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

"Hmm, could it be Rin and the others? Spying on us about what we're doing... After all, it seems like we've taken away their place to enjoy themselves... Ahahaha." Ritsuka said in a half-joking tone.

"Perhaps... I did sense more than one gaze. It might be from those children."

After saying that, Archer straightened up, went to the bow of the ship, and said, "Alright, we're about to enter the Wall of Black Mist. I'll continue to be your guide."

"I'll leave the support to Mash and Boudica." Ritsuka put her hands together and then began to row.

The small boat disappeared completely into the black fog. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be able to pass through smoothly and return to Rome.

In the direction Archer had just been looking, within that thick cloud of black mist, Wang Chong patted the three little girls on the shoulder and said:

"Alright, let's go back with Teacher Semiramis. You won't be able to explore this place anytime soon, so we'll have to go to that island. Also, you'll need to take care of your sister Stheno."

"I understand, teacher. When they come to that island again..." Rin Tohsaka paused, not continuing.

"Just do what you think is right. Anyway, it's the truth, isn't it?" Wang Chong said with a smile.

"Oh... then I'll go back and check on my mother first." Rin Tohsaka nodded, and with Illya and Sakura, she boarded the flying mount summoned by Semiramis and began to fly rapidly towards the [Vainglory Hanging Gardens].

“Then… let’s go down, Aigo.” Wang Chong turned towards the island below and said slowly.

"Hehe~ Yes, Your Highness~" Mei, are you free, Lin? Are you there...?

From within the black mist, a figure slowly drifted in; it was none other than Ayaka Sajou, who had not appeared for a long time.

"This time, I will give my all to avenge His Highness the Prince! I will make those mortals pay—oh dear!"

Just as Aika Sajou was about to begin her usual erratic rant, before she could finish speaking, Wang Chong grabbed her hand and pulled her down.

“Well said, but don’t say it again next time. We’re in a hurry, time is of the essence,” Wang Chong said.

"Oh! My prince is holding my hand, what a blessing! Even if I die this time, it will be worth it." Aika wiped the blood from her nose and said with a smile.

……

Nighttime.

The Chaldean group finally returned safely to the Roman palace. Upon seeing that not only had they returned safely, but they had also brought three powerful heroes from another world, Nero immediately threw a grand celebration.

At the banquet, Nero learned about their journey through the black mist and nodded, saying, "I also want to see for myself whether the wall of black mist is as strange as you describe."

As a result, Nero was repeatedly advised by his ministers, which ultimately led to him angrily ending the banquet.

Afterwards, Ritsuka obtained a report from Nero about the upcoming battle and took it back to study how to deal with it.

Soon, the next day arrived. Before dawn, Ritsuka and her Servants gathered with Nero's group. Soon, Nero led them back to the battlefield, awaiting the arrival of the Judgment War.

As Ritsuka waited, she glanced at the four Servants surrounding her, and her tension lessened somewhat. She recalled the discussion they had held the previous night when devising their tactics.

“If nothing else goes wrong, we can just push through,” Archer said bluntly.

“It would be difficult to just push through...not to mention the magical beasts, just Mordred alone...she is quite powerful, and it would be very difficult to stop her,” Dr. Roman said.

"Not necessarily. This time we have so many Servants. Enough to deal with a combination of monsters and a Divine Punisher."

Archer shook his head and analyzed, "First of all, it's me and this Saber Shadow Servant. We both have Noble Phantasms or skills that can deal with groups of monsters, so it's the easiest and simplest thing for us to clear out those monsters."

As Ritsuka recalled this moment, ripples began to appear on the wall of black mist. A massive horde of magical beasts surged forth, charging madly towards the Roman Legion.

"Ready! Slingers! Archers!" Nero raised his hand, and the well-trained Roman soldiers drew their bows, placed boulders on the catapults, and completed all preparations.

"First Battalion! Attack!" With Nero's command, a volley of arrows was unleashed, and boulders were hurled down like fiery meteors, heading towards the surging tide of monsters.

The sounds of countless arrows being struck and the thunderous crash of boulders hitting the ground rose and fell, causing considerable damage to the first wave of monsters.

The sounds of countless arrows being struck and the thunderous crash of boulders hitting the ground rose and fell, causing considerable damage to the first wave of monsters.

"Second Battalion! Attack!" Nero gave the order once more, and the troops alternated between shooting arrows and throwing stones, continuing their attack on the monster horde and creating a continuous barrage of blows.

Even so, the number of monsters was simply too great. Within half an hour, many monsters had already dodged the arrows and boulders and were about to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Roman soldiers.

"Archer, Saber, it's up to you two." At that moment, Ritsuka gave the order.

"Understood—trace on (projection begins)!"

Archer continuously projected various magical artifacts, launched them, and then exploded, completely suppressing the surging tide of monsters.

As for the scattered magical beasts, Siegfried, the Shadow Follower, instantly rushed out and easily swung his greatsword to cut down the attacking Dragon Fang Soldiers or magical beasts.

