The Warrior of Love

However, before she could activate her second treasure, Jiang Liu reached out to stop her.

"Calm down, something seems to be coming out."

Jiang Liu stared at the flashing light, quietly clenched the black sword in his right hand, and frowned.

[Rulero Jeanne, Archero Hercules...]

Amakusa Shiro's voice came from inside the Greater Holy Grail, echoing in the empty hall.

[You can't stop me! ]

"He actually retained his self-awareness?" Joan of Arc was extremely surprised. "What a strong obsession!"

Jiang Liu also smacked his lips and said, "What a tenacious fellow..."

[Now, I can use the magic of the Holy Grail at will, and victory is in my hands! ]

Amakusa Shiro is no saint.

This young man, who was less than eighteen years old when he died, was neither a hero with divine blood nor a saint chosen by God, nor a great man who could pacify troubled times.

As the leader of a group of civilians and believers oppressed by the Tokugawa shogunate, although he led the "Shimabara Rebellion" and rebelled against the Tokugawa shogunate, which was at its peak, he ultimately failed to bring happiness to those who believed in him.

He is an ordinary person who is swept up in the tide of the times, a false savior elected by the lower-class people who have nothing, and an incompetent loser.

It was all because he was too weak. If he could be stronger, perhaps he could save those people from hell - Amakusa Shiro took too much responsibility on himself.

If he was a more casual, cowardly, or hedonistic person, there would probably be no story later, but the opposite is true. His soul is too heavy, and he has a tendency to self-sacrifice and even self-destruct.

To turn his own magic circuits into a part of the Greater Holy Grail - even if the probability of this happening is extremely small, he is willing to try, even if it requires him to sacrifice his body and endure great pain...

However, now that he has succeeded, he has truly taken a big step towards his ideal.

Although there are still two enemies standing in front of him, he is not worried about it because he is sure of victory.

Putting aside the fact that Jeanne has never demonstrated strong offensive capabilities, Archero Hercules, although arguably the strongest Servant in this Holy Grail War, has an indelible weakness.

--poison.

Heroic Spirits are sublimated from the dead heroes, and all aspects of them are affected by the relevant legends, including their strengths and weaknesses. Servants are the side of Heroic Spirits, so they will naturally inherit this characteristic.

For example, Vlad III spent his entire life protecting his homeland from invasion, so when he fought on his homeland, the bonus he received was far greater than that of ordinary servants.

For example, Siegfried gained immortality by bathing in dragon blood, but there was a small area on his back that was not covered by bodhi leaves, and he was killed by a sneak attack because of this weakness.

Therefore, after Siegfried became a Servant, his back weakness had to be exposed and could not be covered by any means.

——Heroic spirits are beings bound by their own legends.

So, as the greatest hero in Greek mythology, does the invincible Hercules have any weaknesses?

The answer is yes.

A great hero who can win against any enemy and even dares to challenge gods, but has a sigh-worthy ending.

After completing the twelve trials, he married Deianeira of Calydon.

On the way to Trachis with his wife, the centaur Nessus attempted to abduct his wife, but was shot dead by Hercules with a poisoned Hydra arrow.

Before dying, the centaur persuaded Deianira to collect his poisonous blood so that she could use it to revive her husband's love for her in the future.

Later, Hercules attacked Ochalia and captured Princess Iole. Deianeira was afraid of being abandoned, so she gave her husband a shirt smeared with poisonous blood.

After the invincible Hercules put on this dress, his body was corroded by Hydra's poison. He was in unbearable pain and finally committed suicide by jumping into fire.

——From this legend, it is not difficult to infer that Hercules’ weakness is “poison”.

Of course, not all poisons can be used, especially Hydra poison.

In addition, although there is a "weakness", it is not "fatal" to Hercules.

Because he essentially committed suicide, just as Chiron voluntarily gave up his immortality. He was not poisoned to death but could not endure it any longer.

Therefore, due to his extremely high divinity and tenacious body, if the poison cannot devour all of his vitality, it is more likely to cause him to fall into weakness and pain rather than die immediately.

