Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

In short, Gold looks like a coward now.

He was indeed arrogant, not only when facing the head of the family and the king, but also when facing his servants.

But that depends on the situation, and that's when Saber is by his side. Now, with his servant not around and with Ruler in front of him who has a bad attitude towards him, Gold still chose to give in.

It's not shameful to be alive.

He knew that the other party might have misunderstood something, so he ignored the pain in his abdomen and immediately reported the whole story, which led to the current scene.

"Is that so? I'll trust you for now."

Joan of Arc pinched her chin, trying to determine the truth of what Gold said. Although she said "I believe it for now", she did not actually believe his words completely.

Just like when she faced Xiuer before, she would not easily believe what others said. After all, the other party could easily add fuel to the fire and change the original meaning.

She would decide whether it was true or false, but the most important thing right now was to get out.

"How did you get in here?"

Jeanne asked this question subconsciously. She was captured by that person, so why were these two masters here?

After asking this question, Joan of Arc felt a little regretful. What does "How did you get in here" mean?

I was captured and brought in, so these two masters were most likely captured as well. Could it be that they came in on their own?

As expected, Jeanne saw an expression on Gold's face that seemed to say, "Are you kidding?"

Although she felt a little ashamed, due to the situation, Joan of Arc forced herself to keep a serious expression.

In the end, Gold told the whole story of how he was attacked and then tied up in this space.

As Joan of Arc listened to Gold's story, her expression became increasingly ugly.

Of course, Gold noticed the Ruler's condition, but he didn't dare to say or ask. He just told Jeanne everything he knew.

"As expected, that group is here to disrupt the Holy Grail War."

After listening to Gold's description of the attacker, Joan of Arc was certain that the person Gold encountered was exactly the same as the man in black who she had seen fighting Lancer, and that man in black was the same size as the man who had brought her here.

Three identical people appeared in three places at the same time, and they were all able to fight the servants head-on.

To be honest, if Jeanne wasn't a Ruler who could directly see through the true names of servants and the identities of their masters, she would have thought that in this struggle between the red and black forces, in addition to herself, Rulrr, there was also a servant who was summoned illegally.

After all, apart from a powerful magus, the only one who could achieve this level of ability is a Servant.

Through Gold's intelligence, Joan of Arc has completely confirmed that in this already unusual Holy Grail War, a force has emerged that intervenes and intends to disrupt the Holy Grail War.

"......well--"

After reaching this conclusion, Joan of Arc took a deep breath. She felt tired. How could there be so many unexpected events in a Holy Grail War?

But what if she was tired? She still had to find a way to get out. Was she really going to stay here for who knows how long and wait for that person to let them out?

Not to mention whether the other party will release it or not, even if they really release it, the Holy Grail War will probably have been completely destroyed by the other party.

"Is there any way you can get out?"

Joan of Arc, who had regained her spirits, asked Gold again. This question was also the one that concerned her most at the moment.

"Do you think I would still be here if I had my way?"

"I mean, do you have any idea?"

This rhetorical question almost choked Joan of Arc, but fortunately, that was not what she meant.

"No."

Gold was very honest. He also wanted to get out, but he really had no way out and didn't even have a feasible idea.

"But..." Gold changed the subject and looked at the woman behind Joan of Arc who was still sleeping on the ground.

"You can try to wake her up and see if you can get any useful information."

"That's what I had planned just now, but it was interrupted because of a misunderstanding you made."

Having said that, Gold still felt a dull pain in his abdomen where he was kicked.

"That kick was pretty hard."

He didn't say this out loud, but just complained in his heart.

“…That’s all I can do.”

Originally, Joan of Arc didn't want to do this. After all, the other party was probably captured by those people, and the fact that he could sleep so peacefully meant that he must have been hurt by those people and was probably a wounded person.

She didn't want to disturb the wounded, but she had no choice but to do so given the current situation.

Just as she was about to wake the woman up, the golden passage that brought her to this space suddenly appeared again high above them.

"That is!"

Looking at the channel of that attribute, Gold was the first to speak.

"The Door that brought us here"

Joan of Arc continued what the other party said. She remembered that she was thrown into this passage by the other party and came here.

Although they don't know why this passage appeared here and what is on the other side of the door, at the moment, this temporarily opened passage is their only chance to get out.

She doesn't want to give up this opportunity!

Suddenly, Joan of Arc weighed the woman, estimated Gold's weight, and then estimated the height of the door from the ground.

"That should work!"

However, as if knowing what Miss Ruler was thinking at the moment, the passage did not give her the opportunity to carry out her plan.

Because, what came next was the crowd that was poured out of that passage.

Yes, it was a group of people, five in total.

They all lost consciousness and fell out of the passage like falling beans, hitting the ground directly.

"!"

Without time to think about anything else, Joan of Arc immediately changed her plan and took all these people in safely. By the time she had done all this, the passage, their only hope of leaving here, had already completely dissipated...

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At the same time, in a dim room somewhere.

The place was filled with smoke, and it seemed that some kind of medicinal ingredients were mixed in it.

