Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

Just before the collision.

The opponent turned around instantly, dodged sideways, and swung out his small and weak fist.

As immense pain spread from his face to his brain, and amidst the terrified scream of his mount, Rider's consciousness instantly plunged into endless darkness.

Before his consciousness completely faded, he vaguely heard the first words someone had spoken since their encounter and battle:

"[Notice] Don't even think about leaving. You all have to stay."

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Chapter 33: Confrontation

boom--! !

Countless scorching lasers swept across the earth, and all the flat land within a radius of a hundred miles that was swept by the lasers turned into boiling lava.

The foothold was largely cleared, and the white-haired figure floating in the air was concentrating on observing the gradually crumbling ground beneath his feet.

And he was the culprit who created this hellish scene.

Karna was floating in the air, and the earth beneath his feet lost all its coverings and was visible.

His eyes were wide open and moving around as if he was looking for a target.

call--

A slight breeze blew by, and it was the sound coming from behind him.

He did not turn around, but swept the spear in his hand behind him without hesitation.

pound--!

The sound of iron clashing suddenly rang out.

Feeling the weapon in his hand suddenly sink and then immediately recover, he turned around abruptly and quickly grasped the lower end of the disc-shaped part of the weapon's head with his other hand.

The enemy's lance was perfectly stuck in the gap of his own lance disc.

At this moment, the enemy is temporarily unable to use weapons flexibly.

No matter how the other party responds, Karna is not going to miss this rare opportunity.

The opportunity was fleeting, and red magic power immediately attached to his entire body. It was the effect of Karna's [Magic Release].

The tip of the giant spear was currently being stuck by his own weapon, and the only option for him to defeat the enemy was to abandon his weapon.

Giving up weapons means that the opponent will be at a disadvantage in the next battle.

There was no mercy for the enemy under his gloomy expression. He himself would not use insidious means, but since the enemy created the flaw himself, he would not let go of this opportunity.

then.

Karna suddenly controlled the tip of the spear in his hand, stuck the opponent's weapon tightly, and stabbed it behind him.

The enemy's action was just as he expected. He chose to release the weapon in his hand to avoid being dragged away and exposing his weakness completely.

But even so, without weapons, they would not be able to withstand the next attack.

The tip of the gun was taken away from the enemy's weapon, and the tail of the gun was now aimed at the enemy.

Since the butt of Karna's weapon is also sharp and is strengthened by the release of magic power, this attack should not be underestimated.

He didn't know what the enemy would do next, but he knew that the enemy's only option was to evade.

However, what surprised him was that when faced with this sudden attack, the enemy in front of him seemed ready to take it head-on.

The hand that had released the weapon suddenly clenched in the air. In an instant, a ball of golden energy appeared and gathered into shape in Karna's eyes.

A brand new weapon thus appeared in the enemy's hands. It was a large sword with a red blade and gorgeous carvings on it. It was of a different style from the opponent's previous spear.

Can you create new weapons by yourself? That's pretty good magic, but at this distance, I'm afraid it won't be able to intercept your attack in time.

Karna expressed his opinion on the action before him, and his hands did not slow down at all.

However, the opponent's next move made him look surprised.

Because the opponent's free left hand suddenly exploded in a way that defied physics, with a speed that even Karna could hardly see, and turned towards his gun.

what is this?

The butt of the gun that was originally aimed at the enemy's heart was suddenly grasped tightly by the enemy's left hand.

The moment he grasped the spear, Karna felt an incomparable force from the spear in his hand, which caused his weapon to deviate from its original trajectory.

The sharp end of the spear brushed past the opponent's waist and missed. At this point, Karna's attack, which had originally seized the opponent's flaw, had been completely neutralized by the opponent.

During this period, he saw the golden light splashing out from under the cloak on the opponent's left hand. It seemed that something was pushing the opponent's arm, which brought it such incredible speed.

No, now is not the time to lament the enemy's speed.

His attack had been neutralized by the opponent, and the current situation was reversed.

His weapon was caught in the opponent's hand and he couldn't pull it out, while the weapon in the opponent's right hand had already attacked.

The choice that was originally thrown to the enemy is now hitting his head like a boomerang.

However, faced with this situation, the surprised expression on Karna's face had long disappeared and returned to his original gloomy expression.

Faced with the same problem, everyone will make different choices due to different factors.

And so it was with Karna.

Facing the red sword that was slashing down towards his shoulder, he even took the initiative to lift his left shoulder and let the golden armor on his shoulder rush up from bottom to top.

pound--! ! !

A deafening sound suddenly exploded in his ears.

With the blessing of the golden armor, Karna can confidently withstand any attack.

However, facing the attack of the enemy in front of him, he could not guarantee that he would be able to resist successfully.

After all, from the previous fight, he discovered that the enemy's attacks always contained some strange special features.

