Crossover Anime: I Became Invincible Starting as an Ajin

Chapter 77 This time, stay here, all of you (6k)

"I have a special item on hand called Moon Spirit Essence Liquid."

"This Mystic Code can effectively help deal with most barriers and traps."

"Give me some time, and I can adjust the structure of their barrier to make it easier for us to infiltrate."

Einstein agreed, finding no problem with it.

"Now let's each go and make our own preparations. We'll meet up three hours later, at sunset, on the hillside southeast of the Matou family residence."

"Use the cover of night to carry out the operation."

Both sides were very satisfied with the conversation and politely bowed to each other before taking their leave.

The afternoon passed by in the midst of busy preparations.

Kenneth inspected his formal attire in the underground workshop. Under his precise commands, the mercury columns of Moon Spirit Essence changed into various shapes, emitting a subtle hum.

Sora stood quietly to the side, her gaze fixed on the knight beside her.

The other party's dismissive attitude only made Sora feel more favorably toward him.

In the hidden stronghold of Einstein's faction, Artoria adjusted her condition.

Meanwhile, Kiritsugu Emiya was hiding on a mountain peak near the Matou family's residence, observing the scene at the Matou family's residence through binoculars.

Meanwhile, Hisayu Maiya meticulously cleaned and maintained the weapons, striving to ensure that these creatures could perfectly fulfill their purpose.

The sun finally sank below the horizon, casting a deep twilight over Fuyuki City.

As the deep night begins to fall solemnly over the earth.

The appointed time was approaching, and the sea breeze carried a salty, fishy smell, foreshadowing the arrival of another storm.

An ominous cloud quietly loomed over the city. The evening breeze picked up, carrying a chill that made people uneasy, and even the streetlights began to flicker.

When Kenneth arrived at the location on the hill with Diarmuid on time, Einstein and Artoria were already waiting there.

After confirming the locations of both parties, Kenneth slowly walked towards the designated spot.

On the way here, Kenneth had already sensed the barrier surrounding this place.

The area is very wide, encompassing the entire neighborhood.

But this also means that it is very easy for magicians to hack into.

The Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid within his body surged and dispersed in all directions.

It searches for the location of the magic node and conceals it through Kenneth's manipulation.

By modifying the magical fluctuations detected by the barrier, it's as if a virus has been placed in a safe zone, allowing everyone to stroll leisurely into the barrier.

However, what puzzled Kenneth was that this barrier felt very complex, but its main function did not seem to lie in the realm of power.

It appears to contain elements of the earth.

Inside the Matou family residence.

Wang Bai was reading in the newly built room.

The magic made the whole room clean quickly, without any of the smells from the recent renovations.

However, due to the limited time, the room still felt too monotonous.

A chilly sea breeze blew in from the window, causing Wang Bai to frown and feel a sudden sense of unease.

Is it because of the rain?

Wang Bai forced himself to calm down; this quiet environment was more suitable for reading—wait, quiet?

It's important to know that the Matou family's mansion, being a large residence in Fuyuki City, is naturally located in a relatively remote area from the city center.

This means that the surrounding ecosystem is very good.

It's common to hear the sounds of various small animals.

But now, there is not a sound coming from the surrounding woods, which is obviously very abnormal.

Insects and birds have highly advanced intuition; for them to stop their normal activities, they must have sensed danger.

Someone has invaded the area near the Matou family's residence.

But why is the barrier not reacting at all?

I should have learned how to set up barriers properly from Sister Orange back then.

It seems that the basic barrier he set up is now useless, as anyone can bypass it.

Or, next time, instead of setting up any barriers, just place anti-personnel mines at some key points.

According to Sister Orange, she encountered difficulties with this kind of modern technology when she attacked the Far East Castle.

Modern technology may not be able to cause much damage, but after the explosion, it is essentially a large-scale alarm.

Putting this agenda aside for now, Wang Bai took out his phone and called Red Hare, asking it to quickly check the surrounding area.

Shortly after the phone call ended, a loud neighing of a horse could be heard from the distant woods.

What was that sound?

Kenneth, who was about to venture further into the courtyard, paused, his brow furrowed.

The Moon Spirit Essence Fluid emitted high-frequency vibrations as a warning, appearing like living silver mercury around Kenneth.

Artoria immediately entered battle mode, her body flashing with magical light as her armor was revealed, her emerald green eyes fixed intently on her surroundings.

"Oh no, I forgot, the other side had a Rider assisting the Caster before."

