After deploying the "Crimson Hell" that continuously burned health, Takumi made his move.
Maintaining the ultra-high-speed state, he swung the Brahmastra towards Fergus.
Clang!
The blade of Brahmastra was blocked by Caladbolg. A crisp and heavy sound resonated on the earth.
Takumi was not surprised by this.
Fergus was a powerful warrior in Celtic mythology capable of contending with Cú Chulainn, and was also one of Scáthach's disciples. His combat experience and instincts were among the best among Servants.
Moreover, he possessed the A-rank [Eye of the Mind (True)]. It wasn't impossible to block Takumi's rapid attacks, which weren't fast enough to subjectively stop time.
But it was only blocking!
Clang clang clang clang clang clang clang——
Sounds almost deafening to ordinary people seemed to merge into one, ringing frantically on the plain. The circular shockwaves generated by the vibrations even sent gravel on the ground flying outwards continuously.
Wrists, ankles, waist, abdomen, neck, arms...
Flag-spear and sword blade launched swift attacks continuously at any part of Fergus exposed outside defense. As if several opponents were attacking this shirtless big man at the same time, spear gleams and sword shadows flickered constantly around Fergus's body.
Fergus blocked the attacks one by one with minimal movement.
Sounded like he had a well-thought-out plan, but only Fergus knew that he did this because he could only manage to do this much.
Basically relying completely on [Eye of the Mind] and the combat instincts tempered by thousands of battles, giving up observation with naked eyes. Only in this way could he barely survive under this storm-like attack.
One must know that Achilles with [Dromeus Kometes] was the fastest among all heroes. But among this fastest speed, was there The Count with his Noble Phantasm activated?
Takumi's ultra-high-speed state was already difficult for even Servant eyes to capture. If Achilles raced with Takumi, he would still be no match for Takumi.
Moreover, Takumi's ultra-high-speed state wasn't just reflected in speed, but also in thinking and movement.
'So heavy...'
How can human strength be strong to this extent?
Fergus gritted his teeth, using all his strength to maintain the stability of Caladbolg in his hand.
Under Takumi's attacks, every time Fergus blocked, he felt like he was wrestling with some calamitous demonic beast. The web of his thumb trembled immensely, almost dropping the Noble Phantasm several times.
Knowing he couldn't match the strength at all, he even chose to transfer part of the force impact to his whole body and the earth through force-unloading techniques.
Body retreating constantly, cracked earth beneath his feet.
Only thus could he avoid having his weapon knocked down by Takumi upon first encounter.
Besides this.
Sweat dripped from Fergus's forehead, but before leaving the skin, it was evaporated without a trace by the high temperature.
Sweating profusely, literally sweating profusely.
Light was distorted by flames, presenting a weird orange-red hue. The ground had long lost moisture due to the terrifying high temperature, covered with cracks, so hot that even feet were hard to land.
'Does this guy not know heat?'
High temperature penetrated clothes, skin, reaching the bone marrow. Even Fergus with B-rank Magic Resistance felt unbearable. Skin and flesh presented a weird red color.
If an ordinary person ran into this "Crimson Hell," they would probably be cooked in a few seconds.
But Takumi acted like nothing happened. Skin fair, attacks unabated, aura unchanged even by half.
—[Magic Resistance (A)] + immunity to attacks of rank B and below automatically, kid!
With the current temperature and flames, it was far from the level Takumi couldn't accept. Moreover, this was a battlefield he created himself; he naturally had qualifications for partial exemption.
But this wasn't what surprised Fergus the most.
Heroes under heaven were as numerous as carps crossing the river; opponents of this intensity weren't non-existent.
If nothing else, the divine fire used by Karna who once fought him was more powerful than the current flames.
What surprised him most was that Takumi was still improving!
In this short time of fighting, he was actually still improving!
At the beginning of the "battle," in terms of skills, there were still slight flaws. But now, with his eyesight, he could no longer detect them.
Attacks became increasingly coherent, speed increasingly swift, angles increasingly tricky.
It seemed that with a moment of inattention, the existence in front who was slightly inexperienced just now had become a seasoned warrior.
At first, he could barely block all attacks. Now on the weak defense areas of [Caladbolg], charred sword marks were constantly emerging rapidly on his arms and thighs.
