Although teaching Lancer before was just a teacher's quirk acting up, who wouldn't want a talented, willing to work hard, and obedient disciple like Lancer? He even once hoped that time could stand still so that he could always teach the other party, but it wasn't until Darnic's homunculus arrived that he realized that he was in a 'war' where lives were at stake.
So all the way, he looked at Lancer with a very complicated expression. He had been weighing whether his 'wish' was more important, or the thing he had dedicated his life to was more important?
But it wasn't until Lancer fought the Red Faction's Rider -
"Archer, protect Mr. Lancer!"
He almost instinctively put an arrow on his bowstring when he saw Rider appear, and it was a good thing he did, as he noticed the three cold glints in the dark night.
"Buzz~!"
Without waiting for Fiore to speak, he directly drew his bow and shot an arrow, and at the same time, he drew two more arrows from his waist. The three arrows almost simultaneously shot down Atalanta's three arrows.
There was no doubt that he had temporarily helped Lancer resolve the crisis but also exposed his location. Almost at the same time the arrows were shot down, a sound of air being torn came again, and this time the target was no longer Lancer but Chiron's location.
"Master! Please be careful! I'll go take care of the Red Faction's Archer!!"
After saying that, he ran to the side, and the flying arrow pierced into the stone pillar behind Chiron's original position, splashing up countless stone dust.
Although both Chiron and Atalanta could accurately shoot several arrows at once, just like the attack on Lancer before, masters' duels were about that fleeting moment of weakness, so they tacitly chose single arrows. As for multi-shot? That was more suitable for close-range shooting.
The two were several kilometers apart, but it was as if they were face to face.
"Thud~ thud~ thud~"
"Bang~ bang~ bang~"
The sound of arrows piercing into tree trunks or shooting into buildings was extremely harsh in the silent night. The scattered stone and wood chips made the two of them look a bit disheveled, but they didn't care at all and just stared with wide eyes, locking onto their opponent.
However, with the strength of the two of them, it would probably take a long time for this shooting duel to have a result...
Both Lancer and Achilles found that something was wrong. The two sides' Archers had already started to fight each other.
"Kid, it looks like you're lucky. You can lose to me with your own hands~"
"I wonder if a Servant's expression would be more interesting if he lost to a Master?"
Lancer didn't know this Servant who used a spear, so he was fearless. He unhesitatingly retorted to the other party's ridicule. At this time, the Noble Phantasm battle between Li Shuwen and Saber on the other side had basically come to an end. It was not unexpected that the other party would soon be able to solve Saber and come to support him, and as long as the opponent didn't release his Noble Phantasm, he could barely hold on.
And looking at Lancer, who was holding the long spear made of 'Alucard', Achilles couldn't help but show a cruel smile.
In his opinion, when this kid was chosen as his target, his defeat was already a foregone conclusion. The so-called provocation was just the other party being arrogant because of his good luck before.
'Since you're in such a hurry, then let me send you off the stage!'
He lowered his body and danced his long spear -
Then Lancer felt that the other party's feet suddenly lit up, and then the other party's figure completely disappeared from his sight.
Lancer, who had been attacked once, didn't know what method the other party used, but he could basically confirm that the other party definitely had a Noble Phantasm or ability that increased speed. So how could he, who had already guessed it, not be prepared?
'Time Acceleration'
As the pocket watch-like magic device on his waist was activated, Lancer instantly felt the whole world slow down. Then he saw a figure rushing straight towards him, but even in the 'Time Acceleration' state, the other party's speed was still incredibly terrifying.
Lancer finally understood what the other party's so-called 'good luck' meant, and at the same time, he was also incredibly glad that he had prepared in advance. After all, the ability of 'Eye of the Mind' couldn't be activated all the time, and once it failed, his end was already sealed.
But even in the 'Time Acceleration' state, he could only slightly bend his body and barely dodge the other party's spear blade.
"Tear~!"
The chest of the clothes that he had just worn for a while was instantly opened, and as the clothes slowly fell, he suddenly shook. The scarlet 'Bloodlust' tore the falling half of the clothes into pieces, and he himself 'poked' the long spear in his hand in reverse...
There was no doubt that this was the basic attack method of the 'double-edged spear' that Vlad III taught him. Although he would sometimes use it before, it was definitely not as smooth as it was now.
"Tear~"
'Alucard' itself was not a spear, but a cloak, but with enough blood, it could transform into a spear. As for the spear's power, it was determined by the strength of the blood it absorbed. And although Lancer blood could not turn this Imperial Arm into a special weapon like a Noble Phantasm, it definitely surpassed most mortal weapons. At the very least, it could pose a certain threat to a Heroic Spirit.
But if Lancer wasn't weak, was Achilles weak?
He dodged Lancer attack with a leisurely expression, but he held the tail of the spear with one hand and swung it fiercely.
"Bang!!"
Lancer, who held the spear shaft with both hands, could almost see 'Alucard' being bent into a thirty-degree angle, and the ground under his feet had even more cracks, and his own feet were deeply embedded in the mud.
But just as Achilles was about to continue his pursuit -
"..."
He felt the ground shake violently, and then a strong wind came from behind him.
If he continued to chase Lancer, he would inevitably be attacked by the person from behind. Normally, he would make such a choice, but at this moment, his intuition was telling him that his 'Undying Hero' might not necessarily be useful.
The so-called 'Undying Hero' was a permanent Noble Phantasm he possessed. In theory, it could negate any attacks on all parts of his body except for his 'vitals', as long as they weren't from someone with 'divinity'.
But the fierce beating of his heart was reminding him - the enemy behind him was not an ordinary one.
'Dodge!'
"Snap~"
The bent 'Alucard' suddenly bounced back, and he used this force to bounce away fiercely, and then -
"Whoosh~!"
Along with the sound of a raging wind, a figure appeared in his original position.
Although Li Shuwen's clothes were a bit torn due to his battle with Mordred, his eyes showed that he was still in peak condition at this moment!