A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

"Another berserk Assassin is about to join us outside the city with his army. This time, you must work together to completely eliminate this threat!"

Under Jeanne Alter's command, two figures rode wyverns and sped towards the location where the Noble Phantasm's energy had just been emitted.

As for Jeanne Alter herself, she took Fafnir and temporarily left the battlefield, citing the need to eliminate the effects of Fafnir's Noble Phantasm.

Below, while everyone was still reeling from the power of the light cannon that had just repelled Fafnir, a voice suddenly rang out:

"Don't just stand there like an idiot. That's Siegfried's Noble Phantasm. He's already exposed his presence and is likely to be surrounded and killed by the enemy. We need to hurry over and provide support."

Upon hearing Wang Chong's words, everyone snapped out of their daze and, without another word, immediately ran towards the city gates.

When they arrived outside the city, they discovered that a large army of zombies was blocking their way.

"They're trying to hold us back. We must break out as soon as possible. We can't get bogged down in this fight. Everyone, charge with me!" Joan of Arc immediately assessed the situation and led the charge, taking the lead herself.

At that moment, Albion also suddenly flew out, and with a dragon roar, all the two-legged dragons flying in the sky fell to the ground in fear.

However, due to their already enormous size, the battlefield became even more crowded. This forced the group to eliminate the dragons blocking their path before they could continue forward.

As for Wang Chong, he drew his greatsword and casually dealt with the invading zombies and wyverns, but his attention was entirely focused on Siegfried in the distance.

Siegfried, having just unleashed his Noble Phantasm and without a Master, appeared somewhat exhausted. Caught between two Servants in a sudden attack, he looked rather disheveled. Fortunately, thanks to his exceptional skills, his life was not in grave danger.

However, once Camilla joins the battle, the situation will likely change again.

This predicament undoubtedly presents the best opportunity to target Siegfried. Wang Chong is waiting for the Demon of Music to lose control and make a move, so he can completely subdue him.

"! Those are... French troops?"

Just then, Joan of Arc suddenly noticed that a French force that had come to investigate Lyon was surrounded by a group of wyverns and zombies and was about to be wiped out.

Meanwhile, Camilla appeared nearby, seemingly intending to use this force as her own food source.

Ritsuka noticed the conflicted look on Jeanne's face and immediately said, "Jeanne, leave the matter of supporting Siegfried to us. Do whatever you want."

"Ritsuka... thank you." Jeanne thanked him solemnly, then, holding her flag spear, broke through in another direction.

"Mash, prepare to charge! Enhance your magic!"

At this moment, Ritsuka also cast a power-enhancing spell on Mash, which greatly increased her combat power. Mash shouted and charged forward with her shield raised, pushing aside all obstacles in her path.

"That Camilla... she actually disobeyed Jeanne d'Arc Alter's orders and went to satisfy her own desires first? Ha, it seems that man proposes, God disposes."

Knowing he couldn't push Siegfried to a more desperate situation, and therefore couldn't lure out the Music Demon, Wang Chong had no choice but to temporarily change his strategy. He quickened his movements and gave Albion the order:

"Albion, burn a road for everyone."

"Roar!"

Upon hearing this, Albion immediately unleashed flames, burning all the zombies in front of Mash and the wyverns blocking his way to ashes.

Seeing this, Mashu and Ritsuka quickened their pace. With Albion's help in clearing a path, they soon approached Siegfried's location.

"Clang clang clang—"

Suddenly, the sounds of clashing weapons rang out, and a scene appeared before everyone's eyes: a knight in deep blue, completely berserk, and a white-haired man wielding an axe and sword, working together to besiege Siegfried.

Leaving aside the knight who was a berserker, the man wielding the axe-sword seemed to sense the gaze and immediately withdrew from the battlefield with Siegfried, turning his attention to a beautiful figure among the crowd.

"I didn't expect it to come so quickly, but this is exactly what I was looking forward to."

As the man spoke, he looked at Mary and gave her a very strange smile:

"I have never forgotten you, my beloved consort, the queen with a neck as white as snow. As an executioner, to have the opportunity to kill the same person twice is the greatest honor I could ever receive."

“Oh dear, what a coincidence! I also remember your face. Charles Henry Sanson, my last executioner. I haven’t misremembered your name, have I?”

Mary was lost in thought, as if she had remembered something, and said this.

Chapter 36 Death of Sanson

"I'm glad you remember my name... Queen. This time, I will show no mercy and bring you to your knees with the most perfect beheading."

Charles-Henri Sanson, the executioner who ultimately carried out the execution of the King and Queen against the backdrop of the French Revolution, now appears before the crowd as a follower and issues another declaration of execution to Marie.

