“Shiro?”
Artoria blankly stared at the giant longbow in Shirou Emiya's hand. The familiar appearance and power, coupled with the similar fighting style, wasn't that Archer's ability?
Why did her Master possess Archer's abilities?
“Saber, I'll leave things here to you. As for the rest, I'll tell you everything later. For now, just treat me as Archer before he became a Heroic Spirit.”
Shirou Emiya released the longbow, and it disappeared. Two short swords appeared in his hands. Then, he raised his head, locked onto Archer's position, and ran towards the edge of Fuyuki City.
At the same time, Archer, unharmed on the high-rise building, also noticed Shirou Emiya's actions. He jumped directly from the top of the building, and the two headed towards the edge of Fuyuki City.
Although both Shirou Emiyas had abandoned their so-called dreams of becoming heroes of justice, their instincts still didn't want to involve the innocent citizens of Fuyuki in this.
“Shiro!”
Watching Shirou Emiya disappear into the distance, Artoria cried out anxiously. She wanted to follow, but she worried that Sakura Matou, left behind, would be in danger if she left. She could only stand there, torn between the two.
“Saber, where's Senpai?”
At this moment, Sakura Matou appeared behind Artoria at some unknown time, looking at her with a strange light in her eyes, as if she were eyeing a delicious meal.
“Sakura, why did you come out?”
Artoria, truly worried about Shirou Emiya, didn't notice the strange look in Sakura Matou's eyes. She just tried her best to sense the magical energy of Shirou Emiya and Archer, while waving her hand to signal Sakura Matou to go to a safe place.
“I just saw Senpai suddenly leave, and I came out because I was worried.”
As she spoke, Sakura Matou had quietly walked behind Artoria. Black mud began to seep out from the shadows beneath her, and tentacles, like venomous snakes about to begin their hunt, quietly stared at Artoria's back.
“Shiro, he's…”
Just as Artoria was about to tell Sakura Matou what had just happened, her A-rank Instinct suddenly issued a warning. Out of instinct, Artoria instantly left her spot.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The moment Artoria left, the ground where she had been standing was pierced by dozens of jet-black tentacles, leaving behind bottomless holes.
“Sakura, what are you planning to do?”
Artoria looked in disbelief at Sakura Matou, who had changed drastically. Her shoulder-length white hair was indescribably strange, her scarlet eyes were full of distortion and madness, and a dark red纹路 occupied half of her delicate face. Dozens of tentacles behind her were wantonly twisting their bodies.
“Haha… Of course, I want to kill you. That way, Senpai will only belong to me, and he can only belong to me!”
Facing Artoria's question, Sakura Matou's mouth twisted into a completely terrifying arc, and she said with madness and distortion in her voice. At this moment, in Sakura Matou's eyes, Artoria was the enemy who intended to steal Senpai from her.
Since she was an enemy, she needed to be eliminated.
Moreover… she and her child were hungry, and Artoria, full of magical power, was the best nourishment.
“Sakura, what exactly happened today?”
Looking at the so twisted and mad Sakura Matou, Artoria didn't choose to attack immediately, but asked what had happened to her. Although Artoria could vaguely feel that Sakura Matou disliked her before.
But it was only dislike. With Sakura Matou's gentle personality at the time, she wouldn't do anything, and even made a portion for her when she cooked for Shirou Emiya.
But now, Artoria clearly felt Sakura Matou's killing intent, as well as the malice wrapped around her. Just by looking at the substantial 'evil' on Sakura Matou, Artoria vaguely felt uncomfortable.
It was as if the evil on Sakura Matou at this moment was entirely composed of all human beings.
“What happened… some wonderful things, things that will allow me to be with Senpai forever and ever.”
As she spoke, the tentacles behind Sakura Matou attacked Artoria like venomous snakes, but facing Artoria, who was full of magical power, a mere dozen tentacles were all cut off by a single sword strike.
“Heh!”
Seeing this, the smile on Sakura Matou's face became even more twisted, and the shadow behind her began to lengthen rapidly, with several times more tentacles than before reappearing. At the same time,团团 of black mud continuously emerged from the shadow.
In just a few seconds, the entire courtyard had been filled with black mud.
“What is this?”
Distracted by the numerous tentacles, Artoria didn't leave in time. At this moment, arms were constantly伸出 from the black mud under her feet, and malicious roars echoed within the courtyard.
Although these suddenly appearing arms didn't cause much interference to Artoria, the magical power within her body began to drain continuously. Even if Artoria wanted to resist, it was useless, as if this black mud was her nemesis.
