A Terror No One Could Defeat

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The entire area suddenly fell silent.

Not far away, Illya, who had been smiling all along, furrowed her lovely brows slightly. A trace of displeasure appeared on her face, like a child who was having fun playing a game only to be rudely told to stop. Her expression was full of unhappiness.

Atop the tree, Noah lowered his head and looked at Rin Tohsaka in his arms, who still seemed not to have recovered from the shock. He spoke softly.

"Hey, Rin Tohsaka, are you okay?"

Hearing Noah's voice, Rin Tohsaka's frightened eyes finally trembled, and she murmured as if in a dream.

"Y-you saved me?"

"Of course. If I didn't save you, who did?" Noah sighed and released Rin Tohsaka, letting her sit upright on the treetop. Only then did he turn around and look at Berserker, who had smashed the ground apart with a single strike. A trace of gravity flashed through his eyes.

"I already knew those parameters were absurdly exaggerated, but I didn't expect something even more ridiculous to show up."

Rin Tohsaka froze at those words and followed Noah's gaze. When she saw Berserker's current state, she finally understood why Noah had said that.

At that very moment, the bulging muscles on Berserker's massive body, like a pitch-black iron tower, were glowing red like heated branding irons. His entire body was enveloped in killing intent and brutality. Streams of red mist, almost tangible like smoke, continuously seeped out of his body like steam, hissing as they did.

"What is that?" Rin Tohsaka cried in shock.

"I don't know." Noah stared fixedly at Berserker as he answered.

"But Archer's attack just now didn't fail to injure him. I clearly