Chapter 197

On the other side, on the forest path outside the mountain gate of Ryudou Temple.

The spiritualized Zhao Yun and Archer suddenly appeared; the former waved his silver spear to guard in front of Bai Bai Zeming, while the latter manifested two short swords with patterns engraved on them, black and white, watching the forest coldly.

"Be careful, we've been discovered..."

Once these words were out, Emiya Shirou and the Tohsaka sisters all looked stern.

Bai Bai Zeming, however, was not surprised; they were attacking forcefully anyway, it would be strange if they weren't discovered.

Having said that, he still turned his head to look at Zhao Yun beside him, saying in a low voice:

"Uncle Yun, can you detect the enemy's means of spying on us?"

"If I have to say..."

Zhao Yun's gaze slowly swept across the forest, saying in a deep voice: "The eyes of spying are everywhere here!"

"Rustle, rustle, rustle—"

Before the words had faded, rustling sounds came from the surrounding forest.

Everyone followed the sound and looked, only to see dozens of magical beasts composed purely of bones walking out of the shadows.

Most of them had a dragon-shaped bone head, but their bodies were like giant wolves left with only bones.

Looking only at their appearance, these magical beasts were ferocious and terrifying, but their magic power was too weak, and their numbers were too many; it was clearly a cannon fodder unit.

"It's Dragon Tooth Warriors!"

Tohsaka Rin looked at them and said in a deep voice: "This is a low-level magical beast summoned using dragon teeth as a sacrifice; their strength is low, definitely not the enemy's main force—Archer!"

"..."

Archer glanced at her.

Tohsaka Rin said in a deep voice: "Go and drag out the real enemy; it's enough for us to deal with this here!"

"As you wish."

Archer let go of his hands, the black and white swords instantly collapsed, and his tall figure gradually disappeared.

At the same time, the Dragon Tooth Warriors surrounding from all directions finally couldn't hold back, roaring and rushing toward the crowd.

Tohsaka Rin snorted coldly, her right hand holding her left wrist pointing to the forest in front, the mysterious and complex magic circuit like a labyrinth appearing on her fair forearm, then lighting up with cyan light.

"Gandr!"

Amidst the clear shout, black-red magic power groups with power comparable to bullets shot out from Tohsaka Rin's fingertips.

In just an instant, the pale bones shattered under the impact of the black-red magic power groups, finally turning into a large amount of bone powder dust and white star spots, dissipating in the air.

Bai Bai Zeming beside her took the opportunity to put on his armor, raised his silver-red arms, and continuously shot pale blue palm cannons.

"Boom, boom, boom!!!"

Blue energy bombarded wildly among the Dragon Tooth Warriors, stirring up dust all over the sky.

For a time, the dense Dragon Tooth Warriors were actually suppressed by Bai Bai Zeming's firepower alone, unable to rush out of that forest at all.

Seeing this scene, the three Heroic Spirits who were preparing to take action stopped their steps, each guarding in front of their own Master.

There was no other reason; these cannon fodder monsters were too weak, causing Bai Bai Zeming's slaughter efficiency to be too high, and there was no need for them, these Heroic Spirit Servants, to take action at all.

Just like that, Tohsaka Rin stood on the ground, the black-red magic power groups at her fingertips lighting up continuously, shattering the incoming Dragon Tooth Warriors one by one.

Bai Bai Zeming hovered in the air three meters high, two palm cannons continuously bombarding pale blue energy beams, occasionally bombarding even thicker beams from his chest, shattering the dense Dragon Tooth Warriors.

In just one minute, the Dragon Tooth Warriors surging from all directions were swept away by the two.

Dust all over the sky mixed with white bone powder permeated the air.

Suddenly, the permeated bone powder moved, and under the action of a hidden magic power, it gathered toward the center, instantly combining into a giant Dragon Tooth Warrior as big as a house!

"Whoosh—"

Before the giant Dragon Tooth Warrior could open its blood-red mouth like a prehistoric giant crocodile, a missile suddenly drilled into the dust, carrying a whistling sound and sticking to the giant Dragon Tooth Warrior's face.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the huge bone head was shattered in an instant.

The shoulder armor that fired the missile deformed and retracted; Bai Bai Zeming hovered in the air, the new reactor on his chest blooming with blue light, looking at the black shadow that collapsed in the dust and said disdainfully:

"What era is it, still playing human sea tactics..."

Dealing with these cannon fodder, there was no need for Heroic Spirits to take action; he alone was enough!

Just then, Zhao Yun standing below suddenly frowned, his feet shattering the ground, soaring into the air, the silver spear in his hand like a flying dragon, stabbing upward like lightning.

The next second, the rotating axe-sword whistled from the sky, colliding precisely with the silver spear.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a deafening roar, the huge and heavy axe-sword reversed and returned, crashing through countless thick trees along the way, finally sinking deeply into the ground not far away.

Bai Bai Zeming was shocked in his heart, hurriedly falling to the ground, saying in a low voice: "Thanks, Uncle Yun!"

Zhao Yun landed in front of him, waved the silver spear forward, and shouted sharply:

"Which petty thief, show yourself quickly!"

"..."

The full-of-aura shout rolled over, but there was no response in the forest, only a few heavy footsteps sounded, as if some behemoth was walking toward this side.

Zhao Yun frowned slightly, staring tightly at the direction from which the footsteps came.

Only to see a huge black shadow slowly emerging from the dust and bone powder all over the sky, the muscular hand grabbing the black axe-sword stuck in the ground, pulling it out with force.

