FATE: Target of Grand Master

How come there are chimeras in Fuyuki City?

Xia Yan had no time to think about this problem, as the enormous monster had already opened its foul-smelling maw, ready to swallow him and Shirou whole.

"Liz!"

"Yes, Miss!"

At the critical moment, Lyselette, under Ilya's command, wielded a giant axe-spear and stood in front of the two.

"Shirou, Xia Yan!"

Saber also rushed over from the other end of the castle hall.

"What exactly is going on?"

Xia Yan knew that Artoria was asking him this question, but he couldn't give her an answer right now.

Did some magician create a magical beast that came out on its own? This part wasn't in the original story!

"roar!!!"

"roar!!!"

"roar!!!"

The roars coming from outside the castle were incessant, and the number of roars was definitely not just a few.

"How dare you trespass into my castle, Berserker!"

Hercules roared and rushed to the side of the chimera that had burst into the hall.

Because the axe and sword had been destroyed, Hercules used the stone pillars of the hall as weapons, directly opening the brains of the chimera lion.

Lizzie then cut off the goat's head and the snake's head, finally eliminating the chimera.

Seemingly to regain his pride after being thoroughly humiliated by Gilgamesh, Heracles punched the chimera's corpse out of the castle in a fit of rage, allowing everyone to see what was happening outside.

"No way, how is this possible!"

Even the usually composed head maid, Sera, let out a rare exclamation.

From the forest outside the castle, one after another strangely shaped magical beast emerged.

Besides the chimera, there is also a monster whose entire face consists only of a mouth and cloud-like fur, with the body of a lion and a long, pointed tail.

There are also monsters covered in scales, with pointed horns and sharp tails, that look like reptiles or lizards.

There are also nine-headed snakes and sea monsters with eight tentacles and teeth in the middle.

Only Xia Yan immediately recognized them all: the magical beasts were Chimera, Soul Devourer, Muxiu Huxiu, Hydra, and Sea Demon.

There was no time to think about why these magical beasts were here. Hercules' appearance immediately became their target, and they pounced on him recklessly.

Hercules truly lived up to his reputation as a great hero of Greek mythology, showing no mercy in dealing with these monsters.

After killing three monsters, the pillar in Hercules's hand finally gave way and shattered into pieces. He then picked up the corpses of the dead monsters on the ground and spun them at high speed, striking the monsters that kept coming forward.

However, even after losing more than a dozen of their companions, the monsters still charged forward fearlessly, and even Hercules was unable to clear them off in a short time.

"Sera, Liselle, you two go and help too."

After giving instructions to the two maids, Ilya also plucked a few strands of her own hair and activated the Golden Needle Magic.

Her silvery-white hair sometimes transforms into white doves, and sometimes into sword blades, automatically launching attacks on any approaching monsters.

Even with the combined attack of Hercules, two maids, and Illya, the monsters continued to appear in droves.

"Ilya, this will never end. Why don't we abandon this place and come with us?"

Shirou shouted at Illya.

At this moment, Xia Yan and his two companions naturally had no time to be idle, and were all using their own methods to kill the magical beasts.

"No. Einzbern Castle is Ilya's home. Ilya will not go anywhere else."

Seeing that Ilya was still so stubborn, Shirou wanted to say a few more words of advice, but Xia Yan stopped him.

"Shirou, Gilgamesh's hasty departure must be related to the appearance of these magical beasts. I suspect they've appeared in Fuyuki City as well. We don't have time to waste here. Think of Sakura at home, and Mr. Fujimura at school; we must hurry back!"

Although Xia Yan left Cú Chulainn at the Emiya residence to protect Sakura, if the density of monsters in Fuyuki City were the same as at the castle, Cú Chulainn alone wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

"I see."

Without further hesitation, Shirou prepared to retreat with Xia Yan and Saber, but before that, he ordered Artoria, "Saber, use your Noble Phantasm on the horde of monsters in front of you!"

Artoria glanced at Shirou and immediately understood his intention. If they wanted to leave, they needed to clear a path first.

As the Wind King's barrier dissipated, Artoria, sword in hand, began to chant: "Gathered from the breath of the heavenly stars, from the torrent of glorious life, receive this! Excalibur!"

A tremendous magical power erupted from the holy sword, transforming into a dazzling pillar of light that wiped out the large number of magical beasts and half a forest in front of it.

"Then we'll be going. Take care, Ilya!"

Shirou followed behind Xia Yan and Artoria, running towards the city.

Watching the three figures depart, and understanding that Shirou's reason for ordering Saber to release her Noble Phantasm was partly for her sake, Illya turned her head, her face slightly flushed, and muttered, "Shirou doesn't need to meddle at all."

The fair uniforms of the two maids beside her were already stained red with the blood of the monsters. Thanks to Saber's Noble Phantasm, the number of monsters had been reduced by more than half, and they finally had a chance to catch their breath.

Lyselite: "Shirou, well done. That makes things much easier. Illya, you're not being honest."

Sera: "Shirou Emiya has actually done something good for once. Rize, how could you say that about the young lady?"

Berserker: "Roar!"

Xia Yan and his two companions raced desperately toward the city center.

"Xia Yan, can you hear me? Answer me if you can!"

Xia Yan suddenly sensed Rin speaking to his familiar and immediately replied, "I can hear you. Shirou, Saber, and I just came out of Einzbern Castle, but the results weren't ideal. Illya wasn't willing to cooperate. But now's not the time to discuss that. We encountered many magical beasts at Einzbern Castle."

"Just as I expected. A large number of magical beasts have appeared in the city. Kirei must have activated the massive spell prepared by the church, hypnotizing all the ordinary people in the city, but that can't stop the magical beasts from running rampant. Archer and I are currently eliminating the magical beasts while heading towards the Emiya mansion. Shirou must be worried about Fujimura-sensei's safety. You and Shirou go to Homurahara Academy first, and we'll meet up there."

After relaying Rin's account to Shirou, the three sped up again, entering the city area in half the time it had taken to get there.

Rin's description is still too simplistic.

Monsters roamed the city streets, devouring human corpses and crashing into buildings. Because the humans had all been hypnotized by the church's powerful spell, the monsters encountered almost no resistance.

Fuyuki City has become a living hell.

"Let's go! Don't stop! Let's get to school first!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Shirou and Artoria were so angry that their hands trembled. It was Xia Yan who spoke up and brought them back to their senses.

Finally, with Artoria leading the way and Xia Yan and Shirou close behind, the three of them ran towards the academy without stopping.