Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

"Haha! The high-speed divine incantation of a divine magician!"

[Aozaki Touko laughed fearlessly: "Ignoring the intensity and hierarchy of mysticism, one can cast all magic by chanting only a short verse! This is more of a bug than cheating. No, judging from the original meaning, it should be the opposite."]

The next instant, Aozaki Touko let out a sharp whistle.

A large number of crystal mayflies gathered and landed on Aozaki Touko's shoulder, disintegrating into parts that coalesced to form several massive cannon gates, aimed at Hatres and his companion.

"The magicians of the Age of Gods couldn't possibly know that transforming and combining toys were popular in modern times."

[The cannon fires, magic condenses into a mass and blasts out.]

[This level of magical power would severely injure even a Servant.]

Kenneth: "High-Speed ​​Divine Words—it really is that lost ability..."

Weber: "Can a chant be shortened to a single stanza? No wonder it's called a bug."

Rin Tohsaka: "This cannon is so hot!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "A transformation combination, huh? This is the masterpiece of the Grand Puppeteer."

The next moment, the magic bullet exploded, sending dust and smoke billowing everywhere.

A figure burst forth from the smoke and dust—it was Hephaestion, unharmed.

Not only her, but Hartles was also completely unharmed.

[Aozaki Touko: "Is it magic resistance?! No, is it an innate skill?!"]

As an avatar of Iskandar, the opponent likely possesses abilities that concentrate damage onto themselves.

[Lynnes, watching from the shadows, discovers that Hephaestion's amulet is gone.]

It seems she wasn't completely unharmed; perhaps the amulet simply blocked all the attacks.

Waver: "He actually has a damage-absorbing skill!"

Conqueror King: "Hahaha, after all, he's my double."

Shishikatsu Kairi: "That amulet should be some kind of defensive magical artifact, but it seems it can only be used once."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "Once is enough. She can take Aozaki Touko's life at any time now."

Hephaestion showed no mercy, striking Aozaki Touko's head with his sword, intending to end her life in one blow.

Reines knew she couldn't stand by and watch any longer, so she immediately commanded Sphinx to attack. She herself transformed a portion of Trimmau into armor for Sphinx, blocking the attack.

Reines: "Well done, Sphinx."

[Sphinx: "Yes, Princess."]

Hephaestion: "You!"

[Sphinx: "Excuse me!"]

The beast's roar struck Hephaestion's face; such a roar would have stunned an ordinary magician, but Hephaestion was clearly no ordinary magician, and was only slightly forced back a step.

[But that was enough. In those few seconds, Aozaki Touko successfully broke free from her opponent's restraints and jumped away with Sphinx.]

[Aozaki Touko: "I knew you'd come, but is it at this time?"]

Reines: "Haha, I think we can't miss this opportunity."

Weber: "As expected, I've chosen to make a move after all."

Kenneth: "This is too reckless. The enemy are Servants. What can they do with their meager strength!"

Weber: "But we can't just stand by and watch someone die, can we?"

Weber: "If I were there, I probably would have chosen to do the same."

Kenneth: "That's the kind of thinking you have, and that's why they all follow suit."

[Hartlesh: "Oh, Lord El-Melloi II's disciples?"]

[Sfin: "Indeed, please remember that I am the most senior student, Sfin Gulashet."]

The next instant, his armored arm flashed, and he was struck several times in a flash.

[It's Hephaestion; that fellow has already attacked.]

[Thanks to Sphinx's bestial magic, which greatly enhanced his senses, he really couldn't keep up with his opponent's speed.]

The two immediately engaged in a fierce battle underground, their speed so fast that Reines couldn't even see them clearly.

Unfortunately, the gap between the two sides is still too large.

Hephaestion seized the opportunity and swung his sword, causing blood to splatter everywhere.

[The Moon Spirit Marrow Armor was cut open, and a long gash was slashed across Sphinx's side.]

However, Sphinx did not panic. Instead, he manipulated the nerves, blood vessels, and muscles around the wound to stop the bleeding as much as possible, and then swung his Mercury Claws to counterattack.

However, Hephaestion easily deflected the claws with a flick of his sword, causing Sphinx to stagger.

