An Anomaly / A Misjudgment

However, she didn't want to sign a contract with such a strange 'Lu Bu'.

"How about a fight? I can see from your eyes that you are a warlike person!" Red Hare put away his spear, dodged Kiyohime's flames once again, raised his hands to indicate that he was harmless, and continued, "I have no desire for the Holy Grail, and my desire is probably to fight other warriors."

"Hmm." Ryougi Shiki pondered for a moment.

"I hope you can confirm quickly, because I don't have much time left. I'll be disappearing in about a minute." Red Hare awaited Ryougi Shiki's reply.

The fact that he persisted for so long without Master makes him quite remarkable.

But no matter how long he persists, without his Master's help, he will soon disappear from this world.

"Disappear?" Ryougi Shiki raised an eyebrow. She didn't want the other party to disappear; the martial arts skills the other party had just displayed had clearly broadened her horizons.

Although she looks funny, the battle she just fought was no joke. If she were to actually fight her opponent, Ryougi Shiki felt that she was very likely to be defeated by him in a very short time.

"Then, let's sign the contract!" Ryougi Shiki nodded, intending to sign a contract with Red Hare. The other party's martial arts were indeed quite good, and she might be able to learn a thing or two.

"Alright! Then you will be my 'Lu Bu's' Master!" Red Hare laughed.

After he signed the contract with Ryougi Shiki, a massive amount of magical power surged into his body. He cried out in alarm, "Eek!!! This massive amount of magical power!! Who are you?!"

"Huh?" Ryougi Shiki was bewildered, not understanding Red Hare was so excited.

Chapter 172 Anomaly

"Then! Please take care of me!" Red Hare stood beside Ryougi Shiki and said with a smile, "With such a huge amount of magical power, I'm afraid I can keep releasing Noble Phantasm."

Having just signed a contract with Ryougi Shiki, he was immediately overwhelmed by the immense magical power emanating from her. This magical power!! It was terrifying! It was like a vast ocean!

"Hehehe..."

Kiyohime revealed a frightening smile as she stared menacingly at Red Hare. If it weren't for the fact that Red Hare had signed a contract with Ryougi Shiki, she probably would have used her Noble Phantasm to teach it a lesson!

"Yo! Little snake, did you see my heroic fighting figure?!" Red Hare smugly approached Kiyohime's side, a smile spreading across its horse face. "Although you are no match for me, you have done quite well for a woman."

"A woman?!"

Kiyohime gritted her teeth. If it were Lord Anchin said those words, she would be very happy. But to be spoken to like that by such a demon, she felt an inexplicable anger rising within her.

"So, Master, what is the goal now?" Red Hare looked at Ryougi Shiki and could tell that Kiyohime was angry, so he stopped teasing her.

"Let's find a guy first." After Ryougi Shiki Red Hare, she didn't feel like she had lost anything like Asagami Fujino; instead, she felt no different from before.

"Found someone? Is he an enemy?"

Now that it has signed a contract with its Master, Red Hare naturally willing to obey the master's orders.

"No, it's us... well, I should say friends." Asagami Fujino explained their situation. Red Hare confused at first, then fell into a brief moment of thought before calmly saying, "I haven't met anyone like that, but if we're looking for other Servant, I roughly know the locations of a Servant during my 'escape'."

"Oh?"

Ryougi Shiki raised an eyebrow in surprise, as she hadn't expected the other party to know the locations of the other Servant!

"Hahaha, Master, this is perfectly normal. After all, when I'm running, I'll naturally 'encounter' those powerful warriors. And once I do, I'll remember the aura of those 'powerful ones'."

"Normally, I would go and fight them, but my condition—as you just saw—so I plan to find a Master first before challenging them."

Red Hare's words made a lot of sense, after all, his condition just now was quite miserable, and he was on the verge of extinction.

Even so, he still managed to suppress Kiyohime and the others single-handedly. However, judging from his words, he sensed danger from them, which is why he did not fight them.

Instead, he plans to find a Master first to resolve his dissipation problem.

"Is it very strong?" Ryougi Shiki clearly sensed the apprehension in Red Hare's tone. The three of them followed Red Hare, preparing to head out of the forest.

"Extremely strong. Even in my time, he would probably be a very suitable general. There's another guy who is terrifying. I instinctively don't want to get close to him." A human-like expression of fear appeared on Red Hare face'.

He would never meet that guy. As 'Lu Bu', he could clearly sense how terrifying that seemingly ordinary guy was.

"Let's put aside the small talk... My dear Master, we've been targeted!"

Red Hare's gaze sharpened. A bow appeared in his hand, and he looked up at the sky. He drew the bow and said, "The enemy is coming!"

