FATE: Target of Grand Master

Augustus was speechless.

He is not good at communicating, but that doesn't mean he's a pervert.

"Never mind, I'll go tell them."

Augustus approached Xia Yan and relayed the situation of the two Servants. Xia Yan immediately expressed his gratitude, which left the taciturn Augustus at a loss for words.

Seeing the other party's predicament, Xia Yan didn't want to embarrass them any further and turned his attention back to the battlefield.

With the addition of Craig and Cecilia, the three Shadow Servants and Kirei Kotomine on the opposite side were successfully held back. Moreover, the mechanical soldier troops that had been left behind by the group also arrived at this time.

Each of them possessed a Noble Phantasm created by Dumas and was fearless in the face of death. With their addition, the situation of the three Shadow Servants became even more passive.

In particular, the Berserker-class Jack, who possesses human-specific attack capabilities, is most affected by the mechanical soldier units.

"First squad, retreat. Second squad, advance. Target: Shadow Servant #1. Third squad, cease pursuit of Shadow Servant #3 and assist the second squad in attacking Shadow Servant #1. Fourth and fifth squads, engage Shadow Servant #2."

Craig, who had command of the mechanical soldier unit, demonstrated superb command skills, causing the three Shadow Servants a great deal of trouble.

With Craig around, Xia Yan could focus on directing the final battle against Surut, but just as he looked up...

While the Servants below were fighting, the battle between Surtr and Gorgon was also coming to an end.

With Skadi's blessing, Gorgon and Surtr unleashed their Noble Phantasms almost simultaneously.

"Turn everything to ashes! Noble Phantasm! Let the sun shine brightly, Blade of Flame!"

"Dissolve everything! Noble Phantasm! Forced Sealing - Temple of Ten Thousand Demons!"

The flaming greatsword, carrying temperatures high enough to instantly vaporize anything it touched, struck the black cursed magic released by the true unleashing of Gorgon's power.

The clash of two powerful Noble Phantasms caused the heavens and earth to change color, but as a monster from Greek mythology, Gorgon was fighting on foreign soil in this Norse Lostbelt. It shouldn't have had the strength to contend with the home team Surtr for so long. Fortunately, with the support of Skadi, a fellow native Servant, Gorgon still managed to do so.

Although Euryale, now in Gorgon form, wouldn't admit it, she knew very well that she couldn't defeat Surtur. What she needed to do now was to buy Morgan as much time as possible to recover her magic.

After a full half minute of confrontation, the magical power contained within the two Noble Phantasms was simultaneously exhausted.

Before Gorgon could even catch his breath, a giant ice sword materialized on Surut's left hand, which had turned to ice.

This is a symbol of Surtr's complete mastery of Fenrir's power, and it's also a skill that Surtr, who wasn't fully evolved in the original work, hadn't yet mastered.

No, it should be called a treasure.

In other words, Surtr unleashed his second Noble Phantasm without any interruption.

"Freeze everything! Noble Phantasm! Condense heaven and earth, sword of ice!"

Skadi realized something was wrong. The blessings she had previously bestowed upon the Gorgons were for heat resistance, and now she had to change them to blessings for cold resistance.

But just as Skadi unleashed her rune magic, Ophelia activated her "Mystic Eyes of Delay" again, causing Skadi's blessing to be delayed for a moment. It was in this instant that Surtr's Noble Phantasm struck Gorgon, who had no way to dodge or defend against it.

Under Xia Yan's gaze, Gorgon's spirit core dissipated into golden particles, while the unconscious Euryale fell from mid-air.

Surut, of course, would not let this opportunity pass. He shot out two blazing beams of light from his eyes, intending to kill Euryale in one fell swoop.

"Morgan, cover me!"

Xia Yan rushed towards the spot where Euryale had fallen, while Morgan blocked Surut's attack, deflecting the two beams of light.

Using the momentum, Xia Yan leaped high into the air and caught Yuri before she landed. Immediately afterward, Xia Yan released the Heavenly Lock on himself to cushion the impact of their momentum.

The warm liquid flowed onto Xia Yan's arm, and even without looking, Xia Yan knew it was Euryale's blood.

At this moment, Euryale had an extremely gruesome wound running from her chest to her abdomen, from which blood was constantly gushing out. In stark contrast to her bright red body was Euryale's pale, bloodless face.

"I'm sorry, Xia Yan, I couldn't hold on any longer."

Hearing Euryale apologizing to him even now, Xia Yan's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

But he immediately wiped away his tears with his shoulder, because reason told him that the most important thing he should do at this moment was to take Euryale to get treatment.

"No, Ellie, you've done so well. Hang in there, don't fall asleep. The God of Healing is here, you'll be fine soon."

When Xia Yan finally reached Asclepius's side, Augustus and Yncere were nowhere to be found, leaving only the god of medicine in the medical tent.

After examining Euryale's condition, Asclepius made a diagnosis: "She needs immediate surgery. But I need an assistant. Ideally, this role would have been best suited for Jensette, but Augustus has pulled her aside to do other things. So, now, this role can only be played by you. Are you willing?"

Despite being very worried about the battle with Surute, Xia Yan still expressed his willingness without hesitation.

"Okay, let's get started now. Put her on that table over there, and then come over and disinfect her immediately."

Just as Xia Yan was assisting Asclepius in rescuing Euryale, Morgan and Skadi stood side by side in front of Surte.

Seeing that Skadi had switched to her white combat attire and her magic output was significantly higher than before, Morgan asked, "Why aren't you continuing to play support?"

Skadi sighed and replied, "It turns out that you can't beat Surut one-on-one, not even you."

"Don't worry, I didn't mean to belittle you."

Seeing Morgan's displeased expression, Skadi quickly added, "Since the 'Ophelia' on the other side has merged with Surtur, in order to defeat Surtur, one person must be responsible for restraining the 'Mystic Eye of Delay' so that the other person can fight Surtur."

Morgan suppressed his displeasure, because Skadi was right.

The current fully-formed Surtr not only possesses two Noble Phantasms and an abundance of magical power, but also the Mystic Eyes of "Ophelia," making him truly a force that no single Servant can contend with.

"Do you remember what I said before?"

Morgan looked at Skadi.

"What did you say?"

"The Lostbelt King I most want to fight is you. So, let me see if you meet my expectations when you switch to battle mode."

Skadi's lips curled into a smile, her eyes gleaming with fighting spirit: "Likewise. Let me see if the Winter Queen of Fairy Britain is worth my full effort."