FATE: Target of Grand Master

Richard withdrew his sword, and Giorgios and Cú Chulainn fell to the ground on either side of them, two pools of blood spreading out beneath them.

"Master St. George!"

Zhang Hao, who was rushing back to the city gate, witnessed this scene.

Tactics and plans were instantly forgotten by Zhang Hao; his heart was completely consumed by fear and anger.

"In the name of the Command Spell, I command you, Nezha, slaughter all the enemies before you!"

Having received the Command Seal, Nezha immediately launched an attack on Richard, who was closest to his Master.

Richard, who had previously taken damage from Gawain's Noble Phantasm, was no match for Nezha. Faced with Nezha's storm-like barrage of shots, Richard could only retreat step by step.

After only a few rounds, Richard revealed a weakness, which Nezha naturally seized upon. His Fire-Tipped Spear pierced Richard's shoulder, instantly penetrating his armor, before lifting him up and slamming him heavily to the ground.

Richard was powerless to break free from Nezha's Fire-Tipped Spear and could only do his best to minimize the damage he would suffer upon hitting the ground.

"Hmm!"

Even so, Richard still let out a painful groan.

Just as Nezha was about to try again, three arrows shot from a distance, heading straight for Nezha's face.

Nezha drew her Fire-Tipped Spear and easily knocked down the arrow. She looked in the direction from which the arrow had come and saw Tawara Taisho, who had killed nearly a hundred Suzheng Knights, nocking an arrow and preparing to launch a second attack on her.

After instantly comparing the threats posed by Richard and Tawara Tota in his mind, Nezha decisively abandoned Richard, who was lying on the ground struggling to get up but unable to, and charged towards Tawara Tota's location on his Wind Fire Wheels.

After deflecting another volley of arrows, the two Servants engaged in a fierce battle.

At the same time, Zhang Hao had already run to St. George's side and taken out magic spray to spray St. George's wound.

"Master, don't waste any more items. My spirit core has been pierced, and there's no way to save me now. You'll have to walk your own path from now on... cough... cough..."

St. George's voice was very weak, and the golden particles that had dissipated from his spiritual origin began to emerge.

"There's no time, Master. Quickly use the teleportation orb to leave this trial. Nezha is still very strong. With her around, you can continue. Don't worry about the losses, and don't cling to the illusion that you can still win this trial by chance. Only by surviving can you have a chance to calculate the gains and losses."

Zhang Hao knelt beside St. George, head bowed, silent.

With his last ounce of strength, St. George roared, "Zhang Hao! Answer!"

"Um."

Zhang Hao nodded.

"Then take out the teleportation orb and leave immediately! I must see you leave before my spirit origin completely dissipates! If you still consider me your teacher, then carry out my final order!"

Under St. George's watchful gaze, Zhang Hao silently took out the teleportation orb. As Zhang Hao's figure became increasingly blurry in St. George's sight, Jordius finally revealed a relieved smile, and his spirit origin dissipated at that moment.

As St. George's spirit foundation completely disappeared, Zhang Hao remained kneeling in place, motionless.

The reason why Jorcos saw Zhang Hao's figure becoming increasingly blurry earlier was not because Zhang Hao used the teleportation orb, but because his own spirit foundation had collapsed to the point of affecting his vision. In fact, Zhang Hao had only been holding the teleportation orb without activating it.

A moment later, Zhang Hao raised his head. His gaze fell upon the close-up battle between Gao Wen and Sanzang, and the distant duel between Nezha and Tawara Tota.

He looked around again. The square in front of Camelot was in a mess, with the corpses of the Cavalry Knights and various scattered weapons everywhere.

On his way to the city gate, Zhang Hao also saw the shattering of Camelot's Wall of Light, which meant that even the seemingly godlike Lion King was not invincible.

Previously, Thrall had told him about the plot of the original FGO, and now both Zhang Hao and Thrall only had one Servant left. Even someone who considered himself simple-minded could tell that it was almost impossible to win this trial.

His gaze returned to the teleportation orb in his hand. Reason told him that he should obey St. George's last will and leave this trial, just as he had always done when he obeyed St. George's orders, and in the end, he achieved the desired result.

However, I just couldn't bring myself to press the start button on the transfer ball.

