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

He didn't have time to think at all. Meng Weiyu then heard the crisp sound of a trigger being pulled behind him!

He turned around and saw the muzzle flash of the specially made revolver and heard the continuous roar of the rocket launcher:

Archer [Potio] moved through the time-stopping field without any hesitation. Almost the instant he sensed the danger, he pulled the trigger in the direction the bullet was coming from.

While on the move, [Hanunu] didn't even engage the safety! This werewolf unleashed a barrage of fire at the location where the shots were fired with lightning speed!

Meng Weiyu was startled. Unexpectedly, neither of the two people beside her were affected by her time-stopping domain!

Caster [Xi Lian] smiled slightly at him, and Meng Weiyu then realized that she had been assisting him all along.

He nodded slightly gratefully to Xi Lian, then cautiously observed his surroundings.

Meng Weiyu suddenly noticed that this time-stopping domain seemed slightly different from before. In the past, whether it was him or his other self, when observing the outside world from within the domain, all the scenery was either black or white.

At this moment, in his eyes, this desolate and broken world, with flames burning on the ruins, seemed to have a slightly more subtle darker color than black and white!

This is not just his own time-stopping domain; it is a domain formed by the superposition of his and the [Xi Lian] barrier!

Thinking of this, Meng Weiyu realized another detail she had overlooked:

The domain I created using the golden attribute [Pioneer Memory] was inherently difficult to contain, especially when it contained [magic]!

During the First Holy Grail War, when faced with the special grenade thrown by Assassin [Kafka], her time-stop field, which she had created as a Demi-Servant, had no effect.

"The fact that your other self can use the power of [memory] to stop these bullets targeting memes (memories) is truly amazing."

In the conference room-like room, Ruler [Gopher Wood] pushed up his black-rimmed glasses, the white light reflected from the lenses making it impossible for the two people next to him to see his eyes.

"Compared to you, who has brought the power of a single destiny to the level of a Commander, we are still far behind," said Meng Weiyu, dressed in white, modestly.

Mikhail glanced at Gofemu but said nothing.

He continued watching the four people in the video, each performing their duties, seemingly recalling the past...

Meng Weiyu quickly examined the bullet that had nearly hit [Xi Lian], who was still hovering in the air not far away.

He didn't need to study it carefully at all; just from its unique appearance and the strange patterns engraved on its outline, it was clear that it also contained [magic]!

As Meng Weiyu used [Projection Magic] to create transparent barriers of various shapes as cover within the combined domain of himself and [Xi Lian], he frowned slightly in thought: This bullet should have ignored his time-stopping domain like the other Servants' weapons before, but it was easily frozen in the domain where his and Caster [Xi Lian]'s barriers overlapped...

"Is this the power unique to Caster [Xi Lian]...?" Meng Weiyu, who had transmigrated in version 3.4, could only guess at this.

The Time Stop Domain and the Past Ripple Barrier overlapped simultaneously, reflecting a light blue boundary line on the ground.

My own [Mana] consumption did not increase exponentially as described in the [Pioneer Memory] skill description, but rather rose slowly with low consumption.

This extends the time he can maintain his domain by dozens of times, to at least ten minutes!

"She's really strong!" Meng Weiyu murmured to herself.

"The person lying in ambush isn't in that area; he vanished into thin air! There's not even a trace of [magic] there!" At this moment, Meng Weiyu heard the warning that Caster [Xi Lian] had given to the three of them.

His thoughts were abruptly interrupted. Just as [Xi Lian] opened his mouth, he once again gained the special vision provided by the caster [Xi Lian], which allowed him to see through [magic power] (that is, special memory matter).

Meng Weiyu quickly scanned his surroundings. Just as the girl beside him had said, neither the place where the attack was launched nor the vast sky and earth around him emitted any fluctuations containing [magic power]!

His heart sank. The other side hadn't even used smoke grenades or other tactics to escape; they had simply vanished so easily...

Could it be a powerful assassin who is extremely skilled at concealing their presence?!

With her clenched fists tightening, Meng Weiyu knew that the strength of the followers or opposing factions hidden behind the scenes should not be underestimated!

In the worst-case scenario he predicted, the other party might be very knowledgeable about the rules of the Fate Walker and even the Holy Grail related to [memory]!

The image of another version of herself, dressed in white and wearing the upper half of the "Fool's Mask," reappeared in Meng Weiyu's mind.

Could it be that he leaked the information that made the other party go to such lengths?

He recalled Aha's hint, and the lower half of the "Fool's Mask" that had transformed into the "Actor's Book Box," and a hint of seriousness flashed in his eyes.

"We can't see any fluctuations of the opponent's [magic] nearby! Please be on guard around, you two. [Xi Lian] and I will guard the sky and the ground!" Meng Weiyu shouted to Archer [Potio] and [Hanunu], who were launching a fierce attack on the suspicious locations around them.

