Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 68

With Gilles de Rais’s call, a surge of black mud suddenly gushed out from the body of the Sea Demon!!!

The sudden appearance of the black mud engulfed all the Wyverns that didn’t have time to dodge, sucking them in without even a chance to cry out.

Johanna, who was fighting on the other side, quickly noticed this abnormality.

She immediately raised the silver cross holy staff in her hand.

“Tonbi, cover me!!!”

“Squeakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!”

Tonbi emitted a screeching sound in the air and flew in front of Johanna, flapping its wings.

Immediately, a huge gust of wind was stirred up in front, accompanied by the silver crescent moon generated by Johanna swinging her holy staff, barely stopping the black mud that was about to flow over.

Martha also managed to retreat and returned to Johanna’s side.

Tarasque, who had been running desperately, finally ran back from a distance, panting heavily.

“Huff… huff…”

“Tarasque, have you gained weight? You can’t handle such a short distance.”

Martha stared at Tarasque.

“If you continue like this, Mordred might really use you as a mount.”

“Huff! Huff Huff!!!”

Tarasque shook its head frantically, seeming very unwilling.

Johanna kept her eyes fixed on the black mud.

“I can feel that there is a strong resentment within this black mud… Be careful! It seems like something is about to come!”

The black mud paused for a moment, then it seemed like something was struggling inside it. The mud kept churning, and finally, it formed the shape of a person?!

The scene of the black mud turning into a Servant surprised the viewers in the live stream room.

“Gilles de Rais, Sea Demon, black mud… I understand now, Fate/Zero limited-time replica!!!”

“This thing doesn’t look right. Is it the same as Fuyuki?”

“Can the black mud in Fuyuki generate Servants?”

“The Holy Grail is not a good thing after all. It’s filled with these things.”

“But it’s contaminated by Angra Mainyu.”

“Don’t say that… This thing actually looks like chocolate…”

“Please, I’ve already had two skewers of squid, I really can’t eat anymore!!!”

“You can start a chocolate business here. The streamer can arrange it.”

“It started off quite serious, but why did it become so twisted here? It’s all about eating! Can we continue watching the stream properly? By the way, what brand of chocolate is delicious?”

“I can tell now, everyone here has incredible skills.”

……………….

At this moment, Jeanne Alter standing above Fafnir is feeling a bit unhappy.

Her own Wyvern army has suffered heavy casualties, but the sea monster summoned by Gilles in front of her doesn’t seem to be falling.

She has a feeling that Gilles is hiding something from her.

“What is Gilles up to again?”

Jeanne Alter muttered to herself.

“Swoosh————————————!!!!”

Something flew directly from the ground towards Jeanne Alter in the sky!

Fafnir immediately flapped its wings and used its imposing presence to block the incoming attack.

At this moment, Jeanne Alter finally saw clearly that there was a figure directly below her, completely black like an Archer, pointing a bow at her.

“That guy Gilles actually used the Holy Grail to summon this kind of thing.”

Jeanne Alter frowned.

“Fafnir!!!!”

“Roar——————————!!!!”

A massive amount of Magical Energy gathered in Fafnir’s chest, and then a dragon breath was sprayed directly towards the black mud below!!!

“Boom——————————!!!!”

Under the impact of the dragon breath, the black Servant was destroyed, but soon a new Servant was born from the black mud.

“Servants summoned by the Holy Grail will return to it after death. Although they cannot be summoned as regular Servants, they can be summoned to this extent!”

“Combined with my La Grondement Du Haine, Jeanne, it’s not too late for you to wake up now. If you still want to stop me, then I have no choice but to use this…”

Gilles de Rais, inside the sea monster, turned around and looked. Inside the sea monster, another person’s figure appeared.

This person was surrounded by the slippery tentacles of the sea monster, with only their head exposed. Most of their Magical Energy had been drained, leaving only the minimum amount to maintain their manifestation.

They showed a pained expression, as if trapped in a painful dream.

Only the sound of unconscious murmuring came from their mouth.

