"Ruler, I want to ask you, is the Holy Grail really an omnipotent wish-granting device?"
Unlike others, Lancer had no wish to entrust to the Greater Grail. Even his appearance in this Holy Grail War was a complete accident. He had originally just wanted to be an ordinary passerby, but who would have thought that he would end up fighting with a Master of Yggdmillennia and finally obtain the right to participate in the Holy Grail War.
But even though he had broken into this war, his goal was different from others'—to survive.
As for the Holy Grail that countless people craved, he saw it very lightly. After all, in his impression, the Holy Grail was not a good thing. But since he had the opportunity, he still wanted to confirm it again, to confirm whether he should destroy the Greater Grail, and thus be prepared.
And Lancer question not only surprised Jeanne, but also made others look at Lancer with strange eyes, but for different reasons. Li Shuwen found it strange that Lancer would care about this. Lancer had already told him before that he had no desire for the Holy Grail. As for Chiron and Fiore, they simply felt that Lancer question was meaningless. If it couldn't do it, then what were they participating in the Holy Grail War for?
But even though Lancer question seemed like 'nonsense', Jeanne, after seeing Lancer serious expression, also nodded seriously.
"At least as far as I know, it is."
The two looked at each other for a few seconds before Lancer nodded.
"I hope so... Then let's go!"
After saying that, Lancer walked straight out of the town. There was an SUV parked there, but then a problem arose...
"Which one of you has the 'Riding' skill?"
When they came here, a homunculus drove the car, but in the aftermath of the recent battle, those homunculi had long since been killed or injured. Within a radius of several kilometers, there were probably only a few 'living people' left.
And when faced with Lancer question, Chiron was the first to shake his head. He was a centaur himself, so what riding ability did he need? As for Li Shuwen? He himself could ride a horse, but without the 'Riding' skill, he couldn't drive a car.
When Lancer looked at Jeanne, his 'last hope', the other party also simply shook her head.
"Never mind, I'll drive."
Although the keys were also with the homunculus somewhere, this was not a problem for him.
He pressed his finger against the keyhole. As ice condensed, an ice key appeared in the keyhole.
"Click~!"
With the ignition, the SUV finally started.
"Hold on tight!"
Along with Lancer warning, he floored the gas pedal!
There was no doubt that Lancer knew how to drive. Driving was a basic skill when he was an inspector, but the problem was that there was a difference between a city and the wilderness, and there was also a difference between an ordinary car and an SUV that had been magically modified by who knows what magic family.
"..."
There was no sound when the car started, but when Lancer stepped on the gas pedal, the entire SUV seemed to wake up like a beast!
"Vroom!!"
A cloud of dust was kicked up by the friction of the tires, and the huge horsepower made Fiore, who was in the front passenger seat, stick to the back of her seat. However, the other four people in the car all acted extremely calmly.
Lancer was looking straight ahead with a serious expression, operating the steering wheel; Li Shuwen had his hands in his sleeves, closing his eyes to rest; Jeanne was looking down, seemingly praying; as for Fiore's Servant, Chiron, he was staring blankly at the sky, as if he had something on his mind.
Fiore's whole face immediately looked as if she was about to cry...
Lancer and the others were indeed the first to witness the legendary 'Hanging Gardens', but the Yggdmillennia family had already discovered this huge floating fortress long ago.
For this Holy Grail War, Darnic had used deception to seize the Greater Grail from that 'devil' sixty years ago. For the sixty years since then, he had been constantly working for it.
He had constantly gathered peripheral members of the family, constantly strengthened the family's fortress, traded to obtain 'Grand' titles, collected Holy Relics, and constantly strengthened his territory in Romania...
It could be said that he had spent a full sixty years building his territory into a fortress-like existence. This was also why the Red Faction did not dare to directly attack and instead used the Empress's 'Hanging Gardens' to truly launch a full-scale attack.
And when this huge fortress entered the range of the alert spell, it was immediately transmitted to the base camp.
Darnic's first reaction when he saw the fortress that was like a city was to wonder if he was going crazy, but then his expression became extremely ugly.
If it were normal times, seeing this sight would mean he hadn't woken up, but now it was the time of the Holy Grail War, and only one kind of existence could do this—a Heroic Spirit!
Only the Noble Phantasms held by those Heroic Spirits who had transcended time could do this!
Which Servant is it?! The Red Faction's Caster?!
But while he was surprised, he also used a spell to summon the Masters and Servants in the castle.
When they received Darnic's emergency notice, their expressions were also not very good, as Darnic did not usually act like this. And when they came to the hall and saw the projected image, their expressions became even uglier.
The last to arrive was Caster. He had been staying in the Golem Factory underground before. After getting the news, he brought his Master and rushed over. And when Darnic saw the other party, his eyes lit up.
"Caster! How are your Noble Phantasms coming along?"
"They are basically complete. I still haven't found the most suitable 'core', but I did find a pretty good homunculus. It can barely work for a while."
Darnic's expression was still extremely serious after hearing Caster's words, but no matter what, it was at least not too bad. With Caster's Noble Phantasm, even if it couldn't contend with that 'fortress', there was at least a chance. But the problem was the other Red Faction Servants.
Darnic couldn't help but glance at his own Servant sitting on the throne beside him.
"Your Majesty..."
"Leave it to me! On this land, no Servant can defeat me!"
When Vlad III said this, both his expression and tone were very calm, but he did have the right to say so. His own stats, which far exceeded most Servants, coupled with the homunculus batteries prepared by Yggdmillennia to provide magical power, he could guarantee to always be in his prime state. In addition, with the blessing of the 'Nation-Protecting Demon General', it could be said that on this land, he was invincible, except for certain exceptions!
After getting Vlad III's assurance, Darnic also turned his gaze to the other groups of Masters and Servants.
"Although Lancer and Fiore have temporarily lost contact, according to the spell, Fiore's condition is good. As expected, they should have already dealt with Saber and are probably on their way back. As long as they arrive, we will have a complete advantage!"
"Everyone! Victory will surely belong to Yggdmillennia!"
The resolute Darnic did not notice that Vlad III, who was propping his cheek and leaning on the throne, had an expression that was a bit too calm...