Poisonous flames, poisonous lightning, poisonous familiars... attacks of this nature rained down on Megumi Fushiguro and the others.
As the attacks approached, everyone responded accordingly.
"Nue!"
He made a hand gesture, creating a hand shadow to summon the corresponding Shikigami.
With a sharp cry, a bird-like Shikigami resembling an owl, but much larger, emerged from the suddenly expanding hand shadow. Its dark, shadowy form was like water, and as it burst forth, it resembled a fish leaping from the surface, splashing a dark spray, with drops of black water falling around it.
The Nue Shikigami flapped its wings, its claws gripping Megumi Fushiguro's shoulder, and lifted him into the sky.
The moment he summoned the Shikigami, Megumi Fushiguro's left hand reached out to the left, grabbing Nobara Kugisaki's wrist, and she ascended into the sky with him.
Helena Blavatsky, while constructing a defensive magic spell, ran out of the attack range.
Gilles de Rais drew his rapier and charged forward against the barrage of cannon fire.
Yuji Itadori transformed into a being with three heads and six arms, all attributes boosted.
Unafraid of magic such as wind, fire, lightning, poison, or familiars, Yuji Itadori, now more like a monster, recklessly charged across the battlefield. Neither wind blades, fireballs, lightning strikes, nor poison gas or familiars could stop his advance.
In a mere second or two, Yuji Itadori covered over a hundred meters and arrived before William Shakespeare. Without hesitation, he reached out a hand, grabbed Shakespeare's head, and carried him away at high speed. Everything happened in a flash.
The strong gusts of wind following Yuji Itadori rushed into the church. A large amount of wind swirled inside, scattering papers, and causing tables and chairs to collide. After a period of chaos, it burst out of the windows, producing a muffled "boom" sound.
Sand and dust filled the air, obscuring everything.
The swirling sand and dust made it impossible to see the surroundings, but Shirou Amakusa Tokisada and Semiramis knew the enemy's attack was imminent. They didn't stay put while their vision was impaired and immediately fled the area.
Although the church was a magic workshop, it couldn't withstand a Servant's Noble Phantasm, especially since Semiramis's Noble Phantasm activation ritual site was located near the church.
If the opposing Servant's Noble Phantasm was too powerful and damaged the church, disrupting the ritual... that would be terrible!
That situation had to be avoided. The way to do that was to move the battlefield elsewhere.
"Great Serpent."
In the air, Megumi Fushiguro, holding Nobara Kugisaki with one hand, made a hand seal with the other, summoning the shadow Shikigami, the Great Serpent.
The advantage of the shadow Shikigami, the Great Serpent, was that it could suddenly burst out from the ground, ambushing and binding the opponent.
More importantly, the hand seal for summoning the Great Serpent could be done with a single hand.
Like a python lurking in the water, silently watching its prey, when the time was right, the coiled snake's body, as if a compressed spring had been released, shot forward with a "whoosh."
It burst out of the water with a roar, black water splashing everywhere. The snake's mouth bit down on its prey, and without slowing its upward momentum, it carried the prey directly into the air.
"Divine Dogs."
The white Divine Dog Shikigami leaped forward to meet Shirou Amakusa Tokisada.
"Don't even think about getting close!"
Semiramis waved her hand, and one after another, poison bullets whistled towards the white Divine Dog Shikigami.
The white Divine Dog Shikigami jumped and dodged the poison bullets. The ground hit by the poison bullets was immediately blasted into a small pit. The grass and wildflowers near the pit were contaminated with poisonous magical energy, withering at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into withered plants of purple or black, emitting wisps of thin purple-black poisonous gas. The poisonous gas drifted along the direction of the wind, and the flowers, plants, and trees along the way that were contaminated with the poisonous gas withered one after another.
"Eek——!"
Nobara Kugisaki's expression was very frightening. "What a poisonous woman! Megumi, you have to hold on to me! Don't let go! Fly higher, fly higher!"
"Don't move!"
With Nobara Kugisaki's antics, the Shikigami Nue lost its balance, flying erratically, sometimes high, sometimes low, sometimes left, sometimes right, with Nobara Kugisaki's screams echoing throughout.
In the end, the Shikigami Nue couldn't regain its balance and crashed into a hillside.
Before the two of them hit the ground, Shirou Amakusa Tokisada held a Black Key in his backhand, swinging his sword towards the serpent's neck.
A flash of white sword light passed, and the serpent's head separated from its body. Shirou Amakusa Tokisada fell to the ground with the serpent's head biting him.
During the fall, Shirou Amakusa Tokisada continuously swung the Black Keys, and the white sword light weaved into a net, shredding the serpent's head. Then, he somersaulted in mid-air, adjusting his landing posture.
