Chapter 1653: Misunderstood, We’re Just Passing Through

Within the forest at the foot of Mount Liudong Temple, Shirou Emiya and Heroic Spirit Emiya were swiftly moving through the woods when suddenly, Heroic Spirit Emiya halted.

“Stop.”

Heroic Spirit Emiya spoke, his gaze sweeping through the forest, while Shirou Emiya beside him was filled with confusion.

“As expected of Red A, with Shirou Emiya’s magical talents, to still maintain such a strong alertness.”

A blond-haired youth leaped down from a tree, with a metal ear stud on his right ear and dressed somewhat untidily.

“Don’t waste time with them, Sister C and the People’s Teacher shouldn’t hold back that monster for long, even adding Kojiro Sasaki would only deliver the World Source to that monster.”

Footsteps were heard, and a little girl appeared. She wore a hood and held a staff resembling an electric stick. Indeed, judging by its fluctuations, it was a thunder attribute staff with excellent performance, at least of golden quality, which for ordinary Fourth Tier Contractors, golden equipment was mainstream, and legendary level was rare.

“The good news is these two aren’t strong; the bad news is the monster has descended the mountain.”

A voice emerged from the shadows, the person didn’t reveal themselves, but based on their words, they seemed to be of the perception type.

“After hiding for so long, we have to stake it big this time, this is the storyline protagonist, killing him won’t result in world rejection, move.”

The leader of a small team hidden behind a tree spoke, and as his voice fell, the blond-haired youth had already charged at Heroic Spirit Emiya.

At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared near Heroic Spirit Emiya, it was Bubu Wang who had detached from the environment. Upon appearing, the blond-haired youth abruptly braked because he received an unsettling warning.

[Warning, Contractor attempting to become hostile with ‘Team Annihilator’ title holder’s camp, please ensure at least a group of 50 on your side.]

[Warning, ‘Team Annihilator’ title was obtained after killing the leader of a large adventure team, Contractors should carefully consider whether to oppose it.]

[Warning, ‘Team Annihilator’ title holder approaching rapidly, 1150 meters, 973 meters, 755 meters, 429 meters, Warning, ‘Team Annihilator’ title holder has closed within 500 meters, estimated to arrive within 2-3 seconds, Contractors should make prudent decisions.]

Seeing these blood-red warnings from Reincarnation Paradise, the blond-haired youth nearly spat out old blood, this was indeed quite terrifying.

Boom!

A loud explosion erupted beside the blond-haired youth, the diffusing shockwave and dust made him skip back two steps, shielding his face with one hand.

When the dust settled somewhat, the blond-haired youth saw a man in a black long leather coat, holding a sharp blade standing not far away. The ground around the man showed spiderweb-like cracks from powerful kinetic impact.

“Heh, heh, it’s a misunderstanding, I just came to join the fun, no other intentions.”

The blond-haired youth slightly raised his arm and slowly stepped back. Previously, he was a fierce lone wolf, but alas, in the Holy Grail World, he was beaten by the Blood Gate Adventure Group into a sick dog. It’s clear that a more ruthless one has shown up. The blond-haired youth, being in the Holy Grail World, was aware of Blood Gate’s end.

Su Xiao merely looked at the blond-haired youth, although he could kill this young man in short order, doing so wouldn’t yield any benefits. Given the low drop rate of the Scarlet Cards in the Holy Grail World, fighting Contractors would be somewhat of a loss.

Noticing Su Xiao wasn’t about to act, the blond-haired youth retreated faster and soon disappeared into the forest. His temporary teammates had fled long ago.

“This title seems not bad.”

Su Xiao muttered, then turned his gaze to Shirou Emiya and Heroic Spirit Emiya. Having learned Bubu Wang had tracked them, Su Xiao decided to eliminate them first to prevent further ambushes from Heroic Spirit Emiya.

Not fearing Su Xiao’s presence, Shirou Emiya showed courage not common to ordinary people.

