The Situation on the Other Side / Cú Chulainn

With a deafening roar, Arjuna felt his body lose all sensation in an instant. He fell to the ground like a meteorite, violent light and heat erupting within his body, destroying his physical body, which was composed of spiritual particles, leaving only a fragment.

He could feel his life slipping away, and that it wouldn't be long before he returned to the Throne of Heroes.

If it weren't for his powerful physique as a Servant, that attack would have reduced him to ashes!

"It feels about the same power as the lightsaber on the ahoge (cowlick), maybe even a little weaker..."

Mephistopheles landed beside Arjuna on the ground, muttering as he picked up the Noble Phantasm that Arjuna had left behind. He glanced at it casually, then took out his camera and snapped a picture of the severed Arjuna. After taking the picture, he said, "How about I see the weapon Shiva gave you?"

Arjuna was stunned. He hadn't expected that the man who had so easily defeated him would say such a thing.

Is this the kind of thing to say at a time like this?!

"Don't be stingy. Let me see. I'm not interested in that bow, but I'm very interested in Shiva's things. By the way, if I use your Shiva artifacts to perform a summoning ritual, do you think it's possible to bypass you and summon Shiva down?"

"Is this all you wanted to say?" Arjuna asked.

"That's right, what else? Anyway, you'll die and return to the Throne of Heroes, and I'm just a True Magic pursuing knowledge. Shiva represents perfection in your pantheon, well, I mean Shiva and his wife together represent perfection, which is a very important reference point for me."

"The supreme femininity and the supreme masculineness—these are very important concepts. Now an opportunity is presented to me, and I will certainly cherish it. Let me tell you, if you don't show it to me now, I will summon you in the future. I am determined to obtain this treasure of Shiva!"

Arjuna looked at the man named Mephistopheles and found him very strange, extremely strange.

The other party was saying things that even he found hard to understand, yet he was being asked to bring out the magical artifact that Shiva had given him.

"Don't you know that when a Servant disappears, everything on their person also disappears?"

"I know, so hurry up and give it to me. Before you disappear, I'll take a quick look at it!"

Seeing that the other party said this, Arjuna stopped talking and handed over the Beast Lord artifact, which he called the Destroyer God's Hand Shadow.

Since I am the defeated party, I have no right to bargain with the other side.

The treasure that Shiva gave to Arjuna contained Shiva's power, but it was not all of Shiva's power. Rather, it represented a part of Shiva's own concept. To be more specific, its power represented the power of Shiva's avatar, the Beast Lord.

At this moment, Mephistopheles held the magical artifact, which resembled the body of a wild beast, in his hands, feeling its structure. He secretly recorded it, took out his camera and snapped several photos before returning the artifact to the dying Arjuna.

It is a beast, and it also contains the concept of reproduction. The power of destruction is not the main existence within it. If this thing is used as a medium for direct summoning, it is highly likely that what will be summoned is the Beast Lord, an incarnation of Shiva, rather than Shiva himself.

However, if a way can be found to deflect the concept and strengthen the Father God, then there is a chance that Shiva can be summoned.

Regardless of the method, one must be well-prepared before summoning Shiva. Summoning Shiva from the Type-Moon World is fine, but if one summons Shiva from real mythology, even a single clone might destroy the world.

"But with my strength, it shouldn't be that bad. I reckon at most I'd be like the Four Archangels, with severely limited summoned power. At most, I could only destroy a planet or something," Mephistopheles muttered, glancing at Arjuna.

"Any thoughts? Or rather, any last words?"

Arjuna shook his head. "No, I have merely returned to the Throne of Heroes; I will not perish."

"Alright, since you've said so, then I'll send you back." Mephistopheles raised his hand, and the lightsaber in his hand once again gathered power. The True Magic called Star Sword was aimed at the man who now only had half a body.

At this moment, Arjuna finally voiced his doubts.

"What kind of Magecraft is this?"

