Chapter 434

In his old age, Finn entered a marriage alliance with the Kingdom of Ireland. Diarmuid was ordered to welcome the bride, Princess Gráinne, but because of his love spot, the princess fell in love with him at first sight and placed a geis upon him. He was forced to take Gráinne and embark on a path of elopement, causing the marriage alliance to fail.

During their flight, Diarmuid still upheld his loyalty to Finn, never once touching Gráinne, and only after reconciling with Finn were he and Gráinne able to become husband and wife.

Later, Diarmuid was attacked by a wild boar—the reincarnation of his half-brother—and was severely wounded. He begged Finn for help, but Finn, still harboring resentment over the Gráinne incident, chose not to save him, watching helplessly as Diarmuid died.

This matter was indeed dishonorable on Diarmuid's part, and it was normal for Finn to hold a grudge, but the fact that he stood by and let Diarmuid die was also indisputable. That is why the two were so awkward reuniting in the group now.

Fortunately, the system quickly helped them break the awkwardness.

【Ding! The first question is about to begin!】

【This is a five-part buzzer quiz. The first three are multiple-choice, and the last two are Q&A.】

【Each question has a 1-minute time limit, and all group members can buzz in.】

【Correct answers earn 3 Saint Quartz, incorrect answers deduct 1 Saint Quartz. If no one answers within 1 minute, it counts as a void.】

【Please pay attention to the video.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Huh! Has it become five buzzer questions today?"

Waver: "Well, since there are so many people in the group now, we definitely have to give more people a chance."

【The video begins.】

【In the pitch-black night sky, the giant Hanging Gardens of Babylon slowly advance toward the Yggdmillennia castle.】

【However, it stops midway and scatters countless dragon teeth onto the grassland below.】

【After the dragon teeth land, they transform into skeleton puppets and begin their march toward the castle.】

【Chiron sees all of this clearly from the castle wall.】

Illya: "What are those things?"

Irisviel: "These should be the Dragon Tooth Warriors, a type of puppet common in the Age of Gods as recorded."

Illya: "Dragon Tooth Warriors... are they all made from dragon teeth?"

Irisviel: "That's right."

Waver: "They're all made of dragon teeth? That's too extravagant!"

Dragon teeth aren't cheap. With so many Dragon Tooth Warriors, how much money must have been spent?

Shishigou: "I didn't expect you to be a hidden billionaire, Father."

Shirou Kotomine: "You flatter me. I've just saved up some assets over the years."

【Fiore: "Archer, how is it?"】

【Chiron: "They've stopped. It seems they intend to use this grassland as the battlefield."】

【"It seems so."】

【Darnic jumps down from above and says, "Go inside, Fiore. We can only entrust victory to the Servants now."】

【"Indeed."】

【Vlad III also appears, having ended his spirit form, and says solemnly, "The next part is the battle of the Servants."】

【Avicebron, along with Caules and Frankenstein, also arrive to assemble.】

【Vlad III: "Hmph, trespassing on my territory and daring to deploy these filthy avatars."】

【Darnic: "My King, please unleash your power to your heart's content."】

【Vlad III: "Hmm. Also, go release Rider and the Red Berserker."】

【Darnic: "Is that allowed?"】

【Vlad III: "The enemy wants total war. Only by committing all our forces can we be considered polite."】

【Darnic: "I understand. I will do so immediately."】

【Soon, outside the castle, the magi and homunculi of Yggdmillennia, as well as Avicebron's golem army, are all assembled.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Is the great battle between the Red and Black factions finally starting?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "I thought the Black Faction treated all homunculi as batteries."

Iskandar: "I didn't expect the Black Faction to still have such forces. Why didn't we see them last night?"

Darnic: "These are important assets of Yggdmillennia. Knowing that sending them out would mean death, we naturally wouldn't send them out to be sacrificed in vain."

Vlad III: "That's right. In last night's battle, there was no room for these ordinary troops to intervene."

Waver: "As expected of a Holy Grail War; they're actually going to war."

Iskandar: "Kid, why are you so surprised? After seeing my King's Order, what is this amount of troops?"

【Vlad III: "Archer, you are responsible for commanding the organized homunculi."】

【Chiron: "I understand. But if the Red Rider comes..."】

【Vlad III: "No matter. You only need to command at the beginning."】

【Chiron nods.】

【Vlad III: "Caster, you stand by in the rear. You decide when to use the Red Berserker."】

【Avicebron: "I understand."】

【"Sigh, Lancer, you're actually riding a horse? Doesn't that make me meaningless?"】

【At this moment, the released Astolfo also rushes over.】

【Vlad III: "Rider, I will not ask any more questions. Now, show us the strength of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne."】

【"Ah, leave it to me."】

【Astolfo laughs: "One thing at a time. This great battle is my mission."】

【Vlad III: "Berserker, you are free. Dance wildly until the end."】

【Frankenstein: "Uhh..."】 ===== CHAPTER 436 =====