In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

With Hijikata Toshizo's roar, Blackbeard sensed that something was very wrong!

Eric is probably going to get wiped out in seconds!

"Aa ...

"Ugh—"

Zheng—

Ping Pong —

boom------!!!

Eric's accumulating magic dissipated.

Because his spirit core was exposed during Hijikata Toshizo's slash, which was imbued with a large amount of magical power, and then—

It was blasted apart by a single shot!

Blood Axe King Eric transformed into a golden light and vanished from the spot.

This is the message of the departing Heroic Spirit.

"Mr. Hijikata! Come back quickly!" Fujimaru Ritsuka shouted.

Lawrence clapped his hands on the deck, and a large number of gems appeared, gathered together, and formed a very simple and fragile bridge.

But this bridge shortened the distance between the Golden Deer and the Queen Anne's Revenge!

After recovering from the state of releasing his Noble Phantasm, Hijikata Toshizo leaped into the air, taking two bullets from Anne Bernie, but he was not seriously injured.

We have Lawrence!

At this moment, Asterius's Noble Phantasm was also activated.

This Noble Phantasm was released to ensure a safe retreat.

"Aaaaaah—!!!"

In an instant, everyone on the Queen Anne's Revenge, including Oceanus and Hector, who was hiding in the shadows, felt dizzy.

As if struck directly on the head by a giant hammer, the group found themselves in a huge maze.

Asterius was panting heavily, one hand resting on the deck.

“This is illusion magic…” Mash stood next to Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Lawrence nodded, looking at the Queen Anne's Revenge, which was stationary: "And it's a very high-level illusion. Apart from that, it's somewhat similar to my Noble Phantasm, except that it lacks the positive buff to our side."

"This is Asterius's Noble Phantasm, the Eternal Labyrinth." Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes narrowed slightly.

Understanding the characteristics of each Servant and allocating combat power accordingly is what she, as the Master of multiple Servants, needs to do.

Asterius appears to be very large and possesses superhuman strength, making him extremely powerful in close combat.

However, its drawbacks are also very obvious: it lacks flexibility and remote access.

Therefore, compared to his somewhat lackluster melee abilities, the advantages of his Noble Phantasm become apparent.

Hijikata Toshizo sat on the deck, panting heavily. Releasing his Noble Phantasm once had taken a toll on him.

“This time we have no choice but to run. The enemy still has one follower who hasn’t been deployed yet. That one…” Lawrence shook his head and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked Lawrence.

“The other side has a follower who is hiding behind the crowd. I don’t know if you noticed him.” Lawrence also sat down to recover his magic power.

"I noticed that Servant is very tall, even taller than Asterius." Euryale's emotions had calmed down, but tears still clung to the corners of her eyes.

“Taller than Mr. Asterius… that must be three meters tall!?” Mashu exclaimed.

“That Servant is very strong, but I don’t know why he didn’t make a move.” Lawrence thought for a moment. “Also, Drake, according to Bombey’s description, that person has blue markings on his body.”

"You mean...Oshenanos!?" Drake's pupils contracted.

How strong is Oceanus? He performed right in front of her that day!

“Tall, blue-haired, carrying a longbow, with blue markings on his body—these all match Bombey’s description.” Lawrence sighed. “We have to prepare to be enemies with Oceanus.”

"Although it's unclear whether he is an enemy or not."

Silence fell on the Golden Deer.

"My advice is to prepare for war and treat Oceanus as an enemy on par with Attila during the Roman Singularity," Lawrence said gravely.

Meanwhile, in the center of their discussion, Oceanos...

He rubbed his head, and waves of energy rippled across his body as he pulled himself out of that weakened state.

"Phew, that feels much better..." Ou Shen stretched his shoulders, touched the maze wall, and smiled. "Looks like I was overthinking it. They can get out on their own; they don't need me at all."

"As expected of Lawrence, even his eye for Masters is so sharp." He sat down on the spot. "Let's wait a while before breaking free from this illusion, lest Hector accuse me of slacking off."

"Although I really was slacking off."

"But next time we meet, I'll have to make a little move, otherwise I'll really feel bad for Jason."

The entire sea fell silent.

The Golden Deer, having escaped this place, proceeded towards the new island on the map as originally planned.

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Chapter 556 Finding a Way to Counter

The Golden Deer docked at the shore, and everyone disembarked.

“Miss Lawrence, I’m counting on you.” Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded to Lawrence.

Blackbeard possesses a Servant, which roughly confirms that he possesses the Holy Grail, but...

As Lawrence said, the Servant named Oceanus is very likely to be Chaldea's greatest enemy in this singularity.

