FATE: Target of Grand Master

The palace gates opened, and Xia Yan and his two companions appeared on the streets of Moscow with a squad of assassins.

Actually, Xia Yan had always wanted to complain about how there was no means of transportation in the entire Russian Lostbelt, and that he could only walk the whole way. But when he thought about it carefully, he realized that in the original work, the Yaga were a hybrid of humans and monsters, and their physical strength and endurance were much stronger than the original humans.

Kadoc is a magician, and Anastasia is a servant, so it doesn't seem like a big problem for this master and servant to move quickly.

As for Gudako, a man who can carry Euryale to escape Hercules' pursuit and traverse the North American continent on foot, this little thing is nothing to him.

Therefore, in this extremely cold environment, using a vehicle actually involves considering issues such as vehicle maintenance and snow removal on the roads, which feels like a losing proposition.

Therefore, this can only be a hardship in the sweltering summer heat, as one has to travel on foot the entire way.

Of course, this is not because Xia Yan's physical strength is insufficient. After all, having undergone a series of training and trials, Xia Yan's physical strength is beyond that of ordinary people. However, whether one can do something and whether one wants to do something are two different things.

Who would rather walk outside in the cold wind and blizzard than enjoy hot pot and singing in a carriage while admiring the snowy scenery outside the window?

Forget it, these problems will be solved once I find Morgan.

"Player, the princess kept you behind alone just now. Did she make things difficult for you?"

Walking around was indeed a bit boring, so Nero started chatting with Xia Yan using telepathy.

"No. I've successfully secured a contract with her by appealing to her emotions and reasoning with her."

"Huh? Player, isn't the speed at which you made this contract a bit too fast? I have serious doubts about your motives."

Nero gave Xia Yan a distrustful look.

"Nero, what kind of look is that? My main mission this time is to help Anastasia become the Lostbelt Queen. Isn't it only natural that I want to build a good relationship with her?"

Seeing how matter-of-fact Xia Yan spoke, Nero's eyes grew even more distrustful.

"Alright, I won't ask about anything else, but you'll be sleeping with me tonight."

"Huh? How did this suddenly turn into talking about sleeping at night?"

Xia Yan felt that Nero's thinking had started to become more unconventional after he arrived in the Russian Lostbelt.

"Until we find another Servant, I must protect you closely. Although Anastasia has also formed a contract with you, as your senior, I should take precedence over her."

Xia Yan thought about it and realized that Nero was indeed more familiar with Anastasia than with whom he had just formed a contract.

"Then I'll have to trouble Your Majesty Nero to protect me tonight."

"Mmm."

Just as Nero was feeling satisfied, a new voice suddenly joined their encrypted call.

"Privet~ Oh, so this is how telepathy works? How interesting."

Anastasia's voice sent a chill down Xia Yan and Nero's spines.

"What were you guys talking about earlier? Count me in."

Faced with Anastasia's incredibly naive question, Nero immediately changed the subject, saying, "We were discussing plans to search for other Servants. It would be great if there was a way to efficiently detect the surrounding magical energy."

"Yes, my V can do that."

Anastasia's words immediately drew the attention of Xia Yan and Nero.

"Vi is a familiar of our Romanov dynasty. You can think of it as an elf or a monster, but it's best not to call it a monster, since Vi has a temper too."

As a Caster, I can manipulate dimensions to explore my surroundings. However, due to the extremely harsh climate of this Lostbelt, the range of my dimension exploration is limited to a radius of about five kilometers.

"This is already very good."

Xia Yan immediately expressed his satisfaction.

It has to be said that among the seven standard classes, the Caster class requires the most skill and is also the class that allows for the most skillful maneuvering.

While the Assassin class also requires skillful play, its purpose is simply to assassinate a target. However, the Caster class often pulls off incredible feats.

In traditional Holy Grail Wars, teaming up to farm Caster has almost become a tradition, but there's no other way around it. If Caster is allowed to develop stealthily, they can really crush the other six classes in the late game. Of course, this doesn't include super-powerful beings like Morgan, who are clearly a Magician but have the Berserker class.

"Wei, please."

After the three of them had walked several kilometers out of Moscow, Anastasia gently lifted Vi from her arms, and Vi naturally floated up, emanating ripples of magic from her body.

A moment later, Vi, having completed his investigation, returned to Anastasia's embrace, and the princess learned of the investigation's findings from Vi.

"There seems to be a magical reaction at the very edge of the western exploration area, but it's too far away, so it could be a magical beast or something similar."

"It's okay, you'll find out when you go see it."

Almost four hours have passed since they arrived in this world. Leaving aside the other Servants, Morgan should have found herself by now, unless she is trapped by something.

This can be considered Xia Yan's typical start.

He could hardly recall ever seeing Morgan land normally beside him.

In response, Xia Yan could only say that he could really understand the hardships that Fujimaru Ritsuka had endured. After all, every time the spirit particle was transferred, he either experienced free fall or was directly refreshed on the battlefield. It was harder than climbing to heaven to have a peaceful start.

The three, along with the Killer Hunters, immediately turned westward. When they reached the location where Wei had previously detected a magical reaction, they saw no living creatures, but rather a patch of leaning trees and a jumble of footprints. Clearly, a battle had taken place there, involving at least three people.

"Anastasia, investigate one more time."

Xia Yan looked at the bloodstains on the ground that had not yet been completely covered by the wind and snow, and a sense of worry arose in his heart.

Anastasia did as instructed and discovered three highly magically responsive individuals moving westward.

"Chase after them!"

Although Xia Yan only had two Servants with him at the moment, they had a whole squad of Killer Hunters behind them, so it wouldn't be a big problem for them to surround and trap a Servant.

Upon receiving Xia Yan's order, Nero and Anastasia immediately accelerated and pursued westward.

"Damn it, the other side only has one and a half combatants, how can the three of you still lose!"

A burly man, nearly two meters tall and with a muscular physique, complained to the three servants beside him.

"I'm sorry, Master, even if I unleash Hyde's power, it's still not as good as that Saber's."

"It's a handsome man with short blond hair and glasses," he said.

"Master, it's not that we're making excuses, it's just that that Saber is too outrageous. She blocked seven of my shots in a row."

The man, who also had short blond hair, added, twirling a revolver in his hand.

"They've finished talking, what about you?"

The burly man turned to the woman who had remained silent.

"Although Billy's skill level is indeed a bit questionable, what he said this time is not wrong. Not to mention him, even when the two of them were attacking me, my sniping was dodged by that swordsman. This Servant's strength is indeed incomparable to the enemies we encountered before."