Nobody knows how to be a villain better than me.

Given the endless number of these strange creatures and their scattered locations, dealing with them is quite troublesome.

Samael frowned, surveying the complex terrain and undulating mountains around him. He decisively blurred the holy spear in his hand, switching to the magnificent golden bow. He slowly drew the bowstring taut towards the sky and began to chant.

"Golden bow, goddess's arrow, I call upon you, to bring me victory!"

"Shhhhhhh!"

In an instant, the golden bow that pierced the sky disappeared into the huge magic circle that appeared in mid-air. Then it multiplied into two, then four, and in a flash, it transformed into hundreds and thousands of things, falling down like a dense rain of meteors.

"Puff puff!"

Instantly, the sound of piercing light filled the air as the swarming artificial lifeforms were precisely struck in the core by the dense rain of light, pinning them to the ground like wheat sliced ​​by a sickle, falling flat in swathes.

As the core was destroyed, the combat weapons, now without support, gradually dissolved their wax-like bodies, turning into puddles of water that seeped into the ground.

“Tokiomi…”

"Found it! At the 7 o'clock position!"

At that moment, hearing the murmur behind him, Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was standing in the magic circle of the Probe, holding the ruby ​​wand in both hands, suddenly opened his eyes and gave the answer.

"Very well, let's go!"

Having achieved the desired result, Samael had no time to think further. Without stopping, he grabbed his Master and rushed deeper into the dense forest.

As the ancient serpent's figure gradually disappeared into the thick fog, the golden arrows stuck in the ground, losing their magical support, turned into scattered specks of light and dust, disintegrating and flowing back into the Milky Way in the sky.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, in an ancient temple that had endured wind and sun and the ravages of war yet still stood firm, the star map painted around the dome suddenly trembled violently.

In an instant, a beam of starlight shot into the sky, illuminating several scattered stars in the night sky.

The Star Palace of the Sanctuary is lit up?!

At this moment, on the mountaintop, an old man dressed in a white toga robe suddenly looked up, staring in astonishment at the stars lit up in the night sky. His face was full of disbelief, and his aged body even trembled slightly with excitement.

It's...Sagittarius! Your Majesty Theseus!

The old man knelt shakily on the ground, worshipping the shining star palace in the sky like a pilgrim. Suddenly, a sharp light flashed in his cloudy eyes.

We must report this to His Holiness the Pope as soon as possible!

Immediately, with an agility beyond its years, the hunched body swiftly rushed down the rugged mountain path.

In the cool, watery night, a salty sea breeze blew across the somewhat dilapidated Parthenon, and two blazing golden flames suddenly rose from the braziers on either side of the main altar, illuminating the entire temple.

Under the starlight falling from the dome, an elegant projection quietly elongates on the marble floor tiles.

Chapter 198 Father Sees Daughter Still Alive (4.1k)

At the same time, the Yuanzang Mountain has a large hollow.

Pandora stared at the fleeing figure on the magic projection and muttered to herself.

"Tch, he managed to dodge that? With the advantage of having a defensive position, the magician is indeed not so easy to take down. What a disappointment."

"Mom, Caster seems to be one of ours. Is it really okay for you to curse your own teammate like that?"

Chloe, hearing the clearly ill-intentioned tone, couldn't help but offer a warning.

"So what? It's their fault for not trying hard enough. They fought for so long and not a single person died!"

The first saintess, with an innocent and pure appearance but a wicked and unruly heart, buried her head in the chessboard, her pretty face rolling from side to side in frustration, her fair fingers pounding the altar that served as the table, complaining angrily.

"Ugh, I really want to see someone get hurt, I really want to see someone die! Damn it, none of these guys were taking it seriously!"

In an instant, Pandora seemed to have thought of something, her ruby ​​eyes lit up, and she excitedly made a suggestion.

"How about we have Ruler quietly withdraw from the battlefield and leave those lazy bums to the other side?"

Immediately, the Black Saintess raised her arm and placed it across her fair neck, her eyes filled with malice.

"Or, we could just lure their Masters here secretly and kill them all! Without the support of magic, they'll definitely fight desperately!"

