Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

Her attention was no longer on the enemy she had destroyed, but she turned around to look for another surviving companion.

Of course, when she turned around, she immediately saw her companion riding a strange creature and the anxious expression on his face.

“…Woo?”

I wonder why you have this expression.

Frankenstein was puzzled.

Her teammate, Rider, was riding the creature towards her at a high speed.

"Be careful--!"

Be careful about what?

Frankenstein couldn't understand it. He had clearly won, and the enemy's body was probably turned to charcoal.

The smell of burnt food in the air illustrates this point well.

Again.

She didn't believe that an enemy who had been exhausted by her attacks to the point where he had no extra magic power to defend himself could survive under her Noble Phantasm.

This was the thought in the mind of the Black Berserker named Frankenstein, before he felt a huge impact on his back.

When she saw the scene in her eyes suddenly transform into the stars in the night sky, she finally understood the meaning of Rider's words...

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Chapter 32: Miscalculation

pound--! ! !

With a loud bang, Berserker's body flew high into the sky due to irresistible force.

The airflow generated by the high-speed ascent scratched her face painfully. At this moment, she had no time to care about the pain in her body. Her mind was full of doubts. Frankenstein didn't know what was wrong with her.

“…Uh…?”

what happened?

How come I'm in heaven?

These two questions in a row made her ignore the severe pain in her back.

I've been attacked?

Is the enemy still alive?

How can it be?

Frankenstein couldn't believe it. Even if he survived by chance in that situation, he must have suffered considerable injuries.

How could they still have the energy to launch an attack?

Could it be that there are other accomplices present?

A series of questions emerged in her mind, the only thing she was clear about was that she was ambushed due to her carelessness.

Although as a Berserker, affected by the berserk passive, every Berserker's thinking ability will be affected by this skill to a greater or lesser extent.

But for Frankenstein, whose frenzy level is only D and whose emotions have calmed down after venting, he still has the ability to maintain his rationality and understand the current situation.

At this moment, she was at a height that was the limit of the force that could be exerted on her back. After losing the lift, she stayed in the air for a short moment.

Before his body was about to fall back to the ground due to gravity, Frankenstein subconsciously turned his head away, trying to look for the attacker.

But the scenery in her eyes fell into endless darkness after she caught a fleeting black shadow.

No, someone's hand was pressed against her face.

The slightly small palm could not cover her entire face, but just pressed on the area of ​​​​her eyes, just blocking her vision.

Feeling the hand covering his eyes gradually gaining strength, and his body being subjected to the air resistance that was causing it to fall rapidly, Frankenstein knew exactly what the other party was trying to do.

“Woo! Aa ...

Because she was in the air, without any leverage, she could only try her best to break free from the enemy's shackles while falling at a high speed.

But the force of the palm on her face was like an iron clamp. No matter how she struggled, she could not effectively create an opportunity to escape without any leverage.

Is the only thing I can hope for is that my body is strong enough?

Frankenstein didn't know whether his body could maintain the strength to fight after falling with the added force of the enemy.

But as a Berserker, she would never sit idly by and wait for death in the current situation.

Since I can't break free, I'll just let the other person suffer greater damage than myself.

Since the other person's palm is on your face, it means that the other person is also next to you, so that's the case.

After thinking about it, Frankenstein changed his struggling posture in an instant, and instead followed the direction of the arm on his face, grabbed the other person's arm, and tried to hug the other person with his whole body.

Fall with me!

Frankenstein could already imagine herself falling to the ground, and there was no fear in her heart. Her only thought at the moment was to hold the enemy tightly. Since her own injury was inevitable, she would risk her life to take the enemy with her.

However, just at the moment she grabbed the other person's arm.

As if he immediately understood her action, the hand that was pressing against his eyes suddenly dropped away, and the darkness in his eyes suddenly receded, and the beautiful starry scenery once again came into view.

However, this time she didn't have any extra time to appreciate this beautiful painting.

Because of the whistling sound of the wind in his ears, the inertia of falling that made his limbs unable to move freely, and the figure that quickly shrank into a black dot in his eyes.

She immediately understood the situation.

It seems that I can only rely on my own body to withstand it.

But fortunately, Frankenstein was not fighting alone at this moment, even though his companion was not very useful in the head-on battle with the enemy, and even had the suspicion of being a drag.

But at least, at this time, it can play a somewhat auxiliary role.

Just like now.

“Berserker——!”

As someone shouted and a cry as loud as an eagle was heard, Frankenstein felt his body hit something soft.

"Whoa!"

It seemed that his body had accumulated too much potential energy during the fall, so that the person who caught him almost couldn't keep his balance.

