Chapter 436

【Achilles jumps directly from the Hanging Gardens and drives his chariot to slaughter the Black Faction.】

【"Come on, the war has begun! Let me, the Red Rider, be the vanguard!"】

【On the other side, facing the aggressive Dragon Tooth Warrior army, Vlad III also releases his Noble Phantasm.】

【"Come, barbarians who trample upon my homeland! The time for punishment has arrived!"】

【"Mercy and anger will transform into scorching stakes, piercing you! And this forest of stakes is limitless, infinite!"】

【"Feel despair for this, and moisten your throats with your own blood!"】

【"'Kazikli Bey'!"】

【In an instant, countless stakes burst from the ground. As far as Vlad III's eyes could see, all the Dragon Tooth Warriors were instantly pinned onto the spikes.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Aren't these skeletons? How can they be pinned to stakes?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "It's the effect of the opponent's Noble Phantasm."

Shishigou: "The Impaling Prince, truly lives up to his reputation."

【"Hmph, so you've come."】

【An arrow strikes, but Vlad III blocks it with a backhand strike of his spear.】

【It is Atalanta who came down from the Hanging Gardens, but Vlad III's true opponent is not her.】

【"You are the Black Lancer, Vlad III, right?"】

【Karna lands in front of Vlad III and asks with an unchanging expression.】

【Vlad III: "Calling my true name directly... you are the Red Lancer, right?"】

【Karna: "Correct. For certain reasons, I have come to subjugate you. Do not blame me."】

【Vlad III: "No, no, there is no need to blame you. You must kill me, and I must kill you."】

【"Come! Sinners who trespass upon my homeland, the time for execution has arrived!"】

【Vlad III activates his Noble Phantasm, Kazikli Bey, once again, and dense spikes strike toward the two Red Servants.】

【Atalanta retreats continuously to dodge, while Karna responds with composure.】

【Karna: "Destruction is meaningless."】

【Any spikes that strike Karna cannot break his defense and simply break themselves upon impact.】

【Vlad III: "Excellent armor. But it's meaningless if you get close!"】

【Vlad III follows the spikes and kills his way to Karna's front, aiming a spear strike directly at Karna's throat.】

【"Mana Burst!"】

【Scorching flames are released from Karna's body, instantly forcing Vlad III back.】

【In an instant, it is as if a sun has appeared in the sky.】

【Vlad III: "It seems you are no ordinary Servant."】

【Karna lands and says faintly, "Will you surrender?"】

【"Do not say such things that don't even count as jokes, Red Lancer. As long as there is still a wish to be entrusted to the Holy Grail, I will not surrender."】

【Vlad III charges straight at Karna, shouting loudly, "Besides, your weapon, armor, and even your flames—how long can your mana maintain them!"】

【The two sides immediately clash.】

Waver: "To be able to fight Karna to this extent... is Vlad III actually this strong?"

Extra Feng Xi: "Of course he's not this strong. This is the bonus effect of his homeland and fame."】

Waver: "Bonus?"

Extra Feng Xi: "As long as a Heroic Spirit fights on the land of their homeland, they can receive a homeland bonus, increasing their strength. At the same time, if the location of the battle is highly relevant to the Heroic Spirit's fame, they can receive a fame bonus, raising their strength by another tier."】

Shirou Kotomine: "I see. As the past guardian of Romania, fighting on the land of Romania has granted him a massive bonus, has it?"】

Rin Tohsaka: "This bonus is too big, isn't it? It actually makes Vlad III a match for Karna."】

Vlad III: "Little girl, although what you say is a fact, this way of putting it makes me very unhappy."】

【On the other side, Achilles is slaughtering the Yggdmillennia troops, but is intercepted by Avicebron.】

【He uses self-repairing golems to successfully block Achilles's pace.】

【Immediately, an arrow streaks past, successfully attracting Achilles's attention.】

【"Black Archer, where are you? Let's continue the battle we didn't finish last time!"】

【"Closer than you think."】

【Chiron's voice rings out, and a series of arrows strike from behind, but they are blocked by the quick-witted Achilles.】

【Achilles smashes all the golems blocking his path and charges toward the direction from which the arrows came.】

【"Found you!"】

【Achilles strikes with his spear toward Chiron's location, but upon seeing Chiron's true face, his pupils shrink.】

【Chiron seizes this opening and kicks Achilles away with a roundhouse kick.】

【Achilles crawls up from the ground in a disheveled state, looking incredulous, and says, "Teacher Chiron, why are you the Black Archer!"】

【"What a foolish question. Naturally, it is because I manifested as the Black Archer."】

【Chiron draws his bow and nocks an arrow, saying, "You show no mercy to enemies, but you are completely defenseless against friends. That is your weakness, Achilles."】

【"However, this is a Holy Grail War. There is no room for holding back, even if the opponent is you. Do you understand, Achilles!"】

【"Tch!"】

【Achilles raises his spear with a conflicted expression, preparing to face his teacher.】

Achilles: "Hahaha, if I hadn't seen the teacher in the group first, I probably would have ended up the same as in this video."

Chiron: "Achilles, this is your strength, but also your weakness. You must firmly remember the lesson from the video."

Achilles: "Yes, yes."

Illya: "Aren't you still opponents now? Isn't this helping the enemy?"

Chiron: "..."

Achilles: "..."

【Meanwhile, on the battlefield.】

【Sieg has also arrived here at some point and is helping the surviving homunculi bandage their wounds.】

【"You... why are you here?"】

【Sieg: "I couldn't leave you behind. Even if it's just one, I want to save them."】

【"... Being thrown into war, being consumed—this is the fate of us homunculi. We were born for this."】

【"We were not born to be sent to our deaths. We have lives, and we have the right to choose."】

【Sieg says solemnly, "Astolfo and Siegfried granted me freedom, so I hope you can be free too."】

Gordes: "This guy actually came back."

Celenike: "Look, I said this guy should have been executed early."

Darnic: "..."

I didn't expect this Sieg to actually come back, and he even intends to liberate the other homunculi.

It seems I was too naive and released a big problem.

Sieg: "... I don't think I did anything wrong."

Waver: "Seeing your own kind suffer and wanting to save them—there's indeed nothing wrong with that."】

Astolfo: "Exactly, exactly!" ===== CHAPTER 438 =====