The Counter Force's Rejection and the Grand Assassin

Wouldn't that mean I wasted my 200 Primogems?

"There really are a lot of disgusting bugs." Yakumo Yukari, who was watching from the side of the bar, completely agreed with what Chen Luo had just said.

"... Just who are you all? Insulting the magic achievements of the host in front of them is a very disrespectful act." Matou Zouken looked at everyone present with a gloomy gaze.

"Old Bug... Old man, we One Sight Like Old Friends. Although I don't know your name yet, I'm sure we'll become great friends." Chen Luo smiled brightly at the imposing Old Worm.

Upon seeing Chen Luo, Matou Zouken, who had lived for hundreds of years without ever being afraid of anything, suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

"Friend, don't be too wary of me..." Chen Luo said as he walked out of the bar.

"!!!" But the moment Chen Luo stepped out of the bar, Chen Luo suddenly felt a strange gaze and a great sense of crisis.

This sense of crisis stung Chen Luo so much that he immediately retreated back to the bar.

Chen Luo was all too familiar with that eerie gaze; it was the same feeling he got when the Honkai Consciousness was staring at him all the time.

In other words...

"Damn it! It's the repulsion of the Counter Force!"

Chapter 547 The Repulsion of the Counter Force and the Grand Assassin

Standing in the bar, Chen Luo looked up at Matou Kariya lying next to him outside the bar, and then glanced at the Old Worm standing above him.

The two people in front of him were people with extremely strong desires, a fact that Chen Luo's intuition told Chen Luo was absolutely correct.

However, with two huge experience points right in front of him, Chen Luo n't know where to start, because he couldn't even leave the Bar Door.

In the other Different World, Chen Luo had a very successful career. This was due to the convenience of Chen Luo various abilities, his knowledge of the plot which allowed him to help people fulfill their wishes, and his ability to build good relationships with people. Most importantly, he was not rejected in those worlds.

Not every world has such a special entity responsible for managing it.

Chen Luo n't know who controlled the world's operation. But based on his experience of never being beaten up in so many worlds, Chen Luo could say with certainty that things like the Heavenly Dao or World Consciousness wouldn't interfere with him.

After all, I abide by the law... well, not really.

But at least I won't destroy the world, right?

But as the saying goes, it's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings. Although the will of Heaven doesn't seem to care much about Chen Luo, there are others who do.

For example, in a certain special sense, there is indeed an entity that manages a part of the world.

For example, the Honkai Impact 3rd's Honkai Consciousness, and the two major Counter Force in the Type-Moon World.

Chen Luo wasn't sure if the Honkai Consciousness of Honkai Impact 3rd was managing the world, but the Honkai World was indeed a small territory of the Honkai Consciousness, and at least for now, it was training the entire Earth.

Furthermore, the Honkai World also possesses two supreme beings Imaginary Number and the Sea of Quantum. These divide the entire world.

However, Chen Luo never encountered the question of whether or not he could enter the Honkai World, because he should have a good relationship with the Honkai Consciousness, the Imaginary Tree, the Sea of Quantum, and Chen Luo.

The Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum are not exactly world-managing entities; they merely compete with each other and incidentally create new worlds. They don't really manage the things within them, since an individual or even a world is extremely insignificant to them.

As for the Honkai Consciousness... Chen Luo, although he still doesn't know who the Honkai Consciousness sitting above him is, he always feels that it might have some connection with him.

That's why Chen Luo never encountered any obstacles in the Honkai World.

However, the Type-Moon World is different. At least with the Root always floating there and not doing anything, the two Counter Force are the managers responsible for managing the world.

Two major Counter Force

One is Gaia, and the other is Alaya Consciousness.

Gaia is the manifestation of the Earth's own will.

Alaya Consciousness is the collection of all human consciousness.

When someone threatens the survival of humanity, it is suppressed by the Alaya Consciousness.

The threat to the planet's survival was suppressed by Gaia.

But that doesn't mean they are human beings or guardians of the Earth.

