This Firewood Is Poisonous!

Roar—!!

Vlad the Impaler charged at the enemy before him once again. Atalanta and Chiron swiftly retreated, drawing their bows in perfect coordination and aiming at Vlad the Impaler. Arrows streaked past one another toward his body. Facing their assault, Vlad the Impaler suddenly transformed into a cloud of dense mist, swiftly evading the two ARCHERs' attacks and flying down the corridor on the other side.

"Not good! Stop him! We can't let him reach the Great Holy Grail!"

Hearing Atalanta's warning, Red Lancer—Garnacha—silently nodded. He raised the spear in his hand, but just as he was about to move, another figure blocked his path. Achilles swung his spear at Garnacha, preventing him from taking another step.

"What a nuisance."

Garnacha frowned as he looked at Achilles, who stood before him, completely transformed into a Vampire. This was another reason the four of them had failed to kill Vlad the Impaler. Achilles' protection was well known; he was indeed difficult to kill. Even so, he could not resist the curse of being turned into a Vampire after being bitten by one, leaving him in his current half-human, half-monster state.

That was precisely why the other four Servants had cautiously kept their distance from Vlad the Impaler. Fighting was one thing, but being bitten and turned into a Vampire was another matter entirely.

"Red Lancer, CASTER, and I will stop RIDER. Red Archer, Vlad the Impaler is yours!"

"Understood!"

Hearing Chiron's response, Atalanta nodded and swiftly turned to resume her pursuit of Vlad the Impaler.

"Ha ha ha ha! The Great Holy Grail, the Great Holy Grail! It belongs to me! The Grail belongs to me!!"

Laughing triumphantly, Vlad's mist-form howled toward the gates amid a violent gale. But at that very moment, a flash of fire appeared before Vlad the