Under the night sky, the pitch-black, bottomless rift continued to spread forward.
The giant tentacles, filled with a twisted, frenzied mental toxin, reached towards the Great Grail cavern as if by instinct, wanting to seize something.
However, before its tentacles could even reach the ground, the mountaintop below began to shatter on its own, as if under some invisible pressure.
—Snap.
In the sky, the sound of a light snap of fingers suddenly echoed.
Countless sheets of paper flew out from around Aozaki Rin. Accompanied by the sound of a blazing hot explosion, flames instantly engulfed the giant tentacle that was trying to grab something from the Great Grail.
However, after the smoke cleared, the tentacle was completely unharmed, as if all the attacks had just passed through its phantom-like form.
"As I thought, attacks of this level can't hit it..."
Paying no mind to the young man's attack, the grotesque, otherworldly being coiled up the giant tentacle that had been reaching for the Great Grail. It seemed to have grasped a golden cup that was continuously pouring out tainted mud, and it absorbed the cup directly into its body.
At that same moment, as if it had been filled, countless streams of black mud began to pour from its tentacles towards the ground, like a viscous body fluid.
"Was that just now... the Holy Grail?"
Riding on Iskandar's chariot, although it was just a fleeting glimpse, Arthur didn't think he had seen wrong.
He blinked, confused, not quite understanding why the Holy Grail had also descended.
But the moment he saw the filth flowing from the Grail, he knew that it was indeed a corrupted object.
"I believe you are correct. The Holy Grail, which originally required the souls of at least five Servants to descend, was likely influenced by this sacrificial ritual and also absorbed the souls of some of this city's residents..."
Although he still felt somewhat unwell, El-Melloi II was doing his best to analyze the situation, trying to find another breakthrough.
The appearance of the Holy Grail was truly unexpected. But considering that the Grail War ritual itself was built upon Fuyuki's ley lines, and that the current city-wide sacrificial ritual was also linked to the ley line nodes, it was understandable that the two would influence each other.
However, if that was the case...
"The situation may be even worse than we imagined."
Watching the black mud flowing down from the giant tentacles in the sky not only begin to scorch the forest and corrode the streets, but also, as if it had a life of its own, start to writhe and deform, eventually turning into grotesque Black Mud Servants with tentacles sprouting from their limbs, El-Melloi II's expression turned grave.
"Are they blocks of magical energy modeled after past Servant participants recorded in the Holy Grail?"
As if seeing through the nature of these Black Mud Servants, El-Melloi II said with a frown.
They already had a monster from another world to deal with. Now, with the addition of these Black Mud Servants, which could endlessly regenerate as long as there was black mud, the situation would undoubtedly become even more desperate.
Furthermore, these Black Mud Servants also carried a certain kind of mental toxin.
"Ugh..."
A sharp pain suddenly shot through his brain. El-Melloi II had to look away from the Black Mud Servants, panting to regulate his breathing.
Although he also possessed power granted by a Servant, his body was ultimately still more akin to that of a human. To be able to endure this long without being affected by the mental toxins was already a testament to his strong will.
"Oi, don't collapse before the battle even starts, boy."
Iskandar's chariot sped through the sky, descending towards the summit of Mount Enzou. He called out with concern.
According to their strategy, before Aozaki Rin gave the signal, Arthur had to first adjust his condition, control the output of his holy sword, and be in a position where he could strike the otherworldly monster.
As for him and El-Melloi II, they were originally supposed to assist Rin in preventing the monster from causing as much damage to the world as possible. But now, it seemed their top priority had become stopping the flood of Black Mud and Black Mud Servants.
"...Thank you for your concern. But rest assured, I won't go down that easily."
El-Melloi II took a deep breath and pulled himself together.
As they were about to reach the Ryudou Temple at the summit of Mount Enzou, Arthur also nodded to the other two.
"Well then, I'll go on ahead. I'll leave the matter of those Black Mud Servants to you two for now."
"Don't worry. As long as this King hasn't fallen, that filth won't take a single step closer to the city. But, King of Knights, don't you slack off either."
"Right!"
Knowing that there was likely only one chance, Arthur nodded solemnly, then leaped from the chariot and landed in the courtyard of the Ryudou Temple below.
He then leaped again, landing on the roof of the temple. He silently gripped his holy sword with both hands, closed his eyes, adjusted his condition, and waited for the signal.
"Well then, now it's up to us. But, this number seems a bit high."
Pulling the chariot back up into the air, Iskandar looked down at the Black Mud Servants continuously crawling out of the black mud near the collapsed Great Grail cavern. He considered whether he should use his Reality Marble to pull a portion of them in and eliminate them.
But as if seeing through his thoughts, El-Melloi II suddenly spoke up.
"That black mud is already associated with 'All the World's Evils,' and now it has an added layer of mental toxin. I estimate that even a Servant would be infected if they were dragged into it."
"Hiss, doesn't that mean this King's grand army can't be deployed?"
Controlling the divine chariot and using the roaring lightning from Gordius Wheel to blast apart a large swath of Black Mud Servants, Iskandar frowned in frustration.
Although these Black Mud Servants were not individually powerful, their sheer numbers, in the thousands, and their ability to constantly regenerate, were overwhelming.
"I believe so... Unformed Military Formation of Stone Soldiers—!"
Without hesitation, he used his Noble Phantasm to trap numerous Black Mud Servants in a labyrinthine formation. El-Melloi II's expression was serious as he rapidly tried to figure out how he and Iskandar could possibly deal with so many enemies with just their own strength.
However, just as he was lost in thought, a rumbling sound, like a giant object leaping across the ground, came from the distance.
Before El-Melloi II could even react to this new abnormality, a massive figure holding a giant axe-sword fell from the night sky.
With one slash, it cleaved open the tide of black mud, killing hundreds of Black Mud Servants in an instant!
"B-Berserker?!"
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