You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

Shuten-doji, who luckily escaped with his life, had no time to feel the pain and suddenly changed direction like a swift. His petite body tumbled repeatedly on the water, and his gorgeous kimono fluttered up and down like a riot of flowers, making it difficult to see clearly.

laugh!

The sharp sword energy cut through the kimono, but did not cut the monster's body. Only two pieces of exquisite cloth floated onto the water.

Iori couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when watching this scene. He didn't expect that Shuten also used a similar method to escape as him, but one was a high-level instant step, and the other should be in the category of demon magic.

Moreover... even though its head was chopped off, it didn't hinder its movement. This strange vitality really fits the image of a "demon".

——It was not until this moment that Iori heard a sharp buzzing sound in his ears, as if the aftereffect of the arrow just now was finally coming.

The speed definitely exceeds the speed of sound, and not just by a little bit!

The strength and accuracy are no less than Atalanta's... no, should it be said that it is stronger?

Despite the sudden accident, Iori did not panic. He held the Zanpakuto that had turned into mercury and gently drew it under his feet. Tiny ripples quickly swept across the entire river surface. The waves caused by the fierce battle subsided in an instant, and the river returned to its calm appearance as a mirror.

At this moment, a faint dark light flashed across the mirror, and the boy suddenly turned around -

bass! bass!

Two arrows were deflected by the sword, but the third arrow that suddenly appeared behind them was the fatal blow!

Just like a lurking poisonous snake, by the time it is discovered, it is already too late!

Is it too late to hide?

At this critical moment, Iori remained calm, like a deep cold pond, and nothing could stir up the waves in his heart.

呲!

With a slight turn of the wrist, the tip of the sword was slightly adjusted to face the arrow head. After a short friction sound, the dangerous arrow broke into two halves and flew to the left and right.

"Pretty!"

From a thousand meters away, the archer locked onto his target with amazing vision, and after seeing Iori's actions, even though he was the enemy, he couldn't help but cheer.

Of course, he would not be lenient because of this, and he soon pulled the Greek-style bow again, and the string was like a full moon!

call out!

call out!

call out!

Arrows that were faster than the speed of sound kept breaking through the air and attacking Iori, but captured by the "mirror" that reflected everything, they were all blocked and avoided by Iori without exception. He fought and retreated, moving swiftly towards the shore.

Unlike the duel with Atalanta outside the church, the priest had not yet fully controlled all the servants. In addition, the attack of Black Rider made him unable to take care of himself, so Iori's only opponent was Atalanta.

But at this moment, Shuten Douji and Black Archer appeared one after another, proving that Iori's whereabouts have been exposed. If they continue to delay, they may be surrounded and beaten by the enemy!

Iori is very self-aware. He is not afraid of facing servants who are good at physical attacks, even if he is outnumbered. But if Black Rider comes... the kind of guy who releases magic power as a basic attack, he really doesn't want to confront him head-on.

Of course, now it is a battle between two camps. As long as Qianjieshu does not want to be robbed, he will never send all his forces to hunt down Iori.

Although it is a pity that I failed to behead Shuten, this CG of Iori will appear sooner or later. Now the Master is still drunk, it is better to run away as soon as possible.

"Ok?"

A violent magical power and a wild aura rose in the distance and rushed towards here at an extremely fast speed!

The ground shook slightly, large trees were knocked down, and countless startled birds flew up. Amidst the smoke and dust, a huge and ferocious figure rushed out of the forest, let out a deafening roar, and leaped up to smash towards Iori!

Black berserker?!

boom!

The huge double-edged axe fell like an execution tool, cutting off a corner of the river bank, and countless pieces of stone flew everywhere amid the roar.

But this is not the end yet, the burly figure swung his arm, and a second equally terrifying axe fell down, causing even more shocking damage, and just one blow caused this section of the river bank to completely collapse!

Only the "Mountain Inverted Crystal" where Sera was located was tied up with chains. The power of the ritual made the surrounding ground more solid, barely preventing the chain from collapsing.

"hold head high!!!"

The mad warrior wore a bull-head mask made of black iron, but his two huge bull horns seemed to be natural. His three-meter-tall figure had impressive muscles that matched his job description. Countless scars crisscrossed the body, telling of the deadly battles he had experienced.

The pair of scarlet eyes under the mask suddenly lit up, the muscles in his right arm suddenly tensed, and with one arm he swung the giant double-edged axe that ordinary people couldn't use, making a sound of breaking through the air, and chopped at the annoying "pyramid" -

Ding~~~!

A thick iron pillar fell from the sky to block the attack. The collision of steel and steel made a vibration that shook the ground. The double-edged axe penetrated half of the iron pillar, but ultimately failed to cut it off.

Immediately afterwards, four more iron pillars fell down in succession, smashing onto the Berserker's head and limbs. Faced with this pure violence, the Minotaur warrior rose up to meet it, swinging the giant axe in a huge arc with his left arm, and actually chose to confront it head-on!

