Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

When seeing the other party falling from the sky, Xuul No. 5 had already captured the other party's appearance features and the magic mark left by No. 7.

To be honest, Rider's arrival did exceed Number Five's expectations, because the task assigned to him by the main body and previous calculations showed that he only needed to deal with two Black Servants.

In his understanding, the third servant who suddenly entered the scene, Astolfo, should be under the responsibility of No. 7 if his memory is correct.

But now, why am I here, and why haven't I been notified of any mission changes in advance?

Then the answer is obvious.

Number Seven's behavior has little impact on Number Five.

After all, all the information and data about Astolfo was known before the mission was carried out.

Whether it was one against two or one against three, it was not difficult for him. Besides, Black Saber no longer had the energy to participate in the battle.

"Hiss—it hurts, it hurts..."

The Black Rider named Astolfo climbed up from the big hole he had created, trembling. He was hit by the Pojun Songstress at close range, causing severe pain all over his body. In addition, he fell to the ground freely. It can be said that he was still alive, all thanks to the resistance of his Servant's body.

"Speaking of which, I think I hit something just now?"

Rider then opened his eyes and looked around, but before he could find what he had bumped into, he saw something extremely familiar.

"Ah, it's you!"

Seeing a black figure holding a purple sword not far away, Rider quickly took a few steps back.

Because the person in front of him, except for the weapon in his hand, was exactly the same as the invader who had just invaded the fortress and knocked him away.

Although his confused mind had not yet fully understood the current situation, when he saw the familiar figure in his field of vision, Astolfo immediately understood that the person in front of him was an enemy.

"You actually chased me here? Humph, I won't be careless this time!"

As he spoke, magic power gathered in Rider's clenched right hand, and a knight's lance with a golden tip and patterns appeared in his hand.

The moment this weapon came out, Shul No. 5's eyes were locked on this object.

Observing the changes in the magic power on the weapons, through tonight's battle and the information in the Whisper Chapter, it can be seen that most of the armor or weapons carried by the servants belong to the category of Noble Phantasms.

The eyes that glowed with light from scanning the weapons were particularly conspicuous in the shadows under the hood. In addition, Xiuer did not intend to hide too much, so Astolfo easily

Then he noticed Number Five's gaze.

"Oh, are you curious about my weapon?"

Because of the undisguised gaze that No. 5 was staring at his weapon, Astolfo thought that the other party was very interested in his weapon.

But I understand that. After all, when fighting with a servant, the opponent's weapon is likely to be a Noble Phantasm, and the various special effects of the Noble Phantasm also force people to be cautious.

"Don't underestimate this weapon. It's one of my Noble Phantasms."

As he spoke, Astolfo winked playfully and pointed the tip of his gun at Number Five.

"Its effect is very strong..."

"Ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

Astolfo's words were interrupted by a sudden beast-like roar.

He looked towards the source of the sound in surprise, completely unaware that he was facing the enemy.

I saw a white figure leaping high into the sky under the moonlight, and the metal round-headed thunder hammer in its hand burst out with green electric light.

The Black Berserker, who had just been knocked away, returned again. At this moment, she was wrapped in lightning and was holding the hammer high in her hand. As her body began to fall due to gravity, she smashed it towards Number Five below.

Just like before, but this time the attack will be more ferocious than the last time.

Unlike the previous time when he used the shield to block, this time No. 5 simply raised the hand holding the weapon and turned the Ao Sha Gong horizontally to meet the incoming attack.

boom--! ! !

"Whaaaaaa?!"

The shaking of the earth almost made Astolfo lose his balance.

"Is that Berserker?"

Astolfo was surprised when he saw the appearance of the person coming.

Astolfo was very familiar with his teammates' appearances because they were summoned together.

Number Five stood there unharmed, the Ao Sha Gong above him didn't move at all. In contrast, the war hammer that hit the Ao Sha Gong was trembling slightly due to the reaction force.

“…Hmm…?”

This scene made Frankenstein stunned for a moment. She immediately came to her senses and her face began to twist. Her eyes hidden under her hair suddenly revealed a fierce light.

“Aa ...

Seeing that his attack failed, the Black Berserker Frankenstein roared wildly and kept swinging the long-handled war hammer in his hand.

Each strike was accompanied by a surge of electric energy, trying to burn the enemy in front of him.

Faced with this set of attacks that obviously had special effects, Shuul did not dodge, and started a new round of offense and defense just like fighting with Saber.

He brandished the Ao Sha Gong in his hand to block every hammer that was thrown at him. However, the difference from before was that this time, Number Five was just like Siegfried, passively defending against the opponent's attacks.

Because compared to the powerful fighting style he used against Siegfried just now, it was obviously not as crazy as that of this real Berserker.

While Berserker wasn't entirely irrationally violent, the one before him clearly had no method in his fighting. It could be said that apart from using his Noble Phantasm, he was unreservedly pouring all his strength into the enemy.

The pulsating electric current was transmitted to Xuer's body the moment the weapons touched him, attempting to burn and destroy his body.

However, for the Ex-Machina, this level of current has no effect at all.

Looking at Berserker who was already entangled with No. 5, Astolfo, who was stunned because he couldn't understand the current situation, was curious about the reason why his companion was there.

"Didn't Berserker say he was going to support Saber? Why is he here now?"

Although the current situation has not yet been sorted out, at least there is a friendly force coming to help.

"Never mind, let's fight the enemy with Berserker first."

Giving up thinking about the current situation, Astolfo rushed towards the two people who were fighting.

"Berserker, I'm here to help you!"

......

"Cough cough!"