Kenneth's expression changed: "Why didn't you say so sooner? The other side actually has a Heroic Spirit!"

Artoria remained silent. This was something Kiritsugu Emiya had insisted everyone keep hidden, precisely because he feared Caster's strength was too great and would discourage their allies.

But Artoria was still heavy-hearted in the face of this result.

He broke the code of chivalry and shattered the sword in the stone in his lifetime for the sake of victory, and now he has broken the code of chivalry once again for the sake of victory.

Perhaps this is why she ended up like that in the past?

Thinking of this, Artoria's sword trembled slightly. She felt a sense of fear; could it be that the same thing would happen again?

"We were indeed in the wrong, but it's also because Rider didn't intervene much, so we forgot about it."

"We could only vaguely make out that the other side had the form of a centaur and a powerful Noble Phantasm that conjured a cannon."

Kenneth couldn't believe such words, but now that he was on the same side as Saber, it was too late to back down.

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Kenneth remembered something from his previous battle with the Conqueror King.

The other party clearly displayed the class of Rider.

If the other party has already cooperated with Caster, why is it described as a centaur shape by Artoria?

The other side also witnessed the battle between their Lancer group and Iskandar, and naturally could identify Rider's identity.

The abundance of information prompted Kenneth to think hard.

Ultimately, Kenneth came up with an impossible possibility.

In this Holy Grail War, two Rider-class Servants met their end.

This means that there has been a problem in this Holy Grail War.

Diarmuid then flashed forward, instantly protecting Kenneth.

The two-colored magic spears, "Gáe Dearg the Red Rose of Destruction" and "Gáe the Yellow Rose of Inevitable Annihilation"...

Buidhe quietly appeared in his hand, his handsome face filled with vigilance and a hint of excitement at encountering a formidable foe.

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a crimson whirlwind rushed out of the forest like a raging fire.

Standing two meters tall with a physique that could be described as perfect, the centaur wielded a halberd that sliced ​​through the air with unparalleled power, its target the most conspicuous group of intruders—Kenneth and his companions.

"You guys, don't you ever let a person rest?"

The Red Hare was emanating a resentful aura called "Ox and Horse," and within just two days, enemies arrived one after another.

He now suspects that Mr. Wang might be having some bad luck, since enemies are coming to his door to fight him.

Even so, Red Hare's halberd did not pause at all, transforming into a crimson storm that slashed down fiercely towards Diarmuid at the front.

"Well done!"

Diarmuid let out a low shout. Facing the powerful and heavy blow that seemed capable of splitting mountains, he did not choose to take it head-on, but instead dodged it with his superb marksmanship and outstanding speed.

At the same time, the yellow rose, like a venomous snake, swiftly stabbed at the wrist of the Red Hare.

Red Hare's mane stood on end, and a chilling sensation shot from its back to the top of its head. It abruptly stopped and quickly retreated, dodging Yellow Rose's attack.

"Damn it, there's definitely something wrong with your yellow spear, is it poisoned?!"

Red Hare cursed, but its halberd swung in a circle, thrusting without stopping.

Diarmuid was about to reply when his mouth was silenced by the sudden attack of the halberd.

Clang!

The halberd and the spear tip collided, sparking dazzling sparks and a piercing metallic clang.

In their very first clash, a powerful shockwave spread outwards, causing the surrounding vegetation to bend low and dust to rise.

Red Hare laughed wildly: "I didn't expect that guy who resorts to tricks would actually have some skill!"

It appears to be a compliment, but the tone is actually full of sarcasm.

Red Hare could tell at a glance that the heroic spirit before it had definitely fought its way through battle.

Therefore, the strategy of winning hearts and minds was chosen.

To put it bluntly, it means using trash talk to distract him and create openings in his skills.

Fang Tianhuajian continued waving his sword without stopping while he spoke, as if it were a windmill.

The Red Hare's powerful and imposing martial arts style imbued it with a sense of strength and intimidation.

Diarmuid focused intently on the situation, his spear technique leaning more towards skill and speed. The two pistols moved like butterflies flitting among flowers in his hands, while Piccolo sought openings in Red Hare's offensive.

The two Servants instantly engaged in battle, their speed dazzling to behold.

Protected by the Moon Spirit Essence, Kenneth took a few steps back and left the battlefield where the Servants clashed.

Even as a top magician, he felt powerless in this battle.

At this point, he had a more direct understanding of the power of the Servants.