Especially after Siegfried, the Shadow Follower, began to release a certain amount of magic power, increasing his attack range, as long as a few magical beasts eventually made contact with the Roman vanguard, they were easily and reasonably wiped out.

"Hmm! What a beautiful attack. That otherworldly hero named Siegfried seemed taciturn and dull-witted when I saw him yesterday, but I never expected him to be so valiant in killing these monsters."

Nero, watching Siegfried's amazing performance on the front lines, couldn't help but praise him:

"...Hmm, that reminds me of that otherworldly hero named Lü Bu. It's a pity that after he and another entered the Black Mist Wall, they disappeared without a trace."

Meanwhile, Ritsuka, seeing that Siegfried and Archer alone, along with the Roman legion's archers and slingers, had already halted the advance of the monster horde, couldn't help but sigh:

"Just as Mr. Archer predicted, we have successfully repelled the beast tide. So, what's next is..."

"Dudu-"

"Ritsuka, watch out! There's a Servant reaction at the Black Mist Wall! If I'm not mistaken, Mordred has probably arrived again." Dr. Roman immediately warned.

"Mash—Miss Boudica!"

Ritsuka immediately gave the order, and Mash and Boudica were also ready to charge forward.

Ritsuka's memory returned to the tactical discussion of the previous night, where Archer looked at Mash and Boudica and said:

“Miss Mash, Miss Boudica, both of your Noble Phantasms are defensive types. Therefore, while Ritsuka and I are clearing out the grunts with our Shadow Servants, we will need you to deal with Mordred.”

"All you need to do is stop Mordred's Noble Phantasm release. As Mash said before, it would be very difficult for her Noble Phantasm to withstand it alone, so if Boudica's Noble Phantasm is added, we might be able to completely stop it."

"As long as the two of you can hold off Mordred, I and the Shadow Servant will clear out most of the monsters, and the remaining Roman legions will be more than enough to handle them. Then we'll come to your aid immediately. It'll be four against one, so we're not worried about not being able to take down this Servant!"

Having finished recalling last night's words, Ritsuka locked onto the pillar of light that had once again shot into the sky and ordered, "Mash, Boudica, I'm counting on you! Block the enemy Servant's Noble Phantasm release and pinpoint their location!"

"Archer, Saber, after unleashing your Noble Phantasms, clear the way for Mash and Boudica!"

"learn!"

The responses were issued simultaneously by all four Servants.

Chapter 121: Battle with Mordred

"Clearent—blood—arthur!!!" (A rebellion against my magnificent father)

Mordred had already seen the outside world's movements from within the Black Mist Wall. When she discovered that Chaldea had suddenly found so many Servants, she was so eager to hunt that she didn't care about sending out all the monsters before they appeared.

She immediately stepped out of the wall of black mist, placing those people within the range of her Noble Phantasm's release, and then unleashed her Noble Phantasm without hesitation.

The crimson beam of light directly destroyed the magical beast blocking her path and struck her first chosen target—the Shadow Servant Siegfried.

However, while Mordred's Noble Phantasm was released quickly, two other figures were even faster.

"Chart of Boudica" (The Wheel Without a Vow to Protect)

"Unleash your Noble Phantasm!"

Boudica and Mash appeared together in front of the Shadow Servant, using their respective Noble Phantasms to block the beam attack unleashed by Mordred.

"boom!"

"Ahhh—!"

A beam of light shot into the sky, causing Mash and Boudica to sink deep into the ground, creating a deep trench. Fortunately, after retreating several meters, they were able to completely suppress the power of Mordred's unleashed Noble Phantasm.

"Cough cough, Miss Boudica, are you alright?" Mashu coughed a few times as the dust rose, then asked.

"Cough... It's alright. Mashu, you actually managed to withstand the release of such a powerful Noble Phantasm all by yourself yesterday. I'm quite impressed," Boudica said with a smile.

"No, that's just a possibility that the opponent didn't use their full strength. This time, seeing that we have so many Servants, she must have fought with all her might."

Mashu raised her shield and saw several arrows whizzing overhead, landing among the monsters ahead. She then said:

“Miss Boudica, Mr. Archer has cleared the way for us. Let’s hurry and subdue Mordred so that she can’t unleash that powerful Noble Phantasm again.”

"it is good!"

Boudica immediately set off with Mash, rushing towards the horde of monsters.

After Archer noticed Mash and Boudica's actions, he increased the speed at which he drew his bowstring. Meanwhile, Ritsuka was constantly having Siegfried unleash magical slashes to clear a path for Mash and Boudica.

"They actually managed to withstand my full-force attack in its normal state without taking any damage? These Chaldea guys are quite skilled."

After realizing that her Noble Phantasm release had failed to break through the opponent's Noble Phantasm, Mordred was not discouraged at all. Instead, she became even more excited, like a starving person suddenly seeing a delicacy.

