Chapter 180: Big Brother, Save Me!

Hearing Bai Ze’s words, Lancer frowned, then shook his head: “Boy, don’t struggle. A warrior’s end comes in blood and glory—even when spears and halberds pierce your body, you must laugh boldly…”

“Dragging this out any longer is just ugly!”

Saying this, he reversed his spear, stepped forward, and his strides grew longer, his speed increasing rapidly.

“Boom!”

The next instant, Lancer shattered the ground beneath him and shot into the sky, his crimson spear unleashing a storm of spear shadows like blooming bloodflowers across the battlefield, filling the heavens.

Compared to before, Lancer’s strength and speed had surged dramatically—he was now serious.

Yet even so, Bai Ze showed not the slightest sign of panic.

He drew a deep breath and roared with a powerful voice:

“Big brother, save me!”

In an instant, silver light erupted, forming a silver portal before Bai Ze.

A figure in white stepped out from the portal, extending a long, powerful hand toward the crimson spear shadows below.

“Hum!”

With the hum of the spear blade, the entire sky of crimson spear shadows vanished instantly.

The white-clad youth hovered in midair, one finger pressing against the tip of the crimson spear, locking eyes with the blue-armored spearman below, who stared in stunned disbelief.

The next moment, the white-clad youth curled his finger and flicked the side of the spearhead lightly.

In an instant, terrifying power exploded—the crimson spear let out a mournful cry, torn from Lancer’s grip like a cannonball hurtling toward the ground.

“Boom!”

A deafening crash—the spear pierced through the concrete floor and vanished into the rooftop.

Dust swirled everywhere, choking Miyama Shiro, who couldn’t help but cough.

Behind him, Tohsaka Rin and her Servant’s pupils shrank, staring at the mysterious youth who had suddenly appeared in the sky, stunned into near-paralysis.

The reason was simple: like Bai Ze, Lin Yu, who had crossed over, had not concealed his magical energy.

If Bai Ze’s magical energy was like a lightbulb, then in Tohsaka Rin and Red A’s eyes, this newly arrived youth was like the noon sun—radiating blinding, unbearable brilliance!

“...What kind of power is this?!”

Lancer landed gracefully, staring at the sky in utter disbelief.

Seeing Lancer’s stunned expression, Bai Ze grinned triumphantly, flying over to Lin Yu’s side and placing his hands on his hips:

“You said you wanted to meet my big brother, and that you’d crush him, right?”

“Now that my big brother’s here—go ahead and try to crush him!”

Can he be any more smug?

Lin Yu gave him a look of utter disbelief, then turned to the stunned Lancer below.

According to the plot, the Lancer of the Fifth Holy Grail War was none other than the legendary half-god hero of Celtic myth—

“The Child of Light,” Cú Chulainn.

He possessed beast-like agility and ferocity, along with peerless spear technique, ranking among the very best of all Lancers.

In Ireland, this man was a household name, his fame comparable to this era’s Heracles and the King with the Ponytail.

If the Holy Grail War were held in Europe, he would gain numerous bonuses to his Noble Phantasms and abilities.

But unfortunately, Winter City is Japanese soil—those bonuses were doomed to remain hypothetical…

What can you do? He’s a Lucky E Lancer.

Lin Yu mentally mocked, then lifted his head, gazing thoughtfully at the sky.

His dark eyes seemed to pierce through the void, seeing scenes beyond the world.

Even in the endless void, he had sensed this world’s uniqueness, which is why he’d concluded before Bai Ze joined the group that this world was no non-magic universe.

But back then, he hadn’t known what exactly he had sensed.

Only now, having officially entered this world through the chat group, could he finally glimpse its true nature.

“The Root Vortex…”

Lin Yu stared intently at the sky, his vast consciousness spreading like a celestial curtain beyond the world.

In his perception, this world was immense, containing countless parallel universes.

Between these parallel universes lay a small void resembling the endless void.

According to Type-Moon’s cosmology, this was the so-called Outside of the World!

But unlike the endless void, the Outside of the World, detached from the timeline, housed countless entities beyond human comprehension.

Most intriguing to Lin Yu was what he had just mentioned—the Root Vortex.

The Root Vortex was the origin of this world, the starting point of all things, the cause encompassing all.

It was the ultimate knowledge every magician yearned for, a dreamland forever unreachable by mortals.

