A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

Dr. Roman immediately said, "Mei ne yong me ne lin kong ni lin zai zai me ne..."

"What? There are still powerful enemies?" Nero said in disbelief.

"There's nothing we can do about it; they seem to have sensed your arrival. We have no choice but to fight this battle with our backs against the wall," Dr. Roman said solemnly.

Chapter 129: Three People and One Beast

At Dr. Roman's prompting, all four present prepared for battle.

Under Ritsuka's illumination magic, a huge figure appeared in the dim light ahead, roaring as it was the first to appear before them.

"Goo ...

"This...this is?" Mash stared in astonishment at the enormous creature before her and couldn't help but ask.

"It's...it's quite big! And the lion's face is quite cute!" Nero seemed to really like lions; excitement was clearly visible in her eyes.

"It's a chimera, a monster from ancient Greek mythology. Not some magically synthesized creature, but that legendary mythical beast!"

Dr. Roman also saw the giant monster's appearance through Ritsuka and the others' perspective, and then asked in surprise:

"Why would something like this... Ah! That's right! Could it be something prepared by that goddess!?"

"This is an extremely powerful opponent! Its resilience is extraordinary, so be careful! Also, don't forget that besides this weaker magical beast, there are three other followers in the cave! Don't let them succeed in their sneak attack!"

"Understood, senior, let's begin the battle!" Mash became serious, holding her shield and taking the lead in blocking the chimera's attack.

"I'll help you!"

Nero, wielding the Primordial Flame, slashed forward without a word. Perhaps because it was a battle on home soil, Nero seemed to possess the qualities of a Servant, as his sword directly cut a wound into the chimera's body.

“Archer, don’t rush to support Mash and Nero. They seem capable of handling that monster on their own. We need to find the other three Servants first,” Ritsuka whispered.

"Ah."

Archer thought the same thing, so he bypassed the battlefield and blended into the darkness ahead, using his clairvoyance to observe all the movements around him.

"Doctor, could you please investigate the locations of those three Servants' magical energy reactions? I need to use the Servant's contract relationship to remotely command Archer to find them," Ritsuka whispered.

“Okay… those three magical reactions are not far behind this chimera, in three directions in total…” Dr. Roman told Ritsuka and the other Servants their locations in detail.

Ritsuka relayed this to Archer, who then tiptoed forward and locked onto the Servant closest to him.

Archer had only taken a couple of steps when he heard a roar, and then a figure rushed toward him.

"Has it been discovered? But I hadn't even seen it yet, how did it find me first... Wait, a wolf howl? Could this Servant have an exceptionally keen sense of smell?"

Archer's thoughts flashed through his mind in a split second, and his hands moved quickly, firing several arrows.

However, the dark figure seemed to sense something, dodging what it could and swatting away what it couldn't with its claws!

"Is this some kind of Servant related to beasts? Such sharp reflexes and sturdy claws!"

Seeing that the opponent had closed in, and that his movement speed was slower than the opponent's, Archer had no choice but to draw his dual blades for melee combat.

"Clang clang—!"

The opponent's claws made contact with Archer's twin blades first, producing a sound like they had struck a hard object. Archer's body suddenly sank, sensing a monstrous strength that was difficult for him to handle.

"What strength! Who are you?!" Archer asked, struggling to defend himself.

"Awoooooo!!" However, the other party only made a sound like a beast roar and did not answer. Seeing that it could not completely suppress Archer with its strength, it first took a step back, withdrew its claws to charge up, and then charged at Archer again, and began to launch a series of rapid claw attacks.

However, in terms of punching speed, Archer was able to keep up, and even gained a slight advantage by relying on his combat experience.

"Its punches and palms are completely unpredictable, acting entirely on instinct. Just now, it even risked injuring me several times. Judging from the fact that it couldn't speak or listen to human speech before, it's either not a normal human or a Berserker-class Servant."

Archer concluded.

However, just as Archer was still fighting the unknown Servant with ease, he suddenly heard two hurried footsteps approaching him from behind the Servant.

"Oh no, the commotion is too great. It has alerted the other two Servants."

Archer suddenly became alert, no longer wanting to entangle with the Servant, and immediately tried to escape to avoid being in a three-on-one situation.

However, the beast-like Servant he was fighting seemed to sense his attempt to escape and, relying on his speed, relentlessly pursued him. This caused Archer's expression to darken slightly; to avoid being surrounded, he had no choice but to eliminate the Servant before him as quickly as possible.

However, just as Archer was about to finish off the Servant before him with his Crane Wing Triple Slash, he suddenly sensed a threatening burst of fire rushing towards them. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that, without anyone noticing, the Chimera had been breathing flames in his direction.

"Mr. Archer, quickly take this opportunity to shake her off!" Ritsuka's voice echoed in his mind. Archer then realized that Ritsuka, seeing him entangled, had specifically instructed Mash and Nero to use the flames spewed by the chimera to rescue him.

Thinking of this, Archer quickly dodged the flame, and the Servant fighting him didn't foolishly try to take the flame head-on either. He also jumped backward to avoid the flame.

