The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

However, the arrow failed to pierce the statue. After entering the hollow part inside the statue, it seemed to disappear without a trace.

Instead, Arjuna suddenly coughed up blood, fell to one knee, and used his bow to support his body.

"The statue is cursed. My lungs feel like they're being burned by flames; it must be the feedback from my arrows."

"So you mean we can't attack? But that completely blocks our path forward. Then I'll destroy them all with one sword strike. If they're all destroyed, the curse will cease to exist, right?"

Wuzun frowned, brandishing his sword as if to attack, but Musashi raised his sword to stop him, saying:

"I'll do it. Then I'll find the cause and effect, and then sever it with the Way of Emptiness."

Chapter Forty: Fighters

"My divine eye saw the threads that were just acting on Archer, and then I saw the ever-growing curse on the four statues in front of me."

The blade in my hand can sever and remove those curses, weaken them to their limit, and then cut them down with a single strike.

A chilling magical power flowed from Musashi's hand, and the five-round sword pressure once again formed the image of the Myō-ō, waiting for Musashi to draw his sword and wield it.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Berserker."

Arjuna moved aside, allowing Musashi to unleash his ultimate sword strike.

"Namo Tenman Mahesvara Deva. This strike is my path of emptiness, my very life!"

The four sword strikes of earth, water, fire, and wind were unleashed with a single sound, shattering the four jars in front of them.

The illusory image of the Myō-ō was immediately enveloped by a dark, ominous aura, which rapidly began to ensnare the image and infect Musashi's body.

Breaking all four statues in one go would likely have a backlash that disrupted all the internal organs of the body simultaneously.

While the Servant's body won't die from having its internal organs shredded, this is clearly no ordinary curse; if both take effect simultaneously, it would likely be incurable.

Life may end in the blink of an eye, and all that is needed is this.

"Swords roar and blades are drawn—the Great Celestial Phenomenon of Ishana!"

Only a flash of light, that incredible, infinite sword—a sword of cause and effect capable of severing all karma, curses, and misfortunes—cuts apart the spreading ominous curse in one fell swoop. (8)

"Phew, it worked!" (covering his face)

Musashi's face also showed joy. She wasn't entirely sure if her sword could even break the curse of the gods and Buddhas; failure might mean the end of her journey. (VII)

"Yes, the curse has indeed dissipated, and my injuries have been completely healed."⑥

Arjuna nodded, confirming his condition, and made his assessment. (6)

"But I'm afraid it's not over yet. Was that an eagle?" (iii)

Arjuna continued to draw back his bowstring as he spoke. (iv)

The sacrificed statues reassembled, forming a winged sun disk. Then, a deity with a hawk's head and a human body, wearing a double crown and holding a T-shaped cross, appeared. (iv)

"It's the same intense solar power as the previous day." II

Although no one may recognize the identity of the deity before them, the strong solar aura emanating from the deity is still clearly visible.

"Berserker is here. Ah, with him here, I didn't need to lift a finger."

The previously unclaimed Berserker suddenly leaped up, letting out a furious roar.

Although Musashi and the Unclaimed Berserker are on the same side, with the Unclaimed Berserker pledging allegiance to Takao Tayu, Musashi is unable to communicate with him.

Unclaimed Berserkers are a relatively rare type of traditional Berserker, meaning they are those whose sanity is affected and who are unable to speak.

In this day and age, this kind of Berserker is indeed quite rare.

When Musashi first arrived in Ueno, the unclaimed Berserker ran away for some reason, seemingly to find something. It didn't cause any damage, so Musashi could only leave it below until it finished its task and then join the battle.

Apart from Takao Tayu, no one else on the field could command the unclaimed Berserker.

However, it is indeed a very good thing that this great hero with an immortal body has joined the battle.

After all, although these Servants were all at least top-tier in skill, none of them possessed defensive Noble Phantasms or particularly good durability. (2)

In most cases, they were at risk of death after being hit by successive attacks.

