FATE: Target of Grand Master

While Xia Yan and Tiamat were having afternoon tea and chatting, Tian Ye and Cai were still trying their best to demonstrate their value.

"Afu, use your Noble Phantasm: Summon the Flute of Panic!"

Through telepathy, Tano and Aya gave Astolfo instructions.

"Received~"

As for Afu, who was sitting on the back of the eagle, he was constantly harassed by Atalanta's arrows and had no chance to get close, which was exactly what he wanted.

She pulled a small flute from her waist, which instantly grew to a size that required both hands to hold.

The original appearance, which resembled a horn flute, has been transformed into a complex form combining a flute, a trombone, and a saxophone.

This is an item given to Astolfo by the Witch of Goodness Rogerstra to drive away a large horde of Harpies. It is also one of Astolfo's cheating Noble Phantasms, but compared to other Noble Phantasms, this one is more of a support type.

Taking a deep breath, Afu blew the magic flute hard, and immediately the flute emitted a demonic sound that was almost like a dragon's roar or a divine horse's neigh, releasing an indiscriminate sonic boom to the surroundings.

Magicians or magical beasts without magical resistance, as well as Servants in poor condition, would explode and die instantly. As for Astolfo's mount, the hawk, it was naturally unable to withstand such an attack. So, before Astolfo could take out the magic flute, she flipped off the hawk's back and sent her mount as far away as possible.

Atalanta had originally aimed at Astolfo, who was in freefall, but due to the influence of the Magic Flute, she, whose magical resistance was only D, immediately knelt down and covered her head.

prick!

In order to get rid of the magic flute's interference, Atalanta decisively punctured her own eardrum. Although this did not completely eliminate the influence of the magic flute, it reduced it to a level that she could tolerate.

Picking up her bow again, Atalanta aimed at Astolfo, who had crashed headfirst into the ground, creating a large crater and bleeding profusely, yet still continued playing his magic flute.

Just as the arrow was about to be released, Atalanta felt a sharp pain in her heart. Looking down, she saw a pale hand with bluish-green nails emerging from her left chest, with crimson blood dripping from between the fingers.

Seemingly worried that this wasn't enough, the pale hand twisted it, completely destroying its heart.

Atalanta finally collapsed, unable to hold on any longer. Before losing consciousness, she forced her head to turn and saw a cold yet alluring face. The face was slightly moving, as if the person was still saying something, but Atalanta could no longer hear it.

"As expected of the hunter who once hunted the Caludon Boar, piercing eardrums was indeed a decisive move. Unfortunately, this makes it even harder for you to notice me."

After paying her respects to the enemy she had killed, Camilla's expression immediately turned greedy. She brought her right hand, still stained with Atalanta's blood, to her mouth and licked it with an excited expression.

"As expected of the blood of a Greek heroine, this scent, full of tempering and maintaining chastity, is truly irresistible."

Seeing that Camilla had succeeded, Alfred put away his magic flute and took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from his head.

Thinking about how that vampire countess was summoned by her master, took advantage of his lust, and secretly drank his blood when he wasn't looking, only to be shocked and bewildered when she later learned that she wasn't actually a woman, Asuka couldn't help but laugh.

However, after that, Camilla seemed to completely ignore him. No matter how cute he tried to seduce her, she wouldn't fall for it, which made Afu feel like he had lost a lot of fun.

"Afu, you should have finished things over there, right? Come back and help Ping Jingqing clear out the Babylonian soldiers around here."

Tianye and Cai's voices were transmitted to Afu's heart through telepathy.

"Okay, okay, I'll be right there."

Afu put away the handkerchief he had used to wipe the blood, looking helpless. His Master really was a bully who preyed on the weak.

Taira no Kagekiyo usually has a do-not-be-approachable demeanor, while Camilla is associated with the legend of drinking the blood of young girls. Tano and Aya are somewhat afraid of these two Servants, so they become the Master's favorite to order around, since they seem to be the ones who are particularly easy to talk to.

However, his master was usually quite good to him, especially the fact that he liked to hold him while sleeping at night, which made Afu quite happy. So Afu only complained a little in his heart, whistled, called back Junying, and hurried back.

With the addition of Afu, Ping Jingqing's situation improved as he dealt with Blackbeard and the surrounding Babylonian soldiers, and the balance of the battle was immediately broken.

Dangdang Dangdang!

Using his twin swords to deflect the bullets fired by the black-bearded man, and then killing several nameless crew members who surrounded him, Taira no Kagekiyo drew circles with both hands to overlap his twin swords, instantly increasing his magical power, and then activated his Noble Phantasm without warning.

"Noble Phantasm! All things are impermanent; what flourishes must decline!"

Eight identical clones of Ping Jingqing appeared beside Ping Jingqing's main body, each holding a large, combined sword, and ran towards the black-bearded man.

"Stop her!"

Blackbeard immediately realized something was wrong and forcibly ordered his crew and Babylonian soldiers to stand in front of Ping Jingqing, while he turned and ran.

Unfortunately, the nameless crew members and Babylonian soldiers were no match for the Servant's Noble Phantasm. Eight clones of Taira no Kagekiyo cleared a path for his main body, and Taira no Kagekiyo himself did not linger, catching up with Blackbeard in a few leaps.

"wait..."

Whether Blackbeard wanted to surrender or negotiate, before he could utter a word, Ping Jingqing chopped off his head with a single stroke.

Now, the nearby Babylonian troops lost their command and were thrown into chaos, which was quickly cleared away by Ping Jingqing and Afu.

Tianye and Cai also breathed a sigh of relief. At least the battle went very smoothly. She turned to look at Xia Yan, who was still chatting and laughing with Tiamat, and took a step to go over and report. However, she was stunned by Xia Yan's look that said, "Did I ask you to come over?"

Suddenly unsure whether to put her raised foot down, Tianye and Cai found themselves in the awkward situation of standing on one leg.

Fortunately, Xia Yan understood the principle of using both carrot and stick. He picked up a small bottle of orange juice from the magic carpet and tossed it to Tian Ye and Cai.

"You've worked hard, have some water to replenish your fluids."

Tianye and Cai caught the orange juice that Xia Yan threw to them with both hands, immediately bowed to express their gratitude, and then unscrewed the cap and drank it.

She wasn't worried at all that Xia Yan would poison her. Given the vast difference in their strength, he had plenty of ways to kill her if he wanted to, so there was no need to waste orange juice. Besides, even if he wanted to kill her, she would only have to accept it.

Seeing Tianye and Cai drink the orange juice without hesitation, Xia Yan's lips curled up slightly, and he sneered inwardly.

That's how island people are; they know small things but lack a sense of righteousness, they have cleverness but no great wisdom. Only when they genuinely fear you will they behave more obediently, and even be grateful for the small favors you give them.

Of course, don't let this make you complacent about them. They can only ever be stray dogs with shackles around their necks, and can never truly become watchdogs who can guard your home and whom you can entrust with your trust.