Even someone like him who possessed the blessing of God could not create the same level of achievements as those heroic spirits who had accomplished great deeds in the past in such a scene. Before the monster was summoned, the crowd near the port of Fuyuki City was dispersed in advance with the red alert of a level 4 tsunami. Although there were still some stubborn people left, Kotomine Risei did not care about the choice of those who wanted to "commit suicide".
The Lord will forgive everything, but will not forgive those who commit suicide. Seeking death is the same as committing suicide. Kotomine Risei will not try to redeem such a person, nor does he intend to redeem such a person.
"Father."
The sound coming from behind made Yanfeng Lizheng turn around, and the man standing in the shadows made his tense expression relax a little.
"Kirei, you've arrived just in time. A loophole has appeared in this Holy Grail War once again. I've already requested assistance from the Magic Association and the Holy Church. Before the state intervenes, everything still needs to be kept secret!"
That's right, no matter how big the event is, all kinds of excuses can be used to cover up the truth, because ordinary people without magic power cannot see the servants who appear in spirit form. Even if they fight in physical form, they can only see some changes in light and climate, and cannot witness the Noble Phantasm itself that actually causes such changes.
Even now, even now that such an entity has been summoned using the Great Summoning Technique, as long as the country does not intervene, everything can be carried out in secrecy and the Holy Grail War can continue.
"It's a little late, father. The Self-Defense Forces have arrived."
"what?!"
Kotomine Rishen looked at Kotomine Kirei, who brought her the news, with some disbelief. With the Magic Association and the Holy Church jointly backing the Holy Grail War, even if the country wanted to intervene, it would be when the situation was out of control and they would apply for assistance from the United States.
Kotomine Ri, who was aware of Japan's current strength, knew that Japan was simply unable to handle a Servant going berserk. Rather than sending the Self-Defense Forces, who were clearly cannon fodder, to deal with such a monster, it would be better to completely abandon Fuyuki and bomb and intercept it with missiles.
But the real reason why Kotomine Risei did not make such an application was because he had the Archer named Gilgamesh summoned by Tōsaka Tokiomi to back him up.
Just now, during the communication with Tōsaka Tokiomi, he clearly stated that after collecting information from the other Servants who rushed to the scene, he would use the Command Seal to order Gilgamesh to use a Noble Phantasm that would definitely defeat the monster. Having witnessed its power personally, Kotomine Risei naturally believed Tōsaka Tokiomi's words.
As Kotomine Kirei finished his words, the sound of engines speeding through the sky made Kotomine Risei's heart skip a beat. He suddenly turned around to look at the several F-15J fighter planes that were constantly heading towards the huge monster. The sparks stirred up in the sky by the strafing of bullets were only a momentary firework, and the next moment, a brilliant explosion occurred like a flash in the pan.
Without exception, several fighter planes were pierced by the tentacles that suddenly shot out. The explosions one after another illuminated the sky with some light again and again, exposing the monster hidden in the darkness and mist. It was a cephalopod soft-bodied creature with an extremely strange posture, but on its side there was a huge wing skeleton that looked like a shrunken dead tree.
That is not a creature that humans can understand. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a summoned demon. However, God's miracles will not appear easily. Those people who buried the mechanism in the Holy Church have not thought about responding here. In their view, the trouble caused by the Magic Association should be solved by the Magic Association. It is already a duty for them to send him, the priest of the Eighth Secret Society, to supervise it.
"Did someone contact the military by phone? No... Impossible... Xindu's communications have been cut off by me..."
Kotomine Risei kept denying whether someone had used abnormal means to contact the Self-Defense Forces around Fuyuki and seek their help. And in the process of thinking like this, Kotomine Risei did think of a person, a person known as the magician killer.
But such an idea was quickly rejected. Emiya Kiritsugu would not be the kind of guy who would send the Self-Defense Forces to die for no reason even though he knew that the attack of the Self-Defense Forces would not have any effect on the monster. He was known as the magician killer and traveled around the world for more than ten years to carry out various assassin missions. He would not be so stupid.
"Kirei, you are no longer the Master of this Holy Grail War. Come back with me to the church and pray. I have some old friends in the military. We can't let the Self-Defense Forces become bait to lure that monster ashore!"
Walking quickly towards the church, no one knew better than Kotomine Risei what would happen if the covert measures failed. The Matou family had already been expelled from Fuyuki, and whether the Holy Grail War could be held next time depended on whether the crisis caused this time would not reach the limit of what the Holy Church, the Magic Association, and the country could tolerate.