“Got you!”
Suddenly, Sakura Matou on the opposite side raised her hand and aimed it at Artoria. Her palm clenched tightly, and the tentacles that had been cut off by Artoria earlier suddenly wrapped around her body. More tentacles then directly trapped Artoria, constantly extracting the magical power from her body.
“What exactly are you?”
Hanging in mid-air, Artoria, who had been weakened due to the large amount of magical power being extracted, struggled to raise her head and look at Sakura Matou in front of her. She didn't believe that the current Sakura Matou was still human. After all, such power that restrained Heroic Spirits was something that humans couldn't possess.
If she hadn't been concerned about hurting Sakura Matou from the beginning, with Artoria's strength, whether it was escaping or counterattacking, she wouldn't have been captured so easily.
Unfortunately, because of her hesitation, Artoria missed the opportunity. Now that she wanted to attack with all her strength, it was too late, because her magical power had already been completely devoured by these strange black mud and tentacles.
Even the Sword in the Lake fell into the black mud.
“I am Sakura Matou.”
Walking up to Artoria, Sakura Matou gently stroked Artoria's smooth face, and said with a twisted smile. From beginning to end, she was Sakura Matou, the Sakura Matou who wanted to be with Senpai forever.
“Then, Saber, farewell!”
The next second, Sakura Matou opened her cherry-like mouth, and the shadow behind her began to expand rapidly. A giant monster with a humanoid appearance appeared. Then, Artoria's eyes went dark, leaving only Sakura Matou chewing on something in place.
“So, hesitation leads to defeat!”
Lu Minghao's voice appeared silently next to Sakura Matou, looking at Sakura Matou, who had a sweet smile on her face, as if she were eating candy.
It could be said that Artoria lost very wrongly. She hadn't even displayed her strength and had already been drained of her magical power, resulting in her not even having the strength to resist in the end. If she had noticed that Sakura Matou was not right from the beginning, she would have chosen to attack with all her strength.
She could have resisted for a while. As for winning, was he just watching the show from the side?
"Alright, go find your senior now."
After pretending to sigh for Artoria's unjust defeat, Lu Minghao smiled and looked at the masterpiece he had personally created. The hero Emiya is about to be born.
"Se-senior."
Hearing Lu Minghao's words, Matou Sakura twisted her head into a strange arc, looking towards the edge of Fuyuki City. There, Emiya Shirou and Archer's magical energy were constantly rising, and the battle between Emiya Shirou was becoming increasingly fierce.
In the next second, Matou Sakura's body transformed into a stream of light, rushing straight into the sky, heading towards Emiya Shirou's direction.
"Also, Master, you've watched enough, haven't you?"
As he spoke, Lu Minghao looked towards the direction outside the Emiya residence. He had already sensed a familiar magical energy fluctuation appearing just now.
"Caster, what did you do to Sakura?"
Outside the door, Tohsaka Rin walked in with jewels in hand and a solemn expression on her face. Her eyes were filled with barely suppressed anger as she questioned Lu Minghao. After sensing the burst of magical energy at the Emiya residence earlier, Tohsaka Rin rushed over here as quickly as possible.
And having just arrived, she personally witnessed her sister, Matou Sakura, actually eating Artoria. Coupled with Lu Minghao's appearance next to Matou Sakura afterward, Tohsaka Rin understood that all of this was Lu Minghao's doing.
"Seriously, I'm clearly a kind slime. Master, why are you looking at me like I'm the culprit?"
Lu Minghao stood in place, looking at Tohsaka Rin with a helpless expression, spreading his hands as he explained. He really did do all good things. Not only did he help Matou Sakura escape from the torment of the old bug, but he also gave her the chance to be with Emiya Shirou forever.
Aren't these all things that Matou Sakura yearned for?
"Caster, quickly tell me what you did to Sakura! ?"
Faced with Lu Minghao's explanation, Tohsaka Rin simply didn't believe it. Having personally witnessed Matou Sakura become like this, how could she possibly believe Lu Minghao?
"Seriously, I'm clearly doing good things, but no one believes me when I tell the truth."
Looking at Tohsaka Rin, who completely didn't believe him, a trace of disappointment appeared on Lu Minghao's handsome face. Why doesn't anyone believe him?
Also, why does it have to be....
"Courting death?"
A voice filled with undisguised killing intent rang out. Lu Minghao raised his head to look at Tohsaka Rin in front of him. He was clearly such a kind slime, and he had originally planned to let Tohsaka Rin, as the Master, live a little longer.
