Solved with One Arrow / Let Me See What's Going On

As they were talking, they arrived at the outskirts of a city. It was called a city, but it was actually a fortress. As a fortress, its surface was full of pits and craters, as if it had just experienced a fierce battle.

Just as the group was about to go inside, they heard the alarm go off. Looking into the distance, they saw a massive horde of zombies and several Wyvern flying in the sky!

Chapter 139 Solving the Problem with One Arrow

The Wyvern and the massive army of the undead—these monsters were numerous and of high quality. The Wyvern could even be used as aerial surprise attacks, posing a significant threat to the France soldiers of this era.

Mash Kyrielight and Ritsuka Fujimaru immediately prepared for battle, but this time, Mephistopheles reached out and gently patted their shoulders.

"Let me do it."

Ritsuka Fujimaru remained silent, while Mash Kyrielight said with some concern, "But there are so many..."

"It's alright, quantity isn't the key," Mephistopheles said, then shook his head. "You can't say that, quantity is also a key factor, but this number certainly doesn't pose much of a threat."

As he spoke, a bow appeared in his hand. The bow had an ancient and simple design, as if it came from a distant ancient time. It emitted a faint, milky-white light, which was extremely soft.

Just by looking at this bow, you can feel its immense power.

"This is..." Mash Kyrielight stared at the bow in surprise. She tried hard to recall any bows and arrows that existed in history, but she couldn't find any records related to it.

"The Light God's Bow, I suppose it's a gift from Apollo," Mephistopheles said, his eyes suddenly focusing. In an instant, Mephistopheles had taken in all the distant enemies and marked them all.

Magic gathered within the bow, and light emerged from Mephistopheles's hand gripping the bowstring, converging and transforming into an arrow of light!

As Mephistopheles drew back the bowstring, the light on the arrow grew stronger and brighter, as if thousands or even tens of thousands of rays of light had converged there.

Then, Mephistopheles released his fingers.

At that moment, the arrow flew out, incredibly fast, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky—no, faster than a shooting star, as fast as light!

This strike can definitely inflict massive damage on the target!

This was Mash Kyrielight's thought, Ritsuka Fujimaru's thought, and also the thought of the ordinary soldiers watching from behind.

However, they did not relax, because with only one arrow, they could only deal with one target, while the enemy's numbers were so vast that they could not possibly defeat them slowly with such attacks.

But just as everyone was thinking this, the arrow suddenly transformed into thousands of arrows!

Every arrow struck its target with perfect accuracy, without exception, even the flying Wyvern were hit by this single strike.

The living corpse turned into a dead body and fell to the ground.

The Wyvern let out a mournful cry, unable to support its body any longer, and plummeted straight towards the ground!

In the blink of an eye, the enemy army, which everyone regarded as a formidable foe, had been wiped out without a single survivor!

Cheer?

The cheers had faded; they were completely stunned. Mephistopheles clapped his hands. "Alright, the trouble is over. Now, you all go and investigate what happened. I'll find a quiet place to properly plan how to proceed. How does that sound?"

Mephistopheles, Mash Kyrielight, and Ritsuka Fujimaru's words acted like a switch, finally bringing the crowd to their senses.

"We won!"

"We won!"

"So many monsters, and they were defeated in an instant!"

They shouted and cheered happily, as if a grand festival had arrived.

The squad leader immediately said to Mephistopheles, "Please come with us. We'll take you to see our commander. With your fighting strength, we're sure to defeat the witch and achieve victory!"

Seeing Mephistopheles's formidable strength, he even felt that launching a counterattack now and wiping out the witch Jeanne d'Arc of Arc and her terrifying monsters would be no problem at all.

Mephistopheles shook his head. "No rush, we still need to gather intelligence first. Only by gathering sufficient intelligence can we ensure the smooth progress of the subsequent plans, right?"

"Yes, yes!" The squad leader nodded immediately and led the group into the city.

Halfway there, Ritsuka Fujimaru asked curiously, "What kind of weapon is that? Or is it True Magic spell?"

"Plain Noble Phantasm power, well, you can think of it as Mystic Code if you want, there's not much difference." Mephistopheles said, handing the bow and arrow in his hand to the other party. "You can touch it if you want, after all, it was a gift from Apollo, so it still has some power. There's no need for me to use True Magic."

Ritsuka Fujimaru excitedly accepted the bow. She felt a powerful magical energy flowing within it simply by holding it.

"What an amazing bow!" she exclaimed, then examined the bow carefully before returning it to Mephistopheles.

Mephistopheles is still human, right? I wonder if I can obtain his Noble Phantasm. If so, I could immediately gain enough powerful combat strength and not have to hide in the back forever...

Ritsuka Fujimaru couldn't help but think to herself.

Mephistopheles then smiled slightly, "You want Noble Phantasm?"

"Um..." Ritsuka Fujimaru hesitated for a moment, then nodded somewhat embarrassedly, "If I had Noble Phantasm, I wouldn't have to hide in the back all the time, right?"

