In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

The Sphinxes said to Rowe with a wronged expression that they were here to launch an attack on the orders of the Sun King, and that they had a mission to fulfill, and could not stop even if they encountered other pharaohs.

"I see. It seems you all have your own principles. You're truly a group of loyal and good kids."

Listening to the Sphinxes' voices, Lowe nodded slightly, then indicated his understanding.

Although the sphinxes before him regarded him as a pharaoh and expressed their sincere respect, they clearly had something more awe-inspiring about them, so even if he tried to negotiate, he couldn't get them to give up.

That being the case...

"I'm sorry, but it seems we have no choice but to fight. After all, the residents behind me are now my people, and as their leader, I cannot allow them to be harmed."

Lowe paused with his silver cane, the silvery-white light emanating from his fingertips sweeping across all the Sphinxes and directly into their pupils.

"As for more details, I'll interrogate you after I've subdued you all. If you change your minds, remember to call me to stop during the fight. Surrender and you won't be killed."

Without further ado, Luo Wei raised his hand, and a silver-white beam of light immediately ignited the tense battle.

A blinding light caused the Madbeard behind him and the Sphinxes in front of him to inadvertently close their eyes. Then, pools of bright red liquid splashed into the air, and the screams of the monsters echoed in their ears and throughout the valley.

……

……

As darkness fell, the pungent smell of blood permeated the entire valley.

"...What on earth is going on? What exactly happened here?!"

Cursed Wrist's face was filled with disbelief: "All of this, the Prophet did it all by himself?!"

"As expected of a saint! Truly invincible!!"

Kai, the head chef, excitedly began to play the straight man.

A considerable amount of time passed, and on the other side, Kay and Percival, who had killed more than twenty other Sphinxes, came galloping over led by Hassan of Cursed Arm.

When the two Knights of the Round Table and the Cursed Arm arrived, they saw an incredibly horrifying scene at the southern entrance of the village, a scene that might even leave a lasting impression. Of course, that was for the Sphinx, as being slaughtered like chickens was a first for them.

Cursed Wrist easily recalled that not long ago, the edge of this valley had a sandy, yellowish-brown hue. But now, it was as if someone had maliciously splashed large patches of glaring red paint all over it, the scarlet stains spreading wildly, a horrifying sight. Of course, this was definitely not paint, but the dripping blood from the bodies of the Sphinx monsters.

On the roads of the mountain village, the corpses of most monsters were tattered like rags, scattered haphazardly around. Each enormous human face was etched with despair, and their massive beastly eyes were filled with fear and dread. Looking out, the entire canyon resembled the entrance to the deepest hell, exuding a chilling aura of terror. It seemed that every inch of air was permeated with the scent of death and despair, as terrifying as the legendary blood hell.

At this moment, Rowe was standing directly in front of the last three Sphinxes, leaning on his cane, questioning them about information from Osmandis.

The once loyal Sphinxes, after witnessing the horrific massacre and seeing their companions die one by one before their eyes, finally lost their last bit of loyalty. The survival instinct of the monsters made the three remaining Sphinxes submit, kneeling on all fours before Rowe and begging for mercy. Faced with Rowe's questioning, they did their best to demonstrate their value.

"Prophet! What, what is going on? Could it be—you really killed all these monsters?!"

Cursed Arm was the first to react. He immediately went to Luo Wei's side and asked in astonishment. The fact that Crazy Nobuko was standing behind Luo Wei with a look of admiration was enough to explain the situation.

The battle just now was truly a one-sided massacre. Those Sphinxes that had terrified Hassan and his men were wiped out by Rowe like ordinary minions.

"Well, because they didn't want to leave, we ended up having to fight. However, these Sphinxes are indeed elite, so it took a while."

It took about five minutes.

“Kay, Percival, each of you choose one.”

Rowe then patted the remaining three Sphinxes' furry heads, then snapped his fingers, projecting a complete saddle and reins onto them, allowing Kay and Percival to each choose one.

After all, they were Knights of the Round Table; how could they be called knights if they didn't have horses?

