Type-Moon: Shinji Matou Also Wants to Be the Protagonist

However, Goreia also has an advantage: she can completely ignore the Berserker's attacks.

Despite the damage, he grabbed the broken spear that the Macedonian soldier had dropped and stabbed it hard into the Berserker's breastplate.

The grating scraping sound made one's teeth ache as the spear left a deep scratch on the berserker's breastplate.

Although she didn't break through his defenses, Gladys's reckless fighting style successfully slowed down Berserker's progress, preventing him from getting even half a step closer to Shinji.

Chapter 48: Execution

The appearance of Graceia negated one of Zouken Matou's trump cards, bringing the situation back to its original state.

Because Berserker squandered his magical energy without restraint, Zouken Matou's situation actually worsened.

Furthermore, even though he has become this monstrous form, Zouken Matou is still a magician after all.

The obsession with family legacy still lingers deep within his soul.

Furthermore, the purpose of the magic mark is to pass on the family's research.

Zouken Matou, who transformed the Magic Crest into his own body, was inevitably affected by the Crest itself.

Under the dual influence, the insect swarm manipulated by Zouken Matou has repeatedly revealed its flaws.

The soldiers in the king's army were all battle-hardened elites, and naturally they would not let such an opportunity pass them by.

In an instant, Zouken Matou suffered a severe loss of magical energy reserves.

Moreover, as the battle dragged on, the opposing army had gathered enough intelligence and began to shift its offensive.

The charging soldiers began to solidify their lines, while behind them, the accompanying magicians began to provide suppressive fire.

This confined Zouken Matou's insect swarm to the center and gradually reduced his living space.

"Damn it... damn it!"

Matou Zouken's heart sank lower and lower.

The swarm of Marked Insects was unable to break through the army's encirclement, and his defeat seemed to be only a matter of time.

Meanwhile, he manipulated the Berserker in an attempt to bypass the troublesome familiar.

But Goredia's fighting instincts are growing at an alarming rate.

Her initial clumsy parries gradually became more precise, and she began to learn to predict the Berserker's attack trajectory, achieving the greatest blocking effect with the least cost.

Berserker's roar grew increasingly frenzied, and dark magic formed a twisting vortex around him.

Zouken Matou could feel his life force rapidly draining away with each swing of Berserker's sword.

The size of the summoned insect swarms has shrunk.

"It's just a cyborg...just a cyborg!"

The old monster's roar was filled with unbelievable resentment.

He couldn't understand how a familiar could stop the most ferocious Berserker among the Heroic Spirits.

Where did those technologies he couldn't understand, those modifications that surpassed the Machiri family's heritage, come from?

On the sand dunes, Shinji's lips curled into a slight smile.

Goredia's performance exceeded his expectations.

"Do you think you can win like this?"

Zouken Matou's voice suddenly became unusually calm, a calmness that contained a kind of resolute madness.

Berserker's attack rhythm suddenly changed, and he suppressed Goredia with an even more ferocious attitude.

"I command it with a Command Spell, Berserker, come to my side."

After nearly cleaving Gladys in two with a single sword strike, Berserker vanished under Zouken Matou's somber command.

The next moment, he appeared in the center of the basin, beside Zouken Matou.

An even more violent magical power erupted from Berserker, and he charged towards Shinji once again like a dump truck.

A dark storm whipped up a trail of blood and gore, carving a bloody path through the army's encirclement.

Meanwhile, Zouken Matou's engraving insects followed behind Berserker and managed to break through the encirclement.

"Grandpa, you're getting anxious."

Shinji's voice came from the sand dunes.

He watched as Zouken Matou summoned Berserker back to his side, watching him risk expending a Command Spell to break the deadlock.

The curve of her lips became more and more pronounced.

With only one Command Seal left, Zouken Matou has no room for error—either he succeeds in this battle now, or he completely loses any chance of turning the tide.

Faced with the rampaging Berserker, the newly recovered Goredia had no choice but to step in once again.

This time, facing Zouken Matou's Berserker who had gone all out, Gladys was completely suppressed.

They could only barely hold him off thanks to their immortality, but they had no energy left to deal with Zouken Matou, who was following behind Berserker.

"What other tricks do you have up your sleeve this time?"

Following closely behind the Berserker, a massive swarm of insects, forming the face of Zouken Matou, roared towards Shinji.

At the same time, beneath the yellow sand, countless Marked Insects dug out tunnels and surrounded Shinji from all directions.

But to Zouken Matou's disappointment, Shinji showed no fear whatsoever in the face of his sudden attack.

Instead, they looked at him with pity.

Before Zouken Matou could figure out where Shinji's confidence came from...

Several figures suddenly appeared beside him.

With just the swing of his weapon, he stirred up a whirlwind, annihilating swarms of Mark Insects.

