Chapter 1159 1159 The Dignity of Humanity

Chapter 1166 The Dignity of Humanity

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Although he was quite interested in this novel way of playing at the beginning, after repeated exchanges of Noble Phantasms and missiles, Archer finally began to get bored with this monotonous air battle.

After several rounds of maneuvering and fighting, Archer's Vimana was now closely following Berserker's F15. As long as the distance was shortened a little, it would be a perfect attack position. Berserker, who noticed this, started the jet acceleration at maximum power to get rid of the pursuit, and at the same time used the acceleration of gravity to dive vertically.

"Stop struggling in vain..."

Archer smiled to himself, drove the Vimana away, and chased Berserker effortlessly. The two instantly penetrated the clouds and fell to the ground of the brightly lit Fuyuki City.

"Why don't you just dive into that pile of filth, bastard?"

Archer deployed his ready-made Noble Phantasm in a surrounding manner, pinning Berserker from all directions and blocking his escape route. This left Berserker with only the Mion River directly below - according to this trajectory, he would definitely collide with the sea demon that was aiming at Caster, who was crawling on the embankment.

In order to minimize the impact of the collision, the F15 raised all its flaps and grabbed the atmosphere with all its might, trying to slow down as much as possible.

At this moment, the huge mass of meat that was crawling around suddenly disappeared.

Rider shouted loudly at a close distance and launched the "King's Army", sucking the huge body of the sea demon into the inherent barrier that he and his subordinate Servant deployed together. Archer and Berserker naturally had no way of knowing the truth. But Archer obviously didn't want the Noble Phantasm that he was proud of to be stained with any more dirt, and he cancelled the materialization of the Noble Phantasm at the moment of the collision. Berserker obviously would not miss this opportunity. He made the F15 body squeak and bent the nose of the machine back, which was about to plunge into the river, and drew a nearly right-angled track to avoid falling.

The machine body whizzed past the water surface, rolling up two water curtains on the left and right. At the moment when the black F15 passed by the Servants watching the battle on the river bank, the heroic figure of the Knight King wearing silver and blue armor was deeply engraved in the eyes of the crazy black knight.

"………………"

Deep in the black helmet, the eyes that had accumulated countless resentments at this moment burned fiercely like red lotus fire.

In the eyes of Tōsaka Tokiomi, this battle could not be called a magic duel at all, but just a funny farce.

Tokiomi just silently maintained the defense formation and had not made any moves that could be called an attack. Despite this, Matou Kariya on the opposite side was already in a dying state.

This was completely self-destruction. For Kariya now, the act of using magic is a fatal act of suicide. As the person involved, Kariya must have known this very well, but he continued to use magic beyond his own limits without hesitation, and he could only reap the consequences.

Kariya's current appearance is simply horrible. All the capillaries in his body have burst, and blood foam is splattering everywhere. His shaky figure, which is completely unable to stand upright, seems to be submerged in a cloud of blood mist. The face with rolled eyes due to excessive pain makes it impossible to tell whether the person involved is still conscious.

"You talk so arrogantly... but you become like this when you start to fight?"

The most tragic thing is that no matter how Kariya hurts his own life to mobilize magic power, his attacks have never been able to hurt Tokiomi.

Moths to the flame - the current situation is simply a reappearance of this old idiom. Swarms of beetles rushed straight towards Tokiomi's flame array, but they were unable to break through the defense and were all burned without a trace. As an insect user, the act of challenging the flame head-on is extremely stupid. Despite this, Kariya's attack did not slacken at all, and he reduced his own life and drove the insects to charge in vain, turning into a stream of flying ash.

This scene was no longer funny. Tokiomi had gone beyond the limit of contempt for this extremely weak enemy and began to feel a little sorry for him. Soon, the flames would burn all of Kariya's insects. And by then, Kariya himself would surely die because he could not bear the pain. Tokiomi only had to pay attention to maintaining his own magic and watch leisurely from the sidelines. Under his impregnable defense, the outcome would naturally be decided.

