Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

[A white stork knight transformed into a longsword made of silk threads, piercing through the barrier with a 'whoosh,' grazing Rin Tohsaka's neck before disappearing into the ground.]

Rin Tohsaka successfully escaped death.

[I just don't know if it was an accidental miss or if Ilya did it on purpose.]

Tohsaka Rin: "(ロ)"

Watching the video of herself nearly being decapitated, she felt a chill run down her neck.

That girl, Ilya, is deliberately feigning weakness to lure her into attacking.

Magical Girl Luvia: "Oh dear, Rin, it seems you're not very strong in the other world."

Magical Girl Rin Tohsaka: "I was just unprepared!"

"The familiar's form has changed!"

Rin Tohsaka was drenched in cold sweat, her pupils trembling.

[This is bad. She's too close to the White Stork Knight now; she can't dodge at all, and doesn't even have time to pull out the gem from her pocket.]

She had already lost; she was no match for Ilya.

"Hehehe! You can defend against 'tears,' but you can't defend against 'swords'!"

The white stork knight floating beside Illya transformed into a longsword, aiming it at Rin Tohsaka's stomach.

[Tears, sword—it seems these are the names Ilya uses for the White Stork Knight's techniques.]

Ilya sneered, "I thought you could cheer me up, but what a disappointment. I'll settle things with you right here!"

【"Whoosh—"

Just as the longsword was about to pierce Rin Tohsaka, two arrows finally struck from the horizon.

One sword knocked the longsword away, while the other destroyed the remaining white stork knight beside Ilya.

[It goes without saying that it's Red A; this guy has finally come to the rescue.]

[Rin Tohsaka seized the opportunity and escaped into the forest during a lull in the dust.]

[I'm no match for this sharp-tongued little girl, I'd better retreat.]

[Red A, standing on the Fuyuki Bridge, breathed a sigh of relief as he watched this scene unfold.]

One is his savior, the other is his sister; it's really giving him a headache.

Zabi: "I was wondering why we couldn't find this guy."

Weber: "Shooting from the Fuyuki Bridge, that's some good eyesight."

After all, he had been taken by the Emperor to experience the Fuyuki Bridge before, and he couldn't even see the buildings a little further away, let alone the forest halfway up the mountain.

Red Archer's ability to accurately save Rin Tohsaka from such a distance truly demonstrates his excellent archery skills.

Chiron: "Nice arrows. We can have a friendly spar sometime."

Red A: "Let's talk about it another time."

[Red A: "Are you alright, Master? Or was my support unnecessary?"]

"No, thanks to you, Archer."

Rin Tohsaka, having escaped Illya's sight, leaned against a tree, panting, and said, "To be honest, I almost collapsed there just now. Also, where is Illya?"

[Red A: "Sorry. The visibility in that area is really poor. Although I can sense you as my Master, I can't track the enemy's Master."]

[Red A spoke without batting an eye, truly a top-tier actor.]

[Rin Tohsaka: "He's practically a monster. Creating a familiar from a single hair is just too illogical."]

[Rin Tohsaka then planned to meet up with Archer, as she had almost exhausted her gems and would find it difficult to fight others.]

[Halfway there, they ran into Shirou Emiya.]

Rin Tohsaka was furious at Shirou Emiya's appearance, even though she had already told him to take refuge.

Unfortunately, she lacked persuasive skills and couldn't convince the stubborn Emiya Shirou, so the two could only head towards the battlefield together.

Fujimura Taiga: "Shirou, your stamina is terrible. Tohsaka has already fought a whole battle, and you haven't even reached the top of the mountain yet. You've even been caught up by him."

Househusband: "After all, it seems like I don't have much time to exercise in the videos."

In the video, aside from training at the archery club, he spends almost all his time working to earn money.

[On Artoria's side, she has already led Hercules to level a cemetery, and is now working on demolishing the new cemetery.]

Hercules now had dozens of scars covering his chest, all inflicted by Artoria.

However, his recovery ability was astonishing, so it really was just a scar that healed with hardly any bleeding.

Taiga Fujimura: "...Are you guys really not afraid of being struck by lightning?"

Artoria: "This (⊙＿⊙)..."

Okay, she also felt that she was a bit immoral in the video, but it was a necessary sacrifice in order to defeat Hercules.

However, Hercules is incredibly tanky, and it seems that skill alone won't be enough to defeat him.

Seeing Hercules grow ever stronger in battle, our king knew that without using the limited magic power within him, he would be utterly unable to defeat this formidable foe.

Since that's the case, then let's not hesitate, let's fight!

"There's no desire for communication, nor the freedom to reveal our true names. We have no choice but to draw our swords and fight to the death. Therefore, I will answer you with this all-out attack!"

Artoria gripped Excalibur tightly in both hands, unleashing all her magical power; her sky-blue dress began to flutter even without wind.

"Come! This is where you'll die, Berserker!"

Mordred: "Damn it, Shirou Emiya, it's all your fault."

Househusband: "(￣ω￣) Yes, yes, it was my fault."

Junior Director: "It seems the outcome is already decided."

Knowing the effects of Hercules' Noble Phantasm, she understood that the King in the video only had one path left: defeat.

【"Bang!!!"】

The ground beneath her feet shattered, and Artoria vanished from her spot, rushing towards Hercules like a hurricane.

【"aaaaaa——"】

Hercules roared, gripping his heavy sword with both hands and bringing it down with tremendous force, lifting the ground dozens of meters into the air.

[Facing our king, whose speed is so great, he chose to directly destroy the terrain, using the upturned earth and rocks to hinder our king's progress.]

However, at this moment, Artoria unleashed her full magical power, with the Wind King's Barrier protecting her body. The earth and rocks that were stirred up could not get close to her at all, and she charged forward like a raging dragon.

Hercules looked at Artoria who appeared before him, and without hesitation, reached out his hand, letting the curry stick pierce through his palm, then used the muscles of his hand to directly wedge the sword in place.

In an instant, our king was restrained and unable to advance any further.

Hercules, however, did not hesitate to raise his heavy sword, preparing to deliver the final blow.

The outcome is decided.

Chapter 430 VS Hercules (Part 4)

Koles: "Are we going to lose?!"

Mordred: "Fool! My father would never lose so easily!"

[Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka arrived just in time to witness this scene, and frantically tried to rush to their aid, but it was too late!]

But even as this life-or-death attack loomed, Artoria's emerald eyes remained utterly calm.

[As expected, this situation was all within her calculations.]

【"Ahhhhhhh!"】

[All of his magical power surged through the circuits into Excalibur, and endless gales coalesced into a beam of light, shooting forward along with the power of Excalibur.]

【"Bang—"

The next moment, a beam of light the size of a fist pierced through Hercules' chest, tore through the clouds thousands of miles away, and shot into space.

This is the power of the Holy Sword!

Hercules' upper body was completely torn apart.

The heart and neural circuits were burned away; although the head remained, the person was already dead.

The outcome of the game took an instant and dramatic turn.

Mordred: "Haha, see!"

Ilya: "How could this be..."

Zabizi: "It was truly a breathtaking reversal."

Achilles: "To think we lost like this. Is it because we became Berserkers and lost too much of our rationality?"

Chiron: "Indeed, if Heracles could have remained sober, he wouldn't have been so easily fooled."

Waver: "However, the opponent didn't even use their Noble Phantasm, so this ending feels a bit rushed."

【"call..."】