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Chapter 683: Chapter 682: Send you a little gift

Who is this?

Both Red LANCER and Black SABER were taken aback by the sudden appearance of the Knight. Although their battle had been nothing more than a mutual probing, the intensity of the combat was undeniable. Yet now, this Knight had easily blocked both of their attacks and appeared here...

Is it an enemy Servant?

Thinking this, Red LANCER and Black SABER simultaneously took several steps back, adopting defensive stances. From that strike just now, they could confirm that the other party’s strength was no less than their own and might even be stronger. Being able to so effortlessly stop their clash was enough to prove this point.

Better deal with the red one first.

Fang Zheng glanced at SABER not far away and, with great effort, just barely suppressed the urge to swing his sword at him. After discovering the Servant’s True Name, Fang Zheng finally understood where his displeasure with SABER came from. According to legend, Siegfried, after killing the evil dragon Fafnir, bathed in Dragon Blood and possessed an invulnerable body. That was the source of Fang Zheng’s irritation.

Not only because Siegfried was a Dragon Slayer but also because he was imbued with the aura of an evil dragon... Thankfully, Fang Zheng was a Time Dragon, not a Metal Dragon. Otherwise, he would not care about factions and would have simply hacked away at Siegfried.

”Who are you, Knight?”

Red LANCER stared coldly at Fang Zheng and asked in a low voice.

”Since you dare to intrude upon my duel with Black SABER, do you have no honor as a hero?”

Nonsense, of course I don’t, I’m not a hero, I’m the Abyss Watcher!

Faced with Red LANCER’s questioning, Fang Zheng didn’t respond. He just coldly stared at the other, then his Pitch Black Greatsword traced an arc on the ground, and soon, flames burst forth, raging wildly. Following Fang Zheng’s move, the shadows around him began to tremble, and then several Knights of the Farron Undead Legion slowly emerged from within.

Next, Fang Zheng raised his greatsword and swung it forward.

”Clang!!”

The searing heat mixed with flames, as if intent on burning the entire world, accompanied Fang Zheng’s vicious slash. Red LANCER hastily raised his Long Spear to fend off the fierce attack. But at the moment his Long Spear collided with Fang Zheng’s greatsword, Red LANCER realized that something was terribly wrong.

In Red LANCER’s eyes, he only saw the Knight slashing at him with one stroke, yet as he tried to block the attack, Red LANCER was stunned to find that although the opponent seemed to have swung only one sword, it felt as though dozens of people were attacking him all at once!

One Sword!!

With the return of the abilities of the Time Dragon, Fang Zheng could once again use the swordsmanship he created based on the power of time. Moreover, with continuous battle and practice over time, Fang Zheng’s understanding of this sword technique had risen again. He could now easily control his attacks to burst with overlapping force on hundreds of Time Axes, which meant that at this moment, Red LANCER was facing the simultaneous all-out strike from hundreds of Fang Zhengs!

He was not battling alone; he was not alone!

”———————!!”

Under Fang Zheng’s full-powered strike, Red LANCER was sent flying backward at a speed surpassing the sound barrier; his figure almost instantly flashed past everyone’s eyes, and the next moment, he appeared hundreds of meters away. But just as Red LANCER was about to land and brace himself, several other Undead Knights, formed from Fang Zheng’s shadow, also swung their greatswords and launched an assault on Red LANCER from all directions.

”Interesting.”

Along with the flat voice, a burst of fire exploded. A sharp Long Spear whistled out from the flames, in the blink of an eye, turning the approaching Undead Knights to ash.

But at the same time, Fang Zheng once again faced Red LANCER, and what greeted him was a vivid red lightning bolt shooting straight toward his forehead.

At that moment, Red LANCER displayed the supreme skill befitting of his class as LANCER. The speed of his spear had reached the physical limit, such that even Fang Zheng could not dodge it.

But this did not mean he couldn’t defend against it.

”Bang!!”

As the crimson long spear thrust forward, the dagger in Fang Zheng’s left hand was also raised in an instant, pulling the trigger. Quickly, a light bullet shot from the barrel, instantly transforming into countless trails of light scattering in all directions. Some of the light bullets struck the shaft of the long spear coming at him, causing Red LANCER to deviate from his target. The sharp long spear brushed past Fang Zheng’s hair, whispering by his ear without hitting its mark.

But this was only the beginning.

As Red LANCER’s spear deviated, the other half of the light bullets struck his body. For one wearing Divine Armor, such an attack would barely count as a scratch. However, what Red LANCER did not expect was that the instant the light bullets hit him, his body suddenly trembled and then he ”bang” dropped to one knee on the ground.

Now is the time!

Seeing Red LANCER fall, Fang Zheng’s eyes brightened. If it had been someone else, perhaps they would have seized the moment to attempt to take Red LANCER’s life. But Fang Zheng was different, through Ratziel, he had already learned about Red LANCER’s Noble Phantasm, and he had naturally been prepared for this fleeting opportunity!

”Unsealing Master (Michael)!”

As Fang Zheng called out, a gargantuan key-shaped Silver Staff appeared in his hand, and without hesitation, he grasped the Silver Staff firmly and stabbed it into Red LANCER’s body.

”Close!”

Following Fang Zheng’s command, the key in his hand quickly turned to the right, followed by a ”click” sound. At this moment, Red LANCER’s expression slightly changed, then he hurriedly tried to dash backward to regain distance from Fang Zheng, however...

”Lock of Heaven!”

Golden chains materialized from thin air at that moment, tightly binding Red LANCER’s limbs and body. At the same time, Fang Zheng’s Pitch Black Greatsword once again whooshed forth, targeting Red LANCER’s neck.

Faced with this attack, even Red LANCER’s formerly indifferent face finally showed a hint of tension. But the next moment, he suddenly disappeared without a trace. Fang Zheng’s greatsword merely cut through the air and scattering Photon Particles, failing to hit the target.

Did he escape using a Command Seal?

Gripping the greatsword in his hand, Fang Zheng let out a cold snort. He had known for some time that Command Seals were overpowered, but he hadn’t expected them to be this overpowered, capable of breaking free from even the Lock of Heaven’s constraints... However, this also meant that the opponent had wasted a Command Seal, which was somewhat of a gain, after all.

With this thought, Fang Zheng lowered the sword in his hand and turned to look back... There, a group of onlookers who had been watching the spectacle were now completely dumbfounded.

Who on earth is that guy?

Looking at the knight before him, Gold couldn’t help but shiver. The battle between Fang Zheng and Karna had been a mere blink of an eye, from Fang Zheng’s arrival to Red LANCER’s escape using a Command Seal, not even a minute had passed. Yet in such a brief stint, Red LANCER, who was capable of contending with his own SABER, had nearly been killed by this stranger who appeared out of nowhere?

Gold certainly knew that Karna’s disappearance must have involved a Command Seal, but... being able to force the opponent’s Master to use a Command Seal at the very start of the Holy Grail War was enough to demonstrate the man’s strength.

Who is he?!

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