“Why must there be slaughter in the Holy Grail War, summoning deceased Heroic Spirits to fight each other and allowing those dead spirits to once again experience past defeats and regrets.”

Shirou Emiya, although not well-versed in the Holy Grail War, clearly opposed such actions.

Su Xiao didn’t speak, the reality is that summoning Heroic Spirits for combat merely fulfills the ambitions of magicians. Those scholars who delve into magic and magic power care little about the feelings of Heroic Spirits, treating them mostly as familiars.

“Saber, as…”

Clang!

Before Shirou Emiya could finish his words, the blade aura surged, Su Xiao didn’t engage in rhetoric with individuals of opposing views, nor did he listen to their babble. Everyone had different ideologies after all.

Clang, clang, clang…

The blades flashed, repeatedly breaking the short knife in Heroic Spirit Emiya’s hand, the weapons he projected obviously couldn’t withstand Dragon Slash’s blade aura.

With a bang, earth splattered beneath Su Xiao’s feet, the next moment, he was in front of Heroic Spirit Emiya, his long sword cutting a silver streak, aiming for Heroic Spirit Emiya’s neck. It’s Su Xiao’s habit to target the enemy’s head with the first strike in battle.

“Projection, begin.”

In a low voice, Heroic Spirit Emiya summoned several treasure swords above him, the move resembling the King’s Treasures of golden flash.

Several sword-shaped treasures appeared, assaulting from above Su Xiao. If Su Xiao continued the cleave, he could certainly sever Heroic Spirit Emiya’s head, but he would suffer injuries from those treasures which were of considerable grade. Heroic Spirit Emiya’s decision was resolute, aware of the disparity in raw strength with Su Xiao, requiring combat intelligence to compensate.

Su Xiao’s long sword cut through Heroic Spirit Emiya’s neck, simultaneously, six sword-shaped treasures pierced Su Xiao’s body, penetrating his head, chest, and abdomen.

With a swish, several treasure swords embedded into the earth, an unexpected situation unfolded, despite Su Xiao’s sword striking Heroic Spirit Emiya’s neck, Heroic Spirit Emiya remained unscathed.

Su Xiao’s long sword shifted, having cleaved Heroic Spirit Emiya’s neck, now flipped to slash backward at Heroic Spirit Emiya’s neck.

Droplets of blood splattering, only then did Heroic Spirit Emiya realize the situation, Su Xiao had penetrated space simultaneous to his cleave, thus they couldn’t attack each other.

Blood sprayed from Heroic Spirit Emiya’s throat, Su Xiao kicked straight into his abdomen. By then, Heroic Spirit Emiya couldn’t feel pain, his vision turning pitch black, blue smoke enveloping him.

“Projection, synchronize.”

With almost the same technique, a short knife materialized in Shirou Emiya’s hand. As Heroic Spirit Emiya fell, benefiting from his cover, Shirou Emiya successfully advanced to Su Xiao’s front.

The short knife slashed toward Su Xiao’s chest, evidently, Shirou Emiya wasn’t accustomed to targeting vital areas directly. It’s not reluctance but simply lacking the concept of leading with crucial strikes.

The short knife rushed in, if Su Xiao had been weakened by about 95%, Shirou Emiya might have succeeded.

Boom!

An ice warhammer smashed onto Shirou Emiya’s back, driving him into the ground, blood spilling like blossoming flowers.

[You have killed Shirou Emiya (Heroic Spirit).]

[Your Servant has killed the storyline protagonist, Shirou Emiya.]

[Since Hunter quickly killed Shirou Emiya (Heroic Spirit, Future) and Shirou Emiya (Present), rewards for both will be uniformly calculated with an additional 30% increase.]

[You gained 15% of World Source.]

[You acquired Epic Treasure Chest (1%).]

[Achievement Task: Completion of Sky-shocking Robbery +20% (75% complete, in a complete state, if completed immediately, minimum reward will be granted).]