The Undying Death Knight failed to achieve the ending of the Heroic Spirit

The magic power accumulated in the Backlight Sword exploded instantly, and the seven-colored light column formed by the magic power instantly swallowed up the shadow behind him. The road surface was violently destroyed by the magic power, and the flying stones fell down.

But before Bazett could catch his breath, her pupils suddenly widened. In her sight, a black shadow wrapped in countless dark purple tentacles appeared out of thin air in front of her. Bazett tried his best to move his body, but the strong stiffness caused by the backlight sword made it difficult for him to even move his fingers. She could only watch the dancing tentacles getting closer and closer to her face.

His field of vision suddenly rose, and he first heard the sound of whistling wind in his ears. Then Bazette belatedly felt the feeling of weightlessness spreading throughout his body.

"Oh, big sister, you are so embarrassed."

A teasing voice came from right above Bazette, and the blue spearman holding the red spear in one hand loosened his hand holding Bazette's collar and put her down safely. A stroke of the Command Spell on the back of Bazette's hand quickly dimmed.

Holding the spear in both hands, Lancer lowered his body and faced the black shadow in front of him with a vigilant attitude. His red pupils were fixed on it motionlessly. The turbid magic power emanating from the other party made Lancer frown uncomfortably.

"Neither a Servant nor a simple magus. What on earth is this guy?"

The shadow was silent, and it thrust out the tentacles wrapped around its body towards Lancer. Facing such a dense attack, Lancer did not dare to neglect it, he held the red spear horizontally, and the slender spear shaft was swung by Lancer to block all the whistling tentacles.

"Lancer!"

But at this moment, Bazette suddenly screamed. Lancer, who had been concentrating on dealing with the enemy in front of him, had to turn his head and pay attention to the back. He saw three flying knives stabbing at Lancer's neck in a triangular shape.

The blade flashed with a sharp cold light, but was deflected by the sudden airflow just before it slashed across Lancer's neck skin. This airflow quickly swept around Lancer, and under this hurricane, a man in a black windbreaker spun and quickly approached Lancer.

The windbreaker rustled in the strong wind, and the pale skull mask revealed between the hoods allowed Lancer to recognize the identity of the attacker at a glance.

"Assassin."

Compared to the last time they met, Assassin's condition now seemed extremely strange. Only half of his skull mask was left, and the half of his face that was revealed was flat and had no sense of three-dimensionality.

Lancer quickly raised his spear, and the tip of the spear collided with the dagger, producing a series of tiny sparks. But before he could force Assassin back, a chill ran up his spine.

The spear was quickly covered with black sticky liquid, and countless black threads spread up along Lancer's calves, tightly blocking his limbs. He turned his head hard to resist the black sticky liquid that was about to wrap around his face.

You must not be swallowed by it——

Every part of Lancer's body sent him this warning.

"Lancer, break free!"

Without any hesitation, the second Command Seal on Bazette's hand lit up, and the crimson magic followed the causal line and was transmitted to the trapped Lancer's body. The spear that was originally suppressed by Assassin seemed to be covered with a layer of burning flames.

But it was only for a moment, almost the next moment when the red light came on, the black sticky substance covering the gun body swallowed up the red light, and powerlessness and weakness came again.

'The magic power in the body is being absorbed.'

Lancer noticed the strange changes in his body. Looking at Assassin's face so close to him, the frustration in his heart reached its peak at this moment. He kept holding the gun and used up all the remaining magic power in his body.

Release the treasure! Release the treasure! Release the treasure!

Lancer opened his mouth in violent anger.

"Gal—"

He had just uttered a few characters, and before Lancer could release his real name, countless black threads had already crawled along his face and into his mouth which was open for speaking.

“Mmmm…”

A choking feeling quickly deprived Lancer of the ability to speak, but a gleam of light suddenly burst out in his eyes.

The feeling of suffocation suddenly subsided, and the black stripes on Lancer's body disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The next moment, a beam of pure black magic power fell from the sky at high speed, engulfing Lancer and Assassin in an instant.

