I really didn't want to burn it.

Webber placed his hand on Reines's shoulder.

"Brother?"

"Since we are master and servant, and since we are sworn siblings, we should naturally share the burden together."

Weber was looking at the old man of the mountain as he spoke.

"Four years ago, I didn't fight him to the end, and I won't do that again this time."

Reines chuckled softly, "I understand, brother. Then let me see how much of the future monarch El-Melloi II you possess now!"

"Hmph, I won't let you down, Lady."

Compared to the united front of Waverlyn and her sworn siblings, Scáthach and her group seemed less united.

Having lived for so long, this was the first time Scáthach had encountered such a formidable enemy.

Despite his reluctance, Shaka admitted that he was no match for the Old Man of the Mountain.

However, Scáthach felt extremely aggrieved, as her martial arts skills, which she was so proud of, were not inferior to those of the Old Man of the Mountain, because the Old Man of the Mountain had no martial arts skills at all.

Or rather, this guy's martial arts skill is just that one ordinary slash, but that one slash can leave everyone helpless.

Even the goddess of flowers, Chlorie, felt a deep sense of despair when facing the old man of the mountain.

"Die."

The old man of the mountain's eyes flashed with a sinister light, and he slashed his sword at the floor again.

That earth-shattering force reappeared in the hall, but this time everyone was not so lucky.

Because Reines is focused on analyzing the information about the Old Man of the Mountain with her Mystic Eyes, she cannot provide protection for others.

As a result, everyone was blasted away, looking quite disheveled.

"Holy crap, this is terrifying!"

As Li Ang got up from the ground, he looked at the old man of the mountain, who continued to move slowly forward, with disbelief.

Then, something even more surprising happened to Li Ang.

The Old Man of the Mountain did not turn back to help his Master who was engaged in a fierce battle with Ryougi Shiki, nor did he finish off Scáthach, who posed the greatest threat to him, nor did he interrupt Waverlyn's analysis of his weaknesses.

This Grand Assassin directly targeted Li Ang.

"Can you hear that bell...? Hand over your head...!"

Beneath the helmet, that voice, like that of a demon from hell, rang out once more.

This time, Li Ang was very clear that the old man was speaking to him.

"Seriously, Grandpa? What did I do to you? You just said you're the gatekeeper? That's the fate of an excellent Assassin!"

"Your head... if you don't want it, then give it to me!"

Then, the flames on the old man of the mountain burned even brighter.

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P.S.: I saw this picture by chance and found it quite interesting. =w=

written request for leave

Take a day off.

I don't know what happened, but Mimi had insomnia the other day.

I didn't sleep a wink the night before last, and yesterday morning I only managed to catch up on sleep for two hours. Then I didn't go to bed until the early hours of the morning again...

I'm finally sleepy now, so I'm going to take a nap. Otherwise, I'd really die from overexertion. _(:з」∠)_

In short, I'm very sorry. ORZ

Chapter 157 Ryougi Shiki: Nothing More Than That

Seeing the old man of the mountain charging towards him, Li Ang was completely bewildered.

"What the hell did I do wrong?!"

Although Li Ang made a few complaints about the old man, the old man was definitely not such an unreasonable person as to target him.

[Because no one has ever spoken to him like that before.]

The system analysis was conducted.

"What did I say? Did I say anything?"

At this moment, Li Ang seemed to have amnesia, completely disregarding what he had said just seconds before.

Anyway, this system is going offline first. It would be troublesome if this killing god killed the system.

After displaying this message, the system automatically closed the pop-up window.

The dirge system dared to act recklessly in front of its host, Li Ang, but it dared not be presumptuous in front of the Mountain Elder.

The Grand Assassin, the Old Man of the Mountain, is on a completely different level from ordinary assassins.

In the original story, the Old Man of the Mountain was able to kill Ereshkigal's Covenant of the Three Goddesses, which also allowed her to attack Tiamat.

This shows that the Old Man of the Mountain, like a high-level Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, has the ability to slay concepts.

The system doesn't want the old man of the mountain to get carried away while hacking at his host and accidentally kill him too.

Even if the possibility is slim, the mourning system is unwilling to try it lightly.

But why is this Grand Servant staring at its host? Is the host its target?

Grand Servants don't just answer the summons casually.

If the Old Man of the Mountain is unwilling to respond to the summons, even if Araya Sōren cheats, he will still be unable to summon the other party.

Since the old man of the mountain appeared with a clear purpose, and is now staring at the host, it can only mean that Li Ang has been the target of the other party from the very beginning.

If disrupting human order is the reason, then it's not surprising that the Grand Servant of the Counter Force assassinated Leon.

But the system always felt there must be other reasons behind this.

Especially considering the previous tranquility, if this person really wanted to kill her, Chloris probably wouldn't even have had a chance to use a Command Spell.

While the system was hiding inside Li Ang's body, constantly guessing the purpose and reasons of the "Grand Riddler" Mountain Elder, Li Ang outside was still playing "Eagle Catches Chickens" with Mountain Elder.