Seeing that the distance had been created, Archer fired an arrow each in the direction of the enemy and the two rapid footsteps, then quickly ran towards the Chimera, beginning to chant the incantation of the "Crane Wing Triple Strike".

"Mash, Your Majesty Nero, quickly cooperate with Mr. Archer to swiftly kill the Chimera!"

Ritsuka immediately understood Archer's idea and hurriedly gave instructions loudly.

The two understood each other perfectly. With a shield and a sword, they blocked the area around the chimera and forced it into a state where it could not retract its force after attacking.

At this moment, Archer had already thrown out two pairs of black and white blades, cutting through the chimera's snake tail and ram's head. At the same time, he strengthened and lengthened the last pair of black and white blades. With the combined attack of Mash and Nero, he seized the chimera's momentary opening and slashed directly at the final lion's head with his twin blades.

"Ow—!"

A scream rang out, and the chimera beast lay dead in a pool of blood, unable to even breathe fire. All three of its heads had been severed by Archer's black and white blades, leaving it with no chance of recovery.

"You three are pretty good. You took care of that big cat so quickly. Although, in my opinion, that big cat was nothing at all."

A familiar voice came from the cave. At that moment, three figures slowly emerged.

"Master, there's no doubt the opponent is a hostile creature!" Upon hearing this voice, Mash immediately became alert. "Start with that lizard? Dragon? Whatever it is, defeat her immediately! We absolutely cannot let her activate her Noble Phantasm again!"

"Huh? But isn't that... isn't that Elizabeth? Not just Elizabeth, but a fox? A dog? I've never seen before?"

Ritsuka glanced over and saw Elizabeth, an old acquaintance from the previous singularity, walking in front. Next to her was an unfamiliar Servant who looked like a fox but was dressed in a dog girl maid outfit, giving the impression that she wasn't a very proper Servant.

However, when the last person appeared in everyone's sight, Ritsuka couldn't help but exclaim, "Ah, it's Medusa."

"Yes, Ritsuka-neechan, Mashu-neechan. Medusa has been waiting here for a long time." Little Medusa nodded and said.

"Huh? From what I'm saying, are you Little Medusa under Wang Chong's command? I thought you were a Servant summoned again, like that goddess outside," Mashu said, somewhat surprised.

"Is that what your sister told you? No, that's probably just your assumption after you found out your sister doesn't know you, right?" However, when she heard Mashu mention her sister, Medusa's expression changed, and grief and indignation appeared on her face.

"Wait... Medusa, what are you saying? Could it be that Miss Stheno outside...?" For some reason, Ritsuka had a bad feeling and quickly asked.

"Hmph..." However, Little Medusa only snorted coldly and did not answer. Suddenly, she threw the scythe in her hand and threw it directly at the crowd.

"Watch out! Senior!"

Mash immediately stepped in front of Ritsuka, blocking the attack with her shield.

"Wait! Little Medusa, why are you..." Ritsuka was about to ask something when Little Medusa interrupted her, "Ritsuka-neechan, didn't you already fight against us? We've been enemies for a long time."

"If you want to know more answers, then use your strength to force us to speak! This is both a test set by your sister for you and a test for me."

Medusa retracted her scythe with the chain, pointed it at Mash and Ritsuka, and slowly spoke.

Chapter 130: The Powerful Little Medusa

"This is a real Servant battle, and we're evenly matched with them in terms of numbers. Be careful, Ritsuka!" Dr. Roman warned with great concern.

"Understood, Doctor. Mash, Your Majesty Nero, Mr. Archer, I'm counting on you! I will do my best to provide support."

Seeing his former acquaintance Medusa raise her blade, Ritsuka knew he could no longer hesitate and immediately gave the order.

"Understood!" Mash and Archer were the first to prepare for battle.

"Another fight is about to break out. Why can't such a hero become a capable subordinate under my command? A strange dog, and a little child... I'll choose you as my opponent. I can sense your noble bearing; you must know the etiquette of dueling, right?"

After complaining for a moment, Nero inexplicably chose Elizabeth from among the three.

"You have excellent taste, but you're still too dazzling, making me a little jealous. Perfect, let me see if your fighting style is just as dazzling!"

Elizabeth grabbed her gun and charged at Nero, and the two immediately engaged in combat, appearing evenly matched.

Meanwhile, Archer and Mash also chose their opponents. Archer did not choose the dog girl he had just fought, because he had obtained information from Dr. Roman that the opponent was a genuine Berserker-class Servant.

In fact, it would be better to leave such a powerful and irrational Servant to Mash. After all, while the Servant is strong, she is far from reaching the level of Mordred's abnormal strength.

On the contrary, Archer decided to leave his old rival, Medusa, who had given him a very threatening feeling since her appearance, to be dealt with by himself.

"Although she looks petite, she is a legendary monster with a fearsome reputation, Medusa. She once caused a group of Greek heroes to fall in battle." Archer estimated the information about the little Medusa in his mind, and then immediately used all his strength to fight Medusa.

【Crane Wing Triple Combo】

Four flying blades, along with Archer's black and white twin blades, launched another attack on Medusa.

