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Chapter 179 If you're so capable, why don't you have a go at my older brother?

"Om-"

Accompanied by the hum of energy particles, the purple plasma spark blade, carrying intense heat, slashed forward.

At the same time, Lancer's spear shattered the ground, its crimson tip embedding itself in the hard concrete.

Sensing the intense heat emanating from ahead, Lancer frowned, immediately releasing his left hand, cracking the ground with his right foot, and using the recoil to propel his left leg skyward, slamming it heavily into the spear that was embedded in the ground.

The next second, the spearhead detached from the ground, tracing a scarlet arc before colliding with the purple energy blade.

"Buzz!"

Unlike the sound of metal clashing, a scorching plasma blade narrowly missed the tip of my nose as it came from ahead.

Lancer seized the spear and thrust it forward with lightning speed.

"call out--"

The crimson spearhead tore through the air, whistling as it struck, forcing Bai Zeming to parry with his sword while leaping backward to Shirou Emiya's side.

Once he regained his footing, Bai Zemin raised his head, his purple plasma spark blade hanging at his side, his dark eyes fixed on the blue-armored youth in front of him through the holographic projection of his mask.

“Nice reaction!”

Lancer casually twirled his spear, slung the crimson spear over his shoulder, and looked at him with interest, saying, "I underestimated you!"

Bai Zemin snorted coldly, and the triangular reactor on his chest started operating at full power, emitting a dazzling blue light that was hard to look at directly.

"I'm curious……"

He stared at Lancer and said in a deep voice, "How did you find out about me?"

Lancer raised an eyebrow, a strange expression appearing on his handsome face.

"Kid, are you serious?"

"..."

Bai Zemin was taken aback upon hearing this, then frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

Let me explain!

A crisp, melodious sound came from the side.

Bai Zemin turned his head and saw Rin Tohsaka, dressed in red, landing on the rooftop. She glanced at him and said, "I don't know what the inheritance is like on the mainland, but since just now, the magic power on your body has been as conspicuous as a light bulb. It's hard not to notice it, isn't it?!"

It turns out it was because of magic!
Bai Zemin suddenly realized.

No wonder this experience was slightly different from the last one.

Last time, he was just an ordinary person with some basic martial arts skills.

Although Shirou Emiya has good talent, he has only received introductory-level magic education, and his magic circuits have been shut down for a long time. Even Rin Tohsaka doesn't know if he is a magician.

Furthermore, Rin Tohsaka was attempting to analyze the barrier, which triggered a magical node within it, causing magical energy to permeate the vicinity of the node. This provided cover for the two, who were almost mortal, preventing them from being discovered by the Heroic Spirits.

But this time, Bai Zemin has already been implanted with a spiritual root and possesses magical power.

This magic is essentially a variant of the magic in the world of Frillien, completely different from the magic in the Fate universe, and therefore more obvious than the latter.

"I have never seen this ancient magic or this strange attire before."

Rin Tohsaka stared intently at the silver-red armor, her expression grave, and slowly asked, "Transfer student, who exactly are you?"

Haven't you seen it?

That's right!

Bai Zemin glanced at her and said indifferently, "Whoever I am is none of your business. This guy with the gun has a personal grudge against me. As your Master, you shouldn't mind distancing yourself from this, right?"

"..."

Lancer raised an eyebrow, looking at Bai Zeming with a hint of surprise.

Rin Tohsaka was slightly taken aback and couldn't help but look at the air around her.

The next second, the air distorted, and another Heroic Spirit appeared.

He had short, pale hair and slightly dark skin, but he exuded an indescribable determination.

His eyebrows were also white, but his eyes were deep black. His tall body was covered by a red and black tight-fitting battle suit, which highlighted his muscular build.

"Of course I don't mind!"

After appearing, the white-haired hero crossed his arms and said with a smile, "Please do as you wish!"

Upon hearing this, Lancer grinned, lowered his spear, and assumed an offensive stance.

He was initially somewhat resistant to the order to kill innocent teenagers, but since they were well-trained soldiers, there shouldn't be any problem, right?

"Little ghost, are you ready?"

"..."

Bai Zemin didn't reply, but just gave him a deep look.

The next second, the thrusters on his legs and back activated instantly, and the silver-red armor shattered the ground, transforming into a streak of light as it rushed towards Lancer.

"Well done!"

Lancer laughed loudly and brandished his spear as he charged forward.

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

Accompanied by a buzzing sound of energy tremors, the purple energy blade and the scarlet spear collided repeatedly in mid-air.

Bai Zemin lifted off the ground, his leg thrusters adjusting automatically under Lucy's calculations, stabilizing his body in the air while circling the Lancer, launching attacks from various tricky angles.

Unfortunately, Bai Zemin had never formally trained with weapons. His forte was the White Eyebrow Fist, and carrying an energy blade prevented him from unleashing his full potential.

Meanwhile, after initial probing, Lancer had already assessed the boy's skill level.

Well, it has some substance, but not much...

