And then there's the surrounding scene—

The black earth that rolls like the sea and the waves.

Everywhere there were mountains of dried corpses, which were sinking into the sea.

The sky was red, as red as blood. In the black mud rain, the dark sun dominates the sky.

"Where is this?" Emiya Kiritsugu struggled to find that sense of incongruity, trying to figure out what was going on, feeling like he had overlooked something important, or rather forgotten something important.

Why are you here?

Didn't you fight before? Where has Yan Feng Qili gone now?

"This is the place where your wishes come true, the inner ...... of the Holy Grail you seek," Alice Phil replied with a smile.

Here it is...... Where can wishes come true?

Emiya Kiritsugu subconsciously raised his head and looked at the black whirlpool in the sky, at the beginning, he mistook it for a pitch-black sun, which was the center of this world, a "hole" in the sky.

The unfathomable darkness inside, the density seems to be able to crush everything.

“……”

“……”

Emiya Kiritsugu stared at the terrible "hole" in the sky, and didn't say a word for a long time, after all, as long as he was a normal human, he wouldn't think that "hole" was a good thing, and he didn't lose his mind and felt that he could really fulfill his wish here.

And there is also the most important question, that is, if the Holy Grail has been prepared, it means that Alice Fell must be dead, which is the inevitable logic...... So, this black Alice Phil in front of you-

"Who are you?"

The man turned his head and raised the magic gun in his hand, and the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at the person in front of him.

"I'm Alice Phil, you can think so."

Facing the muzzle full of murderous intent, the woman in the black dress smiled a little lonely, as if to show pity to Emiya Kiritsugu, who was forcing him to ask the truth.

……

……

In the real world, Xia Ran and Saber are struggling through the flames that burn like purgatory, and in front of them is the empty music auditorium.

With his eyes, he could clearly see the Holy Grail, which shimmered with a dazzling golden light in the flames, floating high, and in the raging flames, something like black mud continued to drip from within.

The floor of the stage was overwhelmed, and a large amount of black mud was cascading down like a waterfall in the sky, most of which flowed into the underground space further down, but there was still a large amount of black mud forming a raging wave on the first floor.

Xia Ran had also done his best, from ordinary protective magic to psychic shields, relying on the otherworldly domain effect created by the obsidian pod shell's annihilation aura, which greatly strengthened the barrier, plus the turbulent black waves had not yet completely become the climate, so he was able to take Saber all the way here.

To be honest, the feeling of this black mud is really disgusting and heavy, and it seems that even the magic and spiritual power can be directly corroded......

Although he was not harmed, his magic was burning blue at a speed that could not make ends meet, and this was the first time he had suffered from such a problem since he obtained the obsidian pod.

However, it can still be held in a short period of time, although he is not sure that he can swim directly in the black mud, but relying on various defensive means, it is not too difficult to support it for a period of time.

- Although Gilgamesh was directly involved in it, he was unscathed, and the black mud could not digest him. However, Xia Ran really doesn't have that self-confidence, he is not as completely evil as Gilgamesh, and his heart is dirtier than black mud.

"Ah......h Alice Phil ......"

Sure enough, it was too late, and she swore with a sword to protect her, but she couldn't do it. He broke his oath, just as he failed to save Britain.

And the most important thing is that she can't forgive herself, she can't accept that just over an hour ago, Alice Fair's voice and smile are still so real and clear...... It's only an hour!

How could Saber have thought that the cautious advice to Alice Fell in the Liudong Temple before his departure was actually goodbye......

If she hadn't done anything, would Alice Phil still be alive and well in the Willow Cave Temple?

Once such a thought is born, it can no longer be contained, and self-blame and remorse are like poisonous snakes, gnawing at Artoria's heart.

"There's no time to mourn Alice Phil now......"

Xia Ran's calm voice sounded in her ears-

"This is a cursed black mud full of 'all the evils of this world', and it has the power to destroy all life, and if it is allowed to flow, do you know what the consequences will be?"

“……”

“……”

"All the Evil ...... of This World"

Saber repeated the name blankly, first looking at the auditorium around her, which had been slowly flooded by black waves, and then subconsciously looked at the magician in front of her: "Did you already know about this kind of thing?" ”

"Yes, during the Third Holy Grail War sixty years ago, the illegal summoning of the House of Einzibelen not only invalidated the game at that time, but also polluted the colorless power of the Great Holy Grail......"

Xia Ran didn't blink her eyes, and answered the knight girl's question like this, although she didn't lie, she selectively answered part and hidden part, and used some small speech skills.

"Once the Holy Grail is summoned and the passage is opened, the contaminated black mud inside will pour into this world, as it is now...... For more specifics, you can ask Caster if you still have the chance, as she's been studying the nature of the Great Grail all this time. ”

"Is that so......"

The knight girl was stunned, she felt like she understood.

If that's the case, it's no wonder that the other party is probably because of the research of that god-generation magician, combined with the information of the Holy Grail War sixty years ago, he only knew about such a thing, and probably only now did he really determine this matter.

