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This was a conclusion they reached together after talking with Nero.
It's impossible for him to be taken away. Given Marx and Engels's seemingly upright but actually repressed and promiscuous nature, it's almost impossible for him to be devoted to one person.
So they made some special discussions on this matter, such as trying to keep Ma En out of their sight and what kind of protection they would provide.
When she came back just now, good heavens, Ma En was covered in blood in the blink of an eye. How could she not be terrified?
This also solidified her resolve to end the Holy Grail War as soon as possible, because the Holy Grail War was just too dangerous. Just one glance and someone was in such a state; what would happen if it continued?!
However, before she could finish speaking, a loud 'BOOM!' was heard.
The ground began to shake, and everyone was stunned and unable to stand steadily.
"what happened?!"
"what happened?!"
"Earthquake? Explosion?"
"No! Look up at the mountain!" X2
After a brief commotion, the Lion King and Mordred simultaneously realized the problem through their intuition.
Everyone looked up at Yuanzang Mountain and saw that one side of the mountaintop had cracked open, from which a black sol substance gushed out, igniting everything it touched and causing a huge fire.
Most importantly, there was that black substance that was as thick as a sol and as muddy as mud. Just by looking at it, one could feel the twisted, crazy malice emanating from it.
"What?! No way?!"
Maren recognized what it was instantly, but couldn't help but find it hard to believe.
The evil of this world!
Why is this thing appearing now?!
Isn't it inside the Greater Grail?!
The Greater Grail hasn't even descended yet, and it appeared on its own?!
Thinking this, Ma En couldn't help but look at Irisviel, who was tied up over there.
If he remembers correctly, Irisviel will only begin to transform into the Lesser Grail and bring down the Greater Grail in the final battle, when only three Servants remain, and then activate it when only the last two Servants are left.
The final battle begins, with the two remaining Servants vying for the Greater Grail. It is at this moment that the evil of this world will emerge.
But now, Irisviel is still fine, while the evil of this world has emerged first, which is clearly abnormal.
"Marne, do you know what that is?"
Upon seeing Ma En's reaction, everyone knew that Ma En must know something, and they quickly looked at him.
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"I know, but the current situation doesn't match the records, so I don't understand what's going on."
As he spoke, Marne broke free from Nero's support and stood up on his own.
His injuries have almost fully recovered, but the damage to his magic circuits caused by the unstable teleportation has not yet healed, which will affect his ability to use magic.
He took a breath before looking up at the mountaintop and continuing, "That black mud-like thing is a condensation of all the malice in the world, which can be simply called 'the evil of this world.' It is an extremely dangerous substance."
"It can devour the soul of the infected, twisting their mind with endless malice, transforming their soul into one filled with malice and aggression, and turning them into a servant enslaved by it. Only those with extremely strong will can resist it."
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"As for what it will do, you can use all the malice you can think of to speculate about it, and it may do everything."
"That's really dangerous. But why would there be something like that in Mount Enzo?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka frowned as he looked at the location of his own family's spiritual vein, somewhat puzzled as to where such a dangerous thing came from.
Just as Ma En was about to answer, he saw a large amount of black mud suddenly gushing out from the mountaintop and beginning to flow down the mountain like a waterfall. He quickly shouted, "Oh no! Stop it! Let it flow down!"
Behind them was the city of Fuyuki. If this stuff were to flow downstream, the consequences would be obvious—it would definitely be a tragedy.
At the same time, they happen to be located between the foot of the mountain and halfway up the mountain, and the evils of this world will inevitably flow towards them.
Even without his reminder, everyone had already prepared themselves after realizing that this was no good thing, and immediately picked up their weapons.
"I'll go first!"
Nero was the first to step forward, drawing his sword and leading the charge.
"The Golden Theater, a Celebration of Glory! LaudaLentumDomusIllustrius!"
A magnificent stage reappeared behind her, and rows of pipe organs began to turn, aimed at the 'evil of this world' surging from the mountain.
"Nero, aim at the ground in front of it and blast a path through it to guide it to the other side!" En quickly reminded him upon seeing this.
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Chapter 85 The Evil of This World! Saka Tokiomi's Resentment towards Marx and Engels
"OK, I understand."
Nero nodded, and the Organ Magic Cannon was adjusted slightly.
The next moment, with Nero's command at the center of the stage, countless magic bullets shot out from the violin tubes, forming a thin and long barrage.
Whoosh~ Boom!!!
The continuous explosions burst forth in front of the surging black mud, instantly forming a long trench.
The black mud flowed with gravity, entered the trench, and was guided into the desolate valley beside it.
"Success!"
Upon seeing this, Tokiomi Tohsaka led the cheers, but Maren interrupted him.
"No, not yet. We've only guided it away from the city, but its source still exists. It will continue to emerge and contaminate or burn everything on the surface. We must find a way to clean it up."
Tokiomi Tohsaka nodded awkwardly at "317" and then asked, "You know what Maren is, and you should also know how to deal with it, right? By the way, you still haven't told me where it came from."
