Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

After dodging this attack, his vision was also blocked by the two white lights.

Having lost sight of the enemy, Karna instantly became alert.

When the white light disappeared, as expected, the flames and mist produced by the previous explosion had already dissipated, and the enemy's figure also disappeared with it.

Just as Karna confirmed his guess, the sound of something flying at high speed came from behind him.

Without hesitation, the golden spear turned in the air again, and under the control of a pair of lean but powerful hands, he and Karna turned to face the flying object.

clang--!

Feel the powerful force in your hands and the stinging pain on your face caused by the strong wind.

Karna opened his eyes wide, this time he failed to deflect what he thought was a "hidden weapon".

What caught his eye was the giant black lance that the other party had used at the beginning of the battle between him and him.

Driven by the storm, the tip of the lance pressed firmly against Karna's weapon.

The force that was determined to penetrate all targets forced his weapon to be firmly pressed in his hand, unable to move away.

Karna, who was originally floating in the air, was pushed backwards in this seemingly endless space by the weapon in front of him.

The sparks produced by the collision between the black gun tip and the golden gun body almost blocked half of his vision.

This tense confrontation lasted for ten breaths, until the force on the lance weakened a little, allowing Karna to divert the impact from his hand to his side.

But when he finally removed the spear tip, the originally stable and sturdy black lance suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light.

And in an instant, under Karna's astonished gaze, a violent explosion occurred.

For a moment, accompanied by a deafening sound, a golden sun hung high in the pure white sky.

......

Chapter 39: The Rear

Amidst the crumbling ruins of a half-built fortress, a "Xiul" was strolling among them.

In the ruins, countless red liquids gathered into tiny streams among the wreckage, flowing along the cracks to the lower depressions.

A few seconds ago, there were still many androids stationed in this collapsed area, and the source of the "red flow" that appeared in the ruins at this time was self-evident.

This "Xuer" is naturally one of the clones sent here by Xuer himself.

Except for the Black Caster and its Master who were taken away by the main body himself, he has completed the task of capturing all the Black Masters.

And at this moment, he was carrying out the latest task assigned to him by the main body.

【Transfer Holy Grail】

Although for them, "Xuer", including the original body and all the clones, all agreed that this so-called "universal wishing machine" was not enough to fulfill "their" wishes.

But come all come.

Shul eventually became curious about the Holy Grail, which is known as the "universal wish-granting machine."

After all, it's a simple task and doesn't take much time.

However, because another "Xuer" had previously targeted Acher the Black, this magnificent fortress was destroyed.

He now had to find the room where the Holy Grail was stored under this pile of ruins.

Fortunately, he is not an ordinary person, otherwise this matter would be quite troublesome to deal with.

With the help of the detector, "Xuer" did not take much time to find the target, a clearly depressed area.

“—【Open】—【Suspended】—”

A large amount of debris, including pieces of flesh and blood mixed in it, floated into the air as magic was cast, clearing a wide area.

Ignoring the smell of blood in the air, Shuul jumped into the venue without hesitation, looked up, and looked at his target - the [Holy Grail] - which was among countless collapsed and damaged instruments.

Randomly, a golden vortex appeared below the Holy Grail, and under the control of gravity, fell into it.

He did not intend to comment on the behavior of holding the prize in his hands from the beginning. After confirming that the target object had been contained, he immediately reported the mission status to the main body.

"Report, the target has been contained."

"Confirmed, the goods have been received. You will be assigned a new task next."

Even the "team channel" has to maintain this kind of personality. This "Xuer" feels a little helpless about the original body's behavior.

However, due to the characteristics of the Ex-Machina, and the fact that their clones are actually Shuul himself at different time periods, the clones that can instantly synchronize the "memories" of the original body can also understand the original body's behavior.

Even the relatively most "free and rebellious" No. 1 can instantly understand the original body's original intention after synchronizing his memories.

However, in the end, it was still impossible to avoid No. 1's verbal complaints about this behavior.

"So what's the mission?"

Although he did not express any dissatisfaction with the main body's continuous assignment of new tasks to him, he still asked this question casually as if to "complain".

"...Analysis of the Crimson Berserker."

"Additionally, the target's coordinates have now been synchronized with your visual sensor. Don't waste any time."

As the main body's voice disappeared in the channel, a sign similar to the task guide in the games he had played before immediately appeared in his field of vision.

Using the positioning of micro-drones scattered throughout the country, this "Shor" immediately knew the coordinates of his mission target, the Red Berserker.

A diamond-shaped icon appeared in his field of vision, and next to the icon, it showed the current distance between the target and himself.

「◇10349m」

"Ha, it's just like a game. A VR game at that."

After making a casual complaint, "Xiul" quickly measured the target area based on the distance and directly connected to the surveillance drone in that area.

After syncing the drone camera footage, he "saw" the "sunny and cheerful boy" running wildly in the dense woods.

"Coordinates confirmed."

A golden vortex appeared in front of him. It was the transmission channel that "they" Shuul used for rapid transfer, and opposite the channel was the area where the Red Berserker was located.

When his body was about to be completely submerged in the vortex, "Xuer" turned his head to look at the sky beside him. In the sky not far away, there was a small figure who had just thrown the huge black lance in his hand to the ground below.

