Fuyuki City, a suburb of the city.

"It's been so fierce outside, there's already a floating fortress that has completely fallen."

Asakami Fujino looked out the window and was amazed, although she was already a qualified magician, she had never seen such a brilliant scene, and she couldn't imagine that these things could be done by a group of servants.

"Caster, aren't we leaving?"

Paracelsus, who was still strengthening the protection of the house, shook his head when he heard this, and his expression revealed a hint of apology.

"I'm sorry, Master, I'm just a Caster, and I was only an alchemist when I was alive, so if I suddenly encounter an enemy on the way out, I don't have any ability to resist at all, and I only have a certain level of combat power in the magic workshop I built."

Speaking of this, Paracelsus looked at the battlefield in the distance, which had completely calmed down, and his eyes showed a look of yearning.

"And even in terms of the ability to create positions, there is a big gap between me and the other servants who participated in the Holy Grail War this time, at least those three floating fortresses are the technology that I can't reach."

"Don't say that, it's my financial resources that are holding you down." Asakami Fujino's expression was also a little gloomy.

An alchemist like Paracelsus is directly proportional to his combat power and financial strength, and Asakami Fujino didn't bring much money with him when he came to Fuyuki City, although that amount was huge enough for an ordinary person, but it was still too small for an alchemist.

So much so that Paracelsus could not give full play to his strength, and could only use all kinds of "leftovers" to tinker with this magic workshop.

If he was summoned by a lord of the level of wealth and connections of the Ise clan, the strength that Paracelsus could exert would definitely be much stronger.

At least with enough materials, he can make a complete Philosopher's Stone, and relying on the enhancement of the Philosopher's Stone, Paracelsus can even make a large number of androids with Servant-level combat power.

Although even with the enhancement of the Philosopher's Stone, the cyborg is a creature with a birth defect that is at best comparable to a low-level Servant.

But even a powerhouse of Karna's level would be powerless in the face of thousands of servant-level android armies.

During the time he studied with Paracelsus, Asakami Fujino had fully understood the level of knowledge of his servant, and he also knew very well what the other party could do.

In fact, even in this situation of scarce resources, Paracelsus has produced four puppets with Servant-level combat power.

Each puppet is already able to fight with low-level servants just by relying on their physical fitness, and if it is paired with Asakami Fujino's distorted magic eye, even a high-level servant may suffer if he is not careful when facing it.

Paracelsus laughed, just about to say something.

The next moment, a sharp gust of wind blew through the streets.

Rumble!!!

The sound of a violent explosion enveloped the surroundings, and all the glass windows in the street shattered to the ground, and the small room where Asakami Fujino and the others were located was not only the glass windows, but even the walls on the north side were shattered by the roar and wind pressure.

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……

Tens of seconds ago.

The north side of Fujino's magic workshop in Asagami, twenty kilometers away in the city center.

There is a figure standing on the top of the top floor of the Fuyuki City Radio Tower.

This is the highest position in Fuyuki City, and if you stand here with a telescope, you can see almost all of Fuyuki City.

The figure was a man who looked a little thin, but when he got closer, he realized that the other party was more than two meters tall, and the muscles on his seemingly thin arms were even thicker than the waist of an ordinary adult woman.

In his hand he held a bow tightly, and although it was actually much larger than a normal longbow, it seemed a little small in the hands of the tall man.

The man's costume looks quite strange, and the most eye-catching thing is the patterned cloak that he wears over his body vertically.

The cloak is not draped over the shoulders, but with the center of the fabric placed on top of the head to completely cover the face and the back of the head, and then draped down in a way that covers the front and back of the body.

At most, the lower half of the face and ears can be seen through the gaps in the fabric, and it is difficult to tell if I can see the way forward.

The man's lower body was also wrapped around his loincloth, and he wore close-fitting pants and shoes.

However, the upper body was not dressed at all, but all the exposed skin was covered with dark paint, and a certain pattern was drawn on the body with white dye, but the full appearance of the pattern was not known because of the long cloth.

At first glance, this outfit will make people feel like the man is an enemy who has emerged from a horror game and specializes in chasing the protagonist.

The face covered by the cloak smiled slightly, and then silently tightened the bowstring, and the seemingly hard longbow seemed so light in his hand that it could be pulled apart.

Just a momentary aim, seemingly nonchalant, and then his fingers left the bowstring.

