I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

Here we have to mention another commonplace topic - phase nature.

Atalanta's compatibility with Shinji is second only to Siegfried's compatibility with Achilles. Atalanta's advantages are high agility and wide attack range, but its disadvantages are low HP and low defense, and the lack of powerful attack methods to win with one hit. Unfortunately, except for the wide attack range, other advantages cannot be used, and the shortcomings are targeted by Shinji. It is very uncomfortable to be unable to use all his abilities.

The more uncomfortable things are yet to come. After closing the distance, Shenji didn't launch an attack. Instead, he looked absent-minded, as if he didn't pay attention to her at all.

Forget it, after all, Atalanta's mentality is different from that of ordinary heroes. If you don't look at me, I will run away.

But before he took a few steps, that damn paralysis quietly appeared again, and that damn assassin also used this opportunity to close the distance he had just opened.

Shooting arrows to block it was useless, as it could not break through the double defense of shield and scepter.

This cycle repeats several times.

At this time, Atalanta was angry.

She didn't care about the so-called pride and glory, or even the many insults to her personality, but there was one thing she couldn't help but care about.

She is a hunter, a legendary hunter who devotes her life to hunting.

She values ​​every hunt and hone her skills for it.

She attaches great importance to every prey, no matter whether the prey is strong or weak, she will go all out.

This is her principle, and it is also the ritual of her faith in the moon god Artemis.

This Holy Grail War is no exception. The red and black sides duel, each other is the hunter and prey, and they jointly hold a grand hunt. If Shenji immediately attacks after successfully closing the distance, no matter what the result is, even if he is killed by Shenji, she will not have any resentment, at most she will have some regrets.

But Shenji didn't do that. He neither attacked nor let Atalanta leave. He didn't even say a word.

Such behavior was naturally regarded by Atalanta as toying with her prey and an insult to the sacred hunt.

This behavior made her feel very angry!

With all conscience, Shenji had absolutely no intention of insulting or (ahem) teasing her.

On the contrary, he still has a good impression of Atalanta - not because she is a beast-eared girl, but because of her wish for the Holy Grail.

Atalanta was abandoned by her parents since she was a child and survived by being cared for by others. She hopes to repay this kindness to her children, and therefore hopes that the Holy Grail will create "a world where all children grow up surrounded by love."

Maybe naive, maybe unrealistic, or even a little stupid, but Shen Er really can't hate such a person and such a wish, especially after Shen Er has a "daughter" called Little Jack.

It is no exaggeration to say that of all the red servants, the one he least wants to be an enemy of is Atalanta.

But he couldn't let Atalanta go make trouble elsewhere. Except for the two casters who have no direct combat ability, the other servants have their own opponents. It is not impossible to let Atalanta, a divine-level archer, be active on the battlefield and fire a few cold arrows at critical moments to directly destroy Black's front.

In the end, the only way he could think of was to stay close and watch, not to fight you, not to let you go, and just wait until Spartacus blew himself up.

As for not speaking... He didn't move his mouth, but he said a lot of "words", but he didn't say it to Atalanta, but to Joan of Arc.

A misunderstanding arose, and Shinji knew nothing about it.

After blocking Atalanta's arrow with his shield, the assassin suspended in the air spoke again: "Miss Atalanta, can we have a chat?"

"I have nothing to say to the enemy." Atalanta, who had already identified Shen Er as someone who insulted hunting, had a cold expression.

"I don't mean to be your enemy, really." Shenji tried to sound sincere.

"Then put away that gun and untie this annoying barrier."

"This really won't work. I'm afraid you'll run away as soon as I untie it. I'm not Achilles, I can't run away from you."

"Huh, it's just nice to say it."

Taking advantage of the time she was talking, Atalanta fully drew her bow and fired an arrow with all her strength at Shinji.

While blocking with his shield, Shenji said: "But I really want to have a good talk with you——"

Halfway through his words, he couldn't continue. The force from the arrow was surprisingly strong, which directly affected Shenji's balance. Although he quickly adjusted the output of his feather shoes and stabilized his body, Atalanta had already taken the opportunity to rush forward.

Yes, she rushed forward.

After several previous failures, she had realized that it was impossible to distance herself. In this case, it is better to go the other way. For archers whose archery skills have reached the divine realm, close range has never been a problem. As long as they can draw the bow, they can shoot.

She ran forward at a fierce speed. After running two steps, she suddenly tilted her body. Before the "Divine Thunder Barrier" was activated, she slid close to the ground. While sliding under Shen Er's body, she released four waves at the same time. The arrows were aimed at Shen Er's jaw, throat, chest and abdomen.

However, this kind of short-range rapid fire is destined to be impossible to be very powerful. The goddess's symbol flashed with white light, forming a shield that looked like an egg shell. The four arrows hit the shield, causing violent ripples, but they failed to break through the shield and hurt Shen Er's body.

"It's useless." Shenji shook his head.

Of course Atalanta knew that these four arrows were not enough, and she still had follow-up attacks.

She landed on the ground with both hands and feet, and bounced up like a cheetah. Her excellent jumping ability allowed her to reach the same height as Shenji in an instant, and she shot several arrows at the back of his neck.

Because the distance is too close, the arrow itself is already within the range of the shield, and the shield will naturally not cause any obstruction.

At this time, Shenji's body had only turned halfway. The right hand holding the shield was unable to protect his neck due to physical limitations. And the area of ​​​​the token is not enough to block the four arrows coming at once, and it is about to be shot through the throat.

At the critical moment, Shinji's body suddenly turned sideways around his waist.

That's right, he turned sideways, as if lying flat in the air, and his dark blue eyes were Atalanta's deep pupils.

The four arrows then fell into the air.

The fatal blow was neutralized, and a hint of anger appeared in Atalanta's eyes. She turned the "Celestial Bow" in her hand and used the bowstring to cut Shinji's throat.

However, even the zero-range shots were dodged by Shen Er, so naturally the bowstring could not be bent to do anything to him, so he opened the bow with a casual flip of the button.

Seeing this, Atalanta knew that nothing could be done, so she had no choice but to step on Shenji's shield and jump away.

"Are you willing to talk to me now? The moonlight is so beautiful tonight, and the fighting and killing are too boring."

To be honest, Shinji's conversation skills are really not that good. Whether Atalanta complains that this is a battlefield and it would be strange not to fight, or calls Shenji frivolous, or calls him an idiot, Shenji can accept it. But he never expected that Atalanta would say such a thing.

"You're such a rude person, you actually disrespect God Artemis?"

"Clam?"

Shinji looked confused.

PS: Atalanta has released the Noble Phantasm twice and is already ready to reveal her true name.

PS2: Ta Miao's zero-range shooting is still very strong, and he does whatever he wants without following the rules. It's a pity that he met Shenji who entered turtle mode.