Not on the Same Level of Existence

# Chapter 35 Not on the Same Level

"ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR————!"

When that roar echoed through the space and reached the ears of Luo Zhen, Mashu, and Olga Marie, all three trembled.

"W-What… what is that…?"

Olga Marie's face turned deathly pale.

"Ugh…"

Mashu gripped her shield-bearing hand tightly, her fingertips turning white.

Cold sweat trickled down Luo Zhen's forehead as well.

From that sound, they sensed a violence that could stop hearts, lower body temperature, and even halt the flow of blood.

A terrifying sense of crisis washed over them.

The next moment…

"It's coming…!"

Mashu cried out.

"BOOM————!"

Almost simultaneously, one of the walls of the room in the building where they were hiding shattered on the spot, turning into fragments in the blast and scattering in all directions.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah————!"

Olga Marie screamed.

Luo Zhen stared intently ahead, seeing a figure slowly walking in from outside the shattered wall.

It was a giant over two meters tall, with bulging muscles, wearing a war skirt, holding a jagged stone axe, bare-chested, barefoot, and covered in jet-black纹路.

"ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR————!"

The giant roared, the sound shaking the air, turning into a sonic wave that swept outwards.

"…!?"

Mashu stood in front of the others with her giant shield, blocking the sonic wave.

"You've got to be… kidding me…"

Olga Marie retreated step by step, looking at the giant like a fierce god, her face filled with fear.

"This is… a really bad joke…"

Luo Zhen's expression also became extremely strained.

From the figure, Luo Zhen felt a terrifying pressure that even the Archer who had attacked him didn't possess.

Clearly, it was a Servant.

Judging from its mindless appearance, it was undoubtedly a Berserker.

"A class suited for Heroic Spirits who went mad in life…"

Servants who received this class would possess the skill Mad Enhancement, gaining power in exchange for being deprived of reason.

It was originally a class meant to strengthen weak Servants.

But the Servant before them was as far from the word "weak" as could be.

"That's undoubtedly one of the top-tier Servants!"

An existence that would be in the top echelon even among all Heroic Spirits.

Now, it had manifested as a Berserker, gaining power at the cost of its sanity.

Already a top-tier Servant, and now enhanced.

That was the enemy Luo Zhen and the others were facing.

Then, Luo Zhen understood.

"Compared to the Archer from before, this Servant isn't even on the same level!"

And even when facing Archer, Luo Zhen had almost been defeated despite having the advantage. There was no comparison to facing this monster.

So, Luo Zhen had only one thought.

"Run!"

Luo Zhen's voice rang out.

"That's not an opponent we can handle right now! Escape before it goes berserk! Escape as far as you can!"

Neither Mashu nor Olga Marie objected to Luo Zhen's decision.

Immediately, Luo Zhen, Mashu, and Olga Marie all turned and ran without hesitation.

"ROAR————!"

The Berserker roared in anger and gave chase.

"Boom————!"

In a corner of the burning city, a building's side wall suddenly exploded, sending rubble and debris flying in all directions like bullets.

Mashu, holding her cross-shaped shield, was sent flying out of the shattered wall, her face filled with shock and pain.

"Roar————!"

Berserker, with its terrifying roar, rushed forward at an alarming speed.

Despite its enormous size, Berserker moved as agilely as a cheetah, lunging towards Mashu while swinging its stone axe, bringing it down on her with all its might.

"Clang————!"

With a terrifying clang, the stone axe struck the shield, unleashing a chilling force that exploded upon impact, creating a shockwave.

"Gu… ooh…!?"

Mashu, who had blocked the blow, let out a pained groan. Her slender body couldn't withstand the incredible force on the shield, and she was blasted away by the shockwave, crashing into a building behind her and shattering its wall.

"Mashu!"

Luo Zhen, who had run out of the building, saw this and called out.

"What a… monster…!"

Olga Marie, who had also run out, looked extremely pale.

"Roar…"

Berserker, still holding its stone axe, turned around and looked at Luo Zhen and Olga Marie.

"……!?"

"Eek…!?"

Luo Zhen and Olga Marie both felt their scalps tingle and retreated backward.

"Haaahhhhhhh!"

Just then, Mashu's delicate shout rang out as she braced her shield and leaped out of the shattered wall, transforming into a cannonball and launching a charge against Berserker.

With a "thud," Mashu's charge was blocked.

"Roar————!"

Berserker continued to roar, appearing completely devoid of reason, yet its stance of holding up the stone axe to block Mashu's shield was clearly honed through countless battles.

Needless to say, this Servant had not lost its combat skills from its previous life, despite losing its sanity.

This was simply unfair.

"Now's your chance!"

Mashu, holding Berserker's weapon at bay, shouted from behind her shield to Luo Zhen and Olga Marie.

The two of them finally reacted.

"Let's go!"

Luo Zhen abandoned his reluctance, grabbed Olga Marie's hand, and ran in the other direction.

"W-Wait! What about Mashu!?"

At this moment, it was Olga Marie who was worried about Mashu.

"Mashu will be fine!"

Luo Zhen gave an unquestionable answer, dragging Olga Marie and running as fast as he could.

"Fou!"

Fufu had also landed on the ground and was running ahead as if leading the way.

The two people and the beast ran into the depths of the city, seeking to escape the disaster behind them.

However, a new problem arose.

"Hah… hah… hah…"

Luo Zhen, out of stamina, gradually began to pant.

"You… you're still the same as ever! Your stamina is terrible!"

Olga Marie clicked her tongue and, in turn, dragged Luo Zhen forward.

However, Olga Marie was also a girl, and her stamina wasn't much better.

"Comparing stamina to a Servant is a stupid thing to do in the first place!"

Seeing that their speed was starting to slow down, Luo Zhen unhesitatingly activated his Magic Circuits.

"〈Wolf Summoning〉!"

Two large, sturdy black wolves were summoned.

"Quick! Get on!"

Luo Zhen pushed the flustered Olga Marie onto one of the wolves, then mounted another himself, and immediately urged the two wolves forward in a wild run.

"Haa..."

"Roar..."

Behind them, Mashu's delicate shout and the enemy's angry roar still echoed.

Listening to these sounds, Luo Zhen pressed a hand against the Command Seals on the back of his hand.

Once they were out of the battlefield, Luo Zhen would not hesitate to use a Command Seal to summon Mashu back.

With this idea in mind, Luo Zhen urged the wolf Familiars onward, running forward.

P.S. Congratulations to "Winged Shadow" for becoming the fifth alliance master of this book! Hooray~~~!