Like Shinji, Atalanta never considered herself a hero. She was just a hunter, a hunter who hunted prey in the most efficient way.
The most effective way to hunt the Black Berserker in front of him was to kill his Master. As long as the Master was dead, the vampire would have no support and no source of magic power, making it much easier to kill.
The arrow almost blended into the dim corridor when it flew off the bowstring. Although its speed was not fast, it was silent. It was an archery skill she developed specifically for hunting some extremely alert prey.
The arrow smoothly cut through the air and bit towards Danik's eyes like a poisonous snake. By the time the latter realized the danger and wanted to dodge, it was too late.
The arrow contained a destructive force comparable to that of a sniper rifle. Once it hit, Danik's head would explode. In this way, the vampire, who had lost his source of magic power and could not be strengthened by the command spell, would soon disappear.
Calculate everything before you strike, that's Atalanta's hunting.
Unfortunately, her hunt was unsuccessful this time.
She did not underestimate Danic's strength, and the vampire was unable to break through the pincer attack of the two servants to rescue the Master. The real reason for the failure of the hunt was the intervention of a third person.
A crescent-like ray of light flashed by, and the black arrow was split in two in front of Danic's eyes.
It was a sickle blade, with a mirror-smooth metal blade connected to a long black wooden handle. Both the blade and the wooden handle were smooth and clean, without any decorations, and looked very plain.
The owner of the weapon was also dressed simply, with a dark cloak wrapped around his entire body and a hood covering his face, revealing no trace of his presence, as if he were a ghost.
Such a trait is unique to a profession. Atalanta's cat-like pupils suddenly contracted.
"You are, the Black Assassin!!!"
"Go down, don't stand here as a target, unless you intend to fight the Servant head-on."
The man in the cloak did not lift his hood, but spoke to Danik in a calm tone. Although the voice was still the familiar one, the coldness and unquestionableness in it made everyone feel unfamiliar.
"Assassin, what are you—"
"If you still want the Greater Holy Grail, follow me."
"Wait, wait, the Greater Holy Grail?"
Without giving Danic a chance to finish his words, Shinji jumped off the pillar as if he had completely changed, and walked forward with the sickle in hand. Danic didn't dare to stay there alone to face Atalanta's arrows, so he quickly jumped down.
The holy flag was flying, and the saint who was responsible for making the judgment blocked the master's way.
"Black Assassin, what are you going to do?"
"Fulfill your obligations as a Servant and the Black Faction, defeat the Red Faction, and reclaim the Greater Holy Grail."
Shinji continued to move forward without stopping.
"Are you just not going to care about the Black Berserker?"
Jeanne's face showed a hint of anger. She didn't mind what the other servants would choose, but she cared about Black Assassin, his ally, and the one who was chosen by the Holy Grail like her.
"Don't worry about it."
"Why? Aren't you worried that he might cause irreversible consequences?"
Jeanne became more and more anxious as she spoke, but Shinji remained unmoved, and the two passed each other.
"Black Assassin!"
In a hurry, Jeanne grabbed Shinji's wrist hard.
"Tell me what you think, I want to know."
Perhaps it was the saint's insistence that made people helpless, or perhaps it was the hesitation on Jeanne d'Arc's face that made it impossible to refuse, Shinji finally stopped moving forward and his tone softened a lot.
"Sorry, time is running out and I don't have time to explain."
"At least, give me an answer."
Jeanne raised her head, her sky-blue eyes meeting another pair of blue eyes through her cloak.
"Well, there is no conviction without evidence, and it is not a crime if there is no effort to commit it. The Black Berserker did not violate any rules."
Although what he said was true, it was not what Shinji really meant.
He didn't care whether he was convicted or not, or whether he violated the rules or not. He just wanted to use all the power he could to break into the deepest part of the sky garden as quickly as possible and take back his family.
In order to achieve this goal, he would not mind using the power of demons, let alone vampires.
"But once he actually breaks the rules, it will be too late. This is Romania."
"Don't worry. Although he has become a vampire, his mind is still Vlad III, the Grand Duke of Romania. He will not harm the people of his homeland without reason. If he dares to do so, I will kill him - I forgot to tell you that I am a real expert in dealing with vampires. There are at least dozens of vampires who have died in my hands, if not a hundred." - Although most of them are weaklings.
