"Able to wield a weapon?"
Artoria Alt looked at the strange fusion beasts under the tree and said to Mash.
However, she did not take her eyes away from the Chimeras.
Even Artoria has never seen a monster like this before.
Compared to "Warcraft", these Chimeras look more like humans.
The form they exist is more like an artificial product like her with the heart of a dragon.
However, Artoria's appearance is the same as that of ordinary people, but these Chimeras have shown an obvious inhuman appearance.
No matter how fundamental the difference is, it seems there is nothing.
This is exactly the reason why Arturia asked Mashu.
"They...are humans too."
"If I can be counted as a human being - there is no difference between them and me... maybe there are more human parts than me."
Arturia was created by Merlin, the heir to the dragon throne, a girl who was half human and half dragon.
The mathematical formula is expressed as [0.5+0.5=1].
These Chimeras are monsters that are forcibly fused together using magic from beasts and humans.
Complete man and complete beast, combined but still one existence.
It can be said to be [1+1=1].
Both the human and non-human parts are much better than the half-baked Arturia.
"...Who on earth did such a thing..."
Mashu frowned and said reluctantly.
The distance between the Chimeras and them continued to shrink, and with the eyesight of a servant, Mashu could easily see the twisted expressions on the couplets of the Chimeras.
It was as if a person had been inserted into the lion's body, and the waist of the human body had been completely integrated with the lion's torso.
Maybe it's not as if.
But this is the case.
"I'm afraid they are the magicians of the [United Empire]. No matter what, they are the enemy now. The opponent is not an ordinary person, and just relying on the back of the shield to hit them is no longer effective."
"There must be some way to restore them to their original state, right? In that case——————"
"Chimera was originally a monster in Greek mythology, one of the children of the giant Typhon and his wife Echidna."
The blue image that suddenly appeared reflected the figure of Leonardo da Vinci.
"Has the same origin as monsters such as the Hydra, the three-headed dog Cerberus, and the Sphinx."
In the control room in Chaldea, Leonardo da Vinci also frowned and looked at the picture transmitted back through Mashu's shield.
"According to legend, it had the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and a tail composed of a python. In the end, it was the brave Bellerophon who rode Pegasus [Pegasus] who killed it."
It is worth mentioning that Pegasus was born from the blood of Medusa after she was beheaded by Perseus.
Bellerophon is the grandson of Sisyphus, who was always pushing boulders in the underworld to do useless work. After surrendering, Pegasus killed the monster Chimera and defeated the female warrior of the Amazon. our heroes.
If Medusa is summoned to become a Servant, then the Noble Phantasm [Reins of the Rider] held by her as a Rider is actually used to control a certain degree in the name of Bellerophon. It is her descendant Pegasus.
"But the enemy that appears in front of you now is not that powerful. It is probably just a synthetic beast created artificially based on Greek mythology."
A man-made monster created by combining humans and beasts.
"What's the way to recover? Miss Da Vinci?"
"...No. I have never done such an experiment in my lifetime...There is no similar subject in Chaldea. The director——Animusfia The president may have some ideas, but the more likely decision he will make is to give up."
Matthew's expression darkened.
In a few seconds, the Chimeras would be able to detect the distance between her and Artoria.
She needs to make her own realization.
It was different from the last time he hit the soldiers with his shield back in France, and it was also different from the last time he killed the flying dragon in France.
Matthew was never ready to take on the lives of others.
But now, she must fight with a living "person" with the goal of annihilating the other person's life.
Matthew closed her eyes gently, and the red-haired girl who was pressed under the rubble and reached out to her that day appeared in front of her again.
Now Mashu doesn't have the confidence to protect his Master.
But now Matthew is willing to devote everything to protect the senior who is willing to lend a helping hand to him.
If it’s for her————————
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
When Mashu opened his eyes again, his eyes were very firm, and he poured all his strength into the buckler in his hand.
She jumped from the tree trunk and crashed directly into one of the Chimeras that was speeding forward in the dense forest.
"boom--"
After a loud noise, the Chimera's deformed body appeared behind the dispersed smoke. Its limp limbs showed how much force the poor man and beast endured when attacked.
It was an impact that turned the spine and ribs into pieces.
The other chimeras around him reacted and gathered around Mashu who had already killed a chimera.
Matthew also did not hesitate. The moment he landed, he grasped his shield again, and then threw it fiercely towards another Chimera on the side.
Seeing Mash who had made up his mind to fight for his life, Artoria nodded, then jumped off the tree trunk and raised the reversed Sword of Victory high above her head.
The purple cloak behind him began to flutter in the wind, emitting purple fluorescence.
Artoria is absorbing the magic power in it and preparing to release the Noble Phantasm.
It was a gift that Animusfiya deliberately prepared in case Fujimaru Ritsuka was unable to supply a large amount of magic power in an instant.
"Excalibur----Morgan!"
The jet-black light pillar instantly swallowed up the other Chimeras surrounding Mash.
finished?
Matthew looked in disbelief at the ground around him that had been plowed by the Sword of Victory.
This is a bit too smooth.
"Miss Da Vinci, can you detect other magical reactions?"
"No other magic reaction can be detected here at all. Good job, Mash, Saber. The operation is much easier than previously expected."
However, Da Vinci's praise stopped abruptly in the middle.
"No...wait."
"What's the matter, Miss Da Vinci?"
Without waiting for Da Vinci's answer, Artoria had already poured all her magic power into the Sword of Victory and was ready to prepare.
In fact, there was no need for Da Vinci to answer, because Matthew had already seen the red eyes lighting up one after another in the surrounding woods.
"A large number of hostile reactions have been detected...the number...more than 10,000! No, it's an ambush...the enemy can block our perception, Mashu, Saber, retreat quickly!"
"It seems that only the two of you are here...but that's fine, let's defeat them one by one."
Michael VIII, dressed in purple robes, slowly walked out of the darkness surrounded by Chimeras.
Standing back to back with Mash, Artoria prepared a fighting stance.
However, none of them noticed the flapping wings in the distant night sky, blocking the moonlight.
