Chapter 383: Interception

Chang Ye Yue's cold voice rang out, with undeniable urgency, "He must not be allowed to use it. Whether against Saber or any other possible target, it would be disaster."

Before the words fell, the Black Umbrella she had been holding suddenly leaked a dark crimson aura along the edge of its canopy.

The aura contracted inward, and immediately, several semi‑transparent, faintly chilling Red Jellyfish Phantoms silently materialized in the air around her.

The jellyfish's tendrils swayed gently, and wherever they passed, the air condensed into tiny frost flowers, and the temperature plummeted.

"Eh? Miss Chang Yeyue, you…"

Tengwan Lixiang looked at her in surprise, "Isn't that Master?"

This is clearly an ability only Heroic Spirits or special beings possess!

Chang Ye Yue gave no explanation, her scarlet eyes locking onto This World's Evil: "Swift and decisive. Mr. YinZhi, engage frontally. Mashu, protect Lixiang, watch his aberrant attacks. I will restrict his movements and… the Command Spell."

The concise orders instantly gave the team a backbone.

Tengwan Lixiang suppressed her doubts and immediately fell into stance: "Understood! Do as Miss Chang Yeyue says!"

"Defilement that stains pure souls and flesh,

YinZhi stepped forward, his long spear angled, the spear body flowing with soft light, his tone still lyrical yet battle‑ready, "Now, receive the purification of the Pure Beautiful Spear!"

"Purify? With just you… 'light'?" This World's Evil sneered, and Weigong Qiesi's body leaned forward slightly.

Combat erupts in the next Shana!

The first to act was Mashu, who seemed ready to defend!

She knew the opponent's strangeness and speed; she could not afford a passive reception.

"Senior, step back!"

She barked low, the giant shield's magical runes flared, and she thrust the shield forward like a thrown weapon!

The massive shield, bearing heavy wind pressure, slammed toward Weigong Qiesi like a war chariot!

Facing this massive, forceful strike, the body controlled by This World's Evil displayed astonishing flexibility and speed.

Both feet twisted bizarrely as if boneless, the body almost slid along the ground, narrowly evading the shield blow.

Simultaneously, the hem, cuffs, and even the back of his coat each sprouted a dozen black‑red tendrils!

These tendrils enveloped Mashu and the slightly rearward Tengwan Lixiang from all angles!

"Ha!"

Mashu swiftly retrieved the shield, its surface rotating like an impenetrable wall, blocking most of the tendrils and producing a rapid clatter of "ding‑dong" impacts.

Yet the sheer number and sharp angles of the tendrils meant two slipped past the shield defense: one struck her side neck, the other pierced the gap in her guard into her calf!

At that moment, a silver spear light curled like a galaxy reversed, cutting in just in time!

YinZhi's figure had, at an unknown moment, slipped to Mashu's side; his spear technique lacked Artoria's overwhelming majesty nor Gui Naifen's fiery wildness, but bore a unique precision and elegance.

As the spear light flickered, the two threatening tendrils to Mashu snapped, the cuts showing no blood, only the black‑red foul energy hissing and evaporating.

"Thank—"

Mashu's gratitude was cut short; the mutation rose again!

The severed tendril fragments did not fully vanish; instead they exploded outward!

They turned into a small patch of viscous black‑red mist, spreading rapidly!

"Watch the mist!"

Tengwan Lixiang immediately warned, and began attempting a simple Purification Magic, but with little effect.

Within the mist, This World's Evil let out a delighted low laugh: "Useless… this malice is endless, unshakable…"

Yet his laughter abruptly ceased.

Because a deep crimson cold tide arrived silently.

Centered on Chang Ye Yue, those few ghostly crimson jellyfish slowly rotated, their tendrils dancing gently, emitting a visible pale red cold fog.

The moment that cold fog touched the black‑red mist, it froze the black‑red mist!

The spreading malicious fog instantly solidified into dark red ice crystals, crackling as they fell to the ground and shattered!

Moreover, the cold fog spread rapidly; wherever it passed, the ground formed a smooth pale red ice layer, the air temperature plunged, and even the light seemed dimmer and colder by a few degrees.

Several jellyfish phantoms silently swam around This World's Evil; they appeared slow but actually blocked all his large‑scale movement paths.

"What… what power is this?"

This World's Evil's twisted smile faded a bit, and for the first time his black‑red eyes showed uncertainty.

He felt his actions becoming sluggish, not only from the body's cold rigidity but also a kind of drag as if being pulled into an icy nightmare.

He tried to move; the ice beneath his feet was unusually slick and solid, and when he attempted to fire tendrils, their generation speed dropped sharply, the surfaces even beginning to frost over.

"Memory's ice…"

Chang Ye Yue, bracing the umbrella amid the cold fog, scarlet eyes cold, her voice seemed to carry the texture of ice crystals, "It may not fully purify you, but trapping you is enough."

She raised her left hand, the one not holding the umbrella, fingers forming a voided grip toward This World's Evil.

The surrounding jellyfish phantoms simultaneously glowed faintly, and the concentration of their cold fog surged instantly!

This World's Evil grunted, Weigong Qiesi's body shuddered, and the three Command Spell lights on his back flickered erratically.

Black‑red light in his eyes flashed wildly as he tried to resist this double suppression.

"Now!"

Tengwan Lixiang timed it, "Mr. YinZhi! Attack the arm holding the Command Spell! Try to strip or disrupt! Mashu, cover!"

"Understood!"

YinZhi's long spear quivered, his whole form turning into a silver streak, light coalescing at the tip, thrusting straight into Weigong Qiesi's right arm!

His target was the Command Spell, but even if This World's Evil used another body part to block, this spear could still cause severe injury.

Mashu surged forward from the flank with shield, like a moving wall, blocking any escape or counter routes This World's Evil might take, while ready to use her shield to block any aberrant attacks from other parts of Weigong Qiesi's body for YinZhi.

Facing this coordinated assault, the severely affected This World's Evil saw his feral light surge.

Chang Ye Yue let out a beast‑like low growl from his throat, and the black‑red patterns under Weigong Qiesi's skin roamed wildly and bulged, as if to forcefully trigger a stronger power regardless of everything.

However, Chang Ye Yue's suppression was more stubborn than they had imagined.

The crimson cold mist, as if alive, coiled around Chang Ye Yue, and the layer of ice spread to his ankles.

YinZhi's spear, already before his eyes!

This World's Evil suddenly raised its left hand, and at the instant of lifting, the arm mutated and swelled, the skin tearing, revealing a ferocious exoskeleton‑like structure beneath, which fiercely clawed at YinZhi's spear tip!

At the same time, Chang Ye Yue's right arm strained backward, trying to evade the attack.

"Clang—!!!"