic crystal over there has also recorded this scene. Now it's time to get down to business." After dealing with Ahad, Wang Chong began to step into the inner city, continuously collecting the puppets that had fainted due to the backlash, and began to use the black mist to search for Ilya's whereabouts.

However, the first place Wang Chong found was not Ilya, but the core area of ​​the entire castle, which was also the true magic workshop of the Einzbern family.

"Yubustakuhaid, hiding here and playing dead won't do you any good. I told you, today your Einzbern family will be destroyed." Wang Chong looked at the puppets connected by countless circuits in the core of the workshop and spoke.

Indeed, the golem before us is the true controller of the Einzbern family—Golem Jubstacheit, an artificial intelligence created by the disciples of the Third Mage to control the castle's central control system. Its full name is Golem Jubstacheit, and it is also the father of all the homunculus created by the Einzbern family. The old man "Ahad" outside was merely the eighth-generation humanoid terminal created by Jubstacheit.

His personality has long since ceased to exist. At best, he exists as "the operating castle," "the entity that recreates the Third Magic," implanting the necessary "humanity" into each generation of humanoid terminals, making them imitate human speech and behavior. In other words, his essence is merely a tool for realizing the Third Magic, devoid of any humanity or emotion whatsoever.

"The Rhine gold is right here. Please spare the Einzbern family." As if he knew that the other party had completely seized the initiative, Yubustakuhaid took out an item, and the moment he unwrapped the gauze, it shone with a dazzling golden light.

The Rhine Gold was laid out before Wang Chong, who could even clearly see it slowly growing, just as the legends said, possessing the miraculous ability to continuously multiply. Wang Chong hadn't expected that the other side would actually sacrifice the Rhine Gold to ensure the survival of the Einzbern family. However, Wang Chong had no intention of taking it. Anyone who touched it was doomed; if he did, the Holy Grail War might be plagued by unexpected events. Perhaps even gacha pulls would turn into unlucky pulls, with epic draws yielding two Fool's Locks.

"Handing it over now? Are you kidding me? You've already notified the Burial Agency. Do you think you can get a fair deal after offending a Dead Apostle? Besides, I can get what I want even if I destroy you." Wang Chong sneered.

“If you are willing to forgive us, all members of the Einzbern family, including myself, will serve you as our master. We will also cover up your tracks at the Burial Agency. If you insist on destroying us, I will activate self-destruct mode, at which point the entire castle will be completely razed to the ground in an explosion, and the Rhine Gold will cease to exist—uh!”

However, before Yubustakuhaid could finish speaking, a large hole was punched through its body, and Wang Chong said calmly, "Sorry, I don't want Rhine Gold."

"Activate... self-destruct mode." Although Yubustakuhaid couldn't understand why the other party would suddenly reject its proposal, just as it said, it activated the destruction mode without hesitation, about to destroy the entire castle. But at this moment, Wang Chong pulled out a dagger with a structure like lightning and plunged it fiercely into Yubustakuhaid's core.

And so, Yubustakuhaid's self-destruct magic spell was abruptly destroyed. With the core magic spell completely destroyed, the actual control of the Einzbern family came to an end.

"Ding—Congratulations on successfully destroying the Einzbern family. Destroying their heritage, cutting off their future, and carrying out genocide, you are truly a terrifying super villain~ Reward: 1000 villain points, all the Einzbern family's heritage, and one Einzbern family magic circuit. Current villain points: 7340 points."

"Wow? I guess I've become a real magician now." Wang Chong felt the magic circuits that had just been integrated into his body and activated. There were a total of 20 circuits, all of excellent quality. Although they were so-so, they were far better than the level of Matou Kariya, who was still at the ordinary level even after upgrading. In fact, with 20 circuits, Wang Chong's magic circuits could already be considered among the geniuses.

After experiencing the characteristics of the magic circuits—the flow and transfer of force—Wang Chong concluded, "These are indeed the most suitable magical properties for alchemy." He then asked, "System, now that I've obtained all the inheritance of the Einzbern family, shouldn't the rewards for the previous side quests related to my wife be changed? After all, I've already obtained the technological inheritance of the androids."

Chapter 139 Curse and Purification

"I'm sorry, host, you have indeed inherited the technology of androids. But will you use it immediately? Just like the previous Imaginary Number Magic Book, you only gained knowledge. To truly master it, you need to study and practice it carefully. However, the android technology from the side quest with the lady will allow you to completely master the technology and use it at will. Therefore, the two are different products, and the system will not refund or exchange them." The system explained.

