Abnormal Moon

In front of the burning castle.

Jeanne d'Arc and Okita Souji relentlessly pursued Saber Alter, an arrow relentlessly clung to her like a leech, and soon another identical arrow came flying from afar.

Helpless, Saber once again unleashed her magic, forcing Jeanne d'Arc and Okita Souji back. With a swift sword strike, she severed one arrow in mid-air, then with a turn of her body, she cleaved the second arrow into pieces as well.

She used her magic repeatedly, and her magic power was constantly being depleted.

Joan of Arc was forced to retreat once again, and a solemn light flashed in her eyes.

She then made up her mind, crossed her two guns, and raised them high.

"O souls fallen on the battlefield, let us offer our lament here—"

The compassionate and sorrowful mantra is like the mercy of a saint.

"Please step back—Tristesse de la Vierge (Our Lady of Lamentation)!"

The overwhelming resentment distorted the saint's form.

The twin pistols absorbed all the resentment and magic, emitting a black flash that absorbed all light like a dark sun. Joan of Arc crossed her twin pistols and swung them out, creating two huge crescent-shaped slashing waves that seemed to cut through the air and magic as if severing everything in the world, mercilessly rushing towards the corrupted King Arthur.

Okita Souji received the signal and retreated first. Black Saber was entangled by another arrow and was a beat too slow. Two slashing waves had already locked onto her, but she was not afraid. The sword burst out with scarlet magic power and slashed upwards towards the center of the intersecting slashing waves.

"Boom————!"

The earth shook violently.

The two shockwaves merged into one, surging outwards like a tidal wave, sending countless bricks and stones flying.

The corrupted King Arthur was sent flying by the impact, his armor was torn to shreds, and a conspicuous X-shaped wound appeared on his waist and abdomen. His body bounced on the ground several times like a stone passing through water before he could barely stop.

Ji'emon's face was extremely ugly.

Lancer unleashed his Noble Phantasm, but it turned out he was using his magical power!

Damn traitor!

But he dared not use Command Spells to stop Lancer now. He only had one Command Spell left, and once he used it, he would no longer be Lancer's Master. Moreover, Roy was right in front of him, and he would never let him successfully use the Command Spell. So he could only stand there helplessly and watch Lancer spin around in Roy's hands.

She uses one that's even better than his! How infuriating!

"It's now!"

On the field, Okita Souji appeared like a ghost beside Black Saber and slashed at her left hand with his sword.

Blackie suffered a severe injury, and her body became extremely heavy. Even though she sensed something was wrong, she couldn't react in time and was hit by her knife. A wound was opened in the tendon of her arm, and the strength of her left hand holding the Grail involuntarily loosened, causing the Grail to fall to the ground.

Okita Souji quickly picked up the small Holy Grail, jumped backward, and created distance.

An indescribable silence fell over the room.

"...So that's how it is. I was the one who fell into the trap."

The corrupted King Arthur stood up from the ground. Although she had suffered a severe injury and lost all strength in her left hand, she still maintained her royal composure.

"My original goal was to destroy the Mage Association and then take ownership of Lancer."

Roy maintained a distance that allowed him to keep an eye on the corrupted King Arthur and Jiemon as much as possible, and he laughed heartily as he spoke.

"However, I guessed you might get involved in this battle, so I made preparations in advance."

Of course, the most crucial factor is that the Servant souls accumulated in the Lesser Grail are sufficient, so Saber Alter can no longer use the power of the Lesser Grail. Otherwise, even if the power of three Servants were gathered, it would not have been so easy to defeat her.

Joan of Arc's eyes flickered slightly.

Take her all of it?

Is this what Roy wanted?

Chapter 99 Alter

"Good judgment."

The corrupted King Arthur nodded in approval of Roy's work.

"But what use is a small Holy Grail that holds the soul of a Servant to you? Your inner soul is restless and you can't even draw on your magic power."

"Plus—"

The corrupted King Arthur frantically poured the remaining magic power within him into the demon sword in his hand.

The demonic sword rippled with a vast, ocean-like surge of magical power, and the pitch-black aurora once again condensed on its blade, instantly unleashing a terrifying pressure upon everyone present.