But... now, there's no longer any Samurai Anno left to risk his entire spiritual foundation to perish together with the opponent.

Our current fighting strength is not very confident that we can fight Oceanus head-on, so we must buy some time.

Currently, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Roman are discussing how to weaken Oceanus by using the double weakening effects of Asterius and Lawrence's Noble Phantasms, and then attempt to achieve a one-hit kill with Hijikata Toshizo's Noble Phantasm.

However... this is not advisable.

Even with Fujimaru Ritsuka's own amplification magic and the support of Mash, Drake, and Euryale, Fujimaru Ritsuka still couldn't figure out how to deal with an enemy of Attila's caliber.

Perhaps we can try to find ways to control him.

Based on the experience of the first two singularities, once a powerful enemy emerges within a singularity, the Counter Force will most likely be deployed to help the allied forces with unaffiliated Servants.

For example, the evil dragon Fafnir in the French Singularity was summoned by the Counter Force, and although Siegfried returned to his seat too early to see Fafnir, he later encountered another dragon-slaying Heroic Spirit—Saint George, Giorgios.

There is also the Roman singularity, where the enemies are the god Romulus and numerous emperors, and the Counter Force summons Anno Satomura and Jing Ke, who can inflict more damage on the "King".

There is no enemy that cannot be overcome, and every problem has an answer, it's just unclear whether that answer is right or wrong.

Lawrence nodded in response, and several gems fell from her palm, floating on the water. A magical shield opened, enveloping the Golden Deer, which was anchored on the shore, and made it disappear from sight.

“Wait for us on the shore, we’ll just take a quick look around the island and be right back!” Drake waved to the empty space.

"Understood, Boss!" The voice of the one-eyed first mate, Bombey, came from the direction of the vanished Golden Deer.

Roman's intelligence indicated that there was a high level of magical energy on this island, which was very likely a Servant, so Chaldea and the Golden Deer disembarked here.

The goal, of course, is to find a way to counter Oceanus.

“Seriously, we’re really like stray dogs this time…” Drake looked quite annoyed. “I really, really, really want to twist that damn blackbeard’s head off and hang it on my watchtower.”

“That person…that Servant, just thinking about their other face sends chills down my spine…” Mashu’s face paled.

This battle at sea with the Queen Anne's Revenge left psychological trauma on most of Chaldea.

"I've already compiled and explained the information on Blackbeard to you. Do you need information on Oceanus?" The communication hadn't been interrupted yet, but Roman was still speaking very quickly.

“No one is more familiar with Oceanus’s characteristics than pirates. Let’s talk about the other Servants on Blackbeard’s ship first,” Fujimaru Ritsuka replied.

"You mean those two women... I'm sorry, there's too little information available, we can't search for them at the moment." Roman shook his head regretfully.

"Let's search along the woods on the shore towards the heart of the island, and see if we can hunt some magical beasts to improve our palate." Fujimaru Ritsuka smacked her lips. "We've been eating compressed biscuits for the past two days, so we need more protein."

......

And on the other side of the island...

"Hey--"

puff--

"Aww—"

A demonic wolf was hit by the rushing water, which exploded right next to the wolf's body, blasting it to pieces.

"To be able to control the water like this so far from the sea, Auntie, are you really unable to unleash your full power?" Orion exclaimed in surprise, perched on Artemis's shoulder.

"Not even one in ten." Doris shook her head. "Besides, I'm not good at fighting, which has been a burden on the divine core that Ocean left me."

"Oh dear, you really are something! Go and deal with that demonic wolf!" Artemis said cheerfully to the teddy bear.

"Eh!? Please don't say such things to me! That's asking too much of a doll!" Orion protested Artemis's tyranny.

"Oh dear, hurry up and go, we two girls have some private things to say, you don't want to eavesdrop, do you, darling?" Artemis glared at Orion.

Doris, standing to the side, had a big question mark on her face.

A girl? Me?

Without giving Orion a chance to think, Artemis threw him towards the dire wolf: "Make sure you take care of it properly~"

"Aaaaaahhhhhh—" Orion let out a heart-wrenching scream.

Doris felt exhausted by this strange couple: "I say, Artemis, let's stop joking. Neither you nor I are old enough to be called girls anymore."

“I don’t think so,” Artemis said with a smile. “We are all gods. As long as we have a youthful mindset, what’s wrong with referring to ourselves as girls?”

Doris gave a wry smile. "This is a big problem, okay?"

Instead of dwelling on the matter, she looked at Artemis with a puzzled expression: "But what surprised me the most was you. It is said that there are three virgin goddesses in the Divine Court: Athena, Hestia, and Artemis."

"So even the Virgo goddess who rules over hunting and the moon can fall in love?"