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"What...?"
"Rider, hurry back too! Your Master is in danger as well!"
Rider hurriedly nodded and swiftly assumed spirit form. Ruler also passed Caules in the blink of an eye, racing ahead at even greater speed.
At a Servant's running speed, it should not take even five minutes. But those five minutes could very well become a fatal delay. All he could do now was pray that his final words had reached his sister's ears and that she would understand their meaning correctly.
Caules had already forgotten the pain he had suffered during the interrogation. With no distractions in his mind, he sprinted forward...
Clear cracking sounds rang out from the courtyard. A wooden spear made to imitate the length of a battle axe collided with a wooden sword modeled after a greatsword.
Though no sparks flew as they would from steel, that clash contained the fighting spirit of both sides.
Hah... Lin Yan let out a slight breath and decisively tried to slip into her guard. Spears and swords differed in attack range, and the techniques and speed they employed differed as well.
Though it was a greatsword, it could not possibly surpass a battle axe in reach. Therefore, he intended to open with a thrusting attack.
But that was a common tactic used against warriors wielding battle axes, and one that could easily be predicted.
Hmph... As though she found it boring, the Homunculus reversed her battle axe to counter. By stepping back to widen the distance, she effortlessly blocked Lin Yan's advancing attack.
As a combat Homunculus, she was the leader, and Gordes had given her the name "Duer."
The wooden spear struck Lin Yan squarely in the side. Hit by the innate monstrous strength of a combat Homunculus, Lin Yan was immediately sent