"So that's really how it is... Turns out I'm just a theoretical master after all. But luckily, my magic circuits are perfectly suited to the Einzbern family's alchemy and android technology. It shouldn't be too difficult if I study it diligently. Oh well, considering all the good stuff this time, I won't dwell on this." After hearing the system's explanation, Wang Chong sensed the spell formulas in his mind and tried them out. He found that he did indeed feel some blockage when casting them.

"By the way, System, do you have a way to store this Rhine Gold in your spatial storage and ignore its curse?" Wang Chong asked.

"No problem. Anything placed in the system space can have its causal relationship severed, let alone a mere curse. However, the host needs to be aware that in order to store it in the system space, the host will inevitably come into contact with the Rhine Gold. Even if the host only touches it for a moment, the bad luck effect brought by the curse will last for at least a period of time. In other words, even if the host stores it in the space, although there is no need to worry about being cursed day and night, temporary bad luck is probably still unavoidable," the system reminded.

"Furthermore, host, I need to remind you that once the resources proliferated by this thing are used, they will inevitably be tainted with bad luck. Even if you use the proliferated part to make a brand new item, it will still have this effect. Although it is not as obvious as the original, and its effectiveness will weaken and approach zero over time, you still have to be careful."

"What? Then this thing is a hot potato, completely untouchable!" Upon hearing this, Wang Chong immediately gave up his desire to collect the Rhine Gold. His own bad luck was one thing, but if it affected his card-drawing and his plans, he'd have nowhere to turn for help.

"Actually, the host doesn't need to worry. There are actually two ways to solve the curse on the Rhine Gold," the system explained.

"Do you have a way to remove the curse?" Wang Chong asked doubtfully.

"There is a way to remove a curse of this magnitude, but it requires a certain number of villain points, and the shop hasn't updated to include such an item. The method provided by this system is how the host can remove their own curse after touching the Rhine Gold. The first method is the skill the host already possesses. Host, have you forgotten that you have a skill specifically for removing various negative statuses?" the system said.

"You mean... Summoner Spell: Cleanse?" Wang Chong suddenly remembered that this was the epic-level skill he had drawn during his first ten-pull, and now it was actually coming in handy.

"Yes, although purification cannot be used on items, it can be used to remove curses from the host. Once the host places the Rhine Gold into the system space, the purification ability can be used to remove the curse power that has been tainted by it," the system explained.

"Okay, what's the second method you mentioned?"

"Hehe, the second method is even simpler. Host, the Rhine Gold Curse only applies to its owner. As long as you give this gold to someone else, then that person will be the one who suffers, and the curse will naturally disappear," the system said with a grin.

"You're telling me to deliver this... Oh yeah, I see... This is how Rhine Gold should be used." Wang Chong was about to curse the system for suggesting such a terrible method when a sudden inspiration struck him. A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and with a playful smile, he grabbed the Rhine Gold with his bare hands and put it into the system space.

"Hmm? Host, have you come up with another mischievous idea?" The system looked at Wang Chong's sly grin; she was all too familiar with that expression on her host's face.

"Purify!" Without hesitation, after placing the Rhine Gold into the system space, he used the power of purification to remove the curse from his body. Wang Chong could feel that after touching the gold, his head was somewhat dizzy, and a cold sensation permeated his soul. But as soon as he used purification, that discomfort completely disappeared.

"Thank goodness. This curse is indeed quite sophisticated. Even with the power of ruin protecting me, I still fell for it. It seems these unorthodox methods shouldn't be underestimated; one wrong move and you're finished." This encounter with the Rhine Gold served as a reminder to Wang Chong: don't think that just because you have some power now and can bully those Masters, you can look down on this world. Remember, there are always people stronger than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding. You might find yourself being schemed against by some unknown force without even realizing it.

"Let's pack up this remains too. It'll be a good way to do Chengzi a favor and let her study the Einzbern family's artificial human technology. Maybe it can help her and help her make a breakthrough." With this thought in mind, Wang Chong immediately put Yubustakuhaid into the system space.

"Hmm... what's in this box?" Suddenly, after collecting Yubustakuhaid's remains, Wang Chong discovered a very exquisite box hidden behind him. Out of curiosity, Wang Chong opened it and found a set of white formal attire inside.

"This is... the Garment of Heaven? What a treasure! I can finally dress Mrs. Alice in this. Speaking of which, the Greater Grail is now in my possession. Who knows, once I master the materialization of souls, I might be able to reshape the Winter Saintess, Justeza. Then... hehe." Wang Chong stopped daydreaming, first putting the Garment of Heaven into his system inventory, then checking the surrounding area for anything of value before leaving the core area of ​​the castle.

