They've already fought their way through the Holy Grail War, and you still call them dragons?

Ping——!

The two began to clash with each other's swords. The edges of the sword of Ama-no-Murasakumo and the sword of the god of war collided, producing bright and dazzling sparks like forging iron. If both of them were not ordinary swords, they would have been chipped on the blades long ago.

After a fierce fight, Xia Mi staggered back several steps. The power gap between Yamata no Orochi and hers was huge. Even if she used the Star Emblem to temporarily improve her physical fitness and strength, she could only briefly confront Yamata no Orochi's extraordinary power.

If it is a protracted war, her recovery ability will definitely not be as good as the other party. The longer the time, the smaller her chances of winning.

"Norton! Are you guys ready over there?"

Xia Mi urged, her infiltration and assassination "Plan A" was almost a failure. She made this trip, not only did she fail to find the fragments of the White King's soul, but she was also hit by the Yamata-no-Orochi left behind by the other party and couldn't even lift her head.

Instead of stubbornly resisting, it would be better to implement a more thorough solution from the outside - that is, Fenrir's "Plan B", to find the alchemical matrix that maintains the Night Food Origin Nibelungen and destroy it.

"Not yet. It's too early! You are Fenrir's biological sister, so you should have a clearer understanding than me—I mean, an understanding of Fenrir's reliability."

Norton talked about Fenrir's "reliability", but the actual meaning was obviously to express his "unreliability".

"Three hours ago, it was still dizzy looking at the firsthand information on the leyline engineering diagrams you left behind. If I hadn't yelled, 'If you don't work harder, your sister will be trapped in there!' Fenrir might have thought this was just a normal digging game... Oh, this scene makes me anxious."

Xia Mi broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this. "Huh? No, Master Norton, won't you personally guide me? Letting Fenrir handle the leyline problem alone, is that feasible? If something goes wrong, can it afford the consequences?"

If Fenrir were to come, he would probably just use his words to cause an earthquake, resulting in the collapse of the entire world. The people trapped in the Night Food Field, including her, would all be killed before they could escape.

"Did you hear that? Your sister is very worried about your involvement." Norton's voice suddenly drifted away again. He seemed to be talking to someone next to him, and it was obviously Fenrir.

Another voice, deep and childish, said, "Don't worry, sister! I promise to complete the task!"

This promise did not make Fenrir seem mature. It was more like a child promising to finish his homework when the adults were away, rather than secretly turning on the TV to watch cartoons.

"How is it?" The next sentence was cut back to Norton's voice.

"What's going on?" Xia Mi wondered why there was someone on the scene delivering the message. "So you were just guiding us from the side, right? Then if you work together, you should be able to solve the problem with the leyline and get the people inside out at the same time."

"decide as things go."

Norton's ambiguous attitude made Xia Mi's heart beat fast. Why did he sound so unconfident?

"Master Norton, what exactly are the risks? If you have something to say, just say it!" Xia Mi was a little anxious, cursing in her heart, "You had the nerve to chat with me through the air to show off your master status, then don't act like a fool at the critical moment!"

She continued to delay time and fought with the Yamata no Orochi with a sword. The rainbow soft blade wrapped around a snake head like a poisonous snake, and the sword tip touched a circle of scales. Then she lifted it with both hands, and a wave of blood burst out from the neck of the Yamata no Orochi. Although such an injury could be recovered quickly, the opponent still roared in pain. Time might be delayed continuously.

However, the good times did not last long.

I thought I could hold on for a while, but Yamata no Orochi seemed to have a seizure again, and the rhythm of the battle became irregular. Xia Mi was forced to collide with the opponent's Ame no Murakumo sword many times when she was caught off guard. The huge recoil force from the blade made her arm start to numb.

I can't fight this anymore! Someone come and help me!

"It's hard to say what the risks are. There might be some, but I'm not sure. I'm the King of Bronze and Fire, not the King of Earth and Mountains. You're more sensitive to the details of the earth veins than I am."

Norton's voice finally sounded again.

"But it's not too bad. Let me be frank with you about the current situation. Fenrir and I have discovered that the Nibelungen you're in is indeed completely maintained by an alchemical matrix deep underground. However, this alchemical matrix has been tampered with, causing it to connect to the ley lines we use to hold the Holy Grail War. So, we all rise and fall together."

"In short, it's hard to completely destroy it right now, or our ley lines will be gone. I'll try to have Fenrir destroy the alchemical matrix until it ceases to function, while still preserving our ley lines. That's the plan. Only after this operation is complete will I bring your people back."

