Humans in Type-Moon, Path of the Heroic Spirit

Chapter 53: Matou Zouken: This is my escape route! (Please read it on Tuesday)

At night, the lights are on.

A silver-haired figure wearing black trousers, a white shirt and a black trench coat was walking casually on the deserted street.

This is a remote street in the suburbs, and few people pass by here.

The slight sound of footsteps broke the silence around, but soon disappeared.

It seemed that he had arrived at his destination. Kamiya Yu stopped and fixed his eyes on a dark corner where waste was piled up. He spoke with a calm expression.

"You've been following me for so long, isn't it time you showed up? Or do you need me to invite you out, Matou Zouken?"

The voice contained an undeniable majesty. After a period of silence, a creepy and suppressed laugh sounded and seeped into the cold air.

"Oh, you've noticed that? As expected of a magician who can fight Servants, he's much more perceptive than the others."

A shapeless shadow appeared from the darkness, and at first glance it looked like a chilling collection of insects.

But the cold moonlight immediately dispelled this illusion, and a short child quietly walked out from the corner.

Although he has a childish appearance, his voice is as old and harsh as nails scratching on wood.

"...You didn't even spare your seven-year-old grandson?" Looking at the little boy with blue-green hair in black overalls, Kamiya You took a deep breath, a hint of coldness appearing in his pale golden eyes. "You lingering old bug, you're truly disgusting."

Although he had long been aware of how disgusting Matou Zouken was, he never expected that this old Biden could do such an inhumane thing.

"Grandson? Haha, such a thing has never existed from the beginning..."

Sensing the murderous intent the silver-haired young man was displaying towards him, Matou Shinji grinned and said mockingly, "To us magi, the so-called descendants are merely tools for passing on magic."

"And I just changed the way I passed on the Matou family's magic."

"But compared to this, what interests me more is, boy from the Kamiya family, where did you know these secrets?"

"..."

Hearing its unpleasant and hoarse laughter, Kamiya Yu remained silent and slowly pulled out the class card from his windbreaker.

Because he understood that this twisted and corrupt existence could no longer be communicated with words, and could only be cremated with actions.

"Oh? Are you going to take action?" As if noticing Kamiya Yu's actions, "Matou Shinji" said in a somewhat funny tone. The corners of his mouth became even more crooked, and his face was full of malicious smile.

Without any demonstration or warning, or even any visible preparation, two extremely cold ice cones silently formed and then shot towards "Matou Shinji" from the left and right.

However, facing this silent attack, Matou Zouken did not waver at all and appeared very calm. This was not a bluff.

At the moment when it was about to be pierced by the two ice cones, the old insect's body dissolved like a clay statue, and turned into an unidentified shadow hidden in the corner.

"Even when facing young children, you can still hurt them without mercy. It seems that you are also a qualified magician, young man."

Then, from somewhere, a jeering voice that sounded delighted came.

"As a courtesy, boy from the Kamiya family, why don't you try the magic of my Matou family—"

Before he could finish his words, hundreds of pitch-black insects that looked like a combination of dragonflies and mantises scurried out from the shadows. In the blink of an eye, they formed a large group. These winged insects, with their sharp jaws constantly biting and making noises, showed their ferocious nature. They adjusted their fighting postures and swarmed towards Kamiya Yu who was not far away.

"Bad trick."

Looking at the dense and ferocious swarm of insects in front of him, Kamiya You did not feel the slightest bit of fear. Instead, he calmly threw a stone from his hand.

"kenaz (flame)!"

Along with the pronunciation of the Primordial Rune, raging and blazing flames suddenly appeared around the Winged Blade Bug, transforming into red lotus fire that burned the night air.

Nourishes—

In just a moment, hundreds of winged blade insects were swallowed by the rising and expanding flames, making a wonderful sound of flesh and blood being roasted by flames, and at the same time, a strange barbecue aroma began to fill the air.

