Although to Fang Zheng, the puppet in front of him was just a big walking piece of firewood, it was relatively durable. The evidence was that Fang Zheng took almost ten minutes to burn it completely.
Just as Fiore said, this puppet will continue to absorb magic from the earth. If its connection with the earth is not cut off, it will regenerate infinitely. But for Fang Zheng, this is meaningless. The method he adopted is quite simple, crude and straightforward.
Just burn it faster than it recovers.
Facts also proved that Fang Zheng's choice was correct. Not to mention that compared to firewood mixed with human souls, this kind of puppet made of pure magic condensate has better combustion and is easier to absorb. So under Fang Zheng's full burning, the puppet burned for about ten minutes before it was completely reduced to ashes.
The system repair progress in front of Fang Zheng has reached 95%.
After the puppets were burned, the problem of the Thousand World Tree came to an end, but this did not mean that the Holy Grail War would end like this. Because at the moment, the red servant was still carrying the Greater Holy Grail, strolling outside leisurely!
"We must recover the Greater Grail."
Although Fiore's voice was trembling, her expression was quite serious.
"The Holy Grail is the last hope of our Thousand World Tree Clan. We must not let it fall into the hands of the enemy."
"But sister, almost all of our masters have lost their qualifications..."
Colles reluctantly reminded them that in this battle, not only their servants suffered heavy casualties, but also their masters. CASTER's master Roger was used as the core of the puppet by CASTER. And RIDER's master ran out of the castle like crazy after losing RIDER, and was then directly crushed into a meat paste by the broken wreckage. At present, the remaining masters on the black side are only Gold, Fiore and her brother Colles, and...
"We still have Mr. Fang Zheng here, so it's not a complete failure."
Fiore spoke in a decisive tone.
"Mr. Fang Zheng still has a chance to seize the Holy Grail. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we cannot give up."
Fiore even smiled slightly when she said this.
"Fortunately, the Greater Holy Grail will not be activated until the last Servant dies. In other words, as long as Mr. Fang Zheng still holds a Servant, the ritual of the Holy Grail War cannot be completed."
The backup system is a backup system, and the Holy Grail War itself will not change because of this. In fact, according to Qianjieshu's original plan, after they eliminated the attacking servants of the red side, they would once again launch the "formal" Holy Grail War, that is, the seven MASTERs would kill each other, and in the end only one person would be able to win the battle.
And now, the Black Servant is left with...
"Uh... these two are both Servants, right?"
"That's right."
Facing Fiore's somewhat puzzled question, Fang Zheng nodded.
"Kuro is the ARCHER, and Illya is the CASTER."
"There is no assault at all!"
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Gold let out a strange cry, then slumped down in the chair weakly.
"Why are you able to summon two servants?!"
"Maybe it's because I'm European. Don't be jealous."
"...Mr. Fang Zheng, aren't you from East Asia?"
Fiore obviously didn't understand Fang Zheng's joke and looked at him in surprise, while Fang Zheng waved his hand.
"It was just a joke, but in that case..."
"The Red Team will probably send Servants to attack Mr. Fang Zheng, and then wait for the Holy Grail to be completed."
“But this won’t work.”
At this moment, RULER, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.
"We must prevent the Red Team from winning."
"oh?"
Hearing RULER's answer, Fang Zheng glanced at her.
"I thought RULER was fair and just?"
"In fact, I saw the man in the forest before arriving here."
At this point, RULER hesitated, but she continued.
"In fact, the man named Kotomine Shirou is not a human. His real name is Amakusa Tokisashiro, and he was the RULER of the last Holy Grail War."
According to RULER, after she noticed the battle between the Red and Black sides had begun, she rushed to the battlefield as soon as she was sure that her body had recovered enough to fight. However, what RULER did not expect was that she met Amakusa Tokisashiro who was waiting in the forest. The other party also invited her and hoped that RULER could win the Holy Grail War with her. It was at that time that Jeanne learned of his wish.
"The salvation of all mankind... How can the Holy Grail War be without this kind of idiocy?"
Hearing the news from Jeanne, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly. Is it destined that this kind of saint will appear in the Fourth Holy Grail War? Emiya Kiritsugu is one of them, and this Amakusa Tokishoshiro is also playing the same trick? One or two are not enough, right!
“Isn’t this a good thing?”
Illya didn't seem to understand what was going on. She blinked curiously and raised her hand to ask. Xiao Hei beside her waved his hand.
"Please spare me, Illya. You should know that the Holy Grail is nothing more than a condensation of magic power. Although it can indeed fulfill most wishes and can omit the theory and only bring results, on the contrary, it must have a process that can be omitted in order to fulfill the wish."
"That's right..."
Fiore also nodded. As the heir of the Thousand Worlds Tree clan, she naturally knew a lot about the Holy Grail.
"But who knows what means that guy wants to use to save humanity? This CASTER is bad enough, he also wants to turn the whole world into a paradise! Doesn't it sound great? What's the result? The method he uses is just to use his treasure to absorb all life and then plant trees on the ground. Do you think other people will be willing to accept this kind of paradise?"
At this point, Xiao Hei snorted disdainfully.
"Besides, according to Jeanne, that guy wants to 'save humanity'. If he wants to revive some dead souls, that's fine, but what does saving humanity mean? Who wants him to save them? How does he plan to save them?! Humans live in this world because there are so many painful things that they pursue happiness, and they desire happiness because of sadness. This arrogant and selfish wish to save all of humanity... is just like an idiot!"
"ARCHER is right."
RULER also nodded seriously.
"Anyway, it's already against the rules for RULER to dispatch servants and try to fulfill wishes with the help of the Holy Grail. Not to mention that his wish is likely to harm the world. I think this is why I was summoned here. So, we must gather our strength to stop him."
Neither side had any objection to what Jeanne said, but the problem was...
"With the mobility of the Aerial Courtyard, I don't know where they want to go, but since the opponent's MASTER is also a RULER, he should be able to sense that the Red Servant has not all disappeared. In this case, he will definitely gather his strength to defend, and that Aerial Fortress... is indeed a difficult target to capture."
At this point, RULER sighed.
"Although it is not difficult to catch up with it in terms of speed, but how to enter it..."
This is a problem. The reason why the Red Servant was able to invade the Sky Courtyard was because it stripped and absorbed the power of the Holy Grail. But now the only RIDER with the ability to ride has also died in battle, and Fang Zheng's side...
"We can all fly over there."
"The external defense of the Sky Courtyard is probably also at the level of a Noble Phantasm. Even if we can fly over, we won't be able to enter."
Fang Zheng shook his head, denying Kuang San's opinion, and then he narrowed his eyes.
"But I am not without a solution."
"Really? Mr. Founder?"
Hearing this, Fiore and others looked at him in surprise.
"If you need a means of transportation, our Thousand World Tree Clan can provide you with an airplane as support..."
"But there shouldn't be any plane that can withstand the attack of a Servant."
Fang Zheng waved his hand, then he raised the corner of his mouth slightly and sneered.
"But...if they think they can get rid of me like this, they are just daydreaming. They stole my things and still want to run away? That's impossible!"
As he spoke, Fang Zheng moved his gaze to the front of his eyes and looked at the system prompt above.
After the system repair progress reached 95%, another ability of Founder was unlocked.
That is... the dimensional channel.
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng clenched his right hand and closed his eyes.
"Nymph, can you hear me?"
"Owner!"
Hearing Fang Zheng's voice, Nymph responded immediately.
"Are you coming back?"
"Almost. However, I have encountered a little trouble here and need your assistance... Notify the Royal Fleet to prepare for battle. I will call for it in half an hour."