The shuttle in the second dimension

Chapter 63: The King of Kings Radiating the Sun's Radiance

　"Haha! Escape, run, fly! Struggle as hard as you can! Cry, shout! Caster, you are destined to be burned by the remaining divine light until not even a corpse will be left!"

　Looking at the caster that was constantly dodging below, the man standing on the bow laughed.

　The man standing at the bow had black messy hair and golden eyes as dazzling as the sun. His bronze skin was so conspicuous under the golden light. He was wearing golden armor that made him look particularly noble. Combined with the majesty he exuded, one could tell at a glance that he was extraordinary.

　"Ah - seeing that golden color and those arrogant words, I can't help but think of the Hero King - Gilgamesh -" Looking down playfully, Lin Xuan said with a smile.

　"However, that ship is indeed not an ordinary object - and the one who can possess such a treasure is probably not an ordinary heroic spirit. He probably has extraordinary strength -" Lin Xuan squinted his eyes and looked down, with a hint of solemnity in his eyes.

　Heroic spirits with extraordinary strength are not to be underestimated. They stand at the top of all heroic spirits.

　"But - I didn't expect that he would suddenly attack Caster. This is really unexpected - it seems that two more Heroic Spirits will have to retire tonight -" Looking down, at the Caster who was injured one after another because of protecting Soichiro Kuzuki, and the assassin who was on his way - Kojiro Sasaki, Lin Xuan smiled playfully.

　Seemingly impatient, the unknown king narrowed his eyes, which were as bright as the sun.

　The next moment, the ship radiating sunlight began to emit a more dazzling light, and then a series of [golden (hx) magic lights] fell towards the Ryudo Temple below with an even more fierce attack than before.

　boom--

　A dazzling golden light suddenly burst out from the Liudong Temple below, spreading continuously in all directions and dispelling the surrounding darkness.

　"It seems that Caster and the fake assassin are finished--" Lin Xuan said calmly, his eyes reflecting the Liudong Temple below which was engulfed by golden light.

　However, when Lin Xuan looked at the unknown king below, he narrowed his blue eyes.

　"The unknown king - let's go and meet him." As he said this, a huge scarlet ripple emerged from behind Lin Xuan. The next moment, a shining boat made of gold and emeralds with a scarlet glow emerged from the scarlet ripples.

　Purple patterns are printed on the golden hull, adding a touch of nobility to it.

　This glorious boat floating in the air is one of the many treasures in Lin Xuan's [Arsenal of the Lord of War]. It is also a flying vehicle called Vimana that was passed down from Babylon to ancient India and recorded in the two great epics "Ramayana" and "Mahabharata".

　Step - gently landing on the boat of light, Lin Xuan sat upright on the only throne on [Vimana].

　Slowly placing his hand on the steering wheel of Vimana, "Run, [Vimana]——"

　The next moment, the Vimana, which was still in the sky, moved gracefully, dragging a green tail along a trajectory, and flew towards the ship below that was emitting sunlight.

　"Hmm?" As if sensing something, the unknown king raised his head and looked up at the sky. The next moment, he saw a golden spaceship dragging a green light across the void, leaving a trajectory, flying towards him and stopping in front of him.

　Although he had only been driving for a short while, Lin Xuan couldn't help but feel the comfort of driving this glorious boat named "Vimana". Could it be said that this was worthy of the wisdom of the ancients?

　Leaning in his seat, supporting his head with his right hand, Lin Xuan looked a little lazy.

　In the darkness, against the backdrop of the light that engulfed Ryudo Temple below, the Shining Boat and the Sun Boat met.

　At this time, the two kings were sitting in their own cars, looking at each other.

　As the distance got closer, Lin Xuan could feel more clearly the power emanating from the unknown king opposite him, like a king among kings radiating the light of the sun.

　The unknown king was also sizing up Lin Xuan. At first glance, he felt casual and lazy, but then he sensed the undisguised aura within him, like a sleeping beast ready to awaken at any moment. Furthermore, a heroic spirit capable of possessing such a vehicle was no small figure.

　"Look at your attire, you must be the Pharaoh—" Lin Xuan said slowly, rhythmically tapping the golden gauntlet beside him with his fingers, looking at the heroic spirit standing at the bow of the Sun Boat in front of him.

　"Hmph..." Without denying or confirming, the unknown king folded his arms across his chest and snorted. He looked at Lin Xuan and said, "Unknown Heroic Spirit, what do you want to do by coming here? Do you want to fight me tonight to see who is the better of you?"

　"A perfect match?" Lin Xuan said jokingly, tapping his hand guard, "I don't care, but——"

　call out--

　Several treasures suddenly shot out from behind Lin Xuan, breaking up the several [golden (hx) magic lights] emitted from the sun boat.

　"It's not a good habit to act so silently, unknown heroic spirit—"

　"Haha - is that so?" As he said that, the unknown heroic spirit left the bow and sat on the throne on the Sun Boat, "I'd like to see how an unknown heroic spirit like you can play with your vehicle in front of a rider like me -" As he said that, the next moment, the Sun Boat, which was already emitting golden light, emitted an even more dazzling light and scorching heat.

