Chapter 19: Victory and Defeat
The characteristic of the [Blazing Sky Covering Sevenfold Ring] is seven purple petals, which are equivalent to seven layers of defense, and each layer of defense is comparable to a city wall. With such seven layers of defense stacked together, unless it is a top-level treasure such as the Sword of Victory of the Oath and the Sword of Obedient Departure, it is really not possible to blast them all at once.
However, Zhou Xiaoning's [Heavenly Sword] is not in vain, as one of the top sword skills in Shushan, the power is second only to the [Sword God], and it is also assisted by a divine weapon such as the Cadre Mo Evil Sword, not to mention that the power of this sword is better than the Sword of Victory of the True Name Liberation and the treasure of the obedient sword, and it will not be weak.
I saw Zhou Xiaoning merge with the sword, turning into a giant sword more than ten meters long with blue and red, and slammed into the [Blazing Sky Covering Sevenfold Ring].
In one shot, five of the seven petals of the [Blazing Sky Covering Sevenfold Ring] were broken by the Heavenly Sword, and it was not until the sixth piece that it was slightly hindered, but after a stalemate of about ten seconds, this petal was also shattered.
In desperation, Red A had no choice but to use all his magic power to strengthen the last petal.
"It's quite tenacious, but it's a pity that this is just a dying struggle, break it for me!"
Zhou Xiaoning suddenly lifted a source force, causing the Heavenly Sword, which had originally broken through the sixth layer of defense and had shrunk to less than ten meters, skyrocketed again, and instantly broke through to twenty meters, which was a few points stronger than before.
At this time, Hong A didn't know that Zhou Xiaoning hadn't used all his strength just now, and now his magic power was almost exhausted, and no matter how strong he tried, he would only live a few more seconds, which was meaningless in terms of results. Simply, Red A stopped the output of magic power and allowed the sword qi of the Heavenly Sword to penetrate through his chest.
After taking this blow, Red A was seriously injured on the spot, and the residual sword qi in his body was still destroying his body, if he was a living person, I am afraid that he would have been stirred into pulp by the sword qi a long time ago, and he could not die anymore. However, Red A is a heroic spirit, although his body looks no different from ordinary people, but in essence, it is only the gathering and manifestation of magical power, similar to the third law, the materialization of the soul.
Therefore, until the magic that makes up his body is polished, Red A cannot die for the time being.
After completing this blow, the cadre Mo Ye can be regarded as having completed his mission, shattered in Zhou Xiaoning's hands, and dissipated as a point of light. But don't be a pity, the [King's Treasure] has already recorded these two swords, as long as Zhou Xiaoning needs it, he only needs to consume a little source power to manifest it.
"Archer, I know a little bit about what happened to you. But I want to tell you, the past cannot be changed, and as long as you are a person in the game, you will never be able to break this game. Instead of thinking about what you don't have, it's better to grasp the present and look to the future, so that it is more realistic. ”
Zhou Xiaoning took advantage of the fact that Red A had not yet returned, and instilled a meal of chicken soup in him, as for whether he listened to it or not, it was his own business.
About half a minute later, the last vestige of Red A's magic power was consumed by the sword qi, and he became the first heroic spirit to return from the Holy Grail War.
And because Zhou Xiaoning killed him, under the effect of the source disk, Zhou Xiaoning gained 1.8 million source power points, as well as two source cards, which are [Infinite Sword System] and [Concept Armament: Holy Relic Cloth].
[Infinite Sword System] doesn't need to be introduced, it is the inherent enchantment of Red A, and it is a six-star best source card. However, it is similar to the original [Wang's Army], although the function is the same, there are no thousands of weapons projected by Red A, and Zhou Xiaoning must slowly accumulate them by himself in the future.
But then again, this [Infinite Sword System] is really a bit of a chicken rib in Zhou Xiaoning's hands, this is like a weakened version of the fusion of [Magic Weapon Manifestation] and [King's Treasure], which is really not very useful.
Zhou Xiaoning thought about it, and finally had an idea, and fused the [Infinite Sword System] and the [King's Military Strength] to obtain a new skill source card up to seven stars. In this inherent enchantment, Zhou Xiaoning can still summon the Dragon Guard Forbidden Army to participate in the battle, and on this basis, he can also project the weapons and armor he has seen to equip the Dragon Guard Forbidden Army, thus greatly improving their combat effectiveness.
