Thanks for the invitation. I'm in Type-Moon, inheriting the legacy of Zi-O.

"Did you sense the presence of the Servants? I didn't react at all," Dr. Roman said curiously as he switched between images of the battle they had just fought.

“During the battle, apart from our five Servants, I didn’t sense any other presence.” Mashu recalled the feeling during the battle, then suddenly paused, “Ah, no… Miss Jing Ke very cleverly concealed her presence, so to be precise, it should be four.”

"It's an assassin's aura concealment skill, isn't it? I haven't detected it either." Roman had just noticed Jing Ke's servant reaction suddenly appear on the screen, marveling at how useful the aura concealment skill was while rubbing his chin. "But there shouldn't be any assassins involved in this battle, right---"

“There is someone in command,” Jing Ke suddenly interjected. “The enemy has a general who is skilled in command.”

"Warrior... is he one of those [Emperors]?" Mash recalled the Servant who called himself Caesar; he should have been a skilled commander as well.

"That's hard to say." Jing Ke shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either. "But we'll find out sooner or later."

The Roman army continued its advance without encountering any resistance along the way.

But it would have been better if he hadn't shown up; once he did, he presented the group with a "big gift."

"————!——————!"

In the distance, a tall, black giant wielding axes in both hands roared, the golden ornaments on his body clanging together.

A strange man roared and blocked the empire's advance.

The roar alone caused Nero and his soldiers to feel pain in their eardrums, and they couldn't help but cover their ears.

"What...what is that sound...! Is it the roar of a beast?" Nero couldn't even grip the Primal Flame in his hand; he felt as if his eardrums were about to burst.

“No, it’s the aura of a Servant.” As a shield bearer, Mash’s resistance was higher than Nero’s, so although her expression wasn’t good, she could still raise her shield. “It must be an enemy Servant.”

"Is it a powerful figure like Mashu? An enemy general?" Covering her ears and peering forward, Nero immediately spotted the tall, black figure. "That must be one of the Allied Emperors—"

"Please have the soldiers retreat." Mash saw some soldiers already ravaged by the roar and quickly advised Nero beside her, "Humans cannot defeat Servants; this will only lead to everyone's deaths!"

"I understand!" Nero was also somewhat angry. "I didn't expect this to happen so soon after I had Boudica retreat to the rear."

"Let's go ahead, Mr. Nianzhuo, and senior." Urging the two behind her, Mashu ran ahead first.

Then, a dark figure appeared in Mashu's line of sight.

"Mr. Nianzhuo and the Master, I can already see them with my naked eyes." Mashu hurriedly told the two who hadn't arrived yet, while carefully examining the figure. "That is..."

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Layers of obstacles

“There are many magical reactions. This must be due to necromancy.” Dr. Roman analyzed as he looked at the ghosts appearing on the screen, then his tone suddenly changed, “But there are so many of them, are magicians attacking?”

“There are a large number of hostile non-human creatures.” Mash examined the writhing ghosts in front of her. “But we haven’t found any individuals that can roar. The roar just now was probably made by a berserker. Master, we should sweep away those hostile creatures first.”

"Okay! It's up to you, Mash." Ritsuka agreed to Mash's request without hesitation. "Be careful of the Servants."

"Yes! I will!" Mash swung her shield to meet the incoming ghost.

"Ah...! Mr. Nianzhuo, what are you doing! Mr. Nianzhuo!" Looking down, Ritsuka noticed that Nianzhuo, who had been lying on the ground, was still not moving. She quickly squatted down (while covering her skirt) and shoved him, "Get up! An enemy is attacking!"

“zzzzzz---” Strangely enough, at the critical moment when the enemy attacked, Nianzhuo “fell asleep”.

"Ahhh!" Ritsuka's scream almost pierced Nenju's eardrums, who was pretending to be asleep.

----------On the other side, in the camp of the Allied Imperial Army------

Zhuge Liang and the red-haired youth stood facing each other, but their expressions were not very pleasant.

"It seems a summoned Servant has appeared ahead of the enemy." Taking a deep drag of his cigarette, the man said slowly, "It seems to be that court magician's trick—no, it shouldn't be. Is that you?" He looked at the red-haired boy.

"Who knows?" The boy understood just how terrifying the "teacher's" insight was. He simply shrugged and didn't deny it. "I just sped up my horse a little. I thought that person should be arriving soon, but I didn't expect them to come so quickly."

"Oh?" El-Melloi II stubbed out his cigarette with interest, waiting for the boy in front of him to continue.

"Have you heard the legends of the Mediterranean goddess? It's said that besides the goddess, there are two female monsters there." The boy had only been summoned recently, yet he knew about what had happened before his arrival. "And then, I suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Chain summoning, if such a method exists."

