As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

However, seeing Hercules resurrect after falling to the ground and climbing up the stairs, Madoka drew her bow and arrow. Magic power continuously gathered on the arrow, and the pink light emanating from it grew brighter and brighter. When the light was almost like a small sun, Madoka shot the arrow.

The arrow, imbued with immense magical power, collided directly with Hercules in mid-air, creating a powerful explosion that swept across the entire mirror space. This charge-up was undeniably potent. After unleashing the attack, Madoka flew to Habigail's location and carried her into the air to avoid the chain reaction of the explosion.

Actually, Xiaoyuan didn't think too much about it. Since ordinary arrows weren't powerful enough, she could just charge up and fire one. If charging up one arrow wasn't enough, she would need to charge up for a longer time. In any case, she could eventually kill it completely.

However, as it turned out, Madoka's simple idea did work. Her charged attack was comparable to the real Curry Stick. And since this was a weakened version of the fake Hercules, the result was obvious: the fake Hercules was completely annihilated by this attack. The fact that the space was already collapsing told us the outcome.

However, there is a problem: the venue consists of several tall buildings, which have all been reduced to ruins by Xiaoyuan's previous attack and are now collapsed on the ground. This means that Abigail must find the card left behind by Hercules in this huge pile of ruins.

"Xiaoyuan! Although your attack was brilliant, I'm in a difficult position now!"

Abigail looked at the ground littered with rubble, tears welling up in her eyes. She should have just killed Hercules herself.

However, the final result was good. Although these cards were lost in the ruins, they still emitted a faint magical power, which was the key to Abigail finding the card.

After finding the card, the two left the mirrored space, which was on the verge of collapse.

Just then, a huge white beam of light shot into the sky from the outskirts where Ilya and the others were.

Chapter 52 Illya as the Holy Grail

In the grove where their destination was located, Rin Tohsaka and Luvia arrived with Illya and Miyu.

Before this, they already knew from Ilya that Abigail and Madoka wouldn't be coming today. Although they didn't know why they weren't coming, they figured they could just go by themselves.

In fact, since Archer is basically never used, Ilya still hasn't realized that the card has been stolen; she still believes the card is in her card holder.

Upon reaching their destination, following the normal procedure, they entered the mirror space, only to find it in complete disarray. Among the ruins, the Rolling Stone Beast, forgotten by Abigail, was dozing on the ground.

At this moment, the Rolling Stone Beast became excited again because of Ilya and the others' arrival.

Roar......

The loud roar drew Ilya and the others' attention, and they saw a huge rock rolling toward them.

The group of girls were so frightened that they quickly took cover. Illya and Miyu each took Rin Tohsaka and Luvia into the air.

"What on earth is this thing?" Rin Tohsaka asked, looking at the Rolling Stone Beast rolling directly on the ground.

“It looks like a big rock,” Ilya said.

"Of course I know it looks like a stone, but do you think a stone will roll around on its own?" Rin Tohsaka said irritably.

"Haha, yeah." Ilya chuckled sheepishly.

“But Ilya is right! It really does look like a big rock,” Ruby chimed in.

"Alright, can we stop worrying about this? What we should be thinking about now is how to deal with this giant... rock." Rin Tohsaka had been trying to find a better adjective to describe the moving rock, but she suddenly realized that "rock" was the most fitting word.

"Why don't we give it a try?" Ilya said, then took the ruby ​​and fired a magic bullet at the Rolling Stone Beast, but the magic bullet had no effect on the Rolling Stone Beast's sturdy back, leaving only a black spot.

Although it wasn't injured, being attacked still made Rolling Stone quite angry.

It stopped rolling, stretched out its previously curled-up body, and then countless sharp spikes appeared on its back, making it look like a hedgehog.

"Oh no, Ilya, defend now!" Seeing the Rolling Stone Beast's movements, Rin Tohsaka immediately thought of a possibility.

