Pendragon's Infinity Gauntlet

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Seizing that fleeting moment of opening, the blow is like uprooting consciousness and striking the back of the head—it's like a scythe of death.

"—!"

Its keen sense of smell, like that of a wild beast, allowed it to evade the fatal blow.

A blow to the hand or body is fine.

But if it's the head—if the back of the head gets hit, he'll fall down, and Archer can't afford to lose face like that.

Therefore, he is now only focused on blocking that attack.

The ruthless man who had blocked the twin swords with his bare hands launched such a bizarre attack, and Archer relied more on his instincts honed through long-term combat to cope.

"—You really know how to dodge, even though you're still quite confused."

Chapter 107 The Invisible Hand of the King

Chapter 107

Kuzuki Souichirou realized that continuing like this was pointless; it would only keep Archer under control and achieve nothing else.

So he stopped for the time being, and his stance, like his fists, was as steady as a rock.

Rin Tohsaka and Lily didn't actually observe for very long. When Archer's sneak attack failed and he was almost killed, they were ready to provide support.

Rin Tohsaka threw a gem from a distance behind, and Lily charged forward with her sword drawn.

However, just as Lady Rin finished chanting and channeled the magic stored in the gem into an attack, she was struck by Caster's precise light bullet and completely annihilated.

Lily, who was halfway there, felt awkward and, wary of Caster's magic, quickly retreated. She had no idea that the Saber-obsessed guy opposite her wouldn't want to hurt her.

"Saber? Where did you go? What are you hiding for? Attack!"

Miss Rin thought to herself, "I haven't played my card yet." Her mind raced, but she couldn't find Pendragon. She only sensed Pendragon's location through the contract.

"Without magic, you can't fight."

When Miss Rin heard this completely irresponsible answer, her face immediately darkened. How could she be so unfair to her master? The chain falling off at such a crucial moment!

However, Rin Tohsaka seemed to understand as well. She guessed that this guy was probably just making excuses to get a kiss before he would go into battle.

"Wait here, I'll replenish your mana right away."

It's just a little bodily fluid; it's just a matter of drinking another cup of black tea.

So she abandoned Lily, who was staring blankly as she ran away, found Pendragon behind the wall, and kissed her lips.

"..."

Honestly, Pendragon was just looking for an excuse to slack off, why was he being so proactive?

"Now, come with me and deal with that mother fox."

Rin Tohsaka, panting, pulled Pendragon's hand and walked outside.

"...?"

Can't pull.

Rin Tohsaka turned around and saw Saber sitting firmly in place like a weight, so stable that no ordinary person could possibly shake her.

"I can't go out."

Pendragon pushed up his glasses, and the ahoge (cowlick) on his head swayed as if he were drunk.

"you……"

Miss Rin's face instantly turned red, not from embarrassment, but from anger.

At a time like this, are we just going to play around?

"She'll run away the moment I show up. See that magic trick he's holding?"

Seeing that Rin Tohsaka was about to go berserk, Pendragon interrupted her with unusually fast speech to explain the situation.

Rin Tohsaka was skeptical, but at Pendragon's prompting, she channeled her magic into her eyes and looked at Caster floating in the air.

"Although it's impossible to determine what kind of magic it is, Caster does indeed possess a vast amount of magical power, seemingly waiting for the right moment to be triggered..."

Rin Tohsaka made a judgment: since Saber said so, the possibility of spatial transfer is not small.

"What were you doing at Ryudong Temple that day? What could have scared Caster to this extent?"

Turning her gaze away from Caster, Rin asked with curiosity in her eyes.

"It was just a snap of the fingers."

Pendragon's expressionless face, coupled with his calm tone, gave off an air of natural superiority, causing Rin Tohsaka to purse her lips involuntarily.

At the crossroads, Archer and Souichirou Kuzuki, these two straight men, have clashed once again.

However, Archer, who was already prepared, completely gained the upper hand this time, even though the teacher's serpent fist technique had reached perfection, even though his fists were enhanced by Caster's magic, and even though he was facing a ranged archer.

However, a Heroic Spirit is a Heroic Spirit, and Archer is an overpowered character who easily suppressed Kuzuki Souichirou.

If Caster hadn't been there to support them, it wouldn't have been a suppression, it would have been a kill.

"What should I do?"

Rin Tohsaka reached out to Pendragon and said, "Give me the jewel, and I'll go."

"Wouldn't the appearance of the gem's power expose me?"

Pendragon poked Rin's forehead with his ahoge and then said, "Don't worry, I can arrange everything."

"You're going to make arrangements for me?"

"Don't worry, everything is arranged perfectly."

Pendragon, using a joke that even Rin couldn't understand after translation, said, "King against king, general against general, let Red A deal with Caster, and you and Lily deal with the teacher."

"Red A? C's mom?"

Rin Tohsaka looked at Pendragon with an expression of incomprehension, waiting for her explanation.

She could understand the translation of "People's Teacher," but as for the other two nicknames, which mostly appeared in the comments and incorporated Chinese elements, she was completely baffled.

"Archer, the red one, or simply Red A."

"Caster, do you think she's getting too old? Would she be okay sitting in a mother's seat?"