Xia Mi sighed, "So, how long do I need to delay?"

"A long time." Norton's words were so infuriating.

"……Fine."

Xia Mi raised her increasingly numb arm, and looked up weakly at the giant snake that covered the sky and the sun, wielding the magic sword and fighting with her tirelessly. For a moment, she seemed to feel that it was not the magic sword, but a giant hammer, beating her like a giant hammer into a soft, sweet and bitter life in Japan.

Chapter 200 Life is unpredictable, the big intestine is wrapped in the small intestine

Whoosh-!

Just as Xia Mi was struggling to hold on under the torture of the Yamata no Orochi, the whistling sound of an arrow breaking through the air suddenly came from afar.

Rumble!

Rather than being arrows, they were streams of light with tails of flame, like nine majestic dragon-shaped streams of light.

This was fired from the "Nine Lives" bow and arrow Noble Phantasm, rumored to have been used to subjugate the nine-headed Hydra—a massively powerful arrow shot out.

Heracles can also perform the so-called "Shooting a Hundred Heads" style, using weapons other than the bow to mimic this Noble Phantasm, creating a similar move. Essentially, it consists of "a nine-hit combo, all fired at high speed, as if all the attacks overlap."

Nine massive streams of light exploded with a roar, piercing Yamata-no-Orochi's body in nine places and tearing it apart. Scales flew and blood splattered. The monster lashed its tail wildly, then collapsed with a wail of pain, causing the blood to spurt even more violently. The rich divine power and regenerative energy within its body caused Yamata-no-Orochi's wounds to heal at an astonishing rate.

Xia Mi tightly grasped the rainbow-colored sword of the god of war and witnessed the people coming, including Emiya and Eri, Hercules who had released the treasure with Fingel on his back, and Aso Makoto who was the last one left.

She originally thought that after she met and fought with Emiya for the first time in the form of Attila, he should have classified her as an enemy and not come to support her.

It is precisely because of this consideration that Xia Mi always decided to act alone to resolve the situation.

But who knew that the White King's actions were even faster, and the experiments she was conducting in Nibelungen were progressing at an incredible rate, so that she was forced to face the Yamata-no-Orochi, a super monster that was difficult to kill effectively. She resisted desperately but was still unable to do anything to this big guy.

Alas, life is unpredictable, and the big intestine is surrounded by the small intestine.

"What are you guys...doing here?" Xia Mi immediately switched to the emotionless Attila tone when facing Emiya and the others. "Are you friends or enemies?"

"If you are willing, let us join the crusade against this monster. It will be limited to this battle, and we will be temporary allies." As this was the second time they met, Emiya chose to step forward and negotiate.

Xia Mi, on the other hand, felt awkward treating an acquaintance as a stranger, which made the corners of her mouth twitch slightly.

Xia Mi's gaze remained fixed on Emiya, a flicker of hesitation in her eyes. For some reason, watching Emiya rush to her aid amidst the tidal wave of flying boulders and surging black mud, she would recall the quiet room in Emiya's residence, that peaceful afternoon when he had taught her history and mythology without reservation, like a kind senior.

Finally she spoke, "Well, temporary allies...are a good civilization."

Brother Emiya, after you discover my true identity, will we still have a chance to live the peaceful and carefree daily life we ​​used to have?

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At the headquarters of Genji Heavy Industries, ever since the Oni Clan launched their surprise attack, the interior of the building has lost its previous peaceful daily routine and has fallen into unprecedented chaos.

First, there was a shrill alarm, and many people subconsciously rushed to the elevator entrance to wait, but then there was a power outage in the lighting and elevator systems. A large number of automatic doors of Genji Heavy Industries began to close due to the alarm procedure, causing many people to be blocked at the elevator entrance.

There are many ordinary employees in the headquarters building. They only work under the name of the Eight Snake Qi companies, and their authority is not enough to know more secrets.

However, at this moment, they saw a "ghost" that seemed to come from another world.

"what--!!"

A group of female employees in uniform were blocked at the elevator door and screamed because when someone turned on a flashlight, they happened to see a dark shadow behind them.

When the pitch-black shadow was illuminated by the light, it revealed a pale and soft face of a dead person, with long black hair like a waterfall, which kept dripping down, and below it were deformed scaly claws and a terrifying footless snake tail.

It quietly watched the crowd, as if it hadn't eaten fresh food in a long time, preparing for a meal. From its huge mouth, it revealed its sharp fangs and forked tongue, admiring the increasingly pale faces of the humans, and couldn't help licking and devouring the flesh and blood.

bass!