"... It's Berserker!"

Bai Bai Zeming's heart sank, immediately telling everyone this news.

Before the words had faded, a childish yet gentle voice came from behind Heracles.

"Good morning, Onii-chan~"

Illya in a purple dress walked out, hands behind her back, smiling sweetly at everyone: "And Tohsaka-san, as well as everyone from Homurahara Academy~"

As she spoke, she gently pinched the corner of her skirt, looking very polite as she bowed to everyone:

"Nice to meet you, I am Illya, Illyasviel von Einzbern."

Einzbern?

Tohsaka Rin's pupils shrank, looking somewhat shocked at this little girl.

Saber, who was guarding in front of Emiya Shirou, was also stunned, a very complex expression flowing in her eyes.

... This child, could it be Irisviel's child?

Compared to Tohsaka Rin and Saber who knew this surname, Emiya Shirou and Tohsaka Sakura looked somewhat blank.

"What is Einzbern?"

"Also, why does she call you Onii-chan?"

Bai Bai Zeming rolled his eyes and said unhappily: "Is it possible that she is calling you?"

Emiya Shirou widened his eyes: "Me?!"

Bai Bai Zeming explained in a low voice: "The three founding families of the Holy Grail War are Matou, Tohsaka, and Einzbern, and your foster father Emiya Kiritsugu was the son-in-law of the Einzbern family..."

What?

Emiya Shirou was shocked to hear this, unable to help but look at the silver-haired girl who was as exquisite as a doll.

"You mean, she is father's daughter?"

"Correct."

Bai Bai Zeming nodded, glancing at Illya and smiling lightly: "However, speaking of age, Shirou is still a year younger than you; how can you call him Onii-chan?"

"..."

The sweet smile on Illya's face froze, then she put her hands on her hips, saying somewhat angrily: "So rude, can a lady's age be discussed casually?"

Bai Bai Zeming asked back: "Then can a lady launch a sneak attack without warning?"

Illya blinked her eyes: "Berserker is not a lady; Berserker is the strongest warrior!"

Just as the two were bickering, Tohsaka Rin beside them quietly observed Berserker's ability values, immediately widening her eyes, unable to help but gasp.

"Hiss—Strength A+, Endurance A, Agility A, Magic Power A, Luck B, Noble Phantasm A..."

"Looking only at the ability values, that monster is actually far above Saber and Archer!"

"That's of course!" Bai Bai Zeming glanced at the huge black shadow and said indifferently, "The other party is the legendary son of Zeus, the half-human, half-god hero—Heracles!"

It's actually Heracles?!

Everyone was shocked, looking at the front in astonishment.

Illya was very satisfied with everyone's reaction, immediately asking with a smile: "How about it, do you want to go together? If it's Berserker, it's not impossible to fight four alone!"

"..."

Emiya Shirou frowned, saying in a low voice: "Bai, Issei."

Bai Bai Zeming understood his meaning, knowing that he was concerned about his friend's safety and didn't want to waste time here.

But unfortunately, Berserker is definitely not an opponent that can be eliminated quickly.

He possesses a powerful Noble Phantasm called 'God Hand'; this thing is both a divine blessing and a divine curse, and it is also an immortality Noble Phantasm that can be activated on its own without the appearance of weapons or armor.

After activating 'God Hand', his flesh will turn into solid armor, and all attacks of B rank and below, whether magic or physical, will be invalidated.

In addition, God Hand also grants Heracles the ability of 'not being killed by the same attack twice', as well as a full eleven chances to resurrect!

In other words, if you want to completely eliminate him, you need to kill him twelve times using different means!

Bai Bai Zeming explained the effect of God Hand with the fastest speed.

After hearing this, everyone was somewhat unable to believe what they had just heard.

This is too overpowered, right?

After a little thought, Tohsaka Rin said in a deep voice: "So, if you want to break into Ryudou Temple to rescue the monks, hard breaking won't work; someone must stay behind to drag Berserker down!"

"Correct."

"Then who goes, who stays?"

Bai Bai Zeming thought for a moment and said: "I'll stay—"

"I'll stay!"

Emiya Shirou suddenly interrupted.

Bai Bai Zeming looked at him somewhat unexpectedly: "Aren't you going to save Issei?"

Emiya Shirou shook his head: "I know my ability; let me fight, I can, but dealing with a mage like Caster is definitely not something I'm good at."

"Bai, you have the most intelligence and the best brain."

"I'll leave the safety of Issei and the Ryudou Temple monks to you!"

Looking at the serious expression on Emiya Shirou's face, Bai Bai Zeming was slightly stunned, then sighed: "Alright then!"

"However, Heracles is not an opponent for one person; relying on you and Saber alone is not his match."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the Tohsaka sisters: "You two must also leave one behind!"

"I'll do it!"

The two sisters said in unison.

Seeing the reaction of the two, Bai Bai Zeming had a headache.

After a little thought, he said in a low voice: "How about this, you both stay, let Archer support from the side; Rider has good independent action ability, so she can go to Ryudou Temple with me!"

"..."

The Tohsaka sisters looked at each other, and Sakura turned her head to look at Rider, casting an inquiring gaze.

Rider nodded gently, indicating agreement with the plan formulated by Bai Bai Zeming.

At the same time, Illya seemed somewhat impatient, smiling at everyone:

"Have you discussed it?"

"Then let's start!"

"Kill them, Berserker!"

(End of chapter)