-811- The noble phantasm of resurrection

In this moment, the entire battlefield seemed to return to silence.

The Dragon Tooth warriors ceased their attack.

The ancient warriors halted their rampage.

"They actually..."

"This..."

Even the golden Lancer and the black Lancer showed expressions of astonishment.

"Drip..."

Blood continuously dripped from Berserker's body, causing a slight tremor in the ferocity within his eyes, as if he had lost strength, slowly dimming.

"Phew..."

Mash, who maintained the thrust of "Magic Resilience" into Berserker, breathed out slowly and relaxed her expression.

"We won!"

Even the people in Chaldea couldn't help but rejoice, expressing certainty.

Only Rozen...

"Careful, Mash!"

Rozen's voice was like a hair's breadth away from disaster.

"It's not over yet!"

Rozen's words echoed, reaching everyone's ears.

"Not... not over?"

Mash was momentarily puzzled. After all, Mash was certain that she had shattered Berserker's spiritual core.

Since the spiritual core was shattered, any Servant should die on the spot and disappear. This was an unchanging rule in the Holy Grail War, something that everyone in Chaldea should be aware of.

Unfortunately, because they were aware of this fact, their understanding became limited.

"Be cautious of his Noble Phantasm!"

Rozen just gave this reminder, and Mash immediately reacted.

Back in the Fuyuki Singularity, Mash had learned about Berserker's Noble Phantasm from Caster.

Therefore, with a slight reminder from Rozen, Mash immediately tensed her nerves, swiftly withdrawing and creating distance from Berserker.

This action was correct.

"Boom!"

Almost just a second apart, a rough yet sharp axe-sword ruthlessly swept across the position Mash had occupied moments ago, stirring up a resounding roar in the air.

The frenzied rage, which had dimmed in Berserker's eyes after being pierced, suddenly reignited.

"Roar!"

Amidst the frenetic roar, Berserker's pierced chest unexpectedly wriggled, as if it were magma in combustion. It emitted a red-hot heat while visibly healing at an astonishing speed.

"..."

Seeing this scene, not only Mash but everyone present, as well as those in Chaldea, collectively gasped for breath.

Even the two Lancers, as if witnessing this for the first time, widened their eyes.

"This is...!?"

The black Lancer exclaimed in shock.

"So, this is the true ability of its Noble Phantasm?"

The golden Lancer, seemingly understanding something, smiled bitterly.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the injuries on Berserker's body swiftly returned to their original state in an extremely short period.

A horrifying surge of magical energy and strength erupted from him once again.

Witnessing such a Berserker, anyone would shudder in their hearts, right?

Rozen also lowered his face and spoke word by word.

"Death and resurrection..."

Yes.

Death and resurrection.

This is the true power of Berserker's Noble Phantasm.

It's not just about healing injuries; it's a genuine resurrection.

Otherwise, even the most effective healing would be powerless against injuries when the spiritual core is shattered.

So, the ability of Berserker's Noble Phantasm can only be resurrection.

It's precisely because of this that the former Caster said Rozen and Mash had merely "defeated Berserker once."

"Roar!"

Under the gaze of everyone, Berserker resurrected, unleashing a powerful roar. He once again transformed into a rampaging typhoon, rushing towards Mash.

"...!"

Mash reacted in time, snapping out of her shock and instinctively raising her shield.

"Clang!"

Berserker, who reached Mash, fiercely swung down his axe-sword, creating intense sparks as it frictioned against the shield's surface. It brought an unimaginable impact, shaking the air.

"Ha!"

Blocking Berserker's attack, Mash once again let out a cry. Swiftly guided by the magical energy flowing from Rozen, she maneuvered into Berserker's embrace from a blind spot, lifting her shield, which still gathered the invisible blade of mental energy, and stabbed towards Berserker's heart, making the mental energy blade flash.

The result of this strike, which had killed Berserker once, was...

"Clang!"

As if hitting an extremely hard steel surface, it grazed across Berserker's chest, leaving no visible wounds.

"What...!?"

Mash's expression changed.

"Deflected?"

Rozen's eyes narrowed.

"Roar!"

Taking advantage of Mash's astonishment, Berserker, with his axe-sword like a dull blade for grinding meat, raised a howling gust of wind and fiercely swept it across.

"Hmm!"

Amidst the trembling air, at the critical moment, a shield adorned with a magic array rotated in front of Mash.

"Screech!"

The harsh friction sound echoed, as the rugged axe-sword scraped against the shield of mental energy, being deflected to the other side. Upon closer inspection, the mental energy shield was slightly tilted, just enough to dissipate more than half of the fierce force from Berserker's desperate strike. It was thanks to Rozen's "Magic Defence."

"Mash!"

Rozen called out to Mash.

"Senpai!"

Mash then woke up, leaping away from Berserker once again, looking at him vigilantly. Her face still showed a trace of astonishment.

Naturally, everyone in Chaldea reacted similarly.

"Why did the attack become ineffective!?"

Olga Marie exclaimed.

"It was effective just a moment ago!"

Roman also felt extremely surprised.

"Could it be that the hero's Noble Phantasm has other effects?"

Da Vinci's expression became solemn.

This should be the correct answer.

"With the effect of death and resurrection, as well as astonishing defensive power, even if the defense is breached and he is killed, when he resurrects, the defensive power will increase again... right?"

Rozen murmured to himself, squinting his eyes.

"If that's the case..."

Rozen came up with a certain countermeasure, closing his hands together, and all the magical energy in his body turned into justuryouku, swelling and spreading.

Just as Rozen was preparing to use a new method...

"Roar!"

Berserker suddenly roared as if receiving some signal, then took a fierce step forward. Like a cheetah, he shot out, but this time, not towards Rozen and the others; instead, he retreated abruptly.

Before long, Berserker disappeared into the legion of Dragon Tooth Warriors behind him.

"Clatter clatter clatter...!"

The Dragon Tooth Warriors, bone joints snapping, also retreated like a tide.

"This..."

Mash was momentarily stunned.

"They're retreating?"

The people of Chaldea were also bewildered.

Before long...

"W-wait!"

Mash instinctively wanted to pursue but was stopped by Rozen.

"Don't chase, Mash."

Rozen halted Mash and spoke.

"There's another faction here, and we don't know if they're friend or foe."

With this sentence, Mash halted her steps.

//// Sorry for the late upload, been more busy lately cuz collage still have to write two 600 word essay due tomorrow... pain ////