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Chapter 34 Crane Wing Trio

Amid the heavy distortion of space, the silver longsword and the black and white double blades slashed upwards, colliding with Berserker's axe and sword, stirring up a gust of wind.

Rin and Sakura, who were standing nearby, were also blown off balance.

The Master is right behind us, we must not retreat here.

Saber and Archer exerted their strength at the same time.

"Get out of here!" "Drink!"

The released magic power turned into red thunder, and the two Servants worked together to push back Berserker's attack, resolving this extremely urgent crisis.

After flipping several times in the air, Berserker landed on the open space in front of the castle, creating a hole half a person deep.

“——————!!”

Berserker made an indecipherable sound, magic flowed through his body, and his grey skin began to turn an ominous red.

Compared to the battle two days ago, today's Berserker exudes an even stronger sense of oppression.

"I found it strange that Rin's aura suddenly disappeared. I didn't expect it to be like this..." Archer said distressedly, "I was caught by Berserker's Master. I was too careless, Rin."

"If that's all, I have nothing to say." Rin took Sakura's hand and slowly moved away from the two servants.

Even if you need to support the battle, it is basic common sense not to get involved in hand-to-hand combat.

"Was it brought here by something?" Saber bared her teeth.

"Perseus's bag," Sakura said.

Archer couldn't help but be surprised: "I see, no wonder we lost contact in an instant."

“Hey… in other words, has Berserker’s Master teamed up with that pretty boy Rider’s Master?” Saber asked.

Sakura shook her head and looked around the castle, "It's hard to say. Neither Rider nor his Master showed up."

In addition to Berserker's presence, there are several other beings here.

As he spoke, Berserker launched another surprise attack.

Just like the previous tactics, Saber led the charge while Archer provided support from the rear with long-range attacks.

Despite her petite stature, Saber possessed strength that was in no way inferior to Berserker. As the red magic power flowed, every time Saber swung her sword, she even temporarily suppressed Berserker and repelled the opponent's attacks.

“Saber, don’t worry, just fight to your heart’s content.” Sakura clenched her left hand and instructed Saber from a distance.

"That would be perfect!"

Saber's fighting spirit was at an all-time high. She had already faced off against an enemy once, so there was no need for her to test them again and again.

The only thing Mordred is unsure about right now is Berserker's resurrection ability, which is suspected to be a Noble Phantasm.

No matter how you kill it, it will be resurrected again.

If the true identity of the Berserker's Noble Phantasm cannot be revealed, the situation will not improve.

Besides...it doesn't look like today's situation will allow us to retreat calmly like before.

In addition to Berserker, she could sense at least a few more auras lurking in the dark, and Rider was among them.

“… Although I think so, it seems that this is not the time to have free time to look around…” Saber gritted her teeth, smiled, and released magic power to block Berserker’s attack.

Archer's rain of arrows slanted down from behind, landing on Berserker who was not yet stable, but he was not hurt at all.

"Hey, Archer, you're not going to let me go! That big guy is fine!"

He grumbled as he rushed forward, continuing his battle with Berserker.

Archer, who was standing at the back, put down the black longbow in his hand.

It wasn't that he let up, but that Berserker became able to defend against his normal rain of arrows.

"Tsk..." Archer still had to admire Berserker's strength.

Saber, who had no time to analyze these reasons, decided to do the same thing, wrapping the long sword in her hand with magic power again.

She really didn't like fighting Berserker.

It's not because he can't be completely defeated, but because the berserker who has lost his rationality is like a puppet and can only obey the orders of his master.

How could a puppet that only receives orders hinder one's steps?

So Mordred hated such enemies and sympathized with them.

She aimed at Berserker's head.

"Wang Jian!"

In response to her emotions, the sword bestowed upon the king, the famous sword that embodies the king's authority, was tainted with hatred and twisted.

The rebellious knight released his magic power in one breath and rushed out like a bullet. Relying on his top innate intuition, he avoided the Berserker's downward slash and stepped on the axe and sword like a kite, intending to chop down the berserker's neck with all his strength.

Even without releasing his True Name, simply strengthening this "Glorious Royal Sword" with mana would be enough to cause wounds similar to those in the previous battle.

however--

Berserker didn't even try to dodge, but just took the sword head-on.

Logically speaking, even though he had lost his rationality, Berserker still had the ability to grasp the situation in battle, which affected his actions like a conditioned reflex.

If you don't plan to avoid it, there is only one reason.

“…What…” Saber was stunned.

It was as if it had hit something harder than the legendary adamantium. The blow, which was filled with strong magical power and landed at the weakest part, had no effect at all.

Berserker was unharmed.

"Back off! Saber!"

Archer's voice sounded behind him, and his usual black and white swords flew out like boomerangs.

Two pairs of swords flew into the air in front of the Einzbern Castle and headed towards the Berserker's body.

Saber glanced back and discovered that the two swords in Archer's hands had suddenly expanded in size and turned into two long swords with thorns on the back.

Archer charged with a sword in hand, hiding his weapon behind him like a pair of wide wings.

Sensing Archer's intention, Saber stomped hard on the axe and sword that Berserker was trying to grab as a distraction, then landed conveniently and did a backflip, passing by the charging Archer.

