In an ancient castle in Romania, the seven participants in this Holy Grail all looked extremely grim, with Darnic and Gordes being the most somber.
This Holy Grail War Holy Grail War differs from previous ones in that, as they have gained control of the Greater Grail beforehand, they possess a significant advantage. They can choose their Master to a certain extent, meaning they have a complete set of seven Master who can summon seven Servant Heroic Spirit.
Unfortunately, the soul candle of a family Master went out ten minutes ago, proving that Hyouma Sagara was dispatched, was killed and his Command Spell were not retrieved, indicating that they were stolen.
However, despite this unexpected event, their summoning ritual still needs to continue. After all, one Master has already met with mishap, and the remaining five cannot afford to suffer any harm.
But despite being extremely careful, an accident still occurred.
Everyone else's summoning rituals were successful, and they all summoned the intended class of Heroic Spirit Servant. However, the Master Gordes, Servant was the most important Swordsman, failed to summon the Servant, and even the Command Spell on the back of his hand inexplicably disappeared.
Master Hyouma Sagara had already lost an assassin, was already in a bad state. Now, he had lost his most important Swordsman Servant as well. For a moment, even Darnic had lived for more than a hundred years, had little confidence in this Holy Grail War that concerned the fate of his entire family.
After all, this time he is facing the Clock Tower, the representative of Magecraft. The opponent will definitely go all out in the face of his challenge. As an ancient Clock Tower, it is certainly not lacking in the medium relics of top- Servant.
In other words, they would be facing seven top-tier fighters, a five-on-seven situation, which is quite a significant gap between the two sides.
"Master, I'm sorry, I've disappointed you!"
Gordes said dejectedly, his obese body trembling incessantly, clearly suppressing an intensely burning rage.
"No, this has nothing to do with you. It's probably the work of an old rival. But since he's made his move, he'll inevitably get involved in this Holy Grail War. We'll figure things out then!"
Shaking his head slightly, Darnic managed to calm himself down. In a flash, his mind locked onto an old rival from his memories— Zouken Matou, the head of the Matou Lineage.
After all, the other party is one of the Three Founding Lineages who created the Greater Grail, and they are also the ones who started developing Command Spell. He doesn't believe they didn't leave a backdoor in the Holy Grail System.
Now that the Command Spell are malfunctioning, it must be the work of that old rival.
However, it's not a big deal. Since the other side has started planning this, they will inevitably come to Romania to participate in this Holy Grail War.
When that old guy arrives, he'll definitely give this old rival a good thrashing. He was able to outmaneuver him sixty years ago, and he'll do it again this time!
Meanwhile, Darnic's old rival Zouken Matou, was in a rather miserable state.
Who exactly are you?
Zouken Matou reduced to a single brain worm after being wiped out, was filled with terror and had no idea who the two monsters in front of him were or why they wanted to kill him.
You deserve to die!
Kariya Matou's eyes were bloodshot, and with Palm One, the brain worm carrying Zouken Matou's soul was crushed.
That wasn't all. Wang Hao, who was standing to the side, decisively took action, grabbing Zouken Matou's soul to prevent it from escaping, and then casually annihilating it.
Of course, he also extracted the other person's memories during this process.
"World War II, Darnic, the Greater Grail was stolen? Is this Fate/Apocrypha?"
After searching through several key scenes in Zouken Matou, Wang Hao roughly determined where this parallel world was—it was a storyline from an anime series called Fate.
During the Third Holy Grail War Holy Grail War, an outsider Magecraft named Darnic intervened and ultimately stole the Greater Grail, burying it in Romania in preparation for the Fourth Holy Grail War.
However, this Holy Grail War is very different from previous Holy Grail War. It is not a seven-person free-for-all, but a seven-on-seven battle between two sides, the red and the black. The main battlefield is no longer the pitiful Fuyuki City, but Romania.
" Sakura, come here to your uncle!"
Shaking off the slime from the exploding brain worm, Kariya Matou crouched down, forcing a gentle smile as he waved to Sakura, who was hiding beside Wang Hao. Unfortunately, given his five-meter-tall, inhuman physique, it only made him look more ferocious, causing the little Loli Sakura to cower behind Wang Hao in fear.
"You should go and merge with your body in this world first! Then you'll be able to transform back into your original form."
Wang Hao glared at the Kariya Matou with amusement, then hugged Sakura in his arms and patted her back to comfort her.
Scratching his head, Kariya Matou arrived in front of his counterpart in another world.
Compared to myself, I am in a much worse state in this world.
At this moment, Kariya Matou in this world is bound to the wall. Before they arrived, he was being buried by countless insects, clearly undergoing inhumane Insect Magecraft modifications by Zouken Matou.
That's not all. During the Third Holy Grail War, Zouken Matou was severely injured by Darnic and needed to absorb the life force of his direct bloodline to repair himself. Naturally, the targets for this extraction were Kariya Matou and his brother.
