Vlad III ignored his wounds and looked straight at Shirou Emiya and Jeanne d'Arc in front of him. He laughed wildly, gasped, and walked forward with extremely unstable steps.
He could feel his body heating up, pain surging throughout his body, his strength draining away at a rapid rate, and his power weakening madly.
The immortality of a vampire has disappeared, and with his soul core shattered, his life is gradually coming to an end.
Gajeberg
It can be said that after Emiya Shirou was able to project, in his mind he regarded it as an armament of the same level as the demon haunting.
The causal penetration of the heart can be said to be a fatal blow, and few people can resist it.
Basically, one shot can declare the opponent's death.
He is not like Cu Chulainn who has the glory of fighting. If he confirms that the opponent is an enemy who must be eliminated and killed, then Shirou Emiya will naturally choose the quickest way to kill the opponent.
Perhaps the only drawback of this weapon for Shirou Emiya is that it cannot be projected quickly and consumes a large amount of magic power.
Looking at Vlad III approaching step by step, Joan of Arc couldn't help but reveal an extremely vigilant expression. She stood in front of Shirou Emiya and stared at him.
"You don't need to be so wary of me. I have already run out of tricks. Your Master can't be defeated so easily by me now, not to mention that I have been defeated by him before."
"You remember?"
Shirou Emiya looked at Vlad III in front of him with some surprise. Cu Chulainn and Drake, whom he had met before, had no memory of the Holy Grail War at all.
“Hahahahahaha!!!!! It’s only when my life is drawing to a close that I recall my battle with you!”
Seemingly feeling a little regretful, yet also seeming to have no regrets, Vlad III looked at Shirou Emiya and laughed wildly once again.
"I came to this world with only one person in my heart, and that is my wife. This is my last wish. Can you help me fulfill it—"
Vlad III, contrary to his usual crazy expression, made a very sincere request to Shirou Emiya.
"If I could do that—"
Emiya Shirou also gave an affirmative answer.
"She has been made into a puppet by Lilith. Apart from fighting against her own dark side, she can no longer do anything. She has even been deprived of the right to speak. I placed her in my sleeping coffin."
"If I leave now, she will live forever in the coffin, enduring endless darkness and torture."
"So, please kill my wife on my behalf--!!"
Listening to Vlad III's words, Shirou Emiya lowered his head. Are those puppets real people?
"Senior, don't be sad. Those dolls are no different from being dead—"
Seeing that Emiya Shirou seemed to be lost in self-blame again, Sakura quickly walked forward, put her hand on his shoulder, and spoke to comfort him.
"Unless BB takes action, even if Lilith is willing to free those puppets, they will not come back to life. They will only turn into data and flow back into the Mooncell."
"I promised—"
Looking at Sakura who was looking at him with worried eyes, Emiya Shirou replied to Vlad III solemnly.
"Thanks--!"
As he spoke his last words, his figure gradually turned into golden light and disappeared into the air.
"Senior, Mr. Vlad has actually been helping those NPCs."
"I have observed that all the NPCs who died in the castle did not come into contact with the azure liquid on the ground."
"If it comes into contact with the liquid, all the data of the NPC will be dissolved, and even Mooncell will no longer be able to construct his existence."
"But if they are simply killed, their data will be retained by the Mooncell, and when they return to the surface of the moon, those NPCs will reappear because of the Holy Grail War."
Sakura didn't say the second half of the sentence. Although the data would be retained, those NPCs were disposable to Mooncell. Except for the advanced AI like herself, everything they had would be reset.
It’s just that it’s better than the entire data being dissolved and nothing left.
However, this seemed to be what Vlad III could do for those NPCs. After all, under the supervision of Lilith, his master was made into a puppet by her, and he had no way to resist.
“Let’s go——!”
After a moment of silence, Shirou Emiya headed towards the Dracula Castle which had been burned down.
It is almost obvious that in the middle of the ruins, there stands an extremely exquisite coffin.
Pushing open the cover, you can easily see the orange-haired woman with a very delicate face who looks like a sleeping princess.
It is hard to imagine that she is the one that Shirou Emiya met before, with strange behavior, a clown-like mask on her face, and extremely weird clothes.
Shirou Emiya could feel that the doll itself had no breath of life, like a dead object, but her soul was imprisoned inside it.
