Chapter 1652: A Mu, You’ve Turned Bad

The courtyard of Liu Dong Temple was filled with continuous booming noises. Over by Rin Tohsaka’s side, things were so bad it made her question her life choices. But things changed completely over by A Mu’s side; wielding the Ice Shield, wave after wave of purple beams crashed upon the Ice Shield, sending out waves of cold air, yet the shield remained largely unharmed.

A Mu’s opponent was named Medea, the caster class in this Holy Grail War, and it could be said that throughout history, casters have always been rather formidable. This Medea had summoned a Heroic Spirit, while the previous caster had been even more formidable, having summoned a massive Sea Beast, which required several Heroic Spirits to handle.

Medea floated mid-air; flying was one of her advantages. Among the seven Heroic Spirits, her escape ability was undoubtedly top-notch, with her Magic Power Attribute reaching A+. As for her Close Combat Ability, even if confronted by a modern magician like Rin Tohsaka, she would be beaten relentlessly, vomiting blood. Thus, she wouldn’t dare get close to A Mu, always maintaining a distance of over 20 meters.

Looking down from mid-air, Meilodi surveyed the situation below. Although her Master had a distinct advantage, she felt a sense of unease, especially when her summoned pseudo-assassin had disappeared just two minutes into the battle—far too short of a time.

“What a waste, can’t even guard the door. Master, prepare to retreat! Enemy reinforcements are on the way.”

Medea shouted as she increased her altitude to avoid the ice cones hurled by A Mu, each of which was at least three meters long, and being hit by them would surely lead to a grim fate.

Bang, bang, bang.

After a series of three consecutive punches from Kuzuki Souichirou, Rin Tohsaka was completely knocked down, still alive only because of her improved strength.

On the perimeter wall of Liu Dong Temple, Su Xiao held a harpoon gun fully made from metal, with traces of rust visible on it, evoking a sense of heaviness, barbarism, coarseness, and bloodiness.

Click, click…

The veins on Su Xiao’s hand bulged as he turned the wheel on the harpoon gun; even with his Power, loading this harpoon gun was a struggle.

It could be said that this thing wasn’t fully considered equipment; it was modified by the Mechanical Girl, and this crude 400-kilogram weapon was initially for whale hunting but was later modified by her without considering performance and reloading issues, thus its Quality was only White, but its power was quite astonishing.

With a clang, a finger-thick spring inside the harpoon gun snapped. Su Xiao wondered if pulling the trigger would cause the thing to blow apart.

Aiming the gun, Su Xiao pulled the trigger with all his might. With a creak, the trigger broke, but thankfully the harpoon gun’s safety pin was triggered, and the blood-streaked harpoon shot out. The good news was the harpoon gun didn’t explode, but the bad news was the trajectory was slightly off.

Mid-air, of course, Medea sensed the rapidly incoming harpoon. She had no desire to touch such a filthy and barbaric weapon, opting instead to drift sideways mid-air, easily dodging the harpoon.

Watching the harpoon fly past Medea, Su Xiao’s face broke into a smile. If the Duke of Extinction wasn’t out of bullets, he would have used it against the opponent long ago.

With a pull of Su Xiao’s left arm, the rusty harpoon halted in mid-air, recoiling back towards Medea.

Noticing this, Medea’s frown deepened. Beside her, the purple Array glowed, sending out a purple beam, colliding with the recoiling harpoon.

With a shattering sound, the harpoon broke apart, scattering a large mass of rust. Within the rust, a flash of bright light passed by, which Meilodi, having already turned her attention to Su Xiao, didn’t notice.

“So you’re that half-baked Servant, letting your Master…”

Medea hadn’t finished her sentence when she sensed something strange behind her, something approaching fast.

Swish, swish, swish…

A series of Blade Auras slashed towards Medea. Although Su Xiao couldn’t fly, he was not afraid of enemies with flying abilities, opting to slash them out of the sky.

