Chapter 497: Guardian Spirit Lu Bu (3k)

The Reincarnator codenamed 【Xiejian】 gripped a steel spear, dressed in a magnificent blue and white martial outfit; he had intentionally set his Avatar to look this way before entering this world, not without the intent to deliberately mislead other Reincarnators.

But this Tao Baibai seemed to see through his identity at a single glance.

An inexplicable unease began to emerge; he suddenly realized the danger at this moment—that 【White Face】 had merely promised Gilgamesh would appear behind him, but had not said when he would appear behind him.

Bai Cangshu raised an eyebrow, his smile becoming more playful; his pupils shifted, like a snake spying on its prey.

"Tsk, you aren't even a Master, yet you appear before me so bluntly, wanting to kill me—it seems you really are an idiot."

Bai Cangshu did not see the trace of a 【Command Spell】 on the back of the other's hand.

Mayaozhang let out a muffled grunt, but remained motionless, and the Command Spell was not used either.

Xiejian felt even more strange; the reason he dared to search everywhere for Tao Baibai, and took the initiative to appear after finding Tao Baibai, was because he had confirmed that Tao Baibai, who had pursued White Face into this world, had indeed been turned into a Servant.

In reality, Xiejian had not sensed Tao Baibai's aura at all; he had specifically waited in this place simply because it was near the Emiya residence, where the possibility of triggering a plot and mission was highest.

It was only after accidentally bumping into that Plot Character who held a Command Spell but whom he did not know at all, and hearing the other order Tao Baibai to kill, that he appeared in pleasant surprise.

A ferocious beast like Tao Baibai, when restricted by a 【Command Spell】, is absolutely at its most vulnerable moment to be killed.

Just as Emiya Kiritsugu did in the original work, threatening a weak Master to make him use a Command Spell to kill Tao Baibai...

Xiejian's right hand was steady, the spear tip thrusting forward another inch, already fully embedded in skin and flesh.

He could feel that the human in front of him was tense and trembling all over from the pain.

"Use your Command Spell quickly and make Tao Baibai commit suicide, otherwise... die!"

A cold tone, an unquestionable order.

Xiejian hid his body behind Mayaozhang as much as possible, but Tao Baibai still only smiled.

Although Bai Cangshu had only met Mayaozhang a short while ago, he had a very accurate grasp of the human heart.

Through the fact that the other had summoned him without a catalyst, and the indifference and detachment displayed previously.

Bai Cangshu judged that the other was in all likelihood also an "Outlier" who lacked empathy and the various normal emotions that most humans should possess.

Good and evil, benefits and losses—in the eyes of such a person, none of these had any value.

Furthermore, Mayaozhang was not like Bai Cangshu; he did not have the powerful strength to keep himself from being influenced by others, so Mayaozhang had likely suffered the influence of various factors during his growth.

He had already become completely twisted and heterogeneous.

There was no shortage of such twisted people in the Type-Moon world; Bai Cangshu saw it clearly—the tactic of threatening the other with his life was completely useless.

Sure enough, in Bai Cangshu's smiling eyes, Mayaozhang raised his hand, and the Command Spell lit up.

"Tao Baibai, kill him!"

Hum!

Bai Cangshu appeared behind Mayaozhang in an instant; this was not his own ability, but rather the Command Spell itself possessing the effect of forced teleportation and even enhancing a Servant's power.

But Bai Cangshu and Mayaozhang were both neither true Heroic Spirit Servants nor qualified Magician Masters.

It was fundamentally difficult to bring out the effect of the Command Spell.

Xiejian was startled; he had not expected this weak Master to ignore his threat, and he thrust with force.

Pfft!

The spear tip thrust into the flesh again, but a hand had already grabbed the silver-white shaft.

Xiejian exerted force, only to feel his strength like a clay ox entering the sea; this silver spear could no longer move at all.

Whoosh!

The air rushed toward him like a wall.

Xiejian's face leaned back subconsciously, he let go of the spear shaft, protected his front with both hands, and grey-blue armor appeared on his skin.