An arrow shot out like lightning, and in an instant it surpassed the speed of sound and rolled up a storm.

Thundered!

A violent sonic boom carried a slashing storm through the streets of downtown Fuyuki in a straight line, and when the air was torn apart, the shock wave was released, and the deafening sound rang out, the arrows had already flown over the area.

The arrow did not slow down for a moment from the tower, and its trajectory did not follow a parabola like a common arrow, but flew forward like a lightning bolt, shooting accurately at the small and inconspicuous house that stood between the various houses in the distance.

The arrow covered twenty kilometers in a matter of seconds, and the shockwave raced over the town, shattering the glass of the buildings below the flight path from the sonic boom and the shockwave.

If you are hit by this kind of arrow, let alone a human, even a tank is estimated to disintegrate in an instant.

Or it could be said that targeting humans with an attack of this level is a bit overkill.

But the arrow was clearly targeted, and from the very beginning it was aimed at the head of the girl peeking out of the window in the house.

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……

"Huh?"

At the same time as Paracelsus was warning, Asakami Fujino had already turned his head to look at the window on the north side.

The sound of the arrow attack did not arrive, and she only subconsciously glanced in that direction because she felt the strange magic turbulence in the sky, and when Asagami Fujino felt the wind being torn, the arrow had already hit the magic workshop.

In just an instant, the arrows pierced through several self-discipline protection circles on the periphery of the magic workshop, and were finally destroyed by the magic circles embedded in the walls of the room in a self-destructive way, negating the blow that should have been killed.

In the midst of the silent chanting, the wind in Paracelsus' hand curled up, turning into a shield and bouncing open the broken glass that was about to be scattered on him and Asakami Fujino.

"Master, are you alright?"

After adjusting his breathing and suppressing the fear in his heart, Asakami Fujino shook his head: "No problem. The attack just now was ......"

"Not good, looks like we're going to get ready to fight."

Paracelsus beckoned, and a marvelous magic dress flew out of the room, looking like something made up of multiple stacked discs with various geometric patterns carved into them.

After being summoned, it just hovered silently at the top of the room, hovering as if on the alert for something.

"The automatic defensive type of magic ritual costume can only reach the level of C-level Noble Phantasms because of the tight production time, but it can reach B-level in the case of self-destruction as the premise."

Paracelsus explained casually, and another magic dress floated into the room, a golden ring studded with wonderfully twisted lenses.

This is a reconnaissance device that is integrated with the Magic Workshop's Exploration Magic, and can show the scenery in the distance.

After the previous attack, Paracelsus had modified the detection range of the magic workshop, so that he was able to find the enemy according to the trajectory of the attack very smoothly.

"That's ...... Archer？ ”

When Asakami Fujino saw the bow-wielding man in a shooting posture revealed on the mirror, a thought flashed through his mind, after all, the only person who could shoot with a bow and arrow from such a distance should be Archer.

But......

"The other party's ability value is too high, right?!"

Every master can see through the Servant's ability values to a certain extent when he sees them, including physical attributes or inherent skills.

Of course, some Servants themselves have inherent skills or treasures with hidden abilities, which are naturally exceptions, but it is clear that the Servant in front of him in the mirror does not have those abilities.

"No...... Or even if the other party really has this ability, they should not bother to use it. ”

Looking at the other party's unruly posture, Asakami Fujino thought so.

The opponent's attributes are too high, and it is no exaggeration to say that even the top Berserker who has been strengthened by enhanced skills is estimated to be at this level.

"It's coming!"

The voice of Paracelsus' reminder sounded in his ears, and Asakami Fujino didn't see the trajectory of the arrow at all, after all, the thing was far beyond the limit of human visual reaction speed.

Airplanes......

The self-defending magic dress trembled violently, and behind the curtain of light were bows and arrows that pierced through its protective barrier.

Click......

Finally, at the critical moment, the Auto-Defense Dress moved itself in front of the bow and arrow, blocking the blow at the expense of itself.

"Is this just a bow and arrow?!"

Seeing that the automatic defense dress that was theoretically comparable to a treasure was completely shattered, Asakami Fujino was still a little incredulous, judging from the speed of the opponent's shooting, it was clearly the most ordinary bow and arrow.

"It's time to fight back, Master!"

