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

The spearhead, imbued with the power of destiny, collided with the artificial diamond, producing a sharp explosion!

Although synthetic diamonds are exceptionally strong, they are still projected replicas, and their usability rating is a paltry level one...

The Pioneer clothes and calligraphy brush projected onto Meng Weiyu disappeared.

Simply projecting the modified "Sevenfold Rings of Blazing Sky" for 30 seconds is already Meng Weiyu's current limit!

At this moment, he could only do his best to maintain the "Sevenfold Rings of Blazing Sky" he had imagined.

These artificially synthesized materials, which can withstand extreme high temperature and high pressure environments, are incredibly strong. If they weren't so difficult to prepare, they wouldn't be used solely for precision machining in the aerospace field.

In a certain author's book about slaying dragons, a circular saw made of carbide can even dismantle a broken god!

This synthetic diamond is harder than cemented carbide and even harder than natural diamond!

"In that world, if I could create something like this, even a fake with much weaker strength, even if it could only last for a few seconds, I could get the XXX Chief Allowance," Meng Weiyu thought with a bittersweet smile.

He actually wanted to use this kind of lighthearted banter to once again attract the attention of... Lord Chang Letian.

But it's no use.

After less than three seconds of stalemate, the first layer of defense was broken!

【Silver Branch】without exhaustion, she withdrew her scarlet spear, turned her back to the "Sevenfold Ring of Blazing Sky" and Meng Weiyu and Mimi inside!

A giant red rose appeared in the sky, and the phantom of the red rose was also displayed on the remaining six layers of the "Seven-Layered Heavenly Ring"!

"I swear that the name of purity and beauty will resound throughout the world, and will never be forgotten until death!"

The sound from Silver Branch's throat was hoarse and unlike a human's.

Seeing this scene, Meng Weiyu's expression shifted from a distorted look of fear to utter despair and then to a deathly stillness, but a flame still burned in her eyes.

He knew perfectly well what was going to happen next:

Even if it's cloned data, even if Lancer isn't the original, even if it's been corrupted, even if the memories have been modified by the creators of the Holy Grail rules...

Yinzhi still hasn't forgotten the goddess he worships!

"Dedicated to...Idrila!"

The tip of the scarlet spear flickered and danced in the hand of Silver Branch, who was facing away from him—it was the most deadly dance!

The dance music, so fast it was invisible to the naked eye, ended in less than two seconds. When it ended, the gun tip was pointing at the ground, but without a trace of dirt.

The second part of this finishing move, which he had admired in slow motion many times in videos and games, was now truly affecting him.

"As expected of the Pure Beauty Knight who wants to make the name of Pure Beauty resound throughout the world, you've done a great job." Meng Weiyu exclaimed in admiration, but at this moment, his eyes were still wide open in anger!

Whether it was the giant red rose that appeared in the sky, or the "Seven Rings of Blazing Sky" that also covered the phantom of the rose, or even the building they were in, at this moment it seemed as if they were being cut back and forth by a giant paper cutter, and finally pierced and crushed.

With a loud crash, the building collapsed and shattered, with sparkling rubble falling like stars in the rain.

With a sweep of the crimson spear, the smoke and rubble vanished, revealing the battlefield's backdrop: Pinocchio, a fictional creation of the Holy Grail under the cover of night.

The surrounding area was originally filled with high-rise buildings, but they were all turned into ruins by the full force of the data-generated Lancer [Silver Branch].

[Yinzhi] tilted her head slightly, and her face, which was originally expressionless and covered with black mud stains, now showed a hint of human surprise.

Just seconds ago, even in Meng Weiyu's most desperate moment, he did not give up the fight!

He really didn't want to give up, he really didn't want to die here like this!

In the face of adversity, inspiration blossoms!

Perhaps he really doesn't have any talent for fighting, but he's watched too many anime movies and read too many novels, and he's played too many games!

At the last moment before the rose phantom's "Sevenfold Heavenly Ring" was about to shatter, he withdrew from maintaining the projected object!

His timing for the revocation was extremely dangerous. The moment he revoked it, the remaining six layers of the "Sevenfold Ring of Blazing Heaven" were pierced and shattered before they could dissipate.

At the same instant, Meng Weiyu projected ten spherical barriers around herself and Mimi, enveloping them layer by layer.

[Projection Magic - Level 1 (13/100)]!

This time, Meng Weiyu did not use a barrier made of artificial diamond crystals, but instead used a hard alloy that had just flashed through his mind.

