The car flipped over.
The King of Conquerors has failed.
It’s not that Iskandar isn’t a good driver.
After all, he was an old driver who had been driving (war) chariots for a lifetime (not long, in fact, as the emperor died at the age of 33). His riding level was A+, and he could compete with the delivery boy of a tofu shop on the famous racing track Akina Mountain. Under normal circumstances, the probability of overturning was zero.
This time, it was all because of a problem with the chariot. Halfway through the race, at the moment of maximum acceleration, the connecting rods of the two components of the Noble Phantasm "Distant Ravage Domination", the "Godly Wheel" and the "Flying Hoof Thunder Bull", suddenly broke.
The "Godly Wheel" was a two-wheeled vehicle, and without the support of the Thunder Bull, it was impossible to keep balance. The result was obvious. The unbalanced chariot overturned forward, and the two people on the chariot rolled forward due to inertia.
Fortunately, the veteran driver Iskandar reacted quickly and pulled Weber out of the car in time, otherwise, the two would have been involved in an exciting series of tumbles, a bloody mess.
The King of Conquerors, who had finally stood firm, did not rush to check the condition of the sacred bull and the chariot. Instead, he held the sword in one hand and looked solemnly at a distant location.
"Who is it?"
There, a woman who possessed both the intellectuality of oriental classics and the elegance of a western lady bent her knees slightly and performed a standard skirt-lifting gesture.
"The Matou family, Asagami Fujino."
Although the woman looked weak and without any murderous intent, the red and green colors intertwined in her eyes made Iskandar feel a fatal threat. The strange sense of rotation even reminded him of his strongest enemy, the treasure of the hero king Gilgamesh.
At that moment, Iskandar understood the reason why the connecting rod broke. It was broken by these strange eyes. He was afraid that if he made a slight move, the force that broke the connecting rod would fall on him.
Iskandar is well aware of the power of the Demon Eye, because his own shadow warrior has a Demon Eye called "Golden and Silver Demon Eye", which he has used to kill many powerful enemies. For the same reason, he also knows the limitations of the Demon Eye.
He calmly pulled Weber behind him, and then, using his body as a cover, quietly made a gesture. Soon, the two divine bulls, freed from their restraints, started charging towards Fujino from different directions.
The strategy of the Conqueror King is simple. I can only look at one place, so I will attack from two places. No matter which side you look at, the other side will run over you.
Although it is usually used to pull carts, this is a sacred beast closely related to the god Zeus, and a true fantasy species. Even for the highest-level Demon's Eye, it is not easy to kill it - during this time, another sacred bull rushed in front.
Fujino's choice was to continue staring at Iskandar without wavering.
As for the two sacred cows—
Passionate music sounded in the sky, and someone could be vaguely heard singing along with the music.
"Under the cold moonlight, I am waiting for you to turn your head."
"I rubbed it gently, and my fingertips became cold."
"The hearts of lovers have already cracked, and will end in the burning night."
"But when the shooting star approaches, I see the shining longing."
It was extremely faint at first and could not be heard clearly, but it became clear in an instant. When the word "meteor" appeared in the lyrics, a red light with a bright tail flame fell from the sky and hit one of the sacred bulls on the head, causing it to bleed all over, break its skeleton, and collapse the ground.
Then, the light flew out from the pit and rushed towards another sacred bull, stopping it just before it hit Fujino.
It was not until this time that Iskandar and Weber could see the true identity of the "meteor".
Angular metal structure, classic blue, white and black color scheme, tension-filled eight-wing tail, and mechanical design that transcends its time.
Iskandar's eyes widened. "This, this is—"
Weber screamed: "—FREEDOM!!!"
Yes, this is the most popular robot TV series at the moment (2004), the protagonist of Gundam Seed - Freedom Gundam. The music and song coming out of the machine is the background music "Meteor" that stuns the enemies when the Freedom Gundam makes its debut.
Under the astonished gazes of the two men and with the addition of BGM, a machine that seemed to be the Freedom Gundam burst out with fierce power and pushed the God Bull back a few steps. It then pulled out a one-handed rifle in its hand and mounted four cannons on both sides of its shoulders and waist at the same time.
"ZGMF-X10A, GUNDAM FREEDOM's ultimate move - the colorful cannon, no, all bullets are reflected!!!"
Accompanied by a synthetic sound effect full of metallic texture, one gun, four cannons and five launch ports simultaneously ejected beams of light in three colors: red, yellow and green. There was only one target - the flying-hoofed thunder bull right in front of them.
Seeing such a spectacular volley, the two men in the distance clenched their fists at the same time, their eyes shining.
"So handsome!"
Both Iskandar and Weber are otakus, and they are otakus who love war, science fiction, and military themes. This machine is really to their liking.
After a round of salvos, the Freedom Gundam's visor opened to the sides, revealing a delicate but fanatical female face.
"So, are you scared? My Freedom Gundam is invincible, hahahahaha."
"Wuhui, don't be careless, it's not seriously injured."
Fujino's timely reminder extinguished her companion's enthusiasm. In this Holy Grail War, the two of them were in the same group and were always inseparable. The reason why Fujino dared to stare at Iskandar with confidence was because she knew that Wuhui's fighter would protect herself.
The Freedom Gundam's full salvo is indeed spectacular, but the principle behind it is just a torrent of concentrated magic power, which is no different from the magic bullets that Rin and Luvia often use. It is powerful enough to deal with humans, but it is far from enough to deal with fantasy species that are higher than magic.
Looking at the divine cow that got up from the ground, shook its head, and kept digging the ground with its hooves, Wuhui curled her lips unhappily.
"Well, it seems that the Freedom Gundam is still not powerful enough. But it doesn't matter. When I go back, I will ask Miss Orange to help me design the next version of the fighter. Oh, and there are also external equipment, meteor system, I don't believe that the upgraded version of the full-range launch can't kill you - before that, I will kill this stupid cow first! BEAM SWORD!"
The mecha girl Kirie switched the gun in her hand to a light (magic) sword, and started to fight against the brave and the sacred bull, who looked completely different.
In the blink of an eye, the bull's horns collided with the lightsaber, magic and thunder clashed with each other, mixed with the roars of a man and a bull.
"Oh la oh la oh la~~~~~"
"Moo, moo, moo~~~~~" - Don't complain, this is really what the angry bull sounds like when it roars.
"...Ah, it started again." Fujino felt his temples throbbing.
Iskandar on the other side clapped his hands and said to Weber excitedly: "This is very interesting. Let's build one too. No, one is not enough. Let's build a whole squadron as our new elite!"
"... MDZZ!" Weber covered his ribs. Ah, his stomach started to hurt again.