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

Ultimately, the Masters and Servants who couldn't fly (except for Hassan, as there were too many people and only Hassan was brought along) boarded Vimaya and, under Gilgamesh's control, instantly took to the air. Meanwhile, Wang Chong's clone and Iskandar each used their own methods to fly into the sky.

Vimaea possessed remarkable maneuverability, almost comparable to, or even surpassing, that of a modern fighter jet. While flying at high speed, it constantly dodged the incoming magical bullets. Wang Chong and Iskandar were no exception, able to completely ignore the magical bullets and advance rapidly.

"Annoying things." Gilgamesh, his head resting on his right fist, frowned. Countless Gates of Babylon appeared behind him, unleashing his Noble Phantasm once more. The 11 blackboards floating around the castle ahead began to fire beams at the group, preventing them from getting closer.

"Boom boom boom!!"

With Gilgamesh at the forefront, he was the first to be hit by the beam cannons. He continuously fired his Noble Phantasm, bombarding the incoming beams, and maneuvered the ship in another direction, attempting to bypass the firing arcades. Seeing this, Wang Chong and Iskandar also changed direction, following behind Gilgamesh's Vimaya.

However, the blackboards floating around the Hanging Gardens immediately changed direction, still fixedly aimed at the three figures. Blinding beams of light bombarded them relentlessly, and Gilgamesh only saw a white light before his eyes. He snorted coldly, fully activating his Royal Treasury, and his Noble Phantasms shot out like raindrops, colliding with the beams of light with deafening explosions.

"Annoying things! Vimaya, fire!" Gilgamesh roared, and the countless Gates of Babylon behind him ceased to appear. This time, it was Vimaya's wings that unfurled various holes, firing dazzling lasers that engaged in a simple exchange with the beams aimed at it. The collision of the beams illuminated the entire night, and countless brilliant sparks bloomed in the sky, as if setting the stage for this fierce aerial battle.

Just then, a deep roar echoed. Everyone turned to see a group of enormous, ferocious-looking bipedal dragons hurtling towards them from afar. Their wings beat violently, stirring up the surrounding clouds and mist.

These monstrous beasts were clearly sent from the Hanging Gardens to block their advance. They opened their gaping maws, revealing sharp fangs. Their roars rose and fell, deafening everyone's eardrums. Even worse, some dragons began to spew flames towards Vimaya, turning the entire sky an eerie red.

Gilgamesh narrowed his eyes, coldly observing the horde of demonic beasts. He raised his right hand, and the Golden Circle of Treasures unfolded once more, unleashing countless icy magical artifacts from the cave. In an instant, these artifacts rained down upon the incoming beasts like a storm, exploding into dazzling sparks wherever they touched.

Wang Chong's clone was also entangled by these demonic creatures, but he was not to be outdone. Boundless black mist once again appeared around him, and with a wave of his hand, the black mist directly devoured the two-legged wyverns. In an instant, the two-legged wyverns that were swept into the black mist were assimilated into part of the ghostly spirits within the black mist.

Iskandar, piloting his Divine Wheel, charged directly into the horde of wyverns. A massive field of lightning formed around his body, and every wyvern that touched it screamed in agony. The thunderous strikes were devastating, each blow shattering a wyvern into pieces. The roar of the lightning echoed through the heavens, seemingly designed to intimidate all the approaching bipedal dragons.

Vimaya displayed astonishing maneuverability. It nimbly weaved through the dragon horde, each turn allowing it to evade the monsters' attacks. Simultaneously, its wings constantly transformed, sometimes becoming normal wings for high-speed flight, and other times sharp blades. Each dragon it swept past was invariably left with a deep wound.

After a fierce battle, Gilgamesh and his companions finally broke through the encirclement of the dragons. Vimaya drew a graceful arc in the sky, flying towards the fortress of the Hanging Gardens. However, just as they were about to reach their destination, a transparent barrier suddenly appeared before them.

This barrier appeared as thin as a cicada's wing, yet it was incredibly resilient. Even after Gilgamesh unleashed a barrage of Noble Phantasms, he couldn't break through it. He frowned, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. It seemed this wasn't an ordinary barrier; the power contained within would likely require a significant expenditure of Noble Phantasms to break through.

"Hmph, now it's these scoundrels' turn to act as turtle shells." Gilgamesh sneered, wondering whether he should use Vimaya's ancient nuclear warhead to bombard them.

