Honkai Summoning.

"Holy crap! Isn't this Madam?! Why did the plot suddenly go completely off track?" Su Mo was stunned.

He remembered that the berserker did indeed disguise himself as a cavalryman and kidnap Irisviel, but it didn't seem to happen during this time period.

However, Su Mo couldn't remember exactly when Irisviel was captured; it was now, after all. It could only be said that Kirei Kotomine was unlucky. He finally reached an agreement with Kariya Matou, using the Berserker to capture Irisviel, and then Su Mo just happened to be there.

Seeing the Berserker arrive with Irisviel, Su Mo knew the content of Kiritsugu Emiya's phone call earlier. It must have been Hisa Umi telling Kiritsugu, "Something terrible has happened, your wife has been captured!" And then Kiritsugu chose to go and rescue his wife.

However, he did not expect that the person who kidnapped his wife was not Kariya Matou, but the perverted priest Kirei Kotomine.

Mr. Su Mo, who witnessed the whole process, reiterated that there was still too little homework. Sure enough, he assigned a lot of prayer tasks every day so that this perverted priest wouldn't be so busy and wouldn't have died so young.

At least they can have a peaceful and comfortable retirement.

As for now...

Kirei Kotomine's face was stiff as he looked down at the chains piercing through his chest from behind, a piercing pain spreading from his chest.

"Your magic barrier is really terrible."

Su Mo's voice came from behind Kirei Kotomine.

"Little Ai?" Irisviel's voice reached Kirei Kotomine's ears.

Because of the deaths of the Heroic Spirits, Irisviel had almost lost her ability to move in a short period of time. Now she sat on the cold ground, looking at Su Mo with a surprised expression.

"Who is he?" Kirei Kotomine coughed up a mouthful of blood and spoke with difficulty.

Yes, Su Mo did not use the Heart Chain to link Kirei Kotomine's life with his own... he simply pierced Kirei's chest with the chain. There was absolutely no need to use such self-harming methods to deal with him.

Kirei Kotomine is just a relatively skilled magician, and his physical abilities haven't exceeded human limits... while Su Mo has long surpassed the limits of carbon-based structures, making him a very easy opponent.

Moreover, Su Mo attacked from behind using shadow movement; only a fool would risk their life for another.

“Wang Aiguo, you can just call me Lao Wang, even though you don’t have a wife—by the way, do you have a wife?” Su Mo said from behind Kirei Kotomine, while pulling out a chain.

Blood gushed from Kirei Kotomine's chest, splattering all over the surrounding ground like a showerhead.

"The bleeding is quite heavy." Su Mo stood up from his squatting position.

Just now, Kirei Kotomine walked up to Irisviel, squatted down, and was about to say something.

However, Su Mo did not intend to listen to what this perverted priest was rambling on about, and then Irisviel went on and on about Emiya Kiritsugu's ideals.

What's the point? Everyone's going to die eventually anyway. Those who get caught up in the Holy Grail War rarely live long.

Furthermore, listening to the other party's nonsense and then spouting nonsense yourself seems like setting a flag that's destined to fail.

Therefore, Su Mo decisively killed Kirei Kotomine, barely managing to answer his questions about his identity. Instead of resolving Kirei Kotomine's many questions, Su Mo caused Kirei Kotomine to die with even greater doubts and unhappiness.

This made Su Mo very happy.

In a sense, this guy seems somewhat similar to a perverted priest, deriving his pleasure from the suffering of others. The difference is... Kirei Kotomine is dead, but Su Mo won't.

This incident teaches us that if you want to do something that makes you happy because you're unhappy, you're just asking for trouble if you don't have real skills and are backed by hundreds or thousands of lives.

“Madam,” Su Mo said, walking toward Irisviel with a smile on his face.

A perfect hero saves the damsel in distress. This must have earned at least 60 points of goodwill. A simple hug of gratitude wouldn't be too much to ask, right?

then……

"Ai, has Kiritsugu come here?" Irisviel's words made Su Mo's smile freeze instantly.

Irisviel naturally knew Kiritsugu Emiya's whereabouts and knew that he planned to sneak into Tokiomi Tohsaka's residence tonight to find out what was going on. She never expected to see this scene.

This is really tough for Lao Wang! Did he really choose the wrong target? If he had been summoned along with the spearmen, snatching Sora from Kenneth wouldn't have been this difficult. And a fiancée is practically a married woman by now.

