Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 237 Let's duel, King of Knights!

"This looks like war is about to break out, right, Avenger?"

Seeing the look in Asuka's eyes after she stood up, the Conqueror King smiled indifferently.

"This is war."

He sensed the depletion of magic power within his body, and then, amidst Waver's exclamation, threw him from the Divine Wheel to the distant shore.

The power of the king's army was taking a heavy toll on him, and it was even going to pull him into a brief magical vacuum.

At this moment, his strength has declined significantly, and with Waver's magic reserves as a third-rate magician, he probably won't even be able to activate the Divine Wheel a few more times.

In the upcoming battles, he may not be able to protect his Master.

Artoria was panting, the afterglow of the Star Sword in her hand not yet completely dissipated.

"King of Knights, I challenge you to a duel!" Asuka said in a deep voice.

Her gaze was fixed firmly on Asuka, who had been fighting alongside her just minutes before, and she smiled confidently: "Having defeated the spearman and that twin, do you still have the strength to fight me?"

"Hmm." Asuka didn't waste any words, only gripping her Zanpakuto tightly: "Let's end this chaotic war as soon as possible."

"Although I fought two battles in a row, the cost of using your Noble Phantasm must have been quite high, so it can't be considered that you took advantage of my vulnerability."

"You really dare to say that." Artoria straightened up upon hearing this, raising her striking eyebrows. "Really not going to rest? I won't hold back."

The birds remained silent, only holding their blades, reflecting the moonlight, level, letting their attitude speak for itself.

"Hahaha! Interesting fellow! Are you trying to end the Holy Grail War in one night? Amazing!"

The Conqueror King laughed, but his laughter was tinged with exhaustion.

At that moment, Matou Ryouken slowly walked down from the bridge, his hunched body surrounded by a swarm of tiny insects buzzing around him.

He glanced at the tense standoff between Asuka and Artoria, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Avenger, since you've chosen the Sword Servant, then I'll take over the rider."

"Although I have declined somewhat in recent years, I am still more than capable of dealing with a Servant who lacks magical power."

"Don't be too confident, old man." Iskandar turned around and drew the Cypriot sword from his waist. "Even without the power of a Noble Phantasm, I am still a mighty emperor!"

Asuka paid no attention to the situation of the dirty inkstone; he was already fully in battle mode.

He didn't know what insidious methods Zang Yan would use to deal with Iskandar, so he decided to avoid seeing it.

Now, he must focus on the duel before him.

Although Zang Yan is disgusting, he is right.

To return to that world, to see Shinobu Kocho and the Demon Slayer Corps, to go back and seek revenge...

"King of Knights, if the Holy Grail has been corrupted, all your dreams and desires will be twisted. Will you still fight for it?" he suddenly asked.

Black lines spread up his arm, the power of the Avenger class at work.

Seemingly influenced by this power, the Heaven's Cup, which had already absorbed the spirits of two Heroes, began to stir restlessly, emitting strange fluctuations in the sky.

Artoria didn't understand Asuka's intentions, and raised the Star Sword high: "The kind of thing you're talking about, you can only know by witnessing it with your own eyes."

Asuka remained silent, and a dark red spiritual pressure began to condense on the blade, which emitted wisps of white mist due to its intense heat in the gloomy night.

...I will try my best to make your exit painless.

"Come at full speed!"

The battle erupted instantly.

Asuka charged straight at Artoria without using any fancy techniques, closing in at lightning speed with an explosive Instant Step.

The Zanpakuto slashed down from above, accompanied by a whistling sound as it tore through the air.

Black energy swirled around the blade, and the strike contained an aggressive flame.

"Sky Rift!"

Artoria dodged to the side, and her holy sword swept out horizontally.

Even without unleashing the magic power of the Star Sword, a pure numerical comparison carries a tremendous force that ordinary Servants would find difficult to withstand.

clang-!!

Their weapons clashed, producing a metallic clang and sparks of magic.

Both of them felt a numbness in their arms at the same time.

The Knight King's physical strength far exceeded his physical appearance; his sword strike seemed to carry the power to move mountains and overturn seas.

This was also Artoria's first time facing Asuka head-on, and she couldn't help but sigh that it was no wonder the lancers couldn't withstand the opponent's sword strikes.

The force of that sword strike nearly caused her to lose her balance and expose a weakness, even with the aid of an EX-rank Noble Phantasm.

Coupled with that feeling of absorbing magical energy, the treasure in the opponent's hand is no ordinary weapon.

"Drink!!" she shouted, and chopped down hard.

The bird took a step back, used the momentum to flip over, and once again unleashed a continuous net of blades.

Ding ding ding—!

Sparks flew from the crackling blade, illuminating almost the entire riverbank.

"What a fine sword!" the two exclaimed simultaneously.

Relying on their superb swordsmanship, the two powerful monsters fought to a standstill.

The aftershocks of the clash of swords stirred up sand and stones, causing the river water to ripple.

For a time, it was difficult to distinguish between them.

Meanwhile, Matou Ryouken has also approached Iskandar.

Even though the opponent looked somewhat weak, the treacherous old man did not approach easily. Instead, he commanded the swarm of insects to surge towards the Conqueror King like a tidal wave.

"Conqueror King, your Reality Marble is powerful, but it cannot be activated continuously for a short period of time. What a pity."

"Haha! Old man, my path of conquest won't end here!"

Despite his heavy body, Iskandar laughed and swung his short sword.

The sword light flashed like thunder, slicing swarms of insects into dust.

But his movements were noticeably slower, causing Webber on the shore to stamp his feet in frustration: "Your Majesty! Watch out behind you!"

"Damn it... why is my magic so useless!"

Waver gritted his teeth and forced out magic from his body, but the meager supply was like a drop in the ocean, far from enough to restore Iskandar to his peak.

After all, not everyone is like Asuka, who can fight by plundering magic power and sustaining himself through battle.

Zang Yan chuckled incessantly, and with a wave of his cane, more insects emerged from the ground, forming a black vortex that rushed towards Iskandar.

"Your Master is too weak. This little bit of magical power isn't even as good as the youngest girl in the Kamado family. How can she uphold the glory of a king?"

"Accept your fate, let your spirit origin become nourishment for the Holy Grail, and I'll spare that child."

Iskandar managed to parry, but the swarm was growing larger and larger, and his armor and short sword were covered with the corpses of insects.

With a deafening roar, the Divine Wheel was completely overturned by the swarm of insects, and its lightning dimmed as it lay on the ground.

He could only roll sideways to create distance from the swarm of insects, and then summon his beloved horse from another dimension, reattaching his sword and mounting the horse.

"This can't go on. We need to get close to that old man in one fell swoop and kill him!"

The Conqueror King had made his decision.

Meanwhile, the battle in the sky changed dramatically once again.

Gilgamesh's golden figure hovered in the night sky, the light of his Noble Phantasm illuminating almost half the sky.

"You've made me waste so much time, haven't you reached your limit, you rabid dog!"

His eyes were full of annoyance, and the King's Treasury forced the berserker into a retreat.

Even so, he still did not use his full strength.

The sword of ecstasy that created the world was held in his hand, but he never used it again.

Perhaps in his view, it was already incredibly fortunate for the opponent to have used EA to break through the Bankai's domain. To ask him to use such a Noble Phantasm to chase after them would not be in line with the true nature of the King of Heroes.

But the berserker's body became increasingly bizarre, with black mist seeping out from beneath the bone mask.

Metastacia is recovering.