Final Trial of Mankind

Well, let's just treat it as an arm for now!

Every part of his body was shattered under the baptism of the King's Treasure, and it was truly shattered.

Muscle tissue, epidermis, blood vessels, nerves, and all other parts were severely damaged. An ordinary Servant would undoubtedly die on the spot in this situation, and even an excellent Servant would probably fall into a near-death state.

Instant recovery is not the fairy bean in Dragon Ball, even if the Master is a first-class magician, he can't do it.

Then, the rebellious, rebellious, and absolutely refusing to surrender to any power or violence finally accumulated enough strength, and then launched a final blow to the Demon King.

024 Master-Apprentice Showdown

Achilles.

In terms of popularity, he is a great hero who can rival Hercules in Greek mythology. There may not be more than ten heroes with world-scale popularity, including him.

However, there are probably very few people who know the story of how he hurried through his short life with handsome feet during his lifetime.

Born as the son of the sea goddess Thetis and the hero Peleus, Achilles has been blessed by the gods since he was born. Because his mother Thetis loves him so much, he burns him with the sacred flame. Roast him, trying to turn him into an undead existence.

However, her husband, Peleus, objected to her approach on the grounds that "Achilles as a human would be destroyed." In the end, Achilles grew up while retaining a certain human part.

Later, when war broke out between Troy and Achaia, mother Thetis asked Achilles a question:

——Do you want to spend a long and stable life in obscurity, or make a name for yourself in the war and spend a short life as a hero?

There is no need to say more about the choice Achilles made in the end.While his mother was proud of his choice, she was also extremely saddened.

Because he was doomed to such a fate at the moment of birth - if he was born as a hero, his life would be as short as a revolving lantern in a hurry.

When he grew up, he participated in the Trojan War as the Achaean runner-up, and he also made great achievements. He was blessed by the gods and his body was not injured at all. The gun given to him by his father penetrated the bodies of countless heroes. His two divine horses and the three-horse chariot powered by the famous horse he took when he attacked a certain city had an unparalleled speed.

However, when he won the one-on-one battle with the hero Hector who was worthy of his shoulders in the Trojan War, he exposed his own shortcomings.

Although it was to avenge his good friend Patroclus, it was a stupid and intolerant behavior for him to drag Hector who had turned into a corpse with a chariot to insult him.

As a result, he aroused the dissatisfaction of Apollo, the sun god, and continued to massacre the Trojan army for a long time without listening to his repeated persuasion. Rhys bestowed protection and let him shoot through what was Achilles' only weak point—his ankle.

Immediately afterwards, Achilles, who was pierced through the heart by an arrow, realized that he was about to die, so he suddenly attacked the Trojan army, until he died of exhaustion, he was mercilessly killing the Trojan soldiers.As the prophecy said, despite his short life, he carved his legend deeply into the history of the world as a hero.

A man who is infinitely close to a god, a hero with invincible body.

However, only the ankle part-became the key to this hero.

The "black" Archer Chiron is equivalent to Achilles' master. When Achilles was young, his mother Thetis returned to his hometown under the sea because of discord with his father Peleus. The heroic Chiron was an old acquaintance of Peleus, and gladly acted as his tutor.

...Therefore, it is only natural that Achilles was confused for a moment. To him, Chiron was an absolute symbol.

His kind and serious words penetrated the heart of young Achilles like magic.

Nine years—and still lived with him in the most sentimental boyhood.

He is both a father and a teacher; he is an elder brother and a good friend.

As the son of a hero, blessed by the gods of Olympus, and the awe and admiration of the soldiers at a young age, there are very few people who can be called friends or teachers. Pitiful.

And Chiron is undoubtedly one of them. He is the most trustworthy existence for him, comparable to his good friend Patroclus.

However, that hero is now standing in front of him in order to seek the Holy Grail.

As the "black" Archer, as an enemy, as an opponent fighting each other with himself——

"—I'm going to go, teacher."

"That's unnecessary, 'Red' Rider."

The "Red" Rider, who was a little shrunken by the harsh words returned by the other party, immediately cheered up, raised his spear and stabbed out, and the two began to fight within a distance where they could talk.In other words, this is the composition of the approaching archers and the attacking light warriors.

