To become a king and a magician

Without warning, a burst of light, formed by countless rays of light, erupted from behind the giant demon spirit. Its mountain-sized body was instantly shattered into countless flying fragments, as if it had been thrown into a shredder.

Within Ryougi Shiki's field of vision, amidst a large number of fragments, a dark-skinned, white-haired female swordsman was holding a large katana longer than herself, staring coldly at her.

"So you are Ryougi Shiki? I am Okita Souji Alter, and I have come to assist you at the instruction of my Master Arcueid."

"Need not."

"Huh?"

81. What can you do with a Flash Slash attack if you go first?

King Solomon's ability to use summoning magic was unexpected by Natsukawa Torato.

However, the summoning magic was not used by Natsukawa Torato, but by Sajou Rei, which was also unexpected by King Solomon.

After his gaze lingered on Sajou Rei for a moment, King Solomon's eyes flickered slightly: "A self-governing doll that contains the Holy Grail and is itself made of a special Philosopher's Stone. A rather excellent Mystic Code, it can be seen as another Servant besides Saber for you."

"but--"

As he raised his right hand, a magical energy surged across King Solomon's body, and several magic circles appeared beneath Sajou Rei's feet and above her head.

"Boom—!"

A deafening roar and impact erupted together, and dazzling flames instantly engulfed Sajou Rei's figure!

King Solomon stared at Natsukawa Torato: "What I want is a one-on-one battle with you. I want to see only your power. No one else should be present—"

"Sizzle—!"

Before he could finish speaking, King Solomon suddenly felt a blur before his eyes, and Xia Chuanhu, who had been not far away just moments before, appeared in front of him without warning! The Star Holy Sword shone brightly, and an incomparably dazzling sword suddenly slashed towards his chest!

His lips moved rapidly, and just as the blade was about to touch King Solomon's chest, multiple magic circles swiftly formed in front of his chest, blocking the attack in an instant!

"coax----!"

However, just as he managed to defend himself, King Solomon's vision was immediately filled with towering flames. A giant fist made entirely of flames suddenly emerged from behind Natsukawa Tiger and slammed down heavily on him!

"Boom—!"

A jet of water shot skyward instantly! Dense steam obscured everyone's vision in a flash!

However, if their vision is merely obstructed, it will not have any impact on the two of them.

Countless magic circles stacked above Xia Chuanhu's head, and a beam of light fell through the top magic circle. With each layer of magic circles it passed through, the beam of light expanded. In just a blink of an eye, the beam of light, which was originally only the thickness of a hair, had been amplified to the size of two or three telephone poles that could be hugged together!

"Thump—!"

The enormous beam of light slammed directly onto Xia Chuanhu's head. The immense weight, as if crushed by a giant mountain, caused Xia Chuanhu's knees to involuntarily bend!

But that's all.

"Click..."

After a soft cracking sound, numerous cracks rapidly spread across the surface of the entire pillar of light. At the base of the pillar, gripping it with one hand, his fingers digging deep into its core, Xia Chuanhu clenched his fist tightly—

"Crack!"

The beam of light shattered into countless fragments immediately!

Did you crush the magic trick with your bare hands?

King Solomon looked surprised—was this also the effect of the manifestation of imagination? To use his own body... no, the manifestation of imagination isn't just an ability to influence living beings, but directly affects space itself?

"Bang------!"

While King Solomon was pondering, Natsukawa Tiger stomped on the ground and appeared in front of him again, gripping the holy sword tightly with both hands and bringing it down on his head!

"Clang—!"

Unlike last time, this time it was not a magic circle that blocked the holy sword, but King Solomon's hands. It sounds unbelievable, but it is true. The blade of the holy sword is now being held between King Solomon's hands.

This is what is known as "catching a blade barehanded".

"You can even use your exceptional eyesight like this in close combat?" Natsukawa Tiger laughed. "Truly worthy of being called the Israeli King of Fighters."

"While I do have some knowledge of boxing, I'm not at the level to be called a King of Fighters. You flatter me—more importantly, your performance was much calmer than I expected."

Judging from the relationship between Natsukawa Torara and Sajou Rei, King Solomon concluded that their relationship was not simply one of master and servant. He had assumed that Natsukawa Torara would be angry because Sajou Rei's life had been ruined.

However, while there was anger, it was not particularly intense.

Natsukawa Tora's lips curled up slightly: "Don't you think I'm disappointed that I didn't lose my mind in anger? Don't think that your attack can tear off my Zero's clothes. She is the best doll in the world, my most satisfying and favorite work!"

As the voice faded, Natsukawa Tora abruptly lowered his head, and then, from the rubble of the bridge not far away—

"Da da da da da da da da da——————!"

Like a Gatling gun at full power, countless bullets instantly tore through the wreckage, and countless bullets, carried by the gale, transformed into a storm that struck King Solomon at an incredible speed before he could even react!

The thick smoke instantly obscured King Solomon's figure.

