Thud—
Geronimo's legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground.
The crimson spear had been frighteningly precise, striking him squarely in the back, piercing his Spirit Core, then punching through his chest and burying itself in the ground.
"Geronimo!" Robin Hood cried out, moving to support Geronimo. Billy the Kid stood farther away, his pupils trembling, before rushing over as well to help.
"Don't come over!" Geronimo shouted, even as the ends of his limbs had already turned into golden light and begun to fade away, stopping Billy the Kid and Robin Hood in their tracks.
Blood ran from the corner of his mouth as he looked at the nearer Robin Hood and said with difficulty, "Robin Hood, you have to... stay calm."
"Even if I die, you have to take the information... to—"
"Still not done talking?"
Squelch—
Another spear pierced Geronimo's chest.
Geronimo's already failing Saint Graph instantly collapsed, turning into a streak of golden light and vanishing.
"You bastard!!!"
Bang—!
Billy the Kid pulled the trigger without hesitation, several bullets pouring toward Cu Chulainn all at once.
But the shots had not come from concealment, and Cu Chulainn was an exceptionally powerful Servant. There was no way he could fail to react in time.
His spear spun, sweeping out crimson afterimages as Cu Chulainn blocked every bullet in the volley.
"Cu, you're finally back!" Seeing Cu Chulainn's awe-inspiring display, taking out one of their Servants with two strikes, Maeve was practically brought to tears. She wanted nothing more than to throw herself into Cu Chulainn's arms right then.
"You dare lose focus in battle—Hah!"
Scathach had naturally noticed Cu Chulainn's arrival, but she did not shift the target of her attack.
Rather than Maeve, her true target was the Holy Grail that had returned to Maeve's