Chapter 378: The Old Man
Just when the battle on Emiya Shirou's side was in full swing, Zheng Shu stood at the bottom of the Radiant Compound Great Temple, watching the battle above in amazement.
"Turtle turtle, this way of fighting is really wild, and they have already smashed people with nuclear bombs."
Looking at the hot light that erupted again above, Zheng Shu waved his hand to stop the spreading shockwave.
This is not the case inside the Radiant Compound Grand Temple, where the energy that erupts is not blocked by the inherent enchantment, and even if it is just the aftermath, the destructive power is terrifyingly strong.
Although many people have fled by car overnight, most of the people in Dongmu City have not had time to leave, and there are several families in the vicinity who have not yet evacuated, if Zheng Shu didn't help them stop the shock wave, it would have been over.
Of course, hearing that his head was so lively, even the biggest people would not stay where they were, and they must have hurriedly packed their bags and fled.
So Zheng Shu didn't need to intercept for too long, and after the battle above was white-hot, he would almost be able to go up to the battle.
"Hmm...... The inhabitants of this neighborhood have mostly escaped, and I should almost go up. ”
Zheng Shu unfolded his perception, and after confirming that nothing was missing, he prepared to fly to the Radiant Composite Temple to mix in the foot.
However, at this moment, a beam of purple magic cannons flew from a distance, and with the assistance of a large number of dragon tooth soldiers and golems, it broke through the defenses of the Radiant Composite Temple and flew into the interior of the inherent enchantment.
"Huh? No way?! ”
Zheng Shu was still puzzled that this magic cannon seemed to have no effect at all, and then he suddenly felt the terrifying pressure transmitted from the Radiant Compound Grand Temple, and his intuition was frantically warning him not to approach, if he was hit at this time, he would definitely die.
As his thoughts flowed, Zheng Shu had already thought of the reason for such a danger: "Arash? He unleashed his treasure? ”
After hesitating for a moment, Zheng Shu decided to follow his inner thoughts, stay on the ground for a while, and wait for the treasure to be released before going up.
Don't look at the treasure of Arash in the game, it seems to be inconspicuous, except for the miscellaneous soldiers, it is useless, but according to myths and legends, even if his attack is taken by the main god, he will lose half his life.
With a range of 2,500 kilometers, and it is a pure kinetic attack, the electromagnetic cannon expected in future technology is at this level!
Thinking about all kinds of questions in his heart, Zheng Shu's face changed suddenly, and he sensed the information coming from a distance.
"Suffered!"
He could feel that the divinity he had transmitted to Medusa was being consumed rapidly, even if the rate of depletion of divinity was not so fast when he fought against Karna, which meant that Medusa had encountered an unprecedented enemy.
Call!
The weapon of the gods immediately appeared on the body, and the two cloaks behind the back quickly expanded under the infusion of a large amount of magic power, and soon turned into two wings, lifting Zheng Shu up with a light fan.
Rumble!
As soon as they took a step, Zheng Shu broke through the sound barrier, formed a large sonic boom cloud around him, drew a white line visible to the naked eye in the air, and rushed towards Medusa's predetermined battle site.
"Hold on!"
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Rumble! Rumble!
With two explosions, the last two Dragonwingers were destroyed by the Golem.
In less than five minutes from the beginning to the end of the battle, a thousand Dragonwings faced fifty flying golems and the fifty battle golems they carried, but the battle ended in the complete defeat of the Dragonwings.
The Golem side only paid the price of the loss of three flying golems, and from this point of view, there was an absolute technological gap between the Golem and the maker of the Dragonwing Soldiers.
Under the control of the autonomic combat system, the golems gathered in the air again, formed an array, and then swooped down towards the courtyard in the sky not far away.
Because the main combat power is concentrated on the side of the Radiant Compound Temple, the golems arranged by Medea for the air courtyard are only regular combat power, and there are no special hydrogen bombs.
After all, the gap between the Aerial Courtyard and the Radiance Composite Grand Temple can be seen with eyes, and the two sides are not of the same level at all.
