Illya's Multiverse Odyssey

"Mordred—!"

"I know!"

Without needing Illya's reminder, Mordred had already raised her king's sword high after slaying Medusa.

"Take this! This is the evil blade that destroyed my king—rebel against my glorious Father King!"

Crimson lightning coalesced into a pillar that pierced heaven and earth, blasting toward Medea.

Zouken Matou already knew this time he likely couldn't block it, but he still ordered Sakura Matou to manipulate the Black Shadow into forming a shield wall in front of the pillar, testing his luck.

Red and black, light and darkness, collided in utter silence, locked in a stalemate.

Everyone watched this clash of light and shadow, wondering whether this A+-rank Anti-Army Noble Phantasm would prevail, or the mysterious Black Shadow would prove superior.

Only Illya cast a strange glance at Artoria not far away.

She was genuinely curious how Artoria would react upon hearing Mordred's Noble Phantasm activation chant.

As it turned out, Artoria remained expressionless, as if she hadn't heard a thing.

This left Illya deeply disappointed.

Chapter 23: A Child Naturally Wants It All

At the same time, the duel between the Noble Phantasm and the Black Shadow finally reached a conclusion—Mordred's Noble Phantasm came out on top.

The Black Shadow's devouring ability couldn't fully neutralize the energy impact unleashed by the A+-rank Anti-Army Noble Phantasm. It shattered, and the remaining red lightning continued blasting toward Medea.

"Teleportation—"

Medea used the time bought by the Black Shadow to flash away decisively, but that couldn't change her fate of defeat.

"Projection! Spiral Sword—"

"Hyakume!"

Red A projected the Spiral Sword, and Heracles activated Hyakume once more. Both of them, through Mind's Eye, detected Medea's position in an instant, while the Black Shadow struggled to keep up.

"Boom—"

Nine stone arrows as thick as spears, plus a fake Spiral Sword, pierced Medea's body in an instant, tearing her into pieces.

But that wasn't the end. As the Spiral Sword pierced through Medea's body, Red A also triggered Broken Phantasm, causing it to collapse and explode. This time, not even a speck of ash remained of Medea.

"That was way too ruthless... I like it!"

Illya's gaze didn't relax. Though they had successfully killed Medea and taken out Medusa along the way, without obtaining their Heroic Spirit Souls, it wasn't truly a victory.

"Come to me now!"

The powerful suction amplified by the Dress of Heaven pulled the two Heroic Spirit Souls toward her.

But the old worm Zouken Matou wasn't about to just watch. With Heroic Spirit Souls and enough mana, using the Lesser Grail's ability, he could infinitely manufacture Heroic Spirit Puppets!

Zouken Matou directly abandoned his attacks on Heracles and Artoria, ordering Sakura Matou to gather all the Black Shadow into two massive hands that grabbed for the two Heroic Spirit Souls. For a moment, their strength even surpassed the Dress of Heaven's attraction to the souls.

"At this stage, Sakura Matou hasn't even devoured Golden Flash yet. How does she have such immense power? This doesn't make sense..."