The opponent's attack method seemed to be able to ignore defense and always penetrate his external "armor". And when the attack came into contact with him, he could feel that some special and strange energy was suspected to be injected into his body from the contact point, constantly eroding his body and thereby increasing the loss of magic power.

If this continues, the master's magic power will be exhausted by the enemy. Without the support of magic power, he will no longer have the opportunity to display his martial arts skills even if he has great skills.

Therefore, unless necessary, he didn't want to use defense to resist the opponent's attack.

Feeling the numbness in his shoulder, Karna, who was already well versed in the enemy's tactics, immediately launched a further counterattack.

call--!

The golden spear suddenly caught fire, and the bright and dazzling red flames illuminated Karna's face, and also illuminated the face of the person in front of him hidden under the shadow of the cloak.

He actually looks exactly like the guy who fought Ruler?!

The ignited flames spread along the part of the gun that the opponent was holding, but before it was about to burn the opponent's wrist, the opponent pulled back his left hand in time to avoid being burned by the flames.

After the spear was released, the shackles on Karna's hands also disappeared. At this moment, the tip of his weapon was still stuck on the giant lance.

The other party did not choose to take back the weapon, but chose to create a new weapon on the spot. This move was really beyond his expectations.

The moment he was freed from the shackles, Karna once again swung the spear, which was surrounded by flames and emitting high temperature.

The red flame caught the moment when the opponent was thrown off balance by the recoil force of the attacking armor and swept across.

Violent energy gathered at the tip of the spear and "splashed" out as the weapon swept across.

And the moment it leaves the tip of the gun, it expands rapidly in the air.

boom--! ! !

A "river" formed by the gathering of flames appeared in the air in front of Karna and rushed forward, completely submerging the enemy's figure in the "tide", including the huge lance that was thrown towards the enemy.

In this dark night, by the hand of Karna, a river of red and purple flames was added to this painting painted in red.

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Chapter 34 Preparation

The "tide" of flames mercilessly washed away everything it passed by, and the dry surface that was originally covered with only weeds was transformed into a piece of cracked land under the washing.

After this "river" flowed through, the only thing left was the golden sphere floating in the air.

Xuer glanced calmly at Karna, who had a heavy expression on his face just now. At this moment, he was holding the red sword he had just created in one hand and the Piercer thrown back by the opponent in the other hand.

He weighed the Penetrator in his left hand for a few times, and then, under Karna's puzzled gaze, let it disintegrate into countless golden energy blocks floating in the air.

After casually waving his hand to recover all the remaining energy in his hand, he removed the shield and looked up calmly to meet Karna's gaze in the distance.

"Who are you, and what is your purpose in entering the Holy Grail War and fighting the Heroic Spirits?"

The doubts in his mind kept arising from the moment they met. It was not until now, when both sides tacitly agreed to let each other rest, that Karna finally got the opportunity to ask the questions.

He was puzzled as to why these powerful mages wanted to intervene in the Holy Grail War, which should have nothing to do with them.

Logically speaking, a powerful enough magus wouldn't focus on the Holy Grail War, which is insignificant to them.

"..."

However, in response to Karna's question, Shul remained silent.

He said nothing, but just stared at her indifferently.

In the light emitted by the magma below, Xuer's whole body was covered in red light.

This made his bright eyes, which should have been very obvious in the darkness, difficult to detect.

"Yeah, I understand."

A faint sigh escaped Karna's lips.

The temperature around suddenly rose.

Because of the lava in this area, the originally cool night became scorching hot.

But at this moment, this almost stable hot air suddenly moved towards a higher temperature.

Xiuer checked the stable detection data of his body's response to the outside world. The numbers displayed on the screen had gradually reached a level where ordinary creatures could not survive.

At the same time, the index in the magic checker on the other side was also on an upward trend.

"To show my respect, I will fight with all my might from now on."

High in the sky, the space around Karna was gradually covered by dense red flames. As he spoke these words, a serious expression finally appeared on his originally gloomy face.

It seems that he is really ready to get serious.

"Warning: A significant increase in magic power has been detected."

The body's detectors also began to issue warnings due to the sharp increase in numbers.

coming.

Looking at the information, among the servants in this Holy Grail War, there is an existence with absolutely unique combat power.

This "Shul", who was sent by the original body to fight Karna, had already made preparations before setting off.

"—[Opening of the Classic]—[Pseudo-Classic]—[Paradise of Reincarnation]—"

An illusory gray suddenly appeared from under his feet, spreading outward at a rapid speed...

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In a gray space that no one knows about, this is where Xuer's real body is at the moment.

"Analyzing..."

Looking at the magical quantum that had not yet completely dissipated in front of him, that was the place where the Black Assassin had just been lying.

Because the data collection has been completed, the research on a certain target has been completed, and it is also out of habit to clean up experimental waste.

While Shuul was silently analyzing the data he had just collected, he "invited" the Black Assassin who had volunteered to provide the data to go back.

"Analysis complete."

"Uploading the target project 'Boundary Record Belt' data to the database..."