Hundreds of golden ripples emanated from behind Gilgamesh. Swords, spears, blades, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, forks—all sorts of weapons, some Rin had never even seen, endless yet all noble phantasms, shot out from the Gate of Babylon, almost forming a surging torrent towards Rin and Lancelot!
"Woo woo woo woo—!!!"
If Gilgamesh relied on the infinite noble phantasms of the Gate of Babylon, then Lancelot possessed the ultimate martial arts of Infinite Martial Cultivation, connected to Rin, an almost limitless source of immense magical energy, and with his rediscovered guardian faith and beloved person. Compared to other Servants whose strength was weakened, Lancelot at this moment could unleash power even greater than in his lifetime!
A scimitar and a long sword, obtained from Gilgamesh, unleashed greater power in Lancelot's hands than their original might. Like two cannonballs, they spun and were thrown from Lancelot's hands, surging against the torrent of noble phantasms!
Boom!!!
The two noble phantasms, which were not particularly remarkable in the Gate of Babylon, directly exploded the front end of the noble phantasm torrent charging towards Lancelot and Rin! The noble phantasm weapons, shattered and flung away by the collision, danced in the air, falling down like a meteor shower.
Lancelot charged directly into the torrent of noble phantasms, without needing to identify them, he casually grabbed two of the best noble phantasms. Any weapon, regardless of type, shape, or quality, could be used to its utmost in his hands, as if it had been a part of his body for his entire life.
The clash of blades rang out completely! The weapons Lancelot wielded constantly changed, always ensuring that the noble phantasm in his hands was the best and most suitable. Like an unmoving boulder in a rapid current, he blocked the path of the noble phantasm flow. Not a single one of the thousands of noble phantasms launched could get past Lancelot and touch a single hair on Rin!
"This... this... this... this kind of skill can still be called Berserker? Shouldn't he have completely lost his sanity due to his Mad Enhancement!? And that golden Archer, he... he... he..."
Waver, stunned to the point of stumbling over his words, was almost speechless. Rider, however, calmly watched the clash between Archer and Berserker. Undoubtedly, this battle was on a completely different level compared to the previous ones.
"Indeed, in this Holy Grail War, both Archer and Berserker must have been exceptionally outstanding individuals who reached the pinnacle of human achievement in a certain field during their lives. That's why, after becoming Heroic Spirits, they can unleash power far exceeding their living selves," Rider said, stroking his bearded chin in admiration.
"What do you mean?" As a rookie Magus, Waver still couldn't understand such things.
"Look at Archer," Rider patiently explained.
"He has thrown thousands of noble phantasms since the battle began. A noble phantasm, being part of a Heroic Spirit's legend, cannot possibly number in the thousands. There is only one explanation: his anecdotes from life tell of him collecting all the treasures in the world, and then the counter force recognized this great feat, storing all the noble phantasm prototypes in a treasury and granting him this treasury as his noble phantasm."
"Then, what about that Berserker?"
"Hmm, he must have been revered in life as a peerless martial artist, unmatched by anyone. Thus, he was endowed with all the ultimate martial arts in the world. Look, no matter what weapon he picks up, he can use it to its fullest. The application of any single one would require a normal person to train their entire life and still might not achieve that level. If such a fierce general could join my ranks..."
From the start of the battle, Rin had been standing behind Lancelot, eyes closed in concentration. It wasn't until a moment after the battle began that Rin finally opened her eyes. Azure magical energy filled her pupils, and through the infinitely deep world within her gaze, flames burned!
A majestic surge of magical energy, like a mountain roar and a tsunami, erupted again, even more violently than before! Like the roar of an ancient mythical beast, the tidal wave of magical energy swept across the battlefield like a tsunami.
"How, how is that possible?! How can she still have such astonishing magical energy while supporting such a powerful Berserker in battle! Is that, is that girl really human?"
Slap!
A rough, broad palm accurately struck Waver's back of the head, making him dizzy.
"Don't make a fuss over nothing, just watch carefully."
