A crossover anime/manga story, set in everyday Tokyo, but within a loop of a game.

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Kotoko Iwanaga, in her phantom form, cannot be touched by any attacks. This means that the attacks unleashed by the Blackwatch players passed right through her and hit their teammates without any deflection.

In this friendly fire attack, four Blackwatch players were wounded, and three more Blackwatch players were unable to dodge and died on the spot.

"You guy..."

Upon seeing Kotoko Iwanaga, who was dressed in a long Western-style dress, petite in stature, wearing a beret and a masquerade mask, the Blackwatch player who was in charge did not hesitate at all. He took out a long katana from his inventory and burst out with terrifying speed, instantly appearing in front of Kotoko Iwanaga and slashing the sharp katana down at her head.

The gleaming blade sliced ​​through the air, but...

All that was cut off was the air.

"What!?"

Upon seeing this, the Blackwatch commander's expression changed, and he immediately realized that his judgment had been wrong.

The girl in the long dress is still invincible.

However, it is untouchable by any attack, essentially making it invincible?

What kind of ability is this? Is it an illusion? No, it shouldn't be an illusion. After all, in that instant, "Shadow" did switch places with the girl, dodging the encirclement of ranged attacks that originally had no blind spots. But if it's an invincible state that can last for a period of time, isn't this ability too unsolvable?

The Blackwatch Commander couldn't believe that, being a fellow player, the opponent possessed such outrageous and almost godlike abilities at this stage.

"Could it be that……"

Seeing that Kotoko Iwanaga had simply stood there without retaliating, the experienced Blackwatch commander made a guess and immediately shouted.

"She cannot attack or redirect fire in this state!"

Upon hearing the Blackwatch Commander's words, Asagiri, who was on the other side and had just switched places with Iwanaga Kotoko less than three seconds ago, and was preparing to launch an attack on the otherworldly players in front of her, muttered to herself.

"They found it so quickly... No wonder it's Blackwatch."

"Yu...Leader..."

Just then, a look of pain appeared in Fujiwara Chika's eyes, and she had to exert all her strength to speak.

"I've reached my limit..."

"Boom."

After a soft click, like a cork being pulled out, the heavy pressure that had been weighing on the Blackwatch players disappeared, and their movements returned to their original lightness and speed.

Fujiwara Chika's unique talent is very strong. She can apply a negative buff of "increased gravity" to more than a dozen targets, including Asagiri. She can also reverse the result through some ability, turning the negative effect originally applied to Asagiri into a positive buff that makes her move faster.

However powerful she is, even as a player, Fujiwara Chika has her limits.

The mental energy she consumes when using her unique talent depends on two factors: firstly, the intensity of the effect, which is determined by the number rolled on the dice—the higher the number, the stronger the effect; and secondly, the number and strength of the "targets."

Leaving aside the fact that she provided enhancements to Asagiri, the key point is that Fujiwara Chika simultaneously applied the Gravity Suppression debuff to more than a dozen Blackwatch players, maintaining it for nearly twenty seconds, which was already the limit of her current mental strength.

"That guy's mental energy is completely exhausted!"

Seeing that Fujiwara Chika was swaying and about to lose her balance, a player from another world who was closest to her immediately rushed over, conjuring a dark green orb of light with curse-like damage in his hand, intending to take Fujiwara Chika's life while she was in poor condition.

In the previous battle, everyone here had unknowingly scattered their positions in order to avoid attacks. When Yuuki Asuna saw this, her eyes showed anxiety. She wanted to go forward to help, but her path was blocked by a player wielding a giant shield.

"go to hell!!!"

As the dark green orb in the hands of the player from another world drew ever closer and was about to touch her body, Fujiwara Chika's gaze suddenly shifted from confusion to a slightly mocking smile.

“It’s so easy to cheat.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Fujiwara Chika raised her right hand, pointed it at the otherworldly player in front of her, and quickly said.

"White Flame!"

A pure white flame, imbued with a holy aura, surged from Fujiwara Chika's palm, enveloping the otherworldly player's body. The next second, she slightly dodged to the side, only to see the otherworldly player's charred body, propelled forward two steps by inertia, before slowly collapsing to the ground, shattering into a pile of black fragments.

Although Fujiwara Chika may seem like a naive and innocent girl, she is actually the most scheming one compared to her teammates Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai.

Even if you are weakened in battle, you must never let the enemy know, otherwise you will become the enemy's primary target and a burden to your teammates.

How could Fujiwara Chika not understand such a simple and easy-to-understand principle?

She was merely feigning weakness. Since she knew the enemy's target was to attack her, she could predict their movement path and unleash her skills in advance.

