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They are human, yet they cannot be called human, so they can only be called "demons".

Facing the equally strange-looking group, the leader of the "demons" in front spoke up: "Which district are you from? Don't you know this is our 'Blackspot' hunting ground?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't know what the black spots were, and neither did the two Heroic Spirits, so in response, they remained silent.

The leader of the reincarnators frowned, but one of the reincarnators next to him looked suspicious after glancing over several times. He quickly leaned close to the reincarnator and whispered a few words in his ear.

After a while.

"……retreat."

Watching the group of "demons" leave in the distance without saying a word, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt no relief whatsoever, even though she didn't know why. On the contrary, she felt like a great disaster was about to befall her.

There seemed to be a shared "sensation" between him and the two Heroic Spirits. Just as Fujimaru Ritsuka was about to ask the two Heroic Spirits to stop these "demons" from leaving, Lancer and Saber had already begun their actions one after the other.

The "demons" did not panic at the sudden attack by the two heroic spirits, but instead quickly took direct action.

"Disperse and retreat. These high-risk natives are beyond the capabilities of the candidates—let the official reincarnators deal with them!"

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Soul Leap: Chapter 303 The Stage for Chess Pieces (Part 2)

The roles of hunter and prey are not fixed. Often, just a small "trigger" can completely reverse their positions, turning them from prey to hunter, or vice versa.

Kaneki Ken, who struggled to survive in that muddy swamp-like "Tokyo" until the very end and obtained the identity of a "formal reincarnator," was quite clear about it.

So, in order to prevent himself and those he wanted to protect from becoming prey, he had to use every means to make himself stronger—until no one could treat him as prey anymore.

In order to reach this almost impossible future, Kaneki Ken set foot on this completely unfamiliar land, searching for possible "prey," and then on this day he found it.

An inconspicuous side quest suddenly appeared on his wristwatch without his notice, clearly indicating the location of the targets and what he would get after killing them, but without giving any hints about the punishment.

Perhaps such zero-punishment missions were extremely rare in the former God Space. However, as more and more formal reincarnators advance, these missions, which have no punishment but have correspondingly reduced rewards, are gradually increasing for reincarnators whose overall strength has risen by more than one level.

Although the exact nature of the "God Space" remains a mystery, the reincarnators have gleaned some patterns during their long "world travels." For instance, just as the God does not issue missions that guarantee certain death, the missions it issues are entirely designed to make the God itself more complete and powerful. Based on this, the "God Space" and the "Reincarnators" have established a mutually beneficial relationship.

However, because one party completely controls the life and death of the other, this mutually supportive relationship is often seen as a coercive act. But in conclusion, a powerful "God Space" has a positive effect on every reincarnator who wants to become stronger.

As a reincarnator whose goal is to pursue great power, Kaneki Ken needs just such a powerful "God Space". So when he discovered this side quest, he accepted it without hesitation.

Following the route map provided by the "main god," Kaneki Ken quickly found his "prey" behind the scattered candidates after bypassing a city ruin. Concealing his presence, he cowered in a corner where the candidates were about to pass, waiting patiently for his "prey" to approach, a testament to the patience honed through his long hunting career...

500 meters... 400 meters... 300 meters...

He could hear the screams and gasps of the candidate reincarnators as they were attacked, but more frequently he heard the chaotic footsteps. And in the midst of these chaotic footsteps, Kaneki Ken accurately caught the one with the longest interval, yet also the heaviest.

Two hundred meters... one hundred meters... fifty meters...

In the dim corner, two crimson lights stared intently at the intersection ahead. Even without seeing him in person, Kaneki Ken could sense the approach of his "prey."

Thirty meters... twenty meters... ten meters...

Closer and closer, until—

The thick, long tail of RC cells easily shattered the walls blocking both sides, and crashed down into the horrified gaze of the candidate reincarnator who couldn't dodge in time, along with the Heroic Spirit behind him who was about to raise his Noble Phantasm to attack.

"boom----!!!"