Although he harbored a trace of guilt, the tip of the gun pointed sharply at the opponent's heart. However, "Black" Archer, with the bravery of a fearless berserker, took a step forward in line with the direction of the gun.

Known for his handsome feet, Achilles' spear skills are at a level that will not cause any problems even if he is summoned as a Lancer. Generally speaking, Archer would be easily pierced through the heart.

However, Rider forgot the most fatal point.

The tip of the spear didn't go into the heart, but just passed Archer's side.

"what……!!"

"Have you forgotten, Rider. Who was the one who gave you this gun and taught you the basics of spear skills?"

Archer's words had a huge impact on Rider. Indeed, as he said, Rider's spear skills were not honed in his own way, but the foundation he first learned from his master Chiron.

That being the case, it is only natural that all his body movements and habits can be seen through. In addition, this gun was originally a gift from Chiron to his father Peleus to celebrate his parents' marriage, so the attack distance of this gun is the same as that of him. Also well-informed.

Archer followed up with an amazing feat.While taking a step forward, he had already put the arrow on the bowstring. It could be said to be a rapid fire, an inevitable blow from zero distance.

"—You're going to die, Rider?"

Archer aimed at the opponent's skull and shot an arrow without hesitation, Rider reflexively dodged by bending over and leaning back.With actions that can only be achieved with incredible speed and awareness, he barely escaped from this life-and-death critical situation.

At this time, Archer kicked, and Rider, who lost his balance, was kicked away and hit a tree hard.

The instant the distance came, Archer put the arrow on the bowstring again.

Some part of Rider's mind switched, he gritted his teeth, glared at Archer with determined eyes, and at the same time rushed straight forward towards the incoming arrow.

While leaning forward to dodge the arrow, he immediately raised his gun and made a sweeping attack - was dodged.

An inexplicable joy surged in his heart, he roared and continued to stab with his spear, Archer dodged the spear attack like a burst of bullets, and while cleverly adjusting the distance, he nocked the arrow.

It is impossible for archers to engage in close combat, and once they enter the attack range of their guns, they can win - this shallow idea of ​​mine before is really too stupid, the opponent is Chiron, not only himself, but also Hercules, Starry heroes such as Jason, Castor, and Asclepius have also received his teachings, and he is a veritable great sage.

Only under close conditions can we barely draw a tie. Under this premise, if I don't use all my strengths to launch an attack with all my strength, then I will definitely lose...!

Rider flexibly used tricks such as forward stabs, sweeps, and feints to launch a fierce attack on Archer.And Archer sometimes dodges, sometimes blocks with a bow, and sometimes even uses a combination of fist and kick skills, drawing a bow and shooting arrows whenever he sees an opportunity.

Under zero-distance sniping, Rider's body was stabbed "shua".Even the flesh, blessed by the gods, is defenseless against the attack of Archer, who also possesses "divine nature".

All his attacks are seen through by the opponent, but the opponent's attack is always unpredictable at critical times.Although he can still maintain a balanced state with his innate strong physique, if he continues like this, he will definitely be cornered.

Rider tried to temporarily let his thoughts escape from the battle in front of him. The reason why his moves were seen through was because his foundation was all taught by the Archer in front of him, including posture and timing of stabbing, and even sweeping and other moves. That's all.

- Don't be fooled.

The basics were indeed taught by him, but after he devoted himself to fighting since his youth, he did not rely on these foundations alone to win. He has various applied skills, and he has also found a way out in desperate situations and fought with many heroes. However, he is constantly honing his skills.

In various battles and in various crisis situations, how do you find a way out?By the way, for example, at that time——

Rider's movements have changed. Instead of using basic skills and overwhelming speed to force a breakthrough, he began to add various ingenious changes to his moves.

Just seeing him let go of the gun suddenly, the next moment he kicked Archer in the face with his "ankle", which was his Achilles' heel.

He first kicked up the falling gun, then jumped into the air to catch the gun, and at the same time swung the gun at the target, the tip of the gun brushed against Archer's neck, and blood spurted out immediately.

"Woo...!!" Archer couldn't help pulling away.

