Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

"It's superfluous to say that the chain has fallen off again!"

Tohsaka Rin, who had just been relieved to find unexpected reinforcements, turned dark because of Roland's teasing.

But she couldn't refute like before. Because she was anxious to observe the battle situation on Saber's side, she chose to send her familiars first instead of setting up a barrier for warning. It was indeed her mistake, otherwise she would be counted as If you can't beat Bazett, you have to delay for a while and try to let Saber rush over directly. How can the situation be one-sided like now because of being caught off guard.

After vaguely discovering this trait passed down from the Tosaka family's bloodline, Roland also gave a lot of thoughtful comfort to Rin Tosaka who was still in disbelief at the time, and even said that it was the Tosaka family who was the cause of the problem. As the heir to the tradition, she had to hear such infuriating words.

The reason why Tohsaka Rin has become so cautious now is inseparable from the fact that he wants to prove himself in front of Roland.

"Really..." Roland shrugged, looking at Tohsaka Rin's embarrassed look, a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "But you look very unconvincing now."

"That's right, ah ah ah... No, now is not the time to argue with you about this, come and help me!"

The girl swung her twin ponytails wildly and clutched her arms, "What if I die here, and you will never be able to recoup the debt I owe you!"

"This reason is more convincing than before, but it is not enough. Rin, you know that I am not that passionate about wealth. Even if I really can't get it back, I won't care. What I care about is just The price you paid is just how important it was to you at that time."

Roland raised his eyebrows and looked at the unwilling Tohsaka Rin with a smile, "So, what are you going to pay for this contract?"

"Where did you come from as a devil?"

The girl gritted her teeth bitterly and raised her brows.

Roland may indeed be a devil, but it is undeniable that he is quite generous. As long as he can indeed gain emotional value from himself, he will do it even if it is to help potential enemies where the sacrifice is not proportional to the reward. .

Because of this, Tohsaka Rin has to carefully consider what he has to pay.

Apart from her family, the most important thing to her is of course money. However, the Tohsaka family is not only impoverished, it can at least be said to be heavily in debt.

As for the engraving, she couldn't sell it even if she died. In this way, she only had one bargaining chip left.

Although after thinking about this condition, Tohsaka Rin already had an idea in her heart that this would have an unimaginable impact on her future life, she had no choice.

"Myself, until I pay off all the debts I owe you, you can let me work for you for free, but you must also help me solve the crisis in front of me."

"This is really..."

Roland also looked at Tohsaka Rin in surprise. He also underestimated the other party's determination.

Although she owes herself a lot of money now, with Tohsaka Rin officially starting a magician, that debt can be paid off in more than ten years at most. After all, she is indeed a very good magician, and during these times, she has If Tohsaka Rin's labor force could be used free of charge, it would be equivalent to doubling the debt on her head.

It seems that the other party has indeed put a lot of determination into this Holy Grail War.

Roland put away his playful smile and straightened his expression.

"Then, as you wish, Rin, the deal is done."

He turned his head and looked at Bazett, who was waiting at the side.

It has to be said that this kind of decent character is easy to use. Faced with Rin Tosaka who suddenly asked for help from the enthusiastic citizens passing by during the battle, he was still able to resist interrupting and chose to wait for the development of the matter. Be it patience or will, both are outstanding.

"So, you are the Lancer's master, right? Miss Bazett."

"yes."

Although Bazett was a little surprised by Roland's intrusion, he still didn't make any unnecessary moves. He just stared at the undisguised command spell on the back of Roland's hand with sharp eyes.

The Cherubim whose shape is the second one is ranked higher than his. Does that mean that he is better than the Master named Rin just now? That would be a bit tricky, but this incident would not shake Bazett's will.

After receiving the guidance from Teacher Scathach, among the Masters, I don't need to be afraid of anyone.

"You must have heard about the deal between me and Rin. In that case, please retreat. After all, it's only the first night, and I don't want to make it too ugly."

Roland said with a smile, as if he didn't feel the growing pressure on Bazett at all.

"Forgive me for refusing. My goal tonight is not you. If you want to leave, I will not do anything to stop you. But if you insist on joining this dispute, I can only regard you as an enemy."

