FATE: Target of Grand Master

Xia Yan looked down at Tian Ye and Cai, and suddenly laughed, "You just said that as long as I don't kill you, I'll do anything you want, right?"

"Yes, I can do anything."

A forced smile appeared on Tianye and Cai's faces.

"Then show me a backflip."

Upon hearing this, Linghu Shi, Tian Ye, and Cai were all taken aback, trying to grasp the deeper meaning behind Xia Yan's words.

"I don't know what a backflip is? It's when you flip backward in mid-air, like a lot of cats can do."

Linghu Shi looked at Xia Yan with a strange expression. It really was just the literal meaning of the words. She couldn't figure out what this guy was up to.

Tianye and Cai stood up with some skepticism, then tried to do a backflip, but when they landed, they couldn't adjust their center of gravity at all and ended up landing on all fours with a mouthful of dirt.

"Ptooey... ptooey..."

Before Tianye and Cai could finish spitting out the mud in their mouths, they heard Xia Yan shout, "Keep kneeling."

Ignoring her smudged makeup and disheveled hair, Tianye and Cai immediately got up and knelt down.

"I really don't understand the thinking of you islanders."

Xia Yan suddenly sighed.

"You don't even know your own strength, yet you always like to show off in front of others, provoking them time and time again, thinking you can keep testing their limits. In reality, you're nothing but empty shells, easily defeated."

"Yes, Xia Yan, you're right."

Tianye and Cai lowered their heads and echoed.

Xia Yan clearly wasn't going to let her off the hook, and continued, "Miss Tianye, I've noticed that you islanders seem to only submit to those who have defeated you, and don't care about neighbors who want to live in harmony with you. So I put this rule into practice and defeated you. Are you convinced now?"

"I admit defeat! I admit defeat!"

Tianye and Cai kowtowed repeatedly to Xia Yan, their foreheads turning slightly red.

It has to be said that Tianye and Cai really went all out in admitting defeat. Xia Yan wasn't the type to torture people, so he told her to stop.

"Getting back to the main topic, did you make any useful discoveries during this trial? Tell us about them."

At this point, Tano and Aya immediately looked up and said, "Yes! Mochizuki Yusuke's Mochizuki Chiyome had previously detected the reactions of the two Servants, but when we went to find them, they seemed to have already left."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just then, a series of earth-shattering roars came from the north of Xia Yan and his companions, accompanied by countless ripples of magical energy.

"Little one, there are four spirit origins reacting in that direction, no, five, but the fifth one's spirit origin is already very weak."

After Tiamat said that, Xia Yan immediately discussed it with Linghu Shi and dragged Tian Ye and Cai along to go over.

"Hahaha, how exhilarating! My body seems to be excited to be able to fight you again."

Nebuchadnezzar II, now possessing Gilgamesh's body, laughed heartily in mid-air while using the Gate of Babylon.

"I'm not happy at all! Give Jill back her body!"

Kneeling on the ground was a handsome figure with long green hair and wearing a white robe—Enkidu.

Its hand rested on the ground, unleashing its second Noble Phantasm: Wisdom of the People. Countless weapons shot out from the ground, clashing with the Noble Phantasms rained down from the sky by the Gate of Babylon.

This is the origin of those earth-shattering roars.

Although Nebuchadnezzar II was not the real Gilgamesh and had a relatively limited number of Noble Phantasms he could access from the Gate of Babylon, he only needed to hold Enkidu back for a moment. His purpose in personally leading this expedition was not the "divine weapon" before him, but the Grand Servant who had been hidden nearby and was now merely a figurehead.

Enkidu understood Nebuchadnezzar II's purpose, but at this moment it was too busy to do anything else and could only pray for the good luck of the Servant it was trying its best to protect.

"First team, move to the left."

"Second team, move to the right."

"The rest of you, follow me ahead to search. Once you find the target, don't rush to engage; send a signal immediately."

"yes!"

The three-digit Babylonian troops immediately dispersed and began searching upon receiving the order.

The one leading the search team at this moment was the unusually serious Blackbeard. After all, the Servants they encountered in this world were either not cute enough or had personality flaws, and several of them raised their vigilance to the highest level the moment they saw them, such as the beast-eared archer next to them.

Seeing that the black-bearded man turned his gaze towards her, Atalanta immediately drew an arrow and held it in her hand.

"Um... Atalanta, you can stay here. If we spot the target, please provide support."

Atalanta nodded slightly but did not reply, which gave the black-bearded man the feeling that the other woman seemed to think that speaking to him would be a defilement.

Therefore, Blackbeard was full of motivation when he heard that the enemy he was searching for was a cute-looking Servant.

Although the enemy is to be eliminated, it's fun to have some fun with them before killing them.

Thinking of this, Blackbeard quickened his pace.

"Did you notice?"

"No!"

"Search again carefully, make sure no corner is missed!"

"yes!"

At this moment, Noah, who was severely injured and could only possess Nemo, was unable to maintain the spirit origin of the Great Nemo and could only transform into the form of the Little Nemo.

However, every cloud has a silver lining. Thanks to Nemo's body, Noah was able to squeeze into the chimneys of houses, and the Babylonian army had not yet found him.

With the Babylonian army searching relentlessly time and again, Noah felt that it was only a matter of time before he was exposed.

With his current state of possession and injury, he would have a hard time facing not only Servants, but even multiple Babylonian soldiers. It is already quite remarkable that he has managed to escape until now with Enkidu's help.

It seems that my mission in this world is unlikely to be completed.

"ah!!!"

"What happened? Ah!!!"

Just as Noah was feeling desperate, the soldiers outside began to scream in agony.

Could there be new reinforcements besides Enkidu?

Curiosity prompted Noah to control Nemo's spirit origin to peek out from the top of the chimney and secretly observe the surroundings.

"Richard, you clear out the enemies on the left. Gawain, you take care of the right. Arthur, take me to that rooftop."

After lending Charlemagne to Xia Yan to block enemy Servants, Linghu Shi coincidentally arrived near Noah's hiding place.

Holding Arthur in his arms, Linghu Shi nimbly leaped onto the roof where Noah was hiding. The observant Linghu Shi immediately noticed Noah, who had lowered his head but forgot to hide his hat as well.

"Stop hiding, come out."

Linghu Shi adjusted his glasses and, accompanied by Arthur, walked to the chimney opening, where he met Noah's gaze as he hid inside.

Although Linghu Shi is inherently aloof, she is still a girl, and she couldn't help but be moved by Nemo's adorable appearance.

"Don't worry, I'm here to help you."

Linghu Shi reached out his hand to Noah.

Noah thought for a moment. Regardless of whether the person in front of him was trustworthy, he was at least not on the side of Babylon.

Just as Noah reached out to grasp Linghu Shi's hand, golden particles began to appear on his spirit foundation, a sign of its disintegration.

Upon seeing this, Linghu Shi immediately shouted, "Quickly, take my hand! I am your Master, and I can sign a temporary contract with you to help maintain this world!"

Noah had no other choice at the moment, so he immediately reached out and grabbed Linghu Shi's hand.

The Command Seal flashed red, Noah's spirit base disintegration disappeared, and Linghu Shi signed a temporary contract with him.