“I’m sorry—”
As soon as she finished speaking, the scarlet spear pierced directly through her chest, the doll shattered instantly, and the soul-like breath disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Vlad III saw Lan Lujun's true love that was not concerned with gains and losses and had no hypocrisy.
I was deeply attracted by the existence that persisted in fighting against the dark side that was constantly devouring it even though it had lost all the strength to strengthen its will.
But he was the same. He loved Lan Lujun without reservation and could face death calmly.
She held on to her own will under the invasion of vampires, and like Lan Lujun, she continued to fight against the dark side that was devouring her. She did not choose to kill those NPCs, and even maintained her own sanity when Joan of Arc was fighting them.
"Let's take a short break and move on—"
Looking at the Dracula Castle which had turned into ruins behind him, Shirou Emiya murmured softly, then turned around and looked at the broken walls in front of him. Jeanne and Sakura were also sitting beside him, looking ahead.
Chapter 750: Next, Lu Bu
After a short rest, they chose to send the rescued NPCs to the next level first.
After all, on the way to the next level, there are not only traps set by BB, but also roaming maze guards.
What's more, there are quite a few NPCs here. If they act together, they will inevitably attract Lilith's attention. Only after sending them to the next floor can Shirou Emiya and the others continue to look for the next Servant with peace of mind.
However, there are still some doubts, because until now, the surveillance on this level has not been restored.
It was as if Lilith was not on this floor at all. Now the surveillance on this entire floor was paralyzed and no one was repairing it.
But it can also be considered good news. After all, it is impossible for Shirou Emiya to conceal the aura of all those NPCs. [The Faceless King] is not a sword-type treasure. Even if all the magic power is used, it is impossible to provide [The Faceless King] for every NPC.
Their luck seemed to be very good. Until all the NPCs left this floor, no servants appeared in the middle, and it was as if Lilith was really offline.
"Is there anything unusual happening around here?"
Even so, Emiya Shirou still did not let down his guard around him. Using tactics was not something they were the only ones to have.
"Nothing unusual was found from the perspective—"
"I didn't sense any Servant's presence either—"
Sakura and Jeanne reported what they had discovered to Shirou Emiya. Although the surveillance could not be used, Sakura had not used this level of surveillance to monitor the surrounding environment from the beginning. After all, she had not yet gained control of this level of surveillance.
Shirou Emiya can also see into the distance with his own eyes, but of course it is not as good as Sakura's God's perspective scan.
"We don't know what Lilith is preparing now. We have no way of knowing, let alone stopping it. We can only remain vigilant now. Lilith and the others should not know we are coming. The plan remains unchanged. We will deal with the rest of the servants first—"
After a little thought, Shirou Emiya made the judgment that even if Lilith did not come and set a trap for them ahead, they would not shrink back.
"learn--"
Jeanne nodded, randomly picked a direction, or rather, found a direction based on revelation, and walked in front of Emiya Shirou, avoiding the traps around her while rushing in that direction.
Shirou Emiya also followed closely with Sakura on his back, following Jeanne's steps and trying not to trigger the intricate traps around them.
"Shirou——"
Joan of Arc called out softly, but did not say the following words.
Because of the situation ahead, there is no need to talk about it.
Under the moonlight, on the land that looked like ruins, there was a huge man who was at least two meters tall, wearing a three-pronged purple gold crown on his head, a Xichuan red cotton flower robe on his body, a chain armor with a beast face and a head-swallowing armor, and a delicate lion belt around his waist.
He stuck his Fang Tian Hua Ji into the ground, and his whole body looked as if it had been powered off, half-kneeling on the ground facing the moonlight.
Lu Bu took the lead.
This is the real name that can be derived after just one encounter battle.
Just like King Arthur's holy sword, the true name of Lu Bu's Fang Tian Hua Ji was exposed the moment it was taken out.
After all, there is no one else in the world who can possess such bravery, and the weapon he uses is the Fang Tian Hua Ji, except Lu Bu.
He just appeared there, and Shirou Emiya and Jeanne d'Arc in the distance felt an extremely terrifying oppressive force.
Joan of Arc cannot use her treasure now, at least not today. She can only resist Lu Bu's attack.
"Use the Caladbolg II to test it first. If that doesn't work, use the Gáe Bolg. If the opponent rushes over, it'll be up to you to stop him, Lancer."
After a little thought, a golden bow appeared in Shirou Emiya's hand, and a spiral sword arrow also appeared in his hand at this moment.
