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

The main reason is that the terrain here is too cramped, making it impossible to unleash their full potential. Neither Archer's Illusion Collapse nor Siegfried's Fallen Demonic Strike, which they had temporarily sacrificed, could be used here, greatly limiting their combat power.

"What should we do... In this situation, is there still a chance of victory?"

Ritsuka grew increasingly anxious. She wanted to help Archer, but her magic couldn't keep up with him. Even using light magic to blind him, she still needed to keep up with his movements.

"Calm down, Ritsuka. Listen to me, I have an idea about the current situation."

At that moment, Archer's voice suddenly entered Ritsuka's mind.

Chapter 131: Blowing Up the Cave

"Calm down, Ritsuka. Listen to me, I have an idea about the current situation."

Archer's words entered Ritsuka's mind:

"I'm going to use the illusion collapse to destroy this cave."

"What did you say?!" Ritsuka was shocked. How could Archer use such a suicidal attack method?

"Listen to me. You still have two Command Seals left, right? Mash and I will temporarily use a shield to hold off the rubble and energy surge. Use your Command Seals immediately so that Mash and I can instantly teleport you and Nero out of here!"

“This is something Command Seals can do. Is that alright, Ritsuka?” Archer said.

“!!” Ritsuka immediately understood Archer’s plan. As long as the cave was destroyed and the environment was used, the three Servants in front of her could be completely eliminated.

“But…” Ritsuka knew very well that doing so would undoubtedly kill the other person, kill someone she used to know.

“Don’t always think it will be the same as yesterday, where all you have to do is defeat them. Don’t forget, if we were the ones who lost, they would show no mercy in dealing with us!” Archer said in a deep voice.

“…Mr. Archer, I’m ready.”

Hearing that Archer was still under attack and explaining this to her, Ritsuka knew she couldn't hesitate any longer. She raised her hand, ready to chant at any moment.

After sensing Ritsuka's will, Archer immediately began to make plans for the next step.

The first thing he needed to do was to break free of the chains on his arms. Ever since he was injured in the back by Medusa, he had been constantly observing and memorizing Medusa's movements.

Although Medusa's movements were swift and unpredictable, they were not without clues. The amplitude and direction of the swaying of the chains binding her revealed the direction and target of her attacks.

"I won't be fooled by her pacing movements. All I need to know is the outcome. Her next attack... is here!"

Sensing the direction and force of the chain movement in his left hand, Archer immediately opened his eyes.

【Crane Wing Triple Combo】

Archer immediately kicked out the black and white twin blades that had been secretly projected onto his legs, aiming them directly at the little Medusa who was coming toward his right neck.

Medusa was startled, not expecting that even after being stabbed so many times, her opponent still had room to resist, and even bumped right into her path.

Little Medusa used her scythe to shatter the twin blades that were flying towards her, and then, through the broken blades, she saw Archer charging straight toward her.

"Trying to use the same trick again?" Little Medusa, wary of the twin blades that might fly out from somewhere else, then charged towards Archer with her scythe in hand, intending to finish him off in one move. (The last two lines appear to be random characters and are left untranslated.)

"Clang!"

Little Medusa clashed with Archer's enlarged white sword in his right hand. With her monstrous strength, Little Medusa forcefully knocked Archer's arm away, leaving his upper body wide open and unable to defend himself.

"Suffer to death!"

Little Medusa didn't let this opportunity pass. She raised her scythe high in her right hand and slashed directly at Archer's chest.

However, just as Medusa was about to succeed, she suddenly noticed a faint smile on the other person's face. This immediately put Medusa on her guard.

"Was he deliberately luring me? But where is his killing move? Apart from my chains, there's no other weapon making a sharp sound as it cuts through the air...!"

Suddenly, as if sensing something, Medusa's gaze immediately shifted to the only source of the noise—her own chains. There, on the outer side of the chains, a black blade, blending into the darkness, was about to slash at her left hand fingers.

"They actually used the sound of chains to mask the sound of the blade cutting through the air, and because the black blade blended into the dim environment, I didn't notice it at first!"

At this moment, Medusa finally understood the true meaning of Archer's faint smile—"Would you pay with a hand to kill me?"

In a split second, Medusa made a decision. With her strength, defeating Archer was no problem; there was no need to take this risk and pay this price.

"Chong-"

"hateful!"

Because the chains were taut from the struggle between the two forces, and the blade was about to touch her fingers, Medusa had no choice but to loosen the chains and dodge the attack.