The look on Bazett's face was serious and serious.

She is a very responsible person, especially since this is the only way she can repay Scathach.

"What a pity," Roland didn't try to persuade him anymore, but just shook his head regretfully. "While I admire your character, to be honest, this is not a smart move."

When Roland declared this, the runes on Bazett's gloves once again lit up with dazzling light. This change made her eyes become serious.

These runes transformed from the original runes lit up when she was not activated, which proved that the other party's words were not a joke. Bazett, who had experienced many battles, was as keen on danger as a beast, and now, Her instincts were ringing wildly, as if she was being targeted by her natural enemy.

For her, she didn't even have the means to expel the pressure brought by the difference in personality, so she could only resist it with willpower.

Is this guy in front of me really a human being and not some Dead Apostle? The legendary twenty-seven ancestors were nothing more than that.

Bazett, facing a formidable enemy, didn't even plan to launch an attack, for fear that a rash move would expose his own flaw, causing the balance of the battle to be broken.

But compared to Bazett, who looked serious, Roland was much more relaxed. With a mocking smile on his face, he took a step forward.

"Since you don't plan to come over on your own initiative, let me go first."

When Roland's footsteps landed on the ground again, he had already arrived in front of Bazett, but compared to the fact that he had crossed a distance of more than ten meters in just one step, Bazett couldn't understand it even more. It's another situation.

With the help of enhanced magic and runes, she not only has the basic conditions to fight heroic spirits, but her dynamic vision and even her already sharp intuition will be further improved. Even if she is attacked by Scathach, she will not react at all. None, but with the blessing of the original rune, she didn't even realize Roland was approaching, which was really incredible.

Alarm bells rang in Bazett's heart, but he did not retreat. Instead, he rushed forward and hit Roland's chest.

Generally speaking, when the enemy uses methods that you cannot understand, it is instinctive to avoid them quickly. Whether it is to gain some breathing time, save yourself, or to observe the enemy's methods and reorganize your posture. It's a good decision.

But this still cannot be called excellent. In the battle with Scathach, Bazett gradually understood that when the difference between strong and weak is too obvious, courage will become the key to victory or defeat.

As a weak person, if you want to win, you should have the awareness to pay the price. Whether you can find benefits in your efforts is the most critical.

Bazett narrowed his eyes and didn't care about Roland's next move. Instead, he turned his waist slightly, used the forward posture, tensed up his whole body, and punched Roland directly.

The air made a dull sound under the squeeze of her fist, like an iron block being struck. When she was experimenting with the surge of power, the thick vault that was the target and the wall behind her were all struck by her. Hit directly through.

This is one of her most proud skills. Coupled with the physical fitness that has reached the average attribute of a heroic spirit under the reinforcement of magic, even if the opponent is really a Servant, he will fall if he takes this blow.

This is a victory for martial arts! To reach the realm of strength through weakness is the meaning of skill.

"Hey," seeing this cold and rational decision, Roland also showed an interesting smile on his face. "very good."

He calmly stretched out his palm and placed it in front of Bazett's fist without even making an attack gesture.

Bazett's fist touched Roland without any accident. However, everything that appeared in Bazett's eyes was completely different from what he expected.

"Kacha——!"

This is the sound of bones breaking. Bazett's arm, which is now stronger than steel, has been destroyed into shape. Several broken sections of white bone stubble poked out from the blurred flesh, and a lot of blood spattered. It had been blown by the countercurrent wind onto her body.

Under the influence of the counter-shock force, Bazett staggered back a few steps. Looking at the shocking injuries, he forcibly took a breath of air full of blood smell, mechanically refined the magic power, and started treatment with the fastest efficiency. .

Looking at the shiny and cracked gloves on his hands, Bazett still couldn't suppress the burning pain in his lungs and chest. He coughed up a mouthful of blood and dyed the corners of his mouth red.

If it hadn't been for her recent training, where Skahana always beat her to bruises and then healed her, the blow just now would have been enough to directly destroy her fighting spirit.