For a moment, Fergus was actually somewhat glad his Noble Phantasm was large enough to easily block key parts.
Otherwise, the injuries on his body wouldn't be these minor ones that didn't affect combat.
However...
'Familiar to this extent is enough.'
Takumi's gaze became calm.
The first serious battle. Although the time was a bit short, it was enough for Takumi to master the combat skills tempered in his heart, and even incidentally familiarize himself with Rama's power.
'I've seen enough of your moves—'
With a thought from Takumi, a large number of Runes suddenly emerged around, turning into countless washbasin-sized fireballs floating in the air, surrounding Fergus completely.
For Takumi using [Heart of Fire] as power, multitasking was just the basic of basics.
Fighting while launching attacks with Runes was even more basic operation.
'Not good!'
Fergus, noticing the large patch of fireballs, felt bad instantly.
So many Rune fireballs of this power, even he would be cooked!
So he couldn't care whether now was a good time to use his Noble Phantasm. Regardless of consequences, he inserted [Caladbolg] into the earth, deciding to release his Noble Phantasm.
The tip of [Caladbolg] touched the earth—
[Flying Flame Mana Burst: Pierce Through the Indestructible Rakshasa (A+)]!
The power of Rama's Noble Phantasm was firmly locked on Brahmastra. A large number of Rune characters turned into orange-red flames and Mana Burst power attached to the sword body, presenting a violently oscillating yet heavy dangerous form.
—Techniques of Mana Burst, Takumi could also master without a teacher.
"You shouldn't have used your Noble Phantasm in front of me, Little Brock."
Using a Noble Phantasm requiring charging release in front of the god-speed Takumi, without sufficient defense, was undoubtedly... seeking death.
Words drifted in the air. Brahmastra slashed diagonally from Fergus's waist towards his shoulder.
Hum——!!!
A flame crescent sword energy of hundreds of meters pierced out from behind Fergus, leaving a flickering fire-colored, gradually expanding "canyon" on the ground.
Fergus's movements stopped completely. Caladbolg in his hand had just been inserted into the earth; colorful light hadn't even emerged yet.
'Dammit, who is Little Brock?'
Carrying such a question, Fergus's stiff body separated, half from the other half, falling to the ground.
Golden light spots drifted away.
Fergus—Exit.
The whole battle looked fierce, but actually it was just Takumi hitting a sandbag with speed. From beginning to end, it took only twenty-something seconds.
Even so, Takumi intentionally practiced moves, dragging it for so long.
With a slight thought, the orange-red color of the battlefield gradually subsided. Takumi stopped the magical energy maintaining the "Crimson Hell."
"Rama's power... very strong."
Takumi's chest rose and fell, looking faintly at Brahmastra in his hand.
The power of young Rama was at least on the same level as Siegfried.
But if Takumi had to distinguish high and low, Takumi could only say, in terms of Noble Phantasm combination and destructive power, Siegfried was superior.
Leaving aside [Armor of Fafnir], a Noble Phantasm Takumi loved as soon as he used it, in terms of power, Rama's Anti-Demon Noble Phantasm compared to Siegfried's Anti-Army Noble Phantasm was still much worse.
At least if meeting the Black Dog (Cú Alter) for the first time, if Rama's Noble Phantasm were an Anti-Army Noble Phantasm of the same level, the Black Dog couldn't have taken it easily.
Anti-Demon Noble Phantasm... uh, this thing is still too specialized.
Only when facing enemies with demonic nature can it exert its true power. Versatility is too low.
But for Takumi, it could be said to just fill the gap in his attack power. For example, just now, if without Rama's power, Takumi wanting to solve Fergus alone wouldn't have been this fast.
After all, relying solely on Runes to quickly solve enemies was still a bit lacking.
"Rama's power can still last a long time, but still need to hurry."
"Then go find some teammates first. See if I can encounter straggling enemy Servants on the way..."
Takumi thought briefly, deciding on the subsequent operational policy.
After [Heart of Fire] ignited, Takumi could already choose to transfer the majority of the burden of the borrowed Spirit Origin to himself.
Although consumption was slightly large, Rama's beautiful stats were worth Takumi doing so.
Moreover, Takumi never had the idea of fighting protracted battles. Solving opponents at the fastest speed was his combat aesthetic. Just a little consumption, sprinkling water.