"I'm being underestimated, but these puppets alone aren't qualified to enter this garden."
Standing at the front of the courtyard in the sky, Semiramis sneered at the golems swooping over, then flicked his fingers.
Under her control, the magic power instantly filled the spell, and the huge magic circle immediately unfolded, and the magic array that shone with dark purple brilliance was like a loaded cannon.
And not only did four magic circles unfold behind Semiramis, there were four in the sky above the golem group, and four appeared in the sky under his feet, all of which had been filled and were waiting for his master's orders.
"Fall."
Rumble!
With a command from Semiramis, the magic cannons roared, and the sound of the pillar of light was like thunder, easily piercing through the wall of air and covering the position of the golem.
Waiting for the smoke to clear, there was no doubt that the group of giant golems with a minimum height of five meters had completely disappeared, no matter how dexterous their evasion was and how strong their mobility was, it would be useless in front of the magic cannons that filled the entire space.
Not paying attention to the enemies he had already disposed of, and pulling up the fog around him again to hide his form, Semiramis switched his gaze to the distant battle.
"Hmm...... It's a bit embarrassing on my master's side, but it's not bad, Lancer's side ......"
Semiramis looked closely at the state of the Radiant Composite Grand Temple after being attacked, and frowned.
"Is it the effect of holding a sealed treasure? That's a bit of a hassle. Well...... The damage caused by the previous explosion has not yet been fully repaired, but it is possible to start from this point. ”
Stretching out his fingers and waving them gently, modifying the function of the magic array behind him, Semiramis also had a little happiness in his heart.
"It's good that the floating battle fortress over there didn't take my aerial courtyard as the main target, otherwise, if it suffered an explosion of that level......"
Just a little calculation in his heart, Semiramis shook his head helplessly, even if he counted the protective ability of the twelve sarcophagi around the courtyard in the sky, he could only take two shots at most.
And it can't explode inside the courtyard like the temple in the distance, otherwise it only takes a single shot to shatter the entire magic of the entire aerial courtyard, making the aerial courtyard lose its ability to float and become a ruin.
"That thing must be a weapon called a nuclear bomb, right? It's really surprisingly destructive, and it turns out that humanity has developed to such a level without realizing it. ”
With a little emotion, Semiramis completed the final transformation of the magic array, and then turned his gaze in another direction.
"Now you just need to wait for the right time to launch the neutralization technique, so the one over there, after watching it for so long, can't he come out yet?"
There was a moment of silence in the courtyard in the sky, and it wasn't long before Medusa's figure was revealed next to a pillar in the distance, and she was already in Anna's form.
"Oh, I didn't expect to be a pretty little girl." Semiramis raised his eyebrows lightly, "Your stealth skills are indeed good, but unfortunately for me, the Courtyard in the Sky is like my body, and no one can hide it in front of me. ”
Medusa didn't speak, just dragged the huge scythe out of her back.
After determining the three floating fortresses to be solved, Zheng Shu and the others had already confirmed the allocation of personnel for the battle that night.
Considering that the three floating fortresses would definitely take each other as their main combat objectives when fighting, they would be relatively empty inside the floating fortresses, so they took a more daring detachment action.
Zheng Shu, who was the strongest, went to the Radiant Compound Grand Temple to fight, and it was bound to be the place where the battle was fiercest on the battlefield.
After all, the power of the Radiant Compound Temple is obvious to all, and the other two floating fortresses will inevitably make it their main target.
However, with Zheng Shu's strength, as long as he avoided the frontal impact of the Dendra Electric Ball of the Radiance Composite Temple, there was no need to worry about safety.
Moreover, the other two parties of the floating fortress will inevitably send their strongest combat power to the Radiant Composite Great Temple, and if the strength is too weak, it will drag them back, so the final result of the discussion is that only Zheng Shu himself will go to the Great Temple.
On the other side, Red A and Artoria are heading to the Floating City, because it is not clear what the specific strength of the enemy is, so their role is to disrupt the battlefield as much as possible to delay time, and it is best if they can support Zheng Shu to rush over.