"Hahahaha... What a satisfying battle! Hmm? What? Are you blocked by this barrier?" At this moment, Iskandar arrived on his Divine Wheel, looked at the barrier in front of him, and slashed at it with his sword, but it didn't cause the slightest ripple.

"That's kind of you." After trying, Iskandar knew that he probably couldn't break through the barrier with his own strength.

"Don't look at me, I have no other choice either." At this moment, Wang Chong's clone also arrived at the scene, then looked at Artoria and said, "Knight King, I can only ask you for help."

"Understood." Artoria knew that it was her turn.

"Roar!"

At that moment, the wyverns attacked again from afar, and the 11 blackboards floating in the air turned towards the group, preparing to launch another barrage. Gilgamesh clicked his tongue and continued to move at high speed around the castle in Vimaya. Wang Chong and Iskandar followed closely behind.

As she moved, Artoria gripped Excalibur, resuming the gathering of magical energy in preparation for unleashing her Noble Phantasm. The Hanging Gardens' defenses, as if anticipating her move, hastily deployed various methods against Vimaea. Magic bullets, light cannons, flying dragons, and even numerous light arrows were fired. Their sole objective was to prevent Artoria from releasing her Noble Phantasm.

"King of Knights! Unleash your Noble Phantasm! I'll hold these guys off for you!" Wang Chong's clone unleashed a black mist that enveloped all the wyverns, preventing them from interfering with Artoria's performance.

"Here too! Oh la la la la la la!" Iskandar roared, his path streaked with sparks and lightning, destroying all the magic bullets.

"Thank you... everyone, I will definitely bring victory again this time!" The holy sword in Artoria's hand shone brightly, almost fully charged.

Just then, by sheer coincidence, Vimaea had circled back to the front of the Hanging Gardens. Here, twelve magic circles lit up with intense light, and an EX-level magic cannon silently awaited its target. At that moment, the barrier quietly vanished.

"boom!"

This time, the magic cannon fired at Vimaya again, the thick beam almost swallowing everyone whole.

"Excalibur!!"

At this moment, Artoria also fully charged her energy and slashed forward with her sword. Golden light flashed out instantly, and the thick golden light cannon once again clashed with the magic cannon.

"Haaah!!" And once again, Artoria at her peak would only be stronger! More powerful! The light from the curry stick, with overwhelming force, pushed the magic cannon in the opposite direction towards the castle!

"boom!"

A beam of golden light shot into the sky once more, causing the Hanging Gardens to tremble uncontrollably. Numerous signs of destruction and damage appeared on its surface, and the magic circle was, of course, destroyed this time. Artoria ultimately withdrew some of her power, refraining from unleashing the full force of the light cannon. She remembered that her mission was to find the captured Illya, and therefore chose not to directly use the light cannon to affect a large area.

"I'll see where these scoundrels can hide now!" Gilgamesh then piloted Vimaya towards the platform ahead. The group officially landed in the Hanging Gardens, unaware of what dangers awaited them next.

Chapter 228 Forced Teleportation

The Masters and Servants finally arrived at the platform, gazing at the majestic fortress with its countless buildings. Previously, while riding Vimaya around the fortress, they had discovered that it was divided into numerous areas, each completely and chaotically connected, resembling a natural maze without guidance.

Now, the group looked at the open iron gate of the city wall before them. Once they entered, they would officially step into this sky garden. Although they had broken through the enemy's protective barrier and magic cannons to get in, it now seemed inexplicably as if the enemy had deliberately let them in, as if they were being lured into a trap.

For a moment, no one stepped out and entered through the iron gate.

"A mere show of mystery." Gilgamesh scoffed, having completely lost patience with the Holy Grail War because of Tokiomi Tohsaka, and only wanted to end this boring, even disgusting, farce quickly. After retrieving Vimaya with the Royal Chest, Gilgamesh stepped inside first.

"Hmph... What's wrong? You've come this far and still won't move forward? Is this all the capacity you've got? Hmph, as expected, all mongrels are just mongrels." Stepping inside, there was no ambush as expected, and Gilgamesh became even more disdainful. He turned around and spoke to everyone behind him.

Seeing that there was nothing else wrong, everyone naturally followed suit and entered. The last pair to walk in were Diarmuid and Sora. After all, Diarmuid had spent some time persuading the uneasy Sora before finally leading her inside.

But as soon as Diarmuid and Sora stepped inside the gate, the iron gate suddenly slammed shut.