Siegfried waved away the choking smoke and dust. He was in a bad mood at the moment, but he didn't show it on his face.

Looking at the three people fighting not far away, he felt confused for a moment, because there were more accidents tonight than he had expected.

He had just seen the entirety of the flying object that had hit him. It was a teammate from the same camp as him, a Rider named Astolfo.

Are they reinforcements too?

Siegfried thought so, but the other party didn't seem to be coming to support him.

He could see that beneath Rider's seemingly intact body, he did have considerable internal injuries.

Rider was injured. Did he encounter some enemy on the way here?

He didn't care about being knocked away by his teammates, because that blow didn't cause him any harm, at most it pushed him away from the center of the battlefield.

Siegfried half-knelt on the ground, watching two friendly soldiers fighting with the extremely powerful black-clad swordsman. Because of the previous battle, his body no longer had any extra strength.

At this moment, the best strategy is to rely on the time gained by teammates to recover some strength as soon as possible so that you can continue fighting.

That was why, during the brief recovery time, he also thought about the problem that he had temporarily put aside because of the battle.

Whether it was the safety of his Master at this moment, why Rider was injured, or the changes that happened at the base, these were all issues that Siegfried had wanted to think about but had no energy to consider.

Just when he took advantage of the time his teammates had bought to rest, Siegfried, who had been observing the battle situation, noticed the abnormality of the black-clad swordsman from the perspective of a "bystander".

Boom boom boom——! ! ! !

But before he could confirm his discovery, a sudden burst of loud noises from afar interrupted his thoughts and attracted his attention.

Siegfried subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, and what he saw was a scene of meteors streaking across the sky, crashing onto the fortress belonging to their Black Camp, and cutting off half of the fortress.

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Chapter 25: Exploring Ruler Again

"Why are you trying to disrupt the Holy Grail War!?"

Somewhere in the white space, a blonde woman wearing armor and holding a flagpole shouted at the blue-purple figure in front of her.

Jeanne's eyes widened, filled with anger towards those who intended to disrupt the Holy Grail War.

At this moment, she was protecting the Masters behind her and confronting Shuul No. 1 who came to check on the prisoners' current situation.

"[Confused] As a Ruler, would you actually act to protect a Master?"

Shuul tilted his head and looked over Jeanne's shoulder at the masters protected behind her.

Half of the masters of the red and black sides of this Holy Grail War are now in this space.

There are two Black Masters and five Red Masters.

Except for Black Saber's Master Gold who was still conscious, the other six people were lying dead on the ground.

"Hmph, in order to ensure the stable conduct of the Holy Grail War, it is my duty as the ruler to expel those who intend to disrupt the Holy Grail War."

Joan of Arc's tone was very unfriendly, and her anger towards Shuel was evident between the lines.

Once again facing the culprit who had captured her and a group of masters into this space, even Joan of Arc, who had a good temper, would not give him a good face.

After all, everything the other party did was to interfere with and disrupt the Holy Grail War. As the ruler summoned by the Holy Grail, she should have ensured that the ceremony could be completed intact.

As a result, this guy who showed up halfway not only intercepted him but also trapped him in this space.

"What's your purpose, you? You clearly have nothing to do with this ritual. How would you benefit from disrupting the Holy Grail War?!"

As she spoke of this, Joan of Arc's tone became increasingly aggressive.

Shuel listened to Joan of Arc's rebuke with an expressionless face. He did not refute, because what he did was indeed disrupting the Holy Grail War.

"Could it be that it's for the Greater Holy Grail?"

Gold, who was hiding behind Joan of Arc, suddenly interrupted after listening to Joan of Arc's unilateral accusation.

Because the ruler was standing between him and the other party, Gold had the courage to interrupt and ask questions.

It's not surprising that he would have such thoughts. After all, the Holy Grail is the [universal wish-granting machine].

"The Greater Holy Grail?"

Hearing this word, Xiuer's eyes instantly fell on Gold, making the latter break out in a cold sweat.

"Yes, yes, that's a universal wishing machine. It's... attractive enough, right?"

Even with the ruler's protection, Gold still felt uneasy about being targeted.

Although he didn't know the specific strength of the ruler, the fact that he was caught here by the other party basically explained something.

"[Negative] My goal is not the Holy Grail."

Xuel succinctly denied Gold's conjecture. The name "Universal Wishing Machine" was indeed intimidating. Although Xuel was not without desires, he did not think that the Holy Grail of this world could fulfill his wish.

"You must be joking! You've already completely intervened in this Holy Grail War. How could you not be here for the Holy Grail?"

Gold didn't believe that this guy was really not interested in the Holy Grail, otherwise there would be no way to explain why the other party wanted to intervene in the Holy Grail War.

You can't be a battle maniac who simply wants to fight those legendary heroes, right?

Hiss, it seems possible.

Xuel ignored Gold who was lost in thought and once again focused on the only person on the field who still had the strength to resist.

To be honest, Joan of Arc was pessimistic about whether she could defeat the opponent.

After all, if her strength was really stronger than the other party, she would not be in this space at this moment.

However, even when facing an invincible enemy, she would not give up. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, she would not give up.

Of course, the reason why she chose to confront Xuel head-on was to protect the masters behind her from the harm of the newcomer.

Even if she couldn't defeat the opponent, she still had enough confidence to ensure the safety of herself and the masters behind her.

Joan of Arc's purpose was naturally seen through by Shuel, but he really did not intend to waste his energy on these masters.

After all, judging from the news from the whispered articles, the abilities of the Masters in this Holy Grail War did not arouse his interest.