And after Fujiwara Chika killed a player from another world in this way, the other players from other worlds dared not approach her easily. Who knew if she was fishing or if her mental energy had really been exhausted?

Even so, the situation was far from optimistic for Asagiri and his companions.

Of the strongest Blackwatch players, only three died, four were injured, and six were at full health.

Including the masked assassin and the player that Fujiwara Chika just killed, six players from the other world have been killed, leaving eleven remaining.

In total, there are still twenty-two players who can continue fighting.

Meanwhile, on Asagiri's side...

Utsunomiya Asagiri was unharmed. Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi suffered some minor injuries, but none of them had a significant impact. However, of the three members of Shinomiya Kaguya's team, only Shinomiya Kaguya still had the ability to continue fighting. Fujiwara Chika's mental energy was exhausted and she was nearing her limit. Hayasaka Ai, who was good at disguise, was not particularly strong in combat and was even weaker than the average level of the otherworldly enemies in front of her.

"There's nothing I can do..."

In just a moment, Asagiri made her judgment.

His figure vanished instantly, swapping positions with the underground Shura. Then Shura disappeared again, and he swapped positions with Fujiwara Chika. This process was repeated twice, and in less than two seconds, he used the combined abilities of "Casting" and "Personality" to send both Fujiwara Chika and Hayasaka Ai to their rooms in the underground shelter.

"Then what happens next..."

Asagiri pressed the black gun-shaped summoner in her hand against her temple, looked at the twenty-two enemies in front of her, and slowly spoke.

"I'm going to go all out now."

"Persona, Human Asura!"

Upon seeing Shura appear behind Asagiri, all the otherworldly players present felt a strong sense of oppression. The Black Watch Commander immediately gave several tactical hand signals to his team members behind him, then gripped his long katana and charged towards the five people standing opposite him.

With someone leading the charge, the otherworldly players, who were initially hesitant and unsure whether to continue fighting, once again felt a surge of fighting spirit.

"cover me!"

Upon hearing Kotoko Iwanaga's words, Asuna Yuuki originally wanted to stand in front of her, but Kaguya Shinomiya beat her to it.

"Let me do it."

A glint flashed in Kaguya Shinomiya's red eyes, and the black and blue Lionheart Shield reappeared in her hand. However, this time, she was also clad in a heavy black and blue suit of armor, reminiscent of a medieval knight.

"boom!!!"

Kaguya Shinomiya slammed the Lionheart Shield heavily onto the ground. The weapons in the hands of the two otherworldly players struck her shield, but failed to cause any damage or even budge her body.

With Kaguya Shinomiya as the main tank, Asuna Yuuki, who was already inclined to attack, was completely freed up and charged into the enemy ranks with the Flashing Light in hand. Kotoko Iwanaga also concentrated her mental energy and instantly created two IBMs and more than a dozen pale demon hands to attack the enemies from another world.

As if reflecting the battle entering its final stage, a sudden downpour began to fall from the sky. Amidst the torrential rain, the players from Blackwatch tried to dodge the pale ghost hand's grasp, while their attention was focused on the two dark figures in the rain.

Under their watchful eyes, Asagiri and the human demon began their actions.

Upon seeing Asagiri appear before him, the Black Watch Commander, who was wielding a katana, immediately switched from holding the sword with both hands to one. He then took out a syringe-like object from his waist with his left hand and, without hesitation, injected it into himself.

"Come on!! Shadow!!!"

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Chapter 71 Anti-Magic Crystal.

Faced with the Blackwatch commander's swinging katana, Asagiri simply stepped back to create some distance before quickly throwing her rope dart.

"clang!"

Unexpectedly, the Blackwatch commander seemed to have been prepared, directly deflecting the rope dart with his katana, then extending his left hand to firmly grasp the metal chain still swaying in the air, revealing a ferocious smile.

"Catch you..."

"caught you."

Upon hearing Asagiri's words, the Blackwatch commander was momentarily stunned.

Why are they even stealing lines?

The next second, the Blackwatch commander felt a terrifying force in his hand. Before he could even let go, he was forcibly pulled towards the spot where Asagiri was standing.

As his body was being pulled into the air, the Asura clenched his dark right fist.

"Shield!"

A second before the Human Asura's fist struck the Black Watch Commander, a thick shield formed of spiritual energy blocked the attack. The shield took the blow head-on, and fine cracks instantly appeared on it, but it did not shatter. Taking advantage of this moment, the Commander released the chain connecting him to the rope dart and quickly retreated.

"Shield-type spells..."

Before Chaowu could even begin to search for the player who had just cast the shield spell, a barrage of ranged attacks rained down on the spot where he and Ren Shura were standing.

"boom!!!"

