#546Chapter 518 Twelve TrialsAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 518: Twelve Labors
Pfft!
Chrollo spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. He unleashed his magic power to freeze the wound on his abdomen and rapidly cast healing magic.
Although Chrollo primarily relied on enhancements from the Fairy Tail world's mages, since he hadn't acquired the Dragon Slayer Mage bloodline, he also learned some magic from other worlds.
The power system of the Infinite Dimensional Space is quite inclusive, and the magic power system is considered the largest system within the Infinite Dimensional Space.
However, the magic power settings in various worlds differ more or less, and the use of magic and sorcery also has different requirements.
But after being integrated by the Infinite Dimensional Space, they all transformed into a unified system.
Whether you rely on magic circuits, visualization, or simply incantations and magic power, they all became unified magic-side abilities.
In this sense, the magic side is the most widespread system in the Infinite Dimensional Space.
Chrollo suddenly came back to his senses. He touched the bloodstain on his forehead, shook his head, and realized that his internal organs were injured, causing his consciousness to become unfocused.
He immediately cast [Greater Focus] on himself.
The world became clear in his perception again: Berserker's intense malice, and the terrifying strength that gave him a huge sense of threat just by standing underground.
Boulders continuously fell from above. As Chrollo dodged, a figure silently descended like a feather, without any sound.
"Chrollo, did you and White Mask both think that someone like me wouldn't care about my Master's life or death, only wanting to achieve everything in one go, and therefore had no defenses regarding Ilya's side?"
Tao Pai Pai's voice carried a light chuckle, but Chrollo's heart trembled. He saw that the ends of Tao Pai Pai's black hair were slightly white, and there were faint currents flickering around his body.
Tao Pai Pai also has electromagnetic abilities?
He hadn't heard of it. Is it the rumored inherited title of [Arashi Tokumitsu]? Did this madman actually use it himself?
As Chrollo's thoughts spun, faint electronic signals emanated from his cerebral cortex.
Bai Cangshu couldn't read them very clearly without piercing the opponent's skull, but he could still sense the panic.
"Don't be surprised, just consider this a form of mind-reading~"
Bai Cangshu had long known that the Current Drive energy system was more akin to a superpower than internal energy.
Therefore, during his training before entering the space, when he once again opened a new lightning acupoint and discovered that he had gained some superpower-like effects, he was not surprised.
At its current intensity, it couldn't achieve long-distance mind-reading, but it was already sufficient for interrogating information.
Chrollo's expression changed. He glanced at Berserker, who was still confronting Emiya and beginning a new round of combat. He couldn't bother to think why Tao Pai Pai chose this moment to reveal such a thing.
He had an extremely ominous premonition, as if Tao Pai Pai's goal was about to be achieved, and he and the others had become meaningless, ready to be killed at any moment.
Bai Cangshu shook his head, looking at Medea, Berserker, and Emiya present. There were only three Servants, and this was not the final battlefield he was waiting for.
Berserker's appearance was an accident.
But...
Buzz!
Bai Cangshu instantly vanished. Magic circles lit up in a flash, and layers of ice crystal-like shields quickly rose in front of Chrollo.
Chrollo watched the layers of ice shields with Tao Pai Pai frozen within them, but those Tao Pai Pai quickly disappeared. He knew that those frozen were afterimages, almost by instinct.
Ice crystals immediately lit up from his own body.
Clang!
A strong impact sound occurred. Bai Cangshu looked at the ice block that was sent flying by his single finger. Chrollo had actually frozen himself with some ability, and that freezing defense was incredibly strong.
His own force couldn't penetrate, but instead exploded directly from the outside, sending the ice block flying.
Boom!
Behind him in the cave, a sound like the entire mountain range was collapsing echoed again.
Berserker, covered in black mud, delivered a furious blow, sending Emiya flying again. However, Rin Tohsaka had already taken the opportunity to find an exit, so this battle would likely not last too long.
