NABC Chapter 199: Four Servants Gather, the Final Battle is About to Begin!
Chapter 199: Four Servants Gather, the Final Battle is About to Begin!
Chapter 200: Fourteen Servants Gather, the Final Battle is About to Begin!
"What's going on?!"
Outside the dilapidated Yggdrasil Castle, the Servants from both the Red and Black factions gathered together.
They were all sorting out their current situation.
But the sudden tremor woke them all up.
Thus, the two sides, which had only temporarily ceased hostilities, instantly became extremely tense.
It wasn't until Fiore brought Chiron to explain the situation that the situation came to light.
"So, the commotion just now was caused by Avisbro activating his Noble Phantasm?"
After listening to Fiore's explanation, Shiki-kai nods slightly.
He finally understood why the Black Faction was willing to temporarily truce with them and settle them in the Thousand World Tree's castle.
Because Danic, the leader of the Yggdrasil, is dead.
Therefore, those below felt lost about the future.
Upon understanding the true situation, Shizi Jieli breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that the other side genuinely intended to cease hostilities, rather than plotting against them.
"Now that Avisbro has betrayed your Black faction, will he launch an attack against us?"
Achilles asked in bewilderment.
"No, he no longer has the opportunity to launch an attack on us."
Chiron shook his head.
From the moment Avisbro activated his Noble Phantasm, "Crown of Wisdom," Chiron had been watching him from afar using his Clairvoyance.
However, before Chiron could make a move, Shirou Kotomine took the initiative and defeated him.
Afterwards, Shirou Kotomine expanded his domain and absorbed the Crown of Wisdom into his own domain, and they both disappeared from Chiron's sight.
When Shirou Kotomine reappeared, he was all alone.
"Is it that guy?"
Upon hearing Chiron's account, Achilles' eyes immediately lit up.
Achilles always kept Shirou Kotomine in his heart.
Whether it was his killing of Atalanta or his decision to have Tomoe Gozen fight Achilles in his place, these things still bothered him.
Upon hearing news of Shirou Kotomine again, Achilles immediately became excited.
He wanted to fight Kotomine Shirou to the death once again.
"Is that the Assassin? Who exactly is he?"
Seeing the excitement in Achilles' eyes and the strange looks in the eyes of the other Servants, Shishikage Kairi was somewhat puzzled.
After all, logically speaking, the Assassin class is skilled in assassination.
They are not good at direct combat.
Even though the Assassin Semiramis summoned by the Red Team this time is extremely powerful, the reason she is so strong is because she has a dual class.
It possesses the power of both the Assassin and Caster classes.
Her fighting style relies more on magic.
Although her key method is poison.
But overall, she was fighting a positional war.
She can certainly fight head-on, but she has absolutely no chance of engaging in hand-to-hand combat.
However, this black Assassin is incredibly powerful; he's a close-combat expert capable of engaging Achilles in melee combat.
This is really illogical.
Therefore, Shi Zi Jie Li was very puzzled by his true identity.
"According to our intelligence, Assassin should be Jack the Ripper."
"But that's impossible. How could a mere murderer who killed ordinary people be so strong? It's impossible!"
Lion Jie Li immediately retorted.
Jack the Ripper was, after all, a criminal who once roamed London, and the Clock Tower, the headquarters of the Magicians' Association, was also in London.
Therefore, Shiro is quite familiar with Jack the Ripper.
Although Jack the Ripper's infamy is widely known in Britain.
However, that phenomenon only occurred when criminal investigation technology was not advanced enough in the past.
To be honest, there were many unsolved mysteries in that era.
Some assassins have killed more people than Jack the Ripper.
But none of them are as famous as Jack the Ripper.
Therefore, if the Black Assassin is indeed Jack the Ripper, then there is no way he could possibly fight Achilles to a standstill.
"Actually, we had the same idea, but according to our intelligence, he really is Jack the Ripper, which is a real problem for us."
Fiore explained helplessly.
After experiencing this great battle, not only the Red Team, but even the Black Team didn't believe it was Jack the Ripper.