"Mother……"

"Ok?"

"...You're such a terrible adult!"

Chloe, with her pure and innocent heart now tainted, couldn't help but roll her eyes and scoff at this premeditated stabbing without batting an eye.

"Xiao Hei, how could you say that to your mother? The child is all grown up and doesn't want his mother anymore."

Upon hearing this, Pandora weakly leaned on the stone bench with one hand and covered her face with the other, looking like a wronged woman who had been abandoned, muttering mournful words.

"Back when I pulled you out of the pile of corpses beneath Einzbernburg, you were so small, looking like you were about to die. I endured so many scornful looks and went through so much hardship to raise you, and now you actually... actually dare to yell at me!"

Hearing her mother's accusation, Chloe's face twitched violently, and her originally serious expression gradually crumbled.

But the look that appeared in his eyes was not one of guilt, but rather... sinister.

"You raised me with such hardship?"

Because they found it troublesome, they threw me into the mazes of various ruins in different places in turn, leaving me unattended for years, under the guise of training my survival skills.

In order to experiment with the Ainsworth family's dream summoning, they sold me without hesitation, making me one of the first test subjects, and my body has since stopped growing:

You would often get the urge to make me fight Warcraft, and even when I was almost killed by the other side, you never stepped in to help. What's worse, you would just stand by and laugh heartlessly!

……

I'm so grateful to have survived this long, Mom!

One after another, tragic and heartbreaking stories, one after another, heinous acts of unscrupulous "care" flashed through Chloe's mind. Chloe gritted her teeth and recounted the glorious history of a certain caregiver in a sinister manner, wishing she could put on a show of a "kind mother and filial daughter" family drama.

Pandora, whose dark past had been unearthed, couldn't help but feel a little guilty under her daughter's menacing gaze. She lowered her head, her eyes darting around, and tapped her index fingers together in front of her chest, muttering to herself.

"Well, as parents and children, it's our first time, we don't have much experience, so just bear with it..."

So, this is how you raise me?

Chloe rolled her eyes at her dramatic mother, who never spoke the truth and loved to play tricks. Then she crossed her arms, leaned back in her chair, and curled her lips into a smug smile.

"Hmph, don't blame me for not reminding you, Mom. You have three minutes left to think. If you lose, as agreed, hehe..."

As she spoke, Chloe interlaced her fingers, cracking her knuckles in front of her chest, a cruel sneer and a hint of anticipation spreading across her small face, clearly indicating that she was transforming into a "filial daughter".

Pandora realized that time was running out, and hurriedly looked at the hourglass that had been hastily cast by alchemy. She stared in shock at the sand that was almost empty.

"Huh? There are still three minutes left! Why is time going by so fast?"

"Who told you to keep talking once you start, and always like to tease others?"

"I get it! It was you! You've been trying to get me to talk and disrupt my thinking! No, no, this can't count!"

"Anything not prohibited by law is permissible. You taught me that, and you didn't stipulate that you can't create interference. If you were fooled, you can only blame yourself for being too stupid. You have to accept the consequences of your bet!"

Having vented her anger a little, Chloe crossed her legs smugly, raising an eyebrow and sneering.

"You little rascal, how could you use such a despicable method to deal with your mother? You're so heartless... Waaah..."

Pandora covered her face with her hands and sobbed inconsolably.

"Crying? Crying counts as time! You have two minutes left!"

Chloe, who was already immune to this, remained unmoved and coldly extended two fingers.

Pandora lowered her hands in frustration, revealing her eyes that could only cry without shedding a tear.

However, the evil saintess's gaze did not immediately fall on the chessboard. Instead, she suddenly stood up and looked excitedly at the misty cave entrance.

"Look, someone is coming!"

"Trying to fool me again? You've used this trick to death."

Chloe scoffed, dismissing the petty trick of diverting attention and then switching pieces. She turned and stared intently at the hourglass, confidently waiting for the last grain of sand to run out and the dust to settle.

However, at that moment, a middle-aged man with red eyes and black hair, dressed in a kimono and wooden clogs, rushed into the large cavern.