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

boom!

Three iron pillars were smashed away by the amazing force, but the last one hit his chest, causing his burly body to be crushed and fall to the ground, causing a strong wind.

Iori appeared in front of Daoshan Jing, his eyes calm and cold. For a moment he wanted to use the "Che" that could only be used once, but in the end he raised his left hand. The magic power in his body became greatly active and poured into it like a tide. The strange caged hand burst into an extremely dazzling light.

"The Thunder Emperor is coming!"

Iori brought his left hand down fiercely: "Bliss Fall!"

A ray of lightning that was not very thick but seemed to be compressed into a straight spear instantly crossed the gap between heaven and earth and pierced through the body of the Berserker!

boom! ! !

Thousands of arcs of electricity erupted with the Berserker as the center, illuminating half of the river surface as if it were daytime!

In this horrific lightning strike, the berserker howled in pain, like a tortured beast, but only for a moment—

“Ang ang ang ang!!!”

The wild cry shook the atmosphere, and the lightning exploded, sweeping up everything around. The iron pillar that suppressed the body was thrown out at a speed faster than it fell. The tall figure in the smoke was gasping for breath, but he stood up despite the injury, and his momentum was still terrifying!

But when he tried to attack the "pyramid" again, he found that the target no longer existed.

Volume 115: Death Comes to the Holy Grail War: Chapter 4: Weak, just like humans (K)

"I am extremely sorry that we were unable to capture or destroy the enemy, and instead lost extremely precious combat power."

In the magnificent main hall of the Thousand Worlds Tree Castle, brilliant lights shone on the glittering decorative objects. The magnificent scene demonstrated the family's heritage and financial strength. However, the masters and servants gathered here did not seem proud at all. Instead, they had strange looks on their faces and looked with suspicion at the middle-aged man in ancient Greek-style short coat standing in the center of the hall.

As a servant, his appearance doesn't have any outstanding features. He has regular and elegant facial features, a gentle tone of voice, and fluffy long brown hair... Except for his strong and well-proportioned muscles and the ponytail hanging behind his buttocks, he looks like an ordinary teacher.

However, everyone knows that his true identity is Chiron, the ancient Greek hero, the Centaur sage who cultivated many heroes.

This name is not as well-known as Hercules and Achilles, but anyone who has studied mythology will know that many heroes in Greek mythology, including the two great heroes mentioned above, have studied under Chiron.

These heroes are not all fighters, some are good at strategy and medicine, because Chiron himself is also proficient in various technologies, from combat to medicine, magic, art, farming, and even divination, astrology and prophecy...

Except for some skills unique to certain heroes (such as Shooting Hundred Heads and Return of the Swallow), he has mastered most of the skills in the world.

This is the [divine wisdom], which is almost comparable to the authority of God!

Although he appears as an "Archer" in this Holy Grail War, strictly speaking he is adaptable to all classes except Berserker, and Archer is not necessarily the first priority.

(In a sense, it is quite suitable for the Cavalry class...)

Even Black Lancer and Black Rider were full of respect for this hero. As rulers of a country, no one understood the importance of a "sage" better than them.

If it wasn't for special circumstances, they would definitely not let Archer accept questioning in such an almost accusatory atmosphere. But rules are rules, someone must summarize and report on the failed battles, and now only Chiron has the luxury.

Fortunately, Chiron was a generous person and did not object to such occasions.

Assassin was seriously injured, berserker's language skills were barely adequate, and there was no one else to pick out from the three witnesses...

Lancer sat upright, raised his hand to signal Chiron not to blame himself: "Your actions were not negligent or wrong. This time it was Assassin who provoked the dispute without authorization, catching us off guard. Otherwise, if the combat power was more complete, we would not have let the enemy's servant escape.

We have seen the battle record from the footage sent back by the familiar, but some things can only be felt in person, Archer, tell me what you think. "

"As you command, King."

Chiron bowed slightly, then glanced at the Masters gathered together.

His contractor is a girl with a pretty and intelligent appearance, elegant and calm temperament. Unfortunately, she has a disease in her legs and can only sit in a wheelchair.

At this time, Master Fiore's eyes were filled with worry, but Archer signaled her with his eyes not to worry.

The Masters of the Thousand Worlds Tree generally seemed uneasy when they were in the same room with Vlad III, because in their opinion, Lancer was a dangerous Servant who had a notorious reputation during his lifetime and was contaminated by an unknown spirit, which turned against the Master.

Lancer's mental state is extremely unstable. The masters are afraid of following in the footsteps of the patriarch Danic, so they behave like elementary school students during combat meetings.

This time, the three servants of Qianjieshu fought with Iori, but not only did they fail to stop him, they even failed to cause any significant damage, and they almost lost an assassin...

