Artoria the Big Liar

The overall shape is more like a dragon than Mordred's helmet, and it is the ultimate evil dragon that is extremely evil, extremely violent, and feeds on human flesh and soul.Even though the figure is so delicate, it gives people a heavy pressure, as if the whole body is filled with lead, as if the soul is crying out for fear, just looking at this armor makes people shudder and unable to move at all.

However, I am different, because the evil dragon breath of this armor is too strong, so strong that it makes me feel at ease.

"A flying vehicle is coming towards us...it's that guy." She glanced at me and said hastily, "Jeanna, stand up and hug me tightly. There may be a chase next."

I did.But the arms really don't have much strength, and I don't hug them very hard.

I want to close my eyes, because I can't imagine if I can do this in a week.But after the Black Flame King let out a low growl, he suddenly accelerated.Its wings are bent, and when viewed sideways, the wings are close to the shape of the letter M.Huge airflow gushes out from the curved part of the wings. This dragon is really like a fighter jet, propelling its flight with jets.

The speed of the Black Flame King is too fast, even in the air, even if I don't feel any air flow in the wind king's enchantment, I still can't close my eyes.So, I followed Arthur's line of sight and looked to the northeast——

I saw a golden spaceship approaching at breakneck speed.

Yes, I read that right, it's just a spaceship, about the size of a fighter jet, slightly smaller than the Black Flame King, and it's all golden yellow.It has a triangular pyramid structure as a whole and is not streamlined. It is not suitable for flying in the atmosphere at all. The weightless environment freed from the constraints of gravity is more suitable for a spacecraft of this shape to take advantage of it.

The spaceship did not attack after approaching the Black Flame King, but slowed down and flew behind the Black Flame King.

In the very center of the spaceship, in a place that looked like a throne, sat a golden-armored heroic spirit with blond hair and red eyes—he was looking this way.

"Yo, long time no see, Saber. I've been waiting for you for a long, long time!" As he spoke, an extremely arrogant and arrogant smile rose from the corner of his mouth: "However, seeing your appearance, I should call you Rider now." ?”

Arthur was in front of me and I couldn't see her eyes.However, it must have been a very hostile look, right?

"Gilgamesh, fart." Her voice was extremely cruel, and her words were extremely rude.

"Hahaha! It really is you, so I'll say I'm not mistaken!" Gilgamesh laughed wildly, his voice extremely joyful, as if a psychopath saw a tragedy that made him extremely happy. "But...it's ugly, Rider. You tried to blow up the Holy Grail with your own spiritual foundation, but you polluted yourself, and even the mount that was a Noble Phantasm degenerated into this appearance—how, it was corroded by the corrupted Holy Grail How does it feel? Does it feel like the blood has been replaced by sulfuric acid?"

Arthur raised his right hand, and a dark sphere like a collapsing black hole exploded in her hand, turning into a spear about four meters long.The tip of the spear is completely a pitch-black magic sword, and there is even a U-shaped handguard, which seems to simply elongate the hilt to the same extent as the spear.Moreover, the shape of the tip of the gun is completely different from the magic sword used for training swords before, it is very thick.There are four scarlet rings on the two sides of the spear head in the center of the sword body, and then converge into two scarlet straight lines, extending to the weight ball at the end of the spear.

She gently raised her sword and spear.At this moment, the magic power of the gun head suddenly soared, turning into pure darkness, rolling the purple magic flame, and the part of the sword extended more than 50 meters in an instant—it turns out that this is not a sword or gun at all, but The magic sword has been extended and is convenient for riding.

In an instant, Arthur swung down at will.

This speed is really too fast, all I can see is the sudden bright purple, dark red and jet black intertwined light.When the light dissipated, there was a tragic hissing sound piercing the air, as if thousands of souls swallowed by the evil dragon were crying and screaming collectively.

In an instant, the bow of the golden spaceship was cut off, turning into golden magic brilliance and dissipating in the sky.

The incision is extremely flat, and a bright purple flame burns on it.Thick darkness fell on the front half of the spaceship, eroding the hull like spots of various sizes, turning it from brilliant to ugly.

However, the golden spaceship did not lose control or fall, but the airflow became slightly chaotic, and the hull began to vibrate continuously.