"Senior, you are the Master. As the Master, you should stay in the back as the commander. The most important thing is to ensure your own safety!" Mash Kyrielight immediately said.

Mephistopheles nodded in agreement. "Mash Kyrielight is right. As your Master, you should indeed hide and not act impulsively. However, in case someone deliberately tries to get close to you and deal with you, you still need to practice properly. For example, learn some close-combat Magecraft or True Magic. That way, even if someone gets close to you, you can use your own strength to stall for time and wait for your Servant to come to your rescue."

Mephistopheles gave a thumbs up at this point. "So, developing a melee Noble Phantasm that can instantly kill the opponent when they get close is a pretty good option. We need to make these guys understand that they shouldn't think they're weak and incapable of fighting just because their Master is human!"

"So that means... I can also obtain Noble Phantasm?" Ritsuka Fujimaru asked cautiously.

She now understands the preciousness of the Noble Phantasm, which makes her very nervous.

"It's very simple. In a couple of days, I'll give you a Noble Phantasm that will make things very convenient for you!"

"Noble Phantasm?!"

"Yes, Noble Phantasm, powerful enough to enhance your strength and allow you to directly fight Servants." Mephistopheles said, already having a plan in mind. "I was going to experiment with this anyway. If it succeeds, your combat power will definitely be one of the strongest in Chaldea!"

Chapter 140 Let me see what's going on

"Are you tourists here?" the slightly haggard-looking man with a serious expression asked Mephistopheles and the others.

This man was Gilles, a swordsman Mephistopheles had already met in another world.

However, he did not seem to be crushed by Jeanne d'Arc of Arc's death at this time. Perhaps because Jeanne d'Arc was resurrected and transformed into a witch, Mephistopheles felt that his spirit might be even better than in the original history.

At least, Jeanne d'Arc of Arc was indeed a witch in his eyes at the moment.

"That's right, we are travelers wandering this land aimlessly, and we have come here only because of the Lord's guidance," Mephistopheles said to Gilles with a smile.

Hearing Mephistopheles's words, Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight exchanged bewildered glances, thinking to themselves that Mephistopheles was truly a liar who didn't even hesitate to lie, and he even seemed quite sincere about it.

"The Lord's guidance?" Gilles sighed. "In that case, I believe you can all play your part. Just like how you successfully dealt with those monsters, you will be very useful in the battles to come..."

"So, we can stay here now?"

"Of course, we can provide food and lodging. If you need it, we can also offer monetary compensation. Although money has temporarily lost its value, it will eventually regain its status as long as we defeat those demons."

"As for other aspects... you can judge for yourselves. Since you've said it's the Lord's guidance, I believe you'll also try to find out what's really going on, right?"

Mephistopheles chuckled, "What are you trying to say?"

Gilles glanced at Mephistopheles, his voice low and somber. "Jeanne d'Arc, is she really a witch?"

"You don't think Jeanne d'Arc was a witch?"

"Perhaps it was the devil's doing, making us mistakenly believe that Jeanne d'Arc was a witch."

Mephistopheles smiled without saying a word, and just as Gilles was about to speak, Mephistopheles spoke first.

"Since the Marshal thinks so, I think we should investigate these matters further. Perhaps we can even find the original Jeanne d'Arc of Arc?"

"The original Jeanne d'Arc?!" Gilles' eyes widened in surprise, but he immediately shook his head. "No, it can't be, she's dead..."

"Maybe, but we need to investigate; perhaps we can find her."

Although he didn't want to admit it, Gilles was tempted. He remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "You can leave on your own, you can go elsewhere, or you can return on your own. I will have someone not stop you."

"Thank you, I believe peace will come soon."

After bidding farewell to Gilles and leaving the command center, Mephistopheles, along with Ritsuka Fujimaru, Mash Kyrielight, and the others, went outside.

"Could Jeanne d'Arc really be here?" Mash Kyrielight immediately asked.

"It's highly likely that since an evil Jeanne d'Arc has appeared, let's call her Black Jeanne. This Black Jeanne is still aiming to destroy this place, so the Counter Force certainly won't sit idly by. After all, if Earth's civilization is destroyed, the Counter Force will also be destroyed."

"At the same time, the fact that the opponent can summon so many monsters means that they must possess the Holy Grail, otherwise their mana supply would be insufficient. In that case, we must abide by the rules of the Holy Grail. The Holy Grail will inevitably summon someone of equal strength so that we can fight against Black Jeanne Alter. Moreover, it is highly likely that a Servant that can specifically counter Black Jeanne will be summoned, such as the real Jeanne d'Arc."

Mephistopheles's words made Mash Kyrielight and Ritsuka Fujimaru repeatedly. Of the three people present, Mephistopheles was the most experienced with the Holy Grail.

"You two go and wander around, pretend you're in danger or something. Maybe Jeanne d'Arc of Arc will suddenly appear. I was a bit impulsive; I shouldn't have wiped those guys out in one fell swoop."

Ritsuka Fujimaru asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why?"

