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The black and white swords, which suddenly attacked, clashed directly with the holy sword, producing a piercing sound: "Because you will leave here, King of Knights!"
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If you are a driver and you are driving at an unstoppable speed, two children suddenly appear on the road ahead. You have the opportunity to quickly turn to one side, but there is another child playing on the other side. In this situation, should you turn or not?
This issue, which involves morality, ethics, and legal rules, is one that many people hesitate about for a long time or even cannot decide on—moving on the right path means sacrificing two people, but moving on the wrong path only requires sacrificing one person; although only one person is sacrificed, it requires going in the wrong direction, while even if two people are sacrificed, it is going in the right direction.
The same statement can produce drastically different perceptions, and the same choice can lead to completely different outcomes. Therefore, people hesitate when faced with choices, wondering whether to prioritize "correctness" or "justice."
However, all of this was meaningless to Kiritsugu Emiya, whose life had been predetermined long ago: there was only justice, not right.
He was willing to sacrifice everything to uphold his sense of justice, even his own wife and daughter...
"Bam—"
A metal bullet pierced the forehead of the girl, whose face was filled with confusion. The magician assassin, who had personally taken away his last relative, cried out in anguish, but a gentle voice came from behind him.
"So, Daddy cries because of Ilya too."
The illusory world crumbled under the magician's manipulation, and what appeared before Kiritsugu Emiya was something that made him instinctively hold his breath.
“I...Lya…”
“It’s me, Dad.”
The Heroic Spirit from the Throne of Heroes smiled at her former father: "Ilya, the daughter you just killed with your own hands."
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[Archer, stop the Berserker!]
The archers, suddenly receiving orders, had to interrupt the battle. After retreating a distance to ensure they wouldn't be pursued, they frowned: "What should we do with Saber?"
[You don't need to worry about that. You have a more suitable Heroic Spirit to deal with her.]
"Rider, is there really no other choice but to use this method?"
Are you dissatisfied?
"……I see."
Suppressing his anger, the white-haired hero paused as he turned to leave: "...Knight King, you have not wronged anyone, nor do you need to atone for anyone."
"What do you mean, Archer—!"
Ignoring the swordsman's questioning from behind, the white-haired hero spirit vanished into thin air, leaving the swordsman still standing there bewildered. However, her bewilderment was soon replaced by another emotion.
"this is……"
She was familiar with that eerie crimson light: "A summoning circle for heroic spirits."
Although no magician was involved and the summoning time was completely outside the normal timeframe, the swordsman was certain he wasn't mistaken, and judging from the aura—
"A new Rider? A new Heroic Spirit can be summoned as long as the original Heroic Spirit is killed. What exactly happened in this Holy Grail War?"
The Servant who had just left the stage was summoned again in less than ten minutes, following the same idea: will a new Saber class holder appear after I am killed?
Thinking of this, the swordsman could only suppress his unease, grip his sword tightly, and aim at the figure that slowly appeared from the summoning circle. However, this caution and seriousness were replaced by astonishment as the figure became clearer.
"How can it be……"
"haven't seen you for a long time."
The red-clad knight gave the astonished swordsman a malicious smile: "Father."
Magical Mysteries: Chapter 192 Fate's Night (4)
"If I were you, I would choose to turn around and leave immediately."
A voice, which could be described as either a warning or a threat, echoed from the deserted street. However, the target of the warning or threat seemed not to hear anything, and simply moved forward slowly with its right hand, which was noticeably different from that of a normal human arm, with a blank expression.
"What an idiot who won't listen to advice."
The assassins lurking in the shadows seemed to have given up trying to persuade them. With a barely audible whisper, everything returned to calm. However, the undeniable reality was clearly reflected in their perception.
"Aura concealed... Is it an Assassin this time?"
For mages and Servants in this magical world, the most troublesome aspect of assassins is probably their "presence concealment" ability, which can be used anytime, anywhere, ignoring terrain and cover—almost a combination of optical and electronic shielding. If an assassin has enough patience to lie in wait and then suddenly strike and kill the Servant Master, even the strongest mage Servant will likely be forced to retreat due to the combination of intent and unpreparedness, leading to defeat for that side.
However, the situation was completely different from what Lin Yi had imagined. Not to mention the first Assassin class summoned in this Holy Grail War, he thought he had a great advantage when fighting three Heroic Spirits head-on, to the point that Lin Yi couldn't even think of any way to save his intelligence.
The second one is more normal. He almost took Eve out in one fell swoop when he teamed up with Berserker. He only managed to defeat them by the detonation of the magic device.