The moment he landed, Shirou Amakusa Tokisada stepped forward, running to Semiramis's side, and guarded her with his sword.
Shirou Amakusa Tokisada had past battle experience, and his swordsmanship was quite exquisite. His wrists possessed a special power, which could strengthen his combat power, allowing him not necessarily to be at a disadvantage even when clashing with Servants.
Not to mention, he still had a backup plan…
"Lancer, Rider, by the Command Spells, return to my side at once."
Once bitten, twice shy.
Therefore, after that incident, Shirou Amakusa Tokisada had already transferred the other Masters' Command Spells to himself.
Dense blue light gathered in response, coalescing into Karna and Achilles.
"While we were sneaking up on others, others were sneaking up on us. Not bad, not bad."
Achilles danced with his spear, leaning forward and stomping on the ground as he charged, thrusting his spear forward. The spear tip pierced the air, producing a hissing sound like a snake's tongue.
Clang—!
Gilles de Rais swung his sword to intercept the incoming spear, but the difference in strength between them was too great. At the moment the blade and spear clashed, Gilles de Rais instinctively felt a numbness in his hands, and the cross-shaped sword nearly slipped from his grasp. He was pushed back by the force, staggering backward.
One was Achilles, a hero from the Age of Gods, whose strength ranked among the best of the demigods. The other was a regular person from after the Age of Gods ended.
The disparity was too obvious. It was only natural that he was knocked back by a single strike from Achilles.
"You're a bit weak!"
Achilles' surprised expression seemed to say, "Dude, you're this weak, and you still dared to ambush me? Just here to hand over your head?"
On the other side, Karna brandished a golden spear, his movements vigorous and commanding, forcing Helena to retreat continuously, not daring to meet him head-on.
As a Caster, Helena was undoubtedly very qualified. Precisely because she was a very qualified Caster, she didn't possess any peculiar skills. Though she could punch a cow to death, she was still completely outmatched by Karna.
The remaining four people naturally couldn't stay out of it, and they were engaged in two-on-two battles.
Nobara Kugisaki acted as the ranged attacker, swinging her hammer and driving nails, firing them one by one. Semiramis created poison magic bullets, engaging in a shooting match with her.
Megumi Fushiguro and Shirou Amakusa Tokisada, to avoid being caught in the crossfire, fought in a separate area away from the main battlefield.
Shirou Amakusa Tokisada wielded Black Keys and Meito - Mitsune Tenta, fighting against Megumi Fushiguro and his Shikigami alone.
Considering the difference in strength, perhaps one or two battles would quickly decide the victor, but it could also drag on for a bit, mainly depending on their on-the-spot performance.
Another battlefield, a thousand meters away from the main one.
Yuji Itadori stood on William Shakespeare's chest, looking at the middle-aged man with brown hair who was raising his hands and shouting, "I surrender, I surrender!" He tilted his head, his expression a bit complicated.
It seemed he was surprised by Shakespeare's weakness, that he was so easily knocked out with a single punch. It also seemed he was amazed by Shakespeare's shamelessness, that he could declare surrender so openly. His face was thicker than the corner of a city wall.
He pressed his index and middle fingers together, crossed his hands in a cross, and formed the Seal of the Boar.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
With a 'pop', another Yuji Itadori appeared beside him.
"Oh~~~" Seeing this, William Shakespeare's eyes lit up, and he let out an exclamation. Before he could finish his sentence, Yuji Itadori's eyes glanced over, and the foot that was stepping on Shakespeare's chest stomped down hard, forcing the rest of his words back down.
Although it didn't take much time to defeat Shakespeare, in that short amount of time, Yuji Itadori understood one thing: don't let Shakespeare speak, that stinky mouth ruined his mood.
"Keep an eye on him, don't let him get away."
Pointing at Shakespeare, Yuji Itadori instructed the clone. The clone nodded slightly, indicating understanding.
After the main body turned and lifted his leg, the clone quickly took over, stepping on Shakespeare's chest with one foot.
"Guh-huu~~" Shakespeare cried out.
Yuji Itadori maintained his three-headed, six-armed state, rapidly heading towards the church. A mere thousand meters was a matter of seconds.
Back near the church, the scene was a chaotic battlefield.
Under Achilles' relentless assault, Gilles de Rais was desperately defending, looking extremely dishevelled.
Spartacus, under Heracles' ferocious onslaught, had inflated rapidly, like a balloon. He was now a twisted ball of flesh, giving the impression he was about to explode.
In his sharp perception, Spartacus's presence was as conspicuous as a candle in the night.
I need to warn the others.
