Even though Mash's shield was incredibly sturdy and possessed extremely high defensive capabilities, Mash herself had only recently become a half-Servant, and her body had not yet fully adapted to the power she had gained.

Facing Artoria's attack, his body began to ache, and his hands gripping the shield began to loosen uncontrollably, as if he would lose his grip and fall completely from the shield at any moment.

thud

The sound of a heavy object colliding rang out, and Mashu's body finally reached its limit, the shield in her hand being knocked away by the black torrent.

"not good."

As her shield was knocked away, Mash instinctively knew something was wrong.

"Hmph, it seems that little girl, you are not yet able to handle this shield."

"The outcome of this battle is already decided; it is your defeat."

As Artoria spoke, ominous magic erupted from the blade of Excalibur, a terrifying sword resembling a demonic blade, rapidly engulfing the surrounding particles of light.

"Matthew."

Seeing that Artoria had used her Noble Phantasm, Fujimaru Ritsuka hurriedly called out Mash's name. At the same time, her body reacted instinctively, picking up the shield that had been knocked away and rushing to Mash's side, shielding her behind her. Clearly, she wanted to protect Mash with her own body.

"Courage is commendable, but it was far too reckless."

Artoria, sword in hand, watched as Fujimaru Ritsuka shielded Mashu behind her and offered a rather approving compliment.

"Tch, I wonder if this hastily used Noble Phantasm can withstand the attack of the Holy Sword."

Seeing that Artoria's Excalibur was ready to strike, Caster quickly raised his staff, preparing to use his own Noble Phantasm to forcibly block Artoria's attack.

"Weep. It is time for you to fall."

"King's Hammer, reverse the dawn, devour the light, Excalibur!!!"

As Artoria chanted the true name of the holy sword in her hand, ominous magic transformed into a dark aurora that seemed to devour everything, gushing forth from the tip of Excalibur.

"No, it's too late."

Seeing Artoria unleash a dark aurora from her holy sword, Caster immediately sensed something was wrong and wanted to use his unprepared Noble Phantasm.

"Senior, please let me go. If you were hit by such an attack, you would definitely die."

At this moment, Mash, whose body was aching and temporarily powerless from taking Artoria's attack head-on, excitedly tried to dissuade Fujimaru Ritsuka in front of her as she watched the approaching dark aurora.

"Mashu, don't worry, I will definitely protect you."

Fujimaru Ritsuka gripped her shield with a determined look in her eyes. Although she knew that she probably couldn't hold out for long with her own body, she still wanted to do her part.

"Very courageous, but too reckless, actually trying to control a Servant's Noble Phantasm with a human body."

Artoria shook her head as she looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka. In her opinion, it was too reckless to use one's own body to control a Servant's Noble Phantasm and directly withstand the attack of the Holy Sword.

Even though Fujimaru Ritsuka's shield possesses the special ability to remain unbroken as long as her heart does not yield, Fujimaru Ritsuka's human body alone, even if she can utilize the shield's special ability, is still vulnerable to the immense impact of the Holy Sword's attack, which is enough to shatter her body.

"ended."

Artoria looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, who were shrouded in the dark aurora, and spoke coldly.

However, when the dark aurora dissipated, the scene of Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others dying that she had imagined did not appear. Instead, a handsome young man appeared in front of the shield held by Fujimaru Ritsuka.

"Hmm, we're actually alright."

Olga Marie opened her eyes, which she had closed in fear, touched her body, and after confirming that she was not missing any limbs, she excitedly spoke.

"Senior, you really blocked the attack of the holy sword in King Arthur's hand."

Mashu, who had survived the ordeal, looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka excitedly and spoke.

"No, it wasn't me who blocked the attack."

Fujimaru Ritsuka shook her head and pointed at the boy in front of the shield as she spoke.

"It was this gentleman who intercepted the attack before the Holy Sword's attack 687 hit us."

"It actually managed to block the attack of the holy sword in King Arthur's hand."

Upon hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's words, Mashu covered her mouth in surprise and exclaimed.

"Romani, have you detected any Servant reactions? Is the other party a Servant, or a Magician?"

After recovering from her shock, Olga Marie heard Fujimaru Ritsuka's words and immediately contacted Dr. Roman in Chaldea, wanting to find out the identity of the suddenly appearing boy.

Given the current lack of combat power, it is essential to determine whether this suddenly appearing youth is friend or foe.

"To actually withstand the attack of the Star Holy Sword, who exactly is this kid?"

Caster squinted at the boy standing in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka and whispered something.

"Who are you?"

Artoria gripped the holy sword tightly and spoke with a wary expression.

Looking at the boy in front of her, she felt a surge of warmth and familiarity. At the same time, her incredibly sharp intuition was giving her a frantic warning, reminding her that he was extremely dangerous and that she might lose her life if she wasn't careful.

"Oh, me?"

"My name is Chen Xuan, and I guess you could say I'm a traveler currently on a journey."

The boy pointed to himself, flashed a bright smile, and looked at Artoria, whose ahoge (cowlick) had disappeared and whose Spirit Origin had flipped, and spoke.

