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"What a realm of vibrant vitality, where all things strive and compete."
Rin glanced at the Snow Empress, who floated gracefully at his side. In that moment, she resembled a goddess born of ice and snow, ethereal and untouchable, radiating a sacred presence that made it impossible for anyone to harbor even the faintest blasphemous thought.
"That line sounds a little ominous, don't you think?"
To better understand Rin, the Snow Empress had taken the time to learn many things about Earth from him.
"Haha," Rin chuckled, unfazed by her concern. "Anyway, the advantage is mine!"
"..."
Snow Empress said speechlessly, "Just keep jinxing it."
Still, to be fair, Rin's side did hold a decisive edge over Iskandar.
The strength of the Eighteen Wolf Guards was stronger than that of ordinary A-rank Heroic Spirits, second only to Shuna and Shion.
The strength of the Starfang leader Hoshiga was not much worse than Ice Empress, making him one of the two main forces in this great battle.
And under his leadership, eighteen A-rank peak Heroic Spirits, leading a group of wolves of various forms, comparable to B ~ B+ rank Heroic Spirits, each occupied their respective positions, completely surrounding Iskandar's army!
"Ready, please give your command."
Rin stood far at the back, his tone calm as he gave the order. "Attack."
"Roar~"
The Wolf Guards of the Eighteen Clans enveloped them from all directions.
"All forces, advance!!!"
The five-thousand-strong army of Hobgoblins, led by Rigurd and his two sons, pushed forward.
The Ogres were divided into two.
One part protected Rin, while the other 100, led by Shion, spearheaded the charge.
"My Lord?!"
A massive ice-blue wolf beast emerged from above Rin's head, but the sound coming from its mouth was a young girl's voice.
"Yukina, don't worry about formations, charge straight through."
The Starfangs Wolves' speed was far greater than that of the Goblins and Ogres.
Moreover, their massive size allowed them to effectively disrupt the enemy's formation.
"It's finally our turn!"
"This side is mine!"
"Hahaha, charge, kill them all!"
"Roar!!!"
The first to strike was Yukina, riding a giant frost wolf.
This ice wolf was a hundred meters tall, formed by the convergence of dozens of ice-elemental wolves. Its strength, aside from its recovery ability, was absolutely no less than that of the Sea Demon in the original work.
"Mystic arts casters, prepare!"
"Form up!"
However, the massive wolf head failed to break into Iskandar's army formation, but was blocked by an invisible barrier of mystic arts a thousand meters away.
"Hmm?"
Yukina frowned. She looked down and saw a group of mystic arts casters in hooded robes, led by an old man, casting defensive mystic arts.
And not just the front, but all four sides were enveloped by a barrier of mystic arts.
This forced the charging Wolves to stop and look for a breakthrough opportunity.
"Damn it!"
The girl swung her ice halberd, and a terrifying freezing ray blasted forward like a storm: "Get out of my way, old man!"
The old man held an ancient book, his expression solemn, staring intently at Yukina and the frost giant wolf that was continuously crashing against the barrier.
Porus, the king of the Punjab region in ancient India, was defeated by Alexander in the "Battle of the Hydaspes River."
Alexander, admiring his courage on the battlefield, appointed him as the local governor, responsible for managing the southeastern territories.
And within Ionioi Hetairoi, Porus was a master of mystic arts; his knowledge was only comparable to another "savior," Ptolemy.
"Crack!"
"Hmm?"
Porus frowned, because the barrier he had set up with hundreds of mystic arts casters was actually starting to break.
"Hmph."
However, Porus did not panic. Instead, he mocked, "On the battlefield, being too focused on one thing can put oneself in danger."
"What?"
Before Yukina could ask what Porus was saying, a deafening thunderous roar came from above her head.
"Moo~"
The Divine Bull, dragging the Gordius Wheel, descended from the sky with the might of wind and thunder, and their target was precisely Yukina, standing at the highest point, and the frost giant wolf beneath her feet.
"Heh, do you think only you have helpers?"
"Boom!"
Golden lightning and blue-purple thunder collided in the sky. They tore and clashed with each other, like two terrifying thunder beasts vying for supremacy of the firmament.
For a moment, the sky and earth flickered, and the world hummed, drawing everyone's gaze towards the battling sides.
"Swish!"
"You're running too fast, Yukina."
A majestic golden wolf-man suddenly appeared beside Yukina. He stood with his arms crossed, and countless golden electric arcs leaped around him: "Leave the battle in the sky to the professionals."
"Now, come with me and break this turtle shell!"
"Good!"
As Yukina's words fell, Raiga stomped downwards.
Instantly, a large amount of lightning, starting from his footfall, poured into the frost giant wolf's body, transforming it from its original ice-blue to golden.
"Roar~"
Thunder and ice frost mixed, transforming into a beam of light even more terrifying than before, spewing from the golden giant wolf's mouth, violently crashing against the defensive spell laid down by Porus.
"We cannot let this attack land!"
Iskandar saw the terror of this strike. He raised his Noble Phantasm, "Via Expugnatio Stop it!"
"Moo!!"
The Divine Bull, imbued with its master's magical energy, instantly gained immense power.
The thunderstorm, which could originally only control a small area, began to spread in all directions, showing signs of covering the entire battlefield.
"Hmm?"
The current situation was somewhat beyond Rin's expectation: "Such a large-scale coverage of magecraft, with Iskandar's magical energy..."
"So that's it."
Suddenly, Rin thought of something...
He looked at Waver beside Iskandar, the back of his hand no longer had the red Command Spells.
"Is it the power of the Command Spells?"
"Before the battle, that kid, just like in the original work, gave all the magical energy from his three Command Spells to Iskandar."
If that was the case, Rin was no longer surprised by Iskandar's current display of strength, which far exceeded what was shown in the anime.
In fact, if he hadn't encountered Gilgamesh, who was his natural enemy,
Iskandar would definitely have been the most troublesome Heroic Spirit in the Fourth Holy Grail War...
(To be continued.)
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