The two did not waste too much time. As they watched the monsters emerge continuously, the magic power in their bodies continued to surge.
"I have created over a thousand blades."
“Fight to the death in a desperate situation but never give up————!”
“Unknown to Death.”
"I didn't start it all--!"
“Nor known to Life.”
"It's not the end of everything--!"
Chapter 773: All This Is Gaia’s Conspiracy
The student union room is different from other classrooms. The floor is covered with gorgeous carpets, just like a formal meeting room.
The surroundings, like the entire building, exude a sense of simplicity, elegance, yet a bit shabby.
This is the temperament of the entire teaching building, not just the Student Union. It just looks more elegant under the red carpet.
In such an elegant student union, a young man in a black school uniform was sitting at the innermost seat of the conference table.
Behind him stood a young man in a coat on one side and a young man in white armor on the other.
Sitting next to him was a chestnut-haired girl, and behind her stood a white-haired man who looked very fashionable in a jacket and jeans.
There is no need for too much introduction, Shirou Emiya knows everyone here.
The young man sitting at the most prominent position at the conference table is Leo.
The two people behind him, the one wearing the coat is Julius, and the one wearing pure white armor is Gawain.
The chestnut-haired girl is Hakuno Kishinami. As for the man behind her who looks extremely fashionable, Shirou Emiya said he didn't want to meet him.
"Well, are you here?"
Looking at Shirou Emiya and Jeanne who came in, Leo even looked over with a smile on his face.
Then it was as if he was holding back some energy.
"Three, two, one, ready—"
"Good morning--!"
It seemed as if he was exerting all his strength as he shouted towards Shirou Emiya in front of him.
And Kishinami Hakuno, who was sitting at the side of the conference table, seemed to want to shout out as well, but his ears were quickly covered by the white-haired man standing behind him.
Hearing such a spiritual shout, Shirou Emiya was stunned. He had no idea what Leo was doing.
It wasn’t that I was frightened by Leo’s roar————
Well, actually I was just scared, especially when the usually calm Leo greeted me by roaring like that.
This was something that Shirou Emiya could never imagine.
"Ah, really. You two please do as you are told. And you, Kishinami-san's Servant, since she wants to say hello, let her say hello loudly."
"I've said it several times before, breakfast greetings need to be lively and energetic, like that of a stupid student who is suspected of having a mental problem."
Hearing Leo's irrelevant words, Julius and Gawain, who were standing behind him, looked at each other, their eyes expressing their helplessness.
"Once again, get ready——"
"stop--!"
Emiya Shirou did not continue to stand there in a daze, but took a step forward, interrupting their somewhat awkward behavior, although their current situation was indeed worrying.
But Shirou Emiya did not forget the purpose of coming here.
"Didn't you just say it was an urgent matter?"
"It seems that Emiya-kun is still as focused on efficiency as before."
"But don't worry, this is just a joke, used to ease the extremely tense atmosphere right now."
Hearing this, Emiya Shirou unconsciously glanced at Kishinami Hakuno who was standing beside him.
She just smiled with great distress, as she had experienced these things before.
"Just as I guessed, Emiya-kun, you are familiar with me and know that I am not so frivolous, but a mature and stable person. I am also very familiar with you and know that you are a person who is determined to save everything no matter what."
It seemed that what Leo said just now was just a joke to ease the atmosphere. Now his expression and tone have returned to the mode when Shirou Emiya first saw him.
“Ah! What a pity! If Emiya-kun had forgotten, I would have had the opportunity to change my image!”
But it was only serious for a second, and Leo, like the protagonist of a hot-blooded comic, stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his head, looking embarrassed, and spoke to Shirou Emiya in a somewhat passionate tone.
"————————"
Shirou Emiya didn't want to respond to Leo's words.
"Well, don't be so serious. Sit down first, because I'm still waiting for someone--!"
As soon as the words fell, there was a knock on the door.
“Come in—!”
"excuse me!"
The door of the student union was quickly pushed open, and Sakura Matou trotted in a panic and stood beside Shirou Emiya.
She calmed her breathing slightly and looked at the document in her hand.
"The full scan of the school has been completed. There are no undiscovered Masters in the school building now—"
"Although given the current situation, they should be somewhere, but since we can't find them, let's just give up."
Leo's transformation was extremely fast, as if it was his nature, except that the ideal King Saint had always been on his back. He could seamlessly switch back and forth between this detached state and this reassuring state.
However, his leadership and judgment abilities are still outstanding.
Joking with Emiya Shirou in the student room was not a waste of time, but rather he was waiting for the results of Matou Sakura's report.
"Emiya-kun, I asked you to come here for no other reason than this old school building. No, can I ask you to join us in the operation to escape from the far side of the moon?"
"it is good--!"
"You probably still have a lot of questions, right?"
The unexpected answer made Leo, who was about to start explaining, stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted.
Indeed, if it was Emiya-kun, no, only Emiya-kun would agree without hesitation like this.
