"Miss Alter!"
Mashu, who was guarding the boat on the side, witnessed all this and called Arturia eagerly, wishing he could be by her side at this moment.
If the buckler in your hand at this moment can't even protect King Arthur, what should it protect?
Mashu gritted his teeth to resist the impact from Hydra.
The girl Master behind her also seemed to be distracted by something, so she was unable to reverse the direction of the boat in time.
【What is it that you should protect? 】
And the words Arturia once said came to Mashu's ears again.
"Miss Artoria..."
Mash gritted his teeth and watched Artoria Alter, who seemed to have fallen into the ocean below and been swallowed up by Hydra, with a very unwilling expression on his face.
If she could be more reliable, she wouldn't have to choose between Artoria Alter and her Master.
But she had to admit that the conditions created by Arturia were extremely superior and could effectively damage the enemy's opportunities.
If we just need to ignore Artoria Alter at this moment and turn to Hydra, we might be able to
The sacrifice priority of the heroic spirits summoned from Chaldea is the highest.
It was not because Fujimaru Ritsuka was the only master left who made this move. This was something that had been confirmed as early as the establishment of Chaldea's Heroic Spirit Summoning System.
The second is myself as a homunculus who has been fused with the heroic spirit's spiritual base.
Even Ritsuka Fujimaru, who is a candidate for the Master, would probably be used as an "abandoned child" like himself if the members of Team A were still there.
Matthew knew this.
As long as you borrow the summoning spell from Chaldea and ensure enough energy, you can summon as many heroic spirits as you want.
Calling them servants or heroic spirits cannot change the fact that they are summoned as familiars and tools.
Except for a few extremely arrogant servants who cannot accept serving others, most of the servants should have the awareness of being tools when they are summoned.
In fact, Artoria Alter has such a consciousness.
Even Mashu had already prepared himself to sacrifice himself for humanity and Chaldea at any time.
——————————But, is it really okay to just use and abandon Miss Alt, who doesn’t always smile, but does have her own emotions and emotions, as a tool?
Matthew doesn't know.
After experiencing these special points, Ma Xiu came into contact with more heroic spirits than the "human beings" she often came into contact with.
Maybe that's the "right" choice, maybe that will maximize your chances of winning, maybe that will make your losses smaller.
But is it all worth it?
Are humans supposed to be ruthless creatures capable of sacrificing everything for meaningless continuation?
——————The so-called pretentious magician is actually not out of the realm of human beings at all. After all, he is still as indifferent and ruthless as human beings can be.
So, if you choose that way, besides being powerful, what else does the creature called human have left?
......... Even as he said this, Mashu was not completely disappointed with human beings.
To this day, she still wants to be human.
If you want to ask for a reason, on that Antarctic frozen soil, Mashu realized the second possibility of what human beings can become besides the ruthless and powerful ones.
Doctor Roman, Leonardo da Vinci, former director Olga Marie and others from Chaldea.
.........Although there are some people among them who she cannot understand at all, the lifestyles and choices of more people in Chaldea make Mashu look forward to them.
After actually seeing how they lived and what choices they made, Matthew sincerely longed to live as a "human" from the bottom of his heart.
Even for Animusfia, who chose to annihilate her own conscience like a magician, Matthew could sense the self-loathing he felt when making his choice.
Therefore, Mashu believed that his Master and everyone in Chaldea would never let King Arthur die like this.
"senior!"
"Saber! I command you with a Command Seal——————!"
And the young master did not disappoint her junior's expectations and handed over the command spell on the back of her hand without hesitation.
"Excalibur——————Morgan————————————!"
After the dazzling red light, Arturia, who should have been knocked under the sea by the many heads of Hydra, shouted out the name of her Noble Phantasm.
Then, darkness strong enough to swallow up all the light spewed out from under the sea and swallowed the heads of Hydera in reverse.
After Hydra's head came into contact with the reversed Sword of Victory, it was decomposed and swallowed up almost instantly and turned into one of the magic powers that it continued to release. The red "mountain" that was previously entrenched above the sea was also there. Half of it disappeared in an instant.
Even the head of Hydra, which was attacking the small boat on Chaldea's side, was briefly stunned.
This time, not even the extra blood was spurted out, and everything swallowed by the reversed glow could no longer escape the darkness.
And Artoria, who had chopped off her own calf like a warrior before, was now standing intact on the sea under the silver light surrounding her.
However, at the same time, Ritsuka behind Mash was panting heavily and her pale and bloodless face revealed the state of Artoria Alter at this time.
At least in the short term, it would be unrealistic for her to show the same level of combat power again.
However, Hydra will not give Altria Alter a chance to rest. Apart from the poisonous arrows that have killed many heroes, Hydra is most famous for its immortality.
