Cui's Sorrow / Questions and Answers

"Ah, how sad." Tristan made his move, immediately intercepting the tentacles emerging from the surrounding space. He gently stroked his weapon, like a musician, and murmured to himself, "I thought I wouldn't have to fight anymore, but I didn't expect to have to make a move again."

"How ugly I am! How could I possibly gain the My King's forgiveness in such a state?"

As Tristan spoke, he showed no mercy, and countless vacuum arrows slightly blocked the tentacle attack.

The Purification Knight selected as 'cavalry' are about three times stronger than ordinary Purification Knight in terms of both function and strength.

Aside from the Purification Knight- Servant strength, the Purification Knight responsible for serving as 'cavalry' were the strongest among them.

At this moment, Tristan does not need to completely defeat the tentacles; he only needs to slightly hinder their movements to allow the 'cavalry' to escape death.

Of course, if 'Mikaela', who holds the Black Long Key, insists on killing the Purification Knight, she will have to expend some effort to specifically target and kill a few of Purification Knight.

The deaths of a few of the hundreds of 'cavalry' Purification Knight are of little consequence, as long as they can delay the battle.

No one believed that these 'cavalry' Purification Knight could turn the tide of the battle.

So, 'Mikaela', holding the Black Long Key, naturally turned her gaze to Tristan and said in a calm tone, "Finally out? To be honest, you should have come out much sooner in your condition."

In his reversed state, Tristan would undoubtedly become a killing machine to bring victory to the Lion King.

To the surprise of the 'Mikaela', although Tristan had received the 'Reversed' Holy Grail blessing, for some reason, he consistently chose to avoid direct combat with them instead of engaging in direct battle.

Even now, with the Lion King personally leading the fight, the opponent remains motionless, which is highly illogical.

"...Excuse me." Tristan neither denied anything nor offered any further explanation. He silently picked up the harp-like weapon in his hand and said in a calm tone, "I don't think I can defeat you, but perhaps it's a good thing to leave in this way."

"Hehehe~" 'Mikaela', holding Black Long Key, revealed a wicked smile, and it was unclear what she was laughing at.

However, she quickly waved the Black Long Key in her hand and said in a rather pleasant tone, "To leave the scene through combat, that might be a good option."

'Mikaela', who had been traveling with Abigail and the others, didn't have much combat experience. If the combat experience of ordinary people in her previous life could be called experience, then let's just pretend she didn't say that.

During their boundless journey, no matter what dangers they encountered, 'Mikaela' didn't need to take action. In most cases, a Spatial Rift would open, and an unimaginably long tentacle would slap down, thus eliminating any beings hostile to them.

Even if 'Mikaela' has a chance to make a move, most of the enemies are weaklings who will basically die after a few battles.

Now, facing a powerful Servant, and having the opportunity to 'go all out', 'Mikaela', who was holding the Black Long Key, seemed somewhat excited.

"I hope so."

Tristan also smiled slightly; it would be his honor to die in the king's 'avatar'.

Just as the battle between the two was about to begin, a rather familiar scream came from afar.

"Arash!!! This is the third time!!! Isn't it here yet?!"

"Huh?" Upon hearing the voice, Mikaela tilted his head and looked back in confusion. They arrived so quickly?

By the way, how did they end up in the sky?

"Hahaha~ We've arrived, Ritsuka- san, don't be so excited."

A hearty laugh echoed in the sky, and figures as swift as shooting stars landed on the ground not far from Mikaela.

"Wow, this is going to be interesting." The Shopkeeper's Daughter smiled, as if she thought there was going to be a good show.

"King!" x2

As soon as they landed, Amon and Reif, who were Demon God Pillar, were completely unaffected. Without saying a word, they ran to Mikaela's side, knelt on one knee, and said very seriously, "I'm late."

"It seems the battle has already begun." Ryougi Shiki emerged from the smoke, twirling a small knife. Looking around at the scene, she sighed, "Just as I imagined, even after rushing here, it seems I can only do odd jobs."

"Isn't it great?" Arash jumped out of the pit. The first thing he saw was the unharmed Mikaela. He chuckled and said, "It's not a good thing to come here and see Master is seriously injured and dying, rather than just being able to do odd jobs."

"... Tristan."

Bedivere saw Tristan preparing to fight 'Mikaela', and a complex look appeared in his eyes.