"Swish swish swish swish—!!!"

Countless spears of light fell from the sky. Red Hare reached out and placed Ryougi Shiki behind its back to prevent her from being accidentally injured. Asagami Fujino was also protected by Kiyohime.

"Boom!!"

The flames did not stop the spear of light, but Red Hare leaped up, put the arrow formed from magic into the bow, and shot it into the sky.

"Watch out, it's Lancer!" Red Hare landed, and a long spear appeared in its hand, blocking the falling spear of light.

At this moment, Asagami Fujino and Ryougi Shiki realized that Red Hare somewhat like 'Lu Bu'.

"..."

A hooded woman descended slowly, unharmed. She carried a round shield and a spear, and her back was shrouded in light, which could be interpreted as either wings or decorations.

"In the name of the great god Odin, slay Rider and Berserker! The two Servant!" The hooded woman said without any emotion, "Rider, don't let them escape."

"Understood."

A purple-haired woman with a stunning figure, wearing an eye patch, appeared beside her. She seemed to be 'looking' at Red Hare and said calmly, "Although I am somewhat unwilling, since it is to eliminate outsiders, then there is no other way."

As she spoke, the purple-haired woman seemed to be about to remove her blindfold.

"Not good!"

Red Hare sensed the danger and, instead of continuing the direct confrontation, shouted, "Retreat for now!"

Upon seeing the purple-haired woman, Red Hare sensed something was very wrong. He was a Rider! Why was another Rider suddenly appearing?! How could this be?!

"Another Rider?! Impossible. Teacher Touko said that only one class should appear in a Holy Grail War." Asagami Fujino was also a little confused. If it were Lancer, it could be explained.

But what the heck is this Rider?! Has the Holy Grail War descended into chaos?!

"Petrifying Eye." The purple-haired woman removed her blindfold, intending to use her eyes to stop Red Hare and Kiyohime from their actions.

"Bang--!!"

However, just as the other party was about to remove his blindfold, Red Hare grabbed Asagami Fujino and Kiyohime, threw them onto his back, and ran away without saying a word!

In terms of speed, Red Hare was incredibly fast, and in just a split second, it dodged the opponent's attack.

"Snap!"

The trees ahead had been petrified. A hint of regret flashed in the purple-haired woman's eyes. As expected of a legendary hero, his reaction speed was truly impressive.

"Useless." The hooded woman said without any emotion, "Simply running is not enough to avoid the attack of the Divine Declaration."

The hooded woman slowly rose up, her spear emitting an extremely dazzling light. She seemed to be about to unleash her Noble Phantasm to snipe the departing Red Hare.

"Chivalric Sprint!"

Red Hare wasn't an idiot; he could clearly sense that the guy behind him was emanating a terrifying aura, which was obviously the prelude to the release of Noble Phantasm.

He immediately used his unique skill, Chivalric Sprint (Horse) - EX, to greatly increase his movement speed.

"Whoosh—!!!"

On the other side, the hooded woman threw out the light spear in her hand. Their purpose was to kill these lone Servant and Master!

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Chapter 173 Misjudgment

"Boom--!!!"

The hooded woman watched silently as Red Hare departed, a terrifying magical power erupting from her body, and the spear of light in her hand radiating a dazzling light.

"Pseudo- Divine Declaration (Gungnir)!"

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The light spear grew enormous, and as if it had an automatic tracking system, it flew out of the woman's hand with a 'whoosh' and followed closely behind Red Hare!

"That should be fine. No one can escape the attack of a great god, even if this Noble Phantasm is a fake." The hooded woman slowly descended. She looked at the motionless purple-haired woman and said calmly, "I thought he was the easiest target to deal with, but I didn't expect this guy to actually find his Master."

"Are you sure it's okay?" The purple-haired woman put her blindfold back on and looked at the hooded woman. She said calmly, "Valkyrie Ortlinde, although you released your Noble Phantasm, that is the legendary Lu Bu. According to the Master's information, although he is a person with extremely high martial arts skills, he comes from a mysterious ancient country in the East."

"Call me Valkyrie, Medusa," the hooded woman explained curtly. She didn't want to be called Valkyrie Ortlinde; in her understanding, Valkyrie were one, essentially indistinguishable, so they didn't need any names.

Of course... if it were someone close to her, she certainly wouldn't be so cold if she called them by their names.

"All right."

Medusa didn't say much. She looked at the spear of light that had disappeared before her eyes and said calmly, "However, we're a step too late."

"He's just getting Master. The Holy Grail is incomplete right now and can't provide him with much magic power in the real world." Valkyrie disagreed. She had also gained relevant knowledge through the Holy Grail. Although she was summoned yesterday, she knew the current situation of the Holy Grail War.

