Honkai Impact: Dreams and the Holy Grail, but the Servant is Rei.

That's the source of that seductive voice!

Neither Meng Weiyu nor Xi Lian spoke. The former merely clenched her fist, rapidly considering all possible scenarios and countermeasures in her mind, while the latter stared at the illusory, transparent crescent-shaped ritual sword in her hand, seemingly lost in thought…

Inside the tavern, Meng Weiyu unusually wore a serious expression again. Giovanni, the Masked Fool, noticed this and jokingly asked him:

"Brother Meng, do you think that swordsman (Saber) servant will be attracted by the temptation thrown out by that voice?" He tapped the red, white and black mask on his face lightly with his index finger.

"There's a saying in my hometown: 'Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see clearly.'" [Meng Weiyu] didn't answer the question directly, but he quickly changed the subject.

"If Yun Li herself were to participate in this Holy Grail War, I believe the possibility of her being tempted is zero!"

"Oh?" Giovanni was surprised once again. He even wanted to stay here, because Meng Weiyu's narration and the story projected in the Holy Grail were constantly refreshing his understanding.

Although this young man before me seemed far too uninteresting compared to the other Masked Fools, his unconventional views and the mysterious Holy Grail greatly compensated for this trivial problem.

"Mr. Giovanni, do you know the origin of the characters 'Yun' and 'Li'?" Seeing the Masked Fool shake his head slightly, Meng Weiyu continued:

"The name 'Yun Li,' whether surname or given name, incorporates elements of Dunhuang culture and Buddhism from my world: 'Yun' not only serves as a surname but also represents the 'Great Bright Cloud' that illuminates all beings and dispels afflictions, corresponding to her journey through the world to melt away the demonic sword."

"【璃】 is the same as 【琉璃】, which is one of the seven treasures of Buddhism. 琉璃 is clear and transparent, corresponding to the purity and cleanliness of Buddha-nature, which is also her straightforward, clean and upright character."

"It's a good name," Giovanni said with a smile, looking at Meng Weiyu. "But from what I've learned from the previous Immortal Boat Martial Arts Ceremony, apart from the title of valiant swordsman of the Flame Wheel Eight Leaves, Miss Yun Li is just a child who is favored by the general and lacks manners towards others. She's not as good as you make her out to be, Brother Meng."

“No, Mr. Giovanni, you misunderstand. I wasn’t praising her,” Meng Weiyu said calmly. “What I meant was that when our world created this place, she was created with this template in mind…”

"Even if she were just Saber who inherited her name and memories, she would hardly be tempted or swayed by such things when it comes to matters of principle."

"After all, she has already melted down more than three hundred demonic swords!"

Inside the Holy Grail, [Xi Lian] quietly grasped Meng Weiyu's hand and told him through her mind that in order to prevent [Yun Li] from being bewitched, she had returned all the memories in these memory fragments to Yun Li.

After a moment's thought, Meng Weiyu told [Xi Lian] to share everything that happened during the Holy Grail War with Saber [Yun Li], including his own memories, as well as the parts about meeting her and encountering Archer [Yan Qing].

Firstly, it was to show sincerity; he didn't believe Saber [Yun Li] would forget about this Holy Grail War.

Secondly, we should try to explain it again, even if it still doesn't work out in the end, we've done our best and left the rest to fate.

【Xi Lian】 gently closed her eyes. The ritual sword in her other hand did not emit a strong light. Under the deliberate concealment, another part of her memory was silently transmitted to the girl in the purple crystal. It seemed that even the monster that made the sound did not notice.

Strangely enough, as if knowing that saying more would be pointless and might even backfire, the monster shut up after saying just a couple of sentences...

Even Meng Weiyu could only catch a glimpse of its shadow moving swiftly across the massive sword that stood like a forest.

The scene before him gave him a very bad feeling: the monster wasn't in a hurry, and it didn't seem to care whether Saber [Yun Li] agreed or not!

"That monster is waiting for [Yun Li] to wake up!" [Xi Lian] suddenly spoke.

Meng Weiyu was startled. Just as he was about to react, he noticed that cracks were appearing in the purple crystal!

At the same time, three giant swords, each several meters tall, appeared out of nowhere behind the crystal, each sword reflecting Yun Li's face!

They wore different smiles, almost exactly like the real Yun Li, but the whites of their eyes were a demonic black!

Saber's powerful [Magic] shattered the purple crystal into countless tiny fragments, and the Xuan Tie Heavy Sword "Old Iron" appeared in Yun Li's hand at the same moment. The next second, she swung her hand back and slashed at the three giant swords behind her.

