Moon Cell Card Servant

"Shall we cooperate?" The King of Conquerors looked at Diarmuid with a helpless smile and said, "Although this is not ideal, Saber's Noble Phantasm is too powerful. If we don't cooperate, neither you nor I can win the Holy Grail War."

That's right, for victory, both the King of Conquerors and Diarmuid were participating in this Holy Grail War for victory.

No one desires failure, unless that failure is meaningful.

Currently, neither the King of Conquerors nor Diarmuid wanted to fail. Although Caster had been eliminated, a new powerful enemy had appeared once again. They believed they couldn't defeat the opponent alone.

So the King of Conquerors proposed an alliance. Diarmuid's martial prowess was very strong. While the opponent's mobility wasn't as good as his own, if the two of them cooperated, Diarmuid and the King of Conquerors would complement each other – one possessing great mobility, the other possessing unmatched martial skill.

"What do you think? King of Conquerors," Diarmuid merely smiled, not agreeing to the King of Conquerors, because he knew well that the decision wasn't his to make.

"I think it's possible. After all, Saber is just too powerful. His Noble Phantasm is practically a dedicated counter for Servants," the King of Conquerors said calmly, driving his chariot as he looked at Mikaela, who had deactivated her Divine Grace Barrier, "And you and I both know that Saber has more secrets hidden. I believe your Master has also realized this."

Although the King of Conquerors had only a brief exchange with Kayneth, he could tell that Kayneth was a person of great wisdom. In the past, he would have definitely recruited such a person into his army.

Even though Kayneth couldn't engage in overly intense combat, his intelligence and calm judgment made the King of Conquerors nod slightly.

The King of Conquerors held Kayneth in high regard. He believed that if he could see these things, then the other party must have seen them as well.

"That's right, Master said that Saber has a great secret, but currently, there's not enough information. Master can only make some deductions," Diarmuid seemed a little hesitant. After all, joining forces with the King of Conquerors had more benefits than drawbacks. If there were any disadvantages, it would be that in the final battle, he might not be able to handle the opponent's Inherent Domain. However, the King of Conquerors posed much less of a threat than Mikaela right now.

"Therefore, I, the King, have decided to investigate Saber tonight," the King of Conquerors said without joking, "Although we are allies for now and I won't take advantage of your weakness, once the Sea Demon and Caster are dealt with, Saber and I will be mortal enemies."

"Hm?" Diarmuid looked at the King of Conquerors with some confusion. He found it strange, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

The combat power displayed by Mikaela right now was not something the King of Conquerors could defeat. He had just released his Inherent Domain, and even his Master was struggling. Going to fight Mikaela now, let alone the issue of mana, just the head-on combat.

The Divine Grace Barrier alone would be enough to kill the King of Conquerors on the spot.

"That's why I've come to you," the King of Conquerors said with a big smile, looking at Diarmuid, "You are a qualified hero. I know very well that you will bring victory to your Master. Therefore, Saber is our number one enemy. We must cooperate temporarily to defeat Saber and uncover her secrets."

"What do you want to do?" Diarmuid was tempted. He thought the King of Conquerors' proposal was excellent. After all, Saber's hidden secrets were too numerous in his opinion. Even with his family's power, his Master couldn't investigate her Noble Phantasm and her true self yet.

If the King of Conquerors' plan went smoothly tonight, perhaps he and the King of Conquerors could glimpse a corner of her secret.

"It's simple, just infiltrate. You'll be responsible for observing from the outside. If Saber unleashes that terrifying Noble Phantasm, you'll go and kill Saber's Master, forcing her to return to her Master's side. At that time… Saber, having already used her Noble Phantasm once, will inevitably enter a weakened state."

Having said that, the King of Conquerors showed a big smile and said sincerely, "Afterwards, if we really get any reliable information, I will personally visit you with my young Master."

The King of Conquerors didn't say what would happen to Mikaela when she entered a weakened state, because the outcome was unknown, and he wouldn't speculate. He only told Diarmuid the final outcome.