A slightly chilly night wind swept through the nearly ruined city, carrying away the little warmth left and stirring up dust. When Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had finally arrived under Mashu's protection, saw the long "tail" swishing behind the "demon" confronting Lancer, a look of astonishment appeared in her eyes.

His senses from the magician made him quite certain that this "demon" was neither a magician nor a Heroic Spirit, but an existence completely unrelated to the concept of "magic." Yet, this existence, devoid of any mystery, forcibly blocked a Heroic Spirit whose true form was summoned to the present world with its own flesh and blood... It was almost unbelievable.

Just as Fujimaru Ritsuka was shocked by what she was seeing, the two people facing off in front of her took further action.

The first to probe was once again the "demon" with several tails. With an agility and speed beyond human capabilities, he crossed the short distance between himself and Lancer, swinging his "tails" to hit Lancer on the head—which was unsurprisingly blocked.

Even though it was blocked, the immense power still caused the ground beneath Lancer's feet to crack and crumble. The restrained Heroic Spirit had no choice but to abandon any chance to retaliate, instead becoming entangled with these powerful yet incredibly agile "tails." For a moment, the entire battlefield was enveloped in the whistling wind and the sounds of bombardment.

"To be able to fight Heroic Spirits head-on without being at a disadvantage, who exactly is this person?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka glanced at the three Command Seals on the back of her hand, gritted her teeth, and was about to activate them when she heard a commotion from the other side.

"Wind King's barrier!"

A swirling gale swept across one side of the battlefield in an instant, crushing the piled-up rubble and debris along the way, and then slammed a huge figure into the ruined street dozens of meters away, creating a huge tremor and a loud noise.

As a result, Fujimaru Ritsuka had no choice but to abandon her plan to activate a Command Spell and instead retreated a distance to avoid interfering with the Heroic Spirits' battle.

As the winds stirred up by the Wind King's barrier dispersed the dust, Fujimaru Ritsuka saw the second culprit who had brought the legendary great Knight King into a stalemate.

"giant?"

Staring blankly at the enormous figure rising from the ground, he realized it wasn't his imagination until the figure was fully upright; the "human" covered in something as hard as armor truly was that tall.

At least in Fujimaru Ritsuka's mind, apart from the "giants" in myths and legends, even the highest-ranking Heroic Spirit could not possibly possess such a height.

It was clear that the "giant" who had been attacked by Saber was not seriously injured by relying on his "thick skin" characteristic. He simply shook his head and got up again, stomping on the ground, and roared angrily at the swordsmen who were waiting in front of him.

Soul Leap: Chapter 304 The Stage for the Chess Pieces (Part 2)

"This can't go on—Mash!"

"Senior, do we really have to do this?"

“That’s right, it’s an emergency. Lancer and Saber alone can’t fight these enemies. I don’t know why, but it’s much easier for me to summon Servants in this singularity than before. In that case, let’s summon more Servants to help us fight!”

After hesitating for a moment, facing Fujimaru Ritsuka's determined gaze, Mash had no choice but to nod in agreement: "I understand, senpai. I'll take care of things behind the scenes!"

"Please, Mashu."

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Feeling the heavy vibration from his arms gripping the dual pistols, Lancer's surprise was no less than that of the Master who had summoned him.

"Such skill and such a bizarre appearance—if a heroic spirit like you existed in history, you would surely not have remained unknown. Yet you have never left any trace in history, which can only mean that you are not a being that this world can accommodate. Since that's the case—"

After forcefully parrying a whip strike, Lancer retreated a distance and untied the cloth strips binding his twin pistols, which concealed the brilliance of his Noble Phantasm: "I can only send you back to the world that originally belonged to you."

"Lancer, Diarmuid!"

The sudden increase in speed, more than doubling, caused Kaneki Ken's pupils to contract sharply. Before he could react, a cold sensation pierced his heart along with a sharp pain.

Looking down, I saw a deep red spear.

"ended."

