That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

"It's gone, but not because its aura is concealed."

Admittedly, the ultimate level of aura concealment can even make the body transparent, but aura concealment is still a class skill, and its use will leave a lot of traces of magic power. Even if a magician of Hall's level cannot find the other party, he will still conclude that "although he cannot see the other party, the other party is nearby."

Hall's situation was that, not only was the opponent not present, but he had just been ambushed and couldn't even find a trace of them.

There is only one inherent skill that grants this ability!

"Circle Realm!" Hall coughed up blood with a grave expression, the taste of rust spreading in his mouth, his heart heavy.

[Circle of Qi]: A technique that uses Qi to perceive the surrounding environment and makes one's own existence disappear. Those who fully master it can even become one with heaven and earth, merging their figure into nature. Because it is about assimilating the "energy" within the body with nature, even if you touch him, you will not be able to sense his presence before the "energy" within the body is transformed into an attack.

To put it simply, this skill is about achieving harmony between man and nature, and only those who have a profound understanding of martial arts can master it.

Then, very few Servants possess this inherent skill, and the highest-ranking among them is only Assassin Li Shuwen.

He is the type of Servant that Hall least wants to face.

Not to mention Hall, even Gilgamesh, who is known as the Servant Killer and has the prototypes of all Noble Phantasms, is the same. He can't do anything about Assassin Li Shuwen, who has the Circle of Realms.

"Why can the base of the Holy Grail summon Eastern Servants?"

“No, Karna is also an Eastern Servant, so we can only assume that the foundation of the Holy Grail has been modified.” Hall reached out and quickly drew runes in the air. After the traces of magic disappeared, a transparent barrier appeared around Hall to protect him.

The forest is deep and treacherous, fraught with danger.

After a brief silence, the old man in the red coat suddenly emerged, his eyes hidden behind old-fashioned sunglasses staring at Hall with a smile and praise: "To have taken a punch from me and be unharmed, and to have such an interesting opponent, participating in this Holy Grail War isn't all bad."

"Having a hole punched in the chest doesn't mean you're unharmed."

Hall gazed at Assassin before him and said slowly, “He has an Eastern face, wears a red Qing Dynasty robe, is dressed simply, has white hair at the temples, and a thin face that hides a hint of ferocity. If you put an erhu in his hand, he would definitely look like Abing.”

Li Shuwen is a master marksman!

If Black also summons the Grand Duke, they could form an erhu band.

Assassin casually asked, "Are you the homunculus that the lord mentioned? The energy flowing through your body is no different from ours. You clearly have the same characteristics as homunculus, yet you are a Servant. Surrender and come back with me to see the lord. Otherwise, I don't know if I can control the force of my punches. In war, even if you are killed, you won't have any complaints, right?"

The unassuming old man before me possesses assassination skills far superior to those of traditional Assassins. His [Circle] ensures he remains undetected, and his Noble Phantasm [No Second Strike], as the name suggests, is a one-hit kill, requiring no second strike.

Under these circumstances, he also possesses the ability to fight head-on with the Servant [Beowulf], whose name originates from Berserker.

It's no exaggeration to say that Assassin is an overpowered Servant, whose abilities are among the best of the top-tier Servants.

The compatibility is too bad. Even if Hall wanted to escape by flying, he is not a Rider-class and his flight speed is limited. It would be difficult for him to escape from an Assassin with an A+ agility rating.

"Surrendering is not my style." Hall stood up, his magic circuits flowing through his body, raising all his attributes by one level.

Aissass smiled leisurely and said, "The most valuable thing is to know your own limitations. Only by recognizing your own limits can you avoid doing foolish things."

"Humans have limits, but I don't."

One is not a proper Caster, and the other is not a proper Assassin.

boom!

Hall's body vanished from its spot in an instant, but not towards Assassin; instead, it headed deeper into the primeval jungle.

This is the "underworld," where Hall's magic will be suppressed to some extent. Moreover, defeating Assassin here would be meaningless and might even attract the attention of the goddess of the underworld.

My hemorrhoids have flared up again, and I'm in excruciating pain.

My thoughts were disrupted, my mind went blank, and I felt like I had to squeeze out every single word.

It took me more than three hours to finish writing this chapter.

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Chapter 147 Assassin's Encounter

【Bajiquan】 and 【Circle】 are Type-Moon's two major overpowered abilities.

【Bajiquan】Needs no further explanation. It is the signature martial art of Kirei Kotomine and Rin Tohsaka. They have achieved many brilliant victories despite only having learned the basics.

