Siegfried: Should I leave, then?
"I'm so, so sorry! I didn't think this would happen! I just said it offhand!"
Mash bowed repeatedly, apologizing. It truly wasn't trying to be a jinx!
"Alright, alright, why are you acting like Siegfried? That's not good."
Mo Shuying spoke, comforting Mash. Siegfried, standing nearby, glanced at him, his expression awkward but silent.
"Prepare for the enemy. I'll go scout the situation. Maybe it's just a small group of enemies. If so, we'll just deal with them."
Mo Shuying got up, walked out of the room, flew into the sky, and then his eyes narrowed.
Less than ten miles from Thiers, across a vast, endless plain, he could vaguely make out a continuous black tide approaching under the faint moonlight.
The sky was filled with a seamless mass of flying dragons, including dozens of black ones with terrifying auras.
This wasn't even the worst part. The most terrifying sight was above the multitude of flying dragons: a true dragon species spreading its enormous wings, overshadowing the sky and earth, like the Wing of Death reigning over this land!
"Enemy attack!!"
Mo Shuying immediately dropped his expression and turned to shout down below.
Hearing Mo Shuying's agitated cry, everyone understood that a formidable enemy was approaching!
"Roar!!"
The Evil Dragon Fafnir let out a mighty roar, scattering the clouds in the sky. Looking at the city now within striking distance, destructive dragon flames were already gathering in its mouth!
"Burn everything! Fafnir!"
Jeanne d'Arc Alter stood atop Fafnir's head, raising her battle standard high!
At her command, the dragon flames accumulated in Fafnir's mouth suddenly blasted towards Thiers! The power even surpassed most Noble Phantasms! In Fujimaru Ritsuka's ear, Dr. Roman urgently cried out!
"High energy reaction ahead!! We can't stop it!!"
"We have to stop it, even if we can't!"
Mo Shuying charged directly towards the dragon flames, inserting the Gilgamesh Class Card, preparing to block the attack.
Just then!
"My Lord!"
"Deployment initiated!!"
Jeanne d'Arc and Mash appeared on the city wall, both simultaneously unleashing their Noble Phantasms!
"Here!"
"Foundation of Humanity!!"
*Buzz!*
In an instant, golden and silver light shone, forming golden and silver shields that stood before everyone!
*Boom!*
The dragon flames violently crashed against the light shields. Jeanne d'Arc and Mash immediately felt immense pressure!
"Mash!! Hold on!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka made a split-second decision, unleashing a Command Seal to reinforce Mash!
The power of the Command Seal flowed into Mash's body, and in an instant!
"Ah!!"
The maiden roared! Advancing with her shield, driven by the most steadfast conviction!
Jeanne d'Arc Alter, atop Fafnir, saw this scene and her eyes darkened! Her military banner waved again! Immediately after!
"Roar!!"
Hundreds of flying dragons roared, then attacked simultaneously.
Fireballs and wind blades continuously assailed them, once again overwhelming the two who had just managed to withstand the pressure.
It seemed their defenses were about to be breached!
"Greatsword of Illusion! Demonic Fall!!"
*Boom!*
A dark blue sword light shot up from the city wall! Fafnir, who was spewing fire, panicked! It immediately stopped breathing fire, instinctively increasing its altitude.
*Boom!!*
The massive energy sword light swept past, taking out over a dozen unlucky flying dragons.
To make Fafnir feel fear, could it be him? Impossible. He suffered such grave injuries! And several curses. He should have died long ago!
Jeanne d'Arc Alter could sense Fafnir's fear. Siegfried, as a Dragon Slayer, was indeed a natural counter to this Evil Dragon.
Unlike the failed attack from Jeanne d'Arc's side, the city wall of Thiers was filled with cheers.
"Oh!! They stopped it! Long live the Saintess!!"
"As expected of our Saintess of France! She's amazing!"
"The little shield girl is amazing too!"
"Hooray!"
The shouts of "Hooray!" gradually merged into a single roar. Jeanne d'Arc and Mash were somewhat exhausted, barely managing to stand by gripping their weapons.
They both gave a wry smile. Although they had blocked this wave, they wouldn't be able to hold Fafnir off if it attacked again.
Siegfried, standing nearby, sheathed his sword, his expression cold and silent.
He twitched his ears, realizing that no one was cheering for him. His nose stung, but he told himself he wasn't envious, not at all envious of others' cheers, truly, not one bit!
"You've worked hard! Go rest for a bit; we'll take it from here."
Mo Shuying landed beside them, telling Mash and Jeanne d'Arc to go rest, then looked up at the Evil Dragon in the sky, frowning.
"Siegfried, are you confident you can deal with this big lizard?"
When it came to Dragon Slayer, Siegfried was truly an expert.
"It's difficult. Even I can't guarantee victory against Fafnir every time. You don't know how hard it was the first time I killed it."
Only Siegfried himself knew just how strong Fafnir truly was; it wasn't something that could be easily defeated.
"It's hard for you alone, but we're here, aren't we? With me here, I'll create an opportunity for you."
As Mo Shuying spoke, he stepped forward, a golden halo rapidly expanding behind him. Immediately after, a golden flying ship emerged from within.
Vimana, an Ark of Radiance crafted from gold and jewels. It was not only an incredibly fast vehicle but also a powerful Noble Phantasm.
"Now, let the aerial combat begin!"
Mo Shuying landed on Vimana's throne, feeling the Ark of Radiance beneath him move as if an extension of his own will. Mo Shuying reached out!
"Sizzle! Boom!!"
The very front of Vimana opened, revealing the endlessly radiant sun crystal within!
"Fire!"
"Boom!"
A beam of solar light shot out from the crystal, instantly illuminating the night sky!
This shot was aimed directly at Fafnir! It was incredibly fast; Fafnir had no time to dodge. It only managed to extend its wings in front of itself, and then!
"Boom!!"
A terrifying explosion of fire erupted in the air, forming a massive energy ball that engulfed the surroundings.
Some of the wyverns gathered near Fafnir were directly swallowed by the flames, turning into charred corpses that fell from the sky.
Fafnir itself wasn't entirely unscathed. Although its dragon wings were reputed to be the strongest shield, many parts of them were shattered by that shot.
Its broken fleshy wings could no longer support Fafnir's flight. Fafnir roared as it plummeted to the ground, crashing heavily into the monster army.
"Thud!!"
Fafnir landed on all fours with a terrifying thud, crushing many monsters beneath its four dragon claws.
"Fafnir!"
Jeanne d'Arc Alter clung tightly to a dragon horn to avoid being thrown off. She looked up at the flying ship in the sky, before she could say anything.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
Small cannon muzzles opened up along the underside of the Ark of Radiance, and then!
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
Streams of golden light shot out from them, targeting the wyverns and the dense monster horde below!
These golden lights were Noble Phantasms that Mo Shuying had loaded. Vimana had a specialized Noble Phantasm projection weapon system, comparable to a fighter-jet version of the Gate of Babylon Cannon.
For a moment, both the wyvern swarm and the monster army were blown into disarray, making Jeanne d'Arc Alter grit her teeth!
And Siegfried, standing on the city wall, watched this scene, opening his mouth before finally saying with a touch of bitterness,
"Do I really need to get involved now?"
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