Quickly defeat Gilgamesh and then go help the others?
Or continue to delay time like this, waiting for others to destroy the Holy Grail?
Both choices are acceptable, but the former requires one to have powerful strength, while the latter places hope in others.
Looking at the Gilgamesh Alter opposite him.
Clearly, the Black Holy Grail, which has mastered Gilgamesh's power, will not be as arrogant as Gilgamesh.
And the other party also seemed very willing to waste time with Takatsuki.
"You must be wondering why I let them go without worry."
Gilgamesh Alter looked at Takatsuki, not in a hurry to attack, seemingly enjoying the situation. But he didn't know that although Takatsuki wasn't in a hurry to end this battle, it didn't mean he had to defeat Gilgamesh to advance...
Shifting his attention to the other side...
Blocking Durandal and the others were Artoria and Lancelot, both clad in black armor.
Lancelot himself was already all in black, with red light emanating from his helmet and a black aura around him. After being corrupted by the Holy Grail, he didn't seem to have changed much.
But Artoria was different. Her original bright silver armor had turned pure black, covered in red Magic Power Emission patterns. Even the Holy Sword in her hand revealed its form, turning pure black. The upper part of her face had a black metal eye patch, making it feel as if her eyes were covered.
But it was actually proven that she could still see things.
Because as soon as the few people arrived, Artoria's body instantly erupted with powerful Magic Power Emission.
The dark Holy Sword that was originally propped in front of her was instantly grasped in her hand, and powerful Magic Power Emission erupted from it. The dark Magic Power Emission particles seemed to want to swallow all light, emitting an ominous aura.
On the other side, Lancelot's body also erupted with powerful Magic Power Emission, like a mad dog, he charged towards the few people.
"He's mine."
Diarmuid, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke, then swung his twin spears and charged towards the mad dog-like Lancelot. The two quickly engaged in battle.
On the other side, Artoria also raised her Holy Sword and slashed at Durandal from a distance.
"!!!"
The moment the alarm blared in her heart, Durandal's body reacted a step ahead, ducking to avoid the red-black Magic Power Emission slash.
This was not an attack that liberated a Noble Phantasm, but simply the effect of Magic Power Emission.
Fortunately, Kiritsugu and Kayneth had already moved far away the moment they met, otherwise, just the aftermath would have caused them both great suffering.
While dodging, the Pandora held in her left hand instantly transformed, becoming a suit of armor that attached itself to Durandal's body.
With a push from her feet, combined with the propulsion force erupting from the armor.
Durandal instantly crossed a distance of tens of meters, and the Durandal in her hand struck Artoria's sword.
The two Holy Swords intertwined, making a metallic clashing sound. Although both were Holy Swords, the Sword of Promised Victory was the weapon at the pinnacle of Holy Swords.
"Ultimate Unbroken Hallow! Durandal!"
Facing the Holy Sword erupting with red-black Magic Power Emission, Durandal also erupted with her silver-white Magic Power Emission.
Compared to the Sword of Promised Victory, which required charging, Durandal's release was faster, quicker, and more convenient.
However, relatively, Durandal's destructive power was not as strong as the Sword of Promised Victory.
Her speed isn't as fast as mine...
After several exchanges, Durandal made this judgment, but after exaggerated Magic Power Emission reinforcement, plus her monstrous strength, even liberating the Holy Sword's power made Durandal feel a tingling sensation in her tiger's mouth.
But fortunately, gaining Lancelot's stigmata yesterday allowed Durandal's martial arts to achieve a qualitative leap.
If she couldn't contend with the opponent in terms of strength, then she would compensate with skill and tactics!
No longer fixated on offense, Durandal began to rely on speed to maneuver.
She wasn't sure what kind of warrior the original Artoria was, but now, in her perception, this Artoria was very similar to her past self.
Possessing immense, even exaggerated, power, with not much skill, merely wantonly unleashing the Magic Power Emission within her body, attempting to break all laws with sheer force.
And as one of the representatives who once loved violence the most, Durandal naturally knew where such a weakness lay.
A tilt of the head, narrowly dodging a slash that tore through the cave, a pistol quickly formed in Durandal's left hand, and she pulled the trigger on Artoria.
