Chapter 2652 / Chapter 2653

On the ground in New Penacony, Ternan, who was helping the Undying Path clear out the remaining Swarm, suddenly felt the sky above him darken for a moment.

Chapter 2652

Ternan instinctively looked up and saw a pink truck trailing a long plume of flame rushing toward him.

"Don't come any closer!" Ternan's pupils contracted sharply as he watched the large truck hurtling towards him with a pink exhaust tail, and he shouted in alarm.

Could the opposing side really be so despicable in their pursuit of victory in the Holy Grail War?

Feiying, right? I'll remember you!

However... I've witnessed your determination. Since you want this Holy Grail, then I'll give it to you.

Thinking of this, Ternan stopped dodging and slowly took off his hat, throwing it toward the Undying Path beside him.

"Come here right now!" Undying Path caught the hat, paused for a moment, and shouted to Ternan.

Ternan shook his head, put a finger to his lips in a shushing gesture, then looked up again at the rapidly enlarging pink transport vehicle, opened his arms, closed his eyes, and accepted his fate.

"Bang!"

The pink transport truck, accompanied by a towering blast of air, pierced straight through Ternan's body and plunged headfirst into the ground of the New Penacony.

The ground was torn apart in an instant, and rubble and soil shot out in all directions like a fountain.

The vehicle plowed a trench tens of meters long in the ground, eventually creating a bottomless crater.

Countless plumes of smoke and dust rose from the pit, enveloping everything within a hundred meters in a hazy gray mist.

"Cough cough... cough cough cough..."

A coughing sound rang out from the smoke and dust.

Feiying struggled to climb out from the edge of the pit, half of her body still buried in the rubble.

Feiying used her hands to push herself out of the rubble, then coughed and waved her hands wildly in front of her, trying to fan away the thick smoke and dust.

She fanned the grayish-white dust, scattering it in all directions, but the more she fanned, the more dust appeared. Feiying simply pinched her nose, squinted her eyes, and waited for the dust to dissipate on its own.

A gust of wind blew by, dispersing all the smoke and dust that had filled the area around the pit.

Once her vision cleared, Feiying subconsciously looked up in the direction of the Great Holy Grail.

The Great Holy Grail, large enough to contain a Propagation Aeon, still floated in the air, its rim and walls splattered with dark dirt. If nothing else, these were likely traces of blood spurting from Feiying after she pierced the Propagation Aeon.

That Propagation Aeon is truly despicable; even in death, he still manages to taint other people's things.

At the same time, Feiying's gaze searched the sky for traces left by the Propagation Aeon.

Besides the stains on the Great Holy Grail, numerous fragments of broken shells and limbs were scattered in the sky, hovering in mid-air and slowly falling.

The Propagation Aeon is completely dead; not even a single intact shell remains.

However, among those fragments, Feiying also noticed a faint pink mist drifting in the air. It must be the wing powder from the Propagation Aeon... that annoying thing that amplifies the desires in people's hearts.

Moreover, this is Aeon- level Propagation wing powder...

Just as Feiying was frowning as she looked at the winged powder, she caught a glimpse of a figure next to the Great Holy Grail out of the corner of her eye.

Vita had somehow floated onto the rim of the Great Holy Grail. With a wave of her hand, she gathered all the pink wing powder scattered in the air into a ball, as if gathering cotton wool, and held it firmly in her hand.

If nothing unexpected happens, the gust of wind that just dispersed the smoke and dust created by Feiying was also blown by her.

Not knowing what Vita was doing, Feiying scratched her head and then looked around.

She was worried that she might have bumped into someone when she swooped down. Even if she didn't bump into anyone, it wouldn't be good if she bumped into Huahua.

The main reason was that Feiying hadn't dared to open her eyes after piercing through the Propagation Aeon.

The thought of passing through the insect's body sent chills down Feiying's spine. Even though her body was covered by that pink energy armor and she hadn't come into contact with any of the insect's internal organs, Feiying still found it hard to accept.

After a brief search, Feiying indeed spotted a familiar figure not far from the pit.

"Hey, great detective, long time no see." Feiying waved to Undying Path and smiled.

"Uh... long time no see." Undying Path nodded with a somewhat subtle expression.

"Hey, why do you look so strange?" Feiying tilted her head and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Was that incredible luck you created?" Undying Path stared at the huge crater behind Feiying and asked with some difficulty.

"Yeah, don't even mention it. It's all Boss Yao's fault for suddenly launching me out, saying something about opening a separate family tree or something." Feiying waved her hand, her tone full of helplessness.

"... Hmm." Undying Path nodded, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

"Oh, by the way, what are you doing here, Great Detective?" Feiying asked curiously.

"Originally, we were clearing out the Swarm." Undying Path paused for a moment.

