Illya's Multiverse Odyssey

Rin Tohsaka's face was full of guilt. She knew she had held Red A back, and it was her own arrogance and kindness that had forced him to face such a powerful enemy as Heracles.

"I'm sorry..."

With that, Rin mustered all her strength and ran to the side.

Red A glanced at her retreating figure. Instead of anger, a relieved smile like that of an old father spread across his face.

"Rin... she's finally matured a little..."

Red A quickly withdrew the tenderness in his heart, his gaze turning razor-sharp.

"Make your move!"

After speaking, Red A swiftly retreated.

The distance between them was now only forty or fifty meters—far too close for two combatants with Agility ranked at A.

"Hyakume!"

Contrary to Red A's expectations, Heracles did not attempt to close in. Instead, he once again transformed the nameless axe-sword in his hands into a giant bow form. Nine arrows, each as thick as Gáe Bulg, completely sealed off all of Red A's escape routes.

Red A's scalp tingled.

The intense sense of crisis nearly crushed him, making it hard to breathe.

Heracles, having regained his reason, was not only terrifying but also all-around. The true essence of Hyakume was the ability to use any weapon to unleash nine simultaneous attacks, each one a full-powered strike under normal conditions.

The key point was that Heracles was proficient in everything that could be called a weapon! Even weapons he had never seen before would be instantly mastered under the power of Hyakume.

In other words, even if he casually picked up a handful of stones and threw them, each would reach the level of an Anti-Person Noble Phantasm—and nine at once at that!

Fortunately, Red A had witnessed countless Noble Phantasms across innumerable worlds. In close combat, he had no hope of victory whatsoever. But if he could create distance... he could still struggle a little.

"Seven Heavenly Rings of the Blazing Sun!"

Red A suddenly raised his right hand in front of him, and a pink shield like cherry blossom petals layered itself before him, overlapping again and again.

This Noble Phantasm, originating from the Trojan War in Greek Mythology, possessed the powerful ability to absolutely defend against all thrown weapons, including arrows.

But his Seven Heavenly Rings of the Blazing Sun was merely a projection, not the true body of that legendary artifact!

"Bang bang bang bang—"

Each stone arrow pierced through one layer of the pink shield. Though the arrows themselves shattered upon impact, there were nine arrows, while the Seven Heavenly Rings of the Blazing Sun had only seven layers!

Helpless, Red A had no choice but to extend his left hand and project another Seven Heavenly Rings of the Blazing Sun.

This undoubtedly exposed his ability, and more importantly, the drain on his magical energy! Projecting two defensive Noble Phantasms of this level at the same time nearly emptied him!

"Rin! Hurry up and retreat!" Red A transmitted his voice through their contract via thought.

This time, Rin Tohsaka didn't hesitate at all. Her already considerable speed increased even further.

"I'm sorry... just hold on a little longer... almost there..."

Lighten body, accelerate, strengthen leg muscles—Rin had applied every spell she could to boost her movement speed. As long as she ran far enough, she could use the Command Spell to teleport Red A out of the battle.

But... would Su Ning let her go?