Air is invisible and intangible, yet it is everywhere. Attacks released through air are difficult to detect and extremely difficult to guard against.
By the time Shinji felt the pressure being exerted on him, there was nowhere left to hide.
Shinji's body began to shake, and his thin shirt instantly turned into pieces and scattered on the ground.
Got hit, for sure.
However, Shinji was not damaged. All his clothes were woven with Yustisa's third magic thread. When he was attacked suddenly, his clothes would become the first barrier by "crushing and absorbing energy". The pressure exerted by Araya Soren through the atmosphere was offset by the shirt's collapse.
Then he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath.
Araya Souren is indeed a powerful human chosen by a certain fungus. Even though Shinji has been fully strengthened by the golden apple and has been tempered for more than three years, he is still firmly suppressed by Araya.
The taijutsu honed over two hundred years surpassed that of Kotomine Kirei.
The tricky compound barrier "Six Paths Realm".
And the relics buried in the left hand to strengthen life and body.
The three are perfectly integrated and together support the power of Araya Soren.
"This attribute panel is almost catching up with the three-class servants. I really picked a good opponent."
Shinji held up the "Divine Spear Bow and Sword", and took a stance that allowed him to attack from both near and far, and confronted Araya Souren from a distance.
Looking at his opponent's body full of flaws and without any gaps, Shinji not only did not feel any fear or dejection in his heart, but his blood was burning and his fighting spirit was boiling.
Yes, that’s right. Otherwise it would be meaningless.
Without this strength, how can you be worthy of being my opponent
Since I began to receive training from my master, I have never chosen opponents who are lower in level than me.
Shinji shook his right hand, pinched four rune stones with his five fingers, and pretended to hook them towards the bowstring of the slingshot.
How could Araya Souren, knowing that his long-range means were insufficient, give Shinji a chance to create distance? A black shadow flashed, and the distance between the two was instantly shortened to five steps. At this time, Shinji's bowstring had not yet been pulled.
It wasn't that he was too late, it was that he had never thought of using a slingshot from the beginning to the end, and he had not mastered the advanced technique of "one bow, four bullets".
These four rune stones are used for smashing!
"Ihwaz" Another World!
"Tiwaz" God of War!
"Ehwaz" horse!
"Sowilo" sun!
Four runes with different meanings constitute a compound rune magic.
In the modern rune magic world, the coordinated and combined use of three or more runes is called a "rune spectrum".
What Shinji is using now is the rune collection he specially prepared for Araya Soren. Some of the four runes contain positive power, while others contain negative power.
The only thing they have in common is that these forces are constantly changing, and this change creates a violent conflict with the "Six Paths" that symbolize "origin."
A hole appeared in the seamless barrier, and Araya's movements were slightly distorted due to the disordered and chaotic disturbance of magic power.
Shinji was waiting for this opportunity, and swung out with his left hand's divine spear and bow sword.
"Dai Tian!" Araya Soren used the same trick again and used his left arm which was buried with the relic to block the blade.
But this time, the blade did not go directly through the arm like before, but slid down strangely before hitting, and actually left a bloody wound on Araya's Soren's thigh.
The flickering light of the magic blade reflected the blood in the air and also illuminated Shinji's grinning face, as if to say - "I see through your tricks."
Unlike the way "Avalon" was implanted in the human body, Araya Soren used the Buddha's bone relics of Buddhist saints to directly replace his own bones, which is a physical "burial". Therefore, his left arm is the strongest part of his body. It is not only difficult to be injured by swords, but also has a high resistance to mysteries. In contrast, other parts of the body are not so tough.
After a successful attack, Shinji decided to stop and immediately retreated.
The scene that followed proved that this choice was completely correct. If he had retreated a little later, Araya's palms would have fallen on his body. Shinji, who had lost his shirt and was shirtless, would have broken at least a few bones.
"—Su!"
Araya Soren clenched his hands tightly after they failed, compressing the atmosphere twice in succession.
Shinji was prepared for this and activated the hurricane rune "Hagalaz".
The flowing wind clearly showed the direction of compression, and Shinji casually staggered his steps to avoid Araya's pursuit.
After one retreat, there is another advance.
Rune stone in right hand, bow and sword in left hand.
Either shoot from a distance, or get close and use talismans and bow and sword to launch a surprise attack.
There is only one key point - don't stick to the form, find opportunities to win in the movement.
This is Shinji's tactic.
Araya Soren's origin is "stillness". The awakened origin endowed him with a long life and an almost immortal body, but it also brought him some negative effects, such as a depressed temperament and an overly steady fighting style.
Due to the influence of "Origin", Araya is not good at changing, and his moves and actions are relatively monotonous, mostly using static to control dynamics, and moving straight forward. Although his movement speed is not slower than Shinji, he can never keep up with Shinji's non-stop pace.
The rhythm of the battle was gradually controlled by Shinji.
He was seen sometimes moving forward, sometimes moving backward, and sometimes even moving directly on the wall, like a nimble monkey, making the big stupid bear Huangye Zonglian run around in circles.
That’s right, playing—it’s just “playing”.
No matter how powerful the monkey is, it cannot make up for the gap between it and the bear. The gap is comprehensive - size, strength, endurance, defense, etc. are not on the same level.
The monkey scratched the big bear a few times and the bear didn't feel any pain. But the big bear slapped the monkey and the monkey was half dead.
The big bear can squat in the same place for a whole day and still be energetic, but the monkey would be tired after walking around for half an hour.
Therefore, Araya Souren, who played the role of the big bear, was not in a hurry at all and was willing to give up the control of the rhythm. Originating from "stillness", he was more patient than anyone else. As long as Shinji showed a little fatigue, he could get it back with interest.
The timing of the counterattack was earlier than Araya had expected. Although Shinji's movements were still unpredictable, the distance between the two was becoming increasingly greater.
He wants to run!
It's useless. The corridor has been completely blocked by a barrier. No one can get out without breaking the barrier.
Two thoughts appeared in Araya Soren's mind at the same time, and he began to run, like an armored vehicle moving at full speed, crushing all obstacles he encountered.
Suddenly, a golden light tore through the darkness.
The light is so dazzling and so solemn, just like the majesty of the almighty gods in myths and legends.
This light was so familiar that it reminded Araya Soren of the Buddha's bone relics that had become one with him.
The light comes from a ritual instrument similar to the Buddhist vajra.
The golden magic weapon was spinning and whistling towards them.
In an instant, Araya Soren's hair stood up.
PS: "Kara no Kyoukai" describes that Araya Souren has the athletic ability to dodge bullets from a pistol and can crush a person's skull with a casual grab. His agility and strength are at least amazing.
PS2: The three knight levels are Saber and Arcer. Generally speaking, the attribute panels of these three classes are much higher than Assassin, Caster, and Rider.