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

Chapter 199 Then let me ask you, are your twelve lives connected together?

“Archer…!?”

It was not until Emiya had an extra piece of Finger in his hand that Aso Shin suddenly realized that Hercules, who was so brave just now, died the next moment?

"Crack, click, click..."

At this time, a crisp sound like breaking ice came from the abyss where the ground had cracked. Looking closely, the vast abyss cut by the magic sword was tens of kilometers long, and the cross-section was as smooth as a mirror. Some collapsed debris was falling from the edges of the cliffs on both sides, and the sound was repeated in the valley when it brushed against the cliff walls.

Aso Shin noticed this scene and immediately held his breath, and the biting cold instantly permeated his whole body.

She was sure that there was no deep valley before Hercules died. What kind of power could easily cause such a significant change in the natural environment? Even the power of God was limited to this, right? Mr. Archer, who was a reliable teammate just now, died just like that...

"——Chiyome, bring Archer back quickly! He's not dead!"

Asao was shocked when he heard Emiya's voice. Are you kidding? He was split in half, but he's not dead yet? Is the Servant such a monster?
On the other side, Chiyome Mochizuki dropped her sickle upon hearing this and salvaged the "servant corpse" of Hercules that was about to fall into the abyss in time.

Aso really couldn't bear to see the miserable state of the corpse of the strong man she had just walked with, but a beam of magical light radiated from the corpse, attracting her attention -

The body parts that were cut off by the divine sword's flashing slash actually began to recover automatically. This was somewhat similar to the regeneration process of the enemy's dragon species, but also slightly different...

Anyway, Aso really couldn't tell the difference. She just stared in amazement as Hercules slowly recovered from being split in half. The magic power intertwined into new flesh and blood at the wound, like a miracle of resurrection from the dead.

This is Hercules' Noble Phantasm, which was sublimated into the "Twelve Trials" by completing the trials given by the gods during his lifetime. In short, the effect is to give the body immortality and powerful defense.

In particular, this "resurrection from the dead" effect can be used a total of eleven times. In other words, Hercules has a total of twelve lives.

Hercules, lying flat on the tile roof, opened his eyes and stood up quickly, "Thank you all for the rescue." He knew very well that if they had not rescued him, even if he could be resurrected by relying on the Twelve Trials, he would most likely encounter some kind of accident due to falling into the abyss.

Judging from the process by which the black mud transforms the undead into similar servants, if Hercules were to touch the black mud at the bottom of the abyss, he would probably not have a good ending.

Facing everyone's surprised gazes, Hercules took the initiative to explain, "Don't be surprised, my body itself is a treasure. Every time I am summoned out of the world, this effect can theoretically be used eleven times."

"Eleven times? That means you have twelve lives. Speaking of which, Archer, you seemed very familiar with Greek mythology. Could it be that you are the demigod Hercules who completed the twelve trials of the gods?"

Although Emiya said this, he had actually already guessed Yumiya's true identity.

“…Exactly.”

"The basic practice of the Holy Grail War should be to hide the real names and information of the Noble Phantasm between different masters and servants, right? If you do this, you may put yourself and your Master in an even more disadvantageous situation."

Hercules smiled calmly, "Perhaps this should be done under normal circumstances, but that also requires the Holy Grail War to be held normally."

"If we can't escape from this world, then all our actions of hiding information and cherishing it are meaningless, and all our efforts so far have been in vain."

He took Fingel from Emiya and tied the fur of the mythical beast around his body again. "Besides, my role in this Holy Grail War is limited. The Twelve Trials do not have twelve lives. The power of the divine slash just now was too amazing. After being hit, the number of revivals of the Twelve Trials was reduced by four."

Moreover, there was one more thing Hercules didn't say, which was that the magic level of his master Fingel could not support him in long-term combat.

He had been trying to save as much magic power as possible before, but after the battle just now, he had consumed a lot of magic power. Finkel's body was probably under a heavy burden at this moment.

If necessary, Hercules even planned to burn his own spiritual foundation in exchange for continued fighting time, as long as his master and these people could leave this place safely.

Hercules was silently thinking about the plan of self-sacrifice.

"..."