"This guy... his words are really quite perverted. He's not satisfied with just executing Queen Mary in history, and he even wants to carry out a second execution? Berserker Servants are indeed a bit unreasonable."

Dr. Roman couldn't help but complain.

"What do you know about that sneaky, gossipy guy behind my back? You have no understanding of the preciousness and sanctity of life."

Sang Song frowned and said in a cold voice:

"That is why I, as an executioner, hold life in such reverence. Every strike I make is for perfection, to ensure that life ends without pain. This is my way as an executioner, and it is also my way of respect!"

"After all that, it all boils down to just two relationships: killing and being killed, isn't it?"

Just then, Wang Chong slowly walked out and said.

"Ah... such a superficial understanding. But at least in appearance it's similar... My executioner's blade is a pure thing, not worthy of being used on you who resist death..."

Sang Song snorted coldly, raised his axe-sword, and assumed a fighting stance.

"But think about it carefully, this country is now a veritable execution ground. Let me take your heads in one blow!"

Upon hearing Sanson's words, Mashu immediately prepared to parry. Just as she was about to use her shield to block Sanson's axe and sword, a green greatsword suddenly appeared beside her.

The green greatsword bypassed him and collided directly with the opponent's greatsword.

"boom!"

A sharp clang of metal clashing suddenly rang out, and Sang Song's somewhat weary expression instantly changed. The axe and sword in his hand almost couldn't withstand the immense force and nearly flew away.

"Mashu, you and Mary go and rescue Siegfried first. Leave this to me," Wang Chong said calmly.

"Yes!" Seeing Wang Chong make a rare move, Mashu didn't say much. Without saying a word, she immediately prepared to cross Sanson and fight the berserker.

"How dare they ignore me! And Mary, she is... Waaah!"

Sanson was about to say something when he felt an overwhelming aura pressing down on him, as if it would shatter him at any moment. Faced with this existential crisis, Sanson, who had originally intended to intercept Mashu, had no choice but to use his axe-sword to block the fierce attack.

"boom--!"

This time, instead of barely managing to catch it, Sang Song was sent flying, along with the axe and sword in his hand.

“Darling…” Mary seemed to understand why Wang Chong had used such force, and couldn’t help but want to say something, but then she saw Wang Chong turn around and give her a reassuring smile, saying:

"Alright Mary, I know exactly what's going on with that kid, Du Ming. But don't forget, your man now won't let you just sit there and be slaughtered. Otherwise, that would be an insult to me."

"Yes, I just want to tell you, my dear, don't worry about me, and don't hold a grudge about my past. After all, I was willing to accept that outcome back then, and no one was at fault. Neither the people nor the executioner who carried it out himself."

Mary nodded, smiling back at Wang Chong, and then headed towards Siegfried's direction to provide support.

Upon hearing this, Wang Chong said nothing more, but instead turned his gaze to the somewhat disheveled Sang Song.

"What...what did you do to the Queen?"

Sangsong stood up, a flash of anger in his eyes, and said.

"You did what a man should do, so what? You have to meddle in Mary's private affairs? Or what right do you have to ask?"

Wang Chong sneered, and in the next second his figure appeared in front of Sang Song. He swept his sword across, and Sang Song's figure was once again heavily knocked away by the sword.

As if he didn't intend to end Sang Song's life with a single blow, Wang Chong merely struck with the blade of his sword. Even so, the power of that strike left Sang Song almost speechless.

"Don't even mention you, the executioner who has nothing to do with her, even if your king appeared in front of me, I would still give him the same answer."

Wang Chong pointed his sword at Sang Song and said:

“Mary, she’s my woman now… When you’re so recklessly using her life as your so-called morality, your so-called respect, and talking so arrogantly and eloquently, you should be prepared to be killed by her man.”

"Just like I said at the beginning—it's a relationship of killing and being killed. When you raise your sword to kill someone, you must be prepared to be killed by someone else, understand? You clown who's indulging in your so-called way of the executioner."

"You...who are you calling a clown?!" As if he had completely crossed Sang Song's bottom line, he was so enraged that he disregarded the obvious gap between himself and his opponent and charged at him with his sword.

However, what greeted him was a green light. In an instant, Sangsong felt the tiger's mouth of his hand holding the sword burst open, and the axe sword broke in two.

"The executioner's blade is supposed to be a pure thing... Heh, let's not even mention that once you started indiscriminately slaughtering the creatures of this land, it was no longer the pure thing you spoke of..."

The words had barely left his lips when a sound piercing through flesh suddenly rang out. In that instant, Sang Song felt as if he could no longer muster any strength in his body.

"In my eyes, a sword is a weapon, and swordsmanship is a means of killing. No matter how beautiful the language used to cover it up, it is still the truth... and the so-called executioner is neither despicable nor noble."

