"Boom!"
A falling meteor could barely compare. Mo Shuying's shot truly showcased the power of a Heroic Spirit, or rather, a Noble Phantasm!
"Roar!"
Two of the white worms were instantly blasted to smithereens! The remaining white worm, having lost half its body, roared and thrashed about, but the next moment, a red light flashed, piercing its heart and taking its last shred of life.
"Thwack!"
Mo Shuying reached out and caught his returning magic spear, twirling it casually before turning his emotionless gaze towards the Matou Main Residence.
The shockwave from the explosion shattered all the glass on the front of the Matou residence and cracked its walls.
The might of a Noble Phantasm was truly terrifying.
Regardless of how strong a Heroic Spirit themselves might be, the boost a Noble Phantasm gives them is immense—against people, armies, cities, and even entire worlds!
The red magic spear Mo Shuying threw, which caused an explosion with missile-like power, was actually only an anti-army level Noble Phantasm.
Mo Shuying chose to use this magic spear instead of the stronger anti-city Noble Phantasm, the Sword of Promised Victory, because the red magic spear is a causal weapon. The moment it's thrown, it already has the result of piercing the opponent's heart, making it more effective at delivering a sure kill. That's why he used it.
The effect was, naturally, excellent; all three white worms were exterminated.
Having dealt with his opponents, Mo Shuying looked up at Red Archer atop the castle. That guy had been slacking off the entire time, clearly with an agenda.
Mo Shuying didn't believe Red Archer was completely under control. That guy had always been incredibly cunning, arriving with his own objectives from the very beginning. You couldn't even be sure if his being controlled wasn't intentional on his part.
Feeling Mo Shuying's gaze, Red Archer looked back. Their eyes met, and Mo Shuying indeed felt a flicker of something unusual.
Red Archer glanced at Mo Shuying but didn't attack him. He simply drew his bow again, aiming at Luvia and the others, who were currently feigning an attack.
Mo Shuying frowned but ultimately decided to ignore Red Archer for now. He turned and rushed into the Matou Main Residence, preparing to rendezvous with Emiya Shirou and the others.
At this very moment.
Semiramis, seated on her throne, frowned deeply. All the super cute little creatures she had created were slaughtered by Mo Shuying, and those she had sent out hadn't caused much damage to Luvia and her group. Heracles, wielding his great sword, charged forward without a blink, unstoppable! At most, they only managed to slow them down.
The way things were unfolding seemed a bit off.
Just then.
"Are you out of tricks, Assassin?"
Matou Sakura approached, red magical crests already crawling up both sides of her face, exuding an evil aura.
"Hmph, it was just a little unexpected. Master, rest assured, once my Noble Phantasm is complete, it will—"
"Alright, I know your Noble Phantasm is formidable, but it's just empty talk until it's finished. I ask you, if you put all your effort into it, how much longer will it take?"
Matou Sakura interrupted Semiramis's explanation, getting straight to the point.
Semiramis offered a stiff smile and, after a moment of thought, replied,
"If I go all out, it will take less than an hour to complete."
An hour—not too long, not too short.
"Do you think they'll give you an hour to work? Hmph."
Matou Sakura scoffed, extending her right hand. Three bright Command Seals glowed on the back of her hand.
"Assassin, by Command Seal, I order you to complete your Noble Phantasm with your utmost speed."
"Ohm~"
One of the petal-like markings on Matou Sakura's hand immediately vanished, and a mysterious power surged into Semiramis's body. Semiramis's eyes lit up with surprise!
"Twenty minutes! Just twenty minutes will be enough!"
Semiramis hadn't expected the Command Seal to have such a profound effect on her. However, she also realized this was the limit; even if Matou Sakura continued to expend Command Seals, the improvement wouldn't be significant.
"Excellent. Then I'll give you another twenty minutes. I'll buy you that time. It's time they learned that trespassing into my Matou Family has terrible consequences!"
Matou Sakura turned and walked away, her voice laced with such intense malice that it sent shivers down one's spine.
Semiramis watched Matou Sakura leave, a smile playing on her lips.
She greatly admired her Master. She was someone who could achieve great things—that ruthlessness, that decisiveness, that coldness—she was no less than Semiramis herself in her prime. Only a woman like this could stand at the pinnacle of everything.
Tohsaka Rin and the others were running towards the place where the leyline magic was gathering. After entering the main residence, the collected leyline magic became very apparent, all converging deep within the mansion.
The four followed the map's route towards the leyline magic's focal point, but suddenly!
"Vwooom!"
Everything around them abruptly changed. The previously straight corridor twisted! Sky and ground flipped, and they lost their bearings.
"What's going on?"
Emiya Shirou fell from the ground, which was now the ceiling.
"It's some kind of magical barrier, but I don't know if it's pure illusion or if it incorporates spatial displacement spells."
Bazett reached out and touched the ground, speaking.
"What now? Keep going forward?"
Emiya Shirou questioned, but before anyone else could answer.
"Ugh~ ah~ ugh~"
A bizarre scene unfolded. The various oil paintings hanging in the distorted hallway began to emit strange noises. Soon, figures that should have been characters within the paintings started crawling out of them like zombies!
"What is this?!"
"Evil spirits! Or an illusion?"
"Illusion or not! Attack!"
Tohsaka Rin held four gems between her fingers. Following a fiery sword spell, she flung the gems forward! The four red gems transformed into flaming swords and shot out rapidly!
At the same time, Ganzhiang and Moye appeared in Emiya Shirou's hands, Saber gripped her longsword, and Bazett adjusted her gloves. The battle instantly began!
Meanwhile.
"Huh?"
Mo Shuying encountered the same phenomenon. The hallway twisted, and zombies crawled out of the paintings, but these monsters hadn't even landed yet.
"Siphoning Strike!"
*CRACK!*
A magical spear, imbued with the power of Siphoning Strike, smashed a zombie's head, instantly killing it. The corpse quickly decayed, revealing a worm-like body.
"Huh? So they're called Zombie Worms? They give experience and build stacks? That good? Heh… then I apologize!"
Mo Shuying almost burst out laughing when he discovered that Siphoning Strike could be leveled up and granted 50 experience points.
This long corridor, with rows upon rows of oil paintings—these weren't monsters! This was Siphoning Strike's damage and experience.
And so.
"Come on, come on, if you can't crawl out, I'll help you. Siphoning Strike!"
"And you! Yes, you, the short one! Don't try to stride too wide with short legs, you might strain yourself! Siphoning Strike!"
"You, Siphoning Strike!"
Mo Shuying precisely timed Siphoning Strike's cooldown, ensuring that the moment the cooldown finished, his magic spear would appear on a zombie's head!
One shot, one kill. Five minutes later, Mo Shuying found the scene before him shift, and everything returned to normal.
"Hm? Is that all?"
Mo Shuying felt a little unsatisfied. He looked back and saw that the entire corridor was filled with monster corpses.
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