"Still approaching? But there is no trace of the other party at all from here————"
After hearing Da Vinci's warning, Matthew continued to scan the surroundings.
But apart from the mess caused by Elizabeth and Artoria's endless release of the Noble Phantasm, she could no longer see anything.
The sun has not yet risen from the horizon, but the radiance refracted in the air and the huge ring that is constantly shining in the sky make the black forest at this time look like daytime.
The environment at this time was enough for Mashu to easily view the entire battlefield.
Although he can't compete with the clairvoyant Archer, after becoming a half-servant, Mashu's eyesight is much better than that of ordinary people even if he no longer wears glasses.
But even so, she still couldn't find the giant shadow rising slowly from the horizon just now.
If Mikhail VIII, who was still fighting before, had not disappeared and the trees cut in half by Artoria were still on the ground, Mashu would probably have concluded that the enemy had been repulsed.
"The enemy is indeed approaching."
Artoria Alter pulled out the inverted holy sword Excalibur from the half-cut branch, closed her eyes and felt the surrounding environment.
Although Arturia is also unable to see the enemy, she has an intuitive sense and can clearly sense the presence of danger.
It seemed as if if he didn't dodge, he would be defeated.
"whispering sound…."
Artoria Alt gritted her teeth, tightened her grip on the Reversal Holy Sword in her hand, and took a fighting stance.
No matter what, the giant shadow that can still be seen even from such a distance must have a huge body. Even if it can hide its body, there will definitely be some movement after it gets close.
Now all she can do is sit back and wait for the opponent's attack, trying to use intuition to get rid of the disadvantage of losing the opportunity.
"Lancer, can you sense where the enemy is?"
Arturia decided to rely on Elizabeth's perception, which was more like a dragon.
Although as a "dragon", Elizabeth, who has acquired "dragon" characteristics far-fetchedly, is the lowest dragon that is only slightly stronger than the wyvern, but her completeness as a dragon is better than just having a dragon. Heart of Arturia.
That's a nicer way of saying it.
Regardless of whether Elizabeth resembles a human-looking monkey or a monkey-like person, it is clear that neither is a lovable thing.
However, Elizabeth, who has more of a "beast" part than Artoria, also has a more sensitive perception.
"no."
Elizabeth shook her head, the expression on her face was a little strange, and the tail wagging behind her was also a little weak.
"Can't you even notice it?"
"You can still feel the sense of danger... Even the scales on the whole body, including the tail, are buzzing as if they've been electrocuted, but you can't feel where the culprit is at all."
"Or is the threat so great that there is no need to identify where it is?"
Boudica approached Elizabeth and Arturia Alter and said while looking around.
In the midst of the raging fire, there is no need to care which side has a higher temperature.
The sudden change caused them all to lose the opportunity.
The birds in the black forest flew up in large numbers, flying around in groups as if fleeing, and finally chose to leave here in unison.
"Sorry, fellow travelers from afar, this [Rome] (Emperor) will never let you kill so easily - no one can kill, no one can be killed."
Words like thunder came from the air, as if the gods were speaking in the Kingdom of God on top of the clouds.
That is undoubtedly an "oracle".
In the control room of Chaldea in Antarctica, Roman looked at the spiritual energy detector whose index kept soaring, and his face became very ugly.
"Report! A huge spiritual reaction has been detected in the sky above Master Fujimaru Ritsuka!"
The few remaining employees in Chaldea were observing the data and reporting.
Having gained some leisure time due to Animusfia's early action, they returned to the hellish work of being short of manpower.
The separation from Animusfia also made them re-aware of the tension of revising human nature.
If the previous magic reaction can still understand why the giant shadow is a huge magical beast or a magic creation, then the current spiritual reaction is to eliminate all the expected luck, leaving only the only one. the result of.
Servant of the [United Empire].
"Is it up there?"
Arturia and Mash looked up at the sky, but there was nothing but the dark white sky and the huge ring hanging above the earth as always.
…..
No.
A small black spot appeared in the field of vision of Mashu and Artoria, and then the black spot began to expand at a speed visible to the naked eye. After just a few breaths, it turned into a huge "meteorite."