"Sir, foreign enemies have invaded! Caster's interception failed! Even the artificial lifeforms we released have been completely wiped out. The enemy will find us soon. The situation is critical. Please evacuate immediately!"

Hearing the urgent calls behind her, Chloe couldn't help but turn around and glance at the head of the Linglong Pavilion, who was supposed to be acting as a gatekeeper along with her own Servant, Caster. Then, she spread her hands, picked up the hourglass on the table that was about to run out, and gloated, making a double entendre.

"Mom, it looks like you're going to lose..."

"You're getting too excited, Little Black. Looks like I'll have to teach you a lesson."

However, faced with such a predicament, Pandora's smile grew even brighter, and she shook her head and murmured meaningfully.

"Often, the real victory or defeat lies not on the chessboard, but outside of it..."

"Snapped!"

At the same time, with a crisp snap of fingers, the compassionate human silhouette, connected to the earth's veins and embracing the Cup of Heaven, suddenly lit up beneath everyone's feet.

"Buzz!"

Immediately afterwards, the surging light converged into the altar beneath the chessboard, and a torrent of magic surged into the sky.

Hiss hiss hiss hiss!

At the same time, five golden beams, as bright as stars, rose from the Cup of Heaven, held in the embrace of the compassionate phantom, with the Great Altar as their axis. They hovered in front of Pandora and transformed into teardrop-shaped crystals.

"Well, the timing is just right, not too early or too late."

With a flick of her fingers, the wicked saintess gathered the five golden crystals that had risen from the earth's veins into her palm, a smile on her face.

"The Holy Grail Drops? How did you do that?!"

As one of the few people in the know, Chloe looked at the spoils in her mother's hands, which she had acquired so effortlessly, with disbelief.

"Don't you think the uproar surrounding this battle was a bit too minor?"

Pandora spoke with a smile, her gaze meaningful.

That's right. Whether it's the enemy's Red Faction or our own Black Seven Riders, each of these guys, if they went all out, could easily raze the entire Yuanzang Mountain.

However, the struggle surrounding this area, despite its seemingly large scale, ultimately didn't even manage to cut down the mountain by more than a few meters.

unless……

Chloe's mind raced, and in a flash of inspiration, she seized upon that fleeting moment of insight, abruptly looking up at the vast, hollow dome filled with light patterns, and the answer slipped out.

"This mountain is absorbing the magic they unleashed in battle!"

"Bingo!"

Pandora snapped her fingers happily, applauding her daughter's cleverness.

In fact, from the very beginning, she never intended to gather the seven Red Riders on Mount Enzo and annihilate them all at once.

One reason is the hellish difficulty level.

On the other hand, and most importantly:

If she angers her dear father, she'll get a beating.

Therefore, the smartest move to maximize benefits is to utilize the earth veins of Mount Enzo that run through the entire Fuyuki City, as well as the characteristic that the seven riders and the seven drops of the Holy Grail resonate with each other, and to summon the remaining five drops of the Holy Grail together through the calculation and locking of the spell.

However, although she dared not overturn her beloved father's table,

But the other one is a different story.

Pandora smiled slightly, looking at the great altar where the light had faded and the hourglass in Chloe's hand, which was about to run out of sand.

"Crack!"

At the same time, amidst a piercing cracking sound, Chloe stiffly turned her head, her gaze falling on the shattered chessboard and pieces on the high altar.

"Oh well, Chloe, it looks like we'll have to start over."

The wicked saintess sighed with regret, her eyes filled with remorse.

Of course, without that bright smile on his face, he might have seemed even more sincere.

"Mom, you're cheating again..."

"What do you mean I cheated! The chessboard broke, that's an unforeseen event! I clearly had a plan to turn the tide and win, damn it!"

Pandora bit her thumb, complaining with a face full of grievance and even some indignation.

Faced with the shameless rebuttal and the unverifiable protest, Chloe's lips twitched. She threw down the empty hourglass in her hand, looked at the figure in front of her who appeared as holy as an angel on the outside but was more filthy than a demon on the inside, and offered her heartfelt praise.

"You are truly the worst adult I have ever met..."

"Oh no, we're being caught!"