Fate: Livestream in Chaldeas

Chapter 171: The Mother

When the green flame flared up, the scene inside this room immediately caught Ethan's full attention.

This place was like inside a dilapidated church.

On the surrounding walls were distorted paintings, which just by a glance could evoke a sense of madness.

Under the ruined stone pillars were rows of brass candlesticks.

Directly ahead was a pitch-black statue, covered by a black cloth, so its true appearance could not be seen clearly.

In that eerie atmosphere, standing before the statue, Molay called Ethan's name with a voice carrying some enchantment.

"At first, I thought it would take some time to find you, after all this world is only a simulation, but unexpectedly we met so quickly."

A strange purple light flashed in Molay's eyes.

"Chaldea's Master~~~"

"——————?!"

As soon as Ethan saw Molay, he immediately grabbed Sailor Nemo's hand and stepped back.

Beyond the door was the sound of Sea Demons continuously smashing, and it could even be felt that they were very close.

Just turning around and stepping outside might mean being torn apart by those Sea Demons instantly.

At that moment, Sailor Nemo, hiding behind Ethan, suddenly stepped forward in front of him.

He tightly gripped the oar with both hands, trying to control his trembling hands.

"No… don't hurt my Master!!!"

Looking at Sailor Nemo, whose eyes were welling with tears, his whole body slightly trembling.

Molay seemed to show a bit of surprise.

"Oh, so you are here."

Then Molay smiled lightly.

"How pitiful… I didn't expect you to become like this and still want to resist me?"

Hearing Molay's words, Ethan slightly frowned.

Could it be that Molay knew Sailor Nemo's identity???

Still, Ethan asked the crucial question to Molay.

"Hey, exactly where is this?"

"Do you think I have the obligation to answer?"

Molay's gaze fixed on Ethan.

After a moment, she laughed.

"Alright, since you have fallen into my hands, I don't mind telling you. After all, as a sacrifice, the fear from deep within the heart can summon 'Mother' better."

After saying this, Molay immediately spread her arms wide, proudly saying:

"This is the world I fabricated, or you could also call this place inside the body of 'Mother'."

"——————?!"

After hearing Molay's words, a sense of unease rose in Ethan's heart.

"Based on that witch's wish with the Holy Grail, I simulated this world, an ideal place prepared to absorb the sacrifices."

"Are you planning to summon that thing?!"

Medea Lily had made a world-destroying wish, so the Holy Grail summoned the female version of Molay.

Combining with all Molay's previous actions, it could only be concluded that she intended to summon that Outer God.

Abyssal Mother—Shub-Niggurath.

One of the Outer Gods of the Cthulhu Mythos.

An ancient god with terrifying reproductive power.

"Looks like you've realized it. Yes, I am the one who intends to summon 'Mother'. Though a bit regretful, your journey ends here."

Molay waved her hand.

The green torch flared up fiercely once again!

Under the torchlight, female Templar Knights holding cross swords appeared on both sides of Molay.

They knelt reverently on both sides, seemingly chanting something under their breath.

Molay also began loudly chanting:

"————In the name of Mother, the child, and the fallen! La! Dark Earth Mother! The bearer of thousands of offspring, the bringer of harvest! Eloim Essaim Eloim Essaim, hear my plea!!!"

As a massive amount of mana appeared,

The female Knights around gradually collapsed, their bodies turning into black smoke and gathering together.

In just moments, a demon with a goat head and wings appeared before Molay.

It had a huge goat head and bat wings, claws, and disproportionate goat hooves showing its demonic nature.

Ethan quickly recognized it.

It was the black goat-headed demon he had seen before.

It carried a terrifying aura, its whole body radiating extremely powerful mana.

Seeing the terrifying demon before him, Sailor Nemo almost lost his footing, but he still gripped the oar tightly, not stepping back.

"Ugh... I-I... I must fight..."

Seeing Sailor Nemo still had the will to fight, Ethan didn't hesitate and immediately reached out his hand.

