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Adachi Ward, Tokyo.
Caster, wielding the elementalist's magic sword, tracks the crazed familiar to a secluded park.
As an alchemist who rules the five elements, he is fearless in battle against any Servant when he is well prepared.
Of course, his strength would be reduced in a skirmish.
Therefore, Caster was very well prepared for this investigation, not only creating Mystic Codes that could defend against attacks from ordinary Servants for a short time, but also creating a large number of elemental familiars that would never be contaminated.
That's enough to make him face the risks ahead.
Therefore, even though he knew of Yalin's warning and his vigilance increased again, he was not too afraid.
When the crazed familiar stopped in the dense forest ahead, Caster realized he was about to uncover the truth behind the disappearance case.
The other party deliberately lured him here, clearly intending to eliminate any obstacles in his way.
To be on the safe side, Caster immediately took defensive measures, with layers of barriers appearing around him.
The familiars stood guard in an orderly fashion, ready to fight at any moment.
The entire park became his stage for casting spells, where he held back the grand magic generated by the four elements, ready to deliver a saturation attack on his opponent at any moment.
The final trump card is the elemental sword in Caster's hand.
It can analyze the other party's magic, corrupt and erode it, and ultimately turn it into its own.
It can also convert magic into pseudo-true ether, thereby generating extremely powerful destructive light.
In this situation, the caster does not feel threatened by the other party.
He maintained his gentle smile, waiting for the other party to appear.
No matter what kind of enemy they are, they will all bow down before him.
A moment later, Caster's smile vanished as he watched the black sludge spreading from the sewers in all directions.
Just by gazing at the black mud, his reason and spirit were constantly being influenced and bewitched, attempting to completely corrupt him.
“This is really tricky.” Caster became serious, no longer taking it lightly.
You must never touch this black mud, or you will be immediately contaminated.
These black muds gather the desires of all living beings, and are rightfully their nemesis.
Unless one is a saint with a heart as pure as crystal, or an extremely wicked person, one will always be affected when faced with black mud.
The caster wields an elemental sword and performs magic.
The scorching flames that burn everything, the hurricanes that tear everything apart, and the torrents that wash away all living beings constantly cleanse these black muds and prevent them from spreading.
With a series of grand magic tricks performed, the black mud was dispersed one by one, making it impossible for it to get close to him.
Caster smiled upon seeing this and quickly strode towards the park's exit, intending to inform Misaya and Ayrin about the information regarding the Black Mud.
He had only taken a few steps when he had to stop, staring intently at the park exit with a serious expression.
Countless black sludge particles were seen gathering in front of them until the "monster" was born.
A red dragon girl wearing a crown and wielding a flaming greatsword took shape under the cover of black mud, opening her scarlet eyes and coldly staring at Caster.
Even though its form was extremely illusory, as if it were just a projection, it still made Caster's pupils tremble, and he lost his usual composure.
After a moment, he revealed the girl's origins in a hoarse voice.
"The Beast of Sodom".
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Volume 1: Chapter 45: Beast, have you ever seen my full power?
The Beast of Sodom stared at Caster, but its gaze seemed to look beyond him to something else entirely.
"alin!"
She uttered a single word, a word imbued with an intense thirst and a desire to devour.
The black mud on the ground instantly went berserk, constantly attacking Caster's barrier and magic, trying to devour him completely.
"This is truly an unexpected and major crisis, that I have to deal with the beast."
Caster's forehead was slightly sweaty as he brandished his elemental sword, wielding the light of destruction to continuously obliterate the black mud.
Compared to the previous black mud, this current flow of black mud contains a deeper curse and corruption, leaving nothing but barren land in its wake, and even elements are devoured and transformed.
The previously set-up barrier was completely eroded in an instant, and the elemental familiars dissipated under the cover of black mud.
Even more astonishingly, black humanoid figures appeared in the black mud. They varied in age, gender, and stature, but without exception, they all had savage pupils filled with a desire to devour everything.
"A victim of a missing persons case? I never imagined we'd meet like this."