"Originally? What do you mean by 'originally'? But it doesn't matter anyway. By the way, do you want the Holy Grail War championship? I remember you were also Master in the Counterfeit Holy Grail War, right? I'll give you the winning spot." Feiying looked at Undying Path with suspicion, but quickly shook her head and said excitedly.

"No, it's no longer needed." Undying Path shook his head.

"Huh? What do you mean? You mean you can win the Holy Grail War through your own efforts?" Feiying looked at Undying Path with some surprise.

"What do you see on the back of my hand?" Undying Path did not answer the question, but slowly raised the back of his right hand and showed it to Feiying.

"Uh... there's nothing there." Feiying glanced at the bare back of Undying Path's hands and shook her head.

"That settles it, doesn't it? My Servant was killed by you while clearing the Swarm," Undying Path said with a sigh.

There's really no way to Undying Path.

Unexpectedly, Ternan and I were invincible in the New Penacony, fighting our way in and out of the Swarm seven times... only to be attacked from the sky!

"Huh? Really? I'm so sorry! I did feel some resistance when I hit the ground, but I thought it was a speed bump." Feiying's eyes widened, and then she quickly put her hands together in an apologetic gesture.

"It doesn't matter. The Holy Grail War is about to end anyway, and I never even considered obtaining the Holy Grail." Undying Path waved his hand dismissively.

"But even if your Servant dies, it shouldn't cause the Command Spell to disappear," Feiying suddenly thought of something and said with some doubt.

"Yes. I originally had three Command Spell, enough to revive Ternan. And currently, there's only one known possibility that would cause the Command Spell to disappear completely... that is when the Servant is killed is the second to last surviving Servant." Undying Path nodded and said.

Feiying paused for a moment, and her expression began to subtly change.

"In other words..." Feiying stammered.

"In other words, congratulations on becoming the victor of the Counterfeit Holy Grail War." Undying Path looked at Feiying with a hint of pity and nodded.

"What?! How could this be?! This must be fake! Yes! It must be fake! No one has given me the award yet! That's right, there must be a bug!" Feiying covered her head with her hands and took a step back.

Looking at Feiying's state, Undying Path showed a pitying expression.

Silly child, you've started deceiving yourself.

"It is indeed a bug."

A voice suddenly sounded from behind Feiying, and at the same time, a hand gently patted her shoulder.

"My benefactor? As I knew it! I knew I hadn't won!"

Chapter 2653

Feiying suddenly turned her head and saw that Chen Li had been standing beside her at some point. Her eyes lit up instantly, as if she had seen a lifeline.

As for the fact that Chen Li was Miraculous Forger... Feiying didn't show much shock.

It was Pearl refused to accept reality.

Feiying is so clever; based on just a few clues, she deduced that Chen Li must be related to the Miraculous Forger.

So although I was somewhat surprised that Chen Li was Miraculous Forger, it wasn't too bad.

Feiying already knew that there was a trap in the prizes prepared by Aha in this Counterfeit Holy Grail War, so Feiying wouldn't be foolish enough to become the winner of this Holy Grail War.

Besides, even if Ternan had accidentally been run over and killed by me, there's still Sparkle and Sparkle's team, and Pearl and World-Painting's team, right?

Feiying pondered that given her relationship with Eishi and her Pearl World-Painting working together for a day, it was unlikely that Shinju would forfeit without informing her.

"My benefactor, given the current progress of the Holy Grail War, I should still have time to surrender, right? How about I commit suicide right now?" As Feiying spoke, she drew her cherry blossom pink ruler sword from her waist.

Chen Li didn't speak, but just looked at Feiying with pity.

"My benefactor? Speak your mind." Feiying felt a little uncomfortable under Chen Li's gaze, and her voice lowered.

"There was indeed a bug in this Holy Grail War. You should know that Taiyi and Guiji formed a pact of life and death, right?" Chen Li finally spoke.

"Of course I know." Feiying nodded.

Feiying wasn't some outsider like Liberi; she witnessed the whole thing firsthand.

"Then you should also know that Sparkle and Sparkle did contribute to this matter, right?" Chen Li continued to ask.

"My benefactor, are you referring to the fact that Sparkle helped persuade the person who was impersonating Murata Ryusuke and stayed on the Astral Express to combine with the third hand left behind by Guiji, and then surrender on behalf of Guiji?" Feiying said after thinking for a moment.

"That's right." Chen Li nodded.

"Because Sparkle made outstanding contributions in this matter, and it was precisely because of Sparkle's instigation that Taiyi died along with Guiji. Therefore, Sparkle successfully obtained Guiji's assist in the death."

"This doesn't sound surprising. But why are you telling me this, my benefactor?" Feiying looked at Chen Li with some confusion.