"The Star Sword, if your father were here himself, he might recognize this weapon." Mephistopheles said, swinging the weapon down. With a flash of light, Arjuna's body was transformed into the most basic spiritual particles under the impact of the light, completely disappearing from this Singularity.

After dealing with Arjuna, Mephistopheles breathed a sigh of relief and continued walking slowly forward. Meanwhile, Ritsuka Fujimaru had successfully joined up with the third-party forces and was busy taking photos of the various Servants.

Mephistopheles figured that by the time he dealt with Cú Chulainn and Medb, Ritsuka Fujimaru's work should be finished.

Chapter 187 The Situation on the Other Side

Ritsuka Fujimaru was taking pictures of the Servants in front of her. None of the Servants objected to being photographed, especially after hearing that it was for better positioning in subsequent summons to summon the necessary Servants to save Human Order. They became even more cooperative.

Among them, the one that caught Ritsuka Fujimaru's attention the most was a servant with white hair. White hair, slender, holding a long spear, he looked very powerful.

This Servant is named Karna. According to Mash Kyrielight, this Servant is from India and is a very powerful being.

Moreover, this person is quite easy to talk to and very approachable.

After taking a few photos of the other person, Ritsuka Fujimaru thought she would talk to him and ask him some questions about Ancient India. Then she saw Karna suddenly stand up, his expression somewhat bewildered, yet serious.

"What's wrong, Karna?" Ritsuka Fujimaru asked.

Karna's expression turned serious at Ritsuka Fujimaru's question, and he looked in the direction of the Britain, or rather, the Celts soldiers.

"I sensed it, my nemesis has been eliminated..."

"Nemesis?"

"Arjuna." Karna, somewhat puzzled and confused, his gaze still fixed on the distance. "I felt that just a moment ago, he died..."

"Dead?" Ritsuka Fujimaru was stunned for a moment, then realized that this must have been done by someone who had left the team.

Mash Kyrielight whispered from the side, "Arjuna and Karna are sworn enemies, almost as if they were destined to fight. And it's a pity that Arjuna couldn't fight Karna at his full strength, isn't it?"

Karna nodded slightly at Mash Kyrielight's words. "He originally went to the Eastern Army to fight me, as my opponent, but I didn't expect him to die like this. Who defeated him?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "It might be my comrade."

"Your companion?"

"He is my Master," Black Jeanne spoke up at this moment. "He just encountered Arjuna and defeated Arjuna."

"Your Master is also a Servant?!" Karna asked, somewhat surprised.

Black Jeanne shook her head. "No, my Master is human, but his power is greater than that of many Servants."

"A human stronger than a Servant?" Karna pondered this description for a moment, only to find that the possibility was extremely low, almost impossible.

After all, this isn't the Age of Gods anymore. How could there possibly be a human stronger than a Servant, or even strong enough to kill Arjuna!

If humans could achieve this level of power, then to save Human Order, these people could simply go up there; why would they need to run around searching for new Servants to fight with?

But at that moment, a voice in Karna's mind kept telling him that it was true, that his nemesis Arjuna had been killed!

However, if that's the case...

Karna, after some thought, immediately addressed the group. "Gentlemen, now that Arjuna has returned to the Throne of Heroes, the Mad King has fewer usable Servants. We want to seize this opportunity to take Mad King down!"

Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight exchanged glances, both showing expressions of helplessness.

Black Jeanne spoke up at this moment, "My Master said it's not necessary; he will take care of the Mad King."

Karna immediately became anxious. "But the Mad King is very powerful. Even if he can defeat Arjuna, it doesn't mean he can reliably defeat the Mad King. Even Arjuna and I alone would have a hard time dealing with the Mad King!"

The other Servants around them also clearly showed concern, obviously agreeing with Karna's words. In response, Black Jeanne simply said, "Don't worry. Master said that if he can't defeat the Mad King, he will choose to retreat, and then we can act together again. If we can take down the Mad King, then we can act now and save some time."

