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Sora never expected that her first encounter with her idol would be under such circumstances, with the two standing on opposite sides.
As an admirer, Sora knew very well how strong Aozaki Touko was, so for a moment, she felt an unprecedented despair.
I took this step myself, I followed in your footsteps, and you encouraged me to make this choice.
But why? !
Why are you standing in front of me?!
Why are you trying to stop me?!
Thinking this, Sora immediately lost her temper and collapsed to the ground with a thud, staring blankly at Aozaki Touko as she slowly walked towards her.
"Miss Sora? What's wrong? Are you alright?"
Irisviel, unaware of the mental upheaval that had occurred to Sora, rushed over to help her up when she saw her ally fall.
"Miss Alice! Heart!"
Hisayu Maiya was startled when she saw a glint in Aozaki Touko's eyes and quickly blocked Irisviel's path.
At the same time, a powerful binding force tightened around her entire body, as if trying to twist her apart.
"what!!"
After a mournful cry, Hisayu Maiya fainted.
“Maiya!”
Irisviel was startled again and quickly caught Hisayu Maiya as she was about to fall.
"As expected of Miss Aozaki, she took care of all the enemies in an instant. It seems I didn't need to follow her."
Tokiomi Tohsaka's eyes twitched and his heart pounded, but he still managed to offer a couple of elegant compliments.
"I did not do that."
"what?"
Aozaki Touko pointed at Sora and explained with some distress, "She poured it herself, I don't know why. Am I really that scary?"
'That's the normal reaction of a magician suddenly seeing you!'
Tokiomi Tohsaka thought to himself, but said aloud, "She was probably intimidated by your imposing aura. After all, you are the only Grand Magus. It's normal for her to feel pressured when she sees such an important person."
Aozaki Touko gave him a cold glance, said nothing, and looked at Irisviel.
Irisviel met Aozaki Touko's icy gaze. Instead of being afraid, she demanded firmly, "You did this! What did you do to her?!"
"She just fainted," Saki Touko said, taking a round ball out of her bag and throwing it on the ground.
After the sphere landed, it split apart and grew against the wind, eventually transforming into a spider puppet that was more than two meters tall and wide.
puff!
The spider spun a web at the three of them, and with Irisviel's exclamation and the other two's lack of reaction, the web wrapped them all into a large cocoon.
Irisviel struggled in the cocoon for a few moments, then suddenly felt her consciousness becoming increasingly blurred, and fainted within seconds.
"Having captured the fish, we're leaving."
Aozaki Touko controlled the spider to carry the three large cocoons, called out to Tohsaka Tokiomi, and then turned and went back.
Tokiomi Tohsaka lagged a few steps behind, then quickly caught up.
At the same time, he felt a pang of bitterness. Compared to this supergroup, his skills were nothing more than that of a nobody.
But it's also good to be happy about it; this easy win was truly damn effortless.
I can't help but give myself a thumbs up a year ago; recruiting Marx and Engels was such a wise choice!
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Chapter 82 Did Marx and Engels break the rules? Let's make a bet.
We've just dealt with the enemy on this side, and the other side is almost done as well.
Clang!
The sounds of metal clashing echoed continuously, as Marne fought against the Lion King.
No, to be precise, it was a contest, or rather, a demonstration of skills, because the Lion King was not using his full strength.
As for why this is the case?
Let's go back a little bit.
Watching the four Servants fight, Ma En got a little itchy to join in, so he revealed the Command Seal on his left hand.
“Lion King, look what this is,” En said with a mischievous grin.
Upon hearing this, the Lion King glanced at it briefly and was immediately shocked: "This is?! A Command Seal!"
In this Holy Grail War in Fuyuki, each (three-way) Command Seals has a corresponding Servant, which is why the Lion King recognized it at a glance as her Command Seal.
She immediately sensed something was wrong.
The Command Seals have fallen into the hands of the enemy. Given her inability to resist the level of magic resistance to Command Seals, it's as if the enemy has a chance to forcibly command her.
"Despicable! This is cheating!" the prince cursed in frustration.
At the same time, he was cursing in his heart for being such a jerk as Emiya Kiritsugu, who had actually let this Command Seal fall into the hands of the enemy.
In this way, his original backup Master plan, which made Irisviel her successor, became completely useless!
