Sasaki Kojiro, the name is well known among the people.
As the most famous swordsman in the late Warring States period, Sasaki was good at using the Nodachi, which was rarely used by other swordsmen. According to legend, his sword skills have reached the peak, and even the only defeat in his life was his death at the hands of the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi at that time. Due to the opponent's treacherous tricks, it can be said that in terms of sword skills alone, Sasaki has almost reached the pinnacle of this way, at least in Japanese history, no one can match it.
But the heroic spirit who fought against the King of Knights in front of him was not the real Kojiro Sasaki. I worked hard to learn Sasaki's fame and disappearance: Yanhui, and was dubbed the name of Sasaki Kojiro by later generations, and then transformed into an overhead heroic spirit. All these things were said without reservation before fighting with us. , Although this is not the secret that can determine the outcome of a battle, Artoria, who pursues the way of chivalry, admires and admires the fact that he can tell his secret to the enemy so carelessly. Therefore, even though our side has an absolute advantage in numbers, Saber still insists on fighting alone, responding to the honesty of the unknown swordsman with the justice of a knight duel.
But now it seems that the blond girl who is always full of confidence and strength seems to have gradually fallen into a disadvantage.
As an aerial hero promoted from an unknown swordsman, the long sword in Sasaki's hand is not a magical weapon capable of fighting against the Holy Sword of the British King, and it is not even the lowest-level treasure. It's just an ordinary soldier made by a blacksmith, but with such an ordinary weapon, the heroic spirit of the assassin class not only drew a tie with the swordsman class Saber in the frontal battle, but even gradually suppressed the latter. A large part of the reason for this is because of his sword skills.
Artoria's sword skills are naturally powerful. It is a killing skill that has been honed on the battlefield for many years and practiced from the corpses of the enemy. In the life-and-death confrontation above, Sasaki naturally has the upper hand, but Sasaki's swordsmanship is completely another level. It is not just a fighting technique, it has even been sublimated to the realm of "kendo". I know very well that as a heroic spirit, Sasaki He doesn't have his own Noble Phantasm, his swordsmanship is "Noble Phantasm", and he can rely on a skill to fight against the Noble Phantasm of Heroic Spirits. It is not unexpected that Saber lost to Sasaki in swordsmanship.
In the quiet night, silver-white flashes pierced the air time and time again, leaving behind sharp explosions. In front of the narrow mountain gate of Liudong Temple, the long and narrow blade and the invisible sword clashed fiercely, and the wind blade produced even made people feel ashamed. All the nearby grass stems were cut off at the root. Saber had already suffered some injuries in the battle with Hercules before. Although I recovered most of her magic power and injuries because of my copycat brilliant aura, Saber was suppressed in swordsmanship. Under the circumstances, the little hidden wounds had been multiplied, almost visible to the naked eye, and the girl in the silver skirt gradually slowed down.
Moreover, it may be my hallucination, but the "Sasaki Kojiro" in front of me is too strong, right
This is definitely far beyond the strength of the original book. Logically speaking, even if Sasaki can beat Saber in swordsmanship, it is impossible to gain the upper hand so quickly, and the current situation of Saber is much better than in the original book. It should not be so soon. It's showing signs of decline, but even if I don't know anything about swordsmanship, I can tell from the comparison of the current state of the two that Saber's physical strength has been consumed by more than half in the battle.
"Shua—" An arc-shaped silver flash once again blocked the lightning-like side attack of the blond girl. Taking advantage of the moment when the latter's body adjusted its center of gravity, Sasaki suddenly changed in midair at a seemingly inconceivable angle. Following the trajectory of the blade, she slashed the sunbamboo pole towards the opponent's shoulder with a non-stop V-shaped angle. Facing such an irresistible attack, Saber had no choice but to jump suddenly, and while dodging the fatal blow, But it also thoroughly proved that he has fallen behind.
"Saber" Emiya has been watching anxiously from the side, but because of Saber's resolute attitude before the battle, he can only watch the battle with all of us. Now that his servant is not in good condition, he immediately called out I said, I believe that as long as Saber is threatened again at this time, this fool will be able to rush forward to fight Sasaki regardless of his own strength.
"Don't come here," the blond girl gasped, but said firmly, "The battle is not over yet."
"You are a very powerful enemy," Sasaki said in a sincerely appreciative tone, "Actually, I didn't hold back either. If there were no special reasons, I'm afraid I would not be able to defeat you even if I fought with all my might. "
"Perhaps, but there are no assumptions about a duel." After resting for a few seconds to recover, Saber raised her head again, and at the same time slightly swung her arms. She repeated this action two or three times just now, "This, is it your special ability? Poison? Or magic interference?"
"Who knows," Sasaki gripped the long knife in his hand again, and stretched it in front of his eyes, "In short, it will be very effective in dealing with heroic spirits. Protracted battles are not good for you."
