The shattered heart splattered blood, covering all the surrounding Agent' heads and faces, like an invisible giant hand had delivered an incredibly heavy slap to their faces. Their faith, their vows, were all nothing more than this. Their sworn protection, to the death, didn't even require an Ancestor of the Dead Apostles to act; a mere young Magus girl could easily break through!
"You heretic who betrayed the Lord and humanity!!!"
The Agent, enraged by their faith, launched a furious assault on Rin, who was surrounded.
Rin was currently in a state of momentary rigidity after her attack, and being surrounded, she truly had nowhere to hide this time. However, a disdainful smile still played on Rin's lips.
In the void, a demonic and awe-inspiring sword light, accompanied by a sword wind that howled across heaven and earth, swept in! The brilliant sword light shattered the void and sliced through. Whether it was the inner circle surrounding Rin or the outer circle that had just been pursuing Rin, over thirty elite Church Agent, separated by a hundred meters, were split in half by a single sword strike! Along the precise centerline between their brows, they were cleaved, and their bodies exploded into two halves, blood and organs flying and scattered across the ground.
Rin calmly turned around. A tall, indifferent middle-aged man in a purple trench coat stood a meter behind Rin, leaning on a purple-black greatsword with both hands. His deep, boundless, black-hole-like pupils looked at Rin with a hint of curiosity.
One of the three oldest Dead Apostles: the Black Knight, Riesengal Sturluut!
This indifferent Black Knight, who was fiercely loyal to Altrouge and served her to the death, could not possibly stand by and watch a girl imbued with the aura of the Princess fall into peril without helping her, especially since she had helped him slay a Church saint.
Looking at Rin, the Black Knight's indifferent voice couldn't help but carry a hint of interest: "Peculiar girl, the human aura on you is very pure, yet it carries a strong scent of a pure dragon species, and also a Dead Apostle's aura. Moreover, the Dead Apostle's aura comes from the Princess. The Princess has begun to develop her bloodline."
Rin knew that as long as she carried Altrouge's aura, this loyal knight would not harm her. Although a feeling of awe, like looking up at a towering mountain, still rose from her heart when facing a strong individual, she did not feel fear or panic.
"Hi, I'm the human Magus Tohsaka Rin, esteemed Black Knight. I formed an unexpected connection with Princess Altrouge during the time she was separated from you and the White Knight. I am now a provisional contractor for Princess Altrouge."
Maintaining due respect for the strong was also Rin's consistent code of conduct. This was the basic courtesy of acknowledging the strong... Respect the strong, acknowledge the strong, aspire to the strong, pursue the strong, become strong, surpass the strong, become even stronger! This was Rin's attitude towards the strong.
"Your tactical prowess is excellent. You first seized the moment of commotion caused by the Princess's appearance to provoke these Agent, forcing them to dispatch a portion to pursue you. When the distance was sufficient, you used that powerful holy spell to obscure their vision and conceal your tracks again. Both the pre-prepared decoy puppet and the cloaking spell combined with presence concealment were perfect."
"Attacking while invisible, you broke through the inner circle of Agent' barrier with one strike. The surprise attack with the sword was very good. The moment the sword pierced the target, you simultaneously used a phantom and invisibility, deceiving everyone, and destroyed the saint's physical body with one blow. Finally, you even accounted for my movements. Very good, girl."
The Black Knight did not stint on praise, acknowledging Rin's excellence. Subsequently, the Black Knight vanished from in front of Rin with a speed like instant movement. The highest-level battle in the Nasuverse was about to conclude.
On the other side of the battlefield, the two previously separate battlefields had merged into one. Narbaleck and Merem Solomon had reunited. The King of the Sky, the King of the Land, and the Kikō Senkin (Mechanical Young Lady/Gunslinger), the three Imaginary Devils, were blocking the White Beast, while Narbaleck dealt with the undead army. However, two against three, they were ultimately pushed back step by step. If not for the fact that everyone present was a master with powerful immortality, someone would have probably fallen again long ago.
Altrouge's claws once again cut Narbaleck in half at the waist; the area from her waist to her lower abdomen was instantly pulverized. However, Narbaleck, despite receiving a fatal attack, did not split into two. The pulverized area was replaced by a thick holy light, connecting the two halves of her body. Then, under the healing effect of the holy light, the shattered waist and abdomen quickly returned to normal.
This was the power passed down through generations of the Narbaleck lineage. This generational holy light energy had long surpassed the limits the human body could endure. Therefore, Narbaleck's body was constantly collapsing under the unbearable holy light energy, and then constantly regenerating due to the holy light's unparalleled healing effect. Thus, Narbaleck was constantly enduring the endless pain of her body's collapse and regeneration.
Perhaps this was the reason for her psychological abnormality, but it must be said that this also brought her an immortality no less than that of an Ancestor of the Dead Apostles.
Merem Solomon still maintained a cynical attitude, saying to Narbaleck, who was already caught in the frenzy of battle not far away: "Director, it seems this operation is a bust. Let's retreat."
At this moment, a huge sound of shattering glass suddenly came from the sky, and several large cracks appeared in the sky.
Narbaleck was a battle maniac, but not a fool. The current situation clearly indicated that the barrier's support points had been destroyed. The Black Knight would arrive soon, and then even escaping would become a major problem. Without a word, she allowed Altrouge to sever one of her arms, swiftly pulled back, and sat on the back of the King of the Sky with Merem Solomon.
"Goodbye, sinner who stole the Princess's long hair. We didn't succeed this time, but next time I will avenge the Princess." Merem Solomon calmly said to Altrouge. Then, the King of the Sky soared into the sky towards the broken barrier.
The sinner in Merem Solomon's mouth referred to Altrouge, and the Princess he spoke of was Altrouge's younger sister, sleeping in the Millennium Castle, the last True Ancestor, a clone of the True Ancestor King Crimson Moon, the White Vampire Princess: Arcueid Brunestud.
Merem Solomon was fiercely loyal to Crimson Moon, and thus also a worshipper and follower of Crimson Moon's reincarnation vessel: Arcueid. Altrouge and Arcueid had a battle centuries ago, which was the battle where Altrouge suffered her hidden injury. Altrouge also injured Arcueid in that battle, and at the same time, cut her long hair. Therefore, the reason Arcueid appears with short hair is because of Altrouge!
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