I Surrender!! (Second Update) / Prepare for the Decisive Battle (First Update)

"No! No! What do you mean by forced awakening?!" Lancelot now fully understood that the seemingly frail 'girl' in front of him was actually his 'son' Galahad!

Although turning a 'son' into a daughter is something to be happy about.

But this tone, which didn't treat his father like a father, left Lancelot momentarily speechless.

P. S.: I got home too late today, so I don't know how many chapters I can write. Please forgive me if I can't write five chapters. I will make up for it tomorrow.

Chapter 406 Surrender!! (Second Update)

One-sided beating.

This is a one-sided beating, even if Mash didn't use her Noble Phantasm to hit Lancelot at this moment, it's still a one-sided beating!

Lancelot dared not retaliate at all. Bedivere had originally come to help Lancelot, suddenly retreated silently, unsure of what to say about the scene.

Is Mash very strong? No, she is not particularly strong. Strictly speaking, Mash only possesses the power of a first- Servant.

Although she possesses Galahad's Spirit Origin, Galahad is a top-tier Servant, she has too little experience and can only rely on instinct in combat.

Mash is now unilaterally suppressing Lancelot, the powerful figure known as the Round Table's First Knight.

"Amazing." Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had been feeling down, was speechless when she saw Mash, who was usually gentle, striking Lancelot's figure with her shield.

You should know that Lancelot just fought Arash, and he didn't hold back at all. The battle between the two was extremely fierce, and it was obvious that they were top-tier Servant.

Now that Mash is using her shield to beat Lancelot so badly that he's 'completely powerless', Fujimaru Ritsuka can't help but feel that Mash's strength has increased a lot.

"It's a parent-child competition."

Mikaela watched with great interest as Lancelot was being brutally beaten by Mash, a rare smile appearing on her face. When she first saw this scene, she had a very bright smile on her face.

It's pretty much the same now. When he saw Lancelot getting beaten up by Mash, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Um... this lady." At this moment, Bedivere approached Mikaela, looking at Lancelot who was being brutally beaten with a complicated expression. At this moment, he also guessed who the Spirit Origin of the lady named 'Mash' actually belonged to.

However, more curious about Mikaela's situation than about Mash's, Bedivere was how she obtained her My King's weapon, since the Holy Lance is not something anyone can wield.

Furthermore, the sense of security he felt upon seeing Mikaela made him feel as if he were by the king's side.

So now Bedivere is very curious about what kind of being Mikaela really is. Could it be that she is a king in disguise?

"You don't need to overthink it. I'm not the one you're imagining." While Bedivere was lost in thought, Mikaela said calmly, "Next, I will take you to find that 'King,' and then you can fulfill your wish."

"!!!!"

Bedivere's pupils contracted slightly. He hadn't even said anything yet, so how did the other party know his 'wish'?!

"Can you get in touch with Merlin?" Mikaela continued, looking at Bedivere's shocked expression with a smile. "If you can get in touch with him, then ask him to do me a favor."

"I'm sorry, Merlin's family... cough cough, excuse me, after Merlin 'awakened' me, he made me leave Avalon." Bedivere looked at Mikaela, and for a moment, he took a deep breath, his tone filled with respect.

In just a few words, Bedivere came to regard Mikaela as someone with great wisdom, much like Merlin.

Hmm! If someone only possesses Merlin's level of intelligence, their personality certainly isn't as 'eccentric' as Merlin's.

"Is that so?" Mikaela didn't say much. He glanced at the Silver Arm in Bedivere's hand and said calmly, "You don't need to participate in the battle afterward. You just need to return the Holy Sword and kill that 'King' at the crucial moment."

In the original story, Bedivere suffered the agony of his soul being burned every time he used the 'Holy Sword', and when he finally met the Lion King, he was barely clinging to life.

Now, Mikaela wants Bedivere to meet the Lion King in the most 'perfect' form, so that he can complete his first and final strike.

"I will obey your command."

For some reason, when Mikaela gave the order, Bedivere, quite unusually, knelt on one knee and performed a standard knightly salute to indicate that he understood.

But after he finished doing all this, he suddenly paused, wondering why he would kneel down and obey a stranger's words.

Looking at Bedivere kneeling on one knee, Mikaela smiled, reached out and ruffled Bedivere's hair, then said gently, "Thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to me."

"..."

Bedivere was suddenly stunned as he felt the warmth of Mikaela's palm.

"...Yes." Bedivere said, his voice choked with emotion. A strange sadness welled up inside him, and if he hadn't controlled his emotions, he probably would have burst into tears on the spot.