If they truly obtained important intelligence, Diarmuid would naturally have to protect the King of Conquerors and Waver with all his might.

For now… just as the King of Conquerors had planned, Diarmuid looked at Mikaela, whose eyes burned with the flame of anger, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He gripped his spear tightly, not attacking rashly, but wanting to see if the opponent would use any other 'Noble Phantasms'.

Similarly, the King of Conquerors also summoned the Chariot of Godly Might and observed the situation on the ground from the sky. If the situation became extremely critical, he would immediately attack Saber's Master.

They didn't leave; instead, they intended to press Mikaela step by step, to see if she possessed a second Noble Phantasm besides the Divine Grace Barrier!

"Honestly, I really didn't expect the two of you to team up," Mikaela suppressed her anger and took a deep breath. So what if she knew the plot?

In this world, the moment she intervened, all situations would change. The so-called plot was merely to give her a certain advantage.

Her advantage hadn't disappeared yet. She decided that no matter what, she had to take down either Diarmuid or the King of Conquerors tonight.

"Facing an extremely powerful enemy, one cannot defeat him alone," Diarmuid pointed his spear at Mikaela and said very seriously, "Facing such an enemy, gathering companions to attack together is naturally the best choice."

Diarmuid's implication was clear: I'm no match for you alone, but I have allies, while you have several burdens!

Yes, burdens. Emiya Kiritsugu, Irisviel, and Maiya Hisau stood behind Mikaela. They might be good at dealing with humans, but at this moment, they were merely a burden to Mikaela, serving no purpose other than providing mana.

"It seems the King of Conquerors won't come down," Mikaela said, taking a deep breath as she looked at the King of Conquerors in the sky. She didn't know how much information Waver had received, but at this moment, without knowing how much information he had, she had to throw out some smoke bombs.

"Let me show you my true form." Mikaela decisively crushed the card, and a rather dazzling light emanated from her body. Her body seemed to shrink by half, becoming quite petite.

"This is truly… Saber has never revealed her true form before?" Diarmuid looked at Mikaela's new appearance, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

"Well, isn't this what you've always wanted?"

After crushing the card, Mikaela wore a nun's habit. Her height changed from the original 163cm to 145cm. She carried the Oath of Judas on her back, her blue eyes staring at Diarmuid, her voice very cold, "However, you might not be able to go back tonight."

Theresa Apocalypse.

This was Mikaela's trump card, a truly bottom-of-the-barrel card.

The Oath of Judas was a weapon card.

Theresa was a character card.

When using Theresa, the Oath of Judas could also be used, as they were a set.

Mikaela couldn't unleash the full power of the Oath of Judas, but after using the Theresa character card, she could exert most of its strength.

Originally, Mikaela's physical condition was inferior to the Servants. In close combat, there was a seventy percent chance she would be torn apart by them.

But after transforming into Theresa, her physical condition had greatly improved!! It was no problem to go head-to-head with Servants.

"Not be able to go back? That remains to be seen," Diarmuid could feel that he was being targeted by something dangerous, but he showed no fear. Instead, a rather excited smile appeared, "However, Saber, you are truly full of surprises. I can't wait to see how powerful your true form really is."

Mikaela raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh? Then, I shall grant your wish."

As soon as she finished speaking, she seemed to grip something in her hand and threw it towards the sky without a second word.

"Heaven's Justice!!!"

Countless spears of light appeared from the void like rain, falling towards Diarmuid's direction.

Chapter 95: Lord, Times Have Changed

The battle was about to begin.

Facing the descending spears of light, Diarmuid swung his twin guns, shooting down the light spears. Even if he couldn't shoot them all down, he used his years of combat experience and agile movements to dodge them.

Soon, unlike their first encounter, Mikaela and Diarmuid were constantly probing each other's strength.

At this moment, Diarmuid was displaying his full mastery of skill and speed.

"Hmph!" Mikaela, who had transformed into Theresa, let out a cold snort. She had already witnessed his movements in their first battle, and the spears of light were merely probing attacks.

