Stealing the Home Base / For the Family!

The guy opposite her, whether he was a centaur or a centaur, was far too strong. His physical abilities were even superior to hers. What could she do?!

"Avicebron!"

Vlad III also noticed what was happening above. He pierced Jeanne d'Arc's Holy Banner with his spear and said impatiently, "Get out of here, Jeanne d'Arc!"

"You have violated the rules of the Holy Grail War, and I will absolutely not allow you to advance a single step!" Jeanne d'Arc was determined to stop Vlad III at this moment. As the referee, she would never allow Avicebron's Noble Phantasm to appear in this world.

The opponent's Noble Phantasm is too dangerous and has already threatened modern society.

Jeanne d'Arc had originally intended to try to persuade them gently, but their attitude was clear: even after the Holy Grail War ended, they would not help Jeanne d'Arc destroy Avicebron's Noble Phantasm.

Furthermore, Avicebron's Noble Phantasm is still in its 'growth stage' and has not yet reached its complete form. They can still deal with Titans around fourteen meters tall, and it can even be said that they can handle them quite easily.

But what if he continued to grow, until he reached a thousand meters?! What would happen then?! Jeanne d'Arc simply couldn't believe that a thousand-meter giant would appear in modern society!! What kind of changes would this cause?!

What's more, this giant is actually changing the world, which is something she absolutely cannot tolerate.

Damn it!

A fierce glint flashed in Vlad III's eyes. He tried desperately to break through Jeanne d'Arc's defenses, but she was no weak woman either. She possessed a ruthlessness that even he admired, and she held him firmly in place.

"..." Chiron continued to fight Archer in close combat. He had just used his Noble Phantasm against Jeanne d'Arc Red A, so even if he wanted to help Avicebron, he was powerless to do so.

"Pfft!"

With a crisp sound, Avicebron's heart was crushed by the Zabaniya.

"In the end, is it still unavoidable?" Avicebron sighed softly, his body radiating light—the light emanating from his departure from the arena.

"However... there's nothing to regret now."

Avicebron stroked the crown of wisdom and said in a calm and gentle voice, "Now I finally understand why I wanted to create you."

"I don't want humanity to experience the purest form of suffering: disease, injury, pain, and despair."

"I will save humanity, I will pull them out of the endless cycle of suffering, this is my wish..."

"Roar!!!!"

Seemingly sensing its master's impending death, Crown of Wisdom swung its stone sword and severed one of the Willow Man's arms.

"Hmph! Saving humanity? Humanity isn't saved by some so-called Noble Phantasm, but by their own hard work and relentless struggle." Cú Chulainn intensified his magical power, instantly restoring the Willow Man's lost arm. He shouted, "We are people of the past. Since we appeared in the modern era through the Holy Grail War, we should abide by the rules of this time. You are far too arrogant, Caster!"

"Is that so? Perhaps it is, but... I will not give up, I will not stop. What does arrogance matter if it means achieving true happiness for humanity!"

Avicebron wouldn't give up on his wish just because of a few words from others, and now his wish has come true.

"Don't stop! As long as you don't stop, I'll be there for you."

Avicebron held the Crown of Wisdom with one hand. He had originally intended to win the Holy Grail War along with his Noble Phantasm, and then travel around for the sake of humanity.

But now, he's probably going to leave first.

"The rest is up to you. I've already given Crown of Wisdom the command that he won't leave until all the Red Faction Servant are eliminated."

Before disappearing, Avicebron looked toward Darnic and said in a very calm tone, "This is the only thing I can do for you."

"Don't stop?" Cú Chulainn shook his head, feeling that Avicebron seemed a little too confident in his Noble Phantasm.

Although it is a growth-type Noble Phantasm, they are well aware of the danger it poses, so they will definitely not give it time to grow.

"..." Darnic watched Avicebron die, clenched his fist slightly, and then another horse died.

He was completely powerless to do anything; he had already used the last two Command Seal, and could only watch from the sidelines, unable to participate in the battle.

As a Magecraft, he couldn't participate in battles between Servant.

"Drink!"

Suddenly, a crisp shout rang out, and Bazett suddenly appeared next to Chiron. She and Red A delivered a powerful punch to Chiron!

The situation has once again turned against them.

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P. S.: "Nine more chapters to go today! I won't sleep until I finish! Also! It's almost the end of the month! Throw all your 'blades' at me!"

Chapter 227 Stealing the Home (Second Update)

"So, aren't we going to go and help them?"

