Chapter 55: Fighting until dawn
Gold was criticized in his early days, mainly because of his arrogance. After developing the artificial human battery system and getting the Bodhi leaf contaminated with dragon blood, this product began to feel that Lao Tzu was the best in the world, and no one took it seriously.
He takes it for granted that he is the master of this Holy Grail War, everyone should act according to his will, and the so-called Heroes are just puppets and tools, and should not have any resistance to him. And the black saber, Siegfried's obedience made him swell to the point of being brain-dead.
He blindly believed that Siegfried was the strongest, and that no Servant should be Siegfried's opponent. If left unattended and allowed to be nourished by this emotion, he will command indiscriminately in the subsequent duel with the Red Rider. If Siegfried refuses because the order is unreasonable, he will become angry, thinking that Siegfried can't beat his opponent and doesn't listen to his own orders, because he has different intentions for him, so he directly uses the Command Spell to force Siegfried to use the Noble Phantasm.
At that time, Gold had completely forgotten the principle of keeping his real name secret, and if it wasn't for Darnick to stop him, Siegfried's real name would have been known to the Red Side, and it was extremely brain-dead.
As a member of Black, as a temporary companion, Shinji didn't want to watch this thing continue to be brain-dead, and he didn't want to see Fei Ge leave the game so quickly, he had to wake up Gold.
As for killing Gold, it wasn't in Shinji's option in the first place. Let's not talk about whether he can be killed under Siegfried's escort, and whether he will be suspected by Darnick and others after killing, Gold's ability alone can't let him die.
I don't want to admit it, but at this point in time, Gold is the most important master on Black, and there is no one.
Black's hole cards - a huge source of magic, he designed and managed the android battery system, Black's low-level miscellaneous soldiers, combat androids were made by him, and even most of the maids, handymen and other logistics support personnel in Mirenia City were created by him.
Without him, Black's life is not ordinaryβin that sense, the guy does have two brushes.
Struggling to recall Gold's role, Shinji finally calmed down the urge to smoke someone, and instead smashed a frozen rune into it.
"Assassin, what are you doing!" said Gold, who had been thrown into the ice slag, jumped to his feet.
"Calm you down, don't burn your brain out with impulses. β
"You ββ!"
Shinji's "I'm for your good" face made Gold start looking at the spell again to find comfort.
"Don't look at it, if you look at it again, there will only be three strokes, and it won't become more. β
"It has nothing to do with you!" Gold, who was angry, obviously didn't hear Shinji's true meaning.
Shinji was not in a hurry, and continued: "How can it not be related? This is a precious non-renewable resource, and it would be a pity to waste it on the spur of the moment. β
The aggravated "use one stroke less stroke" and "waste" finally touched Gold.
"What do you mean?"
"It's nothing, it's just that you just clenched your fists and stared at the spell, for fear that you won't be able to think about it, and use the spell to give meaningless orders. β
"Hmph, how could I do such a thing. β
Gold turned his head away from Shinji's smiling face.
"Not the best. I have a rare opportunity, I remind you a few words. It is true that the Servant is attached to the Master, but the Servant is not a puppet, and has great power and his own will. It is precisely because of this that there is a constraint on the spell. β
"The use of the mantra is directly related to the quality of the master-slave relationship. When the spell is combined with the will of the servant, it will burst out with great power. When the spell is against the will of the Servant, it is the opposite, and it is not impossible for the Servant with strong willpower to resist the effectiveness of the Spell. Even if the spell really distorts the will of the Servant, it will affect the relationship between the Master and the Servant. β
"Maybe you think it's nothing, but have you ever thought about it, when the Three Strokes Spell is used up, what else can you use to restrain a servant who is five times or ten times stronger than you? Break the contract and cut off the source of mana? Even so, the servant can exist for a few hours to a few days?"
Shinji's voice grew colder and colder, and Gold's heart grew colder and colder.
"Rejoice, fatty, Saber is a man of noble temperament, and he will not be bad for you. Replace it with some guy with a bad personality and you're probably dead. I'm not trying to scare you, to be honest, I think I have a pretty good temper and I don't spend much time with you, but I've wanted to smoke you several times. β
"Remember my words, in order to exert the greatest power, the master and slave must come to a consensus. Otherwise, even the best job placement saber, the strongest hero, will not end well. That's all you say, whether you listen or not. β
After saying that, Shinji stopped talking to Riegold and focused all his attention on the battle of guns and swords. The higher the strength, the more rewarding it will be to watch this kind of peak duel, and if you can fully digest these gains, Shinji's combat skills can go one step further.
A roaring wind swept through the red lancer that unleashed a stabbing red lancer like a cannonball.
The black saber who slices through the atmosphere and wields a golden greatsword that splits through the darkness.
The results of the two sides were tangled and entangled like a spiral, and they were fleeting like sparks. Standing at the pinnacle of sword and gun skills, the two compete for supremacy.
When it comes to skill excellence, the red lancer has a slight upper hand. In terms of the tenacity of the body, the black saber is even better. That being said, in terms of overall strength, the two sides are hardly evenly matched. Even a momentary relaxation can be pierced through the heart and a decapitated head.
If you can barely find an advantage, it is the existence of Master Gold. He can use healing magic to constantly repair the damage of the black saber. However, Lancer's self-healing power is also quite amazing. Despite the absence of the master, there seems to be a rather resilient line between them. The magic he was endowed with also had its fair weight.
The sound of steel from the collision is about to exceed 10,000.
More than 1,000 minor wounds have been repaired immediately.
After a while, both sides unconsciously stopped their hands. It's not out of fatigue. These two rare heroes, even if they fight for three days and three nights, will not be physically exhausted.
However, only time is powerless. The sky had changed from complete darkness to a dark grayish blue.
That's right, hours have passed since the battle began. Neither side used the treasure, and they couldn't even find the space to liberate their true names.
"If it goes on like this, it will be until dawn. I don't care, but what about you? Your master already looks a little impatient. β
ββ¦β¦β
Saber finally put away his broadsword wordlessly. Gold seemed to open his mouth to say something, but was unable to speak. The clash between the two was too thick, and he instinctively realized that this was not a world that outsiders could interject.
After that, Kurono Saber, who was forbidden to speak by the Master, abandoned those Xu Xun and spoke. It was also this opening that made Gold's deep-rooted Servant as a puppet slightly shaken.
"I hope that next time I can really fight with Your Excellency. β
This sentence contained an extraordinary expectation that the red lancer Karna did not know.
He didn't know what was hidden inside Heroic Siegfried's ornate heroic biography. Even so, he was overwhelmed with admiration for that sentence. The Red Lancer bowed slightly, complimenting the swordsman's words. If you ask why, because this is also a hidden wish in Lancer's heart.
It's not the exaggerated stuff of promises and vows. The two saw each other as objects to be erased, understood as opponents to be warn. That's why there is that kind of empathy.
"Ahh Kurono Saber, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the luck of being able to play against you in the first battle. β
This is an unexaggerated appreciation from the Red Lancer. There is a bond of being a warrior. "I hope that it is my sword and my gun that will knock you down", this kind of dream is like an innocent teenager.
"Goodbye, then, Black Saber. β
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Wordless greetings. In the blink of an eye, the red lancer turned into a spirit and disappeared.
At the same time, the sky was tinted with a thin purple that heralded the dawn.
PS: So the second master's treasure that doesn't need to be liberated is convenient, as long as you lose it.