"Lancelot." Agravain placed one hand on the hilt of his sword, his gaze fierce as he stared at Lancelot, who had betrayed him once again.

At this moment! The battle has truly begun.

PS: "The Corrupted Monk was so easy to beat. I've already finished Fountainhead Palace today. I'm going to fight the Divine Dragon tomorrow!"

Chapter 427 Cui Beishang

"The main force has arrived."

Looking at Reif and Amon before her, as well as the Chaldea group, including Lancelot and Bedivere, Mikaela seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. She looked at Arash and asked, "What did you do to catch up with me so quickly?"

To be honest, when it comes to travel speed, Mikaela felt that no one in this Singularity could surpass her. After all, when she learned that the Shopkeeper's Daughter had been captured, she had used every means of acceleration except for 'space jump'.

Mikaela was very fast; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to descend from the sky so quickly, when the Knights of the Round Table had almost delivered the Shopkeeper's Daughter to the Holy City.

If the Knights of the Round Table had actually sent the Shopkeeper's Daughter to the Holy City before Mikaela arrived, then the situation would likely have become quite troublesome for Mikaela.

However, there are no "what ifs" in this world. After all, if there were, Mikaela shouldn't have underestimated his opponent in the first place; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to come to this world.

They then desperately searched for their way home.

"Hahaha~ It's nothing, just shooting 'myself' out like an arrow." Arash laughed heartily, as if there was nothing to say at all.

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!!!"

On the other side, however, Fujimaru Ritsuka was retching violently, as if she wanted to vomit up what was in her stomach.

Mash, unsure how to better help her senior, could only reach out and pat her on the back, quickly saying, "Senpai! Cheer up! We're on the battlefield!!!"

"I know, Mash, but I... Ugh!!!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka clearly knew the situation was dire, but she still felt incredibly nauseous!

This is not her fault. After all, this trip was no less challenging than the First Singularity, when Irisviel, Mrs. Emiya, drove the car created by Irisviel Da Vinci.

Although Irisviel's driving skills were excellent, the passengers in the car couldn't keep up with her speed!

Originally, she thought she would never experience this situation again, but not long after arriving at this Singularity, Fujimaru Ritsuka experienced what it meant to 'fly like'.

"It's so ugly! Fujimaru!" Olga Marie covered her face. As the last human Master, she always felt that Fujimaru Ritsuka was joking.

"Hahaha, this reminds me of Ritsuka's miserable state during the First Singularity." Da Vinci, standing to the side, found the scene quite amusing.

"..."

Meanwhile, Emiya Kiritsugu remained silent, unsure of what to say. Was this how ancient people flew?

Imagine yourself as an arrow, then create a 'bow' on the spot and launch the person out.

The principle is correct, but something still feels off.

"It seems everyone has arrived." 'Mikaela,' holding Black Long Key, noticed the arrival of the Chaldea. She glanced at Bedivere behind her, who had a complicated expression on his face.

Having a clearer understanding of this world, why didn't he kill Tristan beforehand?

"...Is that you?" Although Tristan could not see, he could feel the flow of the wind. He looked at Bedivere and said in an unusually complicated tone, "You, who were not summoned, have appeared at this time."

"Sir Tristan, your eyes."

Bedivere clearly noticed Tristan's unusual behavior at this moment. Although Tristan usually squinted his eyes, it didn't mean that he always kept them closed.

He did not open his eyes after learning of their arrival, which was quite illogical.

At this moment, Tristan seemed to have a sudden realization: was this the exit the king had spoken of, letting Bedivere kill him personally?

"To avoid witnessing my fellow members of the Round Table turn against each other, I blinded myself." Tristan gently stroked his harp, and at that moment, the weapon in his hand did not launch a fatal attack, but instead played a rather elegant melody.

Tristan said in a very calm voice, "You've all come too late, both you and the king... you've all come too late."

"How could this be?! How could someone like you do such a thing?!" Bedivere couldn't understand. Although he had heard about the current situation of his fellow Round Table members from Lancelot, he was still incredulous when he actually saw his former friend in this state.

He still seemed utterly shocked and incredulous!

"Bang!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, flames raged, and a terrifying phantom appeared on the battlefield—a Projection of a god!

Atop the phantom stood a woman with fiery hair and burning eyes, holding a katana, gazing up at the sky with an emotionless expression.