"Strength can penetrate mountains, sword will can cut off the flow of water!" Archer silently chanted the strengthening spell, and he and Berserker moved into the attack range, "Crane Wing Triple Combo!"

With a low roar, Archer's strengthened double swords, along with the two pairs of double swords that swirled around, hit Berserker at the same time.

Although the two pairs of swords failed to penetrate Berserker's hard body, the two swords in his hands simply cut off from the shoulders, leaving a horrible wound on Berserker's body, even the bones and internal organs inside were exposed.

The Berserker let out a terrible roar, followed by a violent explosion.

Archer decisively abandoned the two swords he was going to use to kill Berserker at the moment of the explosion, jumped back to a safe distance, and covered his left arm.

"The burden of forcibly killing is too great. One of my arms is injured." Archer muttered to himself as he assessed his condition.

Berserker's defense is too good, and it is not so easy to kill him. Maybe I need to reconsider my fighting style in the future.

Rin, who also noticed this situation, immediately used the magical channel between the Master and the Servant to activate healing magic to help Archer recover from his injuries as quickly as possible.

"Thank you very much, Rin—"

Archer, who was smiling and thanking his Master, suddenly saw a dark shadow rushing out of the forest and heading straight for Sakura and Rin.

But Saber's reaction was also not slow.

Rider's murderous intent could not escape her instinct, and his sickle-shaped sword was blocked by Saber. Rider, who was outmatched, took several steps back.

"You can't even hide your murderous intent, and you still want to launch a sneak attack, you idiot!"

Saber glared at Rider angrily.

Chapter 35: Each Front

As expected, Rider and his Master Matou Shinji were hiding in the forest, spying on the battle here.

Seeing Archer injured and Rin treating him, the others watched Berserker regenerating after receiving a fatal wound, and ordered Rider to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

"This useless Servant! Can't he even hide his murderous intent? Huh?!"

Shinji was so angry that he punched the tree trunk and uttered vicious curses.

"Matou Shinji, you have chosen to join forces with Einzbern." Sakura raised her hand and a magic wand appeared in her hand.

"Hehehe~~" Shinji suddenly let out a series of weird laughs like a moody madman, "Teaming up? Yes, we did. That Berserker's real name is Hercules, and his Noble Phantasm is the Twelve Trials. Do you know what that means?"

He looked down at the group of people who were on guard against Berserker.

"That means that guy has twelve lives!" Shinji laughed wildly. "And, no matter what kind of Noble Phantasm you use, every time you kill him, the same attack won't work on him again."

"What did you say?" Saber was surprised.

"No wonder Saber's attacks didn't work." Sakura understood instantly.

Because Saber had killed Berserker with the same attack before, he was no longer afraid of Saber's attack after his resurrection.

"Hercules..."

Rin, who was treating Archer's wounds, also felt something was wrong.

He is considered a top-notch servant in terms of both popularity and strength. No wonder his ability values ​​in all aspects are so ridiculously high.

The reason why Shinji knew Berserker's real name was probably because Perseus told him.

After all, in Greek mythology, Hercules' mother was the granddaughter of Perseus.

"It seems that your servants are quite capable. They were able to kill Hercules." Shinji leaned against the tree. "But now facing the attack of Rider and Berserker at the same time, can you still hold on?"

Facing Shinji's provocation, Sakura ignored him and just tilted her head slightly to ask her sister: "Can you ask me and Archer to hold Berserker back? Saber will deal with Rider, and I will deal with Matou Shinji."

"Huh?" Lin was still a little worried.

Shinji seemed to have made a lot of preparations for today's battle, and she was worried that her sister had fallen into his trap.

"It's a pretty good tactic. Without the Master, even Rider won't be able to continue fighting." Archer was the first to agree with Sakura's tactic. "It's just that you said you wanted Rin and I to hold Hercules back—"

Servant fights servant, Master fights Master, in this situation, only Sakura has the ability to kill the enemy Master.

"What's the problem, Archer?" Sakura asked.

"It's okay if we kill that guy, right?"

After the wound on his left arm was healed, Archer stood up and confronted Berserker who might attack him at any time.

“Hey! You’re so brave, Archer!” Saber admired his courage and boldness.

And Sakura just sighed: "Of course it's okay if you can, but... this is not a good sign. Please don't force it. If I lose my Servant, I will have to face Berserker alone, which is very dangerous."

Shinji, who was standing on a tree watching the battle, slowly raised his hand and then swung it down.

Taking the attack order he gave to his Servant as a signal, Saber rushed towards Rider first.

Rin throws the gem at Berserker, disrupting his attack.

Archer projected his twin swords once again, ready to take on his own tactical mission.

Then, Sakura suddenly disappeared from where she was.

"Huh?" Shinji asked suspiciously.

Magic power gathers behind him.

"I'm very sorry, please die here, Matou Shinji."

Sakura's words were accompanied by wandering lightning and thunder, startling a flock of birds in the forest.

"Master..."

Rider looked back worriedly, but he didn't have the time to spare.

"Instead of worrying about others, why not worry about yourself first! Rider!"

Saber's sword collided with Rider's sword, trying to overpower the other's force.

“…I envy you, Saber.” Rider said this.

"What?" Saber frowned, not understanding what he meant.