Su Luo raised his hand and summoned the Holy Lance. Like Artoria, he called it forth and grasped it in his hand.
The mana within his body was draining at an alarming rate, pouring into the Holy Lance.
With Su Luo's current mana, he could achieve a True Name Release.
But the power of that True Name Release wouldn't be as strong as Artoria's.
However!
His body's terrifyingly powerful adaptability was already adjusting to the mana drain.
The more mana he lost, the faster his mana capacity and intensity grew.
After consuming a bit more, he would have enough mana to push the Holy Lance's power to City-Destroying Level.
But Su Luo wasn't satisfied with that.
A flicker of madness flashed in his eyes as he began to burn his own life force to further amplify the Noble Phantasm's release power.
Seeing this, a rare hint of panic surfaced on Artoria's calm, beautiful face. "Wait, Master! If your mana isn't enough, let me—"
She reached out to stop Su Luo.
Yet in the next moment, Su Luo's powerful adaptability kicked in.
The life force draining from his body was rapidly replenished, growing even stronger than before.
At this sight, Artoria's movement halted.
She observed Su Luo's condition carefully for a while, confirming he wasn't in any danger, before lowering her arm, her expression calming once more.
By now, Su Luo's mana had grown strong enough, and he began the True Name Release.
But his own shout was especially thunderous.
"Holy Lance, draw anchor."
"Shining Rhongomyniad!!"
A colossal golden lance pierced through the clouds, appearing in the sky.
And the landing point of that light cannon? Well, that would be Hiroshima in Japan.
Since all of Nagasaki had already received nuclear peace, there was no reason for Hiroshima to escape the Holy Lance's purification.
Another beam of light descended, and all of Hiroshima welcomed its second purification.
The golden radiance was dazzling.
Even Busujima Saeko and her group could perceive the golden afterglow of the Holy Lance.
Chapter 14: Su Luo and Kaguya Houraisan's Actions
Feeling the faint tremors from the ground, Wang Xiaomei's eyes showed a trace of envy. "Nice, another one already."
"Group Owner, please spare us. One is already exhausting enough." A rare hint of helplessness appeared on Busujima Saeko's pretty face.
She swung her sword to kill another zombie, trying to change the subject. "Group Owner, let's focus on farming Points. Otherwise, our progress will fall far behind the others."
Her and Wang Xiaomei's strength were the worst in the Chat Group.
The latter still had some supernatural power, but she had none at all.
She relied on her strong physique and her swordsmanship, which had reached a respectable level.
"Once we earn enough Points, we'll use them to strengthen our bodies. That way, we'll not only boost our power but also greatly improve our progress." Wang Xiaomei suggested.
Her abilities weren't strong, and teaming up with Busujima Saeko was precisely so they could look out for each other.
"Good idea." Busujima Saeko nodded.
The Points from hidden quests weren't distributed all at once after the mission ended.
This just happened to be the key factor in whether they could max out their Points limit.
On the other side.
With a casual strike, Lumine killed all the zombies swarming toward her.
Just as she was about to continue fighting, she heard Paimon's startled voice.
"Eh? What's that?" Paimon pointed at the golden light, a surprised expression on her face.
"Oh, that's the Noble Phantasm that guy released earlier."
"No, to be precise, it's the Noble Phantasm released by the golden-haired king beside him."
"By the way, their relationship is just like ours." Lumine glanced over and explained casually.
She didn't know Su Luo had the Holy Lance, assuming he had let Artoria release the Noble Phantasm.
After explaining, she also reminded Paimon not to provoke Su Luo in the future.
Paimon understood, but she was a bit puzzled why Lumine insisted she shouldn't offend Su Luo.
Even a joke should be fine, right? Su Luo didn't seem like the petty type.
Lumine seemed to see through Paimon's thoughts, glanced at her, and said flatly, "That pile of gold was just a handful he casually tossed out."
"I see."
Hearing this, the money-grubbing Paimon immediately understood and nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, Su Luo wasn't idle either.
Although his mission was already complete, since he had come to another world, he naturally needed to find this world's special characters to bind with.
Rei Miyamoto and Saya Takagi's mother, Kaguya Houraisan, had gone off to search, while Su Luo set his sights on Rika Nanri.
The woman named Rika Nanri was Shizuka Marikawa's good friend and should count as a special character.
In the sky, the Vimana flew at extreme speed.
Soon, it arrived at the airport where Rika Nanri was located.
"Rika Nanri, she's the one." Su Luo recognized Rika Nanri at the top of the high-rise building at a glance.
After all, her appearance was very distinctive.
Wheat-colored skin, paired with purple hair tied into a single ponytail.
A sniper rifle in hand, and a figure that fit the Apocalypse World's characteristics.
She was a beautiful woman full of heroic spirit.
Su Luo maneuvered the Vimana to stop at the top of the building, looked at Rika Nanri, whose eyes showed a hint of vigilance, and cut straight to the point: "You're Rika Nanri, right? Come with me, Shizuka Marikawa is still waiting for you."
