Chapter 3: Gathering Intelligence: The Arrival of the Legends
"The Holy Grail War? Two hundred years ago, the magicians of the three families of Einz Belen, Marchiri, and Tosaka, who were known as the founding of the Gosan, in order to fulfill their wishes. Working together, they finally succeeded in summoning the Holy Grail, which is said to be able to grant all wishes. But the Holy Grail can only fulfill one person's wishes, and for this reason the alliance becomes a war of blood, which is the origin of the Holy Grail War. "When I look at the literature in my hand, I don't wonder why I can understand the different texts, and if I can read them, there is no need to go to the source one by one.
"I remember the news of this world, but it's not clear enough for too long. Just remember that there was a golden guy who seemed to be worth the robbery. "I'm already a third-life person, and a lot of my memories are not very clear, but some of the guys who once made me remember them are still a little impressed.
"The Holy Grail appears in Fuyuki City on a cycle of sixty years, and seven magicians who are eligible for the Holy Grail are selected to have the ability to summon Heroic Spirits known as Servants. saberarcherlancerridercasterassassinberserker。 The Servants, divided into seven classes, have appeared, and the battle to the death will determine who of the seven magicians is more qualified for the Holy Grail. "Through the documents of the Maki family, I gradually began to understand the origin of the Holy Grail War and the rules, and fortunately their family has a long history.
It seems that he is going to fight wits and courage with six people he doesn't know, no wonder Yan Ye, a good old man, is reluctant to participate. And with his qualities, the odds of winning in such a fight are really not good. I looked at the literature in my hand and wondered how I could help him. I don't know much about the power system of this world, and I'm not skilled in releasing qi and chakra as energy through magic circuits, and it's okay to deal with ordinary people, but if it's a genuine guy, it's not necessarily possible.
"Before that, we still need to gather information first, and in addition to the seven magicians who have eliminated the wild goose, there are six magicians who must understand them one by one. When it comes to gathering intelligence at the same time, there is no trick more suitable than this. "I'm starting to feel the excitement of the new fights, and sure enough, the new fights will still interest me.
"Wooden clone!" Six wooden clones immediately spawned in my body and stood in front of me, their appearance was the same as mine, and their strength was not much inferior, and because they were made of wood escape cells, they had a good compatibility with plants, and they could also dive into the ground.
Back then, in the Hokage world, if you want to talk about who has the strongest means of gathering intelligence, it is undoubtedly the ubiquitous guy, who can not only blend into the ground, walls, and tree trunks almost anywhere, but also hide the aura Even the perception ninja is easy to ignore.
My wooden clone is not far from him, if not as good as him.
"Go!" waved his hand at the six people, and they all disappeared in place.
"Then we just need to see how determined this guy is now. "I didn't know that he already had a chance to win at this time, compared to other masters, he was much worse in terms of combat experience and magic circuits, and after the imprint worm was implanted in his body, his vitality was greatly reduced.
Time will always flow inadvertently, and the dirty inkstone's training for the wild goose night is nearing the end. The left half of Yanye's body has been almost devoured by the markworm, her left eye is almost blind, and her left hand and left foot are basically unconscious.
From the outside, it looked like rotten dead wood about to turn into nutrients, and even made me wonder if a layer of skin would fall off when I touched it.
The training of the cherry blossoms did not produce the terrifying effect of the wild goose night, the little girl is still a cute appearance of pink carved jade, but there is a calm that does not match her age, or it is more appropriate to say that she can no longer see joy, anger and sorrow.
"Seems to be just in time. The dark room was like a prison cell, and the dirty inkstone walked over to Yanye as usual, and he was glad that Yanya had received the Holy Grail and received the spell.
"Being chosen by the Holy Grail means that you are also recognized as a magician, so I would like to praise you, Yanya. The dirty inkstone walked slowly towards the wild goose night on crutches, but the wild goose night, who was about to get up, fell here because half of his body did not obey the call.
"But ah, look at your ugliness. Yan Ye also knew that his current appearance was enough to frighten everyone, half of him was a young man, and half of him was an old man who was almost dying.
"Hey, can you still move your left foot?" After seeing Yan Ye's movements, the dirty inkstone directly stabbed Yan Ye's left foot with the crutch in his hand, and the severe pain made Yan Ye scream.
"Uhhh
"Uh-huh...... Don't be angry, don't be angry, if you stimulate the tick worm in your body, the worm will eat you all. "Actually, I want the marker worm in his body to move a little, so that the next ritual can have a better effect.
"However, it seems to me that you only have a month to live. "The dirty inkstone has announced the time of the death penalty for Yanye in advance, but now Yanye has long forgotten about life and death, and those who can survive after experiencing that level of torture have regarded death as a kind of relief.
