Or, why don’t you find another savior?

Sakura was stunned.

A Servant who can use a dagger?

Not Rider, not Berserker...

In an instant, she realized that both she and her sister had misjudged something.

No one stipulated that there were only two hostile servants in this place: Rider and Berserker.

The reason why there was no trace of Assassin's presence was simply because the other party had been lurking around the battlefield using his presence to conceal himself.

What the assassin was waiting for was the moment when she let down her guard after defeating the enemy.

The black shadow, whose speed far exceeded that of a human, used the trees as its foothold, went in and out of the left, in and out of the right, and in an instant it was in front of him.

"Die." Assassin declared emotionlessly.

The pitch-black dagger in his hand stabbed straight into Sakura's throat.

It's not that easy! Sakura swung her wand, and lightning ran across it, smashing towards Assassin.

The wand and dagger collided, and the powerful electric current forced Assassin to retreat backwards.

"This reaction speed doesn't seem to be that of an ordinary magician." Assassin said this, and the black daggers came one after another like a rainstorm.

The servants' strength is extraordinary. The power of their flying knives is comparable to that of bullets. Sakura, who hastily switched to defense, was forced to retreat step by step by this fierce attack.

Then, he stepped into empty air.

She stood in front of the big pit to face the enemy, and Assassin was aiming at this difference in terrain.

Assassin seized the opportunity and rushed forward again. Sakura raised her wand and fired an ice spear in counterattack, but the opponent dodged it nimbly and kicked Sakura in the abdomen.

"...!"

Sakura flew backwards in pain and was about to fall in the middle of the pit.

Apparently Assassin wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about the enemy Master.

"Noble Phantasm—"

The bandages wrapped around the right arm that was like a hammer suddenly shattered, and in the dark rain of bandages, a slender alien arm with an ominous orange-red glow stretched out and raised itself up.

In order to kill with one blow, Assassin chose to activate his Noble Phantasm.

Even if I use wind magic to turn around now, I can't avoid that treasure.

"——"Delusion Heart Sound" (Zabaniya)."

Sakura felt her heart skip a beat.

It is said that among the 19th generation of Hassan Sabbah, there was a man who once attached the arm of the demon Shayidana to his body and used it to specifically curse and kill the target.

The arm can create a mirror image of the target's heart and then destroy it.

With the mirror image destroyed, the real heart will be destroyed without any external trauma, and the target will die.

No matter whether it is a human or a Servant, they cannot withstand the injury of losing a heart.

His own Holy Grail War might have come to an end here.

She had somewhat underestimated the cruelty and ruthlessness of the battlefield. Sakura subconsciously closed her eyes to welcome death, but she heard the sound of flesh being torn apart.

Not from myself.

A warm embrace wrapped around her body with a familiar scent.

Sakura thought she was caught in a revolving door.

It was not until Assassin's screams rang out that she opened her eyes fearfully.

I felt like a princess, being held in someone's arms.

The man stared fiercely at Assassin, who was struggling on the tree after the demon's arm was pierced by a spear.

"The situation is even more dire than I expected. I'm glad we made it, Sakura."

He slowly lowered his head and looked at the person in his arms, his voice as gentle and loving as always.

"……dad."

Sakura's eyes widened.

At the critical moment, her most trusted, relied upon and closest family members came to her side.

Xi Jian Tianxi held Ying in his arms, standing on the other side of the pit, looking at Assassin from afar.

Chapter 40: 'Rebellion against my magnificent father'

A few minutes ago, in the garden at the top of the castle.

Saber, who had misjudged the battle situation, was now trying her best to counter the high-speed attack launched by Perseus' Pegasus.

Even with the protection of armor woven with magic, Saber still had a hard time resisting.

Rider's Pegasus seemed to have no upper speed limit. A second before it seemed to hit the wall, it could make a sharp turn at a speed faster than a homing missile and chase after the dodging Saber.

The exquisite gardens on the Einzbern Castle had already become a mess and would soon lose their former beauty.

What should I do? Use the terrain to rush out and lure Rider to Berserker's battlefield outside?

Saber looked around at one side of the broken wall. There was a wide terrace on the side of the castle. From outside, she could faintly hear the roar of Berserker.

But right after this, Saber suddenly noticed that Rider's Pegasus had stopped in mid-air.

“Eh?” Saber looked at the other party suspiciously.

Rider's gaze turned elsewhere, and two seconds later he turned back again, looking down at Saber in the middle of the garden.

“…It looks like this is the end.” Rider’s voice was filled with regret. “However, I will not give up the victory so easily.”

"I'm tired of you hiding from me all the time, so I'll end you here." Saber released even more powerful magic power, which wrapped around the silver sword in her hand.

At the same time, the Pegasus flew higher into the sky and was suddenly out of sight.

The Pegasus was flying off into the distant sky, and the outline of it and its rider could no longer be distinguished. It seemed as if it was heading straight for the sea of ​​clouds, but it drew a neat arc and turned towards the castle.

The treasure fell like a comet.

