I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 480 - 5: Chaldea, Merlin, and the Eastern Immortal (Part 2)
Opportunities, probabilities, and coincidences tend to lean in a favorable direction, but if nothing is done, even the most plentiful opportunities are just empty talk.
Walking through the wilderness of the divine era is certainly not a leisurely outing; safety can be assured.
The planet's surface in this era is still full of mystery, and they anticipated the enemies they might encounter and prepared for it. However, in the successive contact battles shortly after, they found that Chaldea's preparations seemed to have been pointless.
— Indeed, there were waves of enemies attacking one after another.
— However, these enemies were not the nearly memorized data, not the Fantasy Species and Demon Beasts from the Sumer era.
They weren't Dragon Species, nor were they Beastmen. In fact, they were very different from the entire concept of Fantasy Species in their impression, feeling like a completely different ecosystem, organisms that shouldn't exist in this world, as if warped beyond reason.
However, their numbers were sparse; despite a few waves, they appeared in twos and threes. Even without summoning other Servants, relying on Mash's Power, it was relatively easy to defeat them.
"The forelegs resemble a lion's paws, but the hind legs are eagle talons..."
Kneeling by the corpse of the dead demon, the red-haired, orange-eyed girl carefully observed their characteristics but felt increasingly puzzled, "And there's a horn on its head, but it's not like any Unicorn we've seen, more like horns extending from a reptilian shell and scales..."
"The tail even has a venomous stinger, resembling a scorpion's construction..." Mash crouched beside her and spoke, supplementing what the Master hadn't mentioned.
"I've never seen anything like this..." The red-haired girl replied with exasperation, feeling like a patchwork of monstrosity, no wonder it gave the impression of something that shouldn't exist from the start, "What kind of Demon Beast is this..."
"That's Mukhushu-Hugh, one of the offspring of Tiamat, the Mother of Creation from Mesopotamian mythology... Of course, not the mythological true form, but a mass-produced model of Demon Beast." A slightly frivolous, smiling voice came from behind the two.
The sudden voice startled them, making them turn swiftly and assume a defensive stance, only then seeing two figures appearing unknowingly not far behind them, a strange pair of a man and a little girl.
The man was like a breeze over the prairie, a young man with a gallant smile, yet inexplicably giving off the vibe of a swindler.
He had long white hair, seemingly poorly maintained and rather messy, and clothes that were excessively vibrant in color.
Beside him, the slender figure seemed like a petite girl hidden in robes, hooded to conceal her appearance and build, carrying a gigantic scythe taller than herself, forming a striking contrast.
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"You... you are..." The red-haired girl frowned slightly, although they unwittingly approached at this distance without using the opportunity to ambush them, suggesting they were friend rather than foe. However, cautiousness was warranted until their identity was verified.
"No need to be nervous; I'm here to help you. I am..."
Still smiling gallantly, the white-haired youth began to explain, but suddenly, his expression froze—
Because he saw the white little creature that had been following them swiftly dart onto a nearby tree, showing claws on the trunk, curling its body before launching with force in the next instant toward him!
In the white-haired youth's view, the rapidly spinning white figure enlarged to its limit!
—Boom!
"Fufu?!" Mash exclaimed.
The two girls watched in shock as the usually docile and adorable Fufu performed a rapid spin kick, its hind legs stamping the side of the strange magician's face in the robe. Despite being a cat-sized creature, it unleashed an overwhelmingly unscientific Monster Strength.
The white-haired youth was directly kicked into the air, spinning three and a half times in flight before landing face down heavily on the ground without a splash. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
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The sudden events left everyone speechless, the scene falling silent.
The white-haired youth's companion, the mysterious petite girl, merely watched coldly, seemingly unconcerned about her teammate's wellbeing.
"Damn, you Evil Beast…" The white-haired youth awkwardly climbed up from the ground. This little creature held grudges too well, recalling how he had tossed it from the tower years ago. So much time had passed, yet it still attacked him on sight.
...
The farce ended, easing the atmosphere.
After a brief conversation, the two girls were slightly astonished to learn the white-haired youth's true identity was Merlin—
The legendary magician active in the tales of King Arthur, the magician among magicians, appearing in this era.
Yet, for reasons unknown, Dr. Roman from Chaldea seemed to hold quite the grudge against him. But regardless, assistance was needed most at this time. So mumbling, "even if a waste, still a top-notch magician," Dr. Roman grudgingly admitted it.
