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Chapter 678: Chapter 677: Referee, Someone is Cheating Here!

When Fang Zheng arrived at the hall under the guidance of an artificial human maid, the other Masters and Servants had already reached there. Seeing the door open, everyone inadvertently shifted their gaze, directing their attention toward Fang Zheng as he entered through the doorway.

In the face of those curious, skeptical, and scrutinizing glances, Fang Zheng said nothing; he simply walked forward and casually found a spot to stand. Then, Fang Zheng turned his head and began to carefully observe these ”companions” beside him.

Not far to the left of Fang Zheng was the girl in a wheelchair he had met before. Sensing Fang Zheng’s gaze, the girl smiled shyly at him. Standing behind and pushing the wheelchair was her Servant, a young man cloaked in a cape and dressed in what appeared to be traditional attire of a forest resident. His expression was very gentle and calm, his eyes unwaveringly fixed forward like a faithful guard.

Next to the girl in the wheelchair was a younger-looking man who seemed somewhat unreliable, wearing glasses and looking frail. At the moment, he was nervously staring at the ground, muttering something to himself under his breath.

”Uh......”

Perhaps realizing that Fang Zheng was observing him, the young man’s Servant glared at him fiercely and let out a low growl, seemingly in an attempt to intimidate Fang Zheng. This was a petite Servant dressed in a pristine bridal gown, with a metal horn in the middle of her forehead... She held something in her hand that looked like an enlarged war hammer... This must be her weapon.

Opposite these two were three other Masters. One was a tall woman with a seductive appearance; she was staring intensely at her own Servant, her expression as if about to devour him alive. Her Servant, a young man with pink long braids and appearing like a cute girl... Yes, how could such a cute being possibly be a girl? He seemed unconcerned about his Master’s murderous gaze, instead looking around cheerfully. After noticing Fang Zheng’s gaze, the Servant turned, smiled at Fang Zheng, and flashed a V-sign.

A short distance away stood a thirteen-year-old boy who, although appearing child-like, had Command Seals on the back of his hand, and the strange Servant behind him already attested to his identity. However, the child seemed a bit distracted, wandering as if he didn’t care about the gathering, lost in his own thoughts.

His Servant too had an eerie aura, completely enveloped in a blue cloak with a metal mask on his face, hardly resembling a human, and giving off a vibe of deliberately isolating himself from the world... Anyway, by no means did he look like a normal Servant.

The last Master was a fat, blond middle-aged man, standing there motionless with a somber expression, as if everyone owed him a fortune. By his demeanor, it was clear he didn’t care much about the other Masters and Servants, obviously a tough person to deal with.

However, his Servant......

The moment Fang Zheng looked at that man’s Servant, he suddenly felt his blood beginning to boil. Indeed, the moment he caught sight of the man, it felt as though he saw an enemy that needed to be obliterated; had he not controlled his emotions in time, he might have attacked the next instant!

Who was that?

Fang Zheng stared coldly at the obese man’s Servant, a young man clad in radiant armor and carrying a huge sword, with silver-gray hair. Although he was merely standing there silently, for some reason, Fang Zheng couldn’t stand the sight of him... to the point of wanting to kill him then and there.

What was this situation?

Fang Zheng withdrew his gaze and forcibly suppressed the surge of murderous intent rising from deep within. But before he could think further, accompanied by footsteps, a handsome middle-aged man around thirty, the Clan Leader of the World Tree of a Thousand Realms—Danik Forveig Yukdonia—walked out.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Danik stood on a high platform and nodded in satisfaction. Then, he turned his head and bowed toward an empty throne.

”My King, your warriors have all gathered.”

”Hmm...!”

A voice suddenly sounded, and then Fang Zheng saw particles of light begin to gather on the throne, eventually taking the form of a man in a pitch-black suit.

The instant he appeared, the atmosphere in the entire hall immediately grew tense and serious, and everyone unconsciously stood erect, looking toward the throne.

”Welcome to this place, warriors,” the Heroic Spirit sitting on the throne greeted them like a king welcoming brave soldiers.

