Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

Facing an enemy rushing towards him with a long knife in his hand, Lan Ke suddenly dodged the enemy's full-strength slash by turning sideways. At the same time, he suddenly swung his cane upwards, and the opponent's mechanical arm was instantly thrown away. Lan Ke took the opportunity to hold the cane handle with both hands and slashed from the opponent's shoulder blade to the waist.

“Sizzle~!!”

Accompanied by countless electric sparks, the enemy was almost cut in half and completely turned into fragments and disappeared.

However, the battle was not a one-on-one duel. Almost at the same time when Lan Ke killed the enemy in front of him, another enemy beside him stabbed at Lan Ke with a knife in both hands. Lan Ke simply held the knife with both hands and slashed up to deflect the enemy's blade, leaving the enemy wide open, and kicked the enemy away.

"boom!!"

The man who was kicked away tried to get up and continue fighting, but three gunshots rang out almost at the same time. The opponent was shot in the forehead, chest and abdomen. Half of his body fell heavily to the ground and turned into pieces.

Lan Ke, holding a cane in one hand and a gun in the other, rushed towards the other man without hesitation.

But at this moment, a gunman suddenly pointed his gun at Lan Ke.

Originally, because Lan Ke was engaged in close combat with a large number of enemies, these Arasaka gunmen were afraid of shooting their own people, but now the situation was out of control and they could not care less.

It's a pity that when they turned their guns around, they also exposed their weaknesses to Shirou Emiya.

With the sound of a gunshot, another person fell to the ground.

Although the fight between the two sides seemed quite fierce with the help of seemingly endless manpower, 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' seemed to realize that it was unlikely for these people to eliminate Lan Ke and the others, so he couldn't help but speak.

"Very good skills, but this isn't the first time I've encountered guys like you..."

The other party was still chattering, but Lan Ke ignored him and just kept approaching him, waving his weapon.

Compared to the threat posed by Lan Ke, 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow),' who has always been his word, is more angry at Lan Ke's disregard.

"Don't you want to know what happened to these people in the end?"

Lan Ke, who had cut off an enemy's arm with a single blow and then shot him three times in the heart with a pistol, scoffed at the threat of 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)'.

"What else can I do? Either I'm dealt with, or I'm taken in by you as a dog? After all, you're still alive and well here, but...what does this have to do with me?"

As he spoke, Lan Ke took up his stance again.

"I only know that they failed simply because they lacked strength. When I arrived here, I was already prepared..."

"Whether it's preparation to defeat you, or preparation to risk my life!"

Lan Ke's words seemed to remind Arasaka Saburo (Shadow) of something bad, and his expression instantly became extremely ugly.

"You're wasting your life like this! I didn't expect you to be such a fool!"

The other party's tone, which was completely different from before, made Lan Ke instantly seize the "flaw".

Lan Ke has always been curious about the core of Saburo Arasaka's twisted desires.

According to the 'Hall', the other party seems to be planning to use 'cyborgs' to control a city, and then continue to control more people until they achieve their plan of controlling the entire world.

But judging from the other party's "Desire Stone", there are two obvious stages in his life. One is the struggle in youth and middle age, and the other is the obsession with technology in old age.

Lan Ke had never really understood the connection between the two, so in his "preview letter" he focused on the other party's "greed for power" and playing with "life".

But now it seems that perhaps the two are not independent.

The source of the other party's twisted desires is undoubtedly the greed for endless power.

But as he grows older and his physical fitness declines, he begins to realize that his control over power is declining, so he begins to feel fear.

And the fuse of everything should be - the fragments of the holy relics!

Perhaps he saw some hope in this thing and began to conduct human experiments at random. The ultimate goal should be to transform himself so that he can live longer, so that he can control more of his full strength.

Unlike most people's fear of death, he is more afraid of losing his rights because of death.

Lan Ke, who finally figured it out, couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile under his mask.

"If I'm not mistaken, the 'thing' you want to obtain is related to your 'experiment', right? If the experiment is successful, then you can extend your life and truly realize your 'ambition', right?"

