-186- The start of the battle

As the surrounding Servants appeared one by one, it was naturally Rozen's group gathered within the camp.

Watching d'Eon, Martha, and Atalanta, the trio of servants, covering their ears and emitting pained sounds, even Tarasque, the ferocious dragon, letting out low and agonized roars, the other Servants had mixed reactions.

"So, this is Amadeus' Noble Phantasm?"

Mash raised her shield, her face serious.

"Such an evil sound..."

Jeanne held her holy flag, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, but she didn't show hostility towards Amadeus due to this. Instead, she chose to be as forgiving as ever.

"We heard the same tune, yet we weren't affected at all."

Kiyohime raised her arm and gazed straight ahead.

As for Elizabeth, holding her lance-like microphone, she looked at Amadeus with excitement in her eyes. Rather than feeling troubled by the sinister melody, she seemed quite satisfied, even enthusiastic about it.

"It's decided! If I form a band, he can be the drummer!"

It seemed that the blood countess, whose goal was to become an idol, was quite content with Amadeus' performance.

The group of four Servants then proceeded to surround d'Eon, Martha, and Atalanta.

"Damn it...!"

"So annoying...!"

"Ugh... Ahhh...!"

The trio of d'Eon, Martha, and Atalanta glared in anger, uttering pained sounds as they endured the situation. Under the effect of Amadeus' Noble Phantasm, all three of them were affected to varying degrees.

You see, Amadeus' Noble Phantasm involves making checks based on the opponent's magical power and luck. The higher the opponent's magical power and luck, the better their resistance against Amadeus' Noble Phantasm.

Conversely, the lower the opponent's magical power and luck, the weaker their resistance would be.

Atalanta's magical power is at Rank B, while her luck is at Rank C. For an archer, this level of magical power and luck is already quite high.

Martha's magical power is at the highest rank, Rank A, and her luck is even more formidable at Rank A+. It's truly impressive that this saint is worthy of being called a Christian saint, with both her magical power and luck at the highest level, even excelling. As a Rider who relies on her mount to enhance her combat abilities, her magical power and luck cannot be understated.

As for d'Eon, his magical power is at Rank C, and their luck is at the highest rank, Rank A. For a Saber class, which emphasizes physical prowess, their performance in terms of magical power and luck can also be considered quite high.

The magical power and luck of these three Servants are all at notably high levels, and their resistance against Amadeus' Noble Phantasm is not weak.

Unfortunately, Amadeus' Noble Phantasm is a Rank B Anti-Army type. To completely resist the effects of this Noble Phantasm, one's magical power and luck would need to be at least of the same rank, which is Rank B.

In other words, among these three Servants, only Martha has the capability to resist the effects of Amadeus' Noble Phantasm, while Atalanta and d'Eon, after struggling, continue to bear the full brunt of the effects of Amadeus' Noble Phantasm.

In this situation, d'Eon and Atalanta experienced a two-rank drop in their Strength, Endurance, and Agility attributes related to physical abilities. Even Martha suffered a one-rank drop and continuously endured varying degrees of magical damage.

It's important to note that the damage caused by Amadeus' Noble Phantasm could bypass magic, abilities, and armor defense.

As a result, the damage suffered by the three Servants was quite significant.

"If this goes on...!"

d'Eon realized the danger first, gritted his teeth, and raised his Western sword.

"Since it's come to this, I'll use my Noble Phantasm too!"

To counter a Noble Phantasm, it was necessary to use one as well to face the enemy.

Martha's Noble Phantasm involved summoning Tarasque, which wouldn't have much effect against Amadeus' Noble Phantasm.

As for Atalanta, it's needless to say. In her current state of madness, whether she could use her Noble Phantasm remained an unknown factor.

Now, only d'Eon's Noble Phantasm could have an effect in this situation.

However...

"Do you think I would give you the chance to use your Noble Phantasm?"

When a confident voice came from beside Amadeus, d'Eon realized that a human had appeared beside Amadeus, who was playing the tune. He didn't noticed when this person had appeared.

"It's time to reap the rewards of battle."

Rozen grinned.

"This is for the trouble you gave me at Orleans!"

After saying that, Rozen's magical energy surged.

That immense magical energy split into several streams and flowed into Mash, Jeanne, Kiyohime, and Elizabeth's bodies simultaneously.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Sounds of explosive power manifested around the four Servants.

"Ah..."

At this moment, except for Mash, the other three Servants were taken aback and emitted sounds of surprise and bewilderment.

After receiving the magical energy supply from a Master, the power of these three Servants surged dramatically, leaving them with indescribable feelings.

"So, this is the magical energy supply from our Master?"

Jeanne was somewhat pleasantly surprised.

"That little puppy is quite capable!"

Elizabeth even giggled, completely forgetting her previous resistance to form a contract with Rozen. Now that she could accept Rozen's magical energy, it was clear that she had formed a temporary contract afterward.

"Ah... Master's... entering my body..."

Meanwhile, Kiyohime's expression appeared as if her very soul was entranced, and her gaze towards Rozen became intense.

Ignoring the reactions of the Servants, Rozen was lavish in expending his magical energy.

"Go!"

At Rozen's command, the four Servants responded immediately.

"Yes!"

In an instant, the Servants all charged forward.

"Kill...! Kill...! Kill...!"

Atalanta was the one who responded the most.

Atalanta completely ignored the decrease in her physical abilities and the continuous damage she was suffering. She didn't even think about using her Noble Phantasm; she simply raised her bow and shot an arrow in Jeanne's direction.

"Shoo...!"

The arrow, enveloped in magical energy, suddenly spiraled like a gust of wind, whirling as it shot through the air with a sonic boom.

"Haa!"

With a determined expression, Jeanne waved her holy flag. Her movement and speed far surpassed her previous actions. The holy flag seemed like a phantom as it struck the incoming arrow with a heavy blow.

"Clang!"

In a clear collision, the powerful arrow was deflected by the holy flag in Jeanne's hand and shot into the sky.

Meanwhile, Mash dashed past Jeanne like a charging chariot and headed towards d'Eon.

"...!?"

d'Eon immediately swung his Western sword, causing it to transform into an unending dance of swords that rained down on Mash.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang...!"

The clash of gold and iron resonated on the surface of Mash's shield, sending sparks flying in all directions. Mash took the full force of d'Eon's attack and charged forward once again.

Elizabeth and Kiyohime confronted the saint who was controlling the dragon.

"Get out of my way!"

"No! you get out of my way!"

The two of them bickered, but both charged forward—one with a lance and the other with a fan.

"Roar!"

Tarasque immediately roared and faced the two Servants.

At this moment, the intense battle had begun.