The Reckoning

That's really interesting...

Thinking of this, a glint of light involuntarily shone from the lenses of her eyes.

He then inquired about the thoughts of the Servant beside him.

Von Paracelsus von Hohenheim Paracelsus's intentions were very clear: he wanted to meet and speak with his successor once more, to inquire about his thoughts, and to examine how far he had progressed. He also wanted to protect his successor's safety; he would not harm him, for he was the inheritor and continuator of his magic. He himself was dead, and the study of the Elemental Axiom could no longer continue, but his successor could inherit his will and continue the research, perhaps one day uncovering the true essence of the universe.

This is something more precious than his life, more precious than his perseverance, because it is the Mari.

Therefore, he will not help Hishiri Adashino, even though she is his Master.

Mari and knowledge are the most important treasures, far more valuable than any so-called master-servant contract.

Hishiri Adashino felt somewhat helpless about this, but she didn't say anything.

Although the order from above was to kill without mercy and occupy Chaldea, she was well aware that this was not Barthomeloi's order, but rather the will of other high-ranking members of the Department of Law.

As the seal's Executor, she is directly under Barthomeloi. Her current deployment is merely a matter of being mobilized; she doesn't need to obey completely. She also has a certain degree of autonomy and decision-making power. If it is truly confirmed that someone in Chaldea possesses the qualities Caster described, then things will not be so simple. She will find a way to capture that person and then wait for Barthomeloi to return before making a decision, whether it's to Sealing Designation or absorb them.

With that in mind, she quickened her pace together with Paracelsus von Paracelsus von Hohenheim.

She was also eager to see what was going on.

--

Meanwhile, Rovey had arrived at the location that Da Vinci had mentioned.

This is a fairly large train station. In the main hall, there is a sophisticated Magecraft circle, surrounded by many complex magical barriers. If analyzed systematically, it is not difficult to conclude that this is a Magecraft circle drawn by Da Vinci for the purpose of concealment and protection.

Da Vinci truly lived up to his reputation as Uomo Universale; despite the lack of time and materials, he managed to create such Magecraft array using whatever was available.

However, it was ultimately cobbled together from various sources. Although it could conceal and defend itself, its effectiveness was limited. With so much magic power consumed over such a long period, it inevitably attracted enemies.

And the other party happened to be Siegfried, the dragon-slaying hero he had met not long ago, and his Master.

"Someone else is coming? Are those magical puppets chasing after us? Damn it, you useless piece of trash, Saber! If it weren't for your incompetence, we wouldn't have been delayed by those magical puppets for so long. And now, because you didn't patrol properly, more enemies have broken in while I was breaking the Magecraft circle! You good-for-nothing!"

Sensing someone approaching, the Magus roared angrily.

"I'm sorry, Master."

Then Rovey heard Siegfried's signature words again.

"What's the use of 'sorry'? Useless! Hurry up and deal with the invading enemies! Then come back and help me break this barrier. As long as I capture all those guys inside, I'll definitely get promoted when I get back!"

Accompanied by bursts of roars.

Immediately afterwards, Siegfried, the dragon-slaying hero, walked out slowly from inside, a look of helplessness on his face as he gripped his demon sword.

To an ordinary Magus, Siegfried, the dragon-slaying hero, is clearly on par with Heracles —one of the top-tier heroes of the Age of Gods, both being among the most powerful in the Holy Grail War.

"Hmm? Who are you...?"

When Siegfried saw Rovey, a hint of surprise appeared on his previously somber face, and a faint light shone in his sorrowful eyes.

"It's you!"

Hearing his words, Rovey was somewhat surprised. "You actually know me?"

He had no recollection of ever seeing Siegfried before.

"I'm sorry, although we've never met, I had the privilege of seeing footage of you and your Master in the Singularity in Chaldea's control room. However, I chose to leave after the Human Order Restoration was completed, which is why we haven't met."

"You are Siegfried, who is connected to Chaldea? Then you should have memories of Chaldea, right?"

Upon hearing this, Rovey went straight to the point and asked.

Siegfried nodded and replied, "Some, though I don't remember very clearly, but I do have some memories of my connection with Chaldea."

"If that's the case, then you should know what you're doing, right? Ritsuka Fujimaru is in danger because of you, so why are you cooperating with this kind of guy?"

"I'm sorry, this wasn't my intention, but I can't control myself right now..."

Siegfried lowered his head, his expression grave. His hands, gripping the sword, trembled, clearly indicating that his actions were being forced upon him.

"Command Seal?"

Rovey immediately knew the answer.

"Yes, that Magus used Command Seal to force me to cooperate."

Siegfried aided and abetted evil entirely because he had no choice in the matter; his actions were bound by the Command Seal.

The Magus used two Command Seal to make him absolutely obedient to attack Chaldea after summoning him, so he is now completely unable to control his body and can only watch helplessly as he does things he doesn't want to do.

"I understand. May I help you find relief?"

Seeing the struggle in Siegfried's eyes, Rovey nodded and said.

"Okay, please."

Hearing Rovey's words, Siegfried nodded, a hint of gratitude in his eyes.

