"Mash, let's finish this in one go."
Bai Ming drew his halberd and readied the brick, prepared to summon it at any moment. "I told you, there's a 50% chance we can end this exploration directly—"
"There are so many people... Bai Ming, you're completely messing around!" Roman shouted from the control room, but neither Bai Ming nor Mash paid him any mind.
Mash raised her shield, while Jeanne stared intently at the Dragon Witch.
"I... I never thought, never thought something like this would happen."
The Dragon Witch spoke, "Hey, please, can someone pour a bucket of cold water on this guy's head? This is awful, not good at all, I'm really going to lose it. Look, what is that pathetic little girl? An earthworm? A rat?"
Unexpectedly, Bai Ming moved first. "What the hell are you babbling about, you Frenchman?"
As Bai Ming charged, Jeanne didn't even have time to ask the questions she wanted to ask Jeanne Alter. Mash also charged forward with her shield.
Bai Ming gripped his halberd and swung it with great force. Lightning raged wherever he went, forcing the five Servants blocking Jeanne Alter to dodge.
Jeanne Alter didn't dodge or evade. She took Bai Ming's blow head-on. The inhuman force bent the black spear banner in her hand.
Before Jeanne Alter could react, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, her vision blurred, and her expression contorted—Bai Ming had kicked her in the stomach.
Bai Ming pressed his advantage, and Jeanne Alter could only grit her teeth as Bai Ming dominated her.
Mash and Jeanne did their best to hold back the other Servants, but for Mash, in her second Servant battle, holding back one Servant who had no desire to fight was already her limit.
And Jeanne, whose Spirit Core was inherently fragile, could only do her utmost to hold back one.
Two Servants still slipped through, and Bai Ming felt that it was just right.
Bai Ming shouted, "Mash, use Queen Marie Antoinette to disgust your opponent. There's no such thing as chivalry in a situation where you're outnumbered."
The heroic male and the masked woman who slipped through shared some of Jeanne Alter's pressure.
But even so, Bai Ming suppressed all three of them with his exaggerated strength and exquisite martial arts skills.
"You fellow—"
Realizing that her opponent couldn't understand French, Jeanne Alter, who possessed the Holy Grail, switched to the same language as Bai Ming through the Grail. "Who exactly are you?"
The only answer she received was Bai Ming's utterly cold gaze. "Those who can't recognize who they are should first recognize themselves. Vlad III, Carmilla, Martha, and Chevalier d'Eon. Two who shouldn't have answered the summon did, which truly saddens me—"
Despite his words, Bai Ming's attacks became even fiercer. Lightning enveloped Carmilla and Vlad III, and the Jade Purity Supreme Brick also emerged at Bai Ming's will, aiming directly for Carmilla's head.
In an instant, Carmilla, trapped by the lightning, was struck by Bai Ming's brick, her face contorting and her mask shattering. Another brick followed, and her head was severed on the spot, disappearing into a shower of spiritual light.
"What a terrifying man—"
Vlad III used his spear to desperately block the lightning released by Bai Ming's swings.
Bai Ming's attacks were fierce and dense, leaving no time for Jeanne Alter, Vlad III, or even Carmilla, whose head had just been smashed off by Bai Ming's bricks, to chant magic.
"However, I won't give you time to recognize yourself. I'll call you Jeanne Alter, or perhaps Jeanne d'Alter—"
With Carmilla's demise, the pressure on Vlad III and Jeanne Alter increased.
Finally, under Bai Ming's high-frequency onslaught, Vlad III was forced back a certain distance. Bai Ming didn't miss even a few seconds, and with a powerful halberd strike, he aimed for Vlad III's head.
By adjusting his grip, Bai Ming exposed a large section of his halberd's shaft, which directly struck Jeanne Alter in the face as she attempted to attack him from behind.
"Ugh—"
Jeanne Alter immediately clutched her face and staggered back a few steps. The height difference between them was already significant, and with Carmilla and Vlad III unable to be relied upon, it was only a matter of time before she was killed.
The fact that she could even contend with him now was entirely due to the Holy Grail's support.
Why hadn't that damn Fafnir flown over yet?
As Jeanne Alter pondered, Bai Ming had already thrown away his weapon.
Jeanne Alter sneered, "You've shown your valor, and now you want to use me—"
Before she could finish speaking, Bai Ming's fists, much heavier than his halberd, landed directly on Jeanne Alter's face. She was sent flying, with only French curses remaining in her mind.
"These fists sent Vortigern on his way! Why do you think the things the Grandmaster gave me as toys are stronger than my fists?"
Bai Ming's movements became increasingly ferocious. If he had been defensive when using his weapon, he was now completely focused on offense with no defense.
But even so, Jeanne Alter had no chance to resist. It was hard for her to imagine how strong this man's physique truly was.
He was fighting three Servants with a human body.
At this point, Vlad III was not in good condition. Bai Ming's attack sent him rolling several meters across the ground. Just as Vlad III was about to get up, the edge of a cross-shaped shield smashed into his neck.