They were simply existing, wanting only to survive.

They will exterminate and suppress any behaviors or organisms that threaten their existence.

For them, there is no distinction between good and evil; the only question is whether something threatens their survival.

Although Chen Luo did not intend to destroy humanity or the world, the problem is that Chen Luo is an outsider.

So they were targeted severely.

"..." After pondering for a moment, Chen Luo quietly stepped out of the bar and looked up.

"Clang!" A strange bell rang out, seemingly coming from a great distance, yet clearly reaching Chen Luo's ears.

"Screech!!!"

"Holy crap, no way, that's ruthless?" Hearing the bell, he thought of a possible Chen Luo and instinctively hid back inside the bar, then hugged Snake Snake tightly for a sense of security.

If we're talking about something related to bells in the Type-Moon World, and also related to the two major Counter Force, that's probably the only one.

Grand Assassin, the "Old Man of the Mountain"—Wang King Hassan!

Grand Assassin!

The so-called Grand Servant are the seven riders who protect Human Order and stand at the pinnacle of the era. They are seven heroic spirits selected from the Root and standing at the top of the seven classes. They are the means by which the Counter Force uses the Beast, a great calamity that harms primates.

From a purely rational perspective, Chen Luo, a person who could be resurrected after death, could calmly face any enemy.

At least you can revive after you die and run away quickly.

The problem is that this Grand Assassin excels at Sever the Undying.

In other words, if the other party really manages to kill Chen Luo in some way, Chen Luo will lose at least one Fried Egg.

The Snake Snake's resurrection ability... I'm really not sure if it will work or not without testing it.

But Chen Luo didn't want to try.

"Damn it, this is so targeted! They started with a bombshell that was absolutely aimed at me." Chen Luo cursed inwardly, quite annoyed.

Moreover, Chen Luo felt that he was not worthy of being sent down a Grand rank by the Counter Force to eliminate him.

Do you think I'm capable of destroying humanity or the world? You overestimate me!

"But speaking of which, what would it be like if Grandpa King Hassan laughed for 10 minutes straight? I'm really curious." Chen Luo pondered, his reckless thoughts stirring since he wouldn't be harmed from the outside world once he was behind the bar.

"Chen Luo, are you alright? What happened?" Yakumo Yukari, who was standing to the side unaware of anything, asked.

"We've run into trouble," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo is indeed in trouble.

The other party is a very troublesome guy.

Although it's not impossible to turn the tables in a real fight.

But most importantly, Chen Luo came to this world to fulfill his wish, not to fight against the Counter Force.

"..."

Although Chen Luo thought a lot the moment the bell rang, the actual time passed very quickly because the others simply did not understand what the bell represented.

During this time, the Old Worm standing in the basement, though seemingly doing nothing, still controlled the invisible bug to fly towards the bar.

What surprised the Old Worm was that the bar seemed to have no security, and the other party could come and go freely, but when the bug tried to invade the bar, it was as if it was blocked by an invisible wall.

As expected, the visitors were hostile and came prepared.

Upon discovering this, the Old Worm immediately dismissed all the bugs simulating a bar, then allowed them to gather their strength.

The Old Worm suspected that the other party's bar might be some kind of spatial artifact, and it also had a considerable degree of protective properties. If possible, it would be better to wait until the other party left the bar and entered the bug chamber before launching an attack.

Moreover, the Old Worm was also very curious about their purpose in coming.

However, for some reason, the other party seemed to sense some kind of danger as soon as they stepped into the insect chamber and quickly retreated.

Could it be that they've sensed the terrifying power of insect magic?

As for the bell that the other party seemed to be very wary of, the Old Worm heard it, but he didn't feel anything.

I didn't feel particularly dangerous.

After all, the bell wasn't ringing for the Old Worm.

All the insects were poised to attack, and thanks to this, Matou Kariya was able to escape the pain and barely manage to sit up and look at the bar.

"So you can't enter this world either? No way, Chen Luo, you have to think of something." After hearing Chen Luo's explanation, Yakumo Yukari was shocked.

