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He groggily opened his eyes and immediately saw Peperoncino leading him away.

"Now it is...?"

"Kirshtalia, you won! That's wonderful! I thought you were dead."

Upon seeing that the captain had woken up, Peperoncino's face lit up with surprise.

Upon hearing his voice, Kirshtalia nodded and replied, "I almost died, thankfully that one didn't attack us directly."

He had indeed just narrowly escaped death.

In order to break through, he used Aether twice on the enemy's home turf and forcibly activated Celestial Magic. Not to mention that the opponent finally created a Light Barrier, which really left him helpless. Even Celestial Magic could not break through it. In the end, due to external injuries and the backlash of Aether, he directly fainted and was almost dead.

"—?!!"

Kirshtalia clutched her chest, feeling as if her internal organs were on fire, her entire body reaching a breaking point.

It suffered a devastating blow.

"As expected, it was indeed presumptuous of me to wage war against such a god in such a panicked state. Through this encounter, I have successfully realized that the opponent is not an ordinary, arrogant god, but a god of magic who has reached the realm of gods with human power. He knows all magicians and all magics like the back of his hand, and is simply the nemesis of all magicians!"

Kirshtalia took a few deep breaths, then continued:

“I realized this when the opponent used celestial magic. I didn’t confront them or attack that person. Instead, I chose Chaldea… That’s probably why I was able to save my life. But the opponent still saw through my intentions and cut off my escape route.”

"Now, I can probably use celestial magic one last time, but I can't guarantee that this won't be the last time in my life..."

"Calm down!"

Upon hearing this, Peperoncino hurriedly said, "Don't be impulsive, Kirstalia! Even if you burn your life to the last drop, you are no match for that one. The only reason we have survived until now is because the other party has not launched an attack."

Although he may seem frivolous at times, Peperoncino is arguably one of the smartest members of the Hidden Ones, with a very clear understanding of the situation.

Upon hearing this, Kirshtalia nodded.

He knew it was meaningless; the celestial magic that he could only use by burning his life force was just an ordinary attack method in the hands of his opponent.

God of Magic

God of Magic.

His accumulated knowledge and mastery of the demonic arts are beyond comprehension.

With just a wave of his hand, he could instantly unleash a celestial magic spell that was in no way inferior to his own.

Given such a disparity, even burning one's life would be of little significance.

and so……

"Now, where do we go?"

Peperoncino inquired.

Kirshtalia: "Let's go straight to Koyanskaya. The commotion in the south has stopped, she should have escaped. Let's meet up with Koyanskaya, she might have a way to get us out of here."

"I see."

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Meanwhile, on the other side...

In the vicinity of the rendezvous point, after sensing Kirshtalia's celestial magic and Lovi's alchemical magic.

What should have been a safe and uneventful final stretch of the road left Rasputin feeling a sense of dread.

Apart from the third group who just escaped death, their luck was really not good, because the route they chose was near the Chaldea girls' dormitory, and they also happened to walk near Fujimaru Ritsuka's dormitory.

Ritsuka should have been resting at this time, but upon hearing the alarm at Chaldea and the continuous explosions outside, she still offered to come and help out of concern.

However, just as she finished changing her clothes and opened the door, she saw three strangers tiptoeing past her dormitory entrance.

Seemingly so focused that they had entered a state of complete absorption, the three of them failed to notice Ritsuka opening the door immediately.

"???"

These three people looked like thieves.

Ritsuka's expression also showed some confusion.

And these people...

It looks somewhat familiar. It seems very familiar.

Ritsuka seemed to have seen them before, but she couldn't quite remember where.

She stared at them intently for a long time, then thought about it seriously.

At that moment, she also received an urgent notification from Dr. Roman in a group chat.

All members of Group A defected.

An unknown enemy has infiltrated Chaldea; all units are on high alert.

Group A?

Ritsuka immediately remembered.

Aren't these the same predecessors who were frozen in the cryogenic chamber? She had seen them in Chaldea's employee handbook.

They've already been rescued? And they even defected?

What exactly is going on?

While Fujimaru Ritsuka was still somewhat puzzled by the situation, Dr. Roman had successfully uploaded the photos of Koyanskaya and the rest of Group A.

Fujimaru Ritsuka glanced at the photo.

She glanced again at the three silly little guys who were tiptoeing and crawling along the wall.

Yes, they all match!

Apart from that middle-aged priest who looked rather ominous and appeared to be a member of the clergy.

The other two are members of Group A.

Hinako Akuta, a mysterious and beautiful magician from the Eastern Continent.

Beryl, the wolf-man infamous in the Clock Tower.

That's right, it's the two of them.

Each of them was an elite among magicians, belonging to the genius category, completely different from her, an ordinary person who was chosen.

In the beginning, Ritsuka might have been nervous upon seeing so many excellent magicians, but now she is a seasoned Master who has reached the very end, having seen gods and human evils, so how could she possibly be afraid of these few magicians?

But she still wanted to know why these seniors from Group A betrayed Chaldea.

And just then...

Beryl, the werewolf man who was busy escaping and had keen senses, suddenly let out a cold laugh:

"Hey, you little mouse, are you lost? But how long are you planning to stay behind us and spy on us?"

"what?"

Little mouse?

Is he talking about himself?

Ritsuka blinked, looking somewhat puzzled, as if surprised.

"Is there anyone else here besides you, little mouse?"

Beryl turned around at that moment, his amiable smile revealing a hint of coldness and a nauseating malice:

"Aren't you going to run yet? I've given you plenty of time to escape, and you didn't appreciate it? Haha, just kidding. If you dare to turn back, I'll kill you right now."

Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression changed.

"You actually want to kill people? Aren't you Chaldea's Masters?"

"Oh? So you recognize me. I was indeed the Master of Chaldea, but that was in the past. Now, we're practically mortal enemies. The reason I wanted to kill you is because if you were to secretly report me, things would get very complicated!"

Beryl pulled out a dagger, smiled at Ritsuka, and threatened her.

"Do you think I should kill more people to distract Chaldea?"

"This is pointless behavior. We should leave now; this is not the time to waste time."

At that moment, Hinako Akuta frowned and stopped Beryl's verbal threats, finding such a waste of time extremely distasteful.

She then glanced at Ritsuka but did not sense any threat from her.

So she told Beryl not to waste time and to leave quickly, as she didn't want to be captured by the other Chaldea members.

"Okay, don't worry, my knife is very fast."

Hearing Hinako's urging, Beryl merely twirled the dagger and then lightly licked it, showing no intention of stopping there.

"You leave first, I'll kill her and then I'll come over."

"Silence her? Kill her?"

Compared to the enthusiastic Beryl and the completely uninterested Akuta Hinako, Rasputin's empty eyes were now filled with despair:

"Look at her right hand, didn't you notice?"

Just as he was about to launch a surprise attack on Ritsuka, Beryl paused slightly upon hearing this: "Right hand? What right hand? What tricks could she possibly have up her sleeve... Wait a minute!"

Under Rasputin's gaze, he glanced at Ritsuka's right hand and saw two bright red Command Seals remaining on the smooth back of her hand.

Master?

Could she be?!

Beryl reacted immediately, and as he pondered the situation, a thick iron wall hurtled toward his location at an incredible speed.

"—?!!"

Beryl raised an eyebrow, but his keen senses made him realize the danger that was approaching.

boom! !

Taking advantage of the moment when the huge iron wall fell, he leaped backward at lightning speed, narrowly avoiding the sudden attack.

A dull thud sounded, and Beryl, who had landed again, looked ahead. Soon, he saw the true face of the huge iron wall.