It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 26: The Holy Grail Tumor
"who?!"

On the rooftop opposite, the blonde girl who was concentrating on studying the mark suddenly seemed to sense something and instantly became alert like a cat.

Huh?
Xia Zhi was thinking about his next plan, and was a little surprised when he heard this. Although he couldn't hide from other servants in the spirit state, he had more than just the general servant skill of spirit state -

Although he is not a Heroic Spirit, he was summoned as an Assassin and was given the corresponding class skills.

And because the requirement for this class should be "suitable for covert operations", he speculated that his passive ability to eliminate presence was the decisive factor, and it was also corrected into the class skills.

——Breath Block: EX.

Cutting off the aura of a Servant, a skill suitable for stealth operations, makes it difficult for not only magicians but also other Servants to detect.

It can be said that once one reaches this exaggerated level, it is almost impossible to be discovered unless one switches to an attacking posture... Thinking of the skill information bestowed by the Holy Grail, Xia Zhi's heart moved slightly, but he did not take any action.

Facts proved that he was right, and the next moment, a strange aura of magic suddenly burst out.

The rooftop door on the opposite building was suddenly kicked open and slammed against the wall with a loud noise. The figure that jumped out from behind it was a female heroic spirit with long purple hair that almost reached her ankles.

Dressed in black clothes and over-the-knee boots, she is tall and plump. Although the upper half of her face is covered by a blindfold, making it impossible to see her full appearance, it can be inferred from the lower half of her face that she is undoubtedly a rare beauty.

But what was revealed along with this beautiful figure was a cold and deadly murderous intent.

The short sword with a chain whistled as it was waved in the air. With the already powerful force, the airflow that broke through the wind went straight towards the direction of the red-haired boy.

It was a very accurate and ruthless judgment. When two sides engage in battle, the master should be killed first... But if you think about it carefully, this actually makes sense. As long as there is a choice, you should definitely try to kill the master first. This is the best strategy.

Unless he is the kind of guy who is obsessed with the spirit of chivalry, he is eager to win and looks forward to confronting his opponent head-on, in an open and honest manner, to decide the outcome in a fair and just duel.

This type of people probably won't have such utilitarian ideas, but it's generally difficult for them to win in the end.

Facing the aggressive and cold beauty, the petite blonde girl snorted coldly, took a step forward and took the initiative to meet her. Her hands seemed to be holding an invisible object and she made a sharp upward movement.

In an instant, the sound of metal clashing was heard!

Violent sparks also burst out in the air!
The chain dagger was picked up by an even more overwhelming force, spinning into the air, but the blonde girl's whole body momentum did not stop, and she chopped down like lightning, aiming directly at the enemy's neck with a swift blow.

Ping Pong Pong!

The sounds of metal clashing interweave into a deafening melody, rough and harshly impacting the eardrums of every listener.

The cold and beautiful woman with the blindfold reacted quickly, grabbed the chain tightly and took the dagger back in her hand in an instant, and started a sword fight with the blonde girl like a storm. However, despite her amazing speed, she was at a disadvantage in the confrontation of absolute strength and had to retreat step by step to resist the attack.

Something is wrong!
At this moment, Xia Zhi also keenly noticed something strange, or rather, he sensed something strange the moment the blonde girl took action, and immediately became suspicious.

Not sure, let's have a look.

only--

The battle on the opposite side did not last long. The cold and beautiful woman seemed to have received some instructions first. She frowned and quickly retreated, revealing her obvious intention to evacuate. At the same time, the blonde girl also subconsciously stopped attacking and frequently gestured to the back.

The red-haired boy seemed a little confused. After a few seconds he suddenly realized what was going on and then hurriedly followed them to evacuate.

The two sides stopped fighting tacitly and left in opposite directions.

Soon after, there was a commotion from below the building. It turned out to be a patrolling teacher leading a team to the scene. However, when they arrived late and climbed to the top floor, all they saw was an empty and lonely rooftop.

In the early morning, the remaining cold wind from the end of winter blew gently, and the rooftop was silent and empty.

"..."

"..."

Everyone exchanged confused glances with each other, their faces filled with bewilderment and puzzlement. Just now they thought that it was a group of out-of-touch students who had staged a fierce fight in this area at this early morning, causing such a loud noise.

How come when they rushed up in frustration to stop it, there was no one there?
Could it be some kind of supernatural event? Is it haunted?
——In a sense, it is indeed haunted.

Despite this, the teacher in charge still could not fully accept this hypothesis. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to lead everyone again to search along the building floor by floor.

He suspected that it was probably that group of uneducated scum who hid in the lower floors because they heard the noise of him and others coming up... and from beginning to end, they seemed unable to see the red and purple words engraved on the roof.

