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Upon closer reflection, Joan of Arc's fate is not surprising.
After all, it seemed that from the very beginning, she had not sensed any tension from Roland... This Holy Grail War, in which fourteen Heroic Spirits were involved, seemed to have been taken seriously by him from the start.
He has always positioned himself as a strong person.
The attitude towards the two sides participating in the Holy Grail War was simple and direct: if they wanted to seize the Holy Grail, they could; if they wanted to kill, they could.
However, even so, Roland called for reinforcements before taking action.
Furthermore, inhibitory force was mentioned earlier.
This made Joan of Arc realize that things weren't so simple.
Adding to this, she thought of Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's wish and sighed deeply.
"Then forget it. Just do whatever you think is best."
"Anyway, as long as I don't let the other party make a wish, I don't have any other plans. But you're different—although I don't see how much you care about the Holy Grail War, you must have your own plans, so let's proceed according to your plan."
Hearing Joan of Arc say this, Roland smiled.
"Since you're all listening to me, then according to my plan, we have two objectives for going to the Hanging Gardens this time—first, to kill the Heroic Spirit whose true name is Shakespeare, and second... to kill Amakusa Shiro Tokisada."
Ok?
Joan of Arc was only slightly surprised when she heard that Roland wanted to kill Shakespeare, but she didn't say anything.
But after hearing Roland's second objective, she was about to say that she didn't need to consider it, but Roland interrupted her before she could even speak.
"Alright, it's decided then, so let's go, we should set off."
After saying this, Roland took a step forward and walked ahead, while Joan of Arc looked at Roland's back and felt a warmth in her heart.
She knew Roland was being considerate of her feelings, so she didn't insist on saying anything more. She simply smiled and silently followed behind Roland.
She was not Roland's subordinate, but rather a partner.
But now, she seems to be Roland's bodyguard as she follows behind him—a scene that doesn't fit their relationship, yet is surprisingly harmonious, as if it were always meant to be this way.
While Roland was launching his operation, things were not peaceful in Romania either.
The Holy Grail War has already begun here.
The enormous Hanging Gardens had already taken off. Amakusa Shiro Tokisada used his Berserker, Spartacus's berserk mode, to probe the enemy's Servants and their abilities.
Then, through a series of arrangements, it was further confirmed.
Once he had the advantage in intelligence and everything was arranged, he planned to go to the Thousand World Tree and steal the Greater Grail.
However, he is still preparing.
Meanwhile, after becoming aware of the existence of the Hanging Gardens, the Thousand Worlds Tree was also quietly carrying out some plans.
Both sides have their main forces in the plan, but each side also has a force that is not with their main forces.
On the other side of the Thousand World Tree is their Assassin, Jack the Ripper.
Jack the Ripper's original Master died, and now that he has a new Master, he has started to go berserk.
However, since the incident wasn't particularly big, the Thousand World Trees didn't have the time or resources to properly manage the situation there.
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's side consists of Shishikage Kairi and Saber Mordred.
Amakusa Shirou Tokisada had almost completely taken control of the other Masters on his side and used them to command the other Servants. However, Shishikage Kairi acted alone from the beginning and did not give Amakusa Shirou Tokisada a chance. He kept Mordred away from the main force and did not even go up to the Hanging Gardens.
However, unlike Jack on the Thousand World Tree side, Lion Robbery Jie Li and Mordred did not go berserk; instead, they were carrying out their actions in a rather planned manner.
They learned from Amakusa Shiro Tokisada that their main force was about to make a big move, so they also infiltrated a location very close to the headquarters of the Thousand World Tree during this period.
I plan to join the war as soon as the plan begins, and I also intend to gather intelligence before then and cause as much trouble as possible.
However, they soon discovered something.
Before the two of them could even start causing trouble, a violent explosion occurred at the location of the Thousand World Tree's headquarters!
A terrifying torrent of magic surged into the sky, and the enormous spear of light shattered the defensive barrier of the Thousand World Tree like a bolt of lightning!
Seeing this, Shi Zi Jie Li was somewhat puzzled.
"...Has the plan been moved up?"
He couldn't quite understand, while Mordred, carrying his sword, grinned.
"There's no use thinking about it too much. Anyway, no matter what the process is, now is a good opportunity for us to do something, right?"
Upon hearing Mordred's words, Shiki Jie Li also drew his gun.
"indeed."
He nodded, and then headed towards the Yggdrasil's headquarters with Mordred.
Meanwhile, at the Yggdrasil's headquarters, Merry and Bazett had already used illusion magic to search for the Greater Grail.
At the site of the shattered main gate of the Thousand World Tree, Artoria, riding a white horse, wearing full armor that exuded glory, holding a holy sword in one hand and a spear of light that seemed to flash like lightning in the other, raised her weapons against the gradually gathering enemies.