But before the light faded, Lancer's body appeared again right behind Bazette.

And with the hot air flow, the black dragon circled and descended from the sky, and finally landed on the ruins in front of Bazette.

The silver-haired girl riding on the dragon's back lifted her skirt and bowed slightly to Bazette. She looked at the Command Seal in Bazette's hand which had completely dimmed with satisfaction.

The next moment, the cloud of haze emerged from the shadows between the cracks in the wall and flowed toward the end of the long and narrow alley like running water. However, on the other side of the alley, an unexpected person appeared.

"Stop it, Saber!"

The silver-armored knight stood in front of Shirou Emiya, and the bright knight's sword slashed towards the shadow in front of him with an unstoppable momentum.

The shadow once again burrowed into the ground, turned around and rushed towards the broken wall. Golden and blue magic power gathered, and Lanmarok crossed his lance to block the entire space.

"Finally I caught you."

Behind the shadow, Lancer, who had just escaped death, approached with a grin, completely blocking all its available directions for movement.

……

Standing on the dragon's back, Illya calmed the restless Berserker below her. She did not let Berserker take action immediately, but chose to wait and see cautiously.

She certainly knew how harmful that kind of thing was to a Servant. Because that shadow was the same as her, a fellow creature, and the container of the Holy Grail.

Illya's eyes were grim. She didn't know why someone could create another Holy Grail, and this Holy Grail that was used illegally was already on the verge of being out of control.

Illya turned her eyes and looked to the other side. Toosaka Rin was approaching stealthily at this time. When her eyes met Illya's, Toosaka Rin showed an embarrassed expression on her face.

"What's wrong, Rin? You want to take on Berserker and me all by yourself?"

"How is that possible!" Toosaka Rin's expression was complicated. She looked at the girl in front of her who regarded Archer as her enemy. She bit her lip and said, "Thank you this time."

Berserker could have defeated Saber and Rider when Bazette recalled Lancer - the best case scenario was that Shirou Emiya would summon Saber back, and Sakura Matou's loss of contact meant that Rider would have to face Berserker alone.

But Illya chose to let Berserker bring Rider over from the church. Thanks to Berserker, the current pincer attack was achieved.

"You're welcome. I didn't come here to look for you, Rin." Illya looked at Toosaka Rin meaningfully: "Now, we have to deal with this unstable factor first. Rin, you should be aware of this."

"I know it without you having to tell me."

But soon, Toosaka Rin regretted what she had said. When the shadow completely faded, a figure was wrapped in the black mud.

She has purple hair and purple eyes, and wears the rustic uniform of Sui Qun Yuan Academy.

That was Sakura Matou who had just been kidnapped by Assassin.

Admiring Toosaka Rin's shocked and unbelievable face, Illya said maliciously: "That's right, she is the vessel of the Holy Grail."

I've been playing outside recently, so the updates are not stable. I'll make up for it when I'm free.

333. Chapter 320: Rebellious Spark

333.

2023-08-10

The TV was reporting on the explosion that occurred in the old town in the morning. The reporters' chattering analysis slightly reduced the deserted atmosphere in the Emiya residence.

The house, which had long been inhabited by only one person, now had six people squeezed in for the first time, making the originally spacious reception room crowded.

Shinji Matou and Shirou Emiya were sitting together, and the next in line were Rin Toosaka who was holding the unconscious Sakura Matou, and Bazette who was sitting alone. Illya was looking at the surrounding furnishings with interest.

The six people faced each other with the rectangular table as the boundary, and the atmosphere fell into silence.

Illya tapped the empty table in front of her with her fingers to break the tense atmosphere: "There's not even any tea. Is this how Toosaka and Matou treat their savior?"

They were enemies not long ago, and even if they are in the same position now, it is not so easy to adjust the situation.

Shirou Emiya poured a cup of tea for Illya, handed it to her, and then returned to his seat in silence. From beginning to end, his eyes never left the unconscious Sakura Matou.

"Are you worried about her? There's no use worrying." Illya took a sip of tea, and when she looked up, she found that the eyes of the other five people were all attracted by this sentence.