On the building on the other side, like a non-existent ghost, Xia Zhi quietly took it all in.

He did not leave in a hurry, but continued to wait there.

Because from experience...

Other people might also be attracted and come here to survey the scene and collect intelligence...and these will also become part of the intelligence he collects.

In fact, it was true. Soon, another blue figure appeared, looked around vigilantly, and then quickly approached the building to investigate the scene. However, despite being very vigilant, the blue figure did not realize that there was a deadly assassin lurking nearby.

The location of this station is so cool that one can't help but want to kick it.

Looking at the blue figure coldly, Xia Zhi subconsciously simulated in his mind the possibility of launching a surprise attack at this time.

Ready to strike with the most ferocious kick...

Be sure to seize the moment to switch to attack mode...

I feel like as long as I do this, the chances of success will be very high...

No, calm down and don't be fooled by this appearance. It can't be that simple no matter how you think about it, so you also have to consider the opponent's possible response strategies and countermeasures.

If the opponent can react instantly and retreat decisively——

Then he must immediately use the earth's power to push off, just like a spring that bursts after being charged. While rushing forward, he must transform his clenched fists into hard elbow strikes, and accurately smash the opponent's Adam's apple and trachea with the most violent explosion of magic power...

If the opponent chooses to dodge the attack by sidestepping -

You need to adjust your center of gravity in time, change your moves in time, quickly swing your left leg to whip, and bombard the opponent's temple with the increase of magic power; or raise your knee sharply, accelerate the magic power to the speed of a cannonball, and crush the opponent's spinal cord...

If the other party...

Xia Zhi couldn't help but shake his head slightly, his thoughts flashing through his mind like a gust of wind, and his mind instinctively constructed realistic simulated battle scenes.

The incomparably rich experience and the "feel" he had regained not long ago naturally provided him with a huge amount of data support invisibly. In just a moment, he seemed to have pre-read dozens of possible responses from the opponent.

At the same time, he intuitively knows how he should counterattack and suppresses the opponent like a storm with more fierce changes of tactics.

However... he gently rejected this seemingly tempting arrogant idea.

Don't take risks and don't be fooled by such appearances. These are just illusions.

The opponent is the manifestation of a legendary hero from the past, and is definitely not a simple character. I don't even have a Noble Phantasm, and I can only rely on my fists. Can I kill the Heroic Spirit with Medea's magic enhancement...

Xia Zhi thought calmly and objectively believed that the possibility was not high.

After all, the reason why he was so cautious was because he didn't really know much about Servants.

After all, the first time I heard of this concept was the night when Vivian recovered from her lost state. The two were discussing future strategies and arrangements, and the girl proposed this concept. ——The heroes who slayed dragons and gods and ruled over everything in the past, their great achievements left behind as legends after their death. These heroes who have become objects of faith in myths and legends have become beings called "heroic spirits."

——They are summoned to the world through rituals and become beings that can be used, namely "Servants".

Listen! Listen!
It sounds like a high-end existence. Who wouldn't be confused after hearing it? Anyway, Xia Zhi was really concerned about it at that time, and was full of longing and yearning.

Even Vivian had high hopes for this, but unfortunately, for some reason, the land of Fairyland seemed to be extremely resistant to the summoning of Heroic Spirits, and the summoning basically ended in failure. The only result so far was the inexplicable summoning of Index.

It was not until now, when he was inexplicably summoned to this world and participated in this completely unexpected Holy Grail War, that he realized that the enemies he had to face were all unknown Servants.

The heroes in myths, the monsters in legends, the brave men on the pages of books...

In short, from that moment on, he made up his mind to be extremely cautious at all times, and would rather overestimate his opponent than make the low-level mistake of underestimating the enemy.

To be on the safe side, eat dirt for a few more days.

Xia Zhi thought about it seriously and decided to eat more with a serious look on his face.

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On the other side, the second class just ended.

On her way back from the music classroom, Toosaka Rin ran into Sakura in the corridor.

Seeing the other person moving some handouts, she quickly went forward to help. The conversation between the two seemed dull and distant, with a hint of strangeness and restraint. After sending the other person to the classroom, she sighed and turned away.

Although I asked about the yellow-haired gangster that day, I didn't get any substantive answer.

Ying was also vague about this, saying that the man was just lost, and although he asked her a lot of questions, she didn't understand or something like that...

Faced with such a situation, Toosaka Rin had no way of forcing the question, but she already had her own speculations in her heart.

After leaving Sakura's sight, she found a quiet and deserted place and summoned the spirit form of Medea.

"So, Caster, is Sakura... the Master?"

"Yes."

Without thinking, Medea gave a positive answer: "Although her condition is a little strange, Miss Sakura is undoubtedly the Master."

