Chapter 159: Heracles VS. Heracles!

Chapter 159: Heracles VS. Heracles!

[Medea died again!! You're not a human!!!]

[Honestly, has Medea ever won a single battle? Why does it feel like she's always the loser wherever she goes.]

[Well, she is the 'best yandere' of Greek mythology. Because of Jason, she dared to do anything—killed her brother, killed her own children… and in the end, still received a fate like this.]

[My Mommy!!! Host, save her!! Add her to your harem!!!]

[Come on, give it a rest… Wanting her to join the harem is one thing, but whether she wants to or not is another. I'm afraid the host will wake up with a kitchen knife in his chest.]

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[System: 'Fan Yuri' has sent 100 Saint Quartz!]

[Message: Medea mama, don't die! Your Saber figure collection got exposed!!]

[System: 'Young Master' has sent 5.000 Saint Quartz!]

[Message: Jade beauty named Medea, if your role is over, you can come to city xxx and contact this Young Master. You'll have the honor of joining my harem!]

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Ethan at this point no longer had the mind to care about the livestream room or the situation on Heracles' side. He and Mash were focusing on making an emergency connection with the other side.

"Zzzz—Hello, can you hear me?"

Though there was still static, it seemed the Doctor's voice could be heard faintly through the device.

"Looks like we finally got connected!"

On Mash's bracelet, the image of Doctor Romani finally appeared.

His face looked extremely worried, the dark circles under his eyes were obvious, and he looked like he hadn't slept in ages.

But upon seeing the successful signal, his expression became deeply moved.

"Hey, can you hear me?"

Leonardo da Vinci's voice also came through the device.

"Da Vinci-chan!!"

Hearing that familiar voice, Mash was also deeply emotional.

"Cough cough… looks like we finally made the connection… it really was a struggle. Things aren't any better on your end than they are on ours."

Da Vinci's voice also sounded somewhat tired.

"It really is a mess. Chaldea, looking this pathetic, and you people still want to take back humanity's future?"

Draco cut in at that moment, mocking the communication device.

"Can't even argue with that… But thanks to Sodom Beast's support, it seems our Master has successfully intervened in this era."

"Hahaha, are you trying to thank me now? How ridiculous. Fine then, let me enjoy this shameful look of yours to the fullest, umu."

Draco nodded in satisfaction.

"Hey, Doctor, what the hell happened? Didn't you say you did everything you could to fix the Spiritron calculation device? Why did you throw me straight into the sea, and not even the Servant was placed in the same spot???"

Ethan also wanted to understand what exactly had happened.

"Ethan, don't rush."

Doctor Romani raised a hand to signal Ethan to calm down.

"In fact, right after the Rayshift, we discovered the issue. But communication was being interfered with by something, so we couldn't connect until now."

"More interference again..."

Ethan scratched his head.

Could it really be because he signed a contract with Draco, that Chaldea is being rejected by the world again?

Wait a minute, why did I say 'again'?

"Actually, regarding this issue, we also consulted Lord El-Melloi II and Reines. They believe the problem isn't on Chaldea's side, but lies in the era you're in. It seems there's an extremely powerful barrier that's blocking signal transmission."

Then Doctor Romani immediately followed up with a question:

"The fact that we can suddenly make contact now means that interference has completely disappeared. On our side, we detected a very strong reaction that just vanished near your location, very likely directly related to this."

"A very strong reaction… and now it's gone?"

Ethan and Mash immediately realized at the same time.

"Medea?!"

So that's what it was.

Most likely, it was Medea—the one holding the Holy Grail—who had set up an extremely strong barrier over this sea region.

As a magus from the Age of Gods, the type of magecraft she used couldn't be defeated by modern technology.

On top of that, with the Holy Grail's blessing, it made Chaldea's communication system unable to break through.

Now that they thought about it, shouldn't this constantly malfunctioning communication system of Chaldea's be upgraded again already?

"Medea???"