"Her magic circuits were forcibly twisted into the carrier of the Holy Grail. If I'm not mistaken, that's insect magic. Without sufficient soul support, it's natural for her body to lose control and go looking for food on its own."

Unlike a half-baked person like Matou Sakura, more than 70% of Illya's body is made up of magic circuits, and she believes that she will not go out of control.

"Bug magic..." Toosaka Rin murmured the word, and suddenly she raised her head and looked away: "Matou..."

"Tsk, it's that old bastard!" Matou Shinji slammed the table, clenched his teeth and tried his best to suppress his anger. Matou Zouken died when he was six years old. He thought the shadow left by the old man had ended, but...

"That bastard Matou Zouken actually did something to Sakura when she was so young!"

"Matou Shinji, what do you mean?" Toosaka Rin thought of something, and her tone became fierce. Under the surprised gazes of the others, Toosaka Rin kicked over the chair, and her upper body almost crossed the table and got close to Matou Shinji: "What do you mean by so small?"

Logically speaking, as a senior student in the same school, she should not care so much about what happened to Sakura Matou, who is just a senior or junior to her. But in fact, Toosaka Rin's reaction is even more intense than Emiya Shirou.

Matou Shinji also looked at Toosaka Rin in surprise, and Toosaka Rin, who had not gotten an answer for a long time, could no longer bear it and exploded: "She is not just your sister, she is my biological sister."

"There's no need to discuss this now, Rin. Her body has been completely transformed. I'm surprised that such a simple transformation has allowed her to not lose control until now."

Illya's indifferent words immediately aroused the hostility of both Toosaka Rin and Matou Shinji, but Illya completely ignored the two people's gazes that were almost spitting fire and continued to speak to herself: "I just want to know how to deal with her."

"Hey!"

"You guy!"

Toosaka Rin and Matou Shinji glared at Illya at the same time. The next moment, light particles gathered in front of Illya, and Minachell stood in front of Illya. At the same time as Minachell appeared, Lanmarok also stepped forward and stood in front of Matou Shinji.

"Alright, Toosaka, Shinji. Now we should really think about how to save Sakura." Seeing that the situation could get out of control at any time, Emiya Shirou immediately stepped forward to adjust the atmosphere. After comforting his two companions, he turned to Illya and said solemnly: "Since you said she is the container of the Holy Grail, that means that as long as the Holy Grail War is over, Sakura will be able to return to normal, right?"

'What a naive idea.'

Facing three blazing gazes, Illya shook her head: "Even if the Holy Grail War is over, she will still be at risk of losing control. Now, we can rely on the power of the Servants to temporarily suppress her, but what if the Holy Grail War is over and the Servants leave? If she loses control at that time, it will not be as simple as eating one or two people. She will eat everyone in Dongmu City."

Bazette, who had been sitting quietly by the side without saying a word, looked over at this moment. She was the only magician present who had a head-on collision with Sakura Matou in that state, and she was still frightened.

Moreover, as an agent, if what Illya just said really happened, she would most likely be sent as the designated seal candidate. She didn't want to conflict with Matou Sakura again.

"So, Master of Berserker, do you mean to kill her here and now?"

She pursed her lips, shamefully feeling a little moved. But then she thought of the self-imposed spell she had cast in order to achieve the alliance, and felt regretful again.

"Sakura would never do something so extreme."

Shirou Emiya opened his mouth to refute, but Illya interrupted him before he could finish his words: "She has already done it."

With those few words, all the remaining words in Emiya Shirou's mouth were stuck in his throat.

Illya looked at Shirou Emiya, her clear eyes reflecting Shirou Emiya's surprised face: "As expected, all the people who disappeared in Touki recently were eaten by her, so the souls in her body are so mixed."

"They may be someone's mother, someone's wife, someone's child, but they are not the food that should be used to fill her stomach. They are just like her, with people she loves and who love her."

Illya looked at Shirou Emiya and spoke word by word: "Shirou Emiya, Kiritsugu's child, what are you going to do? Kill her to protect more people, or... admit that you are selfish and save her."

