foreigner's journey

Chapter 435 The Battle for the Holy Grail

The Holy Grail War revolves around the battle for the [Holy Grail] that can fulfill the wishes of its holders.

[Holy Grail] is a miracle relic derived from the legend of Christ.

In Christian circles, there are also many legends of travelers seeking the Holy Grail.Then when the Holy Grail that appeared was judged to be "true" by the Church of the Holy Church, the battle for it would naturally erupt.

The battle for the Holy Grail, which is a holy relic, is the Holy Grail War.

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"Hahaha……"

The sound of rapid and heavy breathing, accompanied by the sound of leather shoes colliding with the stone pavement, echoed in the alley after the rain.

Almost indiscriminately, two young men and a woman shuttled through the alley quickly. Without exception, they all wore black cloaks and looked hurried.

Hiding in the shadow of a relatively hidden corner, the three of them were finally able to breathe a little bit, even so they still didn't dare to make too much noise.

"...Have you come after me?"

The speaker was the only woman in the trio. She had brown waist-length hair, was pretty, and had a lot of freckles on her face.

The tall, handsome blond man leaned on the wall to calm his breath. He carefully raised his head and looked out of the corner. After looking at it for just two seconds, he immediately retracted his head and said in a low voice, "No, I didn't see [Familiar] Reiner, did you lose anything?"

The man called 'Leina' was a thin, slightly hunchbacked man, his cheeks were slightly sunken inwards, and his short greasy flaxen hair hung down and covered most of his face.Sitting on the ground panting heavily, he managed to catch his breath, and with his trembling right hand, he took out a cloth bag from the pocket of the coat inside the cloak.

It is said to be a cloth bag, but the surface is bound with a total of six pieces of magic paper with wonderful runes painted on it. It looks like a palm-sized box inside.

"Huh... not lost. Holly, Buffett, which of you two is holding it?" Reiner tremblingly raised the cloth bag in his hand, and handed it to the two companions through the air.

Holly and Buffett quickly shook their heads: "Just take it, we believe in you."

Hearing the encouragement from his companions, Reiner cheered up inexplicably. First, he carefully put the cloth bag back into his arms, and then slowly stood up while supporting the wall that was still slippery from the rain just after it rained. Said: "We have even passed the most dangerous link, and the rest will be smooth sailing... The rainy season is really annoying, the coat is wet, who of you has a handkerchief..."

"Shh!"

Holly suddenly rushed over to cover Reiner's mouth, ignoring Reiner's flushed face, she carefully looked out of the corner, and saw a strange big dog made of rocks and flesh and blood lurking in the alley Sniffing back and forth at the entrance of the alley.

The three immediately held their breath.

After about ten seconds, there was a sudden noise from outside the alley, and the big dog immediately raised his head to look in the direction of the sound.There is only one huge eyeball in the center of the big dog’s face, and the eyeball that is not covered by the eyelids is turning around flexibly. The place where the snout should be is replaced by the funnel mouth of the lamprey eel. The long, smooth tongue was slowly swallowed by the rasp-toothed mouth.

'Big Dog' Xu didn't sniff out anything at the entrance of the alley, turned around and ran towards the direction of the sound.

Hearing the sound of paw paw paws gradually fade away, the three of them who had been holding their breath all this time gasped for breath.

"It's the teacher's [Familiar]! Have you chased him around here?" Reiner looked terrified, and his voice began to tremble.

"No, now is the best time, because the suspicion around here has been temporarily eliminated."

Buffett shook his head, then looked up at the night sky, the moon above his head was bright and clear:
"As long as we can summon the legendary [Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse], the existence at the top of the RIDER class, we don't have to be afraid of any pursuers."

Holly's pretty face showed an excited expression: "That's right! Use this holy relic that you accidentally obtained from [Albion] to summon [Doomsday Knight·Death]!"

Although Reiner didn't speak, there was excitement on his face.

The three of them were originally students of the Magic Association Clock Tower. Reiner has always had a crush on Holly, and Holly has a closer relationship with Reiner's friend Buffett.

A week ago, Reiner learned by chance that the monarch of archaeology, Meastia, had excavated a strange sickle fragment from the tomb of Albion. Touching it indirectly with gloves or using utensils will kill it instantly for various inconceivable reasons.

[Death], this is already a curse at the level of causality.

There is no doubt that this must be the holy relic left by the green horse knight in "Apocalypse", the doomsday knight called "Death".

