Lu Bu led the three of them straight to the deep mountains and dense forests on the outskirts.

All the way, the expressions of the three were very harsh.

Abner was unconscious, and Shirou was concentrating on rescuing the citizens, using his bow and sword to help them scatter the flames and open a way for escape, and Saber had not yet appeared.

Therefore...... The power of Surut's sword, everyone only understands [strong, very strong], and they don't have a concept of how strong it is.

But...... Now there is.

In the distance, you can see that there is a missing piece of the mountain range. It felt like a perfect puzzle, with a few pieces dyed black by the pitch-black paint.

It's so abrupt that it's impossible to ignore.

The gap with a diameter of more than 300 meters pierces the mountain range, and you can clearly see the goggles on the other side of the mountain.

The incision of the attack is very flat, as if someone has used a huge cutter to carefully adjust it little by little to make the incision extremely smooth.

Only the scorched black color makes people feel disgusted from the bottom of their hearts.

Alberner's magic perception is better than the two, and because of this, he feels the horror of Surut even more.

Generally speaking, the leylines have their own corresponding attributes, and the leylines covered by the ocean are watery and warm. The leyline covered by the forest is partial to soil or water, and this depends on the location.

However, after being burned by Surut's sword of fire, the leylines were already stained with a scorched black color of fire.

Terrible destructive power.

Even Saber, Artoria, as King Arthur, has experienced countless fierce battles, and has never seen such a terrible power.

That's not the power that a servant should have. It's as if a goblet has a finite volume and can't possibly hold anything larger than his. The power of Surut's blow has far exceeded Saber's realization.

(So, Surut used a Noble Phantasm last night...... If...... At that time, his master consumed a spell...... Don't...... Does it have anything to do with this?)

It occurred to Abner that such a connection occurred.

Surut has appeared twice, and if Abner's previous reasoning is correct, then the condition for Surut to appear should not be the Command Spell, otherwise Shirou should have two Command Spells. However, he had only one spell......

(In other words, does Saber need to recharge the spell when he uses the Noble Phantasm?...... Is it magical?)

Like a bolt of lightning, Abner continued to think about the connection. This is a common hypothesis, and although it is easy to go wrong, there is now another way for Abner to continue to speculate! The enemy's intelligence is just that......

In this sense, the enemy's master is really clever and knows how well he hides himself.

(If it means that you can't use a Noble Phantasm without a spell, then it should be...... No, just ask. ）

Abner quickly followed Saber's footsteps and asked in a low voice, "Saber...... When you servants liberate the Noble Phantasm, will there be a situation where you have to use the Spell to replenish the mana because of your lack of mana, so as to liberate it?"

"Isn't the magic enough?"

Saber frowned, thinking about it seriously, although she felt that the blonde magician's assumption was very strange, as if "a chicken laid an egg without an eggshell today", it was absurd and meaningless, but the calmness and surplus that he showed before made her can't help but think of the time when Miss Tosaka, who was by Shirou's side, also used her excellent magic knowledge to assist Shirou in this way.

(Shirou, he really has a good son-in-law.) ）

Saber decisively misunderstood the relationship between the two.

"It shouldn't be possible. As long as it is servant, the real name of the treasure is liberation, and it should be able to be launched at any time. Unless...... Just liberated once. For example, in my case, if I liberated the Noble Phantasm in the last second, my body would be in a period of time when the mana was empty, although it was okay to fight, but if I wanted to liberate the Noble Phantasm, I needed to wait for a period of mana charging, and during this time, if I wanted to liberate the Noble Phantasm, I needed a spell. ”

Saber didn't hide it, and spoke out about the weakness of his treasure.

As a knight, it's not scary or shameful to have weaknesses. It is a shame that a small problem that is deliberately concealed knowing that he has a weakness in some aspect is likely to turn into a terrible enough to subvert the country in the end.

If the two masters are excellent people, exposing their weaknesses to them will be beneficial for them to arrange their tactics.

"I see...... So what if it's a treasure with a higher power and level, such as...... What about an EX-rank Noble Phantasm, or a more powerful Noble Phantasm?"

"Hmm...... Then I don't know. I have seen relatively few treasures of that kind of power, so I can't use them as a reference. If...... If the other party's Noble Phantasm is that kind of power...... You need to recharge the spell to liberate it, and I think it's possible. After all, the stronger the power, the stronger the mana consumption. ”

Saber said, his vision fixed on the approaching black scorched earth of the mountains.

(I see.) ）

Abner nodded, a speculative in his mind.