"He's gone. I never imagined you'd be brought here, Madam," Su Mo said with a helpless expression, lost in thought.

“I see.” Irisviel nodded.

“It’s safe here, Madam. You stay here. I need to go help Old Li,” Su Mo said.

Li Yunlong's most powerful "Laozi's Independent Regiment" was based on the Conqueror King's army.

Su Mo remembered that the Conqueror King's Royal Army was broken by the glittering Star of Creation. Although Li Yunlong had the Radiance buff, Su Mo estimated that the two were evenly matched.

Li Yunlong is a comrade-in-arms whom Su Mo has chosen, so how could he be allowed to go toe-to-toe with Jin Shanshan? It would be bad if he lost.

"Old Li, I gave up the chance to rack up goodwill for you, you should thank me." Su Mo thought to himself as he ran straight in the direction where Li Yunlong and Jin Shanshan had disappeared.

The wind whistled past his ears; Su Mo was significantly faster than both Li Yunlong and Jin Shanshan. The two fought as they ran, occasionally making noise, making it easy to catch them.

However, when Su Mo got very close to the source of the commotion, he saw a blue figure fly past not far in front of him and crash hard into the wall on the other side.

"Artoria...she's going up against the Berserker? Oh no, I chased the wrong person!" The person who flew out was none other than the Knight King, and her opponent was undoubtedly the Berserker.

The fight between the two was quite loud, which resulted in Su Mo chasing after the wrong person.

A series of gunshots rang out, and Artoria leaped away from her original spot, dodging the barrage of bullets.

"A knight never dies unarmed!" The Berserker's special ability, or rather, his magical artifact, flashed through Su Mo's mind.

This treasure is very similar to Su Mo's "Devour" and Li Yunlong's "** Series".

Moreover, to be more direct, as long as you make contact, you can even directly seize the treasures inside the Gate of Babylon, and you can control almost anything instantly, plus you have a magic power boost.

Neither Su Mo nor Li Yunlong had such convenient abilities. Su Mo had to "eat" it first and then slowly extract from it, just like selecting various ingredients and finally taking the most essential part to cook a dish.

As for Li Yunlong, his ability to collect resources wasn't strong enough to take down the opponent's Noble Phantasm upon contact. Radiant, on the other hand, needed a little time to cast his ultimate move. Although it wasn't as precise as Su Mo's, it was at least as effective as "cooking it over fire."

However, the berserker knight did not die from bare hands; he would eat the food raw, and then spit it out without swallowing it, chewing it almost completely. This was extremely wild and brutal.

Of course, the final power of Li Yunlong's "glory" will definitely far exceed that of "a knight never dies unarmed".

If the first target of his attack hadn't been the Conqueror King, who would have been difficult to deal with, Su Mo would have eliminated him directly to avoid any unforeseen complications. If it had been a Berserker-like hero, he would probably already be a key member of Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment, dedicated to the construction of the nation.

Needless to say, Su Mo's incomplete Heavenly Dao page was also incomplete.

With a wave of his hand, the concentric chains transformed into thin lines that sliced ​​off a large chunk from the wall beside him. Su Mo hurled it directly at the berserker who was slowly emerging from the darkness: "Go help Old Li fight Golden Flash. I'll handle this."

Artoria glanced at Su Mo and said, "I can handle him."

“You won’t want to deal with him for long,” Su Mo said, taking a step towards the berserker.

Chapter Seventy-Eight: A Single Shot Kills

(Thanks to Little Human Flesh, Dream Sea Remnant, Praise the Sun, "I'm Fine", Lie Master, Body Tragedy, and Half-Faced Clown for their donations!)

"What do you mean?"

Artoria paused for a moment, then heard a crisp sound of armor hitting the ground, and turned to look.

Not far away, the berserker's helmet, which had been covering his face, fell to the ground, revealing a distorted, weary face that hinted at handsome features.

Artoria's eyes widened. Although the face had been tortured beyond recognition, how could she not recognize it? How could she not recognize the owner of this face—Lancelot?

One of the twelve Knights of the Round Table under her command, she was a great knight known as the "Knight of the Lake" and the "Flower of Knights".

According to historical accounts, this Knight of the Round Table named Lancelot had an ambiguous relationship with King Arthur's wife. Of course, popular rumors say that the two had a very pure Platonic love, where they had feelings for each other but did not have sex.

