"Ahhhhh—Dr. Roman, didn't you say the magical energy response here was the lowest?!"
"I don't know why there are hostile Servants patrolling in such high density either! They shouldn't have known in advance that we would appear near here?!"
The voice on the other end of the comms was equally panicked.
"Senpai! Watch out!"
The shield-wielding girl pressed down on the running girl, blocking another attack.
The two running field operations were being chased with nowhere to turn, causing chaos for those directing from Chaldea as well.
"We scanned here before, and this area's magical energy response was the lowest. Why is it being patrolled back and forth by enemy Heroic Spirits as their territory? If it's their turf, shouldn't it be crawling with all sorts of monsters?"
Dr. Roman was pacing anxiously, but the woman behind him revealed a serious expression.
"We must have fallen into survivorship bias—the magical energy response here is low because a battle with rebels occurred here. The original monsters were wiped out, which is why the enemy sent more powerful Heroic Spirits to patrol here!"
"This isn't the time to deduce principles! Da Vinci-chan! Help!"
Ritsuka Fujimaru ran breathlessly, dodging the mad dog in black armor behind her. If the opponent hadn't had a special fondness for Mash's shield, she probably would have been done for long ago.
"Sorry, it seems really hard to run this time."
The girl in fine clothes stuck out her tongue, acting cute for no clear reason; her transparent crystal horse was also full of cracks.
There were seven Servants on the opposing side chasing them—two and a half Heroic Spirits plus one ordinary human. Being able to run this far was already a miracle.
No, even a miracle couldn't achieve this. If a few of the Servants hadn't been going easy on them, they wouldn't have been able to reach this point at all.
"These guys are as irritable as composers whose work was interrupted; even their fighting style has no melody to speak of."
After Mozart destroyed a volley of arrows with sound waves, he looked at Queen Marie.
"We can't drag this out any longer. Our magical energy won't last much longer either. I must use my Noble Phantasm. You take the opportunity to break through with them."
"I understand, Mozart. I'm sorry I can't listen to your performance anymore."
"There will always be opportunities in the future."
The man put away all expressions and solemnly waved his unique baton—but surprisingly, apart from the mad dog in black armor who continued to relentlessly attack Mash's shield, the Servants who had been chasing them all stopped in unison.
"Wait! There are more Servant magical energy responses approaching!"
Mozart was startled for a moment; those guys actually withdrew. Releasing a Noble Phantasm now obviously couldn't even stall for time, so he had to forcibly cancel the gathering of magical energy and backhandedly struck a spell onto the mad dog still attacking.
Everyone's attention fell, more or less, on the two cloaked figures who had arrived.
"Dragon-slaying hero, what need is there to hide your face like this?"
Facing Vlad's question, Siegfried took off his hood. The other person did the same; the golden braid stunned everyone.
"Savior of Chaldea, I am Jeanne d'Arc. The Lord gave me a revelation to come here."
"Saint Jeanne d'Arc? Isn't Jeanne the mastermind of this Singularity? Why would she appear here?"
Ritsuka Fujimaru was immediately puzzled upon hearing this. If they were reinforcements against the enemy, why were those people so nervous? Even after that Jeanne had revealed her True Name, their guard didn't relax?
"Where is the other nameless hero? Although he is a human, he is prey I am determined to claim."
"There's another expert?"
"Dr. Roman?"
"There isn't any. There are no other extra Heroic Spirit responses. Only these two Heroic Spirits arrived—wait! One is missing! One of the hostile Servant Heroic Spirit responses is missing!"
Vlad's expression changed slightly. He instantly looked in the direction where Atalante was. The arrow rain that had been continuous had actually stopped.
At this moment, Siegfried and Jeanne had already joined the battlefield. Marie and Mozart, finally relieved, could focus their strength on dealing with the guy who had been chasing them relentlessly.
Vlad and Jeanne's spear tips clashed. His face was grave; obviously, the Impaler was at a disadvantage.
"I didn't expect that unknown human hero to be someone so unscrupulous. To achieve victory, is he willing to use sneak attacks?"
Jeanne had absolutely no intention of responding to him. Her and Siegfried's mission was to stall them and buy time for Suzuki Makoto.
And Suzuki Makoto, who had returned to the main battlefield after dealing with the opponent's long-range unit, first sought out the woman Siegfried had mentioned earlier who had secretly guided and helped him.
"Choosing me as the breakthrough point? That is acceptable—my True Name is Martha, the Saint who first received Jesus!"
The Heroic Spirit holding the cross staff announced her True Name. However, her attack which completely abandoned defense allowed Suzuki Makoto to see through her intention.
The two sides crossed paths. The man didn't even stop walking, immediately rushing towards that lily-like knight.
Behind him, Saint Martha had already turned into a pile of black ash.
From Atalante to Martha, obviously these summoned Heroic Spirits were not willing participants. Therefore, Suzuki Makoto went straight for the last Heroic Spirit who gave him this feeling.
Sure enough, the opponent didn't offer much resistance either. After a symbolic attack, only a sigh was left behind before turning into ash.
In an instant, three of the seven Heroic Spirits chasing Chaldea had been cut down by Suzuki Makoto. The numerical advantage was instantly reversed.
Dr. Roman and Da Vinci, who had been watching the battlefield through Ritsuka Fujimaru, were dumbfounded.
"That guy, really no Heroic Spirit response? Not Presence Concealment?"
"Yes, that guy is absolutely one hundred percent human. Even the opponent's leader admitted his human identity—but how can a human form a crushing combat stance against Heroic Spirits!"
Da Vinci's eyes shone with a strange light; she always held a special interest in extraordinary humans.
Vlad's expression darkened. The disadvantage they faced was now significant. Of the remaining four, the mad dog didn't listen to orders at all. The other executioner was also in danger under Siegfried's attacks. He and Carmilla had to join forces to barely withstand the Saint's offensive. Clearly, this Ruler was currently in her prime form.
But before he could say anything more, Carmilla screamed and activated her Noble Phantasm—evidently encountering an attack difficult to handle.
Vlad turned his head, and what he saw was a relaxed Suzuki Makoto, the scene of him tearing apart that Iron Maiden and shattering the Countess's Spirit Origin with a single sword slash.
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