……

"Could it be that little Ilya was taken out by them? How come the Black Mist has been searching the castle for so long and still hasn't found her?" Since Yubustakuhaid's death, all the dolls in the Einzbern family seemed to have completely lost their backbone, and they all became somewhat dazed. However, Wang Chong didn't care whether they were conscious or not; he froze them all and packed them up to take back.

"Hmm? Finally found it. I've been looking for so long, little Ilya." Finally, Wang Chong's black mist sensed a small life force being carried by a larger life force into a secret passage.

"Om-"

Inside the secret passage, an android maid was carrying the petite and somewhat bewildered Ilya as she ran forward.

"Sister Sera... what exactly happened?" Ilya was somewhat bewildered, her understanding still limited, and she didn't know what had happened.

“It’s alright, Ilya… It’s just that the head of the family saw that Ilya misses her parents every day, so he asked me to take Ilya to Fuyuki City, Japan, to see her parents.” Sera hesitated for a moment before finally telling a lie. After all, Ilya was still innocent and naive, and had no idea what the family invasion and the death of the head of the family really meant. Sera could only tell a white lie to temporarily soothe Ilya’s uneasy emotions.

"Eh!? Really? I can go to Japan to see Mom and Kiritsugu?" Upon hearing this, the unease in Illya's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by excitement, and she almost cheered.

"Shh! Ilya-chan, don't be too noisy. The head of the family said that if Ilya-chan doesn't behave, he'll make me take her back." Sera became a little nervous and said while running.

"Mmm! Ilya promises to be a good girl..." Ilya covered her lips with both hands, behaving very obediently.

Sera sighed. The Einzbern main family was now almost wiped out, and the patriarch's last order was for her to take Illya to find Irisviel and Kiritsugu Emiya. They were the Einzbern family's last hope.

"We're almost there... As long as we get there... As long as we get there!" The faint light emanating from the exit ahead was Sera's last glimmer of hope.

"We're here! We're almost out!" With the light getting closer and closer, and the path of hope within reach, Sera mustered all her strength and was about to take a big step out into the light.

"Found you." But suddenly, the white light was blocked by a tall black figure, and the words spoken by the figure instantly shattered Sera's hope of escape.

Chapter 140: The Charming Demonic Eye

"Found you!"

Sera's red eyes widened. She never imagined that the enemy not only knew about her family's secret passage, but also deliberately blocked the exit and waited for her to arrive. A feeling of despair welled up in her chest.

"Ilya—hurry..."

Sera was about to put Ilya down from her back so she could run away, intending to hold her off herself, even though she knew it would be futile. But just as Sera was about to speak, she found herself completely unable to utter a word, and her perspective continued to drop downwards.

What happened? What's going on? These questions immediately popped into Sera's mind. However, when she looked down at the ground and saw her legs, which had been frozen into ice sculptures, Sera realized that she had been killed in just one exchange.

"What a hopeless... guy..." The last lingering thought flashed through Sera's mind before her consciousness plunged into complete darkness.

"Om-"

Wang Chong, who had just been standing at the light source, appeared behind Sera in the next instant, catching Ilya when she nearly fell to the ground. As for Sera, she was instantly frozen into an ice block and packaged into his system space.

"Ah—! Eh?" Ilya screamed in terror, thinking she was about to fall to the ground, but soon felt herself fall into a gentle embrace. Ilya opened her bright red eyes and saw that she was lying in the arms of a strange man.

"You—! Who exactly are you?" Ilya instinctively tried to struggle up and question Wang Chong, but at that moment, Ilya's eyes met Wang Chong's pupils, which had turned from black to red—one of the True Ancestor's abilities, named: Enchanting Eyes.

"Beautiful...eyes." This was Ilya's first thought after making eye contact. Then she felt a warm and friendly aura emanating from the other person, along with a scent that Ilya found somewhat familiar—the unique scent that only her mother, Irisviel, possessed.

This feeling immediately relaxed Ilya's sensitive heart, and her consciousness became vaguely dreamy. The question she was about to ask gradually softened.

“Ilya, have you forgotten? I’m Wang Chong, here to take you to see your parents. Uncle Wang,” Wang Chong said softly.

“Uncle Wang…?” Ilya asked curiously.

“Yes, didn’t your sister Sera just say she was going to send you to see your mother Irisviel and father Kiritsugu Emiya? She’s already entrusted me to you, and I’m in charge of taking you to see your parents.” Wang Chong continued in a friendly tone, while his pupils began to emit an eerie red light.

