[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-walking-among-heroic-spirits-with-a-q-a-system":3,"chapter-walking-among-heroic-spirits-with-a-q-a-system-walking-among-heroic-spirits-with-a-q-a-system-chapter-264":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Walking Among Heroic Spirits with a Q&A System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1931116,2634,"Chapter 264","walking-among-heroic-spirits-with-a-q-a-system-chapter-264",264,"\u003Cp>[Suddenly, Svin seemed to have discovered something, lifted his chin, and broke in: \"Over there, can you see it?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Hmm, hmm, of course I can see it.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat squinted and walked over, his palm suddenly approaching the ground, but not quite touching it, sliding across a few centimeters away.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"A bounded field, wow, a very ancient style. It's rare to see such ancient bounded fields even inside the Clock Tower now.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Svin: \"I'll leave the dismantling work to you.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat: \"Alright, alright, 'Initiate intervention'!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat rotated his fingers, intricately and exquisitely forming a certain pattern.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This was a hobby of his, not something required for casting.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A few seconds later, a small path leading into the forest appeared before them, as if it had always been there.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat: \"This is a perception-altering type of bounded field. There, observation complete, Game Over, let's go quickly.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Svin: \"So that's why the rule about not going to the swamp was clear.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It wasn't because it would be troublesome if someone went to the swamp; it was because one couldn't reach the swamp to begin with.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat: \"Ah, because it would be troublesome if someone discovered they couldn't reach the swamp, so they made a rule forbidding it? I see, that makes sense!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rin Tohsaka: \"This swamp really is hiding something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waver: \"But the defense seems too lax; the bounded field was broken so easily.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Kiritsugu: \"No, this first layer is probably just a facade to make people relax, or perhaps just a simple warning.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waver: \"In other words, there's likely something very dangerous inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The two walked down the path, but Flat, who was leading, stopped before they had gone far.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Oh my, there's more.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Svin: \"The security is truly tight. Flat, judging by the scent, I think the thing approaching is a puppet, right?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat: \"Hmm, it's an aggressive barrier that will automatically counterattack if you touch it by mistake! Because we broke through the first bounded field, the other Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side intends to kill the intruder.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat took action again, deftly beginning to dismantle the bounded field.]\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>[However, this guy messed up halfway through; a sneeze triggered the bounded field, and dense magical arrows were fired, all of which were blocked by Svin's quick reflexes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waver: \"Uh, that's it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shishigou Kairi: \"Maybe we're overthinking it, but I have a feeling that's not very likely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kayneth: \"If this is the second warning, then what follows will be the truly dangerous stuff. After all, there's a limit to how many times you can warn someone.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Svin: \"Was the attack just now just a warning?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat: \"Hmm, hmm, is this an automatic defense mechanism?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The two bickered a few more times, and the bounded field was dismantled by Flat.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just then, a figure suddenly appeared, leaving both of them stunned.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It was a familiar figure wearing a hood and holding a scythe.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The scythe flashed and swung down, passing through the neck of the boy who offered no resistance.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"A silhouette?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Svin touched his neck where it had been grazed; there was no injury, but he broke out in a cold sweat.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Because it was 'Gray', he had subconsciously let his guard down and almost met his end.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And just after that shadow swung the scythe, it dissipated as if melting away.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat: \"Doggy! What are you doing!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Svin: \"You're asking me what I'm doing... wait, what did you see?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat: \"Eh? I only saw a blurry shadow. By the way, Doggy, you were frozen stiff, you scared me! That shadow disappeared again! What was that, it's like 'Ghost'!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The images of the shadow they saw were actually different!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What was the meaning of that phantom?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waver: \"Is this the third warning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Kiritsugu: \"No, this isn't a warning; that thing is probably...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Don't talk about that, more importantly, look over there!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat pointed not far away, to their destination: the swamp.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[An abnormal stench stimulated their noses, signifying that it was real, not a phantom.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Suddenly, white mist emerged from nowhere.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No, this wasn't mist, but...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Undead!!!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The two groaned; they had never seen such a massive swarm of spirits.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It was a sea of undead, like an ocean. No, it should be called a sea of undead!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shishigou Kairi: \"Damn, there are so many undead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing something like a sea of undead, even Shishigou, a necromancer, was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kayneth: \"Hiss! Blackmore Graveyard, to think it hid something so dangerous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord El-Melloi II: \"A sea of undead, just how many undead had to be accumulated to form such a scene...