"Little Knight King, you should go rest on the shore."
The sudden voice in her ear startled Saber, and the holy sword, poised to strike, abruptly paused. Appearing suddenly directly in front of Saber with a speed that none of the Servants present could react to, the dark, enchanting phantom figure spun in mid-air. Immediately after, an irresistible powerful kick landed squarely on Saber's armor, and Saber was instantly sent flying!
Bang!!!
The vast magic power gathered in the holy sword immediately lost control, and the aggregated light instantly went wild, scattering in all directions! It directly illuminated the Weiyuan River into a river of light, clearly visible from every corner of Fuyuki.
Saber was sent flying a hundred meters by Jalter's kick before she landed on the water, rolling through a splash of waves before steadying her retreat.
"This damned witch!"
The ambushed Saber was like an enraged lioness, flames of fury burning in her holy blue eyes, reflecting the face that was identical to her own.
The sudden change also startled the onlookers on the shore. Seeing Saber being ambushed, Irisviel cried out in panic and worry:
"Saber!..."
"What, what is going on?! How could there still be another Servant appearing? Haven't all seven classes of Servants already revealed themselves?!"
Waver couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he clearly saw Jalter's figure, and King of Conquerors immediately frowned deeply. Lancelot, who knew all the inside truths, didn't need to react at all. Although Rin had instructed him not to appear too unsurprised by Jalter's appearance, as a Berserker, he couldn't speak, and being entirely encased in dark armor, there was no need for any facial expression. At most, he could slightly raise his helmet to indicate his surprise.
With the release of her true name interrupted, all the magic light gathered in the holy sword had dissipated. Saber would be unable to release her noble phantasm again for a short time, unless aided by command spells.
Using the recoil from kicking Saber away, Jalter's figure flew like a black butterfly dancing in the air towards the Sea Monster summoned by Caster.
"Damn it! Are you allied with Caster?!"
Saber shouted, watching Jalter rapidly approach the Sea Monster.
"A group? Hahahaha!!! Of course, we are a group! We are each other's only accomplices!"
The closer Jalter got to seeing the Sea Monster clearly, the more sorrowful and frenzied her laughter and shouts, echoing across the entire battlefield, became, just like Caster.
Jalter, whose feet touched the water, suddenly erupted. Even without the Water Blessing, Jalter, flying at nearly three times the speed of sound, could still run on the water, breaking through the sound barrier and creating destructive sonic booms.
The air violently twisted in her wake, and shockwaves swept everything away like thunderous roars. Each step was like detonating a depth charge in the water, sending water plumes dozens of meters high!
Far away in the Twin Mansion, Rin, whose soul was connected to Jalter, could feel Jalter's emotions on the verge of madness.
To everyone else, Gilles de Rais was just a madman, an unforgivable executioner, a demon, a serial killer, a blasphemous heretic.
Even to Joan of Arc, whom he madly pursued to death, he was merely a loyal comrade.
But his existence was uniquely significant to Jalter, because Gilles de Rais was her creator, the only being Jalter could call family...
"Why torment yourself like this? Wouldn't it be better for Saber to eliminate him...?"
"No, precisely because Gilles is so important to me, I must personally send him off!"
The sword of saint catherine was unsheathed, and with one swing, it directly opened a passage through the forest of tentacles.
Jalter crossed through it, going directly to the Fuyuki Bridge behind the Sea Monster.
She leaped from the water, landing on the bridge's top, a hundred meters above the surface, and stood firm on the steel girders of the bridge.
Jalter turned to face the Sea Monster, or rather, Gilles de Rais, with the boundless ocean stretching out before them.
The sharp night wind from above blew Jalter's pale, waterfall-like hair, reaching her feet, and the nearly four-meter-long evil dragon battle flag flapped in the wind.
Only then did Caster, observing the outside world through the Sea Monster's shared vision, finally see Jalter's appearance.
Caster, using magic to project his voice to the outside world, sounded like a ghostly wail echoing from a bottomless abyss:
"You are... No, you are not Joan!"
In response to Caster's denial, Jalter showed a relieved smile to the incredibly hideous Sea Monster.
"I am your wish, the ultimate form that your wish could achieve through the Holy Grail, the Joan you most desired to see.
I'm so glad, Gilles, that you didn't mistake me for her, like that naive Little Knight King.
You must understand now that you've seen me, Gilles."
"Ah ah ah...! Joan has not been resurrected! Her lament has not been answered! She is still in hell, enduring torment! I must, I must save her!"
The wailing sound, like a vengeful spirit, echoed over the Weiyuan River.
As if in response, the colossal Sea Monster also began to riot, countless giant tentacles breaking out of the water and moving towards the Fuyuki Bridge where Jalter stood.
Watching the colossal creature approach her, a terrifying shadow like a mountain, Jalter made no move, looking at this first, and last, true meeting with her dear friend with infinite compassion and sorrow.
"Gilles, you should know better than anyone that she was an absolutely pure and flawless saint.
Even when the people, the country, and the God she firmly believed in all betrayed her, she held no resentment or regret.
She even died with a foolish smile.
She was a fool who never needed any salvation from the very beginning!"
Watching the gigantic Sea Monster draw ever closer, the compassion in Jalter's eyes vanished, replaced by a resolute determination.
The evil dragon battle flag spun in her hands, gripped with both hands.
"Gilles, I, born from your sorrow, hatred, and desire for revenge, will take on all your burdens.
The banner of vengeance against God will be raised by me!"
A twisted black flame, devouring all light, ignited from Jalter.
Its temperature was far higher than any fire in the world.
As this dark flame gradually coiled around Jalter, the steel girders beneath her feet had already begun to melt into molten steel, and even the air itself was ignited!
"This is the ultimate hatred, born from the inversion of extreme faith, a violent flame that incinerates the world, fueled by the supreme prayer for power to exact revenge on God.
Pain, regret, loathing, madness, tyranny, despair, curses—the infernal karma fire that burns everything to ashes!"
The black flame of vengeance coiled up Jalter's arm and onto the evil dragon battle flag in her hand.
The evil dragon depicted on the flag burned fiercely in the demonic flames.
"I will kill God, Gilles, rest in peace..."
Jalter's final silent sigh... "Roar, my wrath!!!"
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