Chapter 226

The Great Emperor had made a mistake.

The Great Wall was originally built to defend against the southward invasion of the Xiongnu cavalry, so it had a special bonus against Riders, especially cavalry legions like the Great Emperor's.

Not to mention, the Great Emperor's legion had already lost more than half its strength after the battle with the Legion of the Dead.

His chances of winning were slim to none.

"Advance!"

Seeing this, the Great Emperor brought out his final trump card.

The Bond Craft Essence "Gordius Knot."

This was the true Bond Craft Essence belonging to the Great Emperor, capable of increasing the combat power of his entire side by 15%.

He had opened it from a Gold Treasure Chest.

Once again empowered, the Great Emperor's legion surged forward, braving the rain of arrows to reach the foot of the wall.

They pulled out scaling ladders from who knows where and began to assault the city.

Seeing the enemy forces reach the foot of the wall, the garrison remained unhurried.

The archers retreated, and the spearmen stepped forward.

Sharp spears thrust out from the crenelations, directly piercing the enemy soldiers who had already climbed up.

Subsequently, boulders and rolling logs were poured down, smashing the enemy soldiers at the foot of the wall into a daze.

After one battle, not a single person could climb to the top of the wall.

Seeing this, the Great Emperor wanted to lead the charge himself, but the garrison's rain of arrows had already fallen again.

Although the arrow rain was not as dense as before, the Great Emperor's legion was now gathered at the foot of the wall, making them no different from targets.

The Great Emperor, in particular, received special attention.

After several rounds of arrow rain, the Great Emperor's legion was wiped out, and the Great Emperor himself was pierced by several arrows.

The Army of the King dissolved on its own, and everyone returned to the Fuyuki Bridge.

The Great Emperor had lost.

Even though he had stacked buffs on his legion, the gap was still too large.

"King of Conquerors, do you have any last words?"

Qin Shi Huang watched the Great Emperor, who was now the only one left, and spoke.

"Ah, this battle wasn't very satisfying."

The Great Emperor wore a look of helplessness, clearly not very satisfied with this, his final battle.

Not just because of himself, but also because of Qin Shi Huang.

He had been looking forward to a passionate battle of clashing armies and weapons, not this kind of siege battle where he was suppressed.

"What you desired was never going to be realized."

Qin Shi Huang also understood the Great Emperor's thoughts and said, "If I had descended as a Rider, I could have let you witness the iron hooves of my Great Qin, but unfortunately, my Class is now Ruler."

"Is that so? What a pity."

The Great Emperor laughed, "It seems it's difficult for us to clash our military might."

Qin Shi Huang: "Besides these, is there anything else you wish to say?"

"Kid, this is for you."

The Great Emperor took a card from his bosom and tossed it to Waver.

"This is?"

Waver looked at the portrait of the Great Emperor on the card, momentarily confused.

What was this card for?

"This is a Class Card."

Extra Feng Xi, standing to the side, immediately recognized the identity of this card; after all, he had one himself.

"What, a Class Card!"

Waver was startled, nearly failing to catch the card.

He knew the power of a Class Card all too well now.

Relying on the Red Hare Class Card, Extra Feng Xi could directly enter the battlefield and fight against Servants.

Waver: "Rider, when did you get a Class Card?"

The Great Emperor: "It was from the Gold Treasure Chest we got last time. I forgot to give it to you after I opened it."

This was not a lie; he had obtained a Nameless Class Card at the time, and after storing his own power into it, he had intended for Waver to use it, but he got distracted and forgot, only remembering just now.

"..."

Waver was speechless.

Don't forget such important things!

If you had given this to me earlier, I could have helped you, instead of just standing here and watching.

"You've always wanted to walk side-by-side with me, haven't you? Then at the very least, you must have the same vision as me."

The Great Emperor puffed out his chest and said loudly, "I am lending my power to you, so you must work hard. I will be urging you on in the group."

"You guy, you really won't stop until you make me cry..."

Waver clutched the Great Emperor's Class Card, tears flowing down involuntarily.

"Hehe..."

The Great Emperor looked at Qin Shi Huang, opened his arms, and said, "Come, Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng!"

"King of Conquerors, as an opponent I acknowledge, I will grant you the highest standard of death."

Qin Shi Huang waved his hand, and a majestic sword appeared before him.

The Noble Phantasm "Tai'e Sword."

"This is my personal sword, and also the sword of majesty of our Huaxia continent. To die under this sword does not dishonor your name as the King of Conquerors."

Qin Shi Huang waved his hand, and the Tai'e Sword flew out on its own, piercing the Great Emperor's chest in one strike.

Extra Feng Xi: "Good fellow, Sword Control Technique."

"Hah, dying under your sword, not bad."

The Great Emperor smiled at the corners of his mouth, his body turning into light particles and dissipating.

Iskandar, exited.

"Sigh..."

Watching the Great Emperor's defeat, Waver's heart was filled with a thousand thoughts.

He had wanted to help the Great Emperor win this Holy Grail War, but he hadn't expected so many variables, and he hadn't grasped them.

After all, he was not the real Zhuge Liang.

Meanwhile, at the Einzbern territory.

After non-stop traveling, Emiya Kiritsugu and the others finally arrived.

Emiya Kiritsugu had Hisau Maiya stay outside the forest, while they went in to save Illya.

Hisau Maiya knew that following them wouldn't be of any use, so she obediently stayed where she was.

Passing through the forest barrier, they entered the Einzbern castle.

"Emiya Kiritsugu, why have you returned so suddenly?"

An old man with a solemn expression looked at them with an ugly face.

This person was the eighth head of the Einzbern family, "Jubstacheit von Einzbern," also known as "Acht."

He was also the representative of the Einzbern family in the Third Holy Grail War, the culprit who summoned Angra Mainyu.

Only, Emiya Kiritsugu and the others didn't know about this yet.

Emiya Kiritsugu: "We are here to take Illya away."

Acht: "Have you forgotten our agreement? This is wanting to break the contract."

"Sorry, Patriarch Acht, even if I truly obtained the Holy Grail, I would not hand it over to you."

Emiya Kiritsugu took out the Lesser Grail, his expression solemn.

"The Lesser Grail! How did you do it?"

Seeing the Lesser Grail in Emiya Kiritsugu's hand, and then looking at Irisviel, who was still unharmed behind him, Acht was somewhat stunned.

However, his thoughts were quickly carried away by Emiya Kiritsugu's words.

"Do you want to swallow the Holy Grail alone! Do you not care about your own daughter!" ===== CHAPTER 228 =====