Anchor, Stop Pretending, You're in Chaldea - Chapter 31

Thump, thump.

A gigantic creature with a lion-like head, a body covered in sharp spikes, and muscular limbs with a snake tail was approaching a city ahead.

With each step it took, the ground trembled slightly under its powerful limbs.

Beside this strange and terrifying creature, a long-haired girl wearing holy armor and holding a golden cross staff was advancing towards this side.

“This must be the place.”

The long-haired girl looked at the city in front of her.

A protective barrier surrounded the city, emitting a strong divine aura that repelled the surrounding monsters.

Just touching the barrier made people feel uncomfortable.

The moment the girl entered the barrier, she felt the restless Magical Energy within her gradually calming down, as if regaining some sanity.

However, she still couldn’t remember who she was, only being commanded by the “Dragon Witch” to destroy this city.

It was just a human city. With a single command from herself, the giant beast behind her would level everything, leaving nothing behind.

“The intruder ahead, you shall not proceed any further!”

On the flat ground in front of the city gate, a girl wearing a magnificent bishop’s robe stood there, blocking the way.

She also held a silver cross staff in her hand, radiating pure radiance.

“This area has been temporarily requisitioned as a part of the church’s sanctuary. Unauthorized entry is not permitted.”

“Sanctuary?”

The girl in the holy armor suddenly paused.

Some memories suddenly resurfaced in her mind.

Yes, she seemed to have been a Saint herself.

“Since you can enter my barrier, I presume you are also a person of noble character. Why don’t you introduce yourself?”

Johanna spoke earnestly and loudly.

“My name… I’m sorry… I don’t know…”

The long-haired girl in the holy armor felt more and more pain in her head as she pondered.

“Ah, ah, ah, ah… Ah, ah!!!”

Suddenly, red light emitted from the girl’s eyes as she screamed in agony.

“Tarasque!!!”

“Roarrrrrr!!!!”

Upon hearing the call from its master, the giant beast beside her let out a thunderous roar!

Before Johanna could react, the opponent had already started charging forward!

“Tarasque, so this person is Saint Martha!”

Johanna didn’t have time to think and directly swung her silver cross staff.

“Glisten and shine!!!”

Several silver crescents suddenly appeared around Johanna.

One, two, three…

These moon wheels accurately hit the rapidly advancing Tarasque, and then burst into a strong brilliance in an instant!!!

“Roar——————!!!”

Tarasque roared, wanting to pierce the girl with the horn on its head, but its four legs were entangled by silver threads at some point, and its huge body couldn’t take another step forward.

“Tonbi, please.”

Johanna raised the silver cross holy staff in her hand towards the sky.

“Chirp chirp————————!!!”

Tonbi, which had been hovering in the sky, swiftly descended from the sky onto the head of this four-legged behemoth.

Sensing something wrong, Tarasque immediately opened its mouth to attack the white kite, but it didn’t expect the opponent to cleverly avoid its sharp teeth.

Then, it circled in front of this beast and suddenly burst into a dazzling light!

“Roar————————!!!”

Already entangled by the threads and now dazzled by the light, Tarasque, who had the power to fight against a thousand-strong army, suddenly collapsed on the ground and couldn’t stand up again.

Everything went as Johanna had expected. The battlefield was now within her Magecraft territory.

The opponent couldn’t exert their true power, and all members of her side’s Servants could maximize their use of Magical Energy within the territory.

So, the direct charge of the opponent like this was quite unreasonable.

Bai Qiu and the viewers in the livestream room were all nervously watching the battle on the scene.

“This monster looks like a lion, with a turtle-like shell, four thick legs like a bear, and a tail like a snake. What is this thing?”

“I don’t know, is it a mutated Chimera?”

“Actually, this little thing looks quite unique.”

“Does anyone know? Raise your hand.”

Soon, someone looked up the information and became the “knowledgeable one” of this issue.

“This thing should be Tarasque, a terrifying mythical hybrid creature from Provence in southern France.”

“Tarasque is described as having a lion-like head, a body protected by a turtle-like shell, bear-like claws that are six feet long, and a tail with scales like a snake. In the ‘Golden Legend,’ it was eventually subdued by Saint Martha.”

“If this guy is Tarasque, then the girl who can control it must be Saint Martha, right?”

“Wait, is it a battle between Saint and the Pope?!”

“Is it that exciting? I want to confess too!!!”

“Who knows how to join the church? Even if it’s self-funded, I’m in a hurry, waiting online.”

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Even the Tarasque fell into a disadvantage, no wonder the ‘Dragon Witch’ returned in disappointment. But wait, why did I come to fight…”

Intense headache prevented the girl in holy armor from suppressing her violent impulse.

She suddenly stood up and rushed towards Johanna at lightning speed!

Johanna immediately raised her holy staff.

“Guide me!”

The silver moon wheels reappeared and flew rapidly towards the opponent.

“Ah ah ah——————!!!”

The girl in holy armor let out a manic roar and directly swung her golden cross holy staff, forcefully knocking all the moon wheels away?!

Johanna widened her eyes, witnessing everything in front of her.

The moon wheels woven with Magical Energy were actually knocked away by the Saint using her holy staff?!

“…How is this possible? Saint Martha has become so violent!”

But Johanna quickly regained her composure. Within her own territory, she absolutely couldn’t lose to the opponent!

“Tonbi.”

“Chirp chirp——————!!!”

Tonbi responded once again to its master’s call and dived down from the sky.

This time, it skillfully evaded the opponent’s attack and then spread its wings.

“Move aside!!!”

Just as it was about to emit a light to disrupt the vision, the golden cross holy staff also burst into the same brilliance!

Caught off guard, the white kite was dazzled by the opponent’s radiance and fell from the sky after flapping its wings a few times.

“Tonbi!”

At this moment, Johanna saw the Saint getting closer and closer. Once the opponent got close, her weakness in close combat would be exposed.

“Noble Phantasm, unleash… Let me bestow the grace of the Lord!”

Johanna no longer hesitated and raised her silver cross holy staff high!