Chapter 35: Amu, You've Learned to Be Bad
The courtyard of Ryuudou Temple was filled with continuous booming sounds. Tohsaka Rin was beaten to the point of doubting her existence, but over at Amu's side, the scene took a completely different turn. Amu held an ice shield, and beams of purple light smashed against it, sending cold air surging outward, yet the shield itself suffered little damage.
Amu's opponent was named Medea, the Caster class in this Holy Grail War. It could be said that Casters throughout history were never easy to deal with. This time, Medea summoned a Servant, but the previous Caster was even more ferocious, directly summoning a massive sea beast that required several Servants to handle together.
Medea floated in midair; her ability to fly was one of her advantages. Among the seven Servants, her escape capabilities were absolutely top-tier. Her magical power attribute reached A+, but as for close combat, even if Tohsaka Rin, a modern magus, got close, she would be beaten until she coughed up blood. Therefore, she dared not get near Amu, always maintaining a distance of over 20 meters.
Floating in midair, Medea surveyed the situation below. Although her Master held an absolute advantage, she felt a nagging unease in her heart, especially just now when the Assassin (False) she summoned had dissipated. Only two minutes had passed since the battle began—far too short a time.
"This useless waste can't even guard a gate. Master, prepare to retreat! The enemy's reinforcements will arrive soon."
Medea shouted, simultaneously raising her altitude to avoid being hit by the ice spears Amu hurled. Each ice spear was at least three meters long; being struck by such a thing would spell certain doom.
Bang, bang, bang.
After a three-hit combo from Kuzuki Souichirou, Tohsaka Rin collapsed completely, still alive only because her strength had improved somewhat.
On the outer wall of Ryuudou Temple's courtyard, Su Xiao held a harpoon gun in his hands. This thing was entirely made of metal, with rust still visible on it. Heavy, brutal, crude, and bloody—that was the impression this harpoon gun gave.
Click, click...
Veins bulged on Su Xiao's hands as he turned the guide wheel on the harpoon gun. Even with his strength, winding this thing was extremely difficult.
To put it bluntly, this item wasn't exactly equipment; it was modified by the Mechanical Sister. This 400-kilogram crude weapon was originally used for whaling before being modified. When she worked on it, she didn't consider performance or reloading issues, so its quality was only White, but its power was astonishing.
With a clang, a thumb-thick retaining spring inside the harpoon gun snapped. Su Xiao suspected that if he pulled the trigger, the thing might explode outright.
Aiming the gun, Su Xiao pulled the trigger with all his might. With a thud, the trigger snapped off, but fortunately, the safety catch inside the harpoon gun was triggered. The harpoon, covered in dried bloodstains, shot out. The good news was that the harpoon gun didn't explode; the bad news was that the trajectory was slightly off.
Medea, in midair, naturally detected the rapidly approaching harpoon. She didn't want to touch this filthy, barbaric weapon at all, so she drifted sideways in the air, easily dodging it.
Su Xiao watched the harpoon fly past Medea, a smile spreading across his face. If the Duke of Annihilation hadn't run out of bullets, he would have used it on her long ago.
Su Xiao's left arm pulled, and the rust-covered harpoon halted, then reversed course toward Medea.
Sensing this, Medea's frown deepened. The purple magic circle beside her flashed, and a beam of purple light shot out, colliding with the reversing harpoon.
The harpoon shattered, scattering a cloud of rust. Within the rust, a glint of light flashed. Medea had already turned to look at Su Xiao and didn't notice this gleam.
"So you're that half-baked Servant. As a Servant, to let your Master..."
Before Medea could finish her sentence, she sensed something strange behind her. Something was approaching.
Clang, clang, clang...
Several blade auras slashed toward Medea. Su Xiao couldn't fly, but he wasn't afraid of enemies with flight capabilities—just cut them down.
Seven blade auras, crisscrossing, slashed at Medea, each one coated with Cyan Steel Shadow energy.
Medea extended her palm. As a Caster class, she wasn't afraid of exchanging attacks with any Servant.
The purple rays and blade auras collided, exploding into colorful particles in midair. The wind pressure spread, pushing Medea back slightly.
With a squelch, a barbed hook pierced Medea's calf. She cried out in pain. As an elegant magus, she detested such crude weapons. Fortunately, the attack wasn't strong, which was why she had blocked the blade auras and ignored this thing.
Though it was just an ordinary four-pronged hook, it hurt deeply when embedded in flesh, and it was covered in dense barbs, looking terrifying.
In reality, Medea would have been better off taking one or two slashes from the blade auras—she might have survived.
Behind the four-pronged hook was a cyan thread called the Realm Severing Thread.
The moment the hook struck Medea, Cyan Steel Shadow energy surged from Su Xiao's left hand. Like an electric current, it climbed along the Realm Severing Thread, reaching the hook's position at incredible speed, then plunged into Medea's body.
"Ah!!"
Medea screamed. She felt the magic power inside her burning, as if something had stabbed into her brain, rampaging wildly.
Su Xiao's left arm pulled, and Medea, like a kite, was yanked down.
Zzzz~
The Realm Severing Thread retracted at high speed. When Medea regained her senses, she was only two meters from Su Xiao, who was holding a short blade.
A few seconds later, Medea lay sprawled on the wall. Su Xiao pulled the short blade from her throat. With a gush, blood spurted several meters high, and blue smoke gradually enveloped Medea.
If Tohsaka Rin had gotten close to Medea, she would have knocked her unconscious. Now, with Su Xiao in close quarters, the outcome was predictable. Moreover, she wasn't just dealing with Su Xiao alone. Amu, holding an ice war spear, was radiating cold air, looking like he was charging up a big move. That was why Medea had been constantly on guard against Amu.
In reality, Amu wasn't charging any big move at all—he was just putting on an impressive show. If he actually threw that ice war spear, it would be nothing more than "Eat my spear!"—barely stronger than a normal attack. Amu had learned to be bad; he was even faking a big move.
[You have killed Medea (Caster).]
[Medea was one of the seven Servants participating in this Holy Grail War. Obtained World Source 8.7%.]
[You have obtained Law Box (Chest-type item).]
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With Medea dead, the magic power she provided to Kuzuki Souichirou was cut off. Amu, who had been waiting, charged forward, swinging his ice war hammer with fierce momentum.
It turned out that without magic power, Kuzuki Souichirou was at best a highly skilled assassin. Against the Iron-Blooded Bull, Amu, he lasted less than ten seconds before being pounded into a pile of minced meat.
"Moo!"
Amu stomped on Kuzuki Souichirou's shattered corpse, roaring to the sky. His eyes were bloodshot. During battle, aside from Su Xiao and Bubu Wang, no one dared approach Amu. He was no longer a docile ox but a combat creature that could tear enemies to shreds.
With Amu killing Kuzuki Souichirou, Su Xiao gained 2.1% World Source, no chest. The gains were decent.
"Unexpectedly simple. Next stop."
Su Xiao jumped down from the wall. He picked up the half-conscious Tohsaka Rin and walked out of Ryuudou Temple. He checked his current World Source—it had reached 36.4%. This was the total from killing Dog Brother, Kirei Kotomine, Heracles, and others.
Without the interference of the Blood Gate Adventurers, with Su Xiao's strength, obtaining World Source in the Holy Grail World wasn't too difficult. So he needed to seize this opportunity and reap a big haul.
But the headache was that even after devouring Medea's Servant energy, his Cyan Steel Shadow ability still hadn't leveled up. What was even more troublesome was that Su Xiao's remaining stay time was running out.