I really didn't want to burn it.

"Sakura, let's defend together! That should hold them off for a while."

"Big-breasted monster, don't order me around!"

Although Sakura was sharp-tongued, her actions betrayed her, and she stood with the maid.

The two quickly merged their magic, creating a ring-shaped defensive shield.

Boom!

Li Ang's body slammed straight into the defensive shield, and the shield immediately began to crack.

However, with the added strength of the two Beasts, the shield still looked quite impressive, even though it was cracked beyond recognition, it wasn't completely broken.

This forced Sakura and the maid to do everything they could to repair the shield in order to resist Leon's attack.

On the other side, Li Ang, whose attack was blocked, was slightly stunned. He did not expect that his fist would not break through in one blow.

"Such a petty trick!"

Li Ang then changed his strategy. Instead of using brute force to shatter the shield with his second punch, he adjusted the magical fluctuations to make his fist merge into the shield and penetrate it.

Bah!

The maid and Sakura were knocked away once again.

"it's over!!"

Li Ang pressed his advantage and charged towards Ying and the other two.

The maid could only watch helplessly as the golden fist shadow drew ever closer.

Just then, the attack suddenly stopped—

"Well……"

Li Ang seemed to suddenly freeze, his entire body suspended in mid-air.

"Has it reached its limit? What a pity!!"

Sakura instantly understood what had happened, and she punched Li Ang, sending him flying.

"This is in return for your kindness! Hahahaha!"

Sakura burst into laughter, opening her palm towards Li Ang.

"it's over!"

"Yeah, it's over."

Kirshtalia's voice came through.

The Chaldea group vanished from the Temple of Time in an instant, catching Sakura and her companions completely off guard.

"How can it be!!"

Seeing her prey disappear, Sakura let out a frustrated roar.

"I see, so this is the effect of the Great Command Spell."

Koyanskaya looked at Kirshtalia, who was standing still, and sneered.

"But is this really okay?"

Kirshtalia curled the corners of her lips slightly and said nonchalantly, "Of course, I'm prepared. Anyway, my plan has failed, and I have no goal to continue. I've entrusted my future to a reliable successor."

"Then—you should just die!"

Koyanskaya's eyes flashed with malice as she extended her claws toward Kirshtalia.

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Chaldea.

"Li Ang!! You were amazing just now!"

Da Vinci and the others, who had been teleported back to Chaldea, rushed towards Leon, who was a little further away, with the unconscious Mash in tow.

"I said, why did you save that move for last? You could have done it earlier..."

Black Jeanne complained about Leon's hoarding of secrets, but before she could finish her sentence, her expression turned to worry.

"Hello, Leon? Master?"

At this moment, Li Ang was curled up on the floor, covered in blood, his body convulsing and his face contorted in pain.

"Li Ang!! Don't be so anxious, okay?!"

Ritsuka knelt beside Li Ang, at a loss for what to do. She could only reach out and hug him, her orange-red pupils glistening with tears.

"It's nothing...it's just...a side effect of using stimulants..."

Li Ang originally intended to reassure Ritsuka with a smile, but the smile he forced out was exceptionally ugly.

"Ritsuka... I... need to sleep for a while... I'll be fine when I wake up... so... don't wake me up..."

Ritsuka didn't speak; she answered by hugging him even tighter.

Chapter 366 The Promise with Chloris

Chaldea Medical Room.

"Ying Zheng... Your Majesty, I'm so sorry to have made you all worry!"

Mashu, her body bandaged, spoke with her head down.

"It's alright, you're not exactly an outsider anyway. Luckily you're an artificial human, so I have quite a few spells that I can use. If you were a pure human, I probably wouldn't have been able to save you."

Ying Zheng replied with a smile, but it was clear to everyone that he was somewhat pleased that Mashu addressed him as "Your Majesty".

"Speaking of which, ever since I was summoned as a Servant, that guy Leon has been so disrespectful, he doesn't even want to call me 'Your Majesty'."

"Where did you come from, Godfather?"

Mashu could only manage an awkward but polite smile.

Before Humanity was destroyed, the Chaldea database was accessible to the outside world, so Mash had naturally seen that classic movie.

Ying Zheng, on the other hand, felt quite pleased with himself. He leaned back comfortably in his chair, gazing out the window at the snow-covered landscape.

"That guy Li Ang always causes me trouble."

"Ok?"

When Mashu heard Ying Zheng mention Li Ang again, she unconsciously became somber, recalling the battle at the Temple of Time.

Although Mashu lost her fighting ability due to a backstab by Matou Sakura, she remained conscious and was naturally aware of what happened to Leon afterward.

"What's wrong? Why are you suddenly so listless?"

