Chapter 538: Hero's Assassination
Faced with Shuo Yue's questioning, Siegfried twitched his lips: "I understand, everything is to obtain the Holy Grail, that's why you set up so many strategies... This is what war should be like.
"You haven't noticed that your reluctance has made your words extremely dry, Siegfried." Shuo Yue's eyes flashed with a cold light, "I can see that you are in trouble, because in your opinion , I am just a villain who used tricks to force you to come here, and also interfered with the promised battle between you and Karna."
"So you can only deceive yourself to make yourself feel better. In fact, you know that you have countless opportunities to kill Karna, but you convince yourself not to do it."
"I'm sorry...but I don't think there were many opportunities for the Red Lancer to take advantage of in that battle," Siegfried said.
"Yes, you think that Karna, who has lost his master, does not have a sufficient supply of magic power, and even lost his immortal body, will not be defeated in the battle with the dragon slayer at his peak state, and even have time to kill in front of you. The Giant’s Noble Phantasm—Humph, is this the sympathy between warriors? Or is the famous Siegfried too weak to even stop such an enemy?”
Siegfried had nothing to say, but Shuo Yue's remarks were still sharp and to the point.
"As for Karna, hehe... such a noble hero, he believes in you as much as he trusts the gun in his hand, so he generously used the Noble Phantasm of Liberation. He knows that you are willing to stop attacking at this moment and are willing to do it for him. Violate the contract between the master and the servant - even if the price is my wrath."
"...I'm sorry." Siegfried said, pressing his lips into a tight line.
There was nothing wrong with Shuo Yue's words, and he had nothing to offer except a dry apology. Looking at such a great hero, the cold light in Shuo Yue's eyes dissipated, as if the final star slowly collapsed inward, leaving only an endless and deep black hole.
Artoria was like this, Avisbronn was like this, and now it's Siegfried's turn. You can't blame anyone for this. A master who acts against the will will always end up in only one fate.
Shuo Yue has long been aware of this, but even so, the assassin will not give up on the path he is taking.
"It seems that you have understood certain facts. In that case, let me give you some advice." Siegfried originally thought that he would be severely punished, and even be corrupted into other forms by the Command Seal, but unexpectedly Yes, the Master's tone suddenly became lighter, as if he had made a certain decision.
"Servants must obey the Master's orders. This is the iron law of the Holy Grail War. But even so, heroes are still different from familiars who only obey orders. The reason why you are called heroes is because you have precious and unique qualities in your body. The scarce shining point, perhaps compared to the loyalty required in a war, is what you should keep the most. "
As Shuo Yue said this, he thought of his true form or the stories he had seen.
During the four battles, Diarmuid, who swore to wield his two spears for his lord, still felt the nobility of Artoria and let go of Emiya Kiritsugu to be slaughtered by him; even though he established a contract with Sakutsu, he could continue to Survived, still launched a fight to the death against Artoria, and was loyal to the late former lord Kenneth.
In the original story, Siegfried, who showed unconditional obedience to his Master Gold, was willing to violate the contract and sacrifice his heart in order to save the artificial man who died due to his own inaction, saving a newborn who was less than a week old.
If Diarmuid was just a gun without will, and Siegfried was just a silent and ruthless sword, then these stories would not be so tragic, and the names of heroes would not shine brightly in memory.
"That is the quality that carries the name of a hero. It is a romantic and dazzling precious element that countless people sing about. It is more worthy of your persistence and pride than those rigid and stubborn dogmas, isn't it?"
Siegfried did not answer. He looked at Shuo Yue with doubts in his eyes. These words should not be spoken by a profound strategist, but more like the words of an equally radiant soul, using the assassin's help. The skin is pouring out its feelings.
——However, Shuo Yue's true form did not emerge. He just lent his power to the assassin himself, and then fell silent.
"It seems you are still not ready for everything." The sun was setting, and the orange light illuminated the side of the young man's face. The other half of his face sank into darkness, giving him the contradictory qualities of light and darkness. , "Time is precious, I won't stop and wait for you. I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer after I come back."
