Or, why don’t you find another savior?

She was overjoyed, and while she gathered Gandr in her hands, her feet seemed to touch something like an invisible thin line in the darkness.

A disturbing sound was heard.

The survival instinct made Lin turn around quickly and launch the Gandr in his hand, moving in a snake-like curve and accurately hitting the attack from behind.

"whispering sound……"

Lin gritted his teeth secretly, looking at the familiar made of silver threads floating among the trees.

"You acted as expected. Die from your stupidity, Toosaka."

Behind him, the Einzbern girl declared mercilessly.

Chapter 8: Overlooking the Battlefield

"That Berserker's level in every aspect has surpassed that of ordinary servants, and he has entered the category of top servants."

In the penthouse suite of a hotel in Xindu, Xi Jian Tianxi sat at the end of the bed, looking at the water mirror floating in the room.

On the magic mirror that ripples like water, the battle taking place far away in the Fuyuki Church cemetery is being reflected.

Saber versus Berserker.

Then he muttered to Morgan, who was lying on his side in the bed.

"Compared to me?" Morgan asked.

Xijian was stunned. He turned around and saw Morgan wrapped in a bathrobe.

Her breasts are half exposed, revealing a kind of captivating charm in her coldness.

"He is a completely different type from you..." Shiomi thought for a moment, "That man is most likely a hero that appeared in a mythological story that has been passed down to the present day, and he must be a well-known type, otherwise he would not have such a high value."

In other words, it is a bonus of popularity.

"That's true." Morgan didn't really intend to ask Shiomi to make a comparison.

Being a Berserker class, the one that appeared in this Holy Grail War is more in line with the general impression. He lost his mind due to frenzy, and his abilities in all aspects have reached the top level.

In comparison, she, who focuses more on the magician side, is undoubtedly much inferior in strength C and endurance E.

She got up from the bed, walked barefoot to the refrigerator, took out two cans of beer, and handed one to Shiomi who was staring at the battle in the water mirror.

The cool touch on his face startled Shiomi.

"Why are you drinking beer?" He took it, opened it, and took a sip.

"It's a rare trip back home, but you don't even take a break, but you're busy using the water mirror to check the battle situation." Morgan half-opened his eyes and shook the beer can with ease, "Are you so worried about Ying? I taught her to be a magician. You know, no one has ever had this honor."

What she meant was that she hoped he could relax a little. As a participant who was not involved in this Holy Grail War, he should prioritize operating in secret for the time being.

After all, just yesterday afternoon, Shiomi suddenly told Morgan that she wanted to return to Fuyuki.

The matter of attending the Clock Tower's crown decision was handed over to Kallen, who was accompanied by Gray.

Then Shiomi chose to catch the fastest flight back to Japan, and arrived in Fuyuki with Morgan at noon today.

Afterwards, Xi Jian Tianxi did not go home directly. Instead, he checked into a hotel in Xindu and began to observe Dongmu's situation in secret.

It was not until nightfall that stronger magical fluctuations were heard from the Fuyuki Church, which was judged to be a battle between servants.

Shiomi has been following the progress of the battle here.

"…Knowing that she's powerful is one thing, caring about her is another." Shiomi took a sip of beer and said, "Besides… I didn't expect that Sakura's Servant is actually Mordred…"

"As a Servant, she is not weak." Morgan's attitude was very calm, "And Mordred was created by me based on Altria. Her foundation in all aspects is not much different from Altria."

"No, I mean, if this happens, I'm afraid we'll have to operate alone in secret for a short period of time." Shiomi said, "After all, when you meet Mordred, there will inevitably be friction."

"That's a very sharp judgment, Wufu." Morgan clinked his beer cans with Shiomi. "It's just like what someone did in the last Holy Grail War."

After hearing her comparison, Shiomi couldn't help but laugh: "That being said. But when Emiya Kiritsugu was secretly working, he only had Hisau Maiya as his assistant, but I have you by my side."

