Offer a savior to the infinite world!

Ritsuka hesitated for a moment before trying to give his thoughts.

[It may be a bit unrighteous to say this, but I think that since the enemy's purpose is always rooted in the soul, is there any way for us to start from this aspect, fundamentally destroy his plan, and force him to face us? ]

[Ah, sorry, I really can’t think of any other effective methods. These, um, these are just ideas that I think might be feasible...]

As he said this, Ritsuka subconsciously shrank his neck, looking somewhat unconfident.

Do we start from the root of the enemy's needs?

Lin Yi closed his eyes and couldn't help but think about the idea proposed by Lixiang.

Indeed, no matter what, the enemy's fundamental goal is always the souls of more than 10,000 people. If there is no way to obtain the souls, then no matter how many tricks are used, it will be meaningless. When faced with the possibility of failure of the plan, the enemy will eventually have to face them.

But the question is, who among them can do such a thing? To hide the souls of more than 10,000 people.

[I can do this]

Gu Mingji Jue replied slowly.

[Can you even do something like this? ]

Lin Yi was a little shocked. He found that this monster girl was just like a very low-profile Doraemon. It seemed that she could do anything.

[I once read the memory of a certain undead who was very greedy, and I can probably reproduce part of his ability to guide the undead. Well, if I combine it with the ability of a certain death god and some other abilities, it is no problem to extract all the souls of more than 10,000 people on the ship and temporarily preserve them. However, if the soul of a living person cannot return to the body for a long time after leaving the body, it will cause serious problems. This process cannot exceed two days at most.]

The serious monster girl spoke calmly, her expression as if she was discussing whether to cook noodles or fried rice when she got home today.

[Do you still have this ability? Why does it feel like a villain's skill...]

Ritsuka couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

[If this is the case, the preservation of those souls can be temporarily stored in the building in the shadow space, which is completely isolated from the outside world. The other party will find that these souls have completely lost their whereabouts and will probably come to find us impatiently]

Lin Yi nodded slightly, already having a general idea in his mind.

[It is indeed a method, but...what if the other party refuses to come to us? What if even in this case, the other party still refuses to show up, and we bet that we will not really harm these people's lives? I don't mean to deny this adult's idea, but this method, to a certain extent, is still a gamble on the other party's thoughts, and I always feel that it is still unreliable.]

The voice of Curse Wrist sounded from the mental link, pointing out the biggest flaw in this plan.

The other party knows that they are the saviors.

Then you will naturally understand the meaning of the three words "savior".

The few people on his side are at least not bad, and even if there are some not-so-good ones, they are also followers under his jurisdiction. If they take such measures as to deprive everyone of their souls and hide them, will Atreus really show up?

The other party must understand that this is a strategy to force him to show up on his own initiative.

However, it is difficult to say whether such a strategy is effective. After all, the opponent currently seems to be quite unreasonable.

[Well, this is very simple]

[If the other party refuses to come out, I will just commit suicide at that time]

However, facing the problem of cursed wrist, Lin Yi smiled happily and gave his own solution very straightforwardly.

【Fujimaru Ritsuka: Huh? 】

【Lily: ???】

[Jotaro Kujo:...]

【Cursed Arm: This...】

【Komeijikaku: ...I see】

The people present had different reactions, but Lin Yi himself had no intention of keeping the secret and directly expressed his thoughts.

[Things obtained by the rescuer during the mission will be regarded as the rescuer's belongings by the system]

[So after saving those souls in the shelter, I committed suicide directly, brought them to the savior community, spent some money to find a savior who could create a body for the soul, and naturally I could save them all.]

[You don’t need to worry about whether the mission can be completed, but when the system determines that there is a shortage of rescuers and it will cause the mission to fail, it will immediately send a new rescuer to fill the position. So if my departure will affect the mission at that time, there will naturally be other people to support you.]

[See, isn't this the best of both worlds? At most, it would only trouble the Savior System to teleport back and forth a few times.]

Lin Yi, with a calm expression, told his companions his thoughts.

Chapter 47: The source of the disturbance?

Utilizing the mechanism of the rescuer system, he directly committed suicide and took more than 10,000 tourists and staff away from the ship.

This move was beyond everyone's expectations, or in other words, no rescuer would normally think of this idea. Using one's own death as a prerequisite and using the system's own mechanism to destroy the difficulties in the mission was obviously an extraordinary measure.

[Using the system itself to reduce the difficulty of the task? This action will definitely not be encouraged by the system. However, under the current situation, it is indeed a feasible solution.]

Jotaro had no objection to Lin Yi's plan.

