You Dare Defy Me, the One with Heracles? / Ten Commandments × Brass Knuckles √

Kirei Kotomine smiled; even as his life was about to end, he still smiled.

When the Holy Grail descends, those who have given everything for Holy Grail will see Holy Grail true form. Their expressions at that time will surely be quite comical.

"Go to hell."

Unfortunately, we can't see it now.

Fueled by Cú Chulainn's rage, Kirei Kotomine was torn in two by the spear. This time, there was no need to even check the body; he was utterly dead.

"Damn it, where did they go?"

Cú Chulainn sensed Fujimaru Kyoya behind. With Kirei Kotomine dead, their contract would end. More importantly, Kirei Kotomine's Command Seal had disappeared before Cu Chulainn arrived, putting him in a very awkward position.

It would be one thing if he actually hacked those Command Seal, but he hasn't even had a chance to hack them yet.

However, this problem soon ceased to be a problem, because that powerful Mana had already revealed the source of the Mana.

"King Solomon, is our best option now to retreat?"

Marisbury was playing it safe, not only because he had drawn this ace, but also because he understood that the Caster class was stronger as the game progressed, and there was no need to face powerful enemies like Saber and Berserker right now.

"That's generally true. I didn't expect Saber's arrival, but I just checked again with my Clairvoyance, and we can still continue fighting."

Solomon's words remained as calm as a machine; although his Clairvoyance had been interfered with, his predictions of what would happen in the next few minutes were still highly credible.

For example, right now...

"This is?"

Marisbury watched as a giant tentacle approached, carrying something with it.

"Arm?"

Marisbury had no idea where he had found this arm.

"The arm doesn't matter, I want what's on top."

As Solomon spoke, the severed arm burst into flames, and then delicate patterns appeared in the air— the Command Seal inherited by Kirei Kotomine.

Chapter 169 Do You Dare to Disobey Me, Who Has Heracles?

Jason, don't you feel even a little bit ashamed?

Shinji Matou looked at his Servant. Although the situation had stabilized thanks to the hard work of Saber and Berserker, even he couldn't stand his Servant's slacking off.

"He's a useless older brother."

Illya didn't hold back her disdain, and her gaze also fell on Emiya Shirou beside her. Was he the child Kirei Kotomine had mentioned, the one Emiya Kiritsugu?

Too inexperienced, as if no one had ever taught him Magecraft.

Illya could tell that Saber had been conserving her Mana as much as possible ever since her first Noble Phantasm hit her in the face, which meant there was a problem with her Master's mana supply; otherwise, she wouldn't have been holding back in the face of such a powerful enemy.

"To become a king, one must know how to use people. Now that I have General Heracles, I will surely take the enemy general's head."

If Jason didn't have much confidence before, now he's practically strutting around with his tail between his legs.

Do you dare disobey me, the one with Heracles within you?

Indeed, the moment Jason decided to ally with Heracles, Jason knew his victory was already assured.

After all, given his relationship with Heracles, it's not hard to understand why he would give the Holy Grail to me.

"Roar~"

Heracles roared, whether from the heat of battle or from sensing Jason's unrealistic thoughts.

Clearly, Jason's "friend" was eager to have a heart-to-heart conversation with him.

"Heracles, use Nine Lives!"

"Useless big brother, Illya is the Berserker's Master."

Faced with Jason's comical antics, Illya silently picked up a bit of her talent for witty retorts, but...

"Boom!"

That familiar rumbling sound came from underground, as if something had emerged from the ground—more Demon God Pillar.

"Wait, so many tentacles? Does Caster have that much Mana?"

Shinji Matou watched the increasing number of Demon God Pillar, he understood that a skilled Caster could draw upon the Mana within the ley lines, but if such power existed, why didn't the other party use it from the beginning?

That way he should have been able to deal with Illya before Shinji Matou and his group arrived. Also, he didn't summon that many when they were in a stalemate earlier, which means Caster didn't have that much Mana back then.

Shinji Matou's guess was correct. Even with the Mana of the ley lines, transferring it to Solomon, who was located in the suburbs, would be difficult in terms of both quantity and loss.

But the Command Seal solved the problem.

"In the name of the Command Seal, Caster regains all his Mana."

A red light flashed, and Solomon's Mana was instantly replenished. This was not strange at all. What was truly strange was that this Command Seal was not issued by the Master, but rather it was a power that Solomon activated on his own using those unowned Command Seal.

The use of Command Seal by Servant, something that seems impossible, is nothing impossible for Solomon.

Command Seal are simply magic Magecraft that control Familiar; since they are Magecraft, they must be subject to the Ten Rings.

For Solomon, the Command Seal only needed to continuously supply him with Mana, allowing him to summon as many Demon God Pillar as possible as soon as possible, and that would be his victory.

"Paimon, Gusion, Zepar."

At Solomon's call, and with the blessing of powerful Mana, the three demons recorded in the Key of Solomon (numbers 9, 11, and 16) appeared. Their even more powerful Mana swept across the land at lightning speed, and the surging Mana directly razed Einzbern's castle to the ground.

Marisbury knew that Servant were powerful, but he didn't know Servant this powerful.

It's important to understand that this wasn't an attack that could be called a "Noble Phantasm" at all; it was just a casual act by Solomon, yet it was incredibly powerful.

Marisbury's idea of the two of them winning together was impossible; even as the Lord of the Clock Tower, he was nothing more than an infant compared to Solomon.

Solomon didn't say whether it was a trinket or even a burden, but that doesn't mean it wasn't true.

"Boom!"

The earth trembled, and beams of Mana light shone across it. This dazzling light made Marisbury feel dizzy; modern Magecraft seemed insignificant compared to the Magecraft of the Age of Gods.