Whoever reached the Root Vortex could grasp the fundamental cause and law of all things.

In other words—power approaching that of a creator!

Such power, even Lin Yu’s current state could not match.

Only when he fully mastered the universe within him could he even hope to rival it.

Yet although the Root Vortex drew closer to the source, it could not generate personality or consciousness.

For this reason, Lin Yu dared to peer into the Root Vortex without restraint.

Of course, only to peer—after all, he was an outsider, a foreign world-consciousness, and the Root Vortex instinctively rejected him, unwilling to let him truly enter its core.

If he forced entry, it would likely trigger fierce resistance, as it had when he entered other worlds before.

And this time, even someone as powerful as Lin Yu had no guarantee he could protect this avatar from the Root Vortex’s turmoil.

So he could only reluctantly avert his gaze, turning toward other entities in the Outside of the World…

Meanwhile, Bai Ze was still taunting loudly.

Tohsaka Rin snapped back to her senses, frowning slightly, whispering: “Archer, can you handle this?”

“Are you kidding?!”

Red A immediately scooped up Tohsaka Rin and turned to flee.

At the same moment, Lancer also flashed away, vanishing as if teleporting.

Within seconds, only a bewildered Miyama Shiro remained on the rooftop.

Bai Ze’s smug expression froze, then he grumbled:

“They just ran?”

“How boring…”

He turned to look at Lin Yu, who seemed lost in thought.

“Big Brother Lin?”

Bai Ze blinked, calling softly.

Lin Yu finally came back to himself, glancing at him: “What?”

Bai Ze sighed: “They’re gone…”

“Hmm, quite smart…”

Lin Yu replied with a smile, his gaze sweeping over the rooftop where only Miyama Shiro remained. “Too bad—ever since I stepped into this world, the entire Winter City… has already been under my control!”

He lifted his foot and lightly tapped the air.

Instantly, the Qimen Formation covering all of Winter City activated.

The air above the rooftop twisted, revealing three familiar figures.

It was Tohsaka Rin and the two Servants who had just fled!

“What?!”

Red A, carrying Tohsaka Rin, stared in shock at the suddenly warped surroundings.

Lancer was equally stunned, though unlike before, the Command Seal had restored his spear.

Yet before the slowly descending white-clad youth, even this crimson spear—his lifelong companion in battle—brought him no sense of safety…

Meanwhile, Tohsaka Rin finally understood what had happened.

She sighed inwardly and signaled Red A to put her down.

Once her feet touched the ground, she drew a deep breath and stared at the slowly descending white-clad youth:

“Who exactly are you?”

“Didn’t my classmate just introduce me?”

Lin Yu smiled at the girl with twin tails. “I’m the big brother he mentioned.”

“...”

Tohsaka Rin was momentarily speechless.

Of course she knew that!

What she wanted to ask was his other identity—and why he had interfered in the Holy Grail War.

But such a question might offend this mysterious powerhouse…

As Tohsaka Rin hesitated whether to press further, Lancer suddenly gripped his spear, assuming an offensive stance, his body radiating pure, surging battle intent.

Sensing Lancer’s battle aura, Lin Yu glanced at him in mild surprise, a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Perhaps sensing Lin Yu’s surprise, Lancer lowered his spear and said calmly:

“If we can’t escape, then we must fight to the end.”

“No wonder you’re the Child of Light of Ireland!”

Lin Yu praised: "I admire your fighting spirit."

Lancer grinned: "Too bad, this is bound to be a battle I cannot enjoy..."

Lin Yu smiled and said: "Funny—I'm not the type who enjoys bullying the weak!"

As he spoke, his gaze swept over the people on the rooftop, and he smiled faintly: "Don't be nervous. I brought you back not to continue our earlier fight, but to ask for your cooperation in an experiment."

"..."

Tohsaka Rin and Red A exchanged glances and quickly asked: "What kind of experiment?"

Lin Yu smiled without answering, simply raising his right hand gently as all eyes turned to him.

Everyone stared—on the back of his right hand, three red runes had clearly appeared.

This stunned not only Tohsaka Rin, but even Bai Zeming, who had personally invited Lin Yu here.

"What the hell?!"

"Command Seals?!"

"Big bro, did you just become a Master?"

(End of Chapter)