However, this resulted in Archer snatching the chains away, successfully breaking free from Medusa's restraints, and quickly distancing himself from her.

Do you think you can still escape?

Seeing this, Medusa immediately used her speed advantage and began to rapidly approach Archer.

Here's your stuff back!

However, Archer threw the chains he had taken directly at Medusa.

Of course, giving it away wasn't going to be easy. Archer quickly projected dozens of sharp blades again, and regardless of their quality, they all swarmed around the thrown chain and attacked Medusa.

"Clang clang clang—"

A series of clanging sounds rang out as Medusa quickly shattered the incoming blades and successfully retrieved her chains. However, this delay allowed her opponent to increase the distance between them.

"It's alright, as long as we get closer... hmm?"

Just as Medusa was preparing to charge again, she suddenly noticed that the Noble Phantasm on the bowstring that Archer was drawing back was completely different from the feeling that the previous swords had given Medusa.

"Hrunting—Go!"

The jet-black sword shot out from Archer's hand, its speed significantly faster than the previous swords.

But that alone wouldn't pose such a great threat to Medusa. Not wanting to be delayed by the archer any longer, Medusa charged forward, throwing her chains in an attempt to knock down the black sword.

"boom!"

Although the force from the chains was great, it was no different from that of the ordinary swords from before. Just as Medusa was about to casually step over the black sword that had been knocked to the ground, a sense of crisis suddenly crept up her spine.

"call out--"

"what!"

Little Medusa immediately stopped in her tracks, and with a beautiful hook, used her scythe to deflect the black sword that suddenly sprang up from the ground and nearly struck her face.

However, that wasn't the end of it. After the black sword was deflected, it should have fallen to the ground again, but instead it turned and stabbed directly at Medusa once more.

"So that's how it is. A Noble Phantasm that can continuously track the enemy and attack again no matter how many times it is defeated?"

Medusa saw through the trick. If that was the case, then she would destroy them completely with her power. After all, those were just projections of counterfeit Noble Phantasms, and they were hastily projected, so they were far from being as durable as the real ones.

So when the sword came again, Medusa channeled her power and slashed down hard, splitting the black sword in two.

"Let's see what tricks you have up your sleeve now!" After dealing with the black sword, Medusa was about to give chase again when she noticed Archer standing beside Ritsuka, with the sword on the bowstring now forming a strange spiral shape.

"You're insane!"

Medusa was startled. Having learned about Archer's plans, she already knew what he intended to do. The cave environment was meant to limit his powerful attack, but who would have thought he would so recklessly try to take them all down with him?

"Fantasy collapse!"

However, Archer fired without hesitation, not at all targeting Medusa, but aiming directly at a spot in the center of the cave.

"Mash! Unleash your Noble Phantasm to protect His Majesty Nero! In my name, by the Command Spell..." Ritsuka was also prepared, not only reminding Mash to protect Nero, but also rapidly releasing Command Spells, intending to send them out of the cave.

"boom!"

At that moment, a huge explosion rang out, and in the confined space, the terrifying shockwave instantly engulfed everyone present.

Mash used her Noble Phantasm to defend herself and shield Nero. At the same time, Archer also activated his [Seven Rings Covering the Sky], which also blocked the shockwave, buying Ritsuka time to cast her Command Seal.

The entire cave began to tremble, and a continuous stream of rubble fell to the ground, threatening to collapse completely.

"Hmm...? What is this!?" Suddenly, Archer's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had discovered something.

"Archer, I command you to take me and escape immediately..."

"Wait a minute, Ritsuka-san!" Archer suddenly interrupted Ritsuka's chanting.

"Huh? Mr. Archer, why are you suddenly calling a halt now?" Ritsuka asked in surprise, raising one arm to fend off the gusts of air blowing from both sides.

“This cave won’t collapse…” Archer said gravely.

"What? How is that possible? Everyone witnessed the power of your attack, Mr. Archer. How could it not have collapsed... Hey, the shockwave is starting to shrink."

Meanwhile, Ritsuka, who was talking to Archer, also realized that something was wrong. In the time it took to talk, the cave should have collapsed by now, but apart from signs of collapse, there was no further progress.

Even the shockwave began to weaken, clearly indicating that Archer's attack had come to an end.

"That's to be expected... After all, there are important things stored inside, and we can't let you destroy them with just one blow."

