Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

At this moment, Atalanta, with her jet-black arms and crimson eyes, appeared, drawing her bow and attacking Joan of Arc from a high vantage point.

Joan of Arc activated her holy banner with all her might to defend herself, but Atalanta, as if possessed, relentlessly attacked Joan of Arc with arrow after arrow, disregarding her magical power.

"Ruler, I'm going to kill you!!!"

Rin Tohsaka: "Atalanta? What happened to her?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "It seems he has been completely consumed by anger."

Achilles: "Oh, boss lady, what you've done..."

Atalanta: "..."

"Alright, Teacher Chiron, you have no way out!"

Achilles drove his chariot close to Chiron, driving with an air of absolute confidence, but he failed to notice that Chiron showed no sign of panic.

"No matter how fast it is, there are still drawbacks. The right timing, the right coordinates, the right speed—that's all that's necessary."

[Understand the speed of the arrow, understand the speed of the chariot, and shoot the arrow at the location it will move to.]

This technology belongs to Chiron's vision of the future, and is the result of years of accumulation and refinement, combined with a profound computational ability to foresee the future.

【"What?"】

[Achilles was stunned, the arrow piercing his shoulder and sinking deep into the bone.]

It wasn't that he didn't try to dodge, but rather that he realized he couldn't escape Chiron's arrows no matter where he went.

[It wasn't that he moved the arrow to get there; rather, he moved himself to the spot where the arrow would hit, as if he had run into it head-on.]

Weber: "In other words, predicting the opponent's movements and launching an attack first."

Red Hare: "To anticipate the enemy's moves?"

The Conqueror King: "As expected of a master who has taught so many great heroes, he has such a fighting spirit."

Achilles: "Wow, teacher, I never knew you had this trick up your sleeve."

Chiron: "So you still have a lot to learn."

Achilles pulled out the arrow, but Chiron seized the opportunity and shot Pedasos dead.

[As a heroic spirit transformed from an ordinary horse, it does not possess immortality like the other two horses.]

"You are not allowed to drive a tank. You are a warrior stronger than anyone else."

Recalling the past, Achilles immediately ordered, "Xanthos, Balius, you may leave."

"A wise choice, my lord. If you continue to drive the chariot, you will sooner or later suffer the same fate as before."

Xanthos, possessing abilities bestowed upon him by the goddess, could understand human speech and even speak.

"Hmph, so what I'm doing now is correct?"

"Who knows? I really don't know. All I know is the choice of 'you'll die if you continue like this.'"

However, this horse has an absolutely terrible personality.

[With the chariot gone, Achilles relinquished his aerial advantage and decided to fight Chiron atop his aircraft.]

Rin Tohsaka: "Your horse can talk!"

Red Hare: "Is there anything strange about a horse talking?"

Rin Tohsaka: "..."

Achilles: "But I wish it didn't talk. You've all seen how this guy kills the conversation in no time."

Meanwhile, Afu was already close to the Sky Garden.

"Alright, Master! Let's go!"

Astolfo, riding his eagle and with Sieg in tow, shouted excitedly, "Astolfo, one of Emperor Charlemagne's twelve warriors, shall be your opponent!"

The Empress, of course, wouldn't allow him to get close; the "Eleventh Black Coffin" was immediately activated.

But the next moment, she was dumbfounded.

"Alright, the deadline has arrived! My heart trembles with fear on this moonless day, but I will never back down!"

"Liberation, the 'Declaration of Destruction'!"

[Afu pulled out a book, its pages scattered and papers fluttering in the wind.]

The next moment, Afu completely ignored the attack and continued forward, while the military-grade light blasts from "Ten and One Black Coffins" failed to harm him in the slightest.

[This is the Noble Phantasm that Astolfo couldn't remember the name of, which he called the "Universal Magic Strategy Book."]

This is a magic book given to Alfred by the witch Rogerstil, containing the means to break all magic.

Empress: "So, it actually blocked the 'Ten and One Black Coffin'?"

Semiramis was somewhat surprised; that was an anti-military Noble Phantasm, yet Afu was able to block it, and it seemed quite effortless.

