A certain crossover anime's nuclear-powered sword immortal

Without a doubt, Saber remembered the true name of that Noble Phantasm the moment she saw the sword.

That was a sword entrusted to humankind by the lake spirits, just like the Excalibur in her hand. Because of the same origin, its "tenacity" was comparable to that of Excalibur.

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"Arthur...!"

The knight's helmet began to crack with a series of snapping sounds, revealing a blackened face.

His once handsome face was gone, replaced by a distorted one, his eyes gleaming with hatred as they shot straight at Saber.

"Lancelot...why have you become like this...?"

Seeing her former friend consumed by madness and hatred, Saber's hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

"Do you hate me that much... Knight of the Lake?!"

His once handsome face has become hideous like a demon, and his once bright and piercing eyes now radiate hatred.

Saber's hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

"Why... my friend... why have you become like this...?"

Saber felt her knees buckle and almost fell to the ground.

Without hesitation, Lancelot charged at her with his sword.

Saber hurriedly raised her sword to parry, but faced with Lancelot's powerful slash, she couldn't help but stagger backward.

However, a voice emanated from the knight who was locked in a stalemate, a voice that sent shivers down Saber's spine.

I am—

The alienated —

The person being mocked —

The despised person————

The black mist surged again, the power of 'Berserk' was taking effect, and Lancelot's eyes turned even more bloodshot.

In the stalemate, Saber only felt the strength of the knight in front of her.

The force was even greater than before, and she, whose mind was already unstable, was already showing signs of defeat.

"I am the shadow beneath the brilliance of heroic spirits—"

Born from the darkness of dazzling legends—

Like miasma rising from the earth, resentful sighs surrounded Saber from all directions.

"so--

I hate it—

I resent—

Feeding on the sighs of those trapped in darkness, cursing those who shine—

Saber's expression became complicated as she watched the knight 'confessing' to her.

This is my shame—

Because of your immortal glory, I will be forever degraded—

Upon hearing this, Saber's lips trembled involuntarily.

"You...do you hate me that much? My friend...even in that state...do you still hate me this much, Knight of the Lake!"

Saber felt her knees buckle and almost fell to the ground, but then she suddenly felt someone behind her help her up.

I instinctively turned around and realized that the boy had come to my side at some point.

Overwhelmed with grief, Saber allowed Shirou to help her up.

He touched a soft, slender body, but Shirou's face showed no change. Instead, he spoke earnestly to the girl.

“Saber, Lancelot does not harbor hatred towards you.”

Upon hearing this, Saber looked at Shirou with some confusion. Only then did Shirou notice that her emerald green eyes had turned slightly red.

“Lancelot craves redemption, and being killed by you is his only wish. He believes he made a mistake but failed to receive the punishment he deserved, and he regrets it for the rest of his life.”

After saying all this, Shirou couldn't help but sigh as he thought about the story of the "Knight of the Lake".

Queen, adultery, rebellion... Especially during the Battle of Camlann, he finally arrived at the scene only to witness the destruction of Britain. These events caused Lancelot to regret for the rest of his life.

Saber fell into a brief silence, and after several seconds, she whispered in a slightly trembling voice.

"That kind of thing... how could it be..."

She never imagined that her well-intentioned decision to let the "Knight of the Lake" leave would lead to such a result.

Saber believes that Lancelot and Guinevere's love affair was caused by her concealing her gender.

Saber felt both gratitude and guilt towards those who had to bear all of this.

The reason it was exposed as a scandal was orchestrated by those traitors.

No one was at fault, and that's precisely why this tragedy occurred.

“Saber… … ”

Shirou looked down at the girl's emerald green eyes beside him.

"Go kill (save) him."

Upon hearing this, Saber took a deep breath of the cold winter air, and as if she had made up her mind, a clear light shone in her eyes.

"I understand."

The girl nodded, gripped the sword tightly with both hands, and when she looked up again, the confusion was gone from her face.

Chapter Sixty-Two: The Knight's End, Departure to the Clock Tower!

