Chapter 282: ·Crisis, Resolved

Gray: "A spirit model like Kay's, that kind of artificially manufactured existence?"

Skeleton King: "You seem to think your own will has value. However, do not impose your values on me."

While answering, she lightly swept away a long sword that stabbed diagonally from the Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side.

"Tch, flawless."

Kay said loudly: "At least listen to the opinions of your compatriots more. Since you are the spirit of the King, listening to the will of the people is also the capacity of a king, right?"

Skeleton King: "If I judge that collecting information and comforting the people is more meaningful than consuming time."

Kay: "... s expected, not like her, Skeleton King."

Gray felt that Kay's hazy expression seemed to twist.

"Then you're still doing well; I feel fortunate from the bottom of my heart."

Kay complained: "Weighing money, power, influence, and other factors, fighting for interests and calculations is what makes one human. A certain adjutant was always shouting about those numbers, and in the end, the rate of adopting that guy's plan was also the highest."

"Ah, if only it were just like that. What kind of ideal king, it's too chilling, not even worth a joke."

"Nonsense!"

The Skeleton King slashed with her spear, grazing Kay's arm sharply.

There was no wound, because Kay's spirit foundation was not stable enough to constitute flesh and blood. However, the degree of his injury, as a human, could already be considered a serious injury.

Artoria: "Sir Kay... Brother..."

Lancelot: "Mm-hmm, well said; this guy can finally speak human language."

Gray: "Sir Kay!"

Lord El-Melloi II: "No, Gray."

Lord El-Melloi II stopped Gray, who wanted to rush out, while eliminating the approaching skeleton soldiers.

He reminded Gray not to forget their original purpose.

Gray thought of the content Lord El-Melloi II had explained before, nodded, and said loudly to the Skeleton King.

"Please listen to me! Even if you might not understand what I'm saying, I have already seen the outside world, and I have personally experienced several months of life in the outside world."

"I, I have always felt that I couldn't adapt to that kind of life; even if I could enjoy the fun of stories, I definitely couldn't get along with the things in the stories. I felt that people who approached me would only feel disgusted, but I lived very happily."

"What are you talking about?"

The Skeleton King was a bit confused; she really didn't understand what Gray meant.

Gray: "Tomorrow morning, the villagers will find a corpse that has the same face as me."

Skeleton King: "A corpse?"

Gray: "This is true; I don't know if it will happen this time, but it has been like this before."

"What did you say!!!"

The Skeleton King froze for a moment, because she already understood what Gray meant.

"No, since you said you have already experienced several months of life in the outside world..."

She pressed her hand against her mask and roared like a beast: "Zepia!!!"

She actually knew that alchemist from Atlas.

Perhaps because the master had fallen into deep thought, the surrounding skeleton soldiers also temporarily stopped their actions.

Rin Tohsaka: "So this is Lord El-Melloi II's plan, a direct showdown."

Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia: "Indeed, at this time, only a showdown can make the opponent wake up, but it is also a risky move."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "If one thing goes wrong, it will be counterproductive."

Kayneth: "But she actually knows Zepia, and it seems she also understands what the situation is now."

"Then, this is... no, now is..."

The Skeleton King growled in a voice of despair and hatred: "Are these current things all 'reproductions'!"

At this moment, everyone around held their breath.

Everyone did not perceive the meaning in the Skeleton King's words, but were influenced by the anger gushing out from her whole body.

The emotions she expressed were too intense, and even Bersac and Irumia, who were engaged in a fierce battle, had to stop.

Skeleton King: "Ah, is that so? Is that what it is? It's too ridiculous, too ugly; you and I, in this way, aren't even clowns, aren't we just pathetic sketches? No matter how many times the drama is performed according to the same plot, what meaning can it have for such a reality!"

Gray: "You..."

"Then, this kind of farce has no meaning."

The Skeleton King raised the Black Holy Spear, and shocking magical energy swirled out.

"Holy Spear, Anchor Released!!!"

Only two words, yet they brought strong fear to everyone.

Lord El-Melloi II had said that this was a dangerous gamble, and the result was exactly that.

Video paused.

【Question: Who is the person who resolved the crisis?】

Rin Tohsaka: "Finally started the Q&A."

