The Warrior of Love

The Red Rider turned into a phantom, his figure extremely blurry in the night, but only the spear he thrust out was clearly visible, stabbing straight towards Jiang Liu's throat.

"It could not be better!"

Clang!

A simple long sword blocked the meteor spear. The domineering and magic power conflicted with each other, stirring up strong wind pressure. Achilles opened his eyes wide again: "Didn't you want to fight me with bare hands just now?"

At this moment, Jiang Liu suddenly put away his physical training posture, and instead pulled out a knight's sword from the dark portal, using refined and steady swordsmanship to block Achilles' attack.

"A soldier never tires of deceit!"

With a domineering move, the knight's sword released a shock wave similar to "magic release", which ejected Achilles for a distance.

Then, he snapped his fingers, and several dark ripples spread out behind Jiang Liu, from which emerged a number of plain but simple and elegant weapons aimed at Achilles.

Swords shot out one after another, forming a storm of sharp blades. Although it was not like a certain hero king who threw the prototype of a treasure casually, Jiang Liu's creations were still quite outstanding in physical properties, and even Achilles had to dodge for a while.

"I am Archer from the beginning. Now I am just following my original fighting style!"

Chapter 425: Dual wielding archers is the way to go!

Clang!

Dazzling sparks lit up the night, the continuous sounds of swords and spears rang out under the moon, and the devastated land was witnessing a rapid attack and defense.

The emerald green meteor was speeding across the ground, but it was more like flying than running. One could not see its footsteps at all. One could only see the magical light escaping and forming a long tail flame, drawing one strange arc after another.

Hundreds of swords of various sizes are scattered on the ground. Their styles are almost uniform, and it can be seen that they were made by the same person. Although there are no gorgeous decorations and ancient atmosphere, the thick sword body and sharp blade are obviously works that have taken pragmatism to the extreme.

Perhaps it cannot be compared with the mystery of a treasure, but it is the best among ordinary irons. No warrior would dislike this sturdy, durable and simple weapon.

As they were shot out as arrows, they were endowed with enough destructive power to penetrate rocks and metal, and when they fell to the ground, they left holes like bombs.

——But they could not harm the hero.

Meteors shuttled among the flying swords, and the simple rain of sharp blades shot at him from all angles, but they could not catch up with him at all. Even if they could predict their trajectory and snipe them, they would be shot down one by one by him wielding his spear.

Although he didn't have the "protection from arrows", Achilles survived the rain of swords without getting hurt, showing his amazing shooting skills and the courage of a great hero!

Of course, during this process he was not just passively taking the beating. In fact, he had been chasing Jiang Liu's footsteps, trying to pierce Black Archer's body with the Meteor Spear.

With his speed, no one should be able to dodge him when he charged at full speed, but Jiang Liu's agility was also at the highest level. While he continuously fired a rain of swords to obstruct the opponent, a delicate balance was formed between him and Achilles, so that there was always just that "little bit" between him and Achilles.

To Achilles, this distance was insignificant and could be reached in an instant, but under Jiang Liu's control, this distance became "a world away".

This made Red Rider feel frustrated, because it not only meant that the opponent's insight and predictive ability were higher than his own, but also meant that his attack pattern had been figured out by the opponent.

However, Achilles was not discouraged by this. He cheered up and fought more bravely, constantly forcing the river flow and compressing its movement space. While trying to break through its defense, he was also waiting for an opportunity.

The battle will not continue like this, there will definitely be a turning point that will change the battle situation.

——It turned out that his hunch was correct.

Soon, when the swords and knives on the ground were standing like a forest, Jiang Liu sighed helplessly and stopped moving.

The reason is simple: the weapons have run out.

It turns out that only if you are really rich can you afford to play this way!

By the way, the King of Heroes seems to have a "Noble Phantasm that recycles Noble Phantasms", so after shooting, you don't have to worry about it, and the weapon will be automatically recycled into the warehouse.

This not only avoids the embarrassment of picking them up one by one afterwards, but also allows him to fire "infinitely" and always maintain super strong firepower.

In comparison, Jiang Liu is not so good.

His "Arsenal of the Spark Rebellion" was just a filler item to fit the job's characteristics. It was actually just his own dark space "Naraku" plus the collection of weapons inside.

Under the limitation of the spirit base "Archero Hercules", Jiang Liu could not really expand the dark domain, so he could only use the Naraku space as a pure warehouse, and his only means of attack was to throw weapons...

As a result, it was gone after being thrown away.

Alaya, that guy, clearly took the initiative to come and seek cooperation, but he didn't even offer any benefits or anything, at least a recycling-type treasure - Jiang Liu felt conflicted when he thought about having to pick up the weapon afterwards.

