Jason couldn't hear Medea's complaints halfway through.
Under Medea's operation, his body expanded, deformed, and distorted. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a towering, gigantic pillar of flesh.
Demon God Pillar Manifestation——Forneus!
"Wuhahahaha! Forneus, one of the Demon God Pillars ranked thirtieth, brings equal destruction to everyone. Therefore, lament... Huh?"
Finally manifesting, Forneus laughed heartily as soon as he appeared, saying the prepared lines as if victory was already in hand. However, seeing Takumi and the others in almost full formation the next second, Forneus was stunned.
When I appeared, shouldn't the victory be already decided, and I just needed to come out and pick the fruits of the victor?
Why are they almost all here? Even Solomon's father, King David, is still here?
Shouldn't Heracles be invincible?
Forneus looked at Medea beside him in disbelief.
"Did you... have to call me out in this situation?"
Forneus was sweating profusely.
Every Demon God Pillar could indeed rival ordinary multiple Servants, but that didn't mean he could beat so many people!
"No choice. Things suddenly turned out like this. I didn't expect it at all, so I had to call you out~"
Medea changed her face at light speed. Just now she looked full of resentment, but in the blink of an eye, she returned to her previous smiling appearance.
Definitely not because I was about to get beaten up, but if I summoned Forneus, he could get beaten up instead of me!
Forneus felt the Holy Grail filled with magical energy in his body, and his self-confidence instantly returned. He planned to show Takumi and the others what overwhelming victory meant right on the spot!
"Doesn't matter! With the Holy Grail's enhancement, I am still invincible in the world! Let you experience the true power of a Demon God Pillar..."
"[Hamesh Avanim]!"
Halfway through his speech, five small stones attached with light suddenly smashed onto Forneus.
Forneus's body stiffened instantly.
The Holy Grail in his body fell to the ground with two clangs.
"Oh my, you seem to have dropped something. Do you need me to help you pick it up?"
David's tone was full of surprise, but his face bloomed into a smile.
After fighting for so long, I finally used my Noble Phantasm properly once—awesome!!
His Noble Phantasm [Hamesh Avanim] (Five Stones), besides stunning the enemy upon hit, could also directly knock down the opponent's main weapon. Both effects were sublimated from the legend of him throwing stones to defeat the giant Goliath.
Theoretically, a Demon God Pillar has no weapon. But unfortunately, the Holy Grail on his body was judged as a weapon by David's Noble Phantasm and was knocked down directly.
"...If possible, could you please help me pick up that beautiful cup?"
Although Forneus's expression couldn't be seen, everyone present coincidentally imagined an image of someone smiling sheepishly and rubbing their hands.
Just as Forneus finished speaking, a green figure suddenly flashed past, and the Holy Grail on the ground disappeared instantly.
It was Atalanta, the fastest runner among the Servants present, who acted.
She ran forward at her fastest speed, scooped up the Holy Grail on the ground, and ran back to Takumi's side.
Seeing Forneus glaring at her, Atalanta blinked and grinned:
"Hmm? What are you looking at me for? I picked this up. What a pity; clearly a very beautiful cup, why would someone throw it on the ground unwanted?"
While speaking, she even put on a very puzzled look.
"You!"
Forneus was furious, but the Holy Grail was already in the opponent's hands. No matter how angry he was, it was useless.
"Are there any other ways?"
Forcibly suppressing his anger, Forneus looked at Medea and asked silently.
"None, dear."
Medea spread her hands.
She also didn't expect Forneus with a Holy Grail to fail so quickly.
It seemed he and Jason, who was possessed by him, truly had "similarities in different approaches"!
"Cool! Is this the feeling of nearly infinite magical energy?"
At this moment, Atalanta had already stuffed the Holy Grail into her body.
Feeling the abundant magical energy and significantly increased strength, she felt she could smash two bulls with one punch!
Say no more! When in doubt, [Phoebus Catastrophe]!
Atalanta, delighted at seeing the prey, backhandedly pulled her Tauropolos to the full, unleashing her ultimate move on Forneus.
"Hey hey hey ! Don't be so violent; don't hit the face!"
Facing the Anti-Army Noble Phantasm falling from the sky, Forneus turned pale with fright.
Drake: "Not to be rude, but looking as f*cked up as you do, do you really have a face?"
Listening to Forneus's wailing, Drake couldn't help complaining.
Of course, the movements in her hands didn't stop either. She pulled out a cannon and bombarded Forneus wildly.
...
Forneus, Medea—Retired.
Before exiting, Forneus had never hated his body for being so tough like this time, causing him to take a huge amount of damage before finally exiting!
Looking at the dense arrows on the ground, Atalanta wiped the non-existent sweat from her forehead, her face full of satisfaction.
"Phew! This is for you; you should need this very much, right?"
Atalanta took the Holy Grail out of her body without hesitation and handed it to Takumi.
She only borrowed the power of the Holy Grail to make the battle easier; she had no intention of keeping it for herself.
"Mmh, thank you."
Takumi finally relaxed, took the Holy Grail, and recovered it using the device on his wrist.
"Since this Holy Grail is in hand, does it mean your mission here is also over? Leaving soon?"
Only after Takumi finished recovering the Holy Grail did Euryale ask.
"Indeed, but I should be leaving a bit later than you guys."
Takumi glanced at his "watch" and scratched his head.
"That's good then. You still have time to say goodbye properly to your pirate seniors."
Euryale thought for a moment and said with a smile.
"Eh? Leaving already? I feel so useless this time. Didn't understand anything, and it suddenly ended. No sense of participation..."
Artemis pouted, feeling her "honeymoon trip" with Darling was quite boring.
Who remembered she only wanted to hitch a ride because she was too bored staying on the island with Orion?
She hadn't even signed a Master-Servant contract with Takumi until now!
"I'm a bit better than you; at least I figured out what happened."
Orion shrugged.
The two of them indeed felt a bit out of place in this team, but it didn't stop them from helping.
"Then I won't say much more. I don't really like this kind of scene."
"Goodbye. If you have the ability in the future, summon me; I will definitely respond."
Atalanta had an indescribable dashing air. Upon discovering she could be released from the summon, she almost didn't hesitate, and golden light spots began to rise from her body.
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