Infinite Simulation: From Konoha To Moon

Chapter 72: The Gift of Fate

"Shiet! You're not a magician at all! You're violating the principles of the Magic Association!" Gerald said angrily.

"You talk as if you're a great magician yourself. Who is more in violation of principles, me for using firearms, or you for using magicians as sacrifices?" Li Xiang retorted, pointing his gun at Lucia and pulling the trigger.

Bang!

A yellowish light suddenly appeared, as if a pair of hands had caught the bullet in mid-air.

Lucia broke out in a cold sweat, startled.

Although magicians had many magical costumes, there were only a few that were both faster than bullets and had defensive properties.

Fortunately, Gerald had one.

Otherwise, Lucia wouldn't even have had a chance to say her last words before meeting her end.

After all, surviving a bullet to the forehead was a treatment reserved for protagonists and supporting characters.

"Gerald!"

Gerald realized that Li Xiang was not playing by the rules at all and had no regard for the principles of a magician.

What magician would use a gun? What magician would resort to any means necessary?

Such people were called magic users.

Like Emiya Kiritsugu.

He had a notorious reputation in the Magic Association and was ostracized.

If Gerald were to report Li Xiang's actions, there was a fifty percent chance that he would be expelled.

The other fifty percent depended on whether his family and talent were strong enough.

If he were an ordinary magician, he would most likely have to accept defeat and end his magical career.

"Lucia, it's time to sacrifice your life like your brother Louis. As long as the gods descend, I will definitely resurrect you all," Gerald said, enveloped in a faint yellow light. "Leave this guy to me. I have my family's magical costume, and I'm not afraid of his gun."

Lucia didn't hesitate and nodded.

"Do you really believe in this nonsense?" Li Xiang couldn't help but mock when he heard the familiar time for making grand promises. "Resurrection? Do you think the god you're summoning is a priest?"

But Lucia completely ignored him.

She took two steps forward and stood at the edge of the magic circle, then screamed in pain.

There was only one way for one person to unleash the power of seven people.

To generate magic power with one's own life force.

In other words, to go all out.

Li Xiang fired two shots, but Gerald blocked them all.

He no longer bothered with Lucia and agilely dodged a magical missile.

Having been in the ninja world for many years, although his body hadn't reached the level of a ninja, his reflexes were more than sufficient.

Li Xiang now had the consciousness of a Jōnin, but his strength as a magician was not even as good as a Genin.

In simpler terms, he was all talk and no action.

Just like most of the commentators in League of Legends who didn't have the skills to play professionally but had good eyes and mouths.

Gerald frowned.

Ordinary magicians would have been defeated by his few magic tricks.

But this guy was slippery.

While dodging attacks, Li Xiang observed the magical costumes on Gerald's body.

He didn't use any offensive magic.

Because it was useless.

With his current level, he was far from being able to match a gun.

Li Xiang recalled the knowledge he had learned in class.

Magical costumes could be roughly divided into two categories.

One type was auxiliary costumes, used to amplify and supplement a magician's magic power. They allowed the use of magic with less magic power or magic that exceeded one's own limits.

The majority of costumes were auxiliary costumes.

The reason was simple.

They were easy to make and cheap.

The other type was called limited costumes. By infusing magic power into the costume, a certain phenomenon could be induced.

This included the Noble Phantasms used by Heroic Spirits or Servants.

They were powerful and extremely rare.

Gerald's magical costume clearly belonged to the second type.

Li Xiang had already experienced its effects.

Just then, the original darkness suddenly turned blood-red.

The magic circle trembled violently.

Seven flashes of lightning suddenly appeared at the seven positions where the magicians were standing.

Li Xiang couldn't help but be surprised.

Are you serious?

He couldn't afford to delay any longer. If a god really descended, who knew what would happen?

Li Xiang thought for a moment and fired another shot at Gerald.

The light on his body quickly gathered at his heart, blocking the bullet.

The light in the other positions clearly weakened.

Li Xiang's eyes lit up.

