I don't want to be a heroic spirit

Chapter 218: Jack the Ripper Reluctant to Show Up (25/31)

Astolfo is still here...that's strange.

According to the plot that Altria knew, Astolfo would take advantage of the panic caused by Spartacus' attack and escape with the android, but he would be caught up by Siegfried and his master Gold.

Next, Sieg is injured by Gold. In order to save Sieg's life, Siegfried gives his heart to Sieg, and then Siegfried leaves the stage, and Sieg gains all of Siegfried's abilities.

But now it seems that Siegfried is still there, Astolfo is still alive, and the plot has obviously changed.

It could be that Astolfo delayed his escape, or that Sieg had already been caught, there are many possibilities.

Jeanne is now on Artoria's side, so she can't protect Sieg from everyone on the black side, and the future becomes even more confusing.

According to Artoria's guess, Sieg's existence was authorized by the restraining force, so Artoria was more cautious about that place.

Suddenly, several servants frowned almost at the same time.

With their keen senses, they all felt the slightest movement.

"coming."

It's getting foggy.

The source could not be found, and at some point, the strange white fog engulfed the streets.

Visibility was reduced to the extreme, and an abnormal atmosphere spread in the fog.

In the 19th century, the second industrial revolution was at its peak.

London, one of the centers of the Industrial Revolution, also saw the same scene at that time.

The large-scale burning of coal produced a lot of smoke and industrial waste gas. Coupled with London's geographical conditions, these industrial pollutants combined with humidity to form a thick fog that lasted for a long time.

And in that era, a terrifying murderer appeared.

Jack the Ripper.

No one knew his real name, and no one had seen his face. He had brutally killed at least five prostitutes in Whitechapel in East London, disemboweling them all. His cruelty caused panic throughout British society.

As the most well-known bizarre killer, the shadow she left behind is still dripping with thick blood, and is feared by the world even after hundreds of years.

It was this fear that had not faded after hundreds of years that allowed him to be elevated into a Heroic Spirit and successfully born as a Servant in this Holy Grail War.

In the Type-Moon world, Jack the Ripper's true form is actually an evil spirit formed from the resentment of tens of thousands of abandoned children who died.

Because it was an evil spirit, it could not be caught by the ordinary police. Maybe it was later destroyed by a passing magician?

In 19th century London, abortion technology was still immature and prostitution was prevalent. Many children who could have been born normally were treated like garbage, and their bodies were thrown into rivers near the East End. Resentment accumulated under such conditions.

As evil spirits created by the resentment of abandoned children, Jack the Ripper felt that their mothers did not want them to be born, so their wish was to "go back to before birth", or to go back to their mother's womb. This is why Jack the Ripper would cut open women's stomachs.

Then, because most of the people who abandoned their children were prostitutes, Jack the Ripper's targets were basically prostitutes.

Altria had told everyone the basic information about Jack the Ripper, so everyone else knew that the strange fog was the work of Jack the Ripper.

The three servants are ready and can provide support at any time.

This short distance from the Lion's World is basically nothing for the servants. Even if they don't have the speed of Achilles, they can cross this distance in a time shorter than the blink of an eye.

Amidst the tense nerves, time passed quietly, like water flowing through a mountain spring.

what happened?

Artoria began to sense something was wrong.

There is no doubt that this white mist comes from Jack the Ripper, but the question is... why is he unwilling to show up?

It wasn't until a roar came from not far away that Altria realized what was happening.

"Are there servants fighting here?"

A flash of light flashed through Altria's mind, and she made a quick decision.

"Mordred! Go back to your Master and keep him safe. Jeanne and I will go over there and take a look."

"Oh!"

Several people also realized the urgency of the situation and immediately started running at full speed.

On the way to the battlefield, Artoria suddenly felt something strange.

"A barrier to repel people? As expected..."

Artoria's eyes narrowed and she suddenly increased her speed.

No wonder Jack the Ripper didn't attack. It wasn't because the vigilance of his three servants was discovered by the other party, but because there was more than one magician in this city.

The battle took place in a square, and the diffuse white fog did not cover the place.

What Artoria didn't expect was that the two parties in the battle were Astolfo and Siegfried who were just mentioned.

"Why did the two of them get here?"

Although it was a battle, Astolfo was suppressed throughout. It can even be said that if Siegfried had not had no desire to fight, Astolfo would have been defeated long ago.

"Why are they fighting?" Joan asked nervously, "Aren't they on the same side?"

"There's a conflict, right? Differences in ideologies or something. The stronger one's ego is, the more likely it is to happen."

Artoria knew the reason because she saw Sieg... or the android who escaped accidentally.

Unlike the original plot, Astolfo didn't even escape from the forest outside the base camp... but fled directly here?

However, the result was no different, and he was still caught up by Siegfried and Gold.

"Um... do we need to go up and stop them?"

Joan of Arc looked at the battle over there with some hesitation, as if she was going to follow Altria's orders.

Altria gave Jeanne a strange look, then said, "No, that shouldn't be necessary... As long as they don't break the rules, there's no need for us to intervene. Our target this time is still Jack the Ripper. Who knows when she might suddenly appear and attack Siegfried's Master."

Siegfried's master Gold is also here, and now Siegfried is fighting with Astolfo. Gold is seriously lacking in defense, which is much more attractive to Jack the Ripper than the Lion Jie Li who has Mordred guarding him.

