With a wave of her hand, Rin released a defensive barrier, enveloping everyone participating in the banquet. It wasn't that she feared the aftermath of the battle would harm the three Servants and two Masters, but the banquet was still ongoing, and it would be unsightly if some "trash" or "debris" accidentally flew over, wouldn't it?
After all, Rin's preferred fighting style was—
Boom!
A sudden sonic boom. All vision was instantly blurred by the distorted sight, and a fist, as dazzling as a meteor, had already landed on the bone mask covering the face of the Assassin closest to Rin!
The Assassin, as if struck head-on by a comet, flew out, taking three of his comrades behind him along for the ride, crashing backward through the Einzbern Castle wall, creating a gaping hole.
Since the assassination target had already moved, the Assassins naturally wouldn't fall behind. Even with low parameter stats, they were still genuine Heroic Spirits, and assassins were best at seizing opportunities.
Just as Rin's fist struck its target, several chains shot out from various angles, coiling around Rin's arms. Rin, who had just delivered a punch and was retracting her strength, couldn't help but pause. But all the Assassins' movements were simultaneous; several burly Assassin types instantly surrounded Rin, further restraining her movements, and several shadows wielding daggers and sharp blades pierced through the gaps in the encirclement, accurately aiming for humanity's vital points.
The entire process of encirclement and assassination happened in an instant. Every Assassin's action was simultaneous, fluid, sharp, and malicious. After all, they were originally the same person; nothing could be more coordinated than oneself working with oneself.
However, it was all for naught... No matter how smoothly the combined chain of restraint, suppression, and assassination was executed, the most crucial thing was... you had to break through her defense first... The dagger tips, piercing the dragon scales on Rin's skin, could not penetrate even a fraction further.
Thump!
The magical energy burst at the spot was like a thunderclap exploding on flat ground. The Assassins surrounding Rin were directly thrown into the air by the immense magical energy!
Two slender clawed hands, with ghostly speed, grabbed two ankles about to fly away. Under the immense force of Mana Burst, which stirred the air into a gale, Rin's arms suddenly pulled, dragging the Assassins who had launched chains to trap her directly over. The two burly Assassins in Rin's hands were like two heavy hammers, enveloped in thick azure magical energy, swinging towards the incoming Assassins—
Boom—!!!
The powerful aftershocks of the massive magical explosion scattered and blew away the remaining Assassins who had converged. Those who were directly hit at point-blank range had already dissipated, becoming one with the scattered magical energy.
Using externalized magical energy to contact a target and detonate it at point-blank range was a method of using Mana Burst that Rin had developed for Aoko during her special training, for Aoko who couldn't converge and suppress magical energy. Compared to ordinary Mana Burst which amplifies physical strength with magical energy, this was a truly thorough close-quarters magical energy attack!
Inside the barrier, the space was calm and peaceful, while outside the barrier, the castle's courtyard garden was a scene of a raging storm. Rin at this moment was like a mad dragon rampaging through a pack of wolves. No matter how skilled the Assassins were in their various assassination techniques, Rin, as a Master, was already beyond the level that human Maguss could measure.
Rin easily sliced through the Assassin in front of her with a projected longsword. The "Sure-Hit" rune from the Runic magic she learned from Touko was casually imprinted on the magic sword in her hand and thrown out. The projected magic sword, with no apparent aim, arced through the air in an incredible parabola, striking a short, incredibly fast and elusive Assassin clone—
Boom!
The gale stirred up by Rin's arm movements blew all the petals of the famous and exotic flowers blooming in the courtyard garden into the air, where they danced freely with the fierce wind, adding a touch of aesthetic beauty to the chaotic and violent battlefield.
Looking at the battlefield outside the barrier, which resembled a natural disaster, and realizing that the protagonist stirring up this storm was one of the seven Masters, just like himself, Waver felt a complete sense of despair.
"She, she, she, she... which one of them is the Berserker, her or her Servant?!"
If I encounter her, as long as Berserker restrains Rider, it would be no harder for her to kill me than to crush an ant!
Watching the battlefield, which looked like the aftermath of a typhoon, Waver clutched his hair in despair and wailed. In contrast, his Servant was much calmer, or rather, had become so excited by this battle, which erupted like a natural disaster, that he was heartily drinking with Gilgamesh.
"This wine truly tastes better when accompanied by a battle that makes one's blood boil!"
"Indeed."
At this moment, Gilgamesh, for once, reached a consensus with the King of Conquerors. He smiled, holding his ornate wine glass, and looked at Rin outside the barrier, who was like a red butterfly dancing wildly among flowers, agreeing:
"The Banquet of Kings should have music and dance. Only then does it reflect a King's taste. That Assassin bastard actually did a good thing. Only with such a beautiful dance can the ultimate flavor of this King's wine be fully brought out."
It was fortunate that the roar of the battle covered the conversation between the King of Conquerors and the King of Heroes. If Rin, who was in the midst of battle, were to hear that her actions had become a dance to accompany their wine, she would definitely throw her projected noble phantasm and declare, "I'm not doing this anymore!"
Saber had no such intention of continuing to drink. She closely watched every movement of Rin's battle, hoping to find patterns and trajectories in Rin's fighting style to gain an advantage when they eventually fought. Unfortunately, Rin's fighting style was completely free and unrestrained, vastly different from Saber's formal and precise knightly swordsmanship. Sometimes she used her fists, sometimes her sword, sometimes close-quarters combat, sometimes magic. It was a completely arbitrary display of combat skills, appearing chaotic and using whatever was effective.
It was just like, just like that black witch...
Perhaps it was precisely because Tohsaka Rin and Jalter had such high compatibility, to the extent that their fighting styles were extremely similar, that this free-flowing combat style made Saber directly associate Tohsaka Rin with Jalter.
However, Saber did not go so far as to suspect any relationship between Tohsaka Rin and Jalter; after all, similar fighting styles were nothing strange.
The number of Assassins was steadily decreasing. It was a battle with no chance of victory, completely unsuited to an assassin's style, yet because of the command spells' order to "kill Tohsaka Rin at all costs, even sacrificing yourselves," they were forced to launch useless attacks against Tohsaka Rin like warriors unafraid of death.
The dwindling number of Assassins gradually became unable to launch continuous disruptive attacks against Tohsaka Rin. Finally, Tohsaka Rin found an opportunity to unleash a grand spell—
Projection: Graveyard of a Hundred Blades!
The light of magic power shone in the sky like stars. Swords, blades, spears, axes... projections of noble phantasms, gleaming brilliantly, rained down like a storm across the sky! Even if the remaining Assassins could use their bizarre soft techniques to dodge the lethal impact of the falling blades and swords, the descending projected noble phantasms covered every inch of the courtyard garden. In that case... Phantasm Collapse: Burial of a Thousand Soldiers!
Boom boom boom boom boom...!!!
In an instant, sand and stones flew and gales roared throughout the entire Einzbern Forest! The raging winds, spreading outwards from the original castle, uprooted trees within a hundred-meter radius! Starting from the castle's central courtyard, the violent explosion of the projected noble phantasms instantly enveloped the entire Einzbern Castle! A brilliant blue mushroom cloud, like a nuclear explosion, instantly replaced the location of Einzbern Castle, erupting with a roar!
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