Why bother with the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

"What, are you scared?" This is a very crude attempt to provoke him, the kind that anyone could see through. But whether Mordred is provoked into attacking or accepts the duel, the outcome is the same.

Mordred was completely swayed by this. She stepped forward, sword tip pointed directly at Jiang You, accepting the duel challenge. "How could I possibly be afraid of someone like you! Since you insist on showing off, then I'll grant your wish. Don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"

The duel space was opened in an instant.

"This is your Noble Phantasm!?" Mordred realized that her previous duel request had been projected into her mind in a very mysterious way. If this child didn't have a reliable guide, she might have fallen into a trap. "This is what you call a duel?"

"I'm a Caster, after all." In truth, Jiang You's magical energy was pitifully low, mainly because he needed to maintain his Noble Phantasm, and also because he didn't know how to use it. Class and such were irrelevant. "Fighting in other ways is perfectly reasonable, isn't it?"

"How despicable!"

"How can it be despicable? This is a formal invitation. Only after you accept the duel can it be launched. It is a ceremony that cannot be more chivalrous and gentlemanly!"

“Yeah…yes.” Mordred realized that she had indeed agreed, and her momentum suddenly weakened.

Jiang You felt that since this child could be easily tricked into having a third child, compulsory education was urgent. If possible, he would send her to elementary school with Illya.

"Don't look so gloomy. This thing is based on your life experiences, and it even includes the Lion King's blessing. By the way, would you like to meet Morgan?" Jiang You wasn't sure about Mordred's feelings for Morgan, so he asked tentatively.

"Mother...?" Mordred's gaze drifted into the distance, lost in thought. "Let's not. Mother... never mind, what are we talking about? Since we're enemies, let's duel!"

Jiangyou LP4000

Mordred LP4000

Chapter 193 Even a treasure could make Zhang Yu play cards

“Then I’ll start!” Mordred took the first strike.

"First, there's the spell card 'The Birth of a Destiny'... not what do you mean by 'this thing'?" It's truly a Noble Phantasm that forcibly infuses knowledge; even Mordred could start a duel immediately upon receiving it. "What do you mean 'destiny'! That same old 'fate' nonsense again? Are you mocking me?"

"It's already a done deal, why are you agonizing over it? You still want a card called 'Successor of King Arthur,' right?" Jiang You said, indicating that he didn't create the card himself and shouldn't take his resentment towards Merlin onto himself. His reputation as a Caster was being unfairly damaged.

"What an annoying thing! This card's effect allows me to Special Summon one 'Knight of the Round Table Mordred' from my Deck!"

The blonde girl in white armor stepped onto the battlefield with a rather arrogant expression.

【Knight of the Round Table Mordred】 Saber, 6-star, attack power 2400

"My own effect, when successfully Special Summoned, adds a [Brilliant Royal Sword] to my hand. I equip this card to myself!"

Mordred's attack power changed from 2400 to 3000.

"The effect of 【Radiant Sword of the King】 is that when the equipped Servant declares an attack, the opponent cannot activate any Trap Cards or Spell Cards until the end of the Damage Calculation Phase." Mordred hesitated for a moment before revealing the remaining effects. "If the target is 【Artoria】, then temporarily increase ATK by 1000 points."

"A special attack on Artoria is perfectly reasonable." After all, it's a backstab to the King's sword.

"You've talked too much. Next up is the Continuous Spell Card, [Rampaging Blessing]! This card's activation cannot be negated, and you cannot activate its effect in response to this card's activation!" All the Knights of the Round Table possessed the Lion King's special blessing, and Mordred was no exception. "This card can target one [Knight of the Round Table] on the field. Increase its ATK by 1000! While this card is on the field, the targeted follower cannot be destroyed by card effects, and you can attack each of your opponent's followers once!"

All blessings cannot be selected or destroyed. They will be destroyed when the corresponding servant leaves the field. I will not go into details here.

Mordred's attack power changed from 3000 to 4000.

Compared to Tristan's defense, Rampage Blessing is clearly more offensive, and its 4000 attack points are indeed impressive. However, since it can be targeted, it still feels a bit weak overall.

"Another effect that can only be broken or eliminated by basic attacks." This is quite in line with the knight's preference for close combat.