At this moment, Kariya Matou in this world has been drained of his life force, his hair has turned pale white, and he looks like an old man on his deathbed. Even his soul and consciousness have collapsed.
"Although it's somewhat cruel, I suppose this is a kind of relief for you!"
Looking at his parallel world self before him, Kariya Matou sighed and decisively used the secret technique previously taught to him by his teacher, Wang Hao, to devour and merge with the original power of his parallel world self.
Because it is itself, and the origin is the same, there are no hidden dangers or rejections, and it can be perfectly integrated into one.
On the other side, Wang Hao comforted the little Sakura Loli in his arms while looking around the damp and decaying basement. His gaze finally fell on a mummified corpse that was also bound in the corner.
The mummified corpse possessed the same bloodline aura as Kariya Matou, so it should be Kariya Matou's older brother, and it appeared to have been dead for several years.
In other words, the future scumbag Shinji Matou has not yet been born, since his father died long ago.
This is a great thing, isn't it?
It's worth noting that in the Nasuverse series, Shinji Matou, this scumbag, is comparable to Daoist Master Yin, the Dragon Knight from Old Master Jin's works, and is hated by countless otaku!
"What's wrong?"
Sensing something amiss, Wang Hao looked at Kariya Matou, who had just completed the fusion, with a very strange expression on his face.
"N-nothing, teacher!"
Kariya Matou's face was contorted as he claimed to be fine, but his expression clearly indicated that something was wrong, and it was something serious!
The fusion technique given by Wang Hao was the most perfect, capable of fusion in all aspects, even including memories. Kariya Matou gained the memories of this world, especially the memory fragments of his body being modified and his life force extracted by that old pervert Zouken Matou.
Zouken Matou's Insect Magecraft is quite evil and perverse, especially when he was being modified. Countless insects went in and out of his body, and they even entered those kinds of places.
In other words, his parallel world self had long since lost his virginity; even his daisies had been torn open countless times by insects. This kind of memory was absolutely terrible for him.
These things must never be said aloud, otherwise how could he ever face anyone again!
"Teacher, is it possible to erase Sakura's memories of her time at the Matou Family?"
Suddenly, Kariya Matou's expression changed drastically. He then realized that Sakura in this world had already undergone Zouken Matou's Insect Magecraft transformation for some time, which meant...
This is far too cruel for a little girl; this part of her memory must be erased, otherwise Sakura will be doomed.
"I've already thought of this. These are memories taken from Sakura. Show them to Aoi in this world later, and manipulate things. Aoi will definitely be utterly disappointed in Tokiomi Tohsaka, and then she'll get a divorce. After that, your opportunity will come. I don't need to teach you this, do I?"
Wang Hao casually took out a crystal bead containing fragments of Sakura's memories and tossed it to Kariya Matou, giving him a knowing look.
"Thank you, teacher. I understand!"
With a sinister smile, Kariya Matou left the Matou Family and rushed to the Tohsaka Lineage. He wanted to make that beast Tokiomi Tohsaka regret ever being born.
Wang Hao Kariya Matou, not only sharing his martial arts training without any reservations, but also imparting to him everything that Kariya Matou wanted to learn and was capable of learning.
Besides cultivation, he was also deliberately nurturing this guy's IQ and EQ, especially EQ.
He didn't want this cheap disciple to ultimately evolve into an ultimate sycophant, just like in the original storyline; he couldn't bear that humiliation.
So, Kariya Matou is quite different now. He might not be much of a threat to others, but when it comes to his rival, Tokiomi Tohsaka, this kid is absolutely ruthless!
Holding the little Loli Sakura in his arms, Wang Hao cleaved open a spatial rift and stepped inside. When he came out again, he was in a luxurious hotel room. Unfortunately, this lavishly decorated room was now filled with a strong smell of blood.
Before Wang Hao could even raise his eyes, a flash of light appeared, piercing straight for his chest. The assassin demonstrated speed, ruthlessness, and accuracy, making him a remarkably skilled assassin.
Unfortunately, this didn't work on Wang Hao, mainly because the gap between the two was too large.
Ignoring the short blade aimed at his chest, Wang Hao looked at its owner, a little Loli dressed rather provocatively, who looked a bit older than Sakura, probably around eight or nine years old.
This is Jack the Ripper, the assassin from the Black Faction in this Holy Grail War. He was originally supposed to be summoned by Hyouma Sagara, the Master of the Black Faction, but Reika Rikudou, who was chosen as a sacrifice, took control of Jack and replaced Hyouma Sagara.
Turning his head to look into the room, he saw a special array on the ground used to summon Servant. A man lay on the array, covered in blood; it must be his unfortunate Master, Hyouma Sagara.
"Madam, I mean no harm. I'm just a fellow member of the Black Guard, an ally in that sense, so I've come to offer my greetings and invite you to join me on the Holy Grail War."
Wang Hao raised his hand to stop Reika Rikudou, who was throwing a drawer at him, and explained indifferently.