Kiritsugu had never felt such an urgent desire to kill someone. But in an instant, he forcibly calmed himself down by using 'Time Alter' to shift and cool his own cells and blood flow. 'This can't go on.' He didn't understand why he was having such a strong emotional reaction to the violation of this stranger, Irisviel. But if this continued, he would definitely be discovered. He had to act quickly!
"Can't wait any longer?" Sensing the change in Kiritsugu outside, Lin Jiuan stopped playing around. Black mud swirled, wrapping Irisviel's entire body tightly, leaving only her face exposed. He then increased the frequency of his attacks. At the same time, he opened the floodgates. As a 'Beast', this was one of his great advantages: as long as he had enough magical energy, he would never get tired, and he could finish whenever he wanted.
The moment the bedroom door stopped shaking and the massive clump of mana behind it began to decline, Kiritsugu knew that the moment he had been waiting for had arrived.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully caused 'Irisviel von Einzbern' to enter the 'Complete Fallen' state. Reward acquired: 'Internal Holy Grail'.]
The instant the system prompt appeared, the bedroom door burst into splinters. A black figure rushed into the room, moving at a speed that a normal human couldn't even see. It charged towards Irisviel, who was leaning against the wall, ignoring Lin Jiuan right behind her, and lunged for the kill.
But when Kiritsugu saw Irisviel completely wrapped in the black substance, his pupils shrank. "It's a trap!"
The next second, a hand had already grabbed his wrist out of nowhere. "How is that possible?!" Kiritsugu's eyes were wide with disbelief. Even if this was a trap, it was within his calculations. In that state, both physical ability and reaction time are at their lowest. Combined with the burst of speed he had unleashed, logically, Lin Jiuan should have had absolutely no way to react. He should have been able to assassinate Irisviel and then retreat.
"Because I'm not human," Lin Jiuan grinned, as if reading the confusion in his eyes. As a 'Beast', he didn't have a fixed output like a human. As long as he had enough mana, he could produce as much as he wanted. He could even feed Artoria until she was stuffed! He would only enter a state similar to a human's post-nut clarity when his magical energy was depleted. But, having just harvested a complete Holy Grail from Irisviel, his mana was now so abundant he couldn't use it all. He could even have Irisviel eating from below while he spewed from above and still fill all her internal organs.
Without giving Kiritsugu a chance to resist, the moment he caught him, Lin Jiuan slammed him against the wall with immense force. Then, his eyes instantly turned into golden dragon-slits. A dragon's roar shook the heavens, stunning the heavily injured Kiritsugu's mind into a blank slate. Then, Lin Jiuan activated his 'Devour' Authority!
Black matter spread from his arm, enveloping Kiritsugu. Kiritsugu struggled, but with a single punch to the chest from Lin Jiuan, he lost all ability to resist. By the time the black matter had completely devoured him and flowed back into Lin Jiuan's body, Lin Jiuan patted his stomach and let out a satisfied burp. Although he had discarded the man's memories and skills, fearing they would affect him, the 'Time Alter' ability alone was quite satisfactory.
"J-Jiuan?" Only then did the semi-conscious Irisviel slowly wake up. The black mud covering her body, as if alive, merged into her, causing her to let out a moan, her face flushing even deeper. She propped herself up with trembling arms, sitting with both legs to one side, and looked blankly at the shattered wall. "What...?"
"It's over. Assassin is dead." Lin Jiuan bent down, scooped her up in a princess carry, and walked to the bed. "Get some sleep for now. By the time you wake up tomorrow, everything will be over."
"Ooh... mm." Irisviel was indeed exhausted. Just now, Lin Jiuan had treated her like anything but a person. And although her body was resilient, as a first-timer, she couldn't compare to Artoria or even Aoi. She quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Lin Jiuan tucked her in and then left the castle. "Lancer, Assassin, and Rider have all been eliminated. It seems you're getting impatient." The souls of the defeated Servants weren't even entering the 'Lesser Grail' of Irisviel as they were supposed to; they were being snatched away directly by that dark will beneath Fuyuki.
While monitoring Rin's situation, Lin Jiuan headed in her direction. Just as he reached the castle's main gate, he suddenly stopped, frowning as he looked towards the forest. "Who's there?"
The sound of rustling came, and a figure, making no attempt to hide its tracks, stumbled out of the woods.
"Berserker?" Lin Jiuan looked with surprise at the weakened, clearly heavily injured Minamoto no Raikou. He quickly walked over and supported her just as she was about to collapse. "How did you get so injured?"
"It's... Master." Raikou's face was filled with tears of joy. She threw her arms around him. "I'm sorry, Master. I was useless. I couldn't defeat Archer."
Pressed against two mounds larger than his head, the fire that had just been doused in him threatened to erupt again. "It might be hard to say, but Archer is too strong. It's normal that you couldn't beat her under normal circumstances," he comforted her. "What happened?"
"I'm sorry, Master."
While Lin Jiuan was... saving Irisviel, Raikou had found Gilgamesh, who had just defeated Rider. They had fought. Although Raikou had the support of Sola-Ui and Natalia's mana this time, she was still no match for the powerful Gilgamesh. It was a perilous battle, and she had nearly died several times. Fortunately, Artoria had arrived in time. Old enemies meeting, their eyes blazed. Gilgamesh turned her attention from the nearly-defeated Raikou, and Artoria paid no mind to her as a third party. The two of them immediately started fighting, which allowed Raikou to escape with her life. Then, as if sensing his presence, she had tracked him here. At least, that's what she said.
"It's okay. You've done very well." As Lin Jiuan comforted her, he struggled to free his head from the two snowy mountains larger than it. He looked up, preparing to comfort her some more, but when he saw her face, his heart skipped a beat. This woman... why is she looking at me like that? And why are you suddenly blushing?
"Berserker?"
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