Or, why don’t you find another savior?

"No exceptions. The ideal soul does not allow——"

While the mother and the Knight of Justice were begging, Morgan had already prepared his magic.

It's just a simple favor, just think of it as a little empathy from a fellow mother, Morgan convinced herself.

But before the Knight of Uprightness could swing his sword at the boy, cracks suddenly appeared in the ground in front of the city gate, and countless vines and branches grew out from underneath.

They accurately intercepted the next wave of arrows, and also entangled and blocked the charging Adequate Knights.

"This is..." Kallen stopped and turned around, but couldn't feel the source of the magic.

Who is using magic?

Scathach stepped back next to the two of them and whispered, "It's the power of my beloved disciple."

Morgan suddenly raised his head and looked up at the city wall of the main gate through the branches and leaves that blocked his vision.

A white figure was stretching out a bleeding hand, manipulating the plants with a determined expression.

"I'll go get him, you protect Kallen," Morgan said.

This time Scathach didn't argue with her and just nodded.

Kallen then walked around the trees and vines that would not stop the refugees at all, and helped up the woman holding Rushd.

"If you don't want to go into the city, run away quickly," said Kallen.

Behind him, the Upright Knight broke free from the vines and dropped his greatsword, but it was pierced by the red spear and fell to the side, no longer posing a threat.

"It's true... both you and Morgan have been led astray by him." Scathach turned her head.

More Knights of Justice noticed the abnormality here and were about to come over here.

"We need to retreat. We need to retreat to a safe area first and then prepare for support—"

Before Scathach finished her words, the sunlight suddenly illuminated the darkness.

Gawain, holding up the Holy Sword of the Sun, stopped Morgan, who was trying to break into the city wall by stepping on tree branches.

"You've finally shown up, Morgan!"

With a loud shout, Gawain swung the flaming holy sword and chopped down.

Morgan dodged quickly, and the vines and trees caught fire in an instant.

But soon, more trees and vines grew out from the ground, climbing up at a speed visible to the naked eye, hindering Gawain and every upright knight.

"I don't have time to play with children. Stand down, Knight Gawain!"

Morgan yelled, his magic transforming into sharp spears that surrounded Gawain and all rushed towards him.

"Camelot is my king's ideal city, a thousand-year kingdom. Don't even think about setting foot in it!"

Gawain spun around, swinging his flaming sword to block the magic, and a violent explosion destroyed the thick branches beneath his feet, sending him crashing back to the ground.

In response, Morgan sneered, his footsteps rising and falling on the treetops, approaching the tower at the main gate of the holy city.

"This sword is the embodiment of the sun, burning all impure sun flames—" Gawain decisively activated the treasure.

The Knights of Justice were all summoned by the Lion King, so there was nothing wrong with killing them along with the refugees who had to accept the "Holy Punishment".

"Devour my soul and rush! Silver meteor!" A thin knight in silver armor rushed out from among the refugees. His right arm shone with golden light and rushed straight to Gawain, "'Silver Arm'!"

"You are--"

Gawain recognized the knight; he was Bedivere, one of the two knights who did not respond to the Lion King's call.

Unexpectedly, he also mixed in with these refugees.

However, there was no time for Gawain to reminisce on the battlefield. Although Scathach was surprised by the sudden appearance of a new helper, she did not intend to intervene now. Instead, she immediately joined the battle and together with Bedivere delayed the Sun Knight to help Morgan buy time to bring Shiomi back.

"Since it is a blessing from Nevernight, I will use my old tricks again!"

When Bedivere was blocking Gawain, Scathach instantly used magic to cover the sun with dark clouds.

Then he thrust out a spear, forcing back Gawain, whose strength had suddenly decreased.

The same thing happened in the battle in the desert three days ago. Although Gawain claimed that he suffered no losses, Scathach still saw that her magic could interfere with the blessing given by the Lion King to a certain extent.

Morgan on the tree seized this opportunity, dodged the arrows shot by the Knights of Justice on the city wall, killed them all with magic, and arrived at the city wall in front in the blink of an eye.

