I Want It All!

Mo Shuying's release of mana lasted five seconds. Those five seconds consumed nearly half his mana. The golden light in his hand vanished, and the suppressed torrent of mana surged upward with even greater ferocity.

"Hu, they should already be out, right? If not, there's nothing I can do."

Mo Shuying sheathed his sword and looked back at the place that had accompanied him for half a month.

The collapse was already imminent. Everything a hundred meters away had disappeared, and the other six Mana Pillars had merged into nothingness. Only the one beside him remained.

"Sigh, did I get played? I guarded this place for someone else for half a month and didn't even get paid."

Mo Shuying mocked himself as he turned around. He was preparing to leave as well.

Just as he was about to step into the Mana Pillar—

"Buzz!"

A golden light emerged from within the black Mana Pillar! Mo Shuying had sharp eyes and immediately saw that it was a golden cup!

"The Holy Grail!"

Mo Shuying had actually been guessing all along that the so-called Holy Relic was the Holy Grail. It seemed he had been right.

The golden cup condensed within the black Mana Pillar, then began to rise, accelerating faster and faster.

With a thought from Mo Shuying, a layer of golden light appeared around him. The power known as Avalon surrounded his body.

That was right. This form of Mo Shuying's had even inherited Avalon, the distant paradise of legend. Activating a portion of Avalon's effect put him in a brief state of invincibility.

He charged into the Mana Pillar. He felt no impact at all, as though he had entered a vacuum, floating there as he watched the Holy Grail rise.

"This can't be interfered with, can't be touched... then..."

Mo Shuying's eyes shifted as he recalled the scene of Gray leaving earlier. His foot moved, and the Rock Turtle Spiked Shield swiftly appeared beneath him! In an instant—

"Whoosh!"

Standing atop the shield, Mo Shuying felt a slight impact. Propelled by that force, he shot upward like a cannonball!

Mo Shuying adjusted his posture. Just as he was about to touch the Holy Grail, he abruptly reached out and grabbed it!

The next second—

"Boom!"

A golden light shot out from the final Mana Pillar outside! Mo Shuying flew out, clutching the golden Holy Grail. He smiled as he looked at it, but before he could celebrate—

"Gurgle!"

A massive amount of black mud actually poured from the incomparably holy Holy Grail! Like an erupting volcano, it splashed across the sky in an instant!

"What?!"

Mo Shuying's smile froze! He instinctively tried to let go of the Holy Grail, but an unknown force held his hand fast. The Holy Grail trembled as enormous amounts of black mud wrapped around him, yet it could not break through Avalon and touch Mo Shuying.

"Rumble!"

Countless streams of black mud wrapped Mo Shuying into a black sphere and sent him crashing heavily to the ground. The black mud scattered across the city's buildings immediately set them ablaze.

Emiya Shirou stood not far away. Seeing this scene, his face turned deathly pale, as though memories from more than a decade ago had been unsealed once more.

Tohsaka Rin and the others had also escaped safely. They happened to encounter Emiya Shirou and the Blonde Woman, who had just arrived. They had intended to exchange information, but Mo Shuying's appearance interrupted them.

"This is bad! That black mud is All the World's Evil! It's a disaster! We have to clear it away quickly!"

The Blonde Woman knew what the black mud was. Her expression likewise turned grave. Mana surged from her body, and her white shirt and blue skirt transformed into gleaming silver armor. Holding Invisible Air in her hand, she looked valiant and heroic.

"The King... the true King..."

Gray covered her small mouth in utter shock. The King from the legends of Great Britain—why was she with this man?

"Go put out the fires!"

At that moment, the Blonde Woman—Saber, Artoria Pendragon—radiated the commanding presence of a leader. At her order, Gray was the first to respond.

"Yes, my King!"

Gray answered, then gripped Add, which had transformed into a scythe and was still hiccuping nonstop, and rushed toward the burning areas.

Seeing that the other girls had not moved and were merely watching him and Saber, Emiya Shirou frowned and said,

"Saving people and putting out the fires comes first. Whatever else there is, we can talk afterward."

"Hmph, since Shirou says so..."

"Let's deal with the problem in front of us first."

It had to be said, Shirou's words were quite effective. As expected of a man who built a harem in a yuri series.

Everyone got busy, putting out fires and rescuing people everywhere. Meanwhile, Mo Shuying had run into a problem.

He could not move now. The Holy Grail was tightly fused to his hand. The moment Avalon's effect disappeared, he would be corroded by countless streams of black mud.

Mo Shuying could only laugh bitterly at that. He knew the Holy Grail was a hot potato, but he had not expected it to be this hot!

He was stuck between a rock and a hard place now. He had to find a way to break free.

"Holy Grail, Holy Grail, I guarded you for half a month no matter what. Without me, you couldn't have appeared with just those six trash heaps. By that logic, I'm basically your father. Is this how you treat your father?"

"Sigh! What an unfilial child! I advise you to behave, or don't blame me for getting rough."

Mo Shuying took out the Sword of Promised Victory with his other hand and made as if to strike.

To his surprise, the Holy Grail trembled and actually revealed a trace of fear.

This thing was afraid of the Sword of Promised Victory? Had it been traumatized by getting cut before?

Delighted, Mo Shuying said,

"You know fear now? Then hurry up and let go of me!"

His threats actually worked. The black mud around him began to flow back, pouring into the Holy Grail.

There was hope!

Mo Shuying raised his brows and continued, "Oh, right. Your father worked hard to protect you for fifteen days. A voice said earlier that I'd receive some kind of reward. I wonder if that still applies. Of course, as your father, whether there's a reward or not isn't important. What matters is whether you have filial piety. Show your father some respect."

As Mo Shuying spoke, he waved the sword in his hand. He could clearly feel that whenever the Sword of Promised Victory drew close to the Holy Grail, the Holy Grail would tremble.

A few seconds later—

Notice: The Guardian has completed the protection mission and may choose any one of the following as a reward.

1. A substantial increase to all attributes.

2. One Noble Phantasm enhancement.

3. Physical resurrection.

"Hmm?"

Mo Shuying frowned. He had not expected that he could actually scare some rewards out of it. All three rewards sounded tempting.

"You really are a naughty child!"

Mo Shuying tapped the Holy Grail a few times with the Sword of Promised Victory, pretending to be angry.

"You're actually making me choose? You have no sincerity at all. Don't you know who I am? I'm an adult! In an adult's world, there are no choices. I want them all! Hurry up!"

Mo Shuying placed the sword against the rim of the cup in threat. After a few seconds—

Ding~ Warning: Enhancement data from the power of the Origin has been detected. Remove the interception and accept it? The system will protect the host and ensure that no threat to the host's safety occurs.

It had come!

Mo Shuying's eyes lit up.

"Accept!"

Ding~ Acceptance successful. Enhancement initiated.