FATE: Target of Grand Master

After spending some more time, the two finally arrived at a small town called "Deming".

This is arguably the last stronghold on the southern front. If even this place falls, the Eastern Army can move north directly to attack Denver.

boom!

The two had barely arrived when they saw that the tallest building in the town center—the clock tower—had collapsed.

Lan Muyan's expression immediately became very tense. Without hesitation, he rushed towards the clock tower, completely disregarding the several figures standing around him.

"Archer!"

Lan Muyan helped Billy up, who was covered in blood and whose spiritual foundation was beginning to crumble, and whimpered in grief.

"I'm sorry, Master, I couldn't protect this place for you. Go quickly, you can't defeat them with only two Servants left."

The Celtic trio of Fergus, Finn, and Diarmuid, who were being watched by Robin Hood and Okita Souji, remained motionless.

"Honestly, people always die in war. Why do we look like the villains when we're doing this?"

Fergus scratched his head, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

"Be careful, Fergus, they have reinforcements."

Finn was the first to see Xia Yan walking slowly towards him.

"Hmm? A new face. I didn't expect that even after advancing this far, the Western Army still had a trump card up their sleeve. However, it seems they've used it a little too late."

Fergus turned his head and was immediately captivated by the beauty of the Heavenly Flower.

"Hey! Hey beautiful lady over there, wanna have a fight? The loser has to spend the night with the winner."

Musashi was amused by Fergus's words and laughed, "So you're saying you'll spend the night together no matter who wins or loses? Dream on."

Finn exclaimed, "It's amazing that a woman isn't angry after being sexually harassed by Fergus in such a blatant way."

"Oh, you've been exposed. Hehe, it's alright, as long as I defeat you, I can carry you back to my tent, it's the same."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan could no longer sit still.

"I haven't said a word, but you've gotten addicted to talking to yourself."

Xia Yan displayed clear hostility, which made Musashi smile even more broadly.

Just as Xia Yan was about to say something harsh, the sound of a bullet being chambered rang out.

Lan Muyan had somehow pulled out a Vector submachine gun and was giving orders to his two followers in a deep voice.

"Saber, Archer, kill them all."

Having said that, he set up his submachine gun and began firing at the three enemy Servants as he ran.

"Mere bullets are useless against us."

The Celtic trio each brandished their weapons, deflecting all the bullets.

Robin Hood and Okita Souji, having received their orders, rushed forward and engaged Finn and Diarmuid in battle respectively.

Seeing Fergus hoist the spiral sword and charge straight at Musashi, Xia Yan wasn't about to let him get away with it.

"Musashi, Cú Chulainn, both of you come at me together. This is a battlefield, and I don't have time for pointless chivalry."

Seeing that the two enemy followers were attacking together, Fergus hurriedly shouted, "Old Master Zhang Jiao, come and lend a hand!"

Suddenly, dark clouds filled the sky, and a bolt of lightning struck down towards Xia Yan's location.

Upon seeing this, Cú Chulainn immediately leaped onto Xia Yan's head and swung his crimson spear.

The lightning strike was neutralized by the crimson spear imbued with magic, and Cú Chulainn, having caught the spear, threw it in another direction.

Squeak!

The five puppet soldiers that Zhang Jiao used as a shield were all pierced through by the crimson spear.

"This is really dangerous."

Gently pushing aside the puppet in front of him, Zhang Jiao immediately ran in another direction, with Cú Chulainn following behind.

To prevent any further ambushes, Xia Yan immediately instructed Cú Chulainn, "Don't stray too far from here!"

Immediately, as many as eight Servants were divided into four small battlefields to fight at the same time, while Xia Yan and Lan Muyan, as Masters, were not idle either.

After secretly unleashing a few spells to distract Fergus, Musashi began to gain the upper hand in their battle.

Xia Yan also took a break to observe Lan Muyan.

After emptying a magazine of bullets, the furious Lan Muyan deftly changed into a new one, his skillful movements clearly demonstrating his extensive experience.

Soldier? Or mercenary?

Several guesses about his real-world identity surfaced in Xia Yan's mind.

Seeing Lan Muyan shooting even though he knew it was pointless, Xia Yan was curious about what he would do next.

Lan Muyan's shooting accuracy was very high, and after initially firing wildly, he switched to precise bursts. After each shot, he would actively adjust his position to find the angle for the next shot.

Although the bullets didn't do much good to the Servants, Finn and Diarmuid were still quite bothered by being shot at every now and then.

Just after the second magazine of bullets was emptied, Xia Yan noticed that Lan Muyan had switched guns.

That's an AWM sniper rifle.

Lan Muyan quickly removed the original magazine from the gun, and then carefully took out a box of magazines that had been specially marked.

After reloading the new magazine, Lan Muyan lay on the ground and aimed through the scope.

A few seconds later, a gunshot rang out, and Diarmuid's left arm, which he was about to raise, was hit by a bullet, instantly exploding into a cloud of blood mist.

Everyone present, except for Lan Muyan and his two followers, was shocked.

Those weren't ordinary bullets; they were magic bullets.

Xia Yan remembered that such bullets were sold in the BB Mall for 5 points each, which was not cheap. The effect was to compress magic power equivalent to a C-rank Noble Phantasm into the bullet and release all the magic power the moment it hit the target.

It is a tool that is only useful to people who are familiar with firearms and are very confident in their shooting skills.

Okita Souji, who was fighting Diarmuid, seized the opportunity and thrust his sword, piercing Diarmuid's spirit core.

"Diarmuid!"

Seeing that it was too late, Finn immediately shouted, "Retreat!"

"Don't even think about running away!"

Lan Muyan pulled back the bolt and aimed again.

boom!

clang!

Unfortunately, this time the opponent was prepared. The magic bullet was hit by Finn's spear, only knocking him back a few steps.

"cut."

Lan Muyan pulled back the bolt and continued aiming, but this time he did not fire because the other party had already escaped far away.

Xia Yan and Lan Muyan's four followers took the opportunity to wipe out the Celtic soldiers and Yellow Turban puppet soldiers in Deming Town who had not had time to retreat.

This can be considered a rare instance of the Western Army defeating the Eastern Army in a direct confrontation.

Although he had eliminated one of the enemy's Servants, it was a one-for-one exchange, and moreover, it was his own Servant who was traded for an NPC-like Servant from the trial. Lan Muyan's mood was not exactly good.

Xia Yan understood perfectly and didn't rush to talk to the other person, but a question arose in his mind.

Clearly, the magic bullet just now was the first time Lan Muyan had used it. Otherwise, the enemy's servant would not have been caught off guard. Although it was indeed a surprise move, it was not enough to turn the tide of battle. Seeing the Western Army retreating step by step, why did he wait until now to use it?