——It just so happens that Empress Semiramis can create the tarsal poison "Hydra Poison"!

Speaking of which, the connection between this poison and Hercules is quite deep.

The nine-headed Hydra was killed by Hercules as one of the twelve trials, but the poison left behind tortured him and his mentor Chiron to death!

Now, Amakusa Shiro drank the gift left by the Empress. The poison was so strong that even the magic circuits were corroded by it. It can be said that he himself became the carrier of the toxin!

After fusing with the Greater Holy Grail, Amakusa can use his enormous magic power to continuously replicate the "Hydra Poison", making him a natural enemy to this great Greek hero.

In this way, the outcome is no longer in suspense!

Chapter 464: The Final Battle

hum!

A huge amount of magical power comparable to an anti-military weapon surged from the inside of the Holy Grail. Thick black and purple fog was released, billowing in all directions. The expansion speed was not fast, but it brought an extremely heavy feeling of oppression to people.

That ominous aura is enough to make people shudder even if they only see it from a distance.

Even a Servant probably wouldn't be able to survive this poisonous fog.

"Danger!"

Jiang Liu reminded Jeanne, then his eyes focused, and he swung the black sword in his hand three times in succession, crisscrossing and stirring up a gust of wind.

He originally wanted to use the wind to blow away the poisonous fog, but strangely, the fog ignored the wind pressure and advanced slowly and steadily towards here as if it was not affected at all.

Jiang Liu was stunned for a moment, but quickly regained his composure and retreated with Jeanne d'Arc to a safe area where the poisonous fog could not yet invade.

At this point, the silhouette of the Holy Grail had been completely obscured by the fog. The thick poisonous fog had shrouded everything in shadow, and even the Servant's vision could not clearly see the scene inside.

"Semiramis can freely produce toxins. What Amakusa Shiro drank might be the tool she left behind."

Jeanne, who possesses the special skill "True Name Seeing" and has met the Empress directly, deduced Amakusa's thoughts based on the information she had.

"This poisonous fog is most likely created by the Hydra Poison that is targeting you. Archer, you have to be careful."

"It doesn't matter. Hydra poison has no special effect on me. Just treat it as a toxin."

Unexpectedly, Black Archer was unusually calm, as if that was not the poison that caused him so much pain in the legend.

Jeanne looked at him strangely. Jiang Liu seemed to realize something and explained to her helplessly: "I was not poisoned by Hydra. Strictly speaking, I committed suicide..."

"Really..." Joan of Arc blinked, as if she felt something was wrong, but she didn't think much about it and chose to believe Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu shook his head secretly: He deceived Joan of Arc.

In fact, the reason he gave was not false. Hercules was not poisoned, but committed suicide because he could not bear the endless torture, which was the same cause of death as Chiron.

But it is not necessarily true to say that there is "no special effect" because the influence of legends exists objectively.

With Hercules' physical strength and divine level, ordinary poisons will basically be ignored, but when facing "Hydra Poison", his resistance will be greatly weakened.

A great hero bound by legends, even if he is lucky enough to survive, will almost certainly fall into a dilemma of reduced ability and unbearable pain.

In that situation, even if one could survive, his combat effectiveness would probably be only one tenth of what it was.

So, why is Jiang Liu so calm?

——Because he is not the Hercules of the Moon World!

His name was given by Hera, the mother goddess from another world, and has no causal connection with the Type-Moon world.

Although he got a spiritual base from Alaya and used the name "Hercules", he had nothing to do with Uncle B. His abilities, skills, and treasures... were basically Jiang Liu's own things. He just inherited the name.

Just like he didn't get "Shooting a Hundred Heads" and "Twelve Trials", he also didn't get Hercules' weakness - Hydra Poison.

Therefore, he is not completely defenseless against this poison.

Of course, even without "Special Attack", "Hydra Poison" can still work on gods. It killed the sage Chiron and the great hero Hercules. For ordinary servants, it only takes a few seconds of breathing to be fatal. Even Jiang Liu cannot be careless.

