He Understood / Shield Bash! ...

At that moment, everything froze, though in reality this was only a small part of the area.

"Hmm?" The Shopkeeper's Daughter looked at Gawain's direction from a distance and clearly noticed that something was wrong. She exclaimed in surprise, "That's really amazing. He can freeze space and slow down time just by using sword skills."

"We are all strong, except for me." The 'Mikaela' dressed in a kimono said calmly, as if she was the only one among all the Mikaela who was just taking advantage of the situation, while the others were all strong.

"Hahaha, me too, a piece of trash, nothing special, just brute force." 'Mikaela', holding the Hozuki dandelion, revealed a very gentle smile.

Me too.

Mikaela, who had Pocket Watch hanging from her waist, gave a thumbs up. "That's right! I'm useless too! Not a particularly powerful being."

"..."

The Shopkeeper's Daughter looked speechlessly at the three 'Mikaela' beside her, not knowing what to say. "Are you still pretending?! Don't think I don't know, you just like to keep a low profile."

Unless it's absolutely necessary, you will never unleash your true potential.

The Mikaela I'd met before had all become gods, yet they were still working at Maid Cafe, delivering food and serving tea and water to the customers.

If she hadn't been hunted down by the world's Counter Force, Aila-chan probably wouldn't have stepped in to help, and she would likely have been forcibly imprisoned by the world's Counter Force.

The power within her body is so strong now that it couldn't be easily created by a 'Mikaela', after all, traveling through worlds also requires a lot of energy.

"Clang!"

With the sound of the sword being sheathed, Gawain finally regained consciousness, but then seventeen wounds appeared on his body, and red blood gushed out from his body.

"The Excalibur Galatine —!!!"

However, Gawain also activated his Noble Phantasm; it was a subconscious action of his body.

A scorching golden simulated sunbeam rushed toward 'Mikaela'. Although it was the moment before her body regained consciousness that she released her Noble Phantasm, Gawain truly lived up to his reputation as the Knight of the Knights of the Round Table, second only to Lancelot.

The moment the opponent regained consciousness, they immediately located 'Mikaela's' position and transformed their original diffuse Noble Phantasm into a concentrated burst of Noble Phantasm similar to Excalibur.

However, to Gawain's surprise, the body of 'Mikaela' that appeared not far away was about to dissipate.

"It's too late." 'Mikaela', holding the Ice Lotus Sword, smiled lightly at Gawain, seemingly not too surprised by her own dissipation. After all, that move had touched the realm of space and time. If the control range hadn't been relatively small, no amount of magic power would have been enough for her to unleash it.

However, there's nothing that can be done about it. According to the phantom named 'Sakura,' this move is her trump card. If she adapts to it properly, she could even kill a Herrscher in one go.

However, 'Mikaela' has only just begun to master this move. His defeat against Goetia last time left him with a pent-up anger, and now that he has finally used it, he has a pretty good understanding of just how powerful this move is.

"Well, I don't mind leaving like this." 'Mikaela', holding the Ice Lotus Sword, closed her eyes, letting the attack of the Excalibur Galatine engulf her.

"..."

Gawain watched as 'Mikaela' left the stage like this. He looked down at the wounds on his body. There were no fatal wounds. If the other party had attacked his Spirit Core just now...

Then he probably won't be able to hold on for much longer.

"Go and help your 'King', don't stay here." At this moment, 'Mikaela', holding Black Long Key, walked over. She looked at Gawain calmly and said, "If you are still here and intend to help the Purification Knight, then I have an obligation to kill you."

"...Thank you." Gawain glanced at the spot where 'Mikaela' had disappeared with a rather complicated expression, and sighed deeply. Was he really still too weak?

Picking up the Holy Sword, Gawain gave a knightly salute to 'Mikaela' who was holding the Black Long Key, then ignored Agravain and Tristan in the distance and ran quickly toward the direction where the Lion King and Mikaela were fighting.

He didn't serve his country to the very end in his lifetime, but this time! He must make it to the final battle.

Although this act of loyalty was a gift from others.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the battle between Tristan and Bedivere also seemed to have reached a conclusion.

"Cough cough cough, well done, is this really the ending the king spoke of?" Tristan coughed, blood slowly flowing from the corner of his mouth, a large gash cut open on his chest.

Judging from the depth of the wound, Tristan's Spirit Core appears to have been destroyed.

"..." Bedivere was silent for a moment, then held the critically wounded Tristan in his arms, his voice trembling slightly, and asked, "Tristan, why did you seek death?"

As the knight who knew Tristan best among the Knights of the Round Table, Bedivere was well aware that he was no match for Tristan, even though the latter had not held back in the previous battle.