"I consume one Command Spell and accumulated points to strengthen Rider's Saint Graph!!!"

[Beep Bep... Host's request has been accepted.]

[One Command Spell and 100,000 livestream points have been consumed.]

The moment the black goat-headed demon flapped its wings and lunged forward, a magical light flared up on Sailor Nemo!!!

"BOANG——————!!!"

The next instant, Sailor Nemo swung the oar in his hand, delivering a powerful strike to the demon goat's head!

But the black goat-headed demon easily blocked the blow without exerting any effort!

It swung its bulky arm forcefully — Sailor Nemo was immediately knocked flying!

"Uwaaahhhhh——————!!!"

The boy slammed hard against a stone pillar nearby; the oar in his hand also broke in two.

In the streaming room, the audience watched the screen intensely, full of tension.

Seeing the usually tearful boy Sailor Nemo standing in front of Ethan, many praised his courage.

But witnessing him being knocked away with just one strike, everyone couldn't help but worry about the two of them.

[Dare to hit such a cute kid? Decision made, tonight we're eating goat meat!!!]

[Where's Mo-chan? Where's Popess? Where's Heracles? Come save them!!!]

[Big sis with silver hair is back on the field! Knew it wasn't over yet.]

[This is bad, she's crazy… but I kinda love it!!!]

[I think she was chanting a summoning spell for mother or something, but why did a goat show up? Failed summoning?]

[Hmm, that could be Baphomet, a god worshipped by the Templar Knights and also part of their downfall by King Philip IV of France.]

[Probably because Molay was cursed before death, so rumors say she worshipped demons, spread dark magic, and got linked to Baphomet.]

[...Clearly at first it looked scary, so why is the whole stream chat laughing now?]

[So the fate of the "Loan Shark Knights" shows us: when someone accuses you of demon involvement, the best is... to really do it so they get scared.]

[Templar loan sharks… worship demons… I get it! Capitalism is the devil!!!]

[Where's the host? Your all-powerful summoning magic? The enemy already summoned, can't you summon on the spot???]

Ethan had no mind to pay attention to the crazy comments on the livestream.

Sailor Nemo's contract with him was not Captain but only a part of that Servant.

Even after spending points to strengthen the Saint Graph, Nemo's combat power didn't increase much.

Don't mention unlocking a second Noble Phantasm, it was even unclear if he had any Noble Phantasm in his current state.

No wonder Molay didn't worry at all when she saw Sailor Nemo.

Looks like this time I'm really done for. I'm about to become a sacrifice to summon the "Goat Mother"!!!

"System, how many points are needed for the next enhancement?!"

[The next enhancement for Rider requires: 500,000 livestream points.]

Five hundred thousand?!

Never mind whether it's effective or not, he currently doesn't even have 500,000 points!

But… Sailor Nemo was originally only a part of Servant Nemo, so why does the required points amount equal that of temporarily summoning a Grand Servant like before?!

Has inflation reached this level?!

"Thump… Thump…"

After knocking Sailor Nemo away, the goat-headed demon immediately shifted its gaze toward Ethan behind.

As it slowly approached, Ethan immediately turned and fled, running anxiously while thinking about what to do.

Enhancing the Saint Graph lacks points, summoning Servants is limited…

"——————?!"

Suddenly, the black goat-headed demon flapped its wings and dropped straight down in front of him.

"Swoosh——————!!!"

Its sharp claws swung straight at Ethan — he immediately stepped back to dodge.

Just escaping one strike, the demon goat raised its claws high again.

Damn! This time there's no way to dodge!!!

"Bop!!!"

Suddenly, something struck the demon goat's horn.

"Stay away… from Master!!!"

Sailor Nemo struggled to stand up, using half of the broken oar in his hand to draw the demon's attention.

The goat-headed demon turned to look at Nemo, temporarily abandoning the chase of Ethan.

It flapped its wings and flew straight to that spot, then immediately swung its claws to attack fiercely!!!

"Uwahhhh——————!!!"

