The villain's journey from the Type-Moon world

"I don't know, but it's better this way! It would be better if they could die together! Those guys burned down my hometown, I wish they were all dead!"

The other soldier obviously didn't care about all this. The flames of hatred had made him lose his rational judgment.

"..." Joan of Arc was naturally aware of the soldiers' conversation. Even though she had been prepared, she could still feel the psychological blow.

"You're being called worthless by the very people you're supposed to protect, Lady Saint. They can just sit back and watch the fire unfold so leisurely, thanks to you for luring those wyverns away."

Camilla naturally heard those words as well, and she laughed with a slightly sarcastic tone.

"...It's none of your business." Joan of Arc retorted sternly, and by the way, she stabbed another wyvern to death with a shot.

"Haha, you're really stubborn. If you feel you're not strong enough to fight, why don't you ask for help from the French army?"

Camilla smiled and said, as if she remembered something, she continued in an apologetic tone:

"Oh, by the way, forgive me for being rude, but you are now the Dragon Witch. A cruel burning sent the saint to hell, and she was resurrected for revenge. What a beautiful, fragile and funny plot. You are clearly still struggling to survive-"

"They really treat you as an enemy this time! Can you tell me, Jeanne, what are you feeling right now? Do you want to die? Or do you want to kill them?"

As if trying to gradually weaken Jeanne's psychological defenses, Camilla smiled and said:

"You're actually eager to drive that flagpole into that soldier's chest like a stake, aren't you? So eager that you're almost unable to bear it?"

"...Ordinary people might be resentful and fall into despair. But unfortunately, I am an optimist! They still have the strength to hate me, their enemy, and the strength to stand up. I think this is not bad."

Facing Camilla's oppression, Joan of Arc just chuckled twice, just as she said, she didn't care at all.

"...Are you crazy?" Camilla couldn't help but blurt out.

"Who knows? From the moment I tried to save France, people often said I was crazy..." Joan of Arc said without comment.

"Is that so? So, regardless of good or evil, black or white, we're all crazy anyway...! Wyvern!"

Seeing that Joan of Arc couldn't break through her defenses with words, Camilla stopped and let the wyvern continue to consume Joan of Arc's energy.

"Artillery—fire!"

However, at this moment, a man's voice suddenly rang out. The sound of artillery fire rang out in the sky, and the two-legged dragons were hit by the shells one by one and fell to the ground.

"...Huh?" Joan of Arc seemed to feel that the voice was somewhat familiar. She looked in the direction of the voice. At this time, she saw that another French army had joined the battlefield.

The artillery fire just now came from this group of people who had arrived. It seemed that they had received a call for help from this group of people and arrived just in time.

"Gill?" At this moment, Jeanne recognized the man in silver armor at the front of the army. He wasn't a magician, but the young Marshal Gil of this era.

"Give priority to dealing with the surrounding dragons! Fire as many shells as you have!" Marshal Jill gave the order.

“…Now!”

Joan of Arc seized the opportunity, broke through the dragon's defense, and began to move towards Camilla.

"damn……!"

"Clang—bang—clang—"

All of a sudden, the two sides started fighting again. Camilla felt a huge force coming at her, making it difficult for her to hold the treasure in her hand.

“Wow—as expected of a Judge, right? Even with his powers stripped away, he still has such strength…!”

Seeing that the situation was not good, Camilla had already thought of retreating. However, when she glanced at other battlefields, she found that she was the only one left, and she was immediately frightened.

"Damn it! Why am I the only one left? Retreat! Retreat!"

Seeing that the others in Chaldea were also rushing towards her frantically, Camilla jumped onto a wyvern without saying a word, distanced herself from Zhendra, and then fled away like the wind.

"Stop!" Joan of Arc wanted to chase after him, but the other party had already flown high into the sky and escaped. She could only watch him leave.

"Ms. Jeanne, are you okay?"

At this time, Mash and others also arrived late. They originally thought that Joan of Arc was still fighting hard, but they just came to support and saw Camilla escape, along with a large number of wyverns around her.

"I'm fine, but everything is over." Joan of Arc said slowly.

"That's good. Now that we have successfully found Siegfried, let's get ready to leave. Should we head towards Orleans or..." Mash asked.

"Well... let's go towards Orleans first." Joan of Arc said.

The group was about to leave when a voice suddenly called out to Jeanne:

"Joan of Arc! Please stay!"

