Chapter 499: Tao Bailai's New Master (3k)

Bai Cangshu frowned and dropped from the air. He attempted to track Root Shiki, but after only a few turns, the woman had mysteriously vanished.

Because he was restricted by his 【Class】 in Fuyuki City, Bai Cangshu's 【Heart Net】 ability could not be deployed, and for the moment, he had no way to continue tracking.

However, this did confirm for him that the wielder of the 【Mystic Eyes of Death Perception】 who appeared in Fuyuki City was indeed Root Shiki.

And the images the other party showed him when she attacked were, in all likelihood, the reason Root Shiki appeared in Fuyuki City.

Baimian intended to launch the 【Human Instrumentality Project】 in Fuyuki City to reach the Root directly, but such a plan could not be kept completely secret in this world, and the Inhibitory Force had reacted.

Root Shiki appeared as a result.

And judging by the fact that she did not fight him and even called him an "Evil Savior," from the perspective of the Inhibitory Force, he had been judged as a party that could be cooperated with.

Or rather, even his 【Evil Savior】's 【Desperate Salvation】 ability had been taken into consideration by the Inhibitory Force.

If all other means failed, the Human Instrumentality Project was successfully implemented, and humanity fell into a state of near-extinction, then at that time, his Despair Savior Mode would likely be the other "hero" designated by the Inhibitory Force.

Bai Cangshu had a new understanding of the Inhibitory Force of the Type-Moon World; such precise calculations and proper arrangements were indeed like those conducted from the 【Cause】 of all things—the 【Root of Vortex】.

【Attention, assassin·ex051, Magic Power insufficient, negative effect acquired: Weak】

Bai Cangshu was just about to leave when a new prompt appeared before his eyes, and he felt his body become significantly heavier almost immediately.

This feeling of the body becoming heavy was different from turning on a high-level gravity environment in the Training Institute; instead, it felt like a dual exhaustion of both spirit and flesh.

Exhaustion was something that rarely appeared in Bai Cangshu, and at this moment, he felt quite unaccustomed to it.

It was as if he had been passively shackled; he tried it, and both exerting force and moving were affected.

Tsk, since you've already arranged for me to be a "Savior candidate," even if I am an Evil Savior, you shouldn't treat me like this...

Bai Cangshu grumbled inwardly, but no panicked emotions appeared.

Ever since he failed to kill his Master the first moment he entered, he had already planned to let his Master die at an appropriate time during the subsequent battles.

A Master who could not provide Magic Power or strategic Intelligence support was something Bai Cangshu simply did not need; furthermore, that guy's personality was quite unstable, and having a Command Spell that could control his own power in their hands was truly not a pleasant thing.

Therefore, when Gilgamesh's three swords fell, Bai Cangshu did not block with all his might, but instead took advantage of the situation to let "Jinshanshan" kill his Master, successfully shaking off the restriction.

He felt the abnormality in his body, his expression thoughtful, and with a leap, he landed on a nearby treetop; having lost the convenience of his Heart Net, he could only find people through other means.

【Presence Concealment】!

As part of his ability corrections as an assassin, this ability to conceal his presence was of the highest grade, likely counting as compensation for his inability to use his Heart Net.

It was as if Bai Cangshu had vanished from this world in an instant.

He jumped openly from the treetops, yet no one could perceive him.

A Servant who has lost their Master is, during the Holy Grail War, both a precious combat force and undoubtedly the most useful sacrificial pawn.

Bai Cangshu had to use his identity as an 【assassin】 to find a new Master for himself as quickly as possible, so that he could continue to participate in the Holy Grail War and complete his Main Mission.

【Main Mission·Flower of Evil—Please survive until the end of the Holy Grail War in the assassin class】

To put this Main Mission another way, it was to let Bai Cangshu achieve victory in the Holy Grail War as an assassin.

Because basically, those Masters and Servants who participated in the Holy Grail War to "realize their wishes" would all enter the competition with the mindset of killing all other Servants.

Bai Cangshu's night was not entirely without gain; at the very least, he confirmed that the current timeline was likely during the Fifth Holy Grail War, and that the Holy Grail War should have only just begun.

Saber·Artoria had already been summoned.

Furthermore, it could be known at this time that one point different from the original work was that the assassin class had changed due to his appearance; therefore, theoretically, Matou Zouken, who originally summoned the assassin·【Hassan-i Sabbah】 in this Holy Grail War, had lost the opportunity to summon a Heroic Spirit of the assassin class.

While searching for the location of the Matou residence, Bai Cangshu organized the current Intelligence.

The Fifth Holy Grail War was quite special; depending on the progression, three different timelines were produced in the original work.

But the basic Heroic Spirits and Masters were fixed, and Bai Cangshu was currently preparing to throw himself under Matou Zouken, who had twisted everything for the sake of Chang Sheng.

The other party was one of the creators of the Holy Grail War, and his personality had now become despicable; Bai Cangshu's 【Evil Savior】 would likely have quite a good effect on him.

At the same time, Matou Zouken could also provide Bai Cangshu with some support.

Tap, tap, tap...

The panicked Footwork was somewhat hurried; Bai Cangshu's figure flashed, and he crossed thousands of meters from treetops and rooftops like a ninja.

He soon saw a petite girl running around in a panic.

"Berserker?!"

The girl had clear Command Spells on the back of her hand, but the light of the Command Spells lit up and then immediately vanished.

This is...

Bai Cangshu narrowed his eyes, standing on a rooftop, recognizing this person as the Master in the Fifth Holy Grail War, and also the living 【Lesser Grail】—Illyasviel von Einzbern.

