The Unique Thinking of Fans
After a brief feast, the battle between the Conqueror King and the Hero King officially began. Although it was just a comic and not animated, readers could almost feel the tension in the air due to the overpowering presence of these two kings standing on the bridge.
With the help of enhanced drawing skills from the system, Ren depicted the intensity of the battle between the two kings far beyond the original design. In the original, the fight between the Hero King and the Conqueror King was a one-sided slaughter. The Hero King simply stood there and unleashed his EA when the Conqueror King and his soldiers approached.
However, in Ren's comic, the Hero King first used his Gate of Babylon to fight against the Conqueror King's army. The fierce battle put the Hero King at a significant disadvantage. Under the relentless pressure from the Conqueror King, the Hero King was forced to use his ultimate weapon—Ea, the Sword of Rupture!
During the skewer feast among the three kings, the Hero King was impressed by the Conqueror King's kingly aura and declared he would personally kill him. This battle demonstrated that the Conqueror King's ambition and strength were worthy of the Hero King's full power. Ea, the sword that split the world!
"Is this the Hero King's strongest weapon?" Daniel muttered to himself as he looked at the drill-like weapon on the official website. Learning about the Ea's capabilities as a weapon against the world, Daniel sighed, "If the Conqueror King still had his Gordius Wheel, would it increase his chances of winning?"
After thinking it over, Daniel shook his head. It would at most prolong the fight, given how powerful Ea is. Although he knew the outcome of this battle, it still left him feeling regretful.
"Farewell, great king!" he whispered as he saw Ea pierce the Conqueror King. The mighty Conqueror King finally fell to the Hero King. This outcome was expected since the moment the Conqueror King lost his army and his Gordius Wheel, but it still saddened many readers.
In a survey by Picca Comics, the Conqueror King, Iskandar, was the second most popular character in the series, narrowly losing to Artoria. Despite his boisterous personality, he had a unique charm that made him widely liked.
Fans expressed their sadness over his departure, but when they thought of Lancer's fate, they felt more accepting of this conclusion. Some even went to Ren's Weibo to praise him for giving the Conqueror King a respectable exit, contrary to his usual penchant for cruelly killing off characters.
Ren accepted the compliments with satisfaction, cheerfully proclaiming himself as a "warrior of love" and promising a heartwarming ending to "Fate/Zero." This statement immediately sparked speculation among fans about what kind of ending would be considered heartwarming.
However, fans were skeptical of Ren's claim. If Ren could be a warrior of love, it would be as absurd as Hitler winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
"You're really twisted," Jada said, shaking her head at Ren's Weibo post. She knew the ending of "Fate/Zero" and found no way to call it heartwarming.
"Our company has received enough razor blades from angry fans to fill half a warehouse. I'm afraid we'll get even more once the series ends, and we won't have room for them!" Jada sighed, feeling her husband was courting trouble.
"How could that be?" Ren waved his hand dismissively.
Posing like Gendo Ikari, Ren smirked, "If they really attack me, the manga will stop updating. As long as I'm still drawing, they won't dare touch me!"
"..." Jada was speechless. He knew his worth to the fans, banking on their desire for more content to protect him.
However, the fans' good mood didn't last long. The story quickly moved to another intense scene. Right after the duel between the kings, the plot shifted to a battle between master and servant.
During Artoria's fight with Berserker, it was revealed that Berserker was Lancelot! The legendary knight of the Round Table who had an affair with Artoria's queen, leading to the downfall of the Round Table.
The intense fight scenes, including Lancelot's bullets feeling like they were aimed at the reader and the thrilling sword fights, deeply engaged the audience.
Seeing Artoria's emotional breakdown after winning the fight made the readers realize something.
"If Artoria is a woman and has a child named Mordred, does that mean the queen was a man? And Lancelot too…"
"Oh my God, double the male love!"
"Wow! What a discovery!"
"What do you think, Yuanfang?"
"Master, there's more to this than meets the eye!"
This theory sparked a flurry of discussions. Even Ren found it amusing and quickly posted an image of Artoria and Guinevere together to clarify things. However, another question soon emerged.
How did two women have a child?
Ren decided not to answer this one, leaving it as a mystery for fans to ponder until the story of Mordred in "Fate/Apocrypha" could address it.
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