Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

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Overall, however, the advantage still lies with Artoria.

After all, Artoria's goal was to stall them so that Merry and Bazett could steal the Greater Grail.

Furthermore, due to the difference in the size of their Spirit Origins, if this protracted war drags on, the greater the mana consumption of these Heroic Spirits, the greater their advantage will be for Artoria.

Furthermore, due to Artoria's Armor of Power and Glory, some of the Noble Phantasms of these six Heroic Spirits were directly banned!

This severely limits their tactical options.

Therefore, all six heroic spirits present knew that their defeat was only a matter of time.

This made them even more anxious.

Artoria calmly waited for her opportunity.

As soon as Siegfried shows the slightest weakness, Artoria will throw her gun and take him down in one blow!

However, Artoria never got that opportunity.

They fought for a while, and then Bazett sent a group message to Artoria.

The Greater Grail is in hand, time to leave!

Upon receiving this news, Artoria immediately activated Avalon and then charged outwards at the speed of a horse of light.

Just as no one could stop her when she came, no one could stop her when she left.

Even the six heroic spirits who had been fighting her all along felt a sense of relief.

However, they were also puzzled at the same time: why did the other side, who clearly had the advantage, suddenly retreat?

Is there some kind of restriction on the other party to maintain the current state?

Just as they were thinking this, Danic, the owner of the World Tree, looked at the empty underground space and his breathing became a little rapid.

He realized this when Artoria left and rushed over.

As it turned out, things turned out exactly as he had predicted.

The Greater Grail... has been stolen!

Shiki Jie Li and Mordred originally planned to take advantage of the chaos at the Thousand World Tree to cause some trouble at its headquarters and gather intelligence.

Before they even got there, Mordred sensed that the riot was over.

Then they changed their plans at the last minute and, before the World Tree could begin to seal off the surrounding area, they quickly withdrew from the World Tree's territory.

Before they could even reconcile their plans, Mordred discovered that they seemed to have stumbled into a moving barrier!

At that moment, they saw a huge, statue-like source of magic in mid-air flying in a certain direction under the influence of a spell.

"What exactly is that thing?"

Lion Jie Li was stunned as he sensed the aura of the enormous object in the sky.

Mordred, on the other hand, is much more direct.

"Anyway, that shouldn't be part of our plan, so since we've run into it, let's go check it out."

Lion Robber Jie Li hesitated for a moment, but being a mercenary who had risked his life, he quickly nodded and went with Mordred.

Before they could get very close, a spear of light descended from the sky, landing directly in front of them and blocking their path.

Then, at the end of the grassy sea, a pure white knight rode his steed, slowly approaching.

At that moment, Artoria saw Mordred, and Mordred saw her too.

They met again after Jianlan.

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168. Mordred's Meeting with Artoria

Bazett and Meli, positioned above the spell and flying in mid-air with the Greater Grail towards Einzbernburg, were observing the standoff below, which was situated above the sea of ​​grass, using their respective methods.

However, Bazett wasn't particularly concerned about that side, because she didn't think Artoria would lose to her.

Compared to this, what she cares about more is...

"Your illusion was accidentally exposed?"

Bazett glanced at Merry out of the corner of his eye.

Although she wasn't a particularly thoughtful person, she wasn't stupid either.

She had witnessed Merry's illusion magic when she went with Merry to steal the Greater Grail. After all, the fact that such a large object could be stolen silently from the heavily guarded headquarters of Yggdrasil showed just how powerful Merry's illusion magic was.

Therefore, Bazett didn't believe that Merry would make such a basic mistake, and that she would be caught by someone while leaving, and that person happened to be one of the participants in the Holy Grail War, an enemy.

If this is a coincidence, then it's just too much of a coincidence.

When Mary heard Bazett say that, she smiled.

"It wasn't a coincidence, I did it on purpose."

Mary spoke with such confidence that Bazett was somewhat bewildered by her demeanor.

And Mary continued speaking.

“I spotted those two guys long before I infiltrated the World Tree, and then I deliberately used illusion magic to hinder their movements, ultimately leading them towards us.”

Bazett frowned when he heard what Mary said.

"What's your purpose?"

"The goal, of course, is to make Mordred—that is, the Servant on the other side—meet with Artoria!"

Mordred!?

Bazett didn't take the opposing Heroic Spirit seriously at first. After all, the members of the old god group all knew that Artoria had condensed a divine spark. So, if she were to fight a Heroic Spirit one-on-one now, apart from a very small number of Heroic Spirits who could gain some advantage, most of them would not be Artoria's match and would even be crushed.

But Mordred... that's a little different for Artoria.

So Bazett fell into thought, and Merry explained it to her.

"Don't worry, Roland won't stand by and watch his companions get hurt. Although I haven't known him for long, the only people he truly cares about are those of you who can truly get to his side."

“He is a sage within and a king without. He uses his sagehood within to attract those who are intimidated by his kingly ways, and then uses his kingship without to intimidate those who have received his favors… This man has mastered this art, so whatever his purpose, he will protect you, his companions.”

"So he specifically sent me with you guys to steal the Aeon Mermaid, and then I accidentally found Mordred here... Just like you were thinking, what a coincidence!"

Bazett's eyes widened when he heard what Mary said.

"You mean..."

"Correct."

Bazett only got to the beginning before Merry confirmed it.

"Although I was a little unwilling, that man really saw through my thoughts very clearly. In a very short time, he understood me and knew that I would do this whether it was for fun or to see something more dazzling, and he guided things in that direction."

At this point, Mei Li also sighed.

"That's a really clever approach. They know that a rigid plan can never account for all the variables, so they put people who can handle variables in positions that will generate variables, and then use people with certain personality traits to guide the occurrence of those variables..."

As Mei Li finished speaking, seeing that Bazett no longer cared about what she was saying after learning that this was Roland's plan, she shook her head and swallowed back what she was about to say.

Since it was Bazett who started the topic, she might as well let it go if she's not interested.

Compared to that, now Merry is just like Bazett—she's more concerned about what will happen between Mordred and Artoria next.

Mordred will never forget that armor.

It was entirely white, radiating a holy light under the sun. The white fur, like the mane of a grown male lion, extended backward from the helmet, making it conspicuous on the battlefield.

Generally speaking, colors like white tend to disappear very quickly on the battlefield.

They either die because they are too conspicuous, or they are quickly stained with blood.

But that white figure was like the flag of Britain, like the sun that never sets, forever maintaining its brilliance amidst the splattering blood.

For a fleeting moment, Mordred held her breath completely.

Her expression shifted between light and dark until the approaching sound of hooves brought her back to her senses, at which point she slowly uttered those words.

"...king."

Shiki Jie Li, who had noticed something was off with Mordred earlier, was about to ask a question, but after hearing what Mordred said, he obediently shut up.

After getting to know him over this period of time, he roughly knew what kind of guy Mordred was.

There's probably only one person in the whole world who can be called "King" by her.

In an instant, he understood the identity of the approaching knight, and then Shiki-kai let out a long sigh of relief.

"Do you need my help?"

He spoke, but Mordred didn't move his gaze, only gently shaking his head.

"No need... I'm sorry, but this is my own business, so you should stay away—well, the farther the better, preferably out of the barrier's range, because what follows will probably not be a small-scale battle like before."

Upon hearing Mordred's words, Shiki-kai Jie Li remained silent for a moment, but then nodded and turned to leave.

If the enemy is simply too strong, then he will stay and fight to the death.

But what if the enemy is King Arthur...?