Just as the ground was shattered by Kirei's step and his hands were about to move, Justisa's waist-length hair moved without wind. The long hair passed through Justisa's armpits, crisscrossing and weaving into layers of net bags, which covered Kirei's hands.
The net bag with multiple composite structures accurately held Kirei's palms, but Kirei had no intention of retracting his attack. Instead, he gathered all his strength and continued to push his palms. As long as this palm hit, it would be enough to decide the outcome. No matter how tight the net bag was, without the support of magic power, it was just hair.
However, the "Wind-facing and Sun-facing Palm" that Kirei had poured all his strength into did not hit the target. The moment Kirei's hands touched the net bag, he realized that he was wrong. It did not feel as soft as he had expected, but was as hard as steel. Not only the net bag, but also the part extending from it, the long silver hair, also stood straight up like strands of steel wire.
This was an unbreakable barrier that fixed the distance between Kirei and Yustisa at fifty centimeters.
Yustisa is a spirit, and her ability to transform into a physical body is based on the third law. With the infusion of magic power, the strength and toughness of her hair are not inferior to the pseudo-treasure "Thousand Knots".
Kirei pushed his hand forward, and Yustisa followed his hand and retreated. The distance of fifty centimeters remained unchanged, and as time passed, the thousands of knots released were also quickly retracted.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Kirei no longer hesitated, and the strength that had been accumulated for a long time burst out like a mountain torrent. If Yustisa continued in this state, Kirei was sure that her scalp would be blown off by this strength.
Fortunately, Scathach was by Yustisa's side. When Yustisa was developing magic, she had anticipated this possibility and built an emergency mechanism into her hair in advance. Once the hair was subjected to a certain degree of impact, the solidification would be released.
Kirei's palm power triggered this mechanism, and Yustisa's hair loosened softly.
Although the "Facing the Wind and Rising Sun Palm" is extremely powerful, it is based on the premise of hitting the target. If you miss, it is meaningless.
The Type-Moon world does not have the setting of internal force as in martial arts novels. Even Li Shuwen, the grandmaster of Bajiquan, known as the "Unrivaled Fighter", may not be able to injure someone from a distance of fifty centimeters with just his fists, let alone Kotomine Kirei
Apart from the cold wind blowing on her face, Yustisa felt nothing, and Kirei's fatal attack was neutralized just like that.
At this time, Yutisa's "Thousands of Knots" had returned, and the four whip lines split into dozens of thin threads that gathered from all directions like a huge spider web.
But Kirei is not a butterfly in a net, he is an agent more terrifying than large carnivorous animals, a killing weapon.
As soon as the spider web approached, Kirei pulled out three pairs of black keys. His arms couldn't reach Yustisa, but with the black key blades, it would be enough. With his wrist and finger strength, it was easy to pierce Yustisa at close range.
How could Yustisa give Kirei this opportunity? She quickly retreated while using her hair and "Thousands of Knots" to reorganize her defense system. Six black keys were successfully intercepted, and the nearest one was less than 10 centimeters away from her chest.
Kirei was not surprised at all that the Black Key did not penetrate his opponent. After several rounds of fighting, he had fully witnessed the power of this mysterious woman from the Einzbern family. If this woman had participated in the first three Holy Grail Wars, the Einzbern family would not have retreated so early.
It would be great if the Black Key could inflict damage to that woman, but if not, Kirei could take advantage of the opportunity when she reorganized her defense network to calmly break free from the "spider web" and distance himself.
Yustisa obviously has no intention of letting Kotomine Kirei go, and "Thousand Knots" has once again evolved into new changes.
This time, all the silk threads controlled by Yustisa's right hand were woven into a long rope more than ten meters long, and the magic power flowing in it reached an unprecedented height.
"The ever-changing whip line!"
With a short chant, the whip drew a huge arc, sweeping across the 180-degree space in front of Yustisa with terrifying wind pressure.
With a crisp "crack" sound, a towering ancient tree over a hundred years old that was affected by the whip fell to the ground with a loud bang, which was enough to prove that the power contained in the whip was no less than a punch thrown by Kirei with all his strength.