Fortunately, Li Ang's goal was not to kill his grandfather, but to stall him.

Li Ang tightened his rune gloves, and the runes on the back of his hands were fully activated. Under his control, the cold energy mixed with lightning surged towards the Old Man of the Mountain like a giant wave.

In real combat, unlike in games where a special status can only be possessed by one person, paralysis and freezing can naturally be stacked simultaneously.

If an ordinary Servant were caught in such a lightning-infused cold wave, they would be immobilized and unable to move. Weaker Servants might even be sent straight back to Valhalla.

Unfortunately, the Mountain Elder was never an ordinary Servant. Even with the debuffs from Command Seals stacked on him, he remained fearless in the face of the overwhelming cold wave.

"Slaughter...!"

The ghostly fire's eyes suddenly lit up, and in that instant, countless cold glints flashed in the hall.

This is not a burst of magic power. Even the Mountain Elder, with only E-level magic power, cannot unleash magic power like a beam cannon like Sab.

But the old man of the mountain doesn't need these fancy things.

These cold glints were the reflections of the giant sword that the old man of the mountain had raised and swung.

Logically speaking, neither lightning nor cold air is an intangible phenomenon and should be unaffected by physical attacks.

But when that ordinary rusty sword slashed across the surface, the cold current and lightning vanished without a trace.

If it weren't for the tiny ice crystals on the ground, Li Ang would have thought he had never attacked at all.

In fact, the moment the cold air came into contact with the sword, Li Ang felt that he had lost control of his magic.

This feeling……

"It was as if he had been murdered."

Li Ang muttered to himself in horror.

With a Servant possessing the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, Leon has a very good understanding of the concept of "death."

So at the moment of losing control, Li Ang realized that the Old Man of the Mountain, like his own servant "Ryougi Shiki," used the technique of "killing."

The only difference is that "Ryougi Shiki" requires seeing with the eyes first, while the old man of the mountain has already incorporated the concept of "killing" into his swordsmanship.

Li Ang didn't even know if the Mountain Elder's attack could be called swordsmanship or martial arts; in his eyes, it was more like the Taoist magic in cultivation novels.

If we compare the Mountain Elder to the complete Dugu Qiubai, then Ryougi Shiki can only be considered Linghu Chong who has mastered the Dugu Nine Swords (Mystic Eyes of Death Perception).

So if we really have to compare, Li Ang thinks the old man is undoubtedly stronger.

After all, when faced with an existence without the concept of death, the old man can see the concept of "death" just like he did with Tiamat in Chapter 7, while Ryougi Shiki can only stare blankly.

This is the Old Man of the Mountain—a being who stands at the pinnacle of all Assassin Heroic Spirits.

Knowing he could no longer hold back, Li Ang activated the Sun Rune, attempting to blind the old man and buy himself some time.

But as the saying goes, in the face of absolute power, any petty trick is just a paper tiger.

Sure enough, when Li Ang's flashbang went off, a cold light flashed, and with a "crack," Li Ang's flashbang was destroyed.

If you only heard the sound, people would probably think someone's time-lapse light had broken.

But the old man's sword did not stop there; the blade of the greatsword went straight for Li Ang.

Li Ang hurriedly summoned an ice wall to defend himself, but the ice wall collapsed and shattered immediately.

A huge block of ice fell to the floor, and the hall shook.

Li Ang didn't care about saving face anymore. While mimicking Neymar's roll, he anxiously shouted, "The rest of you, help me cover!"

After saying that, and making sure he was out of the old man's attack range, he got up and ran.

He didn't want to confront the old man of the mountain head-on.

Because Li Ang knew very well that he was no match for the Old Man of the Mountain.

If he really wanted to confront the Old Man of the Mountain head-on, Li Ang felt he would need to be at least in the age of gods, like in Greece.

However, Li Ang also came up with a way to deal with the Mountain Elder.

Although they didn't know why he kept targeting them, it was still an advantage they possessed.

How do you team up to fight a boss? Of course, one tank should rush in and taunt it, while the others follow behind and deal damage.

and so……

"Hey, old ghost!"

Li Ang pointed to the old man in the mountain with his hand.

"Do you know why Sun Wukong froze the seven fairies, but only stared at the peaches?"

"Because he's thinking about Peach!"

For a moment, the hall became eerily quiet.

"Sorry, I was just trying to lighten the mood."

"...Give me your head!"

Li Guoshi successfully drew the BOSS's attention with a joke that was so lame it couldn't be lazier.

For Li Ang's other teammates, they can now unleash their attacks on the Mountain Elder without restraint.

For the old man of the mountain, Li Ang is now his only target.

For Li Ang, he now needs to figure out how to escape the raging Mountain Elder's pursuit in this small, sheltered hall.

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Although Li Ang was jumping around the hall like a monkey, he didn't go to the right side of the hall to cause trouble.