Speaking of the Holy Grail War, in the few iterations Mu Yang knew of, there were always outsiders involved.
In the Fourth Holy Grail War of 1994, one Master was an ordinary person. In the Fifth Holy Grail War of 2004, there was half an ordinary person. In a parallel world's Fourth Holy Grail War of 2004, there was also a Master who was an ordinary person.
Once was an accident, twice was a coincidence, so what about three times?
Either it was purely coincidental, or…
Mu Yang didn't consider the other possibilities. It was a waste of time and energy. After all, even if he figured out the reason, it wouldn't benefit him in the slightest.
Instead of idle thoughts, he'd rather look at a few beauties.
Rokudo Reika had a graceful figure and was a beautiful woman, but Mu Yang wasn't looking at her. Instead, he was staring at Jack the Ripper.
Compared to ordinary humans, he was more interested in Jack the Ripper. According to Type-Moon's setting, Jack the Ripper was the aggregation of resentment from tens of thousands of unborn babies.
Since it's a collection of resentments, then…
"Can you become like this?"
Mu Yang held up a virtual screen, which displayed a red-eyed, big-breasted, white-haired older sister striking a pose.
"Hmph! ╭(╯^╰)╮"
Jack the Ripper snorted coldly, standing in front of Rokudo Reika. He glared at Mu Yang... and the others with a wary expression, gripping the hilt of his knife tightly. He lowered his body slightly, like a cheetah ready to pounce on its prey.
"What… are you doing?"
White Yaksha stared at Mu Yang with a strange expression, deeply puzzled by his actions.
Besides her, the gazes of the others also contained various meanings, which were a bit unsettling.
But Mu Yang completely ignored those strange gazes. He closed his five fingers into a fist, and the virtual screen dissipated. He then said calmly,
"Research."
He then pointed at Jack the Ripper and said, "Jack the Ripper, formed from the resentment of tens of thousands of unborn infants."
"Tens of thousands..." Zhang Zhiwei was shocked, and his hand, which was stroking his beard, trembled, pulling out a few white beard hairs.
"Sigh~~" Jewelcrafting Old Man sighed.
White Yaksha was stunned when she heard this, and then her eyes on Jack the Ripper became a little strange, "Jack the Ripper..."
There were also rumors about Jack the Ripper in the Little Garden, but White Yaksha hadn't paid much attention, so she knew very little, only knowing the general story of Jack the Ripper.
After hearing the story of Jack the Ripper, she had guessed what Jack the Ripper looked like, such as a slender male, a burly male... In short, the range of her guesses had never deviated from the word "male."
She hadn't considered Jack the Ripper being a woman, no matter how she guessed. After all, the Jack the Rippers of the two worlds weren't quite the same, which was perfectly reasonable.
"What do we do?" the Jewelcrafting Old Man asked.
Zhang Zhiwei and White Yaksha turned to Mu Yang, waiting for him to make a decision.
"Two choices…" Mu Yang held up two fingers, making a peace sign. "Number one, surrender. Number two, you alone challenge four Servants, protecting your Master as you run. The probability of successfully escaping is extremely low."
Jack didn't answer, instead tilting her small head to look at Rokudo Reika, leaving the choice to her.
Rokudo Reika stroked the soft, smooth hair of little Jack, and made her choice, "I... surrender."
Little Jack against four others, the probability of winning was extremely low; she didn't want little Jack to die.
"Your choice is wise," Mu Yang said, clapping his hands.
This Holy Grail War could be said to be a dance of demons, for an ordinary person to participate in it would simply be courting death.
"Then from this moment on... you withdraw from the Holy Grail War." Mu Yang raised his hand and swiped, using the administrator's authority to remove Rokudo Reika from the Holy Grail War's list.
After dealing with this matter, Mu Yang felt that it was getting late. He asked for the opinions of the others in the team, and after discussion, they decided to rest here for the night.
The next morning.
The sounds of animal roars, now sharp, now low, echoed from afar, occasionally mixed with the sounds of buildings collapsing.
In the villa, Mu Yang, woken up, stared at the unfamiliar ceiling with hazy eyes.
"So noisy!"
Mu Yang said expressionlessly, then waved his hand. An invisible wave swept across the entire city, and the roars of the beasts suddenly disappeared. All the magical beasts in the city vanished.
"...Sleep a little longer." Having dealt with the noise, Mu Yang pulled the quilt over his face, turned around, and faced the wall, curling up his body.
Two or three minutes later, Mu Yang suddenly sat up, staring at the glass window, looking at the ruins outside.
"...Wide awake!" Irritated, he scratched his hair a few times and sighed.
If he hadn't caused trouble yesterday, he wouldn't have been woken up today.
