One Hundred and Twenty-Three - The Battle of Faith

"Well, it's useless to say more"

"Let's get started!"

It's as if there is a tacit understanding between them.

After Emiya Shirou tied up the ponytail behind his head, the two of them unusually said in unison the declaration of going to war. Immediately, almost in perfect synchrony, the two of them took a step forward in unison, and the wooden knives in their hands swung towards each other at the same time!

"Smack―――――!!!

The movements are the same, the intensity is equal, and from this, the results are obvious.

The two wooden knives clashed in mid-air with a deafening sound, and they immediately separated.

The first round of the battle between Shirou Emiya and Saber ended in a draw, and neither side could take advantage of anyone.

"Amazing reflexes! This strength, this speed, and you in your memories can be said to be very different. Shirou, it seems that you have put in a lot of hard work over the years. ”

Neither side was repulsed, and both of them were slightly numb from being shaken! It can be seen that the strength of the two is probably only between the two!

Even if he came in the form of a heroic spirit, he still couldn't take advantage of it in the slightest, looking at the Emiya Shirou in front of him, who had grown to the same height as himself, Saber couldn't help but express his heartfelt admiration.

can transform from the weak ordinary person in the memory to the strong man in front of him who is worthy of the name of the hero in terms of strength and bearing, and there is no other word to describe the change except for rebirth!

However, it is one thing to speak, but the bottom of the hand is not affected in the slightest.

As Saber spoke, the wooden knife in her hand was already swinging towards Emiya Shirou with the sound of wind and thunder.

If Emiya Shirou's path is gentle and ingenious, then Saber's swordsmanship is an unpretentious one.

Abandon the useless tricks and replace them with a solid foundation that has been tempered from hundreds of battles, large and small.

There is no doubt that as a heroic spirit, Saber-Artoria's strength is absolutely first-class.

I think that at the beginning, if it weren't for the fact that Emiya Shirou, who was the owner of the contract, couldn't even provide her with half a cent of magic, even if the opponent was Hercules, the great hero of Greek mythology, she might not have lost to the other party!

If there is no bonus of faith, even if he has never put down exercise in his life, Emiya Shirou will still be slightly inferior to Saber in terms of strength.

At this moment, although Saber is only aiming at his wrist with a knife, if he eats this blow, there is no doubt that Emiya Shirou will have to break his bones at least!

"Hehe, I'm honored to be praised by the Knight King."

Of course, Saber is very powerful, but Emiya Shirou is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Since his rebirth, he has crossed the moment of death many times, and as a god in the present world, even if he seals the magic and the treasure, his own strength should not be underestimated!

I saw that he calmly moved away, and at the same time, on the side of his shoulder, his backhand was a knife! From the side, he lightly set up Saber's attack.

The whole process is fast and accurate, and in addition to this, it takes Emiya Shirou's combat philosophy of never taking it lightly to the extreme.

In the blink of an eye, Saber's wooden knife had been set aside, but Emiya Shirou's wooden knife swung like a meteor at Saber's snow-white hand, obviously trying to end the battle in one fell swoop when the opponent had no time to return to defense.

"The backhand knife and this kind of Cheng Dù's strength, what a superb sword skill!"

Subconsciously took a step back, but just out of Emiya Shirou's attack range, and the wooden knife could only graz Saber's wrist.

Honestly pinching a cold sweat for what he had just done, Saber couldn't help but let out a cheering voice again.

To be honest, there are very few strange people like Emiya Shirou who is as fast as lightning and can swing a knife from any angle regardless of forehand and backhand, at least, Saber has never really encountered this type of opponent in the past.

If it weren't for the fact that Emiya Shirou took a step to the side to save effort when parrying Saber's attack, indirectly shortening his attack distance, Saber might not have been able to avoid this blow so calmly.

"It's only half a centimeter away, but in the end, I avoided my intuition that I was lucky."

Although in order to maintain the offensive, the bottom of the hand is not slow at all. Emiya Shirou subconsciously took a step forward, and then brushed, brushed, brushed and made up for three knives.

However, seeing that the great opportunity just now was almost missed, Emiya Shirou couldn't help but sigh.

Counteracting the skills and tactics of a qiē invisibly, and overriding the innate intuition of his heart, this is the key to the victory of Heroic Altoria!

It's unfair, but there's no doubt that Saber-Artoria is blessed with fighting!

Even a centimeter of space can be used to make use of it, and every time in distress, the body has already made the most favorable judgment as quickly as possible before thinking about it, and it is almost like opening a cheat.

In retrospect, it is only natural that Kojiro Sasaki would lose at the hands of Saber!

"What a quick knife! Hasn't the speed bottomed out yet?"

Avoided the slash that would have been killed, thus gaining time to defend back.

Although the speed of Emiya Shirou's attack is not fast, but now that the opportunity has been lost, it is useless.

Retracting the wooden knife that had been placed next to him, Saber easily blocked all of Emiya's attacks.

"Really, let alone winning, it's impossible to separate the winner in a short period of time?"

Seeing that the opportunity had been lost, Emiya Shirou couldn't help but sigh again.

Surprise Attack only applies once

Now that the forehand and backhand switch is exposed, Saber must also double his guard.

The route of the attack has probably been figured out, and it is impossible to quickly end the battle with a strange assault. The only thing he can do now is to gain an advantage in a down-to-earth manner in the frontal attack and defense.

But how easy is that?

"What's wrong? Shirou!! If you don't attack it, I'll go first!"

Even if it was only for a moment, Saber took a step forward and swung a knife without hesitation.

It doesn't have the dexterity and flexibility of Emiya Shirou, but it has an unassailable momentum, which is the difference between the knight's sword and the assassination sword!

The wooden knife struck Emiya Shirou with lightning speed, and in the next moment, Saber's wooden knife was about to hit Emiya Shirou

P.S.1: By the way, thank you Mengmeng for the tip~