It's normal for an evil god to raise an Abyss.

"Kara..."

There were strange noises coming from the corridor.

Looking around, it was a monster made up of some strange bones.

"That's... a dragon tooth soldier, a low-level familiar."

Toosaka Rin recognized the monster's name at a glance.

The dragon-fang soldier was only the lowest type of familiar and obviously ignored Toosaka Rin's words. He just rushed forward on his own and wanted to tear the two humans who were still able to move into pieces with his bone blades.

Shirou Emiya simply picked up a broom to strengthen himself, and in one blow he turned the dragon tooth soldier into a pile of bones.

But this only knocked down one, as more Dragon Tooth Soldiers emerged from both sides of the corridor and gradually surrounded the two.

"It seems that we have no choice but to call Saber over."

Emiya Shirou said calmly,

"Tousaka, you already used the Command Spell to save my life yesterday, so I will do it today."

Toosaka Rin nodded silently.

"Then please, come to me, Saber!"

The Command Seal in Emiya Shirou's hand emitted light and then disappeared. In response to Emiya Shirou's call, a whirlwind suddenly appeared in the corridor.

Along with the whirlwind, a blonde girl wearing knight armor also appeared in the golden light.

Saber used her sword skills to charge back and forth, and killed all the Dragon Fang soldiers in the corridor.

"I have been summoned, Master. What is the current situation?"

After killing all the Dragon Fang soldiers she saw and ensuring temporary safety, Saber began to inquire about the current situation.

"As you can see, a Servant has opened a barrier. We must remove it as soon as possible."

Emiya Shirou pointed to the bloody barrier outside and explained the situation.

While Emiya Shirou was talking to Saber, Toosaka Rin also began to call Archer through the magic link:

"Archer, can you hear me?"

There was no feedback from the other side.

"I can sense the presence of a Servant on this floor. Rin, what happened to Archer?"

Saber asked Toosaka Rin. At a time like this, having one more Servant would give her a better chance of winning.

"That guy didn't respond no matter how I called out. This barrier completely cuts off communication between the inside and outside. Without the use of the Command Spell, there is no way to get through."

Toosaka Rin was also a little anxious.

"Well, it seems that this should be the barrier that separates the Servant and the Master. And there is also this slightly uncomfortable feeling, and it has the effect of weakening the Servant."

"Is this okay with you, Saber?"

Emiya Shirou was a little worried.

"It's just a little discomfort. It won't affect my fighting ability."

Saber said this, and then looked toward the other side of the corridor with a vigilant look.

"Pah~pah~pah~"

Following a round of applause, a purple-haired girl walked out from the shadows.

"As expected of Emiya-senpai and Tōsaka-senpai, they are still full of energy in this situation~"

The appearance of this girl caused the pupils of Emiya Shirou and Toosaka Rin to shrink slightly, and they were filled with shock.

"cherry……"

"Oh, are you two really that surprised by my appearance, Emiya-senpai and... onee-san?"

Xueying seemed to enjoy the surprised looks from the two people.

"Yes, why haven't I thought about such a simple question... No, I should say that I have been subconsciously avoiding this possibility. Even if the Matou family has disappeared, if you are still here, then as the inheritor of the Matou family's magic, you are naturally qualified to become a Master. I once thought that you had completely left the magic world, but I didn't expect that you would still..."

Toosaka Rin's face was full of confusion, but in just a moment, her expression returned to firmness. Even if she was her own biological sister, as long as she stood on the stage of this war, the magician could not worry about blood ties, only victory or defeat.

"Tousaka..."

Shirou Emiya looked at Toosaka Rin with a complicated expression.

"As expected of you, Sister Rin. You are such an excellent magician~ But although there is nothing wrong with your result, there are some mistakes in the process. For example, now I am no longer called Matou Sakura. If possible, please call me Xueying~"

Xueying smiled kindly.

"Ying, did you create this barrier?"

Although the answer was already written on the paper, Emiya Shirou still asked this question with a glimmer of hope.

"Emiya-senpai, don't worry. Thank you so much for your efforts. This barrier can only make people unconscious now. So, I don't want to kill anyone. I would be happier if you and Toosaka-senpai could lie down and quit this war~"

Xueying suggested to the two with a sweet smile.

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PS: Some people may find it strange that Sakura's personality is different from the original, but in the original work, Sakura Matou's personality is mainly due to being tortured by Mushi-kun for many years. If she develops normally, Sakura's personality will be more like a little devil like BB; and the Xueying in this book has been influenced by Xueyue, and her personality is more like a combination of the two. Although she still looks a bit like a little devil to others, she is still gentle and considerate in nature and towards her own people.

Chapter 148 Siege

It is true that the power of the Blood Temple has been greatly reduced due to the activeness of Shirou Emiya and Rin Toosaka, but on the other hand, what the two do not know is that even if they do not take further action, Xueying will not really dissolve all the students directly.

Although Xueyue had stated in advance that she would decide on her own sacrifice and would not seem to question the killing of several people in the Holy Grail War, everyone knew clearly that Xueyue was not the type who liked to kill innocent people. Therefore, the death rate of unrelated personnel in this Holy Grail War was much better than that of ten years ago.

It is also because of this that the original purpose of Yuki Sakura in setting up this barrier was to force Emiya Shirou and Toosaka Rin to take action and create a temporarily favorable battlefield. It can be said that this is an obvious conspiracy; the reason why it was chosen to be launched now is also because some plans have been prepared.

"Don't be ridiculous, Ying. Even if it's you, if you're standing in front of me, I can only knock you down!"

