Chapter 526: Killer Move: Shared Fate

【You have consumed 1 Sin Point and activated Omen of the Evil God】

【You have used the ability: Arrogant Sight】

【You have used the ability: Heart of Slaanesh】

【You have activated the Noble Phantasm: Heart Vortex, and channeled the Mystic Eyes of Petrification】

……

With just a single exchange of gazes, the speeding Medusa clutched her head and stumbled two steps, her figure swaying unsteadily.

The ability Heart of Slaanesh seemed to have caused a considerable impact on her.

Bai Cangshu's Spirit attribute was not particularly outstanding compared to his Strength and Constitution, which had already crossed the 50-point threshold, and Medusa was, after all, a Heroic Spirit from the age of mythology; Bai Cangshu did not believe his Spirit attribute had any advantage when compared to such a witch.

Thus, this current performance was naturally because the opponent's compatibility with an ability like Heart of Slaanesh was not good.

This likely had something to do with some of her experiences after being summoned.

"Master Kuzuki!"

Medea's painful shriek rang out. Bai Cangshu turned his head and saw Heracles's violent blow; the shockwave sent Kuzuki Soichiro flying, and he spat out a mouthful of blood in mid-air, his chest caved in—it was clear he had already suffered a fatal wound.

Medea, however, had already put some distance between them.

Facing a Servant like Heracles, for a "normal human" like Kuzuki Soichiro, being able to leave behind a complete corpse could already be considered a decent ending.

But Medea clearly could not accept this outcome; her expression twisted, and the next moment, a searing white shockwave slammed into the space in front of Medea.

Medusa's body was once again radiating the luster of a Command Spell; the Command Spell directly allowed her to recover from the influence of Heart of Slaanesh and the Mystic Eyes of Petrification, and it was as if the cold voice of that pitiful young girl appeared in her ears.

"Kill the Caster!"

For the first time, Medusa felt a coldness and hardness from Matou Sakura that would not brook refusal, not at all like the commands she had perceived the girl capable of giving before.

But ever since the other party turned into that puddle of orange juice in front of her and then recovered, her temperament seemed to have changed drastically.

Medusa, who was rushing toward Medea with her Noble Phantasm in Release, did not have the same resolution in her eyes as she had when she wanted to kill Tao Baibai, but Medea had no ability to react to Medusa's Noble Phantasm Release and was struck directly in the chest.

The sound of a collapsing sternum accompanied blood about to spray out.

Medea's eyes were full of Hatred, but the next moment.

Whir!

Golden Qi, like a laser, was almost no slower than Pegasus, piercing directly through the center of Medea's brow.

Pfft!

Medea's eyes were stunned, and in an instant, she was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.

【You have defeated the Servant: Medea】

【You have contained a new soul: Heroic Spirit Medea】

Medusa stopped, panting, feeling somewhat confused; she did not understand why Tao Baibai had to go to such lengths.

Bai Cangshu shook his fingers, his mouth constantly making tsking sounds, his face showing only mockery and provocation.

"What did you see during the completion process that could make you become so extreme? Tsk, is this what they call a maiden's heart..."

Listening to Tao Baibai's words, Medusa had a bad premonition in her heart. Sure enough, the next moment she saw Tao Baibai raise his hand directly, shooting golden beams of light continuously toward the distance.

Whir!

Whir!

Whir!

Ilya frowned, her Magic Power consuming rapidly, but Bai Cangshu was fighting more and more heartily; this unique "Magic Power supply" system and Command Spell reinforcement allowed him to release Dodon Ray as freely as never before.

He already had a hint of the posture of a powerful Martial Artist from the Dragon Ball World in combat.

The golden Dodon Rays drew various arcs, crossing a distance of several thousand meters, and using the lock-on of 【Heart Net】, shot into the huge crater created by 【Fate Lightning Arrow】.

There, the purple-haired girl's eyes were cold, and pitch-black shadows seemed to be coiled beneath her feet.

Sensing the attack, Matou Sakura felt a tightness in her heart; the clothes on her body were not intact, remaining with blue-black scars left by the lightning strike, but that magical lightning strike had not killed her, but instead eliminated the remnant soul within her body.

Pfft, pfft!

The golden beams pierced directly through the deep rock layers; Matou Sakura subconsciously wanted to dodge, but she was not fast enough.

But a figure suddenly pushed her away, taking the golden beam through their own body, letting out a muffled groan, and falling down; scarlet blood flowed out rapidly.

Hum!

Medusa sped over, picked up Matou Sakura, and turned to flee outside Fuyuki City; Matou Sakura stared blankly at Tohsaka Rin, who had fallen in a pool of blood.

"Why..."

……

Bai Cangshu pinched the invisible blade with his Two Fingers; his goal of continuing the attack to kill Matou Sakura was blocked by the petite, blonde King.

And the red-haired boy, his face full of anger, also stood behind her, holding a crude sword with both hands.