"What do you want to do?!"

Okita Souji stared at the black statue in disbelief.

"Your left hand is unusable. One hand simply cannot control such immense force, and it might even injure yourself!"

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the case.

Blackie held the sword with only his right hand. Although the restless magic made the magic sword exude a huge pressure, the huge back force also made Blackie's hand holding the sword tremble continuously, obviously unable to withstand such a huge back force.

"You're right."

There was no trace of gloom on Hei Dai's face, nor any sense of the heaviness of gambling with her life; she simply smiled coldly without a word.

"In this state, if I were to unleash such an attack, who would actually die? I'm quite interested in that myself!"

What a madman!

She really intends to unleash a Noble Phantasm that even she herself cannot control!

"Saber, use the Lesser Grail!"

Just then, Roy's tense shout suddenly rang out.

As if receiving a signal, Okita Souji gritted his teeth and stuffed the newly acquired Holy Grail into his body.

In an instant, she felt the immense magical power emanating from the Lesser Grail, as vast and boundless as the ocean, inexhaustible.

However, she also sensed the Six Paths Servant's souls churning inside her almost simultaneously, making it impossible for her to mobilize the power of the Lesser Grail.

"By the name of the Command Seal, with the second and third strokes added—Saber, become the Guardian!"

Without hesitation, Roy used three Command Seals in one go. In the blink of an eye, three of the stigmata on his wrist disappeared, turning into pure magical power that surged toward Okita Souji.

Ms. Okita took a deep breath, as if trying to clear her mind of all distracting thoughts.

She made up her mind.

The Command Seals, transformed into magical power, acted upon her. The immense energy extracted the soul from the Lesser Grail within her body and integrated it into her body. From the deepest part of her body, it made the most subtle adjustments and modifications using the basic particles that make up her body—spiritual particles—as the smallest unit.

"King's Hammer, Aurora Reversal—"

The corrupted King Arthur raised the magic sword, its power expanding like light, with one hand.

Her gaze fell on Okita Souji.

Her intuition told her that something very dangerous was happening to this Saber.

Without hesitation, she swung the already swollen demonic sword at Okita Souji.

"Don't think about it!"

Joan of Arc had been keeping a close eye on the rapidly changing battle situation. At this moment, Okita Souji was obviously unable to move, so she rushed forward without hesitation, crossing her two pistols in front of her to form a shield.

The demonic sword fell like a heavy hammer, its impact far exceeding her expectations.

Even with the residual magic of the Command Seals, Joan of Arc still uncontrollably knelt on the ground, her face covered in cold sweat, and her arms trembling like leaves.

Just as she was about to give up, another arrow shot from a distance.

The corrupted King Arthur instinctively sensed the threat and had no choice but to abandon Joan of Arc, swinging his sword back to slash at the arrow, which immediately shattered and disintegrated in mid-air.

Hei Dai looked at his right hand. It was already difficult to control a sword with one hand, let alone swing it. A tearing pain shot through his right wrist, and he could barely hold the sword.

"Well?"

Just then, a magical flash that made her heart tremble swept out like a wave.

On the other side, amidst a light that defies description, Ms. Okita's figure visibly changed.

Her short, pinkish-gold hair gradually lost its luster, turning into long, silvery-pink hair. Her attire slowly faded away; her haori and kimono disappeared, replaced by a short skirt and long robe in black and red. The katana in her hand transformed into a large katana as tall as a person.

The magical light faded, and she appeared before everyone as if she were a completely different person.

She slowly opened her eyes.

Those were still Ms. Okita's eyes, but her pupils now held a hint of coldness and aloofness, along with a touch of confusion and bewilderment, and the light in her eyes was as dim as starlight in dark clouds.

"Saber, the Noble Phantasm of Liberation!"

The familiar voice made her heart flutter.

These are the words of an important person.

This realization flashed through her mind, and her body moved instinctively.

The greatsword in his hand was suddenly drawn!

The blade flashed with a dazzling red light, like a death star.

"—Piercing through the dust and mortal realm, with boundless light, severing destiny!"