Perhaps ordinary servants would not be able to give such an accurate judgment after a simple contact, but Medea is different. As a magician from the Age of Gods, her magic skills are far above the average of modern magicians.

In terms of ability, she is basically at the level of a magician.

Therefore, she saw through the hidden problems of the purple-haired girl at a glance and was convinced that the girl was also a contestant, but her current condition was slightly abnormal.

"Is that really the case..." Toosaka Rin whispered to herself. In fact, she had already been inclined to this guess in her heart. At this moment, she was just using Medea's professional judgment to further confirm the authenticity of the matter.

Although the Command Seals on Sakura did not react to the approach, this could not be used as conclusive evidence, after all, the essence of the Command Seals was driven by magic. Once the magic circuit was closed or the magic was suppressed, its presence would naturally become difficult to capture.

Faced with the identifications of the two servants before and after, Toosaka Rin still believed that Sakura was also involved in this Holy Grail War.

this means--

Sooner or later, the two sisters may have to face off against each other to decide life or death.

Her heart was heavy. The lighthearted joy she had felt last night from gaining two heroic spirits instantly dissipated, replaced by endless heaviness and complexity.

At this moment, Medea frowned slightly and her gaze quietly moved to a corner of the campus.

Toosaka Rin, who was following closely behind, although her reaction was a little delayed, she also caught the strange breath and instantly turned her gaze in the same direction.

"The fighting has begun..." Medea whispered, her voice almost inaudible.

"Are they really fighting? This is a school..." The black-haired girl with twin ponytails suddenly looked a little stiff.

Fortunately, it was only a brief and restrained clash, like a tentative confrontation, and neither side was arrogant enough to start a Holy Grail War in broad daylight in this school. This sudden confrontation ended immediately without further escalation.

However, that corner of the campus was already bustling with people, and many students were talking excitedly, and soon they came up with a series of rumors and statements.

Toosaka Rin's expression was tense. She had been carefully confirming someone's status through the connection in the contract, ready to activate the Command Spell to pull the other person back at any time... She didn't hesitate at all, and didn't want that guy to really get into trouble.

Soon, the guy came back.

He appeared calm on the outside, as if he had everything under control, but the news he brought back was extremely valuable.

"…The classes of the servants on both sides are currently unknown. One of them is a young blonde servant who is using an invisible weapon, the size of which is unknown. The other is a beautiful lady in black clothes and black pants, wearing an eye patch, and the weapon she is using is a chain dagger…"

"...The former has shown superior strength and speed, while the latter is extremely agile, although slightly inferior in strength. However, it seems that both sides are more testing each other. I'm afraid that neither of them has exerted their full strength. I guess this is not their limit..."

"…I can only confirm that one of the masters is a student of this school. He has red hair and looks like he exercises regularly. The other master didn't show up, but I suspect it's Miss Sakura…"

The young man told the information he had collected without hiding anything. Anyway, the situation was like this and he just needed to go with the flow.

"After they all left, a blue guy came from behind. We are not sure whether he is fighting alone or forming an alliance with someone. His master has not shown up either. Anyway, he is very alert..."

"From the same school? Red hair? Work out regularly?"

Toosaka Rin curled the corners of her mouth, keenly capturing the most useful clue, and immediately thought of someone. Could it be such a coincidence?
Such a poor school had three students chosen as masters. Has the Holy Grail War fallen to such a low point? They can't even choose a qualified adult magician, or what?
It's really troublesome...

The girl forced herself to suppress the urge to scratch her head, feeling confused for a moment. Although the current situation became clearer as more intelligence came in, she was no longer in the dark as before.

However, it is better not to know.

Xia Zhi carefully observed the expression of the Master. He did bring back all the information, and did not omit anything. However, sometimes, this could actually be considered a kind of open conspiracy.

It makes people act according to their own steps unconsciously.

After all, it seems that there is a lot of information, but in fact, if you sort it out, you will find that the only two groups that can take targeted actions are the red-haired group and the Sakura group. And judging from Miss Toosaka's reaction, Sakura is very important to her.

So, she didn't really have much choice.

"Well, it's time to realize this... Otherwise, there's no way we can wait sixty years to compete in the next Holy Grail War."

The black-haired girl with twin ponytails gritted her teeth and seemed to have made up her mind.

“Master, maybe there won’t be another Holy Grail War…” Medea hesitated. “I went to check Mt. Yuanzang in the second half of last night and found that someone had made a “tumor” on the mountain, which has caused most of the structure of the Greater Holy Grail to collapse…”

"What?"×2
Toosaka Rin looked shocked.

Xia Zhi was also a little uneasy. When he heard the news, his first reaction was -

It seems... there is a chance to directly refine the entire Holy Grail?
(End of this chapter)