Diamond has a Mohs hardness of 10, while this material has a Mohs hardness of only 9.

This is the cemented carbide he used in his graduation thesis! He spent the last six months of his senior year working with it every day in the lab.

He had never built a wall, but he had measured the physical and chemical properties of cemented carbide, its high-temperature creep, tried cutting, slicing, and polishing, and observed its structure under a microscope!

Meng Weiyu knew it far too well! This made it even easier for him to project objects made of it than to project a concrete wall!

Ten layers of spherical barriers were created out of thin air once again as the "Seven Rings of Blazing Sky" were destroyed, and the moment they were created, they began to break apart one by one from the outside in.

Previously, Meng Weiyu had used the ability to cancel the projection to avoid the piercing and crushing cut, but now he and Mimi could not avoid the sweeping blow that carried unparalleled momentum.

Five more layers of barriers appeared out of thin air, and under the pressure of the white light, they shattered one by one.

The sweeping power of the white light was reduced by less than 10%.

"Even if I try my best, can't I change this outcome?" Even after saying this, the flame in Meng Weiyu's eyes still burned!

If he is alone and has already come to this point, then there is nothing to regret.

But if he were to die like this, he would surely be letting down his parents and the short-haired girl who was turned back into a little fairy by Aha.

He genuinely liked this world he had traveled to, and he wished he could meet every character who was actually alive in this world, even Scott.

"I'm sorry, I'm such a useless Master." Meng Weiyu didn't turn around to look at Mimi.

"But I will fight to the very last moment!"

[Projection Magic - Level 1 (29/100)]!

In the impending onslaught of white light, he simply raised his head and held up his hands, supporting the last barrier he had painstakingly projected, which could only be partially formed.

Chapter 5 The Wanderer's First Encounter with a Phantom

Lancer [Silver Branch] tilted his head slightly, looking at Meng Weiyu's Trailblazer outfit and the barrier that was still supporting the newly projected image.

After a moment of silence, he managed to utter a hoarse voice:

"Command Seals... disappeared? You are... Caster?"

Behind Meng Weiyu, Mimi had already disappeared.

Just a split second before the most dangerous moment, Mimi quietly looked at Meng Weiyu, the confusion in her eyes disappearing, leaving only undisguised self-blame, sadness, and determination.

It dissipated into points of light and merged into Meng Weiyu's body. Mimi's, or rather, Xi Lian's, consciousness entered Meng Weiyu's mind like lightning.

Beside the system panel in his mind, the figure of a girl with pink hair and a purple dress quietly appeared. The expected Ai Li Secret Pavilion did not appear, but instead a sea of ​​flowers full of various unknown wildflowers.

Is it because she lacks some memories that she isn't from the Ai Li Secret Pavilion? Meng Weiyu wondered to herself.

"That anonymous being told me that after each Holy Grail War, he would give me a portion of Xi Lian's power and memories."

"I'm sorry, but it's difficult for me to help you in this form."

“But it’ll be fine if I add a Command Seal.” She smiled gently, her expression more girlishly playful than [Fireworks]’s cunning.

During the intense but brief confrontation with Lancer [Silver Branch], Meng Weiyu did consider using Command Seals at first.

He clearly remembered that when he was controlled by Ah... Chang Letianjun, he had personally said, "Command spells are useless, you don't have to listen to me."

When playing the simulated universe in the game, unless you are absolutely certain of winning, Meng Weiyu will never use those random Pleasure Series artifacts and events that might backstab you.

Throughout the entire battle, he never considered using Command Seals to command Caster [Xi Lian] or Mimi.

Of course, from the moment Lancer [Silver Bough] started using his finishing move, he no longer had time to use Command Seals.

"This flower is for you! It's like a young girl's heart; you must cherish it."

Unnamed white wildflowers, like dandelions, flew from her hand and into the depths of Meng Weiyu's consciousness.

"Phew~ I feel a little sleepy, I want to close my eyes..."

"Pioneers from beyond the realm, my companions." The figure of [Xi Lian] also began to slowly dissipate like golden particles, just like the heroic spirits who perished in the Holy Grail War.

"Let's meet again later..."

"Don't worry, I have a feeling it won't be too late, maybe just a few days later..." At the very end, she smiled and winked at him.

The dissipating golden particles gathered in the void of consciousness, forming a graceful stream that carried the bright red three-stroke command seal from the system panel. They merged into a golden-red beam of light that flowed into the nameless white wildflower.

At this moment, it shines brightly, bursting forth with dazzling colors!

