Chapter 319: The Battle Ends
Rin Tosaka didn't speak, but just put his eyes on Sakura, who was beside Lin Yiyan. Sakura, on the other hand, hesitated for a moment, then nodded in affirmation.
Seeing this, Rin Tosaka also nodded to Illya, indicating that he could believe it. It's just that in the next second, Illya let out an exclamation and suddenly looked into the distance, "Berserker!?" ”
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Now let's rewind time a little bit, back to the time when Archer escaped.
Archer suddenly changed his path from a straight dash to a twist and recoil, and returned to the battlefield where Berserker and Saber were fighting in a manner similar to a 45-degree angle.
Of course, it was not that he rushed in directly without any strategy, but when he rushed to the edge of the battlefield, he suddenly stopped, made a bow and made arrows, and watched Saber's difficult resistance, Archer did not hesitate, and faced Berserker with a rain of arrows.
"Huh!" Pause. Countless rains of light flew out and instantly flew in front of Berserker.
Berserker stopped and turned, giving up the pursuit of Saber, and the stone knife in the hand of the reverse wheel suddenly stirred up a powerful air that formed something like an air shield, blocking the rain of arrows fired by Archer.
However, Archer ignored this, and after releasing this batch of arrows, he retracted his bow and rushed again. Rushing diagonally to Saber's side, he raised his knife and stabbed Saber in the back with the lightning-like Spellbreaker that suddenly appeared in his hand.
But it didn't work out, just as he stabbed the Broken Ten Thousand Spells Talisman into Saber's body. Saber, who looked very embarrassed, turned around in vain and swung his sword at him, creating a huge wound on Archer's already badly injured body.
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
Suddenly, Archer's expression changed. He staggered away from Saber's side. Then powerful magic erupted from Saber's body, forming a huge pillar of light visible to the naked eye, and soaring into the sky. It just didn't last long. Soon, it vanished as quickly as it appeared, leaving behind a Saber on all fours, on his knees on the ground, his head bowed and gasping for air.
“Saber。” A pale Archer exclaimed as he looked at Saber, who was panting there with his head down.
“Archer。” Saber looked up at him with a complicated expression.
"It looks like you've recovered, so I can do the last thing with peace of mind." Archer chuckled. Then he staggered up from the ground, and walked step by step towards Berserker, who was gasping for breath after the rain of arrows.
"Archer......" Saber turned to look at him and whispered again.
But in response to her, there was a low and solemn chant.
“ithe bonemy sord。 (I am the bone of the sword I hold)"
“steelmy body, and firemy blood。 (Steel for body, flame for blood)"
“i have created over a thousand blades。 (There are more than 1,000 handmade swords)"
“unknondeath。 (Undefeated)"
“nor knonlife。 (Nor is it understood)"
“have ithstood paincreate many eapons。 (He has endured pain and created many weapons)"
“yet,those hands ill never hold anything。 (However, all that is left is nothingness)"
“soi pray, unlimited blade orks。 (Therefore as I pray, the infinite sword is made)"
A few steps and a pause, as if stepping on a certain node. So the moment Archer's last words fell, an exaggerated magic that was not much more than the magic jet that had erupted from Saber's body spread out from Archer's body, like a hurricane, and instantly spread out to all sides.
Then the image of the garden space in Einzbergerberg, which had become dilapidated, was transformed into a yellow desolate mound of broken and rusty swords, and dots of golden light like Mars floated around. Coupled with the misty black smoke that rises from nowhere, it gives people a sense of desolation, loneliness, dilapidation, and desolation.
Several huge gears of various sizes hung high in the sky, moving there like simple machines. This environment is not elsewhere, it is Archer's mental world, the Innate Enchantment Infinite Sword System.
"Berserker, let me give you the final death, and I will not be worthy of your heroic name." Archer, who was standing on the top of the barren hill, turned his hands into a warrior, looked at Berserker standing in the sword forest, and said softly.
"Roar!" Berserker yelled in response.
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At this time, the outside world.
"Come out, Assassin! I know you're here, watching this battle all the time! Saber staggered to his feet and shouted into the distance.
"It's a very intuitive feeling! Why, little girl, are you going to fight me with such a cripple? Skaha smiled slightly, and walked out of the dense forest indifferently.
"You didn't hide your breath!" Saber stared deeply into Skaha's face. Shen asked in a deep voice, "Are you also a Servant controlled by Caster?" ”
"No, my Master has always been Sakura, but it's Caster, the Servant who became my Master after me." Skaha said as a matter of course.