"Heh~" Morgan leaned against Shiomi, put his hand into the front of his bathrobe, and stroked his collarbone. "Although I don't intend to ask, I still want to know, what prompted you to change your course?"

Originally, Shiomi was planning to let Sakura fight the Holy Grail War on her own, but now she has changed her mind and returned to Fuyuki to secretly monitor Sakura's movements.

"It's quite important information. I haven't confirmed its authenticity yet, but that's why I have to come back and take a look." Shiomi said, "I'll tell you then."

"You clearly said before that you wanted the child to be independent." Morgan didn't mind Shiomi's attitude.

"That doesn't mean I have to watch Sakura go to the battlefield and die." Shiomi looked at the battle in the cemetery, "And the little Holy Grail that Einzbern used this time doesn't look simple."

"Don't worry, at least this Berserker alone can't do anything to Sakura and Mordred." Morgan turned Shiomi's face over and kissed her with a slightly forceful movement.

"Really..."

Shiomi understood what she meant and hugged Morgan's body, no longer paying attention to the battle.

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The battle also continues in the church cemetery.

The terrain here was not as open as the grassy square outside the church, and Berserker's mobility was greatly hindered. Saber was able to inflict several wounds on Berserker.

Although these wounds were healing rapidly, they did not cause Berserker to become noticeably slower.

Inspired by her Master's previous experience, she realized that the long sword in her hand alone was not enough to break Berserker's defense. Therefore, Saber attached her magic power to the sword and used the amplification function of the "Clarent Sword" to increase the power of each attack.

In addition, the effect of the enhanced rune left by Sakura had not yet ended, so Mordred fought more and more excitedly.

Once again, he swung his sword full of magical power, deflecting the attack of the berserker holding the stone sword, and the huge body fell behind several tombstones.

Just as Saber was about to launch her next charge, an explosion was heard in the forest nearby.

"what?!"

When she turned her head to look, Berserker rushed up again and smashed the stone sword in his hand straight down.

After blocking the attack, Saber did not rush to counterattack, but took this opportunity to check the source of the explosion.

All I saw was dust flying in the forest, followed by the sound of trees falling.

Sakura jumped out of the forest holding Rin, and the two of them fired magic bullets together to fight against more than a dozen silver familiars.

The one who slowly walked up the hillside behind those familiars was Einzbern.

While Saber was fighting, Sakura and Rin also engaged in a battle between Masters with the Einzberns.

Judging from the situation, Saber speculated that Rin had most likely fallen into Einzbern's trap, and was rescued by Sakura in time, and together they escaped from the firepower of the familiars.

At this moment, Berserker suddenly exerted force, changing his previous attack mode, and forcibly pushed Saber away.

"Varied--"

Saber sensed something was wrong.

In an instant, Berserker jumped back, flipped in the air, and fell towards Sakura and Rin.

It was Einzbern who decisively took advantage of this opportunity to change his tactical goals and ordered his Servants to attack the two Masters, in order to capture them in one fell swoop while they were still unstable.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and there was a hint of confidence in her cold eyes.

At this distance, even if Archer wanted to provide cover, it would be beyond his reach. He just fired a hail of arrows and shot down the pursuing silver familiars.

“You——!”

Saber's whole body burst with magical power, and she kicked off, rushing towards Berserker.

After all, he was a step too slow. Berserker's stone sword would undoubtedly kill the two Masters before Saber arrived.

Chapter 9: Shiomi's Judgment

However, the stone sword, which was taller than Sakura, failed to crush the two girls into Rin-chan and Sakura-chan as expected.

Berserker used all his strength, and the stone sword could not move forward for a short time.

Sakura's wand left her hand and spun in the air at high speed, like a shining round shield.

"Heavy pressure, bound polar nitrate (Gewicht, um zu Verdoppelung)!"