Afu: "'Declaration of Destruction'? Ah! I remember now! So that's the name!"

Gold: "To forget the name of such an important Noble Phantasm? There's a limit to how outrageous you can be."

Afu: "Hey, didn't we already think of that in the video?"

Waver: "The 'Declaration of Doom,' according to legend, means it can block most magic, right?"

"I see, so there's still a trump card hidden."

Seeing this, the Empress said in a deep voice, "Lancer, enemy forces are approaching. Shoot them down."

【"...clear."】

Karna was dispatched, flying out from the Sky Garden to summon Asuka and the other two.

In an instant, Afu and the eagle beneath him were cut in two by a single spear thrust.

However, the next second, a hint of surprise finally appeared on Karna's usually expressionless face.

[Afu, whom he had just attacked, has disappeared.]

"That's impossible. His eyes definitely caught the other person; it wasn't an illusion."

Karna: "Dimensional Jump!"

"That's right! We're not here now!"

[Afro appeared behind Karna, who immediately attacked, but Afro's figure became blurry again.]

[This is Afu's steed, the true power of the Noble Phantasm "A Phantom Horse Not Existing in This World," which allows it to evade all forms of observation in the world. Even attacks powerful enough to destroy gods and Buddhas cannot harm a single hair on its head.]

Sieg, sitting on its back, was also filled with emotion.

[Because just a moment ago, when the hawk broke free of the dimension, he glimpsed the "back side of the world" where the phantom beasts resided, though only for a fleeting instant.]

Gold: "You bastard! You really are..."

Only then did everyone in the group realize that Afu was just pretending to be weak while actually being strong.

There's the "Flute of Panic" that can be used to clear out mobs, the "Declaration of Annihilation" that can block most magic, the "Touch and Fall!" that can make a Servant's legs disappear upon contact, and now there's the "Phantom Horse That Does Not Exist in This World" that can perform dimensional jumps.

Goodness, these Noble Phantasms, if used in combination, could absolutely crush the opponent, but in Astolfo's hands, they seem so useless.

Chapter 291 - One-on-One Battle: Achilles vs. Chiron

"Ruler!"

Atalanta had already jumped onto the plane and was now confronting Joan of Arc.

Joan of Arc initially thought Atalanta was an Archer and wouldn't be good at close combat, but she was wrong.

As a top-tier hunter, how could Atalanta's close-combat skills be lacking?

Atalanta was not only fast, but her close-range shooting made her arrows difficult to dodge. After a barrage of arrows, Joan of Arc finally made a mistake and was shot in the side.

Joan of Arc, being a seasoned warrior, did not immediately draw her arrow. Instead, she brandished her holy banner in an attempt to force Atalanta back, but Atalanta seized her and refused to let go.

However, Atalanta miscalculated. As she tried to press her advantage, Joan of Arc drew the seemingly decorative sword from her waist, forcing Atalanta back. Then, with a burst of strength, she snatched back the Holy Banner, used it to entangle Atalanta's unsteady feet, yanked her up, and slammed her down.

This heavy blow caused Atalanta to cough up blood.

Rin Tohsaka: "Ouch, that looks so painful."

Weber: "This plane is really sturdy; it can still keep flying even after all this."

Fiore: "This really is the final battle; everyone is fighting with their lives on the line."

"Ha, ha, ha ha, it hurts, it hurts so much... Those children must be in so much pain too. Unable to do good, unable to do evil, unable to do anything at all, and then being killed—how utterly despairing is that..."

Joan of Arc: "Are you talking about Jack the Ripper?"

Atalanta: "To hell with child-killing demons! They weren't Rippers, absolutely not!"

Joan of Arc: "...Yes, I am the Child Killer, and now I will kill you here."

"I have no objection. We've never truly accepted each other from the start. No matter what happens, I'm going to kill you. Even if it means becoming a demonic being."

Atalanta got up and immediately pulled out "Divine Punishment Boar".

[The next moment, Atalanta, transformed into a demon, appears.]

"Ah, it hurts. It hurts so much, it hurts so much. This is the pain of those children. So, Judge, you too will fall into an endless chain of suffering through this pain!"