The Servants were naturally surprised and incredulous that a mere human would dare to utter such words. Although Karna was reluctant to say things like "a human being so arrogant," he still asked, "Could you tell me who your Master is?"

"Mephistopheles, Mephistopheles Fraga McRemitz," said Black Jeanne.

She said this with Mephistopheles's permission, of course.

Many people looked puzzled by the name, but at that moment, Helena suddenly exclaimed "Ah!"

"What's wrong?" Everyone looked at Helena, wondering why she suddenly made that sound.

Karna asked directly, "Do you know something?"

Another Servant said, "I know about the House McRemitz, but even the House McRemitz would have a hard time against the Mad King. Not to mention the Mad King, even an ordinary Servant would be difficult to deal with."

"I know about the House McRemitz, of course, but the key isn't the surname, but the first name. I'm very familiar with this name..." Helena said, her eyes filled with even more doubt. "But this legend is like unofficial history; it only appears in obscure stories."

What exactly is the story?

"It is said that in ancient times, when the gods were still walking on the earth, a Magecraft appeared in Greece. He participated in the War of the Giants with Medea and Heracles, defeated Typhon with Artemis and Medea, and later participated in the voyage of the Argo, defeating Echidna."

"But after this battle, the Magecraft disappeared without a trace, as if he had vanished into thin air. Even the gods could not find any trace of him, and only some fragmentary stories have been passed down, like the unconventional stories that many young people like."

At this point, Helena frowned and uttered her final words.

"And this mysterious Magecraft is said to be named Mephistopheles..."

This stunned everyone; they hadn't expected Helena to tell such a story. Helena hesitated for a moment before continuing, "I just found this story strange, so I wrote it down. I never expected to hear the exact same name here."

However, this reason was difficult to convince everyone.

"It's not exactly the same. In the story you told, this person didn't have a surname. Besides, Mephistopheles isn't a rare name; it's normal to have the same name as someone else."

"That's right. Even if the legendary Mephistopheles was that powerful, we can't be sure that the current Mephistopheles is just as powerful. It's highly likely that they are two different people. Besides, how could humans from the Age of Age of Gods still be alive now?"

Helena was aware of these questions, and she looked at Black Jeanne: "What is the connection between your Master and Mephistopheles, whom I mentioned?"

Black Jeanne simply smiled, a smile brimming with pride, "The person you speak of is my Master!"

"What?!"

"A human being has lived from the Age of Gods to the present day?"

"How is this possible?!"

This caused another gasp from the crowd, and even Helena had suggested the possibility, seemed somewhat unable to accept it. Black Jeanne simply gave one answer.

"It's just time travel. After the Master defeated the Mother of All Demons in Greece, he traveled back to the modern era. So it's not that he lived for that long, but rather that not much time has passed for him at all."

Traveling through time is an even more peculiar and difficult Magecraft, one that could easily be called True Magic. And yet, this very thing was accomplished by a man named Mephistopheles!

At this moment, everyone finally understood why the human who defeated Arjuna was so confident and bold. It was because he had enough strength to face all kinds of enemies, and even the Mad King, he was clearly confident enough to defeat him!

After all, this person is the legendary figure who defeated Typhon, the father of all demons, and Echidna, the mother of all demons!

With this record, even the Greece gods would find it hard to surpass. It wouldn't be a problem to elevate Mephistopheles, this human, to the level of the god-king Zeus, or even higher!

After all, Zeus had been defeated by Typhon, and in the end, he only managed to seal Typhon away, but failed to truly destroy Typhon.

Just then, Helena suddenly noticed the longsword hanging at Ritsuka Fujimaru's waist. Her attention was immediately drawn to the sword, and she walked over and asked, "What is this sword?"

She could sense a peculiar power hidden within the sword, a power she had been researching all along; at the very least, it was definitely related!

This sword wasn't a Servant's weapon; instead, it was being wielded by a human. This made her curious—could it be this human's Noble Phantasm?