Even I can't imagine what the result of such a powerful blow would be if it hit someone.

Gilgamesh, who was sitting on the spaceship, didn't panic either.He continued to stare at Arthur, his eyes full of pungent banter, and his smile full of vicious mockery: "Oh? You can change posture with this holy sword? Is this a sword, a gun, or a hybrid? However, can it still be called the Holy Sword now? Why can’t I feel any radiance?”

As he said that, he laughed like a psychopath: "Hahaha...hahahahaha! Funny, so funny! Rider, you look so funny right now! You risked your life but only destroyed a false Little Holy Grail, but I was turned into this by the Holy Grail! Rider, you should play the clown in my palace, and you will definitely make everyone in Uruk laugh!"

"I have already warned, Gilgamesh, do not challenge my patience." Arthur's tone was extremely cold.

"Why, you still think about violating the rules of the Holy Grail War?" Gilgamesh became confident.

"This is the sky, not the earth. Fuyuki is a city located on the ground, and the sky is not governed by its concept-so, Gilgamesh, I am here to chop off your head, other combinations, and even the overseer of the church No one will have any objection—if this nonsense continues, I【{

"Crack, crack, crack..." Gilgamesh clapped his hands, and the smile on his face became even more presumptuous. "Oh, as expected, it's you, Rider, who are still so good at exploiting loopholes in the rules. It's just that the Holy Grail has transformed your mind and become irritable. You are completely different from before!" After a pause, he continued: "...However, please rest assured about one thing. Maybe you think you can do whatever you want, but I don't want to be the target of public criticism at all——The intensity of this Holy Grail War is extraordinary, and every servant belongs to his own class Apex—after all, this Holy Grail War is the Holy Grail's own dying struggle! It has become a life, a life that must be lived no matter what!"

"Gilgamesh, have you been farting for so long just to pollute the air and make noise?"

"It's nothing, I'm just here to catch up on the old days and see how you're doing. To see you so alive and well, this meeting has already exceeded my expectations... Then, do your best and struggle hard, Rider .What will you do in this Holy Grail War—feed the Holy Grail with your own body, or destroy the Holy Grail as before? I am looking forward to it, I am looking forward to it, Rider!"

The golden spaceship immediately accelerated and moved away in another direction.

But even though his figure was far away, his wild laughter still echoed in this airspace.

"Hmph...hahaha...hahahaha!"

That's a very nasty laugh, and even my opinion of this guy has dropped extremely low.

I am not the same as this guy.The level of sarcasm and banter when I speak is very low, just the level of jokes between acquaintances.But this guy is different, his mouth is full of malice, his eyes are quite unfriendly, and he doesn't pay attention to people at all.

"Is that guy a psychopath?" I asked my Arthur.

"Not only a psychopath, but also the world's number one narcissist." Arthur explained disgustedly, "I was hostile to him in the Holy Grail War 20 years ago. Later, because he was too arrogant, he finally died in the Under the sword of that Berserker - his arm was cut off, and then his head was cut off immediately, and he died quite simply. This taught him a lesson, so this time he kept talking trash, but he was not irritated by my words , just fled away in such a desperate way."

As soon as she finished speaking, she canceled the jet mode of the Wind King Barrier.

Black Flame King seemed to be connected with her, his wings became straight, his speed decreased slowly, and he changed into a gliding mode.

"Jeanna, the destination has arrived."

I looked to the ground - in the middle of the forest, there was this magnificent castle.

Presumably, this is the "Einzbern Castle" that Arthur mentioned.

However, she was clearly the previous master of Arthur, but she did not take back the sword, spear and armor.

Rather than visiting an old friend, she is more like preparing to attack the city as an enemy.

"It's time to land, pay attention to the vibration, hold me, don't fall."

Chapter 47: Einzbern (8 thousand words)

(This chapter is first-person perspective by Jeanne Darc.)

In the open space in the center of the castle, the Black Flame King landed.

It weighed more than ten tons, and there was a huge shock the moment it landed.If Arthur hadn't reminded me from the beginning, I'd probably have staggered and fallen off the dragon's back.

As the time limit approached, my body inevitably became weaker and weaker.

I used to be brave enough to say that I could run, but in fact I would be out of breath after a few steps.

