A Reunion with an Old Acquaintance

The violent power of light erupted at this moment, transforming into scorching flames and releasing its terrifying energy in its entirety.

The Light God's Bow can attack a large number of targets, so naturally it can also gather arrows of light that attack multiple targets and turn them into a cannon of light with tremendous destructive power.

At the same time, a violent burst of light erupted, and the heat it emitted also became a force that destroyed the ship. In that instant, Blackbeard's ship began to burn!

However, Queen Anne's Revenge was Blackbeard's Noble Phantasm, so under these circumstances, Blackbeard activated his Noble Phantasm without hesitation, unleashing the power of the entire ship and ramming it towards the Golden Hind!

If it were to collide with the ship, it would undoubtedly cause immense damage!

"Charge them! Let me show you what real pirates are! I'll kill you all in a minute!"

Blackbeard, yelling, stood at the bow of the ship, shouting at the crowd. Mephistopheles, however, didn't care and fired another arrow. This time, the arrow wasn't aimed at the ship, but at Blackbeard!

As expected, the arrow pierced Blackbeard's head, going straight through, causing the still-taunting pirate to collapse instantly, his body slowly beginning to dissipate.

The two women, who were about to rush over together, stopped in their tracks. Looking at the dead Blackbeard and his fading figure, they hesitated for a moment before grabbing at the Holy Grail that had appeared on the ground!

Only by obtaining the Holy Grail can they guarantee their survival, since they were summoned by Blackbeard!

However, there was one person even faster than them. A spearman suddenly appeared, flicking the Holy Grail up with a single thrust and seizing it in his hand. At the same time, he ran off into the distance, shouting as he turned back, "I am Hector! We'll meet again soon!"

"He's running, he doesn't want to stop," Mephistopheles said.

Artemis then remarked, "Impressive strength. So it's Hector. I remember him; I saw him during the Trojan War, and he was killed by Achilles."

"Yes, it's him. He's really fast..." Atalanta nodded, clearly recognizing the person.

Medea laughed at what the others said.

"Of course he had to run. He clearly recognized who we were on board. If he didn't run, was he supposed to just wait to be caught?"

Then, she looked at the disappearing ship Queen Anne's Revenge. Since it was Noble Phantasm, it would naturally disappear when the Servant died.

Seeing the two unknown female Servants who were hesitating and unsure of what to do, Medea unleashed a tremendous power from her wand, followed by a barrage of magical arrows.

As if they had been pelted by countless hailstones, the two women hadn't even figured out what was happening before Medea had already sent them back to Hall of Heroes.

However, the two of them didn't actually put up a fight. Perhaps they knew that without the Holy Grail and their Master, they would soon disappear as well. In that case, they might as well let someone else kill them and send them back to the Throne of Heroes.

Only Mephistopheles remains helpless.

"At least let me know what their names are!"

Chapter 161 Meeting an Acquaintance

"Oh? So you're really interested in knowing their names?" Medea asked with a grin. Artemis laughed too, "Yes, so interested in those two women?"

Mephistopheles sensed a hint of danger and quickly said, "I just want to know who they are, and then determine if they're worth studying!"

"Research?"

"For example, researching their identities, their history, or even their Noble Phantasm might lead to new advancements in my True Magic?"

Mephistopheles's reasons were perfectly reasonable, devoid of any emotional considerations; they were purely for the sake of his True Magic. This, in turn, made Medea and Artemis look slightly embarrassed.

Only Atalanta looked at Mephistopheles and asked, "Really?"

"Of course it's true. I always feel that someone who isn't interested in Blackbeard and can follow him without hesitation isn't a good person. He should at least put up a fight." Mephistopheles said, then looked into the distance, in the direction Hector had fled.

"He even introduced himself. Well, that makes sense, since you're all here, he probably doesn't think he can keep his identity a secret any longer. He also said we'll meet soon... Does that mean there's actually a third party involved this time?"

Artemis asked, "Who is the one who protects the world, the one who destroys the world, and who is the remaining one?"

"Perhaps it split off from the side that protects the world, forming a third force. After all, the side that protects the world also summons Servants separately, so it's natural for them to have their own ideas," Mephistopheles said, then hesitated for a moment. "Could the interaction between the two Holy Grail lead to changes in Servant summoning? For example, could the interaction of the Holy Grail powers result in the appearance of a third-party Servant?"

Artemis pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "This world is the result of a struggle between the two Holy Grail, so the phenomenon you described is also possible."

Then she frowned again. "Thinking about all this is too troublesome. Why don't you ask someone?"

"Ask someone?" Mephistopheles was stunned. Who else could he ask?

