Fate: Livestream in Chaldeas

Chapter 67: Ayo Host, Are You Really Gonna Grill The Outer God?!

Sensing danger, the Sea Demon continuously extended its tentacles, attacking the light barrier imprisoning it.

Even though they were burned and severed, new tentacles grew back almost immediately, relentlessly launching attacks.

"Master, if this keeps up, will the barrier hold?"

Mordred, while slicing through a swarm of attacking tentacles around her, turned her head and asked Ethan.

"..."

Ethan said nothing and simply turned to look at Jeanne Alter.

"...So this is your plan?"

Jeanne Alter shot him a look full of disdain.

"Tch, well, for an ordinary human, I suppose it's not too bad."

"Ehem! I'll be counting on you, then."

Ethan nodded at Jeanne Alter, signaling her to take action.

"Hmph, now that's the right attitude. Although I really have no reason to help, if I don't teach Gilles a proper lesson, I doubt he'll understand his situation."

Jeanne Alter raised her banner—Evil Dragon Witch—as dark mana surged and spread across the flag.

"All sins, converge here!!!"

Centered around her, a pitch-black surge of magical energy began consuming the ground beneath.

Then, the energy extended to the water—where black flames erupted, engulfing the entire lake!

"Gyaa——————!!!"

The tentacles beneath the water screeched in agony, writhing wildly in an attempt to escape the area.

But the light barrier had sealed off all possible exits.

Jeanne Alter's actions left the livestream audience utterly speechless.

[We were just joking, why is she actually cooking it?!]

[Holy crap, she's really grilling squid!!!]

[Smells amazing… I can almost sniff it through my screen… Wait, my Artoria Figure that I bought yesterday is drooling?!]

[…Bro, check if you used it for something weird last night. How can a Figure drool?!]

[Host, what are you waiting for?! Sprinkle some salt and pepper on it already!]

[Fresh! Absolutely delicious!!!]

[Calm down, Let her cook!]

[RIP to Simp Marshal, never in his wildest dreams did he think the love of his life would be the one grilling him like this…]

…

[System: 'British Trouble Kid' has sent 100 Saint Quartz!]

[Message: Host! Let Mo-chan do a mukbang for us!]

[System Notification: 'The Real Ryuunosuke' has sent 100 Saint Quartz!]

[Message: Can you guys show some respect to an Outer God?! This is NOT food!!!]

[System Notification: 'Justice Buddy Junior' has sent 100 Saint Quartz!]

[Message: Hmm… Umu, I give it a 69/100. Not bad, but could be better.]

…

The black flames rapidly consumed the entire area.

Looking at the scene before her, which resembled a living hell, Jeanne Alter let out a haughty laugh.

"Hahaha! And Gilles thought he could stand against me? What a fool!"

Before long, the massive body of water ahead had been completely swallowed by the black flames.

Every single tentacle was burned to ash, leaving only the colossal main body of the Sea Demon standing tall in the ruins of what was once a castle.

Ethan watched the scene unfold and couldn't help but sigh internally.

"Good thing Jeanne Alter is on our side. If she had teamed up with Gilles, I honestly wouldn't know how to deal with it."

"Now—it's time for revenge!!!"

Jeanne Alter swung her Evil Dragon Witch Flag—and immediately, a massive swarm of Wyverns descended from the sky onto the battlefield!

They roared and furiously charged toward the Sea Demon's main body at the center!

"Come forth, Fafnir!!!"

A colossal evil dragon descended from the sky, and Jeanne Alter immediately leaped onto its back.

"Let's go show Gilles who France really belongs to!"

"ROOOOAAAAARRRRR——!!!"

Fafnir flapped its wings powerfully, carrying Jeanne Alter straight toward the Sea Demon.

"Damn it, no way I'm letting that Dragon Witch hog all the spotlight!!!"

Mordred looked up at the massive form of Fafnir, gritted her teeth in frustration, and immediately dashed forward.

"Master, I'm heading out first!"

"Be carefu—"

Before Ethan could finish speaking, Mordred had already vanished from sight.

Haa…

No matter how much he warned her, it was always pointless with her, wasn't it?

"Chiu Chiu——————!!!"

From afar, the white owl continued circling the sky. Silver light bursts exploded continuously on the Sea Demon, accompanied by the rhythmic tatatatata sound of gunfire echoing through the battlefield.

It seemed Johanna, Martha, and Kiritsugu had also begun their attacks according to plan.

"Mash, let's move out as well."

"Senpai, you're going too? But if you do, I won't be able to ensure your safety…"

Mash looked at Ethan with concern.

"That Dragon Witch isn't someone you guys can easily reason with. Besides, I'm worried something unexpected might happen."

Ethan frowned.

Even though the plan had been successful so far, he wasn't naïve enough to believe everything would go smoothly until the very end.

With the Holy Grail in his hands, Caster had managed to summon a Colossal Sea Demon—there was no guarantee he didn't have another card up his sleeve.

Mash knew she wouldn't be able to convince Ethan otherwise, so she nodded reluctantly.

"Then please, don't stray too far from me, Senpai."

With that, the two charged toward the battlefield.

Something Feels Off

But before long, Ethan noticed something unusual along the way.

Back when he was still on the shoreline, the ground beneath his feet had been completely charred black.

Yet, the closer he got to the Sea Demon, the more moist the ground became.

He could even see small pools of water forming around him.

As I suspected!

The flames of Jeanne Alter were born from mana transformed by her own hatred. However, at this moment, she didn't truly hate Gilles de Rais—if anything, her actions felt more like disciplining a subordinate than fueling a deep grudge.

Mordred also possessed a Noble Phantasm born from her hatred toward King Arthur, but thanks to her extensive battle experience, she had mastered control over this type of hatred. Even if her opponent wasn't King Arthur, Mordred could still precisely activate her Noble Phantasm.

But Jeanne Alter was different. She lacked the same level of combat experience as Mordred—they weren't on the same level.

Soon, Gilles' mana would start reclaiming the battlefield, turning it back into an ocean and reviving the Sea Demon.

This battle had to end as quickly as possible!

Ethan clenched his teeth and quickened his pace, chasing after Mash as they continued toward the center where the Sea Demon loomed.

Wyverns Strike First

"ROOOOAAAAARRR——!!!"

The wyverns soaring through the sky were the first to arrive.

With its underwater tentacles destroyed, the Sea Demon was now left with only two massive tentacles, completely insufficient to fend off the incoming swarm of wyverns.

Though some wyverns were struck by the slime projectiles from the tentacles and crashed into the ground, the majority pressed forward, slashing their razor-sharp claws deep into the Sea Demon's flesh!

"KYIII——————!!!"

Chunks of torn flesh and foul-smelling blood splattered from the writhing tentacles—but this only made the wyverns even more frenzied.

Before long, the last two tentacles were completely ripped apart, leaving behind nothing but a blood-soaked mass of carnage.

Gilles' Madness

"How utterly ridiculous! Oh, Jeanne! Why do you stand in my way?!"

From deep within the Sea Demon's body, Gilles de Rais howled in despair.

"This nation doesn't deserve to be spared—not even an inch of its land! The country that let you die—only destruction can bring it salvation!!!"

With his curses filling the air, the Sea Demon's colossal body suddenly split open, revealing three enormous, nightmare-inducing eyes!

"Arise! My cursed Familiars!!!"