“I knew it!”
“It really is you!”
Lancer and Rin Tohsaka spoke almost simultaneously after the action ended.
Clearly, they both knew that this was some kind of Noble Phantasm of Wang Xiaoming.
“We meet again, Lancer.”
Lancer indicated that he didn't want to meet at all. Or, if they had to meet, he didn't want it to be this way. This was how Archer and Saber had been eliminated before! He didn't want to suffer such a tragic exit!
Wang Xiaoming didn't waste any more words. He simply raised his hand and slapped Lancer, sending him flying. Then, he immediately chased after him, retracted his sword, and turned his left hand into a claw, directly stabbing towards Lancer's chest.
Lancer hurriedly called upon his Master to save him with a Command Seal. His Master was also effective, directly using a Command Seal to rescue Lancer.
Wang Xiaoming also watched Lancer being rescued and didn't rush to use "Empty Hand, Capturing Blade" to bring him back. Instead, he stood in place, closed his eyes, and slowly sensed.
When he slapped Lancer, Wang Xiaoming didn't really want to hit his face, but rather to put a mark on his face so that he could sense the other party's location later.
And being summoned back by the Command Seal, no matter what, he would definitely appear next to his Master in the first instance. In this way, Wang Xiaoming would be able to know who his Master was.
After sensing the location of the mark, Wang Xiaoming immediately opened a spatial passage, directly arriving behind Lancer through the spatial passage, finding Lancer and the Master in front of Lancer.
However, the moment he saw the other party's Master, Wang Xiaoming was stunned because he didn't recognize the other party.
“Lancer, is he your Master?”
Wang Xiaoming's sudden appearance startled Lancer. He didn't expect that Wang Xiaoming could instantly cross such a long distance to chase after him. Startled, he immediately held his spear with both hands and stood in front of Wang Xiaoming, looking at Wang Xiaoming warily.
Clearly, the person behind him was his Master.
“Then, Master, can you tell me who you are?”
He would judge whether he was a mastermind from somewhere based on this person's answer, and then decide whether to kill him.
7r Exit
To be honest, Wang Xiaoming really couldn't be blamed, because Souren Araya's era was really too long ago. How many years ago was "The Garden of Sinners"? The only ones he could remember were Mikiya Kokutou, Azaka Kokutou, and Shiki Ryougi, as well as Touko.
So, when Wang Xiaoming saw Souren Araya for the first time, he really didn't recognize this person. An unfamiliar person, but Lancer's Master. Obviously, it wasn't Bazett. Since it wasn't Bazett, then it must be the person who ambushed Bazett. Mutual ambushes between magicians were as common as drinking water and eating, so there was nothing wrong with that.
But whether the other party had any ideas about the Holy Grail was what Wang Xiaoming was considering and caring about.
After all, magicians were very stubborn. If the other party had a chance to obtain the Holy Grail, if he didn't kill them, they would definitely be thinking about causing trouble in the dark.
Therefore, Wang Xiaoming wanted to know who the other party was. If he answered honestly and wasn't threatening, then he would send Lancer back to the Throne of Heroes and let him go, just like Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi at the beginning. But if he was the kind of person who had ideas about the Holy Grail and wasn't honest, then he could only take him away together.
Faced with Wang Xiaoming's inquiry, Souren Araya was expressionless. His hair, which he hadn't cut for many years, had grown to his waist, allowing him to braid various hairstyles.
“It seems you don’t want to say.”
Wang Xiaoming looked at Souren Araya's expressionless appearance and slowly raised his left hand. Since you don't want to say, then I can only send you away. Although there is a possibility of killing the wrong person, killing magicians in the Type-Moon world is basically not a problem.
“Souren Araya.”
Souren Araya finally spoke.
“My name now is Souren Araya. I am Lancer's Master. You should be the Caster that Lancer mentioned. You are indeed much stronger than I thought.”
While introducing himself, Souren Araya was also observing Wang Xiaoming.
After Lancer returned seriously injured, he told him about Wang Xiaoming. After all, a Caster who could simultaneously beat up the Three Knights was really unsettling, especially the other party's identity as King Arthur.
