Chapter 499: Guardian Spirit · Lu Bu
The Reincarnator codenamed [Jaken] held a steel spear, wearing a magnificent blue-and-white outfit. He deliberately set his avatar to look like this before entering this world, not without the intention of deliberately misleading other Reincarnators.
But this Mercenary Tao seemed to see through his identity at a glance.
An inexplicable unease began to appear. At this time, he suddenly realized the danger. That [White Mask] only promised that Gilgamesh would appear behind him, but didn't say when he would appear.
Kaito Shirogane raised an eyebrow, his smile becoming even more teasing. His pupils moved, like a snake observing its prey.
"Tsk, not even a Master, yet you show up in front of me so straightforwardly, wanting to kill me. It seems you really are an idiot."
Kaito didn't see the traces of [Command Spells] existing on the back of the other party's hand.
Masazono Akira let out a muffled groan, but remained motionless, and the Command Spells were not used.
Jaken felt even weirder. The reason he dared to look for Mercenary Tao everywhere and actively reveal himself after finding him was exactly because he also confirmed that Mercenary Tao, who pursued White Mask into this world, had indeed been turned into a Servant.
Actually, Jaken completely didn't sense Mercenary Tao's aura. He specifically waited in this place merely because this was near the Emiya household, where the probability of triggering the plot and missions was the highest.
Unexpectedly bumping into that plot character who held Command Spells but whom he completely didn't recognize, and hearing the other party order Mercenary Tao to kill someone, only then did he pleasantly surprise to reveal himself.
A fierce beast like Mercenary Tao, when restricted by [Command Spells], was absolutely the easiest time to kill him.
Just like what Emiya Kiritsugu did in the original work, threatening the weak Master to use Command Spells to kill Mercenary Tao...
Jaken's right hand was very steady. The spearhead thrust forward another inch, having completely entered flesh and blood.
He could feel that the human in front of him was tense and trembling all over due to the pain.
"Quickly use your Command Spells to make Mercenary Tao commit suicide, otherwise... die!"
A chilling tone, an unquestionable command.
Jaken hid his body as much as possible behind Masazono Akira, but Mercenary Tao still just smiled.
Although Kaito had only just met Masazono Akira not long ago, his grasp of the human heart was very accurate.
Through the other party summoning him without a catalyst, and the indifference and alienation displayed earlier,
Kaito judged that the other party was highly likely also an "anomaly" lacking empathy and lacking most of the normal emotions that humans should have.
Good and evil, pros and cons had no value in the eyes of this kind of person.
Moreover, Masazono Akira wasn't like Kaito; he didn't have powerful strength to keep himself from being affected by others. Therefore, Masazono Akira was probably affected by various factors during his growth process,
and had completely become twisted and heterogeneous.
The Type-Moon world didn't lack this kind of twisted person. Kaito's judgment was very accurate; threatening the other party with their life was completely useless.
Sure enough, under Kaito's smiling eyes, Masazono Akira raised his hand, and the Command Spells lit up.
"Mercenary Tao, kill him!"
Buzz!
Kaito instantly appeared behind Masazono Akira. This wasn't his own ability, but the effect of the Command Spell itself possessing the power to forcibly teleport or even enhance the Servant's strength.
But neither Kaito nor Masazono Akira was a true Heroic Spirit Servant or a qualified Magus Master.
It was completely difficult to fully exert the effect of the Command Spell.
Jaken was startled, not expecting this weak Master to actually ignore his threat. He thrust forcefully.
Pfft!
The spearhead pierced into flesh again, but a hand had already grabbed the silver-white spear shaft.
When Jaken exerted force, he felt his strength was like a clay ox entering the sea; this silver spear completely couldn't move at all.
Whoosh!
The air rushed at his face like a wall.
Jaken's face subconsciously leaned back. He released the spear shaft and guarded his hands in front of him. Cyan armor appeared from his body surface.
Bang!
