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Chapter 1135 - Chapter 1135 Chapter 778 Before the Dawn

Chapter 1135: Chapter 778: Before the Dawn Chapter 1135: Chapter 778: Before the Dawn Rin Tohsaka was the type to act as soon as she decided on something, and indeed, there wasn’t much time left to consider the issue. The enemy’s barrier was nearly complete; if she didn’t launch an attack immediately, she feared they would lose the initiative. Under these circumstances, Rin knew she didn’t have many options.

“ARCHER.”

Standing on the hillside, Rin clenched her teeth and stared at the buildings of New City District. In the darkness of the night, the entire cluster of buildings looked like giant tombs.

But the thought of what she was about to do gave Rin a headache.

Although it could be passed off as a gas explosion to the outside world, how much money would that cost…

“Preparations are complete; we can move at any time, MASTER.”

“Good.”

Hearing ARCHER’s response, Rin nodded and looked toward Sakura, who was standing not too far away. The plan was simple: ARCHER would bombard the New City Building from an ultra-long range and destroy it. This should disrupt the enemy’s barrier to some extent, and if the enemy responded by emerging, then Sakura would command her ASSASSIN to use its Noble Phantasm to completely crush the enemy.

To be honest, Rin was quite curious about what ASSASSIN’s Noble Phantasm was, but now wasn’t the time to talk about that.

“So…”

“————–!”

However, just as Rin was about to issue the command, suddenly, an unexpected change occurred.

The pitch-black sky turned a crimson red, and at the same time, Rin felt an immense pressure suddenly emerge, as if her entire body had been flipped over in an instant. Her stomach churned continuously, and her body felt feverish, but it wasn’t due to an external heat. It felt as if her blood was evaporating…

No, it was not a metaphor. Even Rin, as a Magician, could feel her Magic Power being forcefully drained from her body. She felt like a piece of fruit in a juicer, being twisted and crushed as juice was extracted.

“Ugh… Is it too late? ARCHER, do it now!”

Clenching her teeth, Rin hastily commanded ARCHER, who silently raised his Bow and Arrow, aimed at the New City Building, and let loose an arrow.

The spiral arrow, glowing with a blue light, streaked across the sky like a shooting star towards the New City Building. However, the next moment, a shimmering red Array suddenly appeared around the building. A burst of flames followed by an intense explosion occurred, but it failed to break through the red barrier.

“They’re draining the Magic Power of all the residents of Fuyuki City!”

Sakura, too, was clenching her teeth as she looked toward Rin.

“Normal attacks are ineffective, sister, use the Command Spell!”

“………!”

Hearing Sakura’s words, Rin gritted her teeth, looked at the two remaining Command Spells on the back of her hand, and then lifted her right hand.

“In the name of the Command Spell, ARCHER! Completely destroy the New City Building!”

With Rin Tohsaka’s call, another Command Spell on the back of her hand flashed a bright red glow. At the same time, ARCHER also stood tall again, looking ahead. He raised his bow with his left hand, stretched out his right hand–and then, a longsword that radiated a dazzling brilliance materialized from thin air in his hand. After that, ARCHER drew his bowstring and aimed at the distant building, firing another arrow.

“——————!”

This time the attack was utterly different; if the previous arrows shot by ARCHER were like meteors, then this time, the sword of light bursting forth was more like a torrential surge. A beam shot forth from the longbow, spreading out as if it was going to split the world in half, and struck the bright red barrier protecting the New City Building with tremendous force.

The flashing light almost devoured everything.

Like a nuclear explosion, a bright flash soared into the sky, completely destroying the New City Building along with the surrounding structures. The sturdy steel-reinforced concrete buildings stood no chance against the catastrophic power of such an attack, crumbling, breaking, and turning to ash as easily as a castle made of sand. The bright red barrier that had protected the New City Building couldn’t withstand ARCHER’s full-powered strike infused with the Command Spell either, shattering into ashes after a moment of resistance.

“………huh………”

Even Rin Tohsaka widened her eyes in shock at the sight before her. She always knew her ARCHER was powerful, but she had no idea he could be this powerful. As the firelight faded and the smoke cleared, Rin Tohsaka could clearly see that everything within dozens of meters around the New City Building was devastated, leaving not even a trace of human construction, only a huge circular crater as if it had been struck by a nuclear attack.

Through Sakura’s imaginary number spell, the group directly traversed to the edge of the crater, looking around them.

The scorching temperature was almost suffocating, and at least for the moment, it seemed like everything had been destroyed. There was no sign of anything remaining around them, whether it was RIDER or something else………

“Wait, be careful!”

Just then, ARCHER seemed to sense something, and as he shouted, the ground began to tremble, and then……to everyone’s surprise, a black, oil-like substance suddenly surged from the center of the explosion, spouting into the sky like a fountain.

“Is, is that the true form of the shadow?”

Staring at the stream of black water erupting before her, Rin Tohsaka shook uncontrollably. In the moment that the black water exploded forth, the high temperatures engulfing the area were swept away, replaced by a cold that rivaled the most extreme frigid zones, cold enough to freeze the soul. Moreover, Rin Tohsaka could feel the terrifying malice within the strange black water; just one look at it caused excruciating pain in the head, as if cursed.

Or perhaps its very existence was a curse.

