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Mikaela then headed towards Diarmuid. He had already returned to his original appearance and was preparing to check the situation over there.

In the original Holy Grail War, when Diarmuid fought against the Knight King—Artoria, he attracted most of the Servants and Masters. While it wasn't the first battle between Servants.

That battle, however, marked the beginning of the Holy Grail War, and most Servants and Masters emerged, getting to 'know' each other.

But the battle that should have opened the curtains was cleverly avoided by Mikaela. He didn't fight Diarmuid to the bitter end, but decisively admitted defeat, forcing Diarmuid to return to his Master's side by ambushing the Master.

Perhaps the 'onlookers' also saw their disgrace and hasty retreat. The King of Conquerors didn't drag his 'consort' out to mock everyone, drawing out Gilgamesh and Lancelot.

However, the current activity to hunt down Caster might become an opportunity for him to meet all the Servants and Masters in this Holy Grail War.

Currently, Mikaela could only hope that no organization like 'Chaldea' would emerge, and he also hoped that Waver would summon the King of Conquerors, not his future self...

"Currently, not many people know that Assassin has withdrawn. The Church still holds a certain influence, and the reward they offered is a Command Seal. I believe Waver, unless he's an idiot, definitely won't miss this opportunity."

Mikaela's eyes darted around as he hurried towards the place where the battle erupted. It seemed Diarmuid had encountered Caster and was fighting him.

It appeared that this time, Caster hadn't strayed too far from Ryunosuke and was preparing the 'reinforcements' for this Holy Grail War within his workshop.

Diarmuid's original plan was to first kill the sea monsters Caster had placed around Ryunosuke, then rescue the kidnapped children, and finally kill Ryunosuke to draw out Caster.

But it seemed his plan had failed. The battlefield had expanded considerably. Even from a distance from the actual battlefield, Mikaela could sense that Diarmuid's situation seemed a bit precarious.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Mikaela seemed to sense something. He crushed a card, and the Oath of Judas appeared behind him. He looked back, as if something was charging towards him.

A roaring thunder sounded, and an ancient war chariot charged forward, accompanied by lightning. Upon closer inspection, it wasn't fierce warhorses pulling the chariot, but burly, well-built bulls. Their hooves trod on empty air, lightning surging as they pulled the chariot forward.

There were two figures on the chariot. One was a muscular, red giant with a smile on his face, like a king leading his troops. He looked at Mikaela, who was carrying a cross, and laughed, "Yo! Is that Saber? Looking at you, are you also going to hunt Caster?"

"!!!!" Mikaela looked at the King of Conquerors with great surprise. The other party had actually guessed his class in one go! Speaking of which, wasn't there still one Servant who hadn't revealed themselves, Berserker?

Why could the other party be so sure he was Saber?!

"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is the King of Conquerors! Iskandar. I have participated in this Holy Grail War and obtained the class of Rider."

Just like in the original work, the other party revealed his true name and class right from the start. He acted like a reckless, hearty uncle, making people feel a bit speechless while also inexplicably at ease.

But... was it really like that?

Mikaela looked at the King of Conquerors calmly. He didn't think the person in front of him was a 'reckless' fellow.

"What are you thinking, you idiot!!" The King of Conquerors' Master, the future workaholic, Waver Velvet, looked at the King of Conquerors with a 'My God' expression and shouted, "Who reveals their true name right off the bat!!!"

No one would reveal their true name at the beginning, because the true name was the key in this Holy Grail War. It was like Mikaela; he knew the inherent abilities and Noble Phantasms of all the Servants in this Holy Grail War. Although he wouldn't say them, he avoided a lot of harmful situations and gained the greatest advantage in this Holy Grail War.

Who was worth fighting, who was unintelligent and worth befriending, who was too smart and shouldn't be befriended too deeply, who was too powerful and had to be saved for last, to be killed with a trump card.

The Master and Servant pair of the King of Conquerors and Waver was the combination Mikaela least wanted to encounter. They were too intelligent; if he befriended them too deeply, his plans might be seen through.

"Is the true name that important?" The King of Conquerors rolled his eyes at Waver, saying helplessly, "Kid, don't take the true name too seriously sometimes. You think you're hiding well, but this information has already been discovered by others."

"Is that your excuse?!" Waver felt like he was about to explode. If there was anyone in this Holy Grail War who knew his Servant's true name, it was only his teacher.

If he encountered his teacher, it would be fine for Rider to reveal his true name. But why did the other party, upon meeting this Saber who didn't look like a Saber, immediately reveal his true name?!

"Stop messing around." The King of Conquerors directly slapped Waver into silence.

"..."

Mikaela quietly took a few steps back. He didn't speak, just calmly watched the King of Conquerors, seemingly preparing to retreat.

"What's wrong, Saber? Weren't you going to assist the Lancer from last night against Caster? It's on our way, why don't we go together?" The King of Conquerors showed a harmless smile.

He seemed to have no hostility, as if he just wanted to go with Mikaela to hunt down Caster.

