The infinite sword system has been mastered, and you say this is the dragon clan?

Chapter 196: So-called men, as long as you give them this kind of thing...

Wow, who is this expert who is taking action now?
This beyond-visual-range shooting distance of more than 10 kilometers is completely beyond Emiya's perception, so his first reaction was that a high-level Archer had intervened in the battle?
But Emiya didn't have time to think about who this Archer was who joined the battle without saying hello.

The arrows flying over from more than ten kilometers away were like thunderbolts of divine punishment piercing through the sky and earth. The sound of breaking through the air made the eardrums vibrate slightly. The huge head of the dragon exploded in front of Emiya and shattered into blood foam and bones. The rapidly crawling headless dragon body lost its balance in an instant and stumbled to the ground.

Good opportunity, Erie!
"It's now!"

Emiya shouted a warning and the girl responded immediately.

Eri's scarlet hakama fluttered in the heat wave, and her sword slashed out a crescent arc of light with two swipes, and the judgment of death came again.

The withered realm spread and rapidly expanded along with the hot wind and flying dust, engulfing the dragon's figure like a moon tide, accurately severing its thick tentacles, leaving its scales charred everywhere, its dragon bones broken, and its flesh withered, once again competing with the dragon's regenerative power.

Emiya did not just stand by and watch. He also raised the last two swords. Kurikara's mountain-splitting blade stirred up a torrent of air. The solemn majesty and angry horror of the Acalanatha Dharmakaya appeared at the same time. He swung the two huge swords quickly and slashed sideways.

The next moment, the sword blade fiercely pierced into the dragon's flesh, completely cutting open its chest and abdomen, so that the middle part of the dragon's body was finally irresistibly split into four sections, exposing its bloody internal organs and the spinal skeleton rich in huge nerve ganglia.

A large heterogeneous structure similar to the "spiritual core" of a heroic spirit clings to the spinal ganglion near the lumbar disc like a parasite.

"Sure enough, that's it!"

Emiya no longer hesitated and immediately delivered the final blow. The Dharma image of the Mingwang disintegrated and condensed into a white giant sword that held up the sky, causing the atmosphere to shake. Then, an unstoppable white light fell like a punishment from heaven, completely submerging and destroying the core in the dragon's abdomen.

The mighty white light torrent released the judgment, and the remaining force continued to pour forward, and finally pierced through the high ancient city wall thousands of meters behind the dragon, cutting a linear gap. The towering city of the Age of Gods finally exposed its weak corner to the outside.

Seeing that the dragon was finally slain, Emiya put down his sword, panting.

Sweat dripped down from the dragon-like muscles of his arms, which quickly evaporated on the steaming hot ground. The long-term overload operation caused the magic power to flow rapidly in the magic circuit, just like the heart of the magic furnace beating wildly at a high speed.

Eri came running over, stretched out her hand and lifted up the gray outer garment of the shrine maiden costume from the side, revealing her slightly wet right arm and her fairly fair undergarment. She blinked her eyelashes and looked gentle, as if to say: You can just use this to wipe the sweat off your face.

Emiya smiled and wanted to say no, it was nothing, but Eri didn't care at all, she directly tore off the corner of the moon-white undergarment and handed it to him.

"..." Emiya stared blankly at Eri putting on her clothes again, and subconsciously took a piece of clothes that looked like a white rag. There were still jagged tears on the edge. It felt moist, soaked with the girl's sweat and breath, and probably exuded the fragrance of toiletries brought by years of aromatic baths.

This is actually not suitable for use as a sweat towel, but is more in line with the strike zone of some perverted enthusiasts.

Moreover, this undergarment, as the innermost basic clothing of the Japanese shrine maiden's uniform, is actually a kind of underwear. In other words, what he holds in his hand is no different from a girl's private items.

This was not the end. She even stood on tiptoe and used her sleeves to wipe off the occasional stains of dust on Emiya's eyebrows and cheeks. This action caused the loose collar of the shrine maiden's uniform to droop slightly, revealing her delicate collarbone and a small piece of pink and white fluffy cream cake.

"This...wait! I can do it myself..."