　"Really? Then I'd like to see if you, the Heroic Spirit, are suitable for the rider class." Placing his hand on the steering wheel of [Vimana], Lin Xuan laughed loudly, and then a green light began to light up from both sides of [Vimana].

Chapter 64: Air Combat

　call out--

　Whistling sounds rang out from the air.

　In the dim night sky, two rays of light, one golden and one green, suddenly shone. Both rays of light, trailing a dazzling brilliance, continuously shuttled through the air.

　The two rays of light were exactly the mounts of Lin Xuan and Rider - [Vimana] and the unknown treasure of the unknown king.

　call out--

　The next moment, dozens of [golden (hx) magic lights] radiated from the sun boat and rushed towards the [Vimana], but then, dozens of light beams formed by treasures suddenly shot out from the [Vimana], dispersing the dozens of [golden (hx) magic lights] and continued to rush towards the sun boat.

　"Huh - he's actually using a Noble Phantasm as artillery - what a wealthy Heroic Spirit -" Rider grinned, but as he looked at the dozens of approaching Noble Phantasms, there was no panic in his eyes, instead he became more and more excited.

　The next moment, a brighter [Golden (hx) Magic Light] radiated from the Sun Boat, sending the incoming Noble Phantasms flying away. Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and said in slight surprise, "Oh—it seems that your Noble Phantasm is not a simple one. How about trying this one—"

　The next moment, Vimana continued to fire, but this time, it wasn't a Noble Phantasm, but an ancient nuclear warhead.

　"Hmm..." As if sensing the danger emanating from the ancient nuclear warhead, Rider narrowed his eyes, which were as bright as the sun.

　"That thing carries a dangerous aura--" Rider said solemnly, knocking on the gauntlet beside him, "But--it's not enough--" Then an extremely dazzling light emanated from the Sun Ship, and then the [golden (hx) magic light] carrying this terrifying power was emitted from the Tianyang Ship and rushed towards the ancient nuclear warhead.

　When the ancient nuclear warhead collided with the [golden (hx) magic light] that carried terrifying power

　Boom—rumble—

　The sound of the ancient nuclear warhead exploding shook the entire sky. The torrent of light released by the [Golden (hx) Magic Light] seemed to burn the entire dark sky, making the moonlight and starlight in the night sky pale in comparison.

　The collision between the two created wind and waves that continued to roll around, completely blowing away the surrounding clouds and exposing the entire sky.

　But Lin Xuan and the rider had no intention of stopping. Instead, their vehicles continued to accelerate until they turned into green and gold rays of light in the dark night sky, constantly chasing and intersecting in the night sky. This was accompanied by a loud noise that shook the sky and a torrent of light that illuminated the night sky.

　"Hahaha - that's right, keep trying to please me, Archer - otherwise, the moment you witness my glory, you'll disappear from this world -" Rider laughed arrogantly, his grinning mouth forming an extremely arrogant smile -

　"Ha - Rider, you are not afraid that the strong wind will blow your tongue away, and you dare to say such arrogant words. Let me see if you have the strength to say such arrogant words -" The next moment, dense scarlet ripples emerged from around [Vimana] and kept flying towards Rider's sun boat. At the same time, the ancient nuclear warhead originally carried by [Vimana] also flew away.

　"Then let's try it - Archer!!!"

　boom--

　……

　"Alala--" Looking at the solar boat going away, Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes and smiled playfully.

　Before, the two of them were driving their respective vehicles in the air, and constantly launching things that were more terrifying than missiles. Although this battle did not affect the ground at all, the scene caused by the constant deafening noises and the torrent of light shining in the sky would probably terrify ordinary people in the city, although this had nothing to do with Lin Xuan.

　"A ship that can emit sunlight and soar through the sky, and can also emit [Golden (hx) Magic Light], it seems that only that ship can..."

　Holding his head, Lin Xuan softly uttered a name: "——[Dark Night Sun Boat (mesektet)]"

　"And the only Heroic Spirit who could possess this Noble Phantasm is none other than Ramses II, the mightiest pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known as the King of Kings, radiating the light of the sun."

　"Although his information is a bit vague, I still vaguely remember that he has a trump card treasure - it seems to be from some temple here -"

　Lightly tapping the gauntlet beside him, Lin Xuan pondered for a moment and said with a smile, "After Caster and the pseudo-assassin are eliminated, there are only three camps left—"

　"—The faction headed by me also includes Saber (white) and Saber (blue), three Heroic Spirits. Oh, and there's also a Ruler who won't take sides and is solely responsible for maintaining the Holy Grail War."

　"—The other side consists of three Heroic Spirits: Sa_ver, Rider, and Assassin."

　"And the faction with only one Heroic Spirit, Berserker—"

　"But what can I say about Berserker, the Heroic Spirit? If you don't have enough means of attack, you really can't kill him. The [Twelve Trials] is really a cheating Noble Phantasm - unless you encounter a Heroic Spirit with a bad compatibility, otherwise it will really make the opponent unable to resist - unfortunately, I don't have this Noble Phantasm in my [Arsenal of the Lord of Weapons] -" Muttering with some regret (hx), Lin Xuan squinted and looked at the direction where Rider had left before. That was the direction of the Holy Church, and there was still a magical fluctuation of a ritual being performed there.