Emiya had no idea of the heaviness in Hercules' heart. When he learned that he had lost four lives in the Twelve Trials in an instant, he sighed and said, this is too typical. He really wanted to ask, Hercules, are your twelve lives connected?
In fact, in the original work, Hercules rarely lost twelve lives and was eliminated. The worst time should be the plot of FGO Atlantic Lostbelt. In order to cover his companions in the God-Breaking Alliance, he was hit by two Luna Cannons from the Mecha Goddess Artemis. The number of lives in the twelve trials was instantly emptied and he died.

"Our current situation could be quite dire. If that serpent monster is the culprit of this world, we will have to confront it."

Hercules raised his arm at this time and pointed at the ferocious snake heads that were gradually rising in the distant square. When those heads and necks were raised together, they crushed the fragile ground like giant peaks.

Emiya also followed the direction pointed by Hercules and saw many giant beasts with snake-like heads. The only beast that fit this appearance and had an extremely terrifying slashing attack was probably the Yamata no Orochi from Japanese mythology.

In other words, what Hercules was facing was most likely the divine weapon "Sword of Kusanagi", so it seemed reasonable that several lives were lost by one sword.

The eight snake heads simultaneously let out a terrifying roar that shook the clouds. A bloody wind blew up dust all over the sky. The snake heads opened their mouths and spewed out deadly poisonous flames that spread to the ground, forming a spectacular sea of fire that burned the world.

"There seems to be someone over there?" Emiya narrowed his eyes. A familiar white shadow flashed around the Yamata no Orochi, and the rainbow sword light clashed fiercely with the bone blade of the Ame no Murakumo sword.

Wait a minute, that colorful whip that can be swung and extended, could it be... Attila!?
"What's the matter, Lord Emiya? Do you know that Servant?" Hercules had better eyesight, so it was impossible for him not to notice it.

"We have fought each other before... I originally thought she was the Servant of the man behind the Holy Grail War and was undoubtedly an enemy, but now she is helping us fight the giant snake. It seems that there may be something else going on?"

Hercules nodded and decisively began to draw his bow and arrow. "The enemy of my enemy is my ally at this moment! With our current combat power level, if we don't join forces to fight against that snake-headed beast, we will most likely be annihilated."

"That's the truth..." But...

Emiya always felt that this development was a bit weird. All the masters and servants he had met so far had never competed or fought with each other. Instead, there was a trend of increasing unity... Was this still the Holy Grail War?
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"It's never-ending, right? When will the fighting end if they keep going like this?"

Before she finished her words, Xia Mi suddenly turned sideways to avoid the slash. The bone blade of the divine sword "Ame-no-Kurosakusho" brushed past her ear, and a few strands of hair that were cut off floated in the air.

At the same time, the sword plowed deep and terrifying grooves on the ground. The grooves crisscrossed and almost cleared out all the intact areas near the square. The only land was like a single-plank bridge between the abyss and cliffs, and Xia Mi was dancing a long dance on tiptoe on this fragile and slender wooden board.

The sword of the god of war that she swung was like a gorgeous rainbow, which was enough to make dense blood flowers bloom on the scales of the Yamata no Orochi. The blood flowers were gorgeous when they bloomed, but they were eliminated in the blink of an eye, because the high-speed recovery ability of the Yamata no Orochi was enough to heal all kinds of wounds as good as new, and some were even significantly faster than those experimental dragon species.

Xia Mi was not panicking when the fight continued like this. She had already mastered the skills of the Yamata no Orochi and had even figured out the rules. This stupid guy would either spit or use the snake tail sword. She could easily dodge the former, but as for the latter...

Ping——!
The two began to clash with swords. The edges of the Murasakibara Sword and the Sword of the God of War collided, producing bright and dazzling sparks like forging iron. If both of them were not ordinary swords, I am afraid that both of them would have been chipped on the blades long ago.

After a fierce fight, Xia Mi staggered back several steps. The power gap between her and Yamata no Orochi was huge. Even if she used the Star Emblem to temporarily improve her physical fitness and strength, she could only briefly confront Yamata no Orochi's extraordinary power.

If it is a protracted war, her recovery ability will definitely not be as good as the other party. The longer the time, the smaller her chance of winning.

"Norton! Are you guys ready?"