"No, thank you. My Master told me not to listen to other Servants and Masters." Mikaela shook his head, warily watching the King of Conquerors, and silently took a few steps back, clearly not wanting to travel with him.

"That's a real shame."

The King of Conquerors shook his head, seemingly regretting Mikaela's unwillingness to accompany him. However, he smiled and said, "Then I'll be waiting for you ahead. I hope you can come quickly. Your and Lancer's performance last night truly opened my eyes."

PS: "Still owe 20 more chapters"

"Apocalypse Countdown: Two Dimensions"

Synopsis:

The brilliant civilization of the past is now nothing but desolate silence.

If you had a chance to start over, would you save this world?

He chose [Yes].

He will once again face the apocalypse, codenamed [Suicide Squad Reborn] [Beast Rampage] [Iron Blood Machine Tide] [Azure Deep Sea] [Originium Cataclysm].

At the same time, his life no longer belongs to him alone.

Under the blooming cherry blossoms, he and Yukino Yukinoshita passed by each other.

On the bustling street, he and Utaha Kasumigaoka exchanged silent glances.

In the white winter scenery, he and Yukina Minato were like strangers.

On the brilliant stage, he and Mai Sakurajima were already estranged.

At the end of the apocalypse, everyone was retreating, only he was still advancing.

Chapter 40: A Standoff

King of Conquerors drove his Chariot of Godly Might away, and Mikaela quietly breathed a sigh of relief. In this Holy Grail War, the King of Conquerors might seem like a brute.

From the intelligence in his memories, the other party only appeared to be a brute on the surface. In terms of intellect, he was one of the sharpest in this Holy Grail War.

He was the only one who had guessed Gilgamesh's true name. In this Holy Grail War, the King of Conquerors was the only one who had figured out Gilgamesh's identity. With just a few meetings and probes, he had extracted the other party's true name.

This intellect was terrifying, and his seemingly reckless actions actually concealed great wisdom.

Take his true name, for example. As everyone knows, a Servant's true name is something that needs to be hidden, because from their deeds in life, one can discover some of their Noble Phantasms and innate skills.

For instance, Artoria's Excalibur, Diarmuid's Red Rose of Purgatory and Yellow Rose of Mortality, and so on.

There was also Siegfried's back, strengthened by dragon blood but blocked by a Bodhi leaf, and Achilles's heel, among other weaknesses.

But what could be revealed by the King of Conquerors exposing his true name? His Noble Phantasm being guessed? His weaknesses deduced?

Those who thought the other party was foolish only realized at the end that they themselves were the most foolish! That's why Mikaela kept a respectful distance from the King of Conquerors. With such intelligent people, you either strike them down decisively, or you avoid unnecessary conversation.

"However, this basically confirms that everything is proceeding according to my plan." Mikaela quietly breathed another sigh of relief. He had actually been worried that Waver might summon him.

Although he knew it was impossible, Kayneth's fiancée hadn't come to participate in the Holy Grail War. If Waver had somehow summoned him, things would have become truly troublesome.

"BOOM—!!!"

Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the distance. It seemed the King of Conquerors had officially intervened in the battle between Diarmuid and Caster. Mikaela sighed inwardly at the other party's speed and quickly hurried over.

On the surface, he had to get involved too, perhaps deal a small blow to show he had "tried his best."

As for who would end up with this Command Seal, Mikaela didn't care at all. It didn't matter who took it; he would just make sure they didn't get a chance to use it in the end.

With this thought, Mikaela increased his speed and ran towards the battle site.

"Is it starting? Clown." Gilgamesh stood in the distance, looking at Mikaela with a joyful smile. "Will you continue to bare your fangs, or will you continue to endure like a worm?"

"However, it matters not to me which path you take. Let me see if you, whom those guys value, can bring me even a sliver of amusement in this uninteresting Holy Grail War."

"Be proud of this, clown. You will present me with a ridiculous and laughable performance."

"Hahahahahahahahahaha!!"

Gilgamesh laughed wildly. He was hiding himself as much as possible, not to avoid Mikaela, but to fit the role of a "spectator." He was here to watch the show, not to get on stage like those rabble and fight desperately for some so-called Holy Grail.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh!!! You despicable scoundrel!! How dare you interfere with my ritual to resurrect Jeanne d'Arc!!! Unforgivable!! Unforgivable!!!"

Gilles de Rais, he was this iteration's Caster.

His true identity was Gilles de Rais, a French Marshal during the Hundred Years' War. He was a highly controversial figure in history. In his early days, he fought bravely, leading those loyal to his faith and wealth, following the Saint Joan of Arc, who had received divine revelation, through countless life-or-death battles.

In other words, he was a die-hard fan of Joan of Arc. Everything Joan of Arc said was correct! Joan of Arc was God! Joan of Arc was an immortal being from beyond the heavens, and so on... Whenever it concerned Joan of Arc, this French Marshal always expressed his agreement.

Similarly, his heroic deeds were considered brilliant achievements, and at the time, few could replace him. But after Joan of Arc was slandered as a witch and finally burned to ashes at the stake, he... his personality changed drastically!