Sure enough, just as Rin Tohsaka finished speaking, the spikes on the back of the Rolling Stone Beast shot out like a shower of flowers.

Fortunately, the defense was timely, and the spikes did not injure anyone.

"Hey, Tohsaka, look what you've done! Luckily Miyu reacted quickly, otherwise something terrible would have happened. Can't you think about the consequences before you act?" Luvia said, somewhat exasperated.

Rin Tohsaka looked over and saw that Luvia looked somewhat disheveled, clearly having been caught off guard by the attack just now.

"I'm sorry," Ilya said apologetically.

"Forget it, let's hurry up and think of a way to deal with this hedgehog-like thing."

However, just as they were discussing this matter, the Rolling Stone Beast below generated another spike on its back. This spike was very large, and there was only one.

"Ilya, get out of the way!" Ruby shouted to Ilya, noticing the movements of the Rolling Stone Beast below.

However, it was too late. This time, the spikes exploded at speeds exceeding those of sound, striking Ilya's body in less than a second.

Then the sonic boom generated by the spike breaking the speed of sound finally arrived.

"Illya!" Rin Tohsaka shouted. Although she was falling, that wasn't the main problem. The most important thing was how Illya was doing.

"Don't worry, Ilya is fine now, she just fainted. You don't need to worry." Ruby's voice came from afar.

Upon hearing its voice, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, it made sense, since Ruby was responsible for the physical defense barrier. Although Ilya didn't dodge the supersonic spike, Ruby still managed to establish a defense. However, due to the impact, Ilya fainted.

However, things are not that simple.

Actually, the real threat in this space isn't the Rolling Stone Beast. Although it is indeed very strong, its attacks are predictable, so they can be dealt with.

Hidden within this space is an unseen creature that came with the Rolling Stone Beast; even Abigail was unaware of its existence.

It is actually quite special because it is a spiritual life form. Its way of life is to reside in the dreams of living beings and to feed on the spirit emitted by living beings when they are afraid.

At this moment, it had already infiltrated Ilya's dream.

"Everyone, I'll take Ilya outside first. You guys figure out how to deal with this monster!" Ruby said, and a red magic circle appeared where it had been. Then, with a flash of light, Ruby and Ilya left the mirror space.

"What do we do now?" Rin Tohsaka asked, looking at Luvia beside her. The two of them were standing on a plane created by Miyu's magic.

"Hahaha, it seems Miyu has to step in now. Go, Miyu, take care of this monster!" Luvia said with a laugh, seemingly certain that Miyu could defeat the monster below.

Miyu nodded upon receiving the order. She took a card from her card holder and pressed it onto the sapphire, which then transformed into a red spear.

"The spear that pierces through the death thorns!"

Shouting out the name of her Noble Phantasm, Miyu, as everyone knows, throws spears. So she simply hurled the spear downwards.

However, the spear did not strike the rolling stone beast, but rather a short distance in front of its head.

However, this was not a mistake. The red spear inexplicably bounced and shot towards the head of the rolling stone beast, then pierced directly into its body.

And the shot pierced right into the heart of the Rolling Stone.

Afterwards, the group retrieved the spear that the sapphire had transformed into and left the mirrored space that was beginning to crumble.

Just as the three of them left the mirror space, a powerful shockwave suddenly struck them, and Miyu quickly created a protective shield to block the shockwave.

"What exactly was released?" Luvia asked, somewhat puzzled, as she had just regained her footing.

However, no one answered her. At this moment, Rin Tohsaka and Miyu were both staring at the sky in shock.

There, a pillar of light shot into the sky. Within it, Ilya floated, staring expressionlessly into the distance.

Chapter 53 Saving Ilya

"You've finally come out. Quickly check on Ilya and see how she is."

Just as everyone was surprised, Ruby's voice suddenly came from the side. Immediately, Ruby flew out from the nearby woods.