Upon becoming a Servant, and facing the records of Valhalla, he retained his full glory as a Heroic Spirit of the Age of Gods and the transitional era during his lifetime.

Without a prepared magician intervening, they might be accidentally killed in the aftermath of the Servant battle.

What worried Kenneth even more was that he had already broken through the other party's barrier and blocked the alarm function.

How exactly did they discover their intrusion?

Could it be based on intuition?

Hidden on the hillside, Kiritsugu Emiya watched the fierce battle that suddenly broke out in the courtyard below through his binoculars, his face expressionless.

Hisayuu Maiki had already assembled the sniper rifle and calmly reported: "Confirmed one enemy Servant, extremely powerful, engaged in combat with Lancer, but no trace of the Matou family head, possibly Caster, has been found."

Kiritsugu Emiya lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and the smoke dissipated in the night breeze.

"Let's hold back for now and wait for an opportunity. Let them reflect on their losses first. Our target is that Caster."

Kiritsugu Emiya has already chosen the Matou family's Master.

Last year, Kariya Matou received a phone call from the Matou family and returned home.

The person on the other end of that phone call was probably Matou Tsuruno, who had suddenly seized power at the time.

Therefore, it seems that one of these two people must be a Master of a Heroic Spirit, or perhaps both of them are Masters of Heroic Spirits.

After all, there are already two Servants appearing in the Matou family.

Wang Bai had put down his book and walked to the window.

He could clearly sense the intense magical fluctuations emanating from the distant courtyard, as well as the sounds of clashing weapons.

"They've already started fighting? Should I say my intuition is sharp, or that Red Hare is just more efficient?"

Wang Bai frowned slightly; there had already been three waves of battles in just two days.

The frequency of battles in the original work wasn't this high.

Most of the battles take place in the later stages.

As a result, the frequency of battles for him was comparable to that of Plants vs. Zombies.

One wave during the day, another at night.

Even a clay figure has a temper; none of the heroic spirits who came today will escape.

A large number of black particles spread out from Wang Bai like a storm, gradually forming black phantoms.

"Go to the vicinity of the courtyard and observe their battle. When the opportunity arises, spare the lives of these heroic spirits."

"Also, since they've come here, they must have come prepared, so be careful. Even if you die, make sure it's a worthwhile death."

After giving his instructions, Wang Bai waved his hand, signaling the black phantoms to leave.

Wang Bai, as the main body, headed to the center of the barrier.

What was originally the basement of the insect cave has now been temporarily transformed by Wang Bai into the base of the [Earth Bond] barrier.

Even allowing the base to run autonomously is possible, but it will consume a lot of magic power.

However, at this moment, the Matou family is extremely poor and has lost the energy source that can provide magic.

Therefore, only Wang Bai or the Black Phantom themselves can provide energy.

Previously, when the Black Phantom was used as an energy source, it was found to be inefficient and would damage the Magic Base.

It seems that the Black Phantom does not have the same precise control over magic as the original body.

Wang Bai sat in the base, channeling his magic into the [Earth Bond].

Runes transform magic into runes that spread across pre-defined nodes.

Instantly, all the heroic spirits within the barrier felt as if they were being bound by some invisible force.

In an instant, all the heroic spirits stopped what they were doing and felt the changes in their bodies.

They believed that this strange feeling of confinement was due to the effects of the enemy's attack.

However, they didn't experience any physical discomfort; only an intuition within them reminded them of something.

Every heroic spirit present would not ignore their own intuition, so something must have happened.

Red Hare was the first to realize that if anything strange could happen in this place, it must be the work of Mr. Wang Bai.

So he abandoned thinking about the changes in his body, picked up his halberd and charged forward once again.

Artoria, who was standing to the side, looked at Diarmuid, who immediately understood her meaning and shook his head.

They were indicating that the situation they were in was not what they had done.

Artoria immediately realized that this was very likely the work of the previous Caster, so they had to speed up their operation.

No matter what the caster is doing, they must interrupt the other's actions.

Artoria then stepped forward and blocked Red Hare's attack.

Diarmuid seemed to be deep in thought, and used the red rose to slash around himself. The feeling of being bound by the rose lightened for a moment, but it immediately returned.

The well-informed Diarmuid also realized that this was probably Caster's method; they only felt this faint sense of restraint within his magical range.

Just as Artoria parried Red Hare's heavy slash and stepped back, a black shadow suddenly rushed over!