[Hanunu] did not stop firing the rocket launcher. In the hands of this Habek werewolf, the rocket seemed to require no aiming or reloading…

[Potio] stopped firing, and at this moment he was leaning against [Hanunu] reloading his revolver, while being wary of any enemies that might appear behind the werewolf.

"Partner, leave the reconnaissance to us! You try to analyze that bullet with [Projection Magic]." [Xi Lian] carefully observed the cloudless sky and desolate earth with wary eyes, and gently reminded her.

"Hmm." Without any hesitation, Meng Weiyu reached out and gently touched the bullet in front of [Xi Lian], which still possessed terrifying kinetic energy.

It was simply frozen in time. If Meng Weiyu were to squeeze it with his hand at this moment, or if he were with [Xi Lian], given the caliber of this bullet and its grotesque outline, his hand might turn into a blurry mass of flesh and blood!

He concentrated all his attention on using the [Projection Magic] to analyze and try to figure out the principle, projecting a similar bullet.

The analysis, however, left him slightly disappointed: it was a shadow of memory cast by the same bullet during the Pinocchio Wars of Independence.

It was simply filled with [Memory Essence] as its material, only possessing the damage within [Memory].

Even in the face of such failure, the flame of not wanting to succumb to fate rekindled in Meng Weiyu's eyes!

This bullet, which is slightly different from others, doesn't seem to belong to a Servant's weapon, so could we reasonably guess that:

The bullet fired during the previous attack on the four unsuspecting people was the best assassination trump card the enemy could muster!

Most importantly, even if the other party has information about his abilities, even if another version of himself actively leaks it, they will not guess that his current energy expenditure is far lower than expected!

Meng Weiyu used the projected barrier to knock the bullets to the ground, her gaze fixed intently on Archer [Potio].

“Mr. Portio, I’m about to lose control of this time-stopping field.”

A maniacal smile crept across his face.

A bold plan took shape in his mind. In this situation where the enemy was in the dark and he was in the light, he decided to take a gamble!

Chapter 73 Two Trump Cards

“Mr. Portio, I’m about to lose control of this time-stopping field.”

As she spoke, Meng Weiyu quickly took Caster [Xi Lian]'s hand, which was not holding the ceremonial sword, and shielded her behind her.

In the instant their figures intersected, he conveyed his plan to the latter through his [memory].

In this plan, he himself serves as the last shield behind numerous barriers, placing [Xi Lian] in a safer position between himself and [Potio].

Meng Weiyu still hasn't forgotten that in the same period in Pinocchio's history, Lazarina was seriously injured in a company attack.

From the moment the four were attacked, a terrible intuition kept reminding him that the target was Caster [Xi Lian]!

“Damn, what an interesting little guy.” Archer [Potio] laughed, revealing sharp, shark-like teeth.

[Potio] gave Meng Weiyu an approving look, guessing the bold idea of ​​the black-haired young man in front of him.

The sea patrolman stared at him and [Xi Lian], his sight-shaped pupils gleaming white. A specially made revolver spun rapidly in his hand.

"If that little cutie dares to show his face, I promise I'll shoot him to death!"

"But you two must prioritize your own safety."

When he got to the second half of the sentence, Potio's expression turned serious, and he looked at Meng Weiyu intently as he gave her his instructions.

Hanunu, with his back to Potio, acted as if he hadn't heard anything, and while remaining highly vigilant, he continued to fire rockets at places he thought might be hiding snipers.

"Partner, can Mr. Potio really do it?" [Xi Lian] transmitted the information to Meng Weiyu through her fingertips in the form of [memory].

"Of course, as travelers on the path of the [Hunter], the Sea Rangers are quite special beings, and they are the group of people I admire most in this world!" Meng Weiyu said earnestly.

"Damn Hanunu! He's just as annoying as he was in life!"

In the distance, a short man whose body blended perfectly into the environment cursed angrily.

He stomped his feet hard on the charred, withered branches left on the ground after being scorched by the flames, venting his resentment:

In the past few minutes, he found several ideal sniping spots, prepared to set up his sniper rifle, and waited for the young man to lose control of the area before taking down the pink-haired girl in the purple dress with a single shot.

Unexpectedly, [Hanunu] seemed to possess the keen insight of a wild beast, and the rockets it kept launching always unexpectedly attacked him.

Even when he moved to the side facing [Potio], the madman would occasionally switch positions with the latter and fire a few shots near where he was hiding.

I myself once died in an explosion caused by the other party's desperate gamble.

If he hadn't been given the order to "prioritize dealing with Caster [Xi Lian]", he would have wanted to kill this annoying werewolf first.

