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Only then did Marne feel relieved and begin to experience the uplift brought about by divinity.
He then discovered that the improvement was not small, at least ten times or more. If displayed in terms of attributes, his current attribute of 0.9 is basically EX level across the board, which is immeasurable.
If I had to use a metaphor, his previous all-out attack with his bare body was probably like a man-portable missile, capable of destroying a house. Now it's at least like a cruise missile, capable of destroying a large building.
Of course, strength is not the most important thing; what matters is endurance and physical toughness.
Previously, thanks to the [Steel Skin] effect, it could ignore the defense of machine guns smaller than 20mm. Now, after the enhancement, even tank main guns can't hurt it.
If the attack is within the realm of mystery, then the defense is even stronger, basically ignoring conventional grand magic. Even for heroic spirits, ordinary attacks without corresponding characteristics can't harm them much.
Unless someone has a special attack against divinity, some unique defense-breaking properties, or their divinity is higher than his, no one can seriously injure him.
Chapter 111 The Battle Situation and New Sudden Changes, A New Plan to Treat Mar and Eng
On the defense line of Fuyuki Castle.
Another clash is underway.
Iskandar himself appeared on the front lines, leading his army to attack Fuyuki.
He rode the divine chariot pulled by the Thunder Ox with flying hooves, attacking from the sky, but was intercepted by his mother, Shan Shan, riding the Vimalakirti. The two sides pulled back and forth.
Iskandar attempted to break through the defenses and attack the soldiers on the city walls several times, but was firmly stopped by his mother, Gilgamesh, and his efforts were largely unsuccessful.
While intercepting the enemy's attacks, Niang Shanshan also unleashed a rain of Noble Phantasms at the army below to relieve the pressure on her side.
The corrupted army on the ground, bombarded head-on by artillery fire and a rain of Noble Phantasms, continued to approach the city walls. They were held back at the front line by Mordred and the Lion King, who led the puppet army created by Aozaki Touko. Nero, on the other hand, provided support to all sides from the city walls with magic cannons from time to time.
Overall, Fuyuki's side has fallen into a passive position and is struggling to cope.
When nearly half of the corrupted army was wiped out, the pressure on Fuyuki's side finally eased.
Seeing this, Iskandar grinned and shouted, "That's enough for today! Next time, my army will surely flatten these walls! Just you wait!"
After uttering these familiar harsh words, he immediately turned and retreated, taking the remaining troops with him.
Mother Shanshan wanted to stop her, but her fear of being lured away from the mountain made her dare not leave again.
She paid a heavy price when she went out to chase them last time.
She chased after them that time, but the army suddenly turned around and launched a counterattack. Without her air support, Fuyuki was in dire straits almost instantly.
In the end, she was notified in time and rushed back, which barely saved her from danger.
As a result, one-fifth of the cannons on the city walls were lost, and one-sixth of the magicians from the Magic Association died.
After that incident, Niang Shanshan never dared to pursue them recklessly again.
Watching the enemy disappear into Mount Enzo once again, Fuyuki's side finally relaxed and began to deal with the battle losses.
It was the same conference room, but this time, Aozaki Touko was sitting in the head seat.
"After the battle just now, the stockpile of magic shells has been depleted. Although ordinary shells are also useful and have been used in combination, they are still consumable resources."
"The magicians have also suffered considerable losses; only half of them are still capable of fighting."
Gerald reported the latest statistical results, announcing unfavorable news for their side.
For a moment, everyone fell silent. Five days had passed since Marne's incident. Except for the first day, Iskandar had led a large army to attack every day, but each time they would retreat halfway through the battle.
Everyone understood that Iskandar intended to use the advantage of his army's ability to resurrect to continuously deplete their fighting strength.
In fact, he did succeed, and now Fuyuki's side is suffering severe losses.
First and foremost, there are supplies.
The 30,000 specially crafted enchanted shells that Marne had constructed have been used up. From now on, they can only use the ordinary shells that will arrive later, which are not as powerful or effective as the former.
Secondly, there's the issue of personnel. Apart from the first batch of one hundred magicians sent by the Magic Association, and the subsequent one hundred more, only half remain. Moreover, their energy and magic power are severely depleted, preventing them from unleashing their full potential.
Currently, the main reliance is on the four Servants, as well as some battle dolls that Aozaki Touko has been working hard to produce, which is barely keeping the situation afloat.
They did consider using their Noble Phantasm to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop, but the enemy was too overpowered.
Even if the enemy's corrupted warriors die, they will revive one after another within a certain period of time. It would only take two or three hours for an army of ten thousand to be defeated.
The decapitation operation aimed to eliminate Iskandar. However, Iskandar was too slippery, relying on his air superiority. Only Gilgamesh could restrain him, and he dared not pursue. So, he would run away as soon as he saw the situation was not right, which is why we never managed to seize an opportunity to decapitate him.