"So, what about you? Do you have anything else to say?"

Looking at Lancelot being brutally beaten by Mash, Mikaela said in a very calm tone, "If this can't bring you back to your senses, then I can't help you anymore."

"Senior Ayla." Mash knocked Lancelot back with a powerful blow, then stood still and said earnestly to Mikaela, "Please give me some more time!"

Lancelot clutched his wound, looking at Mash with a wry smile, and sighed, "No need, this familiar attack... has already calmed me down."

"Calm down? I don't need your calm! It's best if you wake up." Mash stared at Lancelot and said very seriously, "If you still can't wake up, then next time it won't be a shield bash, but the whole city will be used to smash you!"

In her anger, Mash's mind flashed through many images, which seemed to belong to Mr. Galahad.

Among those memories are many things, but what impressed Mash the most was a city.

That might be Galahad's Noble Phantasm. Mash felt that she could summon the city now and smash it down on Lancelot!

"No need, no need, I am fully awake now. I Lancelot the Knight, have already been defeated by you, a fellow member of the Round Table. I have no face to talk about suicide now."

Lancelot slumped to the ground, looking somewhat dejected, and said, "Having been defeated, perhaps surrender is the only path I have left to take."

"What do you mean by saying that surrender is the only way out?" Mash looked at Lancelot and said in a very serious tone, "Since you call yourself a sinner, then you should atone for your sins by doing good deeds! Instead of using the name of surrender to exonerate yourself."

"This..." Lancelot's expression was quite bitter. Why was surrendering wrong?

"If the king is wrong, you should point it out to her, not follow her in making the same mistake. Am I right, Father?" Mash said seriously. Her sudden intervention in the battle was not because Lancelot's attitude was bad.

It was the other person's self-destructive attitude that made her unable to contain her anger.

"Well... you're right." Lancelot stammered, his face flushing slightly, and continued, "Your Majesty is wrong. As Knights of the Round Table, I should help her correct her mistakes, not make them with her. However... this title isn't good for the heart. If you're not mentally prepared, you might just go into shock and die."

"Is this what they call 'it smells so good'?" Mikaela looked at Lancelot, who had suddenly 'surrendered', and couldn't help but recall the joke from her past life.

He was just saying he would never surrender!! But the next second, because of Mash, or rather 'Galahad', he shamelessly chose to surrender.

She still looked like she had been defeated by Mash and had no choice but to surrender, which made Mikaela smile again.

This can be considered a very pleasant thing in a certain sense.

After all, although Mash is very strong, she cannot defeat Lancelot in his current state, let alone Lancelot who has the blessing of the Holy Grail.

He is even stronger than Gawain, who has the 'Sun' buff!

The fact that such a powerful Lancelot fell to his own daughter, 'without any power to fight back', is truly laughable.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty."

Seeing Mash's intention to fight on her own, Lancelot stood up from the ground and looked at Mikaela with a somewhat subtle tone, saying, "Do I still have the right to fight under your command?"

"It depends on the gift you gave me," Mikaela said calmly. "Right now, I need a lot of manpower to attack the Holy City. If you have a team, I will let you join our team."

"This is easy!" Lancelot exclaimed with ecstasy.

PS: "Two updates today, 5,000 words = =, I'll try harder tomorrow. It's too late today, and I'm too busy with various things."

Chapter 407 Preparing for the Final Battle (First Update)

"Is that so? I understand now. I have a general idea of the situation."

On his way to Lancelot's 'private army' location, Bedivere learned of the Lion King's condition from Mikaela, and his eyes were filled with complex emotions.

There was regret and disbelief, but also a sense of relief.

"If you can, please use my power as you wish." After learning the actual situation, Bedivere chose to pledge allegiance to Mikaela.

Although he didn't understand why Lancelot called Mikaela 'King', he had a vague answer to the question in his heart.

After all, as the person closest to the 'King', even after going through unimaginable years, he would never forget that warmth he once felt.

He felt that warmth from Mikaela now, and it wasn't an illusion, but Bedivere didn't intend to say it aloud, because the king he served had now become a god.

"I will naturally borrow your power." Mikaela was not very polite to Bedivere. He said in a very calm tone, "After all, your appearance can greatly reduce her strength, which will reduce my magic expenditure and pave the way for the upcoming battlefield."

Compared to The Lion King, the Seventh Singularity is the most troublesome thing.

"Understood." Bedivere smiled gently, as if being turned into a tool was no big deal to him.