He looked at the huge wings flapping in front of him, and the thick fur on his back that was cushioning the impact.

At this moment, she was lying on her back on the back of a creature.

To be honest, if a normal person was caught in that posture at that speed, their lumbar vertebrae would have been fractured.

Fortunately, as a Berserker, Frankenstein's body was strong enough, so she was not injured and almost caused her companion who caught her to fall.

“…Ugh…?”

Frankenstein looked at the pink-haired figure sitting on the saddle beside him and made a puzzled sound.

"Oh, luckily I arrived in time and finally caught you."

Rider was concentrating on riding the beast beneath him. As he said this, his eyes were looking straight ahead, concentrating on controlling the beast beneath him to gallop in a certain direction.

The mount beneath Rider had no complaints about the second passenger on its back. It followed its master's instructions and flew in the direction away from the battlefield.

“…Ooooo…?”

"I still don't understand what you're saying, but in this situation, I think a tactical retreat is best."

“…Wu?!”

When Frankenstein heard that the other party was going to take him away, he became agitated after calming down.

"Wa ...

Rider quickly steadied his mount, which had shifted slightly due to his companion's turmoil.

"I understand you want to fight the enemy, but you'd better listen to my advice now."

Rider's tone seemed very relaxed, as if the powerful enemy he had just been fighting desperately against was not real.

He probably thought that he and others had escaped the other party's pursuit range.

"The base was attacked."

Just one sentence calmed down the still agitated Frankenstein.

"You know I was supposed to be stationed in the base, and you saw how I got here just now..." Rider did not look back. He did not know Frankenstein's current state, but the fact that he had calmed down was enough to show that his words had attracted the other party's attention.

Rider was not going to keep the secret, and he immediately explained the whole story.

"The stronghold was invaded by someone, and I was knocked out while defending against the invaders, and happened to land here."

Having said this, Rider turned around and looked behind him. After confirming that the enemy was not pursuing him, he turned back again.

"So your Master, the current situation is likely to be very dangerous."

“Wu?!!”

Having personally experienced the invader's strength, Rider was certain that even if the king took action, he might not be able to preserve the integrity of the fortress.

In this case, the Masters who are temporarily staying in the fortress are likely to be affected by the battle.

Although as Masters participating in the Holy Grail War, they should at least have some means to protect their lives.

However, the invader's abilities were truly bizarre, and Rider, despite his eccentric and optimistic personality, could not guarantee that the Masters would be safe.

After all, what if there wasn't just one intruder?

For example, the guy just now was almost exactly the same as the invader who invaded the stronghold, which was very scary.

"And if it's just the two of us, the chances of winning are slim..." Rider still remembered that the opponent was able to easily deflect attacks and even counterattack under the siege of himself, Saber, and Berserker.

He even managed to eliminate one of their members in one fell swoop just by creating a flaw in himself.

Even when he was hit by Berserker's Noble Phantasm at close range, he was still able to pursue the latter without any damage.

Even though Rider had already tried his best to use his fastest speed to rush to his companions to help.

But he was still a step too late because the summoning of the Noble Phantasm mount was delayed, so when he finally arrived, the enemy had already knocked his companions into the sky and flew high into the sky together.

Now, being able to catch his companion before he fell to the ground was already his best effort.

Fortunately, with the speed of my mount, I will be able to quickly escape the enemy's detection range.

Feeling that his companions behind him had calmed down, Rider's mood also eased a little.

After all, if she really wanted to continue fighting the enemy, it would be difficult for him to persuade her.

After all, that was Berserker, so thankfully the outcome was good.

"We'd better hurry back to the base now. I don't know how the battle is going over there. I hope we're not too late."

"I believe that as long as everyone works together, we will be able to repel all these enemies."

Rider's optimistic attitude was indeed good. The depressed mood caused by the beating had long since disappeared. Now, he was full of hope and rushing back to the base he had come from with his companions.

but.

Even if one is optimistic enough, one cannot change the established facts.

Did they really succeed in escaping the enemy?

hum-

Just as Rider finished speaking, a golden circular passage suddenly appeared on the road ahead of them.

"Waaaaaah, when?!!"

Because the change happened too suddenly, he had no time to pull the reins, so he could only watch in shock as he and his mount sank into the suddenly appeared passage.

The moment they entered the tunnel, the scenery before them changed dramatically as if frames in an animation were being cut.

The extremely familiar land, devastated by battle, appeared before his eyes again.

Everything looked so familiar; this was clearly the battlefield they had just escaped from.

This naturally includes the equally familiar black figure in front.

As his mount flew at such high speed, Rider, who had no time to brake, could only watch helplessly as the distance between him and the others continued to shrink.