"My King, we of the Round Table have always wished to gather by your side again. Even Tristan deeply regretted the words he once said, even if he…" Lancelot tried to comfort King Arthur, but he himself didn't know how to continue.
"Lancelot… say no more, I understand," Arthur's mood was heavy. Hearing Lancelot stumble over his words, she cut him off directly. Her eyes turned to the distant Alexander the Great, who had already claimed victory. "Conqueror King, I will defeat you with my own hands!"
Hearing Arthur's words, Alexander's face grew serious.
"I see, Knight King… But now you face my unmatched army…" Alexander turned his horse to face Arthur, fully intent on continuing the fight.
"Is that so? But how long can your army, your Noble Phantasm, last?" Arthur asked calmly. She knew well that Waver, his Master, could not maintain it for too long.
"Hmph! One more charge is enough! King Arthur! Do you dare face the charge of my army?!" Alexander's aura rose again as his soldiers prepared for another assault.
"Stand back," Arthur said to Tia and the others.
But Lancelot remained firmly at Arthur's back, unmoving.
Tia looked at Lancelot, then glanced at the others around him.
It seemed these two were about to fight seriously again.
Tia sighed helplessly. At this point, he really had nothing more to say. Both were preparing for battle in earnest. Arthur seemed ready to unleash her Noble Phantasm, and Lancelot would surely stay by her side no matter what.
"Ahh…" Tia let out a sigh and stepped back.
"Thank you, Master!" Lancelot said to Tia.
Tia smiled. "No need for thanks, Lancelot. You are first and foremost a Knight of the Round Table, only then my Servant. Go! I'll entrust my final Command Seals to you. Kayneth, please strengthen the Command Seals once more for me. In return, I'll tell you a secret—one that also concerns you."
Tia called Kayneth's name directly, without hesitation.
"Alright!" Kayneth, for some reason, didn't mind Tia calling his name directly. He agreed to Tia's request, helping her strengthen the last Command Seal, and he didn't even order Diarmuid to sneak attack King Arthur. Instead, he came along to watch the fight.
At this time, Lancelot's duration had been extended. Saber-class Diarmuid hadn't even turned back yet.
"Looks like… my battle with the Knight King and the Knight of the Lake… will end here?" Diarmuid said with regret.
"Yeah, just watch from here," Kayneth replied. "My goal in coming to the Holy Grail War has basically been met. The Holy Grail, whatever it is, doesn't matter anymore. With the Command Seals book in my hands, plus that little girl from the Tohsaka family, that's far more important than beating other Masters to get the Holy Grail. Besides, I've proven that my Command Seal enhancements really work! Saber, Diarmuid, I've already used up all my Command Seals. Once you return to Lancer, our contract will be completely over. So now… go do what you want. Don't waste your last moments just standing here."
"Master~~" Diarmuid felt unexpectedly moved. "Yes! Thank you for letting me!"
Saying that, Diarmuid walked over to Lancelot.
"Though I'm a knight of the Fianna, I really admire the bond between you, the Knight of the Lake, and King Arthur. Let me join you now. To fight once with the legendary Conqueror King makes this trip worth it!"
"Good!" Lancelot didn't say much.
"Thank you! Diarmuid of the Shining Face!" King Arthur turned back and said.
At this moment, Alexander the Great once again led his army in a head-on charge.
And King Arthur had already raised Excalibur. The Wind Barrier was lifted, revealing the sword shining with dazzling light.
"This light is the hope of the stars, proof of life shining on the earth! Let's settle this, Conqueror King! Ex~~calibur!!!"
Golden light swept across the land. Alexander the Great charged toward it without fear, while his soldiers threw their weapons to try to block the light.
In the King's army, almost every soldier carried a spear. So, even though King Arthur's Noble Phantasm shone with overwhelming power, it still had to face a rain of attacks like a meteor shower.
Countless spears struck head-on against the golden light, actually slowing Excalibur down for a moment.
Tia was stunned at the sight.
Is this even possible?!
When Alexander the Great, holding his sword, clashed head-on against the golden light, a blue half-circle shield suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Master! Well done!" Alexander the Great praised.
It turned out that Waver, even though he had retreated to Tia's side, hadn't forgotten to support him. At the very moment Alexander touched King Arthur's Noble Phantasm, Waver used a Command Seal.
"By my Command Seal! Grant my Servant, the Conqueror King Iskandar, a shield strong enough to withstand a Noble Phantasm's strike!"
With the powerful shield formed by the Command Seal, Alexander pressed forward against the golden light, but Excalibur's power started to lose momentum. After all, Arthur had already fought Diarmuid for a long time. Healing the wounds didn't mean the spent mana had returned.
Because Alexander was forcing his way through, his speed slowed greatly, and soon his soldiers overtook him.
At that moment, Lancelot and Diarmuid also charged in, joining the fight against the soldiers.
These soldiers were all Servants, each at least as strong as any of the 88 Faceless Hassans, and their numbers were overwhelming. Lancelot and Diarmuid fought hard, especially with the constant rain of spears flying through the air, making things much harder.
If those 88 Hassans thought their numbers gave them an advantage back then and got overconfident, so they could still be beaten, then now—facing this disciplined King's army—any single Servant would be crushed.
(End of The Chapter)
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