Chapter 2610 / Chapter 2611

That was a Noblesse Bug.

What exactly is Noblesse Bug? Well, let's put it this way: you can find these things in the trash cans of the Herta Space Station. They're like caterpillars in the human world—everywhere and nothing special.

But as Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash strolled along the streets of New Penacony with the insect on a leash, many pedestrians passed by, yet not a single person dared to look directly at it.

Everyone walked by quickly with their heads down, or went around it from a distance, while casting envious and awe-inspiring glances at the insect.

Because this is no ordinary Noblesse Bug. This is an Aeon- level Noblesse Bug that has inherited all the divine power of the Aeon of Joy, Aha.

Although its intelligence remains at the level of an insect, and it doesn't even know how powerful it is, this doesn't prevent it from being one of the most dangerous entities in the entire New Penacony.

After all, insects don't need to know how strong they are.

It's enough that others know.

"The New Penacony is so amazing, there's no end to it. It's a shame it only lasts seven days." Ritsuka Fujimaru stretched and casually tugged at the rope holding the Noblesse Bug, her tone full of regret.

"Mister Chen Li certainly wouldn't let the New Penacony building go to waste. More importantly, senior... aren't you going to fight in the Holy Grail War? Based on the current situation, only you and Mr. Zhongli remain Masters in the exhibition match group. And you have a significant advantage."

Mash followed beside Ritsuka Fujimaru, tilting her head slightly to look at her Master, and asked in a serious tone.

Mash has a point.

Although the Noblesse Bug in Ritsuka Fujimaru's hands lacks sufficient intelligence and cannot control its power to fight in a conventional Holy Grail War, it can still be used as a firecracker.

Aeon- level cannon might not kill Aeon, but killing Emanator would be a piece of cake.

Zhongli's Servant Guizhong wasn't even considered Emanator.

As long as Ritsuka Fujimaru uses his Servant as a bomb to kill Guizhong, regardless of whether Zhongli has three Command Spell enough to revive Guizhong, and regardless of whether Ritsuka Fujimaru's Servant survived the explosion... Ritsuka Fujimaru, as the victor, will win the Holy Grail War.

"No, I'm not going. Chen Li still owes me a Miraculous Item that he hasn't forged for me yet," Ritsuka Fujimaru shook her head and said casually.

"Ah... Senior, are you referring to the Miraculous Item selection pack you bought with military merits during that remodeled Type-Moon World instance? Mister Chen Li hasn't forged Miraculous Item for you yet?" Mash asked, somewhat surprised.

"No. So let's just leave it to fate." Ritsuka Fujimaru shook her head again, glancing down at the Noblesse Bug wriggling at the end of the rope.

Furthermore, using an insect to bomb Zhongli's old friend Guizhong a girl, is indeed a bit too much for Ritsuka Fujimaru, a gentle Master.

I'm afraid I'll inevitably get teased by the group members later, right?

On the overpass.

Old Audi watched as Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash walked away, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Are you really planning to do something to her?" Old Audi asked softly, his gaze still fixed on Ritsuka Fujimaru's retreating figure.

The severed hand on the shoulder slightly raised its index finger, seemingly not in a nod.

"Hehehe... Yes. An Aeon- level smash, other contestants would avoid it like the plague, but you're flocking to it." Old Audi let out his signature laugh.

"To others, that insect was just an undefendable bomb. But to me... it was a source of fuel." Guiji's tone became deeper and more profound.

"That's true. After all, you are the 'Destruction of Elation', the Great Extinguisher." Old Audi nodded, slightly pointing with his fingers.

Whether the Great Extinguisher under Nanook, capable of Destruction a certain Path, truly lived up to their name has already been confirmed by the Iron Tomb.

Although the crisis of the Iron Tomb did not resound throughout the world, after Chen Li resolved the crisis of Amphoreus on his own, he still published Amphoreus's situation and the disasters that would result if it were left unresolved in the New Penacony.

With the endorsement of Miraculous Forger, many people naturally believed in him.

