I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"That's enough. Although there were many unexpected events tonight, at least the other party was seriously injured."

Altria stood in the center of everyone, and the temperament of a leader naturally emerged from her.

"Jack the Ripper's Master was just an ordinary person. Therefore, Jack the Ripper couldn't rely on magic or sorcery to heal himself. To heal, he had to kill again, obtaining fresh hearts to replenish his magic power."

"As for quality, even dozens of ordinary people's hearts can't compare to a magician's heart, so Jack the Ripper is most likely to target magicians... Everyone from your Black team should be here this time, right?"

In reality, Artoria wasn't too worried about the magicians present.

Fiore, Lion Jie Jie Li, Gold, these magicians may not be the opponents of Jack the Ripper, but they are all protected by servants.

Chiron protected Fiore, Siegfried protected Gold, and Mordred protected the lion. Jack the Ripper couldn't find any chance to attack, not to mention that Jack the Ripper was now injured by Chiron.

Chiron is a famous sage in Greece who has trained many heroes. Artoria believes that his judgment cannot be wrong.

Although it’s a pity that we couldn’t get rid of Jack the Ripper tonight, things have come to this point and we can only wait for the next opportunity.

At this moment, Gold's voice suddenly rang out.

"Serenekai! Serenekai isn't here!"

Chapter 222 Astolfo Exits

"Serenekai! Serenekai isn't here!"

Gold's exclamation was like a huge rock falling on the calm lake.

"Rider's Master is here with you too?" Altria asked hurriedly.

"Yes, because Serenikai insisted on seeing Rider no matter what, so she came along too. No one was willing to stop that crazy woman." Gold explained, "She had been with us before, but then the fog suddenly came and she got separated from us."

Even Joan of Arc sensed something was wrong and asked hurriedly, "Didn't you try to find her?"

"That woman had already gone mad. Especially since she arrived in this town, she kept shouting 'Rider' and 'Astolfo'. I've thought more than once about just abandoning her. She's a loser who can't even control her own Servant... So when she left on her own initiative, I couldn't contain my joy."

Gold had no concern or sympathy for Serenikai, his so-called "teammate". Although Gold still had some humanity compared to a true magician like Danik, Serenikai's psychopathic nature was obviously not worth Gold's display of that little humanity.

"Then, when I emerged from the fog, I saw Rider carrying the android, so I forgot about Serenikai."

The coldness in Gold's tone made both Fiore and Jeanne frown.

They all knew that what Gold did was not evil in this Holy Grail War, and could even be said to be the right thing to do...but they all found it difficult to accept.

Lion Jiejieli didn't feel anything at all. After all, in the magician's world, if you don't want to be abandoned by others, the best way is to abandon others first. This is too common in the magician's world.

The strange feeling in Altria's heart became stronger and stronger.

"Do you have any way to find Rider's Master immediately?"

Altria's tone was filled with urgency. "It's better to hurry. Serenika is out alone without a Servant to protect her. If Jack the Ripper shows up at this moment..."

That's how it is sometimes.

The more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen.

"Well!"

The person who had been held under Siegfried's armpit began to move.

Because Gold never gave the order to let Astolfo go, Siegfried obediently held Astolfo and covered his mouth.

At this moment, Astolfo, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly trembled, and then his breath quickly weakened, and tiny particles of light floated on his body.

This is a sign of the Servant's exit.

The servants left the scene because they were either seriously injured, their spirit cores were broken, or they lost their magic power supply.

"Could it be that... Rider's Master..."

"Saber! Put Rider down!"

After receiving the order, Siegfried put Astolfo down.

Although Astolfo was very exhausted and injured, these were not enough to cause his energy to dissipate.

Therefore, the only explanation for this situation is that Serenika, who provided Astolfo with magic power, is dead.

"Ah... Looks like this is all I can do..."

Astolfo, who is always cheerful and lively in front of others, now looks listless.

"Astolfo, I have some questions for you."

Artoria came in front of Astolfo, put a hand on his shoulder, and knelt on one knee so that she could look him in the eye.

More and more light particles were floating from Astolfo, and even his body became transparent.

"How exactly did you manage to escape safely with this android from Black's surveillance? Or... did you feel anything strange when you were escaping from there?"

"How did she leave... Of course she carried him on her back and ran outside step by step. That's how she ran out."

Astolfo's matter-of-fact words made Gold and Fiore look shocked.

"Wait a minute! Are they just going to simply run away?" Fiore couldn't hold back her inner doubts and asked, "Rider, didn't you use some Noble Phantasms that could hide from view or allow you to teleport?"

"How could I possibly have such a strange treasure?" Astolfo asked back with a strange expression.

Seeing that Astolfo was about to disappear, he turned his head to look at the unconscious Sieg.

"Aaaaaah! Astolfo's journey is almost over. What a shame! It feels like I haven't accomplished anything I wanted to do. If only I were as smart as you, Ruler... I'd surely be able to save more people."

"No, just stay like this, Rider."

Unexpectedly, Artoria denied Astolfo's words.

"As for me, I'd probably sacrifice a few innocent people for the sake of something more valuable. If there were too many people like me, even I can't imagine how cruel the world would become... So, I still hope that there will be more people like you who can unscrupulously lend a helping hand to the helpless, without considering their position or value, just for the sake of saving people... It's a bit foolish, but it's not completely without merit."

"Huh? Is that so?"

Astolfo was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then he smiled.

"The Knight King's affirmation... If Roland were here, I'd have to show off to him, hehe!"

"Well, I'll be leaving now, Ruler. If we ever meet again, I'll treat you to pancakes..."

He waved goodbye to Altria.

