The two walked along the road for less than two minutes.
Artoria's Instinct A) was the first to sense something was wrong.
Directly above, about 150 meters.
There is someone.
Mayuri appeared from the night sky.
Her Presence Concealment, so she turned it off herself.
The Servant's Spirit Origin fluctuations, along with the aura of elven Spirit Power, were released together.
Black Astral Dress, four white wings, and rose-red pupils, all exposed in the moonlight.
The moment Artoria saw her, Excalibur was already standing in front of her.
Mayuri did not make a move.
She stopped at a height of 150 meters, looking down at Artoria on the road and Irisviel standing behind her.
Then he opened his mouth.
"Saber."
Artoria stared at her without replying.
"I reckon if the two of us fight, it'll be quite a commotion."
Mayuri's tone was very ordinary, not like she was talking to an enemy, but more like she was discussing a troublesome matter.
"If a war breaks out here, it will affect many ordinary people. Although it's late at night in Fuyuki City, the residential areas are full of sleeping residents."
"You've seen the range and destructive power of my Noble Phantasm, and your Holy Sword is no pushover either."
"Why don't we fight outside Fuyuki City? It's only about ten kilometers east of the city; there are mountains and wastelands there, and hardly anyone for miles around."
"This way, I can be more relaxed."
After saying that, Mayuri didn't wait for Artoria's reply.
She turned around, flapped her four wings, and flew eastward towards Fuyuki City.
The speed wasn't fast, clearly leaving room for others to catch up.
Artoria watched the figure fly away into the distance.
Her first thought was that it was a trap.
However, Instinct A did not give any warning signal.
Caster is flying away from the city.
"Saber."
Irisviel's voice came from behind.
"Let's follow them. She's right. If we fight here, the residents in this area will all be caught in the crossfire."
Artoria was silent for a second.
Then switch Excalibur to your left hand and turn to face Irisviel.
Her right arm went under Irisviel's knee, and her left arm supported her back.
A princess carry.
Irisviel let out a soft "Ah!" and reached out to wrap her arms around Artoria's neck.
Artoria bent her legs, Mana Burst into her feet.
Leap up.
The asphalt road at the starting point was cracked from being trampled.
The silver-blue figure, carrying the silver-haired woman, traced an arc in the night sky as they chased after the direction Mayuri had left in.
Each time it lands, it leaves a deep crater in the ground.
The next second, Artoria was launched again.
The silver figure moved forward along the edge of Fuyuki City.
Ten minutes later.
Eastern part of Fuyuki City.
The city center has been left behind.
The ground beneath our feet was hilly, with low trees and dry grass swaying wildly in the night wind.
There are no buildings, no streetlights, and no trace of human activity here.
The nearest residential area is twelve kilometers away.
Mayuri hovered above a hill, her four wings flapping slowly, maintaining an altitude of about eighty meters.
Artoria carried Irisviel and landed on the flat ground at the foot of the hill.
She put Irisviel down.
"Wait here. Don't come any closer."
"Um."
Irisviel retreated to a distance of about 150 meters and stood behind a protruding rock.
The final battle between Servant is beyond her control.
The outcome can only be decided by Saber.
Artoria turned around.
Her emerald green eyes looked up and met Mayuri's rose-red pupils eighty meters in the air.
Mayuri didn't say much.
She had no intention of engaging the King of Knights in close combat.
That's not her forte.
In Servant skills and combat experience, she is far inferior to the King of Knights.
So, just use your ultimate move.
Mayuri raised her right hand.
The Thunder Sanctuary rose up beside her.
The black sphere quickly rose to over a thousand meters and then stopped.
Then it begins to deform.
The sphere expands.
The diameter expands outwards from twenty meters.
The crimson-gold electric arc patterns on the black surface have all extinguished, leaving only black.
The shape changes from a sphere to a cone.
Black horns grew from both sides.
The four white feathers at the tail turned crimson.
The Sword of Blazing Flame.
Final Judgment - Lahathelev.
A black cone-shaped object, over 100 meters long, stretched across the night sky in eastern Fuyuki City.
At the tip of the blade, blue-white energy began to gather.