Due to insufficient Holy Grail mana, Saber, the strongest class, could not be summoned, while the other six classes were successfully summoned. However, the Holy Grail could not provide the Servant with any real-world mana.

Other Master cannot possess the same spiritual veins as their Master, nor do they have a large number of homunculus beings to provide magical energy.

They may be more capable than me in terms of functionality, but due to the limitations imposed by the Master, those past heroes are unable to unleash their true potential.

"Under these circumstances, I don't think they'll be able to unleash their Noble Phantasm."

That's right. The reason Valkyrie so confident is simple: she can unleash her Noble Phantasm, while her opponent is unable to use Noble Phantasm due to the restrictions imposed by their Master!

Their side had no shortage of mana! And their side didn't have Master to provide enough mana, so Valkyrie felt that after they released their Noble Phantasm, they wouldn't be able to use their Noble Phantasm to retaliate, and even if they didn't leave the field, they would be seriously injured.

"...That makes sense." Medusa thought Valkyrie's words made a lot of sense, and she also knew the current situation of the Holy Grail War.

There are far too many favorable conditions for the second party. Not only is their magic power abundant, but they also have the Holy Grail in their hands. Once these 'outsiders' are dealt with, they will naturally fight amongst themselves.

However, neither Valkyrie nor Medusa had any desire to give the Holy Grail to them.

"Boom--!!"

A violent explosion occurred in the distance, but Valkyrie suddenly looked up, a hint of disbelief flashing in her beautiful eyes. She had clearly felt her Noble Phantasm being hit!

It wasn't that it hit the enemy, but rather that it was shot down by the enemy's attack!

How is that possible?! Could it be that skill alone could defeat one's own Noble Phantasm?! That's impossible!! Even though it's a replica, it's still a weapon created by a master craftsman.

"This is a clash of Noble Phantasm." Medusa looked over there, seemingly surprised as well. She hadn't expected that the Servant there would have such an excellent Master! A Master who could provide so much magical power to his Servant.

Judging from what just happened, they have only just signed the contract and haven't even developed a basic level of teamwork.

Could it be that the horse named 'Lu Bu' is really, as the legend says, a creature that doesn't care about its master's safety at all?

Medusa and Valkyrie recall rumors about 'Lu Bu,' who killed their adoptive father twice and is considered to have a very strong rebellious nature.

That attack just now was clearly Noble Phantasm! In other words... that 'Lu Bu' abandoned his Master, forcibly squeezing out his Master's magical power in order to survive, and then unleashing his Noble Phantasm?

"...An unexpected situation." Valkyrie got up and chased after it, flying through the air and rushing towards the location where the Noble Phantasm had been unleashed.

Medusa also started running, using her own strength to run towards that direction. For Servant, Master are just beings who provide magic power, but most Servant are heroes of the past and their personalities are not particularly twisted.

However, there are exceptions sometimes, such as Lu Bu, a traitor who forcibly releases his Noble Phantasm regardless of his Master's safety.

The two moved quickly and soon arrived at the impact point of the Noble Phantasm. They did not see Red Hare and the others, so it seemed that the other party had left without stopping after using the Noble Phantasm.

Traces of the clash between the two Noble Phantasm remain on the ground. Although the two Noble Phantasm clashed in the sky, the impact still caused a small crater in the ground.

"It failed."

Upon seeing the tiny crater, Valkyrie and Medusa knew that their mission had failed.

"Let's go back." Medusa wasn't annoyed. This was just their mistake. They thought it was a lone Servant, but they didn't expect even Berserker to be with them.

Valkyrie's decisive release of her Noble Phantasm shows that she was well aware of her and her allies' advantages and intended to use it to annihilate the Noble Phantasm.

However, that 'Lu Bu' was a veteran of countless battles. Seeing things were going badly, he immediately turned tail and ran! He had no intention of fighting Medusa and Valkyrie head-on, and besides, his 'horse' was incredibly fast!!

Although Medusa and Valkyrie are highly mobile, they are still humanoid, unlike that 'Lu Bu' who can run incredibly fast on four legs!

All we can say is that Valkyrie did nothing wrong, except that her only mistake was chatting with Medusa and assuming that her side could use Noble Phantasm their side couldn't.

"Hopefully, the others will succeed."

Although she was somewhat disappointed, Valkyrie didn't say much. She flew back into the sky and headed towards the distance.

Medusa also entered a spiritual form, preparing to return and report the situation.

PS: "First update. Three updates a day as usual. There's no way I'll ever do a super update, not in my entire life!"

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