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

However, at this rate of attack, even if they breach the four fortresses behind them, the main battlefield of Camelot will be decided by then, and the remnants of their defeated army will be of no use there, which gives them a huge headache.

At the same time, everyone knows that Agravure took advantage of this point, which is why he arranged things this way to hold them back. If they don't do anything, the Righteous Knights here will go around and join Camelot's soldiers to encircle Lovi's side. If they do do something, they will have to bear the disadvantage of fighting on their home turf, trading casualties for resources, and also have several of their Servants tied up.

It's an open conspiracy, a blatant open conspiracy. Agguiwen's methods are so blatantly cunning.

This was the most intuitive thought for Gahris and Bose at that moment.

"This, this, Amitabha..."

"What a heinous crime! What a terrible sin!"

"Stop complaining over there, give it your all! Another squad of righteous knights is coming!"

Compared to Gahelis and Bose, who were worried about their losses, Sanzang was overwhelmed with grief as she walked on this battlefield, which was like a living hell. For a moment, she even forgot to launch an attack. Tawara Tota, who was fighting with a bag of rice on his shoulders, looked anxious and hurriedly reminded her while protecting her.

He's really had a terrible time.

He was inexplicably summoned to this singularity that had nothing to do with him, and then he was taken in as a disciple by this strange female monk.

He thought the legendary traveler from the west would surely lead him out, but after this guy led him into the desert, they got separated. Afterwards, he could only wander around with a heroic spirit named Sherlock Holmes, unable to find the corresponding organization at all.

Later, after receiving guidance, he searched for the lost Sanzang and ended up directly joining the war.

His trip to the singularity felt quite strange, like an outsider who arrived and immediately started fighting, without even understanding what was going on.

Moreover, his master had an excessively compassionate heart; he never imagined that his master would perform a ritual to help others find peace on the battlefield.

However, when he thought about what his master's real name was, Tawara Tota understood.

The famous Journey to the West, also known as the Holy Mother, is said to be made for the purpose of compassion. Her careful actions in such a situation are remarkable, no wonder only the legendary Monkey King could protect her.

"Tawara Tota, how can we end this pointless war?"

During the intense battle, Sanzang suddenly asked Omotota a very strange question.

"what?"

This question left Fujita somewhat bewildered.

He entered later, and the reason he started fighting was because you were on his side.

Moreover, these purgatory knights hadn't exactly been good people before, which is why he immediately started the war. As for how he planned to end it—

“Kill all these knights, or…”

Tawara Tota looked at the few remaining dark fortresses before him, his eyes lighting up slightly. He then said in a deep voice, "Shouldn't we just destroy all these castles and let the army pass through? But that's the most difficult thing right now."

"Alright, although there are indeed some ordinary people in their troops, there are mostly these tin monsters. If you don't want to kill anyone, just leave obediently. Leave this to me!"

After finishing his conversation with Sanzang, Tawara Tota decided to ignore it.

Although the time spent together was short, fighting alongside these humans and witnessing their fearless courage still touched him deeply.

If he could, as a hero, he would also like to help these humans, but with Sanzang by his side, he felt somewhat constrained.

"No, if this continues, the casualties will undoubtedly be even greater. This is the end. This is not a battle that should be taking place."

"Of course I know this fight shouldn't have happened, but what can you do? Use Buddhist teachings to reform the tin monster? Or try to reform that Lion King?!"

Tawara Tota felt that he and monks like Sanzang were inherently incompatible.

"Amitabha……"

"Yes, that's the only way."

Without answering Tawara Tota's question, Sanzang continued to mutter to herself. Then, a resolute glint flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly spoke.

"Fujita, run forward! Towards that fortress!"

"Hmm? It doesn't matter. Enemies are everywhere, which is why you can just mess around!"

Although he didn't quite understand what Sanzang wanted to do, Tawara Tota had originally wanted to take down a castle, so he didn't hesitate to clear a path.

However, while he was running, he still made a point of asking Sanzang a question.

"Is there any strategy? Or is it simply a matter of getting closer to the soldiers inside and reasoning with them? Using Buddhist teachings to influence them?"

"Yes, it is indeed a good idea. But to reject it shows a lack of awareness."

Sanzang shook his head slightly.

"Huh? Isn't this the weird thing you love to do most? Hey! What are you going to do now? Going there alone? That castle is magically defended; it's impossible to go without attacking and weakening it beforehand..."

Tawara Tota watched as Sanzang rushed headlong toward the castle gates without any regard for his safety, and hurriedly shouted.

"What am I doing? Of course, I'm doing what I'm supposed to do. All we need to do is break through these fortresses, right? After all, if things continue like this, everyone will only suffer and die, won't they?"

"According to Buddhist teachings, this is not acceptable. To be reborn in the Pure Land, one must continue to cultivate until death, and not let hatred remain in this life."

"So what exactly do you want? Even with my Noble Phantasm, it would take me three tries to open the gates of this castle; ordinary attacks are simply not enough..."

Tawara Tota wanted to pull Sanzang back, but when he saw Sanzang's calm eyes, he silently stopped.

As a legendary warrior, he naturally possessed the necessary insight, so Tawara Tota could easily see that Sanzang was undoubtedly serious this time and genuinely wanted to do something.

