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

Although her eyes revealed an undeniable sense of loss, she had already dashed off at lightning speed.

However, right below at this moment.

Having been hit by Ibaraki-doji's Noble Phantasm at close range, Gorgon was covered in dust and dirt. Although she wasn't fatally wounded, it undoubtedly made her even angrier.

"You mere humans, you mere humans, how dare you treat me like this! Die!!"

She let out an even more furious roar, but because her eyes had just been injured, she couldn't unleash her petrifying beam. She could only charge towards the city wall with her massive body, intending to smash it to pieces.

Seeing this, Ushiwakamaru on the city wall also looked extremely solemn.

She raised her blade, preparing to unleash her Noble Phantasm to forcefully block Gorgon, however—

With a whoosh, a dark red storm spiraled across the battlefield from the distant jungle, destroying the magical beasts along its path and sending Gorgon flying. The massive body crashed to the ground with a deafening roar.

Gorgon, having been attacked again, stood up and angrily shouted in the direction from which the dark red storm had come, "Who is it?!"

This time, she was answered by the sound of hooves, and the Storm Goddess, riding a black warhorse, wearing armor but without a helmet, revealing her true form as she entered the fray.

“It’s me. I’ll be your opponent from now on,” she replied calmly.

"It's Lady Artoria!"

On the other side of the city wall, Ushiwakamaru was also surprised by this scene. She had just called out the name of Kurogane Dai and wanted to go up and greet him, but the next moment, her body tensed up.

"Are you the Servant summoned by Gilgamesh?"

A melodious voice suddenly rang out. She turned around and saw a beautiful woman dressed in purple standing beside her, smiling at her and raising a crimson magic spear, ready to kill Gorgon below at any moment.

Although she had promised to hand over the enemy, Black Saber, to her, Scáthach would not hesitate to strike without hesitation if she showed any weakness.

"You are……"

Hearing the familiar voice, Gorgon turned his head slightly, his gaze falling on Black Gunner, his eyes suddenly narrowing: "Yes, it's you! But why... is the color different?"

She saw the holy lance in Black Gunner's hand, and that face that had recently pinned her to the ground and rubbed her against the ground. If it weren't for her immortality and King's timely rescue, she probably would have been killed. Gorgon was completely traumatized.

Although the aura and color are slightly different—the one that stabbed me was white, but the one in front of me is black—the holy spear will not change. I've confirmed it with my eyes; it's an opponent I can't defeat.

but……

Didn't Jingu hold her back? And tell her to escape first and not seek revenge on humans, so how did she end up here? Could something have happened to Jingu?!

Gorgon's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Hmm, you actually know me?"

Sensing that Gorgon seemed to recognize him, Black Lancer, who had never met the snake before, frowned and was about to ask what was going on when Gorgon suddenly twisted its body and began to coil at an incredible speed. This bizarre scene made Black Lancer's expression turn serious. Similarly, even Ushiwakamaru, Leonidas, and Scáthach thought that this goddess of beasts was about to use some kind of trump card and were on guard. But in the next moment, without saying a word, the creature burrowed into the ground and disappeared.

"..."

"???"

This scene completely stunned Scáthach and Alter, who had originally planned to capture her here. The two stood there dumbfounded for a long time.

Yes, she ran away without hesitation after realizing that Black Lancer Artoria and Artoria were the same person.

Not to mention them, even Ushiwakamaru and Leonidas, who had just been tormented to the point of death by Gorgon, were completely dumbfounded.

Not only that, when the monsters below saw that their leader had run away, they naturally followed without hesitation, running back to the wasteland, and even circling around Black Gun.

No matter how you look at it, this situation is incredibly absurd, yet also undeniably real.

After all, not long ago, the white Artoria directly invaded their homeland and humiliated the arrogant Gorgon. It was truly a case of the Holy Lance shattering the goddess's soul. Gorgon immediately remembered this aura and was terrified.

The difference was too great. Although she was highly immortal, Gorgon had seen Artoria standing on Avalon, wielding a holy lance in her left hand, and how her attacks couldn't penetrate Artoria's defenses while Artoria's attacks hurt her terribly. She didn't want to fight Artoria anymore, whether she was white or black. This made her have no intention of fighting her and she would run away as soon as she saw her.

Black Lancer Artoria was seeing someone escape so swiftly for the first time, so she didn't react immediately. If it were Lion King, he would have wiped her out with his full-power Holy Lance on their first meeting without being stunned. This can only be described as the difference between the two.

'This guy is even more pathetic than Ishtar.'

Seeing that the guy had really run away, Black Gun's face turned ugly.

Even Ishtar fought me for several days before fleeing, which was shameful. Gorgon, on the other hand, fled without a fight, so her shamefulness far surpasses that of Ishtar.

However, since Gorgon was no longer a significant enemy—she and Scáthach could both defeat her alone—Sleeve Alter did not pursue her. Instead, she dismounted on her black horse and went to the top of the city wall.

Seeing that Black Gun had returned, Ushiwakamaru knew that Luo Wei and the others must have come back.

She first expressed her gratitude for Black Gun's help, and then asked Merlin and Rowe where they were.

"It's nothing, it's just what I should do."

To this, Black Gun simply replied, "They're nearby, they should be back soon."

"I see... I understand."

Ushiwakamaru nodded slightly, then looked at Scáthach and asked, "And who is this?"

“I am the Master’s first Master, and the one with whom he made a promise to support each other for life. You can just call me Scáthach.”