Artemis said, "Didn't Hecate give you her ring? Why don't you just use the ring to contact Hecate?"

"That's right!" Mephistopheles clapped his hands, only then remembering that back in the Age of Age of Gods in Greece, the goddess of True Magic Hecate had given him a ring. Because this ring belonged to Hecate's retinue, Mephistopheles had kept it and never used it. He never expected that it could exert its power here.

Mephistopheles thought for a moment, then immediately took out the ring and put it on his finger.

In an instant, Hecate's power appeared, and Mephistopheles, relying on this connection, began to call out to it.

"I call upon you, great goddess of True Magic, queen of ghosts, goddess of hell, Hecate..."

As he spoke, he cut open his own hand, and blood dripped onto the ground.

The next moment, the temperature on the ship began to drop, and the wind carried the scent of death!

"We meet again, Mephistopheles."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Mephistopheles smiled and turned to look at the woman who had appeared behind him—the mature goddess of True Magic Hecate.

Hecate greeted Artemis again, then smiled and looked at Medea.

"Teacher!"

Medea shouted happily.

"This is just a false Projection, not my true self. It would be very difficult for my true self to descend, as it would cause this world to tear apart. Therefore, I cannot use my power to help you." Hecate said, reaching out to gently touch Medea's hair.

She was always so loving towards this disciple of hers.

Drake, who had witnessed this from a short distance, frowned and asked, "Hecate? What's that?"

"That's a goddess, the Greece goddess of True Magic!" Mash Kyrielight quickly explained in a low voice, hoping Drake wouldn't provoke her.

Euryale frowned as she looked at Hecate: "Another one's coming down?!"

Clearly, she disliked the Greece gods, even though her own weakness in certain aspects had little to do with them.

Ritsuka Fujimaru was surprised that Mephistopheles had summoned another Greece god, and they seemed to have a good relationship.

Hecate ignored Euryale; she simply looked at Mephistopheles, waiting for him to explain why he had summoned her.

Mephistopheles voiced his earlier speculations and asked, "Is such a thing possible?"

"It's possible, but the probability is extremely low. In fact, the third-party force you encountered this time might be related to other people?"

"Others?"

"Yes, other people, for example, there's no rule that one side can only summon one person as their henchman, right?"

Mephistopheles paused for a moment.

In the previous instances, it was similar to someone acting as Master and then summoning Servants. This Master could be a Servant themselves or Demon Pillar.

However, each time there was a core. The first core was Gilles, and the second core was Lev. However, Lev had already merged the Holy Grail into Attila's body before his death, so in the end, the core simply changed from Lev to Attila.

"In other words, suppose the mastermind summoned a core as before, like Blackbeard, but instead of simply having Blackbeard fight, they summoned another Servant and separated Blackbeard from the other Servant, making them both independent cores and allowing them to build their own forces..."

Mephistopheles abruptly raised his head.

"Blackbeard summoned the Holy Grail using the current one, but the other guy was most likely summoned not by this Holy Grail, but by another Holy Grail. It's just that the mastermind behind it all has left, so now that the third force wants to continue expanding its power, it needs to seize a new Holy Grail. That's why they stole Blackbeard's Holy Grail!"

"Originally, there shouldn't have been much conflict between the two sides. All we had to do was take Drake's Holy Grail, which would have meant they each had one. However, as our strength grew too great, they were forced to take Blackbeard's Holy Grail instead."

"Besides, given the circumstances at the time, stealing the Holy Grail would have been the simplest thing to do, since it was far away and they wouldn't have needed to make contact with us," Medea said.

"Yes, as someone who lived during the Trojan War, he must know what these people here represent," Atalanta added.

"This is a bit troublesome. If we had seized the Holy Grail back then, we could have quickly ended this world," Mephistopheles muttered to himself. After saying goodbye to Hecate, he said, "Let's go discuss this with the captain."

At the same time, he also had some thoughts on what Hecate had just said.

According to Hecate, her arrival would have a certain impact on the current world, which means that the Poseidon appearing here is not the real Poseidon. If it were the real Poseidon, the world itself would not be able to withstand it.

After all, what's needed is to restore history, not simply destroy this Singularity, so the gods' caution is understandable.

"You seem to know a lot of gods!" Drake said, walking up to Mephistopheles and patting him on the shoulder.

Then she looked at Artemis: "I heard that she is also a god?"

Mephistopheles really wanted to complain, "Is this the Drake from the Moon World? If this were the Drake from the real world, he'd definitely be a genius! How could Drake not know something like this?!"

However, he held back and nodded, saying, "Yes."

"It's really amazing, there are three gods on my ship at the same time," Drake muttered. "I doubt anyone would believe it if I told them."

