Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

So what should the cat do?

Dai Takuya grinned maliciously, forcing himself not to look in the direction of the blue claws. Instead, he began to feign ignorance, continuing to shout and look around as if he had not noticed Haruyuki Arita's weakness at all.

The blue claws moved through the void, so conspicuous that more and more of the imaginary entities noticed it. Their eyes lit up. Could this be SecretCrow's weakness?

Even the imaginary wooden figure adjusted its glasses, adding a "flash of white light" buff to them, and said, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, it's impossible for there to be a complete bug. This SecretCrow's weakness is also very obvious."

"However, CyanPile's battle IQ isn't that great either. If it were me..."

The wooden figure imaginary entity wanted to make a serious statement and show its insightful opinions, but at that moment, Haruyuki Arita circled around behind Takumi Dai and attacked him with his claws again.

This time, the target is Dai Takumu's neck!

All the imaginary entities exclaimed in unison!

It was only then that they remembered that SecretCrow's attack absorbs color, and regardless of the color or defense, it will directly cause damage.

So, if SecretCrow grabs your neck, will its eerie claws snap the neck of your opponent's virtual body?

This is a good game, but if the heads of the virtual objects are all cut off, then the only result is that their health points reach zero, since many physical laws still apply here.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats. They were worried about CyanPile, not because they had any good relationship with Dai Taku, but because they all hoped that Dai Taku could hold on a little longer and expose more of SecretCrow's weaknesses.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!

Takumi Dai, who had seemed unaware of Haruyuki Arita, suddenly turned around nimbly, smashing away the blue claws that Haruyuki Arita had extended with both arms, and then looked towards the source of the claws.

There was nothing there, but in Takumi's eyes, there was a person—Haruyuki Arita's invisible imaginary form. A semi-transparent arm shot out from the imaginary form's shoulder, and then the arm tried to grab Takumi's throat.

He saw no one, but in his heart, Dai Taku had already sketched out the location of Arita Haruyuki.

"Haha, you idiot, you think you can hide from others just because you're invisible? Go die with your childish combat experience!"

"Thunderous swiftness, needles flying everywhere!"

In an instant, Dai Takumu unleashed both of his ranged attacks. The flying needles scattered in all directions, covering the area where Arita Haruyuki was located, while the Thunder Strike Gun charged directly towards the chest of Arita Haruyuki, which Dai Takumu had sketched in his mind!

No matter how strong Haruyuki Arita's damage reduction ability is, Thunder Strike is Takumi Dai's trump card, enough to kill many imaginary objects in one hit. He just doesn't believe that Haruyuki Arita could survive after being hit by this move head-on!

In an instant, the flying needles and steel cones obscured Dai Takumu's target location. In Dai Takumu's imagination, Arita Haruyuki must have been riddled with holes by now!

Then he hit a lonely door.

Author's Note:

PS: Thank you to Ultimate Creature Kaz for the 1500-point donation.

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The steel cones roared, and the flying needles pierced the air!

Then they hit nothing.

The steel cones and flying needles indeed struck in the direction that Dai Takumu had predicted, in the very spot where Arita Haruyuki was supposed to be attacking him.

But he still missed!

Even if Haruyuki Arita is invisible, his virtual form is not non-existent, it's just invisible. Moreover, even if Takumi Dai is not very intelligent, he can still distinguish between his left and right claws, so how could he make a mistake?

But he just couldn't hit it!

Not only was Dai Tuowu dumbfounded, but even those who had been impressed by Dai Tuowu's combat reaction were also dumbfounded. The moment Dai Tuowu attacked, they subconsciously thought that Dai Tuowu had succeeded.

But no matter what he did, he just couldn't hit it!

"Impossible... You were right there... It can't be!"

Dai Takumu muttered to himself, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the claw he had knocked away had returned and grabbed his neck, and unconcerned about the creaking armor on his neck. He appeared unable to accept the reality of his defeat.

"You've already given up, Dai Takumu?"

Where is your arrogance? Where is your disdain for me? Where is your courage to treat everyone else as fools?

"Resist! Resist!"

Haruyuki Arita's voice rang out, and he began to shout, "Aren't you the champion of the kendo club? Aren't you the number one in the entire grade? You're Chiyuri's boyfriend! Show me your spirit!"

"Or are you saying that without the Accelerated World, you are nothing?"

Arita Haruyuki, roaring, once again extended a transparent claw. The claw flew ten meters and grabbed at Dai Takumu's neck once more.

This time, however, Dai Taku didn't dodge or resist; his two sharp claws simply grabbed Dai Taku's neck.

The color of the armor on the neck disappeared rapidly, and the outermost layer of armor seemed to be peeling away layer by layer due to the wind. Seeing this, all the Accelerators present felt a chill.

What a powerful imaginary entity! What a troublesome fellow!

While Dai Taku's reaction just now couldn't be described as outstanding, it was already the limit that most people present could achieve.

Can an ordinary person really do better than someone who can determine the direction of an attack the instant it strikes and launch a counterattack?

However, Dai Taku still failed. Is there really no way for ordinary people to deal with this kind of bizarre imaginary entity?

It was at this moment that Dai Taku gave them the answer: Dai Taku had not given up!

Dai Takumu, there's one more move you haven't used yet!

"Spiral Gravity Hammer!"

Dai Taku's imaginary form has a reinforced external pile driver in its right hand, which can launch steel cones for long-range attacks. However, this is not its only use. If the steel cone is completely retracted into the structure, a flat, hammer-like part will be exposed, which can be used for another function.