“Maria… I’m sorry…”

………….

“Clang————————!!!”

Mordred knocked away the long sword in the hands of the black Saber and went in for an attack.

The Servant, completely black, turned into ashes, but soon a new Servant emerged from the black mud.

“Tch, this isn’t over yet!”

Mordred swung her sword again, and this time, the black Vlad III appeared.

However, he didn’t speak or show any expression. The only thing he could do was wield his spear and engage in battle with the enemy in front of him.

“Be careful, Senpai!!!”

Mashu knocked down the black Assassin who suddenly rushed over and stood in front of Bai Qiu.

“Are you okay, Senpai?”

“I’m fine.”

Bai Qiu wasn’t panicked because she had already anticipated this situation.

After cornering Gilles de Rais, he would summon these mass-produced shadow Servants to fight.

Although the combat power of the mass-produced shadow Servants was low, Gilles de Rais’ goal was only to buy time. Once Jeanne Alter’s Noble Phantasm effect disappeared, the sea monster could regenerate.

The situation on the battlefield would instantly change.

“Emiya!”

Bai Qiu called out behind her.

“Master, I’m here.”

Emiya Kiritsugu immediately appeared by Bai Qiu’s side.

“Fire a flare to signal the witch above to come down.”

“Understood.”

Emiya Kiritsugu took out a signal gun from his pocket and fired a shot into the sky.

“Crack————————!!!”

When Jeanne Alter saw the signal gun, she frowned.

This was the way Bai Qiu had agreed to contact her. Reluctantly, she commanded Fafnir to fly down.

“What’s the matter? I’m quite busy over there.”

As soon as she saw Bai Qiu, Jeanne Alter complained discontentedly.

“The enemy is stalling for time now. We must find a way to eliminate this sea monster immediately.”

“Do I even need to say it? Once I and Fafnir take action, this guy will be…”

“The outer defense of this sea monster is too strong. It’s not enough just with you and Fafnir. We need a powerful Noble Phantasm to deliver a fatal blow.”

Bai Qiu interrupted Jeanne Alter and then looked at Mordred.

“When Fafnir’s attack exposes the center of the sea monster, I’ll mark the position for you with the signal gun. Then, you can unleash your Noble Phantasm to eliminate both the black mud and the sea monster.”

Just like what a certain Saber had done before.

“I have no problem with that, but how will you approach the center, Master?”

Mordred asked in confusion.

Bai Qiu took the signal gun from Emiya Kiritsugu’s hand.

“Of course, it will be from the air.”

“？？？”

Jeanne Alter looked at Bai Qiu’s hand for a moment, then immediately reacted.

“Do you mean to ride Fafnir with me? You’re getting ahead of yourself!!”

“The only way to eliminate that sea monster is this.”

Bai Qiu looked at Jeanne Alter seriously.

“I promised you, and I will fulfill it.”

“Hmph.”

Jeanne Alter made a slight “hmph” after thinking for a moment.

“If you can’t prove it to me, I will make you taste hell later!”

Then the huge Fafnir obediently lowered its body, allowing Bai Qiu to step on its wings and climb onto its back.

“Ah, if I spoke out of turn, feel free to burn me with your flames.”

“Senpai!!!”

Mashu’s voice came from below.

“…Senpai, please be careful.”

“Yes, don’t worry.”

Bai Qiu nodded at Mashu.

“You need to protect Mordred and ensure that she can unleash her Noble Phantasm without any interference.”

“Yes! Leave it to me!!!”

Then Fafnir stood up, flapped its wings, and flew back into the sky.

“——————?!”

Bai Qiu, who wasn’t stable, almost slipped, but soon a hand grabbed his arm.

“Hey, are you so afraid of being burned by my flames?”

It was Jeanne Alter with an expression of discontent.

Bai Qiu, however, smiled lightly.

“It would be a lie to say I’m not afraid, but now I seem to be less afraid.”

Then he regained his balance and, together with Jeanne Alter, looked down at the sea monster below.

“Let’s begin. Deliver a fatal blow to this creature!”