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Anyway, she wouldn't believe what Assassin said until she saw the current state of the Greater Grail with her own eyes.

"Assassin, I will decide for myself whether the Greater Grail has been corrupted or not. You will now make way for us and let us pass, or don't blame me for not showing mercy with my sword."

Although Assassin is easy to defeat in her eyes and theoretically won't take too much time, she's more interested in checking on the current state of the Greater Grail and doesn't want to waste a single second. It would be best if Assassin could let them pass by on his own initiative.

However, despite saying that, Artoria was actually already prepared for battle.

After all, the other person took the initiative to stop her, so they definitely didn't come specifically to chat with her.

Moreover, she was also worried about keeping Assassin, who was capable of sneak attacks and assassinations, behind her. What if he suddenly attacked and ripped out Alice's kidneys?

“Sigh…” Bai Mao Hassan sighed, “If you are willing to stay here for a while, I will not attack you; but if you try to force your way in, then I will have to stop you with all my might.”

"Do you think you can stop us?"

“Give it a try. The old me definitely couldn’t stop you. The current me…” Bai Mao Hassan clenched his fist, “should be able to.”

Artoria narrowed her eyes slightly upon seeing this.

She didn't know where Assassin's confidence came from, but since he had taken the initiative to challenge her, she would definitely agree.

“Alright, Assassin, since you want a duel.” Artoria raised the holy sword whose blade was invisible.

"I don't think this battle will waste too much of our time."

Artoria said with such confidence.

Chapter 74 Artoria VS Hassan with a Hundred Faces

In the blink of an eye, the battle officially began.

Artoria's strength is beyond doubt.

The Five-A King even has chest armor that's A-grade, like a helipad.

She is very strong and well-rounded, with no weaknesses whatsoever.

Her A-rank [Magic Resistance] allows her to ignore the effects of most magic, her A-rank [Intuition] allows her to see through enemy attacks as if she could foresee the future, and her A-rank [Magic Release] allows her to use magic to further enhance herself and her weapons, and even fire magic directly as projectiles.

With this kind of presence, she would definitely be one of the top heroes in the Holy Grail War.

Then, there is her current opponent, Bai Mahassan.

Without any enhancements, Hassan of the Hundred Faces is only comparable to Artoria in agility; in other aspects, he is far inferior.

Noble Phantasms are fine for assisting in gathering intelligence on enemies, but in actual combat, they're only good for easily defeating weaker enemies. Against top-tier Servants, they'll just get wiped out.

But that was the former Hassan with a hundred faces; now he has been completely transformed.

Artoria's footsteps weaved through the rocks, swiftly reaching Hassan the Hundred-Faced as if a gentle breeze. Her invisible holy sword, wreathed in immense wind pressure, slashed towards Hassan the Hundred-Faced.

Hassan the Hundred-Faced made no use of his agility advantage and charged forward, his dagger colliding head-on with the holy sword.

boom!

The clash of weapons generated powerful air pressure and shockwaves, not only from the weapons themselves but also from the combined aura and magical power of the two sides.

The ground has sunk three-tenths of its depth.

A large amount of rubble was blown away by the shock wave.

The moment Artoria made contact, her previously serious but composed expression changed drastically.

Is this an Assassin?! Are you sure it's not a Berserker in disguise?

Under the power of Emiya Kiritsugu, her strength is B, which, although not at its peak, is still far superior to that of ordinary Servants.

As a result, her opponent can now not only meet her attacks head-on, but she also senses that her opponent's strength is even greater than hers.

What is this ghost?

Artoria was completely baffled.

At this moment, golden light flashed within Bai Mao Hassan's body.

That was the power temporarily granted to him by the concept named "Blue Silver Vajra Indestructible Power".

His body was now flowing with a mystery that had existed for over two hundred thousand years, a secret that could rival the power of some gods.

His skin, his bones, his muscles, his organs, every blood vessel, every nerve, and even every cell created by magic were now tinged with a faint golden hue.

Hassan's strength was initially only C, but after Du Can's modifications, it gained a bonus and became C+.

Now, having gained the power of [Indestructible Vajra], he has been temporarily and forcibly pulled to A.

The indestructible physique naturally possesses great power, but since it is a blessing provided by the Douluo Continent system, the increase in power is not very strong, and the blessing on his power even feels a bit weak.

The increase is mainly due to the absolute percentage increase.

The value of A is actually slightly smaller than C+, but C+ only has explosive power and cannot be sustained, while A represents a constant output.

Moreover, among the methods that Du Can bestowed upon Bai Mao Hassan was the power to temporarily transform an A into an A+ or even an A++.

Therefore, at this moment, Hassan of the Hundred Faces, an Assassin, is so powerful that he even overwhelms Artoria, who is a Saber. Artoria doesn't understand the specific reasons behind this and is naturally puzzled.

