Chapter 56

"Hey! K雁夜, you don't look like you can hold on much longer." K雁夜 was lying on the ground, with a liquid, unclear whether it was saliva or the body fluid of worms, dripping from his mouth. Xunxin quickly pulled up the fallen K雁夜 and laid him flat on the ground.

"Ugh, cough, cough, cough, it's fine. As long as I can save Sakura and see the old monster die before my eyes, I'm willing to lose my life right now." K雁夜 propped himself up, his eyes firmly fixed on Xunxin, showing no sign of wavering.

"Please, the old monster is in the worm room now. According to our previous agreement, save Sakura and get rid of Zouken Matou." Although his body, altered by the worms, was a dull gray and almost transparent, with worms crawling inside, K雁夜's eyes showed no hesitation. His determination to save his friend's daughter was so strong that Xunxin couldn't help but admire it.

"Don't worry." Xunxin revealed the Command Spell on his right hand. "With my Saber and myself attacking together, the old worm has almost no chance of escaping. Rest assured."

Several magical fluctuations occurred near the Matou residence, and a quadruple barrier was constructed. The outermost barrier blocked any information from leaking out. Xunxin and Kenshin leaped up together, rushing towards the main gate of the Matou residence under the moonlight.

A month ago, Xunxin accidentally met K雁夜, who was out for a breath of fresh air from the worm storage of the Matou residence. At that time, K雁夜 had already been transformed by the worms to the point where he was almost indistinguishable from his appearance in the original story. Xunxin's mental power could keenly sense the foreign objects and the magical energy flowing within K雁夜's fragile, almost collapsing body. Of course, Xunxin immediately released a small interference barrier to shield the two from the old worm's detection. The worms inside K雁夜's body not only opened magical circuits but also monitored K雁夜. Shielding the old worm's surveillance before negotiating with K雁夜 was essential. After that, Xunxin negotiated with the wary K雁夜. In a moment of despair, Xunxin's sudden offer of hope made K雁夜 suspicious, but when Xunxin revealed the Command Spell on his hand, indicating that he had already summoned a Heroic Spirit and was using his own magical energy to sustain the Heroic Spirit's existence, K雁夜 finally believed that Xunxin had the ability to eliminate Zouken Matou. After all, even a great magician like K雁夜, who had lived for hundreds of years, could not bear the consumption of a Servant alone. Then the two signed a contract to ensure the agreement's validity. Xunxin continued to prepare the barriers, while K雁夜 secretly observed Zouken Matou's every move and passed information to Xunxin in a way that the worms inside his body wouldn't detect. After a month of observation, the two decided that today was the day to deal with the old worm.

Watching Xunxin and the others leave, K雁夜 murmured, "Please succeed, unknown magician and the legendary sword-drawing expert..."

As they approached the Matou residence, Xunxin and Kenshin used spatial movement to bypass the magical barriers and appeared directly at the main gate of the Matou residence.

"Bang!"

The magically treated main gate of the Matou residence, under Xunxin's kick with at least 300 tons of force, was no different from ordinary wood. It broke into two halves, spinning in the air and crashing into the walls, creating a deafening collision and the sound of walls collapsing. Echoes reverberated through the spacious Matou residence.

"I didn't expect such distinguished guests to visit at this time. I must have failed to welcome you properly. However, breaking down the door and rushing into my home is quite impolite, isn't it?" A short old man with a cane walked forward, emitting a decaying aura that made Xunxin's eyebrows twitch.

'Tsk, I can't sense Sakura's position. A frontal assault might endanger her. I'll have to let the old worm gloat for a while.' Xunxin's mental fluctuations were very subtle to avoid detection by Zouken Matou, but this subtlety greatly reduced the speed, so he could only temporarily stall the old worm.

"The Matou family is truly a decaying family. I can smell the strong scent of a decaying soul from you." Several fireballs appeared in Xunxin's hand, and Kenshin drew his full-blade sword. Seeing their actions, Zouken Matou coldly laughed, and the sound of worms crawling echoed in the empty hall.

"Your body looks quite good. Perhaps it could serve as a nice spare for me?" Zouken Matou lightly tapped his cane on the ground, and in just a few seconds, a vast number of various worms emerged from the cracks of the Matou residence. Fire-resistant worms to counter fire magic, winged blade worms to tear enemies, venomous bees with lethal stingers, and armored worms that, through modification, formed a highly resistant defense against both physical and magical attacks. An ordinary person would be devoured in seconds by such a swarm of worms, and even an excellent magician would find it difficult to resist the worm magic of a great magician who had lived for over 500 years—Zouken Matou. However, this time, Zouken Matou's worm magic did not achieve the expected results. The crimson flames collided with the swarm of worms, and even the fire-resistant worms could not withstand the high-temperature flames that devoured the swarm. Zouken Matou's centuries of accumulation were not easily defeated by such flames, and more worms appeared before Xunxin and Kenshin. Kenshin's sword shredded the worms that escaped from Xunxin's flames. The three were locked in a stalemate.

"It seems the abilities of the two guests are only this much. Don't blame me for taking your bodies as trophies." The ground cracked, and a huge worm mouth emerged, its colorful shell unafraid of Xunxin's intense fire magic. This was likely one of Zouken Matou's ace worms, with excellent toxicity, speed, defense, and resistance to magic, even comparable to some weaker mythical creatures. Just as Xunxin was about to be bitten, a smile appeared on his face. Three flashes of light streaked through the air, and Zouken Matou's ace worm was cut into four pieces by Xunxin.

"Finally found it. Pretending to be weak wasn't in vain. Spatial Replacement." A faint white light emitted from Xunxin's hand, and Zouken Matou's face instantly turned grim.

"Return my granddaughter, and I will let you go."

"It seems you are truly old, unable to see the difference in strength. Zouken Matou, no, Zouken Matou of the Makiri family."

Surging magical energy swept out from Xunxin and Kenshin, shredding the worms in the air, on the ground, and even underground. If not for the barriers, this raging magical storm would have changed the color of the sky. Zouken Matou realized he was no match for the two and transformed his body into countless worms that scattered. The roof and ground, shattered by Xunxin's magical energy, became escape routes for the worms. However, under Xunxin's barriers, any worm that touched the barrier turned to ashes. Ultimately, the brain worm that preserved Zouken Matou's soul was exposed to Xunxin's perception after the death of a large number of pseudo-soul worms.

The fat worm, still struggling under Xunxin's mental control, looked at Xunxin and the others with fear.

"No, I can't die yet. The path to immortality is so close."

Zouken Matou let out a desperate scream but could not break free from Xunxin's control. The worm body of Zouken Matou, now with little fighting power, could perhaps harm ordinary people with its venomous mist.

"Forgetting the purpose of life, living just to live. Zouken Matou, I will personally send you into the cycle of rebirth." Xunxin's hand activated the switch of the Star Scar, and a snow-white light appeared in his hand. Looking at the expanding white light, Zouken Matou seemed to see a beautiful figure like a fairy.

"Yusitisa, I really, failed..."

Recalling his former ideals, Zouken Matou was consumed by the scorching light sword, leaving only black-gray fragments on the ground to prove that a worm named Zouken Matou once existed.

Looking at the ashes of Zouken Matou, Xunxin retracted the light sword and silently looked at the Matou residence, which had become a ruin in the battle.

"Time, ultimately bound this once noble soul..."

"Master?" Seeing the rare worry in Xunxin's eyes, Kenshin called out to his master with concern.

"It's fine. I am an infinite apostle, unchanging by the erosion of time." Xunxin smiled, turned, and left with Sakura, whose eyes were lifeless.

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