FATE: Target of Grand Master

While Morgan was engaged in a devastating battle with Artoria Alter (Lancer), another battlefield was also far from peaceful.

As the last two to arrive at this trial, Cú Chulainn Alter and Katniss entered the battlefield after their respective Masters explained the general situation telepathically.

Brave, belligerent, and armed with spears, both possessing divine qualities, the two faced each other from the very first glance after being summoned. Even without the deliberate arrangement of their respective Masters, Cú Chulainn Alter and Katniss naturally regarded each other as rivals.

"The Child of Light from Ireland, or rather, the mutated and enhanced version, interesting."

Katniss dragged the tip of her gun on the ground, making a hissing sound, and her whole body exuded a strong killing intent, like a god of death.

"Although Hu Xia told me to be mindful of my limits, I think you would be very unhappy if I held back."

"A provocation? If it were the old me, I would have laughed and admitted it, but now I am Xia Yan's Servant, and my Master's orders take precedence. So, I'll hold back a little and won't kill you."

Cú Chulainn Alter stood still, looking extremely lazy.

Upon hearing this, Katniss's eyes instantly turned crimson. Without another word, she charged straight at Cú Chulainn Alter like lightning.

clang!clang!clang!

Katniss displayed her legendary spear skills, but these attacks were ineffective against Cú Chulainn, who was equally proficient with the spear.

"That's quite powerful!"

Cú Chulainn Alter gave his assessment when he received Katniss's powerful first thrust.

"It's very fast too!"

When Katniss saw that Cú Chulainn Alter had only taken a half step back to withstand her attack, she immediately withdrew her spear and then unleashed a series of more than ten dense attacks in just a few seconds. However, Katniss, who had an agility of A, still could not break through the defense of Cú Chulainn Alter, who had an agility of A+.

"Your technique is pretty good too!"

Katniss has an extremely rich combat experience. Even though she doesn't have an advantage in strength or speed, she still manages to use her advantage over Cú Chulainn Alter—that incredibly sturdy round shield.

A shield is a weapon designed for defense, which is its core value when it is made. However, anything that is strong enough can be lethal.

Katniss used her silver spear to block Cú Chulainn Alter's thorny spear, preventing him from retracting it for defense, while with her other hand she raised her shield and slammed it down hard on Cú Chulainn's bare chest.

Faced with an attack that "even a certain pink-haired junior would praise as a good shield technique if she saw it," Cú Chulainn Alter decisively released his thorn spear and used the armor on his arm to defend himself.

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!

Katniss struck five times in a row, which, while failing to break Cu Chulainn Alter's defensive stance, made the Mad King's arms go numb.

Seeing that Cú Chulainn Alter's defense was at its limit, Katniss swung her spear downwards, and the power of her silver spear finally knocked Cú Chulainn Alter's arms off.

"Cú Chulainn, the only price for angering me is your life!"

Faced with an open chest that was once again completely undefended, Katniss decisively thrust her silver spear into the opponent's chest.

Ding!

Just when Katniss thought she had victory in her grasp, the sensation from the spear was not the feeling one would expect when it pierced her heart.

"What?!"

Katniss looked closely at the tip of her spear and found that it was pressed against a thick black armor.

That's Cú Chulainn Alter's tail!

So that tail wasn't just for decoration!

Taking advantage of Katniss's momentary lapse in concentration, Cú Chulainn Alter swung his arms, releasing the tingling sensation and sprouting a pair of sharp spikes, which immediately attacked Katniss's face.

boom!

Katniss could only raise her shield to block. Although she was not injured, she was still knocked back several steps by the power of Cú Chulainn Alter.

"Kenneth, I apologize for your somewhat careless behavior due to your being a woman. As one of the heroes who boarded the Argonauts, you are indeed a valiant warrior, and this power from Poseidon deserves my serious attention."

Cú Chulainn Alter reached out and summoned back his thorn spear, assuming an attack stance for the first time.

"Hey, you bastard, did you do that on purpose? Not only did you reveal my original gender, but you also deliberately emphasized the name of that damned god!"

However, Cú Chulainn Alter's words, intended to express respect and apology, inadvertently triggered two of Katniss's trigger points. Blue magic began to surge from Katniss's body, containing the divine aura of a high-ranking deity.

"The power I just displayed was entirely the result of my own training and honing; it had absolutely nothing to do with that guy! However, since you want to witness that guy's power, I'll let you experience it for yourself."

Blue magic swirled around the silver spear, and Katniss hurled the spear, imbued with Poseidon's divine magic, directly at Cú Chulainn Alter.

call out!

With a whooshing sound, the silver spear shot towards Cú Chulainn Alter like an arrow released from a bow. Cú Chulainn Alter, who had already assumed a fighting stance, only had time to raise his spear in defense.

squeak!

The silver spear's power, equivalent to that of a typical Servant's Noble Phantasm, forced Cú Chulainn Alter back more than twenty meters. His armor scraped against the arena floor, leaving two black marks. Cú Chulainn Alter felt as if he had just been hit by a high-speed train.

Although Cú Chulainn Alter had taken his position, the magic on his silver spear had not yet completely dissipated.

Katniss, who had somehow gotten behind the silver spear, stepped on the bottom of the spear, adding even more force.

Once restrained by the power of the silver spear, Cú Chulainn Alter could no longer dodge. All he could do was hold on tightly to the thorny spear, preventing it from getting any closer to his heart.

"How about it, Cú Chulainn! Did you feel that guy's power? One day, I'll use that guy's power to teach him a lesson! Until then, taking down you guys who have the aura of other gods is a good way to vent my anger!"

"You're really quite awkward."

"What did you say?!"

"I said, I sympathize with your situation, but your awkward attitude won't win me over."

Cú Chulainn Alter's magic power increased rapidly, and to Katniss's astonishment, Cú Chulainn Alter made an incomprehensible move.

He used his tail instead of his left hand to maintain a defensive posture supporting the thorn spear, while his free left hand had its five fingers spread open, and a crimson spear appeared out of thin air in his hand.

"How come you still have a gun?"

Before Katniss could finish speaking, Cú Chulainn Alter made a throwing motion.

"Noble Phantasm! The Lance That Pierces Through Death!"