Amidst the smoke and dust, both Chaowu and Renxiuluo managed to dodge the attacks in time. A bright gold gleamed in his black eyes as he scanned the black-clad Watchers standing in the smoke and dust, their forms appearing and disappearing, as he pondered his battle plan.

Just like the question he raised in the first phase of the game, Blackwatch, a highly disciplined military organization where no member felt fear or hesitation, became indeed difficult to deal with after coming into contact with "the game" and gaining the power of being a "player".

The commander wielding the katana was only slightly weaker than him in physical ability. If it were a one-on-one situation, Asagiri was confident that he could kill the opponent within twenty seconds. However, the current situation was not one-on-one.

Support classes that provide shields from the side, mages and archers who offer ranged damage, players with control skills, and combat classes that can match his melee combat prowess so as not to be instantly killed.

The Blackwatch team's class build is practically flawless, just like a dedicated team for challenging a boss, with no loopholes in any part of the strategy.

Most importantly, Asagiri sensed that something was amiss with the current situation.

Asuna Yuuki, Kaguya Shinomiya, Kotoko Iwanaga, and Megumi Kato are at a disadvantage as they have to deal with eleven players from another world and are also subject to ranged attacks from Blackwatch players during the battle.

He faced ten Blackwatch players alone and was temporarily suppressed. Even if he used "Human Asura Mode" at this time, it would be difficult to kill all the Blackwatch enemies in front of him before running out of stamina.

but……

Asagiri can turn the tide of battle by using "Supreme Magic Bullet".

The problem is that in the last instance, Blackwatch already knew that he possessed a kind of instant-kill ability that could attack a wide area, but in this battle, Blackwatch's people seemed to be completely unprepared for "Supreme Magic Bullet". Not only were they unprepared, but there was also a strange feeling that it was as if they were deliberately wearing down his patience, hoping to make him use "Supreme Magic Bullet".

Blackwatch is immoral and ruthless, an enemy that must be eliminated for Asagiri and the others, as well as for this world. However, Blackwatch is not stupid, and this kind of operation without any preventative measures is not something they would come up with.

In that instant, Asagiri considered several possibilities.

It can be used to deflect attacks or temporarily make oneself and teammates invincible, similar to a group version of Kotoko Iwanaga's "Phantom Robe" effect.

If we think even bolder, we could resurrect ourselves and our teammates, or use items like the "Reversed Pocket Watch" that can turn back time but don't replenish the player's mental or physical energy. Perhaps these could counter the "Supreme Magic Bullet," at least in Blackwatch's view, they could be countered.

Is it even possible to retaliate? Asagiri doesn't intend to gamble on that possibility.

There is only one method for verification.

The Asura's body rapidly dissipated, transforming into eerie dark red patterns that surrounded Chaowu. At that moment, his eyes turned pure golden yellow, and a terrifying power fluctuation that made people tremble with fear quickly spread throughout the entire area.

"Supreme..."

Upon hearing Asagiri's words and seeing the dark red patterns surrounding him, the Black Watch Commander seemed to have been waiting for this moment for a long time. His face lit up with excitement, and he took out a bright purple, misty crystal ball from his inventory with his left hand and slammed it heavily to the ground.

[Anti-Magic Crystal (One-time use item, Red Epic quality): When this crystal is shattered, it will put the surrounding 100-meter area into an "anti-magic" state for three minutes. During this period, any skill that consumes mental energy will consume five times the original mental energy, and skills that consume mental energy will have their effects reduced to one-fifth of their original value.]

"Die, Shadow!!"

After using this item, the Blackwatch players all had excited expressions on their faces.

Whether they themselves could survive the "Supreme Magic Bullet" reduced to one-fifth of its power is not important.

More importantly, abilities like the "Supreme Magic Bullet" must consume an astonishing amount of mental energy, and if it were increased fivefold...

No matter how strong "Shadow's" mental strength is, it will definitely die from extreme mental exhaustion.

However, to the surprise of the Blackwatch players, the scene of "Shadow" falling to the ground and not getting up did not happen, and there was no dark light either. The dark red patterns around Asami quickly dissipated, and he stood there perfectly fine, speaking in a calm tone.

"So you possess such a prop? Interesting."

"How...how is it possible..."

The Blackwatch commander was shocked and said in disbelief.

"Weren't you already preparing to unleash..."

"Who said I was going to use my ability?"

Asagiri replied with a smile, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"I'm just idly reciting skill names to show off, is that not allowed?"

"You...you actually..."

While Asagiri and the Blackwatch commander were talking, players from both sides sensed the changes brought about by the "Anti-Magic Crystal".

Kotoko Iwanaga immediately canceled the effect of "Pale Domination" to avoid excessive consumption of mental energy. At the same time, before canceling the release, she also sensed the strange power that was suppressing the Pale Demon Hand.