"The specific location of the enemy has been detected. It is located 20 kilometers directly above Master Fujimaru Ritsuka! Falling at high speed! The speed is still increasing! 15 kilometers! 10 kilometers! It is expected to impact in ten seconds. The prediction is absolutely Killing radius...28 kilometers!"
After hearing the report from the staff who tested the data, Da Vinci frowned.
With this speed and attack range alone, it was impossible to escape in time.
The reaction disappeared for such a long time. According to this speed, the place where the "meteorite" first fell should be one hundred kilometers above the ground - the boundary between the atmosphere and the outer space of the universe, and also the boundary between the earth and space. ——Karman line.
Although the Earth's atmosphere can extend thousands of kilometers beyond the Kármán line, it is obviously so thin that it can be ignored.
After all, is this really something a Servant can do? Even the legendary Persian hero who tore the earth apart with arrows might not be able to complete such an attack directly from the cosmic level.
Even the most powerful nuclear weapon ever released by mankind, the "Big Ivan", has an effective killing radius of only about 27 kilometers.
This is only the effective killing radius of the explosion. Counting the shock wave and subsequent photothermal radiation, this radius will be expanded by more than three times.
Although the Servant's Noble Phantasm does not have the same photothermal radiation and nuclear pollution as a nuclear bomb, in terms of power, it should be expected to be even higher than that of a nuclear bomb.
Could it be the title?
But although the spirit base currently appearing in Rome is powerful enough to become a crown, it does not have the aura of a crown.
The crowned servants who should protect humanity should not side with the "United Empire".
There are countless incomprehensible things and problems, but the most critical things are still waiting to be dealt with.
"Fujimaru! Mashu! Defense with all your strength! There is no time to escape!"
We can already see the general shape of the falling object. The fire produced by the friction with the air surrounds the "meteorite" and there are countless things like "roots" at the bottom.
Yes, it's the root.
Boudica's inference of her true identity when she saw the giant shadow before was correct. A giant tree fell from the sky and hit them like a meteorite.
The harsh sound of breaking through the air and the thunderous rumble mixed together and hit the ground.
However, it was probably the sound that had appeared at the first moment when the giant shadow rose into the sky, and it only came to the ground at this moment.
"Meteorites" fall much faster than the speed of sound.
“Liar——————”
Elizabeth, who was shrouded in shadows, found it hard to accept the sight of the giant tree falling in the sky.
"Just put away the useless nonsense. Instead of marveling, think about how to survive."
Artoria's cold words brought Elizabeth back from her thoughts.
"No, it's impossible to stop this! No matter how strong a servant is, there's no way he can break this kind of thing!...Frentz..."
However, Elizabeth no longer felt that there was hope under such an attack.
"That's why I said [survival] instead of victory. If you release the Noble Phantasm on that thing with me now, it may reduce its power——--it's not necessarily true that it will be crushed like this."
"Even if we can weaken the attack, we will be crushed into powder, no, ashes..."
"Then we have to trust Lord Matthew and Lord Boudica to protect us, Excalibur————Morgan!"
Before she could finish her words, Artoria swung her sword towards the "meteor" falling from the sky.
The dust and gravel on the ground were shaken up in an instant, as if Arturia released her Noble Phantasm into the air and pushed the entire earth's crust downwards.
Darkness capable of swallowing all light was shot out from Artoria's sword with maximum force, and the attack that had shattered the Holy Grail at the French Special Point roared towards the giant tree in the sky.
"Kilenc Sarkany!"
Seeing that Artoria had released the Noble Phantasm, Elizabeth gritted her teeth and released the Noble Phantasm with all her strength.
After finally reuniting, she still wanted to spend more time with Animusfiya, so how could she end up in a place like this.
The sand and gravel shaken up by the sword of victory vowed to liberate Arturia were swept away by the sound waves that multiplied from Chakdis City rising behind Elizabeth.
The darkness that can decompose everything and the shock wave carrying thunder hit the giant tree in the sky.
But this time the darkness failed to decompose the fragile-looking trees, not even damaging the roots.