"What's going on?" Upon seeing this, Diarmuid was about to use his gun to stop the tightly closed door when countless black light arrows came like a sudden rain. Diarmuid immediately pulled Sora behind him and brandished his red gun, destroying all the light arrows.

"Watch out for enemy attack!!"

"She's up there!"

At that moment, the others also discovered the enemy's presence. The only two capable of ranged attacks, Gilgashmere and Wang Chong, each unleashed a strike towards Atalanta, who had suddenly launched a sneak attack. However, Atalanta's high mobility allowed her to easily evade their attacks.

Seeing this, Iskandar originally wanted to drive the Divine Wheel to give chase, but at that moment, a sudden change occurred. A large area of ​​the ground lit up with blue magic circle light.

"This is... a forced transfer magic!?" The well-informed Tokiomi Tohsaka and the knowledgeable Waver immediately recognized the magic circle on the ground. Wang Chong's clone first feigned a frown, about to take something from his robes to destroy the magic circle beneath his feet. But at that moment, Atalanta [Alter], who was constantly running along the city wall, coincidentally aimed at Wang Chong this time and fired an arrow directly at him.

This time it wasn't a scattering shot, but a charged arrow, its power not to be underestimated. Wang Chong's clone could only take his hand out again, gathering black mist to block the arrow's attack.

It was this delay that ultimately prevented anyone from stopping the suddenly triggered forced transfer magic circle. After a flash of blue light, all the Servants and Heroic Spirits disappeared from their original positions. Atalanta [Alter], who had been constantly dodging Gilgash's Noble Phantasm attacks on the city wall, was also able to stop and wipe the sweat from her brow.

"The person has been delivered, we can begin," Atalanta [Alter] said into the black mist ring in her ear.

"Very good. Now all the Servants have been separated, and their corresponding Masters have been sent to different places. There are our respective Servants or traps waiting for these people there. Atalanta, you should also go to your assigned place and wait for orders." The familiar male voice came from the black mist ring.

“Yes… Master, how is the situation on your end? Does that White Princess need our help?” Atalanta asked with concern.

"Ah, a bit of a troublesome woman. But these are minor issues. You should focus on taking care of those Servants first. I'll be back soon," the black mist rang out.

“Understood.” Atalanta nodded, then darted off to her ambush location.

Meanwhile, in the core area where Semiramis was located, Semiramis watched the Servants appearing in each room, a smile unconsciously appearing on her lips. Then she looked at the few people who appeared below.

Wang Chong's clones: Kirei Kotomine and Hassan, as well as Kariya Matou and Lancelot.

Wang Chong's clone spoke up at this moment: "Semiramis, have Kirei Kotomine teleport back to the Church. He still needs to deal with someone for me. Kirei Kotomine, you can decide what to do at the Church. This time I have no specific instructions, so do whatever you want."

"Yes, I am extremely grateful!" Kirei Kotomine bowed and looked at Semiramis. Semiramis simply waved her hand and immediately teleported Kirei Kotomine away.

"You too, Yan Ye, I've also prepared a suitable stage for you. At the right time, give that Knight King one last good jolt. It's just that your sacrifice will be a bit too great," Wang Chong said slowly.

“My wish has been fulfilled by you, so I have no regrets,” Matou Kariya said.

Semiramis then waved her hand again, teleporting Matou Kariya to another location. After doing this, Semiramis said, "Master, when do you plan to reunite with that Saber duo and Jeanne d'Arc and the others?"

"Let me finish dealing with Bai Ji first. I don't have the energy to manage this clone right now. Also, tell Aika to be careful. The opponent is the oldest king. Although her arrogance might prevent her from unleashing her full power, she's not someone to be underestimated." After Wang Chong finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes, seemingly focusing his mind on his main body and dealing with Bai Ji.

"I wonder what the situation is like on Master's side right now." Semiramis knew very well that the threat Wang Chong faced was no less than that of herself and the others, so she could only pray silently for the time being.

……

Yuanzangshan

"boom!"

The mountain began to shake, and those who didn't know better thought it was an earthquake. The monks at Ryudong Temple were startled awake and immediately took earthquake preparedness measures.

The culprit was a large crater suddenly smashed into the mountainside, and inside the crater was none other than Arcueid. At the same time, Wang Chong, disguised as Dio, flew to Arcueid and grinned maliciously, "It seems my strength and speed are still superior, Your Highness."