"Actually, I was originally planning to let you live a little longer and witness the birth of the next Master."
As Lu Minghao's voice rang out, a darkness even greater than before enveloped the entire Emiya residence. Pure, ultimate black mud continuously gushed out from under Lu Minghao's feet. Within the black mud, pairs of scarlet, malicious eyes stared at Tohsaka Rin.
"Proclamation! In the name of the Command Seal......"
"Too late, Master."
Before Tohsaka Rin could finish speaking, Lu Minghao's figure had already appeared in front of her. Then, he kicked her in the stomach, instantly turning Tohsaka Rin's body into a bow shape. Subsequently, she flew out like a cannonball, heavily smashing into the black mud.
"Cough cough!"
Within the black mud, Tohsaka Rin coughed painfully, spitting out large mouthfuls of saliva mixed with blood. The intense pain in her back made it impossible for her to even stand up. In the instant she was kicked by Lu Minghao, she almost thought she was dead.
"How fragile. I didn't even use much force, and the spine is already broken."
Lu Minghao walked expressionlessly to Tohsaka Rin, who was lying on the ground in pain. With just one glance, Lu Minghao could see that Tohsaka Rin's spine had been completely broken by that kick just now.
"Master, accept my final mercy."
Looking at Tohsaka Rin, who was lying on the ground in agony, Lu Minghao sighed slightly, squatted down, and placed his hand on her head. As a kind slime, Lu Minghao couldn't bear to see his Master in so much pain.
Pa!
Just as Lu Minghao was planning to help Tohsaka Rin get rid of her painlessly, suddenly a hand grasped him. In Lu Minghao's surprised gaze, Tohsaka Rin, her eyes filled with bloodshot, raised her head, looking at him with a resolute gaze.
"What, Master, are you planning to reject my final mercy?"
"D-Don't even think... of hurting Sakura!"
Intermittent but resolute words came from Tohsaka Rin's mouth. At this time, Lu Minghao also noticed something was wrong. Tohsaka Rin's last Command Seal was actually lit up.
"Interesting! Interesting, as expected of my Master, to actually deceive me into using a Command Seal under these circumstances!"
In just an instant, Lu Minghao understood what Tohsaka Rin had done. The painful appearance before was real, but pretending to be in so much pain that she couldn't control herself was what Tohsaka Rin had acted out. With her spine completely broken and her internal organs shattered.
Tohsaka Rin actually relied on a burst of perseverance to use the last Command Seal right under Lu Minghao's nose.
"I command you to commit suicide, Caster!"
Using her last breath, Tohsaka Rin spoke the final command. Then, her head slammed heavily down. Only the hand holding Lu Minghao was still tightly gripping him, and the last Command Seal on it also disappeared.
"As expected of my Master, I'll give you one last compliment."
Lu Minghao looked at Tohsaka Rin's corpse with a smile on his face, but his hand began to uncontrollably rest on his neck. With a snap, Lu Minghao's head directly spun three hundred and sixty degrees in place. At the same time, the hand that twisted his neck placed itself on his chest, and a heart was pulled out.
It only stopped after the heart was completely crushed and then burned to ashes by flames.
"A novel experience, not bad."
At this time, Lu Minghao, who should have been dead beyond resurrection, suddenly raised his hand, twisted his head back to the correct position, and said with a lingering smile on his face. This was the first time he had experienced this kind of gameplay.
As for committing suicide, honestly, even Lu Minghao didn't know how to kill himself. With his slime constitution, he was completely immune to this kind of damage.
As for using magic to burn himself to ashes, sorry, but this has already exceeded the limitations of the Command Seal. Being able to control Lu Minghao to twist his own neck, pull out his heart, and burn it was already the limit.
"As for you, Master......"
Immediately, Lu Minghao looked at Tohsaka Rin's corpse on the ground, squatted down, and pressed his hand on it. Black mud continuously gushed out from his hand, completely submerging Tohsaka Rin's body. Within the black mud, Tohsaka Rin's body was restored again, and finally sank into the shadows under Lu Minghao's feet.
"I hope you like it, welcome to my world!"
Looking at Tohsaka Rin, who had sunk into the 'Abyss of Evil,' Lu Minghao revealed an evil smile on his lips. Then, he looked towards the direction where Emiya Shirou was. Now that he had lost his Master, although he wouldn't be immediately retrieved by the Holy Grail like other Servants, he could only last for a day at most, but that was enough.