The fact that the Iron Tomb killed the Aeon of Joy, which was leaked from the Origami University anniversary celebration, further solidified this conclusion.

Therefore, Old Audi believed that this "Destruction Great Extinguisher Elation" must also possess some abilities.

It doesn't seem so unacceptable that one could even seize the power of the Aeon of Joy within this insect.

After all, the biggest advantage of becoming Servant is that past achievements are formalized into rules.

"As long as I can touch that bug, everything will be settled. However, since I am currently powerless... I'll leave the bug's Master and the little purple eggplant next to it to you." Guiji patted Old Audi's shoulder lightly, his tone full of certainty.

"Hehehe... No problem. That Ritsuka Fujimaru looks frail, and she's supposedly a traditional Master uses Heroic Spirits to defeat the opponent's Heroic Spirits, so she probably doesn't have much combat power herself. Leave it to me." Old Audi rolled up his sleeves and said with considerable confidence.

Although the old Old Audi is no longer both Master and a Heroic Spirit and cannot obtain the power of Propagation Envoy, he is still confident that he can deal with an ordinary Master from another world.

"This is a win-win situation, so I hope you won't make any mistakes. After all, you also need my help, don't you?" Guiji's voice suddenly turned colder, carrying a hint of warning.

"However... there are other options besides Ritsuka Fujimaru and her insects, right? In my opinion, it's still too risky." Old Audi's smile faded slightly, and then he sighed.

Although Old Audi was only released from the Holy Grail last night, thanks to his status as the Family Head the Penacony Clover Family and his connections, he was still able to quickly gather a lot of information in a short period of time.

For example... the same applies to the All-People Entertainment Match, where only one Servant needs to be eliminated for the other to win.

Chapter 2610

Currently, there should be two Masters and three Servants remaining in the All-People Entertainment Match: Firefly and her unknown Servant, Sparkle, and Cyrene, who was summoned as the Aeon of Remembrance, and her unknown Master.

Cyrene's identity as the Aeon of Remembrance was already revealed at the Origami University anniversary celebration.

Now that Sparkle has switched careers to become the Master of the Counterfeit Holy Grail War, she no longer has the energy to manage the All-People Entertainment Match. So all that is needed is to eliminate Firefly, and her Servant Sparkle and another unknown Servant will also disappear, and Cyrene and her Master will automatically win.

It can also summon the Holy Grail.

"Although Firefly received a rare Miraculous Item personally awarded by the Miraculous Forger due to her status as an outstanding graduate, Miraculous Item are still for human use. As long as we eliminate the opponent before they can react, that's fine." Old Audi withdrew his gaze from Ritsuka Fujimaru's direction and turned to look in another direction from New Penacony, a calculating glint in his eyes.

Compared to an Aeon- level slug bug, a girl who has obtained Miraculous Item seems much easier to deal with.

"You could indeed easily eliminate Firefly, an outstanding graduate. After all, she's just a student. That Miraculous Item looks like a mecha; although it's incredibly powerful, you only need to make your move before the opponent dons it." Guiji patted Old Audi's shoulder lightly twice, speaking casually.

"However... after your opponent loses the match and the Holy Grail War ends, you'll be in for a lot of trouble. After the Holy Grail War, you'll have to fight her in a free-for-all. Are you sure that after you win the Holy Grail War, the Miraculous Forger will immediately award you Miraculous Item? Or are you sure that you'll get a combat-type Miraculous Item?" Guiji changed the subject, his tone becoming meaningful.

Old Audi sighed upon hearing this, and the smile on his face faded slightly.

That's definitely a problem. Winning the Holy Grail War isn't difficult; the real challenge lies in the aftermath. A possessor of a Miraculous Item whose victory has been stolen... that's no laughing matter.

"And don't forget, the reason we wanted to end a certain Holy Grail War in a certain group... wasn't it to summon your Servant? That Propagation Aeon," Guiji added.

Old Audi nodded slightly, not denying the matter.