Even if a head is cut off, Hydra will regenerate a new head in a very short time.
Even if Jason, Apollo, and [No. 2], the three heroic spirits who had their Noble Phantasms taken away from them, launched an attack on Hydra on the boat, it would be difficult to achieve the same results as Artoria.
Even if the Noble Phantasm was not taken away, they could not compare with Artoria, one of the top heroic spirits.
And the head in the middle of Hydra is even immortal.
Even Hercules could only crush her head with a boulder instead of killing Hydra completely.
In other words, Hydra cannot be killed.
However, by constantly using magic power to create leverage points at Artoria Alter's feet and using Jupiter magic from time to time to cause damage to Hydra at the same time, Ritsuka successfully cooperated with her servants to stabilize Hydra. La's offensive.
Arturia just hovered over Hydra's head, constantly striking at Hydra's resurrected head.
Ritsuka, on the other hand, was controlling the boat while supporting Artoria's offensive.
Even if doing so does not bring victory, and can even be regarded as a slow death that delays time, for this girl who has only been learning magic for a few months, it is already valuable.
It even makes people want to cheer for her.
Should I be called a "hero" who was able to accomplish that great deed on his own?
For some reason, Animusfia suddenly felt that the girl in front of her was strange.
They are obviously already very familiar with each other, and they are obviously lovers who are only one step away from falling in love with each other... But Animusfiya feels that she is very close to her. distant.
"What's wrong, Director? Is there something on my face? It's been staring at me————"
Sensing Animusfia's gaze on him, Ritsuka concentrated on maneuvering the boat and said this without looking back.
"Or are you finally noticing her beauty? I'm very happy, but can you please pay attention to the enemy in front of me first? If you keep staring at me now, I will still be a little distressed... ...No...it's not that I hate you, Director. You can watch me for as long as you want once the battle is over, but as expected, it's better to come and help me now, ahhh— —!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was distracted by Animusfia, unfortunately failed to maneuver the boat to avoid Hydra's attack, and the bottom of the boat suffered a severe blow from the snake's head.
And the girl's tone suddenly rose a few degrees.
Fortunately, thanks to Matthew's protection, the ensuing attacks did not fall on the small boat that flew in the air like a fighter plane and the passengers on the small boat.
However, the boat that failed to maintain speed also lost its initial ease. It was like the gears and chains that had been well coupled to each other suddenly lost a link, thus leading to a complete collapse.
It was also like a balloon that had reached a critical point and suddenly exploded violently.
All the balance that Ritsuka had managed to maintain before was broken in this short moment.
"I'm sorry, Ritsuka——I shouldn't have disturbed you, but it's better not to be distracted during the battle."
Fortunately, Ritsuka is not the only one who can use celestial magic.
The silvery boat suddenly changed direction as if it had received a rocket booster, and crashed straight into one of the heads of Hydra that was about to attack it.
If it collided with that Hydra at such speed and momentum, no matter how hard and durable the remnants of Apollo's Noble Phantasm were, they probably wouldn't be able to survive.
However, Animusfia did not intend to just collide with Hydra.
"The first ray of fire shines on the sea of clouds!"
The giant dragon formed by the flames was instantly released from the Spear of Uranus in Animusfia's hand and rushed forward.
Although Zhou Yu Gongjin's Noble Phantasm is more effective against military formations or large groups of soldiers, burning a head of Hydera is not out of the question.
The moment Hydra's head came into contact with the fire dragon, it was swallowed up by the overwhelming magic power released from the Spear of Ouranos and turned into fly ash, even spreading to the torso and eventually burning its wounds into scars.
But this time, Hydra's head did not regenerate.
In fact, when Hercules dealt with Hydra, he cut off her head and asked his nephew to use flames to sinter Hydra's wounds so that her head could no longer regenerate.
However, when facing the immortal head in the center of Hydera, even flames cannot prevent its regeneration.
Therefore, the danger of Hydra still exists, but the overwhelming attack rhythm composed of her nine heads is no longer so stressful.
"Whose fault do you think it is?"
Seeing that the pressure was much reduced, Ritsuka breathed a sigh of relief, and then leaned into Animusfiya's arms.
"It's my fault... I'm sorry."
Animusfia admitted her mistake in a rare and generous manner.
In fact, he did make a mistake by not reacting right away————————It can’t even be said to be a mistake.
Being unable to react immediately like Ritsuka was not a mistake, it was simply Animusfia's lack of ability.
Gently stroking the bright and silky red hair on the girl's head, Animusfia had to admit that the girl who always wanted to achieve something really did it.
Unknowingly, he grew up.
