Chapter 99 The Holy Grail Arrives

  In the dark paradise, Angra Mainyu opened his mouth and made a sound of laughter.

  At this moment, the Holy Grail has completely transformed into a giant moving mass of meat, with its core and power wrapped in black mud, like a living evil beast.

  The mud-like mass of flesh gradually grew into strange and twisted shapes. Simply by moving its body, its huge size would cause strong vibrations.

  I didn't expect this Master to be so smart that he activated the Holy Grail when the fourth Servant died. Although it is not yet fully formed, for Angra Mainyu, this is the ideal situation.

  Although he is a wish-granting machine, he does not want to fulfill other people's wishes at all, but he cannot seal this function. After all, he is just the incarnation of the evil inside the Holy Grail and cannot interfere with the system itself.

  But now, everything is different.

  "The souls of the four heroes have been sent back, and the hole outside the world has been opened. Now my magic power is endless!"

  Angra Mainyu roared with excitement and looked at the ten charms floating inside.

  His method of using it is the same as the method of activating Matou Zouken. He does not pursue the truth, so he will not be like the magicians who want to release the divine power, but will find another way.

  Since it is impossible to exert true divine power, the surface power is enough. As long as the endless magic power is used to expand the scope of use, satisfactory results can be created.

  The fully alive Greater Holy Grail in front of him was the best proof. At this moment, the other nine talismans formed a circle surrounding the one in the center, and most of the magic power from the outside world was used to gradually spread his power.

  "The Rat Talisman... allows still objects to have power. Now, no one can defeat me!"

  Although he didn't know why Roland was able to discover his observations, Angra Mainyu was not in a hurry. After he forged his body with black mud and used the Holy Grail as a placenta to give birth to a life called the Evil of This World, knowledge from the outside world continued to pour in.

  Angra Mainyu was not sure whether this was the ultimate place that magicians were pursuing, but the third magic as the center was indeed shining. That knowledge, just by knowing it, was polluting his body, causing the factors in his body to change and become more like a life.

  "Foolish human," Angra Mainyu smiled, "Just keep waiting. Allowing me to grow will only bring destruction to the world faster. The so-called human principles are not worth mentioning. When this container is completely full, when I am thoroughly familiar with the power of these spells, the Black Holy Grail will reign over this world..."

  "Um?"

  Angra Mainyu looked back subconsciously.

  It was like a replica of the previous Roland scene, but in the abyss-like darkness, there was only flowing black mud.

  "An illusion?... That's right, this is a place that only I can reach."

  Angora Mainyu carefully checked his surroundings and found nothing unusual. He was just about to continue using magic power to expand his body.

  The dazzling light pierced the darkness like a sharp sword. The next moment, the Enzou Mountain, which was both a restraint and a protection, slowly cracked like a broken eggshell, completely exposing Angra Mainyu to the night sky.

  ——

  Ishtar's figure gradually floated up into the sky. She was still recalling the scene where Gilgamesh turned into light spots all over the sky and dispersed, and she said with some sigh.

  "I didn't expect these two guys to repeat this ending. But, doesn't this make me look like a villain? It's obviously weirder to see this guy who wants to destroy the world and die together. He even uses the Sword of Doom. Does he think he is a god?"

  Ishtar complained about Gilgamesh while rubbing her red eyes.

  This is not a mark left by her, but by Tohsaka Rin.

  This morning, she officially learned of the death of Tohsaka Tokiomi. Even though she had prepared herself mentally, she still couldn't just stand by and watch when it actually happened.

  If it were any other kid of her age, they would probably still be crying, but not Tohsaka Rin.

  Except for the moment when she couldn't control herself after seeing her father's body, she didn't need anyone's comfort. She wiped away her tears silently by herself.

  Always stay elegant, this is the family motto that her father has told her countless times.

  My father died without any regrets, as he died together with Matou Kariya in a fair and open magic duel.

  Even if she died at the hands of a Servant, Tohsaka Rin would not feel any resentment, let alone in this situation?

  Therefore, you must not waver, you must not expose your inner pain and sorrow, and you must not show any expression of weakness.

  Moreover, the situation was far from hopeless, as his father's magecraft seal had been preserved by his good friend Father Kotomine, and before his death he had already arranged for Kirei to be his guardian.

  Even though she had never gotten along with that guy, Tohsaka Rin had to admit that he was fairly reliable.

  The act of killing Gilgamesh just now made Tohsaka Rin secretly happy. Although there was no evidence, Tohsaka Rin always felt that her father's death was related to this willful and selfish heroic spirit.

  In short, compared to my sister who has nothing, I already have so much. So, I should hold on to everything I have now.

  Mother, sister, and Toosaka. But after wiping away her tears and preparing to fulfill her promise to Roland, the truth about the Holy Grail still ignited endless anger in Tohsaka Rin's eyes.

  The polluted Black Holy Grail, the evil of this world hidden in it, just for this thing, my father risked everything?

  I can't accept it, I can't understand it, I can't tolerate it.

  ——"Since we are going to break through this mountain range, let's do it quickly."

  Tohsaka Rin declared in a stern voice.

  "Ishtar, do we still have enough gems?"