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shishigou Kairi: \"Those two kids are in danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Doggy, support me!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat raised his finger to open a hemispherical magical shield, and Svin also poured essence into this spell, increasing its strength as much as possible.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Immediately, the two were swallowed by the tsunami of undead.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Svin: \"What is this?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat: \"No, no, no, this is amazing! It's like riding a roller coaster! However, that group of undead seems to be trying to escape from somewhere...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat looked into the depths of the tsunami, staring at the magical energy swirling, twisting, and constantly leaping in the direction where the swamp should be.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"So amazing! It's my first time seeing such a dense and delicate spell! I don't understand how it's formed at all, it's great! Come and look together! Doggy!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Idiot, don't stick your head out of your own bounded field! Think from the perspective of a supporter like me! Rather, what do you want to do by getting close to that prickly, numbing scent! Just go die, idiot!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Svin grabbed Flat's belt tightly, holding back this fool who might rush out at any moment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flat: \"Ah, ah, ah, something moved!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just as Flat shouted, the scene slowly began to distort.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rin Tohsaka: \"Is there something wrong with this guy named Flat's brain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord El-Melloi II: \"Sigh... (I feel my stomach hurting again)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord El-Melloi II: \"It suddenly distorted, is it a problem with the video or...\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kayneth: \"Idiot, how could it be a problem with the video.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shishigou Kairi: \"So you're saying the space in the video distorted, is it because of the sea of undead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emiya Kiritsugu: \"Although a single undead probably couldn't do it, with so many gathered together, a qualitative change isn't impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Time returns to a few minutes ago, on the other Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lord El-Melloi II and Gray chose to head to the small hill to check out the windmill cottage.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gray: \"Did the Master and those two split up because you intended to come here?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"I believe splitting into two groups is the best solution.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lord El-Melloi II said unhappily: \"It's just that if there's a worst-case scenario, I want to avoid those two guys meeting Zepia. I can't predict what kind of chemical reaction that would cause.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The two arrived in front of the windmill cottage, cautiously pushed open the door, and were both stunned.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Inside, just as Reines described, peculiar crystal machines were flashing and glowing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But this meant that after so long, that person still hadn't left.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Oh my, I didn't expect the girl who is a gravekeeper to return voluntarily.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sure enough, the person Lord El-Melloi II least wanted to see appeared; it seemed he was waiting specifically for them.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kayneth: \"According to the situation, it should have been over a year since Lord El-Melloi II left the village with Gray, to think he's still staying here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shishigou Kairi: \"Investigating some data shouldn't Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take that long, right? And the villagers are all gone now, yet he's still staying here perfectly fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone actually already knew that Zepia must be inextricably linked to the disappearance of the villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was too coincidental; Lord El-Melloi II and the others returned to the village on a whim, but the village happened to have such an incident, which looked intentional no matter how you looked at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one who could do such a thing would be Zepia, who can predict the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waver: \"Sure enough, the investigation was all a lie; he has another purpose here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lord El-Melloi II swallowed and said: \"Honestly, I didn't expect you to still be here, although I was thinking it would be nice if you had left some clues.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Is it that incredible, Lord?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Zepia laughed: \"That's true, the villagers should have all disappeared, no wonder you think it's very strange that I stayed here alone.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gray: \"Mr. Zepia, what happened here?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"What happened?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Zepia said slowly: \"That question isn't wrong, but it's not very good. The content that should be asked in the script should revolve around the theme. I'm not saying the theme is important, that's a cliché; I'm stating a simple fact: the elements of the story are arranged with the theme as the center.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gray was left speechless by his irrelevant answer.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Zepia: \"Hehe, don't be impatient, I'll answer you on this premise. What was here was purely an ancient contract.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lord El-Melloi II: \"A contract?\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Zepia: \"Ah, it's rare for you to return here, so I'll talk a bit more about the inside story. You know about the Atlas Contract, right? A contract made long ago, before I became the Director.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Atlas Contract refers to seven contracts said to be scattered around the world; as long as someone activates a contract, the Atlas Institute must provide assistance.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kayneth: \"The Atlas Contract! To think even this thing was involved!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shishigou Kairi: \"This also means he was entrusted by someone to provide some kind of assistance here.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kayneth: \"Who on earth could get their hands on an Atlas Contract? Could it be Heartless!\"]\u003C\u002Fp>",1608,"2026-06-14T05:03:35.949Z","2026-06-14T08:03:12.667Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","e36c5a3df3a1324ca0db8626ccc624009e8f17da0a226fec47c0da70db476033","walking-among-heroic-spirits-with-a-q-a-system-chapter-265","walking-among-heroic-spirits-with-a-q-a-system-chapter-263",626,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwalking-among-heroic-spirits-with-a-q-a-system-cover.jpg"]