Waver: "Resolving the crisis, does that mean the Skeleton King is going to liberate the Holy Spear?"

Kayneth: "Liberating the Holy Spear is no different from liberating a Noble Phantasm; once the liberation is completed, I'm afraid everyone in the entire cave will be hard-pressed to escape."

Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia: "Really played it out of control."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "Resolving the crisis, this contains many meanings; running away, blocking, or interrupting the opponent's liberation of the Holy Spear can all be considered resolving the crisis."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Logically speaking, the most likely person to resolve the crisis is the Servant Kay, but he is already seriously injured, and his spirit foundation is not complete."

Waver: "Could it be Gray? She successfully liberated her own Holy Spear and blocked the Skeleton King's Holy Spear."

Waver: "Yes, this possibility is higher. I answer it is Gray!"

【Ding! Waver answered incorrectly, 1 Saint Quartz deducted.】

Waver: "Ah! Is it not?"

Rin Tohsaka: "So it's Kay, after all, he is a Heroic Spirit, he should still have some trump cards."

【Ding! Rin Tohsaka answered incorrectly, 1 Saint Quartz deducted.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Sigh! It's not him either!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Then the rest of the scene is Lord El-Melloi II, Bersac, Irumia, and that priest named Fernand... wait a minute, Fernand!"

Didn't Fernand hear some sound in the wall before?

At this time, it is often inconspicuous people like Fernand who can play a big role.

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "It was Fernand who resolved the crisis!"

【Ding! Tokiomi Tohsaka answered incorrectly, 1 Saint Quartz deducted.】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Hm! Did I think wrong?"

Waver: "Mentioning Fernand makes me think of the sound he heard before, but it's not him either..."

Kayneth: "Only the gravekeeper and the nun are left; which one of them will it be?"

Feng Xi: "I say, did you forget about other people?"

Feng Xi: "It was Flat and Svin who resolved the crisis."

【Ding! Congratulations to Feng Xi for answering this question correctly, obtaining 3 Saint Quartz.】

Everyone: "!!!"

Waver: "Mistake, mistake, we subconsciously thought the answer was someone on the scene, but forgot there were people who were not on the scene but were also paying attention to the situation."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "And the answer didn't limit the number of people; we subconsciously thought it was one person turning the tide; inherent thinking is harmful."

Kayneth: "Waver, these two disciples of yours are really quite good."

Waver: "Teacher, please don't say such strange things."

Rin Tohsaka: "However, they are in the outside world; how did they do it?"

Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia: "Don't waste those brain cells; just look at the answer."

【Answering time ended, video continues.】

"No!!!"

Gray knew that no one on the scene could block the power of the Holy Spear, only someone who could contend with it, so she immediately called out to Add.

"Add, Add!"

Unfortunately, the miracle did not happen again, and the sleeping box did not respond.

Lord El-Melloi II smiled bitterly: "As expected, it was counterproductive..."

Skeleton King: "Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take this, Thirteen Fangs!"

The pitch-black magical energy vortex turned into a storm and swept through the underground, then slowly reversed the magical energy, converging to the inside of the spear.

Preparation complete, the Holy Spear anchor was released, and no matter what means were used, it was too late.

"Shining at the End..."

"Snap!"

Just at the moment when the magical energy was about to be liberated, everyone heard a faint crisp sound.

The sound came from the outermost earthen wall.

Fernand was standing there in a daze, and a crack had already appeared on the wall in front of him.

Immediately, accompanied by a strange low roar, a water flow like a raging tide suddenly gushed out from there.

Lord El-Melloi II: "It's a flash flood!!!"

Kay: "Hahaha, because the swamp is right next to it! The magical energy at the moment of manifesting the spear has already loosened the soil and rocks; the fluctuation just now was the last straw!"

Strange noises began to appear one after another, and the cracks were not just in that one place.

A chain reaction occurred, and the flash flood rushed into the underground cavity from multiple locations at once, instantly swallowing everything in the cave.

And Gray, who was caught in the flood, was grabbed in time by Kay.

"Grab me! Let alone swordsmanship, I have quite a bit of confidence in this aspect! Ah, speaking of the ability to escape, I am confident that I am the first of the Round Table, especially when slipping away by the water! Hey, that pale-faced Jewel Jewel Mage over there, come over quickly too!"