Chapter 648: Linkage: Beautiful Dreams and the Holy Grail (16)

Zhigengniao: "I also received it; is it a mass message?"

Xing looked at the message content, and the more he read, the more something felt off, suspecting that Bo Ti Ou had been possessed by the Silver Branch. The message content is as follows:

Dear Masters,

Hello everyone, I am the Sea Patrol Wanderer, Bo Ti Ou.

As the evening breeze in Asdena gradually takes on a summer feel, I hope all leaders stay healthy and avoid catching a cold from summer heat and phlegm, so as not to waste this fine midsummer day.

Though I am merely a fugitive, I feel deeply honored to have the chance to compete for the Holy Grail alongside the leaders.

Therefore, with profound respect and gratitude, I sincerely invite you to visit Ke Lao Ke Audio-Visual Park. I will entertain you with modest wine and simple dishes.

In this late-summer period, Ke Lao Ke Audio-Visual Park is picturesque, like a heavenly realm on earth, and will surely leave you with unforgettable memories.

Should you agree, I would be overjoyed and await your favorable reply.

Please accept my highest respect and sincerest blessings.

Respectfully,

Your humble Bo Ti Ou.

——

Original God.

This cannot be Bo Ti Ou.

Ji Ni Qi merely glanced at the message content and declared bluntly: "If it followed Bo Ti Ou's habit, he would never be this humble, speaking to people in this tone; it would be better to just shoot him dead."

Moreover, the place she was invited to is Ke Lao Ke Audio-Visual Park… Te La Li suddenly realized, her eyes widening: "Wait! Didn't Xing also send Bo Ti Ou a message earlier? The address seemed to be the audio‑visual park as well."

It seems that place is a trap… the sender is either Si Ke Te or another Servant who has not yet revealed themselves. However, judging by the tone of the message, the sender is easy to guess.

Qia Si Ka nodded: "It's Si Ke Te. I'm afraid there is a 'leader' among this group, and only he would be so humble toward a superior."

As expected, that gloomy, twisted four‑eyes!

A Qiao waved his pixelated little hands, cursing: "That bastard deserves to be gored to death by a wild boar, then tossed into an eternal cesspit never to rise again! We must make him feel pain and give him a good beating!"

"Take care of him?" Qia Si Ka's smile faded, but he now intends to gather Shajin, Bo Ti Ou and the four master‑servant pairs all together, making it hard not to suspect he has some secret killing move to wipe everyone out in one fell swoop.

"Even if he does, the intimidation of such a trick in the hands of that sort of person is only half as strong; sometimes a powerful move depends on who wields it." Te La Li paid no heed to Si Ke Te's scheming; compared to those who flaunt a slight advantage, the sort who stay silent and plot behind the scenes are the real trouble.

——

"By A Ji Wei Li's grace, he's spewing filth!"

Zhigengniao wore a puzzled expression: "Huh? You can already auto‑decode his profanity in your head? No, no, this definitely wasn't written by him."

saber: "Looks like… mutual slaughter has already begun."

"Well, peace is merely an interlude in war; that Mister Bo Ti Ou… has probably already been defeated."

Zhigengniao shook his head: "No, he's a seasoned warrior; he wouldn't pull out this early. But someone must have gotten hold of his phone, trying to lure us to the audio‑visual park using his identity."

Everyone decided to go to the park to rescue him; if we abandoned support, we would indeed avoid risk, but losing two allies would put us in a worse position during later attacks.

……

Meanwhile, inside the audio‑visual park, Bo Ti Ou and Shajin had arrived, but after looking around they saw no trace of Xing.

Bo Ti Ou almost instinctively grew alert, his hand moving to the revolver at his waist: "…something's off; could it be that someone got here first and killed her and the Servant before we arrived?"

archer said flatly: "To be frank, if anyone could easily defeat that saber, none of us here would have any strength to fight back."

"Could it be that our old friend has become wary of the company members showing up, intending to hide in the dark and observe our intentions?"

"Oh, were you once enemies?"

"Former enemies aren't necessarily unable to become friends now, right, cowboy?"

Bo Ti Ou nodded: "Leaving aside the company people, she at least trusts me, this old partner who's shared life and death with her! Hey, Xing, I can guarantee everything's safe now—come out and let's talk cooperation."

Shajin gave a helpless smile: "Stop shouting; I had considered many possibilities before meeting, but I never imagined the situation would turn out to be the most absurd of all."

Bo Ti Ou spat fiercely: "——Some little cutie has conned the Sea Patrol Wanderer."

——

fate/zero.

How reckless, this Master who summoned two Servant pairs.

Inside the Yuan Ban family estate, Yuan Ban Shi Chen gazed up at the sky, calmly shaking his head. Forcibly gathering two Servants of unknown strength and their Masters is tantamount to igniting a powder keg; the behind‑the‑scenes Master certainly has nerve.

The lancer's valor needs no saying; the archer, though he hasn't crossed blades with him, is surely no pushover. But the real key lies in the two Masters……

Shi Chen's mind conjured the scene he had witnessed in Pinokangni—Shajin activating the Foundation Stone's power, revealing a form that was the manifestation of command authority, something no ordinary Servant could match. Back then he had nearly reproduced the Heroic King's "King's Treasure" using a shattered Foundation Stone, its range stretching to cover the entirety of the "Golden Moment." Moreover, Bo Ti Ou's own combat skill is quite excellent, not inferior to that of some Servants.

Thus, it amounts to four Servant‑level forces joining to take on a single Servant; without a Noble Phantasm capable of a sure kill, or a trump card that could turn the tide… heh.

Yuan Ban Shi Chen set down his cup and let out a light sigh. The Holy Grail War has never been merely a contest of strength; strategy, information, and timing are equally important. That behind‑the‑scenes Master, though bold, has clearly underestimated the opponent's power.

How foolish……

——

Bo Ti Ou drew his gun and shouted toward the audio‑visual park: "Listen up! You loveless little cuties! No matter who you are or what you intend, you're already surrounded by me! Show yourselves now—don't wait until reincarnation to regret your sluggish reaction!"

No sooner had his words fallen than two figures slowly appeared before them.

It was Si Ke Te and Ge Rui Di.

Si Ke Te exaggeratedly shrank his neck, hands clasped over his chest in a feigned shiver: "Heard that? If you don't surrender, you'll just wait for rebirth. No wonder he's a criminal the company has put a bounty on—his mouth reeks of banditry, making my liver tremble and lungs shake……"

He deliberately drew out the syllable, but when his gaze swept over the peacock beside him, he couldn't help but stare: "Wait! Is that… not Mr. Shajin of the Stone Heart Ten?! Why would a criminal the company has put a bounty on be walking side‑by‑side with a company executive?"

"If you've been kidnapped by that damn cowboy, just give me a wink… Come on, you're obviously old acquaintances."

"'Company executives betraying their own and secretly colluding with the galactic wanted criminal'—Assassin, you must definitely capture this splendid scene on film."