Joan of Arc turned around and found that it was Marshal Gilles. After seeing Joan of Arc's face clearly, Marshal Gilles said with some excitement:

"You are the real Jeanne d'Arc! Not that 'Dragon Witch', but a true Saint...! Isn't that right?"

Chapter 38 A short break

"..." Joan of Arc rarely responded to Marshal Gilles' words.

"...Aren't you going to answer him?" Mary asked involuntarily.

"If I answer now, it will put Jill in a very bad situation. We don't need to ask him for help at this stage. Most importantly... the hatred of my former comrades is even more unbearable."

Jeanne answered truthfully.

"Is that so... But do they really hate you?" Mary said, looking at the soldiers who were vaguely expecting something.

"- Let's go." Joan of Arc did not hesitate and led everyone away quickly.

After seeing Jeanne and the others leave, Marshal Gil was about to chase them when he heard a voice in his ear:

"Now is not the time for you to completely recognize each other. Don't forget what you promised me."

"..." Marshal Gil stopped in his tracks. He certainly recognized the man's voice; it was the man who had suddenly informed him of the future appearance of the "Dragon Witch" a few days ago.

It was precisely because of this information that Marshal Gilles was able to gather most of the troops, ensure the vitality of the French army, and minimize casualties in the towns under his jurisdiction.

At the same time, he also learned some secrets from the other man, about why the Dragon Witch appeared and that the Saint would return to the world soon to solve everything.

Now, everything had been verified, and all he had to do was complete the deal the man had made a few days ago. To do this, he had to take the first step, which was to clear the saint's name.

"Marshal, who was that person just now... and who are those people...?" At this time, a personal soldier came to Marshal Jill and asked him.

"I can't give a complete definition yet, but you should have some suspicions, right? Let's re-investigate the Dragon Witch case."

Marshal Gil said slowly:

"Was it really Joan of Arc who killed King Charles? Or was it someone else? Or are there two Joans of Arc in this world? And...what about those mysterious people who escorted the people of the city who were supposed to be slaughtered?"

"All of this is confusing. But we must get to the bottom of this truth. Only then can we be worthy of our fallen brothers and those who died at the hands of the witch."

……

After a battle and a lot of running, the evening sun finally slowly set and night fell quietly.

Everyone knew that this was the end of the day. Their only option now was to quickly find a safe place to rest and finalize plans for tomorrow.

"...This seems to be an abandoned fortress. Let's spend the night here."

Mashu looked at a ruined fortress in front of her. After Dr. Roman's search and confirmation, there were no signs of other monsters appearing around, so she felt relieved to use this place as a resting place for tonight.

"How are you all?" Joan of Arc confirmed everyone's condition again. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. With the treatment of Mary's treasure, everyone has recovered as before.

So everyone settled into the fortress and continued chatting about the previous topic while preparing dinner.

"I see... Human history has been distorted like this, with an unprecedented extinction disaster... I never imagined the world could be so precarious. And this changing world we live in is the anchor of the distortion that needs to be resolved, right?"

Siegfried also roughly understood the current situation and nodded.

"Come to think of it, wasn't Mr. Siegfried's Noble Phantasm damaged?" At this moment, Ritsuka asked the question that had been holding back.

"It was indeed destroyed. That's why I've been staying in Lyon. I want to find the person who destroyed my Noble Phantasm..."

Afterwards, Siegfried briefly recounted the process of his Noble Phantasm being destroyed, as well as how he was saved by Wang Chong.

Of course, under Wang Chong's secret transmission, Siegfried also did not directly mention that Marda was the traitor, so he slightly modified what happened after he was rescued.

"A Servant who can destroy a Noble Phantasm with just sound...that's totally unimaginable."

Dr. Roman couldn't help but sigh, but soon he seemed to remember something and said quickly:

"That's not right, but why are you still able to release your Noble Phantasm? Has it been repaired?"

"No, after the Noble Phantasm was broken, it turned into a point of light and disappeared. Unless I summon it next time, my Noble Phantasm will not appear again. As for this one now, it was given to me by Mr. Wang Chong." Siegfried said slowly.

"I see... Eh? Mr. Wang Chong, how come you have Mr. Siegfried's Noble Phantasm?" Mashu asked involuntarily.

"This is my secret. I'm sorry I can't tell you for now. But if there's a chance, I'll let you see it." Wang Chong said with a smile.

"It's understandable that everyone has secrets... But then again, we've strayed a bit off topic. Everyone, given the current situation, we should formulate a battle plan."

Doctor Roman coughed lightly and then said:

"We now have two choices. The first choice is to directly attack Orleans's lair."

