Chapter Twenty-Nine: Catching Turtles in an Urn
Saber was not a dull person, she had already suspected it before, and now she followed her instincts and determined that the black knight in front of her was definitely someone she knew.
Or someone who knows her!
Whether it was the brief battle at the seaside park before, or the fact that she had proved it now, the thrust she had just hit was certainly not perfect, her posture, speed, and timing were all perfect.
But as a servant of the Saber rank, this is definitely a sword that meets the strength, even if it is a hasty attack action.
However, this black knight didn't care at all, this was not only a matter of martial arts, but also the other party seemed to directly see through the trajectory of the blade within the invisible Wind King Barrier - Saber's holy sword has always been protected by the Wind King Barrier.
By wrapping several layers of wind, the refractive index of light changes to cover the barrier of the sword body, which cannot increase the attack power, but can also attack through this barrier, so that the enemy does not recognize the distance and trajectory of the sword move at all.
At least at the first sight, this treasure that is close to magic will give Saber an advantage, but all this in front of the black knight in front of him, there is no longer any existence at all.
- If the other party is not able to see through the Wind King's enchantment, they know everything from the shape to the length of Saber's vow victory.
Artoria suspected the latter, which meant that the other party knew herself before she became a Heroic Spirit. She shuddered at this terrible thought, and doubts that could not be ignored surged in her heart again.
Because if you screen from such conditions, although there are many candidates, their identities are very sensitive...... The most likely thing is that the other party was once one of her Knights of the Round Table, and only then is it possible to know so much about her weapons and fighting style.
“URRRRRRRR——!!”
As if because of the enemy's questioning, the black knight's body paused slightly, but then he let out another roar without any specific meaning, and the machine guns in both hands once again sprayed the flame of the red lotus!
Saber could only put the shock and anger behind him, and raised the sword in his hand to fight.
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At this time, Lancer was out of the courtyard battleground, and he didn't get the honor of playing against Berserker, because it was clear that Berserker had chosen Saber as his opponent.
From the beginning, the bullets were mostly chasing Saber, and Lancer was just being hit by the sidelines......
So he was also very decisive, and when Saber took the initiative to reverse the offensive and wanted to entangle with the black knight, he broke through from the side and easily rushed into the building in the depths of the Liudong Temple.
- The furious black knight's attention was not on him at all, and when a shuttle bullet passed, he found that he could not stop it, so he did not pursue.
With a precise grasp of the aura, Lancer is convinced that his goal is ahead, and that he can end this battle by controlling the two fragile masters...... Although it is true that he is not a good reputation, he was summoned this time to make up for his regrets in life and be loyal to the lord.
So even Kenneth doesn't believe his claims no matter how utilitarian he is, and recently because of the problem with his fiancée Sora, there has been a clear rift between master and slave again......
Lancer still hopes to do his best to assist the other party in winning this Holy Grail War, so this kind of thing still has to be done, and he can't refuse, and he can't secretly release water to delay time or something.
However, in the next moment, Lancer realized that he didn't need to worry about such a thing at all-
"Sorry, two! If you don't want to get hurt...... Please come with me. ”
Brutally broke the sliding door, standing in the corridor outside the door, the two-gun Lancer looked at the Japanese room inside, and unsurprisingly saw the two "masters" hiding in the Liudong Temple, and said with a cold face.
The language is threatening, after all, this is not the occasion to be polite and polite.
The two calm people in the room sat opposite each other, not saying a word, as if they were not in the mood to speak at all, just waiting for the battle outside to end in a heavy and calm manner, and then good news or bad news came in.
One of them is a woman dressed as a typical magician, wearing an indigo hooded cloak and purple robe, her true face obscured by a hood, revealing only her fair chin.
The other is a handsome man with a long dark blue ponytail and temples hanging down to his collarbone, wearing a long shirt and kimono, giving people a completely anachronistic and unhurried expression.
These two masters should have known what was happening outside, but they didn't make any moves, just sat quietly here, sipping tea and drinking tea, waiting for the noise outside to end.
Of course, this is not a problem, and in a sense it is even very bold.
Lancer doesn't think there's anything to blame for this, as magicians are often fragile and can only be a drag on the battlefield where the Servants are fighting.
Since you can't do anything when you go out, it's better to stay in a safe place, at least it won't make it easier for the enemy to solve the problem.
Lancer rushed all the way in, almost at any cost, consuming mana, simply and rudely destroying the defense and counterattack techniques and enchantments set up along the way, before finally coming here, so overall the protection is actually no problem.
This is indeed a safe place, and it takes him about a minute to cross the short straight-line distance of a few tens of meters as a servant, which is already a clear proof.
- Ordinary magicians are absolutely unable to move an inch here, and it is estimated that they will die if they can't walk more than two meters in the corridor.
It's just a pity that Caster didn't come back for the time being, and the position that was deployed was not able to maximize its effect, and this time the surprise attack was that he and Saber attacked the Liudong Temple together.
Even if one Berserker is left to guard the door, but when it is dragged back, the other one can go straight in without hindrance and smash the Yellow Dragon......
Of course, thanks to the accurate time, the two masters probably didn't expect the situation to become so bad in a short period of time, so they didn't have time to make up their minds to use the precious spell and pull Caster back directly outside.
After all, if the Servant is the only designated weapon in the Holy Grail War, then the Spell is the only hole card to control this weapon, and there are only three strokes in total, one less than one use - and as the Charm decreases, the Master's own hopes of winning the Holy Grail War will quickly fade.
At the critical moment, let the Servant carry out spatial transfer to avoid catastrophe......
At the critical moment, the Servant instantly recharges and continuously releases the Noble Phantasm......