(If the enemy is not a servant, naturally, he will not be able to enjoy the magic shared by the Holy Grail...... In other words, the enemy is either a powerful being who can summon a demon god in the flesh...... No, this is still a veto, if there is that level, he can only annihilate his enemies alone, without the help of the Heroic Spirit. ）

Demon gods and heroic spirits are completely two levels of existence, and these two gaps are like the difference between whales and wooden fish, both in terms of volume and presence. Abner didn't believe that anyone could summon a demon god in the flesh. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if it is to summon the Heroic Spirit, Abner is in pain, if it weren't for the fact that Leonidas's treasure only lasted for a short period of three or four seconds, Abner would have died of pain.

Moreover, this is only the level of the Heroic Spirit, if it is to summon the Demon God, the magic required is even more terrifying.

(Such a powerful enemy, if it is said that there is a restriction on [magic], then it is understandable.) For example, how long can he only appear at a time, so to speak, it is true that the first time he appeared, it was when he annihilated the 15 people brought by the guild, and the second time he appeared, there were 3 Heroic Spirits present, and if he knew the secret abilities of Archer and Assassin, for him, there were five Heroic Spirits here. In this way, it is also quite a favorable condition for him. ）

The more I thought about it, the more I felt as if I had touched the heart of the problem.

(If it's really a matter of magical powers...... Then, these actions make sense. Because he forcibly summoned a demon god who was not a servant instead of using the power of the Holy Grail, but with something else, his materialization required a large amount of mana and could only be used in special places...... For example, the gathering point of the spiritual veins can replenish the magic power by borrowing the rushing dragon veins, so that they can appear. Moreover, there is a time limit for appearing, otherwise, he should not have left at that time and continued to pursue us. In this case, it is understandable that the power of the spell is required to liberate the Noble Phantasm. ）

Well, let's take this as a direction and study it slowly.

Abner thought so.

In the process of his careful analysis, the three of them had already come to the depths of the forest under the leadership of Lu Bu, and the fresh smell of grass blades was filled with a strange and beautiful feeling.

However, Saber frowned slightly, and under this fresh smell, he could faintly smell blood.

Is it the enemy?

Saber thought so, and quietly took a few steps to Shirou's side, getting closer.

Shirou didn't say anything along the way, and his longing to see his granddaughter made him almost lose his ability to think. The so-called concern is chaotic, and this is the case.

It's really hard to imagine that the boy who was willing to sacrifice himself for others back then would now show such a desperate expression for his relatives.

Saber can only sigh that time really changes a person a lot. Shirou is more like an excellent man than he was back then.

Slightly, a little envious of Rin...... After all, she is the only one who can be by his side and witness his growth.

As the mountains and forests gradually thinned, as soon as they came out of the clearing, three tents were clearly set up, surrounded by a fire that had been extinguished, and there was no trace.

Because...... Those were corpses.

The men and women in camouflage uniforms, without exception, fell in a pool of blood, their bodies had not shed blood for a long time, and the ground was dark red. It can be seen that some time has passed.

"Is it?!What about Mina?!"

Shirou anxiously searched around, and it seemed that he was taking Rider's words seriously. Perhaps, it's just that I don't want to miss any information about Mina, and the concern is messed up.

"Probably...... It was a scam from the start. Over there, you can come out. ”

Abner shouted loudly, and while listening to his words, about thirty meters away, countless ice picks suddenly burst out on the ground, and the overlapping ice blades were linked to each other, like a thorn bush piercing out!

"Oh - why are you so savage, nasty, lacking in virtue, Baga, if you spoil other people's clothes, can you afford to pay for them?

The voice of the delicate girl, soft, like a marshmallow. However, the frivolous tone makes people not like it at all.

Shirou looked at the person who jumped out from behind the bushes in surprise, his expression was surprised, and he also reacted, this was actually Lu Bu's trap. At this moment, Lu Bu turned sideways, picked up Fang Tian's painting halberd with both hands, and aimed at Shilang and slashed it!

"Stand down!

Fast as lightning, Saber Artoria's figure was like a bolt of lightning, quickly intercepting in front of Shirou, holding some invisible weapon in both hands, blocking Lu Bu's Fang Tian Painting Halberd.

Rumble!

The earth shattered.

Saber's silver foot armor crushed the ground, and the black cracks spread out in all directions, obviously with A+ level arm strength, but Saber was suppressed by rider in terms of strength!

Saber only felt a strong force pressing down from top to bottom, even if he held the sword in both hands and released the magic power to his arms, he still couldn't resist Lu Bu's power!

Shirou was taken aback, and he had already reacted with lightning, this is ......

Betrayal!

Rider, have you rebelled already?!