Oath of Victory

Giant Elephant and the Shadow Servants were still keeping Mahoraga occupied, while Eiji carefully observed every change on the battlefield from the rear, making the most suitable responses as quickly as possible.

The Cursed Energy stored within the Holy Grail was continuously drawn out by Eiji to replenish his expenditure.

Another Shadow Servant, Archer, was summoned.

Suddenly, Eiji felt his Cursed Energy consumption spike sharply.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Eiji's lips.

The moment of the final battle had arrived.

The next second, Eiji took a deep breath and vanished into the darkness.

The chaotic battle in the field continued.

Mahoraga's powerful adaptability had allowed it to go from being suppressed at the start to handling the situation with ease.

It would not be long before Mahoraga adapted to and broke through the current situation.

However, Eiji would not give Mahoraga that chance.

Seizing an opening, Eiji emerged from Berserker's shadow.

Without holding anything back, Eiji drove his Cursed Energy-enhanced right leg into Mahoraga's shin with all his strength.

Black Flash!

Crack.

The sound of bone fracturing rang out.

But it was Eiji's bone.

Intense pain surged from his foot, but under the effects of Reverse Cursed Technique, the injury rapidly healed.

Eiji's attack had worked. Struck unexpectedly in the shin, Mahoraga staggered and lost its balance.

Lancer stepped forward and thrust his spear at Mahoraga's right shoulder with all his might.

Mahoraga swung the Demon-Slaying Sword, yet Lancer made no move to evade.

The spearhead struck Mahoraga's shoulder. Clearly, Lancer's Level 1 strength was still insufficient to harm Mahoraga.

The Demon-Slaying Sword cut into Lancer's body, but because Mahoraga had lost its balance and could not exert force properly, it failed to cleave Lancer in two.

Whoosh.

A pitch-black arrow struck Mahoraga's right shoulder, driving the skin inward.

Whoosh.

The second arrow followed closely behind, striking the tail of the first.

Pfft.

A tiny wound, not even enough to count as a light injury, appeared on Mahoraga's shoulder.

Lancer immediately followed up.

Using that tiny wound to break through from a single point, Lancer successfully drove his spear into Mahoraga's right shoulder joint.

The spearhead lodged in Mahoraga's joint, making it difficult for Mahoraga to exert force with its right hand.

Then Lancer directly wrapped himself around Mahoraga's right arm.

Eiji returned behind Giant Elephant through the shadows.

Having regained his footing, Eiji raised his right hand bearing the Command Spells. Cursed Energy surged as he began a summoning.

At the same time, Berserker seized the opportunity and swung his axe-sword down at Mahoraga's left arm with all his strength.

Pfft.

With Berserker burning Cursed Energy and attacking at full force, the axe-sword cut into Mahoraga's left arm.

But it only cut in.

Mahoraga had already adapted to slashing attacks.

During its previous battle against Toji Fushiguro, Mahoraga had already completed its adaptation to slashing attacks.

Although Berserker's slashes contained Cursed Energy and differed from Toji Fushiguro's, they still fell within the category of slashing attacks.

Therefore, Berserker's full-force strike dealt very little damage.

Although the damage was minor, the enormous force of Berserker's blow once again interrupted Mahoraga's attempt to regain its balance.

Mahoraga exerted force, and the foot Eiji had kicked off the ground earlier slammed heavily back onto the earth.

Mahoraga began stabilizing its center of gravity.

Giant Elephant faithfully carried out Eiji's original order not to give Mahoraga a moment to catch its breath.

Giant Elephant pushed hard with its two front legs, lifting its upper body off the ground.

Then Giant Elephant hurled its body toward Mahoraga.

The Cursed Energy inside Eiji began pouring out frantically without restraint, while the Cursed Energy accumulated in the Holy Grail over many years surged into Eiji's body like floodwaters released from a dam.

Under the impact of that violent Cursed Energy, Eiji's body endured immense pressure.

Ding.

The Dharma Wheel above Mahoraga's head turned. This time, Mahoraga adapted to Giant Elephant's strength.

Unable to interfere with Mahoraga through brute force, Giant Elephant raised its trunk and began gathering power.

At the same time, Berserker abandoned his weapon, grabbed Mahoraga's left hand, and wrenched it backward with all his strength, trying to pull Mahoraga down.

However, Mahoraga, having adapted to Giant Elephant's strength, was barely affected.

Mahoraga's powerful healing ability restored its shoulder injury, and Lancer's spear fell to the ground.

The figure of a Heroic Spirit appeared before Eiji.

A massive amount of Cursed Energy was expended in an instant, then replenished just as quickly.

The enormous flow of Cursed Energy crashed through Eiji's body like a flood.

Unable to withstand it, Eiji's body began bursting with sprays of blood.

Splat.

Mahoraga's Demon-Slaying Sword struck Lancer again with its right arm. Even Archer's arrows could not stop the overwhelming force, and Lancer was forced from the field.

However, just as Mahoraga dealt with Lancer, Qiongqi arrived.

Its terrifying, charged attack slammed into Mahoraga's waist, and Berserker vanished at that moment as well.

The long charge gave Qiongqi immense power, sending Mahoraga flying dozens of meters.

Its sharp horns pierced Mahoraga's body, transmitting tremendous force into Mahoraga through the horns.

Although Mahoraga's body was not broken apart, the enormous force inflicted severe damage on its spine and other internal parts.

With its waist injured, Mahoraga temporarily lost control of its lower body.

Since Eiji had attacked Mahoraga with Piercing Bull earlier in the battle, he had actually prepared himself for Qiongqi's strike to return without results.

Fortunately, the attack still had some effect.

