The shotgun roared and spewed out two spell bullets made by the magician's fingers. They drew irregular arcs in the air and whizzed towards Dong Starlion's hind legs.
That’s right, Lion Jie was not targeting Artoria, nor Jeanne, because he knew that the two of them possessed extremely high resistance to magic. Even if he spent all kinds of precious materials and used the most powerful family heirloom magic, he would not be able to break through their protection against magic.
The white horse they were riding was not treated so well. East Starion was neither a treasure nor a magical beast. Not to mention the curse attached to the bullet, the subsonic impact of the bullet was enough to cause it considerable damage. If the horse's legs were injured, East Starion would lose its proud speed.
If he doesn't take action, then it's fine. But if he does take action, it must be for a purpose. This is Lion Jie Jieli, a seasoned mercenary who has been on the battlefield for many years.
However, Shizijie was experienced and his moves were tricky, and Jeanne and Altria were not likely to be any worse. Jeanne had noticed the moment Shizijie raised his gun and aimed. She just stretched her right hand back and summoned a flag out of thin air.
The white flag with gold edges fluttered in the wind, and the pattern of irises shone brightly - this was her treasure and the embodiment of her legend. During the Anglo-French War, she waved this flag and led the French army to victory again and again until the British army was driven out of the Orleans region.
This flag embodies Joan of Arc's beliefs, the morale of the French army, and the people of Orleans. After Joan of Arc was canonized, it became a holy flag.
The holy flag symbolizes protection. Even facing thousands of troops, the flag will not fall, let alone two mere finger bullets.
The three-meter-long flagpole waved, and two bullets fired at the horse's feet at tricky angles were easily deflected.
Seeing this, Lion Jie pulled the ring of the heart grenade and yelled, "Ruler, this is a battle between Red Saber and Black Lancer. It does not violate the rules. Do you want to protect Black Lancer?"
"this... "
Neither Altria nor Mordred broke the rules, and as a ruler, I shouldn't interfere in their fight. But now is an extraordinary time, what should I do
Jeanne's hesitation did not escape the eyes of Lion Jie. The heart grenade broke away from the arm that was strengthened by the reinforcement magic, and under the blessing of wind magic, it drew a parabola and exploded above Altria's head. The teeth and nails that were stuffed into it exploded in the air, covering the two people and the horse below in the form of a dense array.
No matter what, they had to go to the Sky Garden. Having made up her mind, Jeanne was about to wave the holy flag for the second time, but she felt her wrist tighten. Artoria had already grabbed her hand. Then, the Knight King flew into the air, using his body as a shield to block all the "shrapnel" from the grenade.
As expected, Altria fell off the horse and onto the ground.
"Altolia!" Jeanne turned her head and shouted.
Altria did not look back, but just waved her hand and said, "Mr. Lion Jie is right. This is a battle between Black Lancer and Red Saber, and it does not violate the rules. So, leave this to me, and you and Dong continue to move forward."
As he spoke, the "Gun of Distance" appeared out of thin air and stabbed the approaching AE86. The car, which was made of steel and measured in tons, was directly overturned by this shot. The front of the car, which was the heart of the car and carried most of the power system, had a terrifying hole cut out. Electric sparks were rampant, followed by a thrilling explosion.
Of course, with Altria's body as a Servant, this explosion, which was not mysterious at all, could not possibly hurt her. At best, she would be pushed away for a distance by the propulsion force of the vehicle and the blast.
And when his father drew his gun, Mordred had already used brute force to destroy the roof of the car and pulled his master Lion Jie out of danger.
The explosion of the vehicle and Altria's words happened almost at the same time, so that the latter half of the words were covered by the loud noise of the explosion and could not be heard clearly. But this did not prevent Jeanne from understanding Altria's meaning. She respected Altria's decision and knew that she was willing to entrust everything to her. There was only one thing she could do, to repay her companions with her greatest efforts.
"I know, leave it to me!"
"Well, I'll come find you after I finish my work here."
"It's settled. But don't keep me waiting too long. If you don't come over after the matter is settled, I'll laugh at you."
"You are the one who has done nothing and still needs me to save you."
The two sisters were like sisters, talking to each other with words of encouragement as if no one was around. After just a few days of getting along, they had already established a deep friendship. Both of them believed that the other also believed that they would win.
Don Starlion raised his head and neighed loudly, as if he was cheering for the two men in this way, and as if he was cheering for himself. With four hooves flying, the dragon tooth soldiers blocking the road were trampled into pieces, and the white horse that had crossed countless battlefields with King Arthur and the Saint of France rushed into the enemy camp with an unstoppable momentum.
On the other side, Mordred escaped from AE86 at the critical moment, hugged his master Lion Jie, rolled on the ground for more than ten meters, and finally climbed up from the ground.
She first asked if the Master was alright, and after receiving a negative answer, the rebellious knight manifested the "Glorious Royal Sword" that she had robbed, and walked towards her father with her head held high.
"You are all wrong. You will not have a chance to save Ruler, and she will not have a chance to laugh at you, because you can't go anywhere, my father."
"Are you really going to stop me?"
"certainly."
"Why? If you really want to fight me, I will give you a fair fight after we solve the problem of the Holy Grail."
Because she wanted to communicate with Jeanne, Artoria did not wear a helmet, and Mordred could clearly see the expression on his father's face—that kind of confusion, that kind of misunderstanding made Mordred feel somewhat dissatisfied and inexplicably sad.
Magic emerged, and solid armor replaced the hot transformation, and Mordred did not wear a helmet.
"You will never understand, father. You who have sacrificed for Britain, fought for the world, and become the embodiment of rightness will never understand."
"Is this why you rebel?"
"You can understand it that way, but it doesn't matter anymore. What matters is that you are the Black Lancer and I am the Red Saber. We are enemies, it's that simple."
The magic filled with negative emotions dyed the king's sword red, and blood-like lightning enveloped Mordred's body.
Lion Jie displayed various props to provide the greatest support to his servants - he knew very well that Mordred's power alone was not enough to defeat King Arthur.
Seeing this, Artoria knew that it was useless to say more. She slowly raised her lance and said word by word: "I know. You are my enemy, Red Saber. I will defeat you."
"No, you will be defeated by me, Black Lancer."
The gun pierced the atmosphere, the sword rolled up thunder, and the collision produced dazzling sparks.
Not Altria, not Mordred, no father and son (mother and daughter).
There are only lancer and saber, black and red.
PS: Mordred is a tsundere, and Dai Mao is not a frank person. Their inherited intuition cannot affect their emotional intelligence, so in FGOM, it is written that even if Mordred and Altria let go of their obsessions, they will still fight because of their different ideas. These two idiots!