Or, why don’t you find another savior?

She had other purposes this time.

Although she didn't know why her father suddenly changed his order and asked her to switch stations with Lancelot and be responsible for searching for the rest of the Chaldean personnel.

Mordred still knew the general course of the "Holy Baal" rebellion. Morgan and Scathach led a master to the Holy City, hindered the "Holy Punishment", and then led the remaining refugees to evacuate to the settlement of the mountain people.

Only three people appeared from the Chaldean side from beginning to end.

Mordred was relieved not to hear from Sakura.

But she was actually asked to be in charge of searching and annihilating this side, and Mordred felt that the sword in his hand became heavier.

The yellow sand was endless, and it was the same color everywhere, so when a small dot appeared in the wilderness, Mordred easily confirmed that it was Chaldea's dune buggy.

The car went up and down in the desert, crossing one sand dune after another, apparently trying to leave the desert and enter the wilderness.

Finally, after making up his mind reluctantly, Mordred shook the reins of his horse, led the Knights of Justice down the mountain, and a team of cavalry rushed into the desert.

The horses' hooves stepped on the yellow sand, raising a cloud of dust. The vibration of the desert was quickly noticed by Chaldea's sensors.

Romani immediately alerts Sakura and her group that a Servant is approaching, causing them to contact Chaldea and report the results of the Atlas Institute's investigation. Sakura is surprised and immediately begins to prepare for battle.

As for the results, the exploration of Atlas Academy can only be described as mixed.

The good news is that through Hermes' records, they know that the Servant who lent Mash power was Galahad among the Knights of the Round Table.

The one who is worried is Gray's Yad. Even the Atlas Institute cannot wake him up. As long as he is still in this singularity and the Lion King, the culprit after the change of the singularity, is still here, Yad will continue to fall into a sleeping state.

Fortunately, Gray herself has outstanding combat capability and is not completely dependent on Yade, so she chooses to use the red spear lent to her by Scathach as her main weapon at the moment.

"In the analysis of the Servant's reactions, the one who appeared here is... Mordred!"

As Romani cried out through the communicator, Mordred led a team of righteous knights and rushed to them.

"Nice to meet you again, Sakura." Mordred stared at Sakura seriously.

Even the companions who once fought side by side with him must now abandon these records and swing their swords for their father.

"Mordred, before the battle begins, I have something to ask you!" Ying jumped off the dune buggy and stood on the sand dune. "If you choose to stand on the side of the Lion King only after knowing this, I won't hesitate any more!"

This is what Sakura explained to everyone after she left Atlas Institute after she finished investigating Hermes' records and said goodbye to Holmes.

It is very likely that the Knights of the Round Table did not know the truth about the Holy Lance.

If so, there may be room for recovery.

Hearing Sakura's request, Mordred raised her hand, signaling the Knights of Justice to stop, and she rode forward alone.

"Do you know the truth about the Holy Spear and the Lion King's purpose?" Sakura held Mordred's left wrist with her right hand and asked while looking straight into his eyes.

"what?"

"The Holy City is not an ideal city. It is a tower at the end, a cage that collects ideal humans and locks them up. When it is done, everything on this earth will be destroyed. The Lion King's behavior has gone beyond the scope of humanity!" Sakura took a step forward. "Even so, will you continue to serve that king and give everything for this terrible purpose?"

Mordred lowered his eyes slightly and sighed, "I didn't expect that you even knew this. What kind of place is that Atlas Courtyard?"

"Huh?" Sakura was stunned for a moment. Mordred's reaction was somewhat unexpected.

The Knight of Rebellion raised his sword and pointed it at Sakura: "Isn't this only natural? When our father summoned us to descend to this singularity, he had already explained the plan from beginning to end!"

It is precisely because the nature of the Lion King's plan is clear that the Knights of the Round Table are split, with some choosing to follow the Lion King and some wanting to stop the Lion King.

The two sides went to war, and after the following party completely killed the other party, it was blessed by the Lion King.

The existing Knights of the Round Table all understood the price they had to pay, the results of the plan's completion, and the fact that they would not be welcomed to the end as ideal people.

