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Chapter 335: The Swordsman Who Cannot Be Killed by the Holy Sword
The mouth of the Weiyuan River.

The servant who was confronting Artoria was covered in armor, with no face revealed, making it impossible to ascertain his whereabouts.

This servant was tall and looked very burly.

From the perspective of this [visual insect] clinging to the top of the container, he was several heads taller than the petite Altria.

According to Fang Yi's estimation, this servant was about two meters tall.

The armor covering his entire body was silver-white, with only two scarlet eyes visible through the holes in the visor, resembling Berserker's unique [Frenzy].

He held a rather cheap katana in his hand and had an old musket on his waist.

With just one glance, Fang Yi came to the same conclusion as many other masters who were spying on the battlefield.

The prototype of this Heroic Spirit probably lived in the modern era, and his class was most likely Berserker.
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After making a basic judgment based on the collected intelligence, Fang Yi felt a little confused again.

Why can such a servant, whose panel attributes are most likely not very high and whose [Noble Phantasm] is not very strong, make this [Knight King] look solemn?
He remembered that no matter what version or strength this King of Silence was, he was not afraid of fighting and was striving to fight for the Holy Grail.

There's no reason to be afraid of a modern-day Berserker.

[Is there something wrong with her Master? Or is it her [intuition] telling her that the enemy is not to be trifled with?]

Let's have [Vision Bug] come closer and use the Master's unique ability to see the attributes of these two Servants.

After making the decision, Fang Yi used [Insect Magic].

After unlocking the [Alien Affinity] ability of the [Affinity Bamboo Tube] and stacking the [Affinity for Insects].

He then grasped the somewhat special [Visual Bug] that he had obtained from Matou Kariya's eye socket and conveyed the command to 'move steadily'.

The insect that was clinging to the container at the mouth of the Miyuan River, spying on the battlefield and gathering intelligence, changed from flying to crawling.

After spending a few seconds adjusting the perspective, Fang Yi was finally able to get a glimpse of the attributes of the two servants on the battlefield.
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He first looked at Artoria standing in the middle of the field and began to evaluate the panel attributes of this servant.

After obtaining the books related to the [Command Spell] system from Matou Zouken and sorting them out.

As long as the Servant does not have the anti-reconnaissance skill [Not for One's Own Glory], he can see most of the Servant's attributes.

He first looked at the man's chest, and then observed his armor.

The conclusion was reached immediately.

This Abyss is a true all-A servant.

Judging from the A on his chest and the invisible holy sword he holds, his growth must have stopped after he drew out the holy sword, so his 'underdeveloped' ahoge doesn't have a holy spear.

As for its attribute panel, it can be said to be extremely violent and luxurious.

Among the attributes related to normal attacks, strength, agility, and endurance all reach A level.

This is not counting the extremely powerful [Magic Release] from the [Dragon Factor] and the Red Dragon Heart.

The opponent's magic attribute also reached A+.

[Noble Phantasm] Although it cannot be seen, Fang Yi believes that this item should be able to reach A++ if the master's magic power supply is normal.

Lucky is B.

[Wait, how did Lucky become B? ]

After seeing the other party reach B luck, Fang Yi realized that something was wrong.

If he remembered correctly, if Emiya Kiritsugu was the Master, his luck would be very low.

Thinking of the Holy Grail War between the fourteen servants of Gundam, Fang Yi immediately thought of the possibility that the other party had changed their Master.

【It is very likely that Emiya Kiritsugu is not the Master of this Arthur King.】
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After making the inference, Fang Yi couldn't help but feel a little tricky.

"When fighting an opponent, you need to consider the extra blessing brought by the telepathic connection of the [Command Seals].

"It's a bit troublesome."

After silently putting the option of beating Daimao to obtain the [Dragon Factor] last in her mind, Fang Yi turned her attention to her opponent.

However, before he could obtain the other party's attributes, the Berserker suddenly twitched on the spot.

A faint flash of electricity shone through the cracks in the armor, as if it had been given electric shock therapy.

Looking at the armor that was emitting electric light, Fang Yi had a strong sense of déjà vu.

It was as if he had seen this armor somewhere before.

[After the battle is over and intelligence is gathered, use [Memory] to search your memory.]

After a brief moment of distraction, Fang Yi turned his attention back to the battlefield.
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Looking at the twitching Berserker, Artoria, holding the [Sword of Promised Victory], did not give her opponent any chance to adjust.

Instead, he was extremely clever and 'insidious' and took advantage of the opponent's moment of inaction to launch a surprise attack.

She just squatted down, and the next moment an extremely terrifying sonic boom sounded in the air.