Emiya's fingertips felt hot as he held the cloth. He didn't understand where Eri's motive came from. Eri had also taken off her clothes in public without hesitation in order to bathe.

But that has been significantly improved after normal people like Emiya and Xia Mi have been corrected several times. As for giving underwear as a "winning style" to seduce men, that is even more impossible.

However, Eri had already pulled out a notebook from her bosom and gave him the answer: "It says in the cartoon, 'So-called men will be very happy if you give them something like this.'"

The girl then turned another page, "Emiya has looked a little down since the battle, and I wanted to cheer you up."

The hot wind blew over the scorching earth, and the irregular airflow took advantage of the moment when Eri's fingers loosened inadvertently to turn the notebook forward page by page, allowing Emiya to secretly glimpse the dense notes written by the girl on the inner pages. It would have been fine if he hadn't read it, but after reading it, he couldn't take his eyes off for a while:

"Tokimeki Memorial" boyfriend power learning (?), "Spice and Wolf" correct feeding method diagram, "Higurashi When They Cry" friendship bond excerpt...

Hey, what kind of hodgepodge of 2D trivia is this? I stare at TV and read comics all day, and you secretly learned all this miscellaneous stuff!

“…You win.”

Emiya really wanted to hold his forehead and sigh. In the past, Eri's daily eccentricities and strange common sense made him feel upset from time to time even though he had to correct them repeatedly. But now, Eri seemed to be trying to find a balance. While retaining the anime knowledge she had learned over the years, she also wanted to find a behavior pattern that would not cause so much trouble to others.

At least Emiya had no intention of stopping Eri from doing what she did just now.

It’s just a little weird, the damn boyfriend learning notes…is he the one being favorably evaluated?

"Hey--"

Chiyome's call came from a distance, interrupting their trivial thoughts. The two turned their heads and looked into the distance. Asou Makoto, an ordinary person, stayed beside Chiyome, with a sad face, and did not dare to come over. It was not because she was afraid of ruining the charming atmosphere between Emiya and Eri, but because the environment on the battlefield was so hot that it burned her feet.

Emiya put away his sword and said, "Let's go, let's go around this area first, and then we'll meet up at the break under the city wall."

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"Incredible... Is this really a city built by humans? It's too big. And it clearly has a sense of historical accumulation, but there is no erosion from wind and dust..."

The sides of the bronze battlements reflected a mercury-like luster in the dim sky. Aso was moved by the wonderful sight. He felt that he had experienced a landscape tonight that he might never see in his lifetime. Those "Seven Wonders of the World" promoted as tourist attractions were unlikely to compare to the city before him.

After the few people gathered under the tall ancient city, the gap created by Emiya's treasure was like the mouth of a mythical gluttonous beast with its mouth opened wide, revealing a strange and unique scenery inside - all they could see were magnificent and gorgeous buildings lined up in neat rows. These buildings, which soared into the sky, did not seem to be built for humans, but rather for the worship and sacrifice of great beings, a spectacular city that radiated supreme majesty and glory.

"Who knows? In the distant Age of Gods, there was also advanced technology and civilization. It is not impossible that something like this was built at that time."

Emiya answered casually, and Aso Shin, who had almost no knowledge in this area, could only nod confusedly.

"What are you looking at, Mr. Emiya?" She felt that Emiya was staring into the distance and didn't seem to have much interest in the city in front of him.

"Oh, just now when we were dealing with the enemy, someone helped shoot an arrow."

"Shot an arrow?"

"Yes, if it weren't for the distraction of that arrow, the dragon might have avoided the damage to its vital parts and come back again. They helped after all. I thought they would come looking for us."

Emiya thought that they should also be a master and servant, but they were not going to act alone, were they? Unless they did not want to escape from this mirror world.

"Oh, so they helped. So, they should be good people?"

"That may not be the case," Emiya's words almost made Asou's heart jump into his throat. "After all, they are probably a master-servant pair over there. If they are not easy to reason with, they may become enemies."

"hiss……"

When Asou was suddenly nervous, Emiya turned to Chiyome and asked, "Can you detect the breath of the Servant?"

"Yes, and I have already released the 'snakes' used for patrol purposes. It is almost time for them to come back now."