Coupled with the fact that my limbs are getting weaker and weaker, maybe after three or four days, I won't even have the strength to stand up.

At the end of the day, I'm just a random patchwork creation.The optimistic point estimates that there are still two weeks left, and the pessimistic point of view is only one week left-however, these have nothing to do with the status quo, just my momentary sadness after landing.

Arthur was right next to me, and I barely hugged her waist.The body swayed from side to side with the vibration, and finally managed to stand still without falling.

Seeing the north of Einzbern on the ground is completely different from being in the sky.

In the sky, it is just a larger building, which is nothing compared to the vast forest.

But on the ground, the castle has eight floors and dozens of houses, almost as big as the Palace of Versailles.The open space in front of the castle is also much larger than it looks, almost half a hectare.It's just that there is no one to take care of it, so it's so deserted and empty, it's not very satisfying - if you plant flowers and trees, it should look much better.

These feelings didn't linger in my heart for long, and a feeling of uneasiness and fear hit me.

There seems to be a lot of magic in the air, and the vision is disturbed by these magic.The vicinity of the focal point is still barely normal, but the other parts of the field of vision are stained with a layer of red, distorted like a magnifying glass.And the farther away from the focal point, the darker the red and the more distorted the shape, which made me feel dizzy and want to vomit.

"■■■■■!!!"

The flying dragon under him raised his head and scanned the situation around him left and right, feeling extremely nervous.

An ear-piercing roar came from the Black Flame King's throat.It's like the scream of a bird of prey, the neighing of a nightmare horse, or the scratching of fingernails on a blackboard.The sound was so loud and filled with magical power that even the air seemed to vibrate.

"Calm down, Black Flame King." Arthur's voice was more commanding than soothing.

Almost immediately, a scarlet figure gradually transformed from transparent to solid in the air.

It was a demon, because his most typical feature was the pair of black goat horns on his head.

His body was shrouded in a scarlet sacrificial robe.The face is also covered with a red cloth of the same material, one hanging down to the waist.And on his belt, hung a red parchment book with a chain. The metal cover of the book was a woman wearing a blindfold opening her mouth, which seemed to be in great pain and extremely confused.

In his left hand is a withered thorn staff, the tiny spikes are a little blackened, stained with blood that will never freeze.

The demon is at least two meters tall, but his figure is extremely thin, like a severely malnourished refugee. The hand holding the thorn staff is similar to a skeleton, and the skin folds are comparable to that of a 90-year-old man, and it is full of burns. .

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Just based on its figure, I can't judge whether it is a man or a woman at all.

——However, since the height is close to two meters, it should be male, right?

"This servant, this Master... If I remember correctly, the Holy Grail War has not officially started yet, right?"

A man's voice and a woman's voice were mixed together and sounded at the demon's location at the same time.

Both voices are themselves—as if it were made of two parts, or the whole entity was divided in two.

"I don't know what you want to do with your sudden visit? Or, are you just looking down on me?"

"Caster, I want you to talk to your Master." Arthur saw through its class at a glance.After all, it was both a sacrificial robe and a staff, and Arthur confirmed the identities of the other two servants, and it was almost impossible for them to be of other classes.

"I'm sorry, Rider. It's getting late, and Einzbern Castle refuses visitors." Caster, who was floating in the air, spoke quite indifferently, just like a stereotyped magician.

Arthur looked away from Caster and looked at the open gate of Einzbern Castle.

She took a slight breath, and then shouted: "Eimiya Kiritsugu, is this how you treat an old friend's visit?"

At this time, a flash of lightning flashed across the sky, followed by thunder, the weather changed suddenly, and the rain fell. In just ten seconds, the light rain turned into a heavy rain.

However, this castle has a special barrier, which cannot be distinguished clearly with the naked eye.It was only when the heavy rain splashed down and slid down the barrier that I could barely confirm the shape and size of the barrier—it was a hemispherical barrier, covering an area of ​​about one hectare, because even a part of the forest in the distance was covered with knots. bounds cover.

The water flow on the ground bypassed the solid barrier, keeping everything inside the barrier dry.

Soon, an old man with gray hair and black Wu suit appeared at the entrance of the castle hall.