Jaken was sent flying by a giant force. Just as he floated into the air, he felt the armor on his elbow begin to shatter.
And Mercenary Tao merely stood in place, grabbing the silver spear with his left hand and striking the empty air forward once with his right hand.
Jaken's scalp tingled, his short black hair standing on end. That creepy feeling of terror made his adrenaline secrete crazily in an instant, and his concentration increased unprecedentedly.
Strength attribute is definitely above forty points!
From the corner of his eye, Jaken didn't see the "Golden Sparkle" appear, and the thought of retreating arose in his heart.
But facing a guy like Mercenary Tao, retreating wasn't a simple matter either.
Sure enough, he saw Mercenary Tao's figure blur for a moment. Alarm bells rang in his heart, and he could no longer hold back for the sake of his goal.
Intense spiritual power gushed out from his body. In the next moment, a huge figure wielding an even larger weapon descended from the sky.
Clang!
Kaito released the silver spear and raised his left hand. That Sky Piercer Halberd violently slashed onto his left hand.
A blazing white shockwave spread out like an explosion.
The concrete ground under Kaito's feet instantly swept outwards like waves.
Masazono Akira lost his footing and fell to the ground.
In the courtyard further away, exclamations also rang out.
Kaito stood perfectly still, looking at the tall spiritual body, about over three meters tall and fully armored. The other party's figure was solid, and a red cape danced violently.
This strike was full of force, far exceeding Reincarnators specializing in ordinary strength.
"Hmm?!"
Under the face mask, the spiritual body also seemed quite shocked by Kaito's action of standing perfectly still and taking his strike with one hand.
Jaken, however, had no mind to pay attention to this kind of thing. While issuing commands, he himself quickly retreated.
"Fengxian, kill him!"
The reason Jaken entered this world and actively participated in the Holy Grail War was exactly because he also mastered the strengthening type of driving spiritual bodies.
The Guardian Spirit system from [Rakshasa Street]. Similarly, this was also one of the reasons he was willing to ally with White Mask.
He wasn't a Master, and the Guardian Spirit wasn't a Servant. They weren't members forced to fight to the death in the Holy Grail War. The risk wasn't considered too great.
But when the Greater Grail ultimately appeared, even though the magical energy inside had completely turned into [All the World's Evils] by now, that kind of thing was completely enough to let his Guardian Spirit obtain an enhancement and completely materialize.
He had no fundamental conflict with White Mask, but despite this, Jaken still felt lingering fear in his heart at this time.
Damn it, that bitch White Mask really couldn't be trusted...
She clearly agreed to have Gilgamesh follow him, but White Mask played a mind game. Fortunately, he wasn't the type to fight in person either.
As long as Lu Bu blocked Mercenary Tao, he could...
Bang!
A terrifying bombardment sound erupted from behind him. Jaken turned his head, only to see the tall spiritual body with both feet on the ground, sliding uncontrollably backward, instantly plunging into a courtyard wall and completely collapsing the wooden building.
Mercenary Tao stood in place, the muscles on his right hand expanding. He still looked at him with a smile, took a step forward, and a distance of hundreds of meters vanished.
Tap tap tap!
Amidst urgent footsteps, the door of the courtyard Kaito had just been preparing to attack opened, and a woman holding a wooden sword ran out somewhat in a panic.
At the same time, on the other side, a boy with short red hair wearing a tracksuit also walked out, and on the back of his hand, a scarlet Command Spell was incomparably bright.
Clack.
Amidst the sound of silver-white armor shaking, a petite blonde woman wearing a blue dress and white armor blocked in front of the boy and the woman with the wooden sword.
She clasped her hands in front of her, as if holding a sharp sword invisible to humans.
"Who are you?"
Although Saber asked "who are you," she was obviously staring at Kaito.
This guy wearing a pink robe standing in the shattered block exuded an intense sense of existence all over. His long black hair danced in the wind, and his face also carried an uncomfortable smile.
