Chapter 291

"Is this the Argonaut?"

"…After all, heroes are unique human beings."

"In the final analysis, it's because Jason has no sense of crisis - otherwise it wouldn't be so easy to pass the first level."

"The first level ended so easily that they didn't have time to adjust the second level. By the third level, they will definitely increase the difficulty."

While the Saints were going upstairs, the commentators in the control room sent messages to the servants they knew in the Hundred-Story Tower, asking them to increase the difficulty of the trials. Noah, who had a wide range of friends, collected these messages and posted them in the Grand Chat Room, trying to persuade Lancermello to reduce the restrictions on servants in the Hundred-Story Tower.

『RN: Ahem, that...』

"C.AG: Let's talk about it after we finish the third level. The first level ended so quickly because the Argonauts were letting us down, right? I didn't even do anything with the summoning array to push all the divinity to E, but they said they just needed to defeat Hercules. That's why the situation on the first level was reversed almost instantly, right?"

In short, due to various considerations, at least when the Saints reached the second floor, what they saw was not a trial level with increasing difficulty, but a battle in which the Servants decided the conditions for passing the level at will. The Ishtar in the Hundred-Storied Tower was not the same as the Heroic Spirit dependent on Kirshtalia. It was the Seventh Special Point that the Chaldeans were more familiar with, which borrowed the spirit base of Tosaka Rin's flesh and body.

——With Europa’s connivance, Asterius’ silence, and Ishtar’s misconduct, the second level ended in a shorter time than the first level.

"C.AG: ...It seems that I have to at least ask them not to arbitrarily decide the clearance conditions."

"Ahem, after conquering two levels in a row! Athena's Saints have reached the most populated level in the Hundred-Storied Tower according to Noah's statistics!" Tai Gongwang announced the current results of the various Hundred-Storied Tower rankings that Noah was responsible for updating in real time, "The third level belongs to Gemini!"

"According to the statistics, the Gemini floor is only the floor with the most people at present. Because many members will have at least one chance to return, there is no final result for the ranking list yet." Merlin went on to introduce the situation on the third floor. "As I said before, Dioscuri, who appeared on the first floor as a crew member of the Argo, welcomed their first return on this floor. At the same time, the goddess Ishtar and the goddess Ereshkigal, who appeared on the first two floors, also returned on the third floor together."

"Come to think of it, we haven't received the clearance conditions decided by the Servants on the third floor." K. Rasputin looked at the three guys in the crown chat room on the commentary stand, "Although it may be because Dioscuri just returned and hasn't had time to decide the clearance conditions for the Saints, the more practical reason is probably that there are too many people on the third floor, and no one can convince anyone."

"Hmm... In that case, it seems that the third floor might become the most normal floor, right?" Lady Avalon blinked, her eyes falling on the large group of servants on the third floor. "A pure contest of strength between the two sides, without any tricks - until all members of the other side fall completely..."

"We have received the clearance conditions from the third-tier servants." Roman announced the clearance conditions to all members. "Because this is the third tier corresponding to Gemini, the conditions this time are - defeat Dioscuri, who represents Gemini itself, and two additional pairs of servants. The candidates for these two pairs of servants can be decided by the Saint who is the challenger."

"Oh my, my brother Merlin and I have been chosen." Lady Avalon looked at herself and Merlin in the Hundred-Storied Tower and was chosen by the Saints as the challenge targets. She also looked at Morgan and Caster from the Fairy Kingdom standing next to Dioscuri. "What a pity! It looks like we have to keep silent about this battle."

"The combination of His Majesty Morgan and the 'Son of Prophecy' is always interesting no matter how many times you watch it!" Merlin agreed with Ms. Avalon with a smile, "However, we really should shut up from now on. In order to prevent challengers from making misjudgments due to our remarks, from now on, the job of explaining will be solely the responsibility of K. Rasputin, Tai Gongwang, and Dr. Roman."

"Then we look forward to your lively performance in the fourth-floor battle commentary." Tai Gongwang snatched the microphone from Merlin's hand with a smile, "Then, after deciding on the opponents, which of the Saints who will challenge the Hundred-Storied Tower this time will challenge the trial combination they personally selected?"

"They chose to send out two pairs of Gemini Saints—" K. Rasputin read the information in a formal manner, "Aspros and Deftros, members of the previous generation of Gold Saints, missed the Seven Gates Trial more than 200 years ago due to time issues in office, so they were squeezed into the range of challengers for the Hundred Tower this time."