"Gae Bolg—!!"

The Lion King descended from the sky on a white horse, Gae Bolg in her hand transformed into a dazzling pillar of light, hurtling towards 'Mikaela'.

"Conviction!"

'Mikaela', wielding the Nietono no Shana, raised his greatsword, and an extremely powerful aura rose from his body.

The divine phantom beneath his feet also roared at the sky.

"Boom!!!"

The two collided, causing a violent explosion. However, neither Tristan nor Bedivere looked at the other battlefield; instead, they stared at each other face to face.

"I'm going to see the Lion King," Bedivere said earnestly.

"I will not allow you to see her, Lord Bedivere," Tristan said calmly, launching his attack immediately. "Because I am now her subject."

"In my lifetime, I was not loyal to the last moment, and when I left the Round Table, I uttered those words... Now that I have been summoned by the Lion King, I have an obligation to serve her until the very end."

"Clang clang clang—!!"

As Tristan spoke, Bedivere swung his Silver Arm to block Tristan's attack. He stared at his former friend and said with some sadness, "Don't you know that everything the Lion King did was wrong?"

"I'm sorry, I've already been blessed, I can't betray her." Tristan looked at Bedivere and said very seriously, "If you still consider me a friend, then Lord Bedivere, please grant me a release."

"Just like Sir Gawain did to Gareth, kill me, let this guy die."

Tristan's heart was already riddled with wounds, and in the original story, he was able to persevere to the end only because of his faith and the power of the Holy Grail.

Upon seeing Mikaela transform into Artoria, Tristan's heart, which had been strengthened by the Holy Grail, crumbled in an instant. He had no face to see the king he had served.

He also had no face to see his fellow Round Table members whom he had killed.

All he wants right now is to die!

It doesn't matter who kills me.

Chapter 428 Questions and Answers

"Roar—!!!" the Sphinx roared.

"For our My King!" The 'cavalry' of the Purification Knight also shouted their own slogan. In their eyes, the Lion King was the heavens!

"Clang!"

'Mikaela,' wielding the Gae Bolg, blocked Mordred's attack. She frowned slightly and said, 'You haven't changed much at all.'

"Heh, you haven't changed much either." Mordred gasped for breath, her body crackling with crimson lightning, but this time the lightning was even more violent.

This was a recipe for disaster, and Mordred was well aware that he was no match for the woman in front of him, 'Mikaela'.

After all, the other party is able to go toe-to-toe with the Lion King in his normal state. Even if he is no match for the Lion King, he is enough to cause the other party some trouble.

Mordred, on the other hand, is different. Although he is a first-class Servant, he is actually a relatively weak one and cannot defeat Gawain and Lancelot at three times their strength.

She was aware that she could only barely threaten 'Mikaela', who wielded the Gae Bolg, when she had the Holy Grail buff.

So at this moment, she was holding back her Noble Phantasm, wanting to rely on the power of her 'self-destruction' to blow up the guy in her way.

Although Mordred knew that even if he killed 'Mikaela,' who wielded the Gae Bolg, it wouldn't have much of an impact on the battle, he felt that there were some things he had to do himself.

"Why bother?"

Seeing Mordred in this state, 'Mikaela' sighed softly, seemingly feeling a little sorry for him.

In another world, Mordred was always glued to 'Mikaela', and she wasn't as irritable as she is now, with her attacks filled with murderous intent.

If she stood still, 'Mikaela' would most likely be hacked to death by Mordred.

"Clang clang clang—!!!"

With a crisp clang of metal striking metal, 'Mikaela', wielding the Ice Lotus Sword, retreated quickly. He looked at Gawain and said, "Indeed, as expected of the Sun Knight, your skills are indeed very strong."

"You flatter me. In our exchange just now, I didn't gain any advantage at all." Gawain still wore a gentle smile, his gaze fixed on the distance.

Perhaps the Lion King was aware that her battle with the three 'Mikaela' would cause the battlefield to suffer unknown AOE damage, so she and the other 'Mikaela' left in sync and began fighting not far away.

Although it was only a glimpse from afar, the aftershocks of their fight were earth-shattering.

This level of combat is comparable to a battle between gods.

Gawain Excalibur Galatine tightly. Although he had anticipated this scene, he was still furious that he could not help the Lion King.