A full blow can't even break the opponent's defense. This is enough to make any warrior feel desperate. Not to mention, Bazett has deeply felt how amazing the palm contained in Roland's palm when he parried her attack. Incredibly terrifying power.

Just after the first confrontation, Bazett was convinced of a fact.

The other party is something more terrifying than so-called humans and servants.

"Aren't you ready? Then I'm coming over again?"

Listening to the mocking voice, Bazett gritted his teeth. The runes on his gloves became more and more bright. He let out an angry roar and rushed forward again.

The concrete floor beneath her feet exploded in an instant, as if it had been bombed, and suddenly turned into an elusive bolt of lightning, hitting Roland with such a heavy blow that even the air trembled.

After already understanding that there is an absolute gap between the two, he still chooses a close combat that is unfavorable to him. In Tohsaka Rin's view, this is tantamount to mantis trying to defeat the chariot.

She knew how strong Bazett was. Under Kirei's guidance, she had also practiced the excellent Bajiquan since she was a child. With magic power enhancement, she was the best among magicians without using gems, but she was defeated in front of Bazett. .

But even if he were put in the same situation, Tohsaka Rin would rather waste gems on useless resistance than engage in close combat with Roland.

Because she knew very well that Roland was not something that could be described as a human-shaped evil dragon.

Sure enough, facing Bazett's stubborn resistance, as if to prove how stupid her decision was, Roland not only did not continue to use his physical strength, but also used his fighting skills.

In Bazett's shocked eyes, Roland suddenly dropped his heart, turned his steps slightly, put his shoulders in front of his body, and then used his shoulders as a front to slam into her body!

Bazett's well-positioned blow was directly defeated in this unreasonable attack that enveloped her entire body. Even though the opponent only used the same strength as her, due to the gap in skills, she could barely have time to use both hands. Cross in front of you.

But even so, she was dragged directly and slid backwards, and her legs supported on the ground sank deeply into the street, leaving two long ravines.

"--Well!"

Her body, which had not yet healed, suffered another blow, causing Bazette to groan. Under the serious injury that had torn her internal organs, her skin began to bleed, and the joints of her hands and feet began to bleed. There was unnatural distortion, which was a sign that the bones were shattered and deformed because they could not withstand the impact.

so terrible.

Bazett couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In the battles she has experienced, she has never encountered such a bad situation. Today she finally saw what kind of monsters can be produced by combining absolute power with absolute skills.

But although the enemy was hopelessly strong, Bazett still had no intention of giving up.

She also has an absolute trump card.

That was a trump card that could kill with one strike and reverse the overwhelming power gap.

If this trump card is ineffective, even if he summons the Lancer with a command spell, he will probably be killed before he can be rescued.

In the momentum of being dragged forward by force, Bazett, whose hands had completely lost consciousness, voluntarily gave up resistance and allowed Roland to hit her in the chest. The raging force caused Bazette's chest to explode directly. .

If her body hadn't been strong enough, I'm afraid it would have been torn into pieces by now, and there wouldn't even be any bones left.

But no matter what, she still withstood the blow. Bazett reluctantly raised his heavy eyelids and shook his still movable shoulder, letting the bright red blood splash along the ragged shoulder and onto Roland's face, as if It was as if he wanted to block the opponent's sight, and then used his last strength to rush into Roland's arms.

As she expected, when the blood splashed in front of Roland, the orange fire that lit up in his hand had evaporated all of it before it really touched Roland.

Such an arrogant enemy would not allow such a thing to touch him.

And this is her only chance.

Under the cover of the blood mist and smoke, an inconspicuous small stone rose up next to Bazett.

This is a rare extant Noble Phantasm, and it is also one of the most dazzling masterpieces of the Bazett family as the inheritor of germs.

The sword of the god of war that strikes first and comes first, or in other words, the backlight sword.

The prototype of this Noble Phantasm comes from the magic sword held by Cú Chulainn's father, the Sun God Luger.

As the name suggests, there is an anecdote that this magic sword will automatically jump out of its sheath without the wielder having to reach out, cutting the enemy in half before he can draw the sword.

After being conceptualized, it also perfectly reproduces this characteristic of coming first and coming last. It is powerful enough to distort cause and effect, that is, it will definitely hit before the opponent.