It may have caused damage, but it recovered in an instant. In the end, although the giant tree received the victory sword of complete liberation head-on, it was like a stubborn stone in the river. Instead of retreating, it split the current and moved forward in reverse direction.
In this way, Artoria's Noble Phantasm was divided by the fallen giant tree like a bamboo tube split with a hatchet into six slightly thinner jet-black light pillars that bypassed the roots of the giant tree.
And this time the sound wave was not as indestructible as before. Although it successfully made the entire giant tree tremble, it failed to cause any more damage.
In the end, Artoria Alter and Elizabeth tried their best to release the Noble Phantasm, but the speed of the giant tree's fall was only slightly reduced.
Although it is only a small amount, for an object of that mass, every reduction in the falling speed reduces a huge amount of landing energy.
However, this is still a drop in the bucket for the giant tree as a whole.
"Master, please stand behind my shield!"
Mashu frowned and looked nervously at the giant tree that was already in front of him in the sky.
Her legs were already trembling under the influence of the extremely rapid secretion of adrenaline.
But her hands holding up the giant cross-shaped shield remained firm.
It was clear that he was about to face death, and it was clear that this was an attack that was almost impossible to withstand, but Mashu unexpectedly felt no fear in his heart.
"Matthew, I leave the rest of the command spells to you - launch the Noble Phantasm defense with all your strength! Miss Boudica, get rid of it! Come and help Matthew!"
"Of course, Master, it goes without saying that I will help Miss Matthew in this situation."
The Sword of Unsworn Victory, which was only named victory in Boudica's hand, ignited with flames, and wheels that were also burning with flames began to circle around several people, including Artoria Alt and Elizabeth. It spun faster and faster, eventually forming a solid shield.
Mashu slammed the giant shield into the ground, and at the same time released her own magic power, which gradually blended with Boudica's Noble Phantasm. She stared at the giant tree falling from the sky, preparing for the impact.
"Ab Urbe Condita Libri!"
That was the last sound that came before the giant tree fell, like an oracle.
Sacred, dignified, inviolable.
However, as if to deliberately confront the majestic "oracle", Mashu shouted the name of his Noble Phantasm loudly.
The shield that currently belongs to her alone is a shield she has erected to protect humanity and Chaldea, and to protect her important seniors.
"[The convinced foundation of human reason!] (Lord Chaldeas)"
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It was a strong impact that cannot be described with any gorgeous language or rhetoric.
How long did the impact last?
One second? Ten seconds? Or just for a moment?
Matthew had no way of knowing. The only thing she could be sure of was that even with the reinforcement of Boudica's Noble Phantasm, she would not be able to withstand such a level of attack with her own shield.
The scene around him was only bright white.
The next moment, the next moment, the next moment.
It is a sense of urgency that is constantly approaching, and time is pressing like Achilles, the fastest runner——————
In short, she was about to fail.
To live up to the king's approval, to live up to the trust of his favorite senior, to live up to Boudica's preference, to live up to Elizabeth's prayers.
Let down the heavy responsibility entrusted to her by all of Chaldea and all mankind.
However, the failed future is like the tortoise that has already taken the first step in front of Achilles.
No matter how hard Achilles moved, he could not catch up, Zeno's tortoise.
"This is…….?"
Matthew was extremely confused.
"Really, you disobedient junior, don't treat me like a worthless vase - you haven't responded to my order yet, Matthew."
A slender hand rested on the back of Masiu's shield-holding hand, and together they withstood the impact that should have been impossible to withstand.
Just like the helping hand he extended to her that day in Chaldea.
A warm and soft feeling came from behind Mashu, and the hands from her beloved senior had already overlapped with hers.
Ma Xiu closed his eyes slightly, and his trembling eyes immediately became firm.
"Yes! Senior!"
When the girl opened her eyes again, only her firm belief still existed, ushering in the upcoming future.
*******
Along with the huge shock wave and the trembling of the earth, the giant tree fell to the ground calmly.
A few seconds later, a loud noise that could shatter mountains was heard throughout the world.
【Rome, falling from the sky】(Ab Urbe Condita Libri)