On the other side of the battlefield, Mikaela, along with Irisviel, Kiritsugu Emiya Kiritsugu Asagami Fujino, and Ryougi Shiki, slowly walked in another direction.

"Not for now, since I'm absolutely confident I can handle that guy."

Previously, Mikaela was quite wary of the Crown of Wisdom, but now he is completely fearless!

After discovering the mutation of Valkyrie's Noble Phantasm, even though Mikaela is usually calm, she will definitely become a little arrogant now.

After all, one can summon their contemporaries to fight without paying too much magic power, and they also possess Noble Phantasm and extremely powerful weapons.

Even without weapons, the two counterparts wielding Silver Dagger and wearing Buddhist prayer beads clearly possessed the power of Sakuya Izayoi and Enma Ai.

Time stop and mental attack!

Mikaela looked on with envy. Although he could use it too, it consumed far too much magic power. It would be better to just drag them out to fight.

"You seem to have a deep understanding of his Noble Phantasm," Emiya Kiritsugu, following Mikaela with some doubt. "Could it be that you possess Clairvoyance?"

Although he had spent a long time with Mikaela, Emiya Kiritsugu discovered that she seemed to have many more secrets than he had imagined.

He carefully considered every step he took, paying particular attention to potential threats, while showing disdain for those powerful Servant were outwardly visible.

"Hmm." Mikaela nodded slightly. How could he not know about Avicebron's Noble Phantasm in FGO—Chapter 2.1?

It's fair to say that without Avicebron, Gudako and her group would never have been able to defeat the Thunder Emperor. The contributions he made were far greater than we could have imagined.

You should know! At that time, the Thunder Emperor was considered a monster with the combat power of a main god. Although he had not yet reached his full potential, as the Lostbelt King, his strength was indeed unimaginably powerful.

In its complete form, the Crown of Wisdom directly clashed with the Thunder Emperor, who possessed god-level combat power. One can only imagine how terrifying this Noble Phantasm is!

This is why Mikaela values Avicebron so much; it's because Avisbro has the resources to back it up.

"But what are we going to do now?" Irisviel asked, somewhat puzzled.

They had just reunited with Mikaela when Jeanne d'Arc d'Arc pulled all the Servant over.

However, instead of supporting the Servant, Mikaela sent Bazett to take out the other Black Faction Servant first, while she went to do other things.

"Take the Holy Grail."

Looking at the fortress that was mostly destroyed ahead, Mikaela said calmly, "They have temporarily abandoned their main camp and are prioritizing the preparation of Avicebron's Noble Phantasm. It can be said that the guy named Darnic has a very clever mind and knows what they need most right now."

"They don't need the Holy Grail for now, but they need extremely powerful combat strength. He probably also realized that if we needed the Holy Grail, we wouldn't do anything to destroy Holy Grail, nor would we pull Holy Grail out of the spiritual veins."

At this point, everyone understood what Mikaela was planning to do.

"It feels like a game. They're having a fierce battle on their side, while we're just raiding their base," Ryougi Shiki laughed.

"Hmm... We don't have any particular interest in the Holy Grail. We just want to get the core of the Holy Grail out as soon as possible so that Mr. Emiya can use it to heal his daughter."

Asagami Fujino understood that Mikaela did this so that Emiya Kiritsugu could obtain the Holy Grail Core ahead of time, allowing his daughter Illya to live like a normal person.

At this moment, Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel looked at Mikaela with a hint of gratitude in their eyes.

However, soon after, Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the fortress in front of him, which was mostly destroyed, and sighed, "This operation reminds me of the Fourth Holy Grail War. It was just a surprise attack, but it suddenly turned into a decisive battle. I really don't know what to say."

"The final battle? But sometimes things are just that strange." Mikaela smiled and walked to the gate. Several spears of light emerged from the Oath of Judas behind him, shattering the already broken Magic Barrier.

"The only difference is that after the last Holy Grail War ended, you sat at the door smoking, lamenting that life was not worth living. This time, you will be a father and gain hope for your daughter's future survival."

Upon entering the fortress, the androids left behind rushed out and immediately launched an attack on Mikaela and her companions.

Mikaela showed no mercy; Judas unleashed over a dozen spears of light from behind her, killing the androids.

"Boom!"

Similarly, the golems sensed the intruders and came over to attack them.

"I'll do it." Ryougi Shiki drew her dagger, activated her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, and launched herself forward, charging towards the golem.

A flash of cold light appeared, and the golem that appeared in front of them was instantly sliced into several pieces, with the gem that served as its energy core being severed.