"In the name of the Command Spell..."
Kayneth's voice reached her ears at this moment.
Is Diarmuid in a bitter struggle?
Durandal's first reaction, but then, she felt all the hairs on her body stand on end.
"Kill her!"
His target is me!
Durandal instantly reacted. At this moment, she recalled Takatsuki's previous words, and also recalled that Diarmuid, who had been somewhat garrulous on the battlefield, had remained silent.
Feigning alliance and then ambushing an ally is something a knight would disdain.
But he had a reason he had to do it, so he chose silence.
Meanwhile, Artoria in front of her also swung her sword at Durandal with an inverted kesa-giri.
Can't dodge it!
In her peripheral vision, Durandal also saw something silver lurking there, also cooperating to launch a sneak attack on her.
Her attention had been on Artoria. Dodging Artoria's slash was not difficult, but in that case, the long spear in Diarmuid's hand, the piercing of Lunar Dew, and the stone pillar transformed into a Noble Phantasm in Lancelot's hand would all strike her.
"Forward!"
A familiar voice rang in her ear.
Although it was only two short words, Durandal reacted immediately, unreservedly unleashing the power of the Holy Sword in her hand and slashing down at Artoria.
At the same time, four attacks also did not land on her body.
Four circular passages opened around her, and at the same time, a gunshot also rang out.
"That hurts!"
At the other end of the passage, Takatsuki's body erupted with towering Haki and Imaginary Energy. With one hand, he grasped the blade of the Sword of Promised Victory, and with the other, he withstood the attacks of the Gae Buidhe and the stone pillar. Then something heavy smashed into Artoria's temple, shattering the metal eye patch on her face.
At the same time, Durandal's blade also fell, cutting down from Artoria's shoulder, tearing her armor, and forcibly shattering the armor covered with red Magic Power Emission patterns, but it could not advance any further, because Artoria's body erupted with intense Magic Power Emission, forcibly pushing Durandal and Takatsuki's fist away.
The moment these two things happened, a gunshot rang out.
Takatsuki forced Lancelot and Diarmuid back from a distance, then closed the passage again, instantly leaving his spot to avoid dozens of Noble Phantasms shot at him.
"How dare you... trick me!"
Seeing Takatsuki's actions, Gilgamesh Alter realized that he wasn't the only one stalling for time.
Even from such a distance, Takatsuki could provide support at any time.
"I didn't expect that even the Sha Naqba Imuru couldn't see through all your abilities, but now that I know your abilities, you won't be able to deceive it again."
Gilgamesh Alter said fiercely, holding a Noble Phantasm in his hand.
For Takatsuki, a being beyond this world, the Sha Naqba Imuru could not truly be all-knowing and omnipotent.
"Although you have Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm, you are still far inferior to him, Angola."
Just as Takatsuki was mocking Gilgamesh Alter, Kayneth fell into despair where Durandal was.
He had, as agreed initially, had Diarmuid and Lunar Dew ambush Durandal.
Originally, at this moment, Durandal should have died instantly.
But he didn't expect someone to betray their alliance.
That was Kiritsugu.
Kiritsugu held his modified Welt and pulled the trigger on the Lunar Dew, which was being activated by power.
"Hoo... hoo... You, why..."
Kayneth clutched his neck, his blood vessels almost bursting.
He didn't know why this was happening.
But Kiritsugu understood that Kayneth was beyond saving.
Before he attacked, he had incited him to fully activate Lunar Dew for this very purpose.
This was also why Kiritsugu was known as the Magus Killer.
When a magus fully infuses Magic Power Emission and is shot by an Origin Bullet, it will instantly trace back to the source and sever the magic circuit the magus is using, and then haphazardly reassemble it.
And Kayneth's result was that all the nerves and blood vessels in his body were haphazardly reassembled.
"I'm just doing the right thing. Compared to Maiya and the world, I still know which is more important."
Looking up at Diarmuid, who had a fierce expression and wanted to charge over but was restrained by a Command Spell to attack Durandal, Kiritsugu calmly drew another gun and aimed it at Kayneth's head.
"Farewell."