"I don't particularly like this kind of fighting style that relies on luck." Shaking his head and sighing, the man put another cigarette in his mouth as if by magic. He slowly snapped his fingers, and then the cigarette was lit out of thin air.

"Oh dear, don't say that, teacher." The boy looked incredulous. "It was you, teacher, who gave them a opening. Let's get ready quickly while he's still buying us time."

"Is this alright?" El-Melloi II suddenly asked the boy in front of him, puzzled.

"Hmm?" The boy tilted his head, somewhat puzzled.

“If we summon the real world through a chain, then I’m afraid—” The man’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Hmm. Probably Darius III." The boy nodded, finally understanding why his teacher was worried. "The brave and decisive King of Persia, my lifelong rival. Although right now I only know that I will have such a future." The boy shook his head, speaking confidently and resolutely to his teacher.

“It’s alright. I’ve already fought him once, or will fight him again. And I long to fight him again.” The boy unabashedly expressed his fighting spirit. “But it doesn’t matter now. What’s important now is Nero Claudius. I want to talk to her.”

The cigarette was still burning, but the smoke seemed to have thinned a bit.

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On the other side, in front of the Roman Empire's army, a tall, dark figure was constantly wielding two large axes.

"————!!" roared, as if a thousand troops were still behind the man, and the golden ornaments on his body shimmered in the sunlight.

"Wow, that's incredible! I can almost feel the air vibrating here! It's a magical reaction." Finally, looking at the rising magical energy levels in front of him, Dr. Roman concluded, "There's no mistake, that guy is a Servant!"

"Huff... Huff... Unable to communicate with the opponent. It's an enemy Servant. Master, please give instructions!" The battle just now was ended by Mash alone, relying on Ritsuka's instructions. It was more difficult than expected, and Mash hasn't even fully recovered yet.

“In the past, I always relied on Mr. Nianzhuo to take the initiative to attack, but now it’s my turn and I’m so tired…” Mash’s physical strength has not yet recovered to its full potential, but now she must step forward and fight that dark Heroic Spirit.

"Well, so you still need to hone your skills, Mashu." A familiar figure walked up to Mashu. "I just wanted you to hone your skills a bit more, but I didn't expect you to almost die from Ritsuka's yelling..." Nianzhuo, who had been pretending to be asleep, was still shaken as he picked at his ear.

"Ahahahaha..." Looking up at the sky, Ritsuka skipped and hopped behind Mash. "I didn't hear anything... I can't hear anything..." Then she quietly used her magical power to perform the emergency healing magic from her Mystic Code.

"Ah... thank you, Master." Feeling her condition improve, Mash thanked him repeatedly, then stepped forward and stood with Nianzhuo.

"————!" The roar came again, and the black-clad warrior seemed to sense the presence of the two as well, and his roar became even more frenzied.

"Ugh...!" After all, she was still a girl who had just entered the battlefield. It was inevitable that she would feel a little emotional when she saw such an overwhelming and imposing heroic spirit. However, although Mashu's expression was somewhat gloomy, she did not take a single step back.

"Don't lose your spirit! Mr. Nianzhuo and Mashu!" Ritsuka was still shouting from behind. Although her voice couldn't match the Berserker's, it still reached their ears clearly. "Just fight like you always do. We'll definitely win!"

"--Yes, we will win." Gently patting Mashu's shoulder, feeling her tense body finally relax a little, Nianzhuo's heart also relaxed a little.

“…Yes.” Nian Zhuo lowered his head, unable to see Mashu’s expression. He could only hear her soft reply.

"Then let's do it!" With the wizard watch still on his waist, Nian Zhuo used the flame ring shoulder armor on his shoulder to recharge his magic power.

“Then first of all—” A blazing ball of light reappeared in his hand, the flames illuminating Nian Zhuo’s face.

"Fire--!" The flames twisted and scorched the air.

Sorry everyone~

"—!—!" the tall man roared, his two large axes even leveling the surrounding ground once more.

The flames that greeted him shimmered in his golden eyes, and the muscles on his hands bulged as he crossed two large axes to meet Nian Zhuo's flames.

The flames were divided by his enormous figure.

Its jet-black muscles contained terrifying power, and its perfect streamlined shape highlighted the jet-black luster, making it look extremely frightening.

Then, Nianzhuo took the initiative to remove the flames, because he understood that it was indeed futile.

"..." Standing in place, the black-clad heroic spirit, over two meters tall, stared intently at Nian Zhuo with his golden eyes. He easily severed Nian Zhuo's flames, but the berserker did not launch an attack.

