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Chapter 882: Red A: Am I a Unit of Measurement for Combat Power Now?
Chapter 882: Red A: Am I a Unit of Measurement for Combat Power Now?
Although Saber and her team failed to eliminate Kiritsugu Emiya and Avenger during tonight's night raid, they still managed to escape successfully in the end.
After all, while Black Jeanne's abilities are bizarre, she is clearly more adept at prolonged battles. Despite possessing numerous EX-rank Noble Phantasms, with Avalon in Saber's hands, even the strongest attacks are rendered useless.
Fearing that Saber would seize the opportunity to strike during a counterattack, Black Jeanne fought with restraint, allowing Saber the chance to break free.
After luring Black Jeanne out of the church's range, Saber immediately mounted her motorcycle, and with the activation of her Wind King Barrier, the ordinary motorcycle was instantly transformed. Combined with her A-rank Riding skill, even Black Jeanne could only stand and watch helplessly as Saber sped away.
Black Jeanne, possessing the Dragon Sorceress Noble Phantasm, could also command and ride Dragon Kind. However, seeing the Red Dragon, which had lost a wing to Saber's strike, still lying on the ground in agony, she could only stare at the receding taillights in furious frustration.
Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya also made their escape using a pre-prepared means of survival. Or rather, facing Rin and Shirou's attempt to flee, Kiritsugu had no intention of stopping them.
As the murderer of Shirou and Rin's fathers, Kiritsugu believed it wouldn't be long before the young couple returned to face him again.
If his long-prepared plan were to end so quickly, it would be far too uninteresting.
The group, having retreated separately, soon reunited at the Tohsaka family's old mansion. As soon as they met, Saber spoke frankly, "Avenger is far more formidable than I imagined. With my strength alone, I can't defeat him."
Upon hearing Saber's words, both Rin and Shirou were stunned.
Saber, as a Heroic Spirit, is currently almost overwhelmingly powerful.
Her ability parameters are nearly all A-rank, and her Noble Phantasms and Class Skills are also exceptionally strong, with no apparent weaknesses.
More importantly, her Excalibur, a top-tier Anti-City Noble Phantasm second only to Gilgamesh's Estray Sword EA, and her defensive Noble Phantasm, Avalon, provide absolute protection.
Saber, with her top-tier ability parameters, Noble Phantasms, and Noble Phantasm, now claims she can't defeat Avenger! In Rin's eyes, Saber could even take on three to five copies of Shirou as a Heroic Spirit.
If even Saber can't defeat Avenger, wouldn't he be comparable to seven or eight copies of Shirou?
Red A: (._;) Rin, I really have to thank you. As your Heroic Spirit Servant, I'm now reduced to a unit of combat power measurement?
"Avenger's strength is one aspect, but the key issue is her seemingly infinite mana and powerful regenerative abilities.
Unless I can deliver a decisive blow, my mana is insufficient to frequently utilize Excalibur and Avalon in a prolonged battle.
While a fully unleashed Excalibur might be capable of a decisive strike, Avenger's Noble Phantasm is also formidable. In critical moments, she can even command Dragon Kind to serve as her shield."
After hearing Saber's analysis, Rin and Shirou's expressions turned grave. Rin sighed, "So, to defeat Avenger and that disgusting priest, we still need to rely on Yecheng and Sakura's power?
But even if we want to cooperate, given our strained relationship with them, how can you be sure they'll work with us?"
"If it's Yecheng, he would agree to cooperate with us because their goal is also to destroy the Holy Grail.
At least from the current situation, compared to us, Avenger and Kiritsugu Emiya's grudge against them should be even greater."
For the next two days, whether it was Kiritsugu Emiya or Rin Faruzuki, they unanimously chose to lie low.
It wasn't until two days later that Saber and her party believed Yecheng's rescue operation for Illya should have ended, and they visited the Einzbern Mansion again.
This time, they did indeed see Yecheng and Illya, who had recovered her health, which surprised Rin Tohsaka and Shirou Emiya, who had never seen Yecheng's methods before.
When Saber expressed her desire to deal with Avenger and prevent the arrival of This World's Evil, she originally thought Yecheng would agree, but to her surprise, Yecheng merely shook his head.
"Yecheng, during the Fourth Holy Grail War, you also agreed to destroy the Holy Grail. Why is it different this time?"
"Destroying the Holy Grail is one thing, and preventing its arrival is another. The Greater Holy Grail is currently sealed in the magic barrier of Ryudouji Temple's afterlife. To destroy it, wouldn't we need to summon it first?"
Upon hearing Yecheng's words, Shirou Emiya, standing next to Saber, suddenly had an idea: "If that's the case, why don't we maintain the status quo and never let the Greater Holy Grail descend? That way, 'This World's Evil' won't appear."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Yecheng looked at him as if he were an idiot: "Naive. Do you think that by not summoning the Greater Holy Grail, 'This World's Evil' won't threaten Fuyuki City?
The Greater Holy Grail is merely a vessel for This World's Evil. The magic array beneath Ryudouji Temple collects humanity's negative emotions while gathering mana, which is what they call 'This World's Evil'.
But the Greater Holy Grail, as a container, has its limits. However, human desires and negative forces are infinite.
Once the accumulated This World's Evil surpasses the limit, even if you don't summon the Holy Grail, the black mud will still gush out from Enzang Mountain, and the suppressed This World's Evil will no longer be contained to just Fuyuki City."
"From Kiritsugu Emiya's previous actions, it's not hard to see that their target is also the Lesser Holy Grail inside Illya.
But why has he chosen to suspend his actions and even lie low now that the Lesser Holy Grail is in my hands?
Is it because he fears our strength? That may be part of the reason, but more likely, he has also realized that no matter whose hands the Lesser Holy Grail falls into, it will eventually summon the Greater Holy Grail, and This World's Evil will descend.
You think Avenger is strong? I can only say that when This World's Evil descends, her strength will become even more absurd!
Because the Avenger class itself represents the essence of This World's Evil. At that time, it won't be impossible for her to take on all of us alone."
After hearing Yecheng's words, everyone present felt that the situation had become extremely complicated.
Whether they summoned the Holy Grail or not, This World's Evil would eventually descend. Therefore, it was better to take the initiative and at least, for now, This World's Evil was still within their controllable range.
However, even if they wanted to summon the Holy Grail, they would have to eliminate Kiritsugu Emiya and Avenger first. Otherwise, once the Greater Holy Grail descended, Avenger would be strengthened, and someone like Kiritsugu Emiya wouldn't stand by and let them destroy the Holy Grail and deal with This World's Evil.
(End of Chapter)
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