  "Rin..." The goddess Venus uttered in disbelief. Rin, who had always remained rational, would actually say such crazy words on her own initiative.

  But soon, she also showed a crazy smile.  

  "Of course! Since I got that fortune last time, there hasn't been anything worth doing!"

  "Then use them all. I want to split this mountain in half, so that the evil in this world that only dares to hide in the gutter will be completely exposed!"

  "As you wish, Master!"

  Ishtar scattered all the gems around her, shattering them all. The glittering powder reflected layers of luster, and the etheric magic became substance, surging like a tide, radiating in all directions like water splashes.

  "You used up all your inventory in one go. If you don't replenish it later, you will suffer a huge loss. But now, it's too late for you to regret it!"

  "It doesn't matter. Even if we don't get the wealth that Roland promised, as long as we penetrate this mountain, the jar of gems will be enough to make up for us," Tohsaka Rin's voice gradually became more confident. "Besides, I am now the heir of the Tohsaka family. Even if the management rights are still in Kirei's hands, the inventory at home is enough for me to use for a long time."

  "That would be great!"

  Ishtar extended her index finger and made a shooting gesture, her pupils turning into a brilliant golden color.

  In the silence, the void fell from the sky!

  Without any signs, the top of Ishtar's head slowly opened up, revealing the stars clustered within. A huge planet fell, and the surrounding night sky turned upside down and became a blazing white as its glow rushed forward.

  The Maana surrounding Ishtar also opened completely, and then the huge stars were transformed into concepts and stuffed into the magazine.

  Ishtar aimed at Enzou-san below and fired without hesitation.

  "——Mountain-shaking star salary!"

  A blazing purple light descended from the sky, cutting the entire mountain range directly with Ryuudou Temple as the center. The purple light split the solid mountain range in the middle, and the atmosphere rolled back like waves, forming a pure white corridor that continued to extend across the sky.

  Among the many Noble Phantasms, there are those that can be used against cities, countries, and borders. They are both descriptions of power and symbols of characteristics, but Ishtar's Noble Phantasm has a very special evaluation.

  A treasure for fighting mountains.

  As a recreation of her past atrocities, this treasure possesses amazing destructive power when attacking mountains.

  Rather than saying that Enzou Mountain was shattered, it would be more appropriate to describe it as being flattened.

  "Master, be careful!"

  At the moment when Yuanzang Mountain was shattered, Saber clearly felt the tingling pain like sitting on pins and needles passing through her skin.

  As if to confirm his premonition, huge black waves crushed everything and spread in all directions with scorching heat.

  But rather than the black waves that were so close to him, he looked up at the sky.

  In the dark night sky, there was an incredible red glow shining, and a black sun was slowly rotating in the sky.

  This is the scene caused by the huge vortex of magic power beginning to gather, and the source of everything is the hole in the sky.

  "This is... the Holy Grail?"

  Saber murmured. He, who was usually calm in the face of adversity, was also shocked by the truth of the Holy Grail. The truth was as vast and deep as the ocean, but the pure malice completely overwhelmed the servant's spiritual foundation. If he was contaminated by the ominous black mud, even if he could maintain his self, he would probably be extremely affected.

  "You are so capable, humans..."

  The huge piece of flesh continued to multiply, and countless mouths grew on its body, emitting strange screams.

  The shout turned into a wave of magic that corroded the space, immediately repelling the servants who wanted to rush up. Although the plan was disrupted, there was still no panic on Angra Mainyu's part. The scorching black mud continued to flow out just during his casual movements.

  At first, only small wisps of black mud gushed out, turning into silent black waves, flowing down from the head that was transformed into the Holy Grail hanging in the air like a waterfall.

  It turned the soil itself into a filthy color, quickly filling every inch of the surrounding ground and turning into the most vicious curse.

  "I have been imprisoned for sixty years, and I have been broken by my own bonds. Now you dare to launch a pointless resistance

  - you are courting death!"

  "Before that, you have to fulfill my wish first."

  Roland took the initiative to step into the filthy black mud and interrupted Angora Mainyu's imposing voice with a cold voice.

  His slight movement caused the steadily crawling black mud to suddenly rise up, raising huge dirty waves, from which came some kind of attractive force.

  The Holy Grail's program has been activated spontaneously, trying to give Roland the authority to make a wish.

  But the next moment, the black mud's restlessness stopped.

  "Hahahaha!" Angola Mainyu laughed arrogantly as he looked at Roland who came to him on his own initiative.

  "So your confident expression is because of this wish? Foolish! Now that I have a life, would I still be so foolish as to obey your orders? I am alive now! I can freely choose the person to give my wish to. Do you think I have to obey you just because you give me an order?"

  "Shut up..." Roland glanced at Angra Mainyu with an extremely impatient look. "I'm not talking to you. What I want is the magic power of the Holy Grail that has not been contaminated by you."

  Roland looked at the huge body of Angora Mainyu in front of him, his eyes penetrated through the pieces of flesh and stared at a talisman inside.

  As if it heard his words, a black and white talisman slowly rotated, and the pupils of the two tiger heads on the talisman also glowed faintly.