"This ends here, Tao Baibai. I will not let you kill wantonly anymore."

Artoria's expression was solemn, as if she were making a grave oath. In response, Bai Cangshu could feel the blade he was pinching tremble slightly, and an intense sharpness began to emerge.

This forced him to release his right hand that was pinching the blade. Bai Cangshu looked down from above, overlooking the King of Knights, his mouth still deliberately mocking.

"Heh, so you mean to say that the ones I killed earlier were all condoned by you?"

"You also hoped to see me clear away the opponents of the Holy Grail War for you and this boy..."

Emiya Shirou's chest heaved, even more furious; he stepped forward twice, crossing past Saber, and was less than two meters away from Tao Baibai.

At this distance, he clearly perceived the chilling murderous intent naturally radiating from the other party; just being near him made him feel his whole body trembling.

But he was filled with anger, scenes flashing before his eyes of his foster father having his brain pierced by the other party's finger, and Tohsaka and Sakura being struck by lightning.

"Shut up, we never thought of such despicable things at all, it was clearly you..."

"You guy, can you really not feel the preciousness of life?!"

The more he spoke, the angrier he became; Emiya Shirou held the crude sword in his hand high, and Magic Power surged continuously within his Magic Circuits; it was as if, at this moment, a flash of inspiration struck him.

The crude sword in his hand began to change once again.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing suddenly exploded, and a powerful shockwave blew Emiya Shirou away in an Instant; Saber, who had been holding her sword to withstand Tao Baibai's pitch-black arm, reacted extremely quickly, shifting her sword-wielding stance to hold the sword with one hand while grabbing Emiya Shirou from the air with the other.

At this moment, Saber displayed the might of a first-class Servant; she perceived Bai Cangshu's intent to attack almost instantly, and the moment Bai Cangshu's hand-blade slashed toward Emiya Shirou, she moved from behind the opponent to in front, holding her sword to parry.

"Shirou, calm down; he is deliberately provoking you."

Saber's voice was already calm; she was not provoked by Tao Baibai's rhetoric at all, because for her, the things he spoke of were things she would never do, and thus they held no power to incite her.

Bai Cangshu felt Saber's strength and discovered it was inferior to his own, but the gap was not as large as he had imagined, and the most troublesome thing was still that sword, that Star Holy Sword—Excalibur.

"Because the person you like was hurt, you are angry; because you are angry, you lose your reason and attack me..."

Bai Cangshu looked at Emiya Shirou, continuing to try to mock him.

But a biting aura was already radiating from Saber, spreading in all directions like an invisible field of energy.

"I said it before, Tao Baibai, I will not let you act recklessly anymore."

The young girl's voice was high-spirited and firm, and a powerful Magic Power instantly cleared away Tao Baibai's terrifying aura.

This also allowed Emiya Shirou to catch his breath and recover.

Saber continued to speak at the same time, as she did not accept Tao Baibai's "ramblings."

"Facing a guy like you, Shirou feeling fear is based on biological instinct, but his daring to draw his sword against you is a hymn to courage that transcends instinct."

"Tao Baibai, I ask you, have you ever seen the eyes of those soldiers who charge even when they know they will surely die..."

Saber's voice grew increasingly high-pitched, and golden specks of light began to radiate from between her hands.

The 【Wind King Barrier】 could no longer conceal the radiance of that Star Holy Sword, and golden light began to bloom.

A terrifying sense of presence expanded instantly.

Bai Cangshu lowered his head, watching as the Omen of the Evil God on his body was pressed almost to his skin, transforming into a layer of scarlet membrane.

That was proof that the opponent's sense of presence was beginning to squeeze his own.

He raised his head, watching as the thunderclouds in the sky were dispersed in an instant; like a giant torch, and as if a bright lighthouse, Artoria held Excalibur high.

"This is Excalibur..."

His eyes seemed to turn silver-white at this moment, and the transparent vortex-like tentacles behind him inserted themselves into every corner of the air.

A massive amount of information was constantly being drawn in.

As if there were the shouts of countless people, despair, fervor, and magnificence, Bai Cangshu's field of vision kept rising, and Fuyuki City seemed to become smaller and smaller; the next moment, his vision shifted, as if he had already arrived outside the planet.

Looking from the pitch-black universe at that dim blue planet, accompanied by that held-high Holy Sword, it was as if countless shouts followed and rose up.

Win!

Victory!

Triumph!

【Humans】, this Short-lived Species, seem to be capable of becoming so crazed that they would discard their very lives as long as they have the outcome of 【Winning】.

The next moment, an incomparably brilliant sword strike descended, and the vision before Bai Cangshu's eyes plummeted back down in an instant.

At this moment, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and an item he had placed in his Backpack a long time ago was retrieved.

【Ghost Disc: Same Fate】!

He looked at the King of Knights, who was shouting the name "Excalibur" while swinging her sword at him, crushed this disc, and simultaneously locked onto her.

(End of chapter)