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"What?" Shi Chen stopped drinking.

"Lancer was teleported underground. He rushed back up, but... he was seriously injured. Then Berserker's appearance changed, and he became a black-haired girl, and his weapon changed to a Japanese sword."

……

Kihara has transformed into Kurohime, and the Yatsufusa in her hand has also become a Noble Phantasm, thus truly possessing the combat power of a Heroic Spirit.

If Kariya were to use his magical perception at this moment, he would be able to see Kurohime's current state.

Name: Kurohime

[Class: Berkerser (actually an assassin)]

Strength B, Endurance C, Agility A, Magic E, Luck A, Noble Phantasm C-EX

[Solo Action EX: Almost entirely independent of mana supply, capable of existing independently of the Master.]

[Assassination Technique A: Although not as skilled as her older sister, Kurohime is still an extremely powerful assassin.]

[Super Durable C: Only fatal if the heart and brain are damaged; all other parts can be healed. However, note that it is extremely dependent on medication; without it, the body will experience severe side effects.]

[March of the Dead - Hachifusa C-EX: Kurome's Noble Phantasm, actually an Imperial Arm from Akame ga Kill!. While its base rank is only C, after killing an enemy, it can transform the corpse into a puppet, retaining all the enemy's power from their previous life. Even Servants cannot escape this control. When the puppet becomes powerful enough, Hachifusa truly becomes an EX-rank Noble Phantasm.]

Chapter 288 The Scene of Pursuit

Diarmuid crawled out from underground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and his expression gradually became serious.

In his eyes, Kihara Tsuki had already activated her second form. The feeling of being an ordinary person was completely gone, and she was like a true Heroic Spirit.

"Interesting. Is this your true form? A young girl. What did such a young and beautiful girl like you go through to appear as a berserker?"

To be honest, Diarmuid was very curious.

A Servant's class is not acquired without reason; if someone becomes a Berserker, there must be a reason for doing so.

Hei Tong is clearly a minor. Her eyes are clear as a mirror, and her smile exudes strong confidence. As a man, I couldn't help but be attracted to her.

The two's open and aboveboard battle attracted not only Kiritsugu Emiya, an observer, but also others.

Kenneth, of course, was secretly watching the scene from a distance.

This first battle happened earlier than expected.

Kenneth looked furious: "Useless thing, can't even beat an ordinary girl. Show me what you're capable of and take her down."

Whether or not this message reached Lancer, Diarmuid now had no choice but to go all out.

The Noble Phantasm had completely shed its disguise at this moment. It paid no attention to the spying in the darkness. The spearhead drew a sonic boom in mid-air and instantly approached Kurohime.

clang--

Flames erupted from the Noble Phantasm.

As the spear clashed with the blade, a sharp, tingling sensation shot through Black Eye's arm, and his tiger's mouth stung. Diarmuid's offensive continued unabated; the red magic spear, imbued with magical power, broke the sound barrier in an instant and pierced towards Black Eye's chest.

A terrifying shockwave rushed in first, forcing her to bend over with all her might, letting the gun tip fly past her eyes.

hum~~

The trembling metallic sound stopped abruptly as the weapon was withdrawn. Black Eyes tumbled back more than ten meters before realizing that a small tuft of his hair had been cut off by his opponent.

terror!

The danger of this battle surpassed even the one against Kanzaki Kaori. The anime's visuals definitely didn't do it justice; Diarmuid's attacks were clearly supersonic.

"What, you're not using your previous ability? Or is there some limitation to it?"

Diarmuid sensed that Black Eyes wasn't very strong, so his tone became slightly more relaxed.

However, the black-haired girl in front of her revealed a slight smile at this moment: "Your Master really treats you badly. You suffered such serious injuries, and he didn't even give you basic treatment. Or is it that this guy named Kenneth doesn't care about you at all?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Diarmuid and Kenneth, who was spying, both changed their expressions.

How did she know who I was?

As if sensing someone watching him, he quickly looked around and saw Kiritsugu Emiya crouching on a rooftop in the dark night.

"cut."

Without much thought, Kenneth jumped off the house immediately.

After all, Emiya had a gun, while he hadn't brought the Moon Spirit Elixir with him, putting him at a disadvantage.

"Lancer, quickly finish off the opponent and then return to my side."

"Yes."

Diarmuid responded with a comment, preparing to launch another charge towards Kurome.

This time, however, Rikka was briefly summoned in the open space behind the ten-meter outer wall. She continuously applied vector manipulation, dizziness, poison, and slowing abilities to Kurome, and also inflicted more fire and frost damage on the surface of Yatsufusa.

Therefore, the moment Diarmuid made his move, he sensed that Black Eyes had changed.

Ding--

The weapons clashed once again.

This time, not only did Black Eye's strength increase significantly, but Diarmuid's own attack was also deflected by several tons of force.

The immense impact forced his body backward for dozens of meters. A slight dizziness flashed by, lasting only 0.1 seconds, but it still shocked him greatly.

It's important to understand that in battles between Heroic Spirits, 0.1 seconds can be enough to determine the outcome of the battle.

"Are they magic-related?"

It's already quite good that the B-rank magic resistance didn't completely negate the magic damage inflicted by Rikka.

Diarmuid, who had suffered a loss, was not angry at all. Instead, he laughed excitedly: "Very good, very good. You have finally shown your true strength. I can see that you are very strong. You must have recognized me to be willing to use such strength. In that case, I will go all out and offer all my respect."

"Bang" sound.

