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Hercules swung the axe in his hand at Asterios from all angles, up, down, left and right. One of the three strikes could break through the defense of Asterios' double axes, attack his body, and leave bloody scars.
"Uh...ha..."
The ground beneath his feet was soaked with blood, taking on a dark red color. A large amount of blood gathered along the terrain to form small puddles of blood.
Asterios, covered in wounds, gasped and stood silently in front of Hercules, waving the double-edged axe in his hand and trying his best to resist Hercules' attack.
Only Asterios could probably withstand this amount of bleeding. If it were anyone else, unless they had the physique of a JOJO character, they would have died two or three times already.
However, Hercules acted as if Asterios was not paying attention to him, as his face remained expressionless. He never stopped attacking with the axe, constantly inflicting fresh wounds on Asterios.
Hercules, who was already good at hunting monsters, seemed to have found his job at this moment, and he suppressed Asterios so much that he couldn't even raise his head.
"Asterios..."
Yurielle looked at the Maverick, who had not taken a single step back even after being beaten like this, with an extremely complicated look in her eyes.
Couldn't you just have gotten rid of me before coming here? Why did you have to fight to this extent...
Euryale looked at Asterios with heartache and reproach, but she never said the words to ask him to give up.
After all, all the companions present came here with the resolution not to give up any of them. How could she suddenly spoil the fun under such circumstances?
With this thought in mind, Yurielle turned her attention back to the Dragon Fang Soldiers and Shadow Servants that kept pouring in.
But a trace of sadness still lingered on Yurielle's face.
Even if they try their best, how long can they last?
Yurielle could already feel that the magic power drawn from the Master was becoming unstable.
It can be seen that Lin Qi’s battle situation was not good either.
After all, Hector is a great hero who can compete with Achilles. Even if he is not Achilles' opponent in a head-on combat, he still led his soldiers for several years under his command.
Achilles is almost the second greatest hero in Greek mythology after Hercules.
So how strong is Hector who can compete with Achilles?
However, Hector wielded the [Indestructible Spear] with great vigor. He stopped slacking off and displayed a suppressive power far stronger than in the previous two battles.
Especially in the use of magic, relying on Jason who possessed the Holy Grail for energy, he never worried about magic and constantly urged the power of the treasure.
The destructive power displayed by the light spreading from the gun blade could not be stopped by just a thin flagpole.
Lin Qi, who had already been slashed by the diffusive sharp light from his collarbone to his chest, had no choice but to activate his treasure frequently.
In this way, he could protect his body from being hurt by Hector's attack.
Although Lin Qi's treasure does not consume much magic power when facing attacks with weak destructive power, it cannot withstand large-scale and repeated use.
Moreover, [Escaper] is also the key to Lin Qi's ability to deal with Hector, and it is used quite often.
In order to delay Hector for a while longer, Lin Qi even took out all the black key bombs that he had on the boat for fear of blowing up his own people.
It’s a pity that Hector’s resistance to magic is also not low, and Lin Qi’s half-baked rune magic poses limited threat to him.
Taking all this into consideration, in terms of consumption of physical strength and magic power, Lin Qi probably will not lose to anyone in this battle.
What's more, Lin Qi also needs to provide Asterios and others with magic power for battle——
"This will only lead to a slow death... What should I do? Is there any way to turn defeat into victory? My brain, move it quickly!"
Feeling the magic power in his body disappearing and gradually unable to keep up with Hector's rhythm, Lin Qi became unusually anxious. His brain was working frantically, thinking about ways to break the deadlock.
But Lin Qi had analyzed the gap of this battle before coming here. He had enough time to think about it, but he couldn't think of a solution. Now, what else can he do while he is barely holding on under Hector's command?
Is it to borrow the power of other servants like the previous singularity attack?
But this place is not as worry-free as the previous two singularities. Siegfried and Romulus are both our generals...
Here, Hector and Hercules, the two strongest cards in the entire singularity, are on the opposite side. Where can Lin Qi find stronger cards to turn the tables?
David? Artemis? Atalanta?
Their treasures have long been ineffective against Hercules, so what good would it do even if he borrowed their power?
"Your mind is in turmoil, enemy Master."
Hector slowed down his attack slightly and said with regret.
At this point in the battle, even if he was in Lin Qi's position, he would not be able to turn the tables.
To be honest, this is no longer a battlefield that can be turned around with a little bit of thinking.
The IQs of both sides were high, and the battle was confined to this small island that was difficult to escape from. The only tool to break the deadlock was the Ark of the Covenant, and Hercules always kept a distance from it.
What is the remaining key to victory?
It’s the hard power of both sides!
Hector glanced at Lin Qi's configuration of five ranged units and shook his head.
That's it? What can you use to fight us?
Hector thought about it, and the look he gave Lin Qi suddenly became much more complicated.
"You don't actually think you can defeat us, do you? Before you came here, you already believed that you couldn't defeat us, right?"
"But you still came, and you fought as hard as before, or even harder—"
"Hey, let's tell you something funny. I actually saw my own shadow in you? Hahaha, this is really inexplicable..."
Hector laughed at himself.
It was seen...
Lin Qi's heart sank, but he still uttered two words unceremoniously:
"Long-winded!"