The Second Magic on the Jeweled Sword was directly deployed within her inner space, cutting through the dimensional barrier and drawing the vast life force of infinite parallel worlds into her body to generate infinite magical energy.
I am not a Master who can only hide behind a Servant and watch!
Rin's figure appeared in front of Lancelot the next second, facing the endless torrent of noble phantasms shining with almost blinding light. She swung her arms, and large amounts of magical energy exploded in the air! The incoming noble phantasms were all scattered by the shockwave of the explosion, creating a momentary gap between her and Gilgamesh—
"Go, Berserker!!!"
"Ugh—!!!"
The moment he received Rin's command, Lancelot's rapidly running figure stirred up a black storm. Without slowing down, he casually grabbed two noble phantasms and threw them at Gilgamesh.
A golden ripple spread out in front of Gilgamesh, and a bronze round shield wrapped in cowhide emerged from it.
"Rho Aias."
The bronze shield transformed into a seven-petaled red flower-like light barrier in front of Gilgamesh with its True Name Release. It was the Rho Aias that Rin was very familiar with, but Rin had always only used a projection, while Gilgamesh was deploying the true original noble phantasm.
Originating from greek mythology's Trojan War, it was the seven-layered cowhide-wrapped bronze shield used by Ajax to block Hector's spear. As a conceptual armament, each petal had the defensive power of an ancient city wall—
Clang! Clang!
The two noble phantasms thrown by Lancelot, sharper than cannon shells from an anti-fortress heavy cannon, directly knocked down two petals. The pitch-black Black Knight followed closely behind—
Even the defense of five ancient city walls could not withstand the charge of the mad Black Knight! Lancelot, who casually picked up two hammer-shaped noble phantasms, shattered the light barrier of the remaining five petals with a single blow. However, the momentary pause at the instant of destroying the shield wall had already allowed Gilgamesh to achieve his goal.
A triumphant and confident smile appeared on Gilgamesh's face, and he waved his hand.
"Die, mad dog!"
Hundreds of Gate of Babylon ripples surrounded Lancelot from all directions in front of Gilgamesh, and hundreds of noble phantasm-level weapons fired at Lancelot simultaneously—
Boom!!!
But at this very moment, Rin, who moved later, appeared within a step of Gilgamesh with flash-like speed. Her right fist, compressed and wrapped in magical energy like an incandescent star on the verge of explosion, struck directly at Gilgamesh's still indifferent face.
"Enkidu!"
When Rin's fist was less than a foot from Gilgamesh's cheek, a dozen golden chains shimmering with noble phantasm light instantly shot out from the Gate of Babylon, binding, coiling, and restraining Rin's neck, wrists, ankles, arms, legs, waist, abdomen, chest, and back, perfectly immobilizing every point of force in her body, leaving her completely unable to move.
Chains of Heaven: Enkidu, the chains that once bound the Bull of Heaven, which plunged Uruk into a seven-year famine. Its ability is to 'regulate gods.' It is a noble phantasm whose hardness increases the higher the divinity of the bound object, making it one of the few anti-divine armaments.
Rin struggled with all her might, but the Chains of Heaven remained motionless. Even without divinity, the Chains of Heaven were not as easy to break free from as imagined. Not to mention that it was itself a top-tier divine noble phantasm, the method of binding was also perfect, suppressing all points of force in the body, making it difficult to exert strength.
A right hand, clad in cold golden gauntlets, caressed Rin's cheek. He looked down at the bound Rin from above, his aloof and cold, snake-like red eyes peering through her with a gaze that saw her as an ant. Dozens of shining noble phantasms emerged from the Gate of Babylon, semi-encircling Rin.
"Have you decided how you want to die, female?"
Rin glanced at the golden gauntlet on her face, then smiled cheerfully.
"Not yet..."
Just in the space less than a step between Rin and Gilgamesh, a magical light flashed, and then a drill-like magic sword, shimmering with lightning, instantly appeared—
"Phantasm Collapse!!!"
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