"!!!"

Although 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' didn't say a word, the other party's solemn expression was enough to prove that Lan Ke must have been right. Seeing this, the smile on Lan Ke's face became even brighter.

"Then I have some bad news for you..."

"Whether we win or lose this time, we definitely won't bring that thing to you. I don't know if you'll ever get it in your lifetime. Or maybe we should just throw it into Mount Fuji or the ocean trench?"

Facing Lan Ke's ridicule, the originally stern face of 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' suddenly became extremely ugly.

It was obvious that Lan Ke's words had hit the other person's nerves...

Chapter 73: This is the romance of men!

Lan Ke's words contained no foul language and his tone seemed extremely 'gentle', but these words completely aroused the anger of 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)'.

What's more infuriating than having your dreams shattered?

The opportunity to realize your dream is just one step away, but this step is forever out of reach.

"Kisama!!"

Seeing the old-looking 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' roaring angrily like a gangster, Lan Ke was not afraid at all and even laughed out loud.

"That's the sound I want to hear!"

"Pah~"

It was as if the last string had been snapped, and the opponent could no longer maintain his previous relaxed attitude, but instead raised his crutch again and slammed it on the ground.

But unlike the countless 'Arasaka Security' that suddenly appeared before, this time Lan Ke and the others even felt the ground under their feet begin to tremble.

earthquake?

Not like!

What's more crucial is the look on Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)'s face at this moment. It's obvious that all this is related to him. Even if the other party can really create an earthquake, he won't use it to destroy his own nest.

The only explanation is that the vibration came from the opponent's backhand.

Reality is not a game, and there is no protection time. After realizing what 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' was going to do, Lan Ke tried to break through by force, but unfortunately, the group of 'Arasaka Security' personnel came up like crazy, regardless of life and death, as if they were using their lives to buy time for the other party.

Seeing this, Lan Ke had to temporarily retreat to Shirou Emiya's side and prepare to face the enemy's new attack together.

Perhaps because he was completely enraged by Lan Ke, the ferocious-looking 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' looked more like a beast snatching its prey than the 'head of a large consortium'.

"Foolish thing! Do you think I can do nothing if you hide 'that thing'?"

As Saburo Arasaka (Shadow) questioned, several cracks suddenly appeared on the ground beneath his feet, and he slowly fell to the ground.

"Are you planning to escape?"

Before Lan Ke and Emiya Shirou could react, the ground shook again, followed by larger cracks in the ground.

But this time it was no longer sinking, but something was slowly rising.

"Snapped!!"

Following a sound of breaking through the air, a huge figure landed in front of Lan Ke and Emiya Shirou.

A majestic body made of metal, with a pure black matte coating and a scarlet one-eye sensor.

'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)'

It had disappeared, replaced by a metal giant over 5 meters tall.

At the same time, the voice of 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' came from all directions.

"I was just trying to save some time, but since you're seeking your own death—"

Following the threatening voice of 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)', the mechanical giant before them suddenly swung its arm, and a terrifying sound of breaking air and a strong wind swept towards the two of them.

"I'll show you the power of Arasaka!!"

The power of Arasaka?

robot?

Lan Ke originally thought that their opponent would be 'Adam Hammer PLUS'. After all, Lan Ke and Emiya Shirou, who had been exploring this world for several days, had noticed that the fighting methods in this world seemed to be through the transformation of prostheses. The difference between the small fry and the elites lies in the strength of the 'prostheses' they use.

So Lan Ke thought that 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)' would tear off his coat and have a fist-to-fist fight with them, but he didn't expect that it was actually a robot.

“How disappointing~”

In the face of Lan Ke's sigh, although Emiya Shirou tried hard to control his emotions, his slightly trembling voice was enough to show that his heart might not be as calm as he seemed.

"I think it's quite interesting. After all, whether it's driving a large robot or dismantling a large robot with your body, it's a man's romance, right?"