"Come on, Lancelot!"

Saber raised her holy sword, and the golden blade seemed to sense Saber's state of mind, radiating an incomparably dazzling light.

The magic transformed into a whirlwind, swirling around Saber's body.

Whoosh!

A blue and white figure flashed by, bursting with speed far exceeding Lancelot's, and swung his sword to strike!

Clang!

The dazzling golden holy sword clashed with the pitch-black blade at this moment, and fierce sparks flew.

……

Shirou, who had originally intended to continue watching the battle, suddenly noticed something and looked up at the top of the mountain path. In the shadows beneath the trees, a small figure was secretly watching the battlefield.

"The Berserker's Master... Let me see your true colors."

Shirou was too lazy to guess who was behind Berserker and simply leaped onto the mountain path.

You'll know who the other person really is just by going and seeing them for yourself.

When Shirou arrived at the edge of the cliff on the mountain path, he immediately heard a dense buzzing sound.

That was the sound of a large number of insects vibrating their wings.

As Shirou was surrounded by a large number of Bladewing Insects, the small figure finally revealed its true form.

"How dare you come to face me alone? You're quite the arrogant junior."

Zouken Matou looked at Shirou with a cold smile.

The old man's words left Shirou feeling somewhat confused for a moment.

At first, Shirou thought that this old man, whom he hadn't seen for several days, might have really developed some kind of means that allowed him to face him with impunity.

But when Shirou projected dozens of "swords" into the air with some wariness, the somewhat surprised expression on Zouken Matou's face made him frown slightly and start to think.

It seems that even though Zouken Matou's hometown was destroyed that day, he didn't see his own power, so he still thought that Zouken was just a real child who was only 6 or 7 years old hiding behind Lancer.

It wasn't until now, when Shirou broke away from Saber and faced Zouken Matou alone, that Zouken became so unrestrained.

However, seeing the astonished expression on Zouken Matou's face, Shirou revealed a mocking smile.

"What's wrong? Weren't you looking so confident just now?"

Shirou can confirm that he had Karna kill Zouken Matou's brain worm, but it seems that he still didn't have enough information, and Zouken Matou was ultimately given a chance to live.

It's okay, we can just kill it again.

"Now that you've come all this way, you won't get another chance this time."

Zouken Matou is a cowardly guy who is extremely afraid of death. In order to survive, he even turned himself into a non-human insect.

He looks like a thin, bony old man, but in reality, his body is a mass of insects, and his entire body is just a human-like appearance made up of a large number of insects.

His human functions are also powered by insects, and after this body decays or is damaged, Zouken Matou can consume the bodies of others as a substitute to "revive".

As long as his soul, as his physical body, is not destroyed, he can continue to live.

However, such magic has its limits. Although theoretically only one person's body is needed to "revive," in reality, it is still bound by the records of the soul. Therefore, Zouken Matou cannot make any form other than his own soul and will always be this ugly appearance that looks just like a slug.

This method of achieving immortality had already shown substantial flaws two hundred years ago. The passage of time eroded his soul, so even if he obtained a fresh body, it would begin to decay the moment he received it, thus requiring regular replacement.

Later on, the body could only be maintained for a shorter and shorter time - previously, it could be active for more than fifty years after being replaced once, but now it needs to be replaced every few months.

"You bastard! What have I ever done to you?!"

Zouken Matou looked at the "swords" pointing at him in mid-air with some fear, and angrily questioned Shirou.

"This is a huge grudge!"

Shirou snorted coldly, then raised his right hand and waved it forward.

The "swords" that were originally suspended in mid-air were guided by Shirou and fell rapidly, piercing through Zouken Matou's body.

"Uhhhhh!!!"

Zouken Matou's small body struggled and twisted beneath the chaotic crisscrossing blades, and just as he was about to transform into an insect to escape, Shirou suddenly spoke.

"Look at yourself now, Zouken Matou. Where is the great magician Machiri Zorgen with grand ambitions you used to be?"