Given the scene just now, the unclaimed Berserker could indeed consider forcibly destroying the statue in front of him; the curse probably wouldn't be able to kill the fighter.

The ownerless Berserker was Samson, a judge of Israel.

He is a judge recorded in the Book of Judges in the Bible. He was born according to God's promise and received superhuman strength from God. God commanded him to save the people of Israel from the oppression of their enemies. (iv)

He had once fought a lion barehanded and killed a thousand men with a single donkey cheekbone, yet he disregarded the law and his parents' admonitions, indulging in his lust. (3)

Samson married Delilah, a prostitute. The Philistine leader sent Delilah to deceive Samson, wanting to know the reason for his divine strength and how to defeat him.

Although Samson was initially reluctant to tell the truth, after Delilah pressed him several times, he finally revealed to the woman how to control her powers. (vi)

Because Samson was to be offered as a Nazirite to God, he could not eat the fruit of the vine, drink wine, eat unclean food, or cut his hair.

Once Samson's hair is shaved off, he will lose his strength and become as weak as an ordinary person.

After Samson revealed his weakness to Delilah, she coaxed him to sleep on her lap, then shaved his head, and the power of God left him.

The Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, chained him with bronze chains, and put him in a cell to grind grain.

Until the Philistines, intending to humiliate him, offered sacrifices to their god Dagon, they brought him to Dagon's temple to mock and humiliate him.

But as time passed, Samson's hair grew longer, and he felt remorse. So he prayed to God, asking Him to give him strength again.

Chongqing received divine power again, and the great-grandson embraced the two pillars of the temple, knocking them down and causing the temple to collapse, thus taking himself and the enemies inside the temple with him.

Samson, as a follower, is also like this. His weakness is his hair. If a woman cuts it off, it will be a re-enactment of the myth, and he will lose his superhuman strength and seemingly infinite vitality.

The main argument regarding Samson lies in whether his weakness is that he loses his infinite vitality and power when his hair is cut off, or whether he only loses his effectiveness when his hair is cut off by a woman.

His own assessment was that Zhou Yu rated his imposing presence as comparable to Lü Bu, and Wu Zun considered him a hero on par with the Unclaimed Ku Churin.

Before Samson's weaknesses were exploited, his seemingly limitless lifespan was indeed remarkable.

At least after being severely injured by Zhou Yu's Noble Phantasm, he was able to recover immediately and remain energetic in the next battle.

Samson swung his enormous fist and struck the statue that appeared with a consecrated blow.

The statue was also shaken slightly, and small cracks appeared, causing it to sway.

Chapter 41 In the Dark

The statue with the eagle's head and the body of a human only truly moved when attacked. It raised a T-shaped cross symbolizing life in its hand, and the cracks that appeared under the attack disappeared without a trace.

The identity of this statue is self-evident. The one that appeared after the four sons of Horus disappeared was none other than Horus the great, the son of Osiris and Isis.

Horus is also a very ancient god. The worship of Horus existed as early as the predynastic period of ancient Egypt. The worship of eagles also existed in the early days of Egypt.

His identity has also changed with the passage of history. In earlier times, he was not the son of Osiris and Isis, but a contemporary of them as the offspring of Geb and Nut.

At that time, Set was not Osiris's enemy, but rather opposed Horus. One represented Upper Egypt, and the other represented Lower Egypt.

He constantly combined or merged with gods who possessed imperial power or those related to the sky and the sun, evolving into his present form.

During the Hellenistic period in Egypt, the Greeks called Harpocrates the infant Horus, who was believed to be the embodiment of the sun and a symbol of fertility and abundance, holding the Horn of Plenty.

In contrast is Letopolis, also known as Horus the Great, a god of light whose eyes are the sun and the moon. The Greeks equated him with Apollo.

Horus' other hand holds the Scepter of Worth, which has a split fork shape at the bottom and a curved arc at the top.

This scepter is also a symbol of royal power, used by pharaohs and gods.

