"What a surprise, to meet you here, SABER, RIDER." A handsome man holding two spears, one red and one yellow, walked out slowly from the other side of the street.
"LANCER!" Artoria said with a pleasant surprise upon seeing the newcomer. Although she had fought him several times, she highly acknowledged his abilities and character.
However, unlike the other two, LANCER arrived alone.
Although he had changed Masters, Sola's personal combat power...
"LANCER is here too? Then, except for that shiny golden guy Archer, all the remaining Servants are here, right?" The Conqueror King didn't have any special feelings towards LANCER; he just thought he was a hero and wished he could join his army.
After all, the Conqueror King wasn't really the martial arts type.
"Hmph, mongrel... who said this king didn't come." With a flash of dazzling golden light, Goldie, clad in his golden armor, made a shining entrance.
Of course, it was still just Goldie alone; Tokiomi's figure did not appear.
The Conqueror King looked at Waver beside him and then at the sides of the other Servants. "Precisely because of this, I am glad my MASTER is this kid."
"Then everyone, let's go in." After speaking, the Conqueror King was the first to step into the barrier filled with the thick stench of blood.
It was a world of blood red—or more accurately, the air was permeated with a faint red hue. The originally bustling streets and malls now looked as if they had been attacked, reduced to ruins. It presented a scene akin to a post-apocalyptic world.
"Can we find CASTER's location?" The Conqueror King frowned and said. Although the area covered by the barrier wasn't huge, it wasn't small either. Searching the whole place would take quite some time.
Inside and outside the barrier were like two different worlds.
"It will probably be difficult if CASTER insists on hiding himself." Artoria looked up at the moon, which had been dyed blood-red, and an inexplicable uneasiness surged in her heart, even though there were so many of them here.
"Look over there," Waver suddenly spoke up, and everyone looked in the direction he pointed. A man with fiery red hair and black arms stood not far away.
"I've seen that man... he seems to be a familiar summoned by CASTER." The Conqueror King said.
One of Seimei's Twelve Shikigami—Touda.
"It should be called a Shikigami, using the terminology of this country." Irisviel corrected the Conqueror King. Although Shikigami and familiars are similar types, there are some differences overall.
"Whatever it's called, that guy looks a bit abnormal." Diarmuid stared at the red figure and said.
"Let's go over and take a look; maybe he knows CASTER's location." The Conqueror King said as he walked towards him.
"He spotted us." At this moment, Touda's appearance was indeed abnormal. His blood-red eyes devoid of reason, long fangs, and the flames boiling around him indicated that Touda was currently in a berserk state.
"Kill! Kill! Kill~!" A hoarse voice came from Touda's mouth. Seeing the group, he was filled with strange excitement, like a mad dog seeing a living person.
With a wave of his right hand, a red spear appeared in Touda's grip. Surrounded by countless dark red flames—the fires of hell.
The Spear of Scarlet Flame, the weapon of the strongest among the Twelve Divine Generals.
"Get ready for battle." The Conqueror King narrowed his eyes and said. He originally wanted to try communicating, but now it seemed completely impossible.
Just as the Conqueror King finished speaking, a figure darted out from behind him, charging straight towards Touda.
"Since the opponent is also a spear user, leave him to me, Diarmuid."
Both were skilled spearmen, and after several rounds, they were evenly matched.
"He's strong, CASTER's familiar. When he fought KING back then, he must have held back. This red guy wasn't this strong at that time. And if I remember correctly, CASTER has more than one familiar. Just one can hold off LANCER; I'm really curious how strong the rest of them are." The Conqueror King commented.
No matter how strong they are, they can't be stronger than your Ionian Hetairoi. Speaking of Heroic Spirits, you seem to have more inside there—an army of tens of thousands.
Clang, with a loud sound, Touda's flame spear was actually knocked flying by Diarmuid's spear.
Gae Dearg's ability is to pierce through mana, and a wall composed of flames falls within the category of what he can dispel.
After all, Diarmuid is the First Warrior of the Knights of Fianna in Ireland, a top expert who has experienced hundreds of battles. Not just anyone can fight him for half a day.
Artoria, one of his opponents, is the unparalleled King Arthur.
Moreover, Touda is merely Seimei's summon, lacking a bit in both stats and technique. Although his strength increased due to going berserk, he still couldn't be Diarmuid's match.
However, Touda seemed to become even more manic after losing his weapon.
"Ahhhh!" The demon-like black arms turned into beastly claws, attacking Diarmuid again.
"This guy is completely a beast that has lost its reason." Artoria evaluated.
Just a character with some combat power, not worth more than two Servants dealing with him.
"How boring..." Goldie remarked.
No matter how Touda changed, it couldn't change the fact of his defeat. Not long after, Diarmuid's spear easily pierced Touda's chest.
Blood gushed continuously from Touda's wound. No matter how hard Touda tried, he couldn't stop the injury.
"Don't try to struggle. I used Gae Buidhe. That wound is absolutely incurable." Diarmuid said confidently and flicked the yellow spear in his hand; the blood on it scattered onto the ground. The yellow spear returned to its immaculate state.
He wanted to fight a strong opponent. Although Touda barely counted as one, his berserk state and loss of reason made Diarmuid lose the desire to fight him properly.
Artoria secretly touched her left hand, where the wound inflicted by that yellow spear remained, still unhealed. So she knew the ability of Gae Buidhe very well.
With his vital spot hit by Gae Buidhe, Touda turned into motes of light and vanished into the air after just a few breaths.
"Sorry, I killed him. It seems we have to think of other ways to find CASTER." Diarmuid said after returning to the team.
"I don't think that's necessary... the opponent has already prepared a welcome ceremony." Just as the Conqueror King finished speaking, a dozen figures rustled out from the surrounding ruins.
Those were the rest of Seimei's Divine Generals.
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