After hearing this explanation, Miss Rin couldn't help but nod, feeling that the nickname was alright, and more importantly, it was very fitting.

"But it's hard to separate Souichirou Kuzuki from Cas...C's mom."

Rin Tohsaka glanced at the situation at the crossroads. Caster preferred to play a support role there, using magic to harass Archer, rather than actually taking action against Red Archer.

She felt sorry for her beloved Master, but on the other hand, she also wanted to be able to teleport him to the base camp at any time.

C's mother thought to herself, "It's not that I'm looking for trouble, but rather that trouble is coming to me."

"It's ok."

He patted Rin Tohsaka on the shoulder, and then this young lady was thrown out from behind the wall...

"Hey!"

Ignoring Rin Tohsaka's complaints, Pendragon's invisible King's Hand began to move.

Archer had a sudden inspiration; at that moment, he finally remembered his class and stopped clinging to his beloved melee combat.

Suddenly, the twin swords in his hands vanished into magic. Kuzuki Souichirou instinctively sensed something was wrong, and his original move of throwing a punch to pursue turned into a defensive stance.

"Souichiro-sama!"

Caster's expression changed slightly when he saw the bow appear in Archer's hand, and he couldn't help but shout out.

"I'll keep Archer!"

Lily quickly reminded him again, but he didn't rush forward recklessly.

The bow and arrow were projections. The nameless longbow was easily drawn, and magic transformed into arrows. The sharp arrows changed direction, shifting their target to Caster.

"call out!"

A sound like weeping wind rose in the air. Archer's arrow, like a shooting star, split into a rain of arrows just before hitting Caster, falling densely.

Caster gathered magic behind him, activated a high-speed divine incantation, and instantly unleashed a magic circle, sending out countless blazing rays of light to meet Archer's arrows!

P.S.: Goodnight~

Chapter 108 Hot Touch

Chapter 108

"Boom boom boom!"

The deafening roar, like the detonation of explosives, shook the ground, but no flames were produced. Only the intense release and evaporation of magic created a light that was even more dazzling than the midday sun.

"So bright it'll blind you!"

Rin Tohsaka raised her arm to shield herself, and when the aftershocks subsided, she looked over there and, unsurprisingly, no one was injured.

Archer and Caster, just as Lily had hoped, found themselves in a standoff.

When Red A revealed his bow, Caster's level of fear towards him increased dramatically.

It was only now that C's mom suddenly remembered.

Oh right, he's an archer, a ranged class. We need to keep an eye on him at all times to prevent him from suddenly firing an arrow and injuring Lord Soichiro.

"It's alright, it doesn't look that weak..."

This was also the first time Lily had seen Archer use a bow. She felt it was more impressive than his dual swords, at least visually. After all, this class was supposed to use a bow and arrow.

He used his full strength to entangle Caster, finally giving him the opportunity to hone his sword against a fellow human opponent.

Thinking this, Lily rushed forward with her knife.

"Hey……"

Rin Tohsaka didn't even have a chance to call her.

That man could fight on equal terms with a Servant. Regardless of whether Archer was skilled with dual swords or not, he was, after all, a superhuman being!

Souichirou Kuzuki, who was able to do this, could probably be classified as a monster. Did he even know his own limitations before charging in like that? Was he brainless?

Rin, not believing Lily could be a match for Kuzuki Souichirou in a one-on-one fight, quickly ran over to provide support.

Because she had a servant available, Rin wasn't too worried about anything going wrong. She also had time to keep an eye on the battle between Archer and Caster, and provide assistance when necessary.

"..."

Even in battle, Archer maintained his silent, arrogant, and cool demeanor, subtly putting immense pressure on his opponent.

When did this problem begin?

It's not exactly a problem, but Archer always felt something was off when he drew his bow after Rin Tohsaka was thrown out...

He couldn't explain the specifics. It was just that things were different from usual.

Bad feel for the weapon? Apart from the first arrow, he had no feel for the weapon when shooting. The weapon was all projected, and no matter how he adjusted it, it just didn't feel right.

Correspondingly, even though there was nothing unusual, the arrows formed by magic seemed to have less power.

Could it be that using dual swords for too long affected the feel of the bow and arrow?

Archer's expression remained unchanged, but he had already taken the matter seriously in his mind.

In contrast, Lily's situation went much more smoothly.

Rather than saying he was in exceptionally good condition, it was as if he had divine assistance.

Perhaps it was because this time the sword wasn't a practice wooden sword, and the real one felt different, or perhaps it was because facing a very strong opponent had unleashed his potential.

Lily felt that her sword-wielding movements were incredibly smooth, as if there was no air resistance at all. She had a comfortable feeling and could perform all kinds of moves with ease.

Even though she was the one being severely suppressed.

Souichirou Kuzuki did not give up on strengthening himself just because his opponent was human, especially since it was not something he could control.

The fist, imbued with magic, was as hard as divine iron. When it clashed with the famous sword in Lily's hand, it sparked directly and held its own!

Even the constantly trembling blade seemed unable to withstand the force of Kuzuki Souichirou's punches, giving the illusion that it might break at any moment.