How About You Guys Pick a Different Savior

A dozen Sea Monsters, each taller than a person, moved along the railings or dropped from the crossbeams.

There was no doubt that Ryunosuke Uryu's body had already been controlled by Zouken Matou's insects before he could even notice.

Even though he still had his own consciousness and could move freely, he had actually become a puppet of the Bug Master.

Zouken Matou had even "thoughtfully" used Ryunosuke to have Caster arrange for Sea Monsters to ambush here, waiting for any Master who intended to snipe Ryunosuke Uryu.

"Hehehehe~ I originally wanted to lure other Masters, but I didn't expect to catch a Servant in the end. What a miscalculation, a miscalculation~"

Zouken Matou's voice echoed through the thick fog, but he never showed himself. It was clear that the decaying old man deeply feared Morgan.

Other Servants would have been fine, but a Magus from the Age of Gods was not something that Caster's level of magical skill could compare to.

"In this era where you can't even cultivate a Master, you still dare to pursue the Holy Grail. As one of the Three Founding Families, you are completely unaware of the Greater Holy Grail's condition." Morgan said dismissively.

However, Zouken Matou chuckled sinisterly, "Hehehehehe~ Of course, I know what the Holy Grail looks like better than you guys who were attracted by the wish-granting machine."

"Is that so? That is commendable, but it is only that." Morgan's voice was filled with undisguised disgust.

The Sea Monsters and the insects were all mercilessly pulverized and then incinerated by her.

The section of the Miyuen River bridge where she was located instantly transformed into a scene resembling the aftermath of a great disaster.

"Truly terrifying. You eliminated groups of familiars without even lifting a finger." Zouken continued to chuckle sinisterly.

There was no need to step forward; he only needed to hide in the shadows and watch. Naturally, he could always maintain his smug attitude of being an observer.

"But Caster's Sea Monsters are endless. Without any weapons, how long can you last? You should just run for your life."

With a final taunt, Zouken Matou's presence completely vanished from the thick fog. Even Morgan couldn't immediately pinpoint his location. She had intended to deal with the annoying insects along the way, but she always failed to succeed.

Morgan couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed.

The surroundings were a mess, yet the Sea Monsters continued to pour in.

If the Noble Phantasm, which served as the Mana Reactor, couldn't be destroyed, it would take Morgan some time to eliminate them all.

Losing a bit of patience, Morgan prepared to unleash a larger magic spell to clear the surroundings. As for the bridge, she would try her best not to damage its main structure to the point of collapse.

— After all, she still had to bring the child out to play with Xi Jianxi later, so the bridge couldn't be broken.

In an instant, a cold glint flashed, and the Sea Monsters around Morgan were repelled again, but it wasn't her doing.

Xi Jianxi landed slowly on the crumbling, scorched railing, a weapon in his hand.

"Caster's Sea Monsters suddenly stopped. Did something happen?" Xi Jianxi asked.

Morgan halted her magical preparations. "It's nothing. I just killed Caster's Master. Perhaps the contract was severed, causing him to falter. More importantly, why did you come here?"

"I sensed you fighting here, and with Caster stopping, I was worried, so I took the opportunity to come and see," Xi Jianxi said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Sea Monsters in the river began to move violently again. It was clear that Caster, realizing his Master was dead, had begun to act recklessly.

"To think you'd worry about me. It seems I'm a bit negligent as a wife," Morgan said playfully, a soft light flashing in her eyes.

"It has nothing to do with being negligent or not," Xi Jianxi extended his hand. "There's no point in staying here. Shall we go to the front line together?"

Morgan didn't hesitate and took his hand, being pulled up and embraced by him with one arm.

Then, the two of them leaped from the railing of the Miyuen River bridge, passing through the thick fog, and slowly descended into the Miyuen River.

"If this continues, we won't get any results even by dawn," Morgan said.

"So, you mean—"

"I plan to use my Noble Phantasm."

Chapter 52: 'Roadless Camelot'

As the battle situation rapidly worsened, Morgan was not the only one planning to unleash the true name of their Noble Phantasm.

Artoria was also considering the same thing.

However, simply cutting through these tentacles couldn't stop the further proliferation of the Sea Monsters. Without being able to communicate with her true Master, Kiritsugu Emiya, she needed to have a final discussion with Irisviel.