[Since there is no problem, then prepare for action. We cannot give the enemy any more time to prepare.]

Having made up their minds, the rescuers acted without hesitation.

It is not easy to build a venue to extract the souls of everyone on the ship, and preparations must be made in advance. The rescuers chose the deck on the top of the ship as the venue for the ceremony to maximize the surrounding vision and prevent the enemy from using the terrain to hide and launch sneak attacks.

The opponent may remain silent, or may realize something is wrong the moment the ceremony begins and launch an attack. You must be prepared for both scenarios to ensure safety.

[Next, is it the decisive battle? ]

Ritsuka Fujimaru, who was making the final confirmation on the floor below the deck, whispered, looking at the thick fog outside the window with a complicated expression.

"Master, is there anything on your mind?"

Lily, who was following beside him, looked over and asked with concern.

"…But, well, how should I put it? Mr. Atres is the last enemy we will face. However, we have not figured out what happened in the past of this world, the mysterious history between the Guilings and humans. After fighting with Miss Bashir, I didn't want to fight them anymore. I felt that there must be something wrong here, and there should be a better way to solve the problem. However, Mr. Atres didn't even intend to communicate with us…"

My own thoughts must be very naive, right?

The blood feud that has lasted for thousands of years, whether it is Neiltat and Basheer who were driven crazy by humans, or the canned food in the shelter that was used as food reserves, all have demonstrated the fact that it is impossible for the two civilizations to achieve mutual harmony.

A better solution, a solution that everyone is happy with, is basically impossible to exist.

"...Actually, I don't really understand these things. After all, I'm just a knight in training, and I don't understand such major events that involve the entire civilization. Well, maybe only when I become the real 'king' will I know what to do?"

Lily shook her head slightly, feeling helpless about Ritsuka's troubles and showing a slightly frustrated expression.

"Well, Lily, you don't have to worry too much. No matter what the problem is, we can only face it head-on. When we really face each other, we can react accordingly. After all, not everything can go according to plan."

Ritsuka smiled gently and spoke to the girl servant beside her, but the thoughts in her mind still did not stop.

Although he couldn't tell the specific reason, Lixiang still felt that something was wrong.

Things shouldn't have come to this.

In other words, we shouldn't let things develop to this point.

This rescue mission is not as simple as it seems. Although the battles so far have been very difficult, this level of difficulty does not seem to fully match the difficulty of the mission itself.

But what exactly is the crux of the problem?

As his thoughts surged, Ritsuka suddenly recalled the difficulty level of this rescuer mission.

[Volatility Level: Phantom Level (Shadow Level)]

[Disturbance Level: Tide Level]

[Hazard level: Vlam level (candlelight level)]

Among the three levels, the fluctuation level and the hazard level are still within the normal range, but the disturbance level... According to Mr. Lin Yi's explanation, this disturbance level means that the hazard level will jump two levels and reach the Ekhi level (Scorching Sun level).

The degree of danger represented by the Fiery Sun level is [the power of planetary destruction or the impact of the energy explosion on the surface of a star]. Only those rescuers with comparable power, usually so-called star-level rescuers, can ensure the completion of the mission in a rescue mission of this level of danger.

So far, among the crises that the rescuers have encountered, if there was any failure in their operations, could this situation occur?

It seems... not.

Even if we consider the worst case scenario, that is, the three returning spirit kings join forces to attack head-on at the beginning, it is indeed basically impossible to win, and most likely we will face annihilation. But even if this degree of possibility is possible, it seems to have nothing to do with [planetary destruction], right? Even Atreus, who has the most bizarre ability now, has not shown the ability to destroy a planet.

It's impossible that these three Returned Spirit Kings can combine like Dragon Ball, transform into Super Returned Spiritual People, and blow up the planet with an energy cannon, right?

In other words, this group of rescuers entered this mission, fought two tough battles in a row and stayed there for almost a week, but they did not come into contact with the real source of the [disturbance] in this mission?

So, what exactly could that thing be?

Ritsuka continued to walk forward, continuing to think deeply.

The disturbance levels in the rescuer mission, except for the last level representing [absolutely uncontrollable], can be expressed as the difficulty of the mission itself changing with the influence of external and internal factors.

If the drastic changes may be caused by internal reasons, the rescuers sent should be stronger than the minimum hazard level. However, if it is an external reason, that is, the behavior of the rescuer may cause some changes, then the rescuers sent by the system should be more inclined to match the minimum hazard level, but the team configuration will be optimized.

External reasons...internal reasons...

External causes... the actions of the rescuers...

