"Huh?" Gordes stared blankly at Shirou, completely confused by what he was saying!
"Hahaha, don't mind it, it's a future meme, it's normal that you don't understand." Standing up and walking over to Gordes, Shirou patted his shoulder with a grin.
"You scoundrel!" Looking at Shirou's smiling face, Gordes
indignantly swatted Shirou's arm away, then roared,
"Assassin, are you unwilling to act?"
"There's no problem with acting, but it would be meaningless."
"What do you mean?" Gordes clenched his fists tightly, suppressing his anger as he asked. After all, Gordes knew very well that the Black Faction Masters were probably watching his every move through their familiars. At a time like this, clashing with Assassin would only lead to trouble.
"Simply put, even if Saber and I act together, we might not be able to stop him."
"Only Lancer on our side can fight him; the others aren't really capable."
"So, if exposing Saber's True Name through a battle with him, it would be quite a loss!"
"Bastard, what kind of excuse is that!" Gordes roared in anger. In his eyes, Siegfried was invincible. No hero could rival him. Therefore, no matter who he faced, he believed Siegfried could overpower them. And it was the same now.
"Do you even know who Saber is, to dare make such a judgment?"
"Of course, I do. I saw him in a Holy Grail War during my lifetime, how could I not know!" Shirou wasn't lying; he had indeed seen Siegfried in Fate/Apocrypha during his lifetime.
"Who would believe that nonsense of yours!" Gordes roared furiously, then loudly commanded, "Saber, kill him!"
Upon hearing his Master's command, Siegfried, who had remained silent, gave a slight nod. He took a resolute step, befitting a hero.
"Is that so? Then, Black Saber, it seems I can engage you in a one-on-one duel." The instant he spoke, Karna saw Siegfried's smile. It was a fleeting, shallow smile that no one else could have noticed. Siegfried's lips indeed softened at that moment. Karna's eyes inadvertently filled with nostalgic thoughts. What did the Black Saber, from a completely different era and nation, remind him of?
"I once met a man with eyes similar to yours," Karna inadvertently uttered a trivial remark. Siegfried tilted his head slightly, seemingly urging him to continue.
"That man was a true hero. If you look at me with those eyes, it means our battle is not accidental, but inevitable." Karna's fighting spirit ignited fiercely, like a pale flame. Siegfried, maintaining his silence, quietly let his sword energy surge and churn. The air crackled, emitting a burnt smell. Was this because of their weapons? Or was it the astonishing fighting spirit erupting from the Servants? It was unknown. In any case, one fact was clear to Karna. Ah, is that so! Is it you! You too are hoping to fight me! Karna was convinced of this and rejoiced.
At this point, I will not allow anything to interfere. Let us fight to the ends of the earth, let us slay each other until the world's end. We Heroic Spirits are all seekers of the path, great fanatics who continuously fight until the end of our lives. Even now that we have gained a second life and manifested, that faith remains eternal! There was no loud shouting, no tearing of silk, yet the fighting spirits of both sides, like scorching flames, gradually permeated everything around them.
Shirou, Jeanne, and Gordes quietly retreated from the scene. The surging flames seemed to convey the danger of the battlefield with their heat. The instincts of living beings whispered that it was too close. A moment later, as the three retreated to a safe place, the two Servants began their battle. At the same time, this also meant that the "Great Holy Grail War", in its original form of Servants fighting each other, had officially begun.
Spear, tearing through the atmosphere, roaring.
Sword, swirling through the wind, shrieking sharply.
The fierce battle between spear and sword unfolded, and Karna and Siegfried were evenly matched for a time. No, not evenly matched; Siegfried was slightly inferior in their battle. In terms of martial arts, Siegfried's swordsmanship had reached a superhuman realm, but Karna's spear arts had reached the divine realm. If it weren't for Siegfried's Noble Phantasm, Armor of Fafnir, he would probably have been severely wounded by now.
Under the protection of Armor of Fafnir, attacks below B-rank cannot harm Siegfried. And attacks above B-rank can only harm him with the exceeding portion after deducting the B-rank defense. Ordinary Heroic Spirits probably can't even hurt Siegfried, but every one of
Karna's spear strikes left a wound on Siegfried's body.
Although these wounds instantly recovered under Gordes' healing magecraft, this still couldn't erase Karna's power.
"However, Karna's defense isn't weak either. In front of his Noble Phantasm, 'Draupnir', any damage is reduced to one-tenth."
"If these two don't use their Noble Phantasms, they could probably fight for three days and three nights without stopping!" Hearing Shirou's??, Jeanne, who was beside him, slowly nodded. Knowing the information of the two warring parties, she naturally understood their strength.
Both were high-offense, high-defense warriors, and both had Masters constantly healing them. In this situation, it would be strange if they could decide the outcome with normal attacks!
As Siegfried and Karna continuously clashed, while Shirou and Jeanne watched with great interest, Gordes on the other side was somewhat furious. What he was most displeased with was Siegfried's inability to win. Hero Siegfried, was undoubtedly the strongest Saber. He was a great hero for whom all attacks below B-rank were nothing to fear. Yet, even such a Saber was still unable to completely defend against Red Lancer's attacks. Sure enough, he still had to accept her assistance.
"Ruler, I earnestly beg you. At least with your power, his True Name..."
"I refuse. As a neutral Servant, doing so would violate the rules." Jeanne replied coldly. But even so, Gordes persisted.
"But! He just tried to kill you! If Black Saber is defeated here, he might target you again."
"I said before, that's a different matter. For me to interfere in their battle for personal reasons, I stake my honor as a Ruler summoned for this purpose, and I swear not to do it."
"Bastard!" Gordes cursed in his heart. Just as he was about to seek out the other party's Master for a fight, Shirou suddenly said, "Gordes, you want to know Lancer's
True Name, right? I know it!"
"You know? Tell me quickly!" Seeing that Assassin knew Red Lancer's True Name, Gordes eagerly asked.
"It's Karna, the great demigod hero from Indian mythology."
"This guy is also an off-the-charts existence among Servants!"
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