"Enough. Yan Ye suppressed the engraved insect in his body and whispered.
"What did you say?" said Dirty Yan unconcernedly.
"I said enough. Yan Ye suppressed his emotions and made his voice a little louder.
"Uh-huh...... Wild Goose Night, as a reward for enduring a year, has found a holy relic that suits you. Don't ignore your father's kindness. These words seem to be a good father who cares about his son, but in fact, he has been prepared for a long time, and the old worm of Dirty Yan has always been prepared in advance.
Finally, when it was time to summon the servant, four magicians within the leylines of Fuyuki City performed the summoning ritual at the same time.
"Close~Close~Close~Close~Close~Close~Close. Say it five times in a row. However, the overflow moment must be broken. A young man in a dark green British vest carefully sprinkled chicken blood on the ground as he chanted a mantra.
In the underground workshop of the Tosaka Mansion in the deep mountain town, the same ritual preparations are being carried out there.
"Plain silver iron. The Covenant of the Ground Stone. My father, my teacher, was Bin Ogu. The surging wind is blocked by four walls. Close the gates of the four directions, come out of the crown, and wander at the fork in the road that leads to the kingdom. "The current head of the Tosaka family, Tosaka Shichen closed his eyes and recited a spell while drawing a magic array, using not the blood of the sacrifice but the melted gem solution. For the arrival of this day, Tosaka did not hesitate to use up all the gems filled with magic power that he had saved, and he was bound to win this battle.
Guarding by him were the overseer of the Templar Church, Yan Feng Lizheng, and his son Yan Feng Qili, who was also a disciple of Tosaka Tokitomi, and Qili did not care about his master's summoning ceremony, as he was also one of the seven magicians who were chosen. Now he was staring intently at the holy relic placed on the altar. It looks like an inconspicuous stone box, but it is actually a fossil of a snake that has shed its skin for the first time in this world dating back to ancient times, and it is of incalculable value in terms of age. And the Heroic Spirits that match it are most likely the beginning of all Heroic Spirits. At the thought of the heroic spirit that might be summoned through this, Yan Feng Qili couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart, whether it was excitement or fear maybe even he didn't know.
This master has always been full of confidence and ease, and at this moment he finally understood the reason for Shi Chen's self-confidence. As long as it is a servant, there is no one who can win the heroic spirit chosen by the ministers.
Meanwhile, in the castle of Einzberen in the permafrost mountain city, the son-in-law of the Einzberen family, who had been hired by the Einzberen family for the war, was checking the completion of the magic circle depicted with mercury on the floor of the chapel.
"Even if it's such a simple ceremony, doesn't it matter?" his wife, Alice Phil, had been guarding her husband, but the preparations for simply drawing a magic array with mercury seemed to be a bit too simple, obviously summoning legendary heroes, and obviously using more precious materials for the summoning ceremony.
"Maybe it's a bit of a corner, but the servant summoning didn't require such a fanfare séance. Kiritsugu carefully checked the magic circle depicted with mercury for any twists and mottles, and he had to make sure that the magic circle was in perfect condition from the level depicted.
"Because it's not the power of the magician that summons the servant, it's the power of the Holy Grail! Emiya Kiritsugu didn't care about the form, he only cared about the result, and seemed satisfied with his work, Kiritsugu nodded and stood up.
"Ellie, put the relics on the altar. In this case, the preparation is complete. "Compared to the magic array, what the beloved wife is holding in her arms is the focus of this summoning ceremony - the scabbard of the legendary holy sword.
"You've memorized the spell of the summoning with all the precision. "To be on the safe side, the insect cellar is filled with the smell of rancid and damp, and the whole insect cellar shows a deep green darkness like the deep sea.
"That's good. Only, in the middle of this spell, add two more spells. ”
"What do you mean?" Yan Ye didn't understand what the old worm had in mind, and the dirty inkstone smiled sinisterly.
"Isn't it very simple, Yanye, your ability as a magician is not a little worse than other masters, you know this. This affects the servant's base capabilities. In this case, the only way to make up for it is through the rank of the servant, and the parameters must be fundamentally improved. "Determine the rank of the servant in advance by adjusting the summoning spell.
Normally, when a summoned Heroic Spirit obtains the rank of Servant, it is inevitably determined by the Heroic Spirit's own attributes. However, there are exceptions, and there are two ranks that can be determined in advance by the summoner.
One is Assassin. Heroic Spirits belonging to this rank can be pre-set as a group of assassins who have inherited a certain name. Then there is another class that applies to all Heroic Spirits, as long as you attach special attributes to them. Of course, the price is the loss of the ability to think simply, and only the instinct to kill remains.
"This time, the summoned servant is given the attribute 'Berserk'. "This order put forward by Dirty Yan can indeed strengthen the ability of the servant, but the disadvantage is that the life of the wild goose will be more overdrawn because of the frantic battle of the servant.