The victor of the previous Holy Grail War was King Arthur, and also a Caster. Magicians who wanted to participate in this Holy Grail War basically had various channels to obtain internal information about the previous Holy Grail War, so many people knew that the victor of the previous Holy Grail War was King Arthur.
Souren Araya naturally knew about King Arthur. He was also very surprised that the victor of the previous Holy Grail War had participated in this Holy Grail War again, but he was even more worried about how to deal with it, especially since Lancer had said that Wang Xiaoming could beat up the Three Knights alone. And now, the person who beat up the Three Knights was standing in front of him.
“Then, now that I have introduced myself, Caster, how will you treat me?”
After Souren Araya finished speaking, he began to wait for Wang Xiaoming's judgment. That's right, he didn't think he could compete with Wang Xiaoming. How high was the strength of a Servant who could easily seriously injure or even kill Lancer?
But Wang Xiaoming didn't do anything to him immediately because he was thinking about what kind of person this Souren Araya was.
Sorry, he really couldn't remember. He had a little impression of this name, but he really couldn't remember the detailed settings because this name sounded like a supporting character. And supporting characters like this were the easiest to forget among the many works.
Therefore, Wang Xiaoming could only speculate based on the name given by the other party.
First of all, when he heard this name, he had a little deja vu, which meant that the other party must be a named character, that is, he had appeared in Type-Moon's works.
But he didn't remember his related plot or any details, which meant that the other party was a supporting character, a named supporting character, who had appeared in a certain work, but the reason why he didn't remember the relevant details was because the other party was a dispensable supporting character.
Either a soy sauce character who was useless by the protagonist's side, or a small villain on the protagonist's opponent's side who was taken away by the protagonist's wave of AOE.
According to the appearance of this guy in front of him, he didn't look like a positive character. His hair was so long that it covered his face, making him look extremely gloomy. However, magicians in the Type-Moon world can't judge a person's good or bad by their appearance. After all, there are many strangely shaped people in Type-Moon.
Kairi Sisigou also looked like a gangster, and he was also a necromancer, but in essence, he was a nice guy.
Perhaps the guy who looks very serious on the surface is actually a super pervert.
However, to determine whether he is a small villain or a small supporting character, you only need to ask Lancer.
“Hey, Lancer, this guy shouldn’t be the one who summoned you, right?”
Wang Xiaoming's question stunned Lancer for a moment, and then he reflexively gave an answer.
“How do you know?”
“It’s nothing.”
Okay, now it can be confirmed that this guy snatched Lancer from Bazett. As for Bazett's life or death, Wang Xiaoming didn't know and didn't care. He only needed to know that the man in front of him, who only knew his name but couldn't remember any characteristics, was a small villain who was taken away by the protagonist's AOE in a certain Type-Moon work.
Wang Xiaoming directly activated on the spot and instantly disappeared from Lancer's sight.
Lancer's fighting intuition told him that Wang Xiaoming had launched an attack, and he quickly posed to prepare for battle. As a Lancer, possessing A+ agility, he could unleash his strongest speed in a short period of time.
But when Wang Xiaoming disappeared, he couldn't detect Wang Xiaoming's attack route at all.
And by the time he sensed Wang Xiaoming, it was already too late because Wang Xiaoming directly appeared behind him, directly pointing his left hand at his Master's forehead.
“Caster!”
Lancer looked at Wang Xiaoming nervously. He was afraid that Wang Xiaoming would directly kill Souren Araya. Once Wang Xiaoming made a move, then his Master would basically be dead, and if his Master died, he would have to withdraw from this Holy Grail War. Although Wang Xiaoming was present, he felt that he had no chance of winning.
But at least he had to withdraw during the battle, so that he could lose standing up, instead of disappearing and withdrawing because of his Master's death.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he realized that the magical energy supply between him and Souren Araya was cut off. Souren Araya was dead!
Clearly, he wasn't penetrated by Wang Xiaoming's left hand, and there were no wounds, but the other party died directly. Lancer said he couldn't understand!