Seven Blade Auras cross-intersected towards Medea, each one imbued with Blue Steel Shadow Energy.

Medea’s palm stretched out flat; as a caster, she didn’t fear clashing with any Heroic Spirits.

Purple beams collided with Blade Auras, exploding into a brilliant display of light particles, pushing Medea back slightly.

With a muted sound, a hooked spike pierced Medea’s calf, prompting a low moan of pain. As an elegant magician, she loathed such crude weapons, but thankfully its Attack Power wasn’t strong; this was why she focused on blocking the Blade Auras instead of dealing with this.

Though it was just an Ordinary four-pronged hook, penetrating the flesh was painful, with dense barbs making it look fierce and terrifying.

In reality, Medea would rather have been slashed a couple of times by the Blade Auras; that would have given her a chance of survival.

The back end of the four-pronged hook was connected to a blue thread called the Boundary Line.

The moment the four-pronged hook hit Medea, Blue Steel Shadow Energy surged through Su Xiao’s left hand like a current, traveling swiftly along the Boundary Line to the hook, and penetrated Medea’s body.

“Ah!!”

Medea screamed, feeling the Magic Power inside her burning as if something was rampaging through her brain.

With a pull of Su Xiao’s left arm, Medea was yanked down like a kite falling to the ground.

Whish～

The Boundary Line retracted at high speed. By the time Medea regained her senses, she was only two meters away from Su Xiao, greeted by Su Xiao wielding a Short Knife.

Moments later, Medea was lying face down on the wall. Su Xiao pulled out the Short Knife from her throat with a muted sound; blood spurted several meters high as blue smoke gradually enveloped Medea.

If Rin Tohsaka were to get close to Medea, she would knock her unconscious; now, at close quarters with Su Xiao, the outcome was predictable. Besides, she wasn’t just dealing with Su Xiao; A Mu wielding the Ice Battle Spear, exuding cold air, seemed to be charging a Big Move, which is why Medea was constantly wary of A Mu.

In reality, A Mu wasn’t charging any Big Move; it just looked intimidating. Even if it did throw the Ice Battle Spear, it would only be slightly stronger than a normal attack. A Mu had learned to pretend it was charging a Big Move.

[You have slain Medea (caster)]

[Medea is one of the seven Heroic Spirits participating in this Holy Grail War, gaining 8.7% of World Source.]

[You have obtained the Box of Magic (Treasure Chest Item).]

With Medea’s death, Kuzuki Souichirou lost his supply of Magic Power from her. Iron-blooded Barbarian·Am, who had been waiting, charged forward, swinging the Ice Warhammer ferociously.

As it turned out, without the supply of Magic Power, Kuzuki Souichirou was at best a highly skilled assassin. Facing Iron-blooded Barbarian·Am, he lasted less than 10 seconds before being smashed into a heap of flesh.

“Moo!”

Stepping on Kuzuki Souichirou’s shattered body, A Mu roared to the sky, its eyes filled with red light. In combat, besides Su Xiao and Bu Wang, no one dared to approach A Mu. At present, it wasn’t an Honest Niu but a Combat Creature that could tear enemies to shreds.

Having slain Kuzuki Souichirou, Su Xiao gained 2.1% of World Source, although there was no Treasure Chest, the yield was satisfactory.

“Surprisingly easy. On to the next one.”

Leaping down from the wall, Su Xiao lifted the semi-conscious Rin Tohsaka, heading out of Liu Dong Temple. Checking his current World Source, it had reached 36.4%. This was the total from having slain Dog Brother, Kirei Kotomine, and Hercules.

Without the obstruction of the Blood Gate Adventure Group, it wasn’t too challenging for Su Xiao to gather World Source in the Holy Grail World. Thus, he needed to seize this opportunity to rake in significant rewards.

The headache, however, came from the fact that despite devouring Medea’s Heroic Spirit Energy, his Blue Steel Shadow Ability still hadn’t leveled up. More troubling was that Su Xiao’s time was running short.