"Ruby, what happened? How did Ilya become like this?" Rin Tohsaka shouted.

“Miyu-sama, Illya looks similar to her previous condition, but there are some differences,” Sapphire said.

"Hmm, can you analyze what exactly happened?" Miyu asked anxiously.

"I can't understand it, but I can observe a huge amount of magic power. It's amazing! This kind of magic power is unimaginable!" From the sapphire's tone, you could tell that it was very surprised.

"Yes, I don't know how Ilya suddenly unleashed such powerful magic. Even though Sapphire and I have infinite magic, we still can't reach this level of power output."

Nearby, Rin Tohsaka grabbed the ruby ​​floating to the side, leaned close to it, and said fiercely.

"Tell me quickly, what exactly did you release after we separated? How did Ilya become like this?"

"You're asking me? I don't know either. After I brought Ilya out, I put her on the grass to rest, but suddenly, Ilya started yelling something like 'Go away, don't come any closer, no!' and then she suddenly exploded. I'm still completely baffled," Ruby explained.

"Rin, what should we do now? Such powerful magic will cause a lot of trouble in terms of cleanup, and we may not be able to solve it at all with our current abilities," Luvia asked Rin after understanding the situation.

“This is a real disaster, but no matter what, I can’t just leave Illya here since I brought her in. Ruby, has Illya been like this since just now?” Rin Tohsaka asked.

“Yes! It hasn’t changed since then, and I’m really curious how Ilya can have such powerful magic. She was like this before, but she wasn’t as strong as she is now,” Ruby said.

Just then, Ilya suddenly raised her hand, and she was facing Fuyuki City.

"What is Ilya trying to do now?" Rin Tohsaka asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Oh no, Miyu-sama! A large amount of magic power has gathered in Illya's hands. If she releases it, it will be a disaster! Stop her quickly!" Sapphire suddenly shouted in a panic.

"But what should I do?" At this point, Miyu was no longer able to think calmly. After all, she was only a 10-year-old girl. Although she had experienced a lot and was relatively mature, she was naturally confused in this situation where even adults didn't know what to do.

"Miyu, attack Illya and force her to stop what she's doing," Rukia commanded.

"But Ilya will get hurt!" Miyu exclaimed.

"We can't worry about that now. If Ilya attacks, it won't just be a matter of getting hurt! Quick, attack, Miyu!" Rukia said.

After hearing Rukia's words, Miyu knew that the situation was very critical, so she raised the sapphire in her hand and gathered her magic power.

"I'm sorry, please forgive me, Ilya," Miyu said softly, before firing a magic cannon.

However, it was no use; the magic cannon was directly neutralized by the layer of magic surrounding Ilya.

Outside Ilya, the concentration of magical energy emanating from her was visible to the naked eye, and it seemed that this was not intentional on Ilya's part, but rather that too much magical energy was being released.

"It's no use, Miyu-sama. There's simply no way to break through Illya's defenses," Sapphire reported on the outcome.

Seeing this situation, they didn't rush over directly.

"Miyu, what are you doing?" Luvia shouted.

"Since there's a magical barrier around Illya, I'll stop her in close combat," Miyu shouted, then charged towards Illya.

"Miyu, be careful!" With no other option, Luvia could only shout this to Miyu.

"Luvia, we can't just stand here and watch, we have to do something." Rin Tohsaka turned to Luvia and said as she watched Miyu rush over.

“You’re right, let’s go help Miyu together,” Luvia said.

"Ruby, the situation is urgent. Make a temporary contract with me."

"Hey, hey, let the transformation begin!"

After a burst of light, Rin Tohsaka's clothes transformed into a magical girl outfit. Interestingly, she now had cat ears on her head and a black cat tail behind her, which seemed to inexplicably fit Rin Tohsaka's rather carefree personality.

"Then let's go."

After saying that, Rin Tohsaka flew directly towards Illya's direction, with Luvia following closely behind.