At night, in a forest on the outskirts of Fuyuki City.

Zheng Shu and Ma Tong Sakura stood quietly in place, the sound of insects would sound in the lonely forest from time to time, and the deep darkness made Ma Tong Sakura unconsciously get closer to Zheng Shu.

Looking at the castle in the distance, Zheng Shu raised his eyebrows in some surprise.

He didn't expect that a remote forest he chose at random was actually the territory of Einzberen Castle, but yes, the three royal families were all big landowners in Fuyuki City, and there were not many of their property in the entire Fuyuki City.

Zheng Shu glanced in the direction where the castle was located, he could already hear footsteps coming from this direction, it seemed that they had been discovered.

However, Zheng Shu didn't just want to solve Artoria tonight, so in the face of the figure that had already appeared in the shadow, he just glanced at it and stopped paying attention.

Taking a deep breath, the black mist on Zheng Shu's body also seemed to become stagnant.

And then......

Rumble!

Invisible power erupted from Zheng Shu's body, and the black mist on his body also surged like bursting flames, and the extremely aggressive will to fight was mixed with the dragon power, accompanied by the coercion that Zheng Shu exuded outward, and spread towards the entire Dongmu City.

Although the extremely expanded scope of the spread will make coercion almost useless, the will to fight is enough to remind all those who have reached a certain level of strength and inform their own direction, and this is the invitation letter sent by Zheng Shu.

"It's amazing."

At the same time that Zheng Shu handed out his "invitation", Artoria and Alice Phil, who were wearing neat armor, also appeared in front of the two, but they did not rush up to attack, but waited for Zheng Shu to complete their actions.

Feeling the terrifying coercion emanating from Zheng Shu's body combined with Long Wei, even Artoria had to sigh with emotion, this level of strength was something that few people even among her Knights of the Round Table could reach.

And this is because the opponent is now a servant, and the coercion shown is only a part of the opponent's strength, and it is impossible to imagine how terrifying the Berserker in front of him was in his heyday.

"Berserker......" Artoria looked at the familiar black figure in front of her, the expression on her face was extremely solemn, "Is this the intention to end the Holy Grail War once and for all tonight?" What a confidence! ”

After detecting the enemy's traces in the castle, she thought that Berserker had discovered their hiding place, so she came out to prepare for the battle.

But unexpectedly, the other party didn't care after seeing their figures, but stopped to release their fighting intent, and this behavior also made Artoria realize in her heart.

After the emotion, Artoria did not have any idea of escaping, but raised the blade in her hand.

She knew that her odds of victory were low, and she couldn't try it until she had enough time to free the Noble Phantasm, but judging from the speed that the other party had shown in the previous battle, she definitely didn't have such a chance without anyone to help contain her.

Of course, Artoria now has another choice, which is to wait for the other servants to come over, and then she can try to liberate the Noble Phantasm and fight under the control of the other servants.

Judging by the performance of Berserker and his lord in the past few days, they would never care about such a plan.

Or for them, they never care about the number of enemies, whether it is the master or the servant, they all have absolute trust in each other, such a bond is very envious of Artoria.

However, as a knight king, Artoria also has her own pride, and she will never refuse a challenge from others!

"It may be a little time before the other servants come here, so before we do that, let's continue the battle that didn't end last night!"

Faced with Artoria's invitation to fight, Sakura also made her own choice: "Let's go!" Berserker！ ”

In the eyes of Artoria and Alice Phil, Sakura also poured a lot of magic into her servant's body as she said this, and Berserker's eyes bloomed with golden light, and the black mist on her body that had subsided also surged again.

Bang!

With a loud bang on the ground, Zheng Shu's whole person disappeared from Artoria's sight.

Here it comes!

A keen instinct instantly allowed Artoria to judge the enemy's position, and the moment Zheng Shu disappeared, Artoria also swung her sword and slashed at her left side at the same time.

Clang!

Dazzling metal sparks bloomed from the position where the two of them were fighting, and the surging power was transmitted from Zheng Shu's fist to the sword body, and the terrifying magic power even dispelled a part of the storm wrapped around the holy sword's body in an instant, making its sword body appear for a moment.

At the same time as he swung his fist, Zheng Shu raised his foot and kicked Artoria in the abdomen as if he had done the same trick.

However, Artoria, who had already suffered a loss, had already been prepared for this, and she had already experienced the horror of the enemy's power, once she was hit by such an attack, her body would basically lose her combat effectiveness instantly, and unless she used a spell, she could almost confirm the end of this battle.

Therefore, after feeling the power transmitted by the holy sword in her hand, Artoria did not make any resistance, but instead followed this power to let her body retreat, and dodged Zheng Shu's whip leg by a fraction of a second.

Shhh

Although it was true that he had dodged this attack, the speed of Zheng Shu's attack was too fast, so the armor on Artoria's abdomen was still scraped.

At the moment of contact, the armor that originally looked sturdy was easily torn, and the broken fragments left scars on Artoria's body under the influence of the strong wind.

However, Zheng Shu was surprised to find that Artoria, who had retreated more than ten meters in an instant, stopped at the same time, and the injury on her abdomen that didn't look light had completely healed, while Alice Phil, who was standing in the distance, didn't look like she was using healing magic.

This is...... Scabbard?

Zheng Shu involuntarily raised his eyebrows, and glanced at Alice Phil in the distance with a vague gaze.

Sure enough, under careful observation, Zheng Shu found that Alice Phil's physical condition was obviously much worse than when she saw it before, and it was still weakening over time, it seemed that she did temporarily return the scabbard in her body to Artoria.

Looks like I've put a lot of pressure on them......

With a gasp, Artoria looked solemnly at Berserker, who had not pursued in the distance.

