Chapter 485 An Unexpectedly Powerful Enemy

Sasaki Kojiro, this name is well known among the people.

As the most famous swordsman in the late Warring States period, Sasaki was good at using the nodachi, which was rarely used by other swordsmen. According to legend, his swordsmanship had reached the advanced level, and he even suffered the only defeat in his life, at the hands of the then swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. Due to the cunning tactics used by the opponent, it can be said that in terms of sword skills alone, Sasaki has almost reached the pinnacle of this skill. At least in Japanese history, no one can match him.

But the heroic spirit fighting the King of Knights in front of him was not the real Sasaki Kojiro. The personality of this heroic spirit was simply astonishing. Not only did he tell his real name, he even said that he was just an unknown swordsman in front of him. He worked hard to learn Sasaki's fame and extinction: Yan Hui, and was named Sasaki Kojiro by future generations, and transformed into an imaginary heroic spirit. He said this without reservation before fighting with us. , although this is not a secret that can determine the outcome of a battle, but being able to tell one's secrets to the enemy without any care, such an aboveboard approach still makes Artoria, who pursues the way of knights, admire, and also Therefore, despite our overwhelming numerical advantage, Saber still insisted on fighting alone, responding to the nameless swordsman's integrity with the fairness of a knight's duel.

But now it seems that the blonde girl who is always full of confidence and power seems to have gradually fallen into a disadvantage.

As an unknown swordsman who was promoted to a heroic spirit, the long sword in Sasaki's hand is not a magic weapon that can fight against the Holy Sword of the King of Britain. It is not even the lowest level of noble phantom. It is just the swordsman's favorite sword that accompanied him throughout his life. It was made by an ordinary person. It was just an ordinary soldier forged by a blacksmith, but with such an ordinary weapon, the Assassin class hero not only tied with Saber who had the Swordsman class in a head-on battle, but even gradually suppressed the latter. trend, a large part of the reason for this is because of his sword skills.

Arturia's sword skills are naturally powerful. They are the killing skills honed on the battlefield for many years and honed from the enemy's corpses. Each sword is simple and effective, with deadly moves and no waste. In such a battle on the battlefield, Naturally, he had the upper hand in the life-and-death confrontation, but Sasaki's swordsmanship was on another level entirely. It was not just a fighting technique, it had even been sublimated to the realm of "kendo". I knew very well that as a heroic spirit, Sasaki He does not have his own Noble Phantasm. His swordsmanship is a "Noble Phantasm". He can rely on one skill to fight against the Noble Phantasm of the heroic spirit. It is not unexpected that Saber loses to Sasaki in swordsmanship.

In the quiet night, silver-white flashes of light pierced the air again and again, leaving behind sharp explosions. In front of the narrow mountain gate of Ryudong Temple, the narrow blade and the invisible sword clashed fiercely, and the resulting wind blade even caused All the nearby grass stems were cut off at their roots. Saber had already suffered some injuries in the battle with Hercules. Although she recovered most of her magic power and injuries due to the brilliant aura of my copycat, she was suppressed in swordsmanship. Under the circumstances, the little hidden injuries had been magnified exponentially, almost visible to the naked eye, and the movements of the girl in the silver skirt and armor gradually slowed down.

Moreover, maybe it is my imagination, but the "Sasaki Kojiro" in front of me is too strong, right?

This is definitely a strength that far exceeds that of the original work. It stands to reason that even if Sasaki can beat Saber in swordsmanship, it is impossible for him to gain the upper hand so quickly. Moreover, Saber's current situation is much better than in the original work. She should not have gained the upper hand so quickly. It shows signs of decline, but even if I know nothing about swordsmanship, I can tell from the comparison of the two people's current states that Saber has consumed most of his energy in the battle.

"Wha—" An arc-shaped silver flash once again blocked the blond girl's lightning-like attack from the side. At the moment when the latter's body adjusted its center of gravity, Sasaki suddenly shot up in mid-air at a seemingly incredible angle. Changing the trajectory of the blade, Saber slashed the bamboo pole towards the opponent's shoulder with a V-shaped angle without any pause. Facing such an attack that she could not resist, Saber could only jump back, avoiding the fatal blow at the same time. , but it also completely confirmed that he was at a disadvantage.

"Saber!" Emiya had been watching anxiously, but due to Saber's resolute attitude before the war started, he could only watch the battle with all of us. Now seeing that his servant was in poor condition, he immediately shouted Speaking out, I believe that as long as Saber is threatened again at this time, this stupid boy will rush forward and fight Sasaki regardless of his own strength.

"Don't come over!" The blonde girl said firmly even though she was breathing heavily, "The battle is not over yet!"

"You are a very powerful enemy," Sasaki said with sincere appreciation. "In fact, I did not hold back. If there are no special reasons, I am afraid that I will not be able to defeat you even if I fight with all my strength. "

"Perhaps, but there are no assumptions in duels." After resting for a few seconds to regain her strength, Saber raised her head again and shook her arms slightly. She repeated this action two or three times just now, " Is this your special ability? Toxin? Or magic interference?"