“Perhaps it should be said that it is the sense of ceremony that is unique to the Saints.” Roman looked at the four people standing opposite Dioscuri on the screen and sighed softly, “Although there is no upper limit on the number of challengers, after the two pairs of Gemini Saints came forward, no more Saints stepped out. The third level of trial is about to begin, let us wait and see.”

"What is the only way to defeat the magician?" Lansemero turned his head to ask Avalon Le Fay, but gave the answer before he could get it. "That is to prevent them from having any chance to sing. If they can't stop the magician from singing, they don't have to think about how to defeat Dioscuri."

"The elder pair should have known the need to interrupt the singing, right?" Avalon Le Fay asked Lansermello.

"There are only four of them - even if there are only two Casters, don't you think that Demi-Narco and the genius of the God Realm who is a Berserker will not stop their actions?" Lanser-Melloi propped his cheek up and looked at Morgan, who was holding the black wand like a spear in the empty center area. "As long as one person has the opportunity to sing, it will be enough."

"It doesn't matter if there isn't any - they're fighting Dioscuri."

Finally, under such simple restrictions, the battle on the third level became a normal fighting style; or in other words, it was the familiar fighting style of Chaldea - auxiliary spells were thrown at Dioscuri or Morgan when the opportunity arose, and it didn't matter if there was no time to chant, the simplest magic stacked together could have unexpectedly powerful effects; all the means of attack were thrown out in a chaotic manner...

“Is this what they call ‘beating is faster than chanting’…” Roman watched Merlin in the Hundred-Story Tower pull out the Holy Sword hidden in his wand and hit Aspros with it, and said with subtle emotion, “Merlin, Lady Avalon, and Caster, who were thought to be just ordinary assistants, all showed wonderful improvisations on the battlefield – but I think it’s a bit too rough to hit the opponent directly with a wand.”

"If this continues, the Saints will be in a bad situation." Tai Gongwang opened his eyes, which was rare. "Three Servants have successfully trapped four challengers - His Majesty Morgan's Noble Phantasm chant has begun! On the other side, Dioscuri has also started their Noble Phantasm chant at the same time! Can the four Gemini Gold Saints, who are challengers, interrupt their chanting in time and resolve this crisis!"

"…turn everything you see into ashes."

"Then praise, praise our stars!"

A huge amount of magic power gathered towards the location of Dioscuri and Morgan, while the four Gemini Gold Saints on the other side had not yet successfully escaped from the melee - so, the two elders in the two pairs of twins reached out their hands together, trying to free a small part of their limbs from the chaotic restriction of the three Servants.

"This is a dream of destruction that I continue to bear witness to. There is no reward, no redemption. Even at the end of my life, the birds will still sing about tomorrow..."

"Fear! Reverence! The Being that shines in the sky, the guiding star! Here we come!"

——However, there is nothing in this world faster than light.

"The singing of the Noble Phantasm! It was interrupted!" Tai Gongwang explained to everyone what happened on the battlefield just now in a very passionate tone, "As challengers, Saga and Aspros are worthy of the praise of the strongest of their generation - they have reached a level of use of their bodies that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve!"

"Yes, according to the data, the fighting style of the Saints is mainly hand-to-hand combat - punching is a very important skill." K. Rasputin added the introduction of the Saints' abilities, "Although the light speed punch is often forgotten in the Chaldean database because it is too basic, it is a common fighting skill of the Golden Saints."

"Saga and Aspros used parts of their bodies to launch punches at the speed of light, interrupting the release of Dioscuri and Morgan's real names in an instant." Roman took a sip of coffee. "Now the battlefield has returned to the zigzag stage - but according to the wonderful countermeasures Aspros and Saga made against Dioscuri and Morgan just now... It seems that the Saints may have found a way to break through this level."

At the same time, dazzling starlight burst out from the melee area.

"Galaxian Explosion!"

The three servants who didn't have time to withdraw disappeared in the dazzling white light in an instant. Dioscuri and Morgan, who were outside the melee, also showed serious expressions on their faces. Lady Avalon and Merlin, who noticed the disappearance of the servants' spiritual bases in the Hundred-story Tower, exchanged glances and refocused their attention on the battle scene.

"Your projection was destroyed?" Roman turned off the microphone and confirmed with Merlin and Ms. Avalon, "Do you know what happened?"

“You should know that there is a rumor about a fifth law related to the power of destruction.” Merlin sighed fiercely and told Roman about his feelings when facing such an attack. “The Saint’s Cosmo can shatter atoms - I’m exaggerating, but the four Geminis can even shatter planets directly.”