When it comes to understanding Vlad III, even Danic is not as good as Shinji. He knows the three different states of Vlad III's dual-class, he knows Vlad III's personality in different states, and he also knows his persistence. Even if he is crazy, even as a berserker, he is not a demon without bottom line - as long as Danic does not engrave his existence into Vlad III's soul as described in "Fate Apocrypha", turning into a monster with only obsession and instinct.
To put it another way, he doesn't care if there is a mistake between the setting and reality. Dracula is a monster derived from the Dead Apostles. The weaknesses of the Dead Apostles are his weaknesses. As the captain of the E-Team of the Dead Apostles, Shinji has rich experience in hunting vampires. The vampire Dracula is indeed stronger than Vlad III in terms of strength. But because of the difference in physiognomy, it is much easier for Shinji to deal with Dracula than Vlad III. Even if Dracula really leaves the Sky Garden and gets the Sky Garden, Shinji is sure to kill him.
Taking a step back, the boast was exposed, and he couldn't be killed - but so what? The "Twenty-seventh Ancestor of the Dead Apostles" couldn't turn the tables, and Zhu Yue, the source of vampires, couldn't turn the tables either. A mere Dracula? Do you really think that the mysterious and declining modern world is easy to bully
Even if we take a step back, Dracula is invincible and no one can stop him, it doesn't matter. After all, it's not the world he lives in, so if it's destroyed, it's destroyed. He will feel guilty, sad, and blame himself, and he will regret his incompetence, but all this is really too light compared to Justisa, too light.
Yes, Shinji is such a selfish person, he is not a hero.
It wasn’t in the past, it isn’t now, and it’s not planned to be in the future.
"Saber, Archer, Caster, Berserker's responsibility is mine. If you are willing to believe me, then move forward with me. If you are unwilling to believe me, please do not stop me. I do not wish to be your enemy."
Shinji said as he slowly broke free from Jeanne's hand and took another step forward.
Joan of Arc wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't.
Chiron silently looked at the new disciple passing by, sighed and shook his head.
Siegfried and Avisbronn remained as silent as ever, one sheathed his sword, the other put his hands down, and they retreated silently.
After all, these heroes could not agree to stand on the same side with the blood-sucking monsters, and they all chose to wait and see.
Finally, he came to the side of the vampire Dracula and looked at the two famous heroes blocking his way.
"Get out of the way!"
"What nonsense! If you want to move on, you have to get past me first!"
Achilles winked at Karna and asked him to hold the vampire back, while he turned his spear and attacked his old rival.
"If you don't want to die, don't block the road." Shinji's voice returned to its previous coldness.
Before, or go out
"It's unknown who will die—"
"not good."
"This is!!!"
The second half of Achilles' sentence was suddenly stuck in his throat, and Chiron and Atalanta's faces changed drastically.
I saw a black shield in Shinji's hand, and in the center of the shield was carved a beautiful face, which looked lifelike.
For the heroes of ancient Greece, the reputation of this shield is so loud that even Achilles' "Little World Surrounding the Sky" and Ajax the Great's "Rho Aias" are inferior to it.
Its name is "Aegis!"
The real horror of it lies not in the shield's defense, but in the Gorgon's head embedded in the center of the shield. To be more precise, it lies in the Gorgon's staring eyes.
And now, these eyes are open.
Gaze of the Medusa!
PS: Actually, saving the world is a hero, and saving your beloved is also a hero. There is no difference in essence, it is just a matter of choice. In Shinji's eyes, Justisa is obviously more important. This is also human nature. Ten fingers have different lengths, and people's hearts are ultimately divided into close and distant.
PS2: Let me complain about Amakusa in the new chapter. It contains spoilers, so please be aware.
I finally changed my job, learned "Spirit and Energy Integration" from my parallel self, successfully turned evil, and mastered new skills and new moves. My combat power soared, and it was no longer a dream to kill 800,000 with one strike. I thought I should be awesome now—but it was useless, and I continued to be tricked by the traitor. Because of the traitor, the real protagonist, one of his biological sons, Shirou (Senko Muramasa, the satellite that the traitor was looking forward to), appeared and directly forged the Sword of Fuck (yes, that's the thing) to chop him up.
That's fine, after all, we're all Shirou, and we can't be separated. However, why is that bastard named Sieg not on the set and using a secondary account to attack me? And he's "flirting" with a girl again? Type-Moon, you're really plotting against me.
I can tolerate this, after all, he is Higashide's biological son. What's even worse is that the FA next door at least has the Empress to accompany me, but this time there is no girl at all. What happened to the promise that I am the real protagonist