After all, Mahoraga had too many things to adapt to in the previous battle, and Piercing Bull's attack, which had appeared only once, had not been among its highest-priority adaptations.

Moreover, Eiji had ended the Taming Ritual shortly after Piercing Bull attacked. It was only natural that Mahoraga, shut down until its next summoning, had not completed its adaptation to Piercing Bull's attack.

Giant Elephant had also finished gathering power. It caught up and began unleashing Water Blades at full force.

Unlike its usual flood-like attacks that covered a vast area, this attack consisted of tiny, compressed Water Blades.

Although Eiji did not understand water-related Techniques.

With Blood Manipulation as a reference, however, some simple applications were still easy enough to use.

The Water Blades began cutting at Mahoraga's right hand, trying to disable the more dangerous Demon-Slaying Sword.

Unfortunately, Mahoraga's defenses were too high. Water Blades charged for only a few seconds by Giant Elephant were not enough to cut through Mahoraga's flesh.

Still, the Water Blades forced the Demon-Slaying Sword Mahoraga swung at Qiongqi slightly off course.

Qiongqi was not to be outdone. It opened its maw, bit down on Mahoraga's waist, and tore with all its strength, preventing Mahoraga from healing its waist injury.

The girl before Eiji, Artoria, raised the sword in her hand.

Golden magical energy swirled around Artoria, while the radiance on her sword continuously gathered.

"By Command Spell, Saber, unleash your Noble Phantasm with all your strength."

"By Command Spell once more, Saber, destroy the enemy before you."

"By Command Spell for the last time, Saber, bring me victory!"

The three Command Spells vanished instantly. Golden radiance surged and illuminated the entire world, turning night into day in an instant.

Ding. The Dharma Wheel turned, and Mahoraga completed its adaptation to Giant Elephant's Water Blades.

Eiji finally had enough spare capacity to use Reverse Cursed Technique to heal his blood-covered body.

Mahoraga sensed the enormous threat in the distance.

It smashed its left fist down on Qiongqi's head with all its strength.

Crack.

The sound of a skull shattering rang out, and Qiongqi was grievously injured in an instant.

Eiji canceled Qiongqi's summoning to keep it from being completely destroyed.

At the same time, he took out a new Heroic Spirit Chess Piece, ready to fill Qiongqi's place.

After Qiongqi vanished, Mahoraga's waist injury healed rapidly. Its lower body, which had been numb from the injury, began regaining sensation.

Giant Elephant's trunk and the Great Serpent at the end of its Snake Tail attacked Mahoraga's arms from opposite sides.

After Qiongqi vanished, Mahoraga twisted its body, and the Demon-Slaying Blade in its right hand swept out a massive arc of light.

That strike severed both Giant Elephant's trunk and the Great Serpent's head on its Snake Tail.

Giant Elephant used its final method, pressing forward without regard for itself to suppress Mahoraga, whose lower body still could not exert force.

But that caused no trouble for Mahoraga, which had already adapted to Giant Elephant's strength.

Mahoraga's arms swung repeatedly. Its steel-like fists left wound after wound across Giant Elephant's body, while the Demon-Slaying Sword continuously carved savage gashes into Giant Elephant's head.

A golden chess piece in Eiji's hand transformed into a pitch-black figure that flew into the sky, its robes spreading to either side and becoming wings.

Little White emerged from Spiritron Conversion and bit Mahoraga's leg, only to be kicked away by Mahoraga.

The instant the figure flew into the air, Eiji canceled Giant Elephant's summoning.

For both Shikigami and Cursed Spirits, the head was an extremely important part.

Eiji feared that Giant Elephant, whose head Mahoraga had repeatedly struck, would be completely destroyed.

"Jade Dog!"

Eiji formed the hand sign for Jade Dog.

At Eiji's side, Artoria had already raised her sword high.

In only a few seconds of battle, Little White at Level 1, two Level 1 Shadow Servants, and two Special Grade Chimera Beasts had all been defeated by Mahoraga.

Moreover, Mahoraga had completed several adaptations.

But Eiji did not panic, because the moment of victory had arrived.

After sensing the attack ahead that could destroy it, Mahoraga leaped into the air with all its strength.

If the attack could not be stopped, then it would leave its area of effect.

At that moment, a pitch-black figure appeared without a sound.

Like a black bolt of lightning, Divine Dog: Black's claws struck Mahoraga just as it leaped.

Because of Little Black's powerful stealth ability, by the time Mahoraga noticed his presence, Little Black had already crept extremely close.

At the same time, several pitch-black arrows struck Mahoraga.

Mahoraga threw a punch at Little Black.

Little Black did not dodge and continued carrying out his task of disrupting Mahoraga's movements.

Little Black, possessing quasi-Special Grade strength, was sent flying into the distance like a cannonball, but he had already achieved his goal.

The sudden attacks greatly slowed Mahoraga, which had intended to evade Artoria's Noble Phantasm by moving away, and another attack descended at that moment.

The Magician flying in the sky unleashed Cursed Energy with all his strength.

There was no refined control, no varied Technique. He merely converted his immense Cursed Energy into an unending barrage of Cursed Energy Cannons at an almost self-destructive rate, bombarding Mahoraga.

The tremendous impact forced Mahoraga, which had barely left the ground before being disrupted by arrows and Little Black, back down.

Mahoraga began adapting again, but this time, it had no time.

Before Mahoraga, Artoria had already aimed in its direction and swung her divine sword with all the strength in her body.

"Excalibur!"

The hundred-meter distance vanished in an instant. A golden torrent engulfed Mahoraga's entire body, and starlike radiance became a pillar of light that rose from the ground into the heavens.

The Curtain shattered the instant it touched the pillar of light.

For the first time, the radiance of Artoria, King Arthur, appeared in this world.