On that day, the chanting of incantations for different objects in different parts of the same spiritual vein was carried out almost simultaneously, which was so coincidental that it could no longer be called a fortuitous agreement.
No matter which magician they are, their long-cherished expectations are the same. Around a miracle, in order to get this miracle, bloody killing each other. Their summons to the heroes of the legendary Void Throne are ringing across the earth at the same time.
"Proclaimed—" This is the moment when oneself as a magician is tested. If you fail, everything will be reduced to a bamboo basket to draw water, and your own life will be the price. Webber felt this firsthand, but he wasn't scared at all.
As long as he can successfully obtain the Holy Grail, he can be recognized by those nobles who are above the top, and it is not impossible to even let them prostrate under their feet, he has a self-esteem that is not commensurate with his own strength, but there are also people who can make changes for their own sake. It was evident from the fact that he had the courage to steal the Mentor's relics and come alone in the Holy Grail War.
"-Declare that you are under me, and entrust my fate to your sword. In obedience to the call of the Holy Grail, if in accordance with this will and the principles of heaven, Thou shalt immediately reply - "The feeling of magic that surrounds the whole body." As long as you are a magician, you can't escape the swelling and sharp pain caused by the constant circulation of magic in the magic circuit in the body. Webber gritted his teeth and endured it as he continued to chant the incantation.
"—I swear by this. I am the good of the world, and I am the one who destroys the evil of the world. Kiritsugu's vision darkened. The magic mark engraved on the back of the Emiya family for generations, in order to aid Kiritsugu's spells, began to chant incantations as a single entity. His **, ravaged by the air mass formed by the atmosphere, has now forgotten his function as a human being, and has become a part of a mystical ritual, a circuit that connects spirits and matter.
Kiritsugu ignored the pain that caused him to scream loudly from this pouring and concentrated on chanting the incantation. Even the existence of Alice Phil, who was holding her breath and guarding beside her, was no longer in his consciousness.
After adding a special spell to the summoned spell, Wild Night added two spells to deprive the summoned Heroic Spirit of reason and reduce it to the Berserker level.
- Confusion of thy eyes and fury of thy heart. A prisoner imprisoned by the Threshold of Madness. I am the master of this chain-" Yan Ye is different from ordinary magicians, his magic circuit is forcibly opened by other creatures in his body. The burden of activating it is a severe pain that cannot be compared to the pain of other magicians. While chanting the incantation, the limbs spasmed, and the capillaries ruptured and oozed blood. Bloody tears flowed from the remaining intact right eye, dripping down his cheek. Even so, Yan Ye did not relax his spirit.
But when you think of what you are carrying, you can't shrink back here.
"--The spirit of the three words that entangle you, from the wheel of restraint, the guardian of the scales-!" With this sentence as the end of his prayer, Shi Chen felt that the magic power rushing in his body had accelerated to the limit.
Lightning flashes and thunder, wind and clouds. In the wind pressure that guarded Yan Feng's father and son, who couldn't even open their eyes, the summoned pattern shone with brilliant light.
Finally, the circuit in the magic circle is connected to the legendary Void Throne...... From the dazzling light that continued to overflow, a golden-colored standing figure appeared. Captured by that majesty, Father Lizheng couldn't help but let out a selfless whisper. “...... Win, Qili. This battle is our victory...... "This amazing momentum alone has already made Tosaka Toshitomi admire the heroic spirit, which is incomparable to anything.
When (^_^) Weber saw the giant man standing in the magic array, his muscles were intertwined, the bright red cloak behind his back fluttered in the wind, and the scars on his body were the testimony of his horse's life, such a majestic style was obviously not an ordinary heroic spirit, and he was immediately overjoyed. Webb didn't know that his miserable life had just begun, but it was also a poignant experience that he would remember for the rest of his life.
"Ha Ah ~ Ha Ah ~ " The wild goose night that had already hurt his vitality just by summoning the Heroic Spirit finally ushered in the warrior he was looking forward to, a berserker who would fight to death once he identified the target. The original smooth and bright pure white armor was dyed in pitch black according to the needs of the master, and there was an unknown black aura wrapped around his body, and he was speechless, constantly exuding the aura of a violent beast, which made people shudder.
"This guy is ......" Emiya Kiritsugu, who was originally extremely confident, looked at the legendary strongest knight in the magic array in front of him in disbelief.
"I ask you, are you my master?" the questioner was wearing a blue and white gothic dress, blue ribbons coiled up his golden hair, and turquoise pupils, looking suave and dignified. It's like a noble maiden in a medieval European court, which subverts Emiya Kiritsugu and Alice Fair's perception of the legendary knight king.
The Holy Grail War officially began at this moment.