Just as mentioned before, the Einzbern, Tohsaka, and Matou families were not trying to realize wishes through some Holy Grail War; that was just a pretext. They each harbored their own goals, but without exception, they all wanted to use the Holy Grail War to reach the Root. The path was precisely to temporarily store the dead Heroic Spirits in the 【Lesser Grail】, and then, when the Heroic Spirits returned to the Throne of Heroes, punch a hole in space-time. They would use the Magic Power of the Greater Grail to fix that hole, thereby entering the Root.

This white-haired girl was the living Lesser Grail meant to contain the dead Heroic Spirits.

Whoosh.

A figure went from blurry to solid, appearing less than fifty meters behind Ilya.

This was a man wearing black night-traveling clothes, holding a clear Tachi in one hand, the blade pointing downward. As he walked, the tip of the sword did not touch the ground, but a certain sharp power cut clear marks into the ground.

"I'll state this beforehand: I am different from those guys. I am not someone who likes to kill children, but..."

This person was saying words Ilya could not understand at all, but the sword was already raised, and then he swung it; a bright white sword light flew out instantly.

A flying slash, a Reincarnator with sword mastery at the level of a sword master.

Bai Cangshu's eyes lit up, while Ilya dodged in a panic toward the back.

Hum!

Another figure appeared on a street lamp; this person wore a white robe, eyes lowered, and spoke indifferently:

"Hurry up. No one can be sure how long that tool will be effective against Heracles."

"Kill her, and the plot will likely lead to the HF Route; only that route is the plot line closest to the opening of the Root."

"The difficulty of this world is somewhat abnormal; it is highly likely that some reckless Reincarnator has entered. Do not cause extra trouble."

The Tachi at the man's waist let out a light sword hum.

The man wearing night-traveling clothes was silent, and no longer playing around; his figure appeared behind Ilya like a phantom, and a sword descended.

Ilya's pupils constricted; only then did she react to the fact that the enemy had already reached her back, and her silver-white hair instantly transformed into sharp swords and familiars.

But after the previous battle, she was already very clear that the enemy's speed was too fast, and her Gold Needle Magic was difficult to use for resistance.

The silver-white sword light instantly sliced open the newly formed familiars, and without a moment's pause, slashed toward the young girl's neck.

But the next moment, a hand appeared as if out of thin air.

Clang!

The bright Tachi fell into that hand, emitting the sound of metal clashing.

In Ilya's pupils, a human figure appeared before her, grabbing the long sword that she found difficult to resist with nothing but his bare hand.

And that person looked at her, a smile of incomparable Greed Sin appearing at the corners of his mouth.

Huan Long, having his long sword pinched, did not attempt to pull it away like other swordsmen; he was very clear that anyone confident enough to pinch his sword with bare hands was definitely a guy with extreme confidence in his own strength.

The next moment, he focused his mind, and pitch-black Demon Qi instantly sprayed out from his hand; in just an instant, it was like a pitch-black giant python, completely covering the sword body.

Bai Cangshu felt slightly surprised, loosened his hand, and at the same time lifted the Living Little Holy Grail by the collar with one hand, drifting backward seven or eight meters.

"To actually have this kind of strength?"

The strength of these two people somewhat exceeded Bai Cangshu's expectations, and he re-evaluated the difficulty of this mission.

Originally, because of the Reincarnator he encountered earlier who summoned a guardian spirit, he thought the strength of the Reincarnators who entered was only at that level; he did not expect this guy before him to not only have a sword mastery level exceeding lv7, but also possess a special Bloodline and energy.

That kind of Demon Qi was purer than the one Li Qingzi had strengthened, and seemed more adept at energy discharge.

Huan Long held the magic sword entangled with black Demon Qi, his figure slowly hunching; he sheathed his sword, his gaze becoming incomparably dangerous.

Tao Baibai...

Whoosh.

Flashing like a phantom, the other person also instantly arrived at Huan Long's side, and he reached out to press his hand against his waist.

"Tao Baibai, is it you?!"

These two people did not directly flee; it was very obvious that in their own judgment, they did not believe Tao Baibai possessed strength that was overwhelmingly superior to the two of them.

Bai Cangshu ignored the two, only setting Ilya down, and said,

"Assassin Tao Baibai is currently lacking a Master; if it is Miss Ilya, she should have enough Magic Power to command a new Servant..."

Bai Cangshu did not expect that there would be an unexpected joy on his way to find Matou Zouken; Ilya, this Living Little Holy Grail, in terms of aptitude as a magus alone, almost no one in the Fifth Holy Grail War could surpass her.

Because she suffered multiple modifications while still an infant in the womb, her entire body was covered in Magic Circuit, and she possessed Magic Power far exceeding that of a normal mage; additionally, she had Command Spell inscribed all over her body, and standing on the land of Fuyuki, she could even resonate with the Greater Grail from afar, possessing almost infinite Magic Power.

As a Master, she was far more suitable than that Matou Zouken who played with worm imprints.

And... she was the Lesser Grail, a key factor that could influence the direction of the subsequent Holy Grail War.

【Your actions have gained Ilya's appreciation; your Reputation with Ilya has increased; currently: Friendly (14/100)】

Friendly...

Bai Cangshu looked at the silver-haired girl with a simple expression before him, neither happy nor sad; because of the passive effect of 【Evil Savior】, he could theoretically obtain innate Reputation from both good and evil people on the Order side, but here with Ilya, his Reputation was accumulated starting from the base.

This meant that in the space's judgment, Ilya did not belong to the Order side...

(End of chapter)