Xia Mi urged, her infiltration and assassination "Plan A" was close to failure. She made this trip, not only did she fail to find the fragments of the White King's soul, she was also hit by the Yamata no Orochi left behind by the other party and couldn't even lift her head.

Instead of continuing to endure it with their necks stiff, it is better to implement a more thorough solution from the outside - that is, Fenrir's "Plan B", to find the alchemical matrix that maintains the Night Food Origin Nibelungen and destroy it.

"Not yet. It's too early! You are Fenrir's biological sister, so you should have a clearer understanding than me - I mean, the understanding of Fenrir's reliability."

Norton talked about Fenrir's "reliability", but the actual meaning was obviously "unreliability".

"Three hours ago, it was still confused by the first-hand information on the geomagnetic engineering diagram you left behind. If I hadn't yelled at it in the middle, 'If you don't work harder, your sister will be trapped inside!', Fenrir might have thought it was just an ordinary game of digging a hole... Oh, this scene makes me anxious."

Xia Mi heard this and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. "Huh? No, Master Norton, won't you personally guide us? Let Fenrir solve the leyline problem alone, is that okay? If something goes wrong, can it bear the consequences?"

If Fenrir were to come, he would probably use his words to cause an earthquake, resulting in the collapse of the entire world. The people trapped in the Night Food Field, including her, would all die before they could escape.

"Did you hear that? Your sister is very worried about your involvement." Norton's voice suddenly drifted away again. He seemed to be talking to someone next to him, and it was obviously Fenrir.

Another voice with a deep voice and childish tone said: "Don't worry, sister! I promise to complete the task!"

This promise did not make Fenrir seem mature. It was more like a child promising to finish his homework when the adults were away instead of secretly turning on the TV to watch cartoons.

"How is it?" The next sentence was Norton's voice again.

"What's going on?" Xia Mi thought, why is there someone on the scene to pass on the message? "So you are just here to give instructions, right? Then if you work together, you should be able to solve the problem with the earth veins and get the people inside out at the same time."

"decide as things go."

Norton's ambiguous attitude made Xia Mi's heart beat fast. Why did he sound so unconfident?
"Master Norton, what are the risks? Just tell me what you want to say!" Xia Mi was a little anxious, cursing in her heart, "You had the nerve to chat with me through the air to show off your master status, so don't play dumb at the critical moment!"

She continued to delay time and fought with the Yamata no Orochi with a sword. The rainbow soft blade wrapped around a snake's head like a poisonous snake, and the tip of the sword touched a circle of scales. Then she lifted it with both hands, and a wave of blood burst out from the neck of the Yamata no Orochi. Although such an injury could be healed quickly, the opponent still roared in pain. Perhaps time could be delayed continuously.

However, the good times did not last long.

I thought I could hold my own for a while, but the Yamata no Orochi seemed to have a seizure again, and the rhythm of the battle became irregular. Xia Mi was caught off guard and forced to collide with the opponent's Kusanagi sword many times. The huge recoil force from the blade made her arms go numb.

I can't fight this anymore! Someone come and save me!

"It's hard to say what the risks are. There may be some, but I'm not sure. I'm the King of Bronze and Fire, not the King of Earth and Mountains. You are more sensitive to the details of the earth veins than I am."

Norton's voice finally sounded again.

"But it's not too bad. Let me tell you the current situation directly. Fenrir and I discovered that the Nibelungen where you are is indeed completely maintained by an alchemical matrix deep underground. However, this alchemical matrix has been tampered with, causing it to connect with the ground veins we use to hold the Holy Grail War. It can be said that we all rise and fall together."

"In short, it's not a good idea to completely destroy that thing now, otherwise our leylines will be gone. I will try my best to let Fenrir destroy the alchemical matrix until it stops functioning while preserving our leylines. That's the way, so when this operation is completed, I will bring your people back."

Xia Mi let out a long sigh, "So, how long do I need to delay?"

"A long time." Norton's words were so infuriating.

"……Fine."

Xia Mi raised her increasingly numb arm, and looked up weakly at the giant snake that covered the sky and the sun, wielding the magic sword and fighting with her tirelessly. For a moment, she seemed to feel that it was not the magic sword, but a giant hammer, beating her into a soft, sweet and bitter Japanese life like a giant hammer.

(End of this chapter)