But for Tokiomi, who adhered to the noble way of magic, the greatest displeasure was to continue to expose the ugly appearance of the misguided and corrupt magician before his eyes.

"Intensive einascherung——" (Give my enemy a harsh cremation)

As Tokiomi chanted the second verse, the fire snakes of the defense array slowly snaked towards Kariya. Kariya did not even have any defense. It is doubtful whether this magician who learned on the spot had any knowledge of spells to counter attacks.

"Kill...Kill you...You...Tokiomi...Zou...Zou Yan..."

Although he was burned alive, Kariya did not even scream, but just kept repeating the curse in a low voice. His body, which was eaten away by insects from the inside, might no longer feel pain.

Just as Kariya was twisting in pain to shake off the flames covering his body, he accidentally broke the guardrail. He just rolled off the eaves and fell into the darkness of the alley.

Finally, Tokiomi wiped away the insects that were still entrenched around him with flames. He disarmed the defensive formation and sighed while adjusting his clothes.

Corpse - there is no need to confirm it anymore. Even if the other party is still alive, he will definitely not live long. Next, just wait for Berserker, who has lost his Master, to disappear naturally.

According to Tokiomi's original expectations, the Matou family would give up this Holy Grail War and remain on the sidelines. But now, the other party suddenly sent Kariya, a laggard who had been expelled from home, as a temporary master, which is really puzzling. Until the end, Tokiomi was unable to understand Kariya's reason for joining the war.

Tokiomi didn't want to be bothered by this victory that had no sense of achievement and left only an endless unpleasant aftertaste. He simply forgot about it and turned to the river to observe the battle started by Caster.

Thanks to Rider's ingenious plan, the huge body of the sea demon disappeared without a trace from the river - but even if they couldn't see its appearance, the Servants and mages present could still clearly feel that the monster was in another dimension. The aura that rushes through the barrier.

"……what to do?"

In order to break the silence at the scene, Weber spoke.

"Although this can buy some time, if we don't take the opportunity to find a way, it will still be of no use. Let me tell you, Einzbern, don't you have any good ideas?"

"That's what I'm saying -"

Before Irisviel could finish her words, a light electronic sound suddenly came out of her arms at an inappropriate time. She herself was startled and quickly took out the source of the sound.

This mobile phone was given to her by Kiritsugu just in case. No need to say who called. But according to the predetermined principle, it will not be used for contact. In addition, the situation at the scene was so urgent that Irisviel suddenly couldn't remember the method of use that she should have memorized by heart.

"Well, may I ask - how to use this?"

She couldn't help but ask Weber who was standing aside. Webber, who was angry because his conversation was interrupted, snatched the ringing mobile phone from Irisviel's hand, pressed the answer button and put it to his ear. Although Weber is also a magician, he does not come from a famous family, but he still has some experience in the use of these commonly used machines.

"——Is it Ellie?"

A deep man's voice sounded on the other end of the phone, and Weber panicked. Originally, I just pressed the answer button and returned it to the owner, but I picked it up on a whim.

"No, I am not……"

"?——That's right. You are Rider's Master, right? Just in time, I also have something to say to you."

"W-who are you?"

"It's not important. Your Servant made Caster disappear, right?"

"...That's it."

"Then let me ask you, when Rider removes the inherent barrier, can the things inside be allowed to fall to the designated place?"

Although I couldn't tell what the other party's intentions were, in this situation where every second counts, it would be a waste of time to ask further. While recalling the basic rules of the inherent barrier that he had learned in the Clock Tower, and combining the nature of the "king's military power" that he had witnessed with his own eyes, Waver answered cautiously.

“Although there is a certain range, I think it is only about a hundred meters in radius at most, but it should be feasible.

After all, Rider has the upper hand again. "

"Okay. I will launch the signal flare later, and you will release Caster directly below the signal. Is that okay?"

"..."

The problem is how to contact Rider who is inside the barrier, but he also said that he would leave a messenger for him. It seems that Rider also realized the necessity of joint action within and outside the barrier.

"No problem - I think...probably."