The one who came here was not a violent warrior, so the statue that had once slaughtered Set was not seen; it simply held its scepter downwards.

People in front could hardly stand, but Samson, facing the oppression, showed no sign of collapsing. He simply struggled to lift his head, and the place where he stood immediately sank down, yet he still kept his body straight.

The green-haired fighter uttered only the sound of his burning rage, followed by tears of regret streaming from his eyes. He channeled the power of his anger throughout his body, ultimately focusing it into his fist.

The berserker, devoid of reason and unable to speak, unleashed his Noble Phantasm with nothing but furious roars. The surging magical power turned his entire body crimson red in the rapid flow.

　⑧【⒌∮.⑺∩66【糁」⑷'⒋☆ˇ贰越费∮&羣§「： Then, he quickly unleashed this terrifying power with his fist, striking out a blow with the power of the city's Noble Phantasm.

In any case, facing this inanimate statue, he didn't need to make any unnecessary evasive maneuvers, and the cost of unleashing his Noble Phantasm was nothing to worry about.

The immense force slammed directly onto the statue in front of it. The statue did not dodge at all, and only fragments flew everywhere. Then, several arrows of fire shot onto it, triggering another explosion.

But once the dust settled, the statue of Horus simply raised the T-shaped cross in its hand, erasing all the damage it had suffered.

He withdrew his scepter and tapped the ground with only the forked end of it.

Then the winged sun disc behind it rose alone, casting terrifying rays of sunlight.

The eyes of Horus on the statue also shone brightly, as if those eyes were the sun and moon, receiving the light from the sun's disc and spewing flames from them.

The power of that scepter binds those who do not possess divinity or anything related to it, but here it seems that only Musashi lacks divinity or anything related to it.

As the son of the Emperor, Muzan possessed divine blood, Ushi-Gozen was the son of the Ox-Headed Heavenly King, Arjuna was even more so, and Samson also had divine blessings.

Besides those who were in the open, there seemed to be others hiding, who hadn't shown themselves yet.

Under the influence of that scepter, a slightly staggering figure could be vaguely seen, but it only leaked out a brief breath before disappearing without a trace.

He doesn't look like Saburo Koga; he's more like an unclaimed Assassin. 9

Musashi could only prop himself up by planting his two katana swords in the ground, preventing himself from collapsing under the terrifying pressure.

Arjuna and Ugly Gozen appeared unaffected, while Samson and Muzoku showed signs of pressure, but not enough to cause them significant harm. (4)

Therefore, Samson used his hands to shield his internal organs from some of the attack. Although he was temporarily unable to move after unleashing his Noble Phantasm, he would still remember his Servant, who also belonged to Takao Tayu and with whom he had spent several days. 8

He didn't care at all, using his body to block all attacks he could, knowing that the damage would be healed in just a few seconds.

The almost limitless vitality obtained only through God's blessing is by no means empty talk or presumption.

Unfortunately, her weakness is also quite obvious; once her real name is known, she becomes a very easy target.

Arjuna was not greatly affected, and therefore did not hold back in his actions.

Gandiba was pulled relentlessly, unleashing its full power to bombard the statue and sun disk in front of it without missing a single one.

The statue was constantly shaken, yet it was repaired in an instant, which was disheartening.

But this hero, blessed by heaven, would never have such thoughts. He was constantly searching for his opponent's weaknesses. The archer's far-sightedness was so excellent that it allowed him to capture everything about his opponent.

Until the arrow struck the eye of the statue in front, an eye that was merely reflecting the light from the celestial disc, the disc itself was shaken after being attacked.

Cracks appeared there, and the Anka symbol held in the statue's hand only healed the wounds around its body, but did not erase the marks on its eyes.

But instead of letting Arjuna continue his attack, he raised his scepter, and the sun disc flying in the sky gathered all-encompassing light and shot it toward Arjuna.

The Martial Venerable did not let this opportunity pass, and directly unleashed his ultimate technique, the Eight-Headed Raging Wave, which crashed towards the Horus statue in front of him.