Bang!

Xiejian was sent flying by a massive force; just as he was airborne, he felt the armor on his elbows begin to shatter.

Yet Tao Baibai merely stood in place, his left hand gripping the silver spear, his right hand striking the air forward once.

Xiejian felt a prickle on his scalp, his short black hair standing on end; that hair-raising sense of fear caused his adrenaline to secrete wildly in an instant, his concentration reaching an unprecedented level.

The strength attribute is definitely over forty points!

Xiejian did not see "Jinshanshan" appear in the corner of his eye, and a desire to retreat had already arisen in his heart.

But facing a guy like Tao Baibai, retreating was not a simple matter either.

Sure enough, he saw Tao Baibai's figure blur, the alarm bells in his heart ringing wildly; he could no longer hold back for the sake of his goal.

Intense spiritual power erupted from his body; the next moment, a massive figure wielding an even more massive weapon descended from the sky.

Clang!

Bai Cangshu let go of the silver spear, raised his left hand, and that Fangtian Halberd slashed violently against his left hand.

A searing white shockwave expanded like an explosion.

The concrete ground beneath Bai Cangshu's feet instantly rolled outward like waves.

Mayaozhang lost his footing and fell to the ground.

In the courtyard further away, gasps also rang out.

Bai Cangshu stood in place, motionless, looking at the tall Spirit Body that was over three meters tall and fully armored; the other's figure was solid, his red cape fluttering violently.

The force of this strike was full, far exceeding that of ordinary strength-specialized Reincarnators.

"Hmm?!"

Beneath the faceplate, the Spirit Body also seemed quite shocked that Bai Cangshu had stood motionless and caught his strike with one hand.

Xiejian, however, had no heart to pay attention to such things; while issuing orders, he himself retreated rapidly.

"Fengxian, kill him!"

Xiejian had entered this world and taken the initiative to participate in the Holy Grail War because he also mastered the enhancement type of commanding Spirit Bodies. The Guardian Spirit system from 【Rakshasa Street】—likewise, this was also one of the reasons he was willing to form an alliance with White Face.

He was not a Master, and the Guardian Spirit was not a Servant; he was not a member who had to fight to the death in the Holy Grail War, so the risk was not considered too great.

But in the end, the Greater Grail appeared; even though the Magic Power inside had now completely transformed into 【All the World's Evils】, that sort of thing was still more than enough to allow his own guardian spirit to improve and become fully materialized.

He had no fundamental conflict with Bai Mian, but despite this, Xiejian still felt lingering fear in his heart at this moment.

"Damn it, that bitch Bai Mian really can't be trusted..."

It was clearly agreed that she would let Gilgamesh follow him, yet Bai Mian had played a trick; fortunately, he was not the type to fight with his own body.

As long as Lv Bu held off Tao Baibai, he could...

Bang!

A terrifying booming sound erupted from behind; Xiejian turned his head back, only to see the tall Spirit Body with its feet planted on the ground, uncontrollably sliding backward, instantly plunging into a courtyard wall and completely collapsing the wooden structure.

Tao Baibai stood where he was, the muscles in his right arm bulging; he still looked at him with a smile, lifted his foot and took a step, and the distance of several hundred meters had already vanished.

Tap, tap, tap!

Amidst the rapid Footwork, the door to the courtyard Bai Cangshu had just been preparing to attack opened, and a woman holding a wooden sword ran out in a flustered manner.

At the same time, on the other side, a red-haired youth wearing a tracksuit also walked out, and on the back of his hand, a scarlet Command Spell was incomparably vivid.

Crack.

Amidst the sound of silver-white armor clanking, a petite blonde woman, draped in a blue dress and white armor, stood in front of the youth and the woman with the wooden sword.

She clasped her hands in front of her, as if holding a sword invisible to humans.

"Who are you people?"

Although Saber was asking "you people," she was clearly staring at Bai Cangshu.

This fellow standing in the ruined block in a pink robe exuded a strong sense of presence, his long black hair dancing in the wind, and his face bore a smile that made one feel uncomfortable.

