After listening, Kairi Shishigami stroked his full, bearded chin and said thoughtfully, "So that's it. No wonder I haven't seen the Masters of the Red Faction."
There were quite a few people in the Red Faction whom he knew from work. No wonder he hadn't seen them before; they were being controlled by poison.
"If that is the case, as Heroic Spirits, we must prevent this situation from escalating," Charon said solemnly, gripping the longbow in his hand.
Vlad III also fiercely brandished the spear in his hand and declared, "The barbarians who dare trespass upon my territory must all be eliminated!"
"But Hades, how do you know this?" Jeanne d'Arc looked at Hades, full of confusion.
Hearing this, Hades gave a mysterious smile and replied:
"As the elder brother of the great god Zeus, I still possess a bit of the Omniscient and Omnipotent Power."
Following that, Hades returned to his original serious demeanor and looked at Sieg, asking, "Sieg, can you achieve complete Dragon Transformation?"
"No," Sieg shook his head regretfully. In this world, Dragon Transformation belonged to the realm of miracles. Perhaps obtaining the greater grail could allow him to reach that level, but he couldn't do it yet.
"Rider, can your mount carry all of us?" Hades turned and asked Astolfo. The trump card Noble Phantasm he possessed had dimensional jumping capabilities, enough to instantly transport everyone to the Hanging Gardens.
Upon hearing this, Astolfo scratched the back of his head and chuckled foolishly:
"Hehehe~~!! No, it can only carry me and Fran-chan at most. The others won't fit. Besides, I forgot the Noble Phantasm's True Name."
Hearing Astolfo's words, the usually calm Hades, quite rarely, had a vein popping on his forehead, raised an eyebrow, clenched his left fist, and punched Astolfo on the head, leaving a steaming lump there.
"Ouchie~~!!" Astolfo cried out, tears streaming from the corners of his eyes as he painfully clutched the lump on his head.
Hades's left fist was still steaming, and his eyebrow twitched slightly as he said, "Seriously, your skill, Evaporation of Reason, is really holding us back. It's completely unreliable in critical moments."
Astolfo's inherent skill, [Evaporation of Reason: D→D+]: Reason has evaporated, making it impossible to keep any secrets. Blabbing the True Names and weaknesses of comrades, forgetting important things, etc., falls into the category of a curse. This skill also incorporates "Intuition," allowing him to sense the most optimal development for himself to a certain extent during combat.
Hades calmed down slightly and pulled out his myriad dragon codex. Everyone gathered around him to look. Inside were cards depicting dragons, and the aura emanating from them undoubtedly proved that the dragons within were real, and unquestionably of the higher Dragon Kind.
"Hades (Saber), are you going to..." Charon and Sieg, who had previously seen Hades summon Life Stream Dragon from the myriad dragon codex to save Sieg's life, realized upon seeing Hades take it out again that he was about to summon dragons once more.
Hades took out five cards and said:
"Although my instantaneous movement can get all of us to the Hanging Gardens, arriving mounted on Dragon Kind might dampen that Ruler's arrogance a bit."
"Appear, Duel Dragons!!" Hades threw the five cards in his hand into the air. Instantly, the five cards emitted dazzling lights of different colors and began to coalesce into distinct forms.
"Gathered wishes will become a newly shining star, transforming into a path of brilliant light! Fly forth, Stardust Dragon!" Stardust glittered in the sky, and a slender white dragon with a head like a sawshark and enormous wings descended. With a single flap of its wings, countless motes of stardust rained down.
[Stardust Dragon] (Level: 8 / Attribute: Wind / Species: Dragon / ATK: 2500 / DEF: 2000)
"The King's shockwave manifests right here! Behold the power that makes heaven and earth roar! Appear! Red-Eyes Black Dragon!!" The surrounding temperature rose, and the view ahead blurred with steam. A demonic dragon, exceptionally muscular, clad in deep crimson armor, and resembling a Demon King, appeared.
[Red-Eyes Black Dragon] (Level: 8 / Attribute: Dark / Species: Dragon / ATK: 3000 / DEF: 2500)
"Black gale, let your hidden feelings manifest on your wings! Synchro Summon! Dance forth, Blackwing Dragon!" Black feathers continuously fell from the sky. A creature with a body like a centipede, resembling a crow, with three soft white feathers for a tail, and wing feathers like black wings stained with blood, appeared.
[Blackwing Dragon] (Level: 8 / Attribute: Dark / Species: Dragon / ATK: 2800 / DEF: 1600)
"Icy flames engulf the whole world. Black flower, bloom! Appear, Black Rose Dragon!" A storm carrying red rose petals swirled across the field. A dragon appeared with a red chest and wings made of rose petals, a black body with red markings, and a tail like a root of countless black, thorny flowers—beautiful yet dangerous.
[Black Rose Dragon] (Level: 7 / Attribute: Fire / Species: Dragon / ATK: 2400 / DEF: 1800)
"The sacred light of protection converges right now, transforming into eternal life. Be born, Ancient Fairy Dragon." Amidst the divine light, a slender cyan dragon, even more delicate than Stardust Dragon, appeared. Its form combined all the elements of Western fairies: butterfly wings, a thin tail, beautiful long hair, and captivating, large eyes.
[Ancient Fairy Dragon] (Level: 7 / Attribute: Light / Species: Dragon / ATK: 2100 / DEF: 3000)
"ROOOOAAARRR—!!!"
After the five different dragons appeared, they roared toward the sky in unison.
Mordred was stunned by the scene before her, her helmet automatically disassembled onto her shoulders, chest, and back. She spoke with a look of utter shock:
"Woah~~!! I didn't expect Hades to be hiding so many trump cards..."
"I wasn't aware that Hades, King of the Underworld, had legends about controlling dragons." Kairi Shishigami was so startled that his sunglasses fell off.
The others had similar reactions, but Hades leaped onto Stardust Dragon's shoulder and said to the people below, "Choose the dragon you prefer. They will take us to the Hanging Gardens."
Hearing this, everyone immediately snapped back to reality.
Mordred grabbed her Master, Kairi Shishigami, and instantly jumped onto Red-Eyes Black Dragon's shoulder. Jeanne d'Arc and Sieg jumped onto Ancient Fairy Dragon.
Astolfo and Frankenstein jumped onto Black Rose Dragon, while Vlad III and Charon jumped onto Blackwing Dragon.
"ROOOOAAARRR—!!!"
The five Duel Dragons roared, flapped their wings, and flew toward the Hanging Gardens, which was slowly moving away.
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