Hearing that name, Doctor Romani was shocked.

"The infamous Witch of Betrayal, a magus from the Age of Gods? How did you run into her? Holy Grail—don't tell me you've already repaired this era? But why hasn't the distortion of the era ended yet???"

Faced with Doctor Romani's barrage of questions, Ethan for a moment didn't even know how to respond.

"Well… it's a long story, but I've more or less figured out the source of the distortion in this era."

Ethan then spoke seriously.

"Jason of this era—he seems to want to use the Holy Grail to build a naval empire of his own in these seas."

Although the Holy Grail was in Medea's hands, ultimately, it was being used to fulfill Jason's wish.

"Jason? Isn't that Medea's husband?!"

Doctor Romani shook his head.

"And he wants to use the Holy Grail to build a naval empire—looks like he's seriously obsessed."

But soon, Doctor Romani's expression changed completely.

"Ethan, now's not the time to talk about all that—the system just detected a Servant with extremely powerful magical energy moving toward your position."

Damn it, from that direction!!!

Ethan immediately told Mash to store the Holy Grail inside her shield, then sprinted toward the pirate ship that had previously fired on Pirate Island.

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"Didn't expect my underlings to be beaten this easily… you're seriously too damn strong!!"

Blackbeard was panting as he retreated, muttering under his breath.

"I can't take this, boss, this monster's too strong!!!"

"Just getting close makes me feel like I'm gonna die!!!"

"Boss, I think the guys in charge of the special attack haven't sent any signals… could they all be dead already???"

Bad news poured in from every side, and Blackbeard's mood was visibly falling apart.

"You lot still planning to fight?"

Heracles stood with his massive bow in hand, his deep, heavy voice carrying an overwhelming pressure.

"I… I give up already!!!"

"Boss, I didn't become a pirate to fight giant like this—I don't wanna die here!!!"

Blackbeard turned around and saw several crew members crumbling under the pressure, jumping straight into the sea to escape.

"Damn it! A bunch of useless cowards, no guts at all—and you call yourselves pirates?!"

Watching his men flee one after another, Blackbeard started cursing furiously.

"Fine! I admit it, you're a real monster! But now it's time for me to go serious mode… yeah! HYOoooooooooo! I'm feeling it, the mood's rising fast——!!"

Unfazed, Blackbeard stared straight at Heracles, took a deep breath, and shouted a series of bizarre cries.

"OIIIIII!!!"

Reigniting his spirit, Blackbeard shouted out as if he were on the verge of tears:

"Alright, that's enough! Get over here and save me already!!!"

At that very moment, a figure suddenly leapt into the air from another pirate ship that had been silently approaching from a distance!

"BOOM——————————!!"

When the figure landed on the deck, the entire pirate ship shook violently.

"ROARRRR————————————!!"

The newcomer let out a furious roar at everything around him.

"Hey hey! I said send backup, not destroy my ship!!"

Blackbeard immediately yelled in protest at the figure who had just arrived.

"——————————?!"

Heracles, upon seeing the Berserker standing before him, instantly understood.

"So I've been summoned… in that form… what a pitiful appearance…"

In his eyes, the mindless Servant standing before him—was himself.

"What do you think? This is the trump card I borrowed from Jason. Communication with him's a bit tricky, but he's so strong even Jason was reluctant to lend him to me."

"Don't blame me. I'm a pirate, after all—we don't play by the rules. But now that I look closely… you two really do look alike."

Blackbeard glanced back and forth between Berserker and Heracles, seeming to realize something.

"Hey hey, don't tell me you guys are brothers? In the pirate world, it's totally normal for entire families to be pirates together."

But his words seemed to irritate the raging monster.

"Whoa whoa, I was just saying that off the cuff—no way you'd take a pirate's words seriously, right? We pirates drink so much, we sometimes forget half our past out at sea."

"I stand on this side."

Heracles called out to the other side in a low voice.