(Sorry, Master, although we managed to withstand the attack, it took some time for us to repair ourselves and for our weapons to be damaged.)

"It's okay, as long as we make it in time."

"I'm really surprised, you're all alright?"

Emerging from the smoke and rising into the air a short distance away, King Solomon looked down at Shatiao Lingyi: "I must have used magic powerful enough to destroy you—was that ring hovering around you actually a blessing from a spirit that greatly reduces magical interference?"

"As expected of the King of Magic, all the techniques I can use now would be seen through in an instant in front of you," Sajou Rei laughed. "However, just as my master and I thought, even if I hit you head-on, it wouldn't cause any damage."

The protection afforded by the Ten Commandments constantly safeguarded King Solomon, shielding him from any magical effects. Even if that attack were repeated hundreds or thousands of times, it wouldn't be able to harm him.

However, King Solomon did not believe that Natsukawa Tora and Sajou Rei would launch such a surprise attack knowing they could not harm him.

"—!"

A chilling killing intent suddenly emanated from him. King Solomon decisively began to unleash a magic spell around himself, but before he could fully unleash it, Sajou Rei raised his gun barrel again and aimed it at him. A beam of light blue light burst from the barrel and shone straight at the magic spell!

(A mistake? No, it was intentional... wait, the magic trick was a bit too slow to unfold!)

Water Sprite Technique: Disruptive Shot.

Water's characteristic is **flow**, so if you reverse it to **stillness** and shoot it, it will naturally cause the target to stop or slow down. Even if it doesn't work on King Solomon himself, it will be effective against the magic he uses.

Besides the surging rapids, swamps that make it difficult to escape and frozen ice are also part of the water.

(I'm different from my owner; I pay a lot of attention to detail.)

(Yes, yes, I know you're thoughtful.)

Amidst the several spells that struck him, as if his colors had faded, Natsukawa Tora's figure silently appeared, swiftly bypassing all the spells and arriving directly behind King Solomon—

"Sizzle—!"

The holy sword fell!

82. The emperor's command has been fulfilled!

A huge wound appeared on Xia Chuanhu's body, running from his right shoulder to his left abdomen, spanning his entire upper body.

But not with King Solomon.

"Hiss~~~~"

Flames ignited at the cut surface of the wound, and under the scorching heat, the massive wound visibly healed. A spirit resembling a giant bird circled around King Solomon, carrying him higher into the sky.

The 72 Demon Pillars – The 37th Pillar: Phoenix.

"So you finally took it out?"

"It came a little earlier than I expected, but that proves that the two of you working together are worth it for me to do this."

King Solomon laughed.

Using magic to fight Natsukawa Torama was somewhat presumptuous, but if even he, who only uses magic, couldn't defeat him, then it proved that Natsukawa Torama couldn't meet his expectations, and there was no need to continue the matter.

It's fine as it is now.

"Wow—!"

Phoenix suddenly cried out twice, realizing his demon god's thoughts. King Solomon couldn't help but look at Natsukawa Torato's demon eye: "It seems that it is very afraid of your demon eye. Although it set up magic to counter it from the beginning, it was only aimed at me. The demon god should not be able to hold out for long against you."

The Eye of the Soul-Eroding only takes a short time to completely corrupt a Servant. Even if the opponent is one of the Seventy-Two Demon Gods, it will only take a little longer.

(The battle with him cannot be delayed; the magic against the Mystic Eyes can only last for five more minutes—let's finish this quickly.)

Thinking of this, King Solomon immediately took action.

Instead of heading straight for Natsukawa Tora, it charged towards Sajou Rei below.

(Although she can't cause much damage, it would be troublesome if she continued to interfere with me. I'll weaken her first.)

Thinking this, King Solomon once again unleashed multiple magic spells around Sajou Rei. Unlike before, this time the magic spells were several levels higher in both the intensity of the magic and the scale of the spells!

but--

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

A series of light blue beams shot out, and each magic circle was momentarily frozen after being hit!

Seizing this brief moment of pause, Sajou Rei rode a strong gust of wind and flew out from the bridge wreckage!

Phoenix.

"What are you looking at!"

King Solomon immediately wanted the phoenix beside him to give chase, but before Phoenix could fly away, Natsukawa Tiger had already arrived beside him with incredible speed, and the holy sword and the phoenix's body collided with a bang!

"Boom—!"

An incredibly massive fireball erupted in the air!

The dazzling flames high in the sky instantly drew the attention of everyone below!

The next moment, amidst the flames, two figures simultaneously burst forth with incredible speed. Riding on a phoenix spreading its wings, they soared into the sky. King Solomon glanced at Natsukawa Tiger, who was closely following behind him, and Phoenix beneath him, understanding perfectly, flapped its wings sharply!

"Boom boom boom boom!"

Dozens of enormous fireballs appeared around Phoenix like the sun, and then slammed into Xia Chuanhu, who was in hot pursuit!

Almost instinctively, Natsukawa Torama habitually swung his Star Holy Sword directly at the target—

"Bang------!"