Chrollo, who had used the "invincible" life-saving skill [Ice Barrier] to evade an attack, was now unfrozen. He raised his hands and slammed them onto the ground.
Crack! Crack!
A large amount of ice instantly froze the entire cave, including Tao Pai Pai and Berserker. Everyone was frozen.
Chrollo took this opportunity to turn and flee directly.
Because the falling rocks from the air were also frozen, the large exit in the cave was now safe. Chrollo directly stepped on the continuously forming ice, flying out like he was surfing.
But just as he exited the cave, a figure appeared in the air in front of him, and a finger directly pierced into Chrollo's face.
Chrollo felt a pain in his brow, and the next moment, a current surged into his brain.
His mind began to involuntarily flash with the beginning and end of his communication with White Mask.
"Tao Pai Pai, you..."
Chrollo gripped Tao Pai Pai's body with both hands, and a chill instantly froze Tao Pai Pai, but the other party seemed completely unaffected, still releasing that faint current.
"Rest assured, Chrollo, I remember my promise to you, I will not kill you."
Bai Cangshu had indeed promised before cooperating with them that he would not kill Chrollo unless he actively betrayed him.
Therefore, Chrollo had intended to push all the blame onto his team members if things were exposed, thereby avoiding being killed by Tao Pai Pai.
Bai Cangshu's eyes flickered as he continuously sifted through Chrollo's memories.
The reason he suddenly changed his plan was because he saw the black mud remaining on Berserker.
This made him realize that his competition with White Mask had actually fallen far behind.
Bai Cangshu and White Mask had no intention of completing this world's Holy Grail War as originally planned.
White Mask wanted to carry out the Human Complementation Project to achieve a certain goal.
Bai Cangshu originally only wanted to hunt White Mask, but after acquiring the Heart Vortex as a materialized ability, he developed greater ambition.
He wanted to transform into a small grail and absorb the deceased Servants into his body, thus intentionally delaying the progress of the Holy Grail War.
And he hoped to use this to delay the completion of White Mask's plan.
But he never expected that White Mask could actually obtain the black mud from the beginning.
Perhaps it was a remnant from the previous Holy Grail War, or perhaps he had seized someone's destiny in this world again. Bai Cangshu's guess was probably Kirei Kotomine, who had never appeared.
In short, White Mask's Human Complementation Project did not need to wait for the Holy Grail War to be completed from the start.
Therefore, his plan to delay the end of the Holy Grail War had no effect on White Mask. In other words, White Mask's plan had always proceeded without any obstacles.
The only thing that could pose an obstacle and threat to him was probably the trap Bai Cangshu deliberately left behind—Bai Cangshu intentionally left Ilya, but spread the news that she might attract White Mask.
He utilized the Matou family's forces, which Bai Cangshu had previously bombarded.
The black "Mandrake" team hiding underground could not escape the Heart Vortex's perception. Faced with the threat of death, this group decisively betrayed White Mask and joined Tao Pai Pai's faction.
Just as Chrollo and his group betrayed Tao Pai Pai and joined White Mask.
Reincarnators have no loyalty, and naturally, Bai Cangshu had no trust in these people either.
After reading that White Mask and Gilgamesh had remained inactive, Bai Cangshu speculated that White Mask was probably waiting for an opportunity, and that the Human Complementation Project might need to fulfill some condition before it could be activated.
Pfft!
Bai Cangshu withdrew his finger, turned, grabbed Chrollo, returned to the cave, and directly threw Chrollo to Berserker.
Bang!
The flesh and blood body was smashed to pieces.
Bai Cangshu's black hair flew, and the next moment, a white light began to emanate from his body.
[Heart Vortex] Liberation.
Bai Cangshu opened his eyes, white swirling currents continuously rotated in his eyes. He tilted his head, looking at Berserker, who was affected by the black mud.
"I want to see how the so-called [Twelve Labors] works. Would you mind demonstrating it for me, Berserker?"
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