Because his strength is simply too great.
After all, no matter how much you boast about Heroic Spirits, you can't turn the impossible into the possible.
Characters like Avisbro and Semiramis, who obtained things that didn't originally belong to them through legends, had to prepare before they could activate their Noble Phantasms.
Avisbro needs a great magician as the core.
This is even though he was actually researching how to create the original humans during his lifetime.
For example, Semiramis, who had no connection with the Hanging Gardens in her previous life, would need to prepare materials from the ruins of the places where she once lived if she wanted to activate her Noble Phantasm.
In addition, she needs to prepare the materials for building the sky garden in advance.
The funds available to build the Hanging Gardens would be enough to buy a small country.
This is just the basics.
The more money spent on building the Hanging Gardens, the more mysterious and powerful they become.
After preparing all the materials, Semiramis will also perform a three-day magic ritual.
Only in this way can this sky garden truly be born.
This is the price Semiramis paid for completing the Hanging Gardens.
The Heroic Spirit who actually built the Hanging Gardens in history could summon it directly using his Noble Phantasm, which is the difference between the two.
So, matters concerning Servants aren't something you can just talk about.
You need to make claims based on evidence.
That's why the Servants from the mythological era were so strong.
Those who are close to the Age of Gods can boast about it however they want.
However, the more modern the Servant, the less likely they are to be praised, because if they are too close, there will be detailed historical records.
"This is really interesting! What kind of freak is this?!"
Mordred couldn't help but burst into laughter.
But Shishikage Kairi, the Master, frowned.
What Mordred found interesting, he found utterly troublesome.
"What's going on with this Holy Grail War? All sorts of bizarre things are happening."
In Shiro's view, this Holy Grail War was strange from beginning to end.
"As expected of a war centered around the Holy Grail, the omnipotent wish-granting machine, there are conspiracies and schemes everywhere!"
Lion Jie Li sighed.
Just then, Chiron's voice suddenly rang out.
"Everyone, since you all have doubts, then go and ask him yourself."
"He's here; he's about to arrive."
Chiron's sudden words startled everyone present.
"He actually came in person? Then let me greet him personally!"
"I am confident," Achilles said in a high-pitched voice.
After saying that, he walked towards the gate.
Seeing this, the others quickly followed Achilles.
They were filled with doubts about "Jack the Ripper".
Who exactly is he?
With these questions in mind, everyone headed towards the gates of the World Tree Castle, ready to meet this mysterious fellow in person.
On the desolate wasteland outside the Yggdrasil Castle, Shirou Kotomine and Jeanne d'Arc walked one after the other on this former battlefield.
The place is littered with the remains of golems.
These were all destroyed by Achilles; they were the fruits of his war.
The android corpses have disappeared from this place; they must have been collected by the other androids.
Although no android corpses were seen, their bloodstains remained on the spot, highlighting the brutality of the war.
After all, these androids possess strength far exceeding that of normal humans.
But in the eyes of the followers, they were nothing more than weeds.
Killing them is like mowing grass.
The gap between them is that big.
"However, this war will not continue. I will end it tonight."
His gaze swept over the marks on the ground and around him before landing on the gate of the Yggdrasil Castle across the way.
There were quite a few people standing there.
"Siegfried, Chiron, Mordred, Achilles, and Karna."
"You are the last five Servants remaining in this Holy Grail War, aren't you?"
Stepping to the front of the group, Shirou Kotomine spoke with a smile.
His words immediately shocked Fiore, Shishi Jie, and the others on the other side.
How did you know their real names?
Fiore was extremely surprised, and then her gaze fell on Jeanne d'Arc standing next to Shirou Kotomine.
"Did you tell him, Miss Ruler?"
Fiore was forced to doubt Joan of Arc.
After all, she was just too suspicious.
It's worth noting that almost none of the Servants present had used their Noble Phantasms much yet.
Although they had all played a few matches.
But it's unbelievable that their identities were exposed like this.
But if Ruler reveals it, then everything makes sense.
Ruler has this capability.