It's no wonder that the other party hasn't said anything about it, after all, before witnessing it with their own eyes, who can believe that the Holy Grail is filled with Hei Xiang?

Even Artoria herself had never believed the other party before, even during that time, the other party had repeatedly said very sincerely that she didn't really want to get the Holy Grail......

However, she also felt very ironic about these words at the time, who would believe such a pale lie?

But now, in her chaotic thinking, she seems to have finally understood something, but at this time, it is too late to regret it, or regret is useless.

The Holy Grail War can't be stopped, and no matter what, the summoned Heroic Spirits can't appear forever and live in peace with each other...... In other words, after the start of the Holy Grail War, Alice Phil was already doomed, and it was an irrevocable fate.

Unless the Holy Grail War can never end, and no Heroic Spirit dies, otherwise, Alice Phil, as a little Holy Grail, will lose the normal functions of the human body, and it will only be a matter of time before it disintegrates and gives birth to the Holy Grail.

"What should we do now, Master?" She took a deep breath, tried to contain her emotions, and gritted her teeth and looked at the magician. "Since you already know about this problem, you should have prepared accordingly, right?"

"It's done, but it's useless now......" Xia Ran shook his head, "Caster and I didn't expect that something bad would happen to Alice Phil tonight, and the preparations we made before are useless now......"

"This ......" Saber suddenly blamed himself even more, and the knuckles of the sword of victory of the oath were clenched so hard that they turned white.

"It has nothing to do with you, I actually knew your plans for tonight, but I thought it would be better to push the boat and let the couple get together for a while at the end, but I didn't expect Gilgamesh to intervene in the end......"

Xia Ran seemed to see the girl's thoughts at a glance, so she explained it bluntly.

"Master, you don't have to take the blame on yourself, I know it's all my fault......" Artoria smiled a little reluctantly, gritting her teeth, "So at least for now, let me make amends." ”

"So, Saber—"

Xia Ran sighed, squinted his eyes and looked ahead, raising his right wrist, revealing the magic crystal tattoo on the back of his hand.

"In the name of the Command, free the Holy Sword and destroy the Holy Grail."

In the next moment, the whirlwind that rolled up instantly dispersed the flames around it, and from the center of the lifted Wind King's enchantment, the true outline of the golden sword appeared.

Without saying a word, Saber gritted her teeth and raised her holy sword, pouring a large amount of magic into the Sword of Victory of Oath with the magical support of the Spell—she did not resist the order, but did her best to cooperate.

In the next moment, the released flood of light waves roared out, and all the black mud in the middle of the distance from the audience to the stage seemed to evaporate under the impact of the high temperature in an instant.

The castrated slash of light was accelerated to its limit, like the hand of a giant sweeping through everything and destroying the building, cutting through the entire music hall and hitting the Holy Grail floating above the stage.

Without any suspense, the golden container that had once been part of Alice Phil's body quickly lost its form in the scorching heat of the flash, and then disappeared completely.

Maintaining the posture of swinging his sword, Saber subconsciously closed his eyes, not daring to face this cruel scene.

The flash of the Holy Sword, which destroyed the Holy Grail, not only shattered the entire stage, sliced through the entire music hall, but also split the entire civic hall in two.

The building, which had already burned from the inside, could no longer withstand such a blow, and the superstructure was destroyed, and the roof that had lost its support fell halfway into the auditorium like an avalanche.

Then, Xia Ran saw the terrible "hole" in the exposed night sky through the raindrops of rubble or building debris.

In the cold winter night when the snowflakes are falling, the dark sun appears as a symbol of the end of this world.

Its physical entity is actually a real "hole".

Or the altar that is hidden in the Advent ceremony, and the magic passage connected to the "Great Grail" magic circle under Mt. Enzo on the east side of Fukayama Town-

After absorbing the energy of the leylines for sixty years, the inside of the Great Holy Grail of the four Servant Souls has been filled and turned into a huge magic vortex, which is the body of the black "hole".

The Holy Grail is nothing more than a key to open the hole, and it is also a control device that keeps the hole in a stable state. Originally, it was a non-attribute power that was only used to create a breakthrough to the "outside world", but due to the liberation of this holy sword, the stabilization device was burned, but it was dyed with a dark curse.

Black mud was like a waterfall at the moment, falling in large quantities from the top of the civic hall that had been reduced to ruins.

The tsunami-like black mud engulfed the auditorium on the first floor, and then through the entrance to the hall, it turned into a river gushing out of the building and spreading out to the surrounding neighborhood......

"Waiting here for ......"

Xia Ran gently placed the girl's petite body in the ruins of the second floor, and then said in an unchanged tone, then turned around and flew towards the Holy Grail, and at the same time swiped the rusty magic knife in his hand in his left hand.

His own blood instantly stained the blade red, and the demon blade suddenly let out a bloodthirsty roar with excitement......

The blade is dyed red with the user's own blood, briefly activating the power of the magic knife, and at this moment, there is nothing that the ebony blade cannot be cut off.

"I hope the energy absorption effect is more powerful...... But anyway, it's time to return. Xia Ran quickly approached the dark sun in the sky and muttered to himself.