Here we have to bring up another old topic - compatibility.
Atalanta's compatibility with Shinji is second only to Siegfried's compatibility with Achilles. Atalanta's advantages are high agility and wide attack range, but her disadvantages are low health and low defense, and she lacks a powerful attack method that can kill with one strike. Unfortunately, apart from the wide attack range, her other advantages cannot be brought into play, and her disadvantages are targeted by Shinji, so she cannot bring her skills into play, which is very uncomfortable.
The more uncomfortable thing was yet to come. After closing the distance between them, Shinji did not launch an attack, but looked absent-minded, as if he did not take her seriously at all.
That's fine, after all, Atalanta's mentality is different from that of ordinary heroes. If you don't look at me, I'll just run.
But before he had taken a few steps, the damn paralysis quietly reappeared, and the damn assassin took this opportunity to close the distance he had just opened.
Shooting arrows to block it was useless, as it could not break through the double defense of shield and scepter.
This cycle repeats several times.
Atalanta was furious.
She doesn't care about so-called pride and glory, and she doesn't even care about many insults to her personality, but there is one thing she can't ignore.
She is a hunter, a legendary hunter who devotes her life to hunting.
She takes every hunt seriously and hone her skills for each one.
She values every prey, and will do her best no matter whether the prey is strong or weak.
This is her principle and also the ritual she uses to pay homage to the moon goddess Artemis.
This Holy Grail War is no exception. The red and black sides duel, each other as hunter and prey, and jointly hold a grand hunt. If Shinji attacks immediately after successfully closing the distance, no matter what the result is, even if she is killed by Shinji, she will not have any resentment, at most she will feel a little regretful.
But Shinji didn't do so. He neither attacked nor let Atalanta leave, and he didn't even say a word.
Such behavior was naturally regarded by Atalanta as playing with her as a prey and an insult to the sacred hunt.
This behavior made her very angry!
I swear to God, Shinji definitely had no intention of insulting or toying with her (ahem).
On the contrary, he still had a good impression of Atalanta - not because she was a girl with animal ears, but because of her wish for the Holy Grail.
Atalanta was abandoned by her parents when she was young and was able to survive because of the care of others. She hopes to repay this kindness to the children, so she hopes that the Holy Grail will create "a world where all children grow up surrounded by love."
Maybe it's naive, maybe it's unrealistic, or even a little stupid, but Shinji really can't hate such a person and such a wish, especially after Shinji has a "daughter" named little Jack.
It is no exaggeration to say that among all the red servants, the one he least wants to be an enemy of is Atalanta.
But he couldn't let Atalanta go to other places to cause trouble. Except for the two casters who had no direct combat ability, the other servants had their own opponents. If Atalanta, a divine archer, was allowed to be active on the battlefield, it was not impossible for him to shoot a few arrows at a critical moment and directly break the black side's front line.
In the end, the only way he could think of was to keep a close watch on you, neither fighting you nor letting you go, just wasting time like this until Spartacus exploded.
As for not speaking... His mouth didn't move, but he spoke a lot, but not to Atalanta, but to Joan of Arc.
A misunderstanding had arisen, and Shinji knew nothing about it.
After blocking Atalanta's arrow with his shield, the assassin, suspended in the air, spoke again: "Miss Atalanta, can we talk?"
"I have nothing to say to my enemies." Atalanta, who had already considered Shinji an insult to the hunters, had a cold expression on her face.
"I don't mean to be your enemy, really." Shinji tried to sound sincere.
"Then put away that gun, and undo this nasty enchantment."
"That's really not possible. I'm afraid that once I untie you, you'll run away. I'm not Achilles, I can't outrun you."
"Huh, it turns out that it's just nice words."
While they were talking, Atalanta drew the bow to its full length and shot an arrow with all her strength at Shinji.
Shinji blocked with his shield and said, "But I really want to have a good talk with you—"
He couldn't finish his words because the force from the arrow was so strong that it directly affected Shinji's balance. Although he quickly adjusted the power of his feather shoes and stabilized his body, Atalanta had already taken the opportunity to rush up.
That's right, she rushed forward.
After several failures, she had realized that it was impossible to shoot from a long distance. In this case, it would be better to do the opposite. For archers who have reached the divine realm of archery, close distance is never a problem. As long as you can draw the bow, you can shoot the arrow.
She ran forward at a furious speed, and after running two steps, she suddenly tilted her body, and before the "Divine Thunder Barrier" was activated, she slid close to the ground, sliding under Shinji's body while releasing four arrows at the same time, aiming at Shinji's jaw, throat, chest and abdomen respectively.
However, this short-range rapid fire was destined to not have much power. The goddess's scepter flashed white light, forming a shield like an eggshell. Four arrows hit the shield, stirring up violent ripples, but ultimately failed to break through the shield and hurt Shinji's body.
"It's no use." Shinji shook his head.
Of course Atalanta knew that these four arrows were not enough, and she still had follow-up attacks.
She landed on her hands and feet and jumped up like a cheetah. Her excellent jumping ability allowed her to reach the same height as Shinji in an instant, and she shot several arrows at the back of his neck.
Because the distance is so close, the arrow itself is already within the range of the shield, and the shield naturally does not cause any obstruction.
At this time, Shinji's body was only halfway turned. His right hand holding the shield was too limited to protect his neck. The area of the scepter was not enough to block the four arrows, and his throat was about to be pierced.
At the critical moment, Shinji's body suddenly turned sideways with his waist as the axis.
That's right, he was lying sideways, as if he was lying flat in mid-air, and his deep blue eyes were exactly the deep pupils of Atalanta.
The four arrows then fell into the air.
The fatal blow was neutralized, and a trace of anger appeared in Atalanta's eyes. She turned the "Bow of the Sky" in her hand and used the bowstring to cut Shinji's throat.
However, Shinji dodged even the close-range shooting, so the bowstring could not do anything to him. He just flicked the scepter casually and opened the bow.
Seeing this, Atalanta knew that nothing could be done, so she stepped on Shinji's shield and jumped away.
"Are you willing to talk to me now? The moonlight is so beautiful tonight, fighting and killing is really a spoils the scenery."
Honestly, Shinji's conversation skills were not that good. Whether Atalanta complained that this was a battlefield and it would be strange if they didn't fight, or called Shinji frivolous, or called him an idiot, Shinji could accept it. But he never expected that Atalanta would say this.
"How dare you, a rude man, disrespect Lady Artemis?"
"Clam?"
Shinji was confused.
PS: Atalanta has already released her Noble Phantasm twice and is already prepared to reveal her real name.
PS2: Ta-Meow's close-range shooting is still very strong, and he doesn't follow the rules and will use any means necessary. It's a pity that he met Shinji who had entered turtle mode.