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As a warlock, she is completely unable to exert her combat power within the area covered by the anti-magic crystal. Although her physical abilities are now at the limit of human potential, she is simply no match for enemies who are also players.
The same applies to Kato Megumi, who needs to consume mental energy to use her exclusive talent. Not only has the talent effect been weakened to one-fifth, but the consumption has also increased fivefold. It can be said that there is no need to continue to maintain the exclusive talent effect.
As a swordswoman, Yuuki Asuna was the least affected. Although her sword skills required mental energy, she could fight using only basic attacks.
And Kaguya Shinomiya...
"Click..."
The dark blue armor and Lionheart Shield slowly shattered, and pain welled up in Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes.
Her Hundred-Armed Giant's Bow and Arrow, Divine Spear, and Lionheart Shield are not actually system-certified equipment, but rather things she conjured by consuming her spiritual power through her exclusive talent.
Under the influence of the "magic-suppressing crystal," Kaguya Shinomiya no longer has any weapons or armor to use.
Just then, Asagiri saw a black Overwatch player wearing boxing gloves whose neck veins began to swell rapidly and whose skin turned a deep purple color.
"Liberation...70% power..."
"Another duel...?"
Asagiri knew that "Liberation" and "Pre-borrowing" were similar, both being abilities used by fighters to improve their physical abilities.
"I see, so this is your backup plan..."
At this moment, Asagiri already knew Blackwatch's true plan.
The plan is to lure him into using the Supreme Magic Bullet. If he dies from overexertion of his mental energy, that would be ideal. However, if that fails, the Blackwatch member with the "Liberation" ability and the commander wielding the katana—two purely physical damage dealers who are virtually unaffected by the "Anti-Magic Crystal"—will act as the main attackers and kill him before the anti-magic effect wears off.
Just now, although Asagiri stopped using the Supreme Magic Bullet, he did consume some of his mental energy. Furthermore, because Kayaba Akihiko was hiding underground, he could not try to escape the influence of the anti-magic crystal, nor did he know how long the effect of that item would last.
If this continues, someone will be sacrificed.
"Necro!"
Upon hearing Asagiri's call, Kotoko Iwanaga understood immediately. She took a deep breath, and her dark purple eyes gleamed. Meanwhile, strange dark red patterns appeared on Asagiri's body.
Kotoko Iwanaga can use "Netherworld Summoning," which consumes no mental energy within a one-minute time limit, effectively making her immune to the effects of the anti-magic crystal. Asagiri, on the other hand, can enter "Human Asura Mode," where she fights purely based on physical stats without using any skills that require mental energy.
The price to pay is that if new enemies appear later, Kotoko Iwanaga, who is in a coma, will be unable to fight, and Asagiri's stamina will also be overdrawn. Even if she uses the Ring of Conversion to recover, she will still be severely affected.
But now, this is the only way.
Just as Asagiri and Kotoko Iwanaga were about to use their trump card abilities, a figure suddenly rushed into the arena. The speed that the opponent displayed in that instant was even comparable to Asagiri in his Asura-enhanced state.
"Don't attack, I'm here to help you."
The young man looked at Asagiri, nodded slightly in acknowledgment, and then raised his left hand to smooth his bangs back.
"Blackwatch is also my enemy."
72
Chapter 72 Hello everyone, I am Zhou Tai.
Upon hearing the young man's words, Asagiri merely glanced at him before turning her gaze back to the enemy in front of her and speaking softly.
"You are strong."
The young man was taken aback at first, then replied in a calm tone.
"As expected of the 'Shadow' that even the Blackwatch fears, it possesses such keen perception..."
"It has nothing to do with perception."
Just as the young man was halfway through his sentence, Asagiri interrupted him with a smile and said something abstract that surprised him.
"You've even used a powerful technique like 'hair gel hands,' so you're definitely a strong person."
"This……"
The young man chuckled and shook his head, unable to resist making a comment.
There's no logical reason behind this, is there?
"Of course."
Asagiri explained in a very serious tone.
"Think about it, before such a dangerous battle, you still have the mood to fix your hair. This shows that you have absolute confidence in your own strength. You don't look like a fool, so you can only be a strong person. Am I right?"