【Circle】 is even more terrifying than EX-level aura concealment. EX-level aura concealment can only make the user transparent, and skilled magicians can also sense traces of magic power and touch it.

A-level [Circle of Enclosure] cannot be sensed, leaves no trace of magic, and cannot be detected even upon contact.

"Mushroom, you Bajiquan fanboy! That's going too far. He's supposed to be an Assassin, but his direct combat ability is the same as a Berserker." Hall walked through the forest with a sullen face, activating all the magic circuits in his body. His magic power flowed into his magic eye to perform high-speed calculations and find the Assassin in the circle state.

Hall's feet didn't touch the ground, and his speed was barely on par with C-level attributes. However, he was agile and unaffected by terrain. While retreating, he activated magic to lock onto the Assassin who was approaching him at high speed.

呲味~

Two magic circles unfolded, unleashing two torrents of magical energy at Assassin, which crossed and blocked Assassin's movement space.

Assassin leaped into the air, using the giant tree trunk as leverage to move freely. A torrent of magic cut down dozens of trees, but it couldn't keep up with his pace.

“Not only is magic suppressed by the rules of the underworld, but magic is also unable to lock onto Assassin in his circle state.” Hall sighed helplessly, watching Assassin approach. He then withdrew his magic and used his magical power to enhance his physical body.

Two figures clashed in mid-air, their magic-enhanced fists colliding with fists imbued with internal energy, producing the roar of cannonballs. The two retreated simultaneously, then advanced again, exchanging blows no less than a hundred times in a minute. Smoke and dust exploded, and the skeletal undead on the ground were blasted to pieces by the magical turbulence before they even understood what was happening.

Hall barely managed to hold his own against Assassin by relying on his Magic Eye, which allowed him to anticipate Assassin's movements and intercept him in advance. Assassin, in turn, often threw unexpected punches, and the two exchanged blows and counter-attacks countless times.

Assassin exclaimed with delight, "That was great! Although it's not martial arts, your fist and foot skills are quite impressive!"

Wherever the two went, ancient giant trees fell down. Hall landed on the ground and looked up to see a dark shadow approaching. He crossed his arms to defend himself, and magic gathered in the light path between his hands to form a defensive barrier.

boom!

Hall blocked Assassin's flying kick with both arms, the ground cracked, and Hall's body was blasted into the mud.

"Damn it, this force is like a curse; it can destroy the properties of magic and disintegrate magical power."

Blue lightning flashed, and Hall, enduring the excruciating pain in his arm, used his magic eye to control the magic power to form a circle and activate alchemy, turning the soil into rock that pierced out.

The thousands of stone spears were still easily destroyed by Assassin; the rocks were barely harder than tofu under his fists.

Dust obscured his vision, and Hall wanted to use it to escape.

Swish!

The Demon Eye saw the flow of energy, and the fist blocked Hall's escape route before he could react.

“I have locked onto your aura. Even though I cannot see you, I can sense your every move.”

Assassin shouted in a deep voice, his strength shifting from yin to yang. He lost the ability to crush magic but enhanced his power. With a punch, a tiger's roar rang out, shattering hundreds of stone spears.

Amidst the swirling dust, sword light flashed as Hall charged forward, wielding a rapier in both hands, the tip of the sword colliding with his fist.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Sparks flew, but the rapier couldn't harm Assassin's fist in the slightest. Instead, the rapier broke in two, unable to withstand the powerful force of the punch.

The rapier is neither a Noble Phantasm nor a Mystic Code enhanced by magic by Hall; it is merely an ordinary object made from metal extracted from the earth, and naturally, it is difficult to harm a Servant.

"Continuing to delay is not a solution. Are we going to be forced to use our Noble Phantasm like this?"

After some probing, Hall abandoned the idea of ​​fighting Assassin head-on. Finding an opportunity, he used magic to repel Assassin, chanting incantations at high speed to cast a spatial magic spell and teleporting hundreds of meters away.

If the magic effect weren't restricted by the rules of the underworld, Hall's spatial teleportation magic would have covered at least ten times the distance and consumed less magic power.

Hall is not helpless against Assassin. The origin is "flow," the most basic of alchemy, which is to manipulate the flow and transformation between energy and matter. This magical concept is also often used in martial arts.

Hall had learned the fancy moves of Bajiquan, but he didn't understand the internal strength very well. Magic emphasizes concealment, and martial arts are even more so. The core principles of martial arts are basically only passed down to core disciples.