"The fury in your heart—I understand it to my bones. Cursed, and driven to slay your own children with your own hands… That pain is the very root of your madness."

"ROOOAAAAARRRR——————!!"

Apparently provoked by Heracles's words, Berserker immediately lunged forward, swinging the giant axe-sword in his hands!

"BOOM————————!!"

The axe-sword slammed straight into the deck, creating a massive crater!

"My ship——!!!"

Blackbeard screamed in anguish.

"Damn it, after this I'm definitely making Jason give me a bigger, newer ship! Or maybe I'll just steal that old hag's ship later…"

Seeing the enemy make a move, Heracles quickly leapt backward, and in midair, he pulled his massive bow taut.

An arrow tipped with the feathers of Stymphalian birds launched at terrifying speed!

Just as the arrow was about to strike Berserker, he evaded it with an agile movement.

But the arrow suddenly bent at an impossible angle, flying around to strike from behind!

"KENG——————!!"

Without even glancing back, Berserker slashed the arrow apart with his massive axe-sword. A split second later, he swung his weapon again toward Heracles!

"Haa... HA!!!——————!!"

Heracles took a deep breath, then swung his great bow upward with full force!

"BOOM——————————!!"

The collision between the two weapons triggered a shockwave beyond belief.

"Uwaaaaaaah!!!"

Even Blackbeard was forced to stagger back several steps by the sheer pressure of the clash. He finally managed to stay upright only by grabbing onto the railing.

"This wind… stronger than a sea cyclone… I've seriously messed with a monster. No good—if this keeps up, I'm done for."

Realizing how bad the situation was, Blackbeard immediately started thinking of a way to escape.

"Your rage is inevitable. That fury—it is mine as well."

Heracles gripped his great bow with both hands, but as the power struggle continued, his strength began to falter.

The Berserker before him, eyes filled only with hatred and fury, seemed determined to obliterate everything in his path.

"But that rage… will bring you nothing!!!"

At point-blank range, Heracles mustered all his strength and pulled the bowstring!

"BUNG————————————!!"

The deafening sound echoed across the surroundings. Even the ship's mast began to creak ominously, as if on the verge of breaking.

Berserker, affected by the shockwave at close range, appeared to have lost a bit of momentum. Seizing the opportunity, Heracles knocked his opponent's weapon aside and quickly drew his bow again.

This time, nine arrows tipped with Stymphalian bird feathers appeared on the string.

"Break free from the chains of wrath, my other self!!!"

The moment the string was loosed, the nine monstrous arrows tore through the air toward Berserker!

Sensing danger, Berserker dodged to the side, roared furiously, and slammed his weapon into the ground!

"BOOM——————————!!"

The deck split apart. The shockwave slightly slowed down the pursuit speed of the arrows.

"ROARRRRRR————————!!"

Berserker immediately swung his axe-sword, smashing three arrows apart. He followed with a horizontal sweep, cleaving through two more.

The remaining four arrows scattered into the sky—then, in the next instant, transformed into Stymphalian birds diving from above!!!

These birds had metallic beaks and bronze feathers. Though not familiars, they were just as agile.

Berserker swung his weapon at them, trying to strike them down, but each bird deftly evaded every blow.

Then, the four birds took positions in four directions, flapping their wings simultaneously—releasing a barrage of razor-sharp bronze feathers straight at the Berserker in the center!!!

"KENG KENG KENG————————!!"

His axe-sword parried the metal feather rainstorm again and again, but soon, multiple feathers pierced his body—blood began to spurt from the wounds.

"ROARRRRRR————————!!"

The searing pain spread through Berserker's entire body, driving him into even greater rage. His eyes now glowed with an ominous, blazing red light.

At the same time, a massive surge of magical energy erupted from him.

"Planning to use your Noble Phantasm?"

Heracles, still calm, tightened his grip on his great bow.

"Very well. Let me see—whether a 'me' consumed by wrath… can defeat the 'me' standing here now!!!"

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