After the last winged blade insect was burned to ashes, the scorching flames died down and the quiet streets returned to normal, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

"A bug should behave like a bug. Being crushed to death is your only fate."

Although there was a faint smile on his face, Kamiya Yu's words were without a trace of emotion and were so cold that they were terrifying.

He quickly scanned the surroundings and soon found where Zouken Matou was hiding.

"I'm a kindhearted person. I can't bear to see others suffer so much, so I'm sending you on your way."

Staring at the shadow that was about to move in the darkness, Kamiya slowly walked forward.

The pressure suddenly came, and Zouken Matou, who turned into a shadow, was pressed to the spot by a heavy pressure without any warning. The blood vessels on his face were surging, and something kept wriggling and crawling under his skin, which was chilling.

"I really underestimated you, Kamiya family brat... But, just this level alone is not enough to make me surrender obediently."

After taking a look at the flames burning on his body, "Matou Shinji" revealed a sinister smile, and then the crested worms in his body began to riot, frantically converting their vitality into magic power.

"Defeat him, Berserker!"

Suddenly, a surge of magical power surged in the air, and then gradually condensed into shape. A tall, dark figure appeared on the originally empty ground.

That was the Berserker who had secretly attacked Kamiya Yu and others in the Einzbern Castle and seriously injured the old sword.

“Aaaaa——!!”

As soon as he appeared, Lancelot let out a roar full of resentment, and a deep dark aura rose from his full body armor.

Seeing Berserker appear, Kamiya Yu stopped in his tracks. A solemn look appeared on his handsome face, and he became extremely alert.

At the same time, he silently used Rune to enhance his strength and speed.

The distance between the enemy and us is about ten meters.

After estimating the corresponding data, the silver-haired young man took a step forward, shortening the seemingly safe distance.

This strange way of moving is the secret technique of Bajiquan, the "living step", a way of sliding silently on the ground to approach the enemy.

A figure wearing a black tights appeared in front of Lancelot like the god of death. At this distance, Bajiquan can exert its greatest power.

In an instant, his fist, with a force from all directions, struck the enemy hard - Kamiya Yu stepped forward with force, and the hard concrete ground suddenly shattered due to the powerful impact, and the heavy straight punch hit Lancelot's chest like a meteorite.

Vajra Eight Styles, a hammer strike.

The terrifying force suddenly exploded in Lancelot's chest. The body that was hit flew in the air like dead grass, and finally fell heavily to the ground.

All this happened in just a breath, and before Lancelot could do anything, he was knocked away.

A punch that could have killed someone instantly could not directly kill this black knight with a strong physique.

Protected by the heavy armor, Lancelot only suffered minor injuries to his internal organs.

Kamiya Yu clenched his fists, feeling the touch of death, and at the same time slowly exhaled. He knew that the enemy did not die from this blow.

This was indeed the case. Lancelot, who was lying on the ground, quickly stood up, with endless murderous aura emanating from him.

"Ahhhh——!"

An angry roar sounded, and Lancelot's figure turned into a black flash and disappeared on the spot, swinging his iron fist towards Kamiya Yu.

Even though the enemy in front of him was moving at a speed far exceeding the speed of sound, Kamiya Yu could still clearly capture the trajectory of his movement.

Then, after strengthening his body with magic power again, he stepped back and flew forward like a cannonball.

boom!
The fist collided with the steel, and there was a thunderous sound.

Kamiya Yu used an amazing technique to dodge Lancelot's iron fist, but his fist landed directly on the black knight.

But this time, Berserker was not knocked away. Instead, he ignored the pain and launched a series of uninterrupted attacks.

Fists wrapped in ice-cold steel fell like dense raindrops. Ordinary people could not see the movements clearly at all, and could only barely see the afterimages left by the waving arms.

But Kamiya Yu seemed to foresee the future, and easily defended himself with his hands, even counterattacking from time to time.

To be honest, apart from his strong physical fitness, all the actions of Lancelot who was fighting with him were just instinctive, without any thought at all.

