FATE: Target of Grand Master

Seeing the three Servants flying towards him, Drake drew his pistol and fired at Hector, who was at the forefront.

Dangdang Dangdang!

Hector spun his lance, easily deflecting the bullet fired by Drake, which then landed on the deck of the Golden Deer.

"Oh dear, that was really dangerous! If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have been riddled with holes."

Hector scratched his head, smiled, and uttered half-hearted lies.

Taking advantage of this moment, Theseus, who was falling from mid-air, also landed smoothly on the deck.

Hector and Theseus were able to successfully land on the Golden Deer thanks in part to Hercules's accurate throw, and in part to Xia Yan's lack of anti-air capabilities, which allowed the two to land on the ship.

Hercules himself could not allow him to fall straight onto the ship, otherwise he might at least smash through the deck or even sink the Golden Deer.

Although there is still some apprehension about the third Master who has yet to appear, it would be a dereliction of duty for a Master to hesitate at such a crucial moment.

"Morgan, please," Xia Yan called out telepathically.

"Leave it to me."

Morgan, shrouded in black mist, appeared in mid-air, and then six black spears shot out from behind him, knocking Hercules from mid-air and sending him crashing into the sea.

Faced with Hercules, who was enhanced by Medea Lily's magic, Morgan used a top-tier replica, killing one of Hercules's lives while preparing to submerge him in the sea, greatly restricting his movements.

Just as Hercules was about to fall into the sea, a transparent piece of land appeared on the surface of the sea, holding Hercules, who was repairing his body, on the surface of the sea.

Morgan turned to look in Medea Lily's direction; she was the only one in the opposing team capable of doing that.

"Trying to compete with me in magic? You're still a bit lacking."

A black gun appeared above Morgan's head, its tip shooting out a beam of blue-white magic that pointed directly at Medea Lily.

"ah!"

In the moment of crisis, Jason stepped forward, tackled Medea Lily to the ground, and a beam of magic pierced Jason's left leg and went through the deck of the Argo.

"Lord Jason!"

Seeing Jason writhing on the ground, clutching his left leg in pain, Medea Lily felt both moved and saddened.

She couldn't understand why the man who was willing to risk his life to save her now would betray her in the future. No, she actually knew, because Jason was the kind of man who would push himself in crucial moments but was also extremely prone to getting carried away.

But it was precisely this kind of person she fell in love with; perhaps this was fate.

Morgan's attack did not continue because Hercules had resurrected and jumped at Morgan again.

"Don't get in my way!"

Morgan unleashed gravity magic, instantly amplifying the planet's force on Hercules, causing Hercules' axe to fall straight down before striking Morgan.

Medea Lily was still healing Jason at this moment. Moreover, as a spirit origin user, she only knew healing and support magic. In front of Morgan, whose magical skills were much stronger than hers, she could only play a very limited role.

"Medea, help me create the environment."

Suddenly, a woman's voice came from inside the cabin.

Without hesitation, Medea Lily immediately raised Hecate's Staff and unleashed a spell that altered the surrounding environment.

A thick fog suddenly rose from the sea, reducing visibility to the point where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. At the same time, the surrounding brightness was also greatly reduced, as if night had fallen here in just a few breaths.

"Sleight of hand won't work on me."

Morgan summoned more black spears around him, preparing to unleash an effect similar to Archer's rain of arrows, launching a full-scale attack on the Argo.

Amidst the mist and darkness, Xia Yan suddenly realized a possibility and used telepathy to warn Morgan: "Morgan, be careful of enemy Servants' Noble Phantasms attacking you."

Before Morgan could finish hearing Xia Yan's warning, an X-shaped blood flower bloomed on his chest.

"Noble Phantasm! Disintegration Mother."

A childish voice rang in Morgan's ears, and then she saw her disguise of black mist be broken, and her body was being cut open piece by piece by a white-haired little girl holding two short swords.

Meanwhile, on the "Golden Deer," four people are engaged in a fierce battle.

Cú Chulainn and Hector clashed. One was the Son of Light from Celtic mythology, and the other was a great hero of the Trojans in the Trojan War. Both were Lancer-class warriors. For a moment, the sound of metal clashing was as dense as the sound of raindrops in a downpour.

The speed of their offense and defense was astonishing, leaving no room for any third party to intervene.

Even Cú Chulainn, known for his Noble Phantasm's quick activation and low MP consumption, had no chance to activate it.

If it were just the two of them here and now, Cú Chulainn would be sure that the battle would go on forever until one of them was completely exhausted.

Suddenly, a fog descended, but Cú Chulainn and Hector's movements dispersed the fog between them and around them, and the change in environment did not affect the battle between the two spearmen in the slightest.

Meanwhile, the battle between Drake and Theseus was greatly disrupted.

Drake had initially managed to suppress Theseus using his pistol and the intense fire of his crew, but due to the thick fog, all the crew members lost sight of Theseus. Only Drake could still vaguely launch an attack on Theseus using his superhuman hearing and extremely keen intuition.

But she alone could not stop Theseus, because Theseus's target was not herself, but Euryale, who was being protected by Asterius.

At this point, Euryale had already been knocked unconscious by Asterius, because he didn't want to see Euryale sacrifice herself for him anymore; it was he who should have sacrificed himself.

After releasing the spell Medea Lily had previously given him, which allowed him to summon dragon tooth soldiers, Theseus temporarily shook off Drake and came before Asterius.

"Asterius, I never thought I'd see you again. Fate really loves to play tricks on people. But I'm in a hurry now. Hand over Euryale, and at least I won't have to kill you again."

Theseus, who always prided himself on being cheerful and sunny and always had a smile on his face, couldn't help but feel melancholy when he met Asterius.

In his previous life, as a hero, he felt no remorse for killing the monster that devoured the child—the Minotaur, also known as Asterius the Calf. It was only after becoming a Heroic Spirit and learning the whole story that he felt sympathy and compassion for the being named Asterius.

Its actions are certainly evil, but its essence is not evil; in fact, it can be described as simple.

It was simply doing what its father asked it to do.

Therefore, if properly guided, Asterius's future is not limited to becoming a monster that devours children.

"I... will never... hand over Euryale..."

Despite his numerous injuries, Asterius decisively rejected Theseus's request.

"Is that so? It seems you are a commendable hero this time too. But heroes often meet tragic ends. Honestly, to make me kill the same person twice, there's no joke more laughable than that."

Theseus said no more, gripping the sword that had once killed Asterius, and slashed at the monster before him once more.