We must fight quickly and decisively, and minimize the losses. We cannot let those who don’t know what is happening get involved in this out-of-control battle!
Witnessing Kotomine Kirei's back as he walked away quickly while muttering to himself, a young girl with purple hair walked out from behind Kotomine Kirei. There was a look of joy on the corners of her upturned mouth.
"What do you think? Doesn't it feel itchy to deceive your own father and watch him get so upset because of your lies? Are you looking forward to the look on his face when he calls and hears the support order issued in his name?"
"I am a follower of God, how could I expect such evil..."
Kotomine Kirei responded in a deep voice, but the action of him covering his chest with his hands unconsciously revealed what he was really thinking at the moment.
The moment he saw Sakura Matou, his depressed mood, which had been going on for a long time since his contact with the young man, felt as if the clouds had cleared and he felt relieved. Even after just a few simple interactions, he already knew that the "Sakura Matou" in front of him was definitely not the "Sakura" he knew, the one who was adopted from the Tosaka family to the Matou family. But she seemed to have some special magic that made him feel some resonance with her.
Throughout his life so far, he has been avoiding going in directions that he absolutely should not go, but the result has been confusion and disapproval of his life beliefs.
Kotomine Kirei doesn't know why he lives, nor does he know why he was born. Perhaps his coming into this world is just an accident of his father, but this idea disappeared after he met "Matou Sakura".
On the way back, he somehow called the Self-Defense Forces' military district in the name of Kotomine Rizheng to seek support, and then returned to the church he had always wanted to escape from as if he knew nothing, and returned to his father, Kotomine Rizheng, whom he had always been unwilling to face.
He had felt this way once before, when he was hiding the fact that he actually possessed a Servant from his teacher, Tōsaka Tokiomi, and an indescribable strange emotion overflowed from his heart.
Neither his teacher Tōsaka Tokiomi nor his father Kotomine Risei knew that Assassin was still with him. No one even knew more about the Holy Grail than he did.
Sakura Matou didn't care about such sophistry. As she paced gently, another flash of inspiration came to her.
"Aren't you going to follow? You should have more important things to do."
More important? Pray...
Kotomine Kirei closed his eyes. At this moment, he always believed that he was bewitched by a demon from which he could not easily escape. If he went to the church and prayed to the Lord from the bottom of his heart, perhaps he could get rid of the entanglement of this demon that looked like Matou Sakura.
Sakura Matou, who could see through the dirty heart and see what was going on, didn't care. She always maintained an expectant smile on her face, which showed the confidence and joy in her own calculations.
Kotomine Kirei's body finally started to move, just like the big-eyed guy who had received the black magic he had instructed, and he walked in the "correct" direction under his guidance.
The big-eyed guy wanted to avenge his friend, but revenge on the little guy who was favored by many friends besides himself was too stupid. It was so stupid that she couldn't help laughing when she thought of it.
Of course, out of kindness, she still extended a helping hand to the man with big eyes, and personally taught him how to use the black magic in the Luoyan City textbook to unleash its true power. On this basis, she told him that as long as he could make a mess of the world, "God" would cast his gaze on him, and the saint would come to his side.
There is no doubt that whether it is that big eye, Kotomine Kirei, or Matou Sakura, they are all guiding them to satisfy their inner thoughts, but how much of their words are true...
She doesn't care about that!
In the church filled with a sacred atmosphere, Kotomine Riko was standing in the corridor with a landline phone to his ear, constantly dialing a number with a serious expression on his face. He couldn't understand why the Self-Defense Forces were dispatched, nor why they acted so quickly.
As some sounds came from the other end of the phone, Yan Fenglizheng did not hesitate at all and immediately asked the question he wanted to ask to the other end of the phone, but the answer he got made him open his eyes wide.
"Are you saying that Kirei conveyed my order and asked you to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces to Fuyuki? I never...!"
Kotomine Risei's voice suddenly stopped, and his hand loosened suddenly. At the same time, his other hand caught it before it fell to the ground, covered the phone port and slowly moved it towards his ear.
"Risei? Risei!"
"Father seems to have been under too much pressure these past two days. He just fainted from anger. Yeah, I will take good care of him, don't worry."
Muttering to himself, he put the phone back on the landline. Kotomine Kirei looked at Kotomine Risei, who was lying on the ground in a pool of blood that was spreading out. He was unable to make any sound because Assassin's hand was covering his mouth. A slight blush appeared on his face.