Shiomi, whose magic power was restricted and who could only summon power with blood to grow trees and vines, just noticed that Gawain's sun was covered by dark clouds when he caught a glimpse of another figure landing beside him.

Chapter 20: Another Use of the Command Spell

The clouds flow, and the never-ending sunlight overflows.

Shiomi looked up and was surprised to see Morgan's gentle smile.

"I'm here to pick you up as promised, my husband." She held out her hand.

Xi Jian subconsciously tried to hold that hand, but the next moment, his wrist with golden shackles was grabbed by a hand wrapped in silver armor.

"I told you, there's no need for you to go back." The Lion King did not leave, and her voice came mercilessly through the helmet.

When the Lion King finished the ceremony, Shiomi did not leave with her. Instead, after hearing the screams, she immediately cut her palm and spilled her own blood.

The shackles limited his magic power, but they could not limit his authority.

Even though he understood what exercising power meant, Shiomi did not hesitate at all. He had to stop this senseless massacre and stop the atrocities led by the Knights of the Round Table.

After the blood fell to the ground, it obeyed Shiomi's consciousness and turned into seeds, took root and sprouted, and grew into trees and vines to protect the refugees and hinder the Knights of Justice.

"You used your power without my permission to interfere with the Holy Punishment." The Lion King ignored Morgan and pronounced to Shiomi in a cold voice, "You will be punished accordingly."

The power of the Lion King is very great, and it is extremely difficult for Shiomi, whose magic power is suppressed, to break free.

"Punishing my husband? Who allowed such a thing, Altria?"

Amid Morgan's angry voice, she stabbed the Lion King's wrist with her magic spear, but the other party blocked it with his other hand.

However, Morgan's attacks were never that simple.

A chain wrapped in a faint blue light flew out and locked the Lion King's body. Then, a dark green magic spear appeared in the vortex above her head and fell down.

The flawless and indestructible city wall shook slightly in the explosion, and the ground and walls became mottled in an instant.

"Really... please consider the safety of the hostages a little." Shiomi complained with a smile.

"If we don't do that, there's no way we can get you back," Morgan said.

Her attack successfully forced the Lion King to let go, allowing Morgan to grab Shiomi's hand and back away to the other side, avoiding the impact of the explosion.

"What's with these shackles? The clothes are ugly too..." Morgan frowned.

"The clothes were changed by the Lion King without permission." Shiomi raised her hand, "As for the shackles——"

"That's part of the Holy Lance. Even if you hold her hand, where can you go?"

In the gradually dispersing smoke, the Lion King walked out, with a little white smoke dissipating from her armor and cloak.

The Lion King took off his helmet and stared at Shiomi and Morgan with a ruthless look.

"You've become quite malicious, Altria." Morgan laughed sarcastically, "It seems that the Holy Lance has been corroded so thoroughly that it would actually do such a thing."

"That man is my master (captive), so he must be treated accordingly." A sudden gust of wind blew up in Altria's hands, and the Holy Spear revealed its true appearance in the wind. "Let him go. He will become a new god and go to the end with me. Your journey ends here."

Morgan didn't take it seriously: "It's just a shackle made of the Holy Lance. Do you really think that only you can deal with it?"

She took Shiomi's hand and slowly raised her wrist.

"Unfortunately, there happens to be someone here who knows more about the Holy Lance than you do." Morgan said, and suddenly lowered his voice, "Don't move, my husband."

"Yeah." Shiomi responded without hesitation.

The same golden light as the limited-scale holy spear that the Lion King used to punish Mordred was suspended on his limbs and neck.

The holy spear seemed to be about to pierce through Shiomi's body, but after hitting the shackles, the same force was instantly offset and turned into golden starlight, scattering in the night.

"It's Morgan as expected, able to recreate the Holy Spear with magic." The Lion King said no more words, raised the Holy Spear and stabbed at Morgan.

Letting go of Shiomi's hand, Morgan decisively raised his gun to fight.

