Eternal Life

Sensing his opponent heading straight for him, Bai Sui did not continue toward the man's residence. Besides sending Berserker into the Holy Grail, he also wanted to save Sakura.

That made fighting inside the residence unsuitable. If the aftershocks of their clash became too great and caused the house to collapse, that would be troublesome.

So Bai Sui stood quietly a hundred meters outside the residence, waiting for Berserker's arrival.

His opponent moved quickly after assuming spirit form. In that state, he could pass through walls, and after ignoring every obstacle along the way, he appeared before Bai Sui in an instant.

Without a word, he swung a staff straight at him. It was an utterly ordinary wooden stick, but under the enhancement of Lancelot's Noble Phantasm, Knight of Honor, it had gained the hardness of a D-rank Noble Phantasm.

Yet Bai Sui neither dodged nor defended against that fierce, whistling blow. He merely raised his right hand. "Shinra Tensei."

A powerful repulsive force sent Lancelot flying. The Berserker smashed through several trees thick enough to require two people to encircle before finally coming to a stop.

From the rooftop of the Matou residence, a hundred meters away, Kariya Matou could easily see the battle—and immediately witnessed his Berserker's defeat.

No matter what, Kariya could not accept that his Berserker could not even withstand a casual attack from his opponent. When he had summoned Lancelot, he had believed victory was assured.

After all, Lancelot was known as the strongest knight among the Knights of the Round Table, the Knight of the Lake. Although becoming a Berserker had caused him to lose some of his sanity, it had also further strengthened his combat ability.

Kariya's confidence in his Servant did not come solely from Lancelot's title and legends. It also came