The disbelief of being deceived, the pain of being betrayed, the despair of facing death, Kotomine Kirei, who saw all these emotions at this moment, had never been so excited as at this moment.
This was the scene he seemed to have always wanted to see. Although he had been trying to avoid things from developing to this point, after feeling such emotions, he could no longer turn back.
"Relax, father. It's normal to feel dizzy... You can no longer witness the miracle you've been pursuing your entire life. Let me take you to the Lord and to His heaven..."
As he spoke, the unopened letter suddenly appeared in the hands of Kotomine Kirei, who was crouching in a pool of blood. Because it had never been opened, it did not self-destruct due to the magic given to it. At this moment, it appeared intact in Kotomine Kirei's hands, and was gently placed next to Kotomine Risei as he spoke.
Looking at the letter paper stained with blood, Kotomine Risei was puzzled from the beginning. Although one Servant and one Master had already left the scene, he had sent out six letters of vengeance. Such a thing was full of weirdness, but in front of such a monster, it was meaningless to think too much about how many letters of vengeance he had sent out.
But now, Kotomine Kirei took out the letter of subjugation, which was enough to prove that Assasin, who had withdrawn from the beginning, the Assassin summoned by Kotomine Kirei, was not completely subjugated by Rider, and even the guy who was assassinating him at this moment might be Assassin.
"My goodness, with so many Command Seals collected as rewards, the principle of "possessing a treasure is a crime" should be something that people can easily understand, right?"
Feeling the vitality gradually slipping away, Kotomine Rizheng's eyes were filled with pain and despair. He saw a person who should not have appeared walk out from behind Kotomine Kirei. A person who, at least in Kotomine Rizheng's eyes, would never appear.
"Let me help you, Uncle Kirei. I will help you fulfill whatever wish you have."
......
"Here it comes again, this damn feeling..."
Duanmu Ye frowned. He didn't know why he felt a chill on his back. Even though his body was pierced by the Heavenly Chain, he didn't feel such a strong strange feeling. It was like there was a resonance, as if something in his body was being pulled, but there was no source to lock it.
The first person that came to his mind was Van Gogh, but before rushing to the battlefield, he had already asked Lancelot to follow Van Gogh. With Lancelot's protection, even if the sea monster raised a tsunami and hit him, there would be no problem at all, unless some blind guy discovered Van Gogh and tried to attack her.
"Eh? Nothing's happening here... There's just a guy with a lemon head and a white lady talking in the distance. Lancelot seems a little excited..."
The conversation from Van Gogh made Duanmu Ye look towards where Van Gogh was. On another tall building far away from her, Kenneth seemed to be saying something to Irisviel, but the specific form of expression was the scene of Kenneth gradually pushing Irisviel to the edge of the rooftop.
The scene between them was not so much a conversation as it was, in Duanmu Ye's eyes, that Kenneth took advantage of the moment when Arthur was fully focused on dealing with the sea monster and had no time to pay attention to Irisviel and took the opportunity to threaten her to do something.
But after reaching this conclusion, Duanmu Ye no longer paid attention to them. After all, compared to the scene of the alliance breaking up, Duanmu Ye was more concerned about Gilgamesh's cessation of pursuit.
Lancelot, who was supposed to be used to deal with Gilgamesh, is now guarding Van Gogh. The incident with Ryunosuke Uryu has made him no longer feel comfortable leaving Van Gogh alone out of his sight. After all, there are killers more professional than Ryunosuke Uryu in this Holy Grail War.
The moment he transferred Arthur's contract to Irisviel, Emiya Kiritsugu seemed to be invisible, and even Duanmu Ye could no longer guess his intentions. If Van Gogh was really harmed by the outside world and his spiritual base was reborn, then everything he had done so far would be in vain.
At this moment, on the Vimana hidden in the clouds, Duanmu Ye saw Gilgamesh covering his head with a look of pain on his face.
Could it be that... he used the Star of Omniscience and Omnipotence on himself?
Duanmu Ye blinked, as if nothing could better explain Gilgamesh's current mental state than this answer. The black air that almost materialized in his eyes was something that would only appear when the SAN value dropped to a sufficient level. Gil de Ray was a good example.
Unlike the changes in body structure that Ryunosuke Uryu faced, for servants who are composed of magic power, the possibility of polluting their spiritual base, that is, their rationality, is greater than the changes in their bodies. Except for "props" like Van Gogh who were originally created by the Outer Gods, whether it is Katsushika Hokusai, Abigail, or Jacques de Molay, the traditional fallen female of the Moon World, they were only polluted, not physically transformed.