"Where...where is Sister Sera?" Ilya realized that Sister Sera had sent her away, and her originally calm heart became more uneasy. Ilya wanted to avoid Wang Chong's gaze and turned to look for Sera.

"Sera has already gone back. After all, the head of the family doesn't allow dolls to leave the castle at will. Ilya should know this rule too."

"Hmm...hmm...but?" Ilya hesitated. Her intuition told her that things shouldn't be that simple, but her limited understanding prevented her from noticing any problems.

"Don't worry, little Ilya, I have a very good relationship with your parents, especially with your mother, Alice. You should be able to smell Alice's scent, right?" Wang Chong said softly.

Upon hearing this, Ilya nodded slightly, her trust in him increasing somewhat, but the doubt in her eyes had not completely disappeared.

"Ilya, do you remember? You made a promise with your father Kiritsugu that you would play the 'Find the Nutcracker' game together. He mentioned it to me several times." Seeing this, Wang Chong pressed his advantage and revealed something that only Ilya's family would know.

"Yes! Illya is going to compete against Kiritsugu. It's a promise." Upon hearing this, Illya's doubts vanished, and the last glimmer of confusion in her eyes disappeared completely.

"Ilya, you have to listen to your uncle, okay? Didn't Sister Sera say that if Ilya doesn't listen, she'll have to go back home and we won't be able to find her mom and dad anymore? Okay, now listen to your uncle, close your eyes and go to sleep." Seeing that Ilya's pupils had lost their luster and she had completely let go of his attention, Wang Chong gave her the hint. Ilya nodded and obediently lay down in Wang Chong's arms, closing her eyes.

"Ding—You have successfully abducted the heroine of Schicksal, Illyasviel von Einzbern, by using despicable means, completely changing her fate of being human-modified by the Einzbern family. You are rewarded with 1000 Villain Points, one epic draw, and a Berserker Servant Summoning Card. Your current Villain Points are 8340."

"A Berserker Servant Summoning Card?" Upon seeing the sudden reward, Wang Chong immediately checked it and found that the summoning was also directly bound after use, and after special processing, he was guaranteed to draw the best type of Berserker Servant.

"Is this because of the connection between Illya and Heracles? That's why I was rewarded with a Berserker Servant summoning card. Now I only have one Rider Servant left, completing the seven-servant roster, and the mission is finished. But the best Berserker Servant? Is it locked to Servants of five stars or higher? But five stars doesn't necessarily mean a powerful Servant. After all, game strength doesn't equal story strength. For example, Heracles is only four stars, but he's basically one of the top Berserker Servants. Using a Berserker to summon would even be an insult to Heracles."

However, Wang Chong didn't think he would draw Hercules because of this. The reason was simple: it would be a miracle if a great hero like Hercules responded to him, a villain. He would be lucky to avoid being hacked to pieces.

"I wonder what kind of Berserker-class Servant I'll draw... or one that's compatible with me... I hope it doesn't draw the Queen herself, or I feel like King Arthur's side will really be in trouble. But... something like the Lostbelts haven't happened yet, so whether the Queen can even be drawn is questionable." Wang Chong pondered to himself.

During this period of contemplation, Wang Chong wasn't just standing there dumbfounded. He began to use the power of the world to quickly pack up and take away every single one of the Einzbern family dolls in the castle, leaving none behind. After doing this, he symbolically destroyed some magic stones that were recording the scenes, and then returned to the secret passage, ready to slip away.

"System, regarding the Summoner's teleport skill, can I teleport with Ilya?" Wang Chong asked.

"Yes, anything that fits the host will be taken along. Are you ready to set anchor points? You can now set anchor points in any three places you've been. Once set, you can teleport directly," the system explained.

"Okay, set up the Matou family for me."

"Setting up, setup complete, wish to proceed with the transfer?"

"Teleport".

In an instant, a blue light appeared beneath Wang Chong's feet. After a guidance period of about two seconds, Wang Chong suddenly disappeared into the secret passage.

About ten minutes later, three special personnel dressed in specially made combat suits entered the forest of Einzbern. The most distinctive one, a blonde woman, stopped the two behind her. She bent down, picked up a shard of ice, and examined it for a moment before squinting at a spot where she spotted a bare branch protruding from a snowdrift. She picked up the branch, held it up to the sunlight, and noticed an unexpected red dot on the bare branch.

"This is...?" A man behind him seemed to notice something, and asked as he adjusted his glasses.

"If my sense of smell is not mistaken... I'm afraid the Einzbern family is already extinct." The woman put the branch into her pocket, coldly announcing the demise of the Einzbern family, and had to say it:

"The intelligence is incorrect. The one who entered the Einzbern residence was not a Dead Apostle. The other party is an existence that transcends the Dead Apostles—"

“His name is: True Ancestor.”

