Chapter 17—The Gathering of Miracles (7)
"Change the battle plan and go and deal with Rider and his master first!"
"But.... But, my lord, my battle with Saber is not over. Lancer said respectfully in an unwilling tone.
"You still said that because of your waste, I wasted a spell to save you, do you still want to disobey and let me waste a spell?" the voice said in shame.
Lancer was a little embarrassed by his master's command, but he still aimed the two spears in his hand at the rider.
'Is that so?' Hearing this, Artoria finally understood why Lancer was able to dodge the fatal blow.
Since she's not a master, she doesn't know what the spell does, and it's not surprising that she has all sorts of strange abilities. That's the means by which the servant is claimedly in control.
"Oh . . . Looking at the lancer playfully, Rider smiled and said, "After knowing the real name of this king, do you still think you can defeat me lancer?"
"Of course, there is nothing to be afraid of in this body!" Even though he knew that the king in front of him was probably difficult for him to deal with, Lancer did not have the slightest fear. This is the real hero, and compared to the anti-hero, their biggest characteristic is this.
Heroes are fearless!
"Really?" he smiled, "I hate your foolishness, but I approve of everything else, lancer!"
Although the servant is classified as a demon, it is by no means the kind of low-level demon that can be reached. All heroic souls have a glory that belongs to them, and because they were heroes in their previous lives, most of them seem unruly. That's true for Archer, it's true for Rider, and it's true for Saber. But this is not the case with Lancer, who is an absolutely loyal and obedient to the monarch, which is truly amazing.
"Knight's way......" looked at Lancer Artoria muttered softly. It's worth pondering whether Lancer is stupid or not, but surprisingly, Artoria doesn't have the slightest disgust. Maybe it's just because it's the knightly path that I made myself!
"What about you? Saber. Are you going to besiege me with the lancer?" asked Rider, seemingly nonchalant.
"I'm sure you, as a knight, will strictly abide by chivalry, Saber?" said in a somewhat aggressive tone.
"Don't worry, we'll settle the accounts later, it's time for you and Lancer. Artoria didn't care about the rider's agitation, but she did say something that pleased the other party.
"And, though I am a knight, I am not subject to this, but to others. For I am the one who makes the rules, and the one whom you are loyal to, and the king of the knights!"
The declaration of the loud voice revealed the incomparable confidence and pride, and the holy green eyes revealed the firm belief in victory! The arrogant posture couldn't help but make the lancer and rider look sideways.
But......
"It's not time to fight, and the guests haven't arrived yet."
Saying something inexplicably, Rider turned to face the dark woods behind him, and shouted in his strong voice that matched his body very well: "Heroes and heroes gathered in the Winter Wood, do you have a real name worthy of boasting but don't even dare to show your face?
"Tsk... It's just a bunch of crumbs!"
The haughty voice responded to the cry of the King of Conquest, and a figure wearing golden glittering armor appeared at the top of the street lamp ball about ten meters above the ground.
The too bright light gave a little timidity, but the surprise in the hearts of everyone present was long gone. After that, the fourth servant who appeared due to the provocation of the rider was shot, which is undoubtedly a thing. But the development of events was frightening, and four servants were gathered in such a warm-up battle before the big war. No one can now judge the progress of the situation.
"It looks like it's a great dinner!"
Emiya Kiritsugu, who was secretly monitoring the container yard in the distance, couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw that the battlefield that was originally a small fight became more and more unpredictable.
"It's the servant from the Tosaka Mansion last night, it looks like it should be Archer..."Maiya, who was watching from the other side, replied faintly.
Doomed... What about the unquiet nights......
"Archer...", Rider said unconcernedly. There is no place in the body that is not covered by armor of heavy equipment that cannot be a master, plus Saber, Assassin, Lancer, and Rider have already appeared. And if he appears in response to the Rider's call, it proves that he only has the judgment to regard the Rider's arrogant words as provocation, that is, he cannot be a berserker berserker.
In this way, it is clear that only the last of the three horsemen is left by the method of elimination:
servant... archer!
"Arzer..."Artoria stared at the glittering king in front of her, and her heart, which had a hint of banter, suddenly became vigilant.
This servant is strong!
This is what Artoria's non-human perception perceives, although in fact Artoria has seen all the servants so far is strong, but except for the rider, everything else is evaluated by an objective standard, and does not substitute himself into it. That is to say, although they are strong, they cannot pose a threat to themselves, as long as they are serious, they are not afraid.
Unlike Rider, in perception, Rider is the only servant who is a threat to himself. This is completely substituting oneself into it for comparison, and it can be said that it is already two different levels. But this unknown archer gives himself a stronger sense of crisis, although the rider is very strong, but the girl is confident that she can overcome, but I'm afraid it's going to be a little troublesome. But for Archer, Artoria has no bottom in her heart, and before she finds out his hole cards, the winner is probably five or five.
"A group of miscellaneous people dare to be kings? Don't take me seriously, the hero who is truly the king, I am the only one between heaven and earth, and the rest are just you bastards!"
Archer uttered a declaration that was more than insulting, but Rider was tolerant of it, only a little surprised and sighed. However, Artoria frowned deeply when she heard this, and the hand holding the invisible sword was obviously tighter.
This is the difference of the royal road, rider is full of male boldness of the way of conquest, that is, "only me", I don't care what others say, but I can do my own way, the world is big, let me conquer!
But Artoria is different, whether it is the title of the "Divine King" as the king of the world, or the title of "Knight King" as the king of knights. The royal road that the girl believes in has always been the same, and that is the way of protection. The king is destined to bear all the sins of the people, and the king swears to protect the smiles of all those he loves. Therefore, this faith is pure, and it cannot be tarnished in the slightest, and if there is an insult, it is defended with the sword in his hand.
Yes, as the original oath said
Let the sanctity of the sheath be defended by the sword!
"What a faux pas, Archer... I just don't know if your strength is really as arrogant as your tone?" Archer's strength was hard to estimate, and Artoria decided to test it in the easiest way.
"Looks like you can't wait to get out, Saber!"
For Artoria, Archer surprisingly didn't use the word "miscellaneous" that had been on his lips, perhaps the golden king, like Artoria, also felt the threat brought by the other party. Archer looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, but saw that a strange aura of flames slowly rose to his left and right—and in the next moment, the sword suddenly appeared in the empty sky with a dazzling light. Unsheathed swords and spears. They are all dazzlingly decorated and emit magic that cannot be hidden. Obviously not an ordinary weapon, it can only be a treasure.
"Yes, I'm looking forward to your face after the defeat, Archer...", not caring about the many Noble Phantasms behind Archer, Artoria raised the invisible sword with both hands and said easily.
But Artoria's lack of care doesn't mean that others can ignore it. Looking at the group of treasures that appeared, Webber was scared, Alice Phil was scared, Lancer's invisible master also held his breath, and even Kiritsugu and Maiya, who were watching from a distance, were nervous.
It's all a treasure, a real treasure. Although I know that the Heroic Spirits are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and most of the Heroic Spirits at the top of the pyramid have more than one Noble Phantasm. But there must also be a limit, like the archer in front of him, who seems to be an upstart, as soon as he takes it, he has a large group of treasures, which is really too foul!
However, the golden king didn't care whether it was fair or not, and saw that the red eyes were staring at the vigilant girl in front of him, and a smile crossed the corner of his mouth that had been raised high, and a cynical look appeared on both sides of the handsome and abnormal.
"Break the corpse, Saber!"