Filial piety: the supreme emperor

"You bastard..."

Blackbeard ignored the wounds on his body, turned around and fired at Nocturne, but it only blew a huge crater on the beach. The monster had already disappeared into the darkness.

"Even with such injuries, you can still fight back so fiercely. You are worthy of being the overlord who has ruled the first floor for fifteen years, Blackbeard. But I have reasons why I must be promoted. You must retreat here!"

Mu Yi suddenly jumped out from the dust raised by the sword strike, and was about to swing the sword to cut, but a hidden arrow pierced his heart.

"It's not fair to fight one on one, but that's the way pirates survive, boy. It's too late to regret jumping too high now!"

Sam fired the fatal arrow from the shadow of the tree, his cloak perfectly concealing his figure and even the control of the ropes. Until this moment, his presence was fully exposed.

"Look behind you, you fool!"

Sam was behind Mu Yi and couldn't see clearly, but Blackbeard could see clearly from the front. The figure that had just jumped up was unusually red, and it was not the original challenger at all!

"One on one? Actually, I have more people on my side, Firefly Flame Dance!"

Just now, Mu Yi used his inherent ability [Red Phantom] to create an illusion and deliberately exposed a flaw in order to lure out the enemy hiding in the dark. And now, he finally waited for this opportunity.

Countless small fireballs that glowed like fireflies floated out from Mu Yi's hands, instantly gathered into a ball, and rushed straight towards Sam, causing a violent explosion.

"boom!"

Before Mu Yi could say anything, gunshots rang out again, but he had already anticipated it and easily lowered his head to avoid the shooting.

"Don't think you can defeat me like this. Not only do I not feel weak, but I feel the rage burning in my chest!"

Of course, what kept Blackbeard standing was his inherent ability, Pirate's Glory, similar to Battle Continuation, not his passion. But Mu Yi had no time to investigate further, because he saw a ship full of cannons appear behind Blackbeard.

Blackbeard's pirate ship, the Queen Anne!

"Go forth, Queen Anne's Revenge!"

"It's useless. All attacks are in vain in front of the [Scarlet King]! Time, speed up the passage!"

Mu Yi keenly sensed the moment when Blackbeard was about to release his treasure. His eyes became sharp, and then he quickly transformed his stand into the powerful [Scarlet King] form.

At this moment, the whole world seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force, time and space began to collapse, and everything became fragmented. In this broken world, only Mu Yi could move freely.

Blackbeard's treasure has a wide coverage area, and the entire beach is within its attack range. As time passes, Mu Yi is sure that he cannot avoid this attack.

However, Mu Yi did not need to dodge, he only needed to eliminate the moment when the future was hit by artillery fire that he saw in [Epitaph].

"【Time Elimination】, what a cheating ability. Even using it in the Holy Grail War requires a lot of mana, but it's all worth it. It's right to take away Diablo's ability."

The only thing Mu Yi could show off was his A+ grade magic attribute. He didn't understand why his magic was so high, but even his A+ grade magic was running out. Fortunately, he had avoided all the gunfire and came behind Blackbeard.

“Then, let’s end it. Time, start flowing again!”

Even with [Pirate's Glory], Blackbeard could not withstand two fatal attacks, and Mu Yi's attack declared his defeat.

Before Mu Yi could react, darkness fell again.

“Buzz…”

“Now hacking...”

...

You should know that heroic spirits like us are rare in the world.

Yes, our code names have become real names.

There is no trace of us left in the world, no appearance, no body shape, no gender——

Even whether it belongs to the human race is still controversial.

The only thing that is certain is that we are a symbol of fear.

It does not matter whether we are doctors, teachers, nobles or demons.

It doesn’t matter whether our motivations are resentment, conspiracy, madness or hatred.

The only certainty is that we were once someone real.

It doesn't matter who we are, we will participate in the Holy Grail War again and again with our unique code names, searching for our true names -

At least, that's what we thought until we met them here.

what is this?

Jack the Ripper, this ridiculous name is all we have left!

Now, even this name is going to be taken away!

...

On a foggy night, Jack the Ripper showed up, and that was us.

Even with the doors and windows closed and hiding under the sheets, we can still feel the presence of our mother.

We would go through the keyhole and play a special game of hide and seek with our [mother].

Tick-tick, this is the sound of filthy blood dripping.

"Pah, pah," was the sound of internal organs falling to the ground.

If we win, let's go back to the womb, right? ...