Fine, if she can't figure it out, she won't bother trying. Artoria immediately decided to change her strategy and stop confronting the Berserker disguised as an Assassin head-on. Instead, she planned to use her superb sword skills, which she had honed over a long period of time, to defeat him.

The invisible holy sword in her hand danced rapidly, leaving afterimages in her wake.

If a Servant with poor perception were to be unable to discern the location of the sword at this moment, they would be injured by the dazzling and unpredictable rapid sword strikes. After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, Artoria only has the hilt of the sword in her hand, not the blade.

The unseen sword is too sinister.

However, Hassan's knife flipped rapidly, catching the unseen blade precisely each time.

Artoria immediately realized that the other party should be able to sense the attack of the invisible blade.

Is it similar to Diarmuid's "sharp-wittedness"? Or is it like his type of "intuition"?

【Insight (True)】is the ability to perceive danger honed through continuous trials, while 【Intuition】is an innate ability to perceive danger.

Both of these capabilities should be sufficient to deal with this kind of unseen attack.

Artoria pondered and analyzed the specific details of Hassan the Hundred Faces in her mind, intending to use them to prepare for the upcoming battle and increase her chances of victory.

In fact, the reason why Hassan the Hundred Faces could sense the attack of the unseen holy sword was quite different from the two skills mentioned above.

The buff that Du Can gave him, called the concept of "Blue Silver's Power to Observe the World," temporarily granted him the ability, which came from a "Dewdrop That Sees Through Autumn Waters" that was over 100,000 years old.

The power of this spiritual herb, which granted him a conceptual ability, was a power that could directly see through the hidden aspects of things, somewhat similar to the power of the Demon Eye.

In Hassan's eyes at this moment, the brilliance of the holy sword held by Artoria was so dazzling that the raging wind gathered on its blade could not distort its radiance in the slightest.

Bai Mao Hassan felt like his eyes were about to be blinded by the light.

It's hard not to see it.

Artoria and Hassan fought relentlessly, moving through the crevices of the mountains, sometimes leaping onto a giant rock, sometimes battling against the mountainside.

Countless rocks were shattered by the aftershocks of their attack, and even the smooth, water-like mountain walls were marked with countless sword and knife marks by the aftershocks.

If an ordinary person were to accidentally wander into their battlefield at this moment, they would probably be instantly shredded into pieces by the high-speed clash of swords.

Irisviel watched from the sidelines, too busy to do anything about it.

at this time.

Snap!

Hassan's figure moved swiftly to a short distance away like a black shadow.

At this moment, the blade of the knife in his hand was covered with nicks of all sizes, and the tip of the knife had been completely broken off.

Although this sword was infused with magic and its basic structure was strengthened, making it far stronger than a curved blade, it was still far inferior to the true holy sword in Artoria's hands.

After several collisions, the holy sword remained undamaged, while his knife was completely rendered useless.

"Assassin, it seems this victory was expected."

Artoria blushed slightly. She had been unable to defeat Hassan in terms of either strength or speed, and in the end, she could only win by virtue of the superiority of her weapon. This made her feel that her victory was somewhat unfair.

But right now, victory is the most important thing. We must see the Holy Grail as soon as possible. Everything else, like disregarding martial ethics or chivalry, can wait.

"Oh? Is that so? Isn't it too early to talk about victory now?"

Hassan casually tossed away the broken knife and then pulled a new knife from behind his back.

It was a purple-gold knife.

Chapter 75 Artoria VS Hassan the Hundred Faces (Part Two)

Upon seeing the purple-gold blade that Hassan had taken out, Artoria's expression immediately became even more serious.

After all, this dagger looks too much like the giant moon blade that opened the mountain; there might be some connection between them.

What if this knife suddenly grows to be a hundred meters tall...?

Artoria glanced at the knife in Hassan's hand, then quickly said to Irisviel, who was watching the battle not far away, "Irisviel, things might get a bit noisy later, you should stay away."

After listening, Irisviel nodded seriously and stepped back a considerable distance.

"Further away."

Irisviel retreated a considerable distance.

"Further away."

Irisviel retreated a considerable distance, and was now almost out of the Great Rift.

Seeing that Irisviel had retreated quite far, Artoria then took up her holy sword and solemnly confronted Hassan the Hundred-Faced.

“Saber, the dagger in my hand can’t reach a height of 100 meters like your Master when it Dynamaxes, so you don’t need to be so nervous.”

Hassan brandished the purple-gold dagger in his hand.

That was something Du Can casually created for Bai Mao Hassan to use, and it also possessed the concept of "indestructible".

However, without Du Can infusing the power of the [Martial Soul True Body] into it, it would have been impossible for it to transform into a hundred-meter-long giant blade.

"...Say what you will, I just don't want to interfere with my performance. I'm going to get serious now."

"Alright, I'm going to get serious now."

The next second, Hassan the Hundred-Faced Man injected a power similar to [Magic Release (Flame)] into the blade in his hand.