A dark, humanoid ghost appeared silently within three steps of Artoria, its sharp blade aimed directly at her body.

The attack was not purely physical; it also contained a strange magical fluctuation.

Diarmuid quickly used Yellow Rose to rush towards Black Phantom, attempting to divert attention from one enemy position and rescue Artoria from the ambush.

But the black phantom didn't even glance at Diarmuid's attack; the blade in its hand pierced directly through Artoria's left shoulder.

The black ghost looked at its own claws. It had aimed its attack at the opponent's vital heart. How did the opponent manage to dodge it?

When the black phantom appeared, Artoria sensed its chilling killing intent and instinctively moved to the side, thus avoiding the attack.

Diarmuid's yellow rose then pierced through the head of the Black Phantom, but the next second, the Black Phantom drew a rune.

A terrifying burst of flames, accompanied by intense heat, engulfed everything around it.

Even as Diarmuid retreated quickly, burn marks still appeared on his body.

"Lancer!"

Kenneth gasped in surprise when he saw Diarmuid suffer a loss.

The Moon Spirit Essence in his body swam directly to Diarmuid's side, helping him recover from his injuries.

However, at that moment, another black phantom appeared a few steps away from Diarmuid.

Diarmuid had just relaxed and hadn't even had time to react to the same stab.

Just as those present were about to speak up to stop him, the black phantom had already closed in on Diarmuid.

The Moon Spirit Essence fluid within his body automatically formed a hard shield, stopping the black phantom for less than a second.

Then, gunshots rang out in the distance.

A bullet struck the Black Ghost, causing him to stumble.

The attack missed its mark, and a strand of hair fell from Diarmuid's forehead.

The next second, Artoria was about to step forward, intending to kill the black phantom.

But just as she was about to take a step, a halberd appeared in front of Artoria.

"Hahaha, have you forgotten about me?!"

Red Hare neighed and exhaled two streams of hot air as it charged madly toward Artoria.

Encountering such a diverse array of powerful figures in this battle, the Holy Grail War was definitely the right choice!

The entire war now appears to be in chaos, a four-way battle involving Artoria, Diarmuid, Red Hare, and Black Phantom.

However, the appearance of these two black phantoms was merely a signal.

The second, the third, the tenth—one after another, black phantoms appeared around the group.

Soon, Einsfield and Kenneth, who were standing nearby, were also targeted by the Black Phantom.

Their ability is only to restrain the Black Phantom's actions; they do not have the ability to directly confront the Black Phantom.

Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya Hisau, who were in the distance, also provided support using firearms.

However, firearms alone were not enough to achieve their purpose; they merely made these black phantoms pause for a moment.

Some of the Black Ghosts even adapted to the speed of bullets, allowing them to dodge quickly.

Even if Kiritsugu Emiya wanted to take out the Origin Bullet and fire it, he couldn't.

The Origin Missile that misses its target is meaningless.

Moreover, while the Origin Bullet is highly effective against mages, it is essentially no different from a regular bullet against Heroic Spirits.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spine at the sight of the black phantom.

Suddenly, the entire black phantom stopped and retreated.

Red Hare seemed to have received some message and also chose to retreat.

Artoria and Diarmuid did not pursue. They understood that when the side with the advantage suddenly gave up the pursuit, it must be because they had some kind of confidence that could determine the outcome of the war.

They both quickly returned to their respective Masters' sides.

But then they saw black phantoms gradually appear, each phantom generating a violently fluctuating force in its hand.

The source of those magical fluctuations was the runes drawn by black phantoms.

The next moment, a storm of magic descended.

Fireballs, ice spikes, wind blades, ground spikes—all sorts of basic magic powered by the most basic runes rained down on everyone from all directions like a storm!

Furthermore, it was magic guided by runes, and even a single spell from it was powerful enough to harm a Heroic Spirit.

Even though Saber and Lancer classes have the ability to resist magic, the sheer number of them is still terrifying.

"Protect Master!"

Artoria and Diarmuid immediately made the same move.

The magic power gathers into his own Noble Phantasm.

The Wind King's barrier was then removed, and the magnificent sword once again revealed its sharpness.

Golden light shone from the sword, turning the night into day.

The red spear also emitted a scarlet light, and Diarmuid, as its master, concentrated his magic power towards the Noble Phantasm.

"Gathered from the breath of the stars, from the torrent of glorious life, the sword of vowed victory (E.calibur)!"

"Pierce through! Red Rose that vanquishes demons! (GáeDearg)"

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