Then, with the other person's last words, Sangsong's consciousness began to gradually fade into darkness, and in the end, he finally realized what it felt like to have one's life taken away by another.

And so, another enemy Servant, Sanson, became the first to be eliminated.

Wang Chong would normally disdain to fight a follower of this caliber. However, the other party's words had truly crossed Wang Chong's bottom line. Therefore, Wang Chong had no intention of letting this outspoken fellow off the hook.

Then, Wang Chong looked towards Mash and the others, because with the addition of two Servants, the three-on-one advantage was clearly superior to that of the Berserker Lancelot.

Moreover, Mashu has an unspeakable buff when fighting Lancelot, the kind that makes even her shields critical hit, and she's all about fatherly love and filial piety.

“ah————”

Seemingly aware that he was no match for the combined attack of the three, and also not having encountered any Jeanne d'Arc who resembled his own king, Lancelot had no intention of continuing the fight and instead chose to retreat.

This is a bit different from the original plot. Originally, Lancelot was the one who died and Sanson was the one who escaped. Now it's the other way around.

As Wang Chong pondered, he stepped forward and looked at Siegfried, asking, "Siegfried, how are you feeling?"

"He's not dead yet. That blue knight is quite strong. This is the first time I've ever felt so outmatched in martial arts. There are still countless heroes in this world."

Siegfried exhaled a breath of stale air, then praised him generously, showing no disdain for Lancelot despite his escape.

"The opponent is Lancelot, whom I encountered once in the Holy Grail War. His strength is indeed not to be underestimated. Mash, if you have the opportunity, you should fight more enemies like Lancelot, so that you can greatly improve your martial skills."

As Wang Chong spoke, he glanced at Mashu and said with an indescribable smile.

"Did Sanson finally get rid of his darling?" Mary asked Wang Chong at this moment.

"Mm." Wang Chong nodded.

"That's good. That guy was very stubborn. When I heard what he said, I understood. He probably felt guilty about killing me with his own hands."

Mary couldn't help but say:

"That's why he wanted to kill me again, to say goodbye to me perfectly and without pain. It's certainly strange and perverse to think that way, but that's just how that child is. I can understand him expressing his apology in his own way."

"No... it's rather strange that you, Miss Mary, can understand, considering that they were trying to kill you!" Ritsuka couldn't help but retort.

Chapter 37 Witch? Saintess?

"Why not? As the former Queen of France, it is only natural for me to understand and listen to the feelings of every French citizen. That's what makes a qualified queen, isn't it? Although, in retrospect, I have already failed to live up to that."

Mary smiled nonchalantly and said:

"However—don't get me wrong, understanding doesn't mean I'll support everything. Of course, I'll clearly refuse wishes like Sanson's with words and actions, probably by completely blasting him away with glass magic~"

"So, my dear, you really helped me a lot by getting rid of him. After all, I'm not very good at dealing with that kind of guy; he's quite troublesome."

Mary smiled helplessly at this moment.

Upon hearing Mary's answer, everyone found it somewhat amusing.

"I'm sorry..."

However, at that moment, a somewhat "inappropriate" voice rang out. "I understand you're discussing a very interesting topic, though I know it perfectly well. But the enemy has arrived. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I'm a man who's not good at reading people."

Siegfried said, pointing to the wyverns that were about to surround them.

"Wow... Mr. Siegfried, you should have said so earlier! What's so inappropriate about this?!" Ritsuka hurriedly directed Mash to defend herself and provided magical support, while the others also switched to battle mode.

“Lancelot and Sanson’s troops should have already dispersed, leaving few behind. The large number of enemies now must be coming from the last Servant.”

At this moment, Dr. Roman, unusually reliable for a while, continued to add information based on the data monitoring:

“You should go back to help Joan of Arc now. After defeating the last Servant, you won’t need to fight these dragons anymore.”

"Okay, doctor!"

Ritsuka agreed and quickly led Mash and the others towards Jeanne's direction.

Meanwhile, Joan of Arc initially came to support the French troops. However, her well-intentioned support was met with their unanimous hostility.

After all, the title of Dragon Witch still held sway, and everyone was wary of Joan of Arc.

Joan of Arc had no choice but to fight the wyverns alone, while also having to guard against Camilla's attacks.

"Wyvern, go and devour those soldiers!"

Camilla, as if devising another scheme, avoided Joan of Arc's direct confrontation and instead sent wyverns to attack the French soldiers, leaving Joan of Arc unable to defend herself.

"Aa ...

Faced with this, Joan of Arc could only unleash her full power, instantly slaying the oncoming wyverns while simultaneously dealing with Camilla's sneak attacks.

"I...I mean...isn't that the Dragon Witch? Then why is she fighting those dragons?" At this moment, a soldier seemed to notice something was wrong and couldn't help but ask.