Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 51

Silver and black particles of Magical Energy intertwined, rushing towards the castle directly ahead with lightning speed. Any Wyverns that couldn’t dodge in time were engulfed by the energy and turned into ashes. Just as it was about to hit the center of the castle, a magical barrier suddenly unfolded, resisting the impact of the Magical Energy and preventing it from advancing further.

Boom! Accompanied by a loud noise, dazzling light continued to flicker in the air in front of the castle. “Hmph, just this level of resistance.”

Mordred changed to a serious expression and immediately poured a large amount of Magical Energy into Clarent. Instantly, red and black lightning coiled around it, roaring like an Evil Dragon as it tore and gnawed at the weakening barrier.

Crack, crack… snap!!! Finally, the barrier couldn’t hold on any longer and shattered in the air. With no resistance, the immense wave of Magical Energy easily pierced through the entire castle!!!

Looking again, the once-standing castle was now destroyed, with the left half reduced to rubble, leaving behind a circular cavity.

“Great! It worked!!!” Johanna showed a slight smile.

“Well, of course!” Mordred lifted Clarent onto her shoulder. In front of her was a large pit with a radius of over ten meters, and the extremely high temperature had completely melted the rocks. Lightning continued to flicker on the charred ground.

The power of this Noble Phantasm clearly exceeded Johanna’s expectations. However, soon Johanna looked solemnly towards the distant sky.

Accompanied by the sound of roaring, a large group of wyverns were flying towards them.

“Mordred, please take the time to recover your Magical Energy. I’ll handle these enemies first.”

“No problem, I can still fight.” Mordred also noticed the wyverns and showed a nonchalant expression.

“Take this opportunity to restore your Magical Energy. Master said that you’re needed to restrain that Fafnir. Besides, isn’t the protagonist supposed to make a grand entrance?”

“Protagonist?” After hearing this word, Mordred nodded with a satisfied expression.

Indeed, a king should calmly face the enemy. What’s an Evil Dragon? Just a flying lizard. The reason it wasn’t destroyed by me earlier was simply because it never encountered me in its lifetime.

Then, Mordred walked straight towards a nearby magic circle, preparing to replenish the Magical Energy consumed by her previous Noble Phantasm using the ley lines.

“Well then, I’ll leave this place to you for now. I’ll take a rest first.”

*Exhales deeply…*

Johanna secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“If Mordred doesn’t follow the arrangements, just say it like that. She’s likely to listen to you,” Bai Qiu solemnly explained to Johanna before leaving.

…Master was right after all.

With that said, all Johanna needs to do is to drive away those troublesome enemies before she recovers her Magical Energy.

Next, it depends on when that Evil Dragon and the enemy servant will make their appearance.

Swoosh——————————!!!

Suddenly, a green light shot up into the sky from the half-destroyed castle.

Here it comes!

Johanna took a deep breath and shouted towards the sky:

“Please, Tonbi!!!”

“Chirp chirp————————!!!”

Following Johanna’s voice, a silver beam of light in the sky swiftly moved, gradually forming a pattern of a magic circle.

“Thank you, Tonbi!”

Johanna immediately struck the ground with her silver cross holy staff.

“This place shall be protected, and no unrelated individuals shall step foot within!”

As the incantation ended, the completed magic circle on the ground and the one just completed in the sky simultaneously burst forth with holy radiance. This light repelled all monsters and servants that approached this area.

Johanna’s legend allows her to construct a simple but sturdy barrier in a short period of time.

However, at this moment, she is not facing monsters, but long-range attacks from servants.

A massive surge of Magical Energy reaction descended from above, and countless specks of stars appeared in the sky. Like a dense rain of arrows, they descended from the heavens!!!

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh——————!!!”

These arrows rained down indiscriminately, and Johanna did everything in her power to protect the area around her.

If she were to escape now, she would lose this position. Once the supply of Magical Energy becomes an issue, this battle of fighting against the odds will become increasingly difficult.

Since Master and everyone else believe in her, she must respond to their expectations!

“Oh Lord, grant us guidance!!!”

Johanna’s cross holy staff emitted a powerful radiance!

This holy light continued to spread, eventually enveloping the entire nearby area.

In an instant, the barrier above her head continuously exploded, lasting for several minutes before slowly dissipating.

Finally, the rain of arrows from the sky came to an end.

Johanna finally released her grip on the holy staff and looked around.

Except for some areas that were pierced through, the majority of the area remained intact, and the position where Magical Energy was extracted from the ley lines continued to function correctly.

That’s great…

Johanna finally let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Master mentioned before that the enemy servant might use long-range Noble Phantasms, so she was extra cautious.

“Atalanta, I never expected her arrows to reach this level.”

———-

“How dare they lay hands on my castle, those rats have been quite annoying lately.”

Standing at the top of the half-destroyed castle, Jeanne Alter looked displeased as she gazed into the distance.

Standing beside her was Archer, who had just shot arrows into the sky. Due to Madness Enhancement, her condition seemed a bit off.

“It seems that long-range Noble Phantasms are of no use. Oh well, Archer, go with Saber and eliminate them together.”

Jalter gave a direct order to attack.

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

Seeing the two of them preparing to depart, Jeanne Alter thought for a moment and looked towards Fafnir by her side.

“Wait, you should go with them too.”

“Roar————————!!!!”

The massive Evil Dragon immediately let out a roar in response to its master and then flapped its wings, carrying the two Servants towards the nearby battlefield.

“Now that you’ve come this far, let me see what you’re capable of. Once we get rid of you, this country will be completely finished.”

An evil smile appeared on Jeanne Alter’s lips.

“As the final requiem of this country, I hope you don’t bore me too much.”