"He is now within the Holy Grail. Although you successfully resurrected Him within the Holy Grail using the Command Spell you accumulated over the past few days, and you've accumulated three Command Spell over several more days, if you use Command Spell to summon Him from the Holy Grail, you'll only have two Command Spell left."

"But if you only have two Command Spell left, and someone kills your Propagation Aeon, you won't be able to revive it. So to maximize your chances of winning, you must preserve your strength while still being able to summon your Servants."

"The method is... to end a Holy Grail War, reveal the victor, and the Holy Grail will naturally appear, allowing your Servant to escape from the Holy Grail. Ritsuka Fujimaru is the best choice to target."

Guiji's fingers tapped gently on Old Audi's shoulder, as if keeping time, each word resonating deep within Old Audi's heart.

"..." Old Audi naturally knew that Guiji was right.

After being kicked to death by the Immortal Aeon at the beginning of the Holy Grail War, Old Audi's soul returned directly to the Holy Grail.

Later, the Propagation Aeon Tzivros, was also kicked to death by Chen Li, and his soul entered the Holy Grail. As the Old Audi of Propagation Envoy, the last member of the Propagation Clan resonated with the Propagation Aeon in the Holy Grail and formed a Path Servant Contract.

Almost on the very day the contract was signed, Old Audi used the three Command Spell in his hand to Propagation Aeon.

The reason why Old Audi did not revive himself is that using three Command Spell to revive Servant only allows the Servant to be revived in front of the Master. In other words, even if Old Audi revived himself, he would not be able to leave the inner space of the Holy Grail.

Being resurrected is essentially the same as not being resurrected at all.

Therefore, it would be better to resurrect the Propagation Aeon.

The Propagation Aeon was kicked to death by Chen Li on the night of the fourth day. By the early morning of the seventh day...

Old Audi's Command Spell were now back to three.

After Old Audi's Summoning Ticket expired at 11 PM last night and he was kicked out of the Holy Grail, he could have summoned the Propagation Aeon before midnight on the eighth day. In that case Propagation Aeon would have appeared, and after midnight, Old Audi would have replenished one Command Spell, bringing his total to three.

From a timing perspective, it's perfect.

However, Old Audi did not choose to summon the Propagation Aeon at that delicate moment.

As for the reason...

"Could I ask you why you didn't summon the Propagation Aeon before midnight yesterday?" Guiji suddenly asked, his tone tinged with curiosity.

"Hehehe... Only the weak would raise their swords against the weaker. We, the heads of the Penacony Family Head, only want to challenge the strongest, and will only fight the last team in the Holy Grail War. It just so happens that the Propagation Aeon thinks the same way... He wants to vindicate the Path of Propagation." Old Audi straightened his suit collar, his tone full of pride and composure as the Family Head.

"Just say you want to play against the last team." Guiji paused for a moment after hearing this, then sneered.

"That's called outsmarting him, my darling." Old Audi squinted, his smile growing even more amiable.

"Alright, get ready to make your move. Isn't it because you know you were killed by the Immortal Aeon, and you're afraid that after the Propagation Aeon is born, you'll be killed again by that person's strictest father, that you came to cooperate with me? If I defeat that insect, I can ascend to godhood, and then it will be two against one, giving us the advantage. So you can't do anything foolish." Guiji's tone suddenly became serious.

Guiji knew that Old Audi was a smart man, and that he knew what he could and could not do.

But what if the other person suddenly has a brain fart?

While the probability of a smart person doing something foolish is low, once they do, the consequences are often more fatal than those of a foolish person doing something foolish.

In the current Holy Grail War, both the Aeon of Joy and the Trailblaze Aeon have perished. Among the Servants, the only known Aeon remaining are the Immortal Aeon and the Aeon of Remembrance.

As long as Guiji at the moment of ascending to godhood, and first joins forces with the Propagation Aeon to defeat the Immortal Aeon, and then continues to fight the Aeon of Remembrance in a two-on-one battle, the advantage will be on their side.

As for the Lord of the Hunt before he became a god?

They didn't even become gods, so there's no need to pay them any mind.

"Of course, no problem." Old Audi nodded readily.