In the next second, accompanied by the sound of explosions piercing the air, the two sides fought together again. It was still a duel that surpassed the limit of human eyesight. The two blurred figures almost entangled and collided like a strong wind. I also constantly evaluate the strength of the two.
Although they are in a world with low demons and low energy, as existences directly related to the origin of the world, the individual strength of these heroic spirits can reach the level of low-level Xiling apostles, and their bodies in the Hall of Valor may even be able to compete with Xiling The confrontation between lower-level commanders at the Master Chief level, of course, refers to a purely physical fight. If it is a Master Chief who is fully armed with a photon cannon and can call the fleet for support at any time, no heroic spirit will be able to withstand it.
With such combat power, and as long as the Hall of Valor is not destroyed, everyone will be immortal. It is no wonder that Sandora will strongly support my "Heroic Spirit Abduction Plan".
"Clang—"
There was a loud sound of metal collisions, and the bamboo pole that was about to hit the target was once again blocked by the invisible sword, but this time, Saber failed to launch a winning pursuit like the previous few times, and instead quickly retreated Two steps, then leaned the sword in front of his body, panting violently.
There are no scars on his body at all, but it seems that he has lost even the strength to lift the sword.
At this time, I also noticed the abnormality. It seems that with the continuous confrontation with Sasaki, Saber's physical strength is also rapidly decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the flexibility of the body is getting worse and worse. This is not caused by physical exertion at all. The combat power has declined, and it seems to be...
It seems to be poisoned? Thinking of the word "toxin" mentioned by Saber just now, this is the first thing I think of, but a heroic spirit like Sasaki would use poison in battle
So, is it magic interference
I don't remember where Sasaki has such an ability in the setting. Although it is a common ability as an Assassin (Assassin), I still know that Sasaki's ability that really meets the rank of an Assassin should be a stealth approach skill such as breath blocking. However, as for toxins and magical interference, they are not things that he, who was born as a Japanese samurai, could master.
Perhaps it was due to his personality, or maybe he was afraid of our eyesight, after repelling Saber, Sasaki did not choose to pursue, but put the long knife by his side seemingly casually, standing in front of the mountain gate and looking ahead calmly .
"Saber, how are you?" Emiya finally couldn't help but rushed forward and tried to help the girl, but the latter forced himself to stand upright, then turned his head and smiled apologetically to this side: "Let everyone Disappointed, this Heroic Spirit's ability is very strange, it can continuously reduce the opponent's agility in close combat, whether it is attacking or being attacked, as long as there is contact, this ability will take effect."
Sasaki watched coldly from the front, even though the defeated Saber secretly informed his companions of his abilities, he was still unmoved in the slightest. He was already prepared to face so many enemies at the same time, even if they could be used as combat power There are only two heroic spirits, and he is ready to show all his cards.
With a cautious expression, Saber slowly retreated to our side, while Archer, Emiya, and Rin Tohsaka took a step forward, wary of possible sneak attacks by the enemy, but the man in front with a long knife did not care about any of this. Unmoved, he just stood there like a statue, just like what he said before: My only mission is to prevent you from passing through this door.
As for the retreating Saber, I can clearly see that her body is stiff, especially her right shoulder, which is almost fixed, and it is quite difficult to even swing.
"Ah Jun, do you feel it?"
Sandora's voice sounded in my mind, and I nodded solemnly: "It's very obvious."
"Saber, sorry, can I see your arm?"
The blond girl guessed that I might have a solution to the immediate problem, and didn't hesitate. After disarming the armor, she tore off the sleeve on the right with her nimble left hand. Immediately, the girl's white and slender arms appeared before Sandora and me. In front of him, what was more eye-catching than the white skin was the crystallized body that was spreading out like blood vessels and emitting a strange blue light.
The crystalline body tissue replaced the normal flesh and blood, and completely fused with the girl's arms. It's no wonder that her movements are so stiff. If it was an ordinary heroic spirit, the whole half of her body would have been crystallized by this time.
Psionic erosion, Rider was injected with a large amount of psionic energy because of Renko's ability when he fought against us that day, and as a result, almost his whole body turned into a crystal statue in a few seconds, so we have a good understanding of the psionic pollution caused by the heroic spirit. I am no stranger to this special injury. Sandora was not there that day, but she also knew the situation at that time through sharing her heart with me.
In Sasaki's attack, there is psionic energy
How can this be
Psionic technology, that is unique to the Apostles of Xiling. As far as we know, apart from us, only the Protoss of the New Eden Federation (the racial union formed by the survivors of the old Kopru) have come into contact with it. How could an ordinary heroic spirit in a low-magic and low-energy world master this kind of energy? What's more, for ordinary heroic spirits, the psionic energy that invades the body is even more terrifying than poisonous
The spiritual power diffused, and the energy fluctuations in every inch of the entire Liudong Temple were presented in front of his eyes, and the focus of observation was locked on the heroic spirit named Sasaki.