Chen Luo only gave Yakumo Yukari some knowledge about the origin and concepts, but not about the Counter Force.

When Yakumo Yukari first learned about these things, she did indeed feel a bit of a headache.

"Are you kidding me? Who am I?" Upon hearing Yakumo Yukari's words, Chen Luo immediately straightened his chest.

"Hold on and don't move!" Startled, Chen Luo, who was clinging to the Snake Snake for comfort, had just straightened his chest when the Snake Snake punched him.

"Oh. Okay, I won't hug you anymore. I need to discuss my wish with these guests." Chen Luo released Snake Snake after being punched by Snake Snake, then turned to face Old Worm and Matou Kariya.

I've had enough of hugging her, and it's only because we're on the second floor now that I'm here, otherwise Snake Snake might not let me hug her at all.

After all, the Snake Snake's mouth is always stubborn and Tsundere.

"Gentlemen, I am the owner of this Zero Bar, a Traveler and puppeteer who studies all over the world and even different worlds. My greatest hobby is helping people fulfill their wishes. Do you two have any wishes?" Chen Luo looked at the Old Worm and the half-worm that had been eaten a lot by the worm with a kind expression.

"A puppeteer who grants people's wishes? Is it some strange family of magicians?" The Old Worm frowned.

The term "puppet master" is relatively easy to understand; it's a branch of Magus, much like an alchemist.

No, they're not the same. Alchemists at least have an academy, while puppeteers are just a handful of people, belonging to a relatively niche faction.

As for fulfilling wishes... sorry, anything related to normalcy has nothing to do with Magus.

You can never truly understand what a Magus will do, but what they do is absolutely contrary to real-world ethics and laws.

Simply put, Magus do everything except do inhuman things.

Therefore, it is not impossible for someone to collect certain substances or other things from the soul to improve their magic or conduct experiments.

As for the phrase "traveling around the world and even different worlds" mentioned by the other party, Old Worm easily ignored it.

Traveling to other parallel worlds? Only the Second Law can make that possible.

Exaggerating or distorting one's own magic tricks to deceive others is also something a qualified Magus should do.

"I'm not a Magus, I'm just Traveler who grants people's wishes. You have to believe me."

"Heh." The Old Worm sneered.

I've lived for hundreds of years and I've never heard of such a thing existing in the world. If I could really have my wishes granted through you, what would I need the Holy Grail for?

"Help... Sakura." A very weak voice rang out.

"Hmm?" The Old Worm held his wooden staff and looked at Yan Ye, who was struggling to sit up like a dead dog in the insect storehouse.

"Oh, it seems someone actually believed me." Chen Luo looked at Matou Kariya with a delighted expression.

Chen Luo is indeed someone who helps people fulfill their wishes, but it's rare to see someone as cooperative and convinced as Matou Kariya.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Saving "Matou Sakura"]: No matter what, by what means, let Matou Sakura have the happiest life possible.

Reward: 600 Primogem + Random Reward

Difficulty: 3 stars

For Matou Kariya, who can barely be considered a competent but not outstanding Magus by relying solely on Engraving Insect as providers of magic power, 600 Primogem is probably the upper limit of his obsession.

"Save Matou Sakura? As a reward for your trust in me, I'll accept this request! With myself nearing my limit and only about a month left to live, my greatest obsession isn't to prolong my own life, but to save others."

"Matou Kariya, perhaps your soul might also possess some of these qualities."

"Hey, Old Worm, come and count your sins." Chen Luo walked out of the bar with a smile on his face. Sometime during the night, a crowbar... Physics Staff appeared in Chen Luo's hand.

Since I've accepted the commission, I must complete it.

The biggest challenge in this commission is undoubtedly the Old Worm in front of us.

"Hmph. So you've finally revealed your true intentions? A young Magus who wants to seize Matou Kagami's magical property?"

"Young man, didn't your parents teach you not to fight in a Magus's Magecraft Workshop?"