Chapter 130 Encounter
Chapter 130 Encounter
"Rider, you take them away first!"
Scáthach said in a commanding tone, "Use the Command Spell, Hachiman."
Despite having a Command Seal, Hachiman Hikigaya was completely unable to withstand the battle between two Servants; his face was deathly pale. After the initial mental excitement, his body was utterly drained.
Upon hearing Scáthach's words, Hachiman Hikigaya quickly used a Command Spell: "In the name of the Command Spell, fight with all your might, Lancer!"
Such vague commands generally have no mandatory effect; their main purpose is to provide magic for Scáthach!
As expected, with the Command Seals sharing the burden, Hachiman Hikigaya's complexion improved somewhat.
"Hurry back, Caster should have a solution," Scáthach said coldly. Whether it's the items in Gilgamesh's treasury or transferring the mana to the Greater Grail, they can solve Hachiman Hikigaya's current problem.
If this continues, it will really drain your life force.
"Yes, I'll take you back, Hachiman!" Astolfo didn't dare use the hawk at this moment, fearing it would exacerbate Hachiman Hikigaya's magic consumption.
“Take this to Makoto Aoki.” Scáthach tossed the prototype Noble Phantasm, “All Laws Will Break the Rules,” to Astolfo.
"Understood, leave it to me!"
Astolfo picked up Hachiman Hikigaya and said to the homunculus, "Make sure you keep up with me!"
The android nodded, and Gold had no choice but to follow.
After all, if he were left alone here, no one would protect him. If he were to die in the aftermath of a fight between Servants, that would be a real injustice.
Looking at Astolfo and his two companions ahead, Gold curled his lip. He could probably guess that one of the reasons for having Rider come along was to keep an eye on him.
Otherwise, he would have complete control over Androids and Hachiman.
Meanwhile, another follower hidden in the forest also left. Sherlock Holmes had originally come to save the day, but since he was no longer needed, it wasn't the right time for him to appear.
Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya had left, Scáthach had no more worries. She checked the magical power in her body and realized that with a Command Seal to support her, she could still fight this battle with all her might.
"I'll take over the Rider from the other side, is that alright, Saber?" Scáthach said, ostensibly asking, but in reality, she was just informing him.
Siegfried nodded silently.
“Then let’s say hello first,” Scáthach said, her crimson eyes reflecting the shooting stars streaking across the sky. “I don’t like looking up at people.”
"Let me take you to the Land of Shadows—"
Scáthach threw the red spear into the air, then suddenly leaped up and kicked it away with a backward kick.
"Gae Bolg Alternative!"
The spear transformed into crimson lightning and struck Achilles in the air!
"Good!" Achilles tightened the reins. His Noble Phantasm was a chariot, and he naturally possessed extremely high driving skills, narrowly dodging this thunderous attack.
"That was close, Achilles." Xanthos, the only one of the three divine horses who could speak, exclaimed in alarm.
"Speed and power are both good, but the trajectory is a bit monotonous," Achilles commented confidently.
Unexpectedly, the "Spear Through the Dead Thorns," which Achilles had dodged, dispersed in the air into countless projections of crimson spears, raining down on Achilles and even Karna standing nearby like arrows.
In the FGO game, Lancer Scáthach's Noble Phantasm is an anti-personnel Noble Phantasm, but in reality, "Spear Through Death Thorns" is the same as Cú Chulainn's Noble Phantasm and can be used as an anti-army Noble Phantasm. After all, Assassin Scáthach didn't even change the name of her Noble Phantasm.
"They actually pulled this move!" Achilles was not surprised but delighted. He swung his Meteor Spear to sweep away the falling spear tips, but just because he could block it did not mean that the "Undying Chariot of Gale and Raging Waves" could block it. Even though the hurricane they created when they ran was enough to sweep away most attacks, it did not include Noble Phantasms!
Thus, Achilles literally crashed.
Of course, it wasn't that the chariot couldn't hold on, but rather that Achilles decisively canceled his Noble Phantasm after the only one of the three horses that wasn't a divine horse was hit.
He preferred fighting alone, not to mention that driving a chariot would probably make him an easy target for the enemy.
On the other side, Karna, who was also attacked, seemed to be in complete control. His divine-level gun skills easily swept away the attack. In addition, he relied on the ability of his golden armor to fly, unlike Achilles, who had more openings.
Sensing the powerful fighting spirit on the ground, Karna also landed and confronted the sword-wielding knight.
"Black Saber".
Karna's golden earring swayed in the light as he said calmly, "It was originally intended to investigate the flaws in this Holy Grail War, but it seems you've already sided with them."
"Then it will be us killing each other."
The white-haired god's eyes were so sharp they seemed to see through everything; just by standing there, he exuded an overwhelming and invincible aura.
However, his opponents were the same; if we're talking about martial arts that have reached the level of gods, Siegfried was undoubtedly among them!
However, there are already four powerful individuals on this battlefield who have reached the level of divine martial arts, enough to make a mahjong table.
“I have seen a man with eyes similar to yours, and that man was undoubtedly a hero. If you look at me with those eyes, it is no coincidence that you will fight me, but an inevitability.”
A burst of magical power, as bright as the sun, erupted, accompanied by Karna's intense fighting spirit.
"My name is Karna, son of the sun god. If you have no fear of my spear, then come at me!"
Siegfried's figure stood firm and unwavering, not even faltering in the face of Karna's aura, which could cause mountains to crumble and the earth to split.
"Siegfried, the knight who traverses the Netherlands, is here."
Siegfried and Karna's belated encounter and battle erupt.
After deactivating his Noble Phantasm, Achilles leaped down and landed heavily, creating a huge crater in the ground.
But he just arrogantly wiped the bloodstains on his face with his thumb; they were marks left by the red spear.
The fact that his Noble Phantasm could be broken means that the opponent undoubtedly possesses a high level of divinity.
This is the kind of opponent he wants!
"Hahaha, finally I have another opponent who can fight me!" Achilles was bursting with fighting spirit. Although a pure contest of skills would be fine, it was this life-or-death battle that ignited his passion more.
"It's fate that I met someone who can kill me, come on!" Achilles unleashed a powerful fighting spirit, because he had also sensed the opponent's fighting intent.
"That's what you wanted, isn't it?!"
Achilles, son of Thetis and Peleus.
The voice coming from the shadows made Achilles stare in astonishment.
"A woman possesses such powerful fighting spirit?" Achilles held his meteor spear horizontally in front of his chest. "It doesn't matter. I won't repeat my previous mistakes. Whether you're male or female, as a hero, as a warrior, fight me!"
Achilles still feels guilty towards Penthesilea, so he will not make the same mistake again. Even if the woman in front of him is no less beautiful than Penthesilea, he will not say "how beautiful" again.
The Queen of the Shadow Kingdom, holding her crimson spear upside down, nodded arrogantly: "Just what I wanted!"
“Show me your strength, hero of Troy, Scáthach. If you fail, I will take your life.”
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