FATE: Target of Grand Master

"Xia Yan, we're here too."

As time went by, Xia Yan's Servants arrived one after another, finally giving him more combat power to deploy. However, Xia Yan did not give any orders for the time being, and continued to have Morgan bless Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and Merry, who had sworn a poisonous oath to admit her mistakes.

"Everyone, let's be patient a little longer and wait for Linghu Shi to arrive before we retaliate."

Although Xia Yan was speaking to his own people, Draco heard him as well.

"Player, I don't mean to discourage you, but you don't actually think that having four more Servants will allow you to defeat me, do you? Look at the current situation. You're still being completely suppressed by my demonic beasts, and that old woman's Noble Phantasm consumed a lot of MP, so you couldn't use it. What other way do you have to turn the tide?"

"Solutions never appear on their own; you have to try them yourself."

Xia Yan refused to admit defeat. On the contrary, after seeing that Linghu Shi and the other three had all arrived, Xia Yan began his operation.

"Linghu Shi, have one of your Servants unleash their Noble Phantasm to clear away the attacks from the sky that are suppressing us."

"Alright, Gawain, it's up to you now."

"Yes, ma'am."

Gawain, upon receiving the order, did not hesitate and immediately unleashed his Noble Phantasm: the Sword of Victory.

The dazzling beam of light instantly swept away the barrage of attacks that had been suppressing everyone in the sky.

"Now! Tiamat, Cú Chulainn, Musashi, Ibuki, and Morgan, you go directly to attack Draco. Ereshkigal and Euryale, you take over from Gilgamesh and Enkidu, and cover the others as they approach Draco. Linghu Shi, send your Servants over as well. If you see any attacks that Ereshkigal and Euryale can't clear in time, have your Servants use their Noble Phantasms."

Xia Yan's tactics were actually quite simple: to launch a decapitation strike against Draco, which was the only method he could think of at the moment.

In terms of total magic power, Xia Yan was no match for Draco. In terms of magic power output, only Morgan, Tiamat, Gilgamesh (who had unleashed his Noble Phantasm), Enkidu, and Arthur (whose Holy Sword had at least half of its restraints removed) could surpass Draco. This was an overwhelmingly unfavorable battle. As the Master, all Xia Yan could do was take risks and try to boost morale.

All the Servants who could move at that moment began to act.

In terms of speed, Cú Chulainn Alter took the lead, rushing to the front, with Musashi close behind. Ibuki and Morgan in the air were also quite fast, but before the four could get close to Draco, a barrage of bullets fired from the sky by the seven magical beasts struck again.

"Focus on moving forward, don't worry about the sky!"

Ereshkigal was the first to summon countless spears and fire them at the barrage of bullets in the sky.

"Leave these to us."

Euryale, transformed into her Gorgon form, unleashed lasers from her snake hair, slicing them back and forth across the sky.

Boom boom boom!

The air was filled with the deafening roar of attacks colliding, like a modern war with unlimited ammunition.

However, it was still impossible for Ereshkigal and Gorgon alone to clear the barrage of attacks from as many as seven demonic beasts. As more and more attacks landed on the ground, Linghu Shi once again ordered Richard to use his Noble Phantasm.

"Noble Phantasm! The Sword of Eternal Victory!!"

Once again, Cu Chulainn Alter cleared the barrage of bullets from the sky with his beam cannon, and he was now only ten meters away from Draco, having been running at the very front.

With a burst of power from his rear foot, Cú Chulainn Alter activated his Noble Phantasm while sprinting forward.

"Noble Phantasm! Beast That Devours Death Fangs!"

Just as the dark claw strike was about to hit Draco, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the sky.

"Noble Phantasm! Myth of Mankind: Thunderous Descent!"

A powerful bolt of lightning struck Cú Chulainn Alter, forcing him to defend first.

"I'll do it!"

Seeing that Cú Chulainn Alter was blocked, Musashi immediately accelerated and bypassed him, attacking Draco from the side again.

"Heavenly Eye! Activate! Noble Phantasm!"

Just as Musashi was about to unleash his Noble Phantasm, a longsword with seven colors—red, yellow, blue, green, and so on—descended from the sky.

clang!

Musashi parried with his sword, and in doing so, he got a clear look at his opponent's face. She was a girl with long white hair, red eyes, and brown skin.

Ibuki, who was in mid-air, wanted to finish the job, but was stopped by a giant axe crackling with electric arcs.

At the same time, four Servants each appeared in front of Tiamat and Morgan, and Xia Yan's decapitation operation was almost declared bankrupt before it even touched Draco.

"Arthur, Charlemagne, Richard, Gawain, all of you, attack together!"

Seeing that Xia Yan's Servants were being blocked, Linghu Shi immediately ordered an attack. However, when his four Servants approached Draco, they were also blocked by the Servants summoned by Draco.

"Players, I told you, you have no chance of winning. Unlike that old woman who obtained the Holy Grail but only used it to break her own shackles, I possess almost limitless magical power, allowing me to maximize the use of this Holy Grail, which contains countless human desires and evil thoughts. No matter how many Servants you have, I can summon far more than you. You have no chance of winning."

This time, even Xia Yan couldn't hold back anymore.

He never expected that Draco could summon a Servant from the Holy Grail. As a result, Draco's main body, which seemed to be the most suitable for concentrated attacks, became the most impregnable link.

No wonder Draco remained so confident throughout; he had made thorough preparations after analyzing Xia Yan's full combat strength.

Actually, during the Babylonian period, the Babylonian side already had Servants that did not appear in the original work. Xia Yan originally thought this was an adjustment made during the trial, but it seems more likely that Draco summoned them after temporarily lending the Holy Grail to Nebuchadnezzar II.

He had underestimated Draco, not only in terms of combat strength but also in terms of intelligence.

But this wasn't the first time he'd encountered a situation where he was almost helpless. For some reason, deep in Xia Yan's heart, there was always a flame of "hope" that hadn't been extinguished.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Yan didn't rush to refute, but calmly observed the Servants summoned by Draco.

Tesla attacked Cú Chulainn Alter, Attila blocked Musashi, Kintoki held off Ibuki, and the four Servants confronting Tiamat, Morgan, and Linghu Shi were Lancer-class Servants Artoria Alter, Mordred, Tamamo-no-Mae, Jack, Shakespeare, Hyde, Babbage, von Hohenheim, Berserker-class Lu Bu, Romulus, Caligula, Caesar, Jing Ke, Boudica, and others.

These Servants seem to be a mixed bag, representing both the East and the West, but Xia Yan always gets the feeling that there is a subtle connection between them.

What kind of connection would this be?

During the same period?

wrong.

Same attribute?

Not right either.

Same job rank?

Seeing that the Servants all had bloodshot eyes and attacked without any rationality, it was indeed possible that they had been forcibly subjected to berserk mode, but Xia Yan felt that this was not the most crucial point.

Did it appear somewhere at the same time?

Yes! That's it!

Xia Yan discovered the hidden pattern behind these Servants.

They are both Servants who appeared in the Second and Fourth Singularities in the original FGO work, and they are also the only two Singularities in Xia Yan's Master Trial that he did not participate in.