Sensing two Servant auras rapidly approaching, Achilles raised an eyebrow and looked at Atalante in the tree.
"Atalante, how do we fight?"
"You go intercept them. I will support with assassinations using my bow from the rear. Look for an opportunity to focus our fire and snipe one of them down first."
Hearing this, Atalante calmed her mixed emotions almost instantly and swiftly decided on countermeasures.
In a forest terrain, for Achilles, it was clearly disadvantageous. But for Atalante, who grew up in the woods and possessed the skill Crossing Arcadia, this was undoubtedly the best place to utilize her high mobility and powerful sniping abilities.
"Hahaha, good! Then I will go meet the two Black Faction Servants! I have been holding back for so long, my hands are already itching!"
Having received his orders, Achilles did not hesitate. Laughing loudly, he charged toward the direction the Black Servants were coming from.
Atalante bounded through the treetops, heading in the opposite direction.
For Atalante, hiding herself and shooting arrows from the shadows was undoubtedly the best method. This was just like her countless hunts for prey, except this time the prey was Servants.
Meanwhile, under the empowerment of the speed-type skill Dromeus Kometes, the sprinting Achilles clashed head-on with the two Servants the Black Faction sent to kill him.
However, after discovering each other's figures, the two sides did not launch an attack immediately. As if sharing a tacit understanding, they all stopped simultaneously in a forest clearing.
"Saber and Berserker, is it?"
Gazing at the man and woman opposite him, holding a greatsword and a morning star respectively, Achilles formed a guess in his mind while laughing loudly and summoning his weapon.
It was not the chariot of the Rider class, but an iron spear that looked more suitable for throwing than close combat.
"Are you the Servants of the Black Faction? I did not expect to be underestimated. Thinking you could take me down by sending only two riders. I must say, you are quite arrogant."
"Also."
At this point, Achilles changed the subject. His gaze fell on the female figure holding the morning star, whose face was hidden by a helmet, and who was currently struggling to hold back from attacking.
"I did not expect you to be summoned this time too, Your Majesty the Queen. Although I do not know why your figure feels much smaller, is this the destiny of a warrior?"
Hearing this, both Saber Siegfried and Master Caules—who was sharing vision and hearing through his connection with Berserker—were stunned. They instinctively focused their attention on Berserker.
Judging by the opposing Servant's tone, do they know each other?
Ever since the Black Faction summoned their Berserker, although they knew from the start that her Mad Enhancement was incomplete and she could still speak and communicate normally, they helplessly discovered later that none of them, not even Caules as her Master, could hold an effective conversation with her.
The reason was not because her mind was affected, but because the Black Berserker completely refused to communicate with them.
When asked for the reason, it was actually because they were all males.
They had a headache over this matter for quite some time.
Fortunately, relying on this reason and the Sage Chiron's deductions, they finally confirmed Berserker's identity.
Penthesilea. One of the active figures during the Greek Trojan War, daughter of the God of War, Ares, and Queen of the Amazon warriors.
Such a figure descending in the Berserker class was naturally extremely powerful in terms of pure combat strength.
But similarly, due to her extreme hatred and disdain for males and the weak, the Black Faction's original battle plan was basically declared a failure regarding her.
Fortunately, through Caules's perseverance and the cost of one Command Spell, the masked Queen finally agreed to fight the Red Faction's Servants alongside them. Only then did the Black Faction truly breathe a sigh of relief regarding this matter.
And now, when Caules heard from the opposing male Servant's mouth that he recognized Penthesilea and seemed to have fought her before, he realized something almost instantly.
Given the fact that she had almost no interaction with any male other than that person in her life, the identity of this Servant was immediately obvious.
"Achilles?"
Instinctively, Caules muttered this name.
But then, as if realizing something, his expression changed.
He remembered that Berserker had once warned him never to mention that man's name in front of her. Otherwise, she would be unable to control her killing intent and fall into Mad Enhancement.
He had not realized anything at the time, but thinking about it now, was that man not Achilles!
Thinking this, Caules became nervous almost instantly, hurriedly wanting to apologize to Penthesilea.
But to his surprise, even though Penthesilea could clearly hear his words through their magical connection, she did not seem to fall into Mad Enhancement.
Right at this moment, the silent Penthesilea spoke.
"Do I... know you?"
Hearing this, not only Caules, but even Achilles was stunned.
"What are you talking about, Queen? Could it be that due to Mad Enhancement, you have forgotten me, the opponent who killed you?"
Hearing a completely different answer from someone he knew once again, Achilles's brow furrowed.
But Penthesilea acted as if she had not heard him. Hefting her morning star, she slowly walked toward Achilles while speaking.
"It does not matter. My Noble Phantasm, 'Hero Slayer,' has already told me your name and identity. Achilles, one of the heroes of Greece."
"Then, since you are a hero of Greece, you are my prey. You are a part of that guy!"
Without the slightest hesitation, although still confused, the moment he felt the opponent's killing intent erupt towards him, Achilles was ready for battle to begin.
At this moment, Penthesilea roared and charged at Achilles. The massive morning star iron hammer drew a horizontal line in midair. Accompanied by a red glow, it smashed toward Achilles with overwhelming force.
Facing this strike that fully unleashed the power of a Berserker, Achilles did not dodge or evade. He did not even put up a defense, completely freezing on the spot.
Because at that moment, he heard the content of Penthesilea's roar.
"Orpheus! Die!"