Type-Moon, joins the Lion King at the beginning.

Chapter 34: Tripitaka of the Stars - Nameless Servant

"Let this poor monk save you!"

The nine-ring staff in Sanzang's hand suddenly transformed into a long black iron stick with golden hoops on both ends!

"Is it the golden hoop stick?"

Li Ye, who was still alert to his surroundings, raised his eyebrows and subconsciously thought that the black iron stick in Sanzang's hand was the Ruyi Jingu Bang held by Sun Wukong.

By the time Sanzang was dancing with the stick very skillfully, the dragon-headed chimera was already close.

The sharp claws seemed to be about to chop Sanzang right off the spot, tearing him into several pieces!

"Drink!"

Chimera is as fast as a cheetah, but Sanzang is even faster!
Sanzang was seen swinging a round long stick. The two-meter-long black iron stick swelled up in the wind and in a blink of an eye it grew to six meters long!

boom!
A heavy muffled sound exploded in front of Sanzang.

The sharp claws that were about to touch Sanzang's face paused for a moment, then flew away quickly!
It turned out that the chimera was hit by Sanzang's stick and flew dozens of meters away!

The black iron stick in Sanzang's hand, following closely behind, changed again and turned into a nine-toothed rake. The huge teeth were like dragon claws, biting the Chimera's body mercilessly!
puff!

In an instant, the sky was dyed with blood!
Li Ye was surprised by Master Sanzang's decisive and fierce fighting style.

Is this the power that a top-level spiritual base can bear?

Li Ye knew clearly that there were differences among servants. It was not only their strength or anecdotes during their lifetime, but also the spiritual foundation that was carried by their bodies when they appeared in the world as servants. The higher the spiritual foundation, the stronger the power that could be exerted!

The level of spiritual power emanating from Sanzang is comparable to that of the Knights of the Round Table who have now been strengthened and blessed by the Lion King!
What really surprised Li Ye was the Chimera——

Although he was being suppressed by Sanzang, he actually twisted his body in mid-air and raised his huge claws to slap Sanzang away with one palm, turning the tide of the battle!

Those movements were not something a Chimera could do, they were as flexible as a human!
The corners of Li Ye's mouth rose. With the precedent of Aleka, could he think that the remnants of the Crusaders had the example of mass-producing magicians?
And a magician who can enter the body of a familiar and control it!

“So it’s here!”

boom!
Li Ye stomped his foot and then flew out like a cannonball!

puff-

When Li Ye finally made a move and was about to cooperate with Master Sanzang to deal with the Dragon-headed Chimera, a huge light descended with Li Ye as the center.

The magic covering an area of ​​dozens of meters was activated instantly, but before that Li Ye had not noticed anything!

"!"

Li Ye's intuition failed again. Endless white light filled Li Ye's vision. The yellow sand under him seemed to turn into quicksand, becoming extremely soft, as if it was going to swallow Li Ye!
Li Ye could clearly feel that this light was completely harmless, and was even just ordinary sunlight, and its effect was only to disturb his vision.

What really alerted Li Ye was the change happening beneath him.

Not only was it as devouring as quicksand, but what Li Ye couldn't ignore was the curse that permeated the sand!
An endless stream of curses seeped out from under the yellow sand, constantly eroding Li Ye's body!

"Are you draining my vitality?"

Li Ye never thought that the curse he encountered this time was so strong that even his anti-magic power could not eliminate it. As his body sank, his vitality and magic power were constantly being devoured by the curse!

'How many magicians are there?!'

Li Ye, with his eyes closed, couldn't help but smack his lips.

At this time, his perception has been fully spread out, and Li Ye can clearly feel the alien curse spreading from all directions. In just a few breaths, the curse has covered the area of ​​dozens of meters around Li Ye!
And the source is not only the yellow sand under Li Ye, but also seeping out from underground in all directions!

A large-scale curse magic was engraved in the yellow sand underground, lurking until the moment Li Ye made his move and it was activated at the same time!
Not only curse magic was activated at the same time, Li Ye discovered that there were several restraint magics in effect, but there was only one target!
It’s Li!
This made Li Ye frown. As the curse continued to erode his magic power, more and more magic was activated to restrict his actions.

There were seventeen magics that could be felt to have an effect on him, and the number was still increasing.

In just a few seconds, Li Ye felt his body as heavy as a mountain and his movements became slow!
It was like using Li Ye's magic power to support the activation of the magic, leaving Li Ye to restrain himself!

The impact on the body is secondary. The loss of magic power is not a big deal for Li Ye now. The nearly infinite magic power provided by the Holy Grail allows Li Ye to achieve magical freedom for a short time.

What really concerned Li Ye was when these magic tricks were set up.