After listening to Asagiri's explanation, the young man actually pondered it carefully for a few seconds before nodding in deep agreement.
"It makes sense."
It wasn't until this point that the players of Blackwatch and the other players from the other world belatedly realized what was happening.
Wait a minute, this isn't a cutscene that you're forced to watch in the game, so why should I wait for these two people to finish talking?
The Blackwatch players, in particular, realized that they had unknowingly wasted nearly half a minute of the "Anti-Magic Crystal's" duration. Without hesitation, they launched an attack on Asagiri and the young man standing there, led by the Fighting Commander and the Katana Commander.
"You're in charge of the one with the boxing gloves."
"it is good."
While Asagiri and the young man were discussing how to allocate the enemies, Asuna Yuuki had already killed four players from another world. Her targets were all players who had used magic or mental abilities in previous battles.
At this moment, under the effect of the "anti-magic crystal", these magic-type players, like Kotoko Iwanaga, have no combat ability except for their superhuman physical qualities. As for Asuna Yuuki, the physical quality of these enemies is no different from that of ordinary people, and they can be dealt with by a single sword strike.
Taking advantage of the moment when the enemies in front of her were focused on the other side, Kato Megumi used a dagger to assassinate one of the otherworldly players at close range, and then drew her bow and shot an arrow directly through the head of another otherworldly player.
Adding to the two otherworldly players killed by the Pale Demon Hand in the previous battle, eight otherworldly players have now perished, leaving only a knight-type main tank, a warrior, and two physical combat players standing there, unsure of what to do.
“Violet, go help the Leader, I'll take care of things here.”
Upon hearing Kato Megumi's words, Yuuki Asuna nodded without hesitation, then took out her spare weapon, the Exorcist Longsword, from her inventory and tossed it to Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Let's fight with this for now."
Kaguya Shinomiya caught the exorcist's sword and nodded to Asuna Yuuki.
"Well, don't worry."
Although Kaguya Shinomiya is unable to use her unique talent to create weapons and armor, her base stats and some physical abilities remain unaffected. While her combat power has declined significantly, she can still continue to fight.
As Yuuki Asuna approached him, and the battle was about to begin, Asagiri remained completely calm. She simply looked at the young man, her gaze falling on his right hand hanging at his side, and smiled.
"Call out your right hand."
"Hmm? You can..."
The young man looked surprised, but then laughed self-deprecatingly halfway through his sentence.
"What I'm wondering about is normal, since you can sense it..."
The young man raised his right hand and said softly.
"Come out, Little Right."
The moment the young man finished speaking, his right hand suddenly transformed into the shape of a soft, one-eyed monster, and two sharp blades, connected by red muscle tissue and gleaming with a cold light, quickly extended from it.
"Nice to meet you. I'm this guy's right hand, Little Right."
Seeing that the soft, one-eyed monster could actually speak, Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but look shocked, while Asagiri calmly waved and greeted her with a smile.
"Nice to meet you, I am Tokyo's number one butter shooter."
Asagiri's social skills once again refreshed Yuuki Asuna's understanding of her.
Socializing with other players, classmates at school, or even monsters or evil spirits in dungeons is one thing, but how come this monster, which has no human form whatsoever and would terrify anyone at first glance, can greet people so casually?!
Is this the social maneuvering of a top diplomat, like the Tokyo succubus?
"Stop being in a daze."
Asagiri reached out and gently patted Yuuki Asuna's shoulder, saying softly.
"The one who wields the katana is yours."
"it is good."
"Up."
The moment the morning mist fell, he, Asuna Yuuki, and the young man whose right hand had turned into a monster faced the enemy from three different directions.
"shadow!!"
"clang!"
As the Blackwatch commander was brandishing his katana and trying to approach Asagiri, he was blocked by Yuuki Asuna's sword.
"Your opponent is me."
Meanwhile, on the other side, the two blades extending from the soft monster in the young man's right hand had already created afterimages, forming an impenetrable defensive line. The Black Watcher fighter, who was a melee fighter, could only keep dodging and had no idea how to get close to his main body.
While Asuna Yuuki and the young man were each stalling the strongest member of Blackwatch...
Asagiri has already begun the massacre.