"Is that so... So that's the case." Sakura was not surprised at all, and showed a determined look, "With your personality, you will continue to do wrong even if you know it's wrong. There's really no other way, so let me, as your former master and your sister, correct you."

"I have never admitted that you are my sister!" Mordred had to complain, "And why are you my sister?"

However, Sakura was more decisive than her. She summoned her magic wand and performed magic silently.

"The magician rushed to the front line, which was too careless!"

Mordred jumped up from his horse and slashed at unwanted parts with his sword.

They are just humans anyway, so it is enough to deprive them of their ability to fight.

"With my voice, my fingers rend the earth!"

At this moment, Sakura raised her wand and chanted the spell softly.

The imaginary magic power tore through the yellow sand under his feet like clouds and rushed towards Mordred.

Knowing Mordred's ability to resist magic very well, Sakura resolutely abandoned the type of magic that would be invalidated and directly used top-level imaginary magic, which she had never used even when fighting Rin.

Unable to move forward, Mordred had to retreat.

"It's different from when we were in London. Dad isn't here, and I don't have to pretend to be an immature magician who needs protection."

Her beautiful purple hair fluttered in the hot wind as Sakura whispered confidently.

Chapter 33: I have made up my mind, my shadow swings the sword

Originally, Ritsuka and the others had made an agreement with Sakura that if the talks broke down, as long as Sakura took out her magic wand, they would immediately prepare to fight and support Sakura.

Although there are Knights of Justice on the opposite side, they can be stopped if we prioritize retreat and defense.

But before Gray and Mash could rush forward, Sakura repelled Mordred's first attack.

"Sakura is amazing." Gray was a little surprised.

Hearing her praise, Sakura gently switched her wand from her left hand to her right hand: "Having said that, I can't rival most Heroic Spirits like my father can... Gray, Mashu, Ritsuka, give me a hand."

Everyone nodded and came around Sakura, forming a formation with her.

Sakura knew very well that her strength could ensure that she would not be easily defeated by Mordred.

But to defeat Mordred, we still need everyone to work together.

"That's amazing! You're much more powerful than the one I remember." Mordred brushed the sand off her armor and smiled widely.

Seeing that his opponent was more capable than he had expected, Mordred suddenly felt a lot less burdened by the battle.

"After all, it's been eleven or twelve years since the Holy Grail War." Sakura's voice was filled with emotion. "Humans will grow up. You are well aware of this, right, Saber?"

Mordred lowered his body, preparing to release his magic power to charge again: "It's good that you have improved. It doesn't matter whether you want to fight alone or together. I won't let these upright knights interfere!"

The Knights of Justice were merely on high alert, not even their weapons were ready, let alone charging. They were a group of excellent puppets summoned by the Lion King who strictly obeyed orders.

It's not that he looks down on these girls, but Mordred is always wavering in his heart.

The more she interacted with the people of Chaldea, the more she interacted with these former companions, the more hesitant she became.

I have already decided to follow my father, and this time I must die as his knight.

Why...why was she so unwilling? There was always a voice there asking her the same question:

"Is this enough? Is this all you want to do?"

It’s so noisy, so noisy… so noisy!

Red lightning moved around the body wrapped in white armor, and Mordred stared at Sakura intently.

She could now understand why Sakura had used that piece of the Round Table to summon herself in the Holy Grail War.

Their positions are surprisingly similar.

You choose to support your father, and I choose to follow my father.

If you were in my position, what would you choose?

Not as a Knight of the Round Table, but as a father's child...

"Mashu, you hold back and defend against Saber's attack. Ritsuka, you use your magic outfit to support Mashu." Sakura raised her magic wand, "Leave the attack to me and Gray!"

Mordred heard these words from afar, across the rolling sand dunes, on the sound of the wind.

"Have you finished discussing this? Then let's get started--!"

Mordred disappeared from his position like a cannonball and headed straight for the core of the team, Sakura.

But as expected, it was blocked by Mashu with his shield.

"Hey, your expression looks even better than last time, little girl." Mordred said provocatively, "Your power output has also improved a bit."

Mash frowned and stared at Mordred intently: "My name is Mash Kyrielight, the Servant who entrusted his power to me, his real name is Galahad, the Knight of the Round Table! Although I cannot fight alone, I will defeat you who have gone astray in the name of the Knights of the Round Table!"

