271 [271] Communication

"Bang, bang, bang—"

Bullets, each carrying powerful force, were fired towards Saber.

Alucard's River of Death was not a rigid technique that required full liberation in this situation—

However!

He still did not use the magus, dead apostles, and... Vortigern within his River of Death.

Not yet!

Not yet!

Now was the time for the hunt—

Hunter and prey.

It wasn't time to give it your all yet!

"Damn it—!"

Mordred shouted loudly, the colorful light shining on her Noble Phantasm.

The dazzling pillar of light once again swung out, evaporating half of Alucard!

Bang—

A bullet hit her forehead, cutting off a piece of flesh from her head, blood flowing down.

"Hahaha—humanity is over, Saber—you can consider your battle over here. It's a pity, if you could survive until the end, being killed by you wouldn't be bad. What a shame."

"Checkmate!"

Bang—!

Bullets were fired, and fresh blood splattered.

...

"I say, isn't it about time to stop?" Having once again repaired his damaged heart, Kazuya looked at Barthomeloi Lorelei, who was panting heavily, and said.

"You... can't be killed, can you?"

"Who knows." Kazuya shrugged, seeming a bit relaxed. If it weren't for the clothes with patterns that couldn't be covered on his body...

The Origin Bullet was hidden aside, ready to be used anytime. But...

For other magus, it was a different story.

This was Barthomeloi Lorelei they were dealing with. If he really killed her or disabled her magic circuits... his life afterwards would be quite miserable.

Much worse than being sealing designation.

So, it wasn't that he couldn't do it. It was just that he genuinely didn't want to.

As for others...

Barthomeloi Lorelei had killed him three times.

But... the magical energy from Artoria stored in Avalon had only consumed about a tenth.

In other words... he could resurrect twenty-seven more times.

How wonderful...

Avalon was truly wonderful...

After using it twenty-seven times, he could summon Artoria again and replenish his magical energy.

At this moment, he felt so comfortable, even after dying three times. As for the pain of death... having died so many times in dreams, he had become accustomed to it. He felt nothing, and even wanted to laugh.

Having obtained Avalon.

And using Artoria's magical energy for replenishment.

At this moment, he felt like the entire world was saying to him, "Go ahead and indulge, go ahead and indulge."

Barthomeloi Lorelei narrowed her eyes, watching Kazuya's head slowly regrow, watching his heart gradually recover...

Moreover...

This guy's combat power wasn't low.

The Ripple he used earlier... right?

Well... DIO had already appeared, so it might as well be a Ripple.

But... why couldn't he be killed?

Could it be that this guy had acquired Alucard's abilities as well!?

"..." Barthomeloi Lorelei realized that there was such a possibility... when a mangaka loses control of their characters' abilities, it's just like an author losing control of the abilities in their novel.

It wasn't something unacceptable...

But that meant becoming a Heroic Spirit after death!

Why did this guy, who was clearly still human and alive, have such a bizarre ability!

Killed three times?

Not to mention three times, this guy could probably be killed thirty times without any problem.

But...

It was just too strange!

It was fine if dead apostles had this kind of ability. This guy... this guy was still human, right? He was still alive, right?

"However... what's with your confident attitude? Do you think you can't be killed? Or do you have the confidence to defeat me?"

"Well, who knows." Kazuya smiled. "The Holy Grail War... in the end, it's just a Holy Grail War. We don't need to go all out for it."

"Yeah... then, how about you unleash your Ripple Breathing Technique?" Barthomeloi Lorelei extended her hand, indicating.

After all, even if the Holy Grail prolonged the leyline, who knew how long it would last.

But... if she could use the Ripple.

"Well, let's talk about it after the Holy Grail War is over, no rush." Kazuya waved his hand, not intending to hide the Ripple breathing technique from spreading.

Of course...

Not now.

In fact, the decline of the leyline was beneficial to him.

Leyline diminished.

Magical energy disappeared.

But the Ripple wouldn't vanish.

Ah... right, those enforcers from the Holy Church also wouldn't experience any decline in their combat strength.

That... it was more like black technology than magecraft.

Body modifications and such...

In the future, even if resources don't regenerate, it shouldn't matter. After all... the regeneration speed of these resources couldn't keep up with human consumption in the first place.

Isn't it just not regenerating?

Shouldn't be a problem... right?

He didn't have much research on these matters.

If worse came to worst, he could use D4C to escape.

After all, the seeds of that Stand had already been planted, and awakening was only a matter of time. Moreover, D4C could even bring people through parallel worlds.

But... when two similar things collide, they annihilate each other.

Like two similar people, two similar clothes.

They would disappear upon contact...

Well, thinking about it, he came up with a way to break through Avalon's absolute defense... throw another Avalon at it.

So, he didn't care whether magical energy declined or not. Anyway, he could learn or draw other abilities from his manga.

With the decline of the leyline, it meant that fewer and fewer people could fight him.

He was getting safer and safer.

"Kurokawa Kazuya—what is your goal?" Barthomeloi Lorelei calmed her breathing, and if it weren't for the wounds on her body, it was as if nothing had happened, "Are you trying to stop us from prolonging the leyline Or do you have some wish to fulfill?"

"Neither... I'm just simply enjoying this, whoever gets the Holy Grail in the end, whoever makes a wish... well, I don't care. So... can we end it here?"

"Just because of that, you want to hinder our wishes? Just with that determination—" Barthomeloi Lorelei said, and magical energy once again ignited.

Kurokawa Kazuya was in a dilemma.

Should he kill her?

Defeat her?

Or run away...

Continuing like this had no meaning... he only had two spells left, and using them here was unnecessary.

Although... it's better to run away...

"What—?" Just at this moment, Barthomeloi Lorelei seemed to have received some communication from the other side, and her expression became unsightly.

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