"Haha, even if you're tough on yourself, there's nothing wrong with that."
Hector shook his head and laughed, and his attacking movements returned to their previous speed.
……
……
"Dear, what now?"
Artemis, who was obsessed with love, also saw that her side was losing and began to worry.
"How should I know? I'm just a useless little bear."
Orion rolled his eyes with sweat on his forehead.
He has never been a hero known for his strategy. How could a muscular man like him think about such a problem?
Even the enemies are Hector and Hercules?
Are you serious?
It's the limit of Orion's ability to avoid saying discouraging words!
Compared to Orion who was sweating profusely, Jason was in high spirits.
Hercules has the upper hand and can kill Asterios immediately.
It was only a matter of time before Hector dealt with the enemy Master.
The combination of him and Medea defeated a large number of archers!
Who else can stop it? Who else!
If conditions were not unavailable, Jason would probably have popped champagne at halftime!
“Hahahaha, you guys finally can’t hold on any longer, right?”
"Hey, I told you to be smart and hand Euryale over to me in advance so that everyone would be happy. You insisted on having such a fight. Won't the result be the same?"
Jason taunted expertly.
"Damn it, you're the only one who talks too much!"
Drake, with his hot temper, couldn't stand this. He immediately took out his cannon and fired at Jason.
"call out--"
The cannonball, powered by something unknown, was heading straight for Jason's head, but was stopped in mid-air by a translucent magic barrier, losing its kinetic energy and falling flat on the ground.
Although he was not hit, Jason's face suddenly darkened.
"It seems that I am still too kind to you, so that you don't even have the most basic respect for me."
"Hercules! Don't they all like to protect Yurielle? Use all your strength to tear down their defenses and bring Yurielle back!"
"Let them have a taste of powerlessness!"
Medea shook her head as she listened, feeling that Jason had too much of a bad taste.
Upon hearing this, Hercules increased the frequency of his attacks with an expressionless face. Magical power burst out from his body and his long black hair flew in the air like a lion's mane.
The axe blades were like a group of wild beasts, constantly biting Asterios' body, blood splattered, flesh and blood flew everywhere. Under Hercules' full-force attack, Asterios's strong body seemed to be no different from that of an ordinary person. The muscles of his arms, calves, waist and abdomen were torn into hideous wounds.
The gap in martial arts skills meant that Asterios could only block a small number of attacks, and had to take the rest with his body.
Blood flowed all over Asterios' body, and flowed down his arms onto the double-edged axe in his hands. The sticky touch made it difficult for him to hold the weapon properly, and he almost dropped it several times under Hercules' attacks.
"Ahem..."
An unconscious sound came out of his mouth, and Asterios' pupils even became dilated.
"That's enough. Let's end it like this..."
Yurielle looked away reluctantly. Even if she was unwilling, they had no chance of winning at this moment, right?
It was as if I heard the voice in Yurielle's heart.
The next moment, Asterios' eyes suddenly became clear again, and not only that, a scarlet light flashed in his pupils.
"Ugh-"
Asterios roared and threw the useless double-edged axe of the abyss behind him. Then he ignored Hercules' continuous attacks and allowed him to add new and deeper wounds to his body.
"Push you over here!"
Asterios roared, hugged Hercules, and pushed Hercules with all his strength towards the Ark of the Covenant.
Under Asterios's reckless attack, his advantage in muscle strength was perfectly demonstrated, and even Hercules was unable to completely resist. The soil was separated by his feet, and a fresh "ditch" was plowed out!
Not good, not good, not good... Could it be that Hercules would fail? No way, absolutely no way!
When Jason saw Hercules gradually approaching the Ark of the Covenant, he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Hercules! Stop being lazy and kill the unknown monster in front of you!"
Urged by a sense of urgency, Jason shouted at Hercules.
Hercules seemed to be enraged as well, holding the axe blade high in his hand, with magical light flashing on it.
【Shoot Hundred Heads (Nine Lives)】!
Nine extremely fast consecutive strikes were launched almost simultaneously, all pouring down on the defenseless Asterios.
Asterios's movement of pushing Hercules suddenly stopped, his pupils completely dilated, leaving only the whites of his eyes.
next second.
Nine wounds that shattered Asterios' bones appeared on his chest, and his huge body flew backwards like an ordinary person being hit by a truck.
“Asterios——!?”
Euryale watched Asterios disappear into the woods behind, and finally couldn't help but call out his name.
"Hahaha, that's how it should be! How could a monster defeat the greatest hero? Oh, I was making a fuss out of nothing. I even let my trust in Hercules waver..."
Jason breathed a sigh of relief. After he calmed down, he felt that his reaction just now was a bit too much.
"But it doesn't matter, as long as I can bring Yurielle back my cause will be perfect!"
Under Jason's command, Hercules walked towards Euryale slowly, like a devil.
"Alas, you actually want me to participate in the final battle? Even I can't stand such a high-intensity battle..."
David felt helpless, so he picked up the stones he had picked up from everywhere, raised his walking stick and stood in the path that Hercules had to pass.
There was no way out. He was the only person on his side who could block Hercules, and he didn't even have a chance to escape. The reason was that the most important person was right behind him - he didn't have the confidence that he could beat Hercules in a race while carrying someone on his back.