Yuan Shikai merely watched Alcides vanish, his expression blank.
Was Alcides's death truly because he had been too cautious?
No! Alcides's departure had been inevitable.
Because Dark Sakura would not allow anyone capable of interfering with the Holy Grail Ritual to remain alive.
So Alcides had to die. The only difference was whose hands he died by.
Yuan Shikai said, "I hope that the next time you are summoned, you will have a perfect ending."
That was Yuan Shikai's final blessing for him. Next, it was time to check on another battlefield.
Within the Great Hollow, tainted by Black Mud, two utterly different currents of magical energy collided like tsunamis, tearing through the air.
At that moment, R-Sis and Puppet Artoria were locked in battle.
It was practically a spectacle of light pollution, accompanied by an exhibition of brutal aesthetics.
Beneath her flowing purple hair were the Petrifying Mystic Eyes she had long since uncovered.
Everything within her sight lay within the range of her Mystic Eyes.
And now, those eyes had already locked onto their target: the enemy before her, Puppet Artoria.
By then, part of Artoria's pitch-black armor had been infected by the petrification curse and turned to stone.
The petrification curse, which should have been unstoppable against humans, could only slightly hinder her movements now. But that was enough for R-Sis.
R-Sis immediately accelerated and charged at Puppet Artoria. When the distance closed, light suddenly flared beneath her feet, and she leaped into the air, kicking both feet at her opponent.
With part of her body petrified, Puppet Artoria could not mount an effective defense.
She could only grit her teeth and forcibly raise her arms to block, preventing a direct strike to her vital points.
The powerful impact instantly sent Puppet Artoria flying.
It was