This world is a world where martial arts truly exist, and it is similar to the concept of martial arts in wuxia novels. It has the concept of internal strength, which can be explained using the basic framework of Western magic as activating life force, causing magic power to circulate within the body and be released in a specific form to achieve various destructive effects.

The concept of "flow" from the origin is incorporated into the Mystic Eyes, allowing one to understand the flow of all things in the world through visual means. While maintaining this state by consuming a large amount of magic power, one can barely detect Assassins in the Encirclement, as if seeing them through frosted glass.

However, just as the spatial transfer was completed, Hall's Mystic Eyes sensed an irregular flow of magic energy rapidly approaching from behind. He thought to himself, "It's still catching up. If Assassin were stationary, even with maximum effort, it would be difficult for the Mystic Eyes to find him. In motion, the Circle cannot always blend with the surrounding environment, and this is the Underworld, which has laws different from the real world."

The demonic eye gazed into the void, controlling the flow of magic to transform it into a blue rune. The forest soil froze at a visible speed, turning into a vast expanse of white frozen earth in just a few seconds.

At the same time, purple magic circles unfolded around Hall, and he leaped into the air, overlooking the frozen forest.

The original runes indiscriminately affect the forest environment. This is a trap, designed to force the Assassin out of their Enchanted state. The Enchanted state allows the Assassin to blend into the surrounding environment. Its essence is not to hide their aura, but rather a state of being, representing an understanding of the world. Therefore, if an Assassin suddenly steps into land containing special magical properties, they must spend some time understanding the differences in the environment.

The moment Assassin stepped into the frozen forest, his exact location was captured by Hall's magic eye. The magic circle behind him condensed a radiant light, and the torrent of elements transformed into beams of laser light as thick as thighs, which then plunged into the earth.

Boom!

A small mushroom cloud rose from the frozen forest, and a violent shockwave radiated outwards, overturning rows of ancient giant trees.

Amidst the turbulent flow of magical energy, the Magic Eye once again caught sight of Assassin.

Assassin easily dodged the magic attack; the aftershocks of the explosion had no effect on him, and he caught up with Hall again in the blink of an eye.

"So fast!"

An A+ level Agility rating means that an Assassin normally possesses an A-level Speed ​​rating. The "+" sign indicates that the Assassin can unleash more than twice the speed at any time.

Chapter 148 Ereshkigal, the Goddess of the Underworld

"Don't think you can escape from me by using magic. I won't give you a second chance." Assassin sneered as he threw a punch, his movements calm and unremarkable, like an old man practicing Tai Chi in a park.

boom!

The subtle, yin-like force pierced through the spatial distance to bombard Hall's defensive barrier, instantly eroding most of the power of the runes protecting Hall.

Assassin switched from defense to offense, and the circle broke down on its own.

opportunity!

Hall's lips moved as he chanted rapidly to activate magic. His magic eye drew in magical power, unleashing multiple magic circles around Assassin. The magical power intertwined and flowed, the light suddenly brightened, and the violently turbulent magical power was about to cause a massive explosion.

"Unorthodox methods! Break!" Assassin shouted softly, throwing a punch that shattered the magic array surrounding his body. He then took a step forward, causing the ground beneath his feet to crack and his aura to shift dramatically, locking onto Hall in the sky.

Hall's expression was solemn. Judging from Assassin's posture, he was clearly about to use his Noble Phantasm—the ultimate move, "Unparalleled Strike."

"After all, it's the lord's order, so I won't kill you. This punch will shatter all your meridians." Assassin intended to finish the fight quickly. He didn't care about unorthodox methods, but they could be surprisingly effective. He already felt that the fact that Hall almost escaped earlier was an unexpected complication.

Hall focused intently, clasped his hands together, and formed a circle with the magic power within his body. He mobilized the little magic power he had left to prepare to use his Noble Phantasm; if he didn't use it now, he would never have another chance.

"The underworld has restricted its magic, but it has no effect on Assassin. All the factors are on his side, and we must get rid of his entanglement as soon as possible."

Without further hesitation, Hall chanted the true name of his Noble Phantasm: "This is the foundation of the world, giving birth to all things, governing all phenomena, everything..."

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The chanting abruptly stopped. Hall looked up at the sky, his eyes showing a hint of astonishment. Golden light flashed, and dozens of golden metal rods fell rapidly, forming a circle that simultaneously imprisoned Hall and Assassin.

It still alarmed the goddess of the underworld.

Metal contains the power of the world, which cannot be escaped by ordinary means.