Iskandar's army of kings summoned not soldiers, but all his former subjects.

all!

An invincible general, a governor-general who rules over a region, or even a local general who surrenders.

Among these people are those whose strength is no less than, or even surpasses, Iskandar himself.

Antigonus, a general of Macedonia, became king after the death of Iskandar.

Leonardo, governor of Hellespont-Frycia, a childhood friend of Iskandar;

Ptolemy, governor of Libya and Arab countries, established the Ptolemaic dynasty after the split of Macedonia and was also an Egyptian pharaoh.

......

One after another, heroes who have left an indelible mark on history have emerged.

Some of these individuals were even the founders of future dynasties, and each had his own private cell on the Throne of Heroes.

Although they appear in the King's Army, they do not have class bonuses and cannot possess independent Noble Phantasms.

However, based solely on their numerical stats and martial arts skills, many of them possess combat power surpassing Iskandar's.

After all, whether in legend or history, the Conqueror King was not known for his personal bravery.

"This is impossible!"

Sensing the undisguisedly powerful aura of the Servants surrounding him, Zouken Matou screamed in despair.

But no matter how unbelievable it was, there was no way to change his fate of defeat and death.

In fact, from the moment Matou Zouken was captured by the King's Army, he was already a dead man.

Driven to the brink, Zouken Matou was unwilling to give up, so he resorted to his old trick and used his last Command Seal.

He pinned his hopes on Berserker's bravery to save his life once again.

But this was just a desperate struggle. Not to mention Goredia, the generals who had just appeared were enough to suppress the Berserker.

As expected, the generals who were besieging Zouken Matou divided their forces to help Gladys hold back Berserker.

The remaining people still possess the strength to crush Zouken Matou.

Seeing his magic reserves rapidly dwindling, death was imminent.

Zouken Matou no longer cared about manners or dignity, and without hesitation begged for mercy:

"Spare me, Shinji! I'm your grandfather!"

"The magic heritage of the Matou family, the magic crest of the Machiri family, my centuries of accumulated magic knowledge and wealth—I'll give you everything, just let me go."

Spare me, and I'll be your dog!

"My dream has not yet been realized, I cannot die!"

"...A dream?...What is my dream?"

But Shinji didn't move an inch until the last Crest Bug was crushed.

Chapter 49: The End

With the last active Crest Bug crushed, ownership of the Berserker returned to Kariya Matou.

However, Matou Kariya clearly lacked the ability to support Berserker in continuing the fight.

After losing its mana supply, Berserker immediately entered a state of spiritualization—materialization also consumes mana.

With the enemy gone, the battle came to an end.

Soldiers across the hillsides raised their weapons and cheered loudly, celebrating yet another victory.

Amidst the thunderous roar of the divine ox, the divine chariot wheel fell from the sky.

Weber approached Shinji, couldn't help but shiver, and asked:

Is he dead?

Zouken Matou's transformation of his own life form is considered astonishing, even in the Clock Tower, a place teeming with divine beings.

The filthy magic power formed after devouring countless lives is even more disgusting.

That was no longer human, but a completely corrupted demon.

"Almost there."

Upon hearing Weber's question, Shinji answered as he approached Matou Kariya.

All the Crest Worms that were active within the Realm of Protection have been wiped out.

However, remnants of the insect-shaped seal of the Matou Zangyan were still found at the site.

After being modified by Zouken for a year, Matou Kariya's body has become a small insect nest.

His body was teeming with Marked Worms.

Zouken Matou used these things to seize control of Berserker.

Since Zouken Matou was able to leave control methods in these engraved insects.

Shinji naturally had reason to suspect that these Crest Insects contained a contingency plan by Zouken Matou to revive him.

Not only Matou Kariya, but also Matou Sakura.

That child was reformed before Matou Kariya.

In order to modify Matou Sakura's magic circuits to fit the Matou family's magic.

Zouken used her body as a breeding ground for Crest Worms. The worms nested and multiplied in her flesh and blood, eroding and twisting her original magic circuits.

Shinji did not undergo any modifications to his magic circuits, but he did receive memories of his Danger Species isotopes being dismantled.

Therefore, it is possible to empathize to some extent.

Moreover, he had personally witnessed Sakura curl up in a ball in the middle of the night, clenching her teeth to keep herself from making a sound, her thin pajamas soaked with sweat, yet she prepared breakfast as if nothing had happened the next morning.

"Rider, please have the priests cooperate with me."

Shinji's voice was low and tense.

"I need to deal with some... rather troublesome things."

Iskandar didn't say much, but simply waved his hand, and immediately Egyptian priests appeared beside Shinji.

Whether in fantasy works or historical records, there are accounts of ancient Egyptian priests playing with insects.