Ying Zheng tilted his head and looked at Mashu.

"Um... Your Majesty Ying Zheng, do you know where Li Ang is right now?"

"He's much better now and left the ward earlier than you. However... Leon was called away by Chloris to report on the situation, so he probably won't be coming to see you so soon."

Ying Zheng shuddered as he recalled Chloris's ugly expression and silently prayed that Li Ang would survive.

"That guy Li Ang... it's hard to say whether he's lucky in love or a disaster... He always seems to like strong women, could he actually be a masochist?"

Ying Zheng thought to himself as he crossed his legs.

He didn't really understand what a masochist was, but the modern knowledge the Holy Grail gave him made him feel that the term suited Li Ang well.

"Oh! May I go see her now?" Mashu said thoughtfully. "I heard she's been admitted to the hospital too?"

Although Ritsuka was not physically injured, her magic circuits were significantly damaged due to the forced overuse of magic, and she eventually had to be hospitalized.

"It's nothing," Ying Zheng stood up and replied, "I'm going there anyway, let's go together."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Mashu nodded politely, and then, supported by a ball of mercury, walked out of the ward.

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At the same time, in a conference room next to the Chaldea control room, Chloris was having a private conversation with Leon.

"The test results show that Ritsuka's magic circuits have temporarily atrophied due to overexertion and she needs to rest for a while. Apart from that, Ritsuka is fine, so you can rest assured."

Chloris, holding an analysis report, spoke to Li Ang.

"Is that so... Thank you for your help."

Hearing that Ritsuka was alright, Li Ang breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Ritsuka overuses magic to treat the severe aftereffects she suffered at the time.

Therefore, if Ritsuka really gets into trouble, Li Ang might feel guilty for the rest of his life.

Chloris, however, had no intention of letting Li Ang off the hook. She slammed the report onto the table with a loud thud.

"Well then, now it's time to talk about your matter!"

Upon hearing this, Li Ang immediately lowered his head, his eyes darting around, appearing as if he had done something wrong.

"You're very brave to use the blessings of seven gods at the same time!"

Chloris was met with Li Ang's silent rebuke.

A divine blessing can grant immense power, but it can also have a huge backlash.

For an ordinary person, receiving a blessing from one deity is already the limit; to receive blessings from seven deities simultaneously is practically suicidal, not to mention that these seven deities are not even from the same pantheon.

Li Ang's actions were tantamount to installing seven space shuttle engines into a Ferrari race car.

Although it's indeed very powerful to drive, the damage it causes to the car is almost devastating.

After all, no matter how amazing a Ferrari race car is, it's still just a car; it's not meant to house space shuttle engines.

Li Ang only drove for less than 2 minutes from start to finish, and as a result, he was lying on the ground bleeding profusely, waiting to die. If he had driven for another 30 seconds, it is estimated that even if all the gods of the underworld in the world worked together, they would not have been able to save him.

"Why didn't you wait for us to arrive, instead of risking your own life?!"

Chloris's tone was more severe than ever before; she was genuinely angry.

Li Ang remained silent.

Kirshtalia left humanity with hope through the Great Command Spell, and he could not betray their expectations.

The situation was too dangerous. Apart from using [Blessing of the Gods], Li Ang couldn't think of any other way to hold off three Beast-level enemies at once.

If even one of them is missed, Kirshtalia could be attacked, potentially leading to the failure of all efforts.

Of course, no matter what you say, Li Ang's various reasons are meaningless to Chloris.

Miss Flora doesn't care about Kirshtalia; she only wants Leon to be safe and sound.

Therefore, Li Ang had no choice but to remain silent.

Seeing that Li Ang remained silent, Chloris felt a surge of anger rising within her, and raised her right hand high.

Li Ang stood there calmly, ready to accept the slap.

However, Chloris simply raised her hand high without bringing it down.

Snapped.

Finally, Chloris slammed her hand on the table, smashing the Chaldea metal conference table into pieces.

"In short, this is the last time!! Understand?"

Chloris ignored her bright red palms and said breathlessly.

Li Ang reached out and gently grasped Chloris's hands as she slammed them on the table, then began to heal her with runes.

"I'm so sorry, I just wanted to protect everyone."

Li Ang said apologetically.

"The matter of DD and Koyanskaya has me a bit upset. At that time, I was only thinking about getting things over with quickly and finishing everything in one go, but I didn't expect..."

"I see."

As Chloris experienced Li Ang's healing magic, she felt a sense of warmth and peace in her heart.

“I know you’ll definitely be involved in everything that’s going to happen, and I don’t want to say you’re hiding behind others. But I hope you’ll make a promise with me.”