This time, the charging speed was faster and more powerful than when Kid Gil.
Mayuri the very beginning.
three times.
This time, the Sword of Blazing Flame exerted three times the power it did when it fought Kid Gil.
That last attack destroyed the King of Heroes and Vimana, shot into the sea, evaporated a large amount of seawater, and left a hole in the sea surface with a diameter of two hundred meters.
This strike was three times more powerful than the previous one.
If it hit the ground, Fuyuki City and several surrounding cities would be wiped out.
This hasn't reached its limit yet.
The Thunder Sanctuary has been absorbing the Greater Grail of Magic these past few days, and the amount previously consumed is less than one-tenth of it.
On the ground.
Artoria's Instinct A activated the moment the Sword of Blazing Flame began to charge.
That wasn't a regular warning.
The message from my Instinct was just one word—death.
She will die if she doesn't do everything in her power to block Caster's next attack.
She could only meet the attack head-on with an attack of equal strength.
Excalibur.
Artoria gripped the hilt of the holy sword with both hands.
The magical light flowing from the golden sword began to accelerate.
But that's not enough.
The normal True Name Release cannot stop this kind of attack.
On her first night at the port, she witnessed the power of the Thunder Sanctuary.
That night at the Matou Family, she witnessed the destructive power of the Vulture Form.
On the night of the banquet, she witnessed Spacequake that destroyed the King of Conquerors 'Ionioi Hetairoi.
Then there was last night.
The Sword of Blazing Flame annihilated the Gilgamesh, King of Heroes with a single shot.
Today's effort was three times that of that single shot.
You can't beat Excalibur in his normal True Name Release.
We will lose, we will die.
Artoria closed her eyes.
She touched upon the deepest mechanisms of Excalibur within her mind.
Thirteen Restraints: Round Table Resolutions
Seal Thirteen--Decision Start.
These are the thirteen seals engraved inside Excalibur.
Each seal corresponds to a Knights of the Round Table.
Those who wish to unleash power beyond its normal limits must pass the judgment of these seals.
Each seal has a condition.
The knight who meets the requirements will grant recognition.
The dissatisfied knight will remain silent.
Each time a seal is broken, Excalibur's output increases by one level.
The void trembled.
The night breeze stopped.
The surroundings fell silent, as if everything was waiting for the answer that followed.
The first seal.
A rough male voice came from the void, sounding somewhat cynical.
This is a fight for survival.
Kai's voice.
King Arthur's sworn brother, and the eldest of the Knights of the Round Table.
It paused for a moment.
Then--
"Admit."
The first seal has been broken.
Excalibur's sword trembled, and a layer of golden light shone brighter.
The second seal.
A gentle male voice rang out, with a slight tremor in it.
"This is fighting against someone stronger than oneself."
Bedivere.
The last loyal minister returned the holy sword to the owner of the hand in the lake.
"Admit."
The second seal has been broken.
The golden light shone even brighter.
The third seal.
A deep, steady male voice rang out, carrying an exotic accent.
This is a one-on-one duel.
Palamedes.
Knights of the Round Table from Saracen.
There was no response.
Irisviel was present.
Although they didn't participate in the battle, there were more than two people on the field.
Strictly speaking, this isn't a purely one-on-one match.
The third seal has not been lifted.
The fourth seal.
A calm male voice rang out, revealing little emotion.
"This is a war that does not violate humanity."
Gaheris Gawain brother.
"Admit."
The fourth seal has been broken.
The golden light intensified for the third time.
The fifth seal.
A cold, hard male voice rang out, sounding as if it were squeezed out of a block of iron.
"This is a battle for truth."
Agravain.
The dark side of the Round Table.
There was no response.
This battle has nothing to do with reality; it's simply a fight for life and death.
The fifth seal has not been lifted.
The sixth seal.
A deep male voice rang out, carrying an indescribable heaviness.
"This is to avoid fighting the elves."
Lancelot, the Knight of the Lake.
There was no response.
Mayuri's Spirit Origin is that of a spirit, a spirit from the Date A Live world.
She is an elf.
The sixth seal has not been lifted.