Then, due to the binding force of the Command Seal, he once again uncontrollably swung the Demon Sword at Rovey, trying to cut him in half. However, his willpower also erupted at that moment, doing his best to stop himself from doing so.

Because of Siegfried's powerful willpower, the falling demonic sword paused in mid-air just before it struck Rovey, giving Rovey a golden opportunity.

After all, in such a battle, a mere instant is enough to end the fight.

This is especially true for heroes like Siegfried, who have obvious weaknesses.

In the blink of an eye, Rovey's figure appeared behind Siegfried. Then, during the brief pause, a light spear pierced through the gap left by the Bodhi leaf on his back, bypassing the Armor of Fafnir and accurately penetrating Siegfried's Spirit Core. In an instant, Siegfried felt his body begin to dissipate.

"A clean and decisive strike, well done."

Although the gunshot wound was excruciating, this moment brought Siegfried an unprecedented sense of relief.

He dropped the demonic sword in his hand, looked at Rovey, and expressed his gratitude.

"I'm so sorry for causing you trouble this time. Thank you so much for stopping my foolish behavior before I made a big mistake. I can never repay your kindness. With you here, I can rest assured about Master's safety. Please apologize to Master on my behalf."

Having said that, Siegfried's body transformed into spiritual particles and quickly dissipated, leaving only one sentence:

"Master, I'm entrusting this to you."

"I won't let you down."

Watching Siegfried leave, Rovey continued on his way.

In a corner near the station, the Magus who had controlled Siegfried with Command Seal was sitting there fiddling with numerous bottles and jars of potions and jewels, seemingly struggling against the Magecraft circle set up by Da Vinci, trying to break through it directly from the outside.

In this regard, although his approach was not flawed—using Magecraft to break Magecraft was still effective.

But Rovey still thought the Magus's idea was incredibly stupid.

Using Magecraft to break Magecraft is just a common method used when there are no other options. If there were other methods, the simplest and most effective one would be the one to use.

He had already summoned Siegfried; one Noble Phantasm could level the entire Magecraft barrier and the station together. Yet, this guy was still engrossed in his research. What's even more interesting is that although he had been studying for a long time, the techniques of the Uomo Universale Da Vinci were not something a modern Magus could easily crack. So, naturally, he was stuck there, making no progress whatsoever. And the sudden appearance of Rovey gave him quite a fright.

"You! Who are you? How did you get here? Where's Saber?! Didn't I send Saber to patrol and defend?"

"Did that good-for-nothing let people in?!"

Clearly, this engrossed individual was unaware that his contract with Siegfried had been broken.

After all, Siegfried's exit was incredibly fast; it had only been less than a minute. Who would have thought someone could take down Siegfried in just one minute?

Immediately afterward, the Magus looked up and finally saw Rovey's true face. He was then shocked to find that his face was exactly the same as the person in the video sent back by the Department of Law. He was the one who had driven the holder of the Gold-Grade Mystic Eyes insane. This made him break out in a cold sweat.

So he hurriedly used a detection Magecraft to try and figure out what was going on with Rovey. However, because Rovey didn't have time to continue their petty squabbles, and because he had accumulated a lot of buffs after defeating Heracles and Siegfried, all of his stats were immeasurable, which terrified the Magus.

"..."

Without saying anything, Rovey reached out, grabbed the guy by the collar, and lifted him up. He then helped him activate his communication device, preparing him to directly inform all the members of the Department of Law throughout the Singularity, resolving the matter once and for all.

--

Soon, the Magus the Department of Law, who were still busy breaking through in other areas, were surprised to find that the erratic puppets had all disappeared, and even their communication devices had been activated again.

"What's wrong? What happened? Does anyone know what this Singularity is all about?"

Someone immediately spoke up and asked a question.

"Damn it! How did I end up in this godforsaken place? Not only are there lunatics and demonic puppets everywhere, but my Servant is also a guy like this!"

"Hey, Master, who are you calling that? You're the one who's holding us back. If you dare talk to me like that again, I'll blow your head off."

The summoned Billy the Kid pressed a gun against the Magus's forehead.

Clearly, while the Magus looked down on him as a modern-day Heroic Spirit, he also disliked this arrogant fellow.

"You...!"

The Magus was about to get angry and teach his Servant a lesson, but before he could finish speaking, a voice came from the other end of the communications room.

"Can you hear me?"

That was the voice of Liam, the potion master of the Department of Law, but his voice lacked its usual strength and composure. Instead, it sounded trembling, hesitant, and even carried a hint of a sob.

This was something that no other Magus from the Department of Law had ever heard of, something utterly unbelievable.

That incredibly arrogant magician, who was very likely to advance to the next level of Magecraft, actually started to cry!

"This, this is... Liam, I am Liam from the Department of Law. Now, all my colleagues in the Department of Law... can you hear me...? Colleagues in the Department of Law... if you can hear me, then immediately cease all repression. I repeat, immediately cease everything. This is an ultimatum regarding the suppression of Chaldea... Everyone, quickly lay down your weapons and stop. In ten minutes, the invincible God of True Magic..."