"That's a good point, but it's not enough! It's not enough to just know who the power belongs to!"

After Mordred finished speaking, he suddenly exerted force on Clarent in his hand, and the overwhelming magic force pressed Mashu into the desert.

"There is a flaw!"

Gray flashed out from behind Mash, her hood falling back with the airflow, revealing her silver hair mixed with a few strands of gold.

The scarlet spear went straight to the weak spot of Mordred's armor from the side.

In response to this situation, Mordred just laughed heartily, freed his left hand, and grabbed the oncoming red spear, preventing Gray's attack from going any further.

"Both defense and offense are excellent." Mordred couldn't help but comment on the girls' performance, "But that's not enough--!"

The specification of magic power released was further improved. She grasped the red spear with one hand, picked up Gray and the spear, and threw her out. She was surprised by Mordred's strength.

Mashu's distraction was caught by Mordred, who took back her sword, causing Mashu to lose balance, and kicked her with a flying kick. Even though the shield prevented Mashu from being hurt, she still lost her balance and fell backwards.

However, this counterattack method, which was somewhat arrogant, also caused Mordred to fly into the air, leaving a gap of less than half a second.

"I have made up my mind. My shadow swings the sword!"

Sakura saw the right moment and launched an attack.

She usually uses a magic wand as a medium to perform magical attacks of the five elements, but in the final analysis, Sakura only possesses the magical attribute of "imaginary numbers", and the only magic that can best exert her full power is imaginary number magic.

Instead of interfering with and manipulating the imaginary space, it is an attack.

The Dark Vortex is invisible and unpredictable. If the opponent is from the underworld, it can send them back. For the Servants who are essentially engraved on the seat after death and then descended again, it is a type of magic that is extremely incompatible with them.

After entering Chaldea, she heard that Leif Lenore was also a magician with imaginary number attributes, so she went to ask for advice, but the other party had no intention of giving any advice and simply perfunctorily answered.

Now that I think about it, that person had been assigned by the Magic King a long time ago, so he had no intention of assisting the enemy.

After all, just watching these shadows emerging from the Sea of ​​Shadows in the flat world and transforming into monsters holding weapons to fight back has already brought considerable pressure to Mordred.

But Sakura had no intention of completely destroying Mordred here, otherwise, just to kill one Servant, her imaginary magic would be more radical and aggressive.

The most important thing about imaginary magic is to harmonize your inner self and not be swallowed by the darkness within.

Today, Sakura is already an accomplished imaginary number magician.

"Emergency move!"

Taking advantage of the moment when Mordred was restrained, Ritsuka supported the unbalanced Mashu. She activated the magic circuit in the way she had practiced many times, used the Chaldean magic ritual, and allowed Mashu to come behind Mordred in an instant.

The girl raised her shield high in her hand and roared with perseverance.

"Aha--!"

The unsullied shield smashed down on Mordred's back.

"Red Thunder!"

Mordred did not panic. She decisively poured magic power into the sword. The blade suddenly grew several meters long. She swung the sword while spinning with her right foot as the center.

Chapter 34: A Tour in Incognito

Feeling something warm approaching his cheek, Xijian Tianxi instinctively woke up from his sleep and slowly opened his eyes.

In his still hazy vision, he seemed to see Morgan's face and subconsciously grasped the thing on his cheek.

It was a hand stretched out in front of him.

When did she come? I should still be trapped in Camelot...

As her mind gradually became clear, Xijian suddenly opened her eyes, only to see the Lion King's peridot-like eyes.

Morgan's eyes often show no emotion, but they have a warmth that is in line with her identity as the "Queen of Winter".

But whenever they talked to him, or to Sakura and the others, he could always see a hint of gentleness in those eyes, like a spring breeze breaking the ice.

However, the Lion King is different. The Lion King’s eyes are like the Cangshan Mountains that have not changed for thousands of years. They have no temperature and no emotion. They are just there, towering and looking down from above.

Just like the "Tower" standing at the end of the world.

"You're awake. Your excellent recovery ability, is this the result after overcoming death?" The Lion King didn't care about his hand being grabbed, and just stated a fact lightly.