I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

The more Shenji spoke, the softer his voice became, and the expression on his face became softer and softer. In the end, he actually showed a smile.

But this smile, in Astolfo's opinion, was more terrifying than Vlad III's rafters and Atalanta's "Arrow Book of Complaints", especially the sinister atmosphere in that smile, which made him All the hairs on his body stood up.

And the content of the punishment spoken with such a smile made the intuitive Astolfo tremble all over.

Assassin is not joking or scaring people, he is serious and will definitely do it.

In the past, relying on the body of a non-mysterious and invulnerable servant and A-level magic resistance, Astolfo didn't care about Serenekai's punishment. Anyway, the torture instruments in the workshop were either useless or no different from tickling. He is not afraid of other punishments such as confinement and being tied up.

But if it is true as Shinji said, then the nature is completely different. You don't need to look at it to know how hentai the black magician who exudes the aura of death is. In the past, his ability was insufficient, so he was not a threat. Once she is given the ability to transform ideas into reality, then - although she doesn't know what kind of punishment it will be, the unknown itself is the greatest terror.

In the blink of an eye, Astolfo broke out in cold sweat, and his fearless aura disappeared. He looked like a trembling hamster, and said helplessly:

"I, I know, I won't mess around."

"That's good." Seeing Astolfo's scared look, Shenji's expression softened a lot, "Remember, you are responsible for the lives of many people, including me, and you are our trump card."

"Ace?" Astolfo's eyes lit up, "You mean-"

"Patience for now, you will have time to show off."

Shinji said, glancing meaningfully at the silent sky garden.

"Anyway, I'll leave the aerial affairs to you. Being able to contain half of that thing's firepower is the first thing you can do!"

"how about you?"

"I - I'm going to keep an eye on a certain thief cat!"

Shinji pressed Astolfo's shoulder with one hand, used the force to jump up, and relied on the "Feather Shoes of Hermes" to levitate in the air.

"It has to be said that it is a clever move to lure Spartacus, who is indistinguishable between ourselves and the enemy, to attack the ruler. It not only destroys one of our chess pieces, but also frees up our own combat power - but can this wishful thinking work? If you start, you’ll also want to ask me if I’ll answer or not!”

With a move of his hand, the black gold war gun appeared out of thin air, aiming at Atalanta, who had completed the induction task and was preparing to retreat, and threw the gun!

The war gun that once killed the great holy mountain flashed a bright light in the sky, its color was the same as the mythical Venus - the owner of the war gun, Ishtar, was the goddess of Venus!

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It is natural that Achilles would be in chaos.

To him at a young age, Chiron was an absolute symbol. The words he spoke, kind and serious, penetrated the heart of young Achilles like magic.

For Achilles, Chiron was both a father and a teacher; an elder brother and a good friend. As the son of a hero, blessed by the gods of Olympus, and commanding the awe and admiration of soldiers at a young age, there were very few people he could call friends or teachers. Pitiful.

And Chiron is undoubtedly one of them. He is the most trustworthy person to him, comparable to his good friend Patroclus.

However, that hero now stood in front of him in pursuit of the Holy Grail.

As the Black Archer, as an enemy, as an opponent who fights against each other——

"——I'm going to fuck you, teacher."

"That's unnecessary, Red Rider."

Achilles, who was a little shrunken by the harsh words in response, immediately cheered up and suddenly raised his spear and stabbed out. The two started fighting within a conversational distance. In other words, this is the composition of the approaching archers and the attacking light warriors.

Even with a trace of guilt in his heart, the tip of the spear was still pointed sharply at the opponent's heart. With Achilles's spear skills, which are enough to be regarded as a top lancer, the average archer would have been pierced through the heart.

However, he forgot the most fatal point.

Under Achilles's stunned gaze, Chiron retreated instead of advancing, taking a step forward to meet the direction of the spear. This seemingly fatal step moved the point of impact of the spear tip from his heart to Chiron's side.

"What……!!"

"Have you forgotten, Rider? Who is the person who gave you this gun as a gift and taught you the basics of marksmanship?"

Chiron's words gave Achilles a huge shock.

Indeed, as he said, Achilles's spear skills were not honed in his own way, but were the foundation originally learned from his master Chiron. In this case, it is natural that all the movements and habits of his body can be seen through. In addition, this gun was originally a gift from Chiron to his father Peleus to celebrate his parents' wedding, so he also knew the attack distance of this gun very well.

Chiron then displayed another amazing feat. As he took a step forward, he loaded the arrow on the bowstring. It could be said to be a rapid fire, an unavoidable blow from zero distance.

"—You're going to die, Rider?"

Chiron aimed at the opponent's skull and fired the arrow without hesitation.