Also, there's the android Sieg brought out by Astolfo... Although he's just an android, the magic circuits in his body are quite advanced, and Jack the Ripper might even attack him.

"Things are getting complicated..."

Chapter 219: Uncontrollable Situation

On the other side, Modred appeared next to Lion Jie Li and told him that the plan had been unexpectedly interrupted and had to be temporarily suspended.

Afterwards, Modred brought the lion out of the mist.

"Hey, hey, are you okay, Master? How about I pat you on the back?"

"Ahem! Ahem! Forget it... Forget it, Saber. I might get hurt worse with that slap from you, ahem!"

After all, Mordred didn't hold back when he attacked.

"What? I was worried about you, and you dare to say bad things about me? But since you can say bad things about me, it seems that you are really fine."

Mordred folded his arms across his chest and said disdainfully, "And... Master, didn't you put on that gas mask? Isn't that completely useless?"

Because Altria explained Jack the Ripper's abilities in advance, Lion Jie Jie Li had also made preparations for this fog, that is, a gas mask.

Taking into account the mystery contained in Jack the Ripper's mist, Lion Jie Jie Li also performed magical processing on this gas mask... The result can only be said that although there is an effect, it is really not great.

"I thought it was too simple..." Lion Jiejieli laughed bitterly and said, "The fog created by the Servant's Noble Phantasm...is not that easy to break through."

"Really? I let you show off, but you got humiliated, didn't you?"

After a long while, Lion Jie Jie Li's expression looked a little better.

"This effect is much stronger than nicotine... It feels like I took two gulps of sulfuric acid... Well, I've never drunk sulfuric acid before."

Jack the Ripper's mist is corrosive, but this corrosiveness is only effective on the human body and will not corrode clothes or other items.

Moreover, this fog can be blocked by magic, after all, it is essentially a product of magic.

"So, what happened?"

"There are servants fighting nearby," Mordred explained. "Father and the village girl have already rushed over, and I'm here to keep you safe, to prevent you from being cut down by that Assassin's sword."

"There are servants?" Lion Jiejie frowned. "Did the Red and Black factions meet here?"

"Who knows? Anyway, if anyone dares to mess with me, I will tear their head off. I mean what I say."

Mordred was itching to do something.

Suddenly, Mordred's eyes widened.

“Saber, we…”

Lion Jiejieli was just about to say something when suddenly an irresistible force came over him.

Mordred suddenly grabbed his collar and threw him out at lightning speed.

In a hurry, Lion Jie Li seemed to see Modred draw his knight's sword and slash at a beam of light.

"boom!"

The streets were shattered, and flames and smoke flew three stories high, visible even to Altria's side.

"Over there... is that where Mordred and the others are?"

"Are there other Servants?"

The streak of light that pierced the night sky just now did not seem like the attack method of Jack the Ripper and Mordred. It was most likely caused by an Archer.

The possibility of Atalanta is not high. After all, they have just fought. Amakusa Shiro Tokisada does not dare to be an enemy of Artoria for the time being, so there is no reason to fight.

and so……

"Is it Archer from the Black side?"

Although it is just a guess, it is indeed the biggest possibility under the current circumstances.

But the problem is...

"More than half of the Black Servants...are here?"

Rider Astolfo, Saber Siegfried, Archer Chiron, Assassin Jack the Ripper.

"Just one Sieg... is he qualified to make the Black side send out so many Servants?"

Artoria looked at the clock tower. The arrow that was shot at Mordred was shot from there. The clock tower was also the tallest building in the town. It was indeed the best sniping point for archers.

Turning her gaze away, Artoria looked at the battlefield between Siegfried and Astolfo, with a thousand thoughts in her mind.

"Jeanne, go to that clock tower over there immediately and find the Black Archer and his Master. Tell them that Mordred is joining forces with us to defeat Jack the Ripper, and ask for their assistance."

Altria was about to intervene, her intuition telling her that something was about to happen.

Joan of Arc nodded, turned and left Altria's side, and headed towards the clock tower.

At this time, the battle between Siegfried and Astolfo was almost over, and the result was naturally Siegfried's absolute victory.

Artoria decided to go over and meet him at this time.

Because she has some questions, maybe she can get answers from them.

"Amakusa Shirou Tokisada... is this related to you?"

Altria muttered to herself.

On the battlefield, Astolfo lay powerlessly on the ground.

His shining lance was stuck in the ground, some distance away from Astolfo, where he had been knocked away in the fight with Siegfried.

"Really? A mere third-rate Servant actually wasted so much of my time..." Gold arrogantly ordered Siegfried, "Go, Saber, take that third-rate Servant and the android that Caster has his eyes on. It seems Archer has spotted Saber on the red team. We need to go over and provide support."

Siegfried was still as silent as ever, picking up the powerless Astolfo and Sieg with one hand each, giving people the feeling that he was a machine that obeyed orders perfectly.

When Sieg flew to Gold's side, Gold stroked his chin and looked at Sieg for a while.

"...I don't see anything special about him. I really don't understand why Caster cares so much about this guy. Isn't he just an ordinary android?"

"Well……"

At this moment, Astolfo, who was being carried by Siegfried, spoke.

"Tsk! A third-rate Servant has caused us so much trouble. And Serenike can't even manage her own Servant. I really don't understand what that guy Danic saw in that woman that made her one of the seven Masters this time."

Siegfried heard all of Gold's complaints, but his expression did not change at all, as if he was an emotionless machine.