As he spoke, Su Luo didn't forget to have the system bind Rika Nanri.
"Shizuka? Did Shizuka send you?"
Even though she heard her good friend's name, Rika Nanri still didn't let down her guard.
After all, a flying machine she had never seen before suddenly landed in front of her; the only reason she hadn't opened fire was because Su Luo was handsome.
"No, I just heard you're Shizuka-sensei's friend, so I thought I'd bring you back." Su Luo didn't lie, nor was he bothered to lie.
After all, with his current strength, if Rika Nanri didn't want to go back with him, he would just take her back by force.
That would be more convenient.
Thinking this, Su Luo glanced at the system panel.
Seeing that he had successfully bound Rika Nanri, Su Luo directly had Artoria forcibly bring Rika Nanri onto the Vimana, then flew toward Rika Nanri's villa.
Inside the Takagi Family's shelter.
Kaguya Houraisan killed the last of the Takagi Family guards, then brought Kiriko Miyamoto before Yuriko Takagi.
"Who exactly are you? Why are you attacking my Takagi Family?" Yuriko Takagi stared gravely at the woman of peerless beauty before her.
Kaguya Houraisan, by herself, had killed all the Takagi Family guards in just a few minutes and come before her.
And judging by the bored look on her face, it was clear she hadn't been serious.
This was completely beyond Yuriko Takagi's imagination; in her mind, Kaguya Houraisan could already be equated with something like a monster.
"You don't need to know who I am. You only need to know that from now on, you'll have to listen to me, or else your daughter Saya Takagi's life won't be safe." Kaguya Houraisan let out a light laugh.
"Saya is with you?!" Yuriko Takagi's heart jolted.
She didn't doubt Kaguya Houraisan's words; after all, no one would casually barge into the Takagi Family alone, kill the guards, and come before her just to toy with her.
What's more, Kiriko Miyamoto was right beside her.
She knew Kiriko Miyamoto—after all, her daughter Rei Miyamoto and Saya Takagi had a decent relationship, and they had met a few times.
Since she was standing beside Kaguya Houraisan, did that mean Rei Miyamoto was also in her hands?
If that were the case, then Saya Takagi, as Rei Miyamoto's classmate, falling into Kaguya Houraisan's hands was only natural.
"What do you want me to do?" Yuriko Takagi knew Kaguya Houraisan wouldn't come knocking for no reason and threaten her with her daughter.
Clearly, there was something she needed done.
"I just want to add a BUFF to the gift I'm preparing." Kaguya Houraisan said meaningfully.
Yuriko Takagi and Kiriko Miyamoto realized something, their expressions suddenly changing. Before they could speak, Kaguya Houraisan suddenly looked up at the sky and shouted, "Su Luo! I'm here!"
At the same time, Su Luo, piloting the Vimana, seemed to hear someone calling him. He looked at Artoria with some confusion and asked, "Lily, did someone just call my name?"
"Yes, it was that woman in the classroom dressed in luxurious attire." Artoria nodded lightly.
Hearing this, Su Luo used his Clairvoyance to search for Kaguya Houraisan's whereabouts.
In the classroom earlier, only Kaguya Houraisan was dressed luxuriously, so he knew who Artoria was talking about.
Soon, Su Luo found Kaguya Houraisan's location just below and behind them. He then turned the Vimana's flight direction and landed near Kaguya Houraisan.
"What did you suddenly call me for?" Su Luo looked at Kaguya Houraisan with confusion.
"Don't be so cold. Look who I've brought you." Kaguya Houraisan stepped aside and dragged Kiriko Miyamoto and Yuriko Takagi in front of Su Luo.
Chapter 15: Yuriko Takagi's Overture, Trait Upgrade
"Kiriko Miyamoto and Yuriko Takagi—if I'm not mistaken, they're both useful to you." A hint of mischief flickered in Kaguya Houraisan's eyes.
"They are indeed useful." Su Luo's expression turned odd.
He had a feeling that what he meant by "useful" wasn't quite the same as what Kaguya Houraisan meant.
Pushing those thoughts aside, Su Luo turned his gaze to Kiriko Miyamoto and Yuriko Takagi.
"System, bind them."
[Congratulations, Host. You have successfully bound special characters Kiriko Miyamoto and Yuriko Takagi.]
[Special Character: Kiriko Miyamoto] [Exclusive Trait: ...]
[Special Character: Yuriko Takagi] [Exclusive Trait: ...]
Su Luo merely glanced at their traits before looking away.
After all, they were just ordinary people; their traits were only at the white grade, with not a single one reaching green.
He had bound them solely to obtain chances at random traits, thereby gaining an opportunity to acquire higher-grade ones.
As for the exclusive traits obtained from them, if he had no use for them, they could be used to upgrade the grade of any existing trait.
And this would not affect the trait's effect or ability—a remarkably user-friendly design.
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