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"This is trouble."
With a sigh of exasperation, Tokiomi Tohsaka sprang into action once more.
Whether it's Hassan's clone or these skeleton soldiers, they're all enemies, so let's just fight them!
There was no time to think. Both Marco and Tokiomi Tohsaka were constantly fighting, eliminating every moving enemy in sight.
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Chapter 89: The Undead That Can Ever Multiply, Drawings of Fuyuki Hell, Emergency Mana Replenishment
I don't remember the details of what happened very clearly.
All I remember is that I went to my close female classmate's house to play today, and because it got so late, I stayed overnight.
I was woken up by my classmate in the middle of the night.
Looking at her panicked expression, and seeing that she had just woken up and was still quite groggy, I was momentarily stunned.
Then, before I could even react, she dragged me out of the house, her parents were there too.
When I stood blankly outside the door, the scene that greeted me was something I would probably never forget.
As far as the eye could see, there was a sea of fire, and people were fleeing in panic, as if they were hiding from something.
Then I saw a group of terrifying skeletons, carrying swords and knives, chasing after the crowd.
Every now and then, people would fall to their swords and blades, and after a while, black smoke would rise from them, and they would turn into those skeletons, joining the ranks of those hunting people down.
The image of fire and blood, seemingly staining everything in crimson, the hellish scene of smoke and slaughter, is deeply etched in my mind.
I was completely stunned, and my classmate dragged me along.
Until she accidentally fell, pulling me down to the ground as well.
The crowd walked past us without a shred of pity, offering no help; the last vestige of humanity was that they didn't trample us over.
A skeleton soldier spotted us, its fleshless mouth opening and closing as if emitting a savage laugh. It charged at us, its long sword slashing down.
We could only watch helplessly as death drew ever closer. Just as the long sword was about to fall, a layer of golden light shone from our bodies, blocking the sword from entering.
Then, with a flash of light, the skeleton soldier was suddenly split in two.
I saw it clearly: it was a knife, and the figure of the person wielding it.
"Onii-san?"
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"Huh? A tiger?"
When Ma En heard someone calling his name, he paused abruptly, turned around, and saw the two girls he had just rescued.
I didn't notice it before, but now that I look at it, isn't one of them the same person I met before, Taiga Gotomura?
However, Ma En didn't have time to say much to her. He quickly put another shield on her and shouted, "Get out of here!"
Then they continued to clear out the remaining skeletons.
For some reason, not only Hassan's clones, but also the skeleton soldiers, those killed by them would soon be transformed into new skeleton soldiers.
Just like a zombie virus, it keeps multiplying its kind and continues to hunt down the living.
Fortunately, Marne later shielded the people nearby with a protective shield, preventing them from killing anyone else.
This allowed the cleanup to quickly outpace their reproduction rate; otherwise, it would have been endless.
Now, only these last few dozen skeleton soldiers remain.
After quickly cleaning up the scene, Ma En, who was panting from exhaustion, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that neither Hassan's clones nor the skeleton soldiers showed any signs of resurrection like the corrupted army.
Immediately, he used spatial scanning to check on the situation of the other two groups.
They discovered that the situation on their side was far from optimistic, because they couldn't protect everyone. People were constantly being killed, and the skeleton soldiers were multiplying rapidly. The processing speed could only barely suppress the rate of proliferation.
"Tokiomi! I'm leaving the front to you. The people need your help. Don't let them get close to the city walls. We'll talk about everything when we get back. I'm going to support them."
After giving a brief instruction, Maren hurriedly headed towards the other two groups.
After watching him leave, Tokiomi Tohsaka looked at the mess around him, sighed, and then contacted the Mage's Association and the official management of Fuyuki City to request support, appease the public, and organize rescue efforts.
Meanwhile, Marne quickly arrived at the nearest location to Nero and Mordred, and using the same tactic, created a shield for the pursued civilians before joining the fight against the skeleton soldiers.
This surprised the two who were already exhausted from dealing with the situation, but they didn't say much and cooperated to quickly deal with the skeleton soldiers.
Seeing this, the mother, who was originally wandering between the two sides in the sky, went ahead to the Lion King and Aozaki Touko.
With Ma En joining the effort, the cleanup speed increased significantly. With the skeletons unable to multiply, the three of them finished the job in about ten minutes.
"How are you? Are you still able to manage?" En asked the two who were panting heavily.
"I'm alright. When the performer connected with the Great Source before, I also benefited from it and replenished some magic power. My magic power is still quite sufficient now." Lu Shun tidied his breathing and then perked up.
Mordred, however, said with a hint of helplessness and resentment, "When you captured Sora, you drained her magic, right? Thanks to you, I haven't had any replenishment, and now I'm almost out of magic."
“Then, I’ll replenish your magic now,” En said quite naturally.
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This caused both Nero and Mordred to blush, with Nero flusteredly saying:
"This! How can this be! Fine, but Mordred... even in an emergency, this won't do! And you didn't even ask if she was willing?!"
"What are you thinking? In an emergency, of course, you should use the fastest method."
With a speechless expression, Ma En raised his right hand and placed it on Mordred's shoulder: "By Command Spell, I command you to regain your vitality."
