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Chapter 197 Hercules

On the other side, on the forest path outside the gate of Ryudong Temple.

The spirit-like Zhao Yun and Red A suddenly appeared. The former wielded a silver spear to protect Bai Zemin, while the latter materialized two short swords, one black and one white, engraved with patterns, and coldly stared at the forest.

"Watch out, we've been spotted..."

Upon hearing this, both Shirou Emiya and the Tohsaka sisters tensed up.

Bai Zemin, on the other hand, was not surprised at all. They had launched a full-scale attack, so it would have been strange if they hadn't been discovered.

Even so, he turned to look at Zhao Yun beside him and whispered:
"Uncle Yun, can you detect the enemy's methods of spying on us?"

"If I had to say..."

Zhao Yun's gaze slowly swept across the woods, and he said in a deep voice, "There are spying eyes everywhere here!"

"Swish—"

Before he finished speaking, rustling sounds came from the surrounding woods.

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw dozens of monsters made entirely of bones walking out of the shadows.

Most of them have a dragon-shaped skull, but their bodies resemble the skeleton of a giant wolf.

Judging from their appearance alone, these monsters are quite ferocious and terrifying, but their magic power is too weak and their numbers are too large, so they are obviously cannon fodder.

"They're Dragon Fang Soldiers!"

Rin Tohsaka gazed at them and said in a deep voice, "This is a low-level monster summoned by offering dragon fangs as sacrifices. Its strength is weak, and it is definitely not the enemy's main force—Archer!"

"..."

Red A glanced at her.

Rin Tohsaka said in a deep voice, "Go and find the real enemy. We can handle things here!"

"as you wish."

Red A released his hands, and the black and white swords instantly shattered, his tall figure gradually disappearing.

At the same time, the Dragon Fang soldiers who had surrounded them from all directions could no longer contain themselves and roared as they charged toward the crowd.

Rin Tohsaka snorted coldly, her right hand gripping her left wrist as she pointed towards the forest ahead. A mysterious and intricate magic circuit, like a maze, appeared on her fair forearm, then lit up with a blue light.

"Gandr!"

With a shout, a black and red magic ball with the power of a bullet shot out from Rin Tohsaka's fingertips.

In an instant, the pale skeleton shattered into pieces under the impact of the black and red magic ball, eventually turning into a large amount of bone dust and white starlight that disappeared into the air.

Bai Zemin, who was standing next to him, took the opportunity to change his clothes, raised his silver-red arms, and continuously fired light blue palm cannons.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

Blue energy bombarded the dragon tooth soldiers, stirring up clouds of dust.

In an instant, the densely packed Dragon Fang soldiers were suppressed by Bai Zeming's firepower alone, and they couldn't break out of the forest at all.

Upon seeing this, the three Heroic Spirits who were about to make a move immediately stopped and stood in front of their respective Masters.

The reason is simple: these cannon fodder monsters are too weak, which makes Bai Zemin's slaughter efficiency too high, so there is no need for these heroic spirits to take action.

And so, Rin Tohsaka stood on the ground, the black and red magic orbs at her fingertips constantly lighting up, shattering the attacking Dragon Fang Soldiers one by one.

Bai Zemin hovered three meters in the air, his two palm cannons constantly blasting out pale blue energy beams, and every now and then he would blast out even thicker beams of light from his chest, shattering the dense dragon tooth soldiers to pieces.

In just one minute, the two of them wiped out all the Dragon Fang soldiers who had come from all directions.

Smoke and dust mixed with white bone powder filled the air.

Suddenly, the bone powder began to move, and under the influence of a hidden magical force, it condensed towards the center, instantly forming a giant dragon tooth soldier as large as a house!

"call out--"

Before the giant dragon tooth soldier could even open its gaping maw, which resembled a prehistoric crocodile, a missile suddenly pierced through the smoke and dust, slamming into the giant dragon tooth soldier's face with a whistling sound.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the massive skeleton's skull was instantly shattered into pieces.

The shoulder armor that launched the missile deformed and retracted, and Bai Zemin hovered in the air, the new reactor on his chest emitting a blue light. He looked disdainfully at the black shadow that collapsed in the smoke and dust:

"What era are we living in? Still using the human wave tactic..."

He doesn't even need the heroic spirits to deal with these cannon fodder; he can handle it all by himself!
Just then, Zhao Yun, who was standing below, suddenly frowned, cracked the ground with his feet, and soared into the air. His silver spear, like a flying dragon, thrust upwards with lightning speed.

The next second, the spinning axe-sword came hurtling down from the sky and collided precisely with the silver spear.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the enormous and heavy axe swung back, smashing through countless thick trees before finally embedding itself deep in the ground not far away.

Bai Zemin was startled and quickly landed on the ground, whispering, "Thank you, Uncle Yun!"

Zhao Yun landed in front of him, swung his silver spear forward, and shouted sharply:
"Who dares to trespass? Show yourself at once!"

"..."

A powerful shout echoed through the forest, but no one responded. Only a few heavy footsteps sounded, as if some enormous creature was approaching.

Zhao Yun frowned slightly, staring intently at the direction from which the footsteps were coming.

Amidst the billowing smoke and bone dust, a massive black shadow slowly emerged, its muscular hands gripping the black axe sword embedded in the ground and forcefully pulling it out.

"...It's Berserker!"

