The sun is shining, and the sky is shining.
The target was Hercules' chest, or more precisely, the location of his soul core. The core of the treasure "Twelve Trials" was here, and in theory, it was also the location where the twelve lives were stored.
Only by making a direct attack here can you destroy Hercules' multiple lives at once. Otherwise, even if you destroy most of his body, the damage caused will not be much more than a bullet piercing the heart.
This is also the reason why Shinji would rather let Scathach fight in close combat than use a ranged Noble Phantasm to cover fire. Given Hercules' physical strength and vitality, a direct hit from an A-rank Noble Phantasm may not be able to kill him.
Even if Gilgamesh's proud EA is used to attack from the outside, it is not necessarily possible to kill twelve with one strike. Even if it is possible to kill twelve, Hercules can dodge. Although he is frantic, his fighting instinct is still there. As long as he avoids the direct attack of the spirit core, no matter how strong the attack is, it can only take his life. Then his resistance increases, and it is more difficult to kill him in the same way.
So in the original world line, Artoria was able to kill seven people with one sword, while Red A tried his best and used various projections of Noble Phantasms but only achieved five kills and lost his own life.
Shinji wanted to follow Artoria's path and didn't want to follow Red A's path. That's why he spent so much time observing Hercules' actions and determining the location of the spirit core. At the same time, he was also waiting, waiting for Scathach to eliminate enough resurrections of Hercules.
According to Shinji's tests over the years, his current highest point attack is not much stronger than Altria's LOVELOVE Excalibur, with a maximum of eight to nine kills.
Therefore, he had to wait until Hercules died three times before he could take action. Fortunately, Scathach was strong enough and did not let him down.
Now is the perfect time to launch.
Brahma's treasure "Immortal Blade" is projected, piercing the soul core, and the fantasy collapses immediately. It is best to kill with one blow, but if not, Medusa's petrifying magic eye combined with the "Snake Hunting Scythe" can also take away Hercules' last breath.
This is the real targeting, this is the real usage. At this moment, Shinji's advantage as a time traveler is brought to the limit.
The golden spear cut through the air, letting out a shrill roar.
With every passing moment, the power of the sun on the gun becomes more active. When it pierces the enemy's chest, the power of the sun will rise to its extreme and explode instantly.
At this time, Hercules was being hit by a large number of rafters and his body collapsed. He was unable to do anything he wanted to do. All that awaited him was the piercing of his soul core by the divine spear wrapped in the power of the sun, and an ending that should have been like this.
However, at the moment when the divine spear broke through Hercules' skin, and just before Shinji drew the magic power to fully detonate the "Fantasy Collapse", Hercules' body was suddenly covered with a layer of red, and then his body twisted and disappeared out of thin air.
"This is... "
Shinji's expression changed slightly. While spreading his mental power outward, he stepped on the rafters and jumped into the air. While catching the falling spear, he carefully scanned the place where Hercules disappeared. Soon he caught a trace of power fluctuations that could not be more familiar.
"It's the Command Seal! The forced transfer of the Command Seal! Damn it, why did it have to be transferred earlier or later, but at this moment!"
Shinji's brain was working at high speed, thinking about various possibilities.
The plan was discovered, so timely transfer can be ruled out first. Only Shinji knew the plan against Hercules, and he didn't even tell his family members, let alone outsiders. There is no other time traveler in this world, and it is impossible for him to have such a deep understanding of the "Twelve Trials".
Seeing the danger, timely transfer can also be ruled out. Hercules still has nine lives left, so it is impossible to be the cordon. Even if the Master of Einzbern is unusually conservative this time and really set the cordon at nine, he should have transferred as soon as he was resurrected, instead of delaying it until now.
In this case, the only possibility left is -
"It's a coincidence. Either they ran out of mana or they were found by the enemy, maybe Altria or another master and servant. Fortunately, I have a backup plan."
Since it was a comprehensive attack, there would naturally be various contingency plans, including the countermeasure of Einzbern letting Hercules retreat when he saw the situation was not good.
"Caster, can you track Hercules through the remaining traces of the Command Seals?"
"Yes, but it will take time." Medea responded promptly, "The Command Seals are great magic with a very high degree of completion. Even for me, it is not an easy task to analyze them. You are right. Modern magic has declined, but modern magicians really cannot be underestimated."
"I'm counting on you. And thank you for all the hard work you've done before."
Shinji was talking about Medea's support for the Emiya family before he arrived.
Regardless of whether he was frenzied or not, Hercules was truly a top-level Servant. Only beings like Elquit and Kishua who were beyond the standard could win. Such beings were definitely not something that two androids with little combat experience plus two low-level Dead Apostles could resist. Even if Hercules lost his mind and even if Illya had a magic suit to protect her, it was impossible for all of them to survive.
They were able to survive thanks to Medea. If she hadn't secretly delayed Hercules' actions, Irisviel would have been killed by Hercules' axe and sword, and there would have been no way she could have waited for the vampire to rescue her. Similarly, Illya was able to successfully complete the summoning because Medea secretly created obstacles for Hercules.
However, because the method was too sophisticated, it was not discovered by Illya and others.
In response, Medea just said softly.
"Nothing, just a little auxiliary method, often used when I was young - looking back, that experience is not entirely a painful memory."
When she was young, that experience, it was obvious that Medea was thinking back to the time on the Argo.
At that time, Hercules was the strongest warrior on the ship, and she was the best magician. They were both close to Jason, so they naturally had a lot of interactions. During the adventure, Medea also used magic to assist Hercules. It was because of this experience that Medea was able to perform this series of exquisite operations. Of course, it was a forward operation when she was alive, but now it is a reverse operation.
"If you have time, tell me about the story of the Argonaut. I am quite interested in some of the people on it."
Shinji suggested. The Argonauts he knew were not only Medea and Hercules, but also Atalanta, and Achilles' father Peleus was half an Argonaut. To be honest, he really wanted to know what happened between Peleus and Tamiao.
"Which ones are they—" Before she could finish her sentence, Medea's voice suddenly changed, "Hmm?"
"What's wrong?"
"It seems like someone has triggered my spell, but when I checked, I found nothing. Is it an illusion?"
"It's possible that he could have hidden himself from your detection. Could it be Assassin? - Hmm, what is that?"
PS: The relationship between the spirit core and the twelve trials is my own analysis. If not, it cannot explain why the Sword in the Stone has seven kills, but the Heroic Spirit Emiya can only kill five - Red A has pirated many Noble Phantasms, and Red A has already read the script once.
PS2: In FSF, Uncle Hai mentioned that he treated Jason as his younger brother and spoiled him. Type-Moon made Jason a scumbag but he was still the boss of Argo. I think it was because of Uncle Hai's (and later Medea's) support - Uncle Hai: Whoever dares to oppose Jason, I will beat his head off! Others: I dare not, I dare not.