The silver blade light suddenly burst out, and the so-called "ghost" - Deadpool's head was cut open by the sharp blade cut by the spider.

"Don't stay here," the man said, coming from the emergency exit. "Take the VIP elevator in the corner. It has a separate power supply system that won't be affected by the accident, and it has a high level of protection. It will take you to a designated safe location."

After saying that, Yuan Zhisheng took out the card and pointed it at the scanning window in front of the VIP elevator entrance. With a "beep" sound, this elevator, which had always served only the heads of households and distinguished guests, was now open to the female employees.

The staff thanked him one after another. In the darkness, they couldn't see Genji's face clearly. Ordinary employees didn't normally have the opportunity to interact with the young master of Genji Heavy Industries, let alone identify him by his voice.

"Is this a good idea? We seem to have wasted a lot of time that could have been spent on slaying demons."

After Gennochi took some time to deal with the Deadpool lurking on this floor, all the staff had left safely early, and Watanabe Tsuna's figure also quietly appeared. He had just been doing similar work on another floor.

Yuan Zhisheng felt for cigarettes in his pocket but found nothing. Then he remembered that he had left the "Soft Seven Stars" in the office. He sighed.

"... Genji Heavy Industries Group has solemnly promised not to abandon any life even in times of crisis."

This is not only the commitment of the Genji Group, but also a point he wanted to emphasize after deciding to take office as the new head of the family and promulgating the new version of the family rules of the Eight Snake Families.

"I see," Watanabe Tsuna nodded, his sword emitting a faint blue hue in the darkness as he wiped it. "You are a demon slayer with justice in your heart, not one who acts simply for the sake of slaying demons."

"Justice...?" Yuan Zhisheng laughed self-deprecatingly. "I simply harbor a sense of responsibility that I can't abandon."

Where is the justice in this family?

Gen Chisheng saw through this as early as when he entered the Execution Bureau. The demon slayer himself is a being that deprives people of life. In order to prevent the demons from causing more killings, the demon slayer needs to end the demons' lives... Thus, sacrificing a few people to ensure the ordinary happiness of the vast majority of people.

"Come and take a look at this corpse of Deadpool... or 'ghost,'" Yuan Zhisheng kicked Deadpool's head, flipping it sideways to reveal a pale female face. "Do you think this appearance is normal?"

Watanabe Tsuna observed it carefully for a moment, then frowned slightly. "She looks like a young woman, with pale, damp, and soft skin. It seems more like she's been immersed in water for a long time... a water ghost?"

Minamoto no Chisei was almost stunned by the word "water ghost", and then he remembered that Watanabe Tsuna was a figure from the Heian period.

"No, there's a modern aquaculture technology that allows aquatic organisms to be cultured in large bodies of water. If something like this had been released outside, the Executive Bureau wouldn't have been able to remain oblivious to it for all these years."

"Someone is raising a ghost?"

"It's not certain yet. We need to first determine the source of these ghosts."

Gen Chisei pulled out his communication device and called the person in charge of Maruyama Construction. "Have you figured out the cause of the accident? These ghosts can't just appear out of nowhere, right?"

"Yes, Acting Head! There are no signs of intrusion at the first-floor entrances and exits, but we've found scratches from hard objects on the exteriors of several elevator cars, including the VIP elevator, and on the traction system. After thorough investigation, we've identified only one potential suspect: our drainage system, the Iron Dome Temple."

The Iron Dome, Tokyo's large underground pipe drainage system, is an iconic masterpiece of Maruyama Engineering. Its giant pipe design with a diameter of 12 meters is enough to carry a huge amount of water flow.

The coincidence is that these snake-like deadpools are undoubtedly also good at invading from water.

"It's true that there is no coincidence in the world." The master and servant determined that the enemy invaded from the sewer, and they prepared to leave this place and head to the source.

However, at this moment, a loud noise that shook the entire building came from one floor. In an instant, the entire building suddenly shook violently!

"Reporting to the Acting Head, the thirteenth floor!" Yuan Zhisheng's communicator rang, the contact's voice trembling. "Outside security personnel said the thirteenth floor has been completely cut open!"

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bass--!

Emiya no longer wielded the Dragon Severing Platform like a turret launcher, but instead used it to attack, slicing through the scales of the Yamata no Orochi with its massive blade! Blood splattered!

The ancient bronze sword was also wrapped in the power of ice and fire, plowing a hundreds-meter-long blue ice and fire path on the surface of the snake scales, preventing the further regeneration of the flesh and blood of the Yamata no Orochi!

This result was certainly not enough to truly injure Yamata no Orochi, so his next move was to move sideways.