Perseus is riding Pegasus, and is about to show its true power.

Under the impact of acceleration at such a distance, the entire castle would probably be destroyed.

Rider increased his speed while making Pegasus an arrow of light.

There is only one goal.

Saber in the center of the garden.

We must annihilate the enemy along with this isolated courtyard.

Saber did not hesitate at all, and was also ready to reveal the true face of the Noble Phantasm in her hand.

The silver blade turned red, and its shape began to twist and deform. Whenever a violent noise sounded, bursts of red lightning would burst out around the sword.

This phenomenon is not the essence of the sword.

The "Glorious Sword" was originally kept by King Arthur as a proof of his kingship, but was seized by Mordred during the chaos, causing King Arthur to suffer a fatal wound.

From the moment Mordred obtained this sword, the royal sword had already turned into an evil sword.

The overwhelming vortex of magical power blew away the remains of the courtyard and repelled everything around it.

Rider’s Pegasus had already reached its limit, and the white light expanded to the point where it was still extremely eye-catching even in the daytime.

The white light rushed down, and the red lightning climbed upward, and the two lights were about to collide violently.

"Bellerophon!"

“‘Treason against my magnificent father’ (ClarentBlood Arthur)——!”

The two beams of light collided and destroyed everything around them, not to mention the rubble and gravel. Not even a speck of dust was left behind.

——And the result of the collision of the Noble Phantasms was that Saber gained the upper hand.

The red lightning finally engulfed the white comet, soaring into the sky like an evil dragon, and then dissipated.

In the ruined garden, the Pegasus flapping its wings could no longer be seen. There was only one winner left in the battle, and that was the Servant Saber - Mordred.

Putting down the sword that had returned to its original form, Mordred calmed his breathing.

The consumption of mana caused by releasing the Noble Phantasm cannot be underestimated. Even if she has an excellent Master, she cannot release it continuously.

After resolving the battle here, it's time to go see how Archer and his Master are doing.

"I hope I won't be killed by Berserker so soon, otherwise it will be quite annoying--"

Saber complained briskly, and when she turned around and prepared to jump out, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure at the corner of her eye.

She thought she was too tired after the fierce battle and had hallucinations, so she quickly turned her head to look over.

On the roof of the house on one side of the garden stood a figure that she could never forget no matter how many times she experienced life and death.

That being who has a close relationship with Mordred, just like the Knight King.

“…Mother…Queen?” Saber looked at Morgan’s condor and murmured in amazement.

Morgan seemed to have only come to confirm the battle situation here, and when the dust settled, he no longer cared about it.

The man naturally turned around and fell outside the castle.

"Wait a minute!" Saber shouted hurriedly.

Why is the Queen Mother here?

Yes, because it is the Holy Grail War.

So she also came as a Servant?

Caster, who had not yet shown up, must be the queen mother. Mordred guessed, and quickly jumped onto the roof and chased after him.

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“Oh—”

Beryl dodged the Gandr fired by Rin, and the sharp blade in his hand formed a fine net like a beast's claw, and pounced on Rin.

Of course, it does nothing.

Rin had used magic to strengthen her body, and had received detailed combat training, so the speed and power of beast magic were no match for her.

At this moment, the castle shook as if it was about to collapse.

"From the sound, the battle between Rider and Saber is about to be decided." Beryl guessed with a smile, "I think Saber won. After all, although Rider's Master has some skills, it's not much."

On the second night after being attacked by Beryl, Shinji Matou used the scent left by insects to find Beryl's base in the suburbs.

I originally thought it would be a tough battle, but the other party proposed the idea of ​​forming an alliance.

I kind of admire Shinji, who would obviously die from overusing magic. Beryl accepted the alliance with a bad taste in his mouth, but deliberately let Assassin hide and did not show up in this ambush.

“Rider would use a Noble Phantasm of this magnitude, probably because his Master is doomed,” Beryl said with a bit of regret.

——Of course, it was a pity that he didn’t get to see with his own eyes the scene where Shinji’s body couldn’t bear the load of the side effects of magic and died.

"We're allies, but you don't seem worried at all." Rin held the gem and observed Beryl's movements, looking for flaws.

This strange man, who looks to be only in his early twenties, seems to have quite rich combat experience.

Lin only managed to avoid being at a disadvantage because of her own ability. She had already sensed the difference in their combat experience, or killing experience.

"No, I'm worried. After all, that guy stuffed something into the heads of Einzbern's androids." Beryl nodded his head. "Thanks to him, the androids have lost their own consciousness, so it's no use to torture them. If that Matou dies, Berserker will probably go berserk too."

Hearing the other party say this, Rin suddenly thought of a possibility and realized that there was no time to continue searching for Einzbern's androids.

She threw another gem as a flash bomb and quickly left the castle to join Archer.

"Oh my, I've been dumped..."

Beryl stood there, muttering in boredom.

Chapter 41: Morgan, on the front line

In the battle with Berserker, Archer attacked while keeping his distance and preparing to activate his Noble Phantasm.