"No, I did not reveal your information to Shirou; this information came from him himself."
Joan of Arc explained.
But the people present clearly don't believe it.
Seeing this, Shirou Kotomine laughed and said, "You don't need to worry about it. Jeanne d'Arc really didn't tell me any information about you, and she won't help me defeat you."
"Defeating you and lifting the Holy Grail is my own business."
"Joan of Arc was merely a witness to this event."
"It's Joan of Arc?!"
Upon hearing Jeanne's real name, everyone present immediately believed Kotomine Shirou's words.
Although I haven't experienced it firsthand.
But people still had faith in Joan of Arc.
"Wait, you just said that those five are the last five remaining in this Holy Grail War. You didn't forget to count yourself, did you?"
Lion Robbery suddenly thought of something.
Everyone present was very interested in the true identity of Shirou Kotomine.
Therefore, they pay close attention to any words spoken by Shirou Kotomine.
"Ah, now that you mention it, I realize I was mistaken!"
Kotomine Shirou looked apologetic, scratching his head as if complaining about his memory.
His appearance made everyone present secretly criticize him.
Is this guy really one of those mysterious behind-the-scenes big bosses?
It doesn't look like it!
Just as everyone was beginning to question Shirou Kotomine's cool demeanor, his next words shocked them.
"I actually forgot about you. If I count them this way, there are only four Servants left in this Holy Grail War."
"Right, Siegfried!"
Kotomine Shirou's smiling words immediately drew everyone's attention to Siegfried standing to the side.
And his master, Gordes.
"What on earth is going on, Uncle?!"
Fiore quickly asked.
At this moment, her younger brother was pulling her wheelchair backwards, and the servant Chiron also blocked her way.
But Fiore's gaze was fixed intently on Gold.
She could hardly believe that her uncle had betrayed her.
After all, there is a contract between the Servant and the Master.
It's impossible for the Servant to betray the Master while the Master doesn't, right?
After Shirou Kotomine revealed this, everyone else present became wary of Shigehiro.
Despite the hostility from the crowd, Gold smiled and turned to face them.
His face was full of smiles.
"Don't worry, Fiore, Gorde has not betrayed Yggdrasil."
As he explained to Fiore, Gold's voice gradually began to change.
His physique was also like that.
Soon, Shirou Kotomine returned to his original appearance.
"This can be considered our first self-introduction. My name is Kotomine Shirou, and I am a traveler."
"Of course, the one in front of you is just an avatar. The real one is naturally the one over there. I hope you get along well from now on."
After saying that, Kotomine Shirou's clone walked towards Kotomine Shirou.
The two merged into one in full view of everyone.
This scene immediately astonished everyone present.
"Uncle Gold was actually your alter ego? Then where is the real Uncle Gold? Did you kill him?"
Fiore asked hurriedly.
"No, I promised Siegfried I wouldn't kill him. I'll release him after this battle is over. Don't worry, I'm not a serial killer."
"I see."
Upon hearing Shirou Kotomine's explanation, Fiore breathed a sigh of relief.
"Would you be willing to explain to us what it means that there are only four Servants left?"
"Aren't you and this Mr. Siegfried Servants?"
Seeing that Shirou Kotomine was so easy to talk to, Kairi Shishikage immediately asked as well.
"Oh, it's alright to tell you."
Kotomine Shirou smiled.
"I am not a Servant in this Holy Grail War, but a magician."
"You're a magician!"
One of the silent Corles immediately exclaimed in surprise.
Not only him, but everyone present couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
No magician can go toe-to-toe with Servants.
"Of course, I'm not lying."
"As for Siegfried, he is naturally a Servant, but he is no longer a Servant in this Holy Grail War."
"He is now my servant."
As soon as Shirou Kotomine finished speaking, several streams of magical energy surged from his body and quickly landed beside him.
Atalanta, Spartacus, Semiramis, Shakespeare, Vlad III, Astolfo, Frankenstein, Jack the Ripper, and Avisbro appeared before their former companions once again.
But this time, they became enemies.