Star Rail: Can't I Just Peacefully Do Commissions? Chapter 37

"Why should hope be handed over to the next generation?"

Mei lowered her eyelids, and after a long pause, let out a somewhat crazed, cold laugh.

"That belongs to this generation, Elysia. If she must have a belonging, she must be ours, belonging to this generation."

"Honkai? A screening device from a higher civilization? Such things aren't important. What's important is that I will absolutely not allow myself to fail. Handing hope over to the next civilization?"

"Why should my things be left for them? To admit my failure, to let others step on the experience of my failure, to let Mei become a stepping stone for others? I've never been that kind and weak."

... ... ...

"Shirou Emiya, I will end this farce. Whether it's the Cocoon of Finality or higher beings, I swear... I will personally tie them to my operating table, slice them open piece by piece with my scalpel. I want to make them understand... the consequences of offending someone like me."

So violent, But...

A very good idea.

Shirou narrowed his eyes, and just as he was about to say something, Mei suddenly looked up. Her emerald pupils met his gaze without any warning. The focus of her pupils seemed somewhat vacant, as if she were looking at something deeper through him. After a moment, she suddenly laughed again.

"I'm not as naive as Elysia and the others, Shirou Emiya. I will help you get what I promised you. In this collaboration, as long as you don't betray me, everything I've promised will surely be realized for you."

"I don't expect so-called romance. For me, achieving human evolution and completely escaping natural disasters like the Honkai that turn people into monsters is more important than any other demand. Therefore, I understand very well... when you appeared before me and displayed the abilities you're showing now, you became the helper I needed the most, the most important helper to help me ascend to ideal evolution."

"Shirou Emiya, I'll ask you one last time. Do you have the resolve to dance with a viper like me?" Seven. Chapter 076: Would you refuse an opportunity to be a hero of the people?!

The resolve to dance with a snake?

Am I supposed to reclass as Xu Xian?

Damn it... With this opportunity, why would I hesitate?

Everyone scolds Xu Xian as a hero of the people, but everyone envies him for truly being a hero of the people.

Although Mei is also a cold-blooded scientist, she still retains humanity and moral bottom lines. She's a bit of a bad woman, but she's truly something else for those she approves of.

She's ruthless towards her enemies, those she doesn't care about, and even herself, but she treats her assistants like Blanca and Klein quite generously. She can even tolerate someone as noisy as Elysia, who's always buzzing in her ears.

I can only say, this is tsundere.

When you think she's out of the meta, this little tsundere still makes your heart itch.

"Six-nine-three" Bad woman + crazy woman + tsundere...

Subarashii yo! Such a complex woman! She's the pinnacle of women! If the super-transformation surgery is completed without sequelae, and there's the dual enjoyment of being both mature and loli, plus a human-induced collapse entanglement form...

Yeah, I'm so excited I'm getting an erection!

"This is a side effect of playing too much poker. I was harmed by Bronya, to become so uncomposed... From now on... I'll find Serval instead."

In the following days, Mr. Shirou mostly worked as a porter for Mei's research institute. He also secretly "kidnapped" a few key figures from the Flame-Chaser. Mei was naturally among them. Even Hua, who was recuperating at the Flame-Chaser branch due to Himiko's death, was "kidnapped" at Shirou's strong invitation.

Welt, who had been in the Honkai world for a few days, also seemed to develop an interest in the ninja world and followed along. These two veteran trailblazers also fully dedicated themselves to the trailblazing action.

Afterward, every day, Shirou would notice the traces of the "Trailblaze Path" becoming increasingly solid, and the threshold of Imaginary energy he could utilize grew higher. It could only be said that as the key to using Imaginary energy, the Path truly opened a more practical channel.

With Orochimaru's assistance, Mei quickly began to categorize the vast general knowledge and basic biology of the ninja world. When he saw Mei, a true master of biology, integrate the basic content of ninja world biology based on what he described, he finally made a complete decision to completely cut ties with his past self.

Konoha?

Can it give me such truly useful knowledge?

Ninjutsu? Advanced techniques are hoarded for personal enjoyment...

He remembered that in his youth, he had to steal techniques to learn them from his teacher... and was even warned and reprimanded for a long time. Compared to how knowledge is now openly presented to him, the difference in class is stark.

"I truly can't go back, teacher."

"Tsunade, Jiraiya, Nawaki... I hope you all take care of yourselves."