This may not be a bad thing for Duanmu Ye. Van Gogh's paintings can be taken out and continued to be completed anytime and anywhere. It seems to be the most appropriate time to attack Gilgamesh now and aggravate his madness.
Duanmu Ye thought so in his heart, and a sunflower staff appeared in his hand. Although he knew that this was actually more like a close combat saber than a staff, this did not prevent him from calling it a staff because it could release magic power.
"Are you trying to harm me while I'm distracted? Do you really think I'm unaware of your intentions, bug?"
Gilgamesh stood up in a rage, and the hundreds of halos that unfolded behind him at once contained not only B-level and even A-level treasures, but also a dense rain of arrows that poured out without any thought, dividing the clouds and illuminating the darkness.
Among those shimmering ripples of light, there are also Heavenly Chains used to lock onto the target. Even if it is impossible to trap it, Gilgamesh is obviously ready to use all of his "guaranteed hit" treasures to cut it into pieces the moment the Heavenly Chains bind it.
Duanmu Ye, who had already seen through Gilgamesh's thoughts, did not care about the Heavenly Chains that were attacking him. Even though some of those treasures were given the attribute of "guaranteed to hit", Gilgamesh, who had already lost most of his sanity and fell into madness, could no longer use these treasures as accurately as before.
As the hit rate dropped, Duanmu Ye kept approaching again and again. Those treasures shining with golden light were ruthlessly shot down under the sunflowers. Gilgamesh, who witnessed this scene, stood up angrily, and the sharp axe from before appeared in his hand.
"Want to fight in close combat? Do you think you can do it?!"
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The axe forged by the gods could even easily chop off the heads of mythical beasts. For Gilgamesh, using such an axe to face Caster who was attacking him and the staff in his hand was undoubtedly something he could easily deal with.
The collision of the weapons stirred up a burst of sparks on the Vimana's shining ship in the sky. The sunflower petals that were constantly spinning like a chainsaw flashed a dazzling light under the axe. Gilgamesh, who knew from the beginning that the sunflower staff was not weaker than the Axe of the Gods in his hand, did not forget his identity as the Archer.
When he used his axe to block the staff that moved in front of him almost instantly, six additional rippled light wheels suddenly appeared behind him.
Duanmu Ye, who noticed this, was speechless for a moment. Even after losing his mind, he still thought of using the King's Treasure to cover up. Is this the father of the Four Wars version?
That's right, Gilgamesh had indeed lost most of his sanity. Otherwise, the normal Gilgamesh would definitely not have chased after him like a mad dog just now, and he would not be like this now, with even his own signature skills becoming confused, and even locking onto the target was not as accurate as when they first met.
It can be said that at this moment Gilgamesh is like a drunkard who has drunk a lot of low-quality fake wine, but he relies on some way to maintain his last bit of sanity so that he does not really become a guy who can't even walk.
"Are you surprised, Bug? That was just a warm-up. The real battle has just begun!"
Gilgamesh was a little angry as he swung the axe. He could not forget the humiliation he suffered yesterday. He was just a king who came later, but he called himself the king of kings and used extremely despicable means to harm his almost perfect body.
Although his class in this world is Archer, this does not prevent him from possessing absolute close combat capabilities. Normally, he throws Noble Phantasms simply because he is too disdainful to do it himself, but this is the Caster in front of him, only him, Gilgamesh cannot ignore, cannot tolerate.
He wanted to fight, to tear the guy who had desecrated his body into pieces with his own hands. Simply piercing him with the projectiles in the treasure house was not enough. He wanted to dismember him, torture him to death, and...
Countless almost crazy thoughts emerged in his mind as he swung the axe in his hand. Gilgamesh's red eyes flashed with an evil and weird light.
At this moment, Duanmu Ye was constantly using the sunflower to force Gilgamesh to engage in close combat with him. Even though he was sometimes hit by the randomly thrown treasures because he could not dodge in time, he could not feel any pain for some reason. While dealing with Gilgamesh, he asked Van Gogh.
"Wuwu... Duanmu... Gilgamesh's painting has been contaminated... Van Gogh's hard work has been destroyed... Wuwu..."
Duanmu Ye frowned slightly when he heard the faint sobbing sounds coming from his mind.