"Hmm? Instead of choosing to passively defend, they're charging towards me? Hahaha, just what I wanted."

Seeing that the magical beasts were blocking his way, Mordred commanded them to make way for Mash and Boudica, while he rushed towards them at lightning speed.

"Hahahaha! Let's fight, Mashu! Let me see if you've improved since yesterday! Let's see if you're worthy to use his shield!"

Mordred swung her sword, hurling it at Mash's shield once more. This time, Mash was prepared, using her shield to strike the Silver King Sword with a powerful shoulder lean. (The last line appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated text.)

"Ugh! Even without being injured, it's still a bit difficult to take this sword without activating my Noble Phantasm."

Feeling the force of the sword impact, Mashu almost lost her balance, but at least she managed to block it.

"It's not over yet, hahaha, don't let your guard down."

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from in front of her shield, and Mash felt another heavy blow to it. This time, Mash couldn't block it and was sent flying.

Using the force of the roll, Mash finally saw that Mordred was only half a second slower than the silver-white king sword she had thrown, and he had already reached her shield and kicked her and the shield away.

“I will be your opponent!” Boudica immediately stepped forward and began to fight Mordred with her sword and shield.

"Judging by your fighting style, are you also a Briton? Dare to state your name?" Mordred countered Boudica's moves and quickly figured out how she used her sword and shield, which had a distinctly ancient Briton feel. So he asked.

“My name is Boudica. As for you, Mordred, I have heard of you. You are a knight under King Arthur in my later years. As a fellow king of our homeland, I have great respect for that knight-king who prided himself on victory. It’s just a pity that a rebellious knight like you came along.”

Boudica spoke after blocking Mordred's sword with her round shield.

"Hmph, what? Are you trying to provoke me? In the past, I might have succeeded in provoking you, but unfortunately, I have already reconciled with my father. Miss Mashu can attest to that."

Mordred slung the greatsword over his shoulder and then said:

"Right now, I only care about the opinions of my Master and my father. As for you, your evaluations are not worthy of my attention, Mordred. So put away your boring nonsense and duel like true warriors. Queen Boudica, let me see if the kings of Britain are aware of this!"

"Clang—clang—clang!"

Mordred's sword strikes were powerful and heavy. Having already learned Boudica's true name, she was also very familiar with her opponent's signature techniques and fighting style. In an instant, she had already suppressed Boudica with her swordsmanship and superhuman strength.

"Miss Boudica, hang in there! I'm here for you!"

Meanwhile, Mash had successfully run back and rejoined the battle, fighting Mordred once again.

"Hahaha, that was exhilarating! It's been a long time since I've fought two opponents at once like this. I remember the last time was during the Holy Grail War in modern times."

Mordred laughed heartily and swung her sword with abandon. Even with Mash's addition, Mordred's stats still overwhelmed the two of them, forcing them to avoid some of Mordred's overly sharp attacks and passively defend.

"This Mordred is indeed an anomaly; his strength has long surpassed the normal level of ordinary Servants. No wonder the Counter Force considers him its number one enemy."

Archer watched Mordred's impressive feat of taking on two opponents single-handedly. He knew this couldn't go on. If Mordred gained enough momentum, even if he and Siegfried teamed up, they might not be able to defeat her easily.

"We need to weaken her momentum... so we have no choice but to do it ahead of schedule."

Archer quickly approached Ritsuka and said:

"Miss Ritsuka, please use the link to have Mash and Boudica evade in time. Then, I and the Shadow Servant will launch an attack to reduce Mordred's combat power as soon as possible."

"How to do it properly is entirely up to you, Ms. Ritsuka."

"So fast? It seems Mordred is even stronger than we detected before."

Ritsuka also looked towards the battlefield, observed for a while to confirm that Archer's words were true, then nodded and said:

"Leave this to me. Give the orders! I'll inform Mash and Boudica beforehand."

On the battlefield, Mashu and Boudica, with some bloodstains on their bodies, took a moment to catch their breath before preparing to attack again. Suddenly, their eyes changed, and after exchanging a glance, they understood the message in each other's eyes.

"Heh heh, bring on whatever tricks you have up your sleeve! Otherwise, as the sword gets heavier, you won't be able to stop me!"

Mordred naturally noticed the changes in their expressions, but he didn't care at all. Instead, he gripped his sword and intensified his attack.

“Miss Boudica, let’s prepare together! We’ll work together then.”

After Mash finished speaking, she thrust her shield forward with all her might. She actually chose to confront Mordred's sword head-on, completely disregarding the fact that her hand was split open from the impact.

"Ha, after a long and arduous struggle, you've chosen to fight to the death? Very well, then let's end it here!"

Mordred seized an opening in Mash's defenses, slipped through the left side of the shield, and was about to slash at Mash's left side waist.

"Ouch! Miss Boudica!" Mashu cried out in pain, but her eyes seemed to have seized an opportunity.

"bump!"