FATE: Target of Grand Master

"You are a demon, and I will surely destroy you."

After confirming that the demonic aura indeed came from the blonde servant she had never seen before, Kali activated the divine weapons on her ten arms without hesitation.

"it's useless."

The blonde servant leaped back to dodge Indra's lightning attack and immediately unleashed a dark red sword beam.

Kali manipulated three divinely bestowed weapons to defend herself, but she did not notice the four scorching reactions that appeared on the ground behind her.

As Kali sensed the presence behind her, four fire dragons emerged from the ground and attacked the Goddess of Destruction.

"A mere sneak attack can't possibly hurt me."

Four more divine artifacts fell, blocking the fire dragon's attack.

"Your divinely bestowed weapons are powerful, but their numbers are ultimately limited."

Just as Kali turned around to block the sneak attack from behind, three more fire dragons attacked her from the front.

The final three divinely bestowed weapons fell, once again blocking the fire dragon, but all of this seemed to be within the blonde servant's expectations.

"Your divinely bestowed weapon is exhausted; there is nothing left to stop my attack."

The blond servant emerged from the gap between the three fire dragons and pierced Kali's spirit core with a single sword strike.

With a flick of his wrist, Kali's spirit core shattered completely, and he vanished from the spot without even uttering a word.

The battle, from the appearance of the blonde Servant to the defeat of Kali, took less than ten seconds in total, making it a clean and efficient affair.

Everyone around was quite surprised, because this blond servant was none other than Xia Yan's Nero.

There was no denigration of Nero, but everyone knew that with his strength, even though Kali had consumed a lot of magic power in the previous battle and activating "Dance of Annihilation," she shouldn't have been able to defeat him so quickly, unless...

As everyone watched Nero's sudden appearance with heightened vigilance, Nero withdrew his "Primordial Flame," put his hands on his hips, puffed out his chest, and said to Xia Yan, "Player, my timing for entering the scene was perfect. I dealt with the enemy who attempted to destroy the world in a cool and efficient manner. Wasn't I amazing? Praise me!"

Hearing Nero's usual lively remarks, Xia Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Um... Nero, actually Ganesh has already successfully persuaded Kali."

"Huh? Then wasn't Yu's fight just now a bit unnecessary?"

Nero then realized that his proud military achievements were utterly worthless.

Xia Yan glanced at Feng Yan, who was comforting Ganesh, and said to Nero, "You just arrived, so it's understandable that you don't know the situation."

"Why..."

Nero collapsed to the ground like a deflated balloon.

"I've used up all my magic power, and now I have no strength left. Player, come and help me."

Xia Yan walked up to Nero, extending his hand as he said, "Although it was unintentional, let's go apologize to Gina later."

"Xia Yan, stay away from her!"

Just as Xia Yan was about to pull Nero up, a female voice drifted from the distant sky.

Morgan reacted quickly, immediately activating a spell to teleport Xia Yan back to his side, but a figure swung a sword at almost the same time.

clang!

Morgan was forced to parry with both hands holding his staff, and the immense force emanating from the cross wand sent him flying, his magic almost depleted.

When Morgan stood up again, he saw a dragon-headed demon swallow Xia Yan whole and then burrow underground.

"Witch, Xia Yan is now in my care. Hahahaha."

After leaving behind these words, Nero was swallowed by another monster with four-lobed mouthparts and disappeared underground as well.

"Don't even think about running away!"

Morgan, who had never been so angry since the beginning of his existence, tried to stop the other party, but he could not use his magic.

"Damn Nero, you really timed your move perfectly! But don't forget, I still have this Spirit Origin to use!"

Having said that, Morgan disregarded what Xia Yan had said when she tried to stop her, pointed her cross wand at the ground, and prepared to use her own spiritual foundation as a sacrifice to destroy the earth's core—no, to destroy the entire trial world.

Just then, a spell suddenly appeared around Morgan, binding him.

Just a second later, Morgan freed himself from the restraints.

She coldly watched Merlin fall from the sky and said, "Merlin, I never expected you to join forces with Nero. I should have just killed you."

"Calm down, Morgan."

Mary didn't mind Morgan's tone and instead began to comfort him.

"I don't need to say more. You should still be able to feel the contractual connection with Xia Yan, which means he's alright for now. But if you had fired that shot just now, you might have actually killed him."

Morgan, now slightly calmer, took a deep breath, pointed the tip of his cross wand at Mary, and spoke in a still icy tone.

"Tell me everything you know."

Mary quickly raised her hands and said, "I'll talk, I'll talk. The current Nero is both Nero and not Nero."

Speak like a human.

Morgan moved the tip of his staff forward an inch.

"Nero has now become the sixth beast, who governs the principle of 'corruption,' named Draco. After defeating Tiamat with you, I sensed a viscous and evil aura, but it vanished in an instant. To confirm that it wasn't just my imagination, I secretly went to the North Wall, where I encountered Nero, who had just awakened. After testing her, she revealed Draco's true identity, injuring both me and King Gilgamesh, who had just returned to the North Wall, before fleeing southwest. You should know what happened after that."

At this moment, Feng Yan, along with his followers and the other followers of Xia Yan present, gathered together.

"That was probably the demon beast He, the familiar of the sixth beast Draco."

Feng Yan's words confirmed Meryl's statement and dispelled Morgan's doubts about her.

"I have to say, Xia Yan is amazing! He can even contract a beast and keep it by his side to play with?"

Hearing Feng Yan's complaints, Morgan still had to defend her husband: "Xia Yan only contracted with Saber's Nero, not a beast. Although this foolish emperor is indeed a bit immature and reckless at times, she shouldn't do anything to harm Xia Yan. She must have experienced something during her disappearance that caused this anomaly."

"Instead of discussing the reasons, let's talk about what to do next. If Xia Yan disappears like this, it will be an irreparable loss for both you and the Lighthouse."

Feng Yan's proposal was unanimously approved.

Morgan silently assessed the state of his contract with Xia Yan and said, "The contract is still in effect, so Xia Yan is temporarily safe. However, judging from his extremely thin and blurry state, Nero, no, Draco, has already taken him to another world."

"This is not a good situation. According to BB's rules, as long as the contract is still in effect, you can only return to the safe house and shouldn't be able to go to other worlds," Feng Yan said, frowning.

"BB's rules?"

Morgan wore a disdainful expression.

"Although she created this Master Trial, it's not without flaws. Since Draco could escape with Xia Yan, why can't I chase after them?"