Unlike other master-servant combinations, St. George's influence and role on Zhang Hao are unparalleled by ordinary servants. If Zhang Hao is likened to a reckless sports car, then St. George is his braking system, and the only suitable braking system at that.

Now that he has lost his brakes, Zhang Hao doesn't want to go back to that state where he was the only one recklessly charging around.

This might be why he's been hesitant to activate the teleportation ball.

In the end, Zhang Hao took the teleportation ball back.

Will I be able to pass the trial? Will I die?

These issues are no longer of concern to Zhang Hao.

He was a simple person; if someone hit him, he would naturally hit back!

Just like how, from childhood to adulthood, whenever thugs came to cause trouble for the orphanage and him, he would always fight back with his fists. Several times, he faced enemies with guns and was on the verge of death.

Now it's just another life-or-death struggle.

Zhang Hao stood up, his mind no longer filled with confusion, but with only one belief: to avenge his teacher, St. George!

He summoned a dagger, a weapon he had redeemed from the shop, usually used for self-defense. But now, he was going to use this dagger to take revenge, and his first target was Cú Chulainn, who was still lying on the ground but whose spirit origin showed no signs of dissipating.

Zhang Hao once tested just how sharp the dagger in his hand could be. To put it simply, "cutting iron like mud" was no longer an adjective, but a noun that followed a verb.

If Cú Chulainn were still wearing his black armor, Zhang Hao's dagger, no matter how sharp, would not be able to pierce through it. However, Cú Chulainn's upper body was now completely exposed and he was severely injured. It was not impossible to pierce his heart with this dagger.

Just as Zhang Hao raised his dagger to stab, a red light flew from a distance toward Cú Chulainn. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Hao's lowered arm was grabbed by a strong, powerful hand, like an iron clamp.

"That was close, that was close. If I had been any slower, I really would have been stabbed to death."

To Zhang Hao's astonishment, Cú Chulainn slowly stood up.

That light was a Command Seal!

Xia Yan used a Command Spell to heal Cú Chulainn's wounds!

"I command in the name of the Command Spell... Ah!!!"

Zhang Hao wanted to immediately use a command spell to summon Nezha back, but before he could finish giving the order, his right hand fell to the ground.

Hearing Zhang Hao's painful screams, Cú Chulainn calmly said, "I say, you dared to use a Command Spell in front of me, while I was holding you captive. I can only say you're very brave."

Hearing his master's screams from afar, Nezha, disregarding the fact that Tawara Tota was already at a complete disadvantage, immediately rushed towards his master.

Seeing this, Cú Chulainn did not hesitate to pierce Zhang Hao's heart with his thorn spear.

"Sorry, work is work, and I take it very seriously when I'm working."

After ending Zhang Hao's suffering and death, Nezha's spirit origin also began to dissipate. Cú Chulainn then set his sights on the last remaining enemy servant in front of the city gate—Gawain.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, Medusa's Noble Phantasm collided with Morgan's Magic Compression Cannon, and the result was also determined.

Although Medusa had the advantage of two Command Seals, Morgan's Magic Compression Cannon absorbed a large amount of magic energy from the air and, driven by his superior magical skills, unleashed a power no less than that of Excalibur. The final result was that Medusa and Pegasus were completely annihilated by the Magic Compression Cannon.

Seeing this, Sal felt no sadness, no surprise, and no fear; he simply stood there blankly, as if accepting his fate.

Having lost all his Servants, he was utterly defeated. Regardless of whether Xia Yan intended to kill him, his "Master Trial" had come to an end.

After seeing everything clearly, or rather, after accepting the powerlessness against fate, Sal felt a sense of relief, like giving up the struggle and lying down comfortably.

Do with me as you please, whether you want to kill me or torture me.

However, Xia Yan had no time to look at him at the moment. He was holding Musashi, who had turned into a chibi piglet, and looking towards the city gate.

Just then, the sounds of fighting came from behind Sal. It turned out that the Knights of the Righteous had stopped a small group of civilians who were participating in the "Holy Extermination".

Fortunately, the false crusaders arrived quickly, suppressed the purgatory knights again, and led the last group of civilians to run towards the exit.

"Hey, you over there, don't just stand there, run!"

A soldier from the false Crusaders saw that Thrall was also wearing a tattered hood and mistook him for a civilian, so he grabbed him and ran outside.