FATE: Target of Grand Master

The next day, as the sun was just beginning to rise, the Golden Deer was already fully prepared for departure.

"Men, the weather and ocean currents are very favorable for navigation today. Head northwest and proceed at full speed."

After assessing the surroundings, Drake waved his hand and ordered them to set off.

Xia Yan also stood on the deck near the bow of the ship early on, keeping an eye on the situation ahead of the ship.

About an hour later, a small island came into Xia Yan's view, and at the same time, Morgan's voice echoed in Xia Yan's mind.

"Xia Yan, there are multiple magical reactions on the island ahead, which means there are probably multiple Servants fighting."

"Can you sense how many Servants there are?" Xia Yan asked.

"About six or seven."

That's quite a number. Even if we exclude the two wild, unaffiliated followers, Second Sister and Little Cow, Xia Yan will still have to face 4-5 enemies.

Xia Yan remembered that in the original story, the Servants on Blackbeard's ship included Blackbeard himself, Anne and Mary, Blood Axe King, and Hector, but Hector was Jason's spy.

With a Master by his side, Hector's undercover identity is likely to be exposed prematurely, and he is more likely to be killed or escape back to Jason. Therefore, the number of other Masters that Nymph mentioned last night, each with two Servants, matches up.

"Captain, watch out ahead, there are enemies on the island."

Having received Xia Yan's reminder, Drake immediately ordered his crew to prepare for battle.

At this point, the battle on the island had essentially come to an end.

Covered in blood, Asterius knelt on the ground, struggling to breathe. The two giant axes in his hands had been knocked far away. Although he wanted to fight again, he was stopped by the purple-haired girl behind him.

Euryale walked up to Asterius, arms outstretched. Despite her petite stature compared to Asterius, she resolutely chose to protect the calf.

"Isn't it me you want? As long as you don't hurt him, I can go with you."

"Very good, very good. Well then, my adorable Euryale, come back to the ship with me."

Edward Teach, the Blackbeard, happily led Euryale away, while Eric the Bloodaxe wrapped the massive chains around Asterius and, together with Anne and Mary, escorted the calf back.

Having witnessed the entire battle where the enemy outnumbered him, Diarmuid said to the purple-haired youth beside him with some dissatisfaction, "Master, Blackbeard's behavior violates the code of chivalry. This battle is utterly dishonorable."

The purple-haired youth was wearing a hoodie that looked to be made of very soft material, the large hood concealing his face.

He patted Diarmuid on the shoulder, comforting him, "Saber, bear with it. I know this goes against your chivalry, but we are indeed dependent on others right now. Without Blackbeard's ship, we won't be able to leave this trial alive. Besides, this was a condition we agreed to when we reached an agreement with Blackbeard. Going back on our word is also against chivalry."

Diarmuid hesitated for a moment, but in the end, his loyalty to his lord suppressed his sense of honor as a knight, and all his words were reduced to a single word.

"yes!"

"Don't worry, I promised you a glorious battle, and I won't go back on my word."

The purple-haired youth was preparing to leave with Diarmuid when both of them looked towards the direction outside the island.

"Master!"

"Yes, I know. Drake's Master has arrived. Let's go. There's no possibility of reconciliation between us; only battle is possible."

As Xia Yan watched the coastline draw closer and the "Queen Anne's Revenge" anchored to one side, he said to Drake, "Captain, I'll go ashore to distract them. You take charge of the naval battle. If there's an opportunity, we can sink their ship directly."

Drake already had a grudge against Blackbeard, so she naturally wanted to retaliate fiercely, but she was also worried that Xia Yan would be isolated and helpless on the island.

"Are you sure you'll be okay on your own?"

"I'm not alone."

Xia Yan patted Cú Chulainn beside him and said, "Don't worry about me. Even if we can't win, I can always escape back to the ship."

After saying that, Xia Yan put his arm around Cú Chulainn's shoulder, and the latter jumped hard on the deck, leaping more than 30 meters.

Subsequently, with the help of magic secretly released by Morgan, Cú Chulainn walked on the sea as if it were flat land, and arrived at the island in a few breaths.

Xia Yan and Cú Chulainn ran right into Blackbeard's group upon arriving on the island.

Without a moment's hesitation, both sides made their moves the instant their eyes met.

Blackbeard's side, wanting to take Euryale away and Bloodaxe Eric wanting to drag Asterius away, fielded Anne Bernie and Mary Reid.

Xia Yan's side is naturally Cú Chulainn.

"Hey, you have so many people, but you sent out women instead?"

Cú Chulainn clearly disliked fighting women, but to Anne and Mary, these words were pure humiliation.

"What's wrong with women? Watch me cut off your head."

With her white hair and petite figure, Mary wielded a large machete and rapidly approached Cú Chulainn.

Anne, standing behind him, pulled out an extra-long musket and, while aiming it at Cú Chulainn, said, "Marie is still in such a hurry."

Bang!

The bullet was fired from the muzzle and struck Mary directly in the back of the head.

Just as the bullet was about to hit her companion first, Mary, as if she had eyes in the back of her head, moved aside at the perfect moment, dodging the bullet and greatly reducing Cú Chulainn's reaction time.

This is the tacit understanding that the two have developed over the years, making them virtually invincible.

However, this time they miscalculated.

clang!

"what!"

Cú Chulainn casually deflected the bullet with the butt of his gun, then kicked to his side and behind without turning his head, hitting Mary, who was trying to attack from both sides.

"This guy is amazing!"

Mary and Anne reached the same conclusion.

"Lancer, don't hold back. Don't forget, we're outnumbered right now."

The enemies in front of him were only those in plain sight; the Master who was with the black-bearded man had not yet appeared, so Xia Yan dared not relax his vigilance in the slightest.

"Yes, Master."

Cú Chulainn got into a fighting stance and said, "You all heard that. Get out of the way if you don't want to die."

Cú Chulainn charged forward, heading straight towards Asterius.

His goal was simple: rescue the calf, create chaos, and then take the opportunity to kill Blackbeard.

This was the tactic Xia Yan told Cú Chulainn before arriving at the island.

"Ughhhhh!!!"

Bloodaxe Eric naturally wouldn't let Cú Chulainn succeed. He summoned a massive, crimson-black axe and stood in front of Cú Chulainn.

Anne also aimed again at Cú Chulainn and fired, even though she knew her bullets wouldn't do any harm to him. But if she could distract and hold Cú Chulainn back, Mary would have time to launch an attack on the enemy Master.

No matter how brave Cú Chulainn is, once he kills the opponent's Master, it's only a matter of time before he is eliminated.

Mary, in the distance, did just that.

She quickly closed the distance between herself and Xia Yan, raising her large machete as she said with a hint of regret, "You're not bad looking, it's a pity you won't have the chance to be my and Annie's toy."