However, due to the rugged terrain of the desert and mountains, it would be difficult to make use of any other kind of horse except for the finest warhorses, and riding a camel would be too slow, so Lo Wei prepared two vehicles for them to use for transportation.

The Sphinx is a decent fantasy creature, capable of both flight and running, and adaptable to various terrains. These three are elite species he specifically kept, making them extremely suitable for Kai and Percival's operations. With their help, Kai and Percival can save time by deploying support units everywhere.

"Holy One, this is really..."

Taking the reins from Rowe, Kai glanced at the trembling Sphinx beside him and couldn't help but feel a little incredulous.

Although he had ridden many excellent horses, including warhorses with elven blood, he had never ridden a fantasy species that was comparable to that of a regular Servant before. This made him wonder if he could really do it.

“There’s nothing wrong with that. I just defeated them, and now they can’t wait to get away from me. And you two both have the blessing of your respective archangels, so the mystique of this level of fantasy species is not enough to defy you.”

"Moreover, with your current strength, you can suppress them even if they want to resist. After that, you can try to work together more. Consider this a reward for your mission to eliminate another group of Sphinxes."

Lowe tapped his cane, then looked at the three subdued Sphinxes and said coldly, "I don't want you to continue making trouble here, understand?"

"Meow meow meow!!"

The three Sphinxes immediately sat up, nodded frantically, and then quickly raised their paws to show they understood.

When Kay and Percival mounted them, the sphinxes offered no resistance, clearly having been completely tamed.

This delighted Kay and Percival, who had acquired new mounts. After all, no knight could resist a superior mount. This level of fantasy creature was comparable to some subspecies of dragons from the British era. Which Knight of the Round Table could tame one as a mount like them?

Can Lancelot and Gawain do it?!

"Use it well and make good use of it."

Upon seeing the two ascend to heaven on the Sphinx, Rowe gave them some instructions.

Kay and Percival nodded quickly to indicate that they understood.

"This is incredible..."

On the other side, the Cursed Arm watched this scene, and the last Sphinx lying next to Rowe swallowed hard.

"What? You want one too?"

Rowe pointed to the last Sphinx.

"No, no, no! I am not one of those two incredibly brave knights. Putting aside whether I could tame it, it would be a bit too ostentatious for an assassin to ride a magical beast of this level."

Hassan, the man with the cursed wrist, quickly shook his head in refusal.

He vividly remembered the scene of his companions being torn apart by these sphinxes.

Kay and Percival were able to control them because they were knights themselves, and after receiving the blessing, the two of them could cut down more than twenty Sphinxes that could tear several Hassans to pieces within an hour, which is why Rowe trusted them so much.

If they really wanted Cursed Wrist and Mad Faithful, Rowe was worried that they might not be able to control them.

"..."

Kyoko was a little disappointed when she realized this. She really wanted one, so that she could carry out the assassination more easily from the front.

"Forget about the Sphinx's distribution for now. I just interrogated the last three monsters, and I've found out their origins and purpose—it's pretty much what I thought; they're the Pharaoh's vanguard."

"What? It really is the Pharaoh? Damn it! No wonder Bai Mao hasn't returned after so long, she must have met with some misfortune!"

Although it was expected, Cursed Wrist couldn't help but get angry after hearing about the origins of so many magical beasts. Although he had anticipated that the Mountain People, a weak force struggling to survive, would eventually be targeted by the Pharaoh or the Lion King because of their unique geographical environment, the current attack still came much earlier than expected.

“A new operation is necessary. The location of the Mountain Village has been exposed. The Pharaoh, who failed this time, will certainly not let it go. Given his personality, he will definitely send more divine beasts. In other words, the entire sacred land of Mukebaier Mountain will be trampled and defiled by war.”

"In that case, I'll go—"

Hearing Hassan's furious voice, Kyoko patted his chest, ready to take on the heavy responsibility of assassinating the Pharaoh, but...