But he didn't have the time to complain about the power of suppression now. One of the greatest heroes of the Greek Age of Gods was approaching him, and even he could not ignore the threat of such a strong man.

Every hero who has left his name in the epic by his own great deeds should not be underestimated. Even a strong man like Jiang Liu will be defeated if he is not careful!

"go to hell!"

The Red Rider's smile was tinged with madness, and he swept his spear across the ground, causing several swords to fly away. Under the wonderful control of his strength, they shot towards the river like a continuous stream of arrows!

Jiang Liu slightly widened his eyes. He did not expect that the tactics he had used to suppress Rider would actually feed back to him. However, he had a lot of combat experience, so although he was surprised, it did not affect his body movements.

Almost at the moment of seeing the sword flying out, Jiang Liu's Observation Haki had already captured its number, speed, distance, direction and other parameters, and even foresaw its future trajectory - all of this was clearly reflected in Jiang Liu's mind.

So, the body responds automatically.

He casually pulled out a one-handed sword from the ground where there were many swords and knives. The armament domineering aura attached to it as if instinctively. Without Jiang Liu consciously activating it, it automatically strengthened it to the strength of a D-level treasure in a breath.

The long sword disappeared in an instant, leaving only a few afterimages slashing towards the flying "arrow".

Clang——

The continuous clanging sounds formed a line, and the fierce rain of swords fell one after another, as if it had been calculated in advance and there was no escape.

However, this is just a trick to attack first!

While sweeping away these swords and knives, the Red Rider's figure was almost as fast as them. In the blink of an eye, he had already arrived in front of Jiang Liu, and the sharp and domineering spear also stabbed out with a bang!

The right hand had no time to defend, it was over—

clang!

A cold light flashed from the blind spot on the left, and another long sword, with a fierce wind pressure, collided with Achilles' spear. The huge recoil force made both sides retreat, and they took several steps back before stabilizing.

After standing still, Achilles looked at Jiang Liu again and couldn't help but let out a "tsk".

"A dual swordsman? You are really versatile! But think about it, it's not surprising. After all, you are also Chiron's disciple. Not only archery, but also other martial arts have been mastered, right?"

Jiang Liu held a long sword in each hand and could not deny Achilles' words.

As an archer, isn't it normal to dual wield weapons?

"Okay, now it's time for the real fight. Stop hiding, Archer!"

Achilles roared, and rushed out like a cheetah. His spear was as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, he stabbed the river more than ten times in succession, causing the air to let out a shrill wail.

Jiang Liu focused his mind and fought back. His double swords, covered in domineering aura, collided with the Meteor Spear again and again. The surging magical wind pressure continued to tear the ground apart, making the already broken earth even more tragic...

In the fierce battle, Jiang Liu still retained some of his attention, focusing it on the huge fortress floating in the sky in the distance - "The Sky Courtyard of Vanity".

Even at such a critical moment, Jiang Liu was always paying attention to the movements of the Red Camp, or rather, paying attention to someone.

"Why aren't you taking action yet... What is Amakusa Shiro thinking?"

Chapter 426: The Quality of a World

Jiang Liu’s goal is not to win the Holy Grail War—or rather, it is not just that.

Unlike other Servants, he was not summoned passively, but was sent to this era by the restraining force to act as a "temporary guardian."

Jiang Liu had a certain impression of the Holy Grail War that took place in Romania in his distant memory. Although there were errors in many details, there was no fundamental deviation. It should be said that it was still the world line he knew.

And in this world line, the people and events that will attract the attention of the restraining force and that Jiang Liu hopes to deal with... no matter how you think about it, the only one is Amakusa Shiro.

As a servant who survived the previous Holy Grail War and a special "extra" existence, he is simply a combination of Father Mapo and Gilgamesh in the FSN story in this world line, and is the true mastermind behind the scenes.

Although Danic is also the leader of a faction, his rank is far inferior to that of Danic. Or it could be said that Amakusa Shiro was not competing with Danic from the beginning. His ambition is far beyond the imagination of a magician who is obsessed with politics and family inheritance.

If Amakusa Shiro's ambition were to be realized, it would undoubtedly have an irreversible impact on the world. Jiang Liu was sent to this era probably to prevent this possibility from happening.

Therefore, he would not let Amakusa get the Holy Grail.

——Of course, handing the Holy Grail to someone like Danic would most likely not have a good outcome. As a Servant with professional ethics, Jiang Liu really intended to bring victory to his Master.

Since the beginning of the war, he has been extremely cautious, keeping a close eye on the Sky Garden, ready to release his Noble Phantasm to shoot down Shiro Amakusa as soon as the battle to seize the Greater Holy Grail began.