Moreover, Artoria herself has the Sword of Victory of the Oath, and if she is really in a hurry, she can completely release the treasure to lift the table.
As for the rest of the courtyard in the air, Medusa was naturally sent to fight alone.
After unlocking Anna's form, Medusa's combat power can be said to be among the top few in this Holy Grail War, and Zheng Shu is also very aware of Semiramis' ability.
The oldest assassin to assassinate his husband and become queen with poison, except for this conspicuous aerial courtyard, used toxins.
Her Noble Phantasm is completely capable of mixing the air, moisture and even magic around her with a strong toxin, which is so intense that ordinary magicians will lose their lives after two puffs, and even a servant with a strong constitution is not immune.
However, there is still a limit to the effects of the toxin, and in the original books, Mordred relied on her powerful attributes as Saber, making her only a little weak even when she fought surrounded by Venom.
It's just that after her physique became weak, the various magic tricks of Semiramis's Aerial Courtyard were also able to exert enough influence on her that she was at an absolute disadvantage without support.
But Medusa is different, as Gorgon, in addition to those eyes that can make people petrify, as a "monster", Medusa also has an extraordinary resistance to all kinds of venom.
Even though Anna's form is inclined to the "god" side, Gorgon's essence has not changed, and after the transformation of form, relying on divinity, Medusa's magic power has also been greatly improved.
So in the available intelligence, Medusa alone should be enough to capture the Courtyard in the Sky.
Semiramis also discovered the abnormality of Medusa's body, and after discovering that someone had quietly infiltrated the Aerial Courtyard, she had already quietly used her Noble Phantasm to completely transform the air and liquid in the Aerial Courtyard into poison.
In order to allow the toxin to work as hard as possible, she even deliberately pretended not to find the infiltrator, but was modifying the magic array to stall for time.
But after such a long time, the toxin should theoretically be fully functional, but the enemy didn't seem to react at all.
"Restrained? My luck is really bad. ”
Semiramis sighed, looked at the scythe in his hand, and Medusa, who was already ready to rush up, had no intention of wanting to do it.
"Fortunately, the Imperial Master has anticipated such a situation in advance, so your enemy is not me, but him."
Semiramis pointed behind Medusa, then ignored her, turned around and continued to manipulate the circle, firing the neutralization technique he had just modified towards the Radiant Compound Grand Temple.
"What?!"
Medusa, who was about to attack, suddenly looked startled, because she felt the light around her darken, which meant that someone appeared behind her.
Rumble!
The terrifying fist slammed into where Medusa had been standing, without any bells and whistles, just a straight punch attack with his fist, but the damage was like a missile hitting the ground.
Even Medusa, who dodged at the last moment, could feel the ground shake beneath her feet, because the shockwave caused by the punch made her almost unable to open her eyes.
I'm afraid that if it weren't for the powerful magic protection on the courtyard in the sky, this blow alone would have shattered the entire courtyard.
"Ahhh Assassin: What are you doing?! Is it to destroy my courtyard in the sky? ”
Semiramis let out a high-pitched scream, even with the protection of magic, the punch just now completely destroyed the square in the center of the courtyard, and the original church on the side was also affected, and large cracks appeared in the walls, as if they would collapse at any time.
"I'm not an Assassin anymore."
A dull voice came from the figure's mouth, and instead of paying attention to the frantic Semiramis, he turned his gaze to Medusa beside him.
"It's you?!" Medusa's pupils shook violently when she saw the human face under the animal skin cloak.
"You actually participated in this Holy Grail War?!"
"yes, not very lucky."
The figure's voice was a little low, and the words he said were even more strange, after all, for the vast majority of heroes, it was a good luck to be summoned by the Holy Grail Summoning and get a chance to fulfill their wishes.
But Medusa didn't have the heart to think about these things anymore, she kept looking around, thinking about the possibility of winning or escaping.
