On November 13th, the Top 10 of the Holy Grail Festival came to an end, and the final was held on November 15th, so there was certainly a lot to do in the two days in between.

Two days later, the central hall of the Cathedral of Castro.

It was the place where emperors were crowned and their weddings were held, and now on the reliquary in front of the altar, there is a cup about eight meters high, with a huge body and a thick saucer, made of gold throughout, and there is no extra ornamentation. This is the Anglican holy relic, the Holy Grail, which everyone gathers here to seek.

The Holy Grail was originally kept under the strict guard of the Anglican Templars in their Cathedral of St. Paul's in Calvin, but was stolen by the Wizards' Guild, which eventually led to war. After the war, the Holy Grail was guarded in the Cathedral of Costello until the annual Grail Sacrifice was unveiled.

I'm afraid that no one except the Pope knows how the Holy Grail appeared in the State Religion, but the role of the Holy Grail has been known to all magicians, that is, it can provide unlimited spiritual power and instant use of magic, which is undoubtedly the dream of every magician.

It is still a mystery why the Holy Grail has such an ability, when the Wizards Association successfully seized the Holy Grail from the hands of the State Church, became the owner of the Holy Grail for a short time, and studied it, the research materials at that time are still the top secret of the Wizards Association, except for the high-level Magicians Association and the Hexagram Council have permission to view, the rest of the people are not allowed to access, otherwise they will be directly disqualified from the Magician and will be wanted by the Wizards Association.

In addition to this ability that fascinates mages, the Holy Grail also has a function of gathering elements in the air. The purest of them is undoubtedly the starlight of the Four Holy Stars, which slowly converges into a liquid called "Star Extract" in the Holy Grail, which can improve the body's physique, increase the closeness to the four elements, and slowly nourish the spiritual power. With this ability of the Holy Grail, there has been no shortage of excellent mage geniuses in the state religion, and the state church mage organization called the "Templars" has been formed. It is precisely because of this that the Magicians Association is so red that it does not hesitate to send people to infiltrate the Anglican Temple to steal the Holy Grail, and finally a big war breaks out.

However, the star extract inside the Holy Grail cannot be taken out, and it can only wait until the star extract of the Holy Grail is overflowing, and the overflowing star extract can be used, so the Holy Grail is not the protagonist today, but the fifth-order teleportation magic array on the altar, and the destination it leads to is the final place of the Holy Grail Sacrifice - "Desperate Space".

The Desperate Space is very similar to the training ground of the Luther Academy of Magic, except that the space is wider and more complex, and there are naturally more nested magic arrays in it.

Unlike in the arena, except for Emperor Rhaeggar, Speaker of the Hexagram Omistenson, and Archbishop Alfred, only the overseers of the Wizards' Association and the saints of the State Church were present in the main hall at this time, presumably because they were worried that thieves would covet the Holy Grail.

Rhaegar in a fiery red uniform stood in front of the altar with a sword dangling from his waist, Omistan at the front of the Overseer on the left, and Alfred at the front of the Anglican Saint on the right.

The five finalists stand respectfully at the bottom of the altar steps, ranked according to their scores when they enter the finals. Standing at the forefront is the team of the Hexagram Magic Academy, wearing a black magician's robe and a silver-white hexagram embroidered on the back, occupying the first place in the Holy Grail Sacrifice all year round, and it is a well-deserved team of kings.

After that, there is the team of the state church, dressed in gold-rimmed white robes, and their whole body exudes an aura of holiness. Due to their age and strength, they are still only candidates for the Saints, that is, the Templars, but the strength of the mages of the same age is already a fierce rival to compete with the Hexagram Academy for the first throne. And the first one was Markov Steinglu, who had already met Kenneth and others.

Then there is the Gracchus School of Magic. The Gracchus School of Magic is located in Arthur's region, and the school emblem is a silver-backed black wolf roaring into the sky under the moon, and the school uniform is a silver-white robe with a black robe on the bottom, and a wolf's head brooch on the chest. Gragu Academy is also a long-established magic academy with a long history, and it is not surprising that it has entered the top five.

Then there's the Kadrazan Academy of Magic from Geraldine's region, the only one from the Southern Region among this year's top five. The six of them wore white magician's robes, draped diagonally in crimson drapes, and stepped on rattan shoes, looking serious and old-fashioned. The leader clasped his hands on his chest, his skin was slightly dark, and his lips were pursed, as if he was dissatisfied with his ranking.

Standing at the very end was the Luther School of Magic, dressed in a blue-blue school robe with the half-decayed plane tree emblem on its chest. Although they were ranked last, the faces of the six people led by Krar were calm, and the two fourth-graders except Kral were faintly excited. It was the first and last time they made it to the final, and even being last was a great honour.