With just a glance, Saber confirmed that she did not like the fellow before her, but she frowned, feeling that the other party was not entirely chaotic either.

That contradictory feeling kept her from launching an attack directly.

Boom!

The wooden house shattered, and the guardian spirit Lv Bu rose once again, which caused Bai Cangshu's attention to be involuntarily drawn by this novel type of Spirit Body.

He licked his lips; Xiejian saw this from afar and suddenly felt a chill run through his entire body, having an extremely bad premonition.

Bai Cangshu's black hair danced in the wind behind his head; he had hundreds of thousands of Yin spirits inside his body, if he could see through the operating mechanism of this kind of guardian spirit... Ha~

The next moment, Bai Cangshu suddenly frowned, and the ground beneath his feet instantly exploded.

Almost at the same time, Saber Artoria also looked up at the sky, holding the sword covered by the 【Wind King Barrier】 in front of her with both hands.

Clang!

Clang!

Pfft!

Three rays of light fell almost simultaneously; Bai Cangshu deflected two of them, but the last glimmer of golden radiance plunged into the chest of Mayaozhang, who had been stabbed in the back earlier.

"Urgh... pfft."

Mayaozhang had not yet realized what had happened and raised his hand as if wanting to use his final Command Spell, but before he could speak, a large amount of blood gushed from his chest.

Bai Cangshu looked up and saw a golden figure standing in the air; the red eyes narrowed after locking gazes with Bai Cangshu.

"Mongrel, who gave you permission to look directly at this King?!"

Ring~

Pfft!

A golden sword passed through Bai Cangshu's afterimage and plunged into the ground.

This sudden change caused Xiejian's heart to tremble, but...

He looked at Tao Baibai; although the sudden appearance of Gilgamesh was caught off guard, was the speed at which those three swords fell really so difficult for Tao Baibai to react to?

Was Tao Baibai intentionally letting his Master be killed?

But having lost the Magic Power supply from the Master, a Servant should not be able to exist in this world for long; this was the rule of 【Servant】 and 【Master】. Did Tao Baibai want to escape this world?

A multitude of questions arose, but the next moment, he saw Tao Baibai's figure suddenly vanish, and the sound of an impact followed.

Then he saw Tao Baibai knock Lv Bu away again; the two of them crashed through a large area of houses together, completely waking up the ordinary people in this block.

【Your guardian spirit Lv Bu has been affected by the special ability Yin Spirit Possession】

【Lv Bu has resisted this effect】

【Your guardian spirit Lv Bu has been affected by the special ability Yin Spirit Possession】

A large number of notifications suddenly refreshed before Xiejian; Xiejian thought to himself that it was bad, and disregarding the attention of Saber and Emiya Shirou, he shouted aloud.

"Lord Gilgamesh, kill Tao Baibai quickly!"

Gilgamesh looked down at Xiejian from above, his eyelids lowered, his expression cold.

Ring!

A sharp sword plunged into the ground in front of Xiejian.

"If you dare to order this King around again, your end will be the same as that fellow's."

At this moment, Mayaozhang had already begun to tremble, and his vital signs were starting to fade.

But there was no fear in his eyes at all, only confusion and bewilderment; he brought that black notebook before his eyes, checked other knowledge within his gradually darkening vision, and then attempted to use his final strength to curse the only person in his memory who was unwilling to give up on him, Teacher Tengmura Taiga.

Tengmura Taiga suddenly recognized that the one lying in the pool of blood was her student; she dropped her wooden sword and ran toward this student who had always been gloomy and unsociable.

"What's wrong with you, hang in there, student Mayao!"

In his almost completely darkened vision, Mayaozhang felt as if Teacher Tengmura was the only light; before his eyes, the smiles she had shown him time and time again appeared once more.

"That kind of smile... I hate it so much... Teacher..."

Mayaozhang trembled twice more, then completely ceased to breathe, becoming the first Master to die in this Holy Grail War.

(End of this chapter)