The whip was just the beginning. Yustisa didn't think Kirei would be hit by the whip from the beginning to the end. She just wanted to force Kirei to dodge. Scathach once said that any qualified warrior would not let his feet leave the ground easily. So, if Kirei wanted to dodge the whip that was 80 centimeters off the ground, he could only lie prone.
When Kirei lay down, Yustisa launched her follow-up attack.
"The ever-changing crossbow!"
The silk thread controlled by Yustisa's left hand split and twisted into more than ten strands, and the tip of each strand was attached with strengthening magic. With the blessing of magic, the strength and speed of the silk thread reached the standard of military crossbows.
At the same time, the whip lines that were blocked by the big tree were also rapidly disintegrating, recombining into a crossbow, and shooting at Kirei on the ground from the opposite direction.
The forward crossbows were aimed at Kirei's vital points, while the reverse crossbows blocked the space around Kirei. Under such intensive attacks, no warrior could survive, just like countless brave generals in history who were shot to death by arrows.
Just the words of a warrior.
However, Kirei is not only a warrior, he is also a magician, and his expertise is the same as Shinji's, which is body-strengthening magic.
When Kirei sensed the fatal threat, he chanted the spell taught by Tōsaka Tokiomi in a low voice.
"stark-GroBZwei-(II-Enhanced-)"
The whole body strengthening magic, although it only lasts for a few seconds, is enough to make the various attributes of the human body reach a level comparable to that of a heroic spirit.
With the help of enhanced magic, Kirei used his hands and feet to escape from Yustisa's fatal blow in an incredible posture, and rushed into Yustisa's arms with jaw-dropping momentum and speed, using his hands to attack in succession, one in front and one behind, one on the left and one on the right.
The second of the eight unique skills of Bajiquan - opening the door with force to the left and right!
Different from the "Facing the Wind and the Rising Sun Palm", in the "Left and Right Hard Opening of the Door" the two fists follow different trajectories. Yustisa's long hair can block one fist but not the second one. As long as one fist hits, the outcome is certain.
Yustisa seemed to be frightened by Kirei's sudden attack. She stood there motionless, allowing Kirei's fists to pierce through her body, and even Kirei's entire body to pass through her body.
Surprisingly, there was no resistance, no blood, and no feeling of hitting.
This is an illusion!
Kirei's heart skipped a beat, but he was not panicked. He pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth and held his breath. Illusion was different from other magic. The effect was not determined by the amount of magic power but by the strength of the mind. Twenty years of Bajiquan training had already made his heart as hard as iron.
The scene before his eyes became blurry, and the sense of dislocation between reality and illusion was invading Kirei's brain.
In a trance, Kirei saw Yustisa who was reorganizing her offensive in the opposite direction, and saw Irisviel standing next to her with her eyes closed, activating the barrier illusion - she had recovered from the backlash of magic.
Just Yustisa alone was already a problem for Kirei, and with Irisviel's assistance, the outcome was unpredictable, and tonight could only end here. Kirei made a quick judgment, and he took a deep look at the castle where Kiritsugu was, and retreated at the fastest speed while the effect of the strengthening magic had not yet disappeared.
Only after confirming that Kirei had left the inner barrier did Irisviel lift the illusion. She opened her eyes, looked at the woman next to her who looked almost identical to herself, and asked, "Do you want to chase after her?"
Yustisa did not respond, as if she had not heard Irisviel's question.
"Well, that..." Irisviel stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Yustisa's eyes.
Yustisa woke up as if from a dream. She looked at Irisviel blankly, then ran away as if she had seen something extremely terrifying. Her speed was not much slower than Kirei's.
Irisviel was left standing there in a daze, completely confused.
"I... don't think I did anything?"
PS: Master Li's unique move "Tiger Climbing the Mountain" is also one of the eight unique moves of Bajiquan, and theoretically, anyone who has mastered Bajiquan should be able to use all eight unique moves. Master Li's eight-move combo is indeed as powerful as a ghost.
PS2: It’s a new week, and I’ll continue to ask for clicks, collections, and recommendation votes.