They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 2 The Holy Grail, I Want to Go Home

As Dan Lei plunged his holy sword into the ground, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, who was still retreating rapidly, knew something was wrong.

But at this point, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada was still unable to stop Danrei.

The azure light of true ether instantly spread along the ground to all directions, and gradually formed several ancient runes along with the cracks in the ground.

This is a rune array that Danlei learned from Orange after much pleading before participating in the Holy Grail War.

Given Danlei's magical talent, even if he had learned the runes, he would have been exhausted after casting one or two basic runes with his own magic.

Therefore, Orange never intended for Danlei to systematically learn runes.

The rune array that Danlei is currently casting is an optimized version by Chengzi. According to Chengzi, as long as Danlei can draw the array and has enough mana to replenish it, he can release it.

As for its effect, there's only one: it's a powerful binding array.

Runes are incredibly mysterious, even in modern restored versions.

Furthermore, Danlei is powered by the true ether from the holy sword Balmonk, so there is no situation where a mage from the Age of Gods would be naturally countered by magic due to the decrease in the mystique of magic when arriving in the modern era.

Therefore, even Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, who possesses A-rank magic resistance, could not break free instantly.

For this battle, this brief period of restraint was enough to determine the victor.

Dan Lei drew the holy sword Balmonk, accelerated himself with lightning, and stabbed at the completely immobile Amakusa Shiro Tokisada.

However, a Heroic Spirit is a Heroic Spirit. After Amakusa Shiro Tokisada realized that even if he could break free from the rune array with his magic resistance, he would not be able to avoid Danlei's subsequent attacks, he made a crazy move.

The Noble Phantasm [Twin Arms - Zero-Time Cluster] is a destructive Noble Phantasm that uses excess magic power to cause the magic circuits of the twin arms to go out of control, refining them into pseudo-dark matter and magic power, which then form pseudo-black holes by colliding with each other to absorb everything in the surrounding area.

Because it requires an extremely large amount of magical power, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's current abilities are simply insufficient to activate it.

However, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada may not have much else, but he has a lot of Command Seals. In this seven-on-seven Holy Grail War, all the Command Seals of the Red Team Masters that he controls are on him.

Although releasing this Noble Phantasm at close range will also hurt myself, I can't worry about that now.

As the Command Seal flashed, two energy balls, one black and one blue, suddenly appeared on his two hands, which he could barely move, and then flew forward to collide with each other.

Seeing this, Dan Lei naturally knew what Amakusa Shiro Tokisada was planning. So he once again squeezed out more magic power from his heart, poured it all into the holy sword Balmonk, roared "Don't even think about it!" and threw it forward.

With the extra acceleration from the magic, the Holy Sword Balmonk finally got stuck in the middle before the simulated dark matter sphere and the magic sphere collided.

In the next instant, the three different forces collided and caused a massive explosion.

The explosion immediately blasted Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, who was standing right next to him, against the wall, causing him to cough up blood.

However, at this moment, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada was smiling.

In his eyes, although his Noble Phantasm failed to activate, he had already achieved his goal. Danlei's attack had been blocked, and he would soon be able to break free from the constraints of the Rune Array.

However, before the flames of the explosion had subsided, Dan Lei's figure burst out from the aftershocks of this guaranteed anti-army Noble Phantasm.

Even with Siegfried's power protecting him, Dan Lei's skin was already severely burned, and he was completely naked. Yet, he still braved the explosion and lightning to rush to Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's side.

The next second, a sharp blade pierced through Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's body and spirit core.

Amakusa Shiro Tokisada looked down at the black key piercing his body and said helplessly.

"Using the black key that I just replaced to kill me, I guess I'm just punishing myself. Cough cough, Mr. Danlei, you win."

Amakusa Shiro Tokisada coughed up blood as he finished speaking his last words, before his body turned into specks of golden light and he disappeared from the scene.

After Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's body disappeared, Dan Lei also spat out a mouthful of black blood and knelt down on the ground.

At this moment, Locusta, who had been watching the game, walked to Danlei's side and said coldly.
"Master, your time is running out."

Moreover, I must admit, I never imagined you could actually get this far.

Upon hearing Locusta's words, Danlei forced himself to stand up, casually grabbed a tattered piece of cloth—whether it was originally a tablecloth or curtain—and wrapped it around his waist to cover himself, replying just as coldly.
"Isn't this a good thing for you? You can go back to see your emperor now."

However, remember this time to speak your true feelings. Don't be like the first time we met, insisting I drink your poisonous mushroom soup before you'll cooperate.

Locusta, after hearing Danlei's words, still spoke in a cold tone.
"This doesn't sound like the words of a ruthless magician who used a lifelike toddler doll to deceive Atalanta, then led Karna to accidentally injure and cause a civil war among the Red Faction Servants. He then deliberately lured them to expand the war, resulting in the destruction of a large town, and used the deaths of tens of thousands of ordinary people to lure Ruler into intervention, before finally attacking the homunculi he was protecting."

"Besides, you didn't drink the poisonous mushroom soup; you just signed a self-mandatory pledge, guaranteeing that you would drink my poisonous mushroom soup just before obtaining the Holy Grail."

Danlei was speechless at Locusta's words. In pursuit of victory, he had already trampled life, honor, and morality underfoot. A town of tens of thousands of people was destroyed because of him. No amount of excuses could help him.

So Danlei simply walked toward the room where the Holy Grail was located. There were no more obstacles in front of him, and the Hanging Gardens had already begun to disintegrate.

Opening the door at the back of the hall, the Holy Grail that Danlei had longed for was right before him, so he said...

"Locusta, give me the poisonous mushroom soup you prepared. You can make a wish before I drink it."

If you haven't made a wish by the time I finish drinking, I'm not going to care about you anymore.

Without any hesitation, Locusta handed Danlei a bowl of soup that was deep purple, bubbling with strange bubbles, and filled with various beautifully patterned mushrooms.

Under the control of his self-compulsory testimony, Dan Lei drank the whole bowl of mushroom soup in one gulp.

Locusta showed no respect for Danlei, her Master; this bowl of poisonous mushroom soup was indeed produced by her Noble Phantasm, "Mushroom, which is a sacred dish."

If Dan Lei hadn't swapped Siegfried's power for his own, he would have died from just one bite, let alone a bowl of soup.

However, now even poison can't be avoided if it causes internal rot.

At this moment, Locusta just stood there watching Danlei's reaction, showing no intention of making a wish.

Seeing this, Dan Lei completely ignored her and activated Siegfried's A-level Regrouping, using lightning to paralyze his nerves and reduce pain, barely restoring his mobility. Then, dragging his tattered body, with black blood oozing from his skin, he forcibly moved to the Holy Grail.

Locusta did not stop Danlei, and continued to watch quietly.

With Siegfried's power and his own strong willpower, Dan Lei reached out and touched the Holy Grail, and was absorbed into it.

Amidst a sea of ​​flowers, Danlei saw a projection of Justessa Ritzleich von Einzbern.

Then, Danlei didn't let her speak at all and directly made a wish.
"I want to go home, to take my soul away from this world, back to where I came from, straight to the source, you know what I'm talking about!"
Forget self-introductions, forget about whether you can do it, just take action. This is what I, as the victor of the Holy Grail War, demand of you!

Yustissa's projection was silenced by Dan Lei's interruption and eventually disappeared.

Then, a mysterious hole appeared in front of Dan Lei, instantly sucking his soul into it.

(End of this chapter)