——I won’t let you use your Noble Phantasm so easily!

Lin Qi’s eyes fixed.

‘You have to move faster!’

The hint was given, and the first special ability was used again, but this time it was not used to escape, but to speed up the movements of Lin Qi’s hands.

Time seemed to slow down in his eyes, and runes appeared under Lin Qi’s hands during this period.

In the eyes of others, Lin Qi seemed to have used high-speed divine words. The movements of his hands became extremely devilish. In just one second, a set of combined runes was ready.

Just stay where you are!

With both hands supporting the ground, Rune in front of him turned into white light and disappeared, and a glowing magic circle appeared under Lin Qi.

The Phantom of the Opera, who had just jumped up, suddenly felt a heavy pressure being exerted on himself, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly.

The next second, he was heavily pressed to the ground.

“Pfft!”

Joan of Arc didn’t give The Phantom of the Opera any chance, the lance pierced through his flesh and shattered his soul core.

The Phantom of the Opera – Exit.

Lin Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, but just as he was about to get up, he felt dizzy, and a feeling of fatigue even deeper than before surged into his heart.

“How’s it going? Are you okay?”

Joan of Arc ran over in time and supported Lin Qi, her eyes full of worry.

Lin Qi’s condition is now much worse than before.

“I’m just a little tired… Let’s hurry up and leave. The longer we delay, the worse it will be for us.”

Lin Qi shook his head.

The first special ability doesn’t consume much energy when escaping, but it’s very scary when used to speed up the movement. It only took a combination of Runes to make Lin Qi so tired.

Although Joan of Arc was worried about Lin Qi’s condition, she also knew that there was no room for them to rest.

After a slight adjustment, the two continued on their way.

……

Chapter 5: Siegfried’s Exit

Working day and night with little rest.

Following the guidance of the revelation, the two finally arrived at a small village near Lyon.

Although this place is a bit run-down, surprisingly, quite a few people are still living here.

The villagers were very vigilant, and after asking for a while, Joan of Arc finally got the news from a little child.

After simply thanking the child, Lin Qi hesitated for a moment, took out two pieces of candy from his pocket and handed them to the child.

“Huh? What is this?”

The child took the candy curiously.

“Sugar, you can eat it.”

“Is there any candy that looks like this?”

The child blinked, a little doubtful, then peeled off the candy wrapper and put it in his mouth.

“Hmm! It is indeed candy, and it tastes so good!”

The child’s eyes suddenly lit up and a look of happiness appeared on his face.

“…Brother, do you have any more of this kind of candy? Just two pieces is a bit too little. I have several good friends who have never even eaten ordinary candy…”

The child hesitated for a moment and asked Lin Qi shyly.

Seeing this, Lin Qi handed all the candies in his pocket to the child.

But Lin Qi came from Chaldea alone after all, so a dozen small pieces of candy was the limit for him to bring.

The child took the candy, said thank you, and skipped away.

“Let’s go. If the revelation is correct, the person we are looking for is in the small house over there.”

The child gradually walked away, and Joan of Arc turned to look at Lin Qi.

Although the villagers here were not willing to talk much, the two of them were still able to get a general idea of ​​what happened from a few words.

It was probably a few days or ten days ago that the village was attacked by wyverns. Just when everyone was in despair, a sturdy man wearing strange armor and holding a big sword came over. He repelled all the wyverns with just a few swings of the sword.

The strong man seemed to be seriously injured, so he stayed in the village. From time to time, he would stand up to help the villagers eliminate invading enemies such as wyverns and skeleton soldiers. Many refugees passing by the village would stay without any prior agreement when seeing this.

After all, even though the sturdy guy looks like he’s dying, doesn’t he seem to be safe at the moment?

For this reason, the villagers are trying their best to take care of him, but the strong man’s condition has not improved, so now no one knows how long this strong man can last.

I came to the house and knocked on the door.

“Ahem, please come in…”

A weak cough was heard from inside the door.

The two of them pushed the door open carefully.

I saw a sturdy man with long silver hair, wearing heavy knight armor, but with his back not protected by the armor, leaning against the head of the bed, looking at the two people who came in with weak eyes.

His body was covered with wounds, the most noticeable of which were the two penetrating wounds on his chest. There was no bleeding, but golden spirit particles were constantly escaping from the wounds.

Obviously, this dragon-slaying hero is on the verge of retirement.

“Master? It seems like you are a friendly party…”

When Siegfried saw the scarlet mark on Lin Qi’s right hand, his tense nerves relaxed and he finally let go of the hand that was touching the magic sword Balmung.

The two watched this scene in silence, their mood having fallen to the bottom.

No matter how hard you try, working day and night, you still fail to make it in time?

“Can you still hold on?”

Jeanne asked with the last bit of luck.

“Cough cough cough…”

As Siegfried coughed, the spirit particles in his body dissipated faster.