"Is that so? Then I really want to know... can you withstand this power now!" But at that moment, Arcueid immediately flew out of the crater and into the sky, with no trace of the previous injuries on his body, and his eyes and aura became even more ferocious.

Arcueid unleashed a hundred claw strikes in an instant, leaving Wang Chong momentarily unable to keep up. The next claw nearly pierced Wang Chong's head, but thanks to his spider-sense's predictive abilities, Wang Chong managed to turn his head in time, narrowly avoiding the attack. However, the claw's force still grazed his face, leaving a scratch mark.

"Your speed and strength have improved again? As expected... Princess of the True Ancestor Clan, it seems your strength is only set to exceed the level of the enemy you face by one level. Am I right?" Wang Chong swung his fist and exchanged blows with Arcueid once more. This time, Wang Chong felt as if he were punching a hard rock when he was weak and feeble in the past.

"What? Are you scared? No matter how much strength you held back before, my various powers will always gradually improve to a level higher than yours. That's the qualitative difference between us. Hehehehe..." Arcueid said, laughing as he continued to inflict one wound after another on Wang Chong's limbs and body.

"Heh, I'd like to see how much more your power can increase? Is it truly limitless? Since we're going to compete, let's have a thorough and satisfying contest!" A ruthless glint flashed in Wang Chong's eyes. This was Mount Yuanzang, one of the places closest to the Winterwood Vein. Having already assimilated the power of the entire Greater Grail, Wang Chong now used the Grail's magic to continuously increase the power and speed of his punches.

She's cheating? I'm cheating too!

"Bang bang bang bang-"

For a moment, a continuous series of hammering sounds rang out in the air, the fight seemingly evenly matched. Fortunately, this was a deserted area near the suburbs, so no one would notice even if the noise was loud.

Chapter 229 The Ruthless Pile Driver

Under the influence of the Greater Grail, Wang Chong's strength and speed finally surpassed Arcueid's once again. As a result, after exchanging a hundred punches in an instant, Wang Chong seized an opening and struck Arcueid in the chest once more.

"Cough cough cough!" Arcueid was also knocked back and almost coughed up blood. The punch was not heavy.

“Princess, are you convinced now? In terms of strength, precision, and speed, I am still superior to you!” Wang Chong said.

"Hehehe, not—enough!" The golden light in Arcueid's eyes intensified, and a white glow even began to emanate from his body. Clearly, under the stimulation of Wang Chong's power, Arcueid's body was still improving.

"This is truly outrageous... Is this the true value of a princess, rather than a servant? This planetary boost called One of the Primordial Ones is just too abnormal. Does this mean that unless I can punch the Earth to pieces, I can't possibly surpass the princess?" Wang Chong naturally felt the mana in the air rapidly gathering towards Arcueid, further enhancing Arcueid's power.

"Good, very good. As expected of the princess of the True Ancestor Clan, this way of increasing strength is probably a special power unique to you. Heh, to be able to make the planet continuously exert power on you, is being an enemy of you being an enemy of the planet's consciousness?" Wang Chong said slowly.

"Did you notice? It seems your power has reached its limit and you can't improve any further, right? Well then, it's my turn this time! Accept the punishment!" As soon as he finished speaking, Arcueid's figure flashed in front of Wang Chong in an instant. The speed of his fist was so fast that Wang Chong couldn't even keep up with the speed of his opponent's punches when he tried to block them with his own.

But why should Wang Chong continue to keep up with this speed?

"Om-"

"boom!"

The mountain shook again, and another person was blasted into it. This time, however, the person looked rather gruesome; the bones in all four limbs had been shattered by the fist.

When the dust settled, it wasn't Wang Chong, who had been unable to withstand Arcueid's punching speed in that instant, who fell into the cave. Instead, it was Arcueid, whose strength had once again overpowered Wang Chong, who was slammed into the ground.

“You have your abilities, and I have mine.” Wang Chong landed at the edge of the pit, and behind him floated his Stand—The World—a power visible only to him. Even Arcueid couldn't withstand the power of time stopping, and the outcome was easily reversed by the distortion of time.

However, given the True Ancestor's terrifying immortality, Wang Chong knew that his attack, at this level, wouldn't even be able to kill her, let alone allow the princess to remain silent for a single night to recover. After all, that princess had her death line seen through the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and had been divided into 17 parts, yet she could still reappear as if nothing had happened afterward.

"I can't let you interfere with tonight's events." Wang Chong showed no mercy. The princess was not someone he could kill at the moment. Every fatal injury he inflicted on Arcueid would delay Arcueid's recovery.