While everyone was busy with their respective tasks, an incident that he had almost forgotten about finally arrived and refreshed itself on the homeland of the Land of Whirlpools.

The Mist Village Ninja Army from the far seas, approximately 1,800 strong, arrived by sea in about 50 large ships.

The Cloud Village Ninja Army from the distant continent, along with some hidden forces from Iwagakure, totaling over 1,200 people.

Although there was no specific signal to initiate the action, upon reaching the border of the Land of Whirlpools, they immediately launched a surprise attack on the Uzumaki clan members patrolling the border without any hesitation.

Everyone's objective was clear: to annihilate the Land of Whirlpools and divide its wealth. Therefore, not many orders were needed. Large numbers of small teams, breaking up into scattered units, began to clear the entire island of Uzumaki clan citizens.

However, the Uzumaki clan members were also well-prepared. Apart from the forces at the border, all villages outside the capital had evacuated all their clan members. They had even filled clean water sources with feces. Farmlands that had not yet been harvested were completely burned. Any metal objects that could not be taken away were buried as deep underground as possible, leaving no resources for the invaders.

Want to gain any advantage in the Land of Whirlpools? Impossible!

Even in the houses left behind in the villages, the villagers had set as many traps as possible to disgust and deter scavengers before they left.

When the allied forces of Cloud, Mist, and even Stone pushed deeper into the heart of the Land of Whirlpools and found that no one remained in the villages, no wealth, and no supplies, almost everyone's mentality exploded...

They had come to rob openly, but after charging in with such imposing force, not only did they gain nothing, but many almost fell victim to the villagers' traps. Furthermore, with no supplies or clean water left in the villages, these ninjas who came to get rich couldn't help but curse.

They hadn't even earned any money, and their rations were already depleted by several days.

Moreover, since they hadn't managed to loot a single Uzumaki clan member, they didn't even have a target to vent their anger on.

Therefore, the allied forces of the three villages, suppressing their anger, gathered under the command of some Jonin commanders and marched together to surround the capital of the Land of Whirlpools.

The enemy forces were at the city gates. Behind the parapets, the Uzumaki clan members, using the sensory abilities of Kagura Shingan, quickly calculated the total number of ninja from the three villages...

"No less than two thousand, nearly three thousand. These villages really think highly of my Uzumaki clan."

The old Uzumaki clan elder was almost amused to tears. He had held onto a sliver of hope, thinking perhaps these people were just gathering to extort wealth and resources, and that while the Land of Whirlpools might suffer greatly, it wouldn't truly reach the point of annihilation.

But seeing the three thousand strong force now, he no longer had any hesitation. Since the enemy had invaded with the intent to completely annihilate and slaughter the entire Land of Whirlpools, they naturally had no need to hold back any mercy.

"Leave all these mongrels from the ninja villages here! Let them be buried here completely, and let everyone know that my Land of Whirlpools... is by no means a stray dog to be bullied!"

Seeing the menacing ninja alliance army, whose killing intent was unconcealed, the Uzumaki clan members felt a surge of fierce anger. They lived peacefully on this secluded island, yet these jackals and wolves coveted and sought to slaughter them without reason.

The Uzumaki clan was inherently a proud and unyielding people. With the burdens of national hatred and personal vendettas piling up, everyone was instantly filled with righteous indignation, wishing they could rush out of the city gates immediately to fight those mongrels outside.

"I, Uzumaki Ashina, in the name of the Uzumaki clan leader, command you, rise!"

"Asura Giant God!!"

Chapter 077: Asura Giant God, Deploy! (4/5)

The sky... suddenly grew much darker.

As the ninja alliance watched the 'mountain' abruptly rise from the ground, fear began to uncontrollably well up within them.

When the majestic mechanical giant stood upon the earth, They even felt as if they were witnessing a god.

Some superstitious individuals immediately prostrated themselves on the ground, offering prayers and supplications.

Even the commanders of the three-village alliance, upon seeing the mechanical creation as majestic as a god, felt their deepest hearts being involuntarily eroded by fear...

"The Uzumaki clan... why do they have something like this?"

"What on earth is this? There was absolutely no information about this in the intel from Konoha!"

"Damn it, did the people of Konoha lie to us?!"

"Should we retreat? This thing... I don't think we can handle it..."

"Find a way to hold it off, I'll go contact the Mizukage immediately!"