Tristan's attacks were not intended to kill, and he tried his best to dodge Bedivere's attacks. But when the moment came, he suddenly gave up attacking and defending and charged forward as if committing suicide.

And at that moment... it was exactly the instant Bedivere used the Silver Arm.

"No need to be sad." Tristan seemed to sense Bedivere's confusion and sadness. He seemed to understand that he was about to leave the stage like this. He rarely showed a smile and said, "I am very satisfied with this ending."

"To serve the king, I have stained my hands with the blood of my fellow Round Table members. To make up for the regrets of my life, I accepted the king's blessing and became a killing machine that only obeys orders."

Tristan's body began to gradually disappear. With his Spirit Core shattered, he could not hold on for much longer. He had just heard Agravain's words.

However, he did not follow the 'plan' but instead followed his own instincts, thus running into Bedivere's attack.

"Now, I am satisfied. I killed my fellow members of the Round Table, and now I am dying at the hands of another member of the Round Table. Perhaps this is retribution, and also the punishment that the King has given me."

Tristan's body was almost gone. At the last moment, he seemed to want to open his eyes to see Bedivere, but he gave up the action because he was blind, although he could 'sense' the other's presence.

But now that he has opened his eyes, he still cannot see Bedivere's appearance.

'Perhaps, this is the real punishment.' Tristan seemed to have a sudden realization, understanding why the king didn't kill him but instead had Bedivere do it himself.

He understood.

Chapter 436 Shield Bash!

Tristan was killed by Bedivere.

Mordred unleashed her Noble Phantasm to its fullest extent, and she herself exploded.

Although Gawain did not die, he left the battlefield after blocking 'Mikaela' who was wielding the Ice Lotus Sword, without helping Agravain and the Purification Knight to clean up the battlefield.

If he were to spare the time to deal with Hassan and Sphinx, a large number of Sphinx beasts produced in large numbers would definitely be lost.

In a head-on confrontation, even if the remaining Hassan all came at him, they would likely be killed by Gawain! After all, the opponent's Noble Phantasm is a wide-area attack Noble Phantasm.

With the blessing of the Holy Grail from the Lion King, he is three times stronger, and even Lancelot cannot get the better of him.

However, he actually chose to leave, which puzzled the several Hassan who were initially on guard. But soon they saw the 'Mikaela's' not far away and seemed to understand why Gawain had left.

Because he has already abandoned this battlefield and is preparing to move on to the next one.

If nothing unexpected happens, then winning this battle will be a very simple matter.

"Kill! Enemy! Target identified! Mountain People's assassin."

Five Purification Knight surrounded the madman. They moved like machines. After confirming his identity, a golden light flashed under their helmets. They reached out and drew their swords, saying in a cold voice, "Annihilate him at all costs."

"Annihilate?" Mad Nobunaga sneered, looking at the five Purification Knights and saying, "That's what I should be saying to you! You have defiled my holy land, slaughtered our protected people, and even used despicable means to kill Lord Hassan! You are simply unforgivable!"

"Whoosh—!!"

However, the Purification Knight did not waste words with the Kyoshinko. Without saying a word, they drew their swords from their waists and slashed at the Kyoshinko.

"What?!" Kyoko's pupils contracted slightly, and her body instinctively tried to dodge.

As the Purification Knight drew their swords, the five of them, like ghosts, had unknowingly surrounded the Madman.

As Kyoshiko dodged, five golden swords slashed down towards her original spot.

"Boom--!!"

It was just a simple slash, yet it left several sword marks on the already cracked earth. If this attack had successfully hit him, he would probably have been severely injured instantly.

'What astonishing destructive power!' Kyoshinko's pupils contracted slightly, clearly not expecting that these seemingly ordinary Purification Knight would possess such strength.

After dodging the attacks of the five, Kyoko activated her Noble Phantasm – Fantasy Bloodline.

The ability to reproduce the miracles of the past 18 Hassan by freely altering the physical body.

It was rumored that he had undergone extremely cruel physical modifications, but after becoming Heroic Spirit, he was able to freely change his physical form, although his power would be increased or decreased compared to his original form.

It was because of this Noble Phantasm that Kyoko was valued by the Hassan, who considered her an indispensable fighting force.

'Zabaniya!'

The hair hidden in the hood instantly grew longer and charged towards the five special Purification Knight. She didn't think that such an attack could kill them, but it would be enough to interfere with their actions to some extent.

"Shuashuashua——!!"

Unfortunately, the hair that surged toward the Purification Knight was quickly cut off by several sword flashes, having no effect on them whatsoever.

Not only are they incredibly powerful, but these Purification Knight also seem like seasoned veterans, making them an ever-increasing threat.