By this point, all the Servants knew each other's true names, and concealing their Noble Phantasms was no longer necessary.

Her Noble Phantasm was different from those that were constantly activated. Unleashing its true name would incur a huge mana cost. Using it rashly without preparation might place a burden on Kiritsugu Emiya.

That person had just recovered from his injuries. Even if they couldn't communicate, it didn't mean Artoria wanted to ignore the de facto Master's unilateral decision.

Just as she was looking for an opportunity to retreat, a massive surge of mana attacked from the upper side.

Artoria, who quickly leaped from the water to evade, saw as she moved in mid-air that it was the magic used by Morgan, who was embracing Xi Jianxi as they descended from the bridge, to bombard the Sea Monsters.

The massive magical bombardment temporarily slowed the expansion of the Sea Monster tentacles. The two of them landed together on the surface of the Miyuen River, where ice floes remained.

"As expected, simple magic can only go this far. Instead of spending time activating large-scale magic, it's better to directly unleash the Noble Phantasm," Xi Jianxi agreed with Morgan's thought from the previous moment.

Morgan nodded in agreement. "Since we're in agreement, there's no need for further discussion. However, before that, can you let go of my hand, my husband? I'm afraid I won't be able to fight in this state."

"Oh..." Xi Jianxi let go with slight embarrassment. "Sorry."

He had been too focused on observing the Sea Monsters' movements and forgot about this.

— It was absolutely not because holding Morgan in his arms felt good!

Artoria, who had landed nearby, heard their conversation. Ignoring the other content, she directly asked:

"Are you planning to unleash your Noble Phantasm, Queen Sister?"

Morgan flexed her fingers lightly. "You saw it too, right? If this Sea Monster continues like this, only a Noble Phantasm of Anti-City level or higher could possibly annihilate it."

She gazed at Artoria with a leisurely look, as if the current situation wasn't worth Morgan's concern.

"Since you look reluctant to reveal your Noble Phantasm's true name, don't force yourself," Morgan said, reaching out her hand.

Xi Jianxi handed his weapon back to Morgan.

"Arguing about who should release their Noble Phantasm at a time like this is pointless." Artoria charged forward, slicing through tentacles that were approaching them. "Since Queen Sister intends to do so, I'll keep these busy—"

"No, retreat quickly, Artoria. Unless you want to get caught in my Noble Phantasm." Morgan rejected Artoria's suggestion.

Vast amounts of mana began to gather around Morgan, converging towards her body.

"King of Conquerors, retreat quickly!" Xi Jianxi signaled from a distance to Iskandar, who was galloping through the air, doing his best to slay the tentacles.

Rider also noticed the swelling mana on their side and surmised that a Noble Phantasm capable of solving the problem was about to be used. He immediately pulled on the reins, and his chariot retreated in a direction that would absolutely not be affected.

Xi Jianxi and Artoria continued to retreat, positioning themselves at a distance that wouldn't interfere with Morgan.

"Are you curious about your sister's Noble Phantasm?" Xi Jianxi stared at the surrounding Sea Monsters, ensuring they wouldn't interfere with Morgan's Noble Phantasm release at this moment.

Artoria nodded silently.

To the King of Knights, Morgan was the person she knew best, yet also the least.

She was Artoria's sister by blood, but also the Queen Sister who rarely appeared before her after ascending to the throne.

What kind of Noble Phantasm that person possessed, what kind of heart she held—

Artoria had no way of knowing. Morgan, whose name was known to the world only as a witch, could not deduce the true form of her Noble Phantasm even if she knew its true name.

And now, Morgan was about to release the true name of her Noble Phantasm.

"She couldn't enter the city in her lifetime, couldn't achieve her own Camelot of the White Chalk City. The laws of the world didn't allow her to become the King of Britain. Those unfulfilled wishes, ultimately manifested her existence in the form of magecraft, and then, walked a path that never existed... her grudges."

Xi Jianxi spoke quietly, unsure if he was speaking to Artoria or himself.

"Its name is—"

As Xi Jianxi spoke, the dense fog around them suddenly dispersed. Not Fuyuki's night, but a sky with floating green auroras appeared.

A massive throne had already appeared where Morgan stood.

A Reality Marble? Iskandar exclaimed in surprise, but upon closer inspection, it didn't seem to be quite that.

