Chapter Twenty-Five: The Battle

It took a lot of time to walk up the mountain, because Zhao Mian could almost say that he had blown away the entire mountain road - but fortunately, the mountain road was not a straight line, there were several hurdles, and there was a twist near the end, so the gratifying mountain gate was finally preserved, although the wall on its left disappeared into the world.

ARCHER TOOK HIS MASTER, AND ZHAO MIAN RODE A HORSE WITH EMIYA AND SAKURA, AND AFTER GALLOPING FOR A WHILE, THEY FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE MOUNTAIN GATE. Then, the enemy appeared.

The clouds that obscured the moon moved away from their bodies at this moment, and the clear moonlight illuminated the place through the thin air, and a typical Japanese samurai from the past, dressed in purple clothes and with long dark blue hair, appeared in front of everyone.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're probably an ASSASSIN. Looking at the man in front of him, Wei Gong spoke.

"Yes, I'm the guard here. The man slowly walked down the steps with a typical Japanese elegance, "Now I should be the servant of ASSASSIN, my name is Sasaki Kojiro - you look like you want to enter from here, right? ”

"Then, Paladin Zhao Mian, who is now in the position of RIDER, maybe I can fight you here. With a shrill sound of metal rubbing, Zhao Mian stood in front of him with the war hammer in his hand, and he said without looking back, "Don't pay attention to this side, ASSASSIN is not much of a threat to me, I will go in and find you soon-let's go!"

"I wish you good luck and prosperity. "Didn't continue to entangle, Tosaka pulled the reins of the war horse and turned over on the horse - thanks to the paladin's war horse is not those living creatures, and it is with Zhao Mian, otherwise her action will definitely be the end of being thrown away directly, she doesn't want to think about it, just by pulling a rein, she wants to perform flying on the horse, how strong the horse's nose must be to make her go to the base.

Ignoring the enemies who walked past him, Sasaki just stood casually on the steps and stared at Zhao Mian who was waiting below. Several people quickly disappeared into this place and entered the Liudong Temple through the mountain gate.

"Although I am an enemy, I am grateful. Zhao Mian looked at Sasaki through the helmet, and the voice came from under the iron helmet.

"It's not a big deal, I guess it's more in line with my mission than a quick retreat under two Heroic Spirits, and just holding one back. The other party raised the long knife in his hand slightly, and the blade reflected the moonlight, "Moreover, that female fox ...... Hey, I guess I'm too busy to take care of myself now. ”

didn't say much, Zhao Mian just clenched the war hammer in his hand and whispered softly, "Ancient kings, bless me." In a trance, a crown flashed on Zhao Mian's head, he took a deep breath and rushed straight up, "Glory!"

"Keng!" The other party's reaction speed was very fast - or faster than Zhao Mian, Sasaki simply used the long knife in his hand to resist Zhao Mian's hammer handle with one hand, preventing Zhao Mian from further attacks, but he himself was not very comfortable, perhaps because he trusted his own judgment too much, he seriously underestimated Zhao Mian's strength, and this blow made him quickly take a few steps back.

"Tsk, that's a lot of force. The other party twisted his wrist and looked at Zhao Mian with his slender eyebrows, "If it weren't for the fact that I only dealt with that guy two days ago, I would have even thought that you were actually a berserker." ”

"It's nothing more than brute force. ZHAO MIAN DIDN'T RUSH FORWARD, HE KNEW VERY WELL THAT THE OTHER PARTY WAS ACTUALLY JUST TEMPTING, AND DIDN'T USE ALL HIS STRENGTH - BECAUSE HE WAS JUST TEMPTING, "BUT AS AN ASSASSIN, THIS KIND OF DIRECT HARD FIGHT WITH THE OTHER PARTY SHOULDN'T BE YOUR STYLE." ”

"As a RIDER, my own mount let others ride away, is this the style of a RIDER?" or that casual posture, as if walking in the courtyard of his house after dinner, the other party quickly approached Zhao Mian's position, and then slashed horizontally with a sword, aiming at the waist of the weak point of the usual armor.

Then, nothing happened.

The trajectory of the knife was only half swinged, and the Japanese samurai named Sasaki hurriedly withdrew his sword - Zhao Mian didn't even have the intention of dodging, let the other party slash at his body, and the sledgehammer in his hand swung from top to bottom, and the light flashing on it indicated that the blow was definitely not light-of-course, it was also empty.

Just like the domestic martial arts films in the past, the guys on both sides discussed the routine, and you performed a pre-filming drill with you in and out. But this is not acting, both sides know it very well in their hearts.

"Qi, is that guy standing up in the pile of corpses...... Sasaki muttered in a low voice, his eyes looking at Zhao Mian were not very relaxed, but became more and more serious, "Really, there is no beauty at all, it's like watching an extremely inferior and inexplicable Kyogen drama." ”

"Let's just take it as a compliment. Zhao Mian pulled the war hammer from the ground and held it in his hand again, "It's you, who have only experienced battles, but have not experienced wars." No, maybe it's barely fighting, you probably have a lot of experience fighting others - although there is no shortage of death battles, you don't have any experience on the battlefield. ”

"But isn't it just a battle between two people now?" Sasaki said with a smile, and he quietly walked towards Zhao Mian, just like walking towards the cherry blossom tree in his backyard, "And even if you don't live on the battlefield, life and death are just exchanges between weapons, and beautiful art is everywhere." ”

"Sonorous!" Turning his body slightly, letting the opponent's sword slash into the thick armor on his body, Zhao Mian swung Safras with his backhand and smashed it to the ground, and the storm and strong brilliance that came out forced Sasaki to retreat again to avoid being hurt, "Art, beauty, I'm afraid you're talking about things that have nothing to do with war." Attacking and defending, Zhao Mian looked at the blue-haired young man condescendingly, and the young man's face was still reluctant about this battle, "The exchange between weapons? What is that? What is there on the battlefield is just the simplest life and death." War will never have anything to do with the people on the battlefield, '300,000 when I go, and I will return to Chang'an alone.' There is never a good war. You describe war in a way that definitely doesn't go well with war -- it's not a pretty thing, you see. ”

The dotted holy flames spread from Zhao Mian's feet, obviously having the power to destroy mountains and rivers, but at this time, not even a short tree would ignite. But the flames were still spreading, as if they were burning for fuel something Sasaki didn't know, and the white flames bypassed him, turning the place into a closed space - and he and Zhao Mian were the prisoners imprisoned in it.

"Tsk. Sasaki frowned and smacked his lips, he understood the reason why Zhao Mian did this - delaying time is not what the other party wants to see, this is forcing him to face it head-on, and then you die. Sasaki's face finally became serious, and he clenched the long knife in his hand with both hands, and put on a posture, preparing for the next battle.

"Trapped beasts are fighting—this is not uncommon on the battlefield. Zhao Mian slowly approached Sasaki, the holy white flames burning under his feet, and the remaining space became less and less, "It's not because of how many meaningful words, it's just that he can survive like this." In the case that they do not have a certain official position, this is the result of all grassroots fighters. ”

Silent, standing in less and less space, Sasaki just held the long knife in his hand tightly, staring at Zhao Mian who was getting closer and closer—and then, as if illusory, he waved the weapon in his hand, with very confident words. "Secret Sword, Yan Return!"

All he responded to was two short phrases.

"The Light protects me!Templar ruling!"