Now, Daitaku suddenly grabbed the two tentacles that were choking him with his left hand, and then the structure of his right-hand reinforced armor changed, with a large amount of flames shooting out from the back of the reinforced armor as a boost. Finally, the hammer slammed down hard on the two tentacles.

This was Daitaku's final roar, his last attempt. He roared, and in an instant, the giant hammer in his hand smashed into the two tentacles, slamming them hard into the ground.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the giant hammer slammed the two tentacles directly into the ground. The immense force caused the sharp claws at the very tips of the tentacles to be unable to grip Daitaku's neck any longer and were forcibly pulled away.

Then, Dai Takumu stepped on the tentacle on the ground and looked into the distance.

There was still nothing in the distance. Two semi-transparent arms stretched into the distance and then disappeared. But there was definitely someone in that direction.

"Finally... I've got you!"

"You rat, you dead pig, how dare you roar in front of me, how dare you act tough in front of me! Do you know that this is the moment I've been waiting for, waiting for you to help me build up my ultimate attack gauge!"

"Now, I've got you. Your two dog paws are right here, at my feet, connected to your shoulders. I refuse to believe I can't hit you now!"

Daitaku took a deep breath. This was his final attack, his last strength, his final killing move!

"Needles flying everywhere!"

With his right arm's enhanced armor occupied, he couldn't use Thunder Gun, so the only attack Dai Takumu could use was Flying Needles.

Although the damage is insufficient, it can still cover one person within its range, and Dai Taku's ultimate gauge is only enough for this final attack.

Even if this attack doesn't kill Haruyuki Arita, the important thing is to prove that the attack is effective. As long as it is effective, there is still hope of victory.

Although Daitaku's gaze was fixed on the flying needles, he looked forward; this was his last strength, containing his last hope.

All the virtual entities present watched all this tensely, hoping that the flying needles would hit SecretCrow. Dai Taku's reaction and response were already quite good. If Dai Taku had no way to deal with SecretCrow, how would they deal with SecretCrow?

Then, under the expectant gaze of Dai Taku, under the expectant gaze of everyone...

The flying needle struck nothing.

A volley of needles shot out from below the extensions of the two claws, where SecretCrow's shoulders and chest should have been.

After all, SecretCrow is still a humanoid virtual being with two claws outstretched forward, or to put it simply, two hands outstretched forward, and both hands are being grabbed by the other party. It shouldn't be difficult to determine where this person's shoulders are or where their body is, right?

In fact, Dai Taku's first judgment was correct, and this time, he even controlled Arita Haruyuki's hands, adding another layer of leverage to his judgment.

But reality seemed to play the cruelest joke on him; in the end, he still didn't hit anything.

The scene was deathly silent. Takuya Dai quietly looked in the direction of Haruyuki Arita, and all the Accelerators also quietly looked in the general direction of SecretCrow. No one made a sound.

This bizarre ability, along with its combat style that is completely impossible to counter, is chilling to the bone.

On the one hand, there was curiosity about how SecretCrow evaded the attacks; on the other hand, there was deep wariness towards SecretCrow's formidable nature.

"I'm sorry, Dai Taku, you missed. Not going to try again? Well, you've already exhausted your special attack gauge, haven't you?"

Just then, Haruyuki Arita spoke, but to everyone's surprise, his two claws, which had been pinned to the ground by the sledgehammer and unable to move, extended again. The extended claws were as flexible as tentacles and once again grabbed at Takumi Dai's neck.

"I see!"

The wooden figure suddenly realized and said, "SecretCrow's arms are like an octopus's; they can extend and bend at will. SecretCrow isn't actually in that position; there's no one there. It's an illusion created by SecretCrow!"

At this point, without even needing Mr. Wooden Man's hindsight advice, everyone realized that CyanPile had been played by SecretCrow.

Perhaps it could be said that everyone present was played by SecretCrow; he wasn't even there!

Everyone silently mourned for CyanPile. His death, in fact, had some value, as it at least revealed a clue to SecretCrow's abilities, although no one knew how to deal with SecretCrow.

Just when everyone thought that CyanPile had completely given up and was at the mercy of SecretCrow, CyanPile took action again.

Moreover, his actions this time made everyone applaud him!

The steel cone inside the reinforced pile driver in the right hand shot out again, but this time, the steel cone went straight into the steel in the ground and showed no signs of being pulled out.

In this way, Haruyuki Arita's two hands were pinned to the ground.

Then, with a soft sound at the point where his right arm connected to the pile driver, steam was ejected, and Daitaku's right hand was directly separated from the pile driver, abandoning it.

His hands left the pile driver, but his hands were now free, while Haruyuki Arita's tentacles remained pinned to the ground.

"Oh oh oh oh!"

"CyanPile is so smart! If it weren't for his reputation, I would have fallen for him!"

"Go, CyanPile! Go! Let this bug newbie know that we old-timers aren't to be trifled with!"

"That's right, CyanPile, go for it!"

Without hesitation, Dai Takumu immediately reached out and hugged Arita Haruyuki's tentacles after gaining his freedom, forming a circle with his arms so that the tentacles were inside the circle.

Then, he roared and started running, with Haruyuki Arita on one side and pinned to the ground on the other. Now, he ran with his arms around his tentacles, constantly moving away from the pile driver, which meant he was constantly getting closer to Haruyuki Arita.

"Now, let's see where you run!"

Daitaku roared, his posture bizarre, yet quite effective. The slippery tentacles left marks on his arms, but he was getting closer and closer to the point where the tentacles originated!

However, as Dai Taku ran, he became increasingly uneasy, because he was still rushing in that same direction.

He missed three times... cough cough, he launched three attacks, but still didn't hit anything.