[Aozaki Touko launched a Crystal Mayfly Demon Bullet as support, which was easily evaded by Kai with effortless footwork and quickly destroyed with a high-speed divine incantation.]

[These are the magicians of the Age of Gods, these are the Heroic Spirits; they are simply beyond the capabilities of modern magicians.]

Kenneth: "See! Now you know the difference in strength between us! Now even you're in danger!"

Lion Jie Li: "It seems that Gray's strength is not to be underestimated."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "There's nothing I can do. Although Aozaki Touko is a Grand rank, she's not good at progressing."

Feng Xi: "Aren't most magicians like that?"

"He has some pretty interesting students too."

Hephaestion sneered, “During my eastern campaigns, I also encountered magicians who allowed their animalistic instincts to take hold. Hmm, the sorcerers of the Yd River are quite formidable. It would have been much more difficult if that brat hadn't led the way. Haha, the local wine he brought as a souvenir was delicious. My king got completely drunk from it, and it caused quite a bit of trouble afterward.”

[She was likely referring to Chandragupta, the future founder of the ancient Mauryan dynasty, King Chandrakirti.]

"So, that's what I did back then."

In the next instant, Hephaestion activated his Mystic Eyes.

[Lenes and Sphen suddenly felt as if they couldn't move their bodies.]

Chapter 338 - Twist, and another twist, the battle is interrupted.

"What a pity, what a real pity."

Hephaestion said with some regret, "If you had gone through at least a dozen or twenty more battles, you should have been able to hold out a little longer. If you had spent just six months in your brother's army, you could have developed into someone capable of handling even small-scale battles."

Just as she was about to swing her longsword, she involuntarily froze.

[Because behind Sphinx, there is another person unaffected by her demonic eye.]

"I consider this one of the modern answers."

[Aozaki Touko brushed her long hair aside with one hand, gazing intently at Hephaestion, her other eye shining brightly.]

Rin Tohsaka: "Does Aozaki-san also have Mystic Eyes?!"

Weber: "Why is there only one?"

Shiki Jie Li: "This demonic eye looks a bit strange."

Hephaestion: "—In terms of the level of the Mystic Eyes alone, it's nothing special."

[Aozaki Touko: "Yeah, but you're not having any thoughts of taking action right now, right?"]

Reines was somewhat bewildered; she had never seen eyes like Aozaki Touko's before.

Could that be called an ultra-high precision magic eye?

[The inner side of the Mystic Eye contains "lenses," and not just one or two, but at least more than twenty, each fulfilling its own task, dramatically increasing the Mystic Eye's precision. As a result, the Mystic Eye suppressed Faker's Mystic Eye, which was of a higher rank, and stopped her actions.]

Kenneth: "Wow, there's such a method?!"

Lion Jie Li: "No wonder those eyes looked so strange."

Webber: "As expected of a Grand Magician, he actually came up with this method to enhance the power of the Mystic Eyes."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Implanting lenses into the eyes is not something that ordinary people can do."

Avisbro: "Modern magicians... really have a lot of ingenious ideas."

"Modern cameras and projectors generally use multiple lenses. Focusing and correction are distributed among different lens groups, and the images are combined to create a higher-performance lens. I tried to virtually construct lenses within the 'magic eye' using magic. Ah, lenses are also placed inside the eyeball to treat glaucoma and cataracts; it's a common practice in modern science."

Aozaki Touko looked down at her feet and said, "This is really troublesome. I didn't completely block the attack. Even my magic can't function properly anymore."

She wasn't entirely unharmed; her legs were still paralyzed, and even her familiar crystal mayflies had lost their power and fallen to the ground.

At this moment, Hartres, completely unharmed, slowly walked forward.

[Reines: "Hey, hey, could it be...?"]

[Aozaki Touko: "It seems Faker's skills have also directed the curse of the Mystic Eyes towards her."]

[What kind of skill is that?! They're really going to be in deep trouble this time!]

Rin Tohsaka: "Hephaestion's ability is way too overpowered!"

Kiritsugu Emiya: "This ability perfectly protected his Master."

Shiki Jie Li: "This really shows what a substitute is."