The third one was also quite strange, directly challenging Rider, who possessed the "King's Army" buff, which brought a natural advantage in swarm tactics, to a one-on-one duel.
And the one that appears now is naturally the fourth one...
The A++ level power rating on the Heroic Spirit template translates to an attribute of 600-700 in the God Realm. Normally, an average adult male's punch has a force of about 150kg. Multiplying this by 60 to 70 gives 9000kg to 10500kg—nearly 9 to 10 tons of force. And this power is only after enhancement through the Proliferation Assault Form. With each release of Proliferation, Overload, Mimicry, and even the Forbidden Zone, each power release doubles Lin Yi's existing Heroic Spirit stats. But when this power manifests in reality, it doesn't even require actual contact with the "enemy"—just a simple gesture—
"Bang!"
It's a disaster.
The attack, so straightforward that it seemed like a mere formality, displayed a devastating force amplified by the superposition of various powers, more tangible than any mystery. Even without a tangible sense of impact, the sonic boom and shockwave generated by the fist that broke the sound barrier posed a significant threat to the attacker, forcing him to abandon his second attack and instead use his dagger to slice down at the incoming attack at an uncomfortable angle.
"—!"
Admittedly, even Lin Yi was surprised when he first saw this "unbelievable" scene: the impact that should have spread was easily wiped out with a light swing of the dagger in the other party's hand—not scattered, but completely disappeared as if it had never existed. The rubble and debris it carried hit the ground in the distance with inertia, becoming the only evidence that it had ever happened.
Faced with the extremely bizarre scene, Lin Yi naturally noticed the abnormality of the heroic spirit in front of him, or more precisely, the abnormality of her eyes—a bluish-green color, not the pupil color that a normal human should have.
Even just being stared at by those eyes gives me a slightly stinging, dangerous feeling. The last time I felt this way was when I was facing a nuclear explosion at close range in the intelligent world. I didn't expect to feel it this time, but not from the Counter Force. Instead, I felt it from a Heroic Spirit with the Assassin class.
"You have nice eyes."
The pale white bone armor on its body transformed from a streamlined shape emphasizing speed to a barrier-like form emphasizing defense, as a deep voice came from below: "Can you tell me what it's called?"
"...The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, eyes that can kill even gods. If you don't want to die here, then leave."
"Gods..."
The girl's voice sounded as if she was considering the feasibility of the suggestion, but she quickly realized she was wrong: "Have you ever seen a real god?"
"Well, do they exist or not? If we consider those guys with divinity as gods, then they probably do. But if not, then they don't."
"Isn't that strange?"
"……what?"
"So-called gods should be symbols of omnipotence, yet the 'gods' you see can be killed—isn't that a rather unusual phenomenon?"
Frowning, the girl subconsciously became more vigilant: "There's nothing unusual; it just means they're not strong enough."
"That's right, so they can't be called gods. At most, they're just more powerful humans, or even less than humans. In other words—"
The ground beneath their feet collapsed and caved in; at a speed that even sound couldn't surpass, the only thing the Demon Eye could capture was the ever-growing fist.
"boom------------!!!"
Looking down at the crumbling ruins, Lin Yi said expressionlessly, "You know nothing about true gods, true power."
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No matter how bizarre the attack, it's meaningless if it can't break through the enemy's defenses; no matter how powerful the attack, it's meaningless if it can't hit the enemy.
Everyone understands this principle, but for various reasons, people still tend to focus on a certain direction. For example, Scáthach, the Queen of the Demon Realm, gave up lethality in pursuit of absolute accuracy, and Ryougi Shiki gave up other magic and physical skills in order to maximize the use of her eyes. Admittedly, with the power they already possess, they would not be left with no chance of winning against any Heroic Spirit. However, the one currently appearing in Fuyuki City as a "Berserker" is not someone who grows up according to any rules of this world.
Lin Yi, relying solely on the life virus and mechanical intelligence, has absolutely no mystique. Even his existing magical theories are borrowed from the Matou family. All he possesses are intuitive and pure speed, strength, and defense.
Before any of his abilities were unleashed, Lin Yi, relying on his overall attribute panel of 500+, obtained strength, endurance, and agility similar to a Heroic Spirit's A++ level. After activating the proliferation mode, these became A+++, and with the same A++ level battle continuation, he directly ignored Lancer's Noble Phantasm's point-to-point attack and forcibly broke through.