Chapter 141 Burial Mechanism

"The true ancestor? Really?" the tall man with glasses said in disbelief.

“Yes, we can confirm it. Even if it’s just a faint trace, we can sense the scent of the True Ancestor. And the deeper we go in there, the stronger the scent becomes.” Another man sniffed and pointed in a certain direction.

"Hey, are you sure this is the way? Don't lead us astray." The bespectacled man was somewhat skeptical of his partner. His partner was undoubtedly top-tier in both combat and exorcism, but he had one major flaw: he had no sense of direction. Otherwise, he wouldn't always need someone as incompetent as himself as a partner, since his job was to guide his "partner."

“That should be right, that direction is towards the Einzbern family castle. Let’s go…” The blonde woman leading the way immediately disappeared. Her two companions noticed and followed immediately, heading towards the Einzbern family castle.

……

“What a tragedy… he’s completely dead.” The “lost man” said, shining a lamp as he examined Ahad’s lifeless body against the wall. Meanwhile, the blonde woman continued to grope for a few shards of ice on the ground, lost in thought.

"Found it! There are some photos and videos preserved here," the bespectacled man said as he ran out, carrying some broken magic stones.

"Huh? Dawn, you actually came back alive? It seems that the True Ancestor has already left this place." The blonde woman said with a playful smile as she looked at the returning bespectacled man, Dawn.

"Huh? Could it be that you didn't actually confirm the True Ancestor's departure and were just testing me with your life? You despicable bastard!" Dawn gritted his teeth, then tossed the magic stone to the blonde woman, saying, "This contains information about that guy... terrifyingly strong. You'd better pray he's not here. If we run into him, we might not even know how we died."

The blonde woman infused magic into the magic stone, opening the recordings inside. The recordings showed the moment when Ahad confronted Wang Chong, and then the killing intent erupted. As a result, Wang Chong suddenly appeared where Ahad was, and Ahad flew backward and died with a large hole in his chest.

The blonde woman frowned after watching the scene, repeatedly switching between the moment Wang Cong suddenly broke free of the magic circle and killed Ahad. She switched the speed to the slowest setting, and in her eyes, the other party appeared beside Ahad in a flash, and then Ahad died.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad; perhaps the other party possessed some strange ability to change positions. But in that instant, not only did Ahad die, but the blonde woman also carefully observed that along the straight distance from Wang Chong to Ahad, the silver threads that had been obstructing their path simultaneously snapped.

“Why simultaneously?” the blonde woman murmured, then looked at Dawn and asked, “Are you sure this is a continuous projection, without any cuts?”

“I can confirm it, and it’s not just this one scene. There are also these broken ice blocks. Although the recorded footage is only a brief moment, it’s the same method he used to kill Ahad.” Dawn then lit up another scene. In that scene, several dolls in a corridor were instantly frozen into ice blocks, and Wang Chong moved from the beginning of the corridor to the end in the next instant.

"It's as if every part of the battle was cut off, and several people died in an instant. It's just too unbelievable," Dawn said.

"Either the opponent possesses unimaginable speed, or they have terrifying abilities that even we cannot fathom. Either way, this is beyond the capabilities of our Burial Agency. Moreover, the opponent is a True Ancestor; we lack the means to kill them," the blonde woman stated without hesitation, characterizing the incident.

"So... we're just going back like this? Are we just going to let this guy who destroyed a race continue to wreak havoc?" Dawn said, frowning.

"If Dawn wants to deal with them, I won't object~ In fact, I'd say you should handle this. After all, you're so kind-hearted," the blonde woman said with a light laugh.

"Tsk... No, no, I can't handle this kind of thing." Dawn clicked his tongue, turned his head away, and ignored the other person.

"Don't rush. Just report it truthfully when the time comes and spread the news. There will be people more interested in this than we are. The matter of killing the Fallen Ancestor can only be left to that person to handle." The blonde woman put away her smile and said calmly.

"You mean the Thousand-Year City..."

"Shh, I know you want to die, Dawn, but please don't drag us along," the blonde woman shushed her, then said, "Let's go, there's nothing to see here. We came all this way in the middle of the night, only to go back empty-handed."

Dawn and his "lost" partner exchanged a glance, and in the end, they could only nod and leave the place that had become a dead city together.

……

Meanwhile, at Matou's sunny home, Wang Chong had successfully teleported back. Illya, nestled in his arms, was fast asleep; after all, according to the time difference, she should be in deep sleep by now.