By the way, who exactly was he talking to? He must be from the Einzbern camp, and judging from his tone of voice, it sounds like he is nearby and monitoring the activities here.

"One more thing. Tell Lancer here——that Saber has an anti-fortress treasure in her left hand."

"ha?"

Weber, who was increasingly confused, couldn't help but ask, but the other party had simply hung up the phone, leaving only the busy tone ringing empty.

"——What happened?"

Lancer felt Waver's meaningful gaze and asked doubtfully.

"How could it be...the other party asked me to convey something to you. It said that 'Saber has an anti-fortress treasure on her left hand' or something..."

"!!"

Lancer was very shocked, and Saber was also extremely embarrassed, and their expressions changed drastically at the same time.

"Is what he said true? Saber."

"..."

Although the two people present tried their best to avoid this problem, being so secretive was not the answer after all. Saber nodded silently with a sullen face.

"Can that Noble Phantasm... be able to kill Caster's monster with one blow?"

"Maybe, maybe-"

Saber nodded again, looked directly at the Heroic Spirit of the Spear with firm eyes, and continued.

"Lancer, the weight of my sword is the weight of my honor. The wounds I suffered in the battle with you are an honor for me, not a shackle.

Just like you said in the forest, if this left hand can be exchanged for Diarmuid Odina to come to help, it will really be equivalent to thousands of troops. "

Even if Lancer feels guilty now, it won't help the situation. As a partner who abides by chivalry together, Saber hopes that Lancer can face his fateful duel without any worries.

Lancer didn't answer. He just narrowed his eyes and stared at the river as if he could see the sea demons fighting Rider's army in the barrier.

"——Hey, Saber. I don't think I can forgive that Caster."

Although Lancer spoke intermittently and his tone was very calm, his beautiful and devilish eyes were full of firm determination.

"He takes pride in making people despair and takes pleasure in spreading terror. Before I became a knight, I swore that I would never let 'evil' run rampant!"

Lancer stuck the red gun in his right hand on the ground and held the middle of the remaining yellow gun tightly with both hands. At this time, Saber, who immediately understood what this self-esteemed spear hero was going to do next, couldn't help but be stunned and speechless.

"——Lancer, don't do this!"

"Is it Saber or Lancer who must win now? No! Neither! What must win now is the 'chivalry' we all believe in - am I right? The heroic spirit Arturia. "

Lancer smiled nonchalantly, shouted—and broke one of the twin spears that was his Noble Phantasm without hesitation.

The powerful curse power condensed in the "Destroyed Yellow Rose" burst out into a whirlwind and dispersed in the blink of an eye. Considering that this is a legendary Noble Phantasm, the way it disappeared was too easy and too short-lived.

Who would have thought that a Servant's self-destruction would be a Noble Phantasm that would serve as a sure-fire weapon for victory? Not only Saber, but also Irisviel and Waver were shocked and speechless by Lancer's actions.

"Our desire to win is entrusted to the sword of the King of Knights. I beg you, Saber."

A strong thought stirred in Saber's chest, making her "left hand" clenched into a fist. After being freed from the curse of "Destroyed Yellow Rose", the wound on the King of Knights' hand healed immediately. She responded with passionate strength, her silver wrist armor making a crisp sound, trembling slightly with excitement for the coming battle.

"I promise you, Lancer—I will bring victory with this sword!"

The wind king's barrier has been released, and the golden sword appears in the roaring storm. The dazzling sword illuminated the surrounding darkness as if it was promised victory.

"That's King Arthur's..."

Witnessing this noble treasure with his own eyes, Weber was stunned with surprise.

Just like seeing a ray of light in the long dark night, all the anxiety and uneasiness that had been lingering in my heart were swept away by this ray of light.

Yes, this is the knight's ideal.

This is the whole crystallization depicted in the hearts of people who, despite being on a blood-soaked battlefield and in an endless hell filled with the terror of death and despair, still firmly praise the "nobility of human nature" and disappear in infinite brilliance. .

"We can win..."

Irisviel's voice trembled slightly with joy, and she hummed selflessly.