Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 234 The Illusion Master

"Oh my, isn't this Grandpa from the Machiri family?"

Francesca, as if she'd spotted some interesting rare animal, fiddled with the ends of her singed hair and asked curiously, "I'd heard before that you turned yourself into a bunch of insects in your pursuit of immortality? Seeing it with my own eyes today is truly a twisted sense of humor~"

"Heh heh, what a clueless little brat." Lie Yan's voice was hoarse and grating.

"You're five hundred years too young to show off such low-level illusions in front of me."

Asuka ignored the verbal sparring between the two, as their appearance was unexpected.

In the current situation, he is undoubtedly a helper, but Asuka has limited trust in him.

"Old man, what brings you here?" Asuka asked in a low voice, "Where are the Kamado mother and daughter? And how is Kenneth, the Lancer's Master?"

Lie Yan glanced at Fei Niao, seemingly displeased that he was concerned about such trivial matters when facing a formidable enemy.

He slowly walked forward a few steps with his cane, the insects following him like a black carpet spread across the ground.

"Hehe... Don't worry."

"That magician Kenneth, although his magic circuits have been mostly severed and his internal organs are in a mess... I have given him the best healing potion, so he won't die for the time being."

"As for the little girl..."

Lie Yan paused, his withered face twitching slightly as if he were giving a bitter smile: "They're currently retreating towards the mansion with that useless Yan Ye."

"Kariya lost?" Asuka frowned.

"A complete and utter defeat." Lieyan's tone was cold, seemingly unsurprised: "His hastily learned insect magic is utterly inadequate against Tokiomi Tohsaka."

"If he hadn't met the little girl on the way, he probably would have died on the roadside with his barely breathing body."

At this point, Zang Yan raised his head and looked at the two beams of light that were still colliding fiercely in the sky. A trace of fanaticism and greed flashed in his turbid eyes.

"However, this is also what truly fascinates me..."

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"The Master has already been defeated and fallen unconscious, and the mana supply is almost cut off, yet that berserker... is still able to rely on some kind of special ability to fight against the King of Heroes in a battle of that intensity?"

"As expected of a death god from another world... that power, that resilience of the soul, is exactly the form I've always dreamed of..."

Upon hearing Lieyan's words, Feibiao tightened his grip on the knife.

He remembered the greedy amplifying worm inside Haru, and how Haru had fought so desperately, exhausting her life force.

"Old man, about Haru..."

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Suddenly, Lieyan raised his cane and pointed to the still smiling twins in front of him, interrupting Feibiao's words.

"If you're here to demand an explanation, I suggest you hold off for now."

"The most urgent task now is to get rid of these two troublemakers."

His voice turned icy cold: "If we don't cut off the magic supply to these two sorcerers, that enormous sea monster will probably turn the entire Fuyuki City into ruins."

"At that time, not only will the mother and daughter be ruined, but our plan to find the source will also be in vain."

"You should be able to tell which is more important, right?"

Feiniao glanced at Zang Yan's sinister appearance and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.

He was right.

The two guys in front of me, especially the boy holding the book in human skin, exuded a dangerous malice.

Asuka turned around and pointed the tip of her knife at the twins: "...We'll settle the score properly after everything is over."

"Hehe, okay." Lie Yan chuckled sinisterly.

"Oh my, you've already reached an agreement?"

Francesca patted her charred skirt and lightly jumped down from the railing.

"François, it seems they not only don't take us seriously, but they also intend to..."

"How was it again? Mixed doubles?"

"It's a righteous gang beating, another version of myself."

Young François reopened the "Book of the City of the Dead," a magic book bound in human skin that emitted an ominous green light.

The pages turned automatically, and obscure incantations crawled out like living things, quickly merging into the air.

The space on the bridge began to distort, and a misty fog began to rise in the air.

A smile played on his lips: "Now that we have new audience members, let's show you some even more amazing magic tricks."

"Illusion Technique: Kaleidoscope"

With a whisper from the boy, the surrounding space distorted once again.

The once pitch-black bridge suddenly became colorful.

The jellyfish that were originally floating in the air instantly transformed into countless mirrors, surrounding the birds and the dirty inkstone.

In every mirror, the figures of Francesca and François are reflected.

They were laughing, crying, brandishing daggers, or chanting incantations.

"A Reality Marble?"

Having just witnessed the might of the King's army, Asuka frowned and subconsciously made a judgment.

"No, it's just the clever use of advanced illusion magic." Lie Yan remained calm and composed, smiling as he surveyed his surroundings.

Even without the barrier, Asuka felt terrible; his senses seemed to have failed him at that moment.

The aura emanating from all directions was both real and illusory.

"Hehehe, big brother, come and catch me~"

Countless Francesca spoke at the same time, their voices overlapping to create an echo that had a strong sense of dizziness.

Swish-!

Without hesitation, Asuka swung his sword, slashing at the nearest mirror.

As the blade sliced ​​through, the figure shattered like a soap bubble, leaving no trace of its flesh.

boom!

Immediately afterwards, the shattered figure transformed into a cloud of purple poisonous mist, instantly spraying the bird's face.

"Cough cough!" Asuka held her breath and leaped backward.

But the moment he landed, the ground beneath his feet suddenly transformed into a gaping maw, attempting to devour him.

"Is this an illusion?" Asuka stomped down.

Sure enough, the giant mouth was just a trick of light and shadow; the ground beneath their feet was still solid concrete.

Just when he thought it was another false alarm, a cold dagger silently pierced out of the air behind him.

Sizzle—

His armor was ripped, leaving a bloody gash on his back.

The bird turned around to counterattack, but missed again.

"Interfering with perception-based operations? How annoying."

This feeling of being unable to use his strength made him very unhappy, and he thought to himself that if he had the chance, he must find some techniques to counter illusions.

Asuka was naturally unaware that this was the effect of a Rank A anti-human Noble Phantasm called "The Supreme Illusion".

Legend has it that François possesses divine blood, and he can combine illusion magic with divine blood to create powerful abilities comparable to Noble Phantasms.

With his superb illusion skills, his magic can even deceive the structure of the world itself, making the other party feel as if they are trapped in a fixed barrier.

Although Asuka possesses a strong fighting instinct, she seems somewhat helpless in the face of magic that purely deceives the senses.

"Hehe, here! No, here!"

Another strike missed its mark, and the opponent's figure split into thousands like a mirror image, each waving mockingly.

He can cut through steel and cleave through magic, but he cannot cut through light and shadow, nor can he shatter lies.

"What's wrong, Mr. Avenger? Are you already dizzy?"

The air was filled with Francesca's arrogant laughter.

"However, illusion is still just illusion, and it's not as powerful as a fixed barrier."

Matou Ryuken, who had remained motionless, let out a disdainful snort.

He slammed his cane into the ground.

"Go, my children."

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