"Using the same trick too many times will render it useless! Nebula Chains!"

At this moment, instead of using her scythe, Medusa threw out her purple chain. The chain circled around Medusa, forming ring after ring, like a real nebula.

No matter what angle Archer attacked from, it was easily intercepted by these chains, and Archer himself even had difficulty getting close to Medusa.

"How can you wield chains to this extent? Is it magic? Or something else?"

Archer's once-proud offensive tactics have truly failed this time. No matter how tricky the angle, Archer's attacks were intercepted by the seemingly simple yet impenetrable defense. (The last sentence appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

"If the opponent only defends, it is indeed impenetrable... but there are ways to break through such an absolute defense."

Archer suddenly stopped pursuing the matter and, just as he had done with Chimera earlier, launched a direct attack on the Berserker Servant who was grabbing Mash's shield.

When Medusa saw that Archer had stopped fighting her and instead suddenly attacked her teammate, she immediately manipulated her chains to attack Archer while shouting to her teammate, "Tamamo Cat, watch out!"

However, at that moment, Archer suddenly turned around, slashing directly at the tip of the chain that was attacking him with his left hand. At the same time, he twisted his left arm and used the rotational force to make the chain wrap around his hand.

"No matter what kind of defense she uses, as long as the opponent has the intention to attack, then the moment she tries to stop me, the defense will collapse on its own! Even if she has a trick up her sleeve, she will inevitably leave a flaw when she changes her offensive!"

Archer's thoughts raced. It turned out that Archer had already devised a plan. The attack on Tamamo Cat was a ruse; the real purpose was to capture Medusa's chains.

In this way, it is no longer possible for the opponent to rebuild the same defensive posture as before. Now, Little Medusa must either remove the chains, thus giving herself an opportunity to attack.

The only other option is to pull yourself closer and attack with the scythe, but that would still give him an opportunity to attack, only the risk to yourself would be greater than the former.

Sure enough, Archer felt a tremendous pull from the chains. At the same time, the chains seemed to have a mind of their own, tightening their grip on Archer's arm, almost snapping him in two.

Moreover, Archer had no doubt that if he hadn't grabbed the sharp lock on the chain, the lock would have been aimed straight at his forehead.

However, Archer did not hesitate to chop hard at the chains binding his arms. Although he did not break the chains, he suddenly felt the tightness of the binding disappear.

"As expected, the way to tighten the chains and resist external forces cannot be achieved at the same time," Archer thought to himself.

"As expected, the way to tighten the chains and resist external forces cannot be achieved at the same time," Archer thought to himself.

"You actually grabbed my chains with your bare hands! I wonder if you've brought this upon yourself!"

Seeing that the chains could not break Archer's arm, Medusa continued to pull on Archer, while also intending to use the chains to bind Archer completely.

Just then, the four flying blades that had attacked Tamamo Cat earlier were reactivated. Two of them slashed at the chains, stopping them from binding her, while the other two slashed directly at Medusa herself.

"Clang clang—"

Medusa finally used her scythe to easily shatter the two flying blades, but her pupils contracted slightly the instant she shattered them.

Because she saw that the archer, which should have been curled up, despite having one hand bound by her, was now projecting a longbow, standing on the bow, pulling the string with one hand, and aiming at little Medusa at a very close distance.

"Trace on (projection begins)."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

Several sharp swords shot out along with the bowstring, seizing the moment when Little Medusa had just swung her scythe to block the black and white double blades, and attacked Little Medusa.

Fortunately, Medusa reacted quickly enough, dodging the swords with agility and stepping forward to attack Archer with a ghostly movement.

"So fast."

Archer originally thought that his rapid-fire tactics would catch Medusa off guard, but he underestimated Medusa's speed.

"Clang clang clang—"

"Thorn-"

Archer once again projected a white blade with his right hand to block Medusa's almost unpredictable attacks after she entered close combat. However, after only three moves, a wound appeared on Archer's back.

Subsequently, more and more wounds appeared on Archer's body. Left with no other choice, Archer could only project the [Seven Rings Covering the Sky] to defend against one side.

However, the attacks from the other side still caught Archer off guard. Unable to dodge effectively due to the chains binding him, Archer could only take the hits.

"Your tactics are very sharp, but the gap in strength is an insurmountable chasm that you can never bridge."

Medusa spoke to Archer, then glanced at Ritsuka with a subtle, almost imperceptible look. This was a statement directed at Archer regarding the difference in their strength, and also at Ritsuka regarding the disparity between Chaldea and the faction Wang Chong belonged to.

No matter how hard you struggle or how well you operate, you can't beat them.

Ritsuka was also very anxious watching this scene. The other two were alright, both Mash and Nero were able to fight the two Servants on the other side to a standstill, so the opponents must have just been summoned to this world.

However, for a Servant whom Wang Chong had been training for a long time, the strength displayed by Little Medusa was almost no weaker than Mordred's. With such ghostly movements, even if Mash and Nero had defeated their respective opponents, it would have been extremely difficult for the three of them to work together to deal with Little Medusa.