Bai Zemin's heart sank, and he immediately told everyone the news.

Before the words were finished, a tender yet beautiful voice came from behind Hercules.

Good morning, Onii-chan~

Illya, dressed in a purple dress, stepped out with her hands behind her back and smiled sweetly at everyone: "And Rin-san, and everyone from Homurahara Academy~"

As she spoke, she gently lifted the hem of her skirt and bowed to the crowd in a seemingly polite manner:
"Nice to meet you, I am Ilyasviel von Einzbern." Einzbern?
Rin Tohsaka's pupils contracted, and she stared at the little girl with a hint of surprise.

Saber, who was protecting Shirou Emiya, was also taken aback, and a very complicated expression appeared in her eyes.

...Could this child be Irisviel's child?

Compared to Rin Tohsaka and Saber, who knew the surname, Shirou Emiya and Sakura Tohsaka seemed somewhat clueless.

What is Einzbern?

"Also, why does she call you Onii-chan?"

Bai Zemin rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Is it possible that she was calling for you?"

Emiya Shirou's eyes widened: "Me?!"

Bai Zemin explained in a low voice, "The original three families of the Holy Grail War were Matou, Tohsaka, and Einzbern, and your adoptive father, Emiya Kiritsugu, was the son-in-law of the Einzbern family..."

what?
Emiya Shirou was startled by what he heard and couldn't help but look at the silver-haired girl who was as delicate as a porcelain doll.

"You mean, she's her father's daughter?"

"Yes."

Bai Zemin nodded, glancing at Illya and chuckling, "However, in terms of age, Shirou is actually a year younger than you, so how can you call him Onii-chan?"

"..."

Ilya's sweet smile froze, and she immediately put her hands on her hips, saying somewhat angrily, "How rude! Is a lady's age something you can just casually discuss?"

Bai Zemin countered, "So, does that mean a lady can launch a sneak attack without warning?"

Ilya blinked and said, "Berserkers aren't ladies, Berserkers are the strongest warriors!"

Just as the two were bickering, Rin Tohsaka, who was standing nearby, secretly observed Berserker's stats and immediately widened her eyes, unable to help but gasp.

"Hiss—Strength A+, Endurance A, Agility A, Mana A, Luck B, Noble Phantasm A..."

"Judging solely from their stats, that monster is far superior to Saber and Archer!"

“Of course!” Bai Zemin glanced at the enormous black shadow and said calmly, “The other party is none other than the legendary son of Zeus, the hero who is half-man and half-god—Hercules!”

It's Hercules?!
Everyone was startled and looked ahead in astonishment.

Ilya was pleased with everyone's reaction and immediately asked with a smile, "So, how about we all come at me together? With Berserker, it's not impossible for him to take on four at once!"

"..."

Emiya Shirou frowned and said in a low voice, "Haku, Kazunari."

Bai Zemin understood his meaning, knowing that he was concerned about his friend's safety and did not want to waste time here.

Unfortunately, Berserker is not an opponent that can be quickly eliminated.

He possesses a powerful Noble Phantasm called the 'Twelve Trials', which is both a blessing and a curse of the gods, and is also an immortal Noble Phantasm that can be activated on its own without the need for weapons or armor.

After activating the 'Twelve Trials', his body will transform into sturdy armor, rendering all attacks of B rank or lower, whether magical or physical, nullifiable.

In addition, the Twelve Trials granted Hercules the ability to not be killed a second time by the same attack, and a total of eleven chances to resurrect!

In other words, to completely eliminate him, you would need to kill him twelve times using different methods!
Bai Zemin explained the effects of the twelve trials at top speed.

After hearing this, everyone found it hard to believe what they had just heard.

Isn’t this too supermodel?
After a moment's thought, Rin Tohsaka said in a deep voice, "Therefore, if we want to go to Ryudou Temple to rescue the monks, we can't just force our way in. Someone has to stay behind and hold off the Berserker!"

"Yes."

"So who leaves, and who stays?"

Bai Zemin thought for a moment, then said, "I'll stay—"

"I stayed!"

Emiya Shirou suddenly interrupted.

Bai Zemin looked at him with some surprise: "Weren't you going to save Yicheng?"

Emiya Shirou shook his head and said, "I know my own abilities. I can fight, but dealing with a magician like Caster is definitely not something I'm good at."

"Bai, you have the most information and the best mind."

"I entrust the safety of Kazunari and the monks of Ryudouji Temple to you!"

Seeing the solemn expression on Shirou Emiya's face, Bai Zeming was slightly taken aback, then sighed and said, "Alright then!"

"However, Hercules is not a match for one person alone. You and Saber alone are no match for him."

As he spoke, he turned to the Tohsaka sisters and said, "One of you two has to stay behind too!"

"I come!"

The two sisters said in unison.

Seeing their reactions, Bai Zeming felt a bit of a headache.

After a moment's thought, he said in a low voice, "How about this, you two stay here, and let Archer cover for us. Rider has considerable independent ability, so he can come with me to Ryudou Temple!"

"..."

The Tohsaka sisters exchanged a glance, and Sakura turned to look at Rider with an inquiring look.

Rider nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Bai Zemin's plan.

At the same time, Ilya seemed a little impatient, and smiled at everyone:
"Have we discussed it?"

"Then let's get started!"

"Kill them, Berserker!"

(End of this chapter)