“I suppose none of us are the ones he wants to fight.” Removing the wizard watch face, Nianzhuo held the build watch face in his hand again. “After all, for that man, there is only one person who is truly worth fighting for.”

"Armor Time! Best Match! Build~!!" The red and blue intersecting rings removed the crimson mage, and the red and blue figure slowly stepped out from the rings.

The "Drill Crusher" in his right hand began to spin, while his left hand gripped the Time Gunsword.

For Nian Zhuo, this was probably one of the rare heroic spirits that he found extremely troublesome.

The red rabbit bottle on his shoulder flashed red light, enhancing Nian Zhuo's agility. Shaking the Crusher in his hand, Nian Zhuo charged towards the giant.

"—!" Only when Nian Zhuo's figure appeared in front of him did the man belatedly raise his double axes.

"---" The large axe in his hand slammed down, colliding with Nian Zhuo's crusher. The ear-piercing metallic scraping sound made Nian Zhuo feel somewhat uncomfortable.

At the same time, Nianzhuo's Time Spear Sword also suddenly thrust out, colliding with the blade of another large axe.

"I'm not getting any advantage here." The immense force from his hand propelled Nian Zhuo backward, but the increased agility from the Rabbit Full Bottle finally came in handy.

Taking a step back, Nianzhuo sidestepped the two axes the man swung, causing the man to stumble and the formation under his feet to finally show some panic.

Shan hid beside the man, but Nianzhuo decided to use his gun and sword to attack for safety. He barely managed to cut the skin on the man's back, but the man's subsequent actions caused Nianzhuo to suffer a great loss.

Stumbling and falling to the ground, the man decisively punched the ground to regain his balance, then swept a leg towards Nian Zhuo.

"...This is!" Thinking that his attack would be effective, Nian Zhuo did not notice the man's attack at all and fell backward uncontrollably.

It wasn't over yet. The man suddenly switched the hand he was using to support himself on the ground, and then reversed the direction of his force counterclockwise. His other leg, accompanied by a sonic wave, kicked Nian Zhuo away to the side.

A heavy thud resounded, and Nian Zhuo's face, hidden behind his mask, was contorted. The force of the blow made him feel as if he had been hit in the side by a flying stone, and the pain did not subside even after he rolled on the ground several times.

"Mr. Nianzhuo!" Mashu first glanced at Nianzhuo, who had been kicked away, then bit her lip and raised her shield to meet the berserker who wanted to continue the pursuit. Similarly, the shield that could have easily knocked away the soldiers was caught by the berserker with ease.

Picking up the two axes he had hastily thrown away, the berserker continued to swing them at the shield in front of him.

On the other side, Nianzhuo slowly got up from the ground and shook his head in a daze.

"My god... just how strong is this guy?" Nian Zhuo touched the spot where he had been kicked with his right hand, and even the slightest touch almost made him cry out in pain again.

Taking that attack completely was indeed too much of a strain for him in his current state, but he did gain something from it. At least Nian Zhuo realized that the berserker in front of him probably had a strength and endurance of A level or higher.

"Thump-thump-thump-" Mash on the other side didn't have time to think about anything else. The berserker's axe kept hitting the shield in front of her. Mash's hands, and even half of her body, were leaning on the shield, but she still couldn't stop the shield from trembling.

"Ugh...!" Seeing the berserker's axe about to fall again, Mash tightly closed her eyes.

The sound of metal rubbing against air came from one side, accompanied by a red streak of light, as Nian Zhuo charged forward again.

The same scene repeated itself. The berserker's attention was instantly drawn to Nian Zhuo again, and the two axes temporarily changed direction to strike Nian Zhuo, and then collided with the Crusher once more.

However, this time there were some differences. A red light flashed across Nian Zhuo's body, and he was then enveloped in blue light.

Relying on another fully loaded tank on his shoulder, Nian Zhuo increased his destructive power in a short period of time, but this was only enough to keep him at a stalemate with the Berserker.

In his other hand, the Time Gunsword that had just disappeared reappeared, clashing with the berserker's other axe.

It seems like there's a stalemate between the two sides... but unfortunately.

The two stopped stalemate and separated almost immediately after a collision, before colliding again in an even more dazzling manner.

Relying on the stab-like nature of the Crusher, Nian Zhuo continuously thrust out, followed by horizontal slashes or downward strikes mixed with the Time Spear Sword.

The berserker, on the other hand, wielded his axe with terrifying strength and extremely high endurance, executing upward slashes followed by downward chopes, and then horizontal slashes with incredible skill. The berserk skill, gained through the loss of his sanity, continuously increased his physical stats.