"The enemy has lost two servants, but we know they still have seven servants, including Vlad III, Camilla, and Lancelot. Not to mention Jeanne d'Arc, the dragon, and the unknown enemy who destroyed Siegfried's Noble Phantasm."

"As for us, we currently only have Jeanne, Mash, Mary, Siegfried, Mr. Wang Chong, and Albion. A total of six combat units. We're still at a significant disadvantage in terms of numbers. If we push forward in one wave, I'm afraid there will be risks."

"Based on the above situation, the second option is to continue searching other places to see if there are any signs of other Servants being summoned. See if there are other unmanned Servants."

"Perhaps we can find more companions, and then we will have a better chance of defeating those hostile Servants."

After hearing what Dr. Roman had said, everyone began to ponder. Both sides were torn between whether to head directly to Orleans tomorrow or to search for other unknown Servants.

"While the second option is certainly safer, we're worried about potential complications if we're late. If we wait until the other party reacts and summons something that can counter Siegfried's attack on the dragon, that would be disastrous."

Mashu couldn't help but offer her own suggestion.

"That's not all. More importantly, we don't know if any further extension of time will cause irreversible effects on the singularity. After all, this is the first singularity we've explored, and all the data is still being collated and analyzed."

Dr. Roman said the same thing.

"Ms. Jeanne and Mr. Siegfried...what do you think?" Mash asked.

"I prefer to solve the problem as soon as possible. Of course, since we are going to fight those enemies, we must ensure that we must win! We should not ignore any option that can increase our chances of winning."

Obviously, Joan of Arc's attitude was somewhat ambiguous, and she herself could not give a clear judgment.

"I still suggest finding more companions... I've personally experienced the terrifying power of that guy who attacks others with his voice. If we head straight for the enemy's base like this, my chances of winning won't be very high."

Siegfried chose a safer approach and did not intend to attack the enemy's base camp in a radical way.

"Mary... I also hope to quickly defeat the enemy. Although everything will return to its original state after the singularity is resolved, the people of this time and space are undoubtedly suffering."

Mary said, "I just don't want to see them continue to suffer like this. So if we can resolve this quickly, that would be the best solution."

After hearing the three people's completely different choices, Lixiang found it even more difficult to make a judgment. She couldn't help but look towards Wang Chong, who had been watching from the sidelines, hoping that he could give her some advice.

"There's really nothing I can do..." Wang Chong shook his head slightly, then walked over to Lixiang and said, "Lixiang, remember, the prerequisite for making any choice is that you have sorted out enough information and determined the result you most want to achieve."

"So, based on the conditions Dr. Roman just gave, it's clear that the second option is indeed safe in terms of combat. However, the time span is full of uncertainty."

"So, is there a way to confirm as quickly as possible whether there are other Servants out there? This would avoid the uncertainty in the time span and make the final battle more secure?"

Wang Chong used a branch to draw circles on the soil, teaching Lixiang how to become a qualified decision maker.

Chapter 39 The troops are divided into two groups

"Joan of Arc, do you have a map of France today?"

While giving Ritsuka some time to think alone, Wang Chong looked up at Jeanne and asked.

"No, but I know the map well enough to draw it from memory."

As she spoke, Joan of Arc began to draw a rough map of France on the ground, marking out each fortress one by one.

"We are currently located between Lyon and Thiers..."

Joan of Arc circled the approximate locations of the people based on her previous experience fighting on French soil.

"Joan of Arc, next circle out the places destroyed by the Dragon Witch, the places we have visited, and the places controlled by the enemy." Wang Chong said slowly.

Jeanne didn't say much, and quickly circled most of the places on the map according to Wang Chong's request. In the end, only a few cities remained.

The moment she finished the circle, Jeanne seemed to have understood something and said, "I see."

"Did Miss Jeanne realize something?" Mash couldn't help but ask.

"Look, since we are looking for other servants who have arrived, then their approximate location cannot be within these circles, right?" Joan of Arc said slowly.

"So that's how it is. Since we're searching for Servants, we must start in places we haven't been to yet. And those fortresses that have been destroyed by the enemy or are under enemy control will also not have unmanned Servants in those places. Otherwise, they will definitely be discovered by the enemy."

At this time, Li Xiang seemed to suddenly realize and said excitedly.

"That's right." Wang Chong nodded, then said, "In this way, we only need to search these few locations, and naturally don't need to expend a lot of energy and time exploring every place in France."

"In this way, we can eliminate another city."