The change in the surrounding scenery seemed to be merely a byproduct of the Noble Phantasm's deployment, an illusionary spectacle.

Only the mana, condensed to its absolute limit at this moment, was not concealed.

"'I have witnessed dreams of destruction. There is no reward, no salvation. Even at the end, the birds sing of tomorrow, right? Please guide me...'"

Morgan, seated on the throne, declared coldly.

Dark ripples flickered in the sky adorned with auroras, and from these ripples, green Demon Spears fell one by one.

Artoria recognized them clearly. Those Demon Spears were exactly the same as the one that had attacked her on the sea the day before.

Several Demon Spears landed in different positions, piercing the tentacles that tried to attack Morgan, piercing the tentacles spreading outwards, and piercing the massive body of the Sea Monster.

"'Roadless Camelot'!"

Mana surged.

The roar shook the heavens.

The Witch of Britain unleashed all the condensed mana at once, and the cold, brilliant flames that erupted illuminated the Sea Monster along with the aurora-filled night.

In the river water that evaporated in an instant, the colossal body of the Sea Monster, a synonym for fear, every inch, every part, even every molecule, was completely exposed to the impact of the cold yet incredibly scorching light, letting out inarticulate screams.

The Sea Monster was annihilated bit by bit, its exposed body revealing Caster's location, and in the next instant, that Magus was also completely swallowed by these lights.

Giant waves surged towards the riverbanks on both sides, and after rolling up the embankments, they slowly receded.

The light gradually dissipated, and the aurora-filled night receded, leaving only Morgan standing motionless on the Miyuen River, which undulated with the water's flow.

Xi Jianxi's pupils suddenly contracted, and he rushed forward to catch Morgan as she began to fall backward.

Artoria remained standing, watching the residual light after the Noble Phantasm. She reached out to catch the light points falling in front of her, but the light vanished before it could enter her palm.

"...Roadless... Camelot..."

She looked at Morgan, whose body was held by Xi Jianxi, and murmured the true name of the Noble Phantasm.

Chapter 53: The Winter Queen's Little Amusement

In reality, Morgan's exhaustion was not that severe. At most, if she were to use her Noble Phantasm a second time, it would be slightly less efficient.

She had simply acted on a whim after resolving the immediate problem.

However, Xi Jianxi had not exceeded her expectations at all; he had caught her body the moment she started to fall backward.

"Hey... are you alright..." Xi Jianxi sounded a little nervous.

He thought Morgan's mana had been depleted, and she couldn't sustain herself.

"I'm a bit overexerted and can't quite stand steadily," Morgan replied calmly, feigning weakness. "I probably won't be able to return home smoothly, so I'll need my husband to give me a ride."

"Then let's de-materialize and conserve our strength in spirit form—"

Xi Jianxi suggested instinctively, but before he could finish, he felt a sharp pinch on his arm.

Even with C-rank Strength applied to a body tempered by Scathach's rigorous training, Xi Jianxi still felt the sting.

"My Endurance is only E, I can't keep this up," Morgan said.

Xi Jianxi, utterly bewildered, began to wonder if Morgan was acting spoiled because she had won a victory.

Regardless, every time Morgan treated him in such a manner, he found himself unable to stay angry.

Was it because she was an unparalleled beauty that he felt no strangeness about it?

This was truly terrible; he was supposed to be devoted to his Master, wasn't he?

"Just now... were you thinking about another woman?" Morgan asked again.

Xi Jianxi nearly lost his footing. "Nothing of the sort."

Clearing his mind of the messy thoughts, Xi Jianxi scooped Morgan into his arms and walked towards the shore. She also cooperated by shedding her combat stance and changing into her casual attire.

"Speaking of which, I only bought you this one outfit back then. If we have time later, I'll buy you a few more," Xi Jianxi said to Morgan as they walked ashore.

Morgan, enjoying being carried like a princess, naturally replied, "As you say."

As they walked towards the shore, Xi Jianxi asked, "You mentioned earlier that the Holy Grail in Fuyuki had gone mad. That wasn't a stratagem to deceive other factions, was it?"

"I have no interest in playing with schemes; crushing them with direct power suits my taste better," Morgan said.

"That's truly troublesome," Xi Jianxi remarked.

[Quest Updated]

[Have you missed your little devil navigator? You must already know the truth about the Fuyuki Holy Grail, so the quest's content will change~]