Shirou Emiya widened his eyes. The air around him seemed to be sucked away bit by bit as Illya spoke. Although his mouth was wide open, a feeling of suffocation made it difficult for him to breathe. His lips and limbs kept shaking.

Illya admired Emiya Shirou's expression with satisfaction, but continued to urge him in a bewitching tone like a devil: "So, my partner of justice, what will you choose?"

Matou Shinji noticed the obvious hesitation on Shirou Emiya's face. He grabbed his friend's shoulders with both hands and pulled him closer. His fingers dug into Shirou Emiya's clothes because of excessive force. "Emiya, what are you hesitating about? Do you know that Sakura likes you? You have a crush on Sakura, right? Then what are you still hesitating about!"

Illya absorbed Red A's soul and got to know Shirou Emiya, so she was patient enough to kill Sakura Matou directly (she also knew that Crazy Midorima could not kill Sakura Matou with three servants protecting her) and observed Shirou Emiya's choice.

334. Chapter 321 Breakup (Two in One)

334.

2023-08-11

"I'll...I'll fix it."

The sound was almost forcefully squeezed out from between Emiya Shirou's teeth. At this moment, Emiya Shirou, contrary to his usual behavior, roughly pushed away Matou Shinji's hand that was grabbing his shoulder. He looked at Illya, his eyes red with confusion and anger. Although he had the advantage in height, his tone when he spoke was more like a plea.

"I'll figure it out myself."

"Hey, Emiya!" Matou Shinji looked at his friend in front of him in disbelief. At that moment, he felt that this close friend who he had been with day and night had become a stranger. He grabbed Emiya Shirou's collar angrily and slammed his forehead against Emiya Shirou's forehead: "What do you mean by "you can solve it"! Do you really want to kill Sakura, you bastard? Just because of a "possible" word from her, your enemy, you are going to kill Sakura? Answer me, Emiya Shirou!"

Illya, who had just stood up, looked at the two people who suddenly started fighting, and a look of surprise appeared on her face, but she quickly restrained herself and looked at Toosaka Rin: "Rin, aren't you going to try to persuade them?"

Toosaka Rin glared at Illya angrily. She covered Matou Sakura's ear with one hand and clenched her other hand into a fist: "My Servant has left the stage."

"I'm sorry, I forgot that you are no longer necessary, Rin."

Although she said sorry, there was no regret on Illya's face. She put down the teacup, stood up and smoothed out the wrinkles on her skirt. Before she could get close to Matou Sakura, a lance with a cold and eerie light fell in front of her.

Menechel grabbed the gun barrel with one hand. He glanced at Lanmarok and used his other hand to push Illya behind him.

The change here immediately attracted the attention of Shinji Matou on the other side. He was obviously annoyed by Shirou Emiya's indecisive attitude, and his seaweed hair was ruffled in annoyance.

Matou Shinji turned around and saw Illya approaching Matou Sakura. His voice was hoarse because of his haste: "Rider, kill her!"

Matou Shinji's idea is very simple, since Illya's persuasion caused Cheng's current breakup, then kill her.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down. Knowing that Shirou Emiya was not in a good state, Matou Shinji did not go to find Shirou Emiya. He turned his head and looked at Bazette: "Hey, according to the spell you signed, you are obligated to help me defeat Berserker."

Bazette pursed her lips and said nothing, but her furrowed brows revealed her inner struggle. But in the end, she nodded in agreement.

Having obtained permission, Lancer immediately showed up. He walked from behind Menechel to Lanmarok's side in a provocative manner and stood right in front of him.

"Hey, are you going to consider the lives of others as the end for your sister?"

Menachere looked back at Illya, only to see that Illya was looking at the two people at the other end of the table - to be more precise, she was looking directly at Emiya Shirou who was keeping his head down and not saying a word.

"I don't care about that." Matou Shinji roared hysterically: "I am selfish. Not hurting others is the greatest kindness I can do. I can't let you kill my sister for a possible reason! Rider! Kill her!"