Chapter 71

After sensing that Caster was about to make a big move, Rider used the Divine Chariot to first ally with Lancer, then immediately rushed to the Fuyuki Bridge over the Fuyuki River. By the time Xunxin and his group arrived at the scene, Saber and Irisviel had already gotten there ahead of them. In the middle of the Fuyuki River, a giant sea monster was extending its tentacles, and the entire river was shrouded in a purple mist.

"Hey, King of Knights, the night is really nice, but it doesn't seem like the time for small talk," the Conqueror King stopped the chariot and greeted Saber with a harmless smile.

"Conqueror King, you're still as reckless as ever. Did you come here just to joke around?" The King of Knights took an offensive stance, making the Conqueror King wave his hands in protest.

"Don't be like that. Let's call a temporary truce tonight. I can't fight you with that thing around. I called out just now, and Lancer has responded. He should be here soon."

"What about the other Servants?"

"Assassin has already been taken out by Xunxin. Berserker's Master has agreed to help. Archer is useless; that guy's personality won't let him agree easily." The Conqueror King looked at the King of Knights with a helpless expression. Hearing this, the King of Knights placed his hand over his left chest solemnly.

"Understood. I have no objections to fighting alongside you. Conqueror King, and the Thousand Man Slayer over there, let's swear an alliance, even if it's temporary."

"It seems Shinku's identity was exposed without even needing to say it. His local fame is too high; hiding his true name is indeed difficult." Xunxin jumped off the Divine Chariot and sighed, then continued, "So, I represent our Master to agree to the alliance. Weber, is that okay?"

Weber, who had poked his head out from the Divine Chariot, nodded in agreement, and Irisviel, standing beside the King of Knights, naturally had to agree to the alliance as well.

"Even with five Servants gathered on our side, the situation is still not optimistic. Everyone knows about the water demons Caster summoned through his Noble Phantasm, which have extremely high regenerative abilities. Even if they are cut or burned, they can quickly regenerate. The super-large sea monster Caster has summoned is about seventy meters tall above the water, and the volume below the water is not much less. A sea monster of this size is probably beyond the control of a Servant. Caster didn't even consider controlling it; he just used the螺湮城教本 (Spiral Castle Teachings) as a mana furnace to maximize the opening of the summoning gate and pay the mana cost for the summoning."

"In other words, that thing is not under Caster's control; it was just dragged here, and the rest of its actions are left to the monster itself." The Conqueror King looked seriously at the giant sea monster rampaging in the Fuyuki River, his large hand tightly gripping the reins of the Divine Chariot.

"Yes, but the螺湮城教本 (Spiral Castle Teachings) alone cannot fully supply the mana needed for the sea monster to exist. If we can hold it off for a few hours, perhaps the sea monster will disappear from this world due to the Counter Force. However, if the monster successfully reaches the shore and gets human flesh and blood, its existence will be prolonged, and its size will rapidly expand. When it reaches its peak... boom, the vast amount of mana gathered in the sea monster will explode instantly, with enough power to level a city, and the Holy Grail War will be ruined."

"So, we need to deal with it before this thing reaches the shore and starts eating?"

"Yes. There are currently three ways to solve this problem: one, pull Caster out from inside the sea monster and destroy the螺湮城教本 (Spiral Castle Teachings), which will break the magic. Two, buy time, just prevent it from reaching the shore, but the impact is too great, and there are too many onlookers. We can't issue an evacuation notice due to the secrecy of the magic. Three, use a powerful attack to destroy the sea monster and Caster together, which would likely require an A-rank or higher Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm."

"Then let's try to pull Caster out from the sea monster first." A Lancer, who had materialized from a spirit form, appeared beside the chariot. "If I can separate his Noble Phantasm, I can use the Red Rose of Magic Breaking to destroy the spell. Of course, he won't fall for the same trick twice."

"Lancer, can you aim at Caster's Noble Phantasm and throw your spear from the shore?"

Hearing the King of Knights' question, Diarmuid smiled lightly. "This level of task is effortless. Don't underestimate the Spear Hero."

"Since that's the case, our goal is to expose Caster's Noble Phantasm outside the sea monster's body. Saber, Shinku, my chariot can move in the air, what about you two?"

"I am blessed by the Lady of the Lake; no water can stop my advance." With a confident expression, the King of Knights charged towards the sea monster, the silver-white magical boots woven from mana making a metallic sound as they stepped on the water, the blessing of the Lady of the Lake indeed taking effect.

"As for Shinku and me..." Behind Xunxin and Shinku, a pair of deep blue wings, each over five meters long, extended. These wings, formed from sword qi and mana, allowed Xunxin and Shinku, users of the Air-Riding Sword Technique, to fly in the air. In the previous world, Xunxin's flight speed was a significant disadvantage, nearly being killed by a demon. Learning from this, Xunxin developed a new technique that allowed him to fly at five times the speed of sound, and the wings could also be used as offensive weapons, easily slicing through even refined steel. The two took to the air, transforming into meteors and dashing towards the sea monster.

"Ha, my allies have many tricks up their sleeves, so I can't fall behind." The Divine Chariot roared, and the divine ox dragged the chariot, which was shining with Zeus's lightning, mercilessly towards the sea monster.