“Ugh……”

“Oh………”

However, what was even more surprising was yet to come. As the black water flowed and spread, four figures slowly emerged, three of whom Rin Tohsaka recognized–it was SABER, LANCER, and BERSERKER.

However, at this moment, the three had completely lost their original poise. They were all pitch-black, with red eyes, and exuded an aura like evil spirits. The fourth figure, wrapped in a cloak, was unknown to Rin Tohsaka, but she was certain that she too must be a Heroic Spirit.

But now, they resembled evil spirits———-!

“In the name of the Command Spell!”

At that moment, Sakura’s voice suddenly rang out, snapping Rin Tohsaka out of her thoughts. Rin turned to look and saw Sakura raising her right hand high.

“ASSASSIN, release your Noble Phantasm! Spiritron Diffusion!”

“Understood, MASTER!”

Upon hearing Sakura’s command, the young girl beside her leapt up, with wings of light materializing behind her. Clutching her firearm, she flew into the sky, and in the next moment, her figure turned abruptly ethereal. In just a short time, Rin Tohsaka saw seven afterimages separate from the girl’s body, each assuming the same stance as her.

“How is that possible? Are there really Servants like this?”

Watching the scene unfold before her, Rin Tohsaka was dumbfounded. Being a Master herself, she could clearly see that the eight girls floating in the air, although having slightly different hairstyles and facial features, all possessed attributes not inferior to those of ASSASSIN. This meant… In that instant, had Sakura essentially summoned seven Heroic Spirits to fight together?!

“Fire!”

At the leading girl’s command, all eight girls raised their firearms and aimed at the four Servants emerging from the black sludge, pulling their triggers.

“Bang, bang, bang, bang!!!!”

The gunfire was like thunderous roars, and though Rin Tohsaka instinctively covered her ears, she could still hear the countless bullets transforming into a barrage, completely enveloping the four Servants.

But obviously, that wasn’t enough.

“————–!!”

The first to fly into a frenzy was naturally BERSERKER. It roared and leaped up, holding the Giant Axe and completely disregarding the bullets hitting its body, and flew toward the girls in the sky, while at the same time, SABER and LANCER, weapons in hand, attacked the girls from either side, coordinating with BERSERKER.

“Full counterparts, completely synchronized!”

Faced with the enemies lunging at them, the girls quickly formed a circle and ascended higher. Meanwhile, beams of light emanated from their bodies, connecting with each other to form a circle.

“Final Attack. Celestial Spear Light Wheel!”

The dazzling light of the long spears emerged from the center of the halo, slamming heavily below, once again hammering the four Servants to the ground; another explosion devoured the Servants along with the black mud.

Even as Sakura unleashed her Noble Phantasm, Rin Tohsaka had been pulled back by ARCHER, and still, she could almost feel the burst and shock of the mighty lance of light directly; it was almost equal to, if not greater than, the power of the Noble Phantasm ARCHER had used just before!

“Is this ASSASSIN?”

Rin Tohsaka gasped for air, her face ashen as she stared ahead.

“What kind of ASSASSIN is this?”

What a joke, to be able to summon eight at once. If this were used against a single Heroic Spirit, it would be nothing short of a gang assault…

Ordinary Servants would likely have been destroyed in that barrage of attacks, but…

“Boom!!”

Black ooze surged out again, tearing through the shining glow of the spears, and immediately afterward, the four seemingly unharmed Servants stood up from the black mud once more.

“What’s the joke here? Are these guys unkillable?”

Seeing this, both Rin Tohsaka and Sakura’s expressions changed drastically.

“What do we do now?”

Rin Tohsaka and Sakura exchanged looks, both with furrowed brows.

Obviously, the situation had become even more complicated.

“Should we retreat?”

“No, if we retreat, letting the frenzied Servants into the city will only cause more damage!”

Sakura shook her head and raised her hand.

“We must stop them here!”

Although Sakura said this, Rin Tohsaka also knew it wouldn’t be easy; the opponents seemed immortal in the black mud, and even Sakura’s Servant’s Noble Phantasm couldn’t kill them once and for all. Not to mention her Servant was ASSASSIN, and they were up against the likes of SABER, LANCER, and BERSERKER–how were they supposed to fight them?

“———-ugh———-!”

Once again, BERSERKER raised the Stone Axe, transforming into a whirlwind and charging at Rin Tohsaka and Sakura. Seeing this, Rin Tohsaka also gritted her teeth.

“ARCHER, get ready………”

However, before Rin Tohsaka could finish, a sudden change occurred.

“Boom!!”

A War Hammer descended from the skies, smashing directly onto BERSERKER’s head, splitting it in twain. Then, black flames erupted, engulfing and utterly consuming BERSERKER.

“What’s this?”

Rin Tohsaka was stunned at the sight, while Sakura was overjoyed.

“Big brother?!”

Along with Sakura’s cry, the next moment, Duanmu Huai landed heavily on the ground. He picked up the War Hammer, glanced at Sakura, and nodded with a smile.

“Long time no see, Sakura.”

“Yes, it’s been a long time, big brother…”

Sakura’s eyes almost turned red with emotion upon seeing Duanmu Huai. For him, it had only been a few days apart from Sakura, but for her, it was a reunion after eight years.

“I know you have a lot to say.”

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai raised the War Hammer.

“But for now, let’s take out these guys first!”

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