"To be honest," Guiji's voice turned colder.

"Uh... there's still a problem. What if you attack me after we've defeated them all?" Old Audi's smile froze for a moment, then he hesitated before speaking.

"Idiot, we're not even in the same group. Why would I lay a hand on you?" Guiji's severed hand tilted to one side, as if to say, "Are you kidding me?"

"Then another problem arises. What if you go and eliminate the other Servants in your group instead of helping me?" Old Audi did not back down because of Guiji's impatience, but instead continued to ask.

After all, whether it was the Immortal Propagation Aeon, the strictest father of the Immortal Aeon, or the Lord of the Hunt before he became a god, they were both Servants in the official competition group.

What's even more troublesome is that, since Old Audi has already been eliminated once, he's now unsure whether he's Master of the official tournament or the All-People Entertainment Match. After all, the Propagation Aeon is Servant Master the All-People Entertainment Match.

In the worst-case scenario, it might be necessary to win two tournaments to obtain a single Holy Grail.

But regardless of the group, they all have to face the Aeon. At the same time, regardless of the group, Old Audi will always face the threat of the Immortal Aeon.

After all, the Immortal Aeon probably doesn't really like Propagation Aeon.

It's still more enjoyable to Guiji's side; the Counterfeit Holy Grail War group doesn't have a single Aeon, and everyone's cards are out in the open.

Anyway, if you put yourself in their shoes, if Old Audi were to Guiji, the first thing he would do after becoming a god would be to betray his allies and run away.

"There's no need to worry about that. I'm now locked in a life-or-death struggle with the Astral Express, and if I'm not mistaken, that Immortal Aeon is Servant of the Astral Express."

Chapter 2611

Guiji's tone became unusually resolute.

"What? Isn't the Astral Express supposed to Path of Trailblaze? Why don't they summon A Kivili and instead summon the Immortal Aeon?" Old Audi was slightly taken aback and asked with some confusion.

"Because there is a dragonborn in the Astral Express team named Dan Heng. The image of Dan Heng when he fought Manyuan at the Haiyuan TV Tower yesterday is exactly the same as the Immortal Aeon." Guiji tapped Old Audi's shoulder lightly with his finger and said with certainty.

"So once I become a god, the Immortal Aeon will definitely come after me. Why do you think I would form Anti-Immortality Alliance with you?" Guiji then countered.

"I see." Old Audi was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.

For Guiji, the greatest threat after ascending to godhood is none other than the Immortal Aeon Divine Dragon. And for Old Audi, the greatest threat after Propagation Aeon is also the Immortal Aeon.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. This principle applies to all times and places.

"But allow me to ask one last question. If you were to win the Holy Grail War, what wish would you make to the Miraculous Forger? Or what kind of Miraculous Item would you desire?" Old Audi suddenly spoke up.

"It's simple. The Miraculous Forger has a Miraculous Item called [Resurrection Card]. I'd like to borrow it." Guiji paused for a moment, then said calmly.

"Oh? Who do you want to resurrect?" Old Audi raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"A Kivili." Guiji only uttered four words.

"???" Old Audi tilted his head.

No... wait a minute.

What did you say?

Whom do you want to resurrect?

Didn't you just say you and the Astral Express were sworn enemies? And during our chat yesterday, didn't you say you were the one who sank the Astral Express?

"What? Surprised?" Guiji's tone carried a subtle hint of self-deprecation.

"Of course. And most importantly... since the Master of that Immortal Aeon, Dan Heng, is also a member of the Astral Express, if he wins, he might be able to resurrect A Kivili. How can I be sure you're not teaming up with them to fool me?" Old Audi stroked his chin, his eyes becoming cautious.

Old Audi believed that both he and Guiji were intelligent men.

Therefore, it's better for smart people to speak more openly.

"Don't worry. I only want to revive my own A Kivili. From that perspective, I am actually a competitor to the Astral Express." Guiji said slowly after a moment of silence.

Old Audi remained silent for a long while, pondering the subtle wording in the phrase "Guiji."