The battle is coming to an end.

“Haaaaaah!”

RIDER chopped the undead soldier in front of him into pieces with one sword, then looked around with the sword in hand. At this moment, only one in ten of the soldiers who were still following him were left.

RIDER had fought in many dangerous situations throughout his life, but this was his first time on a battlefield like this.

The undead seemed endless, with no end in sight. No matter how many he killed, more would appear.

The Scourge is truly worthy of its reputation.

I don’t know what era this army belongs to.

RIDER was sure that even when he was alive, he had never heard of such a terrifying army. If such an undead army really existed, then his hegemony would have come to an end long ago. Perhaps, this was an existence from the mythical era?

If that's the case, then this wave of effort will not be in vain.

Thinking of this, RIDER smiled again and looked forward.

At this moment, the undead army had already separated into a distant place. On the other side, RIDER could clearly see the red ponytail fluttering in the wind.

"I really don't know what kind of person you are, young lady..."

Looking at the petite figure, RIDER sighed, then he tightened his weapon in his hand again with a firm expression.

No matter what, he is the King of Conquerors. Even if he dies, he will die on the road to conquest!

"drive!!"

He suddenly raised the reins, and then RIDER drove the warhorse and galloped ahead at a high speed. In front of him, Fang Zheng silently raised his hands. Soon, the burning flame blade and the cold frost blade appeared in his hands at the same time.

“Drink it!!”

In the blink of an eye, RIDER arrived in front of Fang Zheng, then raised the sword in his hand and chopped down at Fang Zheng with force.

Facing the sharp blade coming down head-on, Fang Zheng waved his left hand, and Frostmourne flashed past with a flash of sword light. With a clang, RIDER's body shook and then went limp.

The next moment, a bright red sword stabbed towards him.

The two figures crossed each other, leaving a trail of blood. Fang Zheng still stood there, while RIDER rode on his warhorse and walked a little further. The warhorse under him then slowly stopped.

"It's...interesting..."

Looking at the sky in front of him, RIDER opened his mouth and smiled. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.

"I hope that next time, I can have another expedition like this that makes me excited..."

"If there's a chance."

Fang Zheng said without turning her head, and then she suddenly shook off the blood on the sword. The next moment, the seal was completely broken and disappeared. In the blink of an eye, the originally frozen wilderness turned back into the bridge of Fuyuki City.

But at this moment, Fang Zheng was the only one left on the bridge.

Oh, and there are two bodies on the riverbank.

This... let's leave it to those rats in the Holy Church to deal with.

Fang Zheng took a look at the two corpses that died with their eyes open, then turned and left.

The real show has just begun.

At this moment, on the back hill of Ryudo Temple, Emiya Kiritsugu, Irisviel and Kuon Maiya were strolling quietly.

“Kiritsugu…”

"I know."

Emiya Kiritsugu glanced at the Command Seal that had disappeared from the back of his hand, and spoke in a very calm voice.

SABRE failed.

This result was not beyond Emiya Kiritsugu's expectations. The reason why Saber and RIDER joined forces was just to take a gamble, but Emiya Kiritsugu himself had never thought about how high the success rate would be. Of course, if they win, it would be the best, but if they lose... it is not unacceptable.

However, this was not originally Kiritsugu Emiya's first plan.

He also has his own ideas.

Emiya Kiritsugu is not a fool either. In fact, the reason why he came here was because of what Fang Zheng said before.

That is to summon the Holy Grail and chop it down together with the Greater Holy Grail.

Logically speaking, after the death of the Heroic Spirit, it should be contained in the body of Irisviel, which is the Lesser Holy Grail. But according to Irisviel, until now, she has not felt any Heroic Spirit being absorbed by her. This means that the other party obviously has other ways to deal with this problem. But no matter what, it is impossible to skip the Greater Holy Grail.

Therefore, Kiritsugu Emiya finally decided to go directly to the location of the Holy Grail in the back mountain of Ryudo Temple to find out.

In fact, the reason why he kept Saber was more to divert the other party's attention.

The spell used to cover up the real passage was easily lifted, and then the three of them soon arrived at a huge cave entrance.

"Is this the place? Ellie?"

Looking at the dark cave in front of him, Emiya Kiritsugu tightened his grip on the gun and asked in a low voice. Irisviel looked at the cave entrance with a responsible expression and nodded.

"Yes, according to Grandpa, it is here."

“Maiya.”

Kiritsugu didn't say much, just signaled to his partner, and then saw Kuon Maiya walking in front holding an assault rifle, followed by Kiritsugu Emiya, and Irisviel walking at the end.

There were no traps or ambushes along the way, which surprised Emiya Kiritsugu who originally thought he would encounter a sniper attack. But even so, he was still on high alert.