At the same time...

"Marisbury, you were too careless."

A wall constructed entirely of Mana appeared behind Marisbury, stopping a section of the crimson spearhead at the last moment.

"Lancer?"

Marisbury then noticed the Blue Tights Man had somehow gotten close behind him; death had been far too close to him just moments before.

Lord's life is no more precious in the Holy Grail War.

"It seems he's not the only one who's come."

Solomon watched as golden "raindrops" fell from the sky. These things landed one by one on the Demon God Pillar, their sheer number breaking through the Demon God Pillar's beam of light and causing damage.

"King of Magecraft, as a fellow king, isn't your taste a bit too low?"

Gil's voice came from above; he seemed to be standing on some kind of transparent board, looking down at Solomon.

Although he wouldn't say things like "I am the only king in the world," his disgust for these tentacles still remained.

This kind of thing has absolutely nothing to do with "beauty".

That "evil" transformed from "love" has been kept in check for years thanks to Solomon's restraint, so there hasn't been any major trouble. But what if it were to erupt?

"It's not surprising that excessive 'love' is naturally abnormal."

Solomon was never interested in anything.

He had naturally witnessed the changes in the Seventy-Two Demon Gods. They weren't like this at first, but it didn't matter since he was already dead, and these things couldn't cause any trouble.

The other side is even more troublesome.

With Gil's firepower support, Artoria and Heracles were under much less pressure. At the same time, the addition of another figure to the battle made the originally solid defensive line extremely unstable.

"Lloyd?"

"Take care of Caster first."

Fujimaru Kyoya looked at the Caster named Solomon. If he could eliminate this person, he could change the future history and redirect the timeline to World Line that had never been involved in the Humanity Incineration.

Casters are Servant who grow stronger over time, Fujimaru Kyoya realized that this might be his last chance in this life.

Chapter 170 Ten Rings × Knuckle Duster √ 29/102

"I never expected this. I thought we'd be locked in Immortality -death struggle again when we met."

Artoria and Fujimaru Kyoya stood back to back. What she longed for in life had now been fulfilled in death. It was hard to say whether to call it luck or misfortune.

"I need your cover."

During their brief exchange Fujimaru Kyoya realized that each of these Demon God Pillar possessed combat power comparable to Servant. Kirei Kotomine had too many Command Seal, and it was imperative to kill Solomon, the Summoner, as soon as possible.

"Roar~"

Heracles was the first to respond. Although the great Greek hero had lost much of his reason, he could still sense the key to victory or defeat in this battle.

The Twelve Trials is an extremely powerful tanking skill. Under normal circumstances, it can ensure Heracles' absolute victory, since it's really hard to imagine anyone being able to take down this great hero's twelve lives.

But this time was different; he encountered Solomon.

If Solomon could time his fatal blow perfectly, he could kill Heracles Seventy-Two Demon Gods -two times.

Solomon and Gil are the most threatening enemies to Heracles in this Holy Grail War.

Heracles used his own body to withstand countless Mana Beam, clearing a path for the two of them. Even in the throes of madness, he could make such a "rational" choice. This is the great hero Heracles.

Without any attempt to dodge, the beam of Mana pierced straight through Heracles' body, yet he seemed oblivious to pain. Even facing certain death, he didn't stop until... his head was blown apart.

The massive body collapsed, but it wouldn't take long for it to get up. Artoria and Fujimaru Kyoya remembered the Demon God Pillar that had finally taken Heracles's head, so they slowed down their attack on the Demon God Pillar and decided to leave it there.

The Demon God Pillar that killed Heracles could not kill him again.

Knight by chivalry, the two didn't wait for Heracles to recover on his own; instead, they used his body as a shield.

If Heracles were rational, he would probably give the two of them a thumbs up.

So it turns out that the traditional virtues of the Yingdi Kingdom, which are considered inhumane, originated from you. It truly shows that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked as well.

Even Zeus isn't as savage as you beasts.

"To wield Heracles with such mastery, these two are truly my formidable rivals."

Jason's expression was grave; clearly, he had discovered, for the first time, something that could rival him in terms of the purity of "scum."

"Bang!"

The ground beneath their feet began to crumble. A Demon God Pillar had somehow circled around, intending to eliminate the Master and take away Illya, who was the Lesser Grail.

"Master, let's get out of here!"

Although Jason's combat abilities are lacking, as the captain of the ship, he possesses an absolutely strong sense of the big picture. Before coming here, Shinji Matou had reminded Illya of the importance of being the Lesser Grail.

Furthermore, since the other party is his friend's Master, he must protect him no matter what. If Heracles is gone... then Jason will have no choice but to fight for the Holy Grail.

Jason, you bastard!

Shinji Matou watched the figure carrying the little girl gallop away, leaving everyone else in the dust. If this weren't Japan, he would have already called the FBI.

"Shinji, come this way."

Although he doesn't have many Magecraft at his disposal, Emiya Shirou still used Reinforcement Magecraft to improve his physical abilities and pulled his friend out of danger. Now it's up to Fujimaru Kyoya to decide what to do.

"Didn't succeed? As expected, no Servant should be underestimated."

Solomon was currently being entangled by Cú Chulainn, but despite the relentless attacks, he was still able to free up a hand to summon another Demon God Pillar to attack Illya.

"I don't care what kind of king you are, but you're really underestimating me."

Cú Chulainn quickened his pace, taking advantage of this opening to close the distance between them in one fell swoop. At such close range, Caster, who was not good at close combat, had absolutely no chance of defeating him.

The beam of Mana appeared as Solomon's thought arose, but it was destroyed in the blink of an eye by Gil's Noble Phantasm, and Cú Chulainn had already come close enough.

You're too close to me.