Cu Chulainn Has It Rough

"Jack is here! Jack is here!"

Kuro was thrilled to see Jack flying towards the Sky Fortress on his Hippogriff, finally able to show off his skills.

This time, she wouldn't let Jack take first place again; first place belongs to her, Chloe von Einzbern!

Jack and King Hassan landed in the Sky Garden aboard Hippogriff.

"Let's go find Kuro."

As soon as Jack landed, he rushed off to look for Kuro.

The Hanging Gardens were vast, and it was impossible to find them all at once. Jack ran around quickly, turning here and there, darting about in this maze-like Hanging Gardens.

King Hassan followed closely behind her, never straying far.

After a long time, Jack still couldn't find Kuro, and she became somewhat discouraged.

"Kuro! Where are you?!"

Jack cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted loudly.

No one answered; instead, she was met with a hail of arrows.

King Hassan moved swiftly to appear in front of Jack, swinging his greatsword to sweep away all the arrows aimed at Jack.

He looked in the direction from which the arrows had come, and saw Arash standing atop a spire, looking down at them with a smile on his face.

"Great hero, why did you ambush us!"

Jack questioned Arash with displeasure, saying she had just been startled.

Arash scratched his head. "We're just having a competition..."

Jack blinked, realizing that they were now engaged in a virtual battle.

"I see." She nodded. "Then Jack will be going up too!"

He then charged toward Arash.

Seeing the two rushing towards him, Arash leaped off the spire and disappeared in an instant.

This is their home turf; they won't let their opponents get close so easily.

He had no desire to engage in close combat with King Hassan; as an archer, he naturally wanted to make good use of his advantages.

"Huh! Are we playing hide-and-seek?" Jack became interested as Arash disappeared from sight.

Swish swish swish!

Another volley of arrows rained down, this time from behind.

Arash had already quickly shifted his position and circled around to their rear.

"Great hero, we'll definitely catch you! Jack's a master at hide-and-seek!"

Jack wasn't worried about the situation at all; instead, he laughed happily.

So, in this aerial fortress, Arash and Jack played a game of hide-and-seek.

The two chased and played around, showing no signs of tension in a fight, more like they were playing a game.

Since Jack was having so much fun, the great hero was happy to play along.

However, during this time, King Hassan's figure disappeared without a trace.

Arash, accustomed to King Hassan's elusive presence, was unaware of the gravity of the situation.

He had always assumed that King Hassan was not far from Jack, since King Hassan had always been like this, and this time would be no different, since Jack was currently under the constant threat of his arrows.

Arash's preconceived notions gave King Hassan an opportunity to exploit the situation; this time, the great hero was wrong.

Arash only realized something was wrong when the Hanging Gardens slowly disintegrated and fell.

"Kuro!"

In a moment of carelessness, King Hassan had already sneaked into the heart of the city and killed Kuro.

This made Arash very upset and he felt extremely guilty for his carelessness.

It turns out that King Hassan realized that continuing to fight Arash in this Sky Garden was not a good choice, so he unusually left alone to assassinate Kuro.

"Damn it! How could I not have thought of that? I was so careless!"

Arash was extremely dissatisfied with his negligence; his playful nature had made him less vigilant.

As a seasoned soldier, this is something that should never be done; only a new recruit would make such a basic mistake.

"Walk!"

King Hassan reappeared beside Jack, picked Jack up, and rushed towards the outside of the air fortress.

"Summon the Hippogriff, let's get out of here quickly."

The Sky Garden is disintegrating and falling. If they don't leave now and get entangled with Arash, they will perish together with him.

"Aren't we going to play hide-and-seek with the great hero anymore?"

Jack summoned the Hippogriff, seemingly understanding but not quite; she still didn't know what had happened.

However, since King Hassan said so, she obediently followed King Hassan instructions, and the two of them stood on the back of the Hippogriff and drifted away.

"Hehehe... How could I let you leave so easily?"

Arash was getting angry. He had been tricked right under Arash's nose, and now Arash was trying to escape?

Does this great hero still have any sense of humanity?

He watched as the Hippogriff and Jack continued to fly away, showing no sign of urgency.

His eyesight is excellent.

Such a short distance was no problem for him at all.

"Can you escape?" Arash chuckled. "My Noble Phantasm has a range of 2,500 kilometers."

He positioned himself, drew his bow to its fullest extent, and aimed at the Hippogriff that had already become a black dot in the distance, intending to make amends for his earlier carelessness.

"Since Kuro has been eliminated, then you can forget about getting good results!"