The Dragon Guard Forbidden Army was originally a six-star class, although with the blessing of the dragon qi and the battle array, it could burst out several eight-star attacks at most, but with the improvement of Zhou Xiaoning's strength, the Dragon Guard Forbidden Army was gradually unable to keep up. All along, Zhou Xiaoning has been trying to find a way to improve the combat effectiveness of the Dragon Guard Forbidden Army, and he doesn't want this hole card that has repeatedly helped him turn defeat into victory like this.
Now, as long as the Dragon Guard Forbidden Army is equipped with powerful weapons and armor, such as the Sword of Oath Victory or something, even if the projected weapons and armor will be weaker than the original, but just thinking about the scene of 20,000 Swords of Oath Victory releasing the Oath Cannon at the same time, I feel extraordinarily spectacular.
Of course, if you really do that, the source power consumed will be very huge, and Zhou Xiaoning will be YY himself, and what he really uses will be a combination of more cost-effective weapons and armor.
As for the [Concept Armament: Holy Relic Cloth] is the red loincloth around the waist of Red A, which is said to have been transferred by a priest who likes curry when he began to live as a magician without affiliation after he was about 20 years old, and is made of the shroud of the saint, which has a good defensive effect, and has its own sacred attributes, and has a strong restraint effect on the energy of dark and evil attributes.
It's a pity that the people who made this conceptual armament were too poor, and with the best materials of the six-star, they could make a six-star primary equipment. If Zhou Xiaoning makes a move, it will not be a problem to take some precious materials and refine a seven-star piece of equipment. Now that this [Conceptual Armament: Holy Relic Cloth] has taken shape, it is impossible to remake it again, at most, it will be strengthened to a certain extent, but it cannot exceed the six-star level at most.
Zhou Xiaoning can't take a fancy to this piece of equipment, but after returning to the present world, as long as he puts it out, I believe that there should be a lot of people who want to buy it.
And just when Zhou Xiaoning defeated Red A, the battle between Artoria and Assassin was also coming to an end.
"We were called to fulfill our respective missions, just as I wanted to fight the strong. You should also have a long-cherished wish that you have to fulfill, in that case, you don't have to be confused, and you can continue to do it until the end. It doesn't matter if the result is a success or a failure, at least you tried, didn't you? ”
The Assassin seemed to be trying to dissolve Artoria, who admired her as an opponent but resented her inner confusion because it slowed down the movement of his sword, which was not the duel he wanted without regrets.
"Thank you for the advice, but it's time for us to decide."
Artoria's eyes froze, and the determination of the Assassin's sword moves was infectious, and she decided to put aside her hesitation for the time being and do her best to win the Holy Grail War first, so that she could have a chance to prove if the Holy Grail could help her achieve her wish.
"Very good eyes, as a swordsman, it should be like this, let's let go and fight!"
The Assassin's face was full of excitement, he hadn't felt this kind of blood in a long time.
I saw the Assassin perform a sword move, and Artoria was no stranger to this position, because she had already suffered more than once in this move.
But it is precisely because of this that Artoria has found some doorways, and she also has a general direction in her mind on how to crack this sword technique.
"Secret Technique: Yan Returns!"
Almost at the same moment, the Assassin unleashed three swords in a row, blocking all possible dodge routes for Artoria, and the sharp blade made people feel like they were surrounded by danger before they could reach their bodies.
In the final analysis, [Yan Hui] is a superb sword skill that makes people have nowhere to hide. If the attacker abandons all defenses and continues to move forward, then all he needs to face is the attack in front of him, and the other two attacks blocking the retreat can be ignored.
Artoria used this method, she used all her strength to swing a sword, with her strongest attack to slash at the enemy's strongest attack, with a strong attack, the two strong meet, now it is up to who is better.
"Ding!"
The swords collided with each other with a crisp sound.
This is where the Sword of Oath of Victory comes into play, and after a brief stalemate, the Sword of Oath of Victory slices into the Assassin's long knife and finally cuts it in two. The Sword of Victory of the Oath slashed at the Assassin's body unabated, almost cutting him in half.
