[131] Destruction and Salvation

"Hehehe... it seems we've all been fooled by that Heroic Spirit, huh? So, what do you say? Shall we go after him now?" Matou Zouken suggested.

"No. Destroying you takes priority." Altera pointed her sword towards him.

"Same thought." Karna said, "Then let's have Berserker exit the stage first."

"Ugh... damn you, Archer. Did you already anticipate all of this?" Matou Zouken looked at the current situation, gritted his teeth, and then suddenly laughed, "Hehehe, indeed, it's a bit difficult for us to win with two top-tier Heroic Spirits teaming up. But it's just a bit difficult. Let's go, Berserker!"

"Roar——————" A deafening roar echoed within the sealed space.

Berserker, covered in black, had red patterns running across his body, the result of being enhanced by the black mud. His sanity, which had already been waning, was now nearly nonexistent.

Boom————

The black mass was like a missile, and the axe in his hand swung forcefully towards Altera in front of him!

In an instant, the entire cavern began to tremble.

Boom, boom, boom————

"I'm here to help you, Saber——!" Karna rushed over and joined the fight against Berserker.

In terms of attributes alone, there was no doubt that Berserker now stood at the pinnacle among all Servants. Even Saber and Lancer were no match for him.

Although it was two against one.

But Berserker had the advantage now.

The narrow space and the black mud on the ground restricted the movement of the two Servants, forcing them to confront the enhanced Berserker head-on.

"Over here, Saber!" Karna said, thrusting his spear towards the ceiling with force—

Flames melted the earth directly, and he leaped up!

In the next moment, Saber followed suit.

"Roar————!!"

The berserk Berserker, devoid of reason, leaped up and forcefully pushed away the thick earth in front of him. His pupils emitted a crimson light as he looked at Saber and Lancer not far away.

Boom————

In the next moment, heavenly flames descended from above, covering Berserker entirely.

"O' Brahma, Curse Me (Brahmastra Kundala)."

Boom, boom, boom, boom——————

The flames raged all around.

After undergoing two battles at the back of Ryuudou Temple, the original forest had completely disappeared.

"Roar——————!!!"

"Is it the twelfth trial?" Karna frowned as he looked at the resurrected Berserker, "So, does that mean the Noble Phantasms used earlier are no longer effective?"

Should he experiment? Or forget about it...

No, it's better to forget it. His Master doesn't have enough mana to squander on unnecessary tests.

There's no need for needless experimentation.

"Ha—Destroy you!"

Saber had no intention of stopping. She swung her sword, causing smoke and dust to swirl around Berserker.

Huge magical energy began to gather on her sword.

As if slicing through space itself, she struck Berserker, cutting him in half—

"Roar——————"

However... it was futile. Soon, accompanied by Berserker's roar, he once again recovered and stood up.

"Hehehe, it's useless, utterly useless. You can never be Berserker's match..." Matou Zouken emerged from the gap and said, "Let's go, Berserker. Since you've come, why leave? Stay here, all of you!"

Explosions, smoke.

Covering the entire Ryuudou Temple.

...

"What on earth is happening?" Kaede Kawanami stared at the flames, lightning, and thunder roaring over the mountains behind Ryuudou Temple, her mouth agape in disbelief.

There were many others like her who had come to Ryuudo Temple on this night.

This was not like before.

Previously, when Kazuya, Rider, and Saber were battling, it had all started within a Reality Marble. Then Kayneth had arrived and immediately set up a bounded field to repel outsiders.

Moreover, it had been daytime then, and the faint glow within the brilliance of the sun was not very conspicuous.

But now, it was different.

Now it was the dead of night!

The sun had long disappeared, and even the faint glow of the moon was nothing compared to the dazzling light that seemed like a sun close at hand.

Visitors who had come at night, as well as the monks of Ryuudo Temple, had all stopped in their tracks, their mouths agape, watching everything happening on the mountainside.

The explosions and the thunderous noise.

There were figures flashing across the sky.

White figures, red figures, black figures.

Their speed was so fast that it was hard to see clearly.

But they could still make out something.

The speed of these Heroic Spirits was no slower than that of a train, but human eyes could clearly capture the speed at which a train was moving...

So, at a glance these people could see those Heroic Spirits.

They just couldn't see them very clearly, sometimes they could, and sometimes they couldn't.

The reason was simple.

It was like a fly buzzing in front of a person's eyes; the speed was not extremely fast, but because of its small size, human eyes often lost track of it.

The current situation was the same.

However, the sound of the explosions was like telling the crowd, "I am here."

"Oh no..." Tohsaka Tokiomi saw this naturally through Lancer's eyes and said, "Although we don't know how many people might have seen it... let's contact Father Risei first and have him gather reinforcements... and also contact the members of the Mage''s Association."

In Fuyuki City, there were currently many members of the Mage's Association and the Holy Church stationed here.

Their purpose was none other than to prevent the leakage of magical secrets.

Boom!

A black mass crashed onto the ground.

In an instant, the several people who had been standing there had turned into mincemeat.

"Roar!"

Berserker roared and charged at the two Heroic Spirits once again.

The crowd around them panicked.

"Run!"

"I don't want to die!"

"Don't let them escape, Lancer. The mystery must not be revealed now."

Karna's spear, which had been used to fight Berserker, paused for a moment... After a brief pause, Karna replied, "I understand."

Hissing sounds filled the air.

At that moment, a smoky mist like insects formed around them and swallowed up anyone who came close.

"Hehehe, there's no way this old man will let all of you escape just like that."

Swish!

A rainbow-colored sword transformed into a whip, clearing the swarm of insects in front of it, blocking Karna. "You... run away now... I don't want to destroy anything!"

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