　"Hmph—I'm really looking forward to it—"

　(Poor Lancer, Lin Xuan simply forgot to include him in the calculation~~~~~~)

Chapter 65: Conversation in the Cathedral Church

　In the shadowy area of ​​the Cathedral Church, a figure stood there, questioning the arrogant and unruly rider who sat in the center of the church.

　"Rider—it's just taking out a caster and a pseudo-assassin. With your strength, there shouldn't be any need to make such a big fuss, right? Is that really all you're capable of?!?"

　The words were full of sarcasm. It was not difficult to see from the words how vicious the speaker was. Even when facing a king like Rider, he showed no intention of restraining himself. Judging from the voice, the speaker should be a young girl. From the clothes exposed in the shadows, it could be seen that they were the clothes worn by nuns.

　"Haha - you're still a sharp-tongued master -" As if he was already used to it, Rider was not angered by the sharp-tongued words. Instead, he shrugged helplessly, looked at the girl standing in the shadows, and said disdainfully.

　"If it was just someone like Caster, I wouldn't make such a big fuss. She's not qualified—"

　Rider narrowed his sun-like eyes, cracked his lips, and continued, "But if it's another Heroic Spirit with strength beyond the standard, then it's not necessarily the case. And I can see that the Heroic Spirit hasn't even used his full strength yet. But I also found something interesting—"

　"What's so interesting? I say, are you trying to find a way out for what happened today, rider?" The girl standing in the shadow raised her eyebrows and said venomously.

　As if hearing something ridiculous, Rider laughed out loud, "Haha - what a joke, Master - as the king of kings, how can I save myself -"

　"Hmph—who knows?" The girl said calmly in the shadows.

　Just as the girl finished speaking, a young voice suddenly rang out, "Karen-chan~~~~you are really sharp-tongued. Rider is the heroic spirit you summoned--" A young man walked out from the shadow of the church. The young man who walked out was handsome and had elegant manners. Although he looked like a teenager, he gave people an air of maturity, like an adult who had experienced many years, which made people look a little weird.

　The boy had short silver hair and wheat-colored skin that gave him a very healthy look. He was wearing priest's attire and a dark red cloak.

　"Uncle—why are you here—" Looking at the boy who suddenly appeared, the girl standing in the shadow called out a surprising title—Uncle.

　As she spoke, the girl stepped out of the shadows and looked at the boy.

　Long, silver-white hair draped over the girl's shoulders, her expressionless face giving her the impression of an icy beauty. The girl wasn't very old, perhaps only sixteen. This was all the more surprising, as the boy didn't seem much older than the girl who had just emerged from the shadows.

　Maybe it's because of some anti-aging technique.

　"With such a big commotion at night, how could I not come and see what happened?" The boy shook his head and looked at the girl in confusion.

　"Rider, what was the interesting thing you just mentioned? And did you encounter that heroic spirit that caused such a big commotion?" The girl named Kallen frowned slightly and looked at Rider in confusion.

　"It's Archer—" Rider said, tapping the gauntlet beside him lightly, narrowing his eyes that were as bright as the sun.

　"As for the interesting thing I discovered, putting it aside for now—"

　The rider's grin stretched into a wanton smile. "As the overseer of every Holy Grail War, the Templar Church always records the Heroic Spirits that descended during each Holy Grail War and their outcomes. Although your Templar Church was completely destroyed by the offending Berserkers in the last Holy Grail War, the records of the Heroic Spirits from that time were still left. I took a look at them last time when I was bored, and after comparing them with the Heroic Spirit I encountered tonight, I discovered—"

　"That Heroic Spirit is incredibly similar to the two Heroic Spirits from the previous Holy Grail War. He possesses so many Noble Phantasms, so many that I can't even begin to imagine. Furthermore, he shows no mercy to his Noble Phantasms, using them like ordinary weapons, without a care in the world.

　This reminds me of the most ancient king who descended during the last Holy Grail War—Gilgamesh. However, it’s clear that his appearance doesn’t match his aura. Furthermore, that Heroic Spirit has three Command Seals on the back of his hand and on his arm. Although it seems unlikely that he could bring the Command Seals obtained from the last Holy Grail War into this one, his appearance is too similar to the description of the Berserker that appeared during the previous Holy Grail War, which makes one curious—”

　The rider's words made the boy and girl's pupils shrink suddenly. It was not surprising to summon a Heroic Spirit that appeared in the last Holy Grail War, but it would be a bit surprising if that Heroic Spirit possessed the abilities of the two strongest Heroic Spirits in the last Holy Grail War.

　Especially the young man, his face was a little solemn. Compared with the girl and Rider, he knew more about the Fourth Holy Grail War. His adoptive father and brother both died in that Holy Grail War. As the two strongest heroic spirits in that Holy Grail War, he paid special attention to their understanding.