The pure white holy spear and the pitch-black devil spear crossed each other and fought fiercely on the city wall.

Shiomi moved her wrist and reopened the magic circuit.

The familiar feeling returned to his body again. He glanced at the surrounding city walls and saw that some solemn knights had noticed this side, but they just drew their bows and arrows but did not shoot.

I guess the Lion King's battle doesn't allow anyone to interfere.

This is exactly what I want.

Xi Jian clenched his hands slightly, and the red spear returned to his hand. He watched the gap left by Morgan after the Lion King stabbed out the Holy Spear, and took a decisive step forward, spinning the gun in his hand to launch an attack.

Bang-!

The Lion King was caught off guard and although he was not hurt thanks to the protection of his armor, he was still sent flying by the impact.

After she flipped in mid-air and landed on the ground, she slowly raised her head and looked at Shiomi: "Are you determined to be my enemy no matter what, Master (captive)?"

"Then please at least give me a reason not to be your enemy?" Xi Jian glanced at Morgan, held each other's hands and prepared to retreat from the Holy City with magic.

The Lion King quietly raised his right hand to Shiomi, and the light of the Command Seal appeared through the gauntlet.

"Use the Command Seal to order my Master (the prisoner) to return to the palace and await my orders."

A Command Seal disappeared, and the Servant gave orders to the Master, which was somewhat illogical even for a god.

but--

Morgan was startled and tried to interfere with the effectiveness of the Command Spell, but he was still a beat too late.

"Artoria..."

Seeing him being captured and taken back to the city by the Command Seal, Morgan was furious with nothing in her hands after she realized the extent to which the contract had been invaded.

"From the moment you set foot in my city, you have become an unavoidable enemy." The Lion King put down his hand and turned to walk into the city.

"Planning to run away?" Morgan raised his hand, and a magic trick was completed in an instant, and he ran towards the Lion King.

The Lion King did not look back, not because she was not on guard against this magic, but because someone blocked it for her.

"My Lord, I am late."

Tristan and Aguiwen appeared together and stopped Morgan's magic.

"The opponent is Morgan. If you can kill her, kill her. If you can't, drive her away." The Lion King gave a rare broad order. "Don't let her set foot in this city again."

In fact, Morgan didn't want to stay any longer.

The rescue plan had originally progressed smoothly to the point of forcing the Lion King to retreat and prepare to retreat and regroup, but they didn't expect that the other party could actually use the Command Seal to easily take Shiomi away.

Outside the city, three rays of light of different colors flew up and lit up in the air.

That was Kallen and the others' signal to retreat.

"Your city of chalk will be destroyed by my own hands."

Although she was angry, Morgan would not rush in alone. If Shiomi was forced to be her enemy by the Command Spell next time, she would not be able to fight with all her strength.

After making such a declaration, Morgan released a dazzling magic missile.

After the explosion, her figure disappeared from the chalk city.

Chapter 21: Questions and Answers about the Lion King

The Command Seals were originally special seals designed by Machiril Zorgen and added to the ritual system in order to control the descended Servants during the Holy Grail War ritual of Fuyuki.

Originally it represented the Master's absolute authority to command the Servants. Servants with the power over magic could resist one Command Spell, but only a few Servants could resist two Command Spells.

After the Fourth Holy Grail War, he renewed his contract with Morgan and left the Holy Grail War system, so the Command Seals no longer existed.

Shiomi's current Command Seals come from Chaldea's system.

The coercive effectiveness and functionality of Chaldea's Command Seals have been reduced. If the contracted Servant does not cooperate, using all three Command Seals may not have much effect.

So when the Command Seals were forcibly taken away by the Lion King, Shiomi did not care too much, believing that in the hands of the Servant, that thing would only become a reserve of magical resources that could be converted efficiently.

But he underestimated the power of the deified Altria.

After Chaldea's Command Seals were transferred to her hands, they had changed.

The usurpation of the contract, coupled with the fact that he is a god with a status superior to humans, it is natural for him to use the Command Seals to control the "Master" in return.