Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

"【Notice】Don't worry about the safety of these masters. I am not interested in them..." said Xu Er.

He did not deny the statement of "intending to disrupt the Holy Grail War", after all, his actions were completely consistent with it.

"【Explanation】We brought them here for protection. We don't want to implicate individuals other than our "targets."

"【Supplement】Our "target" is only the Heroic Spirit. As for the others..." Having said this, Xu Er's eyes glanced at the others, including

"As long as it does not affect the plan, we will not take any unnecessary actions."

This matter is not a secret. If it is only revealed to this group of [prisoners], it will not have any impact.

At this point, Joan of Arc finally got her answer from Shuel, but this answer also brought her more doubts.

She was very confused. These people intervened in the Holy Grail War not for the Holy Grail, but just to fight against the heroic spirits summoned by the Holy Grail ritual?

Joan of Arc was puzzled, and finally she chose to continue asking questions to Shuel.

"you......"

"【remind】......"

However, this time, she was interrupted by Xiuer before she could say a few words.

"You are currently a prisoner. I am not obligated to answer all your questions."

"you!"

Yes, how could Joan of Arc not have thought that, after all, the other party was still an enemy who came to destroy the Holy Grail War for his own selfish desires. Even if it was not for the Holy Grail, the other party's target was the Heroic Spirit.

If they were targeting the Heroic Spirits, then Joan of Arc would understand that it would also be a destruction to the Holy Grail War.

And there was more than one person who intended to sabotage the Holy Grail War. Recalling that before being captured, he encountered the Red Lancer who was also being attacked.

This confirmed that the other party was not alone, but a group of organized and powerful magicians.

Trouble...

Chapter 26: Poaching

"Warning: Multiple [Peeping] from other beings detected."

Xiuer, who was originally concentrating on his work, was interrupted by the voice from the system that suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Other individuals' prying eyes?"

Xiuer repeated the system's words in his mind, his words full of doubt.

After all, speaking solely of [sight], Shul had actually long been watched by all the forces related to the Holy Grail War because of his undisguised involvement in the Holy Grail War.

But without exception, for Xiuer, this kind of thing did not have much impact. Not only if there was a problem, the system should have reminded him long ago, and he would not have to point out the problem halfway through the process.

There was also information he had obtained through the Whispering Chapter, proving that this Holy Grail War and the people and events associated with it posed no threat to him.

So after eliminating most of the possibilities, the answer becomes obvious.

"Confirmed, analysis complete, the sight originates from another [time] in this world."

"[Time]?"

Well, although the system's answer was a little different from what Xuer had originally expected, the result was pretty much the same.

After all, the [Peeping] that can make the system specifically remind you is basically something that Xiuer himself cannot detect using normal methods, except for extremely dangerous existences.

The situations that exist in other timelines also conform to the second conjecture.

"A vision from another timeline."

Xuer was pondering the information brought by the system in his mind. Because he didn't know much about the settings of this world, he knew that there were people who could cross time and space and cast their [sight] on him, and there was more than one such individual.

So much so that even Xuer, who was originally full of confidence in his plan, suddenly had some thoughts of "being more careful".

"Just peeping?"

"Affirmative. No behavior other than [peek] has been detected so far."

They just noticed him but didn't take any further action. It seemed that their actions only attracted the attention of those beings.

However, to be on the safe side, Xuer chose to directly activate the Whispering Chapter to add insurance for his subsequent plans.

After all, he didn't know what those beings were who could transcend the limitations of time and space and observe other time and space. What if they could not only see him across time and space, but also cross time and space to meet him?

As an Ex-Machina, he could indeed replicate the abilities of others in unimaginable ways, but if it was something beyond his capabilities, then he was finished.

This is a very normal way of thinking. When facing these things, you will be fine if you are more steady.

Anyway, putting aside his combat strength, judging from the types of weapons that Xuer currently possesses, as long as he wants to escape, no one in this world can stop him.

Unfortunately, even though the analysis progress of the Whispering Chapter was 50%, no relevant information was found. This might be due to factors related to [time and space], which made it impossible to accurately lock onto the target.

But to be precise, it is not without gain.

Although he did not find out the exact existence, Xuel still found out that it had the ability to have such an effect.

【clairvoyance】

Not only is there an improvement in the literal sense of the word, such as excellent eyesight, but also, depending on the level of ability, there is different degrees of future vision or past vision, that is, observing the future or the past across time and space.

The clairvoyance of the upper class can only provide limited future vision at best, which means that it can only see what the other party will do next.

"Hmm, it turns out you really are clairvoyant..."

Shul was not unfamiliar with this ability, because among the servants who appeared in this Holy Grail War, there happened to be one who possessed this ability.

Black Archer, Chiron.

Because intelligence had been collected from all the heroes in the field beforehand, Xuel naturally knew the effects of those abilities.

Chiron's clairvoyance level is only B+, far from being able to observe the distant future across time and space.

The reason why Xuer did not think of clairvoyance first was because he was curious whether there would be other abilities with similar effects, but now the answer has been revealed.

It also made him wait in vain.