Xunxin and Shinku were the fastest, reaching the sea monster's attack range before the other two Servants. Dozens of tentacles shot out from the water like bullets, wrapping around the two. Shinku drew his full-blade sword and swung it rapidly in the air, slicing through the incoming tentacles with flying sword qi. Xunxin gathered mana and sword qi on the blade of Yaoyue, releasing a moon-shaped sword qi over thirty meters long that cut off a large chunk of the sea monster's body, nearly a quarter of its size. Immediately, six pale purple magic arrays appeared around Xunxin, firing six massive magic cannons with a five-meter radius, creating six steaming holes in the sea monster's massive body. Taking advantage of the sea monster's injuries, Shinku channeled qi into his full-blade sword and flew to the top of the sea monster, then charged down.

"Air-Riding Sword Technique, Dragon Hammer Flash!" Extending a six-meter-long blade, Shinku cut a several-meter-long gash in the sea monster from top to bottom. As a soft-bodied creature, the sea monster slowly toppled over, its purplish-red wound exposed to the air, revealing a large area of granular flesh. The Conqueror King seized this opportunity, driving the Divine Chariot to the wound and speeding through it, the roaring lightning roasting several tons of the sea monster's flesh into charcoal. The King of Knights aimed at a wound created by Xunxin's magic cannon, jumped to the wound, and swung his holy sword with great force.

"Wind King Hammer!" The roaring wind tore open the sea monster's wound, expanding it. The wind pressure, capable of tearing through steel, ripped the sea monster's wound apart, causing broken tentacles and murky blood to spurt out. However, the sea monster's regenerative ability was astonishing. The massive wound, cut by Shinku and then crushed by the Conqueror King's Divine Chariot, quickly healed in just ten seconds. The circular wounds created by Xunxin and the King of Knights continued to regenerate, the flesh writhing and forming spherical shapes, regenerating completely before the astonished eyes of the group.

"What a stubborn monster... Kid, don't stick your head out." Pushing Weber, who had poked his head out of the Divine Chariot, back in, the Conqueror King swung his sword, cutting off the approaching tentacles. Below, the King of Knights dodged several tentacles, his invisible sword slicing through them, leaving them in pieces. As for the tentacles that wrapped around Xunxin and Shinku, the two didn't care, folding their sword qi wings into a massive shield of mana and sword qi. The tentacles hit the sword qi wings, and the high-speed, sharp sword qi continuously shredded the sea monster's tentacles into minced meat, turning over a dozen tentacles into minced meat. At this moment, Xunxin, who had risen into the air, saw two F-15s approaching from several kilometers above.

"Yan Ye, let Berserker move out..." Pressing the communication device in his hand, Xunxin looked up at the golden boat hovering about a thousand meters away from the sea monster, shaking his head in frustration and continuing to release magic bullets to keep the sea monster at bay.

Crafted from gold, powered by mercury and a substance called Sun Crystal, and equipped with various weapons, the Vimana, a flying boat that could soar through the sky almost ignoring physical laws, had the Hero King holding a glass of red wine, watching the battle below with Kirei Kotomine.

"Though he is a mongrel, he is still a renowned hero. I never thought he would have to join forces to deal with that filthy creature, and their combined efforts are even less than that of a single Master. Truly, it is a sad sight."

Kirei Kotomine, sitting in the boat, unlike the relaxed Archer, was filled with anger and anxiety. Generally, magic must be used in secret to maintain the principle of secrecy, which is why the Tohsaka family was granted the role of overseer by the Mage's Association. The disaster caused by Caster not only threatened the Holy Grail's existence but also damaged Kirei's personal reputation.

"O King, that giant beast is a pest that has destroyed your garden. Please slay it." Kirei Kotomine bowed to the Hero King, humbly requesting his help, but the Hero King paid no attention.

"That is the gardener's job. Are you saying, Kirei, that you see my Noble Phantasm as a gardener's hoe?"

"No! However, as you can see, the others are almost overwhelmed. This is a great opportunity to display the might of a hero. Please make a decision."

"Tsk." The Hero King made a disdainful sound but still raised his right hand, which was propping up his face. Four Noble Phantasms fell from the sky, each strike shaking the sea monster, and large chunks of flesh were blown away. After four strikes, the sea monster was in tatters. However, Caster, inside the sea monster, laughed arrogantly, and the damaged areas quickly regenerated in just a few seconds. The Hero King's attacks had little effect.

"Prepare to retreat, Kirei. I can't stand to look at that filthy thing any longer." Gilgamesh turned away with a look of disgust, unwilling to continue. As the overseer of Fuyuki City, Kirei Kotomine, seeing the crisis, disregarded the etiquette of a vassal and stepped forward to advise.

"The only one who can defeat that monster is you! Given its regenerative ability, it can only be destroyed in one blow. Only your Noble Phantasm can do that."

"Clang!" The gem-encrusted golden wine glass was thrown to the ground, the red wine spilling onto the golden hull of the Vimana. The Hero King glared angrily at Kirei Kotomine. "Do you want me to draw the treasure EA here? Wake up, Kirei! Making such a reckless statement to a king is punishable by seppuku!"

Faced with the angry Hero King, Kirei Kotomine could only lower his head and remain silent. At that moment, the sound of breaking air came from above, and Kirei looked up to see two F-15s arriving at the scene. Feeling his own helplessness, Kirei could only clench his fists in silence...

PS: So, not thoroughly investigating your Servant's abilities is a big taboo. This mistake... o((≧▽≦o)

PS2: I have something tonight, so I'm posting early.

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