Chapter 20: Attacking from both sides
When Zhou Xiaoning and the others returned to the Yuansaka Mansion, the sky was already bright.
As for Medea and Soichiro Katsugi, Zhou Xiaoning did not kill them as he said before, but only extracted the magic power and world origin in Medea's body and injected it into the golden chalice prepared in advance.
This golden holy grail Zhou Xiaoning has made it once, and this time it is also familiar with it. It's just that this Holy Grail War is a bit special, the Heroic Spirits are all descended in the body, and the magic contained in each Heroic Spirit is very huge, far better than the last time, not to mention that this time there is also the origin of the world, and the Holy Grail made by the standard of the last Holy Grail War is used in this time, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate.
The Holy Grail, which could have carried the magic power of seven Heroic Spirits, was filled by Caster alone this time.
And Medea lost her magic power and world origin, and was supposed to return to Valhalla, but because Zhou Xiaoning had promised her before, she temporarily bound it to the spiritual veins under the Civic Hall, and became an existence similar to the earth-bound spirit.
As long as she stays in the Civic Hall, Medea can always exist, but once she takes a step out of the Civic Hall, she will be immediately recalled by Valhalla. This can be regarded as imprisonment in disguise, as long as she still cares about Soichiro Katsuki, she can only stay obediently in the civic hall.
In fact, if Medea had agreed to Zhou Xiaoning's proposal from the beginning, Zhou Xiaoning wouldn't mind telling Gaia and Alaya to let them contact Medea's contract and liberate her, after all, there are so many Heroic Spirits in Valhalla, no more than her, no less than her, Zhou Xiaoning only needs to pay a small price, and it can be easily done.
It's a pity that Medea chose to be his enemy, and it was not until the end of the road that she surrendered to Zhou Xiaoning. Zhou Xiaoning was already extraordinarily kind if he could spare her life, and if she wanted him to help, she didn't even think about it.
"Now Archer, Caster, and Assassin have left, and Saber and Rider are on our side. So the only enemies left are Lancer and Berserker, and their Master. Do you have any plans for the next place? ”
Although Rin Tosaka has lost her Heroic Spirit, her pride does not allow her to quit like this, and she has to participate in the end no matter what.
"Sakura and I fought against Berserker and Lancer respectively, so we kind of got to know the details of them."
"Lancer is better to say, as long as he is careful of his Noble Phantasm and does not give him a chance to free the Noble Phantasm, it will not be difficult to deal with. So I'm going to have Saber deal with him, and Rider to keep Lancer's Master at bay. As for Berserker, I'll be in charge. ”
Zhou Xiaoning thought about it for a while and made an arrangement, with the strength of Artoria and Medusa, as long as he was careful of the [Piercing Death Thorn Spear] and [Backlight Sword], he could basically win. As for Hercules and Irina's side, Zhou Xiaoning has also thought of a way to deal with it, if nothing else, this Holy Grail War will end in the next two days.
"What about me, what am I doing?"
Rin Tosaka's face was full of reluctance, Medusa was the heroic spirit of Sakura Makiri, and she went to deal with Lancer's Master, which could be regarded as Sakura Makiri's contribution. She was the only one, and Zhou Xiaoning didn't arrange any tasks for her, which couldn't help but make her feel underestimated.
"Are you ......"
Zhou Xiaoning really wanted to say that it would be good to let Rin Tosaka stay quietly in the Jian Tong Mansion, after all, no matter which side she is, she will be in danger if she loses the protection of the Heroic Spirit.
Let's not talk about the Heroic Spirit, just look at the Master, Bazet's [Backlight Sword] is definitely an instant kill for Rin Tosaka, who has no melee ability. As for Irina, although she doesn't have too strong spell-casting skills, with the huge amount of terrifying magic power in her body, even if she attacks with the most basic magic bullets, she can easily suppress Rin Tosaka with numbers, not to mention that Zhou Xiaoning has other arrangements for Irina, so naturally she can't be handed over to Rin Tosaka to deal with.
However, Zhou Xiaoning understands Tosaka Rin's temperament, even if he forcibly asks Tosaka Rin to stay, I'm afraid she will sneak out at that time, rather than disrupting the original plan because of her inconvenience, it is better to give her an errand to stabilize her.