As if to say "How?", Rider turned the spear casually.

The eyes of the two intersected each other, and they both showed fearless smiles.

"—Hmm, you really have the strength to become a Heroic Spirit?"

"Of course, unlike you who just teach others, I have experienced countless battlefields."

He had fought with many heroes, fought with each other, and even communicated with souls. He had indeed learned the basics from Chiron, but the piles of corpses accumulated in the battles were also undeniable facts for Rider .

"Oh, that's great. After all, it's hard to kill one's own students unilaterally." Archer said with a smile, and Rider laughed too.

He has completely put aside the hesitation of fighting with his mentor, and now all he has is the joy of fighting the strong.

Rider was hesitating—should he shorten the distance, or increase the distance.

Although according to common sense, shortening the distance to launch an offensive is the most reasonable approach, but now it may be time to abandon this conventional concept.

Originally, the long spear he held was a weapon with the main purpose of throwing. It was a weapon that existed to break through all protective measures and penetrate the hero's chest. Chiron knew the horror of this spear better than anyone else. After all, the giver was himself.

--Then what should be done?

The eyes of the two intersected each other, "Red" Rider and "Black" Archer - each watched each other's every move, contemplating their next move.

And at this moment, the terrifying power that erupted in the distance attracted their attention. It was a ferocious power that could blow up a city into the sky. Needless to say, it must be a treasure of a servant, but even In this Holy Grail War, it is estimated that not many people will have such a powerful Noble Phantasm.

After all, in terms of power, it can already be classified as an Anti-City Noble Phantasm.

025 The obsession that has lasted for nearly a hundred years

——Thinking about it now, I felt "something was wrong" from the very beginning.

There are a large number of people, and the battle of seven knights against seven knights is indeed an extraordinary situation where Ruler must be called.

However, Ruler has the conviction that "this is not the purpose he was given".

Somewhere in my heart seems to be urging myself. It is not so much a sense of mission as a sense of crisis.

Something irreversible was happening, and the moment he saw the huge floating fortress, Ruler's anxiety reached its peak.

I'm afraid the decisive battle between the "black" side and the "red" side is about to begin.

No matter which side wins, as long as the winner's wish for the Holy Grail is good, that's enough for Ruler.

At this point, Ruler was quite relieved at the beginning.

Because the Masters of both camps are magicians. Although magicians are existences that are divorced from human ethics, at the same time, they will not pray for the realization of evil wishes. What they expect is to reach the root, or it is possible It's other wishes related to the magic way - all in all, their wishes should be relatively appropriate.

However, Ruler has doubts about the issue of the "red" attacking himself. It is okay for the "black" side to try to win over Ruler, because that is just an action taken to win the Holy Grail War.

However, the "red" side is a big problem, and they really can't think of a reason why they want to kill themselves.

After all, the unfavorable factors brought about by doing so are far higher than the favorable factors, and now, the "red" side is using the air fortress to attack the "black" side's base camp, Millenia Walled City.

Ruler and Zig crossed the mountains together, and detoured to the outer perimeter of the city. After passing through the forest where "Red" Rider and "Red" Archer invaded the city and fought fiercely the night before, it has become the center of the battlefield. .

The androids and puppets collided with the Dragon Tooth Soldiers, and started a miserable fight. The magic exploded everywhere like cannonballs, and the battle between Servants turned the surroundings into a barren land.

After looking at the miserable battlefield for a while, Ruler looked up at the air fortress that should belong to the "red" side. Although there are countless Holy Grail Wars, such things are too abnormal. If it is just flying, there is no need to use it Servant, because it's just a simple trick that even a magus can easily do.

However, that thing——is a completely different dimension from pure flying magic. Even in the magic of the Age of Gods, there are very few people who can achieve such a feat.

In order to find out the problems in the Holy Grail War, Ruler rushed towards the battlefield with not only fate but also other young androids who still encountered the same as in the original book, and the androids who followed her also ran.

In an instant, countless Dragon Tooth Soldiers flocked around the two of them. The Dragon Tooth Soldiers even ignored the artificial humans and golems who were fighting with them, and directly locked their targets on Ruler.