FATE: Target of Grand Master

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The giant, whose entire body was engulfed in flames, was sitting in front of the trunk of the Imaginary Tree, which was now less than ten meters tall.

The giant's mouth chewed incessantly, swallowing the Imaginary Tree—the most important thing that should have supported this Norse Lostbelt—as if it were sugarcane.

"You guys are really living a very leisurely life."

With long, wavy pink hair and wearing a uniform with the NFF logo, Koyanskaya floated beside the fire giant's head.

"Surte, you must have sensed several powerful magical reactions as well, two of which are far larger than the others."

"so what?"

The fire giant stopped chewing and asked in return.

"Therefore, you should directly attack that village number 23, instead of sending some useless giants or shadow followers."

Koyanskaya was very dissatisfied with the fact that her allies here were only giving her experience points.

"I was also injured in the battle with Skadi, and I need to heal these injuries before I can move again."

Surut put the Imaginary Tree trunk in his hand into his mouth again, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.

He must not act rashly this time; as the ultimate device for destroying the world, it must keep itself as intact as possible.

"Have you forgotten that Asclepius is on the other side? While his combat abilities aren't great, his medical skills can even bring the dead back to life. What if he brings Skadi back to life? Wouldn't all your previous efforts be wasted?"

"Once I completely assimilate the Imaginary Tree, my magic power will increase several times over. Not to mention Skadi, even if Odin were to be resurrected, he would be no match for me."

Hearing Surut's arrogant words, Koyanskaya shut her mouth completely.

"Then I wish you and your puppet success in advance."

Koyanskaya, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped and turned back, saying, "By the way, our contract only ends when we help you defeat Skadi. If you want me to help again after that, we'll have to negotiate a different price."

Surut did not respond, continuing to gnaw on the Imaginary Tree on its own.

Koyanskaya, no longer wanting to make a fool of herself, disappeared into the air.

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After communicating with Skadi, Morgan and Skadi together cast a spell to keep all the humans and livestock in Village 23 warm.

At the same time, Xia Yan also notified Craig to send a mechanical soldier unit from Moscow to provide support.

While waiting for the mechanical soldier unit to arrive, the other Servants lying on the hospital beds gradually opened their eyes.

Upon waking, von Hohenheim immediately began concocting potions, restoring the condition of his three Servants, including himself, to a level sufficient for combat.

After recovering, Avisbro and Babbage mass-produced a batch of golems and mechanical soldiers.

Therefore, Xia Yan brought forward the human migration plan for the Norse Lostbelt a little. Under the escort of the three Servants, Ottlinde, Nero, and Avisbro, the humans and livestock of Village 23 began to move towards the Russian Lostbelt.

Before leaving, Morgan and Skadi cast a spell to conceal their presence, so that unless Surut happened to step on their heads, no one would be able to detect them.

After seeing off the locals that Skadi missed the most, Xia Yan took the initiative and called Skadi and Augustus together for a strategic meeting.

During the meeting, Xia Yan also told the two about the combat power he had accumulated in the Russian Lostbelt. Since the opponent only had Surt, Koyanskaya and the Master who was suspected to be Ophelia, then his side did not need to be timid and could go directly to the opponent for a decisive battle.

However, when Xia Yan and the others flew over earlier, they did not see Surute.

Given the fire giant's mountain-like size, unless Xia Yan and the others all went blind, there was absolutely no way they wouldn't notice it. Therefore, the only explanation is that the other party used a magic trick to conceal its form.

Every magic trick has a way to be countered, especially since Xia Yan now has two Servants who are proficient in magic by his side.

Morgan and Skadi each held a wand; a magic circle appeared beneath one's feet, while runes floated around the other's body.

A moment later, the two raised their wands almost simultaneously, and two beams of light shot out from above their heads, dispersing into countless tiny magical beams in mid-air, which then shot in a bowl shape towards the space occupied by scorched earth in the distance.

Ding Ding Ding!

Several of the magical beams seemed to have struck some invisible wall, producing a crisp sound.

Morgan and Skadi immediately sensed it, and then two streams of magic as tall as adults shot out, heading towards the direction from which the crisp sound came from.

Boom! Boom!

The stream of magic struck an invisible wall, and two huge cracks appeared in mid-air. As time went on, the cracks grew larger and larger until they finally shattered completely.

As the magical barrier crumbled like shards of glass, a colossal figure engulfed in flames was revealed—none other than Surtur, the Giant King who had replaced Skadi as the King of the Norse Lostbelt.

Gum!

After swallowing the last bit of the Imaginary Tree, Surut slowly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of Village 23.

"The timing is perfect."

Surut stood up, and his already tall figure grew twice as tall again. Half of his body also displayed a blue light that was completely different from the flames, which was the result of him devouring Fenrir the Ice.

Moreover, two black dragon wings, resembling those of the evil dragon Fafnir, sprouted from the back of the Giant King.

This is a form called Surt's Complete Form, which did not even appear in the original work. Whether it is a giant, fire, or a dragon, they are all manifestations of calamity. At this moment, Surt is calamity itself.

"The world needs to be destroyed, and all destruction begins with you!"

After saying that, Surut shot out two high-magic rays from his eyes, which struck at a faster speed than the magic beams that Morgan and Skadi had shot out before.

"Anastasia!"

Upon seeing this, Xia Yan immediately shouted the princess's name!

"Noble Phantasm! Afterglow, Blood Fortress of Calamity!"

Anastasia didn't even have time to chant before she activated her second Noble Phantasm.

boom!

A massive fortress rose from the ground. The fortress that had successfully blocked the Thunder Emperor's Noble Phantasm once again proved its worth, blocking the two high-magic rays shot by Surtr that were comparable in power to Noble Phantasms.

"Oh? You managed to block my beam all by yourself."

Surt was somewhat surprised, but not worried, since even if the opponent had a very strong defensive Noble Phantasm, its magical power was ultimately limited.

Surtr believed that no Servant had a higher mana reserve than he did.

The Flame Giant King opened its mouth, and this time, a high-magic ray shot out from it, its power several times greater than before.