It was purely his own fault!
"Why did I forget to set up a soundproof barrier for the villa?!" Sighing, Mu Yang walked towards the washroom.
After washing up, Mu Yang walked into the living room.
In the living room, Zhang Zhiwei, Jewelcrafting Old Man, White Yaksha, and Rokudo Reika were seated at the dining table, enjoying breakfast while watching television with great interest.
Seeing how engrossed they were, Mu Yang was a little curious about what they were watching. He glanced at the television, and then immediately leaned back, taking a sharp breath.
Good heavens, they were watching Crayon Shin-chan!
The moment he saw Shinnosuke Nohara, a specific BGM immediately began playing in Mu Yang's mind.
"Elephant~ elephant~ why is your nose so long..."
He had to admit, it was quite interesting.
Mu Yang walked over to the table and sat down, picking up a youtiao, eating it while watching the cartoon.
At the same time...
The edge of the town.
A crimson jeep slowly drove into the town, the roar of its engine echoing through the empty and silent streets.
"Master, something's not right here!"
Emiya Shirou's expression was serious, his eyes scanning the surroundings as he lowered his voice.
Kamijou Touma said, speechless, "...Isn't this obvious? Such a large city, and yet it's completely empty, not a single monster."
Recalling yesterday's experiences, no matter where they went, they would see a pile of monsters, but here, there wasn't even one.
It would be strange if there wasn't a problem here.
"Master, should we stay or leave?"
Emiya Shirou was on alert, looking around, and suggested, "My suggestion is to leave."
If the magical beasts here had been killed by someone, then there should have been corpses left behind. Even if there were no corpses, there should have been bloodstains.
However…
Nothing remained. Those magical beasts seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Emiya Shirou had several guesses about this…
"Then let's go." Kamijou Touma didn't have any objections and agreed with Emiya Shirou's suggestion.
The vehicle turned around and drove out of the city.
Suddenly, a spear made of Golden Armor fell from the sky, flying towards the jeep like a meteor.
A few seconds before the Golden Spear struck the jeep, the doors on both sides of the jeep opened, and Emiya Shirou and Kamijou Touma leaped out, running towards opposite sides of the street.
Boom—!
Seconds later, the Golden Spear hit the jeep. The explosion's heat wave kicked up dust, blowing it towards the surroundings, causing Kamijou Touma to stumble and nearly fall.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Two arrows pierced through the smoke from the burning car, shooting towards Kamijou Touma's back.
"Master!"
Emiya Shirou was startled. As he swung his hands forward, he used Projection magic to project Ganjiang and Moye (Twin Swords), intending to throw the weapons to intercept the arrows.
However… how could the enemy let him have his way?
The warrior clad in Golden Armor plummeted before Emiya Shirou like a golden spear. He raised his left arm, covered in golden armor, and slammed it forward. A dark palm struck Emiya Shirou's chest.
He could either abandon saving his Master and intercept the enemy's attack with his sword, or take the enemy's palm and throw away his sword to save his Master.
It was a simple choice, requiring almost no thought.
Emiya Shirou threw the sword in his hand. The two swords, one black and one white, spun as they flew towards the two arrows.
Emiya Shirou was struck in the chest by the palm. He immediately felt a tightness in his chest and was sent flying backward in a C-shape.
That hurt a little!
Emiya Shirou grinned, his gaze fixed on the sky. The arrows and swords were about to collide...
Awoo—
A dragon's roar echoed through the streets as a dragon's head, seemingly made of ice crystals, suddenly appeared. It opened its ferocious maw to bite at the arrows and sword. The frigid aura flowed like the surrounding environment, swirling around the dragon's head.
Crack, crack, crack...
Frost gradually covered the arrows and sword, freezing them solid.
Then, the dragon's mouth closed. Under that terrifying biting force, the four blocks of ice shattered into countless tiny ice fragments.
Emiya Shirou: "..."
My chest... it hurts a little!
Master, you could have at least said something about being able to block those arrows!
Emiya Shirou, who had not only done something useless but had also been slapped, was momentarily conflicted and lost in thought for a moment.
If both sides were stunned, it wouldn't be a problem.
But the enemy was facing Emiya Shirou and had their back to Kamijou Touma, and wasn't stunned by that dragon.
One person was stunned, the other wasn't.
The result needed no explanation. When experts fought, every move was deadly.
A moment of being stunned was enough to decide the outcome. The enemy seized the opportunity, grasped the recalled divine spear, and thrust forward.
"Arooo—"
The pitch-black, eyeless Blind Dragon raised its dragon head, emitting a low roar, and the spear-wielding Servant immediately became mentally confused.
