FATE: Target of Grand Master

Just as Xia Yan was wondering when Craig and Cecilia were planning to send out the Yaga force armed with various pseudo-treasures, Euryale's voice rang in his mind.

"Xia Yan, something bad has happened. Enemies have appeared in the south of the village as well."

Xia Yan didn't panic when he heard there were new enemies. Instead, he asked Yuri Ellie how many people the enemy had sent.

"The number is no less than that of the north. Leading them are three Masters and two Servants, including that one named Villeneuve."

After listening to Yuri Ellie's report, only one word came to Xia Yan's mind—"all out in force."

He looked at Craig. No wonder the other man was so calm; it turned out that he had united everyone to "surround" him.

"Xia Yan, what should we do? They're not far from the village entrance to the south."

Euryale's voice sounded somewhat anxious.

"Don't worry, I'll send my servants over right away."

Xia Yan turned to look at Morgan.

"Morgan, thank you for coming with me to the south. Do you need me to transfer any other Servants?"

Upon hearing Xia Yan's words, Morgan immediately put on a stern face.

"What? You're trying to provoke me again? Xia Yan, don't get me wrong. Up until now, it's you, my Master, who's been limiting my combat power. As long as you're capable, it doesn't matter how many enemies come."

Although Morgan retorted, Xia Yan wasn't angry, because his words just now meant that Morgan alone was enough.

After leaving behind a lingering memory, Morgan and Xia Yan teleported directly to the south of the village, where they spotted the enemy on the other side.

Aside from Villeneuve, an acquaintance, the other two Masters were an adult woman and a young boy.

Even though the adult woman was wearing a thick down jacket, she still had on elaborate makeup, clearly showing that she cared a lot about her appearance.

The little boy looked to be about 7 or 8 years old, with an extremely pale face. He was held in the arms of the Berserker Atalanta the whole time, and he looked sick.

To be honest, when Xia Yan saw this little boy, he felt a pang of pity. A child of this age should not have to face such a cruel Master Trial.

At the same time, Xia Yan was also puzzled, because this little boy was not among the information Villeneuve had provided him.

According to Villeneuve's intelligence, a mature man should have appeared at this time.

"Xia Yan, that guy lied to us."

Morgan had obviously thought of this as well, but Xia Yan thought again and felt that Villeneuve probably didn't do it on purpose.

"If Villeneuve were to lie, he wouldn't lie to just this one person. Whether it was Craig and Cecilia in the north or this woman here, their descriptions are consistent with his, which means he didn't lie intentionally. I think there must be a Servant behind this little boy advising him, and that Servant was the one who communicated with him before, which is why it gave other Masters, including Villeneuve, a false impression."

"But if that's the case, why is this little boy showing up now? Doesn't that just expose that he wasn't sincere during our previous communication?"

Morgan was right, and this must be the cunning scheme of Craig, the highly charismatic leader Villeneuve was referring to.

"I suspect it was Craig, one of the five, who suggested attacking me from both the north and south, and wanted all Masters to participate. Such a collective action would be extremely distasteful if someone refused, and when we know we have a common enemy, it is necessary to maintain even a facade of unity."

Furthermore, the conditions for this action are the same for everyone; everyone else knows each other, so there's no loss involved. On the contrary, not participating would be a loss because it would mean missing out on this opportunity to get to know each other. Of course, those who previously tried to be clever or use underhanded tactics will inevitably be exposed at this stage.

However, this isn't a major problem. After all, everyone hadn't met before, so a little pretense is normal. Participating in this operation demonstrates a willingness to cooperate; all the previous issues are minor. Furthermore…”

Xia Yan's gaze shifted to the side of the Mad Tower Cat holding the little boy, where there was also a centaur servant—Chiron.

"The mature man Villeneuve mentioned earlier was named Centaurus. The name itself means centaur. If Chiron was the one communicating on behalf of his young master during the previous contacts, then it matches what Villeneuve said."

Morgan looked at Xia Yan, seemingly surprised that he knew these things.

"I used to often read myths and legends, and before I knew it, I had accumulated a lot of miscellaneous knowledge that was mostly useless."

Xia Yan offered an explanation, then looked at the little boy opposite him, sighed, and continued, "If I could, I really wouldn't want to lay a hand on a child."

"Xia Yan, sometimes, you can't simply choose not to fight just because you don't want to. This is a battlefield."

Morgan genuinely loved Xia Yan's gentleness, but at the same time, she had to remind him never to be soft-hearted towards his enemies.

"Yes, I understand. We'll see how it goes later. Anyway, with you here, it won't matter how many Servants they send."

"That's natural."

After receiving Morgan's confident reply, Xia Yan began the pre-conference dialogue.

"You're Craig's companions, aren't you?"

The three people opposite did not reply, but instead began to discuss in hushed tones.

"No way, it really is Morgan le Fay. How are we supposed to fight this? Now I know why this trial assigned five of us Masters the same main quest, but I still think five is a bit too few."

Frena complained softly.

"Complaining won't help; we're already at the point where we have no choice but to go. News came from Craig that fighting has broken out in the north, so we need to step up our efforts as well."

Villeneuve must continue to maintain his undercover identity and remain steadfast in his words and actions.

Freya didn't rush to act. She turned to Chiron on the other side and asked, "Great Sage, what's your opinion?"

"Whether we can win or not, we'll only know after we fight. Even if Morgan is strong, her Master's magical power is still limited. As long as we keep putting pressure on Morgan, we are not without a chance of winning."

After hearing Chiron's words, Freya also made a decision.

"Alright, then the three of us will each send out two Servants. Six against one should put pressure on the other side."

Xia Yan saw the two on the other side whisper to each other for a while, and then the six Servants rushed towards him at the same time.

No, it's starting right away?

Shouldn't they introduce themselves first, then exchange trash talk before starting to fight?

Those three people over there are so rude!