Yuji Itadori surveyed the surroundings.
Helena was fleeing in a sorry state, in constant danger, looking as if Karna could kill her at any moment.
Megumi Fushiguro commanded his Shikigami to fight Shirou Amakusa Tokisada. Occasionally, the encirclement formed by the Shikigami would be breached, but it was of no great consequence. His agile movements were enough to hold Shirou Amakusa Tokisada off for a while, buying enough time for the Shikigami to come to his aid.
Semiramis unleashed all sorts of poisonous techniques. Poisonous winds blew, withering flowers and plants, and poisonous gas spread, while poisonous magic bullets chased after Nobara Kugisaki's fleeing figure.
To hold on, Nobara Kugisaki downed one bottle of antidote after another, her face a picture of misery. "My money, my money!" she wailed.
One bottle of antidote could neutralize a single poison and ensure immunity to that poison for a period of time. However, Semiramis's skills weren't limited to creating just one type of poison; she could produce all sorts of toxins as she pleased.
Therefore, to counteract the various poisons she was afflicted with, Nobara Kugisaki kept popping antidotes, and her wallet was rapidly shrinking.
Yuji Itadori could see at a glance who needed support, and immediately charged towards Semiramis.
As a Servant, and not just an ordinary Servant, Semiramis wasn't strong in close combat, but it wasn't like anyone could just launch a sneak attack and succeed.
Sidestepping to the left to avoid Yuji Itadori's sneak attack, Semiramis casually released a puff of poisonous gas. The flesh-eroding poison landed on Yuji Itadori's forearm, and the poisoned forearm was immediately corroded by a third of its length at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Yuji Itadori didn't bother with the hand that dropped to the ground. He continued charging forward, arriving in front of Nobara Kugisaki. His five arms swung rapidly, unleashing gusts of wind that dispersed the poisonous gas nearby.
Then, he used the Shadow Clone Technique and said, "I've already defeated Caster. He's very weak; we can both beat him."
He paused for a moment before continuing, "I left a Shadow Clone there to watch over Caster. The Shadow Clone I've created now will take you to where Caster is being held."
"...Then I'll leave this to you." Nobara Kugisaki glanced at Yuji Itadori's remaining half-arm. She left a "Be careful," and then, along with the Shadow Clone, left the battlefield, running towards where Caster was held.
Yuji Itadori also glanced at his second left arm. Under the corrosive effects of the poison, the flesh turned into a mushy mess that fell downwards. The blood transformed into highly toxic blood, which, upon dripping onto the grass, corroded the grass blades. A puff of white smoke containing the poison rose.
He formed a blade with his fingers and severed the arm, rapidly regenerating it.
Seeing the scene, Semiramis's eyebrows immediately jumped. She didn't stop Nobara Kugisaki from leaving, as she felt the person in front of her was even more troublesome.
Cursed Energy covered his entire body, vibrating like a burning flame. In the blink of an eye, Yuji Itadori transformed into a humanoid monster with three heads and six arms, as if burning with black and green flames.
Cursed Energy separated inside and outside, perhaps it could block the toxins from touching his skin.
Yuji Itadori thought uncertainly, but there was no time for him to think about it at the moment.
"Besides..."
Yuji Itadori kicked off the ground and dashed forward like an arrow released from a bowstring, instantly rushing in front of Semiramis, and throwing a punch at the poison gas ball she hurled.
The strong enough fist wind blew the poison gas around, and with the obstruction of Cursed Energy, Yuji Itadori actually broke through the poison gas ball's obstruction unharmed, and continued to punch at Semiramis's left face.
Semiramis, who had anticipated that Yuji Itadori might break through the poison gas ball, immediately took a step back, and her agility allowed her to successfully dodge that punch.
The fist wind hitting her face made her feel a little pain, but the subtle pain couldn't stop her from launching a counterattack. A more violent poison gas ball was thrown by her. It was a venom comparable to Hydra's venom, which even Heracles couldn't bear.
Hit in the side waist by the poison gas ball, the intense pain spread immediately, Yuji Itadori quickly moved away from Semiramis and shivered as he went into the store to buy an antidote.
One bite, and the antidote took effect, but it didn't completely neutralize the poison, only reduced the pain.
But... it was fine.
If a low-level antidote didn't work, then use a high-level one.
Another bite, and the pain vanished, the poison successfully neutralized.
Even after being detoxified, Yuji Itadori didn't dare to get close to Semiramis anymore; that kind of pain was simply unbearable.
No, it was truly life-threatening.
Looking at the calmly standing Yuji Itadori, Semiramis's expression was a mix of surprise and seriousness.
Even that level of potent poison couldn't kill him!
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