Illya's Multiverse Odyssey

"Why didn't it hit?!"

Cú Chulainn stared in disbelief as the spear grazed past Heracles' heart, piercing his shoulder instead.

Though this was no light injury, it was far from a heart-piercing blow.

The next moment, having exhausted all the magical energy in his body, Cú Chulainn could no longer sustain his Battle Continuation. His body crashed heavily to the ground—he died with his eyes wide open, unyielding in death.

"Ah... since ancient times, spearmen have been cursed with Luck E. If you want to blame someone, blame Kinoko Nasu's settings..." Su Ning shook his head inwardly.

Compared to his other attributes, Heracles' luck wasn't particularly high—only Rank B... on par with Artoria under Shirou Emiya's command!

Artoria had Instinct, and Heracles had Mind's Eye. Now that Heracles had regained his senses, his evasive ability was on the same level as Artoria's.

With Cú Chulainn's E-rank luck... it would be a miracle if he actually landed a hit!

Without time to dwell on it, Su Ning quickly slipped on the Dress of Heaven and absorbed Cú Chulainn into one of its cavities.

As Lesser Grails went, her pull on Heroic Spirits was stronger than an ordinary Sakura Matou's, but weaker than a corrupted one. However, with the Dress of Heaven's boost, Sakura Matou shouldn't be able to outdraw her anymore.

"Hehe, Cú Chulainn's soul is mine now~" Su Ning smirked triumphantly.

On the other side, Rin Tohsaka was completely dumbfounded.

She hadn't even finished arguing with Red A about whether to abandon martial honor, and Cú Chulainn was already dead—wasn't that too fast?

Red A's expression was equally grim. He saw things more clearly than Rin Tohsaka. Even a Berserker was playing the technical game now—was there no justice left? No law?

Watching Heracles dispatch Cú Chulainn in just a few moves, he almost wanted to throw in the towel and quit the war.

"Rin! We need to retreat!"

"Huh? Retreat?"

"Yes! That boy is fine now, and on top of that, he's become a Master!"

Following the direction of his finger, Rin Tohsaka finally spotted Shirou Emiya hiding behind Artoria. Her expression grew complicated.

"Emiya-kun actually became a Master too... and summoned the strongest Saber..."

"Yes, he's our enemy now!"

Rin Tohsaka bit her lip lightly, then suddenly thought of something.

"By the way, if Emiya-kun summoned Saber, then who was the one fighting her?"

"Probably an Avenger!"

Seeing Rin Tohsaka's puzzled expression, Red A's eyes flickered with helplessness.

If it were Zouken Matou, he would have already guessed that Mordred was an Avenger-class Servant. But Rin Tohsaka, despite being the current head of the Tohsaka family, didn't know much more about the Holy Grail War than any outsider magus.

"In short, they're a troublesome bunch, and they're likely allied with the Berserker. So we'd better retreat for now," Red A advised earnestly.

But Rin Tohsaka refused to back down after hearing that.

"If that's really the case, then we can't retreat. If we do, they might gang up on Saber... If they can gang up on her today, they can gang up on us tomorrow. So we should help Saber drive them back instead!" Rin Tohsaka rattled off seriously.

Chapter 14: I, Heracles, Am the Most Martial (Thanks to all the big shots for their tips and votes)