”Today, the last Master and his Servant have also arrived, and the war is about to begin shortly. Those who dare trespass upon my territory, use your power to utterly shred them!”

”Before that, as per the prior agreement, I ask all Masters and Servants to reintroduce themselves,” he continued.

Standing next to the Heroic Spirit, Danik also smiled and took over the conversation.

”As comrades who will fight together next, it’s necessary to understand each other. Let me start then... I am Danik Forveig Yukdonia. This is my Servant—Black LANCER, Vlad III.”

That makes sense.

Hearing this name, Fang Zheng furrowed his brows; it was no wonder the World Tree had such confidence in this Holy Grail War. The Heroic Spirit had prominent heroes from history in front, and Romania was indeed the homeland of Vlad III, the nation he once ruled. Here, his power would evidently be much greater compared to other places. Moreover... in a sense, this country could also be considered as Vlad III’s Noble Phantasm.

”I am Serenco.”

The next to speak was the enchanting woman from earlier, her chest proudly poised as she stretched out her hand as if boasting about her Servant.

”And he is my Servant, Black RIDER—Astolfo.”

Astolfo, that name isn’t familiar...

Glancing at the Heroic Spirit who ”was too cute to be a girl”, Fang Zheng frowned as well. But that was okay, he could look into it later with the ”Ratziel” and should then know the records about that Servant.

”Next up is me!”

Then, the boy who seemed only about twelve or thirteen also eagerly raised his hand.

”I am Roger, and this is my Master, Avicebron! I hope everyone will give us their guidance? My Master is quite the Magic Puppet Maker...”

Another unfamiliar figure...

Looking at that Servant wrapped up tight like a dumpling, Fang Zheng was utterly baffled... By the way, who was this person? Weren’t Heroic Spirits supposed to be heroes? Why had I never even heard about this person? Could such a person even be a Heroic Spirit?

Although Fang Zheng was somewhat confused about what criteria had been used to select Heroic Spirits for this Holy Grail War, it was now his turn. Thus, he coughed slightly before speaking.

”I am Fang Zheng, it appears to be our first meeting... Hello, my Servant is ASSASSIN, Jack the Ripper.”

While saying this, Fang Zheng snapped his fingers, and then the silhouette of Illya appeared behind him, peeking out to nod at them before vanishing again.

”I never expected Jack the Ripper to be a little girl...”

Seeing Illya’s silhouette, the girl in the wheelchair couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement, while Fang Zheng didn’t say much—after all, having others mistake Illya for the ASSASSIN was part of his plan, and it was better if they thought this way.

But that being said, one couldn’t guarantee that among those present, there weren’t others with the same idea as him. It seemed that he would need to use the ”Ratziel” after returning to investigate the identity of all Servants... As for an unknown like Avicebron, it must be a pseudonym.

”I am Fiore Forveig Yukdonia.”

The girl in the wheelchair presented herself to the crowd with another smile.

”This is my Servant, Black ARCHER—Chiron.”

This name rings a bell... but it’s also not very familiar, Fang Zheng remembered having seen it somewhere before, yet he couldn’t fully place it...

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Following Fiore, the bespectacled young man who presented a weak demeanor spoke.

”Um... my Servant is Black BERSERKER... um... Frankenstein...”

Ah, finally one I’ve heard of.

Hearing this, Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. He hardly had any memory of the previous Servants’ names, which made him doubt if he had time-traveled to some bizarre parallel world; otherwise, how could he summon heroes nobody besides Vlad III recognized?

It looks like there are still some familiar ones.

Although, by all accounts, Frankenstein was historically male, it was surprisingly female here... but then... King Arthur was also a woman here, which was quite the norm.

No, it should be said that turning them into females is the essence of the Holy Grail War!

After the introductions had made a full round, it was finally the last chubby man’s turn, who snorted coldly as he warily swept his eyes around the crowd.

”I am Gold, as for my Servant... sorry, I cannot say.”

”Huh?”

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