He should be Emiya Kiritsugu, Arthur's master in the Holy Grail War 20 years ago.

"It's been a long time, Saber...no, should I call you Rider now?"

Emiya Kiritsugu's voice came over, unexpectedly young without feeling too old.It seems that it is his mentality that is old, not his body.

Arthur's voice was rarely gentle: "Long time no see, Kiritsugu. As you can see, my current job title is indeed Rider. How have you been during the 20 years I've been away?"

"I'm living a pretty good life, no fighting, no disputes, I have sons and daughters, and I enjoy family happiness every day." After a pause, Emiya Kiritsugu asked back: "On the contrary, it's you, Rider, your current Are you in good condition? It seems that the filthy cup polluted the spirit foundation, making you show such a negative posture."

"There was a small problem at the end, but it's not serious. Only the spirit foundation was affected, and there was no change in consciousness—don't underestimate me, Kiritsugu. No matter how my spirit is changed, I'm still the same. Arturia Pendragon."

I blinked my eyes, and my slightly poor brain immediately understood one thing.

Arthur told me before that she was just an empty shell during the Holy Grail War 20 years ago.After destroying the Little Holy Grail, she went back in time and space, came to Britain in the fifth century, practiced what she said, and started the road to become King Arthur.

Therefore, whether it is Gilgamesh or Emiya Kiritsugu, their ideas are wrong.Arthur was not polluted like this by the Holy Grail, but after she became the heir of Vortigern, the magic power was pure darkness.

No wonder Arthur's class is the never-before-seen Pretender, not Rider.

No wonder "Arturia Pendragon" was her pseudonym, not her real name.

The disguised persona she now wears is exactly who she was 20 years ago.

"That's right. Anyway, I really can't imagine how your consciousness is reversed by the Holy Grail." As he spoke, Emiya Kiritsugu took two steps to the side: "Let's go into the room and talk? This rain will last for a long time. And, Illya has been waiting for you for a long time. After she found out that the heroic spirit she summoned was not you, she was sad for several days. I persuaded her for a long time before she was willing to communicate with Caster."

"...Huh!" Caster on the side made a voice, but this time it was only a female voice.

Arthur kept a gentle voice: "No need. I can just say here, just a few simple words."

"You don't even see Illya's face?" Emiya Kiritsugu asked. "She is not in a good condition now. It is already a miracle that the artificial human can live to be 28 years old."

"If she knows what I'm going to say next, I'm afraid she will be even more sad. So, there's no need." At this point, Arthur's voice became bitter: "Then, I won't talk nonsense. Kiritsugu... this In the Holy Grail War, I will take the Holy Grail."

"...Rider, are you sure?" Emiya Kiritsugu's voice visibly trembled.

"I'm sure, I'm very sure." Arthur's business was unusually erratic. "Kiritsugu, human beings can resist fate and try to deviate from their original goals. But people must not go against fate and go the opposite way. When fate comes, everything will happen naturally. The speed is so fast that I in the past could never have imagined Yes. You should be able to understand, Kiritsugu. I have tried to defy fate, more than once, but the result is pure failure."

Emiya Kiritsugu was silent.The man in his 50s took a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket and lit one.

He took a deep breath and exhaled the smoke, forcing himself to accept reality.

"...Should it be related to your current Master?"

"Besides this, is there any other possibility?"

Saying that, Arthur's left hand gently held my wrist.

Her gauntlets were rather cold, as if they were taking heat from my skin.

Emiya Kiritsugu remained silent, and what Arthur disliked the most was silence.

"Kiritsugu, you have changed, and so have I. Now I don't care what happens to the world, and I don't care whether Britain can be saved. I want to live in this world, and I want to keep my little happiness .so next..."

Dazzling light came from Caster's direction.

Above the staff made of thorns, a golden light ball with a diameter of one meter burned.Three complex magic circles surround it like the star trails of a planetarium.The strong light illuminates the dark world like day.

—will die.As long as this ball of light bursts, I will definitely die.

Those three magic circles are not to increase its power, but to limit the scope of the explosion.

If it really exploded without restraint, I am afraid that even the entire castle will be razed to the ground.

This is a technique that surpasses great magic, and it is almost the same concept as magic.