-12- Impeded by the summoning system

Lev's teasing words irritated Olga Marie to some extent.

"You think I wouldn't notice?!"

Olga Marie coldly snorted, staring at Rozen's simulated combat, as if she were glaring at him, and spoke in a low voice.

"He shares senses with his familiars, doesn't he?"

That's right.

Rozen shares senses with his familiars.

In this situation, the familiars he summoned and scattered throughout the forest became his eyes and ears, feeding back everything they see and hear to Rozen.

It's not that astonishing.

Sharing senses with familiars is not uncommon; most magicians with familiars can do it.

The issue is that Rozen doesn't just share senses with one familiar; he shares them with hundreds, or even thousands, of familiars.

"Hundreds of familiars feeding their observations and experiences into his mind, giving him sensations from hundreds of different perspectives without going insane—it's truly astounding," Lev exclaimed.

"Not to mention, Rozen flawlessly commands all his familiars, allowing them to scout and even lure enemies. His commanding ability is truly admirable."

It is because of this that Rozen was able to quickly grasp the entire terrain of the forest, locate numerous enemies, and exploit their low intelligence to lure almost all of them to the elevated positions he was seeking.

In doing so, these lizardmen became easy targets under the sniper scope.

"If Rozen's servants were of the normal summoning type, would he be able to use 'Noble Phantasms'?" Lev smiled and said, "If he could use 'Noble Phantasms,' with his abilities, he would undoubtedly formulate even more outstanding tactics."

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'Noble Phantasms.'

Those are the most powerful armaments possessed by Heroic Spirits, the trump cards mentioned in their legends.

Heroic Spirits each have their own Noble Phantasm from their life, and these Noble Phantasms possess the same abilities, power, and effects as described in the legends.

Sometimes they are weapons, other times shields, decorations, or even the special techniques they themselves used—a genuine trump card that can determine the outcome of a battle.

If a Heroic Spirit, despite not being very powerful on their own, only at the level of a high-level familiar, possesses an exceptionally strong Noble Phantasm, it is still possible for them to defeat a top-tier familiar level Servant.

The so-called Noble Phantasm is something that holds such a powerful force to turn the tables in battle.

Noble Phantasms are also graded based on their strength, from highest to lowest, they are ranked A, B, C, D, and E.

Using numerical values to represent the grades, E-grade is roughly equivalent to "10," and with each increment in grade, it increases by "10." Therefore, D-grade would be "20," C-grade would be "30," B-grade would be "40," and A-grade would be "50."

In this situation, even if someone is a high-level familiar, if their opponent lacks a powerful Noble Phantasm, but they themselves possess a high-level Noble Phantasm, they can still turn the tide and secure victory in one move.

However, sometimes the Noble Phantasm's grade might include a "+."

For example, "A+" or "B+," which means it can instantly double in power.

C-grade is originally "30."

However, a C+ grade can instantly double and surge to "60," surpassing A-grade's "50."

This is the meaning of the "+."

Apart from that, there is also the existence of "++," which means it can instantly triple in power, and if there is "+++" present, it would quadruple, becoming extremely formidable.

By the way, above A-grade, there is a grade known as Ex.

That signifies strength beyond comparison, represented by a value of "50" or more, surpassing the range of A~E grades.

Of course, if there is a "+," for instance, A+ grade being "100," and Ex grade also being "100," then they would be on par with each other, and it doesn't necessarily mean that Ex grade is stronger than A-grade.

In conclusion, regardless of the circumstances, Noble Phantasms are crucial decisive means for a Heroic Spirit, even if summoned as a Servant, their Noble Phantasm will be brought forth along with their class.

Just like Rozen's Servant, if their class is Archer, that bow they possess is likely their Noble Phantasm.

Perhaps during their life, that mounted Servant had Noble Phantasms other than a bow, such as a sword, but when they manifest as an Archer, they will not have a sword Noble Phantasm unless there are special circumstances.

This is because when Servants manifest, they are fixed in a certain direction, and as an Archer-class Servant, they will naturally be limited to the range of archers.

"Unfortunately, the Servants summoned for simulated battles lack the will, and their abilities are significantly reduced, to the point where they can't even use their trump card, the Noble Phantasm," Lev expressed in a tone that was hard to tell if it was regretful or accepting.

"If we could perfectly summon Servants during simulated battles, Masters could receive more thorough training and accumulate a wealth of experience," he added.

Not only that, if they could truly summon real Servants, Chaldea would possess greater, stronger, and more numerous forces, which would facilitate smoother Human Order restoration.

In other words...

"Chaldea still has many shortcomings," Lev narrowed his eyes and cryptically said to Olga Marie, "If they don't make enough effort, they might end up dragging down this talented Master."

"Tch..." Olga Marie seemed to be pained, clenching her nails once again.

Rozen's exceptional qualities were enough to give rise to such thoughts in people's minds. This was precisely why Olga Marie was even more agitated.

"He has such outstanding qualities, why can't he take things more seriously?" Olga Marie felt this frustration and had a bit of a 'hate iron for not becoming steel' sentiment.

Then...

('Or perhaps, you never...')

She didn't know what she remembered, but Olga Marie's complexion slightly paled.

At that moment, Lev raised an eyebrow.

"It seems Rozen has finally encountered some trouble."

Lev's words brought Olga Marie back to reality, and she quickly looked at the screen.

There, around the large tree where Rozen was, the surrounding lizardmen had finally arrived, surrounding him.

"It seems the numbers are a bit too much after all," Lev understood.

After all, Archer's arrows had limits, and sniping them one by one meant it was natural for some of them to break through and get close to the sniping point, especially considering the large number of enemies.

As a result, the encirclement naturally formed.

"Luring too many enemies isn't a good thing either," Lev commented.

On the other hand, Olga Marie became calmer.

"It's fine; with his abilities, this level of challenge should be manageable," Olga Marie assuredly said.