Thinking of this, Leo couldn't help but smile.
"Now here is my question, Emiya-kun, you should still have some memories of the Holy Grail War."
"Why, why are you so sure, Leo-kun?"
The pupils of Sakura Matou, who was standing aside, suddenly dilated and her eyes were full of confusion.
After all, there was no doubt in Leo's tone, and he spoke directly to Shirou Emiya in an affirmative tone.
"Because in my last vague memory, I was watching an extremely important battle in the multimedia classroom when I was attacked by the black slime."
"After waking up, I appeared here—"
"Although I don't remember it clearly, I can feel that one of the people involved in that battle was Emiya-kun."
After all, Shirou Emiya made Leo, who had never known the meaning of failure, realize what failure is.
It made him, who had never understood the essence of life, realize that the essence of life is the tenacious vitality in the face of adversity.
For Leo, Shirou Emiya is now a man he will never forget.
Chapter 774: Positive Output
Jeanne, wearing silver armor, galloped through the castle, running towards the top floor at the fastest speed.
Shirou Emiya, Sakura, and Jeanne, who possess the [Faceless King], will naturally not be discovered by Vlad III.
But that doesn't mean he can't sense the movements of the rescued NPCs.
If he couldn't sense it, he wouldn't have been able to directly pierce the escaping NPC with his gun.
He has a certain degree of perception within this castle.
It is almost certain that Vlad III would notice the moment Shirou Emiya rescued those NPCs.
Shirou Emiya might be able to protect some of the NPCs who were planning to escape, but he couldn't protect all of them. At this moment, it was extremely important for someone to hold back Vlad III and prevent him from attacking the NPCs who were fleeing below.
Jeanne also headed towards the top floor as quickly as possible, because Sakura would soon contact Shinji Matou and ask him to destroy the surveillance of the entire floor.
This was the moment when she clashed with Vlad III, and it was also the moment when Emiya Shirou and Sakura rescued those NPCs.
In less than a few minutes, Joan of Arc climbed all the floors and reached the top floor by bypassing numerous obstacles without alerting any creatures or maze guards.
It can be said that the speed is extremely fast. After all, with inspiration, one can reach the place he wants to go by the fastest route.
If it were Shirou Emiya, it would probably take quite a while.
I don’t know if it was because my luck had dropped drastically, but I was almost discovered several times while running.
[The Faceless King] can be discovered if he is touched.
Joan of Arc was also thankful that the castle did not reduce her agility, allowing her to escape the disaster.
At this moment, in front of her was an open iron door engraved with complex patterns and exuding an ancient bronze luster.
The dark red carpet stretched from the corridor all the way to the hall in front, as if it had been stained with blood.
The hall was dark, and the only sounds that could be heard were the dull crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling swaying in the wind and the sound of the burning candles slightly crackling.
An extremely terrifying feeling of oppression accompanied by a faint smell of blood arose from the front, causing Joan of Arc to slow down her approach.
At this moment, under the dim moonlight, Vlad III sat quietly in front of the coffin in the center of the hall, holding something paper-like in his hand, as if wiping something.
Under the incomplete moonlight, his figure seemed so lonely and desolate.
Even just by looking at his back, Joan of Arc could feel the sadness in his heart.
However, Joan of Arc was by no means a sentimental person when facing the enemy. She stared at the opponent, exploring his current numerical value.
Vlad III
Occupation: Lancer
Muscle strength: A+
Durability: A+
Agility: B
Magic: A
Lucky: B
Noble Phantasm: A
Under normal circumstances, servants are mostly unable to see the values of the other servants like a magician. Generally speaking, this is because servants have not learned the magic that allows them to detect the values of the other servants like a magician.
As for Joan of Arc, when she was a Ruler, she would basically check all the data of the servants when she saw them. Even after she transformed into a Lancer, Joan of Arc was used to taking a look at the opponent's data before every battle.
Although he can't do the same as Ruler, where he can even see through the opponent's inherent skills, he can see the opponent's specific values like a normal Master.
"So strong!"
After seeing the opponent's numbers, Joan of Arc couldn't help but frown. In Dracula's Castle, Vlad III, who was blessed by both vampires and the guardian ghost generals, was too powerful.
Such numbers can even allow him to confront Lu Bu head-on without losing the upper hand, and may even cause suppression. Of course, this is under the condition that Lu Bu has not regained his sanity.
Even if one is powerful, without the corresponding rational control, and only fights on instinct, one will inevitably be at a disadvantage when facing beings of the same level.
Joan of Arc moved slightly closer, and her footsteps were extremely light.
If anything, shouldn't the person lying in the coffin in Dracula's castle be Dracula?
But when she looked from a distance, it seemed that there was someone else lying inside, and Vlad III seemed to be wiping the other person with the paper in his hand.
Now that the surveillance has not been cut off, Joan of Arc is not in a hurry to take action against Vlad III. Her goal is to delay, not to win.
She walked slowly to the side of Vlad III and saw what was lying in the coffin.
