Chapter 525: The Reins of the Knight of Valor

Kuzuki Soichiro sprinted toward Ilya; only when the distance between the two sides was less than two hundred meters did Ilya realize the target was herself.

Because Assassin had suddenly been enveloped by some powerful Reality Marble, the opponent's Footwork became even more urgent.

Kuzuki Soichiro's martial arts were quite outstanding in this world; that strange technique born specifically for assassination also had remarkable effects on the Magicians of this world.

And Medea, who floated above Kuzuki Soichiro, although not skilled in combat, possessed extremely powerful control over Thaumaturgy.

Seeing Ilya raise her hand, with strands of hair transforming into dove-like familiars and sharp swords shooting over, she opened her hand, and a purple Burst of Magic Power annihilated them.

In her right hand, she gripped that special Noble Phantasm capable of severing any Contract.

No matter how powerful Tao Baibai might be, as long as the connection to the Master could be severed, without the supply of Magic Power, a Servant's performance would ultimately suffer great limitations.

Just like Saber at this very moment.

She could see clearly that Saber's strength was not being well utilized at all; as a class called the most excellent, Saber had almost exclusively relied on close-quarters martial arts and swordsmanship in previous battles, without using any Magic Power Burst-type skills, let alone ever performing a Release of a Noble Phantasm.

She had initially thought it was Saber's Arrogance, but facing a crazy enemy like Tao Baibai at this time, no matter how arrogant, one would not continue to hold back.

The only explanation was that Saber was in a state of being unable to receive a supply of Magic Power, and had been relying on her own inherent Magic Power to fight.

Medea shifted her gaze away from Saber with slight hesitation; she actually felt a strange Greed Sin toward this Saber.

If she could seize control of Saber...

Boom!

A black giant crashed down from the sky, completely sealing off the path of Kuzuki Soichiro and Medea.

It was Berserker, who had previously been fighting crazily against that Assassin, Tao Baibai.

This pitch-black Berserker had not participated in the siege of Tao Baibai, yet at this moment, he was inexplicably blocking the front of Tao Baibai's Master, Ilya.

"Could it be..."

Ilya looked at the giant blocking in front of her, just like that time in the forest; the other party would always protect her until she eventually died...

She took the initiative to step forward; Heracles let out a low growl, the red light in his pupils extremely terrifying, but Ilya did not retreat, instead moving even closer.

Finally, Heracles turned his head and picked up that overly huge axe-sword; he tried his best to control himself from looking at Ilya, instead pouring all his violence onto the others.

"Berserker, kill them!"

The crisp voice of the young girl made Medea's heart sink rapidly.

This was actually also this girl's Servant?!

How could a Master summon two Servants, and both such powerful Servants...

She felt that this Holy Grail War likely had some problem.

Medea gently took hold of Kuzuki Soichiro, signaling for him to prepare to retreat.

But accompanied by a crisp "Crack!", the Reality Marble shattered, and the tall Archer in red inside slowly transformed into blue radiance and disappeared.

Leaving only that terrifying Tao Baibai, who appeared unscathed.

【Bellerophon!】

Without warning, at this very instant, a white aurora Burst forth in an instant; the Pegasus from the age of myth flapped its wings, and white feathers, accompanied by Magic Power that was pure to the extreme, drifted down from both sides like debris.

The dazzling aurora crossed the distance of several kilometers almost the instant Tao Baibai appeared from the Reality Marble.

Medusa seemed to have known all along that in this battle between Archer and Assassin, the one to survive would inevitably be the super-spec Assassin, Tao Baibai. And she had also released her Noble Phantasm in advance, unleashing a brilliant strike at this very moment.

Boom!

Bai Cangshu had just returned from the Reality Marble; whether it was the 【Heart Net】 or the 【Heart Vortex】, he had not yet been able to fully control the information in the surroundings before he felt a destructive impact pierce through him in an instant.