At this moment, facing an assassin who clearly possessed the ability to threaten him, Lin Yi did not let his guard down, but instead activated his second ability without hesitation—
"Overload"
[Command confirmed, overload mode activated]
Class: Berserker
Real name: Lin Yi
Attribute: Chaotic Neutral
Strength: EX
Durability: EX
Agility: EX
Group flirting% Yin Longyi 7 Si 5 诌(四) Jiu Yu Magic: B
Luck: E-
Noble Phantasm: EX
This is destined to be a battle that will not be fair.
Magical Mysteries: Chapter 193 Fate's Night (5)
When a person's strength can create a sonic boom, their speed can break the sound barrier, and their body can crash into a dozen houses without sustaining any damage, can that person still be considered human?
Of course, from the perspective of a Heroic Spirit, having the class "berserker" means one is not human, but even from the perspective of a Heroic Spirit, this "Heroic Spirit" is far too illogical.
"boom--------"
Strength, speed, defense—completely without any emphasis or weakness, possessing only pure, extreme violence and power. Faced with the "disaster" that was like an embodiment of destruction, constantly rampaging through the now deserted Fuyuki City, Ryougi Shiki, who clearly possessed the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" capable of killing the opponent, helplessly found that she couldn't even get close, let alone have the time or space to observe the death lines on his body and then cut them.
"Tsk, this monster."
It seems you're in a bad situation, Assassin.
“I’d be happy to take this guy on if you’re willing, Archer.”
[Forget it, I'm just an archer; close-quarters combat isn't for me.]
"I wasn't looking at you before—!"
The terrifying tremor felt like it was about to uproot the ground. Unable to respond to the distant heroic spirit, the Assassin, barely managing to conceal his presence and prevent the enemy from pinpointing his location, swiftly swung his dagger. The falling debris seemed to be "killed" by some invisible force, shattering into dust from both sides. Taking advantage of this opening, he shouted, "Restrain him!"
There was no response, but the magical fluctuations descending from the sky represented the corresponding attitude.
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"archer?"
Compared to the hidden assassin, Lin Yi detected the attack from afar much faster through the main god's detection, even pinpointing the attacker's location to a considerable extent. He glanced at the spiraling blade descending from the sky out of the corner of his eye, then expressionlessly turned his back to the attack—
A perfect hit.
The sound of the magic that constituted the spiral sword being detonated the moment its name was announced almost echoed throughout half of Fuyuki City, but the archer who was the attacker showed no sign of joy.
"...completely unharmed."
In the "all-seeing eye," the burly figure clad in heavy bone armor, located at the center of the flames, did not even change position, completely ignoring the surrounding flames of thousands of degrees Celsius, and slowly pulled a steel beam that had been twisted beyond recognition in the explosion from the ground.
"God, take shape."
【Command confirmation】
As energy was transferred and converted, the originally distorted metal gradually transformed into the shape of a spear—the same spear that had pierced his body less than half an hour earlier.
Of course, the main god's current magical knowledge is not enough to allow it to easily replicate a Noble Phantasm; at most, it can only be similar in hardness and appearance. However, even so, it is enough for Lin Yi.
"Increase"
Phase One
A terrifying sound erupted from his right hand, which gripped the spear tightly. As its internal parts spun wildly, vortexes of magical energy tore apart everything tangible and intangible. Holding the "spear" swirling with magical winds as if it were the storm itself, he took a step forward—
It was at this moment that the distant Heroic Spirit noticed the anomaly, but the distance between them made him wonder if he was seeing things wrong—it was neither twenty meters nor two hundred meters, but a full two thousand meters. Even if the opponent was just a Berserker, or even an Archer, it would be impossible to hit him from such a distance without using a bow. Moreover, given that the terrain was below, the buildings along the way should have been able to easily block such a long-range attack.
With this thought in mind, Archer exhaled and once again used projection magic to construct a magic sword, aiming it at the sky diagonally above.
At that moment, he vaguely felt the ground shaking.
Then, he saw "flames".
Unlike any other Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm in this world, this streamlined metal weapon, devoid of any mystical or magical elements, is destined to be unable to overcome the frictional resistance of the air. When the speed reaches a certain level, it will naturally produce a "burning" phenomenon. Thus, what the Heroic Spirit named Emiya Shirou sees is "flame"—a cluster of "flames" tearing through the atmosphere and falling towards his location.
"—————!!!"
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Because of the distance, the explosion was heard more than eight seconds after the "spear" was thrown. However, almost immediately after throwing the spear, Lin Yi stopped paying attention to that side and looked at the approaching figure on the other side.
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