At a critical moment, give a mandatory order to the Servant and force him to do something he is unwilling to do......
Even more extreme, after winning the Holy Grail War, there is only one Holy Grail, but there are two people in the Master and the Servant, and both of them want the Holy Grail, so how to distribute it?
Then you need a spell to guarantee it, and at the critical moment you will issue "Kill yourself!" Lancer" such an order.
The spell is so precious, if you don't really see a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, or if it's a particularly critical moment, often the master is reluctant to use it easily, and tonight's surprise attack is based on this matter, so that the other side of the master can't react.
In the beginning, they didn't have time to make a decisive decision to pull Caster back directly from the outside, and when they later found out the seriousness of the problem, there would be no more opportunities like this-
Lancer held two magic spears, one long and one short, in his hand, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, staring closely at the two masters in the room, once the two people on the other side did anything uncooperative, and he was ready to use the spell or something, he would not hesitate to make a move.
That's funny...... Master was still very merciful, wanting to let you live a few more carefree days, just live to the last moment, but you can't wait to take the initiative to come to the door to receive the death......"
The purple magician finally spoke, his voice as if the night wind was blowing, with a hint of laziness.
"Wait, what Master? Aren't you a Master yourself? "The man with the two brushes felt the slightest bit wrong.
The Seven Riders have all appeared, what else does this woman have to speak of? Is she also a follower?
"I'm not obligated to answer your questions, this boring war may end sooner because of your actions tonight......" The purple magician chuckled, then looked at the man in the kaftana kimono opposite, "Assassin, you regrettably canceled your shift tonight." ”
Assassin?
Wait, isn't Assassin dead? In the midst of the storm and thunder that night!
Lancer was even more stunned, feeling as if the direction of the plot was completely unexpected, and he also very decisively swung his murderous spear, stomping on the tatami mat in front of him, and the air pressure brought by the swing of the weapon was about to tear apart the entire Japanese-style room.
The lights went out instantly, and the narrow space was suddenly plunged into darkness.
Lancer couldn't figure out what was going on, but something wasn't right! Something is absolutely wrong, so you have to make a decisive choice, and the original plan will not be able to go ahead at all.
But if he wasn't more decisive, he intuitively felt that he wouldn't even have a chance to fight back!
However, the long knife swirled, drawing a brilliant silver-white arc in the darkness.
In an instant, it was a close encounter, and the violent sparks burst out in the air, briefly illuminating the darkness, but this did not mean anything, no matter which one of the three people present, did not need to rely on the faint light of Mars to assist in vision.
As a result, Lancer could see it clearly, and his heart suddenly felt cold.
At that moment, this man in a long shirt and kimono picked up a long knife of more than five feet from the side, and the sword skills displayed by him were extremely exquisite, almost intercepting the blade of his magic spear first!
Is this really a Servant?! The Eighth Servant?!
If what the purple magician next to him said wasn't talking to him, wouldn't it mean that there were nine Servants involved in the Holy Grail War this time?
Four of them are here in Liudong Temple, and the five outside have also divided into several forces to attack each other? No, there are not five out there, and the previous Assassin was really confirmed dead.
In other words, there were eight Servants involved in this Holy Grail War, and four of them belonged to the same faction and were unanimous; The other four belong to four different factions, each with its own ghosts......
Nima's! Why?
How does this work? Who's going to tell him how this should be fought?!
"What a faux pas, Lancer. Although there is no loyalty to this she-fox......"
The man in the long robe and kimono said in a pleasant tone, and his voice sounded in the dark space.
"But no matter what, she also summoned Zaixia, so she definitely can't let Your Excellency blatantly commit murder in front of Zaixia......"
"Humph! Assassin, I won't bother you with your rudeness...... But you know, I've decided to take care of this before Master comes back to Liudong Temple. ”
Called a female fox to her face, Medea immediately raised her eyebrows, and snorted rather unhappily-
"These beam-jumping clowns don't need the Master to make a move, and it's too embarrassing to be a Servant to keep the Master in front of them...... It's not just me going to show that, this is also your first battle, and if you don't have loyalty to the Master, and you can't prove your value to the Master, I'll make you disappear now. ”
"Oh, I'm sorry about that. Although the life below is as insignificant as a mayfly, disappearing now will bother the underneath. ”
The swordsman sighed, but he was still full of an elegant ancient demeanor.
Lancer gritted his teeth and said nothing, his dancing spear drawing a terrifying range of attack, and the swinging spear repeatedly occupied tricky angles, perfectly matching the guns in his left and right hands. What kind of study is needed to learn such a strong trick?
The air let out a nervous scream, if it weren't for the fact that the defense magic of this room was very strong, then it would only be ravaged and destroyed by the raging storm in the first place!
But in this narrow space, such a seamless two-gun combat skill, but it was not able to exert any effect, and it was intercepted by the natural flow of the long knife, and the key to the connection of the tricks was cleverly attacked, disrupting the rhythm of the spearmen.
The swordsman on the opposite side is unimaginably strong, purely in terms of sword skills, even facing Saber outside is also a crushing level, if it is not for low parameters such as strength and speed, he will not be able to take any advantage at all!
But there was no time to rejoice, just in the next moment, the moment the hand-to-hand soldiers burst out of Mars, the huge force actually blasted Lancer away, and smashed his body into the corridor outside.
"Huh?" The swordsman also seemed to make a puzzled sound.
"Isn't it strange? Liudong Temple is my position, and in it, I can do even things that are close to magic, so what's the difficulty of strengthening you......" Medea snorted angrily.
"I see......" The swordsman shook his head with a smile in the darkness.
But Lancer, who was knocked out, set off a monstrous wave in his heart, and this woman is the master of the position?
——Caster?!