"Hmph, scared now?" Mordred puffed out his chest, though there was practically nothing beneath his armor. "Well then, although I hate this place, and I wouldn't want to use it if I could, there's no point in complaining. This is for my father! Since it's a battle, we must go all out! I activate the Field Spell Card [Kamran Hill]!"

Under the blood-red sunset, the corpses and broken swords scattered all over the mountains seemed to be singing a low elegy.

"[Camran Hill]'s effect! While this card is on the field, neither side's Servants can be in Defense Position. If they are able to attack, they must declare an attack!" This is the final battle to sever Camelot's alliance. Neither side can retreat. They will fight to the last moment, until their last drop of blood is shed.

"There's another effect, once per turn. During my turn, I can choose one 'Knight of the Round Table' on my field to activate this effect, then choose one of my opponent's followers and destroy both of them." Mordred, being an honest boy, explained every single effect of his cards. This effect, combined with 'Blessing of Rampage,' is basically a free card-destroying attack. "Of course, this card also has a side effect: at the start of my turn, I need to send one 'Knight of the Round Table' from my deck to the graveyard to maintain this effect; otherwise, this card is destroyed."

"No, this effect can't be called a side effect." You know, even the foolish act of burying this 1-for-1 gold pile has been banned.

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Mordred roared at Jiang You. "Isn't it despicable enough to send your own companions to the graveyard one by one for the sake of victory?! Do you know how much resolve it took for me to use this card?"

Cards are a reproduction of history, and most servants seem to care about this now, so they can't be treated as simple cards.

Mordred seemed to dislike the act of setting cards face down, reluctantly placing it in the back row. "Finally, I set a card face down in the back row to end my turn."

"My turn, draw a card!"

Since [Mordred] can be selected, there are many ways to deal with it. You can even directly use some card bulls to deal with it, as long as you deal with the backfield cover cards.

"I activate the Spell Card [Name of Hassan]! Once per turn, search my Deck for one [Hassan Sabah]. I'm searching for [Shining Star Hassan]!" This is a reward I received from the Ritual Battle, an effect that grants a 2000 ATK increase by paying Life Points. With some other cards, it's easy to exceed 4000 ATK. Perfect for the current situation.

"Then I Normal Summon Hassan the Hundred Faces! Hassan the Hundred Faces' effect summons as many cards of the same name as possible from your deck!"

All the Baimaos rushed out from behind Jiang You in unison, and one of them even looked quite out of place.

[Hundred Appearances] Attack Power 800*4

[Morning Glory] Attack Power 0

"This is me?" Hyakume from the Sixth Singularity looked at her reflection in an evening gown, the mask unable to conceal the confusion on her face. "Do I have such a clone?"

"We'll discuss this later." This Hundred Faces was likely born under the influence of Fuyukito's perceptions, and perhaps has the potential to develop its own Spirit Origin, but now is not the time for in-depth consideration. "The effect of [Hundred Faces (Host)] is to declare the type of card; I've chosen a Spell Card!"

The card above the deck is flipped open and it is [A Hundred People's Collection of Books], which is rare to guess correctly.

"Then I will use [Hundred People's Collection] now, releasing a [Hundred Faces] to destroy the face-down card on your field!"

"Hmph, I'll activate this card directly. Quick-Play Spell Card [Hidden Helmet of Infidelity]: This card can target one [Knight of the Round Table] on the field. For this turn, the targeted follower is immune to the effects of your opponent's cards!" Light destruction has its downsides; Mordred has further increased its resistance. "Also, when this card is in the Graveyard, if [Mordred] is destroyed by battle, you can banish it as a replacement!"

"This is a bit troublesome." Mordred will need to be attacked twice by cards with 4000 or more attack power to be dealt with.

Chapter 194 The Servant of 2.6 Came to Visit 1.6

In this state, Modred Jiangyou can only rely on Wang Ha to continuously attack in order to break through, but it is not a big problem, as he will not have so much resistance in the next round. Just try to take as little damage as possible in this round.

"In that case, I activate the effect of [Master of the Encyclopedia], applying multiple effects based on the number of 'Hassan Sabah' cards on the field. All Assassins on the field gain 500 ATK until the end of this turn!"

[Hundred Appearances] Attack Power 800 → 1300*3

[Morning Glory] Attack Power 0→500

"Servants of this caliber, no matter how many come, they won't be a match for me. You don't expect to defeat me with them, do you?" Mordred could easily defeat Hundred Faces even without her blessing, so she scoffed. "With so many Servants attacking, let's see what you do then!"