With Paracelsus' words, the two dolls quickly ran out of the room, and Fujino Asakami had already closed his eyes and was carried by the puppet to the basement.

"Oh?"

Even twenty kilometers away, Avenger's vision could clearly see what was happening in the huts, and he muttered in confusion when he saw that the other party had only sent out two dolls.

However, the doubt only lasted for a moment, and then he remained silent, and calmly tightened the bowstring, and released the arrow towards Asakami Fujino, whose body had not yet been completely sent to the basement, without hesitation.

Boom!

With the tremor of the bowstring, the supersonic arrow was fired again, but this time the arrow was only twisted and destroyed halfway.

"Huh? Interesting......"

Avenger's voice was not only emotional, but even a little self-deprecating.

He looked down at the two figures, and for a moment he figured out where the attack was coming from, and without hesitation, he fired a second and third arrows in succession.

Judging by his momentum, he should have planned to go straight through the puppet and destroy the houses behind him by the way.

However, at this time, the various flickering magic lights on the puppet's body have stopped, which means that the magic blessing given to the puppet by Paracelsus has been fully applied, and it is time for them to fight back.

Click......

With a distorted sound of destruction, and as before, the arrows in flight were completely destroyed by an unknown force, so much so that they were torn to pieces in the storm and dissipated with the wind.

Then, the puppet looked at Avenger.

Airplanes......

Crunch!

With an atmospheric hum, the tallest building in Fuyuki City was twisted into ruins in an instant.

However, such a wide range of attacks did not hurt Avenger, as he had sensed the danger before the twist arrived, and used his superior mobility to leave the spot.

However, before Avenger landed in mid-air, he found more than a dozen colorful magical lights flying out of the hut, which were Paracelsus's counterattack, and it was more than a dozen treasures that he released in an instant after using the magic workshop to strengthen it.

Sword of Paracelsus!

Paracelsus' Noble Phantasm is a wand in the form of a short sword, and the entire body of the sword is made of ultra-dense philosopher's stones.

When unleashing the Noble Phantasm, Paracelsus used the magic contained in the sword to perform ritual magic in an instant, using all five elements to form a true ether close to that of the gods.

And in this process, the mere materialization of the simulated real ether (pseudo) is enough to produce a light of destruction that sweeps all around.

With the help of the magic workshop that had been strengthened to the temple level by himself, Paracelsus liberated the Noble Phantasm, which originally took a certain amount of time to complete, more than ten times in an instant, greatly increasing the destructive power of the originally A+-level Noble Phantasm.

It is no exaggeration to say that in terms of the destructive power of the modern environment alone, this time the Noble Phantasm is not even inferior to Osmandis's Dendera Electric Ball.

Unfortunately, that is simply a calculation of the destructive power to modern organisms and the environment.

With the swing of his left bow, Avenger scattered the beams of light that were shooting at him at a speed beyond common sense, and the massive force converged in one place for a short time, and even a tornado of light and impact appeared around him.

"What?!"

Even Paracelsus couldn't keep his composure.

His Noble Phantasm was actually a secondary dress that he had made with his bare hands in his previous life, so Paracelsus was very aware of the effects of his Noble Phantasm.

For modern creatures, the true aether from the gods is an absolutely unbearable poison, even if the true aether he created is completely a fake compared to the real god generation true aether, but its "toxicity" is enough.

There is an incomparable gap between modern society and the gods, not only living beings, but even matter will "die" due to "poisoning" when facing the true ether.

Even the magic costumes that are made or the magic spells that are released will be "poisoned".

So theoretically, his move should be an "absolute attack" that "modern" creatures can't resist.

But such an attack was lightly broken up by the other party with one hand, and the meaning of that is self-evident.

As Paracelsus fell silent, Avenger burst out laughing.

"Huh...... Hehe...... Hahahahaha. ”

The message conveyed by the slightly innocent smile made Paracelsus's heart sink, and it seemed that the other party had also sensed the nature of his Noble Phantasm attack.

"It seems...... Your luck isn't very good. ”

Muttering softly, Avenger leaped lightly again, dodging another twisted attack.

Although the nature of this strange attack was still unclear, Avenger had already sensed the way the other party attacked.

The solution of "avoiding the gaze" is a fantasy for ordinary practitioners, but for him, it can only be regarded as a game between training with his own teacher.