The monarch Meastia remotely controlled the self-discipline magic doll to seal the sickle fragments into the secret box, and sealed the box with six curse seals obtained from the curse department to prevent the curse from [death] from spreading outward.

Just as the [Holy Grail War] was approaching, the monarch Meastia did not make a big announcement, but planned to quietly distribute this item to the younger generation in the family who had high hopes.

If [Death] can be successfully summoned, then this Holy Grail War will be a sure thing.At that time, by making a wish to the Holy Grail, the Meastia family will surely be able to surpass Bathmelo and become the apex of the clock tower!

Reiner, who is an apprentice of the monarch Meastia, told Holly about this, and naturally Buffett also learned about it.Under the instigation of the two, Reiner mustered up the courage to steal the box while the monarch Meastia was out.

Then the three fled all the way to the seaside city [Melesis] in Greece.According to what Reiner overheard from Meastia, Melysis will be the battlefield for this Holy Grail War.

Now, finally getting rid of the trackers sent by the Meastia family temporarily, the three immediately rushed to the previously set target location.

According to Meastia's calculations, it was a small gathering point where the underground spiritual veins of Melissis City flowed, and it was one of the most outstanding summoning places they could find.

Not long after, the three came to an abandoned port warehouse.

There are various graffiti and paintings sprayed on the rusty iron door, but even these spray paintings have begun to fade, obviously it has been abandoned for a long time.

bang!The door lock, which was useless due to severe corrosion, was smashed open and fell to the ground.

With a toothache creaking sound, the rusty iron door was slowly pushed open.

Reiner was left at the door because Holly said he was trustworthy and alert.Holly and Buffett seized the time to paint the summoning array with magic paint inside the warehouse.

Almost done!Once this Holy Grail War is won, Holly will definitely fall in love with me, and I, who will offer the Holy Grail to Lord Meastia, will become the most valued student of Lord Meastia... Thinking of this, Reiner's thin face revealed smile.

Yes, just like what Holly and Buffett said, if the final fruit of victory is dedicated to the monarch Meastia, that lord will definitely forgive me with a smile... definitely will...

Right here, there was a sudden commotion in the warehouse, mixed with curses and beatings.

Reiner hurried in and found that Buffett was furiously kicking a black shadow curled up on the ground, and Holly was also quite frightened, and she was stroking her tall chest and looking at Buffett in shock.

Every time the tall and burly Buffett kicked the black shadow hard, the black shadow would groan uncontrollably and cry desperately.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Reiner hurriedly ran over and hugged Buffett:

"What's the matter? Isn't this, isn't this a child?"

It turned out that the person who was kicked by Buffett was a small child about eight or nine years old. Her hair was in tatters and her hair was messy like a grass nest. Eyes full of fear, just lowered their eyes humblely and curled up as much as possible, as if this could calm down these noble adults who were frightened by their dirty self.

"Go away! This little bastard who can't speak is hiding in the corner of the warehouse without saying a word, and it was Holly who found her. After being so frightened, the summoning circle was drawn twice wrong! Damn, bad luck!"

Buffett broke away from Reiner's arms and straightened his collar impatiently.

Is it a deaf waif?Reiner half-kneeled in front of the child and wanted to reach out to brush her hair to see if she was injured, but she cowered back and hid, obviously frightened of being beaten.Even so, Reiner could still see the blood spilling from the corner of the child's mouth through the faint light.

Her gut must have been kicked by Buffett.

Before Reiner could figure out what to do, Holly suddenly let out a 'huh', and walked over with her high-heeled leather boots, kicking away the child's thin arms tightly wrapped in front of her: "What is this little bastard holding?" ? Cut, fairy tale book..."

A hard-shell story picture book that was kept very clean fell out of the child's arms. Although it was kept very carefully, it still looked very old because of frequent reading.

"At our level, we don't know if we can successfully summon a super-standard heroic spirit like [Doomsday Knight]... After all, only the magic power of Holly and I can be used to summon, Reiner is just a waste..." Buffett squatted again The lower body began to paint the summoning array, and the mouth kept grumbling.

Lena could only smile and rub his head.

Holly's eyes suddenly brightened: "Hey, what did I say? We are summoning [Death], if you offer a living sacrifice, you will definitely have an advantage in summoning it, right?"

