Fate: The Forged Arthur Pendragon

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Watching the constantly moving white pillar of light finally vanish at the western pass,

Hector, standing at the base of the hill where the trenches were, his face suddenly darkened.

"The Noble Phantasm, it didn't appear on Edoardo?"

The deputy beside him shook his head, saying:

"This miracle's appearance was problematic from the start. Edoardo had already charged into the central army, then suddenly ran back here, fighting and even killing Arthur Pendragon, who we don't even know is the King of Britain. This is very strange to begin with."

"You were deceived, Hector."

Hearing this, Hector couldn't help but laugh.

The miracle was acknowledged by Heaven.

The knight was recognized by everyone.

The story was recounted by his most honest subordinate knights.

So, where was the problem?

Hector turned to Lars and Woven, trying to suppress his anger, and asked calmly:

"Who told you Edoardo's body's location?"

Woven, the older brother, felt uneasy. He knelt on one knee, bowed his head, and replied:

"Commander, it was a scout cavalry captain named Shugus. He was Edoardo's squad leader. Edoardo encountered Arthur Pendragon when Shugus was elsewhere, and he was the first to discover Edoardo's body."

Hector narrowed his eyes slightly and continued to ask:

"Where is he now?"

Woven nervously replied: "He volunteered to go to the western pass to pick flowers for Edoardo, so I lent him my signet ring."

"I asked, where is he now?"

"The western pass."

Hector looked up towards the western pass, which was exactly where the pillar of light had vanished.

The deputy beside him asked Hector with interest: "Do you think the rogue tricked Woven and stole the Noble Phantasm?"

"No."

Hector shook his head, answering honestly: "I don't know."

"But,"

"No matter who it is, whether enemy or ally—"

"The act of stealing a knight's glory is unforgivable!"

He suddenly laughed, his eyes sharp.

"If it's an enemy, I'll be even happier, because it will provide some fun for this conquest, which has no suspense, won't it?"

The deputy asked with a smile: "So?"

Hector took a deep breath, raised the long sword in his hand, and commanded in a cold voice:

"Send word to the entire army—"

"All scout cavalry, all Companion Cavalry, including the First Ila accompanying General Seleucus, immediately assemble."

"Target: Lord Born's domain."

"Recover the Noble Phantasm!"

Shortly after Hector ordered the cavalry to charge towards Lord Born's domain,

On the other side,

On the battlefield where King Uther's army was encircled and annihilated by the Macedonian legions, they unexpectedly managed to barely withstand the Macedonian army's assault.

This was due to reinforcements that had suddenly arrived from the eastern coast, the earliest cavalry unit to reach the eastern port with routed soldiers.

This cavalry unit carried a blue banner emblazoned with a castle design.

That was the banner of Lord Ector, a skilled warrior under King Uther. The morale of the routed army surged after being joined by a hero-level combatant.

However, even King Uther's main army had been defeated by the Macedonian legions. It was only a matter of time before these two combined forces of King Uther's routed army were annihilated.

However, at this critical moment,

Unexpected changes appeared in the Macedonian army formation.

Seizing this opportunity and the temporary gap in the army's flank caused by the cavalry's repositioning,

A cavalry unit from the routed army, led by a stern knight with short grayish-white hair at its head, suddenly charged out, stormed onto the hills, and under the cover of the terrain, like ghosts, continuously broke through the encirclement right under the Macedonian army's nose!

And in the center of the battlefield,

A figure two meters two tall, dragging a two-meter-long greatsword, stood there.

Because he had single-handedly broken through the entire army formation, no soldier from Uther's routed army dared to approach him within a fifty-meter radius.

It was Seleucus, who was currently closing his eyes and resting.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, noticed the cavalry breaking through on the flank. Then, he frowned slightly, his fierce gaze sweeping towards their banner.

Soon,

His eyes revealed a solemn expression.

Lord Born's Domain, the plains.

Shugus frowned slightly, and his steps involuntarily paused.

From his experience, he naturally recognized the rein in Suya's hand, tied around his neck, as the Noble Phantasm that had just caused the miracle.

Such an object was inherently a construct of immense magical power. Even without a Mystic Eye or being a magus, it was easy to discern.

However,

Now that this brat had taken out the Noble Phantasm, how did he intend to use it?

And how could he use it?

The power of a Noble Phantasm could only be wielded by high-ranking mages or Noble Phantasm wielders of heroic stature. In fact, even ordinary heroic figures couldn't unleash its full power.

The true users matched for such a treasure were peak-level heroes among nations and the legendary strong ones even beyond that.

And this brat before him, let alone legendary or heroic, he wasn't even the lowest-ranked professional!

At this moment,

Suya, who had just tried to show off, felt his heart skip a beat.

Just now, he had tried to control the two "organs" attached outside his body, just like moving his hands and legs—

One was Arthur Pendragon's Magic Crest.

The other was this C-rank Noble Phantasm he had inexplicably acquired.

Then, he instinctively understood how to use these two external "organs."

The Magic Crest required magical energy to operate, but Suya had no magical energy. So he could only consume his life force, convert it into magical energy, and then try to operate it.

He didn't know exactly how to convert it.

As for the Noble Phantasm,

Releasing a Noble Phantasm required a huge amount of magical energy, and even had many restrictions and requirements for the user. However, because Suya's acquisition of this Noble Phantasm was a miracle he created himself, it naturally adapted to his physical condition.

Therefore, the Noble Phantasm rein came with four properties: [Magical Energy Drain], [Half Magical Energy Consumption], [Uses x2], and [Reduced Usage Rank]. Correspondingly, the Noble Phantasm's original legendary anecdote of [Forcing a Deadly Battle with King Arthur] was erased.

In detail,

This meant that he could use this Noble Phantasm for free once every three days, using both of its abilities, and the usage requirements were not high.

The corresponding cost was that its combat capabilities were erased, or rather, its offensive power was greatly reduced.

But even with the usage conditions reduced again and again,

Given Suya's current impoverished state, he still couldn't unleash the true power of this Noble Phantasm.

At this moment,

He could feel that if he were to force the use of the Noble Phantasm, it could at most produce the effect of a lower-tier Formal Craft, and it would drain a portion of his life force as the price for forcibly operating it.

This was rather awkward.

Suya had originally intended to make a grand entrance, loudly chanting the Noble Phantasm's incantation, and then ramming the assassin in front of him, who was still vaguely human, to death.

Just like Medusa unleashing Bellerophon and ramming Saber Alter with Pegasus.

But now, he estimated that even if he fully unleashed the Noble Phantasm, not only would his movements be stiff and slow, he might not even be able to scratch the opponent!

However,

Suya had no other choice right now.

It was good enough to have a Noble Phantasm to use; why ask for a plane?