"Looks like it's coming...... Then let's get rid of it quickly. ”

Avenger thought silently in his mind, the attack just now was a bit loud, so it attracted someone he didn't want to face.

Straighten his right hand, which is not holding a bow, at his side, and a new piece of "cloth" appears on his fist.

At first glance, the piece of fabric looked like a belt with a simple pattern printed on it, but in the eyes of some special people, it was immediately obvious what a precious and unusual item it was.

"God...... Divinity?! That's divinity?! ”

Paracelsus' eyes widened in surprise when he saw through the lens that it looked like a piece of fabric that was wrapped in a rich divinity that was used by a god himself.

Paracelsus was not wrong about himself, he was not a suitable servant for the Holy Grail War, as he was essentially a researcher.

And this thing in front of him is exactly what he has pursued all his life during his lifetime, and it is an irresistible temptation for a researcher who is so obsessed with research that he does not hesitate to give his life.

Avenger tightened his grip on the belt that had been wrapped around his right hand at some point, and then put his hand on the bowstring again, and the rich divine power filled the longbow in an instant, condensing an arrow made of pure divine power.

"Ah...... Yes...... Is that so? Is this what the divinity looks like, is the nature of the gods? ”

Paracelsus faced the enemy's imminent attack, but he did not have the slightest sense of resistance, just obsessively looked at the arrow composed of divine power in Avenger's hand, and constantly calculated various formulas in his heart, combining his previous research with real objects to verify.

“…… I'm sorry. ”

Avenger was silent when he saw Paracelsus, but he didn't hesitate to let go of the bowstring in his hand.

"I see, I see! I get it! I get it! ”

Perhaps it was the last pity in his heart that the arrow fired by Avenger did not go as fast as before, but maintained a subsonic speed, "slowly" drifting towards the target.

And Paracelsus didn't have any intention of fleeing or defending, just staring at the arrows that were getting closer and closer to him like crazy, constantly analyzing all kinds of information obtained from them, verifying whether what he had learned in his life was correct or not.

Airplanes......

Airplanes......

The distorting space represented the last effort of Asakami Fujino in the basement, and she unleashed her Distorted Eye incessantly towards that arrow, a terrifying force that distorted even the atmosphere around her.

However, the arrows composed of pure divine power represent the top mystery, even if it is not released by the true god himself, even if it does not contain any divinity, but it still has the most basic power to stabilize its own space, how can it be destroyed by such an attack.

Asakami Fujino tried to run out of the basement to wake up Paracelsus, but the puppets around her stopped her, and Paracelsus used the last shred of his sanity to protect his master.

Seconds later, a powerful blow shook the land.

One minute and twenty-two seconds after Avenger's move, the servant of rank Caster: Paracelsus, died!

After confirming that his mission was complete, Avenger left the scene without hesitation.

And less than two minutes after Avenger left, Zheng Shu flew over with his voice and breath.

"This divine aura ......"

Zheng Shu landed on the street that had been razed to the ground, feeling the aura of divine power that had not yet dissipated, and frowned.

"It's from the ancient Greek gods?"

Although the breath of each god is different, the breath of the gods of the same god system has some common characteristics, which Zheng Shu has a clear feeling from Karna and Osmandis.

The residual divine power aura here is a bit unfamiliar to Zheng Shu, indicating that this is not a god he has encountered, but the barbarian-like aura revealed in that divine power is too obvious, except for the Olympian gods of ancient Greece, Zheng Shu really didn't feel this feeling from the breath of other gods.

"So...... He's the one who fought here. ”

Zheng Shu recalled the information Medusa had given him, and searched for other clues in the ruins.

Finally, as you pass by an inconspicuous ruin, you can feel the tiny amount of magic fluctuations emanating from here.

"Huh?"

Zheng Shu was a little surprised to perceive this familiar magic fluctuation, and without hesitation, he reached out and swept the ruins on the ground away, revealing a basement door.

"Fujino?"

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Over Mt. Enzo.

At the moment of Paracelsus' death, his soul was recovered by the Little Grail, allowing the power accumulated in the Little Grail to reach the critical point of the next stage, and at the same time, the Great Holy Grail inside the Enzo Mountain began to transform from invisible to tangible.

"It's time!"

Semiramis, who was waiting for the battle, felt the change as soon as possible, and immediately activated the magic array that had been prepared in front of him.

"Start recovering the Great Grail!"

(End of chapter)