Boundary ability was indeed useful. Even if he only used spatial power to awaken a sliver of Boundary strength, it was enough to temporarily turn the Spirit Status he created into reality.
Then, as the manager of the World Boundary, the Queen of Boundaries—what could Halloween do?
Could she perform Touhou Project on Yakumo Yukari in her Ultimate state, unlimited in power and omnipotent?
Yukari was a god, only seventeen years old—one chaos equals one year.
Of course, Aslan couldn't reach that level. All he could do now was add another identity of "All the World's Evils" onto Blacklight.
Another identity for the false Last Trial of Mankind named All the World's Evils Angra Mainyu.
But who says that beneath this false identity of the Last Trial of Mankind, there couldn't be a true Last Trial of Mankind?
It was like losing your diploma but remembering the number. You forge a fake diploma with the real number. Who could say this diploma is fake?
"Then, Grand Servants summoned by the Counter Force—aren't you ready to face the Last Trial of Mankind?"
Aslan gently twirled the illusionary Magic Card of All the World's Evils Angra Mainyu in his hand, and an anticipatory smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"I hope this drama is satisfying enough."
White sparks ignited the illusory Magic Card. It didn't burn, but gradually became real as power poured into it.
Then...
*BOOM!*
A loud sound echoed. The Magic Card seemed to explode from excess power, transforming into countless scattered black light specks that vanished under the light.
In the sky above Fuyuki City, an unimaginable anomaly occurred.
Like heavy rain, countless black letters fell from the sky, scattering across the ground.
A passerby curiously picked up one letter and opened it.
"What's this? A contract document emitting black light? I don't get it."
He immediately threw it away. In his mind, it might be some kind of promotional flyer dropped by an American helicopter.
Yet, the moment he touched the black contract document, he had already joined the game.
The contract document made of Blacklight Virus mixed with black mud had already marked him.
Unaware, he had already been infected by the Blacklight Virus.
A Demon Lord was such an unreasonable existence, and the Demon Lord known as the Last Trial of Mankind was even more so.
Now, the entire Fuyuki City would become the first step for All the World's Evils Angra Mainyu to spread the world-destroying virus.
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"Rider, quickly look—what is that?"
Waver pointed at the black letters falling from the sky with a horrified expression. His instincts told him these black letters were absolutely not good.
The malicious intent from these black letters was almost overflowing. He felt chills just looking at them from afar.
He wanted to run away right now. At this moment, he'd never wanted to flee Fuyuki City more than ever.
Iskandar seemed not to hear him. He picked up a black letter and opened it curiously.
"Waver, don't be such a coward. Be brave and see what tricks they're playing."
After reading the contract document, Iskandar immediately handed it to Waver.
"This is a challenge letter. A challenge from the Demon God destroying the world."
Iskandar said very seriously. Yet amid this seriousness, he also felt excitement and passion he hadn't experienced in a long time.
Conquest—he wanted to lead his vast army, together crush the conspiracy of the world-destroying Demon God, and conquer the world-destroying Demon God himself.
This was his path of conquest!
"What nonsense? So it's a challenge letter after all."
Waver sighed in relief. He thought the letter was poisoned or cursed.
With his shallow knowledge, he couldn't see the deeper meaning behind it.
Waver picked up another letter curiously, opened it, then immediately threw it away.
[Gift Game: Good or Evil in This World?]
Participants: All residents, Servants, and Magi in Fuyuki City.
Host Victory Condition: The Blacklight Virus infects the entire world, and the world is destroyed.
Participant Victory Conditions: One, defeat the host leader. Two, break the virus and create a true antidote.]
"What the hell is this? Do you call this a challenge letter?"
Waver sat on the ground in fear, speaking slightly broken. Wasn't this a declaration of world destruction?
Others had already finished preparing, but we're only learning about it now.
How can we possibly play?
"Waver, don't you trust me?"
Iskandar said with a fierce expression. He believed the Counter Force wouldn't randomly send Heroic Spirits without reason.
With Ionioi Hetairoi housing fifty thousand Heroic Spirits, what could possibly stop him?
As long as he defeated the Demon Lord, everything would be resolved!
"Rider?"
Waver stared at the powerful red-haired man before him and finally chose to believe Iskandar.
However, Waver also began searching for information about All the World's Evils and thinking of ways to solve this game through Magecraft.
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On the other side, at the Einzbern Castle, Kiritsugu fell silent as he looked at the black contract document that had fallen from the sky.
"Iri, maybe we'll have to fight alongside Heroic Spirits again."
Kiritsugu lit a cigarette, smiling helplessly. The next second, he took out the pistol and ammunition he hadn't yet stored and placed them on his body.
This time, he had no time to doubt whether the Holy Grail had been tainted by All the World's Evils.
After all, now All the World's Evils was right before his eyes. Wasn't that clear enough?
When he received this black letter, Kiritsugu froze momentarily.
At that moment, he seemed to see the future of this world—everywhere was apocalyptic wasteland.
Cities had become ghost towns, blood and strange plants everywhere. Zombie-like monsters roamed freely.
The whole world remained the same, except now it was far quieter, eerily silent.
The primate species called humans had vanished, becoming zombies.
In the further future, the writhing black virus even infected the planet itself, consuming more worlds.
It reminded him of the target he once killed at the cost of his adoptive mother—Odd Borzak, a Magus who researched the Zombie virus.
His Zombie virus was modified from Dead Apostles and wasn't highly contagious. It only infected people into Ghouls.
But this virus could even spread through the air.
No wonder the Counter Force was alarmed.