[231] Night Battle

Multiple golden Noble Phantasms, like meteors, erupted directly, resounding through the night in Cairo!

Intense thunderous roars and explosions.

They were aimed directly at Arash, who was a kilometer away, and instantly razed that area to the ground.

"Not bad, mongrel. You actually dodged it," Gilgamesh withdrew his attack.

The previous attack was just a casual probing. Before, he would have at most shot out two treasure spears or swords, but now it was different. Gilgamesh was serious now.

This was evident in the fact that he released his wealth to its maximum.

When facing a threat, unleash Enuma Elish.

However—

"Isn't it all done by this King? The task of pursuing criminals is entrusted to you. Act diligently in carrying out this task as loyal subjects."

"Yes!"

Ambrose Conant appeared at some point and said, "Let us handle this matter."

He then looked at Ishizaki Rito on the side. "Let your Servant join in—"

"I understand." Ishizaki Rito gritted his teeth and, somewhat unwillingly, said, "But now the situation is beyond my control."

His life was in the hands of these people from the Holy Church, and he had no choice but to obey their orders. Reluctantly, he continued, "Saber... go ahead—"

"I understand."

The next moment—

Saber, Siegfried, along with several executors, charged directly towards Assassin, who had been injured by Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm!

...

"It has begun again!" Kazuya, hearing the distant explosions, stood up.

"The enemy has already attacked the gate, what should we do, my master?" Alucard maintained a tone that carried a delightful smile, his mouth curling into a wicked grin, reflecting his inner thoughts.

He anticipated the battle; he longed for death.

"Go ahead—" Kazuya issued the command, saying, "I permit you to die, but... not now. At least not until I see all the Servants. You were not easy to summon... How about fulfilling my wish a bit?"

"Haha! As you wish. I am the undying one; no one can kill me—"

With that, Alucard transformed into a shadow and disappeared.

"Go, Alucard... Facing those two Heroic Spirits now is too much pressure, but... if you devour the others, consume several more Servants... you can win! In that way, you can win! Drag all the Servants that can be defeated into the endless River of Death!"

...

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—

Arrows shot toward Saber, who was chasing after Assassin, and the group of followers behind her.

"Amazing, humans can actually keep up with the speed of Servants." Arash marveled while continuously shooting arrows from his bow.

There was no need to kill anyone; delaying some time was enough.

He was, after all, an archer. While he could handle close combat, it wasn't his specialty. Better to leave that to the Servants on their side—like their Saber!

"Turn right at the upcoming intersection! Jump straight over!" Assassin—Hassan of Serenity—listened to the information transmitted by her Master and immediately turned to the right.

On the other side, although the followers and Saber Siegfried managed to block the arrows shot from a distance, they were still slightly delayed.

However, they quickly caught up.

In the moment they charged forward—suddenly, they stopped.

"Oh, this is a dead end, you know!" Another Saber raised the sword high, accumulating a large amount of magical energy on it, with a wicked grin on her face!

Assassin had just jumped past her.

"This is bad—"

"Clarent Blood Arthur——!!" Mordred, having accumulated enough magical power, immediately unleashed her Noble Phantasm!

A surge of magical energy rushed toward everyone.

Boom——!!

"This is how it is. Not bad for a Saber from the Black Faction; can you withstand this situation?" Arash exclaimed in surprise. In the nick of time, Siegfried also released his Noble Phantasm.

Although, due to one being fully charged and the other hastily done, the difference in strength was clear, but even so, it managed to block for an instant.

An instant was enough for the followers. Both Siegfried and the followers were beings beyond common sense, capable of evading even within this time frame.

Bang, bang—

Arash's body suddenly leaned forward—dodging several bullets shot from behind. With his hand freed up, touching the ground for leverage, he swiftly swung into a stance. He aimed his bow and arrow at the Servant who had appeared behind him in a red cloak.

Crack—

The long arrow pierced through the head, exploding it into a spray of blood.

"Haha, not bad. Truly a skilled Archer from the Red Faction."

"Are you... the undying monster that Saber mentioned?" Arash's expression turned serious as he spoke. His arrow had indeed pierced through her head, but—it was only for an instant. Blood gushed from the wound and quickly reformed her head.

In just about three seconds, her head, which had been pierced through, completely regenerated.

With a bloodthirsty smile, the undying Servant aimed his gun at the Archer in front of him, pulled the trigger—

Bang, bang, bang, bang——

But they were all dodged.

Arash's Clairvoyance was at A-rank, unable to see the complete future, but... it could predict some things.

Alucard's attacks had all been foreseen.

But—facing this situation, Alucard didn't feel distressed or angry. Instead, he burst into laughter!

"Hahaha—excellent! Just like that, let me see. Are you a human? Or a pig? Dodge! Dodge! Dodge to your heart's content! Then, pierce my heart! Hahaha, hahaha, hahahaha—"

Splat—

The arrows pierced his head, went through his chest, and broke his arm—

But he didn't flinch.

Alucard didn't dodge or evade, just kept pulling the trigger in his hand—

At some point, Alucard had not only been shooting with one hand, but another black gun had appeared in his other hand—

Although its firing speed couldn't match the white one's, its power was more than doubled!

As was its precision.

The white gun blocked Arash's evasion route, and then, at that moment, the black gun aimed for a fatal strike!

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