His original body was once transformed by Tiamat, and his resistance to toxins is extremely high, but now he uses his "spiritual base" and does not have a special physique that is immune to all poisons.

Jiang Liu stared deeply at the approaching poisonous fog, secretly calculating his own capital in his heart.

Magical ability A+, durability A+, combat continuity A... and he had already cut off contact with Fiore.

Empress Semiramis has the terrifying ability to poison the servants and at the same time poison the masters through the magic connection.

Jiang Liu didn't know whether the poisonous fog created by Amakusa could do the same thing now. If he still maintained a master-servant relationship with Fiore, he would definitely hesitate again and again... It can only be said that Fiore's decision to transfer the Command Seals to him was indeed wise.

Since there is nothing to worry about now, there is no need to be cautious anymore!

"As long as we take down the Greater Holy Grail... this will probably be the final battle."

Suddenly, Jiang Liu laughed, and the heavy atmosphere in the air suddenly became a little lighter.

"Ruler, how long can you hold out in the fog?"

"I?"

Joan of Arc took a deep breath, pursed her lips and stared at the rolling purple mist.

"I don't know...but I will endure until the last moment when my spiritual base collapses!"

If she still cannot defeat Amakusa Shiro at that point, she will have no choice but to activate her second Noble Phantasm for a final fight.

Of course, the prerequisite is that she can advance to a certain distance. Once she fails, she will not have a second chance.

"It's the same for me. To be honest, I can't tell how long I can last, but I have to try my best."

Jiang Liu smiled at her and said, "As you can see, my body can't bear any more damage now. Can you please cover me, Saint?"

Joan of Arc looked him up and down, then nodded seriously and firmly.

"Leave the defense to me!"

Just as Jiang Liu said, he is not in his prime now, and the battle with Karna has brought his spiritual foundation to the brink of collapse.

Although he can still continue to fight, if he is hit directly by a powerful move again, he will most likely not be able to hold on.

And this part can only be made up by Joan of Arc.

As the poisonous fog gradually approached, two bright red ribbons appeared in Joan of Arc's hands, and she gave one to Jiang Liu.

"This is?"

"The holy cloth I made."

Jeanne gave Jiang a knowing smile.

"Although it may not have much effect, please wear it anyway."

Her inherent skill "Saint" allows her to choose one of the following four skills when she is summoned as a Servant: "Increase the effect of the secret", "Auto HP recovery", "Increase the leadership temperament by one level", and "Make a holy shroud".

In this Holy Grail War, Jeanne chose to "make the holy shroud".

This can be considered a conceptual ceremonial dress, but since it was created by Joan of Arc, its quality must be first-class. Similar things are probably rare even within the church.

Covering their mouths and noses with the holy cloth as a face cloth, Jiang Liu and Jeanne looked at each other, and saw a hint of self-mockery and relaxation in each other's eyes.

Self-deprecation is mostly useless and is just a form of psychological comfort.

The reason for relaxation was that both of them had already made up their minds and it didn't matter whether the Holy Shroud was useful or not.

"It's time to go, Ruler!" Jiang Liu's eyes were stern, "You must follow me!"

"Yes!"

The girl held the rolled-up military flag tightly in both hands, her expression solemn.

"I, Jenny Dark, will be your shield!"

Chapter 465: Cutting off the past karma and using the Ruyi Divine Sword!

[My glory, my ideal, my awakening...]

【Shine here! 】

hum-

The golden light pierced through the thick fog and bombarded Jiang Liu and Jeanne d'Arc, but the two did not stop at all.

With her eyes focused, Joan of Arc quickened her pace without any instructions and stood in front of Jiang Liu before the light hit her.

boom!

The substantial torrent of magical power hit the girl head-on, but was blocked by Ruler who was holding the battle flag, causing the torrent to split into two streams that rushed past from the side, while Jeanne herself seemed to be unharmed.