"In this case, you take these things to the Yuanzang Mountain, place them in the center of the spiritual veins, and guard them. Sakura, come with you when the time comes. ”
Zhou Xiaoning took out three golden holy grails and put them on the coffee table in front of everyone. One of them stored the magic and world origin extracted from Medea, and the other two were improvised by him, with the same effect as the previous one, which could store the magic and world origin of a Heroic Spirit, which was prepared for Lancer and Berserker.
As for Archer and Assassin's share, it should have automatically entered Irina's body, so the golden chalice prepared for them Zhou Xiaoning carried it with him, and when the hidden dangers in Irina's body were solved, the two golden chalice could come in handy.
Rin Tosaka had seen Zhou Xiaoning extract Medea's magic and world origin with her own eyes and inject it into the Golden Holy Grail, although she didn't understand what method Zhou Xiaoning used, but this did not prevent her from understanding the importance of this Golden Holy Grail.
Although he can't participate in a head-on battle, protecting the Golden Holy Grail is just as important, and Rin Tosaka reluctantly accepts this arrangement.
"By the way, Sakura-chan, the aura of Enzo Mountain is very chaotic and violent, you need to set up a magic array around the spiritual veins to channel and regulate the aura, so as not to make a mistake when summoning the Holy Grail at the end. All the materials that may be used are here, and with your current cultivation, this should not be a difficult task. ”
Zhou Xiaoning took out a large pile of things from the storage space, then sealed them into a storage scroll and handed them to Jian Tong Sakura.
"Well, I will definitely do it, Brother Ning, you can rest assured."
Jian Tong Ying patted her chest and reassured, you must know that what Zhou Xiaoning left behind was not only the demon version of "Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao", but also a lot of spells, formations and other scrolls, originally planned to wait for Jian Tong Sakura to be brought up, and then slowly call her. But who ever thought of the latter series of things, it was ten years after they met again, fortunately, Tong Ying's talent was sure enough, only by self-study, she learned the things left by Zhou Xiaoning, and the spirit guidance array is only one of the formations with medium to upper difficulty, and the difficulty of the layout is not too high. It's just that the range of the formation is a little larger this time, and I'm afraid I'll have to ask Rin Tosaka to help when the time comes.
"Okay, then let's do it first, everyone is busy all night, and they are all tired, now let's go back and rest, and at midnight in the evening, we will start to act separately."
Zhou Xiaoning's words brought the meeting to an end, and everyone else dispersed, only Artoria stayed, sitting on the sofa seriously, but her eyes glanced at Zhou Xiaoning, as if she wanted to speak and stopped.
At first, Zhou Xiaoning was still a little puzzled, until he saw the time on the wall clock, and immediately reacted, it turned out that it was time for breakfast.
For Artoria, eating is a first-class event, after all, only when she is full can she have the strength to fight.
"Okay, okay, I understand, come with me."
Zhou Xiaoning shook his head with some tears and laughter, and took Artoria to the table, and with a wave of his big hand, the originally empty table was filled with plates of food. Those are all freshly made by the machining center, freshly baked, and still hot.
Watching Artoria elegantly but quickly eliminate the food on the table, Zhou Xiaoning not only sighed, fortunately he had a [Simulation Farm] and a [Processing Center], otherwise just how to fill Artoria's bottomless belly would be enough for him to worry about.
But then again, seeing Artoria eating so well, Zhou Xiaoning also felt a little hungry. Simply, Zhou Xiaoning also took out a point and started eating early.
Before, Zhou Xiaoning was still lamenting Artoria's appetite, but as soon as he let go of eating, he ate no less than Artoria. In this meal alone, the food eaten by two people is enough for more than twenty people to eat breakfast for a month.
After the tea and food were full, Zhou Xiaoning and Artoria also went back to their rooms to rest, and by the time Zhou Xiaoning walked out of the room again, it was already more than two o'clock in the afternoon.
And just before one disappeared, Sakura and Rin Tosaka left the house, after all, Enzo Mountain is not big, and it is not small to say that it is small, if you don't arrange the formation in advance, I'm afraid it may not be able to be completed in time before zero o'clock.