If we take the initiative to attack, the corrupted army will seize the opportunity to attack Fuyuki.
Unless one is determined to sacrifice Fuyuki, there is no way to achieve both.
However, they have already begun evacuating the people of Fuyuki, and it is estimated that they will be able to complete the task today. Tomorrow will be the day for a decisive battle.
"Where are the military and Magic Association reinforcements coming? Are they even on their way?"
After a moment of silence, Aozaki Touko asked Gerald.
"The military rejected it outright, and the Magic Association's higher-ups are still discussing it."
Gerald replied helplessly, his expression also looking rather unpleasant.
They're working themselves to the bone here, but the people back home aren't paying any attention. That's really upsetting.
It's understandable that the military refused to send reinforcements, given the many political factors involved.
However, the fact that the Magic Association is still in discussions is somewhat unreasonable.
They all reported the seriousness of the situation, but apart from the initially planned 100 reinforcements, they didn't offer any further response! It was a perfunctory reply!
Before Aozaki Touko could say anything, a magician rushed in.
"Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has occurred!"
"What is it? The enemy is back?" Erton asked hurriedly.
"No, we've lost contact with the outside world!"
"How could we not be able to contact them? When did this happen?"
"Just now, after Mr. Watanabe and his team escorted the last group of people away, we lost contact with them for unknown reasons."
"Then we tried to contact other parties, but we found that all communication with the outside world had failed, and we are now completely cut off from the outside world."
"This……"
Everyone then realized the seriousness of the problem. Aozaki Touko immediately got up, went to the communications room, and tested it herself.
Upon discovering that they indeed could not contact anything, he said to Gerald, who had come with him, "Quickly send out a reconnaissance team to check the surrounding cities."
"Yes." Erton responded and left, returning in less than half an hour with even worse news.
"The road is blocked. A black mist surrounds Fuyuki. It's very strange. There's no magical fluctuation. Once you go in, you'll never come out again."
"This is really..."
Aozaki Touko sighed and rubbed her forehead, unsure of what to say.
"Could it be the work of Iskandar?" the Prince speculated.
"We can only assume it was him. In any case, we'll deal with him tomorrow, and then we'll understand. For now, we should try not to cause any more trouble."
Silence fell over the crowd. With the decisive battle imminent, this unexpected turn of events cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.
"If only that guy were here at a time like this."
Mordred, the mischievous kid, was the first to be unable to bear the oppression and couldn't help but sigh, prompting the others to nod in agreement.
When Marx and Engels were around, things weren't necessarily going very smoothly, but at least the situation was clear, and every problem could be explained by him. That's the 340 advantage of intelligence.
Now, having lost their source of intelligence, they are left completely bewildered.
"How about we think of another way?" Erton suggested quietly.
He didn't know much about Marne's condition, only that he was seriously injured and unconscious, and that only the Holy Grail could possibly cure him.
So now he's thinking of trying other methods to see if he can cure Ma En directly and get him back to work overtime.
"If there were any other way, we would have used it already. Why would we need you to remind us?"
Aozaki Touko glanced at him, retorted, and then ignored him.
They wanted to cure Ma En more than anyone else, so they had been trying to find a way to do so for the past few days.
They even thought of Mother Glamour's Gate of Babylon, which was said to contain all the treasures in the world, hoping to find a treasure that could cure Maren.
The mother was very generous and willing to provide, but after trying everything, nothing worked.
If it were the true form descending, that would be possible, because the true form truly possesses all treasures, even the Holy Grail.
However, this is just an avatar, a Servant restricted by class, so the Holy Grail is out of the question, and other treasures were not brought out either.
Nero suddenly said, "No, actually it's not that it doesn't exist."
"Hmm?" XN
Everyone turned to look at her, seemingly wanting to know what insightful opinions she had.
Nero took a deep breath, as if he had made an important decision, and said with a firm expression, "It's not that we have no way, it's that we originally had it, but we couldn't use it because of the circumstances at the time."
Chapter 112 Nero's Brilliant Vigilance and Anxious Mentality
"What do you mean? Wasn't it said that only the Holy Grail could cure him?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka raised an eyebrow and looked at Nero, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
When he first heard that Marne needed the Holy Grail to heal his injuries, he was the first of the three remaining Masters to agree without hesitation.
Putting everything else aside, just the fact that Marne was injured while dealing with the Holy Grail's contamination means that, based on merit, the opportunity to make a normal wish should also belong to Marne.
However, he was somewhat unwilling to accept it, after all, it was his life's pursuit.
Now Nero says there are other ways, doesn't that mean he has another chance?
Nero nodded solemnly: "Yes, we have determined that only the Holy Grail can cure Marne, so I have the Holy Grail here."
"What?!" XN
These words shocked everyone present, and all of them cast incredulous glances at Nero.
"So many bridges and sacks!"