Slowly withdrawing his Noble Phantasm from the "monster's" chest, Lancer was quite fortunate to have managed to defeat this troublesome opponent. In short, he relied on the surprise attack of releasing the Noble Phantasm's true name. If his opponent had understood his Noble Phantasm, the outcome of this battle might have been different.

"careful!"

It was impossible for the body, which had turned halfway, to face back again. However, the feeling that constantly threatened its own existence did not disappear. Instead, it penetrated the flesh and bone marrow along the skin as if it were a tangible thing. Just as the tip of the tail was about to penetrate Lancer's body, several arrows fell from the sky and hit the tail directly, pinning it to the ground.

With his bloodshot eyes fixed on the figure in the distance who had once again raised his longbow, Kaneki Ken, whose heart wound had completely healed, had no choice but to give up the "reward" that was almost within his grasp and turn to flee the battlefield without hesitation.

In comparison, the armored giant on the other side, who was also besieged by two Heroic Spirits, was much less fortunate. Under the repeated attacks of Saber and Caster (whose real name is Cú Chulainn), it was unable to escape. In the end, under the attack of Caster's equally massive Noble Phantasm, it let out a shrill scream and was completely burned to ashes and disappeared without a trace.

"Phew~ We finally took it down. This is the first time I've encountered a monster like this. Aren't you going to introduce it to me, Master?"

Meeting Cú Chulainn's gaze, Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had just summoned two Heroic Spirits and was slightly overwhelmed by magic, took a deep breath and explained her current situation to them.

After half an hour.

"...So, the reason our original bodies were summoned to this world is because this world does not have a 'source'?"

Wielding his magic wand with movements that ordinary magicians would never make, the Caster-class Heroic Spirit smiled knowingly: "No wonder it felt a bit strange. It seems I can now be more than just a Caster; I can even be a Lancer."

"archer, Chiron."

After briefly introducing his name and class, the Heroic Spirit immediately steered the conversation to the main topic: "According to Master, what we need to do next is to correct this singularity, which means finding the 'Root Ruler'... Although I have doubts about the fact that a human can control the Root, it seems that there is no other option for us now."

"Yes, so..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka breathed a sigh of relief at finally gaining the understanding of these Heroic Spirits, and turned her gaze to Tohsaka Rin, who had been silent since the beginning: "Tohsaka-san, right? We need your help to save the world of magic. Where is the 'Root Ruler' right now?"

Visitors from another world, multiple Heroic Spirits, and a self-proclaimed novice magician who can summon Heroic Spirits as easily as cabbages—all of this has completely shattered Rin Tohsaka's magical worldview, which she has built up over the past decade. Even if someone were to tell her now that this self-proclaimed novice magician is the root of all evil, she would probably believe it without a doubt.

Facing this extremely bizarre visitor from another world who could potentially use this very strangeness to bring the world back under the control of the "Root" and liberate the magicians, Rin Tohsaka took a deep breath: "I don't know. Nobody knows where the 'Root Ruler' went, and they may not even know if it exists in this world."

Before Fujimaru Ritsuka could show a disappointed, disapproving expression, Tohsaka Rin immediately added, "But I know where the 'Anti-Root Noble Phantasm' is!"

"A Noble Phantasm of the Root?"

“That’s right. My father, Tokiomi Tohsaka, was one of the Masters who participated in the Holy Grail War eleven years ago, so he has a certain understanding of the course and outcome of that Holy Grail War. After leaving Fuyuki City due to his circumstances, he tried to return here to look for those unknown traces from back then, and then he discovered its existence... the Root Noble Phantasm, or rather, the Heroic Spirit Terminator.”

"It is precisely because of its existence that the Root was forced to leave this world, which enabled the invaders to seize this world and then use the rules of the Holy Grail to create a false Root to seize control of this world. As long as it can be destroyed, the true Root will definitely be able to return. With the support of the true Root, the magician can also fight against it and the being behind it with his own power."

After hesitating for a while, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked, "Where is that 'Anti-Root Noble Phantasm'? How long will it take to get there? And there should be many guardians around, similar to those 'demons' from before, right?"