It was not until the three of them walked out of the passage and came to the large cave below that they were stunned when they saw the scene in front of them.

On the platform in the middle of the cave, there was a cup emitting golden light. Needless to say, Emiya Kiritsugu could tell at a glance that it was the Holy Grail. And on the stone below the platform, Illya was sitting there, humming a song and kicking her legs out of boredom.

Seeing Emiya Kiritsugu and his group appear, Illya was obviously a little surprised, but the next moment she still clenched the staff in her hand and stood up.

"Master said that Daddy wouldn't give up so easily, but I didn't believe it... Now it seems like it's true... I'm done for, I lost the bet with Master this time..."

"Well……"

Looking at Illya in front of them, Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment. They originally thought that Red Ponytail would take Illya away with her, but they didn't expect that she had guessed their thoughts and actually left CASTER here...

This is trouble.

Whether it's because the other party is Illya, a CASTER, or a Heroic Spirit, facing the current situation, it's probably difficult to deal with...

“——!”

Before Emiya Kiritsugu could think of what to say, suddenly, the golden Holy Grail that was originally placed on the high platform suddenly emitted a warm and faint glow, and then slowly floated up. Seeing this scene, whether it was Illya, Emiya Kiritsugu, or the others, they all turned their heads and looked at the Holy Grail.

No one knows what it will be like when the Holy Grail is summoned. After all, the first three Holy Grail Wars have ended, and now may be the last chance!

Thinking of this, Emiya Kiritsugu tightened the gun in his hand, frowned, and hesitated.

However, at this moment, an unexpected scene happened.

“Gulp gulp…”

Suddenly, there was a sound like boiling water in the Golden Holy Grail, and then everyone saw a large amount of dark red and black liquid that looked like asphalt or oil tumbling out from it and falling to the ground.

"Ellie, what is that?"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Emiya Kiritsugu became more and more nervous. He could feel the malice coming from those dark bodies - this was definitely not ordinary!

"I, I don't know, but there shouldn't be such a thing in the Holy Grail!"

At this moment, Irisviel's voice began to tremble. If she was still skeptical about Fang Zheng's words before, now Irisviel was really sure that there must be something wrong with the Holy Grail!

No matter what, there shouldn't be anything like this in the Holy Grail!

"It's right that there is a problem, otherwise why would I come here?"

At this time, Fang Zheng silently walked behind the three people and replied. The three people were startled, and Emiya Kiritsugu subconsciously raised his hand and took the gun to aim at the red ponytail in front of him... Then he put it down dejectedly. At this point, he knew that this Holy Grail War was already a failure, and no matter what he did now, it would be useless.

"Master, what should we do now?"

"Well, first of all..."

Before Fang Zheng could finish his words, a low roar suddenly rang out.

“Ugh—!”

Along with the roar, everyone saw that in the dark liquid flowing on the ground, monsters with black bodies and red eyes emerged from it. They looked like servants, or a combination of servants and beasts. Not only that, Fang Zheng also keenly sensed that there was a spreading force among them...

Um?

"Illya, go out and evacuate with the others. Leave this place to me. Stay away from here!"

"Ah, yes."

Although she didn't know why Fang Zheng did this, Illya nodded obediently, then walked to Irisviel's side and held her hand.

"Let's get out of here quickly."

Although they didn't know what had happened, the scene before them was clearly beyond what everyone could handle, and Emiya Kiritsugu certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to choose to stay - after losing the Holy Grail, he would only be left with his wife, children, and mistress.

By the way, in Illya's world, how did Emiya Kiritsugu deal with his mistress problem?

Looking at the backs of several people leaving in a hurry, Fang Zheng suddenly had such a thought in his mind, but he probably thought that even if he asked, Illya would not know... Well, sometimes, it is happier not to know.

“Hmm…Hmm…”

At this moment, the number of dark shadow monsters increased. They all surrounded Fang Zheng and roared like wild beasts. It was like a group of hungry wolves, glaring at the prey that had entered their territory.

But that’s not the point.

There is only one key point.

"It is true."

Feeling the smell becoming increasingly clear, Fang Zheng's expression gradually became serious.

He finally understood why Gaia needed to handle this Holy Grail War on her own.

Originally Fang Zheng thought that this was because he had participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War, but now, Fang Zheng knew the reason.

He smelled the breath of chaos from these dark monsters.

Although there was only a slight trace, almost inaudible, as if someone had farted in the air. You were not sure whether there was a fart or not, but Fang Zheng was sure that this was definitely the smell of chaos from the main world!

This thing has come to another world? !

How can this be tolerated?

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng sighed, then raised the sword, and soon, the first flame appeared.

"Just go back here obediently!"