Under the power of [Insight and Annihilation], the three giant swords broke into several pieces, but at the same moment, three identical "Yun Li" also leaped out of the giant swords!

Chapter 36: The hemp rope is specially cut at the thinnest places

The three "Yun Li" summoned the black Xuan Tie giant sword "Lao Tie" in the air. Taking advantage of the moment when Saber [Yun Li] was still unable to use [Kanpo·Mie], they simultaneously launched [Kanpo·Mie]!

Saber [Yun Li] barely managed to block the attack with her greatsword, but she couldn't retaliate. With three opponents on equal footing, they could easily take advantage of the gaps in her attacks to launch a surprise attack.

She was instantly at a disadvantage.

Meng Weiyu stepped on a giant sword projected onto her body and used the blue skill [Escape Sword], which had reached level 15 and could turn in her mental system, to quickly head towards the center of the battle with [Xi Lian] in tow. A few seconds later, a blizzard completely enveloped the four people in the midst of the fierce battle.

However, Saber [Yunli] did not lose sight of the situation. With the help of Caster [Xilian], it was as if she was wearing thermal imaging glasses, and she could clearly see the location of the three monsters who also possessed [magic power] and mixed [memory] power.

To Yun Li's surprise, the blizzard did not change her battle strategy against them. The three "Yun Li" in this world did not rely on sight to determine their location.

A few minutes later, the blizzard subsided, and Saber [Yun Li] was in grave danger but unharmed.

One of the three "Yun Li" stopped attacking and turned to look at Meng Weiyu and [Xi Lian]. Just as it was about to taunt, it discovered that Meng Weiyu had already blasted away all the giant swords around them that could have allowed them to move...

He even projected a soundproof barrier to block out the sound of the explosion while the flying sword was moving at high speed...

The "blizzard" was just used to cover up the sound barrier!

"Next up are you guys!" Meng Weiyu sneered. He felt that with the enhancements of the three attributes [Projection Magic], [Pioneer Memory], and [Escape Sword], as well as the assistance of the caster [Xi Lian], he was like a missile launcher!

Before the three monsters could react, Saber [Yun Li] had already retreated rapidly towards Meng Weiyu and [Xi Lian].

Because it was merely a memory, there were no traces of the Holy Grail's contamination on her body when she awoke again.

In the memories transmitted by Meng Weiyu, she already knew that the young man who had fought her before was now far more powerful than before when facing the [Otherworldly Meme].

After receiving Xi Lian's memories and learning the whole story, she didn't hate Meng Weiyu and Xi Lian, but she didn't completely let her guard down around them either.

It wasn't until they helped him out just now that the most basic trust was initially established.

The sound of something cutting through the air interrupted Saber [Yun Li]'s thoughts. She saw dozens of [Pseudo-Spiral Swords] flying close to her towards the three monsters.

Okay, maybe we can trust them a little more...

"I must say, your combat talent has once again surprised me." In the "tavern," Giovanni watched Meng Weiyu and [Xi Lian] fly on their swords while unleashing a barrage of attacks, and couldn't help but praise them.

"Heh, that's just something I've always dreamed of." [Meng Weiyu] said seemingly calmly, but actually, the corners of his mouth turned up a few pixels of pride.

Inside the Holy Grail, a massive explosion erupted in the center of the illusion, the shockwave forcing Yun Li, who was retreating, to use her "old iron" to block it.

"Their forms have vanished from this world..." said [Xi Lian], her eyes seemingly having already glimpsed the internal situation through the dust and debris raised by the explosion.

"Yeah, I projected a lot of enchantment potions onto those [pseudo-spiral swords]." Meng Weiyu chuckled at her.

"Sigh, I wish I could be this strong after I get out of here." He muttered to himself.

The prerequisite for such a burst of power is that he has infinite magic power while maintaining the state of [Archer Emiya].

Even if you're incredibly powerful in the simulated universe, it's still fake, and so am I here. Meng Weiyu sighed. He was unaware that his other self in the "tavern" had said the same thing not long ago.

Noticing the change in Meng Weiyu's emotions, [Xi Lian] was about to comfort him when she was suddenly shocked to find that Meng Weiyu's eyes had also turned into the same color as the three "Yun Li"s, with the whites of his eyes turning pitch black!

"Got you." In Meng Weiyu's mind, the alluring voice from before came back.

He was horrified to discover that he could not control his body, and could not even move his eyelids.

In despair, he tried to open the system in his mind and find a solution from the [Actor's Encyclopedia], but even the self he imagined in front of the system was like a leaden puppet that he could not control.