After saying that, the assassin lifted up his black robe and disappeared from Siegfried's sight like an eagle starting to hunt. The silver-haired dragon slayer looked into the distance. The low towns spread along the horizon until they met the vast sky. Dusk blends into one.
Some dazzling light blurred a hazy color in front of the man's eyes. He stood on the ancient city wall and quietly stared at the scene that had not changed for thousands of years, as if time had stopped. Bizarre scenes appeared in his mind one by one. In the life of the immortal species, the boundaries of time and space were as blurred as the dusk before his eyes.
"Looking at the view, Chiron?"
A familiar call sounded, and the centaur sage turned around. In a trance, he seemed to see a green-haired boy running towards him waving his hands. The illusion dissipated, and what appeared in front of him was someone who climbed up the city wall with the help of a wheelchair, revealing his demure look. Smiling girl.
"Master..." It only took a second to get out of the nostalgia. The surging emotions were suppressed by Chiron in his heart. The sage's calm thinking surfaced again, "You came just in time. My rest time is over. We still have a lot to think about for the upcoming decisive battle tonight."
"Hmm." Fiore did not doubt him and smiled, "Then let me rely on you as much as I can, Chiron."
Such familiar words, it seems that someone has said them to him with the same feeling.
The memories of the past once again cast a glimpse of light. Although he knew that this was wrong, Chiron was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "No, I just tried my best to win. Speaking of which, I have reached an agreement with Father Amakusa of the Red Team, right?"
"Well, 'Before the Blue Team is completely eliminated, the Black and Red teams form a temporary alliance' and signed such a self-enforced document." Fiore said, "Red Assassin's Noble Phantasm, the Sky Garden, has changed its course and is moving towards the Black Team's Mirenia Fortress. According to Jeanne's aura disk, the Blue Team's servants are concentrated in the Sighisoara area."
"That is to say, the battlefield has returned to Romania." Chiron pondered and said, "The Holy Grail is still in the hands of the Red Team, and in order to prevent the blood relatives of the Thousand World Tree from suffering losses again, the Mirenia Fortress must not become the final duel field."
"I understand that an agreement has been reached with Father Amakusa, and the battlefield is still in the Sky Garden." Fiore said, "But the problem is, how to lead the New Moon and the Blue Team to our position?"
"Then we have to use the Holy Grail..." Chiron was about to say something, but suddenly stopped talking, turned his head, and looked at a certain place in the vast scenery, with a different sharp luster in his eyes.
"What's wrong, Archer?"
"No, nothing." Chiron retracted his gaze and suddenly said, "I remembered that the traps set in the forest have not been dealt with. Please allow me to say goodbye first. The Master can go find Rider's Master Sieg, she should be able to give you the answer you want."
"Ah? Oh..." Fiore nodded as if she understood, and Chiron had already jumped off the wall and sank into the forest without looking back.
The light was obscured by the leaves, and the night fell on the wise man in the forest first. However, Chiron came and went like the wind, and he walked through the darkness with the foot of a centaur, without being affected at all. If you look closely, his eyes are introverted, and he holds a longbow in his hand without knowing when, as if he is fully armed.
Stopping in the open space full of fallen leaves, Chiron looked around and said loudly:
"I have found you, come out, New Moon!"
There was no response, the wind in the forest whimpered, and in the long silence, Chiron's nerves relaxed slightly, but the next moment, a little cold light was like a flying startled wild goose, which instantly scratched his cheek and disappeared behind him without looking back.
"Are you here?" After avoiding the surprise attack, Chiron did not relax, but took a prepared step, leaning against the tree, and the archer's unique "clairvoyance" was turned on, scanning the surroundings like a radar.
Chiron then caught the golden arc jumping, and built an invisible electromagnetic field around him. The prismatic space spit out weapons one after another, flashing cold light, correcting the trajectory under the electromagnetic force, one after another, aiming the sharpest tip at his body.
The young man hiding in the dark, monitoring the scene with a magic light screen, curled his lips slightly, waved his arms, and then a dazzling meteor shower bloomed in the forest. Swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, and eighteen kinds of weapons turned into "arrows". In the terrifying buzzing, they swarmed from all directions, drew a rapid trajectory in the darkness, and shot out at the unsuspecting great sage.
The assassination operation began.