"Because... Taiyi's suicide led to Guiji's death. But since Taiyi also died, Guiji's head was left without a culprit. In addition, there was a bug, Sparkle, who provided the assist, successfully got Guiji's head," Chen Li explained.

"So, my benefactor, you mean..." Upon hearing Chen Li's explanation, Feiying began to feel uneasy.

"After Sparkle secured the third Guiji in the Holy Grail Sparkle, Spark and Sparkle together withdrew from the Holy Grail War. They both committed suicide, leaving New Penacony and returning to Penacony," Chen Li continued.

"What? My benefactor, you're not here to tell me that I really won the Holy Grail War, are you? But that doesn't make sense! Isn't there Pearl? Isn't there World-Painting?" Feiying said in disbelief.

"Sigh..." Chen Li gently patted Feiying's shoulder, everything was understood without words.

Feiying's lips twitched, and a smile that looked more like a grimace gradually appeared on her face.

"My benefactor, I'm your fan! The moment I saw you at the Duality Paradise, I was deeply attracted to you. I'll never feel joy or sorrow again... You said it was a bug, so you can definitely help me, right?" Feiying grabbed Chen Li's arm and said tearfully.

"But this isn't some serious bug, it won't affect the outcome of the Holy Grail War," Chen Li said hesitantly, trying to pull his arm out of Feiying's grasp.

"But, but! If Sparkle doesn't get the third kill, Sparkle 'll definitely want to defeat the third Servant, and then she won't surrender. If she doesn't surrender, I won't be the last surviving Servant! That's a really vicious bug!" Feiying clung to Chen Li's arm, refusing to let go, and argued logically.

"If that's the case... then it makes sense." Chen Li thought for a moment and then nodded.

"Yes, yes! So our benefactor will surely uphold justice, right?" Feiying nodded repeatedly, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Chen Li.

"I really can't do anything with you. Now that you're the victor of the Holy Grail War, you should have been entitled to a Miraculous Item from me... How about this, I'll give you an extra Miraculous Item as compensation." Chen Li sighed.

As Chen Li spoke, he took out the Summoning Ticket that he had upgraded and crafted yesterday and handed it to Feiying.

"What's this? It looks familiar." Feiying took the rectangular gold card with a blank expression and examined it from all angles.

"You've probably seen this before, right? You saw it at the Servant summoning event in the exhibition match. This is Summoning Ticket used to summon Servants, and it's a key item for this Holy Grail War. After my improvements, this Miraculous Item can summon seven Servants at once. Pretty impressive, right?" Chen Li explained.

"Wow, that's really amazing." Feiying looked at the Summoning Ticket in her hand with some surprise.

"Are you satisfied with this compensation?" Chen Li asked.

"Satisfied... no! Not satisfied! I don't want to win the Holy Grail War! I don't want to inherit Aha's legacy!" Feiying shook her head repeatedly.

"Good. Next, Miss Feiying, please look at the camera." Chen Li nodded, ignoring her, and then pointed directly in front of Feiying.

"Huh?" Feiying was taken aback for a moment, then looked ahead in the direction Chen Li was pointing.

A screen suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of me.

Immediately afterwards, time seemed to stand still throughout the entire world. This feeling was exactly the same as when the Celestial Veil appeared after the first defeat of the Propagation Aeon and the victory of the Holy Grail War by the Firefly.

During this period, everyone will be forced to watch the sky. Only those near Chen Li's location will be able to move freely within this frozen time.

Feeling this familiar sensation, Feiying subconsciously raised her head.

Above the sky, a huge canopy slowly emerged, reflecting the figures of Feiying and Chen Li.

"Congratulations to Miss Feiying for winning the Counterfeit Holy Grail War. Miss Feiying, do you have any acceptance speech?" Chen Li coughed lightly, then held a microphone that seemed to appear out of nowhere in front of Feiying.

"My benefactor, you can't do this to me." Feiying looked at Chen Li with a mournful face.

"Ms. Feiying, please address me by my title during the interview." Chen Li coughed lightly again.

Feiying understood that the matter was already settled. She took a deep breath, turned to look at the screen in the sky, and a very resentful expression appeared on her face.

"Miss Pearl, I originally thought only people like Sparkle, Sparkle, Guiji would betray their teammates. I never expected it, Miss Pearl, that someone with thick eyebrows and big eyes like you would betray your teammates. I will never forgive you..." Feiying's voice echoed through the entire New Penacony through the sky.

At the top of Haiyuan TV Tower, Pearl, standing among the crowd, noticed the gazes directed at her. A guilty expression flashed across her face, and she couldn't help but turn her face away.

Honestly, these kinds of things are best discussed privately; how can you bring them up in public?

That's really hurtful.