After possessing Gáe Bolg, if the opponent is someone he must kill, the first thing Shirou Emiya will consider is this treasure with the law of causality that runs through the heart.
After all, this causal treasure can almost kill on sight. Unless it has special abilities, it is difficult to react to such a fatal blow when meeting the enemy under normal circumstances.
Like Vlad III before, he possessed the unique immortality and atomization ability of vampires in the vampire state. Even if Gáe Bolg pierced his heart, he could not kill him.
That's why Shirou Emiya chose to destroy Dracula's castle first, and then used Gáe Bolg to kill him with one blow.
He is not Cu Chulainn, and there is no so-called heroic battle glory. If the opponent is determined to be someone he wants to kill, he will use it without hesitation.
If you have such an efficient means to deal with the opponent, there is no reason not to use it.
But the release of the Death Thorn Spear (Gáe Bolg) needs to be within ten meters. Now they are still hundreds of meters away from Lu Bu, so there is no need to be so anxious. At a distance, they can use the Pseudo-Spiral Sword (CaladbolgⅡ) to test it first.
Although the pseudo spiral sword (CaladbolgⅡ) shot by Shirou Emiya has not had any impressive results so far, its power cannot be ignored.
If Lu Bu took such a blow head-on, he would be swallowed up without exception and turned into golden light and dissipated on the spot.
There is almost no way to resist an A-rank Noble Phantasm through physical attack. Even if one has an A-rank magic resistance, they will still be devoured by it.
In Dracula's Castle, the target of the false spiral sword (CaladbolgⅡ) was not Jeanne, but she was still protected by her own Noble Phantasm. She changed to a set of evil spirits in the middle, and with her own magic resistance A, she was able to barely withstand such a blow.
If Dracula did not possess the immortality of a vampire, he would have been turned into powder by such a blow.
But also because part of Dracula's castle had been destroyed at that time, the proportion of his vampire part decreased, so when Vlad III released the treasure at the last moment, he was already at the end of his strength and could not hold on for too long, so he did not resist when facing the opponent's attack.
"Pseudo Spiral Sword (Caladbolg II)——"
Standing on the top of a ruined house, Shirou Emiya pulled the bow in his hand and spoke in a very cold voice.
Chapter 751: Peerless Warrior
"call out--!"
Under the moonlight, the sword and arrow turned into silver meteors, piercing through the atmosphere, making a piercing scream, and shot straight at Lu Bu, who seemed defenseless and half-kneeling on the ground in the ruins.
"Crack, click, click!!!!"
The sound of the mecha also rang out at the moment Emiya Shirou fired.
Perhaps it was out of pity, or perhaps it was because almost no one could conceal their murderous intent at the moment of attack.
All the aura concealment, even Li Shuwen's circle that can completely hide himself, have a unique feature, that is, the degree of concealment of his own aura will be greatly reduced at the moment of attack.
Therefore, it almost requires a certain amount of reaction time for those being assassinated. If their own strength is not up to par, they will have no way of reacting to the opponent's assassination.
It was just like when Emiya Shirou faced Li Shuwen. Even if Emiya Shirou reacted the moment Li Shuwen attacked, he didn't have time to defend or dodge.
In such a short time, Emiya Shirou couldn't even project a picture.
Until now, Shirou Emiya is still afraid of Li Shuwen, very afraid of him, but no matter how alert he is to the environment around him, he has no way to counter Li Shuwen.
"Roar--!"
With a roar like a wild beast, Lu Bu stood up suddenly, with a fierce light in his eyes, and looked at the silver meteor that was shooting towards him in the distance.
A shrewdness suddenly appeared in his eyes, which was not what a Berserker should have. He then stomped his foot hard on the ground, causing the entire ruins to tremble.
Then, with the help of the powerful thrust, Lu Bu dodged to the side as fast as lightning like a huge black cannon.
"call out--!"
The violent atmosphere quickly rose up in front of Lu Bu, bringing with it a whistling sound that hurt people's eardrums, and the silver meteors accurately hit the position where he was previously.
"boom--!!"
Right above the ruins, a terrifying flame suddenly erupted violently, causing a deafening explosion and bringing about a terrifying impact storm that swept across and spread to the surroundings.
The overwhelming waves of fire and the astonishing impact mixed together, like a surging wave, sweeping in all directions, causing the entire ruins to be affected and quickly annihilated under the terrible impact and waves of fire.