"Ah? Are you also Luo Wei's wife?" Ushiwakamaru was slightly taken aback.

Because Ushiwakamaru used the word "also" so cleverly, even the Black Gunner Alter felt troubled that Scáthach could say such a thing without any attempt at concealment.

As expected, I'm not on the same level as my other self; I'm definitely a formidable opponent!

However, realizing that this was not a topic he should be discussing, Ushiwakamaru did not dwell on the matter for too long and instead told the two to return to the city first.

The city walls here will be repaired soon, and since the Goddess of Warcraft has been driven back, she shouldn't be coming back.

-

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"Damn it, damn it, damn it!!"

"That damned Holy Lance, it has stopped me again, and again! I won't let them get away with this!"

Inside the Temple of Blood.

At this moment, Gorgon's enormous body hovered over the rock, constantly uttering curses and roars.

Because she was so angry, every roar she let out caused the entire cave to shake violently, and the monsters below began to tremble in fear.

"--call out!"

Just then, a green streak of light flew in from the cave entrance. Jingu, wearing a mask, then slowly descended, controlling his slender body.

Gorgon's volatile temper subsided somewhat after seeing Jingu return safely.

"Jingu, my child! Are you alright?!"

Because he mistook the black lion king for Artoria, Gorgon thought Kingu had met with misfortune. Now that he saw her safe and sound, his brow finally relaxed.

"I'm fine..."

Jingu shook his head, then gave his answer.

With the Chains of Heaven and the Holy Grail as her source of magic, she wouldn't be easily defeated even when facing the white lance wielder. Furthermore, because of the surprise attack that severed the pterosaurs that Quetzalcoatl was responsible for transporting Gorgon, the rescue plan went very smoothly.

only--

She squinted at the wounded Gorgon and the bloodstains on his body, and Kingu questioned him with some displeasure, "Gorgon, did you just go to attack humans? Didn't I already tell you to hurry back here, abandon your divine office, and not to seek revenge on humans?"

"Give up my divine office? Impossible, impossible! How could I possibly abandon those damned humans? I must kill them, I must kill them!"

Upon hearing Jingu's words, Gorgon shouted angrily, "How could I so easily let go of my hatred? Impossible! Impossible!"

Indeed, after rescuing her, Kingu immediately made her return to the Temple of Blood to relinquish her divine duties and cease her revenge against humanity.

However, she didn't listen to any of that. Instead, while Kingu was holding off Artoria, she led all the magical beasts in the wasteland in a general offensive against the magical beast front, until she was interrupted by Black Gun Dazai.

Now, hearing Kingu tell her to give up her revenge once again, Gorgon's anger burned even more fiercely. She would never stop seeking revenge against humanity, and even Kingu could not stop her.

"..."

Seeing Gorgon's increasingly angry and confused expression, Kingu sighed helplessly. In the end, he didn't offer any more advice, but simply said, "You'd better take care of yourself," before flying away.

She is now going to apologize to her mother.

Because of her feelings for Gorgon, and the attachment she had when she was confused and regarded Gorgon as her mother and a pawn, she disobeyed her mother's orders this time. Due to her momentary oversight, Gorgon harmed those humans. This was her mistake, and she had to bear the consequences.

And the rest...

She has now repaid Gorgon's kindness. After saving her life, she has said what needed to be said and conveyed her mother's wishes. If she continues to bring trouble upon herself, it only proves that she deserves it.

Thinking this, Jin Gu's figure in the sky flew faster and faster until it disappeared.

Gorgon was left watching her departing figure, then lowered his head and let out a series of extremely painful sounds.

"Jingu!!"

"My child, why did you leave me?!"

But all she received in response was endless madness.

-

The perspective shifts to a relatively unfamiliar area.

In the command center of Chaldea, Romani Archaman was extremely busy.

He was initially quite happy after conquering the sixth singularity, with a bright future ahead, only needing to conquer the seventh singularity to finish everything.

As a result, while he was eating cake and enjoying what might be the last moments of his life, suddenly, his ring disappeared, and Goetia was in the Seventh Singularity. Moreover, he mistook someone else for himself, truly a masterpiece combining the attributes of a blind Demon Pillar.

Furthermore, they met Merlin and their idol, Meryl, and learned that besides Goetia, there was another Beast in the Seventh Singularity, and that they had all started other instances there, while they had only just located the exact location of the Seventh Singularity.

Moreover, because the foundational value of humanity at the Seventh Singularity had changed drastically compared to expectations, the original spirit particle transfer had become extremely unstable, forcing them to spend another week having Leonardo da Vinci come up with a solution.

Roman was in a real bind. He couldn't be sure what the situation at the Seventh Singularity had become, and he was also wondering if it was really a good idea to send Mash and Ritsuka there.

Looking at the final coordinates displayed on the screen, he silently loosened his clenched fist and let out a helpless sigh.

"I hope all the preparations I made for Ritsuka will come in handy..."

Chapter 260 The Final Busy Moments

"So—you mongrel, you've only just returned, and what kind of big mess have you gotten me into this time?!"

In the temple of Uruk, Gilgamesh, who had only crawled out of the underworld in the early hours of this morning, suddenly performed a sit-up in front of Siduri from his coffin. Before he could even recover his composure, he sat back on his throne. Upon hearing this news, Gilgamesh couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood, almost being sent back to the underworld once again.

"Wait a minute, let's explain things one by one."

Looking at Lovi below, Gilgamesh didn't know what to say.