Disappointed, he sighed deeply, then swung his arms, deflecting the incoming plasma spark blade with a diagonal swing of his spear, before thrusting it sharply upwards.

"call out--"

In an instant, the scarlet spearhead, accompanied by a whistling airflow, attacked like a blood dragon emerging from the night, instantly burrowing between the two arms covered in silver-red armor and stabbing towards the equally silver-red visor.

"Warning! Warning..."

Warnings from artificial intelligence echoed in my ears.

Bai Zemin's heart sank, and blue light instantly emanated from his palm.

The next second, a blue energy cannon surged from his palm and blasted towards Lancer's cheek.

Lancer seemed caught off guard by this scene. He could only tilt his head slightly, letting the pale blue beam of light brush past his ear and the ends of his hair.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, a crater the size of a washbasin was blasted into the concrete floor of the rooftop.

Bai Zemin used the recoil to fly up and hovered about five or six meters in the air, looking down at Lancer with lingering fear.

At this moment, Lancer had already put away his gun and stood up. With a somewhat unpleasant expression, he raised his hand and touched the charred, curly blue hair behind his ear.

Seeing this, Rin Tohsaka's expression turned somewhat strange.

At first, she thought the Iron Man suit was some kind of special magical costume, but now that she looks at it, it seems to be the kind of exoskeleton armor from science fiction movies!

But how is this possible?
Even setting aside whether current technology can create such a suit of armor, and even if someone did possess such technology, how could they possibly harm a heroic spirit like a spearman?!

Without a doubt, this suit of armor is far more than just a technologically advanced suit of armor!
Just as Rin Tohsaka was thinking this, Lancer lowered his arms, looked up at Bai Zeming floating in the sky, and assumed an attack stance again, saying calmly:
"...Kid, now I'm getting serious!"

Bai Zeming quickly said, "Wait!"

Lancer paused, frowned, and asked, "What are you up to now?"

Looking down at the spearmen who had only suffered minor hair damage and not a single other wound, Bai Zemin's expression was incredibly complex, and he sighed softly in his heart.

Sure enough, even with the Iron Man armor and the implanted artificial spiritual root, he was still no match for the Heroic Spirit with his current strength.

Although he still had some trump cards up his sleeve, Lancer also didn't go all out...

No, it should be said that, apart from that final palm strike, the entire battle was under Lancer's control.

Compared to his opponent's legendary marksmanship, Bai Zemin's methods were like those of a child who had just learned to walk, unable to exert even the slightest pressure on his opponent.

Now, Lancer is getting serious.

He would find it difficult to launch a surprise attack on his opponent in the same unexpected way as before.

Under these circumstances, Bai Zeming knew very well that he had absolutely no chance whatsoever...

Recalling the terrifying pressure he felt when facing that scarlet spear, he said in a low voice:

"What a pity, if only I had another year..."

"One year?"

Lancer shook his head and said, "Considering you're still young, I'll give you one more minute at most. If you're scared, hurry up and fly away with your armor. If you're too late, you'll never have another chance!"

Before he could finish speaking, Lancer suddenly frowned and said in a low voice, "I understand... no objections... alright, I'll take care of these two boys who saw us..."

"Ugh, what a nasty job. How can someone like this be called a hero?"

Lancer sighed, then looked up at Bai Zeming floating in the sky and said, "Sorry, kid, I've got a troublesome Master. I guess you'll have to die here..."

Upon hearing this, Rin Tohsaka frowned and couldn't help but take a step forward.

But before she could step forward, the white-haired, red-clad heroic spirit beside her raised his hand to stop her.

"Archer?"

Rin Tohsaka frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "Are you really going to just stand by and watch Lancer kill these two innocent students?"

Red A glanced at her and said indifferently, "Master, I don't dislike your excessive kindness, but it would be better to carefully observe the situation before taking any action?"

"……situation?"

Rin Tohsaka frowned and said, "Can't you see that they are no match for Lancer at all!"

"Is that so?" Red A said noncommittally, his tone inexplicably complicated. "But I feel that the boy has lost all pressure and panic since just now."

"It was as if he suddenly made a decision that could affect the course of the battle..."

Rin Tohsaka paused slightly, then couldn't help but look up at the silver-red armor in the sky.

Bai Zemin removed his mask, revealing his face as if he were giving up, and looked down at Lancer, saying directly:
"Fine, I admit you're stronger than me, but what's the point of a dignified Heroic Spirit bullying humans?"

"If you're so capable, why don't you have a go at my older brother's skills!"

Oh?
Any helpers?

Lancer raised an eyebrow and shook his head, saying, "Although I'm somewhat interested in this 'elder brother' you mentioned, he's too far away to be of any use now. Unless you can summon him with a Command Spell, you'll ultimately be doomed..."

"No hurries?"

Bai Zemin grinned, revealing two rows of pearly white teeth:
"Want to see my older brother? That's easy enough, isn't it?"

"I'll call him right away!"

(End of this chapter)