"Don't be careless, these are no ordinary guys."

Hassan of the Hundred Faces, Hassan of the Arm, and Hassan the Hassan of Serenity arrived at the side of the Mad Nobunaga. The three of them looked at the five Purification Knights with apprehension and said in a very serious tone, "The First Generation Master's friend, who is also Lord Ella's subordinate, the archer whose strength is comparable to Lancelot's — Arash, has also been stopped by these Purification Knights."

"Clang clang clang." Arash looked at the three Purification Knight blocking his arrows and shook his head helplessly, saying, "Honestly, whether it's that Pharaoh or this Lion King, they both seem to particularly like creating 'monsters' of this level."

Three of these special Purification Knight, working together, can resist Servant of Arash's caliber, while Kyoko's side has five!

No wonder the other three Hassan immediately dropped what they were doing to help Kyoko; they probably thought that he couldn't last more than a few rounds against five of these special Purification Knight by himself before he was killed!

Moreover, these five special Purification Knight were not there to deal with the Mad Noble, but rather to deal with the three Starry Sky Sphinx behind her who were unleashing their full power.

She was merely someone I disposed of 'incidentally'.

"Ducks, ducks, what a nuisance." On the other side, Ryougi Shiki and Asagami Fujino were also surrounded by three Purification Knights.

"..."

Asagami Fujino didn't look at the Purification Knight, but instead looked to the other side, where golden light illuminated the sky, and below was a dazzling red light like fire.

Even though they were so far apart, Asagami Fujino could clearly feel just how intense the battle between Mikaela and the Lion King was.

"Am I still too weak?" Asagami Fujino was clearly a little confused. Even after becoming Servant, she had developed her Mystic Eyes to an unimaginable level under the guidance of Teacher Touko.

Even so, is it still impossible for her to stand beside Mikaela and fight alongside her?

The thought that the other person always had to bear the most difficult battles alone made Asagami Fujino feel sad.

To put it simply, this feeling is like a mother constantly worrying about her child suffering outside.

"Duang!!"

Mash stepped forward to protect Lancelot, blocking Agravain's final blow. She shouted at Lancelot behind her, "You still have time to be confused?! Didn't I already tell you?! As the Round Table's First Knight, you should correct the king's mistakes yourself, instead of getting caught up in self-blame and giving up your life."

Since Fujimaru Ritsuka has several 'Mikaela' protecting her, Mash naturally doesn't need to keep staring at her senior.

Perhaps because they had just reunited as father and daughter, Mash was being sarcastic towards Lancelot, but in reality, she was quite concerned about his situation.

Just now Lancelot was almost killed by Agravain attack. Mash, who couldn't stand it anymore, first gave Lancelot a shield bash, and then turned around to block Agravain's attack.

Chapter 437 Successive Departures

"Hehehe, you're quite lucky."

Although Agravain was disappointed that his final blow hadn't killed Lancelot, he didn't show much emotion. Killing him would have been best, but if he couldn't, he had already achieved his goal.

Enough time has been wasted; he has already accomplished his mission.

Although I wanted to give Wang one last report, it seemed I didn't have the time.

"This is not luck, Agravain." Mash looked at Agravain, and she could clearly feel her 'Spirit Origin' within her about to say something.

In response to the 'Spirit Origin' within her, Mash looked at Agravain with a very firm gaze and said, "It is you who are on the wrong path. Since you are wrong, then we will definitely come and correct your mistakes."

"This shield, and the Spirit Origin within me, are telling the same story."

Mash spoke very seriously. Although she was not Galahad, as the one who inherited Spirit Origin's Spirit Origin, she felt it was necessary to correct the mistakes of the Round Table on Galahad's behalf.

"Ridiculous."

Agravain sneered as he looked at Mash, as if, in that moment, he saw the figure of that flawless person.

Although he saw a familiar figure, he didn't stop, after all, he wasn't the kind of person like Lancelot who acted on emotion.

"Does a mistake have to be corrected? We all willingly submit to this king." Agravain looked at Mash and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "We did not serve our king to the very end in life. In order to fulfill our regrets in life, I will do my best to assist the king and help her accomplish what she must do."

"Not to mention."

Agravain stared at Mash and said in a very cold tone, "If you really wanted to stop us, you and Bedivere should have shown up in the first place. That might have changed the situation."

Both Galahad and Bedivere are individuals that Agravain highly regards.

During his lifetime, Bedivere was almost second only to Agravain in upholding the Round Table, while Galahad was the last flawless one to hold the Holy Grail.

The two men enjoyed extremely high prestige among the Knights of the Round Table, had they been summoned by the Lion King in the first place.