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Chapter 868: Avenger, the Black Jeanne!
Chapter 868: Avenger, the Black Jeanne!
"You were already on my hit list, and now I'll save myself the trouble of hunting you down."
Gilgamesh's words caused Yecheng to pause, surprised by the Most Ancient King's arrogance after ten years.
During the final battle of the Fourth Holy Grail War, hadn't he once feared Yecheng?
In the past decade, had the Hero King regained his sense of supremacy from the game, or had the previous 'training' been insufficient, allowing the Most Ancient King to forget his pain and heal his scars?
"Kiritsugu, you can let Avenger use that!"
Hearing the term 'Avenger' startled Yecheng, and he turned to the other side, only to see the Heroic Spirit battling Sasuke Kozuma. "What the... It's Black Jeanne!"
It was common knowledge that the Holy Grail Wars featured seven standard Servant classes, but aside from these, there were also special classes.
For instance, during the Third Holy Grail War, the Einzbern family illegally summoned Avenger, a class outside the standard seven, resulting in the Greater Holy Grail's colorless power being polluted by the evil desires of Avenger, turning it into the 'This World's Evil' black mud.
The Heroic Spirits summoned under the standard classes could have varying attributes, some good, some evil, and some neutral, but those summoned under the Avenger class were all inherently evil.
Avengers represented negative emotions like hatred and vengeance, and their thoughts were extremely extreme. Their goals were either to destroy the world or annihilate humanity.
The 'Black Jeanne' Yecheng mentioned referred to the Orleansian heroine, Jeanne d'Arc, who liberated Orleans from the Hundred Years' War and was a devout Catholic.
'Black Jeanne' specifically indicated her blackened state.
In her normal state, Jeanne d'Arc was undoubtedly a righteous savior, kind, gentle, and always prioritizing rules.
However, in her blackened state, she was a unique Heroic Spirit resurrected by Gilles de Rais using her remains. Despite being a savior of her nation, she was ultimately burned at the stake by the people, leading to her descent as an Avenger in the Holy Grail War.
Although Jeanne d'Arc wasn't a Servant from the Fourth or Fifth Holy Grail Wars, Yecheng still recognized her due to her immense fame.
In the Type-Moon series, aside from Saber, Jeanne d'Arc's popularity was also among the top ranks.
Moreover, even among the multitude of Heroic Spirits, Jeanne d'Arc was a unique existence. The classes she descended upon the Holy Grail Wars were never conventional.
Aside from the Avenger class in her blackened state, when summoned in her normal state, she typically appeared as a Ruler.
Rulers, a special class, had no Master and were tasked with ensuring the Holy Grail War's proper functioning, acting as its absolute administrators. They were granted various unique abilities for this purpose.
For instance, they could see through Servants' true names and gather information, detect Servants within a ten-kilometer radius, were unaffected by Assassins' 'Aura Disruption', and could use Command Spells twice on each Servant.
As an Avenger, Jeanne d'Arc was the Dragon Sorceress, filled with rage towards those who self-righteously proclaimed their justice and those who blindly believed them. She sought to annihilate them all.
Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, led an uprising that liberated the Hundred Years' War, so her leadership and command skills are undoubtedly exceptional.
In her normal state, Joan's Noble Phantasm is Luminosite Eternelle, an A-rank Anti-World Noble Phantasm that, through the revelation of her sacred flag, transforms her EX-rank Magic Resistance into defense against physical attacks. This is the manifestation of the legend where she waved her flag on the battlefield and emerged victorious, nearly unscathed.
Moreover, this effect is not limited to Joan herself, holding the sacred flag, but also extends to her allies within the flag's domain.
However, the current Joan has turned dark, even abandoning her once devout faith in the gods. Summoned as an Avenger, her Noble Phantasm has also transformed.
"Luminosite Eternelle" was Joan's Noble Phantasm born from her devout faith, but now that faith has turned into a raging inferno of malice, becoming her current Noble Phantasm, 'My Wrath'!
'My Wrath', as an Anti-Army Noble Phantasm, also possesses a domain effect. Compared to the defensive 'Luminosite Eternelle', 'My Wrath' enhances the strength, magic power, and even the power of Noble Phantasms within the domain for her allies.
'Luminosite Eternelle' transforms Joan's EX-rank Magic Resistance into defense, protecting those under her flag from harm.
In contrast, 'My Wrath' enhances pure destructive power.
The raging inferno of anger forms a circle of fire around Black Jeanne, creating her Noble Phantasm domain. The blazing flames surrounding her resemble the flames of the execution she once endured.
When Black Jeanne uses this EX-rank Noble Phantasm, all her ability parameters increase by one rank, and if she sacrifices the domain, she can unleash an incredibly powerful fire blast.
Black Jeanne's ability parameters are all A-rank, except for Endurance, which is slightly lower at C-rank. Her Magic Resistance is at the highest EX-rank.
With the boost from her Noble Phantasm, 'My Wrath', the extent of her enhanced abilities is unimaginable.
Originally, Sasaki Kojiro was already at a disadvantage against Black Jeanne, and now with her using her Noble Phantasm to enhance herself, the battle has become completely one-sided.
Sasaki Kojiro's Noble Phantasm, "Secret Sword: Yanfan," has already been used. As a sure-kill sword comparable to "Piercing Dead Thorn Spear," if it were to hit a typical Heroic Spirit, they would likely be split in two.
However, Black Jeanne possesses the A-rank Independent Action skill, which allows her to not only alter herself but also grants her powerful regenerative abilities.
So, while Sasaki Kojiro's Yanfan successfully struck Black Jeanne, it failed to kill her.
In addition to her Independent Action skill, Black Jeanne, as an Avenger, also possesses the skills Self-Restoration and Avenger.
The effect of Self-Restoration (Magic) is due to the Avenger's magic power originating from 'This World's Evil,' allowing Black Jeanne's magic power to be nearly infinite and constantly regenerating.
The Avenger skill increases the Avenger's parameters as they receive more damage.
The more damage they receive, the stronger their parameters become, coupled with their exceptional regenerative abilities, creating an almost unstoppable chain.
Sasaki Kojiro, being an offensive-focused fighter, naturally struggles against Black Jeanne, who becomes stronger with each battle.
As a technique-type Noble Phantasm, Secret Sword: Yanfan consumes less magic power than regular Noble Phantasms, but its repeated use still significantly drains Sasaki Kojiro's magic power.
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