Vlad III died instantly. Mash had already dealt with Chevalier d'Eon and gone to support Jeanne, who was being suppressed by Saint Martha.
Upon seeing Bai Ming send Jeanne Alter flying with a single punch and then follow up with several more, she let out a surprised sound. "Ah!"
It wasn't a sound of fear or anything else. Galahad, who hadn't completely fled yet, told Mash that this was how Bai Ming had fought his father at the knightly martial arts tournament hosted by King Arthur of Britain.
Punch after punch, Jeanne Alter couldn't say anything, only enduring the blows as she was embedded into the ground. She knew that the only reason she hadn't died from these attacks was the Holy Grail's constant life support.
But speaking of which, was she really Jeanne?
Jeanne Alter pondered this while enduring the pain. Such a being with power surpassing that of a Servant had no reason to lie to her. At the beginning, he had said that she couldn't recognize herself...
Chapter 36: Senior Ran Off with Fafnir?!
Was I not Jeanne?
Impossible!
This must be a trick by that guy to mess with my mind.
Jeanne Alter quickly dismissed the thought that she wasn't Jeanne herself. She was definitely Jeanne. That poor, silver-armored girl was just discarded dregs. If she wasn't Jeanne, why would she seek revenge on France?
Thanks to the Holy Grail's influence, Jeanne Alter's face flickered between being unrecognizable and perfectly intact.
Jeanne Alter felt like saying, "Damn it, stop hitting my face!"
Suddenly, a dragon's roar echoed through the sky. Jeanne Alter felt a lightness in her body. Under the Holy Grail's effect, her appearance returned to normal, and even her shattered armor was restored.
Meanwhile, Saint Martha had also been defeated by the combined efforts of Jeanne and Mash.
Jeanne Alter absolutely couldn't accept the outcome of this battle. The five of them were wiped out by one strong man, one unskillful girl, and one pitiful little girl?
Just as she was about to say some harsh words and flee with Fafnir's help, she heard Bai Ming's slightly excited words: "Finally, Fafnir, you beast! I've been holding back all this time. Otherwise, I would have ripped out your heart and taken the Holy Grail ages ago. But keeping you around has its uses—"
Huh—?
Jeanne Alter's brain stopped working. He knew the Holy Grail was inside me? I'm still useful?
"Come on, Fafnir, you black dragon are excellent magic material. Speaking of which, Vortigern's corpse is still in my system space, I almost forgot—"
Bai Ming yanked Jeanne Alter, whom he had hammered into the ground, out and said urgently and crazily, "You must have been summoned too, right? Looking at those four who died in battle, you should understand that they can tamper with things during summoning, right? Think hard about what you were like when you were alive. I don't like killing guys who don't even know who they are on the spot."
With that, Jeanne Alter was thrown away. Bai Ming, shouting "WRYYYYY," charged towards Fafnir. Fafnir roared, completely baffled by what had gotten into this "little ant" charging at him.
But when that fist landed on him, Fafnir's instincts screamed of extreme danger. Fafnir was about to take flight, but Bai Ming was incredibly fast and clung onto Fafnir's body.
Fafnir grew increasingly uneasy and took to the sky, disappearing into the horizon. All that was left were Mash and Jeanne, looking at the devastated Jeanne Alter, who was sitting on the ground covering her face and contemplating life, exchanging bewildered glances.
After a pause of two to three seconds, Mash finally realized that her senior had been taken by the evil dragon. "Senpai—Senpai?! Doctor Roman, Senpai has been captured by the evil dragon!"
Doctor Roman's voice came through, "Ah, I know, I know. Have the evil dragons stopped stealing treasures and princesses?"
"Then why are you so calm about it!"
"It's not like that guy can't clear all the Singularities by himself. Among the Master candidates of Team A, whether it's Daybit, Kirschtaria, or Bai Ming, these three were already overwhelmingly powerful before they even arrived at Chaldea—"
While Roman and Mash were communicating and making arrangements, Jeanne walked towards Jeanne Alter. Jeanne Alter glanced at Jeanne and asked coldly, "The other me, do you have memories of your life?"
Bai Ming's words made Jeanne Alter truly ponder her past. Her meager brain searched and found no information, only the memory of being burned alive.
So, I really do have a problem, don't I?
I can't figure it out, I just can't.
Jeanne, not understanding, replied, "Yes."
Jeanne Alter left without another word.
Mash could only continue her journey with Jeanne.
◇Meanwhile
"Get down, you black dragon!"
Bai Ming was on the dragon's back, gripping a scale with one hand and punching Fafnir's head. Fafnir roared continuously, shaking violently in the air.
Suddenly, Fafnir, flying in the air, staggered. Bai Ming laughed, "You're a brave dragon. Let me hit you a few more times."
With that, another flurry of punches rained down. Fafnir, in pain, fought back fiercely. Bai Ming moved around Fafnir's head and neck, making it impossible for Fafnir to launch any effective attacks. Fafnir then flew towards the high heavens, flipped over with his back facing the ground, and plummeted down, trying to kill Bai Ming this way.