And because of its power to reverse time and rewrite facts, even the fact that the opponent launched the attack first will be erased.

With such a powerful Noble Phantasm, it is not difficult to understand Bazett's confidence.

Although the Backlight Sword is not without its flaws, such as being damaged after use as a one-time prop, Bazett can continuously make ten in a year by dripping blood into the ore, and usually it can really The time to use it is even less, and the price is not worth mentioning.

Compared with this, what Bazett really needs to pay attention to is the harsh usage conditions of the backlight sword.

In addition to the last-come-first-served factor, to unleash the true power of the Backlight Sword, the opponent must use his trump card. Therefore, Bazett needs to judge the timing carefully.

Although the opponent can use it at will if he does not resist, but this will not bring out the true power of the Backlight Sword. In this case, it will be a C-D grade Noble Phantasm at best.

Therefore, if you want to fully utilize it, the requirements for the user are very high, that is, you must use your own ability to force the opponent to use the trump card.

In the past year of hunting down the magicians designated by the seal, Bazett had met magicians who had strange powers and had the upper hand in the battle with her, but they all died here because of their arrogant attitude. Put down the Noble Phantasm, so now Bazett is very familiar with this trick of tempting and then launching a sure kill.

Of course, Bazett didn't know whether the fire just launched in Roland's hands was the opponent's trump card.

After all, the trump card is never the strongest means, but the most trusted means.

But she had no choice. The huge gap in strength made her arrogance seem natural. The other party could beat her to death without using any extra means. It was better to fight to the death and gamble on luck.

"—Fragarach!"

Bazett endured the severe pain that was everywhere in his limbs and bones, and loudly shouted the true name of the Noble Phantasm.

The lead-colored stone ball instantly spread out, turning into a sword edge that shone with cold light and was engraved with rune characters. In the next moment, it turned into an extreme flash of light, dragging the starlight and drawing an uncaptured trajectory in the air. It penetrated directly through Roland's body.

And this fact also made Roland, who had always been confident, show a surprised expression for the first time.

"Did you make it?"

Seeing that the backlight sword had indeed penetrated Roland, Bazett's sluggish spirit could not help but cheer up. Although the battle just now was so painful that she would never forget it in her life, but being able to defeat such a powerful enemy was, for a warrior, , is also a glory worth taking to the grave.

However, Bazett's smile turned into shock in the next moment and froze on her face.

"puff--!"

The sound of being pierced came again from her abdomen.

Bazett is very familiar with this situation. The activated backlight sword will turn into a powerful light bullet, directly penetrating the enemy's body, causing irreparable fatal injuries to the opponent.

But why was she the one who was penetrated?

"...It actually has the power to reverse cause and effect. It's a really novel experience for me. The prototype of this Noble Phantasm must be EX level,"

Roland touched his body, which was not even damaged, as if nothing had happened. He looked at the incredulous Bazett and showed a sympathetic smile.

"It's so pitiful. It has the same type of power as me. Even the original fourth bomb has world-class causal regression. Even if the prototype of this magic sword and its owner are resurrected, it is impossible to do it. This, let alone me now."

"If you want to reverse my cause and effect, this will make the inhibitory power feel angry and one of the factors that may lead to the destruction of the universe. You are still far away from it now."

"It's not invalid, but it overrides the priority of the backlight sword?"

Bazett murmured to himself in a bitter voice, and turned his eyes to the command spell on the back of his hand, wanting to do something.

This is not an enemy that should appear in the Holy Grail War. The most important thing is that the Lancer has already noticed the beast goddess lurking behind the scenes of the Holy Grail War, but did not realize that the existence of this monster can only mean that the opponent's power, More than that.

Something has to be done.

But Bazett, who was penetrated by his own Noble Phantasm, no longer had this power left.

"Then, Lancer's master, Bazett, you belong to me."

She raised her head and looked unwillingly at Roland, who was stroking her head like a victor stroking his prey with a white light in his hand. Bazett's consciousness fell into a state of confusion amid the warm feeling coming from his body that was riddled with holes. In the dark.