Caster quipped that he felt the Holy Grail War was getting more and more absurd.
A magician whose strength surpasses that of many Servants and whose abilities are unfathomable; a beast of 666 who has been secretly developing underground in the city for more than half a year.
Is this some kind of strange singularity?
In this situation, the Counter Force should send a Grand Servant to solve the problem; it can't just stand by and watch the Beast of 666 destroy the world.
Even though this beast of Sodom was in a rather peculiar state, and did not appear to be in its complete form, or even a cub.
However, it is not something that an ordinary servant can handle.
He is far from qualified.
"However, she mentioned Yalin's name. Could it be that she's wary of that magician?"
Faced with attacks from the black mud and humanoid figures, Caster dared not get even a speck of filth on himself, struggling to hold on. His mind, however, was racing, trying to gather as much useful information as possible.
After the arrival of the Beast, the priority of the Holy Grail War temporarily dropped by one level.
As a heroic spirit whose achievements are remembered throughout the world, he remains quite rational as long as his own great aspirations are not involved.
Protecting this world from being destroyed and devoured by beasts is the duty that heroic spirits should bear.
Moreover, the beast before them is inextricably linked to the Greater Grail.
Is the Great Grail, provided by the Holy Church and touted as an all-powerful wish-granting machine that carries the glory of the Lord, already corrupted from the very beginning?
Caster stared at the incredibly oppressive figure of the Beast of Sodom, constantly analyzing the situation.
After the barrier collapsed, it no longer stayed in one place, but instead wandered around the park, trying to use the light of destruction to open up a path to survival.
The radiance of pseudo-ether appeared in the park, annihilating everything.
If its power hits a Servant, it is enough to make the opponent completely withdraw from the field.
But facing the black mud, facing the beast of Sodom that indifferently observes everything, it makes little sense.
The endless black mud formed a cursed barrier, severing all paths to life.
Even if the dark humanoid is destroyed, it can regenerate and pounce again.
Faced with such an offensive, Caster quickly found himself in a difficult situation.
After all, his master is asleep, and even if he temporarily transfers some of his authority to Misaya, her magical power is still limited.
It's impossible to support his endless extravagance.
Enveloped in a barrier formed by black mud, they couldn't even leave using Command Spells.
Ultimately, this beast of Sodom, to a certain extent, represents the Great Sage himself.
"It seems my journey is coming to an end here." Caster dodged the attack of the black mud behind him in the dense forest. The trees touched by the black mud withered and died instantly, with no chance of life left.
He had a general idea of what would happen after being corrupted, just by looking at these shadowy figures.
With a twisted mind, a darkened personality, and a drastically changed expression, he was reshaped into a beast's follower and became an enemy of the world.
"Although I don't want to become like this, I can't refuse it right now."
Caster swung his sword and severed the throat of a dark figure, his steps growing increasingly sluggish.
Enveloped in the black mud, even without physical contact, his spirit and reason were being eroded, making it increasingly difficult to endure.
In just a few minutes, the red dragon girl, who represented the beast of 666, rendered him helpless without even making a move herself.
To be honest, isn't the beast a symbol of human evil?
As he sighed, his arm unknowingly became covered in some black mud.
Without hesitation, the caster immediately broke the arm.
But the pollution spread into his body in an instant, and began to pollute his soul.
A few breaths later, he leaned against a century-old tree, panting heavily, too exhausted to fight any longer.
The black mud, like a tidal wave, swept over him, covering everything in its path.
Caster closed his eyes, awaiting the arrival of his fall.
In that instant, streaks of light fell from the sky, and howling winds and sonic boom clouds swept over the entire city.
The next instant, the black mud barrier representing the evil of this world was pierced by an overwhelming force, and a meteor fell in front of Caster, revealing the figure of Yalin.
Yalin stared blankly at the Caster who was about to turn evil and the all-encompassing black mud around him. Then he looked up at the projection of the red dragon girl and immediately revealed a bright smile.
"Beast, have you ever witnessed my true power?"