As the containers on the sprint route were being pushed forward, the wind pressure caused by the sprint made a loud noise like a heavy object hitting the container, and caused extremely severe distortion and deformation.

Altria, who fully utilized her attribute advantage, slashed the long sword in her hand into the Berserker's shoulder easily like a hot knife cutting butter, and was about to cut it in two.

But apparently this ahoge isn't so 'merciful'.

She not only aimed to chop the opponent in half with the holy sword.

The next moment, a golden halo appeared on the holy sword.

As the magic power surged, a pillar of light shot up from the holy sword, ready to transform into an extremely hot torrent of magic power that would penetrate the chest of the Berserker and turn him into ash.

It was Altria's extremely powerful [Magic Release].

Theoretically, no one could withstand this blow head-on.

But Fang Yi felt something was wrong when he saw this scene.

"Is this battle over? So easily?"
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Just as the fiery torrent of magic power was about to engulf Berserker, the Servant ignored the attack that was about to kill him, and belatedly swung the katana in his hand and reached for the musket at his waist.

Seeing this scene, Fang Yi couldn't help but frown.

[It's not very fast, and most of its stats are only C. It's completely outclassed by this ahoge.]

Is this a case of exchanging injuries for injuries? Or perhaps a reborn [Noble Phantasm]? Are there any Heroic Spirits with such powerful [Noble Phantasms] in modern times?

The next moment, the light of [Magic Release] dissipated.

As the unharmed Berserker appeared on the scene, a man's deep and violent mocking voice could be heard from beneath his armor.

"Heh...heh...is that all the power you have?
"Then let me show you mine."

Along with the man's mocking words came the sharp light of the katana in his hand, and the bullets fired from the musket quickly approached Altria's body.

This Berserker didn't even try to dodge or evade, but took a direct hit from the [Magic Release] that was powerful enough to shatter a city block.

And now, he was standing firm and even used his body to block the holy sword, finding a perfect opportunity for himself to attack despite his low attributes!
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Looking at the enemy who was almost unharmed, Artoria, who was holding the holy sword, narrowed her eyes slightly.

The [Magic Power] he had just released was enough to flatten a small mountain, yet the Berserker before him remained unscathed.

Even if I possess [Magic Resistance A], I wouldn't be able to withstand this kind of attack head-on according to common sense.

[We need to keep some distance and bombard him with [Magic Release] to test the limits of his ability.]

【And now, we need to find a way to deal with his pincer attack.】

Relying on the experience she gained from her previous attempts, she quickly analyzed the enemy's attack strength. [Based on her experience from his last attack, his bullets aren't very lethal, but his knife is somewhat lethal!]

[The bullet with weakened wind pressure, armor and my [Magic Resistance A] are enough to deal with it!]

After assessing the strength of the opponent's attack, Artoria quickly made a decision.

The next moment, the [Wind King Barrier] lingering on the holy sword instantly exploded, transforming into the [Wind King Hammer] and transmitting an extremely strong wind pressure into the opponent's body.

As the man's flesh and blood exploded, a slight crack appeared in his armor, and she was able to draw out the [Sword of Victory Oath] in her hand.

Relying on her [intuition], she swung the sword in her hand.

Not only did he block the sword light with ease, but he also easily shook off the opponent's katana with the toughness of the holy sword, and knocked several gaps in the cheap katana that almost broke the blade.

However, she did not pursue the victory, but instead chose to retreat without fighting.

It was obvious that he wanted to use the recoil force to create distance between them.

At the same time, she retreated to one side of her body, using her shoulder armor to collide with the projectiles that had deviated after bearing the wind pressure, reducing a lot of force and unable to cause damage, in order to deal with this attack.

After seeing the battle develop as she expected, she responded to the enemy's ridicule.

"Want to see what I'm capable of? Berserker!

"Then as you wish!"

However, the next moment, an unusual sensation came from the shoulder armor that collided with the opponent's bullet.
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Sensing that the touch was not right, the [Intuition] that reported danger was belatedly activated again.

Altria was shocked.

[No! The bullet is stronger than last time, but the magic power attached to it has not changed!]

[This is the bonus brought by the [Noble Phantasm]! ]

While she tried her best to dodge to weaken the impact of the attack, she pondered the cause of the change in the power of the enemy's attack.

After I attacked him and reduced his vitality, did his attack gain a direct bonus like a [Noble Phantasm]?

The bullet shattered his shoulder armor, embedded into his shoulder, and crushed the bones, causing a sharp pain.

At the cost of an injured arm, she successfully created some distance between herself and the enemy.

Looking at Berserker charging towards her again, she instantly made the right decision.

[Can't retreat! We must force him back to buy time for Irisviel's [Healing Magic].]

