Mash and Beryl (Continued)

He groggily opened his eyes and immediately saw Pepe Ronchi leading him as they fled.

"Now it's...?"

"Kirschtaria, you won! That's wonderful! I thought you were dead."

Upon seeing that the captain had woken up, Pepe Ronchi's face lit up with surprise.

Upon hearing his voice, Kirschtaria nodded and replied, "I almost died. Thankfully, that one didn't attack us directly."

He had just narrowly escaped death.

In order to break through, he used Ether twice on the enemy's home turf and forcibly activated Celestial Magecraft. Not to mention that the opponent finally Alchemy Array light barrier that left him helpless. Even Celestial Magecraft could not break through it. In the end, due to external injuries and the backlash of Ether, he directly fainted and was almost dead.

"--?!!"

Kirschtaria clutched her chest, feeling as if her internal organs were on fire, her entire body reaching a breaking point.

It suffered a devastating blow.

"As expected, it was indeed presumptuous of me to wage war against such a god in such a panicked state. Through this encounter, I have successfully realized that the opponent is not an ordinary, arrogant god, but a god of True Magic who has reached the realm of gods with human power. He knows all Magus and all Magecraft like the back of his hand, and is simply the nemesis of all Magus!"

Kirschtaria took a few deep breaths, then continued:

"I realized this when they used Celestial Magecraft. I didn't confront them or attack that person; instead, I chose Chaldea... That's probably why I survived. But they still saw through my intentions and cut off my escape route."

"Now, I can probably use Celestial Magecraft one last time, but I can't guarantee that this won't be the last time in my life..."

"Calm down!"

Upon hearing this, Pepe Ronchi hurriedly said, "Don't be impulsive, Kirschtaria! Even if you burn your life out, you're no match for that one. The only reason we've survived until now is because the other side hasn't launched an attack."

Although he may seem frivolous at times, Pepe Ronchi is arguably one of the most intelligent members of the Crypter, with a very clear understanding of the situation.

Upon hearing this, Kirschtaria nodded.

He knew it was meaningless; the Celestial Magecraft he could only use by burning his life force was just an ordinary attack method in the hands of his opponent.

God of True Magic

God of Magecraft.

His accumulated knowledge and mastery of the demonic arts are beyond comprehension.

With just a wave of his hand, he could instantly unleash Celestial Magecraft that was in no way inferior to one of his own.

Given such a disparity, even burning one's life would be of little significance.

So...

"Now, where do we go?"

Pepe Ronchi inquired.

Kirschtaria: "Let's go straight to Koyanskaya. The commotion in the south has stopped; she should have escaped. Let's meet up with Koyanskaya; she might have a way to get us out of here."

"I see."

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Meanwhile, on the other side...

In the vicinity of the rendezvous point, after sensing Kirschtaria's Celestial Magecraft and Rovey's Alchemy Magecraft.

What should have been a safe and uneventful final stretch of the road turned into a period of great anxiety for Rasputin.

Aside from the third group who had just escaped death, their luck wasn't really that good either, because the route they chose was near the Chaldea girls' dormitory, and they just happened to walk near Ritsuka Fujimaru's dormitory.

Ritsuka should have been resting at this time, but upon hearing the alarms at Chaldea and the continuous explosions outside, she still volunteered to help out of concern.

However, just as she finished changing her clothes and opened the door, she saw three strangers tiptoeing past her dormitory entrance.

Seemingly so engrossed in their work, the three of them had entered a state of near-oblivion, failing to notice Ritsuka the door immediately.

"???"

These three people looked like thieves.

Ritsuka's expression also showed a hint of confusion.

And these people...

It looks somewhat familiar. It seems very familiar.

Ritsuka seemed to have seen them before, but she couldn't quite remember where.

She stared at them intently for a long time, then thought about it seriously.

At that moment, she also received an urgent notification from Dr. Roman's group chat.

All members of A-Team defected.

An unknown enemy has Chaldea; all units are on high alert.

A-Team?

Ritsuka immediately remembered.

Aren't these the same veterans who were frozen in the cryogenic chamber? She had seen them in Chaldea's employee handbook.

They've been rescued? And they even defected?

What exactly happened?

While Ritsuka Fujimaru was still somewhat puzzled by the situation, Dr. Roman had successfully uploaded the photos of Koyanskaya and the rest of A-Team.

Ritsuka Fujimaru glanced at the photo.

She glanced again at the three silly little guys who were tiptoeing and crawling along the wall.

Yes, they all match!

Apart from that middle-aged priest who looked rather ominous and appeared to be a member of the clergy.

The other two are members of A-Team.

Yu Mei-ren, a mysterious and beautiful Magus from the Eastern Continent.

Beryl, the wolf-man infamous in the Clock Tower.

That's right, it's the two of them.

Each of them was an elite among Magus, belonging to the genius category, completely different from her, an ordinary person who was chosen.