She had no intention of speaking further with the enemy.
This is Roland's mission; she is Roland's blade.
So, no matter who tries to stop her, she will defeat them!
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167. After Jianlan
There are fourteen Heroic Spirits participating in the Holy Grail War, seven on each side, divided into red and black.
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada and Shishikage Kairi are on the red team, while the team containing the Thousand World Tree is on the black team.
The Heroic Spirits summoned by the Black Faction are: Saber Siegfried, Archer Chiron, Lancer Vlad III, Rider Astolfo, Caster Avisbronn, Berserker Frankenstein, and finally, the wandering Assassin Jack.
Jack was obviously not at the Yggdrasil's headquarters, but all the other Heroic Spirits besides Jack had gathered together in the courtyard of the Yggdrasil's headquarters, facing the pure white knight.
"Hey, would someone like this be attracted to the Holy Grail and get involved in this kind of war? That's cheating, so cheating!"
Astolfo, holding his lance, broke out in a cold sweat just looking at Artoria on horseback.
He was like that, and so were the others.
After all, the difference between Heroic Spirits and Gods is already enormous, just in terms of the size of their Spirit Origin!
Moreover, because this time she was facing an enemy, this was the first time that Artoria had almost fully unleashed her powers.
The lightning spear in her hand is her power of justice and judgment, or perhaps a spear of light.
This power will be triggered when Artoria throws the gun.
Although the progress of her divinity has been stagnant for so long since Artoria became a god, and thus has not yet undergone a qualitative change, the basic effects have been developed by her to a level that is both complex and direct. In short, it can be understood as being able to track at an extremely fast speed, almost unstoppable, and having a small chance of instant death after being hit.
The downside is that it locks onto a single target, becomes uncontrollable after being thrown, and even the light spear held in hand will disappear after a period of time.
However, the holy sword in Artoria's other hand perfectly compensated for this problem.
This sword was also upgraded after Artoria became a god. In essence, it did not change much, but the conditions for its release were greatly reduced. It was changed from being able to be released only when facing enemies of the stars to being able to be fully released when facing multiple enemies.
The scabbard Avalon also received the same upgrade, greatly increasing the number of times Artoria could use Avalon.
There's not much to say about the horse; its speed is terrifying enough. And its ability to see through reality allowed Artoria to instantly discern the true names of these guys and gather some information.
After Artoria saw that Vlad III had a local advantage in this place, she immediately released her rarely used Armor of Power and Glory.
After this power was unleashed, Artoria's divine will spread outwards. Within this range, only direct combat could defeat Artoria. Poison, sneak attacks, abnormal spells, and special rule-based abilities below this power level were completely ineffective.
And this area seems to be Artoria's divine realm, or at least it bears her mark.
Therefore, Reality Marble cannot be activated within this range. Any Reality Marble that has already been activated will be directly shattered under this power. Furthermore, environmental enhancements such as the Heroic Spirit's native buffs, the Magic Workshop's buffs, or the Temple's buffs will also become ineffective!
With Artoria's current Spirit Origin size, this ability covers almost a third of Romania.
Every Heroic Spirit could feel this oppressive aura, especially Vlad III, who had lost his homeland's advantage.
But since Artoria had already invaded their home, after some hesitation, they still charged towards her!
Even Astolfo, who seemed to be completely terrified, was no exception.
Artoria admired them greatly.
But an enemy is an enemy, so she tightened her legs, and the Horse of Light began to gallop, while she immediately raised the weapon in her hand.
She didn't release the Star Sword because Bazett and Merry went to steal the Greater Grail, right inside the Yggdrasil's headquarters, and also because releasing the Star Sword to deal with the Heroic Spirits in front of her was not really necessary.
She easily suppressed the six Heroic Spirits in front of her by relying solely on the speed of the Horse of Light, the sharpness of her weapon, the defense of her armor, and the immense size of her Spirit Origin!
But it was merely suppression.
After all, these six heroic spirits in front of us are quite something.
Siegfried's direct combat ability is very strong. Although Artoria recognized his true name and knew his weakness immediately, with Vlad III as support and Chiron providing long-range assistance, even Artoria would not be able to easily hit Siegfried's weakness without throwing the Spear of Light.
Neither Astolfo nor Frankenstein are considered strong.
The two of them fought Mordred together, but Mordred almost completely overwhelmed them. The only result was that Frankenstein's self-destruction tricked them into giving up a Command Spell, and then they didn't achieve much. However, the two of them were more than enough as support.
Avisbro is similar.
While his puppets couldn't inflict much damage on Artoria, they could still slow down the Light Horse if they appeared in the right position. Combined with Astolfo's Noble Phantasm—the Phantom Horse that no longer exists, a mythical creature born from a griffin and a mare, the Eagle—it was possible to keep up with the Light Horse's speed over short distances.