According to the information collected by the Mountain People, Hassan, who had been captured by the Holy Knights, was currently being held in a fortress at a Round Table Fortress near the mountainous region of the Holy Land.
Its underground level was specifically used to imprison criminals who still had some value or could not be killed for the time being. Numerous soldiers deployed by the Holy City guarded the place.
Agravain was said to frequently interrogate criminals there. Whenever the Knights of the Round Table entered the mountainous region to search for traces of the Mountain People, they used that place as a base. It was also one of the Knights of the Round Table's supply points, as well as a fortress used to counter the Mountain People.
In Artoria〔Alter〕's words, she had long since found the place unpleasant to look at.
"We'll go rescue Hassan from there. If they're holding any capable criminals there, we'll recruit all of them into the Mountain People's army and put them to use."
Artoria〔Alter〕's tone was full of a king's bearing.
Of course, the rescue method chosen by this King of Knights, who had turned into a tyrant, was not to send people sneaking in. It was far more brutal.
"Tomorrow, we'll set out and take that place down. We'll flatten the Round Table Fortress."
Artoria〔Alter〕declared coldly.
"With you joining us, taking that place shouldn't be a problem."
There were no Knights of the Round Table stationed permanently at the Round Table Fortress. The guards were all ordinary human soldiers, and sometimes not even a Purification Knight appeared. Though its defenses were strict, they were nothing worth mentioning to Servants.
They had never managed to take it down before for two reasons. First, the Mountain People had limited warriors and could not