"I didn't expect that besides liking 'Kamen Rider', you also like 'Sentai'~"

"Of course, I like Ultraman too~"

It is not known whether it was because of Lan Ke and Emiya Shirou's attitude that completely angered 'Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)', or simply because the large robot in front of him had been fully activated. While the two were communicating, the other party suddenly swung his right fist at Lan Ke and the others without any warning.

"boom!!"

The horrifying roar caused the room, which had been barely normal before, to be filled with smoke and dust.

But at this moment, a magic circle suddenly appeared under its feet, and then the terrifying fire of hell gushed out.

The scorching flames completely ignited the surrounding furniture and the roof, but the strange thing was that the huge robot rushed out directly from the flames and punched the previous position again.

"boom!!"

Accompanied by roars and vibrations that were even more terrifying than before, a figure suddenly rushed out from the smoke and dust.

"What an unreasonable ability! This isn't really an 'energy shield' anymore, it's more like 'magic immunity', right?"

As he spoke, Lan Ke took out the kinetic pistol he bought from the 'black market merchant' and fired at the giant robot in front of him.

"Ding~ding~"

With sparks and bullets flying everywhere, there was no doubt that Lan Ke's attack did not penetrate the enemy's armor, but it also proved Lan Ke's previous guess.

Enemies truly seem to be able to ignore magic.

At the same time, a motorcycle burning with flames crashed directly into the mechanical giant in front of it.

The flaming front wheel hit the opponent's arms blocking in front of the body, but the 'Ghost Rider' with superb driving skills suddenly turned the steering wheel, and then saw the rear wheel of the 'Soul Chariot' hit the shoulder of the giant robot like a sledgehammer.

He took the opportunity to turn the car around and returned to Emiya Shirou's side.

Unlike Lan Ke’s previous shot that didn’t even penetrate the defense, there was an extra dent on the giant robot’s arm, which seemed to have had some effect.

"Although it seems to be immune to the 'Flames of Judgment', it is not immune to the impact of the 'Soul Chariot'."

Seeing this scene, Lan Ke couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly.

"Could it be that because it's a 'science fiction product', it can ignore 'magic'?"

Although he was thinking of an extremely outrageous guess in his mind, Lan Ke's hands did not slow down at all. He reached behind him, and then a huge cylindrical object was thrown towards Shirou Emiya.

“Rider! Use this!!”

Emiya Shirou, whose shooting also had little effect, instinctively caught the thing thrown by the other party after hearing Lan Ke's shout, but then his eyes suddenly widened.

Because he could never have imagined that Lan Ke would take out such a thing.

"Stinger?! Where did you get that, Leader?"

Facing Shirou Emiya who was full of disbelief, Lan Ke couldn't say that he dug it out from the basement of the other party's house in the 'cognitive world', right?

"This is from the treasure chest I opened earlier. I'll hold the boss back, and you take the lead!"

Without giving Emiya Shirou more time to react, Lan Ke raised his two swords and rushed towards the giant robot in front of him.

Seeing this, Emiya Shirou did not ask any more questions, but skillfully carried the 'stinger' on his shoulder and used his aim to pierce the dark wood.

In fact, Shirou Emiya didn't know whether he could lock on to it or not, after all, the "Stinger" was usually used to hit flying targets.

But the good news was that, whether it was because Lan Ke's stinger was an 'equipment' or simply because there was also a heat source on the robot that could be locked onto, the originally red box soon stopped flashing and turned green, indicating that the target had been locked onto.

"Hey~"

Accompanied by the sound of breaking through the air and white smoke behind it, a single-soldier air-to-air missile flew into the air.

Facing this blatant attack from Shirou Emiya, Arasaka Saburo (Shadow)

Of course, it was impossible to ignore it. The robot's shoulders suddenly opened, and then a line of fire shot out in the air, looking like an anti-aircraft gun.

The 'Stinger', which was originally flying at a low altitude and heading straight for its target, was instantly ignited and exploded into a large firework in the air.

"You think you can defeat me with just these petty tricks?!"

Arasaka seemed very happy, but unfortunately he seemed to have forgotten one thing.