HBWnovel Chapter 457: The Red and Black Showdown · Immortal Chariot
Chapter 457: The Red and Black Showdown · Immortal Chariot
Chapter 457: The Red and Black Showdown · Immortal Chariot
With a sharp whistle, a chariot powered by three military horses suddenly appeared in the sky, precisely catching the falling Red Rider, Achilles.
The warrior, who once dominated the battlefield of Troy with grandeur, gripped the reins from his chariot seat and lashed the horses fiercely. The thunderous neighs of the muscular horses reverberated across the battlefield.
"Come, let's fight! I, the Red Rider, will take the lead now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Achilles brought the chariot down to the ground.
Before him stood androids and golems. But not just the combat-specialized androids—even the golems weighing over a ton were pulverized under the hooves of the immortal horses bestowed by the sea god.
The enormous grinder of the chariot cut through the earth and world at bullet speed. Just by racing across the ground, the chariot driven by Achilles could ravage the entire battlefield.
"Come on, Servants of the Black Faction! Show us your strength! If anyone can stop my Rider's chariot, feel free to try!"
It wasn't a Servant who responded to his provocation but the golems.
Three golems moved to intercept the rapidly advancing chariot. Clicking his tongue, Achilles naturally chose to crush them to pieces.
"Get out of my way, you lowly soldiers!"
Hearing his words, the Black Caster Avicebron, observing the battlefield from afar, responded:
"Well, that's not necessarily true, Red Rider."
At the moment of collision, the three golems dispersed simultaneously.
To Achilles' surprise, the golems suddenly hardened as they entangled the legs of his horses.
"Ugh...!!"
The chariot, which had been charging at full speed, finally came to a halt.
Seeing this, the golems raised their battle axes and leaped towards the chariot.
Of course, as a summoned Noble Phantasm, even if the original text explicitly mentions immortality, "Xanthos" and "Balius" couldn't achieve true immortality, at most possessing extremely high defense, which is why they survived the thunder punishment. Unfortunately, "Pedasos" didn't have such legends, nor the divine nature or divine blood, and couldn't withstand a strike from Indra's most renowned Noble Phantasm, dying on the spot.
With one horse dead and two injured, the chariot was naturally unusable. Achilles glared hatefully at the golden vajra that fell to the ground and dissipated into spirit particles, then waved his hand:
"Xanthos, Balius, I don't need you for now. Withdraw."
The horse called Xanthos turned to its master and spoke: "A wise choice, my lord."
Xanthos had gained the ability to understand human speech and even speak on it thanks to the blessing of a certain goddess. However—
"We should have done this when we were first tripped up."
—it also had the worst personality.
"Be careful not to be led to the same fate as before."
Faced with the sneering immortal horse, Achilles couldn't help but knock it once with his spear handle. With a cry of protest, Xanthos disappeared along with Balius, who seemed to give a resigned look.
The remaining Red Rider, with a cold expression, scanned the entire field, searching for the elusive Black Assassin.
Unfortunately, his search was destined to be in vain, as Shinji was not within his sight but above him.
Satisfied with the result of using Indra's thunder to disable Achilles' anti-army Noble Phantasm, the assassin looked at his slingshot and muttered to himself:
"Good, though it's far inferior to Divine GunBlade, with the archery skills I learned from Chiron, I can execute long-distance 'Indra's Thunder' shots. It's a pity the war spear is too large to use as ammunition, and getting too close would alert Achilles. Otherwise, I might have destroyed his chariot in one go—I'm so envious of Red Archer. When will I be able to freely modify Noble Phantasms like that?"
As he spoke, Shinji lowered his altitude, his magically enhanced vision firmly locking onto Achilles. The impatient warrior, unable to find his target, was becoming increasingly agitated, his booming voice particularly loud under the night sky.
"Where is the Black Assassin! The unresolved duel from before, let's continue it now! Tonight, let's indulge in a good slaughter!"
"It's about time. If I hide any longer, this guy might vent his anger on the Homunculus—Astolfo went through so much to save them, I'd be embarrassed if they died right after."
Calming his ragged breath from the rapid descent, Shinji casually pulled out a stone and shot it at Achilles' forehead.
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