That Flowing, Silky Long Hair

"Treat him first. Red... Archer should have succeeded by now, right?"

Illya first used the Dress of Heaven to collect Sasaki Kojiro's Heroic Spirit Soul, then walked over to Heracles and began treating his wounds.

"I'll ask—"

Rin Tohsaka snapped back to her senses and contacted Red A through their contract. But just as she opened her mouth to question him, another massive surge of magical energy and an explosion came from the mountaintop. Even from halfway up the mountain, they could clearly feel the mountain trembling violently.

"What's going on? Medea still has this kind of strength? Don't tell me she plans to blow up all of Mount Enzou in a last-ditch effort?" Illya's expression changed.

With Medea's skill in magecraft, it would not have been difficult for her to prepare a Grand Magic capable of blowing up Mount Enzou. But Mount Enzou was where the core of the Greater Holy Grail was located. If Medea truly blew up the mountain in a desperate bid, the Greater Holy Grail would be destroyed as well. Her plan to make a wish and prolong her life would come to nothing.

That Flowing Long Hair

"Get up there—"

Without another word, Illya leaped onto Heracles's shoulder and rushed into Ryuudou Temple at the mountaintop alongside Artoria at top speed.

But the moment they stepped through the temple gate, dozens of Black Shadows shot toward them from every direction like venomous snakes.

"Black Shadows?!"

"It's Sakura Matou!"

Though startled, Illya did not panic. After one glance at the Black Shadows, she looked toward where Red A and Medea were fighting. The current Heracles was no mindless Berserker. She believed that with Heracles and Artoria's skill, they would certainly be able to evade the Black Shadows' attacks.

"Good. Medea didn't blow up the mountain. They're just fighting normally, but..."

Looking at Medea, whose entire body had been dyed black, Illya could not help shaking her head inwardly. Clearly, the heavily wounded Medea had been exploited by that old bastard Zouken Matou and devoured by the corrupted Sakura Matou.

"We can't let Medea and Rule Breaker fall into that old worm's hands. We have to keep her... Berserker! Use your Noble Phantasm and completely destroy Medea's corpse!"

"Got it!"

While nimbly dodging the Black Shadows' relentless pursuit, Heracles transformed the Axe-Sword in his hand into a massive bow. The next instant, nine enormous arrows blasted toward Medea like nine missiles.

However, Sakura Matou had not yet lost control. Her actions remained under Zouken Matou's control. Given Zouken Matou's intelligence, how could he fail to prepare for Heracles after witnessing Hyakume?

The Black Shadows around Medea gathered into a black wall directly before the nine arrows. Relying on their unique devouring effect, they intercepted that fatal strike, comparable to a Rank A Anti-Person Noble Phantasm.

"Damn it!"

Illya could not help cursing.

She truly wished she could immediately kill that old worm Zouken Matou. But the old worm was famously difficult to kill. As long as even one insect clone remained, he would not die. If not for that, she would have gone and dealt with him long ago.

"I'll do it—"

Mordred charged forward as well. After taking in the situation, she directly activated her Noble Phantasm.

But her existence had long since been accounted for in Zouken Matou's plans.

Before she could finish charging it, a Pegasus with wings and a body radiating blinding white light descended from the sky, hurtling toward her like a white meteor.

"It's Medusa's Bellerophon! That old worm really calculated everything perfectly..."

Rebellion Against My Splendid Father and Bellerophon clashed once more. Red and white radiance completely split the night sky in two, waking who knew how many ordinary people from their sleep.

They only remained deadlocked for an instant before the white light overwhelmed the Red Lightning. Clearly, Medusa, who had prepared for this for a long time, had the upper hand this time.