If the rescuer's actions could cause the hazard level to soar, then which action, and where in the action, could cause the hazard level to change?

Ritsuka, who had already patrolled more than half of the area, was still thinking hard.

As a Master, Fujimaru Ritsuka does not possess any strong combat capabilities. He is just a third-rate magician among third-rate magicians. He has just started to learn magic, so he does not know anything except the three magic tricks and Command Seals equipped on the magic costume. Even without the magic costume, he can only perform these three most basic magic tricks in a clumsy way. In this crisis-ridden mission, he can basically be said to have no combat capability.

It seems that the only value of the girl herself is probably to maintain the existence of the two servants, Cursed Arm and Ritsuka, as a Master.

But she didn't want it to be just that.

The world she lives in is in danger of destruction due to the burning of human principles, and she is the only Master left in Chaldea who has the qualifications to transfer soul particles. The responsibility of saving civilization now falls on her, and she must become as powerful as possible, whether it is to form a bond with more powerful heroic spirits to ensure combat effectiveness, to become friends with more powerful saviors to get support, or somewhere else, she must try her best to make herself useful in all aspects.

So now, you can't stop thinking just because you are weak.

What is the key point? Why could the negligence of the rescuers cause the difficulty of the mission to change drastically to the level of the scorching sun? What exactly is the point that they overlooked?

The Guiling Clan... The real Guiling Clan created countless shelters and hid in unknown places...

The current Guiling people are the product of some kind of genetic technology research, and they have been persecuted by humans, and have endured all kinds of hardships on behalf of the real Guiling people...

Now Atreus is trying to use the power of his soul to activate a certain device. That device is a strange metal bar that has been identified by the Savior System as the source of a threat to civilization. If it is destroyed...

and many more!

Li Xiang stopped suddenly.

The Guiling clan today is likely to be completely hidden in the alien space.

Whatever their reasons for avoiding the real world, they must want to come back, so the building they found was called the "Sanctuary".

Shelters... If they were trying to avoid a disaster and return to the real world of this planet after the disaster, how would they get back? What method did they choose to return? These suspected genetic products, the "Returning Spirits" who were persecuted on their behalf, these false Returning Spirits had been persecuted for thousands of years, but had never been completely wiped out. Until now, facing the crisis of destruction, they had no choice but to believe in some kind of [legend] and act accordingly, and tried to kill many humans to absorb their soul power to achieve a certain result.

This requires a sufficiently powerful force to achieve, and Elder Jellal once mentioned that although the Guiling Clan is weak nowadays, their three Guiling Kings are unprecedentedly powerful, and each of them makes the Guiling hunters tremble with fear.

If... these spiritual kings can grow to a certain strength, it is determined in advance by their genes, by their artificially created genes.

So can we think about it this way, that is, when these Guiling Kings reach a certain strength, the Guiling tribe will fall into a certain crisis, and they will begin to try to achieve some purpose that they themselves may not even be aware of through some kind of legend.

It's like a script written into the genes of the race.

And now, a considerable part of this script has been played out. The two Returned Spirit Kings have died. According to Atres, the soul power of the Returned Spirit King is much stronger than that of ordinary people, so he can already activate [partial functions]. The ship is trapped in the fog, and this may be the reason.

Then let's think further. For the Guiling people who disappeared to avoid some disaster, could it be that the way they determined that the disaster was over and that the planet had become suitable for the Guiling people to survive was demonstrated by these fake Guiling people?

Then, when it is safe to return, in order to guide these returnees who are far away from the real world, the instrument in Atreus's hand, the thing that makes these fake returnees believe that it can change their fate, is it possible that it is actually a [coordinate] in some sense?

Is it possible that the device that has already activated [partial functions] can already see their actions and respond accordingly?

Is it possible that the actions taken by today's saviors are already in the sight of the true Returned Spirits, the powerful high-level civilizations hidden in these alien spaces?

They would watch the Saviors fight Atreus.

And when Atreus is likely to fail and his instruments are likely to be destroyed, how will these real enemies react?

[Disturbance Level: Tide Level]

Ritsuka stopped walking.

A drop of cold sweat ran down her cheek.

Could it be that it is just my wishful thinking?

This idea, which has no basis, no evidence and is basically just speculation, should have a very small chance of being correct, right?

So--

Close your eyes and then open them again.

"Hey?"

After a blink of an eye, Ritsuka was stunned to find himself being knocked to the ground by Lily, more than ten meters away from where he had just stood.

And where she had just stood, the tall figure of Atreus appeared at some point, and the position of his outstretched hand looked as if he was going to pierce her chest.