Achilles reflexively ducked and leaned back to dodge. With incredible speed and actions that can only be achieved with consciousness, he barely escaped from this critical situation of life and death.

At this time, Chiron used a kick. Achilles, who lost his balance, was kicked away and then hit a tree hard. The moment they got closer, Chiron loaded the arrow on the bowstring again.

Something in Achilles' mind switched. He gritted his teeth, looked at his teacher with firm eyes, and at the same time rushed forward towards the arrow that was shot at him. While leaning forward to dodge the arrow, he immediately raised his gun and launched a sweeping attack - which was dodged.

There was an inexplicable joy in my heart. He roared as he continued thrusting with his spear.

Achilles dodged the stabbing attack like bullets, and skillfully adjusted the distance while cocking the arrow.

It was impossible for the archers to engage in close combat, and they could win once they were within the attack range of the guns. This simple idea of ​​mine was really stupid. The opponent is Chiron. Not only himself, but many heroes like Hercules, Jason, Castor, Asclepius, etc. have also received his teachings, and he is a veritable great sage.

A tie could only be achieved under close conditions. Under this premise, if you don't use all your strength to attack with all your strength, you will definitely lose...!

Achilles flexibly used forward thrusts, sweeps, feints and other moves to launch a fierce offensive against Chiron.

Chiron, on the other hand, sometimes dodges, sometimes uses his bow to fend off, and sometimes even uses a combination of fists and kicks. Whenever he sees an opportunity, he draws his bow and shoots an arrow.

Being sniped from close range, Achilles' body was stabbed with a "swish". Even the body blessed by the gods is defenseless against the attack of Chiron, who also possesses "divine nature".

All of his attacks are seen through by the opponent, but the opponent's attacks are always unpredictable at critical moments. Although he can still maintain a balanced state with his naturally strong physique, if he continues like this, he will definitely be forced into a dead end.

Achilles tried to take his mind off the battle at hand for a moment. The reason why my tricks were seen through was because all my foundations came from the teachings of the man in front of me. This includes posture and timing of thrusts, as well as sweeps and other moves.

--Don't be fooled.

The basics were indeed taught by him. However, after devoting himself to fighting since his youth, he did not rely solely on these foundations to achieve victory. He has various applied skills and has found a way to survive in desperate situations. He has fought against many heroes and is constantly honing his skills.

In various battles and in various crisis situations, how do you find a way to survive? By the way, for example, at that time—

Achilles' movements changed. He did not use basic skills combined with overwhelming speed to force a breakthrough, but began to add various clever changes to his moves.

As soon as he saw him suddenly let go of the gun, the next moment he kicked Chiron in the face with his "ankle" that was originally his Achilles' heel.

First, kick the fallen gun up with your feet, then jump into the air to catch the gun, and at the same time, aim the gun at the target and stab it out. The tip of the spear grazed Chiron's neck, and blood spurted out immediately.

"Ugh...!!"

Chiron couldn't help but distance himself. As if saying "How is it?", Achilles turned the spear casually.

The two people's eyes crossed each other, and they both showed fearless smiles.

"——Well, he is indeed powerful enough to become a heroic spirit."

"Of course. Unlike you who just teach others, I have experienced countless battlefields."

I have crossed swords with many heroes, fought with each other, and even had soul exchanges. He did learn the basics from Chiron. But the piles of corpses accumulated during the battle—it was also an undoubted fact for Chiron.

"Oh, that's great. After all, it's hard to kill your own students unilaterally."

Chiron said this with a smile, and Achilles laughed too.

He has completely put aside the hesitation of fighting against his mentor, and now all he has is the joy of fighting against the strong.

Achilles was hesitating - whether he should shorten the distance or widen the distance. Although according to common sense, shortening the distance to launch an offensive is the most reasonable approach, but now it may be time to abandon this conventional concept.

Originally, the spear he held was a weapon whose main purpose was to throw. It was a weapon designed to break through all protective means and penetrate the hero's chest. Chiron knew the horror of this gun better than anyone, after all, he was the one who gave it to him.

--Then what should be done?

Their eyes crossed each other. The red Rider and the black Archer—each one is watching the other's every move, thinking about their next move.

Both of them had smiles on their faces. There is indeed a bond between them. Teacher and disciple, friends and friends who trust each other from the bottom of their hearts - the strong "joy" that can still be felt and overflowing in the heart even after putting aside this relationship truly exists in the hearts of the two of them.

PS: With Achilles's spear skills, which are enough to be regarded as a top lancer, ordinary archers have already been pierced through the heart - the problem is that the summoned archers are basically no ordinary ones, and they are basically good at melee combat?