Her sister, who was protected behind her, threw the obsidian in her hand into the sky. After falling, it turned into countless silver lights and became a falling stone cover, interfering with the Berserker's stone sword.

Even so, it only slowed down Berserker's offensive slightly, but could not break his offensive posture.

But this was enough. Sakura immediately seized this opportunity, pulling Rin backwards and disappearing.

The spinning wand gradually stopped and fell to the ground.

Einzbern was greatly surprised and looked around for their whereabouts.

But the battle situation changed rapidly. Saber poured her magic power into the silver sword in her hand, and red lightning wrapped around the blade.

It is not the release of the real name, but it is extremely close to the power of that blow.

The blade suddenly expanded to twice its original size, cutting through the obsidian gravity shield made of magic as if it was cutting into the soil, and slashed at Berserker's back.

“——————!!!”

The berserker roared wordlessly, then turned and swept the stone sword in his hand towards Saber, but the sturdy armor withstood the attack.

“Go to hell!”

Enduring the impact of this blow, Saber gritted her teeth and continued to exert force, cutting Berserker's body inch by inch, as if sawing through rock.

The two servants roared in unison, red light flashed, and blood splattered.

Saber half-knelt on the ground.

Berserker was in an even worse situation. Saber slashed his entire body diagonally from the shoulders to the waist, and his entire body was cut in half along this line.

The lower half still stood, but the upper half rolled to the ground, and the red eyes that were flashing were extinguished, symbolizing the death of the Berserker.

Saber spat out the blood from her mouth, staggered to her feet, and prepared to check her opponent's body, but she saw an incredible scene.

The blood slowly returned to the body from the ground as if time had flowed backwards.

Not only that, the upper half of the body that fell on the ground was like the other half of a magnet that was attracted, slowly floating up and flying towards the other half of the body.

"Not dead yet... No! This bastard can be resurrected!"

Saber instantly realized this strange situation.

It is not self-regeneration, but a regeneration curse that is almost a reversal of cause and effect. It is a treasure that will be activated at the moment of death.

"Saber! Pull back!"

Sakura yelled behind her.

The Sword Servant turned around and saw the sisters standing far away from here. The magic wand suddenly flew up and rolled back into Sakura's hand.

Just now, Sakura used the imaginary space to take her sister out of Berserker's attack range.

Feeling the magic power aimed at this place from afar, Saber spat unwillingly and jumped back to Sakura's side. She and Rin pulled them to hide in a naturally formed trench.

"Master, did you see that? That Berserker is a bit of a cheater! He can't actually die!" Saber said to Sakura.

"We'll talk about this later... Be prepared for impact." Rin protected his head with his hands.

“Eh?” Saber was stunned.

Sakura raised her wand and a magic shield covered the three people.

Then, an arrow flew across the night sky of Fuyuki like a meteor, heading straight for Berserker who had just been resurrected.

The arrow instantly turned the cemetery into a magma hell, and a large pit appeared at the explosion point, as if it had been hit by a meteorite.

This must be Archer's Noble Phantasm, Saber thought secretly.

But the problem is that under this attack, which is undoubtedly an A-rank Noble Phantasm, Berserker still stands there.

The three people who checked the situation after the explosion were unable to determine whether the previous attack had killed the opponent.

"Berserker's abilities are somewhat strange," Sakura concluded. "If he can be resurrected even if we kill him, we will be the first to be consumed."

Lin looked at the Berserker who hadn't moved yet, guessing that he hadn't recovered yet. "It looks like that. We have no choice but to retreat here."

She had just experienced her sister's magic. If she relied on imaginary space, even Berserker would not be able to catch up.

“Tsk… this is the only way.” Saber’s shoulder was slightly dislocated and also needed time to recover.

Sakura stood up and said to Einzbern, "What an amazing Servant. It looks like there's no way to decide the winner tonight. Let's meet again another day."

After saying that, Sakura waved her wand and the three of them disappeared together.