The enemy could easily kill her with this Command Spell, for example, by forcing her to commit suicide.
At the same time, there was also contempt and disgust for Marx and Engels.
As a Servant summoned by the three starter families, Lion King knows the rules of the Holy Grail War.
The surviving Masters are those who cannot move the bodies of the fallen. The bodies will be collected by the church that is in charge of overseeing the operation, and the Command Seals will be retrieved. This is to prevent the Command Seals from being reused and illegally summoning additional Servants.
It is also a way to show respect to the deceased, and at the same time, to retrieve the markings on the deceased's body and return them to their family.
However, none of that matters. What matters is the Command Seals that Marne currently possesses.
Without a doubt, this was taken from Kiritsugu Emiya.
As for whether it was before or after death, the Lion King felt it was most likely after death.
After all, based on her understanding of Kiritsugu Emiya, he wouldn't let the enemy take away his Command Seals so easily; he would definitely use them beforehand. The fact that he didn't use them meant that Kiritsugu Emiya simply didn't have the time.
The most likely cause of this situation is immediate death.
Therefore, the Lion King believed that Marne had most likely broken the rules.
"Well, I admit it's despicable, but I didn't break any rules. I took it from Kiritsugu Emiya while he was alive."
Ma En shrugged, offered a casual explanation, and then stopped dwelling on the issue, saying, "Come on, choose: either take a gamble with me, or use it now."
Although it wasn't explained how to use it, the Lion King already understood.
"What are we betting on?" Prince Zi asked, his brows slightly furrowed.
"Simple, practice with me for ten minutes. If you can hold out without being hit once, you win and I'll give up this Command Spell."
"On the other hand, well, I'll use it to send you back to Valhalla. You can't resist, but you'll also owe me an extra favor. When I need it, you have to do me something that's not too much to ask."
The Lion King pondered for a moment in silence: "It seems I have no other choice."
"Interesting, I, the king, will be a witness."
When Niang Shanshan heard this, she found it interesting and joined in the fun. At the same time, the rain of Noble Phantasms fired by 'Gate of Babylon' stopped, making room for the two to fight.
Then, the two of them started competing, just like they are now.
Clang!
The clanging of metal continued, pausing every now and then for a short while, indicating that Marne had been defeated by the Lion King.
As for why the Lion King didn't take the opportunity to kill Marne, so that even if he had Command Spells, he wouldn't be able to use them?
Firstly, because the Lion King adhered to chivalry and would not easily break his promises.
Secondly, it was simply too late. Apart from his lack of experience, Ma En was actually not much weaker than the Lion King, and was even stronger. The killing intent released in the instant of the attack was enough for Ma En to react and use a Command Spell.
The two were making a bet as if it were a joke, while the other side was really getting worked up.
"Kesuo (a despicable act: meaning to leak) Kesuo Kesuo!"
The rebellious knight, disheveled and in disarray, kept exhaling fragrant breaths.
She was still the Lion King, with a host of defensive measures, so she was really being suppressed by Nero, who had a firepower advantage.
The floating cannons that roam around her will occasionally deliver a vicious blow to her.
Even though she possessed magic resistance, which could mitigate some of the magic bullet damage, she was still covered in dust and dirt, and her armor was already cracked, putting her at risk of being breached at any moment.
In direct confrontations, Nero also has a speed advantage, which makes her Intuition less useful.
What bothered her most was that Nero, this Caster, also had the skill of [Magic Release], making her conventional methods completely ineffective against him.
"I'm done!"
Mordred forced Nero back, then slashed away a magic bullet that was being launched at him, and took a few steps back.
Clang!
The helmet split open, revealing an annoyed pretty face inside.
"Hmm? What's wrong? Are you giving up and surrendering?"
Nero watched Mordred's actions warily, while also trying to probe her with words.
"Hmph! Only now can I speak in such a tone. Let me teach you a lesson."
Mordred retorted irritably, raising his greatsword in the process.
"Watch out! They're about to unleash a light beam!"
Marne, who was competing nearby, also noticed the unusual situation and immediately stepped aside to warn Nero.
"A light cannon?" Miss Lu looked puzzled.
"that is……"
Before Ma En could say anything more, the Lion King on the other side didn't want him to support his teammates and charged in to fight him.