"What... what kind of ability is that?" Kinuhata Saiai stared dumbfounded at Frenda, who lay motionless on the ground, completely failing to comprehend what had just happened.

"I'm not an esper; I'm a magus!" "A... a magus?!" "Now, it's time to deal with you..." Tohsaka Rin clenched her right fist and held it to her chest, closing her eyes as if in prayer: "Number nine, number eight, number seven...

committing all resources... enemy..." A flood of questions instantly crossed Kinuhata Saiai’s mind.

To her, closing one's eyes in the middle of a fight was practically inviting death. She couldn't understand Rin’s actions at all, but...

The opponent had just done something incomprehensible, so how could she afford to be careless? With scarcely a moment's hesitation, Kinuhata Saiai charged forward...

Her Nitrogen Armor possessed incredibly high density and defense, and of course, considerable offensive power as well. Her opponent looked like a mere ordinary human; if she could just close the distance and suppress her in close combat, there was no way she could lose!

Holding this thought, Kinuhata Saiai attacked without fear. In a normal situation, her tactic would have been absolutely correct, but right now, a magus was still an existence beyond her comprehension!

"...Leave nothing intact!" At this moment, Rin's magecraft was fully prepared. Her entire right hand was enveloped in a faintly chilling white aura.

"Hah!" Opening her eyes, Rin spread her right hand and threw it forward violently, sending several white crystals flying from her palm. What were those?

A hint of confusion flickered in Kinuhata Saiai’s eyes, but confident in her own abilities, she made no move to evade... After all, the defense of her Nitrogen Armor could withstand the shockwaves of explosions.

Could these tiny shards be stronger than a bomb? Crack!

Several white crystals struck Kinuhata Saiai’s Nitrogen Armor and shattered. Just as expected!

Kinuhata Saiai let out a small, relaxed laugh, but her expression changed in the next instant. This was because the crystals, after shattering, didn't fall to the ground but rapidly dispersed, spreading out like ice...

Kaka-ka-ka-ka... In just a moment, the Nitrogen Armor on both of her arms, knees, and abdomen had been encased in ice, and the freezing continued to spread.

What terrified her even more was that the nitrogen frozen by the ice was starting to... liquefy?!

How was this possible?! "Didn't you know?

Nitrogen can be liquefied at extremely low temperatures," Rin chuckled. Liquefied?

Kinuhata Saiai was shocked. How could she not know such a thing?

But the question was, what kind of temperature was required to liquefy nitrogen? What person could possibly achieve that!

"My attribute is one of the Five Great Elements!" Rin’s face was filled with confidence as she tapped the ground with her toe and swiftly charged toward her opponent. In the original anime, Rin’s gem magecraft could freeze even the body of a Berserker; a mere Nitrogen Armor was naturally no challenge.

Bad! Seeing the ice threatening to pierce through the Nitrogen Armor and freeze her body in an instant, Kinuhata Saiai had no time to ponder the reason.

She only knew that if she were struck by the opponent in this state, it would be over! With that thought, she instantly dispersed her ability and retreated rapidly.

However, just as she took a step back, she saw something black burrow into her body, and then she could no longer move! Kinuhata Saiai’s eyes widened in terror!

"Cursing Bullet. You probably don't know about this either.

Not only can that thing aggravate existing injuries, but it can also cause damage to the nervous system—paralysis, for example." The voice faded, and before Kinuhata Saiai could recover, the girl with the twin tails had already rushed in front of her and thrown a punch. "So, you should go to sleep for a while too!" "...Mph!" The fist struck Kinuhata Saiai’s abdomen, and she let out a muffled groan before passing out.

... Superpowers and magic have fundamental differences.

In a clash between the two, unless there is an overwhelming advantage in strength, the key to victory lies not in power, but in mystery—or rather, the unknown. In terms of sheer combat power, Frenda and Kinuhata Saiai were not significantly weaker than Rin Tohsaka, and moreover, they were members of the Dark Side, seasoned veterans.

If judged purely by data comparison, Rin's win rate in this fight should be very low. However, the battle, which started less than three minutes ago, ended with Rin's complete victory.

The key was that Kinuhata Saiai and Frenda knew nothing about Rin’s magecraft, whereas Rin, thanks to information provided by Lin Luo, knew their abilities intimately. Kinuhata Saiai possessed extreme defense, while Frenda had wide-area attacks but fragile defense.

Obviously, the easier target to take down first should have been the latter. Therefore, attacking Kinuhata Saiai initially was just a feint; her true intention was to prepare her gem magecraft and lower Frenda’s guard.

What caused Kinuhata Saiai to misjudge was the Mirror Image spell. Although her Mirror Image was still immature and might not be effective against a mage of equal standing, it would certainly cause brief visual disorientation to someone who didn't understand magic at all.

Simultaneously, she cast a defensive barrier on herself, allowing her to bypass Frenda’s explosive dolls without sustaining damage and take her down in one fell swoop! This brief engagement fully demonstrated Rin Tohsaka's combat quality as a genius magus.

Her title, 'Red Devil,' wasn't just for show. "But speaking of which..." Rin walked to the mouth of the street, a flicker of confusion in her eyes.