Even if she was mentally prepared, Artoria still felt a sense of panic, there could be no omissions in the fight with the other party, once there was a mistake, then she was likely to be directly defeated by the terrifying power of the other party.

The most troublesome thing is......

Artoria's eyes also involuntarily glanced towards Alice Phil, and she could clearly feel that Alice Phil's life aura had decayed rapidly after returning the scabbard to herself.

Even if it's just for the sake of her life, Artoria must do everything she can to get it done quickly.

Sighing helplessly, Artoria felt like what Lancer had said before, and it was really helpless to see such a brave opponent unable to claim their names to each other because of the influence of madness.

Even under the influence of madness, the opponent's skills still exceed those of most enemies, and it is hard to imagine how high Berserker's skills are when he is awake.

Zheng Shu: "......"

Boom!

A muffled sound came from Artoria's body, and the metal armor on her body turned into a spirit child and slowly dissipated.

This is Artoria who took the initiative to shatter the armor made of magic on her body, with the power of the Berserker, these armors are completely unable to cause any protective effect, and even cause additional damage to her body if she is scratched like just now.

Faced with an enemy like Berserker, Artoria had no choice but to dodge.

In that case, it is better to simply abandon all defenses and choose the lightest equipment to increase your agility as much as possible.

"It's coming! Berserker！ Artoria had changed her passive appearance after disarming herself.

The storm on the Sword of Oath of Victory swirled rapidly, and even the outline of the sword body could faintly appear, Artoria reduced the concealment of her Wind King Barrier and increased the destructive power, and then she raised the long sword in her hand and launched an active attack towards Zheng Shu.

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"Even after acquiring Avalon, can it only go so far?"

In the middle of a jungle in the distance, Emiya Kiritsugu's face was a little ugly.

Through the sniper scope, he could see the two figures engaged in the battle in the distance, and the terrifying momentum that erupted between the two sides was far beyond the level of human intervention.

Emiya Kiritsugu had no doubt that even if he were to shoot at Berserker now, the sniper bullets fired would be deflected by the aftermath of the battle between the two sides. If you want to really get involved in the battle between the two servants, you have to at least have a heavy weapon of the artillery level.

Looking at the battlefield in the distance, Emiya Kiritsugu was very helpless, obviously Artoria's strength had greatly improved after recovering Avalon, but she was still fighting very the frontal battlefield.

You must know that after recovering Avalon, Artoria's various attributes have been greatly improved, and she has also gained a recovery speed beyond the limit of normal creatures.

However, when it comes to Berserker, Artoria's situation is still not good.

Every time the two sides collided, Artoria needed to rely on Avalon's high-speed recovery to recover her hands and body, otherwise the aftermath and the power transmitted from the Holy Sword would have shattered her arms.

Even after taking off her metal armor, Artoria's movement speed was still at a disadvantage, and she had to rely on her instincts to dodge Berserker's attacks every time.

However, with Berserker's strength, even if Artoria dodged the opponent's fist, the punch was enough to tear Artoria's surface skin, and even with Avalon's recovery, the continuous injuries were constantly draining Artoria's energy and magic.

Berserker's situation is different from other Heroic Spirits, he is so special, this guy's strength is not at all due to the instantaneous destruction caused by the liberation of the Noble Phantasm, but because of the strength, speed, and defense that far exceed common sense.

In this case, even Avalon will not be able to play its best role, and once the opponent seizes the opportunity, Artoria will be beaten alive by Berserker even if Avalon recovers.

"So...... The only chance is to be the Master? "Emiya Kiritsugu still hasn't given up on the plan to directly solve the cherry blossoms of the house.

But he was also well aware that once he pulled the trigger, he would face a desperate comeback from Berserker, and the relationship between him and Artoria would reach a point of no return.

Even with the intrinsic time enhancement, Emiya Kiritsugu was not sure that he would be able to dodge Berserker's final attack. After all, with the instincts and strength that the guy showed, even just throwing a rock was enough to surpass the effect of a sniper rifle.

Moreover......

Emiya Kiritsugu subconsciously glanced at the back of his hand, and there were only two spells left on it.

According to the rules of the Holy Grail War, if Emiya Kiritsugu wants to obtain the Holy Grail, he must also leave at least one Command Spell to make Artoria commit suicide, which means that he only has one Command Spell to direct Artoria to do things.

But once shot, with his and Artoria's affinity, it means that he has completely lost control of the servant, and the only remaining painting spell can really help him win the next victory?

Thinking about it, Emiya Kiritsugu aimed the crosshair of the sniper scope at Sakura Makiri, who was standing outside, and then, just as he expected, a terrifying killing intent instantly locked onto his body.

"Monster! Is there still any strength left in such a fierce battle? Emiya Kiritsugu's face was rather ugly, and he couldn't imagine where the upper limit of Berserker's strength was.

The other party was like this when he was besieged by three servants in the port before, and he was obviously in the whirlpool of battle, but he still had the spare strength to pay attention to his master.

Feeling the increasingly terrifying killing intent that was pressing on him, Emiya Kiritsugu had to shift his gun and look elsewhere.

However, at this moment, through the sniper mirror, Emiya Kiritsugu unexpectedly spotted another black figure in a dense forest not far from the battlefield.

“Assassin？ Sure enough, he didn't die, and it seems that his doppelganger ability is much stronger than he imagined. "Emiya Kiritsugu wasn't surprised that Assassin was still alive.

After all, there was Alice Phil, a living humanoid chalice, by his side, and he naturally knew that the spiritual base of several servants had been recovered.

However, the moment he saw this assassin, Emiya Kiritsugu immediately had a new idea in his heart: "Maiya, pay attention to my signal!" ”

(Today's update, there is another chapter.) ）

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