A Command Seal slowly dissipated, transforming into a large amount of magical power. Part of it was guided by Marne and flowed into Mordred through his hand, while the other part flowed into Nero through the master-servant contract.
Command Seals are essentially highly concentrated magical energy crystals bestowed by the Holy Grail. In emergencies, they can also be used as a portable source of magical energy (referring to an external magical energy source).
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For example, like Maren is now. However, Maren's restoration is not just about restoring magic power; it also has a specific effect, restoring some mental and physical strength to both of them.
The two of them were immediately energized, and their mental outlook was visibly refreshed.
"Uh... Ahaha, I see. Really, please explain yourself clearly, I almost misunderstood."
Nero, realizing he had misunderstood, laughed awkwardly and then blamed Marne for it.
This is absolutely not her fault. It's just that Mar and Eng were being too ambiguous. Yes, that's it, absolutely!
Mordred turned her face away awkwardly, wishing she could slap herself for her earlier outburst.
What are you thinking! And even if you were thinking about it, don't blush! It's not like she's openly telling everyone that she's never been exposed to these things before, so she's shy!
Being shy is too feminine, and Miss Rebellious Knight doesn't like that at all.
Just as she consistently used a masculine first-person pronoun, she wanted to project both the strength of a man and the weakness of a woman. (This was the prevailing impression of women at the time; no offense intended, please be gentle, boxers.)
"Alright, let's go. The situation over there hasn't been resolved yet; they're waiting for us to get there."
Ma En, however, paid no attention to these things. He waved his hand, called to the two men, and took the lead towards the last scene of the incident.
Nero and Mordred exchanged a glance, reached a consensus to forget what had just happened, and quickly followed Marne.
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Chapter 90: Rest, The Lion King's Awakening, Aozaki Touko's Confession
The three rushed over to Lion King and Aozaki Touko, only to find that the situation was almost under control. Thanks to the full support of their mother, Gilgamesh, the situation was much easier for them, and their clearing speed exceeded the rate at which the skeletons multiplied.
Without saying much, the three quickly joined the battle.
At the same time, Marne built a shield for those who hadn't had time to escape and were being chased, completely cutting off the possibility of the skeleton soldiers multiplying. Then, with the full strength of six powerful combatants, they finished them off in less than five minutes.
They boarded the flying boat Vimaya again, and the six of them stood silently in the air, gazing at the devastated Fuyuki City amidst the flames.
They had already given it their all, yet this tragedy still occurred. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to everyone who had been fighting for this.
"Let's go to the city wall. There's a place to rest there, and we should also check on the situation of those corrupted armies."
Marx and Engels' "320" approach gained the approval of the crowd.
Many strange things happened that night, and everyone was exhausted and needed to rest.
However, before that, we need to check the situation of the other wave of enemies.
Fortunately, the city walls worked, and the corrupted army was kept outside. It seemed that they had tried to break through the city gates but failed, so they set up camp not far away.
It has to be said that this might be the only piece of good news that can be encouraging tonight.
Everyone was somewhat pleased, but Ma En said inappropriately, "We cannot let our guard down. We haven't even figured out the enemy's intelligence yet. We've only withstood the first wave of attacks. There are still many challenges waiting for us."
These words, though discouraging, did not discourage them. Instead, they rekindled their fighting spirit, which had been dampened by Fuyuki's tragic state, and they rallied once again.
"That's right, we can't let our small victory blind us. The battle isn't over yet, and we can't let our guard down."
The Lion King agreed, and for some reason, her demeanor suddenly changed. Her eyes were filled with a firm will and fighting spirit, and her previously subtle kingly aura was suddenly awakened.
At this moment, the king of Britain has returned.
At this moment, everyone watching her thought the same thing.
Even Shining's mother had to admit that the Lion King now truly had the air of a king.
Ma En glanced at the Lion King with slight surprise, but said nothing and began to make arrangements: "Let's decide on the order of rest. Just in case, or if we miss any enemy movements, we need someone to be on duty and monitoring at all times."
"Player, go and rest first. You're the most tired one. You have too many things to think about. We're all fine. Once the spiritual transformation slows down, we'll be okay."
Nero was the first to suggest this, and it was agreed upon by the others.
Indeed, because of his intelligence, all the instructions for dealing with this sudden change were given by Ma En. His brain was constantly working at a high level, so he must have been more tired than others.
This is why no one questions why Marx and Engels knew so much but didn't make any preparations beforehand.
Leaving aside the fact that the subsequent anomaly was beyond Maren's intelligence capabilities, Maren had always done his best.
He was able to quickly ascertain the enemy's situation, weigh the pros and cons immediately, make swift judgments and issue orders, and personally lead the charge at the front lines. He did everything he could.
In dealing with this sudden change, Marx and Eng deserve the most credit, but they were also the most exhausted. They should be the first to rest, otherwise, if they overwork themselves, the situation will be more difficult to handle.
"Me? I'm not actually tired, and I have things to do..."
Marne pointed to himself in confusion, then waved his hand in refusal.
He didn't feel tired, and it wasn't time for him to rest yet. He couldn't rest until he figured out what was going on.