Mephistopheles was about to suggest going after Hector when Drake interrupted, "So, what we need to do next is chase after that runaway guy, right? He actually took the Holy Grail with him. We can't let him leave, otherwise I won't be able to return to my world and continue my adventure!"

Mephistopheles chuckled, "That's exactly what I mean, Captain Drake."

It's fantastic that you don't need to offer your opinions; the other party is willing to do whatever they want.

And so, the Golden Hind set sail once more, heading in the direction Hector had fled.

The Golden Hind was incredibly fast and quickly caught up with Hector, who was fleeing in the distance. But soon an even larger ship appeared, and on that ship stood a man with golden hair and an arrogant yet irritating expression, which clearly indicated his identity.

Jason!

"Oh, so these are the villains who have altered the world? Let me see who you are!" Jason shouted, looking arrogantly at the people on the ship ahead, then his expression froze.

He discovered that there were many people on the ship, many of whom he didn't recognize, but that didn't matter; he only needed to know the four people on the ship.

"Long time no see, Jason." The man greeted him with a smile, and Jason trembled slightly upon seeing him.

The women accompanying that man were all people I knew.

"W-Isn't this Mephistopheles? What are you doing here?!" Jason immediately stopped the ship. He didn't believe that his seemingly large ship could possibly be a match for Mephistopheles's power.

He vividly remembered the scene of Mephistopheles defeating the Mother of Monsters; with that kind of power, perhaps only a god could possibly defeat her.

Beside Jason, Heracles was also stunned. His eyes darted back and forth between Mephistopheles and the others, glancing at Mephistopheles one moment and Artemis the next. Jason didn't know Artemis's identity, but Hercules did.

That was my older sister, the Moon Goddess!

Although the opponent also seemed to have arrived in Servant form with significantly weakened power, Mephistopheles next to him was clearly not weakened at all—that was Mephistopheles himself!

How do I play?

We can't win!

If the opponent were to actually transform into Sefar and deliver a punch to our side, everyone on this side would probably be sent back to the Throne of Heroes!

"No, is the enemy we have to face to save the world really that powerful?" Jason whispered to Heracles beside him. "I mean, can't we get the help of the gods? We can't possibly defeat them!"

Heracles paused for a moment, then whispered the truth, "Actually, Diana is Artemis, my sister."

Jason was stunned. He stared intently at Diana, who had also served as a crew member on his ship, and after a long while, he finally uttered, "The moon goddess?!"

Heracles, "Yes, that's right."

Jason fell silent. Jason didn't know what to do. Jason felt that answering the call this time was incredibly unlucky.

At this moment, Atalanta looked at Jason, frowning, and said, "What do you mean by 'a villain who alters the world'? We are here to save human history, don't you know that?"

Jason was stunned again. He carefully recalled his experience of being summoned, and frowned, saying, "No, I was summoned and told that the world is on the verge of destruction and that I need to save it. The way is to rely on the Ark of the Covenant. As long as the goddess is sacrificed in it, all of humanity can be saved!"

Mephistopheles laughed, "Who told you that?"

"A...a very kind-looking person with immense magical power, definitely the most powerful Magecraft ..." Jason said, recalling the past. He glanced at Medea, "Even more powerful Medea, Magecraft who possesses the vast majority of Magecraft knowledge. I even suspect he might be comparable to the goddess of True Magic Hecate."

"So, how long did you meet? How familiar are you with him?" Mephistopheles continued.

Jason was so embarrassed he didn't know what to say.

"So, you didn't bring your brain with you when you were summoned down this time?"

Mephistopheles grumbled, while Jason just wanted to disappear into thin air; he felt utterly humiliated.

However, he couldn't find it, and just then, Heracles spoke up.

"What is going on?"

Jason breathed a sigh of relief and silently gave Heracles a thumbs up.

Heracles's words saved him from further ridicule.

"Actually, it's just a madman planning to burn all of human history, then turn that heat into magic, and use that magic to power a Magecraft. My personal judgment is that the Magecraft is to reverse time."

Many people exclaimed in surprise, "Time reversal?!"

"Yes, I examined that band of light back then." Mephistopheles pointed to the sky. "That one. I've found it in several different Singularity. Traces of the Fifth Magic can be found in the structure of the band of light. However, with such a massive amount of magic power, its purpose is probably not just to reverse a short period of time. It might be to return to the distant past."

"Yes, that's the goal!" Inside Chaldea, Romani, who was listening to these words, suddenly stood up. He paced back and forth a few steps and narrowed his eyes.

"You mean, the mastermind's goal is to return to the ancient past?"