The moment he saw the girl, Achilles's heart not only went cold; a question in his mind was also answered. No wonder Arthur had dared to blast him in the face with a beam cannon. If it were him, he would have too.
Well, no. He couldn't. He didn't have a beam cannon.
But although Achilles's heart had gone cold, he had not given up, because the Holy Grail War was, in the end, a battle between Servants. It was not that powerful humans did not exist, but they were far too rare.
He was confident that with his Dromeus Cometes, he could definitely rescue Miroku. And even if they "killed the hostage," it did not matter. This was only a puppet, after all, and she would not truly die.
It would just be very troublesome if it died. Therefore, Achilles confidently charged in!
Smack!
Whoosh!
Boom!
Three sounds perfectly illustrated Achilles's trajectory.
Beneath a tree that had been snapped by the impact, Achilles stared blankly up at the sky, starting to doubt his life. Were Masters this strong nowadays?
In truth, Achilles had misunderstood. The girl was indeed powerful, but not to that extent. It was just that most of the girl's powers happened to counter Achilles.
The superhuman perception of Mind's Eye of the Kagura allowed the girl to predict his movements. The Divinity within the Two-Tails' power made Dromeus Komētēs far less effective, and on top of that, Achilles had been a little careless.
That was why Achilles had been sent flying. If they did it again, the result would be different. Unfortunately...
By now, Arthur had already arrived. Like a guardian knight, he stood before the girl with sword in hand. Vast magical energy was slowly gathering in the Holy Sword, and its icy aura locked