FATE: Target of Grand Master

When Linghu Shi returned with Noah and his four followers, Xia Yan, Tian Ye, and Cai had already joined Enkidu and were confronting Nebuchadnezzar II.

The clash of their Noble Phantasms, which lasted for more than ten minutes, had almost completely depleted the magical energy of Enkidu and Nebuchadnezzar II.

Although Enkidu can generate mana autonomously through the earth, the efficiency difference between input and output still needs time to recover. Nebuchadnezzar II has the same problem; although he has the Holy Grail lent by Draco, he still needs time to recover his mana.

"It's about time you surrendered, Nebuchadnezzar II."

Xia Yan wouldn't mind sending Nebuchadnezzar II away here, but it would be even better if he could lure Draco out.

She had been missing for so long, Draco should have found out by now, but she hadn't come looking for her, which was very unusual.

Although Nero has fallen and become Draco, Xia Yan is still confident that he is valuable to Draco. Otherwise, the other party would not have gone to such lengths to abduct him. However, Draco has not come looking for him, which can only mean that she has something more important to do than looking for him.

What could it be?

Considering the original arcade game's plot and the fact that her Draco had only recently transformed, the answer is obvious—Draco's condition isn't as good as it seems. She still needs to absorb the "corruption" of the Babylonian palace to elevate her status as a beast.

Therefore, it would be even better if we could lure out the incomplete Draco, take control of her, and then find a way to resolve her beast transformation.

"Hmph, you bastards dare to try and persuade me to surrender! This is a capital offense, an unforgivable capital offense!"

After Blackbeard and Atalanta were defeated, Nebuchadnezzar II knew that the campaign to annihilate Noah had failed, but he was not resigned to it. He was the king who had built Babylon to its zenith of prosperity, how could he fail!

"Ahhhhhhhhh!"

Gilgamesh was one thing, but Xia Yan had no patience to listen to this cloaked king's nonsense, so he directly had Tiamat deliver a verbal attack.

"My king, let us bear with this for now. Lost Servants can be summoned again, but without you, the city of Babylon will come to an end."

Suddenly, the space around Nebuchadnezzar II distorted, and Draco stretched out a hand, pulling Nebuchadnezzar II directly into it, thus avoiding Tiamat's attack and escaping the encirclement of Xia Yan and the others.

"Tsk."

It's no wonder that Nero changed after following me for a while.

Draco didn't fall for Xia Yan's trick and continued to stay in the Great God Tower.

"Little one, this guy can already grab things from a distance. If this drags on any longer, his status as a beast will only get higher."

Tiamat's words gave Xia Yan a more accurate assessment.

It seems that my original plan to prepare for a few more days before launching an attack must be brought forward.

Xia Yan originally wanted to wait and see if Morgan and the others could arrive in time, but rather than waiting for reinforcements who might not arrive for an unknown period of time, it was more important to deal with the beasts that had already grown stronger as soon as possible.

Xia Yan glanced at Enkidu and Noah, who had come with Linghu Shi, and asked, "Gentlemen, I'm sure you can see the clues about the beasts. I'll get straight to the point. The three of us are going to defeat Draco's Master, as evidenced by our battle with Nebuchadnezzar II just now. I have three questions, and I hope you can answer them without reservation."

Enkidu and Noah had both witnessed the battle between the three of them, so they naturally had no doubts.

"My first question is, besides the two of you, are there any other lone Servants here?"

Enkidu and Noah exchanged a glance, and finally Enkidu spoke up: "I'll answer this question. Originally, there were two other people besides us, but they sacrificed themselves in the previous battle against the Babylonians."

"Understood. My second question is, would you mind sharing some of your previous experiences?"

Noah answered this time.

"Let me start with me. To my shame, I was ambushed by Draco when I first appeared in the world, and my spirit origin was severely damaged. Currently, I can only rely on Nemo, with whom I have a fairly good compatibility."

After that, I was constantly hiding from the Babylonians' pursuit. During this time, I encountered Enkidu, Tamamo-no-Mae, and Kintoki. Unfortunately, during a previous siege, Tamamo-no-Mae and Kintoki covered our retreat, and soon after, their Spirit Origin reactions disappeared.

Since then, Enkidu has been helping me conceal my presence and hide in various places. Although we managed to stay hidden for a while, we were eventually discovered by the Babylonians. Just when Enkidu was holding off Nebuchadnezzar II and I thought I had nowhere to run, the three of them appeared.

The logic was very clear, which also indicated that Xia Yan and his group no longer needed to search for other lone Servants. It was just a pity about the two powerful Servants, Tamamo-no-Mae and Kintoki. If they were still alive, Xia Yan would really like to contract at least one of them to expand their combat power.

"One last question."

Xia Yan looked at Noah, because this question was specifically asked to him.

"Noah, how are you feeling? If Draco were to use a method similar to flooding the city, could you handle it?"

Noah first gave a wry smile, then his eyes hardened as he said, "I can barely maintain the current level, and I can't even participate in battles. But if a flood-like phenomenon really occurs, I think I can still solve it by using my remaining spirit core as a sacrifice and the concepts given to me by mythology."

"it is good."

After Xia Yan finished asking his questions, he looked at Linghu Shi. Seeing that Linghu Shi shook her head slightly to indicate that she had no questions, he addressed everyone: "Everyone, Draco has grown to a certain level. If we continue to delay, the situation will only get worse. Therefore, I have decided that after resting for one night, we will launch an attack on the Great Temple first thing tomorrow morning. Does anyone have any objections?"

"no."

"I don't have any either."

Linghu Shi, Tianye, and Cai replied one after another.

As for Enkidu, Noah, and their Servants, they certainly wouldn't have any objections.

Xia Yan glanced at the darkening sky and said, "Alright, let's find another place to rest."

Actually, if he could, Xia Yan would love to set off right now, but haste makes waste, and there were two reasons why he decided to wait another night.

Firstly, it can provide Enkidu with time to recover his mana. After all, having such a powerful Servant and not being able to unleash his full combat potential would be a great loss.

Secondly, Xia Yan and the other two masters had been fighting almost all day and did need some time to recover their energy.

What? You're saying that one of today's two battles was an internal conflict?

What's wrong with internal strife? Does internal strife not count as fighting?

Moreover, it was a battle of life and death, so Xia Yan and the other two, as Masters, were almost always in a state of high tension.

"Come on, everyone, eat as much as you want. Mom has made a lot."

After everyone moved to a secluded spot suitable for resting, Tiamat concocted a lot of monster meat, threw it all into a large pot to boil, and added some plants and spices that Xia Yan didn't quite recognize. A big stew of monster meat was ready.

Everyone looked at the strangely shaped pieces of meat in their bowls and the dark green broth that resembled an overgrown lake of algae, and the same question arose in their minds.

Is this thing really edible?