With Artoria's insight, how could she not see Zhang Chai's flaws.

However, she didn't change her moves, but used the same moves as Zhang Chai to fight him, after all, it was not easy for him to give up his own advantages to fight her, if she relied on her advantage in sword skills, wouldn't it be too despicable?

In this way, the two sides tacitly fought against each other, even if they had the opportunity to hurt each other, they would quietly stop quietly, so the two sides seemed to be fighting fiercely, but in fact it was not as dangerous as it seemed.

At that moment, Artoria suddenly trembled uncontrollably, and then, her figure suddenly disappeared.

"Huh?" Seeing this, Zhang immediately guessed that it was Emiya Kiritsugu who used the spell to forcibly transfer Artoria away, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly picked up the shield of Avalon and Xi'er on the ground, and flew to Enzang Mountain as soon as possible.

It stands to reason that there are only two possibilities for Emiya Kiritsugu to use the Command Spell, one is that he can't deal with Gu Xinyan and uses the Command Spell to ask Artoria for help, and the other is that Emiya Kiritsugu saw the horror of the Holy Grail and recalled Artoria to destroy the Holy Grail......

Absolutely not!

The Holy Grail must not be destroyed!

Once the Holy Grail is destroyed, then the 'hole' leading to the Root Vortex is broken!

That means the mission is going to fail!

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Chai even accelerated the speed of his flight.

……

Yuanzang Mountain, where the lake is located.

Artoria's beautiful and heroic form appeared out of thin air by the lake.

Seeing the Golden Cup, which floated in mid-air, entwined in flames and shimmering with a dazzling golden light, Artoria understood at a glance. This is undoubtedly the holy grail that I longed for.

A golden cup made from Alice Phil's artificial man's transformation into inorganic matter...... Artoria had no way of knowing, but she could tell what was happening from what was happening in front of her.

"Alice Phil ......"

Recalls Alice Phil's voice and smile. Artoria choked and bit her lip.

He swore to protect her with the holy sword, but he couldn't.

I broke my oath.

It's like I didn't save my dear hometown......

Self-blame and humiliation tore Artoria's heart apart. But he didn't notice that Emiya Kiritsugu on the side had already raised his right hand, revealing the spell engraved on the back of his hand, and only the last spell was left on it.

What kind of orders will be given?

It all depends on Emiya Kiritsugu.

Artoria was still in pain and entanglement, unaware of the greater humiliation she was about to face.

"-Emiya Kiritsugu orders Saber with a spell-"

Emiya Kiritsugu's muffled words shook Artoria's body from the depths of her soul.

The male voice, which was so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar, declared it clearly and resolutely.

"-Use the Noble Phantasm, Destroy the Holy Grail-"

How do you explain the meaning of this statement? How to understand this? Artoria's mind went blank.

Seeing that the effect of the spell was about to take effect, a black figure suddenly attacked, and with the flash of the cold sword, the tip of the knife slammed into the heart of Emiya Kiritsugu. Thus forcibly interrupting the operation of Emiya Kiritsugu's magic.

Emiya Kiritsugu's face instantly turned extremely pale, he turned his head with difficulty, only to see Gu Xinyan standing behind him intact, while Jiuyu Wuya was knocked unconscious by Gu Xinyan, obviously, the grenade was not detonated, or in other words, even if it was detonated, it was impossible to cause much damage to Gu Xinyan.

"That, that Holy Grail......" Emiya Kiritsugu's body began to crumble. The whole person couldn't stop falling, but he was still trying to persuade in his mouth, "It's full of malice...... The Cup of Evil...... It's not a panacea...... Ahh ”

Plop -

Emiya Kiritsugu, who gradually lost his breath, fell to the ground miserably, and he did not blink an eye until he died.

"Kiritsu-sama!" There is no shackling of the spell. Artoria, who had regained her freedom, screamed and rushed over, but Emiya Kiritsugu had been reduced to a cold corpse.

Without the mana supply of Emiya Kiritsugu as the master, Artoria's strength will also be greatly reduced. Even in the next few hours, she will completely dissipate due to the loss of her magic.

"I didn't mean to kill him." Gu Xinyan said indifferently: "He wants to destroy the Holy Grail." I had to destroy him first. I don't think you want to see the Holy Grail destroyed. ”

Artoria, who had lost her master, trembled slightly. He looked around blankly as if he had lost his soul, as if he was looking for someone.

Soon, a silver figure fell from the sky, and it was Zhang Chai, who rushed over.

“Paladin…… Paladin！ Artoria seemed to see a glimmer of light in the darkness, she hurried to Zhang Chai, pointed to the radiant golden cup in despair, and could not see the slightest fluctuation in her green eyes, and choked up: "-Emiya Kiritsugu, and Alice Phil...... Dead, all dead......"

Zhang Chai's eyelids jumped, and he followed Artoria's gaze, knowing in his heart, but he didn't know what to say to Artoria.

“…… I'm running out of time, Paladin......" Artoria's dim gaze gradually returned to clarity, she trembled and raised the golden sword in her hand, her throat kept turning, and asked in a trembling voice, "...... I need the Holy Grail so much! Give me...... Give me! Give me the Holy Grail...... All right? ”

Now that the ritual of the Holy Grail was almost complete, even if she only absorbed the souls of six Servants, it should be enough for the golden cup to fulfill the wishes of others, so Artoria was irrepressibly moved.

Listening to Artoria's almost pleading voice of grief, how could Zhang Chai bear it, but he had to be ruthless and said in a low voice: "Saber...... The way you are now, the way you look, is really ...... Poor place. ”

Facing Zhang Chai's compassionate gaze, Artoria threw away the golden sword in her hand, grabbed Zhang Chai's shoulders with both hands, and said bitterly: "Just take it for pity...... Have pity on me...... I really don't want to lose the Holy Grail! I am truly envious that your kingdom has been extended, but my homeland ...... I still need to be saved! Thou art a better king than I am, and that thou art a gift to me, and a grail to me—"

"Saber......" Zhang Chai lowered his eyes, broke Artoria's fingers one by one, and whispered, "You have been bewitched by the so-called Holy Grail, and that is not something that can fulfill your wishes." ”

As he spoke, Zhang Chai paused, reached out and pressed Artoria's shoulders, forcibly turned her body around, facing the filthy lake, and continued: "Polish, let's go and have a look." Is that filthy thing in the lake the holy grail you want? Is it the result you want? (To be continued......)