During this process, "Xuer"'s figure was completely immersed in the vortex. When the vortex quickly shrank and disappeared, a strong shock wave quickly swept across the area.

Almost everything in this area, including the ruins and the half-collapsed buildings, was "smashed" into pieces as countless debris flew high into the sky...

----

Xiuer carefully observed the object in front of him, and a faint light appeared in his inorganic eyes.

"Analyzing..."

"Question, is this the Greater Holy Grail?"

The clone No. 2 on the side noticed the original body's action, and quietly came over to look at the object curiously.

Because he has the same memories as the original body, he is also aware of the time setting and is also curious about the Holy Grail.

"Certainly, if there are no other counterfeits constructed with the same parameters, this object is the center of this "war," the Holy Grail."

In response to No. 2's question, Xiuer himself gave a casual explanation.

In the magic workshop not far away, Avisbron, who was still in the process of making the "materials" provided by Shul into a furnace core, also felt the sudden fluctuation of magic power. He temporarily diverted some attention and turned to look at where Shul was.

When he saw the Holy Grail that was originally stored in the Black Side's fortress now appear in front of Xuer, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes under the mask.

However, despite his surprise, he did not put down the work in his hands.

Because when his wish is about to be fulfilled, everything else no longer matters. After all, this is just the kind of person he is.

With the help provided by Shuul, Avisbronn's wish no longer needs to be placed on the Holy Grail.

Although the other party had personally stated that his target was not the Holy Grail, from Avisbronn's understanding, it was not unusual for a being dedicated to "analyzing" the "power" of servants to be curious about an object known as the "universal wishing machine."

After recalling how he had personally experienced the convenience of the other party's ability, he came to his senses and no longer felt surprised that the Holy Grail suddenly appeared here.

After silently admiring the convenience of his partner's abilities, he withdrew his attention.

When Avisbron withdrew his attention, Shuul, who had his back to him, also turned his head and glanced at a certain Caster who was concentrating on his work in the workshop.

In fact, the other party's every move has always been under his surveillance.

In the outside world, there is a network of countless drone swarms spread across the entire country, allowing Shuul to keep an eye on every corner at all times.

And in this critical area created by the [Paradise of Reincarnation] and controlled by Xuer, no one can escape his sight. Even the little action of No. 2 secretly watching videos to kill time was seen by him.

But in fact, No. 2 also knew about this matter.

After all, they are individuals with the same memories, and the clones are extremely clear about Xuer's own power.

"Ask about the progress of other individual missions."

"..."

Number Two tilted his head and looked at Xiuer in confusion.

Aren't we all connected together? If you want to understand, just "connect" directly.

But after all, you are talking to "yourself", so it's okay to occasionally show your human side when you are relaxed.

Number Two's eyes suddenly lit up with golden light, and streams of data flowed through his eyes, which was a sign that he was connecting with other bodies.

Quickly accessing the individual channels of each task, No. 2 immediately checked the progress of all current tasks.

Without waiting for Xuul to react, No. 2 immediately transferred all the "reports" he received to Xuul's database.

"..."

Although Xiuer immediately realized the problem with what he said, No. 2 acted so quickly that he didn't have time to investigate on his own.

He suppressed the slight embarrassment in his heart with an expressionless face. When the data transmission was completed, he also finished reading the content. This was the convenience of the "machine".

"Everything is going smoothly. It seems our predictions about this Holy Grail War were correct."

"Of course. After all, we officially intervened in the Holy Grail War only after making every possible preparation."

The conversation between Xuul and his clone did not reach the ears of Avisbronn, who was far away in the workshop, or rather, even if he heard it, he would not care.

"Well...Number Seven is having a problem."

Number Two, who was speaking, suddenly paused as a "call" from another individual came through his channel.

"Yeah……"

Without No. 2's explanation, Shuul could understand what was wrong with No. 7, who was in charge of fighting the Black Lancer.

It seems that Vlad III would rather die than release that Noble Phantasm.

"Notice, Number One, have Individual Danic Preston use the Command Seal to command Black Lancer to release his Noble Phantasm, the Legend of Dracula."

"……receive"

"Also, here's a pending proposal from Number One."

"Confused, why didn't Number One send it directly to me?"

Xiuer felt strange. Since it was a proposal that needed his approval, why didn't No. 1 send it directly to him, but sent it to No. 2 instead?

Although he could directly force a search of the "database" of all clones, he still wanted to hear what No. 2 had to say.

Looking at Xuer's unchanging poker face, Number Two, who knew what Number One was planning, could only sigh in his heart.

"Analysis: I think it's because you rejected most of Number One's proposals. Number One thought that having me speak would increase the chances of your proposal passing."

Hearing this, Xuer raised his eyebrows and looked into No. 2's eyes. The two identical cold faces met at this moment.

"..."

Looking at the fair face in front of him that looked exactly like his own, Xiuer said nothing, and No. 2 understood what he meant.

The golden eyes suddenly lit up with a faint light, and a "project proposal" from No. 1 was also transmitted into Xuer's "brain" by No. 2 at this moment.

"I propose that after this Holy Grail War ends, we will hold a new Holy Grail War."

……

Chapter 40: The Holy Grail

According to legend, when more than two men gather together, there is a probability that an idea king will be randomly generated among the group, and this probability will increase as the number of people increases.