"It's useless! Your gun can't break through my defense!" Gerald said proudly. "And the ritual is about to be completed. Take advantage of the remaining time and flee like a rat!"

Most magicians have personalities that are comparable to Uchiha.

Li Xiang sneered and said, "You're wrong. It's not that your defense is strong, it's just that my firepower is insufficient."

Flower growers have always had a fear of insufficient firepower.

He had anticipated this situation.

Li Xiang took out a Lee-Enfield rifle and aimed it at Jelant, opening fire.

Rat-a-tat-tat!

The flames were dazzling.

Although this British rifle had been replaced by newer models, its rate of fire was very fast, capable of achieving machine gun-like effects.

Jelant was completely suppressed.

The light on his body flickered like a night club's revolving lights.

When he finally reacted, he cursed loudly at Shete. Reluctantly, he realized that if this continued, he would exceed the limit of his magic outfit.

Just as he was about to use auxiliary magic to evade, a crisp sound rang out at his feet.

Flashbang.

"Ah! My eyes!"

Jelant had never encountered such a speechless situation in his life.

He covered his eyes, in extreme pain.

His dog-like eyes were completely blinded without any defense.

Then, a bullet pierced through the thin light and hit his shoulder.

Once is never enough.

One minute later, Jelant fell to the ground.

Li Xiang blew on the muzzle of his gun.

The feeling of suppressing firepower was exhilarating.

No wonder men like to pilot Gundams.

But he immediately thought of Lucia and quickly turned to look.

He couldn't help but be taken aback.

Lucia was lying on the ground, her body emaciated, gasping for breath, like an elderly person on the verge of death.

But her expression was still excited. Noticing Li Xiang's gaze, she mustered her last bit of strength and said, "Your time of death is near! And I will be reborn!"

After saying that, she breathed her last breath.

At least she didn't close her eyes halfway through speaking, like a supporting character in a domestic TV drama.

Li Xiang gripped his gun and looked around vigilantly.

The warehouse was gone, replaced by endless mountains.

"Illusion?"

Li Xiang felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

The previous seven lightning bolts had turned purple-red, emitting a strange feeling.

"It's coming! It's coming soon!"

Jelant was not dead yet.

The golden light on his body was flickering madly.

He held on, waiting for the arrival of the god.

Li Xiang frowned, wanting to shoot him, but a thunderous roar temporarily immobilized him.

A blood-red dragon rolled out from the ground, spreading its wings and hovering high above his head.

"Yes! Devour him!"

Jelant shouted excitedly.

Completely ignoring the bullet holes on his body.

The blood dragon, as he said, swooped down towards Li Xiang.

But it didn't devour him. When it was above his head, it suddenly dispersed into a pool of blood, raining down.

Li Xiang shook his head, regaining his senses from the dragon's roar. He looked puzzled as he watched the dragon blood on his body gradually disappear.

[You have been bathed in dragon blood, and your body has undergone changes. New talents and panels have been generated. Please check.]

[Half-Dragon Hybrid (D Rank): You have surpassed the limits of humans and transformed into a humanoid dragon.]

[Attributes: Strength E (1) corrected to Strength D (21).]

Jelant was stunned.

The program was completely wrong!

This situation was beyond his expectations.

But it was also strangely familiar.

Just like the scene where Zigfried bathed in dragon blood.

A gust of wind blew by.

Astarte appeared in front of him. She glanced at Li Xiang, then looked at Jelant.

"Have you heard a saying? It describes Marie Antoinette. All the gifts of fate have already been marked with a price in the dark."

Jelant looked at her in confusion.

"My junior brother is favored by the gods. How could the gods allow you to use him as a sacrifice?"

Astarte asked in return.

Jelant suddenly realized a terrifying fact.

He thought that collecting dragon blood was a necessary ritual material, but in reality, the gods were using him to enhance Li Xiang's strength.

His face turned red.

All his requests were nothing but a deception.

Endless anger surged within him.

He... died of anger.

Astarte smiled and said, "Eri, you're competing with me for a man."

(End of this chapter)