"There seems to be a barrier here too. It feels somewhat similar to my own magecraft.

Who could have cast it?" "Oh?" A voice laced with mockery suddenly rang out. "Of course, we magicians did it." Hearing this voice, Rin sharply turned around to look in the direction of the sound.

Across another street, not far away, stood a man over two meters tall with bright red hair. Despite wearing clerical robes, he had a cigarette dangling from his lips—a striking contrast.

"Another delinquent middle-aged priest?" Rin instinctively frowned. She felt an intense aversion toward priests deep inside.

"Hey, hey, I'm only fifteen years old. Calling me a middle-aged priest is a bit rude, don't you think?" the red-haired man complained.

"Huh? Fifteen?!" Rin’s small mouth parted in complete surprise.

Fifteen years old with the face of an old man—how incongruous! "For some reason, you just make me feel incredibly irritated," the fifteen-year-old uncle said gravely, exhaling a ring of smoke.

"Ugh!" Sensing the faint, almost imperceptible killing intent radiating from the man's eyes, Rin suddenly realized her lapse in composure and felt ashamed of her flippancy. Her expression turned solemn.

"Who are you?" "Stiyl Magnus. I was going to give that name, but perhaps I should introduce myself like this now..." He removed the cigarette from his lips, his gaze fixed directly on Rin.

"To prove my title as the Strongest, this is my Magic Name." "Huh? Magic Name?" Setting aside whether she could understand the meaning of his words, the term 'Magic Name' alone thoroughly confused Rin.

"Never heard of it? Since we're both magicians, there’s no need to be so surprised, right?" "I am not a magician; I am a magus." "It's all the same.

You should know that we magicians cannot use our true names when casting magic. I don't fully understand the reason for this ancient tradition, but what matters is that the Magic Name represents...

the Name of Slaughter!" As he spoke, Stiyl tossed the cigarette he held away and raised his right hand high. "Fire!" Following his words, the cigarette butt still hanging in mid-air suddenly burst into raging flames, instantly condensing into a massive fireball in his palm.

Sparks scattered wildly! "This...

this is the magic of this world?" Feeling the heat emanating from the flames, Rin instinctively took a step back. "So, if you don't want to die quickly, hurry up and state your Magic Name!" "I don't know any Magic Name.

My name is Rin Tohsaka!" The crushing pressure emanating from Stiyl made Rin's expression incredibly serious. "Rin Tohsaka?

If that is your Magic Name, then... Gift to Give Suffering to the Giants!" Finishing the last half of the incantation, Stiyl violently swung the flame in his hand.

The surging, rolling fire instantly swept toward Rin. "...Committing all resources...

enemy... Leave nothing intact!" At almost the same time, Rin had also completed her magecraft.

Flame magic and ice magecraft collided in space. After the violent impact, the ice was melted by the fire, and the fire was cooled by the chill, scattering specks of red and white light from the air.

"Tch, unfamiliar magic. Is that your magecraft?

Then try this... Dust to dust, earth to earth..." Stiyl held both hands level, and two flames rose from his palms.

"...Blood-sucking Hunt, Red Cross!" He hurled the two flames from his hands. The moment they left his grasp, these two flames seemed to transform into sharp blades, slicing through the air with a shrill sound mid-flight, cutting fiercely toward Rin's body.

Rin’s expression shifted. Daring not to be careless, she quickly crushed a gem in her hand, pouring a massive amount of magical energy into her body...

"Dust to dust, earth to earth!" Though the incantation was the same, the resulting effect was entirely different. Stiyl’s was fire; Rin’s was wind, and not just ordinary wind.

As Stiyl's two blades of fire approached, two storms, resembling light curtains, rose from beneath the ground and extinguished the fiery blades with a bang! This was the Wind Magic of the Five Great Elements—Blast Wind Bullet!

Having failed twice in a row, Stiyl paused for a moment, then muttered, "I see. It seems ordinary magic won't suffice against you.

In that case, I won't hold back anymore..." "Eh?" Rin was momentarily stunned. Although she had blocked his two attacks, she knew it was due to the magical power stored in the gems.

In terms of true strength, she was definitely no match for this magician before her. Seeing that the opponent was preparing a major move, Rin certainly wouldn't allow him to do so.

But just as she was about to attack, a ferocious aura suddenly swept up around Stiyl, forcing her to retreat backward, leaving her only capable of defense. And then, Stiyl began to chant his incantation...

"The first of the five elements that construct the world, O great primordial flame, transform into the light that nurtures life, become the light that judges sin, bringing peace and happiness, while simultaneously becoming the frozen misfortune that annihilates the cold darkness... Its name is Flame, its title is Sword!" "Appear!

Devour my body and become my strength!!" A giant Flame Demon appeared behind Stiyl. "What is that?!..." Rin's eyes widened in an instant!

"King of Witch Hunting... its meaning is Certain Kill!" Leaping over Stiyl, the King of Witch Hunting lunged toward Rin.

The temperature of three thousand degrees Celsius caused the entire space to distort! Instinctively, Rin felt a deep-seated fear, one unrelated to her will—a pure, primal instinct of life.

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