Toosaka Rin said firmly.

"As expected, the two seniors will not surrender easily after coming here. Then - we have no choice but to fight!"

Following Yukizakura’s words, Rider appeared at an extremely fast speed, and stabbed Saber with two daggers with chains.

Saber blocked with her sword, deflecting Rider's thrust, then leaned forward and swung her sword several times, but she was nimbly avoided by the highly agile Rider.

Rider found the right opportunity, wrapped a chain around Saber's wrist, and used his extraordinary strength to drag Saber out of the corridor, shattering the corridor glass. The two Servants fell onto the playground outside.

Originally, the strength of Rider and Saber should be almost the same, but because Saber is now in the Blood Temple, her ability value is temporarily reduced. Rider, relying on his super strength and the increase given by Yukizakura, instantly has a higher explosive power than Saber, so he can drag Saber out with the chain in one breath.

For a highly agile Rider, an open playground would obviously make it easier for him to display his strength than a narrow corridor.

As the two sides gained strength, Saber was able to defend against Rider's extremely fast attack, but it was limited to defense. To launch an effective counterattack, Rider would have to make a fatal mistake.

Under the influence of the Blood Temple, Emiya Shirou and Toosaka Rin need to continue to generate magic power in their bodies, otherwise they will faint like the other students. But the current situation is also not good, and the two of them can hardly even resist.

"Be good and don't move, two seniors. I don't want to hurt you if I can."

Xueying held the glass bead in her hand. It was a secret item given to her by Xueyue to make up for her shortcomings as a Master and to improve her attributes in many aspects.

"..."

Toosaka Rin looked at the dazzling gem in Xueying's hand. She had to say, such a conspicuous thing seemed to be tempting others to hit it.

Although I knew it was probably a trap, I couldn't ignore it.

While Xueying was not paying attention, Toosaka Rin raised her arm and a Yin Qi bullet flew towards the glass bead.

The Yin Qi bomb was intercepted by some silver threads in mid-air.

"Sister Ying, you can't be so lax on the battlefield~"

Another slightly childish voice came.

The girl with white hair and red eyes slowly walked out from the corner of the stairs.

"You are... Illyasviel?"

Shirou Emiya and Rin Toosaka have some impression of this seemingly young girl. She is said to be a genius student who skipped a grade. Because of her delicate and cute appearance like a doll, she is also a hot topic in school.

"Oh, I didn't expect that you two seniors also knew me. Illya is very happy~"

Illya smiled happily.

"But I didn't expect that you are also a magician."

Toosaka Rin's face looked even uglier. With Sakura already blocking the way, and another magician who was obviously Sakura's accomplice, the situation seemed extremely bad no matter how you looked at it.

"You mean that too? Toosaka Rin-nee, you don't seem to understand at all. My full name is Illyasviel von Einzbern."

Seeing that Rin Tousaka had no reaction to her last name and was even a little confused, Illya couldn't help but sigh cutely and explained,

"I didn't expect that the Tousaka family, one of the three major families of Fuyuki, would not even recognize the names of the other two families by the time of Tousaka sister's generation~"

"...Oh, I see. So when did the other two families put aside their differences and form an alliance?"

After a little thought, she understood what Illya meant, and Toosaka Rin couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"You're mistaken. It's not that the Einzbern family and the Matou family are in alliance. We are snow... wuwuwu."

Illya was halfway through her words when Xueying suddenly covered her mouth.

"Sister Illya, don't let this slip~"

Illya seemed to realize something and nodded silently, and Xueying let go of her hand.

"Sure enough, I almost let it slip by accident."

Illya stuck out her tongue playfully.

"But you two, are you really not going to surrender? Never mind. It won't change the outcome."

"The winner has not yet been decided!"

Although Toosaka Rin said this, she was actually already looking for an opportunity to retreat. After all, in a two-on-two situation, even if she could barely defeat one of them, Emiya Shirou beside her would be completely unable to handle the battle. Not to mention that in their current state it was unknown how much magic they could release because of the blood barrier.

"The outcome is still undecided? Toosaka Rin, you are really optimistic. Have you ever thought about this: if I were a Master, then if I appeared here, where would my Servant be?"

"?!"

Emiya Shirou and Toosaka Rin quickly thought of a possibility.

"Could it be that……"

"That's the one. Oh~ You should have met my Servant~ Saber, I will accept him~"

Illya said this with a devilish smile.

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On the playground.

During the confrontation, Saber finally found the fatal flaw that Rider exposed during the attack.

"Take the move!"

Saber roared, and slashed at Rider with her sword.

Rider, whose flaw was exposed, smiled.

And behind Saber, Assassin had quietly appeared.

Chapter 149: Water, sky, sun, sky, light, eight fields and stone

Hogunhara Academy, playground.

The battle between Saber and Rider easily turned the originally flat ground into a mottled mess. Saber was indeed an extremely powerful Servant. Even in various unfavorable situations, she could perfectly defend against all kinds of attacks made by Rider with her high agility, but that was all. Rider's chains annoyed Saber and greatly interfered with Saber's attack path during the battle.

Rider's chain had a slight flaw, allowing Saber to seize it. Saber would certainly not let this flaw go, and exerting force with her arms, she pulled Rider along with the chain.

"Take the move!"

Rider had already swung his sword, but Rider, who was caught in a flaw, did not panic, but smiled.

That smile made Saber feel like she was the one who had walked into the trap.

Saber's invisible sword collided violently with Rider's dagger, and Rider retreated dozens of meters, leaving deep marks on the ground.