"Swish swish swish—!!"

Countless golden chains emerged from Oath of Judas, enveloping the area. It seemed intended to prevent Diarmuid from leaving, or perhaps to stop the King of Conquerors from suddenly attacking.

A flash of golden light flickered in Mikaela's blue eyes as she tightened her grip, and a golden long spear appeared in her hand.

"Boom—!!"

Gripping the golden long spear, Mikaela stomped on the ground. With a loud noise, she charged forward like a bullet.

"Going for close combat? This is what a Saber is!" Diarmuid ignored the golden chains surrounding them, a thrilled smile on his face. Compared to their first probing battle, he preferred fighting this Saber even more.

Her figure was so beautiful and dazzling. Although she wore a nun's habit, her killing intent was evident in her eyes! It was clear she was giving it her all.

Since she was going all out, he, as a member of the Knights of Fianna, could not ignore her will!

"Compared to Saber, I'm more like Lancer right now."

Mikaela scoffed at herself, gripping the golden long spear in her hand, and said coldly to Diarmuid, "And... today, you're dead. No one can save you."

The two officially clashed. The moment the golden long spear met Red Rose of Purgatory, Red Rose of Purgatory 'ignored' the golden long spear and thrust its tip towards Mikaela.

However, Mikaela seemed to know that the golden long spear couldn't defend against Diarmuid's attack. She shifted her body slightly, dodging the tip of Red Rose of Purgatory.

Even transformed into Theresa, the spear she conjured can't block Red Rose of Purgatory?

Knowing this, Mikaela stopped using the spear. Instead, she directly pulled out the Judas behind her and hurled it at Diarmuid without a word.

"That won't do, I've already noted the weight of that weapon."

Diarmuid wouldn't clash head-on with Mikaela. Last time, he had suffered a disadvantage due to not understanding the weight of that cross.

Saber seemed like a completely different person now. Diarmuid didn't know how much power she could unleash with that holy, radiant cross in her current state, so he could only evade for now.

"Hmph." Mikaela snorted and pressed her advantage, intending to make Diarmuid truly experience the might of Theresa's brute strength combined with the weight of Judas.

What it meant to break all arts with sheer force!!!

"Clang—!!"

The red long spear struck Oath of Judas. Diarmuid frowned slightly and swung his other hand, thrusting the yellow short spear towards Mikaela.

Several spears of light shot out from Oath of Judas, blocking the yellow short spear, which was Yellow Rose of Mortality.

I knew it was a versatile weapon, but this weapon is truly troublesome. Diarmuid retreated several steps, looking at Oath of Judas in Mikaela's hand with a slight frown.

"What's wrong? Not attacking anymore? Or are you waiting for the King of Conquerors to come down and support you?"

Seeing Diarmuid retreat, Mikaela didn't stop attacking. She swung Oath of Judas and continued to smash it towards Diarmuid, saying calmly as she attacked, "If you're thinking of the King of Conquerors coming to support you, then wake up. If he dares to come down, I'll open the Divine Grace Barrier and take both of you out at once."

Indeed, the King of Conquerors in the sky at this moment had no intention of coming down to help. Although he and Diarmuid were cooperating, he wouldn't rush to 'die' just because his partner was in trouble.

"This is troublesome. I didn't expect Saber to reveal her trump card in her anger. No wonder she's been so calm." The King of Conquerors watched the battle below, then looked at the young Master beside him and asked, "What information did you get that made Saber so furious?"

"It's very important information, but right now, we need to find a way to save Lancer, or we'll be in trouble tomorrow." Waver felt a sliver of luck as he saw Mikaela going all out against Diarmuid.

He genuinely felt it was a good thing he came to gather information. Otherwise, tomorrow, he and the King of Conquerors would be inexplicably surrounded.

Just like now, if not for his fear of Saber's Noble Phantasm, the King of Conquerors would probably have attacked alongside Diarmuid to deal with her.