Whether in life or now, he is unwilling to gamble on the probability of being hit by the [Hanunu] rocket launcher—those seasoned and excellent snipers are often willing to exchange a bullet for the enemy's life, but value their own life more than anything else.

Ironically, as a meritorious sniper who came to the aid of Pinocchio, he did not die on the battlefield of Pinocchio's War of Independence, but was instantly vaporized to ashes in his sleep in the fire wave of the exploding planetary warship.

He spent most of his life fighting on the battlefield, winning countless awards from companies, only to meet such an absurd end.

What a humiliation!

Once he kills that girl, he will definitely take his revenge himself!

【Hanunu】can have countless lucky breaks, but as long as he fails to guess the area where he is hiding even once, he wins!

A sinister smile emerged from his face, which blended seamlessly into its surroundings.

After a brief period of agonizing waiting, he finally saw the moment when [Hanunu] stopped firing rockets at the vicinity!

Through the sniper rifle's scope, Meng Weiyu was talking to the cowboy holding a revolver, and the two even smiled at each other.

These two are playing such childish tricks, it's really hard for me to guess! The veteran sniper thought to himself with amusement.

With his experience, he immediately guessed that the black-haired young man was simply trying to use him as bait to lure him into attacking, giving the cyborg a chance to find his location and have the latter shoot him dead.

He shook his head helplessly, feeling looked down upon. Such petty cleverness was utterly foolish in his presence!

Aside from the civilians he used to "maintain his skills," the enemies he sniped came from different planets and races, numbering in the thousands if not tens of thousands, including many excellent snipers or those on the path of destiny.

Among the dead enemies, some, like Meng Weiyu and others, had quite a few trump cards, but in the end, they all died.

Even those beings far more powerful than him could not take his life.

"What a pity. With their abilities, they should have reached a high rank if they joined the company. They're just too inexperienced," the veteran sniper thought to himself.

He glanced at the hidden temporary portal beside him, which had been secretly set up using Ether Editing and had its [Memory Essence] fluctuations eliminated in advance. The sinister smile on his face became even more pronounced.

He didn't care whether the next shot would hit the target 100% of the time; with the portal, he had countless chances!

The teleportation portals, which blend seamlessly into the environment, were set up in advance, connecting to other areas of the battlefield on the other side.

One of the portals even connects directly to the company's planetary-level warship!

He had already planned the evacuation route, and this meritorious sniper of the company had no worries from the very beginning!

He only needs to seize the moment when the barrier ends, and from his current position, bypass the transparent barriers set up by Meng Weiyu and the latter himself who has [Battle Continuation], and kill Caster [Xi Lian] in one blow!

According to the intelligence provided, his custom-made sniper rifle and bullets could probably penetrate those barriers and hit [Xi Lian], but the opponent's barriers had the ability to rewind, and he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble...

"Next up is that damned [Hanunu] and that cyborg cowboy." He wiped the ferocious smile from his face, transforming it into a thirst for slaughter and malice.

He wanted to see the black-haired young man's companions die one by one, and then see the expressions of pain and despair on their faces. That was the only hobby he had developed during his brutal war.

The sniper, blending seamlessly into his surroundings, began to adjust his breathing, making final preparations to snipe Caster [Xi Lian]...

Meng Weiyu pretended to be exhausted and canceled the time-stop field. When he canceled it, he even felt that he had overacted a bit.

The instant the area was withdrawn, a bullet struck!

Just as Meng Weiyu had guessed, it bypassed all the barriers that had been set up earlier at an extremely tricky angle, and flew towards Caster [Xi Lian]'s brow again!

The next moment, it crashed into a completely transparent barrier!

The barrier, several meters thick, was subjected to high-frequency commands from Caster [Xi Lian] that reverted to a specific moment, jamming the second bullet within it.

The completely transparent barrier surrounding the four people in the inner circle is Meng Weiyu's true trump card for defense and survival!

In her previous observations, Meng Weiyu noticed that the barrier maintained by the caster [Xi Lian] produced a certain color difference in the environment.

People with keen eyesight or certain destined travelers are capable of noticing completely transparent barriers, but color differences and the presence of other transparent barriers create a perfect misleading effect!

Meng Weiyu established the plan with this as its core.

The enemy hiding in the shadows did not anticipate his plan, and the other party had no idea that in the next second, he would lose all means of resistance and even his life!

His other enemy was no ordinary cowboy; he was the world-renowned Sea Patrolman!

Archer [Potio] suddenly found a paper wanted poster in his hand, and the portrait on it was that of the sniper hiding in the shadows!

That's his finishing move in the game: [Dust Demon Dancer's Sunset Show]!

Chapter 74 [A Strike Against Time]

Archer [Potio]'s lips curled up, and a specially made spiral bullet was held between his sharp teeth.