With just one glance, Saber confirmed she didn't like the guy before her. But frowning, she also felt the other party wasn't completely chaotic.
That contradictory feeling made her not initiate combat directly.
Rumble!
The wooden house shattered. Guardian Spirit Lu Bu stood up again, making Kaito's attention involuntarily drawn to this novel spiritual body.
He licked his lips. Seeing this from afar, Jaken suddenly felt a chill all over his body, having an extremely bad premonition.
The black hair behind Kaito's head danced in the wind. Inside his body were hundreds of thousands of Yin spirits. If he could see through the operation form of this Guardian Spirit... Ha~
In the next moment, Kaito suddenly frowned, the ground beneath his feet instantly shattering.
Almost at the same time, Saber · Artoria also looked up at the sky simultaneously. She raised the longsword covered by the [Invisible Air] in front of her with both hands.
Clang!
Clang!
Pfft!
Three rays of light fell almost simultaneously. Kaito blocked two of them, but the last streak of golden radiance plunged into the chest of Masazono Akira, who had previously been stabbed in the back.
"Ugh... pfft"
Masazono Akira hadn't even realized what happened. Raising his hand, he seemed to want to use the last Command Spell, but before he could speak, a large amount of blood gushed from his chest cavity.
Kaito looked up and saw a golden figure standing in the air. The red eyes frowned after meeting Kaito's.
"Mongrel, who allowed you to look directly at this King?!"
Hum~
Pfft!
A golden treasured sword passed through Kaito's afterimage and plunged into the ground.
This sudden change shocked Jaken's heart, but...
He looked at Mercenary Tao. Although Gilgamesh's sudden appearance caught people off guard, was the speed at which those three swords fell that difficult for Mercenary Tao to react to?
Did Mercenary Tao deliberately let his Master be killed?
But having lost the Master's magical energy supply, a Servant shouldn't be able to continue existing in this world for much longer. This was the rule of [Servant] and [Master]. Did Mercenary Tao want to flee this world?
A large number of questions appeared, but in the next moment, he saw Mercenary Tao's figure suddenly disappear, followed by a collision sound.
Then he saw Mercenary Tao knock Lu Bu out again. The two crashed through a large swath of houses together, completely waking up the ordinary people in this block.
[Your Guardian Spirit · Lu Bu suffered the influence of Special Ability · Yin Spirit Body Possession]
[Lu Bu was immune to this influence]
[Your Guardian Spirit · Lu Bu suffered the influence of Special Ability · Yin Spirit Body Possession]
...
A large number of prompts suddenly refreshed in front of Jaken. Jaken thought this was bad. Without caring about drawing the attention of Saber and Emiya Shirou, he shouted loudly.
"Lord Gilgamesh, quickly kill Mercenary Tao!"
Gilgamesh looked down at Jaken from above, his eyelids lowered, his expression indifferent.
Hum!
A sharp sword plunged into the ground in front of Jaken.
"Dare to order this King again next time, and your end will be like that guy's."
At this moment, Masazono Akira had already begun to tremble, his life signs starting to disappear.
But there was completely no fear in his eyes, only confusion and incomprehension. He brought that black notebook before his eyes, checking other knowledge in his gradually darkening field of vision. Then he tried to use his last bit of strength to curse-kill Fujimura Taiga, the only teacher in his memory who was unwilling to give up on him.
Fujimura Taiga suddenly recognized that it was her student lying in the pool of blood. She dropped the wooden sword and ran towards this student who had always been gloomy and unsociable.
"What's wrong with you? Hold on, Masazono!"
In the almost completely black field of vision, Masazono Akira felt that Teacher Fujimura seemed to be the only light. Before his eyes appeared again the smiles the other party showed him time and time again.
"That kind of smile... is so annoying... Teacher..."
Masazono Akira trembled twice for the last time and completely lost all signs of life, becoming the first Master to die in this Holy Grail War.
(End of Chapter)
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