Then, under everyone's gaze, Astolfo disappeared, dissipating into particles of light in the sky and blending into the night.

Rider Astolfo, exit.

Come to think of it, it seems that the first servant to leave the stage on both the black and red sides is Rider?

After watching Astolfo leave, Artoria turned around and met the eyes of Fiore and Chiron.

"Ruler, do you know something?"

The black team originally thought that Astolfo relied on an unknown treasure to avoid the black team's eyes and escape successfully while carrying the android.

After all, although Astolfo in the legend is undoubtedly the weakest among Charlemagne's Twelve Warriors, he has experienced many adventures and obtained many strange but powerful items during the adventures. These items also became his treasures after he became a heroic spirit.

If he relied on those props, it would not be impossible to escape with a burden without anyone on the black side noticing.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

Chapter 223 The Stolen Holy Grail

Fiore bravely looked Altria in the eyes.

Everyone on the Black side, including her, believed that those emerald eyes possessed special powers.

Fiore also thought that Altria must have seen something.

After a moment of silence, Altria stared at Fiore and spoke.

"You must have some suspicions in your mind, right?"

Astolfo had escaped from the Black Camp undetected. If Astolfo hadn't lied, if he hadn't relied on a Noble Phantasm to conceal himself...

"Did someone help him?"

This was the only possibility Fiore could think of.

She was very confident in the defenses around the castle. Even for a servant who was good at concealing his presence, it would not be easy to pass through the forest outside the castle without being discovered.

For Astolfo to escape safely because of a problem in the defense...it's impossible.

So, it can only be helped by others.

But the problem is...

"why?"

"Instead of asking why, I have one last question for you."

Altria frowned slightly and said, "You, the Black side, sent out so many servants at once. Aren't you afraid that something might happen to the base camp?"

Even if we include the Red Team's Berserker Spartacus who was captured later, the Black Team only has seven Servant-level combat forces, and three of them appear here.

The one who answered Altria's question was Gold.

"Given the Red Army's current combat power, no one with any sense would dare to launch an attack on our base camp."

Gold said confidently, "Of the seven Red Servants, Berserker Spartacus is under our control. The most troublesome Rider Achilles was eliminated by you, Ruler. Saber is also in this town. We already know the identities of Assassin and Lancer. Although the Hero of Charity, Karna, is indeed very powerful, Assassin is just a weak Serenity Hassan and is not to be feared at all."

"If they are foolish enough to rely on these forces to attack our base, even if our Saber and Archer are not guarding the base, the remaining puppet armies of Lancer and Caster will be enough to deal with them. When we get the news, we will rush back with Saber and Archer, attacking from both sides. Everyone on the red side will be eliminated! The Holy Grail will completely belong to us, Yugdomilenia!"

As if seeing the dawn of victory, Gold became more and more excited as he spoke.

In fact, if they were only here to capture Rider and the androids, there would be no need to send two Servants, Saber and Archer.

Previously, they received news that Saber from the Red Team was also in this town. Among the Red Team, Saber Mordred's threat to the Black Team was second only to Rider Achilles and Lancer Karna, so they also planned to eliminate Mordred directly in this town.

That’s right, Chiron didn’t launch the attack because he accidentally saw Mordred, but was targeting Mordred from the very beginning.

Artoria was stunned for a moment when she heard Gold say that the red team's Assassin was Hassan of Tranquility, but then she understood.

"This Amakusa... I still underestimated him."

Altria has resolved all the doubts.

If she told Fiore and the others about Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's plan, wouldn't it be unfair to the Red Team? However, it didn't really make any difference.

Fiore and Gold received a message from the base camp.

The content of the message is very concise, and you can even vaguely feel the anxiety and anger of the person who sent it.

[The castle was attacked and the Holy Grail was taken]

When Fiore and Gold heard the news, their first reaction was disbelief.

However, the person who sent this message was the head of the family, Danik, which forced them to believe it.

…………

The Holy Grail looks like a perfect golden sphere from the outside, with a crack on the front. Through the crack, you can see five female sculptures inside, just like the legendary goddess of beauty Venus, full of beauty and holiness.

In order to obtain it, Danic even resorted to the help of the German army to destroy the ritual of the Holy Grail War, causing the demise of the three great families. Then, he killed all his "allies", that is, the German army involved in this incident, and hid with the Holy Grail for sixty years.

During these sixty years, Danic changed his body many times to keep himself forever young, but the price he paid was that his self-esteem became thinner with each change of body. He completely forgot who he was, and "using the Holy Grail to bring the Eugene Domirenia family to the top" became his only obsession.

Amakusa Shirou Tokisada is the Ruler summoned during the last Holy Grail War.

In other words, he also knew Danic.

Amakusa Shiro Tokisada watched with his own eyes as Danic used despicable means to snatch the Holy Grail away. Miraculously, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada gained a physical body because of his contact with the Holy Grail.

And now...

"Finally... the Greater Holy Grail is back in my hands."

Staring at the huge Holy Grail and feeling the overflowing magic power, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada felt as if he owned the whole world.

For the first time, he felt that his dream was so within reach.

"Oh! Congratulations on the realization of your dream! My Master."

A middle-aged man appeared here with an exaggerated tone as if he was singing passionately on the stage.

"As expected of our favorite Master, you seem to have the ability to write a script. You command the actors, set up the stage, and sit backstage quietly waiting for flowers and applause. You fooled everyone beautifully. In our eyes, this is truly the worst script."

The middle-aged man waved his hand and threw the cloak on his left shoulder, his actions as if he was performing.

"Help the Black Rider escape, then lead them to the town where the Black Assassin and Ruler are. Then, inform everyone on the Black side of the information about the Black Rider and the Red Saber through the Black Rider Master."