“…I’m sorry you guys are so late…As you can see, I guess I can only talk to you for a little longer now…”

Siegfried forced a smile and spoke incoherently.

That’s right, Siegfried is seriously injured now. In addition to normal wounds, there is also a powerful curse attached to his body. The most critical thing is that there is a wound on Siegfried’s back. Although it is only a small wound, it is enough to make this dragon slayer lose his combat effectiveness through the blessing of the Type-Moon Legend.

Just like a certain legendary heel, once his weak spot is hit, half of his ability will be destroyed, and it is possible that he will be directly eliminated.

Rather, it was a bit exaggerated that Siegfried could hold on until now despite such injuries.

In Joan of Arc’s view, there is no other way to save Siegfried except for St. George to appear before them and for the two of them to work together to quickly remove the curse from Siegfried.

But is it possible? Lin Qi and Joan of Arc don’t know where St. George is now, so how could he suddenly appear in front of them?

The discouraging words Lin Qi said at the beginning seemed to have come true.

“…Actually there is another way…”

Siegfried looked at the two of them, his gaze resting on Lin Qi, and he hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“any solution?”

“…I can feel that this Master has a special power. Although it is not strong…it is compatible with the Servant’s spiritual base. As long as I give him my spiritual base before leaving, you should have some time to find a way to remove the curse on me…”

“Ahem… Then as long as the curse attached to my spiritual base is lifted, even if I can’t use my full strength, as long as I have my treasure, I still have a chance of winning…”

“As expected, it’s no coincidence that Cu Chulainn’s power appeared in my body, right?”

Lin Qi thought suddenly.

“In that case, considering the mysterious feeling of Cu Chulainn at singularity f, I’m afraid he saw the ability that I didn’t know about from the beginning, and made plans based on it. He is really cunning…”

Lin Qi did not think about the past anymore. Various netizens had speculated about this kind of thing when they were playing games, but there was no definitive answer as to what it was.

The most important thing now is to overcome the current difficulties.

“But judging from Mr. Siegfried’s expression, it may not be easy for him to accept this spiritual foundation, right?”

Siegfried is not a person who can hide his thoughts. Even Lin Qi can clearly sense the hesitation on his face.

What’s more, Lin Qi didn’t think that he could easily obtain the power of a heroic spirit.

“…That’s right.”

Siegfried smiled with relief, and it was obvious that he also knew what kind of guy he was.

“As I said just now, with the transfer of spiritual foundation, the curse will also be attached to it… This means that the pain I am suffering now will be exactly the same as yours…”

“Even if you don’t find a way to resolve the curse within these two days, this increasingly heavy curse will crush you in advance…”

“Are you ready to endure all this?”

After Siegfried finished speaking, he looked at Lin Qi, and golden spirit particles were still emerging from his body.

Preparation? How can I prepare? I was thrown into this place for no apparent reason. Who would give me time to prepare?

Although he thought so, Lin Qi didn’t actually complain in his heart.

Is it really necessary to think so much? After all, wasn’t it agreed with him from the beginning?

——Do everything you can, even if the road ahead is destined to failure.

“bring it on.”

Under Joan of Arc’s worried gaze, Lin Qi reached out his hand to Siegfried. All the thoughts in his mind were pushed into the abyss of unconsciousness, leaving only a single will.

Don’t worry about the consequences, just move forward.

His eyes passed by the girl beside him.

No matter what the outcome is, at least I’m not alone during this time, right?

……

Chapter 6: Encounter with Martha

“I’m sorry I left you with such a mess and couldn’t help you much…”

Putting his hand on Lin Qi’s outstretched hand, Siegfried’s eyes were full of apology.

“We should be the ones thanking you for holding on until now.”

The two shook their heads and did not accept Siegfried’s apology.

Despite suffering such serious injuries, Siegfried still managed to hold on until their arrival and even paved the way for future strategies. This alone makes Siegfried worthy of the title of hero.

So it’s not that Siegfried didn’t do well enough, but that he had already done the best he could.

“…Thank you. I’ll leave it to you guys from now on.”

Siegfried shook his head and laughed, his eyes becoming somewhat serious, and he then used a little force with his hands.

The spiritual base merged into Lin Qi’s body with a heavy curse, and Siegfried’s figure turned into a golden light and disappeared in front of the two people.

Power, great power.

This was Lin Qi’s first feeling after the spiritual base was integrated into his body.

Should we say that it is worthy of being the Saber with the best performance among the three knights, and it also has the power of a dragon slayer? It has far exceeded the power when Lin Qi first obtained the spiritual base from Cu Chulainn, and even gave Lin Qi an illusion of omnipotence.

But what followed was pain.

It was as if every cell in my body was screaming in pain.

It felt like a stone weighing dozens of kilograms was pressing on my chest. Breathing became extremely difficult and my vision was no longer as clear as it was at the beginning. It became blurry.

“Well–“

Lin Qi squatted down involuntarily and breathed deeply.