However, Lancelot still went to the brink of madness for the Queen—wait, maybe it was because of their overly innocent relationship that Lancelot became ill from holding back, and was eventually summoned by Kariya Matou as a Berserker.

However, these are all historical events, and the King Arthur in this world is a woman, and a very beautiful one at that.

Judging from the fact that the tip of the sword in Artoria's hand was now drooping completely, almost falling to the ground, the person with whom Lancelot had an ambiguous platonic relationship was unlikely to be his wife, whose existence was uncertain; it was more likely that it was Artoria herself.

"No wonder the Knights of the Round Table were on the verge of collapse..." Seeing Artoria's reaction as if she were seeing an old lover, Su Mo thought to himself, and tugged at his finger, causing the helmet that was on the ground to fly up and land in Jean's hand.

The helmet didn't fall off by the berserker on its own; it was pulled down by the thin threads formed from Su Mo's concentric chains... Of course, the berserker's cooperation in not resisting also played a part.

I don't know why this guy suddenly took off his helmet. Could it be that he wanted to catch up with his old flame?

However, Su Mo was clearly wrong. After taking off his helmet, the berserker who had successfully struck Altria suddenly accelerated and punched Altria, sending him flying.

Artoria rolled a few times on the ground, struggling to prop herself up with Excalibur, and stared blankly at Lancelot.

This is what is meant by "severely damaged in body and mind". Although according to the plot, Artoria will eventually kill the berserker with a sword, the scene of being ravaged before that is unavoidable.

The berserker's lips twitched slightly, his entire body still shrouded in black mist, exuding madness.

"I already told you, I'll handle this guy. You go find Old Li and help him take down Gilgamesh." Su Mo took two steps and stood between Artoria and the Berserker, casually shoving the helmet into Artoria's hand. "Take this and use it yourself later—no, I mean, keep it at home and reminisce about it. Is this the time for you to act all sentimental and act like a melodramatic idol drama?"

"..."

Artoria snapped out of her daze and stood up abruptly. Although she no longer had the high fighting spirit she had just displayed, she was certainly not the heartbroken girl who was about to die a second ago.

"Where are they?" Artoria gripped Excalibur tightly once more.

"I don't know, but..." Su Mo's words were interrupted by a loud noise coming from the southwest.

"Alright, they're over there," Su Mo said. The commotion these two had caused was quite significant.

"..." Artoria was speechless for a moment, put the helmet on the ground, and gave the berserker a deep look. "If possible, don't let him die a painful death."

"Your request is really unreasonable. I'm clearly the teammate, okay? What's in it for you? If there's something in it, I'll agree to your request..." Su Mo said, dodging the berserker's fist in a flash.

Are you angry?

After taking several steps back and distancing himself from the berserker, Su Mo smiled and raised his left hand, palm up, fingers spread, revealing the Snail Annihilation City Text he had taken from the magician.

As an evil aura spread, tentacles appeared around Su Mo, and octopus-like familiars appeared on the silent street.

"die!"

The berserker squeezed out a word through gritted teeth, and his aura suddenly exploded... well, he must have completely fallen into a berserk state, probably because Su Mo was teasing Artoria for no reason.

Then, the berserker, whose combat power had skyrocketed after going berserk, started fighting the familiar next to him, and the battle became fierce.

"As expected, you need a familiar to deal with a mad dog like this."

Having retreated to a distance, Su Mo summoned his familiars one after another with apparent ease.

The Book of the Annihilation City contains a vast amount of magic, allowing casters to unleash more advanced spells regardless of their own magic level. In other words, before its magic is exhausted, anyone could use this book to summon a horde of tentacle monsters or a gigantic sea monster.

Su Mo is not using his own power to fight at all. Instead, he is purely consuming the power of the Luoyan City Religion, continuously summoning tentacle monsters to entangle with the berserker.

The warrior, engulfed in a berserk state, had no intention of "capturing the leader first" and instead slaughtered the familiars around him even more frantically, his aura becoming increasingly violent.

"Roar!"

With a roar that sounded almost inhuman, more like that of a wild beast, the berserker slammed his fist into the ground, causing a small earthquake to erupt.

Cracks appeared on the ground, undulating like waves and spreading outwards from the berserker in all directions. A powerful force surged forth, instantly annihilating all the nearby familiars. Houses not far away also shook, nearly collapsing.

Immediately afterwards, gunshots rang out. It was unclear where the berserker had pulled out a Gatling gun from, but he immediately began firing.