[There's not enough time to use the [Noble Phantasm]! I need to use the more powerful [Magic Release] again!]

Having made up her mind, Altria's [Dragon Factor] instantly became active.

As violent magic power instantly surged into the holy sword, Artoria, who could no longer hold the holy sword in her hand, swung the sword forcefully, and once again swung a somewhat crooked torrent of magic power towards the enemy.

It is the [Magic Release] that is even more powerful, comparable to the power of most A-rank [Noble Phantasms].

Wherever the incomparably hot torrent of magic power passed, no matter if it was the ground or the air, everything it touched turned into a ball of fiery orange-red in an instant, like debris falling into a steel furnace.

Then it turned into a ball of hot magma, and was evaporated by the pure magical torrent and disappeared into the air.

[No one should be able to withstand such an attack.]

Artoria, feeling slightly relieved, passed on instructions to her Master who realized it later.

"Irisviel, give it to me."
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Before she could give the order, she saw a scene that was difficult for her to understand.

Faced with her pure, annihilating torrent of magic, the armored Berserker still chose not to retreat.

The man just roared and pulled out the broken katana in his hand, launched a desperate attack directly towards the torrent of magic power, and spoke extremely fanatical words!

“Forward!!! Kill!!!”

“Draw the sword—charge—oooooooooooooooooooooo!
"My Makoto is still here!! Then I can't be eliminated!!"

At the same time, the red figure, who had found an opportunity under the cover of the container and rushed towards Irisviel with a punch, also gave a luxurious order to Berserker in the field.

"I command with the [Command Seal], Berserker, your [Noble Phantasm] will be additionally amplified this time.

"I allow you to activate [Eternal Sincerity] to hold back that Heroic Spirit!!"

The red figure was none other than Cheng Xiang, who had been searching for a long time and had taken action boldly, finding the prey that could increase his "upper limit" after capturing it.
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As the [Command Seal] disappeared with a single stroke, a banner appeared above Berserker's head as he charged towards the torrent of magical power.

The [Noble Phantasm] that could temporarily negate physical injuries, allowing him to continue fighting, was activated.

It is the [Shinsengumi: Immortal Loyalty].

The [Ghost of the Battlefield] that amplifies itself is superimposed, and it is like [an intense march] similar to [battle continuation].

In addition, he was wearing the [Indestructible] [Type A Heroic Spirit Binding Equipment] and had the blessing of several 'skills' obtained from Cheng Xiang.

Facing the all-melting torrent of magical power, Berserker unexpectedly managed to 'pause' the damage done to his body!!
Berserker watched as he continued to charge towards Altria, whose arm injury had worsened and who was unable to use her [Noble Phantasm], despite the torrent of magic power.

Cheng uttered some rather arrogant words to Irisviel who was not far away.

"Then I'll take your life!"

The next moment, Emiya Kiritsugu's instructions came through the earphones worn by Irisviel.

"Use the Command Spell to transfer Saber to your side. Retreat as far as you can. Reinforcements are coming."
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Hearing Emiya Kiritsugu's command, Irisviel raised her right hand and used the Command Seal.

"Use the Command Seal, Saber! Move to my side!"

With the use of the [Command Seal], Saber, whose right arm was already somewhat out of control, broke free from Berserker's entanglement and crossed space to arrive in front of Irisviel.

Although the injury to her arm was not optimistic, she still made what she considered to be the correct judgment.

She walked straight towards Cheng Xiang who was charging at her, and swung the holy sword in her hand again like a spent bow, using a somewhat awkward [Magic Release].

At the same time, the white-haired archer who had been aiming for a long time on the overpass not far away also pulled the bowstring.

[Pseudo-Spiral Sword] [Illusion Collapse]

He shot the arrow in his hand according to the judgment brought by his [Eagle Eye], and concocted an attack of at least A-level [Noble Phantasm] level, attacking the path that Cheng Xiang must take, trying to force the opponent to retreat.
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Looking at the torrent of magic that covered him in all directions, leaving him no room to dodge as long as he moved forward, and the arrows flying from above his head.

An expected strange smile appeared on Cheng Xiang's face, and he uttered words that shocked everyone present.

"As expected, that Saber with a special body will go to the Master!"
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Fang Yi, who was far away in the Matou residence, looked at Cheng Xiang and couldn't help but frown.

Because the special [visual insect] in his hand conveyed to him a message about this reincarnation.

[There are several very strange insects on the other party's body, and the smell of the insects is the same as the smell left in the glass bottle.]

Fang Yi's glass bottle had only contained one type of insect before, except for this [visual insect].

That was the poisonous insect he obtained from Yuan Qi and Liao Lin’s personal space.

(End of this chapter)