Led by Lancelot, the group quickly arrived at a camp in the desert. There, they found a diverse mix of people: desert travelers, mountain villagers, and many more who resembled refugees. Armored knights patrolled the perimeter.

However, those knights were not Purification Knight, but true living beings, not fighting machines whose wisdom had been erased like the Purification Knight.

"Lord Lancelot."

A man in silver armor looked at Lancelot bringing back a large group of people, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. However, seeing that Lord Lancelot was unharmed, he asked very seriously, "Are these also the refugees you rescued?"

Although it was an inquiry, the man in the silver armor felt that these guys didn't look like refugees at all!

"No, these are our allies." Lancelot looked at the man in silver armor, pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke, his tone very calm. "Next, they will overthrow the Lion King's tyranny, and you no longer need to hide."

"This is truly astonishing; this is no longer an ordinary 'army'." Arash looked at the refugees, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He remarked with considerable amazement, "This is practically a large village now."

Lancelot originally said he would take them to a place where there was a powerful force that could provide significant assistance to Mikaela.

"It's not just a large village; there are quite a few knights here." Mash also somewhat surprised. She looked at the approaching knights, a hint of astonishment flashing in her eyes.

Having participated in three Singularity Operations, Mash has accumulated a wealth of combat experience.

She could tell at a glance that these knights were seasoned veterans, not some lowly brutes.

"A private army of this size can no longer be called a ragtag army." Looking at the scene before him, Amon looked at Lancelot with a strange expression and continued, "Could it be? You have long harbored thoughts of rebellion?"

"... Those chosen by the Holy Selection can only be sent to the Holy City, there is no other way, but how to deal with those who are not chosen is my own business. The King has not ordered them to be punished. Moreover, there are quite a few wandering knights who have disobeyed the King's orders, and they also need a place to settle down."

Lancelot's voice revealed a hint of helplessness. Although he stood on the Lion King's side, he also felt that the other party's methods were too cold-blooded and ruthless.

So Lancelot took pity on them and protected them.

"That's sophistry," Ryougi Shiki laughed, looking at the group of people, and said, "No matter how you look at it, this is your private army."

"Since you're already thinking about resisting, why not just surrender?"

Asagami Fujino asked gently. Before Mash stepped forward, Lancelot seemed determined to fight them to the death.

It seems that in his view, only death is the only destination.

"This..."

Lancelot was at a loss for words.

Although part of the reason was that he had the blood of the Round Table on his hands and was too ashamed to face the king.

Another reason was that he boasted to Agravain that he would never surrender to another king.

Well, as for surrendering now?

It was his daughter who surrendered; the king was merely an afterthought.

Lancelot comforted himself in this way.

"~" However, seeing Lancelot's appearance, Mash actually smiled, but she still kept saying, "You parasite, you don't look like you can do such a good job at all! Dad!"

"So... don't use that name." Lancelot blushed, clearly unable to resist Mash's address, after all, that name was a 100% heart-stopping blow!

Bedivere smiled as he watched Lancelot and Mash talk.

"Then it's about time to go back." Mikaela felt the time was right. He looked at Lancelot and said calmly, "Lord Lancelot, go and gather a group of knights who are willing to join us in fighting the Lion King."

"If there are any knights who do not wish to leave with us, then let them stay and protect these refugees."

In reality, very few knights would be willing to leave with them, and Mikaela was well aware of this.

Faced with the terrifying power of the Lion King and the Purification Knight, ordinary knights were no different from cannon fodder.

Mikaela personally went to the Grand Temple to form an alliance with Ramesses II, not because she valued his strength, but because she valued his vast horde of divine beasts.

Those mass-produced Sphinxes were the main force against the Purification Knight.

Lancelot's private army is nothing more than cannon fodder. Although it can buy time, it doesn't matter whether they go or not.

"Understood." Lancelot also understood that the troops he had accumulated could not bring much advantage. He brought Mikaela and the others here simply to make a good impression on the King and Mash.

With Lancelot's help, more than three hundred knights decided to leave with him and others to fight the Lion King, while the remaining knights were responsible for protecting the refugees.

As the sun slowly set, Mikaela looked in the direction of the Holy City and murmured to herself, "The final battle will probably be the day after tomorrow."

After we reunite with Hassan's faction tomorrow, the real decisive battle will begin the day after tomorrow.

The Lion King must have understood this principle, which is why she didn't waste her magic on bombing the Mountain People.

P. S.: "I was too tired yesterday to update, but I'll try my best to make up for it today."