"Who knows," Sasaki clenched the long sword in his hand again and held it in front of his eyes. "Anyway, it will be very effective when dealing with heroic spirits. A protracted battle will not be good for you."

The next second, with the sound of explosions piercing the air, the two sides fought together again. It was still the duel that exceeded the limits of human eyes. The two blurry figures were entangled and collided almost like a violent wind. In such a battle, I also constantly evaluate the strength of the two of them.

Although they are in a world of low magic and low energy, as beings directly related to the origin of the world, the individual strength of these heroic spirits can also reach the level of low-level Xiling apostles, and their bodies in the Hall of Valor may even be able to compete with Xiling. The confrontation between lower-level commanders at the Master Chief level, of course, refers to a purely physical battle. If it were a Master Chief who was fully armed and carrying a photon cannon and could call for fleet support at any time, no heroic spirit would be able to withstand it.

With such fighting power, and as long as the Hall of Heroes is not destroyed, everyone will be immortal, no wonder Sandora will strongly support my "heroic soul abduction plan".

"Qiang——"

There was a loud sound of metal collision, and the bamboo pole that was about to hit the target was once again blocked by the invisible sword. However, this time, Saber failed to launch another victorious pursuit like the previous times, and instead quickly retreated. He took two steps, then held the sword in front of him, breathing heavily.

There were no scars on his body at all, but it seemed as if he had lost even the strength to lift the sword.

At this time, I also saw an abnormality. It seemed that with the continuous confrontation with Sasaki, Saber's physical strength was rapidly decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and her body's flexibility was getting worse. This was not caused by physical exertion at all. The combat power has declined, and it seems...

It seems like he was poisoned? When I think of the word "poison" mentioned by Saber just now, this is the first thing I think of, but would a heroic spirit like Sasaki use poison in battle?

So, is it magic interference?

I don’t remember where Sasaki has such an ability in any setting. Although it is a common ability for an assassin (assassin), I still know that Sasaki’s ability that truly matches the assassin class should be stealth and close-in skills such as breath blocking. , as for toxins and magic interference, they are not things that he, who was born as a Japanese samurai, can possibly master.

Perhaps due to his personality, or perhaps because he was wary of our eager gazes, after repelling Saber, Sasaki did not choose to pursue him. Instead, he seemingly casually placed the long sword at his side and stood in front of the mountain gate, looking calmly ahead. .

"Saber, how are you?" Emiya finally couldn't help but rushed forward and tried to help the girl, but the latter still forced herself to stand upright, then turned her head and showed an apologetic smile: "Let everyone I’m disappointed, this heroic spirit has a very strange ability, it can continuously reduce the opponent’s agility in melee combat, whether it is attacking or being attacked, this ability will take effect as long as there is contact.”

Sasaki watched coldly from the front. Even though the defeated Saber secretly informed his companions of his abilities, he remained unmoved. He had already prepared to face so many enemies at the same time, even if they could be used as combat power. There are only two heroic spirits, and he is ready to use all his trump cards.

With a cautious expression, Saber slowly retreated back to us, while Archer, Emiya and Tohsaka Rin took a step forward, wary of possible sneak attacks by the enemy, but the man in front of him holding a long sword was not concerned about any of this. He just stood there like a statue, just like what he said before: My only mission is to prevent you from passing through this door.

As for Saber who retreated, I could clearly see that her body was stiff, especially her right shoulder, which was almost fixed and even swinging was quite difficult.

"Arjun, do you feel it?"

Sandora's voice sounded in my mind, and I nodded solemnly: "It's very obvious."

"Saber, I'm sorry, can you let me see your arm?"

The blond girl guessed that I might have a way to solve the problem at hand, so she didn't hesitate. After disarming the armor, she directly tore off the right sleeve with her flexible left hand. Immediately, the girl's white and slender arms appeared between Sandora and I. In front of him, what was more eye-catching than the white skin was the crystallized body that was spread out like blood vessels and was emitting a strange blue light.

The crystalline body tissue replaced the normal flesh and blood and was completely integrated with the girl's arms. No wonder her movements were so stiff. If it were an ordinary heroic spirit, the entire half of her body would have been crystallized by this time.

Psionic energy erosion. On the day Rider fought with us, he was injected with a large amount of psionic energy due to Ruizi's ability. As a result, almost his entire body turned into a crystal statue within a few seconds. Therefore, this kind of psionic energy pollution occurred after the heroic spirit was polluted. This kind of special injury is not unfamiliar to me. Sandora was not present that day, but through sharing my mind, she also knew the situation at that time.

Sasaki's attacks contain psionic energy!

How can this be?

Nether energy technology is unique to the Xiling Apostles. As far as we know, apart from us, only the Protoss of the New Eden Federation (a racial federation composed of survivors of the old Koprulu) have access to it. How could an ordinary heroic spirit from a low-magic and low-energy world master this kind of energy? What's more, for regular heroic spirits, the psionic energy that invades the body is simply more terrifying than the poison!