Maren frowned and pondered for a moment: "Angola Mainyu, the Servant summoned by the Einzbern family in the last Holy Grail War, is an exceptional eighth class: Avenger."
"The Einzbern family originally intended to summon Ahriman, the chief of evil gods and the representative of evil in the dualism of good and evil."
"However, some mistakes were made, and the one who ended up was an ordinary young man who was unjustly labeled as 'all the evil in this world,' tortured and killed. He was quite capable, but he was useless in one-on-one combat and died quickly."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately understood that this extraordinary Servant must be related to the black mud, since both are 'evils of this world'.
"The reason why this young man was able to become a heroic spirit and be summoned was mainly because his death was an expectation of the cultists, who hoped that he could bear the sins of the whole world and be a passive, sacrificial hero who died for the sake of others."
"In other words, his very existence embodies the concept of a collection of human desires."
"Therefore, when he fell in battle, as his soul was contained by the Holy Grail..."
Before Marne could finish speaking, everyone except Mordred, who was a beat slow to react, immediately answered, "It's equivalent to the Holy Grail receiving the wish."
Marne nodded: "That's right, the Holy Grail has been activated and has granted his wish."
As he spoke, Marx and Eng pointed to the flowing black mud.
"This is the wish of Angolan Manuel, the curse he utters against humanity and the world, which he was evilly pushed out by ignorant humans to sacrifice his life and existence, yet became a hero because he bore the sins of the whole world."
"Any wish that comes to fruition through the Holy Grail under the influence of this curse will be fulfilled in an extremely distorted form."
"For example, if one wishes for world peace through the Holy Grail, it would be achieved by eliminating all creatures that would fight against each other."
After hearing this statement, everyone's expressions turned somewhat grim.
The Lion King simply felt injustice for his fate and was horrified by this twisted nature.
Nero and Mordred, on the other hand, were disappointed because the Holy Grail's wish-granting mechanism had been distorted, making it impossible for them to fulfill their wishes.
Aozaki Touko, on the other hand, was troubled by the nature of the situation.
The fact that the Holy Grail would grant wishes in this way makes it seem like a ticking time bomb that could threaten world security at any moment.
Niang Shanshan, however, saw things clearly and immediately understood that this so-called Holy Grail was now useless and had no value whatsoever.
Like Gilgamesh in his second year of high school, she viewed the Holy Grail as a treasure that had flowed from her and was preparing to reclaim it.
Unexpectedly, the Holy Grail has now been corrupted and become a dangerous piece of waste.
Tokiomi Tohsaka was severely affected by the blow.
The Holy Grail, which he regarded as the goal of his efforts, the object of his hope for achieving his ideal of reaching the Root, is now being told that he can no longer use it?!
This was something he simply couldn't accept!
"So, you knew all this from the beginning, right?"
Tokiomi Tohsaka turned and cast a questioning look at Maren, annoyed that Maren had kept such an important matter from him; he was being treated like a fool.
Ma En shrugged: "Given the magician's stubborn nature of not admitting defeat until the very end, there's no point in me telling you this now. Besides, it's not like there's no way to solve this."
"So, what's the solution?" Saki Touko quickly asked.
"These black sludge particles are a product of cursed and corrupted magic. They will slowly dissipate even if left unattended. The real problem lies in their source: Angra Mainyu. He is likely lurking inside the Greater Grail..."
"But as long as we can get rid of him, everything will be solved."
"The Holy Grail granted him the power that the curse would naturally disappear once he died. All that was left was to spend some time purifying the magic within it."
This was Marne's original plan: when Irisviel turned into the Lesser Grail, he would try to go through the Lesser Grail to the Greater Grail and pull out Angora Mainyu to desecrate his corpse.
After all, this isn't the "Proof of Luck" Xiao An from the movie "The Lost Dogs," but a demon who truly wants to destroy humanity.
Of course, if that didn't work, then he had no choice but to persuade Tokiomi to give up the Holy Grail.
By then, having truly witnessed the Holy Grail being corrupted and captured, I believe Tokiomi will no longer be so stubborn and will be able to be persuaded.
However, all of the above were just plans. Now, plans can't keep up with changes. Who knows how these 'evils of this world' have suddenly appeared and disrupted Marx and Engels' arrangements.
His order for Aozaki Touko to capture Irisviel was part of the plan.
Now that this mess has happened, he has no choice but to offer an explanation.
Tokiomi Tohsaka was not satisfied with this explanation; he felt that he had been deceived by Marco Polo and Engels.
However, after hearing Mar and Eng's explanation, their suspicions were somewhat dispelled.
After all, Maren was right; magicians can be really stubborn sometimes. Tohsaka Tokiomi knew he would never have believed what Maren had said back then.
Seeing that Marx and Eng had already come up with a solution, he no longer blamed Marx for concealing the truth from him.
At this moment, the Lion King suddenly spoke up: "So, how do we solve this problem, which is that Angola Mainyu?"