It's his long knife—on the blade of that long knife, there is a very faint psionic energy wandering
"Sandora, the psychic force field, put all irrelevant personnel into an absolute coma." I confessed to Sandora through the spiritual connection, and then walked forward.
"Although I don't know what kind of coward your Master is, he is still hiding in the dark under such circumstances, but now, let me be your opponent."
"You?" Sasaki showed a surprised look, "An ordinary person?"
I didn't speak, but moved my wrist to start beating, but the voice that sounded in my mind in the next second stopped my movements. After listening to the summons from Avalon, I couldn't help but smile looked up, then raised his head and said to Sasaki, "Oh, then someone else will fight with you."
After the voice fell, he turned his head and left.
Everyone: "..."
"Are you insulting me?" Sasaki's angry voice sounded from behind, with an undisguised murderous look, I can understand his anger, in fact, I am also very happy to be snatched away from the opportunity to moles a child. Depressed, but who made a master of cold weapon fighting suddenly enthusiastically volunteer
The sudden sound of metal collisions from the darkness interrupted Sasaki's angry questioning, "Kacha, Kacha", bursts of regular sounds, I knew it was the sound of metal limbs slid on the ground, it was Vega, After seeing the battle between Sasaki and Saber through the Avalon monitoring system, Sister Scorpion really wanted to fight this heroic spirit with superb fighting skills. From a purely technical point of view, Sasaki's swordsmanship is quite interesting.
Encountered such a thing, the fanaticism of the armored scorpion is definitely not less than Pandora's enthusiasm for war.
To be honest, I really can't understand Vega's enthusiasm for this kind of battle. It feels like a huge gap in the outlook on life, the world, and values. This time she can take the initiative to open the mouth just to learn from this human being, so it's nothing to satisfy this little wish.
"Look, this time it's not a landing module."
I shrugged and said to the Emiya members who were looking around in a daze, and then they all said "oh" in horror.
"In other words, it's another photographer, right?" Tohsaka rubbed his forehead with his hands with a helpless expression on his face, "You have to give a good human society to... ah, what is that?"
Less than five meters away from Sasaki, a deep black vortex suddenly appeared in the air, and the sound of metal impact like footsteps came from there, and it became more and more clear. Under everyone's attention, the first Protruding from the vortex were two exaggerated sabers that were even longer than the drying bamboo poles, lingering with electric light, and followed by a beautiful woman with a glamorous and plump upper body. The lower body is more than two meters long, a terrifying hybrid "monster" with the body of a mechanical scorpion.
The mechanical scorpion holding a huge saber walked out of the portal unhurriedly. Just standing there made every nerve in Sasaki's body send out sharp alarms. This is only when facing the crisis of death. The woman in front of him, or the monster, exudes a pure sense of killing. The people present, whether it is Sasaki who has experienced countless duels before his death, or Artoria who has been on the battlefield for many years, or his hands are covered with blood. The red A is no stranger to this feeling, a pure killing machine, every hair, every cell, is precisely designed as a killing machine for weapons, this is after a short period of shock, they feel that Wei Jia's first impression.
Not paying attention to the different sightlines around him, Vega turned directly to me after leaving the portal, and then "snapped" a standard Xiling military salute that can be used as a textbook: "Imperial Armored Scorpion, Wei Jia Chia reports here, fighting to win, sir"
"That is the opponent you choose, attack freely."
"Ka-ka-" two metal crisp sounds, Weijia's tail swung slightly, and then slowly turned towards Sasaki's direction. Sweating slightly, the bamboo drying pole was tightly held in his hand. He turned his body slightly sideways, bowed forward, and made a posture of being ready for battle. The strange creature with a height of more than two meters and a hideous shape in front of him was full of disturbing If it wasn't for the mission, he really wanted to evacuate now—although it was Sasaki's greatest wish to fight a powerful enemy, this wish did not include such a weird "ultimate weapon" in front of him .
"You can't beat me," Vega said in a mechanically reverberating voice, looking at the heroic spirit who was facing an enemy in front of him, "but your fighting skills make me very interested."
As soon as the words fell, Weijia suddenly collided the two knives in his hands. Immediately, all the energy sparks lingering on the blades dimmed, and Weijia's tail, which had been half-opened, emitted a faint red light. The shuttle-shaped metal shell of the body was also completely closed.
"I will not use any special attacks, and I will use exactly the same power as you," Vega said in a tone of fact, "Then, let me see, how can the fighting skills honed by you primitive races be able to fight?" What a surprise it brought me.” V