Before he arrived, only Sanzang and the Crusader Knights were fighting, and there were no other magicians, let alone performing magic in front of Sanzang.

"Master Tripitaka—"

Li Ye immediately recalled Sanzang's empty complaining attitude in his mind, and suddenly felt that it was very feasible to set up magic in front of Sanzang.

But what is the goal?

Li Ye could sense that these magic tricks were designed for his own body, and the effects when used on Sanzang were not even as good as his.

This was a premeditated ambush!
When the conclusion emerged in his mind, Li Ye did not feel fear, but raised the corners of his mouth.

If it was really a premeditated ambush, it would mean that the remnants of the Crusaders did know his whereabouts and even used Sanzang as bait to lure him into the trap.

As to whether Sanzang was the bait of this ambush, Li Ye didn't know, and it didn't matter to him.

What's important is the existence behind this ambush——

The real remnants of the Crusades!

As time went by, half of Li Ye's body had been swallowed by the yellow sand and he could not move.

There were more than forty magic spells cast on him, almost making Li Ye lose his physical senses!

"Three minutes—"

"Master Sanzang hasn't dealt with Chimera yet?"

Li Ye chose not to resist and let himself be swallowed by the yellow sand, closing his eyes and counting the time silently.

At this time, the surrounding magic seemed to have entered a buffer period. No new magic was activated for a full ten seconds. The restrictions were maintained only by these forty or so magics.

This is the case when Li Ye does not resist.

“You’re still not going to do anything——”

As the attack never came, Li Ye realized that the magicians would not take action. These things were really just to restrict——

Or do the remnants of the Crusaders think that they can capture Li Ye by using these tricks?
Li Ye didn't know, he had lost his patience.

stab-

Li Ye moved his body, and strands of red arcs kept jumping on his skin.

As Li Ye released his magic power, his body felt lighter. It turned out that all the magic cast on his body was cleared away!

boom! !

Starting with Li Ye, the sudden burst of red lightning blew away all the yellow sand within a radius of nearly ten meters!
The red light column that shot up into the sky was so powerful, and the terrifying heat that followed it melted all the yellow sand within the range!
Click.

When Li Ye fell to the ground, a piece of glittering glass appeared under him. It turned out to be the yellow sand that was completely melted by the terrifying heat!
Li Ye looked around and saw a circular pit seven meters deep with Li Ye as the center!

"Buried so deep?"

Li Ye raised his eyebrows. He destroyed it to this extent in one breath and then interrupted the curse magic and other magic lurking in the sand.

Although all the magic under the yellow sand was destroyed, Li Ye felt that something was missing.

Before Li Ye could continue thinking——

"!"

Almost subconsciously, Li Ye turned and dodged to the side.

boom!
A pitch-black arrow silently pierced through the place where Li Ye was previously, leaving a hole as big as a bowl.

Li Ye even sensed a deep curse on the pit.

"What guy?" Even without turning back, Li Ye could sense the undisguised magical fluctuations dozens of meters away.

"Servant?"

Take action at this time?
Click!

Realizing the identity of the attacker, Li Ye suddenly shot out like an arrow.

In a flash, he rushed out of the pit and headed straight for the attacker!

The moment Li Ye rushed out of the deep pit, he saw the figure of Master Sanzang who was fighting with Chimera.

Chimera's body shape seemed different from before, as if it had shrunk by two times, becoming slimmer and its speed was much faster!

Li Ye had no time to pay attention to Master Sanzang's battle situation. He didn't think that Master Sanzang would be defeated by the Dragon-headed Chimera with his strength.

"Don't leave me!!"

Ignoring Sanzang's shouts, Li Ye flew straight past Master Sanzang.

call out!
The oncoming black arrows blocked Li Ye's way forward.

clang!
Li Ye held the sword in one hand and swept it across, blocking all the arrows.

puff!
At the moment when the sword tip touched the arrows, the arrows suddenly exploded, and the billowing poisonous gas engulfed Li Ye in an instant!
'poison?!'

The previous arrow had made Li Ye wary of the composition of the arrow. After all, it was common for arrows to carry poison. But Li Ye had not expected the arrow to explode.

The poison that almost enveloped Li Ye seemed to penetrate into Li Ye's body from all directions!
Before Li Ye could disperse the poison, the arrow that followed interrupted Li Ye's action!

Almost at the moment when the previous wave of arrows exploded and distracted Li Ye, the sharp arrows flew straight towards Li Ye's limbs and face, as if to penetrate Li Ye completely in one fell swoop, leaving no way for survival!

'So fast? ! ’

Warninged by his intuition, Li Ye discovered the nine arrows at the first moment.