While there was still some time, Zhou Xiaoning shared all the information he knew about Cúchulainn and Bazette with Artoria and Medusa, and even reminded them to pay special attention to the [Piercing Death Thorn Spear] and [Backlight Sword].
“…… That's the general situation, is there anything else you'd like to ask? ”
"No, that's enough."
Artoria nodded confidently, the battle between the Heroic Spirits is like this, as long as you know the other party's real name and treasure, it is equivalent to seizing the opportunity. Anyone who can become a Heroic Spirit is a famous hero who knows how to use the information they have.
Medusa didn't speak, but she also nodded, after all, her task was only to contain Bazet, and she also learned Bazet's hole cards, so it was even less difficult to deal with.
"Alright, then let's go, Leah, and I wish you all the best."
Zhou Xiaoning used a spell to strengthen Artoria for a round. It's not that Zhou Xiaoning doesn't believe in Artoria's strength, but it's good to be prepared and leave more magic to release the oath cannon, which is also a hole card.
"You too, may you return triumphantly."
Artoria did not refuse Zhou Xiaoning's kindness, although she advocated fairness and fairness, she would not be brainless, after all, martial arts duels and battles are different. When competing, it is natural to be fair, but in battle, it is natural to use all favorable factors to win.
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After separating from Artoria and Medusa, Zhou Xiaoning went directly to the forest on the outskirts of Dongmu City, where the castle of the Einzberen family was located. During the last Holy Grail War, Zhou Xiaoning had been here more than once, so it didn't take much effort to find a place.
The castle at this time is much more dilapidated than it was ten years ago, and it seems that after ten years ago, the Einzberen family has completely abandoned this place, and if it weren't for the re-opening of the Holy Grail War, maybe they wouldn't have used this place again at all.
But then again, although the castle is broken, the magic enchantments, traps, and triggered warnings in the forest are before You Sheng, and there are no dead ends, no matter how careful Zhou Xiaoning is, it is impossible to completely avoid them.
Simply, Zhou Xiaoning didn't avoid it, propped up the Five Spirit Shield, and pushed it all the way.
Therefore, Irina had already received the news that Zhou Xiaoning had broken in, and waited outside the castle gate with Berserker.
"Little sister, you should have realized that that big guy alone is no match for me. Why, do you still want to do it with me? ”
Zhou Xiaoning stood calmly in front of Irina, completely ignoring Hercules' angry roar.
"Big brother is right, Berserker alone is indeed no match for you, but what if you add her?"
As soon as Irina finished speaking, another Heroic Spirit appeared behind her.
In fact, there are not only seven Heroic Spirits summoned by the Holy Grail War, but there is also an eighth Class, Avenger, which translates to Avenger.
The first Avenger was Angela Manuel, summoned by the House of Einzberen during the Third Holy Grail War. This guy was an ordinary person when he was alive, but he was forcibly charged with "all the evil in this world", which is a typical scumbag with a big reputation and strength. At the beginning of the Third Holy Grail War, he was killed, but because of his particularity, the Holy Grail was contaminated, and the "evil of this world" that Zhou Xiaoning removed at the beginning came from him.
Unexpectedly, the Einzberen family still did not learn their lesson, and even summoned another Avenger for victory. And the red and white armor, as well as the sword, how familiar Zhou Xiaoning looked.
"Will it be ......?"
Zhou Xiaoning had a person's name popping up in his mind, and the fact that this Heroic Spirit was similar in size to Artoria confirmed his guess even more.
"Mordred, if it were her, she would be worthy of Avenger's position. It's a good thing I didn't have Leah with me, otherwise ......"
Zhou Xiaoning didn't dare to think about it anymore, when Artoria and Mordred met, it must be a situation of falling in love and killing each other, and never dying.
I believe that those who know the legend of the Knights of the Round Table will be familiar with Mordred, because she is a member of the Knights of the Round Table, and she is also one of the top masters in the Knights of the Round Table.
At the same time, Mordred has another identity, that is, King Arthur's sister-in-law.
There is a good saying, lilies are infinitely good, but they can't be born. This sentence has soothed the fragile hearts of many single dogs, but in the Moon World, this iron rule has been broken, because Mordred is the baby born to Artoria and her sister Morgan together, and if those biologists know about it, they must not go crazy collectively!