The figure saw Medusa's intentions, and couldn't help but show an expression of appreciation: "In this case, I am still willing to resist, what a strong will to fight." ”
"Humph! We are all in the state of servants now, and our strength is limited by the spirit base with a certain upper limit, and without the assistance of things like inherent enchantments, even if I have a gap with you, it will not be too bad. ”
With that, Medusa clenched the scythe in her hand and watched the figure and Semiramis warily.
"Don't worry about her, she's very busy now, so she doesn't have time to make a move, and I'm the only one to be your opponent."
"Really? Looks like you're going to eat me. ”
Medusa sneered, but she was extremely nervous in her heart, of course she knew how strong the guy in front of her was, even if it was because of the restrictions of Lingji, the gap between the two sides was greatly narrowed, but it was definitely not something she could win.
"Don't worry, for that guy's sake, I won't kill you this time...... Ah, by the way, can you go down and fight? Otherwise, this woman's nagging will be very troublesome. ”
"Cut!"
Crash......
Medusa didn't say much, tugging at the chain on her scythe and throwing it away, while attacking herself from the other direction.
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Call!
With a violent storm, Zheng Shu came to the place where the air courtyard was before, but at this time, the sky courtyard had disappeared, leaving only the traces of the battle on the ground.
Zheng Shu didn't bother with the vanished courtyard in the sky, but kept searching the ground, because he could feel the aura of Medusa here.
Finally, in the ruins of a building, Zheng Shu found Medusa, who had fallen into a semi-comatose state, by which time she had released Anna's form and changed back to her slender body.
Landing on the ground and carefully examining Medusa's injuries, Zheng Shu breathed a sigh of relief, the injuries were quite serious, not only was his divinity all exhausted, but he also fell into a deep coma, but at least his life was not in danger.
And the most important thing is that he has obviously suffered such a serious injury, but the spirit core has only been damaged a little, although it will be a little difficult to heal itself, and he may not have combat effectiveness in the recent period, but he is indeed alive.
Zheng Shu pressed his palm against Medusa's head, and a steady stream of magic energy was fed into her body through skin contact, making up for the damage.
Only then did Zheng Shu think about it carefully, and it was obvious that there was a hidden servant on the side of Amakusa Shiro Shizhen, and his strength was very strong, at least the strength should be far greater than Medusa's.
Otherwise, it would not have been possible to have such precise damage control.
And it took less than two minutes for him to perceive the change in the situation on Medusa's side to fly over, and he caused such terrifying damage in such a short period of time, at least his strength should not be much worse than that of Karna, who was full of firepower.
As for the other aspect, it is obvious that Medusa knows the other party, otherwise there is no reason to let her go after being seriously injured.
After helping Medusa stabilize her injuries, one of the two cloaks behind Zheng Shu suddenly swelled, holding Medusa up gently.
And Zheng Shu took Medusa with him like this, and continued to observe the traces of the battle around him.
"Pure physical destruction?" Zheng Shu raised his eyebrows.
This is not common for most Servants, such as Karna, who carry a large number of "special effects" with each attack, needless to say, even Red A and Artoria, who seem to attack more modestly, will carry a lot of magic when they attack.
Even if the traces of destruction look like pure physical destruction, a large amount of magic will remain at the location of the attack, so it is easy to identify the identity of the person who is fighting by knowing the opponent's magical aura.
In this case, there is a high probability that all the enemy's mana is simply used to strengthen themselves, without strengthening weapons or unleashing skills.
“…… Or maybe the guy didn't use weapons at all. ”
Zheng Shu stood on top of a collapsed building, looking at the crater-like ruins below with a serious expression.
Because in the very center of that "crater", there is a clearly visible fist print.
This means that the enemy did not use any weapons at all, and with just one pair of his own fists caused such a lot of damage, and by the way, Medusa was seriously injured.
"Trouble...... I had a very bad premonition. ”
Thinking about several possibilities in his mind, Zheng Shu turned around and left here with Medusa and ran in the direction of the Floating City.
(End of chapter)