"It's now!"

Hercules' "Hundred Heads Shooting" fired nine meteor-like arrows that flew rapidly, forming a long tail of light that pierced into the giant snake's thick skin and flesh. After Emiya retreated a long distance, it exerted great power like a siege weapon, producing a strong light and explosion that shot up into the sky.

The Yamata no Orochi roared in pain, and with its wounds all over its body, it stared fiercely at everyone present. The bone sword at its tail once again accumulated an astonishing amount of spiritual energy.

At this moment, the sound of the tide rang in everyone's ears.

Boom!

They looked up and saw a huge amount of sea water surging in from the far end of the city, forming a tsunami-like wall of water. The white waves touched the battlements of the city wall and poured back into the city, as if they were going to collapse the ancient sacred city!

Xia Mi's face suddenly showed joy. Norton and the others had succeeded in their action outside!

Chapter 201 Herzog: Is this Eri authentic?

The sound of the tide is like thunder.

The coastline outside the city of gods suddenly bulged, forming huge waves, as if the furious Poseidon was calling on thousands of aquatic creatures to stir up trouble, carrying huge amounts of sea water to destroy everything.

As if sensing danger, the wind chimes suspended in the air above the great city of the Age of Gods vibrated and rang out, a chorus of destruction. However, the city had already been reduced to a shattered ruin by the gushing black mud. Each wave of the raging tide only caused more mountains of rubble to sink into the boundless sea.

The sea roared, and the earth wailed. Every inch of the ground beneath their feet shook violently once more. The once overflowing black mud was swallowed by more cracks and collapses, replaced by eruptions of smoke and dust, and dense surface wrinkles caused by seismic waves. The combined explosion of earth and sea produced a strange reaction—causing the entire giant city to slowly sink, crumble, and sink further into the surging waters.

This is simply a re-enactment of the scene in "The Imperial Chronicles" where Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi of the ancient times activated the simulated Word Spirit, Shiva's Karma Dance and Guixu, sinking Takama-ga-hara into the deep sea.

This seems to be the end of Night Food Plain.

Upon seeing this scene, the Yamata-no-Orochi let out a strange cry of uneasiness. It felt a crisis like the destruction of the world. Its fishy mouth emitted deafening sound waves, and its fangs leaked transparent fluorescent venom in the gray sky and earth.

"What is it doing?" Aso Makoto, who was watching from afar, was startled by the snake's shrill howl, and his voice was filled with confusion.

"Not good!" Hercules, who had the best vision, rolled his eyes, taking in the changes in the surrounding city blocks. He immediately shouted, "Everyone, be careful! It's calling all monsters to gather in the square!"

As the parasite of the White King's divine remains, the Yamata-no-Orochi naturally possesses the same bloodline summoning ability as the White King. Regardless of whether it is an alchemical corpse or servants and monsters transformed by black mud, at this moment they are like loyal minions of God and devout believers and servants. They decisively overcome obstacles and leap over huge waves, even if they may fall into the abyss or sink in the sea.

At this time, the place where Emiya and others were fighting against Yamata-no-Orochi was under the high tower in the center of the square. Every challenger who realized the critical situation in time now had a face as black as the bottom of a pot.

If these monsters surrounded this place like they were paying homage to the gods, and with the Yamata-no-Orochi watching them hungrily in the square, their situation would be completely hopeless, and the hope of escaping would be nothing more than a pipe dream.

"Assassin, are you okay?" Aso saw Chiyome suddenly lower her body and cover her head, as if she was suffering from some pain.

"It's okay... When I heard the big snake's voice... my mind was a little confused..." Chiyome frowned for a while, then raised her head with a normal expression. In her hands appeared a ninja sword and a sickle. "Master, please step back a little. The monster tide is coming!"

The damp air grew thicker. The seawater had already spread beneath their feet, forming a layer several inches deep. A chilling sensation flowed through the water, reaching their ankles and calves like a venomous snake licking their skin.

Aso Makoto tried hard to suppress the strange feeling as she saw countless dark figures almost merging into one with the background of the dark tide. A sense of fear that sprouted from her heart suddenly flooded her psychological defenses like an endless tide.

However, even in the face of such a dangerous and desperate situation, Chiyome was able to stand forward without hesitation and act as a solid guard for a fragile and ordinary person like her.

This couldn't help but make Aso Makoto confused again. This Servant's character was so loyal that he was one in a million. She heard that the Heroic Spirit must have a wish that needed to be fulfilled when responding to the summons. Could it be that Chiyome had nothing else to ask for except loyalty to her Master?