Sure enough, the second-level master who was fighting for the real name mentioned by Blackbeard was the legendary Jack the Ripper. The connection between the dream and this layer of space was obvious...

When Mu Yi opened his eyes again, he found himself in a completely different environment. The sunny beach was a thing of the past, replaced by a strange place filled with pungent gray fog. He was sure that this was the illusion of the foggy city of London.

El-Melloi II: "Muyi, your Holy Grail Challenge has begun?"

The voice from Teacher Kong’s live broadcast room suddenly rang out, startling Mu Yi.

Enkidu: "Well, this battlefield is indeed unusual. It is full of gray fog, not as open as before."

Black Jeanne: "I know, this is called the fog of war, it's used to block vision!"

Heida: "That's called the fog of war, right? Also, did you steal my hamburger this morning?"

Black Jeanne: "It doesn't have your name on it, so if I take it, it's mine!"

Mu Yi: "Well, actually..."

……

Mu Yi took a lot of time to explain to his friends in the group what had happened before. Although the time of disconnection was not long, he really missed them.

Young Gil: "So, you have traveled to another world? Why can't you take the treasure I gave you into it, but King Hassan's greatsword can?"

Wang Hassan: "Perhaps it is because there is a deep connection between me and the contractor."

Momoga: "Well, Wang Hassan might have once parasitized Mu Yi. Speaking of the master of the seventh floor, I have an idea, could it be Nobita Nobi? You see, his class is Archer, and Nobita is good at shooting..."

El-Melloi II: "That's impossible. Nobita would never invade other worlds. He is essentially a kind and upright child."

Mu Yi: "It's too early to discuss who is the master of the seventh layer. We should first find out the cause of the network outage to prevent it from happening again next time."

Blackbeard: "Actually, it's because of my rules. Since we're going to hold PIKET, it would be troublesome if someone doesn't come, so I simply used my dominance to cut off the entire world's network."

It turns out it was you who did this!

Mu Yi: "This move is really cruel..."

Blackbeard: "Haha, thank you for the compliment. I only thought of this after the third PIKET."

El-Melloi II: "I have found information about two possible Jack the Rippers. If my guess is correct, the one who poses the greatest threat to you should be the one whose original class is Berserker."

Lanis: "Eh? Is it the heroic spirit summoned by Flat in a parallel world? Brother, is this really a good assessment?"

El-Melloi II: "Considering the battle between Heroic Spirits, he is indeed the greater threat. The other Jack who appeared in the world as an Assassin needs three conditions to release the Noble Phantasm: night, female target, and fog. For Mu Yi, she cannot reach the maximum power of the Noble Phantasm. Compared with the other Jack who can meet all the conditions in the city, she is relatively easier to deal with."

Kyubey: "But we have to consider the variables, for example, the one being summoned may be the third 'Jack' who is not mapped to Muyi's world. Of course, if it is really these two, Berserker's Jack will be a greater threat to Muyi."

Mu Yi: "Why do I feel like you guys are setting a trap for me?"

This is not a joke, Mu Yi already felt his heart trembling, something was approaching him.

Moreover, it was not a heroic spirit that approached him. Mu Yi heard a roar coming from the thick fog, as if the city itself was approaching him.

"Come on, I want to see what secrets this city hides...!"

When Mu Yi was on guard, the light around him was slightly brighter, and the dim street lights appeared above his head without him noticing, and the thick fog became thinner. With the help of the lights, Mu Yi could see the surrounding scene clearly.

This is a cold and gloomy city. The air is filled with stench, including the smell of smog and various disgusting odors, such as feces, organs, and vomit...

Mu Yi's intuition did not give any more warnings, but he understood that everything before his eyes was no illusion, but a mental landscape presented by one of the two Jack the Rippers.

"—So, you're new here, here to play hide and seek?"

The crisp voice echoed in Mu Yi's heart. He was not surprised, but looked around quickly, and then saw the ragged girl under the brightest street light.

It’s over, the flag is up.

"No, it's not."

Mu Yi didn't want to try the power of the opponent's treasure [Maria The Ripper], as it was obviously night and foggy.

"That means you're not going to help us catch the bad guys!"

Another voice came from a nearby sewer, and another ragged girl poked her head out, angry.

"Why? Why don't you want to play hide and seek with us!"

Another question came from behind Mu Yi. It was the same girl. Mu Yi could also see many more figures in the thick fog around him.

El-Melloi II: "Muyi, be careful! This is Assassin Jack's second Noble Phantasm, [The Mist]! Don't let them get any closer!"