"Wait a minute, Van Gogh, when you say it's polluted, what do you mean?"
"I... I don't know... It looks like the black paint was diluted too much, and then the eyes were painted over with a brush... Thanks to you, Master, I was able to create my own work this time... Master... Please let Van Gogh die as an atonement..."
The words that followed made Duanmu Ye's expression become a little gloomy. Although he was in the state of a faceless traveler and the outside world could not see his specific appearance, Duanmu Ye still couldn't help but feel a little solemn at this moment.
It should be noted that the portraits of Gilgamesh completed before this only showed his face. It was precisely because of this that it was possible to cause harm to Gilgamesh, who was not easily accessible, by leaving marks on the portrait.
What Van Gogh said now completely matched his previous speculation about Gilgamesh using the Omniscience Star to see him. As an arrogant king, he naturally couldn't resist trying to understand the unknown, but when exactly...
Duanmu Ye had no way of guessing, and of course there was no need to do so. After all, Gilgamesh had fallen into a situation that could not be easily reversed. If he had learned about the unknown about himself through ordinary reading or investigation, he could still regain his sanity by stopping thinking or other means, but Gilgamesh did not use the above methods. The madness brought by the Omniscient and Omnipotent Star was enough to make him fall into a deeper level of madness in the next interaction with him.
"This is great news, Van Gogh. Let's put aside the idea of dying to atone for my sins for now. Next, I'll try to have more contact with Gilgamesh. If you have any ideas, please draw them. If there's anything wrong, please contact me or tell Lancelot next to you!"
"Is it really... okay? Master, you put so much effort into this painting..."
Sitting on the rooftop, Van Gogh put down the paintbrush in his hand that was pointing at his chest with a look of grief and indignation on his face. He muttered to himself with some worry. Looking at the shadow part in front of him that was painted with some paint that could be called "ruining the painting", his face was full of guilt.
Although she didn't know why the portraits taken out from the imaginary space turned out like this, and neither Arthur nor Iskandar had such stains, Van Gogh couldn't help but worry that such a change would have a bad impact on Duanmu Ye.
Looking up at the sky that was almost shrouded in darkness, she didn't feel much about it, but she knew clearly that above the dark clouds, there was the figure of Duanmu Ye who was fighting with Gilgamesh.
At the same time, Duanmu Ye's voice sounded in his ears.
"Van Gogh, your painting is the key to our victory. Every trace on the painting must have its own meaning. Don't overthink it. Just paint whatever comes to mind!"
The encouraging words made Van Gogh wipe away her eyes, which actually had no tears at all. At this moment, she was more moved than usual. While temporarily giving up the idea of dying to atone for her sins, the inspiration that had disappeared when she discovered the abnormality in the portrait of Gilgamesh also gradually began to emerge again after she calmed down.
That's right, what she needs to do now is not to rely on self-harm to atone for her sins. Compared to that kind of thing, she now has people who support her and trust her. Even though she knows that she is a hollow character fabricated by a very bad god, there are still people who choose to accompany her!
Even for this trust, Van Gogh decided to devote all his energy to painting, even though he could do nothing else except painting...
At the same time, Duanmu Ye gradually realized through the contract that Van Gogh's emotions were gradually returning to normal. To a certain extent, he should now be a different body but the same heart as Van Gogh. After all, the servant coat he wore was "Van Gogh". Duanmu Ye could actually sense her feelings at the first moment.
"All you can do is run away? What qualifications do you, a stinky bug, have to call yourself the king of kings?"
Gilgamesh's voice interrupted Duanmu Ye's thoughts. There was no doubt that he seemed extremely angry at the moment because his communication with Van Gogh had neglected Gilgamesh who was "fighting fiercely" in front of him.
It was impossible to hit him, even with an axe in hand, even if he harassed him while swinging his weapon and combining it with the weapons in the treasure house, but the final result was just an accidental hit, and the opponent kept running around as if nothing had happened.
The black pharaoh appeared in his mind again. The empty darkness seemed to make his figure become extremely majestic. Gilgamesh would not admit this, nor would he acknowledge this.
"You bastards who only know how to flee should just lie flat on the ground and wag your tail like a weakling, or else take out your Noble Phantasm and show me what qualifications you, a bastard, have to call yourself the King of Kings!"
Gilgamesh was furious. At such a close distance, he could sense a hint of carelessness in the opponent's attempt to block the attack.
He actually showed such a nonchalant attitude towards a king like himself. How is this different from directly saying that he looks down on him?
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