The reason why Souren Araya died, and wasn't killed by Wang Xiaoming tearing out his heart with his left hand, was naturally because Wang Xiaoming was wearing the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception glasses he obtained from the Type-Moon world. He simply poked Souren Araya's forehead with his finger, killing him very easily.
Souren Araya fell just like that. With that, Lancer withdrew from the Holy Grail War, officially declaring the end of this Holy Grail War.
762. Inviting Everyone to a Party
Lancer was eliminated, along with his Master.
Lancer's Master was the only Master to be eliminated so far in this Holy Grail War. The other Masters... oh wait, Caster's summoner also counts, but that was because he disliked Caster's title of betraying witches, and was then killed by Caster in retaliation. He deserved it.
Apart from that, only Servants have been eliminated, not Masters.
Although Shirou Emiya was sent back to his house by Wang Xiaoming with a slap, he only fainted and didn't die. He probably just suffered a fracture, but Wang Xiaoming has no interest in the affairs of a hero of justice. If he were Emiya the Giant Hero, Wang Xiaoming would still admire him a bit, but unfortunately he isn't, so Wang Xiaoming is too lazy to care about him.
After eliminating Lancer, Wang Xiaoming took off his glasses, tore through space, and returned to the Matou household.
In the courtyard, Sakura Matou and Rin Tohsaka were chatting quietly, while Rider stood obediently behind them.
Upon seeing Wang Xiaoming's return, they immediately stopped chatting and looked at Wang Xiaoming together.
"Brother Xiaoming, it must have been hard work taking care of Lancer."
Sakura immediately said that he worked hard, which left Rin Tohsaka next to her a little dumbfounded.
"Yes, it's already been taken care of."
Wang Xiaoming nodded with a smile.
"Wait, why are you so sure that he has already taken care of Lancer, Sakura?"
Rin Tohsaka complained from the side.
"But, with Brother Xiaoming's strength, taking care of Lancer is easy. Since Brother Xiaoming has returned, doesn't that mean Lancer has already been taken care of?"
Sakura explained matter-of-factly, leaving Rin Tohsaka speechless. What you said makes a lot of sense, but I still want to complain. Why are you taking it so for granted?
Although Rin Tohsaka also grew up listening to Tokiomi Tohsaka praising King Arthur, she doesn't think Wang Xiaoming is that outrageous, even though her Archer has already been sent away by Wang Xiaoming, and she personally witnessed Wang Xiaoming sending away Berserker.
But just like Sakura said, it is indeed reasonable for Wang Xiaoming to eliminate Lancer, but isn't this speed a bit too fast? Is it really that as long as you summon King Arthur, you can unconditionally win the Holy Grail War!
Lancer has been eliminated. What's left is Assassin, who can be killed with just one word, and then there's Rider. It's also obvious that Rider is no match for Wang Xiaoming. This Holy Grail War is already over!
As for whether or not Rider should also disappear, Wang Xiaoming said in a conversation with Sakura that if Sakura wants to keep Rider, it's not a problem, because the Holy Grail doesn't really need to eliminate six Servants to be fully summoned. As long as enough magical power is accumulated, the Holy Grail can descend, and five Servants are already enough for the Holy Grail to descend. In fact, the Holy Grail can descend after eliminating only four Servants.
Now that five have been eliminated, it's completely possible for the Holy Grail to descend. Not only does Rider not need to return to the Throne of Heroes, but she can even watch the descent of the Holy Grail on the spot.
"Do you want to go see the descent of the Holy Grail?"
"Brother Xiaoming, where do you plan to summon the Holy Grail?"
"At Ryudou Temple on Mount Enzou. The Greater Grail is below Mount Enzou. We can summon the Holy Grail directly inside Ryudou Temple."
Wang Xiaoming directly revealed the location of the Greater Grail, but this is not a secret to the Three Families.
"Yes, I want to go!"
Sakura answered with a smile, and after hearing Sakura say she wanted to go, Rin Tohsaka immediately followed up, saying she wanted to go too.