"Because if I don't intervene, wouldn't Jeanne d'Arc of Arc, who's been hiding in the shadows, just jump out on her own when she sees these people in danger?" Mephistopheles shrugged, then said, "You guys go ahead. I have some other things to do. I need to figure out how to get Durandal out, and I also need to study some other things."

Mash Kyrielight and Ritsuka Fujimaru walked down the street, accompanied by a soldier as their guide.

Mash Kyrielight seized the opportunity to ask, "Excuse me, is it true that Joan of Arc was resurrected?"

"Of course it's true, I saw it with my own eyes."

"Although her hair and skin color are somewhat different now, it is undoubtedly the same Saintess from before. When we heard that she had been captured by the England and burned at the stake, we were all furious."

"But she was resurrected, and she even made a deal with the devil..."

"Are you referring to the monster like that we just saw?"

"It's not those. If it were those, we could handle it ourselves. But if we add Wyvern, we'd be in real danger. But the most terrifying thing is a giant dragon. I don't know how such a monster came to exist in this world."

"A dragon?" Mash Kyrielight's expression changed, not from tension, but from something strange, as if she had remembered something funny.

"Yes, a dragon... It is said that a dragon turned the capital into a world of fire overnight."

After exchanging a few more words with the soldier, Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight walked down the street together, keeping an eye on the people around them while discussing what had just happened.

"Dragons, although they are dangerous, if I remember correctly, dragons can be suppressed by Dragon Slaying, right?" Ritsuka Fujimaru asked.

"Yes, and the stronger the dragon bloodline, the stronger the suppression effect."

"I remember Mephistopheles was very strong against Dragon Slaying?"

"The most advanced Dragon Slaying, because this special attack originated from his killing of Typhon in the Age of Age of Gods Greece, and Typhon was the purest Primordial Dragon." Mash Kyrielight explained, then her expression relaxed considerably. "So I think our operation this time will be relatively easy in dealing with the enemy."

"Because the dragon is Black Jeanne's greatest asset?"

"Yes, if we can eliminate their greatest advantage, we'll have already won more than half the battle. As for the rest, I can handle some people, Mephistopheles himself is strong enough to handle quite a few, and it's highly likely that Jeanne d'Arc herself is also present, or even..."

Even what?

"According to Mephistopheles's explanation of the Holy Grail, it's even possible that the Counter Force will send Dragon Slaying dragon this time. Although he no longer needs to fight the dragon, such Servants are powerful in legends and might be of great use."

Ritsuka Fujimaru thought that this operation might be very easy, and she could even treat it as a publicly funded trip to France.

And it was France during the Hundred Years' War!

Mephistopheles cast a flight spell, and his entire body floated into the air at an extremely fast speed, soaring into the sky.

He was moving incredibly fast, and the increasing altitude made the surrounding air thin, but Mephistopheles seemed unaffected. The protective gear on his clothes was keeping him safe, even providing air to prevent him from suffocating.

Soon, he flew into the orbital region and approached the dazzling halo.

A massive halo stretched across the continent, containing immense power.

"Pure heat accumulation? No, that's not it. This isn't pure heat collection... I vaguely remember saying in my past life that this thing was created by Goetia by collecting the heat from the burned-out Human Order. In reality, it's just the heat from the destruction of human civilization."

"That's not the point. The point is, within this halo, I sensed the power of time... This theoretical basis, the Fifth Magic? This must be a kind of utilization of time acceleration. Let me think about Goetia's purpose... to go back to the past and become a god? If that's the case, it seems to explain it. By utilizing this halo, as long as the true halo is completed, he can go back to the past..."

"Moreover, in order to prevent the creation of parallel worlds, he also needs to completely destroy the entire history of humankind, annihilating it from its source."

"In other words, the Type-Moon World is fundamentally a matter of human choice."

As Mephistopheles thought this, a slight smile crept onto his lips.

"This is truly rare. To find something related to the Fifth Magic in a place like this is clearly the work of Goetia. Since he's been so generous, I can't let his kindness go to waste!"

With his hands placed in specific positions, True Magic was instantly unleashed, and the four archangels descended around him, granting Mephistopheles even greater control over the elements.

He wasn't trying to fight, nor was he trying to destroy the halo in front of him. He simply wanted to study the halo carefully, to examine the light gathered within it, to see what its underlying theory was, and then find a way to absorb that theory.

This time-based theory is generally also closely related to space, and studying it well can be helpful to one's True Magic.

The research didn't take long, only a few hours. Mephistopheles took a deep breath and exhaled. He stretched out his right hand, seemingly unafraid of the destructive power of each of these threads, which possessed a destructive force comparable to the Excalibur, and gently pulled out a thread from within.

This light seemed to have acquired substance, unable to break free from Mephistopheles's grasp. It was kneaded and dismantled at Mephistopheles's whim, eventually transforming into the most basic particles of light.

"It is indeed a time-based power. The so-called heat is essentially just to provide energy. The fundamental purpose is to use this enormous energy as a basis to reverse time. The longer the time is reversed, the more magic power is required."