However, Wang Chong could not completely destroy Arcueid's body, because he remembered that Arcueid also had a state called the Activated Light Body, a state possessed only by the royal family of the True Ancestors. It was a phenomenon triggered as a reaction when a True Ancestor's physical body was completely destroyed by some means.

Once this state is activated, the limiter that originally determined Arcueid's maximum magical output—that is, the restriction that always kept Arcueid's power one level higher than the enemy's—will be completely broken. The excessive magical power given by the planet's support will erupt in an instant, and if not handled carefully, the entire Fuyuki City may be directly nuked to death.

"Wood big wood big wood big wood big wood big!!"

Wang Chong transformed into a merciless pile driver, unleashing a barrage of punches upon Arcueid, giving her no chance to recover or heal.

……

Meanwhile, at the Fuyuki Church, a short shadow slowly entered the church's light. The newcomer sat in a wheelchair, his eyes filled with resentment and ferocity. He opened the door, and the ferocity and resentment vanished instantly, as if nothing had happened. Then, he rolled into the Fuyuki Church.

"...Who are you?" At this moment, Kotomine Risei, who was in the church, naturally noticed the sound of the door being pushed open. He turned around and found an unexpected person standing there. "Kenneth Archibald?"

With a forced smile, Kenneth pushed his wheels to Kotomine Risei's side.

Shortly after Kenneth entered the church, three uninvited guests arrived near the church and quietly approached it. However, like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, a priest who had just been teleported back was quietly watching the drama unfold.

"I see. In last night's battle, the Servant Lancer did play an important role. But to reward him with only a Command Seal is a bit much... Moreover, the rule for this Command Seal reward is that it should have been given as a reward for completely eliminating those heretical Servants."

Inside the church, Kotomine Risei understood why Kenneth had come to him: because of what happened last night, he wanted to take credit and obtain a Command Seal.

“That’s not quite right. If it weren’t for my Lancer sacrificing his Noble Phantasm to create this opportunity, let alone eliminating the Heretic Servants, all the normal Masters would probably have died at the hands of those Heretic Servants and Heretic Masters yesterday. I think this achievement and sacrifice deserves this Command Seal,” Kenneth said with a slight smile.

"But……"

“Father Kotomine. As the overseer of the Holy Grail War, what ulterior motive do you have for suddenly issuing such a reward measure? I won't spell it out. We're all intelligent people, and I don't want to pry into your affairs with that family head.” Kenneth paused, then continued:

"Moreover, I heard that last night, when the head of the Tohsaka family was making a decision, his proposal failed because some immature brat cast a vote that did not favor him. Is that right?"

"That's true," Yan Fenglizheng nodded and said.

"Then I'll make another guarantee here. After this extermination of the Heretic Servants is over, if it comes to the distribution of rewards or if the Tohsaka family head has to make any new decisions, I will not only unconditionally stand on the Tohsaka family head's side, but I can also ensure that the little guy will support the Tohsaka family head. How about that?" Kenneth said calmly.

"Can you guarantee that?" Kotomine Risuke glanced at Kenneth.

"Heh, that brat stole my relic. He owes this debt, and if he wants to continue working in the Clock Tower, he should know what to do," Kenneth said coldly.

“Well, that being said… Lord Kenneth Archibald, given your current condition, I’m not sure if I should consider you a Master.” Kotomine Ryougi said, looking at Kenneth, who was now in a wheelchair and could only move his newly fitted prosthetic hands.

“Haha, the contract with Lancer was concluded with my fiancée Sora and I sharing the responsibility,” Kenneth chuckled twice and said.

“But now, isn’t the supply of magic and the management of Command Seals all handled by Ms. Sora alone? And she’s currently fighting in that Hanging Garden. If both sides’ Command Seals are involved, I’m afraid…” Kotomine Risei still hoped that this matter could be delayed until Tokiomi Tohsaka returned before discussing whether to make a deal.

“Indeed, I have now entrusted the Command Seals to Sora for safekeeping. But the control over the contract remains with me. Besides, the application to the Church for the Master was submitted in my own name, wasn’t it?” After Kenneth finished speaking, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he continued, “Or does Father Kotomine feel that he needs to consult with someone first before making a decision? If so, I, Kenneth, will withdraw from this Holy Grail War. At that time, I will give my mentor detailed instructions regarding this war in Fuyuki.”