[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic":3,"chapter-marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-chapter-618":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel's Master of Heavenly Magic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1884541,2503,"Chapter 618 - 618 – Sand. Bean Paste. (Part Two)","marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-chapter-618",618,"\u003Cp>Support me and be 30 chapters ahead of webnovel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FDraco_\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For every 5 Patreon memberships I receive, I'll release 15 chapters all at once. Your support means a lot to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is that guy?! He blocked Heracles' attack with his bare hands—and he's not even a Servant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, even Illya was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they met, she had already noticed that Saber's Master was no longer Shirou Emiya but a stranger instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That didn't matter to her—her target today was Shirou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she couldn't wrap her head around was how this stranger's reaction speed surpassed even a Servant's—and he blocked Heracles' sudden strike barehanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha le, dousha le!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of her dainty hand, Heracles launched another assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saber's Master clearly had some skill, but Heracles was the son of Zeus from myth, and he hadn't even gone all out earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Illya didn't believe someone as powerful as Heracles would lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, she herself possessed formidable magic and mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were all going to protect Shirou like her father once did, then she would just kill them all. After all, the Holy Grail War was cruel by nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the terrifying Heracles, Artoria was not to be outdone. She charged in, using her Invisible Sword to block his massive axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let us decide this one-on-one, with fairness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine by me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George didn't refuse Artoria's knightly request for a fair duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, if he stepped in, he could end Heracles in an instant—but letting Artoria fight wasn't a waste of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to observe Berserker's Noble Phantasm and also see just how powerful Artoria's Excalibur truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fighting here could harm bystanders. I'll give you a proper place to go all out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George didn't just sit back and watch. He lightly tapped the ground with his right foot, and the concrete beneath them instantly turned into a reflective mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, everyone felt the world flip—the scenery around them shifted entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that they had gone somewhere else; rather, everything in their vision had been inverted. Even the writing on nearby tombstones appeared reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a mirror world. Even if you destroy the entire city here, the real world won't suffer a scratch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With another quick gesture, a long, comfortable couch appeared in front of him. Two tables sat before it, laid out with snacks—sunflower seeds, peanuts, tea, fruit, and other treats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, sit down and watch. Standing around is tiring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dropping himself onto the sofa, George waved invitingly at the dumbfounded trio of Rin, Shirou, and Artoria's group. Then he looked toward the equally stunned Illya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little lady, you too. Those two won't settle things that quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirou scratched his head awkwardly as he came back to his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it kind of wrong to do this at a time like this…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artoria was up there fighting for her life against that monster, and they were here drinking tea and snacking. He couldn't help but feel a weird sense of guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit down. It's not like you can help anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a brutally honest remark, Rin pushed Shirou onto the sofa and sat down herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Archer behind her quietly leapt away and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't stupid. She had confidence in Artoria and acknowledged George's power, but for safety's sake, she had Archer take a vantage point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Artoria was ever in danger, Archer could immediately provide long-range support and finish the fight two-on-one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't a knight and felt no need to follow any code of chivalry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Illya tried multiple spells to break the mirror space—but failed each time. Eventually, she silently walked over and took a seat as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thoughts were simple:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Heracles won, she'd kill everyone here—end of story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Heracles lost, being near the mysterious magus who created this space would let her act immediately, force him to undo it, and escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So instead of standing far away waiting for the outcome, it was better to sit close and strike when needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another reason too. Although she had been enraged when Shirou called her \"sister,\" something stirred inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she'd cooled down a little, she didn't feel as strongly about killing him right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to observe him up close—to see what kind of person this so-called little brother was, the one their father abandoned her for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, George, Rin, Shirou, and Illya sat in a row like spectators, watching Artoria and Heracles clash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the battlefield, the fight was fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to George, Artoria's strength had returned to its absolute peak. Likewise, Illya's boundless mana allowed Heracles to fight in peak condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In raw physical strength alone, Artoria couldn't rival the demigod Heracles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she possessed the ability to massively enhance her body and weapon with mana, along with exceptional instinct and top-tier swordsmanship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even in head-on combat, she wasn't falling behind in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clashed back and forth—sword meeting axe again and again—the ground cracking and cratering under their blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's way too agile! Berserkers aren't supposed to fight like that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Artoria used impeccable swordplay to bait Heracles into exposing a weakness and was about to decapitate him, he suddenly released the axe and bent back to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rin slapped the table and jumped to her feet in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Servants of the Berserker class gained immense power from Madness Enhancement—but they also suffered a fatal drawback:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They lost most of their rationality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant their fighting style was usually brutally direct, and most combat skills they possessed in life became unusable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Heracles in the arena, despite his ferocity, fought with extreme agility. He didn't look like someone who'd lost his mind at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Illya calmly sipped her tea, wearing her elegant and haughty heiress expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because he is the strongest Servant. Even when eroded by madness, he never forgets the instincts of battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't stupid enough to reveal his true name and let them deduce his Noble Phantasm and abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn't stop her from showing off his strength and getting into their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right as her words ended, things shifted on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strike Air: Hammer of the Wind King!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing pure swordsmanship alone wouldn't hurt Berserker, Artoria activated another ability of the Wind King's Barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its main function was to wrap the blade in wind to alter refraction, rendering the sword invisible—thus the name \"Invisible Air.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the length and type of the weapon were unknown, most enemies wouldn't know how to block it and would be decapitated in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only true veterans could intercept her attacks by instinct and experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Berserker had lost his reason, his powerful instincts allowed him to block her strikes each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she unleashed the barrier's second ability—when she thrust her sword, the wind wrapping the blade condensed and blasted out like a hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, the unexpected strike landed, knocking Heracles flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's over!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasting no time, Artoria immediately followed up, closing the distance and bringing her sword down at his neck as he flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1182,"2026-06-10T06:47:30.551Z",1,"novelbin.me","464e18c12a31002d19a5bb08aebfe71b4d9397186f66f21f81cdbeef36c87017","marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-chapter-681","marvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-chapter-680",918,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-s-master-of-heavenly-magic-cover.jpg"]