Worse still, he felt his consciousness beginning to fade and disappear...

In the final moments before her consciousness faded, Meng Weiyu finally grasped the truth of the matter:

After the violent explosion, the enchantment effect of the [Pseudo-Spiral Sword] may not be very effective due to the destruction caused by [magic]!

Moreover, as inner demons, although they can replicate Yun Li's combat skills, experience, and techniques, their greatest strength lies in bewitching people's hearts.

Both Xi Lian and Yun Li are people with extremely strong wills. Their biggest weakness or loophole is actually themselves, who have just transmigrated and lived an ordinary life for more than twenty years...

The controlled Meng Weiyu gave a mocking smile to the caster [Xi Lian] before losing consciousness and collapsing.

The flying sword, out of control, suddenly crashed to the ground. Without hesitation, [Xi Lian] risked being attacked to steadily help Meng Weiyu off the flying sword.

Saber [Yun Li] rushed over quickly and witnessed Meng Weiyu's strange change from a short distance away.

"Can you take good care of him for me?" Xi Lian asked Yun Li in a deep voice.

“Yes, I also owe you a favor,” the latter said firmly.

[Xi Lian] stopped speaking and immediately used the illusory and transparent ritual sword to gently pierce the skin on Meng Weiyu's chest, then transformed into a stream of light and merged into his body.

Meng Weiyu opened his eyes and found himself lying in a hospital, his body wrapped in bandages. His head ached, as if a large part of his memory had been erased...

"You're awake!" a nurse with pink and blue gradient hair tied in spiral pigtails said happily.

"I want to tell our leaders and the media outside—the great hero who saved lives overcame death with his strong will!" She became even more excited when she mentioned the word "hero," and her eyes were full of admiration as she looked at Meng Weiyu.

Even though she was wearing a mask, Meng Weiyu could clearly sense that her hidden face must be very beautiful, the kind of woman who could sit at the same table as anime girls.

He vaguely felt he had seen her somewhere before, but he couldn't quite place it...

However, being stared at like that by a girl made Meng Weiyu feel a little awkward. He collected his thoughts and asked the question that concerned him most: "Sorry, I can't remember what happened?"

Chapter 37 The Nightmare Never Ends

"You don't remember anymore?" The nurse's bright green eyes showed regret and sympathy.

"When a drunk driver's truck was about to hit twin sisters crossing the road, you risked your life to save them unharmed, but you were thrown into the air. You were unconscious for three days and three nights, but thankfully, you're awake now!"

It sounds a bit cliché... but it's also something I would do if I were in that situation? Meng Weiyu felt a little dazed, as if she remembered that she had actually saved a pair of sisters with light purple hair, one of whom was pushing the other's wheelchair at the time.

"Xiaoya, speak less and don't disturb the patient's rest!" At this moment, a handsome doctor with light green hair said unhappily at the door. His bangs on the left side covered one eye, and Meng Weiyu could vaguely see a black eye patch hidden there.

For some reason, upon seeing this scene, the word "magic trick" immediately popped into Meng Weiyu's mind and kept popping up repeatedly, giving him a strange sense of familiarity with the doctor in front of him.

Just as Meng Weiyu was about to speak, he noticed a large group of reporters and media outlets swarming into the ward, pushing aside the two interns with white hair and blond hair. They were so enthusiastic, even impatient, that the buttons on the white-haired intern's white coat were pushed off, revealing a strange shirt with a combination of gold and purple...

"Stop right there!" the doctor with light green hair yelled at them. "I'm his attending physician! The patient needs rest! He needs rest! Understand?"

His unique aura and intimidating presence briefly stunned the crowd before him, but under the persuasion of the kind-looking dean with deep red hair and the sharp, confrontational words of his blonde female assistant, he ultimately had to compromise and allow the hospital's largest shareholder—the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, Mr. Ke, and his assistant and capable secretary, Ms. Hai, to visit Meng Weiyu.

To commend Meng Weiyu for his courageous act in this morally corrupt era, the president, named Kelu, bestowed upon him a host of honors, including a title called "King of Courage." Meanwhile, the long-haired secretary, Ms. Hai, told the man she called "Little Black Fish" that it was one of their boss's little quirks...

Time flies by, and good things keep happening one after another: with praise from the media, commendation from the government, and sincere visits and greetings from those he helped, Meng Weiyu's injuries healed remarkably quickly. Mayor Kelu, defying the board's objections, swiftly appointed Meng Weiyu as an image ambassador, providing him not only with a "staff family apartment" equivalent to a villa, but also one for his parents!

