Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 16

After the unknown Servant revealed their true identity, Artoria’s face remained expressionless as she silently looked at Mordred in front of her.

“Mordred, I have already told you, you do not possess the qualities to be a king.”

“Arthur!”

Mordred instantly became furious.

“Even if I have destroyed Britain and brought your kingdom to ruin, why don’t you acknowledge my capabilities?!”

She swung her heavy sword once again!

Clang! Artoria effortlessly blocked the sword with a single hand.

“Mordred, I only acknowledge you as a Knight of the Round Table.”

Upon hearing Artoria’s words, Mordred exerted more force with her hands and forcefully swung her sword again, but Artoria easily defended against it.

“Do not compare me to those knights of the Round Table. They cannot contain my abilities!”

“There’s an opening!!!”

Suddenly, a series of flaming runes attacked from behind, targeting the gap left by Artoria’s sword swing.

“Stay out of this!!!”

Mordred swung her sword and shattered the series of runes, even glaring angrily at Cú Chulainn who launched the attack.

“This is a duel between me and Arthur, no one else is allowed to interfere!”

“…Tch.”

Cú Chulainn put away his oak staff and directly shouted towards Bai Qiu, who was not far away.

“Kid, you’ve summoned quite the extraordinary Servant.”

Just as Bai Qiu was about to say something, he felt the large hollow trembling continuously.

“It’s… collapsing again?”

Olga Marie leaned against Mashu and looked around, quickly noticing something amiss.

“Over there, it seems like something is emerging!”

Following her gaze, they could see a large number of black entities spewing out from the Holy Grail.

Clank, clank… These black entities transformed into Dragon Tooth Soldiers as soon as they hit the ground, just like the ones that chased Olga Marie before.

In no time, they had gathered to a number of about a hundred.

“Kaka!!!”

They quickly noticed Bai Qiu, Mashu, and the others present and began brandishing their blades, charging towards them!

“Senpai, Director, hide behind me!”

Mashu immediately raised her shield to counter the attack.

Olga Marie also took out the Magic Jewel Bai Qiu had given her earlier and threw it, causing small explosions that sent many Dragon Tooth Soldiers flying.

“Ansuz!”

Cú Chulainn quickly used runes to repel the Dragon Tooth Soldiers.

Although these low-level familiars were weak, new Dragon Tooth Soldiers continued to crawl out from the Holy Grail endlessly, seemingly in infinite numbers.

Before long, these creatures surrounded Bai Qiu, Mashu, and Olga Marie.

Cú Chulainn used his runes while wielding the oak staff as a long spear, continuously repelling the Dragon Tooth Soldiers around him.

“Kid, this isn’t going to work. It’s better to retreat!”

“No, hold on a little longer.”

Bai Qiu looked towards Mordred, who was still facing off against Artoria.

“As long as we defeat Saber, the situation will resolve itself.”

“Even if you say so.”

Cú Chulainn shattered the body of a nearby Dragon Tooth Soldier with his oak staff once again.

“No matter how I look at that Servant you’ve summoned, she doesn’t seem like someone who can easily resolve this situation.”

“No, she can definitely handle it, because that’s the reason she answered the summons.”

Bai Qiu’s gaze of trust fell upon Mordred.

“Arthur, since you still hold onto that belief, then I can only prove through action that your choice is wrong!”

Mordred raised her heavy sword.

“Crimson Thunder!”

Magical Energy transformed into red lightning and descended from the sky, completely turning the surrounding Dragon Tooth Soldiers into charred remains.

Not only that, Mordred’s entire Magical Energy was rapidly increasing.

Mana Burst.

Instantly releasing Magical Energy, enhancing her abilities.

The heavy sword in her hand revealed its original power.

“Brilliantly Shining Royal Sword (Clarent)”

Considered more dazzling than any silver, a sword of equal value to the legendary golden sword.

A sword representing the right to inherit the throne, stolen by the rebellious knight.

Twisted Magical Energy tainted this once magnificent sword with a red and black aura.

“This is the Evil Sword That Destroyed My Father, Rebellion Against My Beautiful Father (Clarent Blood Arthur)!!!”

At the same time, Artoria also swung her own Demon Sword.

“Swallow the light! Excalibur Morgan (Excalibur Morgan)!!!”

The two incomparable Magical Energy waves intertwined just like before.

“Perish! Arthur!!!”

Mordred shouted, forcefully maximizing her Mana Burst.

Instantly, red lightning began to continuously strike around Artoria, leaving marks on her pitch-black armor.

Seeing herself on the verge of defeating King Arthur, Mordred gritted her teeth and took another step forward, intending to completely crush her opponent.

“Ah, Arthur, how does it feel to be defeated by your own son? Surely…”

Swoosh————！！！

Suddenly, a black beam of light pierced through Mordred’s armor.

“——————?!?!”

In disbelief, Mordred looked ahead and saw a man standing above the Holy Grail, wearing a strange smile.

Before she could react, another beam of light flew directly towards her abdomen!!!

Boom————————！！！

Artoria swiftly turned around and used her Demon Sword to deflect the beam of light.

“This is our matter, don’t interfere recklessly!!!”

“Oh? Saber, I entrusted the Holy Grail to you, thinking it would be quite interesting. But you’re using it for this childish game, and it’s getting on my nerves.”

The man’s words were filled with a chilling breath.

“This inferior farce should end now. Let me lend you a hand.”

With his words, a massive Magical Energy reaction suddenly occurred within the Holy Grail, followed by a surge of black mud pouring out!!!

Anything touched by this black mud would be instantly destroyed, burned, and reduced to ashes.

Seeing the black mud about to engulf Mordred, Artoria swung her sword and directly cleaved the ground!!!

She separated the black mud from the fallen and injured Mordred, but she herself was engulfed by the black mud.

“Mordred…”

Until the very end, Artoria slowly called out Mordred’s name.

This Knight of the Round Table.

The forbidden child of herself and Morgan.

The rebellious knight who sought to destroy Britain.

With complex emotions, Artoria’s body disappeared into the black mud.