Chaotic Battle

The air felt thick, and the increasingly oppressive atmosphere set off Li Ye's intuition like a blaring alarm!

A subtle fluctuation occurred within his magic power, identical to the one he'd experienced earlier when strengthening his Magic Resistance to clear negative effects!

'Poison?!'

Li Ye suddenly realized that colorless, invisible toxins had permeated the air at some point, and the source was naturally the nameless Servant before him!

"Besides poison, how many more tricks do you have!"

Bang!

Crimson Lightning flashed in an instant. As Li Ye charged out, the battle resumed!

Unlike the previous stalemate, or even being suppressed, Li Ye displayed absolute dominance this time!

Mana Burst, unleashed without reservation, greatly increased Li Ye's Strength, his power unmatched!

As sword edges met, the blooming crimson malevolence abruptly retracted, abandoning its wide output to converge on a single point—

Where the sword edge passed, it was as if a crimson new moon had descended!

Barely engaging in a stalemate, the nameless Servant was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string the moment the new moon descended!

"Where's your sword!"

Having landed a blow and finally gaining the upper hand, Li Ye laughed heartily and shot forward!

The sword technique, emulating "Chains of All Severance: Avalon le Fae," was nowhere near comparable in terms of magic power control and contained techniques, but Li Ye succeeded in concentrating his large-scale Mana Burst as much as possible onto a single point.

The ultimate result was a significant increase in his output against humans!

Crack—

A faint cracking sound drifted behind Li Ye with the wind.

A terrifying battle unfolded in the desert. Li Ye, having completely unleashed himself, attacked with maximum magic power output almost every moment, while the strain of magic power on his body was maintained at its limit.

Bang!

With Li Ye's second acceleration, he even caught up to the nameless Servant who was still in mid-air!

And Li Ye finally saw how the nameless Servant managed to fire nine arrows simultaneously—

The nameless Servant twisted in mid-air, drew its bow, and fired nine arrows in rapid succession!

Almost simultaneously, Li Ye swung his sword from bottom to top!

The gushing torrent surged straight towards the sky, like a brilliant pillar of light standing in the desert!

The brilliant pillar of light, along with the nine arrows and the nameless Servant, was swallowed whole.

Li Ye's charge didn't stop; he knew this level of attack couldn't end the battle yet!

When Li Ye truly closed in on the nameless Servant and engaged again.

Crack—

A crisp breaking sound reached Li Ye's ears again. He saw that the nameless broadsword in his hand had finally succumbed to the strain and snapped into two pieces!

'What quality!' 'Am I the only one with a normal weapon!'

Li Ye could tell that the thin sword in the nameless Servant's hand was also some kind of divine weapon, just very plain.

As the saying goes, an inch longer is an inch stronger; an inch shorter is an inch more dangerous.

At this point, Li Ye's broadsword was as short as a dagger, rendering it completely unusable for further combat!

Facing such a perilous situation, Li Ye didn't hesitate. He decisively reversed his grip, using the broken sword to block the nameless Servant's blade and closing the distance between them!

Crimson malevolence bloomed once more, the resulting shockwave like a ring covering the sky, cutting straight through the endless yellow sand!

As the nameless Servant was once again repelled, a puff of bloody mist quietly bloomed.

"You can actually get hurt!"

The nameless Servant took Li Ye's punch with one hand, but its palm cracked, leaving it bloody and mangled!

This also allowed Li Ye to determine the upper limit of the skills and possibly Noble Phantasms the nameless Servant might possess!

"Hm?"

Li Ye frowned, staring intently at the nameless Servant's palm.

Runes made of faint light flowed within—

"So you're using magic to enhance yourself!"

Only now did Li Ye realize why the nameless Servant could withstand his attacks—it was by relying on numerous defensive magic spells!

The desperate situation, which could only have been turned around by a direct kill, was instantly overturned. However, a new problem now lay before Li Ye.

With his broadsword broken, Li Ye had lost his only weapon for combat.

Even with infinite magic power, fighting a powerful Servant bare-handed would be a difficult task for Li Ye.

'A chance for a direct kill—'

After some thought, Li Ye estimated that the remaining broken sword could be used about two more times.

Based on Li Ye's current experience, there were only two reasons for the sword's edge to break: clashing with an unnamed Servant, or his own extreme Mana Burst causing overload.

With two chances, could he find an opportunity to kill the unnamed Servant?

Li Ye barely needed to think about it; it was completely impossible.

!

Just then, a klaxon blared in Li Ye's mind as he was thinking.

Almost simultaneously, the unnamed Servant attacked with his sword.

The fierce assault made Li Ye instinctively retreat, but the premonition of danger grew even more intense.

Not this guy?

Below!

Squelch!

A strange tearing sound came from beneath him.

Before Li Ye could pull back, black mud erupted from below, engulfing both Li Ye and the unnamed Servant in an instant!

The curse, almost solidified, ravenously corroded Li Ye!

The crimson magic power surrounding Li Ye was useless against this black mud, and it was about to be completely consumed in less than a moment!

Yet, the unnamed Servant's assault did not stop. Even though he was suffering the same erosion, it was as if killing Li Ye was the top priority!

Even if it meant sacrificing his own life, he had to slay Li Ye!

No!

Li Ye forced his eyes open, channeling all his magic power to resist the black mud's corrosion. Li Ye could clearly see that the unnamed Servant was not affected by the black mud.

Or rather, the black mud clung to the unnamed Servant without causing any effect!

Just as I suspected, they're working together!

At this moment, Li Ye's movements were restricted by the black mud, and he still had to face the unnamed Servant's frenzied assault!

Screeeech!

Sensing great danger, Li Ye didn't hesitate. Ignoring the unnamed Servant's attack, he thrust his broken sword downwards!

BOOM!!

When the crimson lightning dissipated, Li Ye was unharmed, but the surroundings were now a patch of black earth corroded by poison.

The unnamed Servant, however, was sent flying dozens of meters by the explosion!

Li Ye, who was completely unharmed, looked around with a cold expression. Distinct magic power fluctuations were approaching him from all directions.

As expected, someone else intervened. Is it that Magus? No, a Servant?

More than one Servant—

Based on Li Ye's judgment, following the unnamed Servant, three more Servants had appeared, serving the remnants of the Crusaders—

No, this isn't a Spirit Core reaction. They've strengthened their magic circuits to Servant level?

Once Li Ye got a clear look at the approaching figures, he dismissed his previous thoughts.

Even Li Ye could be sure that these people were definitely not Servants.

He saw a group of emaciated, bizarre humanoid figures standing on the yellow sand. Although their appearances varied, they shared a common characteristic.

Their eyes were vacant, like puppets.

The magic power they emitted gave Li Ye the illusion of seeing them as one entity!

The same technology as the Chimera, artificial lifeforms similar to Aleka's?

Li Ye's expression remained unchanged. The numerical disadvantage wouldn't make him feel troubled, especially since these individuals, despite their magic power reaching Servant levels, were still weak to Li Ye.

What truly made Li Ye vigilant was the Magus hidden in the shadows, whose curse level was extremely high. Whether it was the sand restraint from before or this black mud, it was likely the work of the same person.

Such a Magus lurking in the shadows made Li Ye uneasy.

"Aren't you going to come out?"