Chương 209: The Great Battle of Pendragons (I)

"Hmph, this is the fate of defying your mother, my rebellious children. All turned to dust, go in peace. Artorius, I'll take good care of you."

As the five Mordreds vanished and were expelled from inside the bounded field, the cheerful voice of 'Morgan' lingered for a moment before fading away.

It appears that the Morgan Subspecies that joined the battle wasn't just the local one initially slain by the Mordred Subspecies. There was at least one more 'Morgan' on this battlefield.

A different Morgan, the same obsession. When mentioning Artorius, Servant Universe's Morgan's delight wasn't any less than that of this world's Morgan.

It seemed that with the arrival of the mysterious Morgan, the course of this battle would become even more chaotic.

"Ugh—!"

Or not.

Utilizing her familiarity with the body of Mordred Subspecies, Space Morgan effortlessly wiped out the five Mordreds. However, before she could savor her victory, A Mysterious Heroine rushed towards her, excited and gleeful, as if she had discovered a new toy.

When Space Morgan realized something was amiss and tried to escape, it was already too late. A holy sword had pierced through her chest.

"Go in peace, sister~" Mysterious Heroine T said with a happy tone. "I'll take good care of Artorius myself, no need for you to bother."

"...!"

Upon hearing those words filled with a mocking tone and seeing the triumphant expression on the attacker's face, Space Morgan gritted her teeth, widened her eyes, and attempted to struggle once more. But before she could, she was already expelled from inside the bounded field.

"Damn you! Damn you! Artoria!"

As Space Morgan left the bounded field, she cursed in frustration as regret gnawed at her.

In terms of facing a head-on fight, she was certainly no match for any Artoria Species. Initially, she planned to discreetly hide among the group, letting her foolish sisters and children beat each other up, and then swoop in to take advantage.

It was all because the five Mordreds had stood out so much and shamelessly declared 'Defeat Fathers, marry our big brother, this is our era!' that Space Morgan felt annoyed, leading to the events before.

In hindsight, it was a miscalculation.

She should have easily dealt with the five Mordreds and kept them for later to weaken the Artorias.

More importantly, after defeating the five Mordreds, she shouldn't have gotten carried away and exposed herself openly to the sight of the Artorias.

However, she did, and then she fell flat on her face.

Therefore, she could only scream in frustration while being surrounded by the five Mordreds, whom she killed before.

"Look who we have here~"

"Isn't this our beloved mother?"

"Thanks a lot, Mom."

The five Mordreds surrounded and observed Space Morgan who defeated them with dirty tricks earlier. They even cracked their knuckles one by one, making her feel apprehensive.

"Uh... Mordred?"

"Why are you all getting so close...?"

"Wait! No, no, no! I can explain, I can explain!"

"NOOO—!!!"

Under the anxious gaze of Space Morgan, she was tormented by a group of unfilial children. But no matter how much they bullied their mother, their loss of big brother, like their lost youth, couldn't be brought back.

As the Mordreds thought that, they couldn't help but burst into tears, crying sorrowfully.

Their tears triggered the other Artoria Species who had already been eliminated. One by one, they too succumbed to the infectious atmosphere of sadness and wept like a child as if their hearts were breaking.

At the same time, hundreds of miles away from the battlefield.

Crimson Moon, covered in blood, saw a bunch of women with the same face crying from afar. Her already pale face grew even paler.

"All of them are insane..."

Not knowing why they were crying, she thought for a moment, then clenched her teeth, got up, and limped on toward the east.

When they had come, there were hundreds of them, True Ancestors and Dead Apostles alike. But now, as they returned, only she remained.

Crimson Moon's desolate and frightened figure resembled nothing less than a white-haired young girl on a bus, surrounded by eight burly men, all insisting she take her seats.

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At the same time, the battle still raged on.

*CLANG!*

*CLANG!* *CLANG!*

*CLANG!* *CLANG!* *CLANG!*

Crimson Moon was worried and scared, but in reality, there was no need to be. With Artorius and the three leaders of Artoria Species focus was entirely elsewhere. In fact, many were unaware of the appearance of the Vampires.

They were now fully immersed in the battle, just like Artorius at this moment.

*CLANG!*

Though it had started with scheme and trickery, by now, he had forgotten all that and was fully engrossed in the fight. His opponents were no longer X, but rather other Artoria Species.

She was a Saber and an Alter Subspecies dressed as a maid, holding a maid's broom with an imposing air.

The reason for this was that Artorius and X's battle had become entangled with the massive fight of the other Artorias not long ago, and new opponents had started attacking them from all directions. They targeted either Artorius or X.

At first, the two could manage both new foes and each other, but it didn't take long for them to be separated due to shifting positions and fighting techniques.

Artorius had defeated several Artorias in a row, while X had sent out several of her kind. By then, the distance between the two had grown, and continuing to engage each other had lost any meaning. So, they continued to fight on with their respective opponents.

"It's no wonder you're my son, managing to withstand my tenfold power of the Primordial Broom Technique."

The battle between Artorius and Maid Saber Alter had gone on for quite some time. Although he had her suppressed, it would still take some effort to defeat her. So, he needed to think of another way.

"Let's call it even, Mother. But what surprises me is something else..."

Amid the battle, Artorius suddenly spoke and then chuckled.

"You truly deserve the title of 'Mother'. That maid outfit looks really cute on you, I love it."

"?!"

Being praised by Artorius made Maid Saber Alter instantly happy but also embarrassed, causing her movements to slow down.

"Opening!"

The next moment, Artorius seized Maid Saber Alter's broomstick and pulled her into his embrace while pushing his sword through her heart.

"You know, I like Mother the most~"

After Artorius whispered those words in a teasing tone directly into the ear of Maid Saber Alter, he kissed her cherry lips without hesitation. Under her mixed gaze of anger, reluctance, and joy, she was finally ejected from inside the bounded field.

Artorius vs Maid Saber Alter.

Artorius emerged victorious!