After the various commanders conferred, although the colossal mecha before them felt irresistible, retreating so shamefully would surely lead to accountability back in their villages. Thus, they gritted their teeth and ordered the ninjas present to find a way to hold it off while quickly reporting the current situation to the highest leader of the entire battlefield.

"Kill!"

"Kill them!"

"Kill all these bastards!"

On the parapets, a large number of Uzumaki clan members stepped onto the walls. Gazing at the Asura Giant God standing on the earth, they roared with excitement.

"Neuron synchronization at ninety-five percent. All units, attention, commencing full synchronization. Link start—!"

"Let's go all out, Kirito-aniki."

"Please watch closely, Kenshin-san, my... all-out effort!"

"Shunsei, let's burn our lives together!"

"Only by surpassing our limits can we have a chance to reach the peak—!"

"Mikasa! I already feel invincible now!"

"As long as you're here, I can do anything!"

A cacophony of desperate cries echoed through the Asura Giant God's voice channel. Amidst these cries, the neuron synchronization reached its peak. The concentrated chakra and spirit finally pierced through the entire Creation Engine.

"Asura Giant God, deploy—!"

Accompanied by the synchronized roars, the mountain-like giant mecha finally raised its arms, then lifted them high above its head, and without hesitation, smashed down into the center of the ninja alliance army.

"Disperse!"

An order was given. Although a thousand fears spread through the ninjas' hearts, they dared not flee the battlefield against their commander's orders. The Jonin, besides being the main combat force, often served as overseers. If any intent to flee the battlefield was discovered, they would either be smashed into meat paste by that giant mechanical monster or be beheaded by the Jonin themselves.

In that case...

It was better to fight for a sliver of survival under that giant that looked so clumsy.

"Earth Style—!"

Facing the Asura Giant God's Iron Fist Sanction, the men of Iwagakure had no intention of fleeing. Instead, they immediately formed their formations without hesitation, completing the hand seals for Iwagakure's signature ninjutsu with unimaginable coordination efficiency.

"Million Stone Flow Wall—!"

In just an instant, hundreds of thick stone and earth walls rumbled up from the ground, blocking the path directly in front of the mecha's iron fist.

Just as Konohagakure possessed the brainwashing Will of Fire, Iwagakure's Will of Stone was even more outrageous, brainwashing all ninjas into willing sacrifices for the village, demanding they become tenacious and unmoving bedrock.

"Earth Style—"

"Earth Tremor Core—!"

Before the mecha's attack even arrived, the second wave of Iwagakure ninjas used their second combined ninjutsu. Beneath the Asura Giant God's feet, hundreds of meters of giant pits suddenly appeared. The giant mecha that had been standing on the earth was suddenly submerged by more than half of its body.

"Well done!"

"Cloud Village ninjas! It's our turn!"

Seeing the Iwagakure ninjas unleash their power, the Cloud Village ninjas naturally wouldn't be outdone. They quickly organized their squads and, almost simultaneously, began forming the hand seals for the same Lightning Style jutsu.

"Lightning Style: Lightning Ball!"

A piercing electric hum began to resonate through the air. Dazzling bolts of lightning gathered, numbering in the hundreds and thousands, and at the same instant, they bombarded the Asura Giant God trapped within the crater.

"Useless, useless, useless!"

The Uzumaki clan members within the giant machine roared. Their mental will achieved a high degree of unity, and their concentrated will was judged by the λ-driver system, transforming into a tangible physical shockwave that condensed onto their iron fist. Without hesitation, they unleashed it.

"Iron Fist Sanction!"

The physical impact carried by that iron fist directly struck the crater's inner walls. The transmitted power instantly spread, blasting away the entire ground and forcefully plowing out a hundreds-of-meters-long, arc-shaped crater.

All ninjas and ninjutsu in the path of this attack vanished without a trace under this single blow...

"A monster..."

"We can't win against something like that!"

"Where is the Mizukage? Why hasn't the Mizukage made a move yet?"

"I don't want to die! Ryoko, after this war ends, I'm going to marry Ryoko!"

"Lord Onoki, it seems I can only go this far."

Screams, wails, cries of despair, and sobs of collapse intertwined across the entire battlefield. The commanders of the Three Great Ninja Villages had naturally witnessed the previous strike from the giant machine. In fact, if they hadn't been farther away and hadn't keenly sensed the danger and escaped in time, they would have already become floating blood and gore on this battlefield along with the grunts.

"Let's retreat, Lord Daran. This kind of monster is beyond our ability to handle."