"Despicable scoundrel!? Wicked path! You're talking about yourself, aren't you!" Diarmuid's eyes were filled with rage and guilt. If only he hadn't held back from the start and had killed the other party's Master directly!

Around them lay the corpses of several children. Their upper bodies had transformed into abominations that were revolting to behold, while their lower bodies were the mangled remains of children. It was clear... they were dead.

Although Diarmuid had rescued some of the children, some were still captured by Caster's familiars. While Diarmuid possessed admirable martial skills, his attack range was indeed too small. Although he protected most of the children, some still met a tragic end at Caster's hands.

After eliminating the nearby sea monsters, Diarmuid, just as Mikaela had thought, first released the children imprisoned in the basement and then intended to kill Ryunosuke to force Caster into the open.

But he hadn't expected Ryunosuke to be so decisive! Upon seeing Diarmuid release the children, he immediately used a Command Seal to summon Caster.

"Oooohhh!! Jeanne! Jeanne!! Don't worry! I will kill this brute! I will obtain the Holy Grail for you!! And I will resurrect you in this world." Gilles de Rais, holding a human-skin book, excitedly looked at Diarmuid and shouted, "This living sacrifice! It should be enough to satisfy the evil god!"

"A living sacrifice?! Ridiculous! Today, I will take your head to bring victory to my Master!"

Diarmuid expressed his killing intent towards Gilles de Rais's self-absorbed monologue. He wanted to completely kill this Caster!

Not because killing him would bring glory to his Master, but because Diarmuid genuinely wanted to kill the Servant before him, this black magician who treated life as worthless.

"If you can do it, then come and try!" Gilles de Rais controlled the sea monsters and charged towards Diarmuid.

In fact, Diarmuid had already slain quite a few of these strange monsters earlier. But the monsters summoned by the other party seemed to be able to revive, continuously emerging from the corpses.

From the initial dozen or so monsters to over sixty now, if he continued to kill them, their numbers would likely only increase. Although Diarmuid had found a way to win, which was to destroy the other party's Noble Phantasm, the human-skin book in his hand, he would then lose his source of magic.

The other party's Master was just an ordinary person. Diarmuid had observed this clearly earlier. To maintain so many monsters, that "ordinary" Master could not provide such a vast amount of magic.

Therefore, this source of magical power had to be Caster himself, or his Noble Phantasm!

So Diarmuid was confident he could kill the other party, but he needed an opportunity, a chance to break the stalemate.

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PS: "Owe 19 updates, please throw more recommendation tickets~~~"

"Red Alert and Apocalypse and Infinity"

The ordinary daily life of the common masses ended with the arrival of the Red Alert 3 system.

Not only that, but this world would face the apocalypse in two months. And in the two months prior to that, he would experience different worlds to temper himself.

This is a journey from the ordinary to the extraordinary...

World: Resident Evil (1, 2, with comrade Rachel) ———

(PS: The first world will be a slow burn. The first world unlocks Conscripts, the second world unlocks Imperial Samurai, and the third world unlocks Peacekeeper Infantry, Javelin Missile Troops, and Multi-purpose Infantry Fighting Vehicles...

You can still read this even if you haven't played Red Alert... I believe I've written it in a way that's relatively easy to understand...

PS2: Although I have indeed written original content... I've also written a crossover. Yes, after Resident Evil, it's a crossover. This is something I wanted to write when I used to play Red Alert, so while writing original content, I unconsciously wrote a lot of it...

Since the original content only reached 50,000 characters, I'll be posting the crossover first... Finally, one last fanfic...

Well, it should be the last. A man's promise is as worthless as his farts, so I'm not really sure...)

Leave of Absence Notice

The author is feeling unwell today and will be taking a temporary break. I will work hard to update starting tomorrow.

Ah... I don't know why, but I'm feeling dizzy and out of it. Although I apologize for the delay, I will still work hard to update.

As for who the female lead of this book is... of course, it's the shop owner's daughter!!!! She will appear in the future.

(The protagonist doesn't have anyone he loves, so don't try to add any gay elements. He won't fall for any men in the Type-Moon world.)

Chapter 41: Predicament

"Hahahaha, I am the King of Conquerors—Iskandar!!!"

The King of Conquerors' hearty voice echoed through the heavens, accompanied by the rumble of thunder. He flashed a wide grin at Diarmuid, who was still bewildered on the ground, and said, "Lancer, I shall lend you my strength!"

The war chariot, accompanied by dazzling lightning, cleared away a large portion of the sea monsters surrounding Diarmuid. In just a moment, Diarmuid gripped his twin spears and revealed a very cheerful smile, shouting loudly, "Then I won't be polite and will accept your gift, Rider!!"

Although he didn't know why Rider had suddenly appeared and announced his true name, Diarmuid wouldn't pass up such a good opportunity. He gritted his teeth, looking at Gilles de Rais's bewildered expression, his eyes burning with a fierce flame.

It was the flame of anger. He had thought he could save all the children, but due to his carelessness, or perhaps his misjudgment of Ryunosuke's decisiveness.