She failed in the Holy Grail War, but if she can watch the summoning of the Holy Grail, she still wants to see it. She participated in the Holy Grail War after all, so she wants to have a sense of participation. She can't just summon an Archer and then do nothing, just summon the Archer and watch him die. That really doesn't give her any sense of participation!
So, if she can participate in this final summoning of the Holy Grail, she definitely wants to participate. This is the thing that can best enhance her sense of participation! At least let her see what the Holy Grail looks like!
Therefore, both sisters decided to follow Wang Xiaoming to watch.
As for how to go, it's very simple. Wang Xiaoming directly opened a spatial passage, opening a spatial passage to the mountain gate of Ryudou Temple. They just need to follow Wang Xiaoming into the spatial passage, and then arrive at the mountain gate of Ryudou Temple through the spatial passage.
After a group of people followed Wang Xiaoming to the mountain gate, they naturally saw the man in samurai attire leaning against the gatepost with his eyes closed, Kojiro Sasaki, who is also the Assassin of this Holy Grail War!
The moment Rider landed, she understood the other party's identity, a Servant.
Kojiro, who heard the movement, opened his eyes and looked at Wang Xiaoming and the others below the steps, and immediately grinned again, greeting them with a smile.
"Yo! Little brother, you're back again, and this time you've brought a few more people back."
Before, he brought back Illya and Rin Tohsaka. Illya was left in Ryudou Temple, and Rin Tohsaka was carried away by Wang Xiaoming. He didn't fly away using a spatial gate, because Wang Xiaoming didn't remember where the Matou household was, so he had to fly around to find it. He didn't need to fly back, he could just open a spatial gate.
But this time, when he came back, he brought three people, adding two new people, Sakura Matou and her Servant, Rider.
As an Assassin, Kojiro Sasaki actually has no interest in this Holy Grail War, because after being summoned, he has been left here to guard the gate. In essence, he has no mobility, which means he has no chance of winning in this Holy Grail War.
After all, anyone with a bit of long-range attack can kite him, especially since he is a Servant, and his life is in Medea's hands. Medea is obviously biased towards Wang Xiaoming. He doesn't think his importance is higher than Wang Xiaoming's. When someone needs to withdraw in the end, it will definitely be Medea using a Command Spell.
Therefore, the moment he saw Rider, he knew that he was one step closer to withdrawing.
But he has always maintained a good attitude.
"How many people is it this time?"
Kojiro also knows about Wang Xiaoming eliminating Archer, Berserker, and Saber before. This time, seeing Wang Xiaoming bringing Rider back, he also wants to know if everyone else has been eliminated.
"They've all been eliminated. This is the last remaining Rider."
Wang Xiaoming's answer also confirmed Kojiro's guess. He nodded, accepting his fate very calmly.
"I see. In other words, it's my turn to withdraw next."
"Indeed. Sorry to have you come down from the Throne of Heroes for nothing."
"No, it's not for nothing. Moreover, I am just an unknown Servant, only occupying the legend of Kojiro Sasaki to descend. Being able to descend into the mortal world once has already made me very happy."
Kojiro is very calm and doesn't care at all.
"That's perfect then. Let's watch the descent of the Holy Grail together."
And for such a calm Kojiro, Wang Xiaoming extended an invitation to watch the Holy Grail together. After all, four Servants have already been gathered. Kojiro and Rider are both the kind of Servants who were inexplicably summoned and then have to go back without doing anything. At least let them see the Holy Grail a little before they go back.
763. The Key to a New World
The time is 2 AM, past the peak of magical power, but this does not affect Wang Xiaoming's summoning of the Holy Grail.
Inside Ryudou Temple, the monks in the temple, including Issei Ryudou's family, are all sleeping obediently under the effect of Caster's magic. Even if there is a battle outside that can break the floor tiles of Ryudou Temple, they will not wake up. They are sleeping very sweetly, enjoying sleep like babies.
And in the backyard of Ryudou Temple, a group of people are gathered.