The spiritual power spread, and the energy fluctuations in every inch of the entire Liudong Temple appeared before his eyes, and the focus of observation was locked on the heroic spirit named Sasaki.

It's his long knife - on the blade of that long knife, there is a very weak psionic energy wandering!

"Sandora, the psychic force field will put all irrelevant personnel into an absolute coma." I explained to Sandora through the spiritual connection, and then stepped forward.

"I don't know what kind of coward your master is to hide in the dark under such circumstances, but now, let me be your opponent."

"You?" Sasaki looked surprised, "An ordinary person?"

I didn't speak, but moved my wrist to prepare to punch, but the voice that sounded in my mind the next second stopped my movements. After listening to the message from Avalon, I couldn't laugh or cry on my face. expression, then raised his head and said to Sasaki: "Oh, let someone else fight with you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and left.

Everyone: "..."

"Are you insulting me!?" Sasaki's angry voice sounded behind him, with undisguised murderous intent. I can understand his anger. In fact, the opportunity to tease a child was snatched away from me, too. It's very depressing, but who makes a certain master of cold-weapon combat suddenly become enthusiastic and take the initiative to ask for help?

The sudden sound of metal collisions from the darkness interrupted Sasaki's angry questioning. "Click, click," there were regular sounds. I knew that was the sound of metal limbs scraping on the ground. It was Vega, who was on the ground. After seeing the battle between Sasaki and Saber through the Avalon monitoring system, Sister Xie Zi was indeed very skilled and volunteered to fight against this heroic spirit with superb fighting skills. In Sister Xie Zi’s words, although her absolute strength is not something people can look down upon, From a purely technical point of view, Sasaki's swordsmanship is quite interesting.

When faced with such a thing, Armored Scorpion's enthusiasm is definitely no less than Pandora's enthusiasm for war.

To be honest, I really can't understand Weijia's enthusiasm for this kind of battle. It feels like a huge gap in the outlook on life and world values. But the little scorpion is always a boring gourd and rarely takes the initiative to make requests to me. This The first time she could take the initiative to speak was just to discuss with this human being, it was nothing to satisfy this small wish.

"Look, it's not a landing module this time."

I shrugged and said to everyone in Emiya who was looking around blankly, and then they all said "Oh" in shock.

"In other words, you are another photographer, right?" Tohsaka looked helpless, rubbing his forehead with his hands, "You must give a good human society...ah! What is that! "

Less than five meters away from Sasaki, a deep black vortex suddenly appeared in the air. The sound of metal collision like footsteps came from there, and it became clearer. Under everyone's attention, the first Protruding from the vortex were two exaggerated swords that were even longer than bamboo poles and filled with electric light. What appeared immediately before everyone's eyes was a beautiful woman with a cool and plump upper body. The lower body is more than two meters long, a hideous hybrid "monster" with the body of a mechanical scorpion.

The mechanical scorpion holding a huge sword in his hand walked out of the portal unhurriedly. Just standing there made every nerve in Sasaki's body send out a sharp alarm. This is only what happens when facing a death crisis. The woman in front of him, or rather the monster, was exuding a sense of pure killing. The people present, whether it was Sasaki who had experienced countless duels during his lifetime, or Arturia who had been on the battlefield for many years, or whose hands were stained with blood. Hong A is no stranger to this feeling. A pure killing machine. Every hair and every cell is precisely designed as a weapon. This is how they feel about the dimension after a short period of shock. Chia made the first impression.

Not paying attention to the different gazes around him, Weijia turned directly to me after leaving the portal, and then "snap" performed a Xiling military salute that was so standard that it could be used as a textbook: "Empire Armored Scorpion, Wei Jia" Jia is here to report and fight for victory, sir!”

"That's your chosen opponent, attack freely."

"Ka-ka--" There were two metallic crisp sounds, Vega's tail swung slightly, and then slowly turned in the direction of Sasaki. The atmosphere at the scene was instantly depressing to the extreme. Sasaki, who had always been very calm and collected before, also had a look on his face at this moment. A slight sweat broke out, and the bamboo drying pole was held tightly in his hands. He turned his body slightly to the side, bowed forward, and made a posture of waiting. The strange and ferocious creature in front of him, which was more than two meters tall, was full of fear. The unsettling smell of blood, if it weren't for his mission, he would really want to evacuate right now - although a happy battle with a powerful enemy is Sasaki's biggest wish, this wish does not put such a weird "ultimate weapon" in front of him at the same time. included.

"You can't beat me." Looking at the heroic spirit in front of him, Vega's voice with a mechanical echo sounded without any emotion, "but your fighting skills interest me very much."

As soon as he finished speaking, Weijia suddenly collided the two knives in his hands against each other. Immediately, all the energy sparks lingering on the blades dimmed, and the one on Weijia's tail that had been half-open emitted a faint red light. The fusiform metal shells are all closed.

"I won't use any special attacks, and I use exactly the same power as you," Vega said in a factual tone, "Then, let me see how the fighting skills honed by you primitive races can be. What a surprise it brings me.”