FATE: Target of Grand Master

"Chiyome Mochizuki, Lancelot, attack Xia Yan!"

"Ping Jingqing and Astolfo, attack Linghu Shi!"

Mochizuki Yusuke and Tano Kazuya each summoned two Servants and charged towards Xia Yan and Linghu Shi.

"Everyone, please."

Linghu Shi took off his glasses and summoned all four of his followers at once, displaying them to everyone without reservation.

Linghu Shi actually has four followers!

Mochizuki Yusuke and Tano Kazuya were both taken aback.

Previously, Linghu Shi had only revealed Arthur and Richard to them, and they did suspect that Linghu Shi had hidden servants, but they did not expect that she had hidden two.

"Little Poem, squat down!"

Arthur gently pressed Linghu Shi down, blocking Mochizuki Chiyome's sudden sneak attack with his sword.

"Arthur!"

Just as Arthur turned to protect Linghu Shi, Kuang Lan slashed at him with his sword.

"Your opponent is me, Lancelot!"

Gawain suddenly appeared from the side and blocked Mad Lan, who was about to attack Arthur.

"Is this... Lord Lancelot?"

Although Arthur didn't know much about the Knights of the Round Table here, he still guessed his identity based on his intuition.

"Arthur!"

Kuang Lan continued to shout wildly.

"My king, please hand him over to me."

Gawain, who had intercepted Mad Oran, asked Arthur for instructions.

Although this King Arthur was not the one he had sworn allegiance to, Arthur was still King Arthur, and Gawain was still someone to whom he could entrust his loyalty.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Gao Wenqing."

"It's my duty."

Just as a matchup was taking place between Arthur and Chiyome Mochizuki, and between Gawain and Lancelot, another familiar game was unfolding on the other side.

"Oh dear, I didn't expect to be facing His Majesty. Could you please go easy on the adorable Astolfo?"

"Astolfo, you're as adorable as ever. But as a knight, it's rather beneath you to let the enemy hold back. Besides, shouldn't you get off that eagle before you say that?"

Charlemagne looked up and smiled at Astolfo, who was sitting on the back of a magical beast that was somewhere between a griffin and a mare.

Afu replied with a grin, "I'm just afraid that I'll be killed by you, Charles, as soon as I get here. Although I don't feel ashamed of losing to His Majesty, we're serving different masters now, and I just want to try my best."

"Well said. Since we're each serving our own masters, let's put on a show and have a contest. No matter the outcome, it'll be a really cool thing to do."

Afu, watching Charlemagne draw his sword "Gouvayus," said to Ping Jingqing lying on the ground beside him, "Qing, could you come and help me?"

"You need to handle your own problems. Do you think things are so easy for me?"

Taira no Kagekiyo had already drawn his twin swords, facing off against Richard I, who had also drawn his sidearm.

"Also, I've told you many times, don't call me that."

"Ugh~ But Ah Qing's name is so cute! Oh dear!"

Astolfo pulled on the reins, maneuvering his eagle to dodge a sword strike.

"Your Majesty, how could you resort to a sneak attack? That's utterly despicable!"

In response to Afu's complaints, Charlemagne chuckled, one hand on his hip, "You were half-hearted even when you were dueling with me, Afu. Did you even want to fight? If you don't want to win, go watch from a distance."

"That won't do. If I don't put in some effort, I'll get a spanking from my Master when we get back."

Ah Fu finally adopted a slightly more serious attitude and prepared to charge and attack with his gun.

The eight Servants immediately engaged in a fierce battle, and the scene became tense for a time.

Because Mochizuki Chiyome never fought Arthur head-on, but instead always targeted Linghu Shi, employing a tactic of striking and disengaging regardless of success, Arthur could only keep her by his side and dared not stray for a moment.

"No, Linghu Shi's four Servants are all very strong. If we continue to fight one-on-one, we will be at a disadvantage."

Tano and Aya's assessment of the battle situation was correct. Not to mention the battles between Lancelot and Gawain, and between Taira and Richard, Astolfo's combat strength was definitely not comparable to Charlemagne's, and Mochizuki Chiyome's ability to fight head-on was much weaker than Arthur's. Even if she tried her best, she could only hold him back.

It's like a duel between an antelope and a lion. Although the antelope is more agile and can outmaneuver the lion, the lion can make countless mistakes, but the antelope cannot make even one. One mistake will lead to its demise.

"Mochizuki-kun, let's summon the third Servant together. Our target is still Linghu Shi."

"Why not attack that Xia Yan?"

Mochizuki Yusuke countered with a question.

"Linghu Shi is currently under siege, but Xia Yan hasn't made a move, which actually speaks volumes. I think there are two possibilities: First, he and Linghu Shi aren't as united as they seem, and they have their own schemes. Second, Xia Yan's followers aren't strong overall. Whether it's the quality, the quantity, or the injuries, the combat power he can immediately deploy isn't ideal, so he's intentionally holding back."

Tianye and Cai pointed to Linghu Shi, who was being protected by Arthur, and said, "In either case, continuing to besiege Linghu Shi will allow us to determine if there is any real animosity between them and force out Xia Yan's servant. Conversely, if we directly attack Xia Yan, although we can force out his servant, we won't be able to see their relationship. If things go wrong, we might even force Xia Yan to act desperately. We don't know how strong this person really is, so it's always better to be cautious."

Mochizuki Yusuke thought about it and felt it made sense.

"Then let's summon a third Servant together."

Tano and Aya secretly rolled their eyes. How could she not see through Mochizuki Yusuke's thoughts? This man was really bad-tempered and petty. Even though they were from the same hometown and had joined the same group, he was only willing to tell her the number of Servants and not their real names.

However, since things have come to this, she can only endure it for now. Once she passes this trial, she will block this man.

"Alright. Camilla, go attack Charlemagne."

Two seconds after Tano and Aya summoned Camilla, Mochizuki Yusuke finally spoke up: "Darius III, go help Mochizuki Chiyome."

Ding ding ding!

Arthur swiftly spun his holy sword, blocking Mochizuki Chiyome's five shuriken. Suddenly, he sensed danger, grabbed Linghu Shi standing behind him, turned 180 degrees, and drew his sword to block the two downward-slashing black-gold giant axes.

Boom!

Darius III, the owner of the giant axe and a man of enormous size, leaped into the air and then landed. The immense inertia caused Arthur, who was holding the sword with only one hand, to kneel down.

On the other side, Astolfo, who was constantly swooping down to harass, once again manipulated his eagle to launch a feint attack with its claws, while in reality he concentrated his magic power at the tip of his spear and activated his Noble Phantasm - One Touch and He Falls!

Legend has it that the long spear with the golden tip that Afu is holding originally belonged to the knight Algaria, but Afu took advantage of the chaos during the royal contest to steal it.

Although this Noble Phantasm has very low destructive power, it can force the opponent's body below the knees to become spirit, causing them to fall. The triggering conditions are extremely lenient; it can be activated as long as any part of the body is touched, even if it is armor made of magic. It is one of Astolfo's cheat Noble Phantasms.

Charlemagne, who was entangled with the griffin's forepaws while wielding his sword, was caught off guard and had his armor slashed by the spear tip. His knees buckled and he collapsed. At that moment, a fair hand with five long, turquoise fingernails quietly reached out from behind Charlemagne and pointed straight at his heart.

"We won!"

When they saw Arthur kneeling on one knee and Charlemagne falling to the ground, both Mochizuki Yusuke and Tano Kazuya wore victorious smiles.