The main guy is here.'
Compared to the young man who was constantly panting and looking at him with a face full of fear, this 'young man' holding a staff undoubtedly looked more imposing and more in line with the 'BOSS' feel. However, what he found strange was that the other party didn't look much older than him, but gave Lancer a strange sense of incongruity.
'Could it be that I've encountered too many people who look young but are actually very old recently, causing me to have an illusion?'
Although he was thinking about irrelevant things in his mind, Lancer movements were not slow at all. The ice spear was once again held in his hand.
As Lancer tightened his grip on the spear, the originally crystal clear ice spear gradually began to be covered in a bloody color.
The area nearby was already littered with the corpses of homunculi from Lancer slaughter, and the strong smell of blood made Caules' expression a bit ugly. Now that Lancer was fully exerting his power, Caules felt as if he was in a sea of corpses and blood...
Compared to his sister who was only obsessed with magic, Caules, this boy with average talent, was more like a 'magician'. He had even prepared himself mentally for a fight with his sister in the Holy Grail War, but mental preparation was one thing. As his sister's most important caretaker, he had also never left the family and had always lived a secluded life. At this time, seeing this terrifying scene, he could no longer control his stomach.
'Ugh...'
With Caules's vomiting, the pungent smell of blood in the air became even more disgusting. Even Darnic, who was standing to the side, was interrupted in his thoughts.
"Wind!"
With a light wave of his staff, a whirlwind completely isolated his vicinity, and then he looked at Lancer with a serious expression.
"Unknown magician, is this your answer?"
"..."
Lancer had no intention of saying anything more. He was a person who was hard on the hard and soft on the soft. In the face of a strong enemy, his performance would only become stronger, just like——————now.
And on the other side, Darnic was having a headache. His goal from the beginning was to seize the Command Seal of that unknown magician, but unfortunately, although their family had seized the Greater Holy Grail, they had not obtained the technology for Command Seal transplantation. As expected, when this man was killed, the Command Seal would once again find a suitable owner. As for who it would be? No one knew, after all, the only reason for a Command Seal to find a master was——————the hope of obtaining the Holy Grail.
Or more simply, it could be understood as having 'a strong wish'.
And he didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that he couldn't win against the man in front of him, even though his strength was at a very high level within the 'Color' rank. Who else could defeat him? A Grand rank? A user of True Magic?
So, was the man in front of him one?
Although he looked very young, as an 'old man' who was over ninety years old, no matter how young he looked, it couldn't change some of his habits and expressions. However, the young man in front of him looked like a young man no matter how he looked at it.
Strength that far exceeded his age often represented a powerful talent, and he also began to be interested in the other party.
If he could seize the other party's body, then he might be able to go even further!
"Since that's your answer, then let me tell you the price of offending 'Yggdmillennia'!"
He spoke with pomp and circumstance, but in reality, his goal was incredibly simple——————he wanted the other party's body!
'So much nonsense, and you still want to fight?'
Lancer on the other side complained in his heart when he saw the other party raise his staff. Then the 'Force Orb' on his waist was also activated. He had let the other party talk nonsense before to buy time to activate the Force Orb.
"Time Acceleration!"
Unlike the data panels in games, the effect of 'Time Acceleration' in the real world was more simple and brutal. It could accelerate the flow of time around Lancer for a short period of time. Although it was only for an instant, it was enough for him to do many things.
Darnic had just raised his staff and was about to release his magic when he found that the strange man had already disappeared. Then he felt a sudden sharp pain in his side.
Right side!
The magic that was already prepared was released towards the right without hesitation——————
"Boom!!"
The long spear made of bloody ice crystals instantly collided with countless soul fragments.
This was one of the biggest weaknesses of 'Time Acceleration'.
The duration of 'Time Acceleration' was only a few seconds, and because it only acted on the user themselves, it was impossible for the user to touch others, so it was impossible to attack during 'Time Acceleration'. The way to deal with it was very simple. A pre-arranged trigger-based defense magic or the 'intuition' of a powerful person could easily break it.
And Darnic's ability to stay alive until now could be said to be outstanding even among those in the 'Color' rank.
The triggered magic on his body blocked the stab, and the soul fragments he commanded almost shattered the spear in Lancer hand.
'It's really troublesome to not have a proper weapon...'
For various reasons, Lancer rarely carried his main weapon around. After all, both the bloody spear and the giant cavalry lance were too eye-catching. The 'Quinque' from before was very suitable for carrying around, as it could be shrunk, but his Quinque had been damaged in order to obtain the Gae Bolg.
'I should have bought one at the supply store earlier...'
Once some special items leave the world they belong to, they cannot be bought, which was something that frustrated Lancer.
But these were things to consider after the battle. During the battle, he only needed to consider how to defeat his opponent.
"Ding~ ding~ ding~"
Under the barrage of attacks, the defensive magic that Darnic had put up was on the verge of collapsing. If he hadn't fully poured his magic power into the defensive magic, the transparent shield would have probably been shattered long ago.
'Those guys from the East...'
In the entire magical world, the East was an extremely mysterious existence. They rarely participated in the affairs of the Western magical world, and it could almost be said that they were a separate system. And at this time, Lancer terrifying close combat ability made him immediately think of those special beings who called themselves 'warriors' and fought using 'Ki'.
If Darnic had wanted to seize Lancer body before, then now that he was being suppressed, all that was left in his mind was——————to survive!
He glanced at the Command Seals on the back of his hand, and Darnic began to hesitate.
If he summoned a servant, he could counter-kill the guy on the other side, but this would mean losing a trump card in the upcoming battle with the Holy Church...
But just as he was hesitating, the originally bright moonlight was suddenly obscured by clouds, and a white-haired figure appeared behind Lancer at some unknown point.
Lancer, who was still attacking fiercely and trying to shatter the magic defense, suddenly felt a chill.
"Snap~!"
The spear heavily struck the defensive magic, causing ripples to appear, but he did not attack again. Instead, he jumped to the side and looked at the figure that had appeared at some unknown point with a face full of caution.