For this purpose, he deliberately saved a considerable amount of magic power, and was also very frugal in the battle with Achilles, fighting almost exclusively with physical strength and weapons, and not using any attacks that consumed a lot of magic power.

If it weren't for this, he could have fought Achilles more calmly...

But for some reason, now the Black Side and the Red Side are in complete conflict with each other. The Thousand Worlds Tree Fortress is now empty inside, which is a good time to seize the Holy Grail, but the Sky Garden is motionless?

What is Amakusa thinking?

It's not like he's changing his strategy from stealing the base to a head-on confrontation, right? Are he so confident that he can wipe out all the Black servants?

"Watch this, watch this!"

One after another, extremely sharp thrusts and sweeps came towards Jiang Liu to strangle him. Although Achilles was injured, his movements were not affected. His divine-level spearmanship was perfect.

Should we say that he is indeed a top-level Servant? This kind of courage is not something you can easily see.

"Comet Run", "Spear Tip of the Flying Star", "The Everlasting Flower of the Brave", "The Undead Chariot of the Raging Wind and Waves", "The Small World Surrounding the Sky"...

A rough count shows that there are five treasures in total. From speed to range attack to absolute defense, it can be said that they are powerful in all aspects.

In addition, his excellent basic ability and unparalleled spearmanship, if he exerts his full strength, will be enough to rival the so-called "ceiling" servants.

Because of his immortality, he would probably be more difficult for heroes without divinity than the King of Heroes or Karna.

Jiang Liu himself possesses a high level of divinity, and is extremely compatible with Achilles. He also destroyed the opponent's chariot at the beginning of the war, so he can be said to have gained the first-mover advantage.

But even so, Achilles' tenacity was far beyond his expectations.

Endurance A combined with "Battle Continuation"... Jiang Liu's heart gradually became stern. Although he didn't think he would lose, he didn't want to be entangled by Achilles like this.

Shiro Amakusa's behavior was too abnormal. He should have been preparing to seize the Holy Grail but he remained silent. This made Jiang Liu feel a little uneasy.

Rather than fighting Achilles, he now wants to focus on dealing with Amakusa Shiro.

——In that case, we have no choice but to fight quickly and decisively.

"Be prepared, Rider!"

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Liu quickly stepped forward, swung his left hand suddenly, and threw the sword out.

The sharp blade strengthened by domineering aura turned into a rotating blade wheel, cutting through the air and slashing towards Achilles' neck.

If it was an attack from an ordinary servant, Achilles could have ignored it, but he knew that the other party was a demigod hero like himself, and his attack could penetrate the protection of the immortal body, so Achilles faced the attack in awe and swung his spear to knock the blade wheel away.

But this is not the end, the real attack has just begun at this moment!

In the tiny gap when Achilles hit the flying knife wheel, Jiang Liu held the remaining sword with both hands. The huge amount of magic power was mobilized in an instant, and after extreme compression, it turned into a thin blade that tore through the atmosphere.

"Humph!"

Achilles was not hit, but raised the round shield hanging on his forearm and neutralized the invisible attack amid the sparks.

Even without the protection of the "Eternal Flower", he still has absolute defense!

The defensive power of this divinely created shield is definitely not inferior to that of the world-famous "Seven-Layered Rings of Blazing Sky"!

"Don't try to be clever, this kind of attack is useless to me--"

Zheng!

A melodious sword sounded, and the long sword that was strengthened to the level of a treasure was deeply engraved on the bronze shield.

Failed to break through the defense - that was natural.

It would be incredible if the shield created by God could be broken easily. Pure physical attacks are useless against this shield.

Yeah, useless against shields, that's all.

"Well!"

A huge force penetrated the shield and Achilles' body. It was clearly just a sword strike, but it was as if he was hit head-on by a sledgehammer.

The irresistible powerful force even shook Achilles' internal organs, making his already severely damaged organs even more damaged. If it weren't for his Servant, he would have died four or five times.

However, after this, something even more shocking happened to Achilles.

Jiang Liu did not retract his sword, but continued to increase his strength, pressing the bronze round shield and Achilles' body down.

"Well--"

At this moment, Achilles inexplicably understood the meaning of "Hercules". That was indeed a divine power that was enough to strangle a giant lion to death. Even he, whose strength reached B+ and was blessed with "Bravery", felt extremely exhausted.

In fact, he was gritting his teeth and holding on. If he were a slightly weaker servant, his bones would probably be broken in an instant!

But now that I have survived, it is your turn to pay the price!

Achilles poured all his strength into his right hand, and the meteor spear stabbed at Jiang Liu's face at almost zero distance.