Gensokyo Detective, but surrounded by Shura Field

Before he could react, he saw Reimu sway, and the next moment she was already in front of him!

"So fast!"

Chu Bai was shocked and subconsciously raised his hand, the frost-covered ice shield directly colliding with Reimu's fist.

Bang—!

Reimu took a few steps back, steadying herself in the air.

Chu Bai, on the other hand, flew back several meters, barely managing to stand on the ground.

"You're really durable..."

Reimu sized up Chu Bai:

"If it were any other magician, they basically wouldn't be able to withstand that punch head-on, but you only took a few steps back?"

"That's only natural."

Chu Bai gave a thumbs up:

"After all, I only lost my magic power as a magician, not all of my abilities."

"Back then, I went to the Tibetan Plateau to consult with the high monks there about the practice of 'martial arts,' so don't underestimate my physical body."

Reimu then remembered.

It seemed that when Chu Bai fell to the ground in the first chapter, his body was unscathed.

No wonder he called himself a genius magician, able to simultaneously cultivate martial arts and magic; that's indeed not something anyone can do.

"But I have another question..."

Reimu squinted her eyes:

"You keep saying that your magic source is damaged and your magic power is almost gone..."

"But how many spells have you cast already! Does that look like a magician who has lost his power?"

"Oh, you mean that."

Chu Bai explained:

"I really don't have much magic power left, but I can 'divert' or 'outsource' the magic power needed for casting."

"By relying on environmental elements to offset the consumption of magic power, I only lose a small portion of magic power for guidance myself."

"So although the total amount of magic power has decreased, my consumption has also decreased significantly, so I still have some combat power."

Relying on the surrounding environment to offset magic power?

Reimu subconsciously looked at the Misty Lake not far away.

The area was filled with mist and the temperature was low; no wonder Chu Bai chose to fight with "water and ice magic."

As for Alice next to her, she was even more shocked.

This method sounded simple, but often only magicians who had cultivated for hundreds of years could learn it.

Because it was like playing a game while caressing your girlfriend, multitasking without making mistakes.

To be able to use this technique so skillfully at the young age of twenty...

Alice finally understood that Chu Bai's magical talent was probably extraordinary!

And his title of genius magician was definitely not undeserved!

"But it's useless!"

Reimu activated her spell card again:

"In the face of powerful strength, no matter how clever the skills are, they are all useless! Just give up!"

Chu Bai also shouted with enthusiasm:

"I will never give up! Don't underestimate the bond between me and the 10,000 yen reward!!"

Just as the two were teasing each other, Alice led her puppet army to attack again.

Her figure was extremely agile, and her cooperation with Chu Bai was also very good.

One confronted head-on, and the other restrained from the side.

With the two's clever cooperation, Reimu also found it extremely tricky.

"Shut up, shut up, shut up!"

The more she saw this man and woman fighting side by side, the more annoyed Reimu felt.

She directly rolled up her sleeves and once again gathered powerful strength: "Keep taking my moves! Waaaah!"

So, the three of them fought into a团 again, with various spell card moves blooming in the air with brilliant sparks.

……

……

On the other side.

On the balcony of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, the head maid Sakuya Izayoi was silently watching the battlefield.

Beside her was the gatekeeper Hong Meiling, with a bitter expression on her face.

"Sakuya, you're not going to ask me to stop these people, are you?"

"They look so strong; I'm afraid I'll be knocked down with one move as soon as I go over!"

"...I didn't ask you to mediate."

Sakuya narrowed her eyes, constantly sizing up Chu Bai in the battlefield.

Her mind recalled the young lady's previous instructions—

"Sakuya, just find a reason to eliminate the others, just leave that Chu Bai behind."

"It's been a long time since I've sensed such an interesting fate; I want to observe it up close."

It was because of the young lady's instructions that she formulated the melee rules.

After all, in her opinion, the combination of Chu Bai + Alice was obviously capable of clearing the field directly.

But she didn't expect Reimu to suddenly appear, and for some reason, Reimu seemed a little angry...

Thinking of this, Sakuya sighed slightly.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

The next moment, the dashing head maid appeared in the center of the three-person battlefield.

"Please stop, everyone."

"There's no need to continue fighting."

……

……

The battle was over.

Reimu floated down from the air and looked at Chu Bai:

"I really didn't expect you to be able to last so long against me."

Chu Bai coldly snorted:

"It was a piece of cake!"

"...This is the first time I've seen someone say that while kneeling."

Reimu squinted her eyes and sized up Chu Bai.

At this time, he was panting, his body was weak, and his face had turned a little pale.

His body was kneeling on the ground, and he could barely stand up thanks to Alice's support.

But it must be admitted that Chu Bai's ability was indeed beyond her imagination.

If he recovered to his prime, he would probably be at least a top-tier great youkai-level powerhouse!

"Then, please announce the winner as soon as possible~"

Reimu said triumphantly:

"I still need to hurry up and search... ah, no, help identify the criminals."

Sakuya glanced at her and then said:

"Then I announce that the final winners are Mr. Chu Bai and Miss Alice."

"What?"

Reimu was furious:

"Black box! This is a black box! I'm clearly in better condition!"

"I'm sorry, Miss Reimu."

Sakuya pointed to Reimu's feet:

"Please take a look at your current position and where the field line I specified is."

Reimu's expression froze, and she quickly looked down.

Only then did she realize that her position was right outside the field line, while Chu Bai and Alice were just inside the line.

Because the landing was a vertical drop, that is to say, she had already "gone out of bounds" during the battle just now.

Going out of bounds meant losing, which was also the rule that Sakuya had personally certified just now.

"Do you remember the illusion spell I used at the beginning?"

Chu Bai revealed a smile of success:

"In addition to adding a freezing debuff, the extreme cold domain also has the function of using ice fog to 'block the line of sight'."

"So my illusion spell was not to slow you down, but to confuse you about the position of the boundary line!"

"And I was assisting from the side."

Alice spoke up in a timely manner:

"From the very beginning of the battle, I have been using silk threads and puppet legions to subtly change your position."

"After all, for a puppeteer, while controlling the puppets, they can also subtly control the enemy."

"How, how awful..."

Reimu was a little unwilling:

"Alice, why do you have to go to this extent?"

"If we both went in, we could have shared some of the treasures we plundered!"

Alice glanced at Chu Bai's arm over her shoulder and shook her head with a smile:

"But I think no treasure is as precious as the time spent with friends."

"Gu..."

Reimu immediately puffed up her cheeks, looking like a fully inflated pufferfish.

Seeing that it was impossible to go in and plunder, she had to hum resentfully:

"Okay, okay, you win this time."

"Seriously, why do I always feel so irritable today... It must be that this emotion is affecting my combat power..."

"I'm going back to sleep!"

After saying this in a fit of pique, Reimu took off from the spot and returned to the shrine.

Chu Bai saw it in his eyes and couldn't help but smile.

She really has the personality of a little girl.

When things are settled here, I'll go visit the shrine and chat with her over tea.