“In that case, I’ll go and meet him. Cursed Arm, you and Mad Nobunaga continue to maintain the daily operations of Mountain Village, and at the same time inform everyone that I will be leading you, and prepare for the next defensive fortifications. As for manpower, I will have Kai and Percival protect you here, each of them guarding one village, so that you can have time to do more things.”

Lovi interrupted the madman's audacious request to assassinate Osmandis in place of Hassan the Hundred-Faced, and at the same time, he put on his hood and put away his silver cane.

"prophet……"

"No! That's too dangerous, Saint!!"

Upon hearing what Rowe said, Kay immediately jumped off the Sphinx and hurriedly asked to follow.

"If you're going, please take me with you!"

"Me too!"

At that moment, Percival, looking serious, walked over from behind, carrying the Holy Lance.

“But if you all go, who will stay here to protect the village? This time it’s the Divine Beast Legion, next time it could be the Knights of the Round Table. With just the Cursed Arm, Mad Faith can’t defend against them.”

"But……"

Just as Kai was about to say something, Curse Wrist, who was standing next to him, walked over and said with a serious expression.

“No, Prophet, it’s too dangerous for you to go to the desert alone! That Pharaoh’s bounded territory isn’t just the pyramids he lives in; the entire desert belongs to him. If you’re exposed, you must leave immediately to avoid being hunted down. Besides, you’re not an Assassin, how could you—”

"Don't worry, I don't intend to assassinate Osmandis. I plan to confront him openly. Since I can't avoid it anyway, I might as well go and see for myself. In terms of strength, you and Kuangxinzi combined are only at the level where the Pharaoh would have wiped you out, so you can't go. More importantly, this time the Pharaoh is coming for me, so I have to go. Otherwise, this matter will never end."

Luo Wei stroked his chin, then his expression gradually became serious.

"...I'm sorry, Prophet, I'm no help as a useless assassin."

Upon hearing Luo Wei's words, Kyoko, realizing that she was powerless to do anything due to her lack of strength, lowered her head, her face filled with shame.

She was well aware that she had been making mistakes ever since she was summoned. So many of her predecessors who had taken care of her had died protecting her and the Mountain People, yet she was always unable to help at crucial moments.

"...He came for you?!"

Upon hearing this, Kai and Percival's expressions suddenly changed, and after a moment's thought, Cursed Wrist immediately understood.

After all, they were different from the illiterate Kyoko; they knew about Exodus.

The story of Moses (Musa) and Osmandis is naturally known there as well.

They are brothers, but they are also mortal enemies.

Although Kai had heard many secrets about that story from Lovi, he still felt that Osmandis coming to find the Saint was definitely not a good thing.

After all, what kind of brotherhood reunion would involve sending over fifty Sphinxes?!

And Kai was indeed right.

The sphinxes were saying that Osmandis somehow heard that his close friend Moses was also in this singularity, but his standard Moses radar didn't go off. What does that mean?

This means that someone is using his close friend's name to swindle and deceive people, and this is happening right in the singularity where he appears!

Osmandis could not tolerate this, so he sent the Sphinx to search for the fake Moses, and then capture and punish him.

So the reason why these Sphinxes were able to find him was because Rowe had an aura similar to Moses'. Therefore, both logically and emotionally, he had to resolve the matter.

This would also be a good opportunity for him to reveal his identity to Osmandis, simply stating that he is the successor of Moses and the Holy Son, and that he borrows the title because he admires and reveres the name of Moses. He could smooth things over with Osmandis.

The main reason was that Lovi knew that the Pharaoh was not a tyrannical person. On the contrary, as long as you could prove your glory, Ramses II was easier to get along with than Gilgamesh, and he was confident that he could persuade him.

At worst, they'll just have a fight and then acknowledge each other's shortcomings.

Generally, both Servants and FGO players have a bad habit: they start chatting and then fight, and then the atmosphere gets a bit risqué.

Therefore, he didn't think there was any major problem; the sooner it was resolved, the easier things would be.

"No need to persuade me anymore, I'm leaving now."

Lovi nodded, then said in a deep voice, "I will naturally handle the matter between myself and the Pharaoh properly. You just need to fulfill my instructions."