"You're so reasonable, my darling!" Buffett just finished drawing the summoning formation at this time, and when he heard this, he stood up and hugged Holly with a painful kiss.

Ugh?Holly and Buffett...when?Reiner was still in a daze, but saw Buffett strode towards the child curled up on the ground, grabbed the child by the hair and dragged her to the summoning circle.

"Oh? Buffett... what do you want to do? No! You can't kill people!"

Reiner was in a hurry, rushed over and grabbed Buffett's muscular arms, and shouted:

"This child is innocent and can't...uh!"

Before he finished speaking, he felt a heavy blow to his stomach, and he curled up like a shrimp and fell heavily to the ground.

Buffett shook his hand and said disdainfully: "Idiot, I just want to use this little bastard to replace you, an incompetent waste. Otherwise, what if the summoning fails? Are you responsible?"

Reiner, lying on the ground tremblingly, stretched out his arms and wanted to grab Buffett's trouser legs, but was trampled on the back of his hands by the high-heeled leather boots.

"Since you don't like fighting and killing so much, then just withdraw from this Holy Grail War. Dear Buffett, first sacrifice that little bastard to [Death], and if the 'quantity' is not enough, there will be Reiner."

The charming and pleasant voice in the past sounded like a poisonous snake spitting out letters to Reiner.

"Hey, it's time to start!"

Throwing the child into the center of the summoning array, ignoring the child's pleading eyes, Buffett took out a close-fitting dagger and stabbed it directly into the child's slender chest.

Vitality gradually dissipated from her, and even before she died, she seemed unable to understand why she ended up like this.

Reiner looked at the pair of eyes that were gradually dull, with tears in the corners of his eyes.

It was...it wasn't supposed to be like this!Reiner came to participate in the Holy Grail War and was already prepared to kill, but it was definitely not the resolution to kill such an innocent child!

At this time, Holly had already taken out the cloth bag from Reiner's arms and placed it in the center of the summoning array, tightly touching the child.After Holly used magic to remove the curse seal remotely, the lid of the box was opened to reveal the fragment of the gloomy sickle lying quietly in it.

Buffett stood in front of the summoning formation, raised his arms and began to shout the summoning spell:
"Declaration! You are under me, entrust my fate to your sword."

"Follow the Holy Grail's call. Follow its will, obey the law of heaven. You answer immediately..."

"I swear here - I am the one who is the only good in the world! I am the one who eliminates the evil in the world! The three spirits of words that surround you! Come from the wheel of restraint... the guardian of the scales!"

As the last incantation was uttered, the entire abandoned warehouse shone with violent fluctuations, which was the impact of a wave of magic power!

The huge impact blows away the dust in the warehouse and turns into a thick dust mist, and then the walls of the entire warehouse disintegrate bit by bit, collapsing into ruins with deafening noises.

Strangely, there were no debris around or in the summoning circle.

"Cough! Cough... did you succeed?" Holly fanned the dust mist in front of her vigorously, only to find that the dust mist in front of her eyes began to dissipate automatically.

Without the cover of the ceiling, the moonlight shines overhead.

Only then did everyone present realize that there was a figure standing in the center of the summoning formation.

It worked!Heroic spirits are summoned!

"[Death]! I am your Master (Master)! Look, I have dedicated my fresh life to you, as long as you obey my orders, you can get more lives..."

Buffett's excited shouts gradually died down, because he found something was wrong.

No matter how you look at it, that figure doesn't look like [Apocalypse Knight·Death].

With a well-proportioned figure, matte black hair as smooth as a crow's feathers, and a dark blue windbreaker, he glanced at everyone present through his glasses without sadness or joy.

"Wait a minute! That, that's not [Death]! The summoning has gone wrong!!" Holly suddenly yelled in horror.

As if disturbed by Holly's sharp voice, the figure standing in the center of the summoning array suddenly raised his chin, and two stone balls appeared beside him and flew out.

Then, with two thumps, the two headless corpses collapsed heavily on the ground, blood staining the ground red.

Reiner lying on the ground was pale and trembling all over.

In his line of sight, a hard-shell picture book slowly slipped from the child's arms into the bloody water.

On the cover of the picture book is a cartoon image that is exactly the same as the figure in front of you, and the title reads——

"Prince of the Star Sea: The Legend of Heather".

　PS: Melixis is a city I made up, just like Fuyuki City.

　　PS: This time is the original Holy Grail War.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)