Therefore, she seemed to have made some kind of decision that she herself did not understand.

"Well, this is a Buddhist secret. Touta should consult the Great Bodhisattva Hachiman. I can't teach you this time."

Although Sanzang did know more about the Sixth Singularity than Tawara Tota, she was also drafted into the army halfway through her journey in a daze.

Furthermore, during her time in Camelot, she truly sensed the Lion King's determination to save the world. Therefore, at the start of this battle, she pondered which side's choice would be better. Who was wrong, and who was right?

But now...

Although she couldn't say which side was better or worse, Sanzang was able to understand what he had to do at this moment.

The Lion King entrusted the wager with the Son of God to them; as a monk, he could not stand idly by and watch so many lives be slaughtered before his eyes, so—

Preventing this tragedy from happening is what she should be doing right now.

Having made up her mind and understood what she wanted to do, she planted the nine-ringed staff in her hand directly into the ground, then clasped her hands together, looked up at the sky, and chanted: "Buddha, your disciple Sanzang is useless. In order to stop the spread of killing, I beg you to close your eyes once!"

Having said that, the Tripitaka Master suddenly raised his palm, then focused his energy in his dantian, and unleashed a palm strike at the fortress that he had been unable to breach, shouting: "—【Five Elements Mountain - Shakyamuni Buddha Palm】!!"

Without any preparation or any special phenomena, the Tripitaka Master suddenly unleashed such a world-shaking palm strike.

With a loud "BOOM!!", the air seemed to freeze instantly, as if time and space had stopped moving.

The next moment, a loud "BOOM—!!" erupted on the battlefield, shaking the entire earth.

Soldiers on the battlefield turned to look when they heard the commotion.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were filled with astonishment.

The once rock-solid, pitch-black fortress began to collapse with a deafening roar. The fortress itself was blasted open by Sanzang's Tathagata Palm, revealing the outline of the enormous hand and allowing a clear view of the castle's interior.

"Are you... joking?"

Tawara Tota was incredulous; the castle, which had been so impenetrable just moments before, had been cleaved open like that?

Turning his head again, he saw Sanzang's compassionate face, and Tawara Tota's scalp tingled. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel glad that he hadn't been foolish enough to provoke this woman.

After all, this... this can even split open a castle reinforced by magic, its power is truly terrifying.

But then I thought, if the Tang Monk is this terrifying, then what must the legendary Monkey King be like? Wouldn't he be even more monstrous?!

—Boom!!

The earth-shaking explosion quickly spread throughout the entire battlefield.

“What, what is that, Bose?”

The two knights who were still struggling to figure out how to break the deadlock also suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the other side.

“I don’t know, Gaheris.”

The two men stared in disbelief at the collapsing fortress.

"Have you ever heard of a palm technique from the East that descends from the sky?"

"—?"

Not only Tawara Tota, but all the other heroic spirits on the battlefield were also extremely shocked by Sanzang's palm strike.

This slap directly solved a problem on the battlefield. Originally there were four, now there are only three left, and the pressure has suddenly been greatly reduced.

In order not to waste this rare opportunity, Bose and Gahris immediately changed their strategy and ordered their soldiers to continue the attack on the remaining three fortresses.

On the other side, Tawara Tota looked at Sanzang, who was slightly weak after unleashing that earth-shattering palm strike, and couldn't help but admire him, saying, "You are truly amazing, Sanzang Master!"

"No, no, it's not that I'm the best, it's actually my master who's the best."

Sanzang shook his head slightly, "My palm strike only borrowed a little bit of my master's power... However, I also find it a bit strange, since my master would not normally lend me so much power. Why did he lend me so much power now? Now I understand, it's probably because even my master couldn't stand what the Lion King was doing."

Sanzang looked at his palm and pondered.

It is clear that Sanzang saw this as guidance from her master.

"The power of Buddha? That's truly remarkable..."

After hearing Sanzang's explanation, Tawara Tota couldn't help but feel admiration.

Well, there's someone even more powerful than the Monkey King.

However, he couldn't help but worry when he saw that Sanzang was suddenly a third weaker than before, so he made a suggestion.

"Then, Venerable Master, would you like me to take you back to rest? You seem to be in rather unwell..."

No, it's not the right time yet.

Sanzang shook his head slightly and calmly replied, "One should not give up halfway through a task. As the saying goes, if you're going to do something good, do it to the end. There are still three castles here. Since that's the case, how could I possibly end it so easily? So... Fujita, please take me to the other locations."

"I understand."

Seeing Sanzang's attitude, Tawara Tota sighed. Although he had a rough idea of ​​what might happen in the end, he didn't try to dissuade him too much. After all, no amount of external words could sway a determined monk like Sanzang who had completed the journey to the West. All he could do was...

While Tawara Tota was expressing his feelings, Sanzang had already jumped behind him.

"There's no time to lose, Fujita, run!!"

"Charge!!"

And so this bizarre duo began to rampage across the battlefield.

Because of Sanzang's earth-shattering palm strike, the balance of the Camelot defense line originally set up by Agravivan has been broken.

While Nitocris was healing the wounded with magic in the rear and was still worried about the battle, a soldier suddenly ran up to her, found her, and said, "Lady Nitocris!"