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Chapter 179 Zhao Yingkong: Take this backstab!

Including the one layer that was just destroyed by the archers, the seven layers of the Blazing Sky Covering Rings still have two layers left, enough to block the girl's attack.
Archer Shirou Emiya's Noble Phantasm incantation is nearing its end. If nothing unexpected happens, even if Zhao Yingkong breaks through the remaining two layers of the Sevenfold Heavenly Rings in one strike, it will not be able to stop the activation of the Noble Phantasm.

However, just as Archer Shirou Emiya was brimming with confidence, an unexpected incident occurred.

Suddenly, Zhao Yingkong disappeared from his sight. Almost at the same moment, Archer Shirou Emiya sensed Zhao Yingkong's presence behind him.

what!
As an Archer with the ability to see far, Shirou Emiya was certain that Zhao Yingkong did not bypass the Seven Rings of Blazing Sky at an extremely fast speed, but appeared behind him in a real instant.

At this moment, because Gao Hongliang's ultimate attack had not yet completely exhausted its power, Archer Shirou Emiya was unable to adjust the Sevenfold Ring of Blazing Sky to defend against Zhao Yingkong's attack from behind.

Unless he chooses to abandon the Noble Phantasm that is about to end and project the Sevenfold Ring of Blazing Heaven again to defend against the attack.

However! Once is never enough. The battle-hardened Archer Shirou Emiya knew that the fact that his opponent could instantly bypass the Sevenfold Ring of the Blazing Sky meant that this ability could definitely be activated more than once.

Even if I project the Sevenfold Heavenly Ring again, the other party will only bypass it using the same method.

Therefore, Archer Shirou Emiya decided to continue unleashing his Noble Phantasm, betting that his opponent did not have a way to kill him in one hit, and betting that he could use his Noble Phantasm to perish together with his opponent.

However, as Zhao Yingkong unleashed his sword strike, Archer Shirou Emiya knew from the very beginning that he had no chance of winning this battle.

Even if he successfully unleashed his Noble Phantasm, he would be powerless to resist the slash that almost instantly cleaved the heavens and earth.

Archer Shirou Emiya, who was disappearing into spirit particles, asked Zhao Yingkong, "As expected of an outsider who bears the responsibility of saving the world, could you tell me your name and the name of this technique?"

Zhao Yingkong watched as Archer Shirou Emiya slowly disappeared after his spirit origin was severed by her attack. Only when the other was about to completely vanish did she say, "Zhao Yingkong, Setsuna: A Moment of Senra."

As Zhao Yingkong finished speaking, Archer Shirou Emiya completely dissipated into spirit particles, and the notification from the Supreme God followed.

[Defeat Shadow Servant Archer Shirou Emiya to receive one C-rank side quest and 3,000 reward points]

Meanwhile, the other four people also received their respective rewards.

[Assist in defeating the Shadow Servant Archer Shirou Emiya; reward: one D-rank side quest and 1,500 reward points]

"Tsk, the enemy we're facing is much stronger than before, but the reward has been reduced. This god is really heartless."

After receiving his reward, Zhang Jie finally understood how Zheng Zha and the others felt when they defeated Lancer Medusa.

The enemy has been strengthened, but the rewards have been reduced. This is a bad feeling for anyone.

Gao Hongliang, still in his transformed state, said, "As the captain said before, this is the normal level of reward. After all, the main god makes us struggle to survive, not enjoy ourselves in the main god's space."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jie had no choice but to nod again and admit that Luo Li was absolutely right.

At this moment, Zhao Yingkong suddenly looked into the distance and said, "We reincarnators have no control over how many rewards the main god gives. The only thing we can do is try our best to get every reward."

Now that we've completed our mission, instead of chatting idly, let's hurry back and ask the captain if there are any more reward points or side quests to collect.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jie, Zhang Heng, Ming Yanwei, and Gao Hongliang all thought Zhao Yingkong's suggestion was good, and the group immediately set off back.

Meanwhile, while Zhao Yingkong and the others were locked in a fierce battle with Archer Shirou Emiya, Zheng Zha, Zhan Lan, and Li Shuaixi finally found Berserker wandering in a castle located in the mountains.

When they found the Berserker, both Zhan Lan and Zheng Zha felt that he looked familiar, very similar to Li Shuaixi from the previous combat exercise, except that this Berserker was a bit more robust.

The three of them stood atop the castle, looking down at the Berserker wandering in the courtyard. Zheng Zha remembered Li Shuaixi, whom he could never kill, and asked a question.

"It looks like him, it really does. Li Shuaixi, the Servant card you used before must have been him, right? Can you tell us what his weaknesses are?"

"Yes, yes, yes, after confirming that the plot hadn't changed and that we were still facing Hercules in the Berserker class, the boss had already provided us with a strategy guide."

Hercules's Noble Phantasm, The Twelve Trials, allows him to be resurrected immediately after death, up to eleven times, and each time he is resurrected, he is shown the level of resistance to the attack that killed him.

For example, if his first death was caused by being burned to death by fire, then after he is resurrected, his resistance to fire damage will be greatly increased, to the point of almost being immune.

In other words, we need to kill him twelve times in different ways.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha interrupted Li Shuaixi loudly before he could finish speaking, "What? Kill him twelve times using different methods? How could the three of us possibly do that?"

Zheng Zha's shout startled Zhan Lan and Li Shuaixi. Zhan Lan immediately slapped the Sun Bible onto Zheng Zha's face and muttered angrily, "You idiot, keep your voice down!"

Zheng Zha, who was used to his loud voice, realized his mistake and could only laugh as he accepted Zhan Lan's reprimand. At the same time, he looked at the Sun Bible being carried by Zhan Lan with iron chains and muttered to himself.

Ouch. That really hurts. Speaking of which, isn't the Sun Bible supposed to be a 'magic book'? When did Zhan Lan add chains to it? Is she going to use it as a meteor hammer?

Under the watchful eyes of the three, Berserker Hercules continued to wander around the courtyard as usual, seemingly unaware of Zheng Zha's loud voice, which made the three of them breathe a slight sigh of relief.

After Zhan Lan felt relieved, she glared at Zheng Zha and said in a deep voice, "Don't interrupt this time, let Li Shuaixi finish speaking!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha nodded repeatedly, as if pounding garlic. Seeing this, Li Shuaixi continued to explain the method to break through the twelve trials.

"Although the Twelve Trials allowed Berserker Hercules to revive eleven times in a row and continuously increase his resistances."

However, it's important to note that the resistance increase mechanism only triggers after he is fully resurrected.

Before that, the Twelve Trials could only withstand attacks of rank B or lower.

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