Now that the important issue has been resolved, Xiuer also turned his temporarily distracted attention back to the person in front of him.

Beneath the hood, those eyes, shimmering with a faint golden light, never left the person in front of him.

He was a strange man wearing very... distinctive clothes and a golden metal helmet.

Perhaps, this person's current situation is indeed not a "human being" in the traditional sense.

Because the person in front of him is a member of this Holy Grail War.

This is Black Caster.

"[Question] Black Caster, Avisbronn, do you accept the proposal?"

Cold and indifferent words flowed out of his mouth. Although the voice was not loud, it still flowed into Caster's ears accurately in this not-so-quiet night.

Under the moonlight, Xuul, wearing a black robe, stepped on a pile of ruins. That was the remaining part after the Sky Speeder's continuous bombing, but now it has basically turned into ruins piled on the ground.

Shuul looked down at Caster from above, surrounded by scattered golem fragments.

Shuul's words and actions were not polite, and even the tone of his question didn't sound like an inquiry, but rather a threat to Caster.

The reason was that while Xuel was speaking, he was holding an item in his hand.

He was a young man who looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, about the same height as Shuul, with a head of fluffy orange hair covered in dust due to the collapse of the fortress.

At this moment, the young man was in a coma, with Xiuer holding the back of his collar with one hand and hanging him above the ruins.

Of course, Xiuer did not break the bottom line he set for himself, and the young man in his hands was not an "innocent citizen".

The boy's name is Roger Foraine Eugdomirenia.

That’s right, as we can tell from his name, this young boy is also a participant in this Holy Grail War.

He is a Black Master belonging to the Yugdomirenia clan, and is also the master of the Black Caster Avisbronn.

This was the biggest reason why Caster did not take any other action to resist the enemy, and another part of the reason was the [proposal] from Shul.

At this moment, the Black Caster named Avisbronn was pinching his masked chin, looking as if he was thinking about something.

The reason why he was thinking calmly was that he had already met Shuul before. After all, after his fortress was destroyed, the other party broke into his Golem Workshop by force.

At that time, Avisbronn was working with his Master Roger in his Golem Workshop.

After seeing the intruder Shuul, the master and servant naturally fought with him without saying a word.

The final result is what it is now. The magic workshop that had survived the previous rounds of bombing was completely reduced to ruins because of the short battle of just a few seconds, and all the golems were scrapped.

And his Master was also in the hands of the enemy.

Try as you might, you can't win.

Fortunately, this enemy did not cause further harm to his master. He was simply holding the other party in his hand, seemingly using him as a threat to himself.

"Your proposal is indeed feasible and can help me achieve my ideal, but carrying it out would require me to betray my current camp..."

Having said that, Avisbronn stopped talking. Although he didn't finish his words, his meaning was clear.

"..."

Shuul looked at him calmly without saying a word, and Avisbronn did not pause for too long.

"But now, I don't have any other choice."

"[Definitely] a wise choice, Avisbronn."

Hearing the reply from Black Caster, Xiuer nodded, then threw the boy in his hand into the passage that had just opened beside him.

Then he jumped from the ruins and landed in front of Avisbronn.

Under Avisbronn's inquiring gaze, a huge golden passage appeared above the two men's heads and swallowed them from top to bottom.

......

Chapter 27: Attack

Boom boom boom...

The ground was shaking, the sound of some running creature.

Because of the dense forest, the moonlight that could have illuminated the earth was blocked by the dense leaves and branches, allowing the running figure to be completely hidden in the darkness.

Until the figure ran to a relatively open area, the entire shadow was illuminated by the moonlight.

He was a strange man with an extremely strong physique, wearing ancient gladiator costume. He was running forward with a bright smile on his face, as if there was something in that direction that attracted him very much.

At the same time, in the shadows not far behind the man, there were two figures of different sizes, following closely behind him.

clatter......

One of the figures landed lightly on the branch of a tree, and under the moonlight, his face hidden in the shadows was revealed.

She was a girl with yellow-green hair and animal ears. She had a pair of eyes as sharp as a wild beast, staring straight at the man running wildly in the distance.

"..."

For some reason, the girl did not continue to follow the running man as she had done before, but let the target run out of her sight.

At this moment, the companion who was following the man with her also stopped and landed on the branch behind her.

"What's wrong, sister? Are you finally ready to give up on him?"

The person who said this was a handsome man wearing armor, with short green hair and extraordinary temperament.

The "he" he mentioned naturally referred to the strong man who had already run away.

"First of all, I didn't say that I was going to give up on him..." The girl denied the man's question while observing her surroundings, as if looking for something.

"Secondly, my name is Atalanta. Don't call me 'Sister,' Achilles."

Even when she was replying to the other party, the girl named Atalanta did not turn around to observe her companion's movements.

Hearing his companion's rebuttal, the man named Achilles didn't care and just smiled.

"Don't mind it, it's just a friendly way of addressing a companion." After laughing, the man's expression changed from the previous "careless" look, and he looked seriously at his companion who was carefully observing his surroundings.

"You noticed it too, right?"

Although it was a question, Achilles' tone made it clearly a statement.

"Well, we're being targeted."