"Madam, are you ready? The Heroic Spirit we're about to pour into you might make you rather uncomfortable."
With the defenses breached, Xu Yue turned and smiled at Irisviel, making her blush as she nodded.
After this period of modification, she was now able to fully contain a Heroic Spirit's power without losing herself.
As the Lesser Holy Grail, she had originally been little more than a sacrifice in the Holy Grail War most of the time.
But now, she was qualified to become the one who opened the gate to the Root!
The break they had taken was mainly to digest Ea and help Irisviel complete her improvements.
They would not have Ruler announce the start until everything was settled...
Since things had reached this point, it was about time to wrap things up. The only question was whether they could pick up a few side missions while doing so...
"They're out!"
As the defensive barrier exploded and two machines were destroyed in the follow-up barrage, several figures leaped out of the hotel in succession.
There was still a core defensive position inside the hotel, protecting Sophie, who had lost her ability to move, as well as Irisviel and Waver, whose combat abilities were relatively weak.
Even Kaineth had rushed out with the aid of his Noble Phantasm.
In terms of combat strength alone, Kaineth could not defeat an ordinary Intruder. But as an outstanding Magus, with the boosts from his various abilities and Noble Phantasms, his ability to protect himself was still formidable as long as he was not singled out by a Heroic Spirit.
The moment they appeared, however, they were met by a barrage from the Gatling gun in Mad Kyo's hands atop the building across from them.
With Knights Don't Die Barehanded activated, the