"That means you've been with Caster since the beginning, right?" Saber's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked again.
"Yes!" Skaha nodded affirmatively.
"In that case, that's my enemy! Assassin, let's fight! Saber's golden sword, which had been hidden by the Wind King's enchantment, was lifted in one fell swoop. Pointing to Skaha in mid-air, he said awe-inspiringly.
"Are you sure? You can't kill me! Skaha shook his head with a sigh.
Saber didn't speak, just raised the golden sword in his hand very decisively. Seeing this, Skaha did not hesitate, picked up the red spear in his hand, and suddenly said, "Well, if you can catch my shot, then you will win this battle!" I'm not going to kill you! ”
"Come on!"
With that, Saber kicked the ground directly, stomping the air into a visible air explosion at the same time. The body flew towards Skaha like a cannonball, and the sword in his hand swung and slashed at Skaha.
Will~!!
Skaha swung his spear and single-handedly fended off Saber's attack.
"How is that possible!" Saber's eyes widened.
"Nothing is impossible, little girl, if you know who I am, you should know that you have no chance of winning a battle with me." Skaha shook his head.
And just as Saber was about to say something, at this moment, the space in the destroyed garden courtyard of Einzberger trembled, and the figure of Archer, who had disappeared before, appeared again.
Seeing this, Saber jumped back, avoided Skaha, and turned his head to look at Archer in the field. And Skaha didn't continue the pursuit, just indifferently looked at the Archer who suddenly appeared.
"It's nice to see you again at last." Archer looked directly at Saber who was looking at him and smiled.
Then the aura around his body drifted away, and he quickly disappeared into the void from the footsteps.
"Archer, who the hell are you?" Saber asked with a frown as he looked at Archer, who was losing his body. Because from the other party's last words, she clearly felt that the other party knew herself and seemed to have a deep friendship with herself, but her memory did not have enough impression of the other party, which had to make her wonder.
"Who is it...... I forgot too, so be it. Archer turned his head to look at the sky and chuckled. Then, Archer turned to look at Skaha and whispered to her, "If you can, senior, please spare Saber, although I killed your disciple, but ......"
"Rest assured, I don't blame anyone, it's war." Skaha smiled, then looked at Archer and said, "Looks like you've guessed who I am!" ”
"We haven't been together for a long time, but I think there's only one person who can make Lancer both scared and in awe!" Archer smiled bitterly and said, "It's just that I really can't understand why an existence like you came to this Holy Grail War!" ”
As he spoke, with a wry smile of unknown meaning, and without waiting for Saber to ask, his entire body exploded, turning into a cloud of light and completely dissolving into the air, leaving no trace of existence.
At this point, after Rider and Lancer, Archer and Berserker have also clearly retired from this Holy Grail War and returned to the system. After adding the hero king of the previous session, that is to say, a total of five heroic spirits have returned.
"So, do you still have to fight?" Skaha looked at Saber and suddenly asked.
"........." was silent.
"Speaking of which, there is no point in us continuing to fight, because Master's elder brother, Lin Yiyan, can already summon the Holy Grail." Skaha smiled slightly and said indifferently.
"Already? How can it be! It's only four......" Before Saber could finish speaking, Skaha interrupted directly, "No, it's five!" ”
"Five?" Saber was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, "That night, two of them left the stage?" ”
"Yes, that night, two of them quit, one of whom you know!" Skaha said slowly, as if he knew everything.
"I know?"
"The last Holy Grail War, the hero who remains, Gilgamesh!"
"It's him! How can it be!! Saber's eyes widened.
"This is the Holy Grail War, nothing is impossible." Skaha brushed his spear, then put away the spear in his hand and said to Saber, "Follow me!" Let's go meet my Master! You don't want to just disappear because of the contract, do you? You can see that you have a wish that you want to fulfill! ”
Saber was silent, then, as if he had figured something out, let out a sigh of relief, put away his weapon, and kept up with Skaha.
Seeing this, Skaha, who led the way in front, smiled slightly, and after sensing Sakura's location a little with the power of the contract, he moved towards Sakura's location. It didn't take long for him to meet Lin Yiyan and Sakura, as well as Rin Tosaka, Illya and Lijielit.
“Master。” Skaha smiled at Sakura and came to the side of the group.
"Master craftsman." Sakura breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Skaha was safe and sound, and then greeted Skaha's arrival with a smile.