At that moment, a voice emerged from the dimly lit environment.

Chapter 132: Lü Bu and Jing Ke

A figure emerged from the dust—it was the little Medusa who had just been knocked back. The voice that had just been heard naturally came from her.

“Something important? What is it?” Archer’s eyes sharpened, and then he asked.

"The loser has no right to know more—this time you won't be allowed to shoot arrows again! Caress of the Medisa! (The goddess's embrace)"

At this moment, Medusa unleashed her Noble Phantasm skill, and a large amount of magic power began to gather in Medusa's eyes.

"Oh no! Ritsuka-san, turn around!" (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the previous sentence.)

Having heard the legend of Medusa's famous eye that could petrify everything, Archer used the projected [Seven Rings Covering the Sky] to defend himself while turning his head away, no longer looking into Medusa's eyes, for fear of meeting her gaze.

"Although you know my legend, unfortunately, I am not that cursed monster yet. Mistaking that is your fatal crisis! Die!"

However, what emanated from Little Medusa's eyes was not the legendary petrification curse. Instead, a blazing purple magic cannon shot out from Little Medusa's eyes and directly collided with Archer's [Seven Rings Covering the Sky].

Although it was not as powerful as Mordred's beam cannon, it was still something that Archer's projected [Seven Rings of Seraph] could not withstand.

As soon as the light cannon made contact, it instantly shattered the first layer, then the second, the third, and so on... until the seventh layer of petals was also pierced by this unstoppable light cannon.

"boom!"

"archer!!"

Ritsuka was thrown aside by Archer, who sensed the danger, thus dodging the attack. Archer, on the other hand, took the brunt of the attack, being blasted several meters away before crashing into a stone wall, creating a large crater. His fate remains unknown.

Ritsuka struggled to her feet, intending to check on Archer's condition, but suddenly a scythe stood before her, the cold glint of its blade making her tremble with fear.

"It's over, Ritsuka-neechan. I'm sorry, you didn't pass this test."

Little Medusa raised her scythe and then slowly said:

"And as the price of failure, I can only send you on your way. Although I am sorry, we gave Chaldea a chance, but since you were prepared to be our enemies, you should be able to guess the outcome now."

"Senpai!" Mashu struggled to her feet from the rubble, wanting to rescue Ritsuka. But the distance was far, far away. If she had more time, she could have run to Ritsuka's side, but now she could only watch helplessly as Medusa raised her scythe, ready to execute Ritsuka.

"Hurry, hurry, get out of this singularity as soon as possible." Dr. Roman was also quickly adjusting the device, intending to help Ritsuka escape from the singularity quickly.

"Goodbye, Ritsuka-neechan." Little Medusa swung her scythe down, about to strike Ritsuka, who had already closed her eyes and resigned herself to her fate.

"call out--"

"Hmm?" Little Medusa's scythe suddenly stopped, then immediately slashed towards the direction of the sound of air being cut in the darkness. A sharp metallic clang rang out, and the domineering force made Little Medusa take a step back, while an arrow fell to the ground.

"That force is—!! Could it be that you escaped?!"

Little Medusa seemed familiar with the force of the arrow and immediately shouted.

"Of course, I don't know why there was a sudden strong tremor, but the wall that you sisters used to chain General Lü and me just happened to crack, so General Lü and I were able to escape."

From the depths of the cave, a woman's voice slowly drifted out:

"By the way, your sister is in our hands now. Release everyone here, and I can spare your sister's life."

"What! Sister, you've been caught?!" Little Medusa exclaimed in surprise.

"You stupid little sister, why didn't you finish the fight quickly? You made such a commotion and now I'm being held hostage by this assassin." A familiar girl's voice could be heard from the darkness.

"Release my sister immediately, and I'll let you go!" Little Medusa said with a chilling expression.

"I don't believe a word you three liar sisters say. You promised there was treasure, but you betrayed me and General Lü. Let us leave this cave now, and once we're outside, I'll naturally believe in your sincerity!"

The woman continued.

"How can I guarantee that you will release my sister after you get out?" Little Medusa did not agree to that. Instead, she blocked the only possible way out of the passage and said.

"So what exactly are you planning to do? Just stay stuck here?" the woman continued to ask.

"I……"

"Silly sister, it looks like we've lost this time, so let's just agree. I'm fine on my end for now. Besides, you should know what the consequences will be if they dare to break their promise."

At that moment, the familiar girl's voice began to persuade Medusa.