FATE: Target of Grand Master

"Draco, you're lying."

Xia Yan's words made Draco frown.

"Player, I admire your tenacity, but I am now more concerned about your mental health. You are not the first Master I have defeated; there is no need for you to stubbornly persist."

Seeing that Draco did not give him a direct answer, Xia Yan became even more certain.

"Draco, you're lying."

"Oh? Then tell me, what lie did I tell? And why did I lie?"

Xia Yan straightened his body, not wanting to lose to Draco in terms of momentum.

"While you can summon Servants, you cannot summon them arbitrarily. The Servants that appeared in the Second and Fourth Singularities are basically the limit of what you can summon. Moreover, judging from their involuntary Berserk state, they did not accept your summons willingly; they were likely summoned by you using the Holy Grail."

As for the reason for lying, it was naturally to destroy my hope, so that this battle would have no chance of turning the tide.

"Hahaha. You really know how to tell jokes. I was really amused by you. I've decided that from now on, I'll require you to tell me a joke every night."

Draco laughed so hard his breasts trembled and bounced.

"Draco, it's no use trying to hide your embarrassment at being exposed with a laugh. If I'm wrong, you can summon any Servant that isn't from the Second or Fourth Singularity right now."

Draco, no longer bothering to hide Xia Yan's words, laughed and said, "As expected of my musician, you really hit the nail on the head. But even so, I am not lying, because I can summon them repeatedly until your servants are exhausted."

Ultimately, war is always about economics! And in this war of the mystical side, magic naturally represents the economy! As long as my magic surpasses yours, you have no chance of winning!

These words struck Xia Yan's heart like a fatal blow.

Looking at the various Servants who were struggling in the battle, they all wore extremely serious expressions, and some had even begun to show signs of injury in the ongoing fighting.

Even Morgan and Tiamat, who could be considered their trump cards, showed signs of fatigue in the war of attrition, where they were simultaneously fighting four opponents.

Indeed, no matter how Xia Yan argued, the difference in magic power remained his fatal weakness that he could not escape. As long as Draco persisted in the war of attrition, his side really had no way to deal with it.

Is this truly the end of my journey?

"That's not necessarily true!"

Just as Draco was about to declare victory, a female voice that Xia Yan found very familiar rang out from behind him.

Xia Yan turned around and saw a white flag with a pattern resembling an iris and a blonde girl holding the flagpole.

"Throughout history, battles where the weak triumph over the strong have been far from isolated incidents. Besides strategy and cunning, gaining the trust and support of others is also crucial. Look at the Servants gathered around Xia Yan, and then look at Draco, haven't you realized that you've only ever been alone from beginning to end?"

Under Xia Yan's surprised gaze, Joan of Arc walked to his side and greeted him quietly.

"Xia Yan, I've come to fulfill our promise."

When Draco saw Joan of Arc appear, he had a bad feeling, but he didn't back down at all.

"Hmph, needing others' help is just an excuse for the weak. I am strong enough that I don't need anyone. Joan of Arc, although I don't know how you sneaked into the singularity I created, you don't actually think you can turn the tide of the battle all by yourself, do you?"

"I can't do this alone, but as I just said, Xia Yan will attract many followers. Come forth, everyone! Now is the time for us to respond to Xia Yan's help and give him our power!"

Joan of Arc waved the flag in front of her once, then plunged it heavily into the ground.

Despite lacking any magical qualities and without employing any summoning rituals, over twenty summoning circles automatically unfolded around Xia Yan, as if echoing Joan of Arc's words.

Siegfried, Gilles de Rais (Saber), Drake, Orion, Asterius, Iori Miyamoto, Takeru Yamato, Zhou Yu, Yoshinaka Kiso, Tomoe Gozen, Circe, Muramasa Senji, Edison, Helena, Nightingale, Scáthach, Osmandis, Nitocris, Sanzang, Tawara Tota, Artoria (Lancer), Lancelot (Saber), Tristan, Gareth, Agravuren, Bedivere, Ishtar, Typhon.

Although in terms of quantity, they certainly cannot compare to the spectacle caused by the arrival of all the Servants who had appeared in the previous singularities during the Final Singularity – the meteor shower in the sky – the arrival of these Servants still moved Xia Yan.

Unbeknownst to me, I have left behind so many good connections in numerous worlds, and even Servants who were not originally from singularity worlds have come here.

Draco was taken aback by the sudden appearance of so many Servants, never expecting that he would one day encounter the same situation that Goetia had faced.

However, Xia Yan is not Fujimaru Ritsuka after all, and he is not Goetia. With only twenty-odd Servants, he will not lose!

"Warcraft, ramp up your damage output and wipe out all these annoying bugs!"

Draco immediately ordered the monsters to launch an even fiercer attack.

"Never! My banner, protect my people! My lord is here!!"

Jeanne d'Arc immediately unleashed her Noble Phantasm, blocking the attack from the demonic beasts.

"Heroes and warriors, please hear me. We have gathered here for only one purpose: to help Xia Yan. Therefore, even though we may have been mortal enemies before, and come from eras that would never have crossed paths, please put aside your differences and fight side by side. My real name is Joan of Arc, and I swear in the name of the Lord that I will be a steadfast shield standing before you all!"

After successfully repelling an attack from the demonic beasts, the reinforcements began to take action.

"Leave the monster Heavaritia to us."

Gilles de Rais was the first to respond to Joan of Arc's call, leading Siegfried and Senji Muramasa towards the first monster, He.

"Then we'll take care of this monster, Hesperabia."

Iori looked eager to try.

"Iori, that's pronounced Superbia," Wu Zun corrected.

Miyamoto Iori, Yamato Musashi, and Zhou Yu ran towards the second monster, He.

"The monster Heacadia is our target."

Drake, Orion (or more precisely, the moon goddess), and Asterius went to the location of the third monster, Hera.

"Then let's go suppress the monster Hegula."

"Okay, I'll do whatever my husband says."

"Um, although it's not nice to say it like this, wouldn't it be a bit redundant for me to come along?"

Circe always felt like a third wheel following behind the couple, Yoshinaka Kiso and Tomoe Gozen, but the three of them still went together to the location of the fourth monster, Haze.

"Mrs. Blavatsky, could you please take care of this place?"

"Okay, don't worry. Leave the monster Heinvidia to us."

Xia Yan met Edison in the Fifth Singularity and chose to stay, while Helena, Nightingale, and Scáthach ran towards the Fifth Singularity, He.

"Sun King, although we fought each other before, here, I will leave the monsters to my Knights of the Round Table."

"Hmph, looks like we're on the same page."

After obtaining Osmandis's consent, the Knights of the Round Table present—Sword-class Lancelot, Drizzt, Gareth, Agravuren, and Bedivere—ran towards the sixth magical beast, Hercules.

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to come and join the fun, Ishtar."

"Enough with the nonsense. I am, after all, the guardian deity of Uruk. Xia Yan's actions ultimately saved the city of Uruk, and as its guardian deity, I naturally have to do my part."

"Hahaha. Alright, let's see the three of us see who can suppress that monster for longer."

"Seriously, Jill. You really need to rest more right now."

Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and Ishtar went together to suppress the seventh demon beast, Heracles.