Sailor Nemo was knocked away again.

"Crash——————!!!"

His small body slammed hard into the wall, making a dent, then fell straight to the ground, losing consciousness.

Seeing him no longer move, the black goat-headed demon turned its gaze back toward Ethan once again.

"..."

Ethan clenched his teeth.

Even without the support of a spiritual vein, he was ready to forcibly summon. He would burn all his remaining points, risking everything!!!

Just as he was about to act, the black demon flapped its wings and charged — the howl of the wind was like the embodiment of death rushing straight at him!!!

"Whoosh————————!!!"

A blood-red beam of light descended from the sky!!!

"Boom——————!!!"

The body of the black goat-headed demon was struck and immediately exploded violently.

"——————————?!"

Ethan collapsed onto the ground, looking up with wide-open eyes.

A small figure fell from the pierced roof.

"I didn't expect you to be sleeping soundly in a place like this."

The girl with golden hair and burning red eyes looked at Ethan.

"You really made me look for you forever."

"Draco?!"

Ethan was both surprised and delighted.

"Why are you here?"

"Didn't want me to come? Then I'll just pretend I didn't see you."

"That's a bit cold, honestly I was hoping to see you right now."

Ethan smiled and spoke.

"Hmph, you're still the same, truly a smooth-talking guy."

Draco glanced at the black goat-headed demon she had just struck, and also at Molay standing silently in the distance.

"Now's not the time for chatting. Anyway, I'll clean up this woman and her pet first."

Draco swung her right arm, which had undergone dragon transformation, releasing a red aura rushing forward like a cannonball!!!

The black goat-headed demon was hit directly and its enormous body collapsed onto the ground with a thud.

"Beee——————!!!"

It stood back up and stretched its claws toward Draco.

"Whoosh——————————!!!"

A dark energy orb gathered and flew toward her!!!

Draco didn't even glance at it, directly raising the Holy Grail in her hand.

The Holy Grail, shrouded in dark mist, instantly swallowed the energy orb, then spewed out dazzling seven-colored light all around!!!

The black goat-headed demon couldn't dodge in time and was hit fully.

"Beee beee——————!!!"

It screamed in pain as cracks began to appear all over its body.

Despite this, the black goat-headed demon flapped its tattered wings again and charged at Draco once more!!!

Seeing this, Draco retracted the Holy Grail, then stretched her right hand aiming straight at the reckless demon.

"Get off the stage, I don't need something like you on my stage!!!"

Immediately, a blood-red beam shot out from her dragon-transformed right arm!!!

The sharp beam pierced through the demon's arm.

But it still tried to resist the light, continuing to flap its wings and close the distance to Draco in an instant.

Then it reached out its sharp claws, aiming to tear apart Draco's small body!!!

"Don't make me say it again!!!"

Draco's tail screamed as it swung hard, striking the demon's body, then from the pointed tip of her tail shot a sharp beam of light, hitting the demon's chest.

"BOOM————————!!!"

The black goat-headed demon exploded with that roar!

Its huge body was completely destroyed in a flash, slowly turning into black mist and vanishing from everyone's sight.

At this moment, Ethan ran to Sailor Nemo's side, lifting the boy to check his injuries.

Perhaps thanks to the previously enhanced Saint Graph, Sailor Nemo's condition still seemed stable.

He had only temporarily fallen into a coma.

"I… I must… protect… Master…"

Even in such a weak state, still unconscious, Sailor Nemo repeated those words.

But now the black goat-headed demon was destroyed, and with Draco here, Molay was only a matter of time.

Just as Ethan looked toward Draco, he saw a terrifying sight.

The black goat-headed demon that should have been torn to pieces was fully resurrected in this moment, just like before.

Not only that, it turned into… three?!

"Fufufu, what's with those shocked looks of yours?"

Molay let out an uncontrollable laugh.

"Didn't I already tell you? This is my domain, inside the body of 'Mother,' so cheating a little inside my domain is no problem, right?"