Despite Fujimaru Ritsuka's concerns, Tohsaka Rin exclaimed with excitement, "If I'm not mistaken, it's stored here!"

"here?"

"The location of the ley lines where the Greater Grail is stored in Fuyuki City"

They exchanged a glance with Mashu beside them, and the three of them, as if by unspoken agreement, would simultaneously call out the name: "Ryudouji" x3

Soul Leap: Chapter 305 Mystic Eyes of Death Perception

The ultimate target, which she thought would require a long period of exploration and searching, was easily exposed right under her nose. It has to be said that the strange situation in this "space-time singularity" is making Fujimaru Ritsuka feel increasingly uncomfortable.

But no matter what, the things that need to be done still need to be done, otherwise just figuring out how to get back to his original timeline would be a huge problem.

With the help of the information provided by Rin Tohsaka and some speculation, the Heroic Spirit team, which had grown to seven members, headed towards Ryudouji Temple, but then encountered an unexpected problem.

Where is Ryudong Temple?

"North of Fuyuki City..."

Mashu, who had some knowledge of the city because she had once stepped into another time and space, was about to answer when she had to stop halfway through her sentence.

Looking around, there was nothing in the ruins of Fuyuki City that could serve as a reference point. The temple that should have been built on the hillside was nowhere to be found. There was nothing more than five meters tall. Under such circumstances, how could one find the "north of Fuyuki City"?

Fortunately, they were accompanied by a magician who had done considerable research on this "magician's forbidden zone."

"It's there!"

Following the direction Rin Tohsaka pointed, what came into Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes was a huge depression with a radius of nearly two kilometers.

"……There?"

“That’s right. When my father came, Ryudou Temple still existed. I never imagined it would become like this in just a few days…”

"Indeed, I sensed powerful residual magical energy fluctuations there."

At this moment, Saber, who was walking ahead and keeping a watchful eye on the surroundings, also spoke up: "Even if that's not Ryudouji Temple, there must be something unusual about it."

Obviously, for the group at present, anything "abnormal" could become a direction for action. So the seven people who had determined their goal continued to move forward, but had to stop again in less than five minutes.

This time, however, it wasn't due to unfamiliarity with the path, but rather the appearance of an interceptor.

Moreover, this interceptor was not one of those unfamiliar "demons" from before. Rather, they were all familiar with the identity of the interceptor before them, since to some extent they were all beings of the same kind.

"assassin, Ryougi Shiki."

The girl, wearing a red vest and holding a short knife, stood before everyone without any warning and uttered these words that left them utterly bewildered: "Give up, while there's still time."

"State your purpose, assassin."

Protecting Fujimaru Ritsuka and Tohsaka Rin behind her and standing in front of her, Saber raised her invisible holy sword and demanded, "If I remember correctly, you also participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War. Why are you on their side now?"

No further evidence is needed; her act of standing in front of everyone and holding a weapon is enough to prove it.

—They are both Heroic Spirits, but the one before me is an enemy, not a friend.

"Why did it turn out this way? You need to ask about the root cause. If it hadn't used us up and then just dumped us here, I wouldn't have had to do all this trouble."

With a sigh, seemingly knowing that he couldn't persuade the heroic spirit before him with words alone, the azure light in his upper eyes gradually brightened, bringing a fatal sense of crisis to everyone who was looked at by those eyes.

"Let me make it clear first, although I don't have the 'omnipotence' of that guy's eyes, I am not the 'me' you know, at least not just because I have the 'root' to support me in terms of 'death perception'."

Gripping the short sword in her other hand, the girl lowered her center of gravity: "The 'me' you know can't use these eyes without any burden."

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This battle was built on inequality from the very beginning.

It is undoubtedly unfair to have four manifested Heroic Spirits fight against a Heroic Spirit who is merely a projection. However, when the Heroic Spirits of the two factions officially engage in battle, Fujimaru Ritsuka realizes that this "unfairness" is not only reflected in the quantity, but also in the quality.

A demonic spear that can destroy all defenses and healing abilities.

——Sever