Unexpectedly, Bai Ming burst out laughing when he saw Fafnir's belly-up posture. Under the immense wind pressure, he activated his thought-key pattern and chanted, "Disciple Guan, please, Marshal Wang Jinlian, holding a golden whip and riding a fire wheel, commanding the Five Thunders to issue orders..."
As he spoke, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and thunder rumbled.
The form of Wang Lingguan, the Heavenly General of the Jade Purity Fiery Mansion, appeared in the sky, holding a golden whip, standing on a fire wheel, and in his other hand, he held a magic artifact called the "Five Thunder Command."
These Five Thunders were the lightning from the five directions, encompassing the east, south, west, north, and center.
As Bai Ming chanted, Wang Lingguan, the Heavenly General of the Jade Purity Fiery Mansion, waved his hand, and the lightning from the five directions struck instantly. Fafnir let out a piercing roar. Where the lightning passed, dragon scales shattered, and dragon meat sizzled and charred.
Bai Ming then directly released Fafnir, letting himself fall freely, allowing Fafnir to suffer the agony of the Five Thunders striking him from above.
"Ah—here's the problem, how do I land?"
Bai Ming calculated his remaining magic power and then began to rummage through the privilege domain of his thought-key pattern. After searching, he muttered, "Ah, found it. I don't know if I have enough magic power, but this seems to be the only way..."
Among the thirty-six Heavenly Spirits and seventy-two Earthly Fiends, there is an Earthly Fiend art called Cloud Summoning, which summons a cloud to ride upon and travel through the sky.
Bai Ming immediately began forming hand seals and chanting. A cloud gathered beneath Bai Ming, supporting him as he swiftly flew away. Fafnir, on the other hand, was directly struck by the Five Thunders from the sky all the way to the ground.
Of course, Bai Ming's landing wasn't smooth. The cloud dissipated because Bai Ming's magic power was insufficient to maintain it when he was still some distance from the ground, and Bai Ming plunged directly towards the earth.
Bai Ming thought to himself: I'm definitely going to be disfigured with this fall.
So, Bai Ming conjured a protective golden light and then crashed onto the ground with a thud. Fafnir also fell from the sky. After a moment of recovery, Bai Ming walked directly towards the direction of the demonic dragon Fafnir.
At this moment, Fafnir had been struck to the ground by Bai Ming's abstract, off-hand lightning attack, breathing his last.
Bai Ming walked step by step towards Fafnir and raised his hand high. "I won, Fafnir—"
Bai Ming took out his battle halberd and used the Pojun Star Power on it. Amidst Fafnir's roars, he severed Fafnir's head, bathed in dragon blood, and then stuffed Fafnir's entire corpse into his system space.
Afterward, Bai Ming lay on a grassland, whose location he didn't even know, looking at the clear blue sky and the giant band of light in the sky as he rested.
Chapter 37: Don't Call Me 'Gentle,' It's Disgusting
The breeze rustled, the grass stretched out vast and green. In the boundless grassland, Bai Ming lay peacefully, utterly at ease.
Everything seemed to have come to a standstill, as if nothing mattered in Bai Ming's heart. He simply enjoyed the gentle breeze and the green grass, feeling nothing but the relaxed contentment after a great victory.
Meanwhile, Mash and Jeanne were searching for Bai Ming under Roman's guidance.
Going out on missions with Senpai was, in a way, torture. At least, that's what Mash thought while searching for Bai Ming. However, this thought quickly vanished once she found him.
After a thorough search, Mash and Jeanne found Bai Ming in the endless green grassland, incredibly relaxed, as if he had become one with nature.
Seeing Bai Ming's expression of (?ω?), Mash couldn't help but wonder, Is Senpai here on vacation?
"Senpai, you're here! Get up quickly, we still need to..." Mash looked at Bai Ming's lazy posture and wanted to say something, but Bai Ming interrupted her before she could finish. "Mash, come here, lie down here."
"Huh? But we still need to investigate—"
"Alright, alright, this is a rare chance to relax."
Bai Ming forcefully made Mash lie down on the grass, and they quietly looked up at the giant band of light in the sky. "Jeanne, you lie down here too and relax for a bit... Oh, I forgot you don't understand. Mash, the translator, please tell Miss Jeanne to lie here for a while and rest. I'll need some more time."
"Understood! I'll translate right away."
Upon hearing Mash's translation, Jeanne immediately lay down on the grass.
Although she lacked much information at the moment, there were some very basic things she could discern.
The man before her was low on magical energy, only able to maintain the minimum level of Servant connection. That's why he had been lying there quietly, waiting for his magical energy to recover.
Jeanne kindly explained to Mash, "Actually, Mr. Bai Ming's magical energy is depleted. He can only maintain the Servant connection right now. If we move, it might lead to even worse problems."
"Huh? Senpai's magical energy is low?"
Hearing this, Mash's face involuntarily flushed, and her mind immediately conjured up methods for mages to quickly replenish their magical energy.
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