In fact, it was fortunate that the black berserker's real name was "Asterios", the famous Lord of the Labyrinth, the Minotaur. His name had a deep connection with "lightning", and his gifted strong body could therefore withstand the attack of lightning.

Otherwise, Iori's final all-out lightning strike would be equivalent to compressing the anti-military treasure into an anti-human range... Anyone else would definitely not survive!

Iori almost killed two servants without any damage. If it were in the game, Iori would have easily cleared the pre-dungeon alone. Vlad III, as the final BOSS, would naturally feel ashamed.

The strange feeling of oppression made all the magicians in the hall dare not breathe loudly...

Chiron, on the other hand, did not have this feeling of embarrassment. He had always had an accurate eye for people, so he was convinced that Lancer's "madness" was a rational and logical extreme behavior. Even if Vlad III completely turned into a madman, he could still lead this camp.

——As long as you maintain the same stance with them, there will be no problem.

"First, the red Servant... Hmm, is that boy really a berserker?"

"There is no doubt about this. Each class's spiritual base has corresponding characteristics. That boy is indeed a berserker with a 'frenzy'. It's just that he may have a special treasure or inherent skill that makes him immune to the negative effects of frenzy. Although this skill is rare, it does exist."

Chiron said, "Generally speaking, 'Frenzy' is used to strengthen weak servants. If a powerful hero is summoned as a Berserker, although the panel can be strengthened, it will lose reason and skills, which is generally a weakening.

But the red side's berserker is different. He is one of the very few Heroic Spirits who can balance 'frenzy' and 'rationality', so he is much more difficult to deal with than an ordinary berserker.

In fact, I think it would have been difficult for us to kill him even if he had chosen to stay and fight."

"You think highly of him?" Vlad III was a little surprised.

"Assassin is not a weak Servant. She has excellent abilities that are enough to serve as one of the three knights, and her combat skills are sophisticated and proficient. However, she had almost no power to resist that person. She was suppressed from beginning to end and was almost killed...

Even if we take the compatibility into consideration, we have to admit that the red side's berserker is far more powerful than Shuten-doji!"

Chiron hesitated for a moment, then said boldly, "And he may have hidden his strength."

"He fought three servants without using his full strength?" Vlad III and the servants around him were surprised.

“It’s just my gut feeling… but I believe it.”

Chiron once saw Iori from a distance. Although he had never met him at close range, he was deeply impressed by Iori's calm and cold eyes.

"I checked the battle records repeatedly and found many suspicious points. What particularly concerned me was the special ability he showed when fighting Shuten Douji, which made him immune to the ultimate weapon... It looked like Shuten Douji's attack directly 'penetrated' through it, but it was not an illusion."

"Is it his Noble Phantasm, like the vampire's atomization?"

Vlad III didn't care, because if he fell into vampire status, he would have similar abilities.

"He was just avoiding the attack. Judging from his battle process, he only used the 'atomization-like' ability once in the entire fight. Obviously, this is not a trump card that he would easily use. Perhaps there is a limit to the number of times he can use it.

So as long as you pay attention when fighting and don't let yourself be tricked, you'll be fine!"

"…Maybe, but the battle between Servants is a competition of Noble Phantasms and Compatibility, and intelligence plays a big role in it."

Chiron hesitated and said, "We cannot rule out the possibility that he deliberately revealed his abilities to trick us into obtaining false intelligence... I still think we should be as lenient as possible with the enemy."

"It's my duty." Vlad III nodded slightly, but he disagreed in his heart.

In his opinion, Iori is a very good servant:

The panel values ​​are balanced and excellent. While being good at hand-to-hand combat, he also has medium-range strike capabilities and can exert a field of immunity to abnormal states. In addition, his weapons can control lightning and water flow, and he also masters the sealing technique for spirits.

The key is to have brains, stay calm during battle, and have enough energy to take care of the Master.

To be honest, Vlad III was very tempted. If the camps were not in conflict, he would definitely recruit such a talent!

But that's all. Lancer doesn't think Iori has the extraordinary fighting power to decide the outcome of the battle - he lacks the overwhelming dominance to make the final decision!

"I think he hasn't activated his true Noble Phantasm yet, which is the hero's biggest trump card... It's a pity that Assassin doesn't want to say more, otherwise we could have guessed a little."

Chiron only learned the real name "Yamato Takeru" from Shuten, but it is difficult to extract the characteristics of the Noble Phantasm from Takeru's story.

I wanted to ask Shuten to help me guess, but the woman rejected me with the excuse that "I don't have enough brains".

How should I put it...it's really hard to refute!

-

"berserker… no, Iori, I'm sorry."

In a hotel room, Sera sat on the bed, supporting herself with her slender arms. It was very difficult for her to maintain the tilted sitting posture. Her face flushed from time to time, and she looked lazy, as if she had a hangover, which was quite charming.