Within the area where the "Anti-Magic Crystal" is effective, not only Asagiri and others are affected, but also the players of Blackwatch are restricted. The most fatal restriction is that they cannot use skills that consume mental energy to create defensive shields.
"boom!!"
Asagiri punched a Blackwatch player in the face, sending the opponent's head flying. Hearing the sound of blades cutting through the air behind him, he didn't dodge at all, but just said softly.
"Human Asura".
The dark figure of the Asura appeared instantly, allowing the short blade in the black-clad Overwatch player's hand to strike its chest. Immediately afterward, it reached out its right hand, grabbed the other's head, and crushed it like a water balloon.
Under the effect of the "Anti-Magic Crystal", if Asagiri summons Persona instantly without using the gun-shaped summoner or crushing the phantom tarot cards, skipping the summoning steps, his mental energy consumption will be five times higher. However, "Persona" is not an ability that consumes mental energy, so it is not subject to the restriction of "the effect being reduced to one-fifth of the original".
"two."
Upon seeing Shura and Asagiri standing there, the remaining Blackwatch players did not hesitate at all and launched an attack decisively. Two of them were armed with melee weapons such as daggers and longswords, while the others took out ranged weapons such as crossbows.
The human demon unleashed a powerful right punch, and the black-clad player wielding a dagger immediately drew a shield, crouching low and using a standard angled deflection technique to block the human demon's attack and throw him off balance.
However, the next second, the human demon changed his original movement, and his straight right fist became a downward smash.
"boom!!!"
The Black Overwatch player beneath the shield instantly turned into a bloody mess, sinking into the collapsing ground, while the shield itself shattered into pieces.
Facing the arrows and crossbow bolts aimed at her, Asagiri did not dodge at all. With a sudden burst of strength, fine cracks appeared on the ground beneath her feet. She moved like a bullet, and with the sound of her body cutting through the air, she instantly approached the Blackwatch players who were using ranged weapons.
"What!?"
The Blackwatch players were completely taken aback when Asagiri actually withstood the damage from the arrows and crossbow bolts and approached them with the shortest straight-line distance. As a result, when Asagiri was already in front of them, they hadn't even had time to switch to melee weapons.
When the commander wielding the katana heard his subordinates' screams, he finally found an opening to glance to his side and back. What he saw was a sight he could not believe.
The ground was littered with wreckage and severed limbs, and thick blood flowed into a river. At the source of that river, Asagiri was casually pulling out the arrows and crossbow bolts that had pierced his body.
"Oh? You saw it?"
Asagiri met the Blackwatch Commander's gaze, raised her left hand to pull out a sharp arrow that had pierced her shoulder, and then smiled.
"Hello everyone, I'm Zhou Tai. Today I'm going to bring you something you've been wanting to see."
The Blackwatch commander was dumbfounded.
Is this a human being?
He had more than a dozen arrows and crossbow bolts stuck in his body, and the most important thing was that one arrow had already pierced his neck, yet he could still stand there as if nothing had happened, and even had the mood to joke?
Blood is seeping from the corner of your mouth, don't you feel it?!
"Violet, get out of the way."
Upon hearing Asagiri's words, Yuuki Asuna retreated a short distance. The Black Watch Commander was momentarily confused, but the next second, he saw Asagiri's blood-stained black trench coat form a blur, her black eyes locked onto him, and she charged straight towards him at an astonishing speed.
"Draw your sword and kill!"
The Blackwatch commander gritted his teeth, a ferocious glint in his eyes. He stood firmly on the ground, gripping the hilt of his katana tightly, gathering all his strength, intending to gamble everything on this final strike.
"Castling."
To his surprise, Asagiri, who had been rushing over at an astonishing speed and was clearly not going to stop easily, suddenly turned into Yuuki Asuna, who was standing there quietly. By the time the Black Watch Commander felt a sense of danger coming from beside him, it was too late for him to adjust his posture.
"boom!!"
The Blackwatch Commander's vision spun, and as his head hit the ground, he saw his headless body slowly fall, and Asagiri standing high above him, looking down at him. Only one thought filled his mind.
"So the ability to swap positions isn't affected by the magic-suppressing crystal...?"