"I thought you were just a beautiful bird, but you were actually a lion. I thought I still had a good eye for women, but now it seems that I still don't practice enough, no matter what it is. ”
The Assassin's aura was getting weaker and weaker, and Artoria's sword had already hit it hard, even the Heroic Spirit couldn't withstand such an injury, and it was only a matter of time before he returned.
"Assassin, you are a respectable opponent, if it weren't for the cheap weapons, it is very likely that I would have lost."
Artoria looked a little guilty, if it was purely based on sword skills, even if she found the way to crack [Yan Hui], it would never be possible to crack it unscathed, and the biggest possibility was to lose both. However, it was only because the Sword of Victory of the Oath in her hand was several notches stronger than the long knife in the Assassin's hand that helped her win easily, so she couldn't help but feel ashamed, after all, this duel was unfair from the beginning.
"The swordsman's sword is also part of his strength, Saber, I am convinced that I lost this duel. Hopefully, I'll have the opportunity to talk to you again......"
"Thank you, Assassin, for being a respectable opponent."
Watching the Assassin fade away, Artoria watched his exit in the interests of a knight.
As soon as Assassin died, Zhou Xiaoning's source power point rose by 1 million, and at the same time, there was also a source card left in place, which was [Yan Hui].
On the other hand, Red A and Assassin both died, and Medea immediately realized that the contract connection was broken, and the spell dissipated, and if she didn't understand what was happening, she wouldn't be worthy of Caster's position.
At this time, Medea had just healed Soichiro Katsuki's injury, and it had only been five or six minutes before and after, and she never expected that Red A and Assassin would lose so quickly!
"Useless stuff!"
Medea cursed in a low voice, and then hurriedly took Soichiro Katsuki and hid in the "temple" she had built, only then would she have the slightest strength to resist.
After Zhou Xiaoning joined Artoria and Rin Tosaka, he immediately launched a pursuit of Soichiro Medea and Katsuragi. Especially Rin Tosaka, Medea just caused her to lose her heroic spirit, although it was Zhou Xiaoning who killed her, but to investigate the cause and effect, the fault really can't be attributed to him, so Rin Tosaka had no choice but to take Medea out of anger.
"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"
Rin Tosaka threw gems as if he didn't want money, and kept bombarding the defensive magic array of the "temple".
Medea knew that she would not be the opponent of Zhou Xiaoning and Artoria, so she completely sealed the entrance to and from the "temple", intending to resist stubbornly, as long as she lasted until six o'clock in the morning, due to the rules set by the two major inhibitors, Zhou Xiaoning and the others had to retreat. In this way, Medea will be able to grab a little respite, and when the time comes, whether it is strengthening the "temple" or joining forces with other lords and heroic spirits, it will be very promising.
It's just that if she wants to do this, she has to ask Zhou Xiaoning first if she agrees.
Medea's "Temple" was indeed created very well, even Zhou Xiaoning couldn't see the flaws for a while, and because of the connection to the spiritual veins here, if he wanted to drag down the "Temple" by exhausting his magic power, it wouldn't work at all without more than ten hours, and they didn't have that much time at all.
But don't forget, Zhou Xiaoning has a thing in his hand that specializes in restraining defensive spells, [Red Rose of Demon Breaking].
Zhou Xiaoning snapped his fingers, and the king's treasure opened again, poking out hundreds of red spears from it. One of them is a real [Red Rose of Demon Breaking], and the others are all manifested, but the demon-breaking effect is not much better than the real thing.
In the next second, a hundred guns were fired in unison, and the defensive magic array of the "Temple" was broken through almost effortlessly.
The most difficult defensive magic arrays have been broken, not to mention the rest of the attack methods and traps, in front of Zhou Xiaoning's divine sense and dragon pupils, these are all useless, they were discovered early and cracked.
Moving all the way, because Medea used the power of magic to expand the space, it was already more than ten minutes later when Zhou Xiaoning and the three of them found Medea and Soichiro Gemu in the deepest part of the "Temple".
In fact, from the moment the defensive magic array was breached, Medea knew that she had lost, and she lost quite completely. If you want to blame, you can only blame her for underestimating Zhou Xiaoning before, otherwise she agreed to Zhou Xiaoning's proposal from the beginning, wouldn't there be so many things. She doesn't care about herself, even if she dies, it's just a return to Valhalla, but Soichiro Katsugi is different, if he dies, it's really over.