Great Noble Phantasm Unleashed!

Stella!!!

A shooting star streaked across the sky, and everyone who saw it was stunned into silence.

What's going on here?

Those who know the great hero know that this was a suicidal arrow.

King Hassan and Jack, who were targeted by the meteor, had no way to avoid it.

"Damn it! This guy actually did it!" King Hassan was unusually talkative.

Boom!

But they were quickly engulfed by the shooting star and disappeared into this virtual scene.

The great hero smiled with satisfaction and then disappeared.

The first and last place were determined in such a scene.

No one expected that these two groups, who seemed to have exceptional abilities, would be the first to be eliminated.

As Da Vinci said, this is not a game of skill alone.

The four people returned to the living room.

Kuro glared at Jack in dissatisfaction, "Jack, how could you do this! I could have won."

Jack scratched her head, still reeling from what had just happened, and asked curiously, "Kuro, how come you lost too?"

Kuro was furious and didn't want to talk to Jack.

King Hassan looked at Arash, and when faced with someone like Arash, he really had no temper at all.

Arash laughed and said, "Oh dear, don't look at me like that. You started it, so don't blame me."

Yuxian stepped forward at this moment, smiling as he asked Arash, "Great hero, doesn't it feel good to be alive after using your Noble Phantasm?"

Arash didn't know how to answer, so he just rolled his eyes and remained silent.

Yuxian didn't care. "Let's continue to observe how the others perform."

Chapter 79, Section 300: Cú Chulainn's Bitter Heart

After Jack and Kuro were eliminated, the others continued the competition.

In the scene, Gretel swaggered across the plain. The scene had a variety of terrains, but the plain was obviously the least suitable place to hide.

But Gretel didn't care; she felt she had a huge advantage now and there was no problem.

Having Scathach's abilities made her a bit arrogant, giving her the illusion that she could take on five opponents at once.

"Ah! Why haven't I met anyone yet? I'm getting a little tired of walking."

Gretel was somewhat dissatisfied because her mount, the Jabberwocky, which she had always relied on, was now unusable, which she found very inconvenient.

Walking on her own two legs was quite difficult for her, and her clothes were not suitable for long journeys.

It seemed that her complaints had an effect, and soon other people appeared in front of her.

Cú Chulainn and Bazett appeared before them, gazing at her from afar.

"Haha, watch this!"

Without a second thought, Gretel grabbed Gae Bolg and rushed forward, before Hans Christian Andersen could stop her.

Cú Chulainn wasn't afraid of her. Although Nursery Gretel had drawn Scathach's ability, Cú Chulainn was afraid of Scáthach herself, not her ability.

He twirled his spear and began fighting with Gretel.

Gretel Rhyme inherited her spear skills from Scathach, and Cú Chulainn also inherited them from Scathach. Their battle was like a fight between fellow disciples.

However, everyone in the living room laughed when they saw Gretel using the spear in the picture.

Her small frame holding a long spear and the way she swung it was rather comical.

Although the two appear to be evenly matched, it gives the impression of an adult beating a child.

Of course, this is indeed an adult hitting a child.

Bazett did not step forward to help at this moment, not wanting to disturb Cú Chulainn, so she turned her attention to Hans Christian Andersen.

Hans Christian Andersen quickly waved his hand, indicating that he would not fight. Bazett thought for a moment but did not make a move, waiting for the two in the arena to determine the winner.

In her view, as long as Cú Chulainn wins, that's all that matters; there's no need to go to great lengths to target Hans Christian Andersen.

The battle between the two fighters was evenly matched and continued.

Gretel waved her spear while humming and chanting rhythmically.

This was the first time she had used close combat. Her fighting style had always relied on the Jabberwocky or Ace Soldiers, and she rarely took action herself, let alone engage in close-quarters combat like this.

This experience was novel to Gretel, and she had a lot of fun.

Cú Chulainn seemed to be handling the situation with ease, but it would be difficult for him to defeat Gretel in a short time, as Gretel now possessed unparalleled marksmanship.

Yuxian couldn't stop laughing as he looked at the Gretel.

He said to Scathach, "Master, it seems you have a successor. Alice can definitely inherit your mantle in the future."

Scathach couldn't help but roll her eyes, but she was even more annoyed with Cú Chulainn.

She couldn't even handle a child who only possessed her abilities, let alone fight her in person.

This disappointed her greatly, as she had always placed high hopes on Cú Chulainn, hoping that Cú Chulainn would one day defeat her.

But now it seems her hopes have been dashed; Cú Chulainn is far from being strong enough to defeat her.