When the two were building up momentum, Lancer felt incredibly nervous, because he knew that if this strike of his failed, his end would also be sealed. But when Achilles really charged, his heart, on the contrary, was incredibly calm.
His rationality longed to live, but his hot blood and his instincts longed for a life-or-death battle with a master!
This feeling was incredibly contradictory but also incredibly real, because humans were such contradictory creatures. But at this time, he chose to follow his instincts, and his instincts made him seem to have lost the emotion of 'fear' at this moment.
In his eyes, there was only Achilles, who had turned into a silver lightning bolt, and his target, the left foot!
'Death-Seeking, Life-Waging · Desperate Strike!!'
This time, he had completely disregarded life and death. In his eyes, there were only the words 'win or lose'!
The side of the cross spear scraped past his forehead, drawing a bloodline, while the long spear in his hand pointed directly at Achilles's ankle!
"Bang!!!"
Along with a loud bang, Lancer, who was in a weakened state due to his 'Death-Seeking, Life-Waging Strike', was fiercely hit in the chest by the high-speed moving Achilles and was sent flying. Lancer mouth was completely stained with blood, and his whole body was covered in dust, making him look incredibly disheveled. What was even worse was that his 'Gáe Bolg' had completely come loose from his hand.
'I can't die! I can't die yet!!'
Even if he lost, he was not willing to wait for death. Even if his hands were trembling and he couldn't wield his long spear, he still propped himself up with the 'weapon box' he summoned and stood up. He then took out a standard long spear from it and looked at the not-yet-completely-dissipated dust in the distance with a determined gaze. Even if he looked pitiful, he didn't want to lose!
He would not accept his fate until his heart stopped beating!
The only way to make him give up hope in this world was to kill him!
But when the dust completely dissipated, he saw an incredible scene.
Achilles, who was gradually turning into a spirit, looked at him with a bitter smile.
"What is... going on?"
Lancer could be certain that he had only pierced the other party's ankle. Even if he had lost one foot, the other party's body was not wounded, so it should not have been difficult to kill him. But why was he turning into a spirit? Could it be that the other party's Master had been taken care of by Siegfried and Astolfo?
It was not only Lancer who was shocked. When Achilles found that he was starting to turn into a spirit and could no longer touch this world, he was stunned for a moment. Then he looked down at his foot and revealed a bitter smile. He had not expected that he would have to disappear in such a way.
There was no doubt that Achilles had placed most of his energy on his back during the battle. After all, his vital point was his heel, but Lancer had done something that no one had expected.
He directly pierced Achilles's ankle from the front and hit his 'vital point' at the heel.
Because of his mother's blessing, Achilles possessed an immortality that surpassed that of demigods. His body was not invulnerable, but it could greatly alleviate the enemy's attacks. In fact, even if he was wounded, he could recover in a short period of time, which also made him ignore the possibility of being attacked from the front.
"I'm going to disappear? I'm really unwilling..."
Although he said that he was unwilling, a hint of a smile was on the corner of Achilles's mouth.
The wish he had responded to the Holy Grail's summoning for and descended to this Holy Grail War for was incredibly simple and pure: 'He wanted to obtain a body'. As for why he wanted this, it was also simple, because in his opinion, 'how can a hero not have a real body?'
But while he longed to have a body, he did not forget why he had this wish, because 'he was a hero! He was Achilles!'
Having lost to Lancer due to his carelessness, he was a bit unwilling, but because of this, he seemed to have seen more possibilities!
For him, this Holy Grail War had not been in vain.
"Kid!"
Achilles's sudden shout made Lancer, who was on high alert, stunned for a moment, but before he could react, Achilles fiercely threw the cross spear in his hand towards him.
Due to his physical weakness, it was a bit difficult for him to even catch a weapon, but thankfully, he finally stabilized his body.
"Take care of it for me. You won this time. It will be temporarily in your care. I will come back to take it when I win! But you have to work hard, kid. This time, as a 'Servant', I had to disappear because you hit my 'vital point', but if it were my real body, even if you hit me, the one who would die in the end would still be you..."
Although it sounded like he was trying to save face, Lancer could hear the other party's pride.
There was no doubt that the other party was just stating a fact. In fact, he was even reminding him.
"Thank you, Rider."
Lancer words made Achilles stunned for a moment, and the smile on his face also froze. Then, he grabbed his hair with a face full of depression.
"Hey! You don't know my identity, do you?!"
"?"
Looking at the unconcealed confusion on Lancer disheveled face, he suddenly felt very helpless.
"Since I have already 'disappeared', there is no need to worry about the 'order' that that white-haired guy conveyed!"
As soon as the other party said 'white-haired guy', Lancer immediately thought of Caster's Master. And it sounded like he had a lot of resentment? But conveying an order? The Red Faction felt a bit strange. It seemed that he had only met Saber's Master and that 'white-haired guy', right?
Just as Lancer was trying to analyze the information revealed in Achilles's words, Achilles raised his thumb to his chest with a face full of pride.
"Achilles! My name is Achilles! The most powerful warrior of the Trojan War is me!"
As Achilles spoke, his figure became more and more transparent, and he also said his final farewell, and this farewell, contrary to his previous arrogant attitude, had a bit of a 'senior' feeling——————
"Be proud! Even as a Servant, you did defeat me! I hope you can go further and further in this war... Lancer."
Looking at the gradually disappearing Achilles and the world around him that was gradually returning to normal, he had a sense of unreality.
He won?
He always had a feeling of unreality, and Achilles's words made him realize one thing——————
His excessive pride before had made him make an unforgettable mistake; later, because of that mistake, he always appeared overly humble.
At this time, he still didn't know where the balance was, but at least at this moment, he had a little more confidence.
Although he didn't know if Achilles could see it, he still held the other party's cross spear and nodded heavily.
"I will!"
「Side Quest completed. The host has obtained 'Meteor Spear'. The reward has been modified——————obtained 'Unknown Long Spear Weapon x1'」