"Although I want to help, it's impossible. That Saber..." The King of Conquerors looked at the golden chains surrounding Mikaela and Diarmuid, having a premonition that if he rashly attacked, those seemingly insignificant golden chains would suddenly lash out! Unleashing an attack no weaker than Divine Grace Barrier.

The King of Conquerors trusted his intuition completely, so he wouldn't foolishly go down to help. Instead, he watched from the side, observing the actual situation.

"Bang—!!" Oath of Judas missed its target and smashed heavily into the ground. The combination of Theresa's monstrous strength and Judas's own weight directly created a large pit in the ground.

Looking at the pit, Diarmuid felt a sense of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't tried to block it directly. Although he could have, it would have been more detrimental than beneficial!

"Heh!"

The moment Oath of Judas missed, although Diarmuid felt a sense of relief, he was a qualified warrior. He saw Mikaela's opening!

Diarmuid thrust his yellow short spear into the ground, gripped the crimson long spear with both hands, and without a word, attacked Mikaela's head. If this strike landed, she would be severely wounded.

"Swish swish swish swish—!!!"

The instant Diarmuid attacked, the golden chains deployed in the sky seemed to sense something and rushed towards Diarmuid.

Unexpectedly, Mikaela voluntarily let go of Oath of Judas and leaped backward. Although she didn't completely evade Diarmuid's attack, a bloody gash appeared on her small face. However, such an injury was nothing.

Irisviel hadn't even used healing magic yet, and Theresa herself possessed incredibly strong self-healing abilities. Mikaela hadn't even felt the pain from this level of injury; the self-healing power within her had already repaired the wound on her face.

However, Diarmuid's situation was somewhat dire. The overwhelming golden chains left him flustered.

"Buzz!"

Accompanied by a faint, incomprehensible energy, a light golden energy shield emerged from Oath of Judas, instantly enveloping Mikaela, Diarmuid, and Emiya Kiritsugu and the others.

To Emiya Kiritsugu and the others, this was a protective circle.

As for Diarmuid, he felt that if he didn't find a way to escape, this place would likely become his exit.

Why?

The moment the golden energy shield expanded, over a dozen pure gold, much thicker than before, golden lances blasted towards Diarmuid.

This was AOE damage. The area Diarmuid could move in was limited. In terms of martial skill, he was a top-tier existence in this Holy Grail War.

But Mikaela had no intention of engaging in a sacred battle between knights. Instead, he directly gave Diarmuid a lesson.

A lesson titled, "Sir, times have changed."

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PS: "Your dear author is adjusting their sleep schedule, so the updates have been a bit infrequent lately. However, the amount is quite substantial =A=! Two chapters combined are over five thousand characters! I'm working hard to break free from the 2K club."

Chapter 96: The Despicable Scoundrel Diarmuid

If the previous golden lances were merely ordinary cannonballs that Diarmuid could have completely ignored after a few hits, then the golden lances now descending towards the ground told Diarmuid's instincts that he absolutely could not take them head-on!!! Otherwise, even if he didn't die, he would end up severely wounded!!

On the other side, Irisviel trembled slightly, and Emiya Kiritsugu frowned. He sighed inwardly, just as Mikaela had said, his full power consumed an terrifying amount of mana.

If Irisviel wasn't the Lesser Grail herself and didn't possess twice the mana of an ordinary Magus, she probably wouldn't have been able to sustain it for long.

Despite the high consumption, the results were impressive. At this moment, Mikaela was completely dominating Diarmuid.

"Boom—!!!"

An explosion sounded. Diarmuid's figure was somewhat disheveled, and his expression turned grim. Although he had managed to dodge the recent golden lances, the close-range explosions had caused him minor injuries. If he didn't find a way to leave quickly, he would likely be worn down to death in the upcoming battle. Even if he wasn't worn down, his Lord would have to waste a Command Seal to save him.

"It's not over yet, Diarmuid! How long can that agile speed of yours last?" Mikaela moved his hand, and a golden energy shield materialized once more, generating dozens of thick golden lances. Simultaneously, several golden chains emerged from Oath of Judas and rushed towards Diarmuid.