Stomp

Vmmm~

A swarm of Crest Worms flew through the air. This was Matou Zouken's true form.

The Crest Worms looked hideous. Their bodies were long and slender, their wings razor-sharp, and they had red compound eyes on both their heads and backs. By a rough estimate, there were over a hundred of them.

"What? Not going to keep attacking?"

Matou Zouken's voice rang out. It did not come from within the insects, but from all directions.

The Crest Worms were fairly fast, and there were quite a lot of them. Killing them all would be somewhat difficult.

The Crest Worms did not pounce on Su Xiao. Instead, they flew toward the basement exit. The reason was simple. Although Matou Zouken was the head of one of the three great Magus families and had lived for over five hundred years, he understood one principle: a Magus would never come to a good end by fighting a Servant head-on, especially a Servant as powerful as Su Xiao. Besides, the Matou Family's magic was not particularly strong offensively.

Su Xiao's figure blurred as he charged straight toward the swarm. He absolutely could not let the old bug leave alive today—the other party knew some of his secrets.

Although Su Xiao wasn't afraid of the other six Servants, it was best not to expose himself if he could help it.

Dozens of hexagonal Energy Shields appeared beside Su Xiao. The moment the Counter Shields appeared, he cut off their energy supply. This allowed the Counter Shields to leave his immediate vicinity, though their remaining duration was only one minute.

As Su Xiao charged forward, he also controlled the Counter Shields to fly toward the swarm of Crest Worms in midair.

When Matou Zouken noticed the dozens of crystal-clear Energy Shields flying over, he instinctively