The 15 layers of hard alloy barriers that Lancer [Silver Branch] had swept away, and even the modified version of the "Sevenfold Ring of Blazing Sky", were all restored and reappeared at this moment!

This is the power of the caster [Xi Lian], the "Demigod of Time"!

At this moment, the [Entertainer's Dictionary] in my mind underwent another drastic change:

[Sub-Servant (Limited to this Holy Grail War)]: Meng Weiyu

【词条】：【域外开拓者·白色·1级（3/10）】、【贪饕的赞许·紫色·1级（0/1）】、【投影魔术·金色·1级（29/100）】、【开拓者·记忆·金色（1/100）】

[Servant]: Xi Lian (temporarily absent)

[Servant Class]: Caster

[Noble Phantasm]: Unknown (All Servants, including Demi-Servants, are unable to use Noble Phantasms in this Holy Grail War)

[Command Spell]: 0 strokes

[Costume]: None available

[Enhancement Level]: ? ? ?

【Pioneer's Memory】: Creates a special area with a radius of 20 meters that can switch between two effects: Effect 1: Enemies within the special area are in a time-stopped state, ceasing all actions. Effect 2: Can revert the state of non-living entities within a 20-meter radius that possess the user's 【Magic】; if the target is a non-living entity without 【Magic】, the range expands to 50 meters.

Note: The Time Stop Field can be used continuously, but the [Magic] consumption will double exponentially when used continuously!

If she hadn't said they would meet soon, even if he had returned alive, even if he had met the real Xi Lian, he probably would have been sad and regretful for the rest of his life.

After all, the real Xi Lian was in a faraway place, while the data girl who had just disappeared had helped him in his desperate situation.

"First I had the quill pen and the pink fairy, but I didn't have the power to remember my destiny. Now I have the power to remember my destiny, but I've lost the pink fairy." Meng Weiyu smiled bitterly to herself.

His clothes transformed into the attire of a pioneer, no longer a projection, but a physical manifestation of [magic].

They were as soft as silk yet stronger than armor, and ordinary swords and spears could no longer harm Meng Weiyu in the slightest.

The 15-layer hard alloy barrier and the modified "Sevenfold Ring of Blazing Sky" reappeared and disappeared repeatedly under the sweeping white light.

In the end, he managed to withstand the full-force attack from the data simulation lancer [Silver Branch].

Meng Weiyu's hands trembled incessantly, not from the fear of surviving a near-death experience, but from the backlash and excitement brought to her nerves by the [magic] transformation of her body.

However, the current situation remains far from optimistic.

Perhaps out of fear of the passage of time or the power of time reversal, Lancer [Silver Branch] did not engage in close combat.

He retreated to a place far enough away from the special field's radius and once again assumed the starting position for his finishing move!

Meng Weiyu's heart sank suddenly.

"So he doesn't care about the consumption of [magic power], is it because the corrupted Holy Grail is supplying him with energy?!"

As a veteran Honkai Impact 3rd player, he is also a veteran Fate/Grand Order player, having watched and played almost all Fate-related series.

Perhaps that's why... Chang Letianjun made him participate in the Holy Grail War within the Holy Grail, rather than in other games.

As a Caster, Meng Weiyu has the most [Magic Power] among Servants, but the [Magic Power] of Servants corrupted by the Holy Grail is probably endless!

Back in Fate, when the corrupted Black Saber unleashed her EX Excalibur, she was firing her Noble Phantasms in quick succession!

But he wasn't Matthew Kyrielight, and he didn't have that enormous shield called the "Shield of Humanity."

We survived the most dangerous moment just now, so what's the chance now!

Fortunately, this is the easiest Holy Grail War yet, and fortunately, none of the Servants can use their Noble Phantasms this time.

A burning fighting spirit rekindled in Meng Weiyu's eyes, and her brain began to work at high speed, thinking of ways to break the deadlock.

The next second, the exact same Lancer [Silver Branch] unleashed a full-force finishing move!

It was completely blocked by the newly generated, modified "Seven Rings of Blazing Sky" and layers of hard alloy barriers combined with the power of memory!

The battle reached a stalemate. Feeling her magic power slowly draining away, Meng Weiyu was like a wild beast forced to the edge of a cliff.

他脑海的系统面板上，仅仅是片刻的功夫，【投影魔术】已经刷新到2级（119/200）、【开拓者·记忆】则是达到了更高的2级（196/200）。

This is not a good way to level up, Meng Weiyu thought to herself with a wry smile.