In dealing with this mad beast, Kamiya Yu seemed very calm.

The fist wind tore through the air and the heavy stomps crushed the earth.

With every blow Lancelot swung his arm, his entire body screamed in intense pain, and the side effects of using Berserker mercilessly tore into Matou Zouken's flesh.

"Damn it, why is this brat from the Kamiya family so difficult to deal with..."

Feeling the stinging pain coming from the magic circuits in his body, Matou Zouken clenched his teeth and cursed under his breath.

If the stalemate continues like this, regardless of what happens to Kamiya Yu, he will be the first to collapse.

Compared to the strength that is purely numerical, Berserker's ability to consume magic power is obviously superior. Even though the old bug has tried his best to squeeze the vitality of this body, it can never keep up with the speed of consumption.

"No, it seems that today's operation has failed."

Looking up at Kamiya Yu and Lancelot who were in the midst of a fierce battle, Matou Zouken's pale face revealed a look of unwillingness, "While Berserker is holding him back now, I'd better retreat as soon as possible..."

"As for the health of the boy from the Kamiya family, we can only make other plans."

Realizing that something was wrong, the old bug began to think of retreating. His body, crawling on the ground, turned into a deep shadow again and fled into the distance.

"Hmph, want to run away?"

As if he had anticipated Zouken Matou's intention to escape, Kamiya Yu snorted coldly, and then swung a shocking uppercut with all his strength, instantly hitting Lancelot's jaw.

Eight major moves: Standing Sky Cannon!
The fierce force burst out at this moment, and even the steel helmet had several obvious cracks due to this powerful blow.

The dark figure wrapped in several shadows was knocked out again, drawing a graceful arc in the air, and fell heavily on the concrete ground.

After blasting Lancelot's body away, a scarlet spear suddenly appeared in Kamiya Yu's hand. With the infusion of magic power, the spear body lit up with a scarlet light.

"The lance of piercing death thorns!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately released the True Name of the Noble Phantasm.

Like a falling meteor, the magic spear made of sea beast bones pierced straight into Matou Zouken's heart.

Puff-!
The sound of a sharp object piercing flesh was heard.

But what was unexpected was that the red gun that should have completely nailed "Matou Shinji"'s body to the ground actually pierced through his heart and went straight into the ground.

Then, the huge wound torn by the Death Thorn Spear was covered and filled by countless tiny insects in the blink of an eye.

It is obvious that the Matou Zouken who appeared here is not his real body, but a fake body made of insects.

As an old man who has survived for five hundred years, Matou Zouken is not like the young and foolish Waver who goes to the battlefield in person. Without complete certainty, he will not expose his true identity to anyone.

Kamiya Yu knew this from the beginning. He thought that the old bug's escape just now was just to lure him to his magic workshop.

After all, a magician can only unleash his full power in his own magic workshop.

In fact, that's exactly what happened.

Just as Kamiya Yu turned around and looked back, he found that Lancelot, who had fallen to the ground before, had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a big shattered hole.

"It seems that this is all we can do tonight."

Looking at the messy streets, Kamiya Yu shook his head helplessly and decided to let Zouken Matou go for the time being and take Finn to destroy his insect nest another day.

It’s not that Kamiya Yu didn’t want to deal with Matou Zouken in advance, but Odin, who had just returned home, contacted him and said that he had good news to tell him.

Anyway, the old bug is reluctant to give up the Holy Grail and leave Fuyuki City, so it doesn't matter if he is allowed to survive for a while longer.

Besides, if he really wanted to break into the Matou family alone, he might not be able to achieve the final victory.

Even though Kamiya Yu had the advantage in the battle with Lancelot just now, if they were to fight seriously, the TOP human Kuang Lan would not be a pushover either.

Thinking of this, Kamiya Yu raised his hand and carved a rune, then a white light lit up on his body, and the whole person suddenly disappeared from the spot.

(End of this chapter)