Chapter 26: Battle of Einzbern Forest (1)

Tatsuya turned and walked to the corridor, activating the transfer magic

This was not the first time Artoria experienced space transfer magic, so she calmly observed the current situation.

Previously, she thought it was magic that Morgan could perform without any chanting, but in fact, it was Tatsuya Suzuki's specialty.

Both Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel had made wrong analyses.

"Flowers?"

Not only that, during the space transfer process, Artoria noticed another change.

The form used by the transfer magic had changed. Previously it was a crow, but this time it was petals filled with the scent of spring.

"Is there any problem?" Tatsuya had begun to check the injury on his shoulder out of habit.

Artoria shook her head. "I'm a little surprised. The transfer barrier formed by the crows reminded me of the Fisher King of our time."

"Is he the disabled man who lives in seclusion in the mountains and uses crows as his familiars?" Tatsuya understood.

"Yes, his daughter is also the mother of Galahad, one of my Knights of the Round Table." When Artoria said this, she looked helpless and sad.

Galahad's father, Lancelot, and Guinevere are both people who are related to the collapse of the Knights of the Round Table.

Even so, Artoria never hated any of them.

No one is wrong.

Because no one was at fault, she wanted to obtain the Holy Grail and change the cause that led to such an ending.

"The form of transfer magic is chosen according to my mood. I originally thought that since it was a rare opportunity to assist the legendary King Arthur, as a magician, I could play the role of the flower magician Merlin for a bit," Tatsuya said.

Artoria gave a wry smile, "Then at least... you are nothing like Merlin."

"I'm not a nightmare," Tatsuya said, and his smile gradually faded.

During the brief conversation, the space transfer magic was completed, and the two were already in the depths of the forest more than five kilometers away from the Einzbern Castle.

To Caster, the two's actions were tantamount to jumping into his trap.

But on the other hand, the two people who had already prepared for the ambush could be said to have successfully lured Caster into the trap.

"Tsk... a step too late?" Tatsuya clicked his tongue coldly, his eyes full of disgust and anger.

All the children they saw through the crystal ball were dead.

Even if they moved at the fastest speed, in less than half a minute, they all became victims of the Holy Grail War.

The corpses all over the ground wafted a fresh smell of blood, indicating that these children were still alive a moment ago.

"You are most welcome, Jeanne. Speed is of the essence, as expected."

Caster had a smile on his face and was happy to see Artoria, who was also angry and fully armed, holding her weapon.

He couldn't help but feel proud of the grand feast he had prepared, and his smile was full of self-praise. Standing in the sea of blood, his dark robe was soaked with the blood of the living sacrifice, making the color even more vivid.

"What do you think of this tragic scene? It's very distressing, isn't it? It's very sad to see, isn't it? Can you imagine the pain these innocent children must have felt before they died? But Joan of Arc, compared to what I did after losing you, this level of tragedy is nothing at all!"

Caster looked calm, describing the tragic scene before him as if he were introducing an achievement.

"You're fucking b****!"

Tatsuya no longer wanted to listen to anything Caster had to say. He gathered the magic power in his palm and was about to launch a magic energy explosion.

If you remain indifferent in the face of such things, you will only become numb and indifferent.

He wanted to kill him with one blow.

Even though it would further expose his cards, Tatsuya didn't care.

If the child there was Sakura or Caren, he would have probably gone berserk.

The daily life of more than two years was not a lie. He really loved those two children, so he was furious at this moment.

"Wait a minute!" Artoria held down Tatsuya's right hand, even though she was also very angry.

As if ignoring Tatsuya's anger, Caster looked at Saber with joy and a sticky smile.

"——Oh, Jeanne, your eyes filled with anger are really beautiful!"

The reason why Artoria tried to stop Tatsuya from using magic to kill Caster was under Caster's robe.

That was the last survivor of the child who was taken hostage.

The child was still held under Caster's armpit, sniffling and crying. This crazy Servant was only using the child as a shield, so he deliberately spared one of them.

If Tatsuya's magic had been unleashed, it would undoubtedly have severely damaged Caster, but it would also have turned the child into charcoal powder.

"Let that child go!" Artoria shouted angrily. "Devil!"

Tatsuya gritted his teeth and the magic power in his hand changed its form of concentration.

"Do you hate me so much? Yes, of course you do. How can you forgive me for turning away from the love of God? When you used to worship God more devoutly than anyone else!"

"This war is to select the Heroic Spirit who is suitable to obtain the Holy Grail. If you fight in a way that a Heroic Spirit should not, the Holy Grail will abandon you. Now that you have been resurrected, the Holy Grail is no longer useful... But if you, Jeanne, want to save this child's life so much..."

Surprisingly, Caster let go of the child, leaving him standing on the ground.

"Come on, kid, be happy. A devout believer in God said he would save you. The almighty God finally showed mercy, but all your other friends are dead."

The child, who was no longer able to discern the current situation, could only believe that Saber was the one who came to save her. She burst into tears and ran directly towards Artoria, grabbing the folds of Artoria's skirt armor with her little hands.

At this time, Tatsuya's hand was on the child.

"Be good, it's dangerous here, run away quickly. Just keep running forward and you will see a big castle. Go there and ask for help."

Caster looked at Artoria, who was trying to comfort the frightened child as gently as possible, and said, "Oh?"

Saber felt the fluctuation of magic power at this time and lowered her head to find that the child had lost consciousness.

"What did you do?" She immediately guessed that it was the result of Tatsuya's attack just now.

"Using a child as a sacrifice for magic is really the most evil of evil ways." Tatsuya turned around and squinted his eyes to mock Caster. "What a coincidence, I am also a magician. As long as my rune is engraved on his body, he can't be sacrificed by any magic."

"Uooohhhh!"

With a voice sharp enough to tear through the forest mist, Caster scolded Tatsuya for ruining his plans.

But it was obvious that his magic sacrifice was not just this one child; those children who had been killed were also Caster's sacrifices.

With the help of the flesh and blood of the living sacrifice, a dozen wriggling dark green sea monsters emerged from the blood flowing from the children and surrounded Tatsuya and Artoria.

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