Rider gripped the reins from the driver's seat and lashed the warhorses hard. The neighing of the muscle-bound horses instantly shook the skies above the battlefield.
"Come, let the battle begin! I, 'Red' Rider... will lead the charge!"
The moment he finished speaking, Rider brought his chariot down to the ground. Homunculi and Magic Puppets stood in his path. Setting aside the combat-specialized Homunculi, even the Magic Puppets weighing over a ton were crushed into dust before the immortal divine horses bestowed by the sea god.
Like a gigantic blender, it tore through the earth and the world at bullet-like speed. Simply racing across the ground, the chariot controlled by 'Red' Rider could ravage the entire battlefield.
"Come, Servants of the 'Black' faction! Show us your strength! If anyone can stop my chariot, then come and try!"
The ones who answered his provocation were not Servants, but Magic Puppets.
Three Magic Puppets stepped before the chariot charging forward at breakneck speed. Clicking his tongue at the sight, 'Red' Rider naturally chose to crush them to pieces.
"Out of my way, you rabble!"
Hearing his words, 'Black' Caster Avicebron, who was overlooking the battlefield from afar, replied:
"That may not be so, 'Red' Rider."
At the instant of impact, the three Magic Puppets simultaneously spread apart. Before the startled Rider, they wrapped themselves around the warhorses' legs and abruptly hardened.
"Ugh...!"
The chariot of 'Red' Rider, which had been charging at full speed, finally came to a halt. Seeing this, the Homunculi raised their battle axes and leapt toward the chariot all at once.
"Enough with these cheap tricks!"
'Red' Rider released the reins, drew his sword from his waist, gripped the Spear of Hero-Slaying with his other hand, and leapt from the driver's seat.
The exchange lasted only an instant.