Before he could finish speaking, another man's voice came from the other end of the communicator.

"Get to the point now, then speak clearly and use my real name."

It was a young man's voice, but it was a reprimand.

It's truly hard to imagine that a Magecraft from the Department of Law would one day be reprimanded like that by a young man.

So what exactly happened?

"Yes! Rovey! Cough cough, in ten minutes, the invincible Rovey will suppress all rebellious Magus in the entire Singularity. If anyone resists... he will kill them without mercy! That rumor is true! He really is a god! We've all been deceived! All my colleagues in the Department of Law, please, please do not resist—ahhhhhh!"

At this point, the Magecraft began to choke up repeatedly, and tears streamed down his face.

"Heracles and Siegfried have both been wiped out by him... We couldn't win, we simply couldn't win, this is a miracle! The Mari we've been seeking has truly appeared... Ah!!"

"--?!!"

Chapter 333 Liquidation

At this very moment, within Chaldea.

With the deaths of numerous external Magus, the blitzkrieg-like impact caused by the Department of Law was successfully suppressed to a great extent.

First, there's Bazett, the Sealing Designation Executor of the seal, who was ordered to prevent the Chaldea personnel from escaping from the outside. She was originally able to suppress Jeanne, a defensive specialization Heroic Spirit, because she had a top-tier Servant like Cú Chulainn with her, plus her strongest trump card, the Fragarach. Jeanne d'Arc could not fight back at all and could only use her Noble Phantasm - [My Luminosité Eternelle] to hold on.

However, the blitzkrieg launched by the Department of Law, which was a surprise attack, had a large element of luck involved. If the Department of Law wanted to take down Chaldea, it could only do so by using a blitzkrieg and taking hostages to threaten Chaldea into stopping its resistance. Only then would it have a chance of winning.

Unfortunately, Holmes and Da Vinci's decisive action dragged most of the staff, along with the Magus from the Department of Law, into the Singularity, causing a loss of communication between the outside and inside, and prolonging the battle. Furthermore, the commotion was so great that even some Servant were resting in their designated areas or out noticed something amiss and came out to investigate.

This resulted in Bazett, who thought he had almost secured victory, suffering a severe beating.

Saint George George, the Servant most familiar with Jeanne, came out following the aura of Jeanne's Noble Phantasm. When he saw Jeanne being suppressed by Cú Chulainn and Bazett, he joined the battle without hesitation, taking on Cú Chulainn while Jeanne dealt with Bazett.

While Cú Chulainn is a top-tier Servant, easily overwhelming a defensively specialized Servant like Jeanne' Christianity, Saint George is also one of the Christianity's top tier Servant, arguably stronger than Cú Chulainn. This resulted in their strongest force being tied down by Saint George. Even unleashing their Noble Phantasm couldn't defeat Saint George, and they were instead gradually dragged into his rhythm. Jeanne, while not among the strongest Servant, was still more than capable of dealing with Magus. Having witnessed Bazett's Fragarach, with a little preparation and coordination, Bazett had no hope of victory and was destined to be worn down and killed.

Apart from Bazett, who was destined to lose.

Another Magus, who was Chaldea with an unknown Hassan who had been summoned, was unwittingly confronted by Cursed-Arm Hassan, Hassan of Hundred-Faced Hassan, and Serenity Hassan, all members of the Hassan Order. Before he could even use his assassination skills, he was cornered by his fellow magicians.

The summoned unknown Hassan was initially excited to see so many Hassan here, but even though they were all familiar faces, he wasn't prepared to surrender easily. After all, an assassin is someone who is entrusted with a task and must be loyal to it. Although he didn't want to kill his own brothers, there was nothing he could do about it.

After inquiring about the Sixth Singularity and Singularity fate after his death, he unhesitatingly laid down his weapon and made a new decision.

Then, amidst his Master's curses, he swiftly and cleanly slit his throat, without inflicting the slightest pain. The master then chose to commit suicide on the spot.

In his words, assassins are indeed obligated to fulfill their duties and act loyally to those entrusted with their tasks.

However, even assassins have their principles. If he were to harm his benefactor, the First Hassan would certainly not spare him.

In that case, killing the Master to repay that debt of gratitude, and then committing suicide to express loyalty, is the best choice.

Upon seeing his choice, Cursed-Arm Hassan said that the First Hassan would surely forgive him, and that he had lived up to the word "righteousness."

At this point, apart from the Magus and Servant in the Singularity, all the hostile Servant in Chaldea have been subdued or eliminated.

Cú Chulainn was still locked in a fierce battle with Saint George, but the Lion King quickly arrived. She had no lingering affection for these guys, so she unleashed a Holy Lance beam that instantly vaporized Cú Chulainn, leaving only a large crater in his wake. After all, the Protection from Arrows couldn't unleash a beam attack.

Bazett, now alone, did not hesitate at all and raised his hands in surrender, thus barely saving his life.

Such things happen all over Chaldea.

The roaming Magus began to retreat steadily under the cleansing efforts of many Heroic Spirit, and were soon driven to the very center of Chaldea.