Chiyome squatted down after saying this. Small red and black snakes gradually emerged from the shadows under her feet. She was immediately surprised. "Hey, someone is coming. There are two of them! They are very fast, and they are running at a pure speed!"

"I saw it too!" After using magic to enhance his vision, Emiya looked into the distance and also witnessed a black spot that was approaching rapidly and rapidly enlarging.

The sound of breaking wind suddenly arose.

The bronze-skinned, tall and strong man carried the person behind him on his back, like a cannonball, and every step he took left a spider web-like crack on the spot, and a circle of violent air waves swirled in all directions. The trajectory of the movement was so fast that only a blurry afterimage was left.

Emiya tightly grasped the blade in his hand. He had basically recognized Hercules' identity from his appearance characteristics. Judging from his superb skills in using the bow and arrow before, he was most likely an Archer, the legendary "Bow Sea".

It is said that Hercules is a top hero with full-class adaptability besides Caster. If he is summoned as one of the three knights (Saber, Archer, Lancer), his perfect heroic side in the epic poem will be strongly reflected, forming a character similar to chivalry.

Logically speaking, they don't have to worry that this Servant's style of behavior will appear to be insidious and unscrupulous, but the Master's character is still an uncertain factor.

The giant finally stomped his feet on the ground, plowing out two charred grooves before steadying himself. He did not reveal any intention to attack.

"Archer." Hercules only reported his rank because he had not received the Master's consent. "The Master is still in a coma and has not yet woken up. Sorry, it was my own decision to join the operation."

After a closer look, they discovered that the animal skin wrapped around Hercules - if the legend was correct, it should be the skin of the Nemean lion - tied an unconscious person behind his back.

"Your Master?"

When Emiya saw Hercules crouching down, Fingel was revealed behind him - his head hair was messy and wet, his face was full of stubble and his eyes were closed in pain, and his combat uniform made of unknown material had holes in it. Fingel was obviously sleeping soundly, even unconscious.

Emiya didn't know Fingel, and thought that Hercules came here because his master had a problem and asked for help. "What happened to him? Is he unconscious? Or is he sick and needs treatment?"

"It's a coma. Running for a long time has accumulated a lot of fatigue, which led to the coma."

The corner of Emiya's eye twitched, "You mean... your Master has been running all the time, is he so tired?"

"Yes."

Hercules answered truthfully, but Emiya didn't know about Fingel's situation. He suspected that this Servant was running too fast and the Master couldn't keep up... What kind of damn Spartan training method is this?
After a relatively harmonious negotiation, the two sides finally agreed on a common goal, which was to escape from this hellhole first and let go of their guard and hostility towards each other before escaping from danger.

Moreover, Hercules, who has retained his rationality, is indeed easy to talk to. He is a decent character who can grow up to be a superhero, one of the "Top Ten People Who Touched XX", "Time Magazine's Person of the Year", etc. in modern times, instead of Uncle B who lost even his ability to speak on the set of "Fate/Stay Night".

When everyone was planning to explore the city, Hercules, while carrying his master Fingel on his back, expressed his own opinion:
"In the ancient Age of Gods, there were also such magnificent buildings. Architects with excellent skills could even use multiple traps such as vision and sense of direction to turn ordinary cities into mazes that living people could not escape. So when we act, we must be careful not to get lost."

"Oh, speaking of labyrinths, I know there is a most famous mythological story!" For some reason, Aso accidentally hit the mark and coincidentally mentioned the Greek area where Hercules was born.

"Daedalus, a genius Greek architect, designed a labyrinth for King Minos to imprison the Minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man. Later, the Athenian hero Theseus successfully broke through the maze and defeated the monster in the maze."

Hercules was silent for a moment, "Yes, Daedalus is a genius."

He did not know Theseus, but he knew Daedalus. The seventh of the twelve trials given to him by the gods was to tame the Cretan bull. At that time, Daedalus happened to be serving King Minos on the island of Crete.

As fate would have it, the bull tamed by Hercules was later given to King Minos by Poseidon, the god of the sea, and eventually gave birth to the Minotaur, a monster who was later imprisoned in the labyrinth of Daedalus.

(End of this chapter)