"Don't rush, because there are more than three Hundred Forms on the field, and there are two more effects coming up! Destroy one Spell/Trap Card in the opponent's back row and draw 1 card from your deck! What I'm going to destroy is—" Mordred now has two cards in his back row. One is [Kamran Hill], which forces an attack and creates a terrifying field with [Knights of the Round Table]. The other is an Equipment Card that provides 600 ATK and seals both Battle Ranks.

It's clear who needs to be destroyed. "—【Kamran Hill】!" This way, there's no need to force an attack on Mordred with 4000 attack power. Destroying 【Radiant King's Sword】 would reduce Mordred's attack power by 600, allowing for a direct breakthrough with 【Radiant Star Hassan】's trade of health for attack. However, don't forget there's another card in Mordred's graveyard that can be used to break through. This isn't a doubles deck with 8000 health; losing 2000 health is insignificant. Against 4000 attack power, one mistake could be fatal; it's better to play it safe.

"Tch, so you just want to avoid the fight?" Mordred found it all very boring; she had been hoping Jiang You would put on a spectacular attack for her.

"Then it's a routine operation. I stack three [Hundred Faces] and Xyz Summon [Fanatical] in Defense Position!"

In the shadows, the fanatic, wearing a veil and a hood, entered silently with an extremely strange posture, without even disturbing the dust on the ground.

This time she had used all her skills to show herself, but unfortunately, Wang Ha was not there. Kuang Xinzi breathed a sigh of relief, not knowing whether to be disappointed or relieved, but it would be good to show it to the other Hassans.

[Kuangxinzi] Defense 1000

"Then I covered four cards in the back row. Ending my turn." Jiang You filled the back row with cards in one go. "Four covered cards in the back row, please advise!"

"Using such underhanded tactics!" To Mordred, a fair and square attack against each other was a righteous duel between knights, while a backcourt card-blocking was a treacherous tactic. "What a despicable guy, using nothing but dirty tricks. You defeated Tristan this way, didn't you!"

"Stop for a second." Jiang You disagreed. Everyone else had already submitted theirs, so why should he be singled out? "Submitting four is submitting, but submitting one isn't, right?"

“That card is a way to deal with underhanded tactics, it’s different!” Mordred said confidently, and the kid really thought so.

Jiang You gave up debating with the stubborn and stupid kid because it would be fruitless.

"Well then, it's my turn, draw a card!" Mordred began his turn.

At the same time, Jiang You activated his face-down card in the back row: "Right now, I activate my face-down card in the back row! [Chains of Heaven], target [Mordred], as long as this card is on the field, the targeted follower cannot attack, and its effect is negated! Of course, since your effect that cannot be destroyed by effect is provided by [Blessing of Rampage], it still cannot be destroyed by battle."

The golden chains bound Mordred, and she was unable to break free despite her strength.

"Then, the effect of [Hundred People's Collection of Books] will be used to release [Morning Glory] and destroy the [Glorious Royal Sword] on your field!"

Mordred's attack power changed from 4000 to 3200.

"You despicable coward!" Mordred had no way to directly deal with [Chains of Heaven], meaning that if things continued like this, Jiang You would wear her down. She glanced at the cards in her hand and gritted her teeth. "You forced me to this! I'll activate the effect of [Morgan] in my hand, sending one [Knight of the Round Table] to the graveyard... But why does my mother have an effect that considers her the [Knight King of the Round Table]...? Never mind, Special Summon from my hand!"

The noble and cold woman sitting on the throne slowly opened her eyes, her blue crystal eyes full of majesty. She stood up, violent magic surrounding her side, like a king commanding the world.

[Morgan] Berserker 6-star, Attack Power 3000

Morgan looked around. She had just been dozing on her throne, but now she was in the wilderness of mountains. It was too incongruous. "This feeling... is that blind guy making up a dream again... No, this is... a treasure? This kind of treasure is really surprising."

"Is this what Mother looks like?" In Mordred's memory, Morgan should have been a gloomy and melancholic mother, quite obsessive and hysterical. She couldn't possibly have the same aura as her father—no, this aura was even stronger than that of her father with the sword!

