Rumble!
"Not bad, everyone has improved a lot."
Ayato watched the battle of Utaha and the others and nodded with satisfaction.
This was the catfish effect.
Even ordinary people like Utaha were forced to grow stronger.
"In that case, I should make my move too."
With this in mind, Ayato looked toward Iskandar in the distance and slowly stepped forward.
Though there was no blood across the entire battlefield, it was filled with countless severed limbs.
"What monsters are these women?"
Elsewhere, Iskandar's expression grew increasingly solemn.
He had already realized that his Army of the King was on the verge of collapse.
The number of soldiers on both sides was comparable.
But the gap in high-level combatants was too great.
Boom!
Just then, a two-meter-tall giant leaped into the air, charging directly at Ayato.
"So you're their master."
"Killing you will bring my king victory."
The man laughed heartily, the spear in his hand sweeping through the air.
"Remember, the one who kills you is..."
He didn't finish his sentence before being interrupted by an icy voice.
"Who do you think you are, to raise a blade against my master?"
Hum!
Cold spread, and the man's figure halted in mid-air, freezing into an ice sculpture.
Seeing this,
Ayato's expression didn't change. He didn't even slow his pace, still advancing step by step toward Iskandar.
Wherever he passed, it was as if he were out for a stroll.
Anyone who dared to attack him was dealt with in advance by Esdeath and the others.
"H-He's coming this way."
Waver, hiding behind Iskandar, trembled.
'Terrifying!'
'Too terrifying!'
'Could this Devil be defeated at all?'
"Haha, you want a king versus king showdown?"
Iskandar laughed heartily and tossed Waver off the chariot.
"Witness this, Waver."
"Witness my heroic form, and pass it down to later generations!"
As he spoke, Iskandar was already charging toward Ayato in his Gordius Wheel.
"Come, let us decide victory and death in the name of kings."
Moo! Moo!
The bellowing of bulls echoed, lightning flashing boundlessly.
The Divine Bulls and the Gordius Wheel.
These were Iskandar's strongest Noble Phantasms, aside from the Army of the King.
'Can he win?'
Waver watched all this, a look of expectation just appearing on his face, then instantly froze.
He saw Ayato stop walking, facing the charge of the Gordius Wheel, simply raise his hand, slowly meet it, and touch the surging lightning.
Boom!
The ground shook violently, the lightning instantly dissipating.
Both the Divine Bulls and the Gordius Wheel were forcibly restrained in place by Ayato's seemingly casual hand.
"You..."
Iskandar's pupils contracted sharply, his face blank.
"I don't dislike you."
Ayato looked at him. "So I will let you lose cleanly."
The next moment,
The air began to vibrate violently. Vast golden lightning bloomed from Ayato's palm, directly spreading outward.
Silently,
The Divine Bulls and the Gordius Wheel vanished without a trace.
Iskandar's body was completely enveloped in golden lightning.
"It's over."
Gazing at Ayato, Iskandar smiled.
In his dying moments, he seemed to hear a joyful sound in his chest.
'Yes, this was the sound of the Oceanus's tides.'
Thinking this, his consciousness sank into eternal stillness.
With Iskandar's death, the entire Reality Marble finally collapsed.
"What's wrong, King of Knights? Can you only dodge?"
Gilgamesh stood in the sky, countless Noble Phantasms tearing through the air like a violent storm.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A streak of light flickered across the ground.
The incoming Noble Phantasms were severed by an even more violent force.
As Artoria swung her sword, an earth-shattering explosion erupted.
The ground was covered in visible trenches, dozens of meters long.
At the same time,
Ayato and the others' figures materialized out of thin air.
Esdeath looked at the distant battlefield, her eyes burning. "Those two are very strong."
"You all must be Master's other servants, right?"
During this time together, Medusa and Irisviel had also learned quite a bit about Ayato.
Hearing this, the others also turned their heads, their gazes falling on Medusa and Irisviel.
'Sure enough, this perverted Master.'
Utaha's eyelids twitched as she looked at Medusa and the others, falling silent.
'These two... their bodies were unfairly good.'
'How did they grow so tall?'
Utaha felt the world grow even darker.
Akame nodded. "Nice to meet you. I am Akame. Please take care of me."
"I am Asia Argento. Please take care of me."
"Leone, nice to meet you."
"Irisviel von Einzbern. Call me Iris."
"Medusa..."
"..."
Before long, the women had finished their introductions.
Especially Medusa's identity made the others look twice.
'A legendary monster... it seems Master's tastes were becoming increasingly varied.'
"Alright, now that everyone knows each other."
Just then, Ayato pointed to the distant battlefield. "Since that's the case, it's time for a team fight."
He hadn't forgotten about making Gilgamesh drop his coins.
And it would also accumulate combat experience for the women.
Such a top-tier workhorse was hard to come by.
"Interrupting someone else's fight... isn't that a bit much?"
Esdeath was eager to try, but she hesitated.
"This is Master's order."
"Haha, then I won't hold back."
Esdeath took the lead. With a wave of her hand, countless ice spikes rained down on those Noble Phantasms.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Terrifying explosions rose and fell, the entire area filled with thick smoke.
"Count me in."
Utaha refused to be outdone and followed closely.
Though the enemy seemed very strong,
She had to increase her strength no matter what.
At the very least, she couldn't be outdone by the women around her.
"All of you, attack together."
Ayato's voice rang out again.
"Yes, Master!" the women said in unison.