There was almost no time difference, and the completely synchronized trajectory left Li Ye with no room for choice!

"One for the head, six for the limbs, and two for the trunk!"

At this time, Li Ye's previous action caused the center gate to be wide open, and even if he returned to defense, he only had one chance!
Faced with this extreme choice, Li Ye's only choice is -

boom! !

The sudden burst of red lightning was like a brilliant thunder from the sky, and the extreme heat instantly evaporated the poisonous gas around Li Ye!

Those deadly arrows didn't even touch Li Ye's body before they were turned into powder by the magic power!
Li Ye bent his legs, and his whole body tilted——

【Thunderbolt】

The fleeting red lightning tore through the yellow sand, and rolling sand waves like those crushed by a giant bulldozer continued to explode to both sides!

Absolute speed, a strength that Li Ye can be proud of!

Ding!
A crisp sound of sword tore through the sandstorm and made the sky clear!
"Since you are a heroic spirit and a famous hero in history, who are you?"

Li Ye held the sword in one hand and steadily blocked the sword of the person in front of him.

After Li Ye used his most powerful Thunderbolt Flash and swung his sword to attack, this unknown archer was able to take on Li Ye's fierce sword with a single hand!
If Li Ye's sword landed on the Chimera fighting with Sanzang, it would at least knock its nearly ten-ton body flying!
"In terms of strength alone, you can match me, or even surpass me."

Li Ye was not afraid at all. Instead, he looked at the servant in front of him with a smile.

The white bandages wrapped around the dark skin only highlighted his muscular body, and the sense of strength was almost visible to the naked eye.

He was wearing chain mail that was in line with the times, and its style reminded Li Ye of the Crusaders.

no answer.

The nameless servant, whose face was tightly wrapped in bandages, just stared into Li Ye's eyes in silence.

The next moment, Li Ye felt a huge burst of force, which actually directly swept his sword away!

"!"

Li Ye pressed forward again and said, "If you are a Crusader, why don't you dare to reveal your name?"

The swords began to clash, and the clear sound as rapid as raindrops echoed over the yellow sand.

In less than a few seconds, Li Ye swung his sword nearly a hundred times, but never gained the upper hand.

Every time he found an opportunity, Li Ye was unable to start because the servant's attack became more fierce, forcing Li Ye to return to defend!

After a fight, Li Ye could feel that this servant was a hero who had experienced many battles, and his sword skills and archery skills were at the pinnacle.

"Very strong!"

Based on Li Ye's impression of the 127 registered Heroic Spirits in the Fate Order, he could not find any related Servant at all.

"So where did these archers come from?!"

Not only is his archery skill extraordinary, he also possesses top-notch martial arts that Li Ye can hardly even dream of!

While fighting with this servant, Li Ye actually had the illusion that he was facing Lancelot!

Every one of his moves was seen through, and his immature sword skills were completely useless in front of this Servant!
Li Ye is now unable to defeat or equal this Servant in terms of skills. If he wants to win the battle, he can only -

stab-

Red lightning appeared, and Li Ye's movements changed accordingly.

He gave up on the variety of sword skills and instead relied on absolute strength to destroy everything!
It was just like swinging a sword normally, but the red fierce light bursting out from the sword tip was the breath of a dragon that devoured everything and burned the world!
boom! !

The red torrent swept across the desert, and everything it passed through turned into transparent crystals!

"Hand over the Holy Grail."

After the flood dissipated, the nameless servant who was unharmed spoke word by word.

'fine?!'

Li Ye's expression was stern. Although he did not use all his strength in this sword, the power was comparable to the magic power he used in the battle at the spirit temple. How could he not cause any damage to this servant?
"Does it have any special skills?"

"Or is it the existence of mystery?"

At this time, Li Ye's brain was working rapidly, listing all the skills that he knew could fit this situation.

"Is it a permanent skill like Siegfried's that can defend against B-rank normal attacks and B+-rank Noble Phantasm attacks, "Armor of Fafnir"? "

"Or is it wearing a permanent defensive treasure, like Karna's golden armor?"

'Or is it the blessing of mystery?'

Li Ye was thinking, but he didn't stop talking: "I'm sorry, I'm just borrowing this, I have to return it sooner or later."

There is no point in talking, and the nameless servant seems to be about to attack again.

Li Ye, who was firing at full power, was not to be outdone. He gripped the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands and stared at the nameless servant's every move.

"If releasing magic power has no effect—"

“You can use Snap Death, but you only have one chance—”

Li Ye knew very well that his sword skills were inferior to his opponent's. Whenever he failed to attack with his direct attack, he would be alerted and it would be difficult for him to find another chance!

"Unknown hero, are you still unwilling to tell me your name?"

(End of this chapter)