At the beginning, Ritsuka might have been nervous upon seeing so many excellent Magus, but now she is a seasoned Master has reached the very end, having seen gods and Evils of Humanity, so how could she possibly be afraid of these few Magus?

But she still wanted to know, why did these seniors from A-Team betray Chaldea?

And just then...

Beryl, the werewolf man who was busy escaping and had keen senses, suddenly sneered:

"Hey, you little mouse, are you lost? But how long are you planning to stay behind us and spy on us?"

"Ah?"

Little mouse?

Is he talking about himself?

Ritsuka blinked, somewhat puzzled, as if surprised.

"Is there anyone else here besides you, little mouse?"

Beryl turned around at that moment, his amiable smile tinged with coldness and a nauseating malice:

"Aren't you going to run yet? I gave you plenty of time to escape, didn't you? Haha, just kidding. If you dare to turn back, I'll kill you right now."

Upon hearing this, Ritsuka Fujimaru's expression changed.

"You actually want to kill people? Aren't you Chaldea's Master?"

"Oh? So you recognize me. I was indeed the Master of Chaldea, but that was in the past. Now, I'm practically your mortal enemy. The reason I wanted to kill you is because if you were to secretly report me, things would get very complicated!"

Beryl pulled out a dagger, smiled at Ritsuka, and threatened her.

"Do you think I should kill more people to distract Chaldea?"

"This is pointless. We should go. Now is not the time to waste."

At that moment, Yu Mei-ren frowned and stopped Beryl's verbal threats, finding such a waste of time extremely distasteful.

She then glanced at Ritsuka, but did not sense any threat from her.

So she told Beryl not to waste time and to leave quickly, as she didn't want to be captured by the other Chaldea members.

"Okay, don't worry, my knife is very sharp."

Hearing Yu Mei-ren's urging, Beryl merely twirled the dagger and then lightly licked it, showing no intention of stopping there.

"You leave first, I'll kill her and then I'll come over."

"Silence her? Kill her?"

Compared to the enthusiastic Beryl and the completely uninterested Yu Mei-ren, Rasputin's empty eyes were now filled with despair.

"Look at her right hand, didn't you notice?"

Just as he was about to launch a Ritsuka attack on Ritsuka, Beryl paused slightly upon hearing this. "Right hand? What right hand? What tricks could she possibly have up her sleeve... Wait a minute!"

Under Rasputin's gaze, he glanced at Ritsuka's right hand and saw two bright red Command Seal remaining on the smooth back of her hand.

Master?

Could she be?!

Beryl reacted immediately, and as he pondered the situation, a thick iron wall hurtled toward his location at that very moment.

"--?!!"

Beryl raised an eyebrow, but his keen senses alerted him to the impending danger.

Bang!!

Taking advantage of the brief moment when the massive iron wall fell, he leaped backward at lightning speed, narrowly avoiding the sudden attack.

A dull thud sounded, and Beryl, who had landed again, looked ahead. Soon, he saw the true face of the huge iron wall.

It was a huge, heavy, and ancient shield, which was now tightly held in the hands of a girl with short purple hair. She was their junior, Mash.

"Are you alright, senior?"

After Mash repelled Beryl, she hurriedly asked Ritsuka with concern.

"I'm fine, Mash. You came just in time."

Ritsuka shook her head, then breathed a sigh of relief thanks to Mash's timely support.

"Without you coming, I would have been in real danger today. Thank you, Mash."

"You're welcome. I just sensed your Command Seal summoning me, so I came immediately."

Mash answered in this way.

She had just finished putting on her equipment when she sensed Ritsuka calling her with Command Seal. Worried that Ritsuka might be in danger, she rushed over immediately, only to encounter this scene.

"Yu Mei-ren, Beryl- senpai... why did you do such a thing?"

Mash stared at her two seniors, who should have been her companions, now betraying Chaldea and even Ritsuka. Mash was filled with pain, but even more so with disbelief.

When Dr. Roman informed Mash of A-Team's betrayal, Mash refused to believe it. She had perhaps met these seniors back in Chaldea, and they were all Master fighting to save humanity. How could such a thing happen now? There must be some misunderstanding.

Yu Mei-ren: "Mash..."

Upon seeing Mash's appearance, even Yu Mei-ren's usually indifferent face couldn't help but show a hint of emotion. She glanced at this junior who had once been the weakest and most inexperienced, and realized that she had grown to this extent. Her heart couldn't help but feel somewhat complicated.

However, considering that this might be her last chance to fulfill her obsession, Yu Mei-ren turned her back and refused to continue communicating with Mash.

"Let's go, Rasputin. Let's ignore this guy. Let him play if he wants."

Yu Mei-ren prepared to leave, no longer paying attention to Beryl.

Beryl, who had been in high spirits, turned grim when he saw that Mash had blocked his attack. Although he still wore that malicious smile, it was clear to anyone that he was very unhappy.

A genuine malice emanated from him and headed towards Ritsuka Fujimaru.

"Ahhh, Master, Mash, I finally know what happened! You're the lucky ordinary person who became humanity's last Master, right?"