Rhaegar looked at the five teams under the stone steps, and a warm smile spread across his face: "Congratulations on coming here, you are the undoubted genius of the Empire. ”

In a word, it affirmed the talent of everyone present and made everyone smile more or less.

"Now you are about to start the finals, so I hope you all do your best to get a good place. May the hero Theo be with you. Rhaegar didn't want to say anything more, and stepped aside.

Seeing that Rhaegar finished speaking, Archbishop Alfred walked up to the altar with a smile and explained the rules to everyone: "The space that everyone will enter in a while is called 'Desperate Realm', which is composed of four major areas, namely volcanoes, ice fields, storms, and deserts. There is no time limit for the game, and the match will not end until only the last team remains. It should also be noted that there is a safe space in the 'middle' of the four areas, and there is also food and water, but it can only be accessed through the 'special passage', so please be careful. Then please all go into the 'Desperate Situation' in turn, and you will be scattered to all corners of the space. May the Lord be with you. ”

All the contestants nodded, and then the students of the Hexagram Academy took the lead in stepping into the magic array, only to see a burst of green light flashing, and the six of them immediately disappeared in place.

"Sure enough, it's an advantage to get in first......," Norman said, scratching his hair.

"Everybody remembers what was in the previous combat meeting, especially Kenneth, got it?" Claire led the group to the altar and said in a solemn voice.

"Yes!" The five nodded in response.

"Very well, let's go." Claire stepped onto the magic circle with everyone, and after a flash of green light under his feet, the six members of the Luther Academy of Magic immediately disappeared in place.

Rhaegar glanced at the magic array and asked Alfred in front of him, "Archbishop, then I'll leave it to you next." ”

Alfred bowed and said with kind eyebrows: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this place is guarded by the elite Templars of my sect and the friends of the Wizards Association, and there will be no accidents." ”

Rhaegar just said casually, after all, he had been safe and sound for so many years, so he didn't care, and left the Cathedral of Castro with Omistansen and the guards, thinking about how to find the last dragon hero.

The black-robed old man Kenneth and others had met in the Anglican cemetery sat on a wooden chair in the square in front of the church, quietly sprinkling a handful of grain, and the surroundings were immediately flooded with pigeons that came to feed.

The old man glanced at Rhaegar and Omi Statham who walked out of the church, their old faces under the hood were wrinkled, their lips moved slightly, and they murmured, "Old friend, I'm back......"

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in a desperate space.

Kenneth felt his head dizzy, and his body appeared on an ice field.

Kenneth looked around, and saw that there was nothing but an empty field, and only a vast ice field could be seen as far as the eye could see. There was an unknown glow above his head, and the light shone on the ice, so Kenneth could only squint and look around, but there was nothing else to find except the ice under his feet, which made Kenneth feel embarrassed for a while, what should he do now?

Kenneth thought back to the previous battle meeting and muttered, "The boss said to assemble as soon as possible, and the location is ...... Belch...... Where did it come from? Oops, I forgot where to meet! ”

Kenneth couldn't help but stomp his feet, and his feet shook violently, but there was not the slightest crack in the ice, but Kenneth was numb from the shock.

"Forget it, let's go ahead and see...... Luckily, I'm not afraid of the cold. Kenneth muttered to himself, but there was a sudden light in front of him, and he suddenly shouted, "Hephaus, are you there?" ”

I saw a flame burst out of the Flame Dragon Ring, and Hephaestus, dressed in a red robe, immediately appeared in front of Kenneth, but let out a cold snort: "Only think of me now? ”

Kenneth was overjoyed: "Hephaus, can you show up in this space?" ”

However, Hephaestus frowned, clenched his fists and said, "Hmm...... The 'level' of this space is still a little lower, and I'm afraid I won't be able to show up for too long. ”

Kenneth nodded with some regret, but he didn't think about relying on Hephaestus' strength, so he said, "In that case, then Hephaus, you should go back first." ”

Hephaestus narrowed his eyes and looked around, only to feel uncomfortable, so he turned into a flame and returned to the Flame Dragon Ring, leaving only one sentence: "If I need to make a move, I can use your body directly to exert my strength." ”

Kenneth was stunned for a moment, then nodded hesitantly, and ran forward in a random direction, hoping to meet up with his teammates as soon as possible.

On the boundless ice field, Kenneth could only be seen running in the snow alone, not to mention his teammates, not even the enemy.

An hour passed slowly.

Two hours had passed in a flash, Kenneth had gone from running to slowing, and a blizzard had begun to blow around him.

How big is this ice field...... Just as Kenneth sighed, he suddenly saw two vague figures fighting in the distance.

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PS: I've told you before.,Because of the relationship between starting to prepare for the graduation thesis.,The update will inevitably be affected.,From today.,It's officially a change every day.,I hope you can understand.,I hope you can continue to support me to complete this work.。