The spearman's legs shattered the ground, colliding with Black Eye for the third time. Despite the aid of his reflexes and Black Eye's constant manipulation of the surrounding concrete and steel bars to attack him, he still couldn't stop Diarmuid's actions.

The weapons of both sides struck like thunder, each blow extremely dangerous.

Kurohime felt very strained.

But the spearmen believed he was at a disadvantage in the battle.

Because everything around it had transformed into weapons of the black pupil, even small stones were like bullets, clattering and shooting towards its body. No, these attacks were far more powerful than bullets.

"That's enough, come back." Kenneth's voice suddenly came from the darkness in the distance. "If you keep fighting like this, you'll make me lose all face."

Diarmuid's movements stopped at the same time, and Black Eyes' March of the Dead also returned to its sheath in an instant.

"I'm sorry, I have to go now."

Kuroko nodded: "Let's continue next time."

"Thank you, I'll remember you. Your character has impressed me deeply." Diarmuid was inexplicably moved by his opponent's respect.

After a barrage of words, he left the scene, leaving Kurohime standing alone in the darkness.

"Not bad, I didn't subconsciously use my intuition during this battle."

……

A dozen minutes later, at the mansion where Tokiomi Tohsaka was located.

What do you think, Qili?

When faced with the question of the time, Kirei Kotomine remained as calm as ever.

"Berserker is stronger than I thought; in the latter half of the fight, he went toe-to-toe with Lancer using his sword."

"Oh?" Tokiomi looked surprised. "How did it go? Berserker's ranged attack ability is so outstanding, I suppose its melee ability can't be too much better, right?"

"Overall superiority, the Lancers were continuously forced back in the battle. In addition to the clash of Noble Phantasms, Berserker seems to have used other methods, turning everything around him into weapons to attack the opponent. Some of Lancer's wounds in close combat were caused by the sudden acceleration of cement and steel."

"Cement and steel can harm Lancer?" Tokiomi Tohsaka's shock deepened.

After a brief silence, Shi Chen spoke again: "I understand. Bring Assassin back."

"Yes."

……

On the other side, the battlefield where Sulin's clone and Diarmuid fought, was now deserted.

Black Eyes had already left, but now another unfamiliar figure appeared here.

Hassan the Hundred Faces, also known as the Assassin-class Heroic Spirit summoned by Kirei Kotomine, possesses different personalities, each of which can manifest in a different body.

She was a very special one among the Hassans throughout history.

When Bai Mao arrived at the scene, he discovered that the battlefield had been severely damaged.

No wonder Lancer got injured; the Berserker's damage to buildings is truly astonishing, practically a demolition crew.

She remembered that the other party had casually stomped on the ground, and then the entire ten-ton block of ground roared up and hit Lancer at a speed too fast to see.

Such battles demonstrate that Berserker, that little girl, is an extremely powerful assassin.

"Not only is her appearance stunning, but her combat prowess is even more astonishing?"

"However, since their appearance has changed, could it be that they're like me..."

Just as Hyakko was pondering this point, Kirei Kotomine's order arrived.

"Okay, you can come back now. Tell me what you think of the situation."

"Yes."

After receiving the order, Bai Mao immediately prepared to leave the scene.

But in that instant, she noticed a girl with long black hair and wearing a plaid miniskirt standing half a mile away.

The other party was not the same as the previous one with black eyes, but the look in their eyes and the faint aura they exuded made her realize that the other party was a Heroic Spirit.

"Oops, I was discovered."

Bai Mao immediately became wary, but the girl only gave her a meaningful smile and then pointed to the east, which was to the left of the direction Bai Mao was facing at that moment.

Turning my head, I saw a flash of cold light approaching.

Bai Mao, dead.

Hachifusa trembled slightly, and Kurohime, who had retracted her weapon, flicked the blade to confirm that she had taken control of this personality.

"Come out."

Once she reached a safe location, she tried to summon the other party.

The woman's face immediately appeared before me. After using my aura to conceal myself, I was able to detect her presence without directly confronting her or carefully sensing her presence.

"Having this clone is great. It can assassinate the Master at crucial moments, which goes without saying that it will lead to victory in the Holy Grail War."

Honestly, Kirei Kotomine completely misused the Hundred Faces. Such a Servant was exceptionally gifted; even if he couldn't win the Holy Grail War, he could at least have eliminated several Masters.

She withdrew her Hundred Appearances and prepared to leave.

There was no intention to conceal the fact that he had killed Bai Mao.

Because she lacks abilities such as the ability to interrupt the flow of energy, any Heroic Spirit or Master nearby can see everything she does at a glance.

And indeed, Kiritsugu Emiya witnessed this.

After confirming Kiritsugu's location by observing Yukino who was lying in ambush nearby, Kurome, who was standing still, turned her head and glanced at him from afar.

Kiritsugu immediately hid behind the wall, cold sweat pouring down his back.

"Maimi, let's go." He took a deep breath and said to his partner on the other end of the communicator.

Half an hour later, the two returned to the Einzbern residence. Irisviel immediately asked questions, and Kiritsugu recounted his previous experience.

Saber, who was listening nearby, frowned.

"It seems that Berserker is a tough opponent this time," Irisviel said seriously.

Kiritsugu Emiya didn't answer. He was a little tired, so he walked to the sofa next to him and leaned back gently.

Saber was almost the strongest Servant he could summon, and he believed that victory in this Holy Grail War would belong to him.

……

At this moment, Kurome returned to the Matou family.