The force was so great and the impact so strong that even with Bai Cangshu's current level of physical defense combined with his Grandmaster-level perfect force-dissipation, he simply could not withstand it.

At the moment of impact, first the rock Meridian beneath Bai Cangshu's feet shattered with a boom, then his entire body was sent flying directly; his sternum caved in, accompanied by the sound of internal organs rupturing, and fresh blood sprayed into the air.

Not only that, Medusa's dazzling Magic Eyes stared straight at Bai Cangshu; during the subconscious eye contact while suffering the attack, Bai Cangshu seemed to be able to feel a terrifying and evil Magic Power surging into his cellular structure and spiral genes in an instant.

His entire body's cells petrified one by one; within a thousandth of a second of the impact, over 50% of Bai Cangshu's body was already petrified. After losing the vitality of flesh and blood, the Martial Arts Grandmaster's force-dissipation could not be utilized at all.

"Ah~ha!"

Medusa also opened her mouth and shouted angrily, pulling hard on the glowing reins in her hands, and the Pegasus flapped its wings again with a boom.

Bang!

Bai Cangshu's petrified body exploded with a bang, and the Pegasus trampled over the remains, crashing through several thousand meters.

Medusa landed on the ground, panting heavily; this full-power strike of releasing her Noble Phantasm was almost a prediction, but at the same time, it was also a tactical arrangement made by that red-clothed, white-haired Archer.

She had received a hint from the other party before the Reality Marble unfolded; he would fix Tao Baibai in one position for about ten seconds to a minute.

That Servant, who seemed extremely proficient in tactics and strategy, had cooperated with her to complete this fatal strike.

Boom!

On the other side, the crazed pitch-black giant shattered hundreds of meters of ground with one sword strike and continued to pursue crazily; the speed was extremely fast, and that Caster and her Master seemed unable to hold on any longer.

Medusa was about to provide support, but her body suddenly stiffened.

A layer of fine bumps appeared instantly on her beautiful, fair skin.

A hand, a slender and powerful hand, seemed to descend from thin air behind her neck, grabbing her fair throat, the pads of the fingers even flirtatiously brushing across the skin of her chest.

This speed, this concealment ability, and... this killing intent!

Medusa twisted her body; her whole person was like a beautiful, large snake, instantly pulling out several afterimages. Two short swords had already stabbed behind her hundreds of times, and at the same time, silver-white chains completely bound the person behind her.

She then backflipped out several dozen meters, only to see that the person who had just been standing behind her was indeed Tao Baibai.

The other party had not only not died, but her petrification had also been undone.

No, she immediately overturned this thought; the Assassin's rank of Magic Resistance was not high and could not exempt her Mystic Eyes of Petrification, let alone undo it, so... it was not that he had not died, but that he had died and been resurrected!

"An Assassin with resurrection abilities..."

Medusa pulled with both hands, the chains appearing to want to dig into the other party's skin and flesh, but at this moment, Tao Baibai's body surface was wrapped in a layer of scarlet phantom, like a new layer of skin and flesh, constantly wriggling.

Therefore, the chains could not touch the other party's true body at all.

Bai Cangshu sniffed his fingertips; the Heroic Spirit transforming into a Servant indeed possessed living flesh and blood. He smelled the scent of fresh "meat," and he also gained more understanding of the so-called Third Magic.

Medusa frowned; there seemed to be no lust in the other's eyes, but the next moment, she was stunned—the other was locking eyes with her?!

Mystic Eyes of Petrification!

The Magic Eye took effect instantly.

Boom!

As if some kind of shockwave had been released through the air, Medusa suddenly suffered a violent impact, her brain dizzy, and the next moment, blood flowed from her nostrils.

She found herself uncontrollably generating a great deal of lust in her mind.

And just as her body became difficult to control, a familiar yet strange feeling of numbness appeared continuously.

"The Magic Eye of seduction... the Magic Eye of petrification?!"

(End of this chapter)