"The Heavenly Cloud Sword is my sword," said Ritsuka Fujimaru.

Helena, who was well-versed in various esoteric knowledge from both East and West, had naturally heard of the Japan Heavenly Cloud Sword) before. Upon hearing this, she was taken aback and blurted out, "The Heavenly Cloud Sword, a national treasure of Japan, representing the Emperor?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru nodded. "Yes, but this one was made by Mephistopheles himself, it's not the original."

"I've seen the original, and it does differ somewhat from this one. Besides, the original didn't give me that peculiar feeling..."

"A strange feeling?" Ritsuka Fujimaru became increasingly puzzled.

At this moment, Helena spoke up somewhat shyly, "Could I borrow this sword to take a look? I won't take it, I just want to look at it."

Faced with this request, Ritsuka Fujimaru unsheathed her longsword and handed it to Helena. Helena happily accepted the weapon, carefully stroking the scabbard before slowly drawing the sword.

As the longsword was drawn, a powerful force flowed into Helena's body. With the support of this force, Helena felt her strength increase significantly, as if she had suddenly grasped a great deal of knowledge.

She truly understood; she felt that some peculiar knowledge had appeared in her mind, which had many similarities to the Eastern knowledge she had encountered in the past, yet also many differences.

Much of this knowledge no longer qualifies as Magecraft; its incredible nature allows it to be called True Magic!

Feeling the knowledge that had suddenly entered her mind, Helena sheathed her longsword and reluctantly returned it to Ritsuka Fujimaru.

After Ritsuka Fujimaru and hung it back on her waist, she asked, "Was this sword really forged by Mephistopheles?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru nodded. "It was him who made it, that much is certain!"

"The knowledge contained within this sword... if only I could communicate with it..."

Helena was so excited. She could imagine that if she could talk directly with the sword's forger, she might gain a lot of knowledge she had never thought of before, and even discuss the future, which would clarify many things about herself!

It's clear that he doesn't have that opportunity now, because that person has already gone to fight the Mad King. Whether he wins or loses, he will disappear from this era and return to his original Throne of Heroes.

However, Helena then smiled again, despite her initial disappointment.

The knowledge I just gained is all in my mind, and I will remember it even when I return to the Throne of Heroes. I can try it out then, and maybe it can help me take another step forward on the path of Magecraft. Moreover, some of the theories in this knowledge seem very strange, while others seem to fit my thoughts very well.

If I can make use of it, I might even be able to truly escape the Throne of Heroes, ascend to the realm of God!

Moreover, this kind of ascension to higher levels of knowledge should be replicable. It's not just me; others can use it too. In the future, anyone with a certain talent can ascend to higher levels and become a god-like being.

Thinking of this, Helena became even more excited. She looked at Ritsuka Fujimaru, then at Black Jeanne, and finally said to Black Jeanne Alter, "Could you talk to your Master? If he wants to summon a new Servant, he can try summoning me. I will definitely respond and accept the summons immediately!"

Seeing Helena's serious and somewhat fanatical expression, Black Jeanne couldn't help but shudder, and then immediately told Mephistopheles about it.

Mephistopheles was taken aback by Black Jeanne's words, but seeing the thirst for knowledge in Helena's eyes, he couldn't help but laugh, "Alright, I understand. Tell her I'll try to summon her, but I can't guarantee her wish will actually be granted."

Black Jeanne Alter repeated Mephistopheles's words. Hearing this reply, Helena smiled with satisfaction. She chuckled and turned to walk towards the military camp, calling out as she went, "Alright, everyone can relax now. Let's have a good celebration! Let's celebrate the fact that this Singularity is about to be conquered!"

Chapter 188 Cú Chulainn

Mephistopheles saw numerous soldiers blocking his way—countless Celtic warriors, clad in ancient armor and wielding ancient weapons, roaring as they faced him, the slowly approaching enemy.