Xiuer silently analyzed the mixed foreign matter in the air, his golden eyes calmly watching the two people who were on high alert at the broken door.

"Heh, I didn't expect the [rat] to sneak in here."

The Empress of Assyria, Semiramis, stood in front of Father Kotomine with a solemn expression. She looked warily at the only person left in the room and said so.

Although her words were filled with sarcasm towards this uninvited guest, the cold sweat on her forehead already revealed her true thoughts at the moment...

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Chapter 19: Provoke All

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Ever since Semiramis said those insulting words, the three people present did not make any new noise.

Whether it was Xuul standing in the center of the room, or the master and servant standing at the door of the room.

Semiramis and Shirou Kotomine were wary of Shuul and did not dare to act rashly. Because when they really faced Shuul, they realized the gap in strength between the two sides.

As for Shuul, he glanced at the two people at the door calmly, without any surprise at being discovered after sneaking in. His gaze only stayed on Kotomine Shiro for a few seconds before turning to lock onto the Red Assassin.

While Shuul and the Empress were looking at each other, Shiro Kotomine also took the opportunity to scan the entire room.

Apart from the intruder, there was no one else in the room, and the five Crimson Masters he had placed here before had also gone somewhere unknown.

He still remembered the golden energy residue that had not completely dissipated in the room when he broke open the door.

Then the answer is obvious.

"It seems that the other Masters originally placed in this room have been moved away by this person using magic."

"There are no traces of blood, nor is there a smell of blood in the air. Furthermore, the magic power has not been cut off. It can be concluded that the five masters are at least still alive."

Shirou Kotomine still has a way to contact other Crimson Servants. Just a few seconds ago, after he discovered that several Masters had disappeared, he quickly contacted the other Servants he had arranged to stay outside.

He had originally thought that the other side would directly eliminate the five masters, forcing all the other red team combinations except for him, Assassin and Saber who were acting alone outside to retreat. This method of eliminating five enemies at once was very attractive.

However, what he didn't expect was that after contacting those servants, he received news that all the masters were alive.

Then he shared this information with the empress who was standing in front of him and confronting the intruder through private chat.

I have to say that this [Private Chat Channel] function between Masters and Servant is very useful. Even when facing enemies, they can share information at any time without worrying about being monitored.

Semiramis had intended to use the confrontation to discuss the next strategy with the identity, for the same reason as before, because it was not until she faced this intruder that she vaguely realized the gap in strength.

She was not at her full strength at the moment, and her Noble Phantasm was not yet complete. If they fought like this, she would probably not be able to protect herself, let alone her Master.

Just as she was about to convey this idea to Father Kotomine, a ray of red light suddenly appeared, followed by a blast of scorching air in her face.

"!"

boom--! ! !

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"Xiul" did not move, he just stood there, looking at the two of them.

The [chat] between the master and the servant was detected by Xiuer from the very beginning. This function is, after all, a kind of [magic], or in other words, a [skill].

It's just that he didn't care. After all, he had already figured out what the other party could think of. Through whispering, he directly grasped all the information of all the participants in this Holy Grail War. No matter what the other party came up with, he had a response plan.

And in the final analysis, the reason why he has not taken any action until now is because his [mission] has been completed long ago.

That's right, this Shuul is also a [clone], and his mission is to capture all the red masters stationed here.

His mission had been completed, but Semiramis and his master Shirou Kotomine were not among the targets of this mission. As he thought, when he was able to complete the mission, he would use [Teleport] and leave instead of waiting for the other party to arrive.

Of course, not caring does not mean he doesn’t care.

No matter what, Xuer would never tolerate such behavior of discussing how to deal with him in front of him, and as Xuer's clone, he would naturally do the same.

So, he moved.

"—[Opening the Classic]—[Pseudo Classic]—[Glorious Ghost Slayer]—"

The red energy instantly gathered and condensed in his hands. The originally small ball of energy condensed into a huge double-edged battle axe that was much taller than him in the blink of an eye.

During this process, Shuul had already left his original position. At some point, a pair of [propulsion devices] appeared on both sides of his body, and red energy gushed out from the [mouth] of the propulsion devices. The powerful kinetic energy carried him and the giant axe in his hand towards the Red Assassin.

boom--! !

The strong earthquake was centered at the church and radiated to the surrounding areas of the town.

Because the church is located in the central area of ​​the town, with countless ordinary residents' houses nearby, the strong vibration woke up most of the residents who were not sleeping deeply.

Lights were on in countless houses, and ordinary people opened their bedroom windows and looked out to see what was happening outside. Some of them ran out into the streets in their pajamas because they thought there was an earthquake.

"What happened?"

"Is there an earthquake?"

"I don't know, I just woke up too."

Similar conversations were being heard by different residents at this moment.

This small town, which was supposed to be asleep, gradually became lively because of this accident. Because of the noisy sounds, more people were awakened and joined the conversation.

And it is in this situation that everyone who is awake will witness a scene that they will never forget in a few seconds.

The scene of the church, which was originally located high above the town, being completely engulfed by flames rising from the ground.

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