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"How is that possible? It's a completely biological reaction."

"The director's investigation results are in. The other party does not have the spirit origin reaction of a Servant and is a being that is 100% alive in the present moment."

Dr. Roman was startled when he saw the data on the monitor. He then quickly spoke to Olga Marie and the others who were in Singularity F.

"what?"

"It's actually a living being?"

Olga Marie was stunned when she heard Dr. Roman's report, and an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.

After all, the Singularity F they were in was an abnormal world where all living beings except Servants had perished. Now that Dr. Roman was telling her that Chen Xuan was actually a living being, how could she not be surprised?

As for whether Chen Xuan entered this singularity from the outside, Olga Marie can guarantee that it's impossible.

After all, Chaldea's ability to freely transfer spirit particles was only achieved through a long period of development, thanks to the spirit particle calculation device provided by the Atlas Institute.

It can be said that in the current magic world, Chaldea is still the only one with the technology of spirit particle transfer, which is why she dares to assert that Chen Xuan did not arrive at the singularity from the outside.

"Director, let's maintain a friendly relationship with them for now, and at the same time prepare for a temporary retreat. Our combat strength is severely lacking."

Dr. Roman spoke up to Olga Marie, offering a reminder.

In his view, if Chen Xuan's sudden appearance at the singularity and her ability to withstand King Arthur's holy sword meant that retreat was the only option if her objective conflicted with theirs.

After all, the difference in combat power was too great. On their side, there was only one Caster with the worst basic attributes, one Mash who had just received the Servant's power and was not yet proficient in using it, and the remaining Fujimaru Ritsuka and Olga Marie were practically non-existent in terms of combat power. They were simply not worth fighting.

"That's right, Romani, you're right."

Olga Marie recovered from her shock upon hearing Dr. Roman's words and prepared to approach Chen Xuan.

However, just as Olga Marie was about to take action, Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke to Chen Xuan first.

"Um, thank you so much for saving us, but may I ask why you are here?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Chen Xuan in front of her and felt a sense of familiarity.

"Idiot, what you said was too blunt."

Olga Marie, upon hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's blunt question, immediately snapped and cursed.

"Like I said, I am traveling, but it seems there was a slight mistake in the details of my destination, which is why I ended up here."

Chen Xuan took out a book-shaped prop, looked at the time engraved on it, shook her head and smiled.

Although the time recorded on the item is indeed ten years in the parallel world of Fuyuki City, that is, the point in Fuyuki City where Rin Tohsaka, Shirou Emiya, and others, who have grown up, participated in the Fifth Holy Grail War.

However, Chen Xuan forgot one detail: according to the Third Holy Grail War held in Fuyuki City, the eighth Servant class summoned by the Einzbern family in violation of regulations would branch out into several different futures.

If the eighth Servant summoned in the Third Holy Grail War is of the Avenger class, namely Angra Mainyu, then the future will follow the path of Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night.

If the eighth Servant summoned in the Third Holy Grail War is a Ruler, then the future will be Fate/Apocrypha, where the Greater Grail is taken by another force and transferred to Romania, leading to a seven-on-seven battle between fourteen Servants.

If it were the Third Holy Grail War, and the eighth Servant was not summoned in violation of regulations, or if a Servant was summoned but the Greater Grail's functions were not corrupted, then the FGO timeline might emerge.

It is clear that Chen Xuan was transported to the FGO world line because she failed to adjust this detail, and her destination was not Fuyuki City in the normal timeline of the FGO world, but Fuyuki City, which had been separated from the timeline and formed Singularity F.

"I see. Then could you please assist us, Mr. Chen Xuan? If we defeat that Servant over there, this singularity will disappear."

"Then we will be able to leave. As long as we can leave, Chaldea can promise to provide you with assistance, Mr. Chen Xuan."

"If you don't believe me, that lady over there is the director of our Chaldea. You can ask her directly."

When Fujimaru Ritsuka heard Chen Xuan say that she came here by accident, she immediately realized that there was an opportunity to win Chen Xuan over. She immediately used Chen Xuan's name as a pretext to invite her to join her team.

Of course, at the end, he didn't forget to look at Olga Marie, signaling her to cooperate.

"~Fujimaru Ritsuka, you dare to make decisions on your own? When we get back to Chaldea, I'm going to punish you by making you copy all the rules of Chaldea."

Olga Marie, who was carried up by Fujimaru Ritsuka, cursed inwardly and at the same time made plans to severely punish Fujimaru Ritsuka when they returned to Chaldea.

Despite her complaints, Olga Marie was ultimately just a sharp-tongued but kind-hearted and responsible tsundere. Even though Fujimaru Ritsuka's actions were pushing her into a fire pit, she still didn't choose to undermine Fujimaru Ritsuka and looked at Chen Xuan with a serious expression.

“That’s right, just as Fujimaru Ritsuka said, as long as you help us defeat that Servant over there, I promise that Chaldea is willing to provide you with the maximum assistance.”

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