But while Bronya's cannon was charging, Yu Luo had already used [Dragon Vein]. A considerable amount of Transformation Energy surged through his body. He gripped Raikiri with both hands, drove it into the ground, and activated the black technology installed within it.
"Dad once said, use black technology to defeat black technology! Spirit Blade Guard!"
Raikiri's special trait was its ability to generate a powerful electromagnetic field to protect its user. If it released all of its energy, it could protect nearby people as well. Of course, against a Yamato Cannon with a caliber of 460, Raikiri's electromagnetic field would normally be useless. That was why Yu Luo had used [Dragon Vein] to increase Raikiri's energy and strengthen the electromagnetic field.
"Bzzz..." Replenished by Transformation Energy, Raikiri's deep-blue blade suddenly flared brightly, turning blue-white. Tiny blue sparks burst through the space around the three of them, the air visibly warped, and their exposed skin prickled with numbness.
"Damn it!" Kiana was dissatisfied with being forced to hide behind Yu Luo and accept his protection. She looked at Bronya ahead and shouted, "Bronya, are you really going to let that damned system control you for the rest of your life?!"
"Don't you have anything you want to do yourself?!"
"You're a person! Don't become some cold, heartless machine!!!"
Boom!
Crackle...
Orange flames exploded in midair, while a massive bright-blue electric net flashed across the Super Electromagnetic Field before Yu Luo. Raikiri in his hand flickered erratically, and the Transformation Energy in his body was drained dry in an instant. But just as the system had said, it truly blocked that terrifying blast.
However, the Super Electromagnetic Field could not stop the horrifying shockwave from the explosion. Yu Luo gripped Raikiri embedded in the ground with all his strength, ensuring that he would not be blown off the rooftop.
Kiana and Mei Raiden each grabbed one of his shoulders. The three of them were driven back again and again by the shockwave before crashing heavily into the doors behind them.
Unexpectedly, Yu Luo did not feel the agonizing pain he had expected. Instead, he felt two soft sensations against his back, accompanied by two muffled groans. As a level-20 Archmage and the theoretical God of Akina Mountain, how could Yu Luo not realize that he had used Kiana and Mei Raiden as cushions? He might even have crushed some dangerous places.
Before the three could recover from the shockwave, Heavy-Oni Rabbit 19C behind Bronya raised a person-sized shield with its left mechanical arm, firmly blocking the shockwave. Bronya was completely unaffected. The cannon raised by its right mechanical arm began gathering flames again, preparing to give the three of them a second shot.
"Henshin!" Yu Luo hurriedly pulled out Sasaki Kojiro's transformation card. Silver light flashed, and Yu Luo transformed into a figure with a long blue ponytail. His pale-purple kimono fluttered wildly in the gale. With A+-rank Agility, he became a pale-purple afterimage and appeared directly before Bronya.
"Stop her!" Yu Luo only had time to say that before Heavy-Oni Rabbit 19C's mechanical arm smashed down at him. After comparing his own body to that thick mechanical arm, Yu Luo decisively used his A+-rank Agility to dodge nimbly.
Thud! Yu Luo felt the ground beneath his feet tremble, and the entire rooftop seemed to shake from that heavy blow. He turned to look at Kiana and Mei Raiden, only to see them slumped painfully on the ground, clutching their chests and staring helplessly in his direction. It seemed Yu Luo had hit them quite hard earlier. For now, they had no fighting strength at all.
The pitch-black cannon barrel was already aimed at Yu Luo at point-blank range, while the other mechanical arm smashed down toward where he stood. Yu Luo dodged again in a sorry state. Looking at Bronya, who was watching him coldly from nearby, a bold idea rose in his heart.
"Let's see whether your system will attack even itself!"
"Mind's Eye (False), activate! Transparency, activate! Sohma's Insights, activate!"
Yu Luo dodged the mechanical arm's attack again and activated every skill without caring about the Transformation Energy consumption. His Transformation Energy plummeted like water being pumped away, dropping by 30% in a short time.
Yu Luo twisted through the air, leaving behind a pale-purple afterimage as he charged at Bronya. The Katana in his hand howled through the air, drawing a silver crescent as it slashed toward her.
His Transformation Energy continued to fall. "30%! 20%! 10%!" Finally, just before it dropped to zero, Yu Luo poured all his strength into a slash that landed on Bronya.
Clang! Unfortunately, the final strike still did not go through. A semi-illusory shield, just like the first time he had seen it, blocked Yu Luo's slash. Though it was only half-real, it threw off dazzling sparks. The Katana in Yu Luo's hand dissolved into particles, and his pale-purple kimono and long blue ponytail vanished as well.
"Just as I thought!" Yu Luo was not disappointed after leaving his transformed state. Instead, he even smiled at Bronya. Behind him, the Cannon of Equality was nearly done charging.
"Henshin!" Yu Luo transformed again, this time using Billy the Kid's transformation card. As for why he did not use Emiya's card, the reason was simple—
"Noble Phantasm, Bad Beat (Thunderer)!"
Yu Luo roared as Billy the Kid's remaining Transformation Energy was completely depleted. The Servant's heightened perception was unleashed to its fullest. Yu Luo once again experienced the feeling of the system using its bootleg Za Warudo. The surrounding world instantly slowed down. Whether it was the charging Yamato Cannon or the raised mechanical arm, both moved incredibly slowly in Yu Luo's eyes.
Only Yu Luo knew that this was merely the effect of fully unleashing a Servant's perception, not time slowing down. His own movements had become extremely slow as well. In that state, Yu Luo activated Billy the Kid's C-rank Mind's Eye (False), observing the shield between himself and Bronya as he searched for its weakness.
"Found it!" Yu Luo's eyes lit up as inspiration struck. He activated A+-rank Quick Draw and A++-rank Shooting at the same time, firing three shots from different directions almost simultaneously at a speed that seemed to transcend time itself. This was Billy the Kid's strongest attack in his life: three unavoidable shots aimed at fatal points through a perfect grasp of the battlefield.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three energy bullets shot toward the semi-illusory shield from three completely different directions almost simultaneously. There was no stopping them, nor was there time to stop them. All that could be heard was a dull thud! as vicious cracks spread across the shield's surface.
Yu Luo emerged from that miraculous state, and Billy the Kid's transformation began to fade. As particles rose from Yu Luo's body, the cracked semi-illusory shield shattered into fragments, revealing Bronya's exquisite, emotionless face before him.
"Checkmate!" Yu Luo said with what he considered a handsome smile, then made a move that surprised Bronya. He spread his arms and lunged forward, pulling Bronya into an embrace and holding her tightly against his chest, completely ignoring the Cannon of Equality behind him, which was nearly finished charging.
I refuse to believe you'll die with me!
"What if this system belongs to the Scarlet Queen series?" The system once again displayed its contrarian nature.
"Dying while hugging a loli isn't a loss for me. Who knows how many people dream of this!" Yu Luo's body stiffened, but he could be meek before others—when facing the system, he had to strike hard. He forcibly retorted.
"I almost forgot you're still a lolicon." The system snickered. "How does it feel, hugging such a cute loli for the first time in your life? Are you high as hell?"
"High my ass, you rotten old man!" Yu Luo said irritably. "Whoever designed this armor clearly made it completely different from the game. It feels like hugging an iron lump. It's digging into me, okay?"
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