When Meng Weiyu fully recovered, he found that even after joining the new company, he didn't need to work 996 anymore. Instead, with the dictatorial support of CEO Ke and the secret care of Secretary Hai, he was doing simple and easy work. He could even leave work early without asking for leave and happily do what he liked when he got home: eat, sleep, and play games!

The good times seemed to last forever. Time flew by, and he played all the popular games, both PC and mobile. He had his own office where he could slack off while on paid leave!

His love life is also going very smoothly. He not only met a genius and beautiful girl named Silver Wolf online and played games with her every day, but also recently helped a gray-haired foreign girl named "Samuel" out of a predicament on his way home from get off work. It was because of this incident that their relationship quickly warmed up.

This blissful life left Meng Weiyu feeling somewhat lost and bewildered. He was in a daze, feeling that the things happening around him were so wonderful that they seemed unreal.

He parked the company-provided luxury car in the underground garage near the villa-like "employee family housing," and then typed a message on his phone to Miss "Samuel."

A girl with short pink hair and a purple dress suddenly appeared on the stairs leading from the garage to the ground floor. She looked at Meng Wei and smiled:

"Hey! Buddy, it's time to wake up from your sweet dream."

Meng Weiyu didn't notice her and walked straight past Xi Lian. As he left the underground parking garage, his phone kept beeping with special concern notifications.

"Hehehe, it's no use. He can't sense the memories you transmitted to him, and you can't wake him up." A huge black shadow appeared on the darkness of the garage wall, like Meng Weiyu's back.

"Others' wishes are to become an emperor who reigns for all time, to have a harem of three thousand beauties, to have a body that will never age or tire, and to have eternal life, but his wish is only as insignificant and pitiful as what you see. Do you even want to shatter such a dream?" The second shadow appeared immediately afterward.

"Why don't you sleep with us? We'll weave you the beautiful dream you desire." A third shadow appeared, enveloping the entire underground parking garage along with the first two.

The illusory, transparent crescent-shaped ritual sword emerged from Xi Lian's hand, emitting a dazzling light, yet it failed to dispel the absolute darkness shrouded in shadow!

"Hehehe, don't struggle anymore. Even if you scream your lungs out here, no one will save you~" The black shadows spoke at the same time, their voices overlapping.

“I believe him,” Caster [Xi Lian] said firmly, looking in the direction from which the voice came from.

"Just because that ideal is to be a happy, ordinary person, you piece of trash?" The black shadows mocked viciously in unison.

However, the laughter stopped abruptly a few seconds later, turning into the screams of demons struggling in the oil cauldron!

A bent short sword pierced the shadowy figure's body, appearing incredibly small compared to the shadow that filled the entire space.

However, the object it projects is the ultimate anti-magic weapon from the Fate/Grand Order Holy Grail War—the [Character of the Breaking of the Commandments of All Things]!

The shadowy figure severed the part that had been continuously spreading and breaking due to the influence of the [Symbol of the Laws of All Things], just like a hero cutting off his own arm. Then, it was discovered that the second, third, and fourth [Symbols of the Laws of All Things], with the blessing of the level 15 [Escape Sword], had successively pierced into their bodies.

They tried to escape, but found that [Xi Lian] had already used the memories she had pretended to transmit to Meng Weiyu to create a wall that sealed off the surrounding space. They howled and tried to pounce on [Xi Lian] to perish together, but a barrier made of memories stood between them and the girl, depriving them of their last chance to fight back.

As more [Symbols of Breaking the Laws of All Things] pierced into the shadowy body, they struggled, twisted, and shrank until they were only the size of a palm.

Xi Lian didn't transmit any memories to Meng Weiyu at all; she simply revealed her existence by reviewing Meng Weiyu's phone status!

Although Meng Weiyu has not yet fully recalled his previous experiences, the [Actor's Encyclopedia Box] system bestowed upon him by the Lord of Pleasure has always been in his mind and has not been erased!

Chapter 38 Because we will eventually wake up from our dreams.

"Sigh, I really don't want to wake up from this beautiful dream!" Meng Weiyu sighed at the end of the stairs in the underground parking garage.

Whether by coincidence or fate, the lines of text left deep in his consciousness by the "Actor's Book Box" became Meng Weiyu's anchor in this illusion, making him clearly aware that he was in the midst of some kind of enormous storm.

Although he felt that his physical abilities were no different from those of an ordinary person when he first woke up, under the effect of the red word "Projection Magic", he was in the state of "Emiya Archer"!

His time was frozen at a certain moment! And he arrived here in the state of an "ordinary person"!

His extensive experience over the years in playing games, watching movies, and reading novels immediately led him to several guesses: