Terrifying

Meanwhile, as Arkhan watched this touching scene, he couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

"Well, what an enviable bond you two have... I can somewhat understand how you've overcome so many difficulties to get here, but... there's something I want to remind you of..."

"I don't recall ever saying that I'm your enemy?"

"Eh?"

Upon hearing Arkhan's words, Mash froze for a moment to digest them before realizing their meaning.

"EEEHHHHHH?!" Mash yelled in shock, instantly hit with a sense of disbelief.

'Not our enemy... Does that mean he's actually here to help us?' Mash thought speechlessly, and then cautiously turned to her senior. "Senpai..."

Ritsuka was also a bit shocked and froze for a moment until Mash gently poked her hand, causing her to flinch and snap back to her senses.

"No, be careful, Mash! This could be a trap! He might be deceiving us!" Ritsuka exclaimed hastily.

Upon hearing that, Mash's expression instantly became serious.

"As expected of Senpai, always thinking things through!"

"Of course! After all, I am a Master who saves humanity!" Ritsuka wiped the sweat off her forehead, smirking proudly.

However, at this moment, Romani's voice came.

"Though confidence is good... Ritsuka, do you really think he needs to deceive you?"

"..."

"..."

Both Ritsuka and Mash instantly froze and fell silent.

Watching the stupefied duo, Arkhan shook his head with a smile, without explaining further, he turned to look at the ongoing war on the battlefield.

The war between the red and white sides had completely entered a state of white heat, the shouts and killings filled the air as both sides suffered casualties.

Although the red side had numerical superiority, in terms of equipment and combat experience, Camelot's knights still had a slight edge over them. Even after Mash joined the war earlier, they were only slightly pushed back.

Moreover, after diverting Mash's attention to him, the white side became even more courageous, their morale soaring, and they even seemed to have the upper hand against the red side.

'It seems like they mistook me for a reinforcement from Camelot, huh?'

As Arkhan thought like that, his mood was somewhat strange, but also somewhat amused.

'Well, it's about time to end this...'

If it really dragged on until reinforcements from Camelot arrived, the situation would become unfavorable.

Arkhan reached out his palm, making a grasping gesture toward the void, then suddenly clenched it!

For a moment, the battlefield seemed to freeze as every knight of Camelot suddenly saw a falling crimson feather in front of them. Their gazes were irresistibly drawn to this feather as if they saw the thing they desired most, unable to focus on anything else.

They seemed to forget where they were and that they were in the midst of a life-and-death battle, their eyes firmly fixed on the crimson feather in front of them, oblivious to everything else.

On the other hand, the soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire looked at each other in confusion.

Just a moment ago, they were fiercely fighting, but now these knights suddenly stopped, standing motionlessly as if they were in a daze.

Moreover, it wasn't just one knight showing this behavior, but all of them.

In the previous battles with Camelot, many soldiers had personally witnessed or heard of various incredible powers displayed by Camelot's knights. Because of this, every soldier dared not act rashly or relax their guard, they could only tightly grip their weapons, silently heightening their vigilance as they watched the motionless knights.

"Return to dust..."

As Arkhan's ethereal voice echoed in the ears of all Camelot's knights, their faces gradually became perplexed under their helmets, their eyes losing their luster.

Their bodies swayed lightly, and like puppets whose strings were cut, they quickly fell to the ground, motionless.

Upon witnessing this terrifying phenomenon, the soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire were startled before cautiously poking their weapons at the fallen knights. Seeing no response, they immediately approached for inspection.

In the next moment, they found out that without exception, all Camelot's knights were dead.

There were no apparent external injuries, yet their breath and heartbeat had ceased, and their facial expressions were calm—so calm that it even instilled a sense of fear.

Although they were enemies, seeing the knights die in such a mysterious way sent shivers down the spines of every soldier.

However, in terms of fear, no one on the battlefield could compare to Ritsuka and Mash.

As eyewitnesses, they knew very well that those knights had actually been killed by the black-haired man in front of them.

However, the crucial point was they didn't even know how he did it.

They only saw him reach out his hand, make a gripping motion with his hand, say 'return to dust', and then those knights suddenly fell!

Throughout the whole ordeal, this man didn't even touch those knights, yet he swiftly took away dozens of lives in an instant like nothing.

This scene felt like a myth from ancient times, where gods descended from the clouds to decree, and from that moment on, their lives were no longer in their own hands.

It was simply terrifying.

*Gulp!*

Ritsuka and Mash couldn't help but swallow hard, only now realizing that their previous fights with him were just child's play.

Even though they had already experienced five Singularities, the shock from what they just witnessed made it hard for them to come back to their senses for a long time.

"Is this... soul manipulation magecraft? Or a Noble Phantasm?" Romani's murmured voice echoed. "Hmm... truly worthy of being a Servant on par with a Divine Spirit, the magnitude of his power is truly mind-blowing..."

"Ma-Ma-Mash, this man just said he wasn't our enemy, right?" Ritsuka whispered, stuttering.

"Um..." Mash nodded, but then her expression turned conflicted. "But Senpai... you said he might be deceiving us..."

*Cough*

Ritsuka awkwardly turned her head away, coughing softly.

What a joke!

Given the strength he demonstrated, crushing her was as effortless as squashing an ant, leaving no need for him to deceive her.

"Congratulations, Ritsuka, for gaining such a powerful ally. With him on your side, your chances of defeating the Lion King are even greater." Romani said with a grin, secretly relieved.

He guessed right after all.

"But he attacked me just now..." Ritsuka murmured.

"What?! Senpai, are you hurt?! Do you need me to check?!"

Upon hearing Ritsuka's murmur, Mash asked in a panicked voice and quickly fumbled around Ritsuka's body.

Ritsuka looked up at the sky, a smile of dying without regrets appearing on her face. To have such a lovely junior who cared for her all the time, her life was completely fulfilled.