The Ice Crystal Dragon seized the opportunity created by the Blind Dragon, twisting its snow-white body and diving towards the spear-wielding Servant, its mouth surging with cold air.
The so-called Golden Armor is a defensive Noble Phantasm that is integrated with Karna's body. Since it is formed from light, it is extremely difficult to destroy. At the same time, it can reduce hostile interference (physical attacks, magic, curses, and other conceptual interferences), reducing the damage Karna suffers to only one-tenth.
Therefore, Karna broke free from his mental confusion just as the dragon's jaws were about to close. He shot to the left like an arrow released from a bow, his crimson cloak billowing in the wind.
BOOM—!
The Ice Crystal Dragon slammed its head into the ground, and the smooth asphalt road immediately shattered. Not only was the road surface frozen, but even the flying debris was frozen, turning into chunks of ice that fell around the area.
"So cold!"
Frost covered Emiya Shirou's entire body. He was frozen to the point that he exited his mental confusion, hugging his arms and shivering, his teeth chattering.
Fortunately, a Servant's constitution is strong. If an ordinary person were frozen by the Ice Crystal Dragon's cold air at such close range, they'd likely be reporting to hell directly.
Since the Blind Dragon's mental attacks didn't distinguish between friend and foe, Kamijou Touma recalled it and summoned another dragon.
Its head was like a spear, and the dragon's entire body shimmered with golden light, surrounded by brilliant golden lightning.
After becoming a member, Kamijou Touma didn't exchange for any flashy skills.
Mainly because he couldn't use those skills even if he bought them, after all, he had a special power residing in his body that could erase all supernatural abilities.
Of course, some items in the shop were at the same level as the power to erase supernatural abilities, able to ignore it, but those items had one thing in common: they were particularly expensive.
The impoverished Kamijou Touma expressed… he couldn't afford them!
So… Kamijou Touma spent all the money he earned on himself, using it to strengthen his physique and enhance Imagine Breaker and Dragon King's Jaw.
After being enhanced, the effective range of Imagine Breaker became wider. Previously, he had to touch with his palm, but now it was a spherical area with a radius of 30cm, centered on his palm.
He could actively summon Dragon King's Jaw, and currently, he could control a maximum of two dragons simultaneously.
Boom! Boom! Boom!…
The Spearhead Dragon opened its mouth and unleashed a barrage of laser beams and lightning at Karna.
Although the speed of light was incredibly fast, making it impossible for even a Servant to dodge, attacks generally had a wind-up period, whether for aiming or energy accumulation…
Not to mention, the Spearhead Dragon's controller was Kamijou Touma, and the aiming and attack commands came from him.
At the same time, Karna was constantly moving at high speed, making it difficult for Kamijou Touma to aim, and the laser beams kept missing.
Karna had also tried to rush towards Kamijou Touma at high speed, aiming to take down the leader first, but Kamijou Touma was protected by two dragons, making it difficult to get close.
Plus, there was also a Servant beside him; even if he managed to get close, he would be intercepted.
Emiya Shirou, whose body was stiff from being frozen by the Ice Crystal Dragon, didn't engage Karna in close combat.
The enemy was already stronger than him, and he was also clumsy.
To fight the enemy in this condition was simply suicide.
Thus, Emiya Shirou stood beside Kamijou Touma, competing in archery with another Servant hidden in the shadows.
However...
Whether it was because his movements were uncoordinated, or because the Servant's archery was superior to his...
Although he wasn't completely suppressed, he was still at a disadvantage.
The battle between three Servants and one person, judging by the situation, wouldn't be decided anytime soon.
At the same time...
The other side of the city, where the villa stood.
Black Saber Siegfried stood on the roof of a building, overlooking the villa across the street.
That villa was located between two buildings, with a towering pile of rubble behind it.
Two Servants stood at the gate, one holding a bow and arrow, the other a spear.
"Lancer and Archer, huh?" Siegfried said calmly.
"Did they join another faction? This is a bit troublesome!" Black Rider Astolfo looked troubled.
"Indeed, it is troublesome..." Chiron's expression was serious.
Their goal this time was to find Black Assassin and his Master, and bring them back to the Yggdmillennia castle.
If Assassin and her Master are uncontrollable or in a hostile state, then the mission will be changed to eliminate them on the spot, removing the unstable factor.
And the current situation falls under the second condition.
But if they want to eliminate Assassin, they will have to fight against the camp she has joined.
The opponent's visible combat strength consists of three Servants, namely Lancer, Archer, and Assassin. Whether there are other Servants hidden in the shadows is unknown.
In addition, the villa located between the two buildings is full of strangeness and out of place here.
Could it be... a Servant's Noble Phantasm?
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