"Let me cross your lightning."
After saying that, Red Rider stopped instantly and disappeared in the next instant.
No, it didn't disappear, but it rushed forward so fast that it looked like it disappeared.
At the same time he disappeared, a strong sense of crisis drove Shinji to pull out a bolt of lightning almost instinctively. Because it was instinctive, the landing point, trajectory, and timing of this bolt of lightning were all unprecedented peaks.
But even such excellent lightning operation could not stop Rider's attack. The moment the lightning flashed, he jumped up and hurdled over the lightning hurdle - a true leap.
After several attempts, Rider has discovered Shinji's shortcomings.
No matter how fast the lightning is, he can't keep up with his speed after all. The so-called prediction is just to do something that he can't predict - such as jumping.
Any qualified warrior would not let his feet leave the ground at will, because once a wingless human leaves the ground, it means that he has lost his footing and mobility. At this time, he will not be able to dodge an attack. Since he has the ability to dodge lightning on the ground, why take the risk of jumping
With this judgment, Red Rider successfully broke through the obstruction of lightning.
Now, there is no obstacle between him and Shinji.
"it's over!"
Rider, who was fully confident in his speed, raised his fist. He knew that with the bonus of high speed, this punch was enough to break the bones of the Black Assassin! No matter if the enemy blocked with a gun or other weapons.
To Rider's surprise, the Black Assassin did not make any defense, nor did he dodge in panic. He just stood there calmly, opened his lips, and uttered a single word: "Forward!"
At that moment, the familiar numbness once again invaded Red Rider's body. Although it was not as obvious as when he was struck by lightning, it was just a slight soreness and weakness, and it only lasted for a very short time, not even a breath. But at the critical moment, any negative impact would change the situation of the battle.
Shinji was waiting for this opportunity. The black-gold spear that was ready to strike whizzed out, carrying with it the whistling magic power, and stabbed fiercely at the Red Rider who was out of shape.
At the critical moment, the rider regained control of his body, gritted his teeth, and nailed his feet into the ground like two iron stakes. He stopped his forward momentum and grabbed the gun tip that was within reach with both hands.
The spear containing the power of Ishtar slashed through Rider's immortal body. Bright red blood flowed along the black blood groove on the blade and dripped onto the ground through the opening of the blood groove.
The injuries on his hands did not reduce Red Rider's strength, but instead aroused his ferocity. He roared, and the muscles in his arms bulged abnormally. The power he burst out instantly suppressed Shinji, who had the bonus of "Magic Release" - at this time, the tip of the black gold war spear was less than three centimeters away from Rider's heart.
After stopping the piercing shot, Red Rider did not continue to wrestle with Shinji, but simply let go and stepped back - if an ordinary person did this, they would definitely be pierced by Shinji, but Rider's speed far exceeded Shinji's, and he escaped from the attack range in a few steps.
Shinji felt regretful when he saw Rider's movement speed was only one quarter slower than when he was charging.
If I retreat at full speed, I might still have a chance, but if I am so cautious, I won't have a chance. After all, he is a top-level Servant, and it is not that easy to kill him even if I have planned everything.
After pulling away from each other for about 20 meters, Red Rider finally stopped. His amber eyes moved back and forth, as if he was looking for something. After a while, he asked uncertainly, "Boundary?"
Shinji didn't have the habit of explaining his moves to his enemies, so he didn't answer.
Red Rider didn't care and nodded to himself: "It's the barrier, yes. I can feel the connection between the magic in the air and the lightning treasure. You must have used the barrier to borrow the power of the treasure and affected my movements."
Shinji still didn't say anything, but unlike before, this time he had nothing to say. Rider had seen through the principle of the deeper version of "numbness".
As rider said, he did change the situation of the battle with the barrier, the latest barrier he completed.
Ever since defeating Araya Souren, Shinji has been studying the barrier technique. However, the barrier technique left by Araya is very profound, and after studying it for several months, he did not gain much. It was not until the first half of the year that he experienced a life-and-death battle with "White Wing Lord" and the relic was completely integrated with himself. Only then did he open the door to the barrier technique with the blessing of the relic's experience.
What's interesting is that things that seemed difficult and obscure before getting started suddenly became simple after getting started. In just a few dozen days, Shinji's barrier technique made great progress. I don't know if it's because barrier techniques are difficult at first and then become easy, or because of the blessing of the relic, or because Shinji himself is just naturally talented.
In any case, Shinji developed a new move before crossing over - the Divine Thunder Barrier.
The barrier is based on the "portable barrier" technology left by Araya, with Shinji himself as the core and Indra as the fulcrum. Originally, Shinji's current level is not enough to support such a high-level barrier, but the barrier technique originated from Buddhism, and Indra's Thunder and Relics are both Buddhist instruments. With the double bonus, it made up for the technical deficiencies and completed the barrier.
Of course, this barrier that relies on external objects is still quite far behind Araya Soren's "Six Paths Realm", but it is undeniable that this newly completed barrier is very practical.
Barrier Technique: Divine Thunder Barrier: Confine the power of Indra's Thunder to a certain area. The wider the coverage area, the weaker the power of the lightning.
However, Shinji did not intend to use the barrier to attack directly. He was interested in the paralysis effect of the electric current passing through the body. At the critical moment, even the top servants had to kneel down - Red Rider was the first victim.
Even though he was tricked by the barrier and suffered a great loss, Red Rider's spirit remained undiminished.
"I made a mistake. I shouldn't have underestimated you because of your job. Assassins are also Heroic Spirits—worthy opponents."
Heroes like him instinctively reject assassins who can only launch sneak attacks, but they forget that assassins are just a job description and do not represent such existence of the Heroic Spirit itself.
To be serious against an assassin is an insult to oneself, and to be careless against a heroic spirit is an insult to both parties. At this moment, Red Rider has completely put away his contempt, and he is determined to defeat the enemy in front of him.
Seeing Red Rider's undisguised fighting spirit and smile, Shinji's expression suddenly became more bitter.
"If possible, it's best not to. Although it's a pleasure to be recognized by a warrior like you, it's more troublesome. If you want to find an opponent, I can recommend one to you. I believe he will be happy to fight you."
However, the more this happens, the more Red Rider becomes interested in Shinji - this kind of helpless but not fearful, distressed but not retreating attitude, I didn't expect to meet such a person in the Holy Grail War.
"I am indeed curious about the opponent you mentioned. You can see through my immortal body and still say such words. However, compared with the unknown opponent, I want to defeat you. You remind me of a person who knows that he can't beat me, but still restrains me in various ways. Every time I want to fight him one-on-one, he always says similar things."
"In this case, you and I are destined to be rivals! Gods of Olympus, please grant glory and honor to this battle!
The Red Rider pointed to the sky with his right hand, which was still dripping with blood. His heroic demeanor remained unchanged both before and after his death.
This time it was Shinji's turn to be paralyzed.