Fate: Livestream in Chaldeas

Chapter 13: Salter!

As soon as the image of Artoria standing firmly with her sword in hand appeared on the screen, the entire livestream immediately exploded.

[It's The King! As expected, the Fate series cannot lack Artoria Pendragon!]

[Finally, she's here! This is the true final boss!]

[Where My King swings her sword, my heart follows!]

[OUR KING!!!]

[HAMBERGUR KING!!!!!]

[SABER IS SUPREMACY!!!]

[Artoria-chan, marry me! I can afford to feed you ten meals a day!!!!]

[Even in a villainous role, her aura remains so dignified!]

However, not a small number of viewers expressed their surprise.

[Wait a minute, this girl… is King Arthur?]

[What? King Arthur is a girl???]

["Who cares about gender, as long as there's a hole"- Curse Chef - The Great Sage of The Heian Era.]

Ethan attentively gazed at Artoria from above, and she, too, observed him with the eyes of a sovereign.

Her armor was entirely engulfed in pitch-black magical energy.

In just a brief moment, her sharp gaze shifted toward the shield tightly held in Mash's hands.

"Oh? You people actually possess that thing..."

The very next second, Artoria, clad in black armor and wielding a dark cursed sword, immediately leaped down, swinging her sword in an attack.

"Watch out!"

Mash instantly stepped forward, using her shield to block the direct strike.

KENG————————!!!

The resounding impact was so intense that even Ethan and Olga Marie found it unbearable. Not only that, the powerful shockwave shattered the ground around them, scattering sharp fragments of stone.

KENG! KENG! KENG————————!!!

The relentless strikes made it difficult for Mash to withstand, forcing her to continuously retreat.

Without showing any emotion, Artoria once again raised her dark cursed sword, preparing to bring it down. At that exact moment, a flaming rune, carrying an intense heat, shot straight toward her at an astonishing speed.

BOOM————————!!!

The violent explosion pushed Artoria back.

"Saber, you're not forgetting that I'm here too, are you? Don't just focus on beating up that girl."

Cu Chulainn called out provocatively from afar.

"You dare provoke a king, Caster?"

The black cursed blade in Artoria's hand pointed straight at him.

"As long as I can end this meaningless Holy Grail War, whether king or god, if they stand in my way, they will all be destroyed!"

Cu Chulainn swiftly traced a series of rune characters in the air with his fingers.

"Ansuz!!!"

The runes ignited into brilliant flames, once again surging toward Artoria.

"Ridiculous!"

Artoria scoffed coldly, swinging her dark cursed sword straight into the incoming rune magic.

The moment they made contact with the blade, the runes twisted and were instantly absorbed into the sword.

"Tch, she can do even that..."

Cu Chulainn clicked his tongue in frustration.

"What?!"

Olga Marie, who had been watching from the sidelines, gasped in astonishment.

"That sword can even devour other people's mana? This is no longer a holy sword... It's clearly a ferocious cursed sword!"

Ethan, of course, understood this transformation all too well.

The holy sword Excalibur had turned into the Cursed Sword—Excalibur Morgan.

The magical energy surging from this dark sword was just like its wielder—a force that consumed mana on a scale far beyond conventional limits.

"Oujou-chan, cover me!"

Cu Chulainn made a quick decision, and Mash immediately responded.

"Understood!"

Right after, Cu Chulainn dropped to one knee, placed his hand on the ground, and began chanting.

"Not a chance!!"

Artoria raised her dark cursed sword toward Cu Chulainn, the ominous black magical energy continuously gathering around it.

"She's about to use a Noble Phantasm! Be careful!!!"

Olga Marie immediately shouted in warning.

Mash instantly raised her shield, positioning herself in front of Cu Chulainn, determined to protect him before he could counterattack.

A massive surge of magical energy gathered around Artoria. She lifted her dark sword high and then struck downward!

"Vortigern, Hammer of the Vile King, reverse the rising sun. Swallow the light!"

"Excalibur Morgan!!!"

A colossal surge of pitch-black magical energy, resembling the breath of an Evil Dragon, blasted straight toward Mash!!!

Mash clenched her teeth, gripping her shield tightly, preparing to confront the attack head-on.

BOOM————————!!!

The wave of dark magical energy slammed directly into Mash's shield, the overwhelming impact forcing her to be continuously pushed back.

Olga Marie also immediately deployed defensive magic, resisting the shockwave surging toward her.

"Ugh..."

Mash groaned in pain.

Even though she wanted to hold her ground against this Noble Phantasm attack, with her current strength, it was still too difficult.

Seeing Mash gradually being pushed back, her face contorted in pain yet still struggling to endure, all the viewers in the livestream held their breath.

[Hang in there, Mashu-chan!]

[If it's too much, just fall back, Mashu-chan! Let the Blue Dog behind you take the hit instead!]

[My King as a villain is a disaster! In this state, her mana is practically limitless!]

[Facing Excalibur head-on… Mash is done for this time...]

[Where's Kiritsugu? Hurry up and come help already!]

Just as Mash was about to be overwhelmed, Ethan, who had been silently observing everything, immediately made his decision.

'System! I use a Command Spell and 10,000 points to enhance Mash's Saint Graph!'

If Command Spells and livestream points could be used to repair a Saint Graph, then logically, they could also be used to strengthen it.

[Beep beep… Host's request has been received.]

[Consumption: 1 Command Spell and 10,000 points.]

[Enhancing Servant's Saint Graph: Mash.]

To awaken Mash's Noble Phantasm, this was the price that had to be paid.

As one of the Command Spells on Ethan's hand disappeared, Mash's body began to radiate a brilliant silver light.

"———?!"

Mash felt an immense surge of magical energy flooding into her body and immediately turned to look back.

Right before her eyes was Ethan's determined gaze.

"…Thank you, Senpai."

Mash stood upright, her eyes filled with unwavering resolve.

The shield in her hands, as if responding to that determination, emitted a pure white radiance!

"A Noble Phantasm… is being deployed?!"

Olga Marie's eyes widened in shock.

Before Mash, a solid fortress-like wall constructed from magical energy emerged, significantly weakening the overwhelming dark energy wave.

"Thanks, kid, oujou-chan."

Behind her, Cu Chulainn had finally completed his Noble Phantasm preparation.

"My Magecraft is a Cage of Flames.A flaming yet verdant giant.Retribution.A shrine that purifies the evil of human affairs.The one who destroys...!"

Cu Chulainn spun his oak staff before striking it forcefully into the ground.

"Burn it down! Cage of Scorching, Consuming Flames—Wicker Man!!!"

In an instant, from the shattered ground beneath Artoria, a towering humanoid giant made of woven wicker emerged.

Its entire body was engulfed in raging flames. The giant extended its arms, capturing Artoria within its form, then ignited into a roaring inferno, the blazing light illuminating the entire massive chasm!!!

"We did it!"

Olga Marie's face lit up with joy.

"If Saber is destroyed, then this Singularity will also—"

Suddenly, from within the roaring flames of Wicker Man, an overwhelming surge of dark magical energy erupted.

And then, a voice that sent shivers down everyone's spine once more echoed.

"-------Swallow the light! Excalibur Morgan!!!"

In the blink of an eye, an explosion of pitch-black magical energy once again surged forth, sweeping straight toward everyone!!!