But this appearance was exactly like Morgan's, and the card name was also correct. Mordred raised her question: "Are you really the Queen Mother?"

“Mother? I don’t recall having a child like you.” Morgan turned to look at Mordred. Although there was a slight difference, she recognized Mordred at a glance—a girl created as an artificial human using Artoria as a template. “Created a replica of Artoria!? Am I, in the pan-human history, really so fixated on this!?... No, forget what I just said. I actually panicked. Mordred... did quite well.”

"It really isn't Mother! They look so alike!" Mordred was certain this guy wasn't the Morgan she knew. Among Servants, resemblance was a serious issue, not an exception. She pointed at Jiang You and loudly questioned, "What's with your Noble Phantasm! Didn't you say you summoned people you knew?! This…"

Mordred wanted to call Morgan "this guy," but the words wouldn't come out. "Who is this person who looks so much like Mother?"

"You are the Queen of the Fairy Kingdom of Britain, right?" Jiang You recognized Morgan's origin at a glance; she was the Lostbelt King from Chapter 6 of Part 2 of FGO.

Chapter 195 I Directly Carry Out a Kill Across Six Lostbelts and Two Singularities

"It seems you recognize me, but as a Servant, you shouldn't be a human born in the Fairy Kingdom..." Under Morgan's rule, humans are the property of fairies, and Jiang You's presence felt completely different from those humans who were treated like pets. Moreover, she couldn't decipher this summoning method at all. She had thoroughly researched Chaldea's spirit particle transfer technology in a single night, but she couldn't understand a thing about this card summoning technique; it was as if it were simply the rule of the world.

"How did you manage to completely change the rules of combat in your own way? I think we can discuss it." Morgan was intrigued, having rarely encountered a technique she couldn't understand herself. She asked Jiang You directly, because she couldn't be sure she'd encounter such an extraordinary experience again. Now that the prophecy was approaching, she needed to increase her leverage. "Your magic is too chaotic. In exchange, I can teach you more refined magic."

Obviously Morgan regarded Jiang You as a talented player.

This was the first time someone asked Jiang You about the principle behind his Noble Phantasm. After all, Noble Phantasms were things or technologies that a Servant once possessed. If Jiang You were a normal Heroic Spirit, he would definitely be able to explain something, but Jiang You was not. He could only say that he should ask the programmer.

Forcing an explanation would only make things more confusing, so Jiang You changed the subject. The reason why Morgan asked this question was too clear to be true. It was better to say that she had been working towards this goal for thousands of years.

"Your Majesty Morgan, saving your Britain isn't a matter of fighting power." Morgan was already at the peak of her fighting power in the 2.6 storyline, the kind of person who could suppress all enemies in the world, but she still failed and died a terrible death. "Even if you eliminate all calamities, your anthropomorphic subjects will eventually perish on their own."

In Jiang You's words, the fairies in the Fairy Kingdom are all heavyweights, and Britain is simply a cesspool, so it's better to blow it up directly.

"You don't need to worry about that." Morgan knew that Jiang You was refusing, so he decided to resolve the topic.

"Let me add a little news: you should pay more attention to your daughter—the Fairy Knight Tristan, also known as Miss Bawan Xi." But Jiang You didn't want it to end so simply. He coveted Morgan's body and wanted the Fairy Knight's deck, so he had to make some contact with Morgan. "Your Majesty, you wouldn't want to see her with only a head left being brought over to meet you, lying all over the ground, would you?"

"Another prophecy?" Morgan was still searching everywhere for the prophesied child, and Jiang You's words made her nervous. If it were an ordinary magician, it would be fine, but Jiang You was a magician who could cover the rules of the world, even if he looked like he had chaotic magic and had not been trained at all.

"Not really. If it weren't for this, it would definitely be a prophecy." What's the point of just following the plot? As a player, you definitely want to cause trouble, so Jiang You made his request and saw if he could get any rewards. "I'll be blunt, you're probably suspicious. How about this, we make a deal. I'll give you some very important information. If it's true, you'll hand over your cards to me."

"My cards, huh?" Morgan searched for the knowledge granted by Jiang You's treasure and nodded. It wasn't something unacceptable; it was a small diversion from his millennia-long, dull life. "Okay, I agree."

Jiang You received a task to prove the truth of what he said, with the reward being [Morgan]*1 and [Bloody Throne]*1.