"I don't want to fight humanoid creatures." Ryougi Shiki put away her dagger and said calmly, "But I think I can defeat this somewhat clumsy golem."

"Um... wait, let me try it too." Asagami Fujino also wanted to test her Mystic Eyes to see if she could damage the golem.

"Can."

Ryougi Shiki nodded, while Emiya Kiritsugu silently put away his submachine gun, deciding it was best not to embarrass himself at this moment.

Bullets are effective against androids, but their lethality is too low against golems.

Soon... they arrived at the location beneath the fortress, where the Holy Grail was kept.

"Is this the Holy Grail? It looks almost exactly like the one in the book." Ryougi Shiki looked at the Holy Grail placed inside the spiritual vein, a hint of curiosity flashing in her eyes.

"Um."

Mikaela nodded. He manipulated the Oath of Judas and forcibly pulled the Holy Grail out of the spiritual vein. This Holy Grail was quite large, but not as large as the Greater Holy Grail of Fuyuki.

Moreover, the Holy Grail doesn't have much magic stored in it; even if you want to make a wish, you have to wait for it to store magic for over fifty years before you can make one.

Mikaela had no wishes to fulfill, so he picked up the Holy Grail without hesitation.

"Then, it's up to you." Mikaela placed the Holy Grail on the ground, letting Irisviel do it herself.

As a former Lesser Holy Grail, the other party knew exactly how to perfectly extract the Holy Grail Core hidden inside.

"Thank you, Aila-chan." Irisviel was deeply moved. She looked at the Holy Grail, which was even larger than herself, and placed her hands on Holy Grail. She slowly closed her eyes and began to sense the location of the Holy Grail's core.

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PS: "Second update!"

Chapter 228 For the Family! (Third Update)

"The Holy Grail?!"

When the Holy Grail was activated by Mikaela, all the Servant sensed it.

"Heh!" Red A grinned, his attacks becoming even faster. Now that Kiritsugu had succeeded, it was time for him to wrap things up!

"Um?"

Bazett looked at Red A beside him with a happy smile, while Chiron in front of him showed panic for the first time on his calm face. Although he didn't know what was going on, Bazett felt that this must be a good thing, so he quickened his attack.

"Hateful!"

Chiron was quite anxious. He shouted to Darnic, "There's a problem with the Holy Grail! The Red Faction Master might have taken it first!"

"What?!" Unlike Servant, Darnic naturally couldn't sense anything amiss with the Holy Grail. He quickly ran to the side and used the Magecraft he had previously set up in the fortress.

A bird with human eyes flew towards the location of the Holy Grail, but as soon as it reached the doorway and before it could even see anything, a golden spear pinned it to the wall.

"Hateful!!!!"

Darnic couldn't help but curse. How dare those guys do this! Steal the Holy Grail?! They really had the audacity to come up with such a thing!

Seriously! How did they even discover the Holy Grail? Even though it was buried beneath a spiritual vein, it wasn't so easy to find.

At this moment, a beautiful married woman who had once merged with the Holy Grail passed by. She stated that it was none of her business and that she had no Holy Grail awareness.

"Your Majesty!!!" Darnic was really anxious. He had sacrificed so much for this Holy Grail War, because, to put it bluntly, he had basically staked everything on it.

If there were other Command Seal available, Darnic would have used Command Seal Vlad III to use his Noble Phantasm, Blood Heritage.

"Forehead!"

Vlad III's expression was extremely grim. He clearly did not want the Holy Grail to be taken away, but their current situation was far too difficult.

Berserker self-destructed and disappeared; Assassin and Lancer betrayed them; Archer and Rider fought desperately, but they were already at a disadvantage.

Saber fought the enemy Saber while coughing up blood.

Caster was also killed by the enemy Servant's Noble Phantasm. His Noble Phantasm, Crown of Wisdom, was powerful, but it had not yet reached its peak. Instead, it was being held back by the enemy Caster's Noble Phantasm.

And what about myself? What's the use of suppressing the enemy Berserker and Ruler... what's the point?!

Vlad III gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with rage, and his movements became even more violent. Jeanne d'Arc stood like an unbreakable wall, blocking his way and preventing him from advancing an inch!

"Transforming Flames, Samadhi!"

At this moment, Kiyohime also seemed to be a little angry. She had been targeted by Vlad III's wooden stakes, and she released her Noble Phantasm without mercy. She transformed into a monster that resembled both a snake and a dragon. She breathed flames and destroyed all the wooden stakes surrounding her.