FATE: Target of Grand Master

Just as Gorgon took over Morgan's battle against Surtur, a large number of Shadow Followers surrounded Xia Yan and Augustus.

Although it is not difficult for the Servants to kill these Shadow Servants, these Shadow Servants are made of black mud, and even if they are killed, they will quickly repair their Spirit Origin and continue to engage in battle.

"Leave this to us."

Compared to Xia Yan's Servants who excel at single-target high-burst kills, Augustus's Servants demonstrated their superior skill at this moment.

Babbage's mechanical soldiers, enhanced by von Hohenheim's alchemy and further strengthened by the great Skadi, reached a level where they could fight the Shadow Servants one-on-one for a long time before being killed.

If the situation is two against one, then the mechanical soldiers can even suppress the opposing Shadow Servants.

If Babbage had enough magic power, he might have been able to outmaneuver the Shadow Servants with just his mechanical soldiers. Unfortunately, Babbage had just recovered from serious injuries, and his current magic power was insufficient to support the mass production of his troops.

boom!

This is where Augustus's role becomes apparent.

He instructed the girl doll Yancet to attach a high-explosive bomb to the newly produced soldiers. Once the mechanical soldier was destroyed, the high-explosive bomb attached to it would be detonated, instantly creating an ultra-high temperature burning effect within a three-meter radius.

If it were just ordinary burning, it would naturally have little effect on the magical black mud. However, Augustus's high-explosive bomb was specially enhanced with von Hohenheim's alchemy, which made it extremely effective against the black mud.

The writhing black mud was scorched by mysterious flames, instantly losing its moisture and turning into black lumps, which caused it to lose its ability to reshape and restore the spirit origin of shadow Servants.

Although the black mud can be reactivated by new black mud, the effect is naturally much less than before when it can be directly reshaped, which can greatly reduce the pressure on Xia Yan's side.

Boom boom boom!

Another explosion.

After Babbage completely drained his magic power, a black soil area was scorched within a fifty-meter radius around Xia Yan and Augustus.

Those shadow followers seemed to possess a certain level of intelligence; after suffering a setback, they no longer dared to approach rashly. Even after reactivating the mud, they only operated on the periphery.

The battle between the two sides paused for a moment.

"Augustus, do you have any other amazing little inventions to show everyone?"

Xia Yan looked at Babbage, who was slumped on the ground emitting steam, and realized that the previous explosive tactic could not continue. He couldn't let those high-explosive bombs hit his servants.

"have."

Augustus then took out a weapon resembling a hand grenade and handed it to the young doll Yennefer.

Jensett pulled the pin, threw the grenade, and it hit a group of Shadow Followers fifty meters away with pinpoint accuracy.

boom!

A pillar of fire shot into the sky, turning two shadow followers who had no time to dodge into mush.

However, like the previous bombs, this is a temporary solution that does not address the root cause of the problem.

"Augustus, how many of these grenades do you have?"

"A few dozen," Augustus replied.

Suddenly, Xia Yan had a flash of inspiration and came up with a good idea. He called over Yanse and several of his followers, whispered a few words in their ears, and then the group set off together.

The first to act was Jensette. She spread her fingers, holding five grenades in one hand, and with the other hand, she pulled the pin and threw the grenades with lightning speed, throwing five grenades in just five seconds.

The shadow followers immediately took cover in the direction the grenade was thrown, which was exactly what Xia Yan had hoped for.

"The heavens have desolate seas, the earth has prisons. My heel is the wrath of the underworld! Appear, Temple of Fever! Reflect now, Spirit Peak, embrace the saddle of the underworld!"

Ereshkigal immediately unleashed her Noble Phantasm on the Shadow Servants who had gathered together to avoid the grenades. However, Xia Yan valued Ereshkigal's ability to alter the terrain and trap the Shadow Servants in a deep pit more than the attack effect of the Noble Phantasm.

The soaring magic power rose up, and as Xia Yan had predicted, the shadow followers were no match for it. But as Xia Yan also expected, the shadow followers began to slowly recover their spiritual foundation.

"Just stay down there."

Seizing the opportunity, Anastasia picked up Vi and unleashed an extremely powerful blizzard towards the pit, freezing the entire pit and all the Shadow Servants inside.

It worked!

Even if the black mud can be repaired, its liquefaction properties will be restricted when it encounters fire or ice. Even if the black mud has the effect of eroding the surrounding environment, it will still take time to completely erode the ice that seals the entire deep pit.

In this way, about one-third of the Shadow Servants were sealed in the deep pit.

"Ereshkigal, do you still have enough magic?"

Xia Yan asked with concern, "If you can't last three times, I can use a Command Spell to replenish your strength."

Eresh smiled and waved her hand, saying, "It's alright, I've deliberately reduced the magic consumption, casting it three times won't be a problem. Xia Yan, you should save your Command Seals for Surtur."

"it is good."

Although Xia Yan could tell that Ai Lei was somewhat reluctant, he did not refuse her kindness.

In battle, even the slightest hesitation can lead to defeat.

Just as Xia Yan was about to repeat the process, the remaining Shadow Servants unexpectedly turned into black mud and gathered together, beginning to merge with each other.

"The fact that they've all gathered in one place on their own initiative is a huge help!"

Ereshkigal was about to activate her Noble Phantasm again when Xia Yan sensed something was wrong.

"Dream Essence (Zabaniya)!"

Ereshkigal's spirit origin was suddenly severely disrupted. She covered her head, and flames began to emerge from her body.

"Zabaniya!"

A dark figure suddenly leaped into the air, and then its hair slashed towards Ereshkigal's neck like a blade.

Oh!

At the critical moment, Musashi and Xia Yan acted simultaneously. One cut off the hair that was like a blade, while the other used the Chains of Heaven to pull Ereshkigal into his arms.

"Are you alright?" Xia Yan asked with concern.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little dizzy, I need to rest for a bit."

Aileen's tone sounded very weak.

"Okay, then you can go to the back and rest for a bit."

"Delusion Heart Sound (Zabaniya)!"

The dark figure continued its attack even after landing, with an arm suddenly extending from its back, reaching all the way to Musashi's heart.

Don't underestimate people!

Musashi charged forward with his sword, using his Heavenly Eye and Anti-Magic A to deflect the arm with his long sword.

Unexpectedly, Musashi was capable of such a feat; the shadowy figure once again demonstrated a new ability.

"Zabaniya!"

clang!

Musashi's longsword struck the shadowy figure, producing a crisp sound as it hit a hard object.

"Oh? That's interesting."

Feeling the sensation from the blade, like striking a magical crystal, Musashi gripped the sword with both hands, performed a 360-degree turn, and with an aura capable of cleaving through anything, slashed at the shadowy figure once more.

The shadowy figure sensed Musashi's even sharper sword intent than before and immediately retreated, but was still struck in the arm.

Black blood splattered, but the shadowy figure activated its power once more.

"Delusion Poison (Zabaniya)!"