Escape to Safety

He scratched his head, his gaze fixed on Ritsuka in front of him, and spoke.

"What a lucky guy. You're just an incompetent ordinary person, and what's even more unexpected is that you actually formed a contract with Mash. Heh..."

As he spoke, Beryl looked at Mash again, his gaze becoming somewhat complicated, but he still wore an indifferent smile as he spoke.

"You've really grown, Mash. Compared to when you were even weaker than Kadoc in the beginning, you've become so much stronger. I'm so happy for you."

"..."

Mash didn't answer, but gripped her shield tightly with a wary look in her eyes. She could tell that Beryl's words had a hidden meaning.

"Hehe, no need to be so wary. Weren't we friends before? This really hurts my feelings."

While spouting strange and unusual words, Beryl suddenly changed the subject, grinning mischievously as he said to her, "Hey, Mash, how about coming with us? Instead of sticking with that useless guy behind you, why not rejoin our group? I think you have the potential to be Crypter yourself."

"The Crypter?"

Upon hearing this word, Mash didn't understand its meaning, but she could sense Beryl's malice and that he was inviting her to betray Chaldea. So she immediately and righteously refused.

"No need to say anything more, I would never betray Chaldea or my senior! And... my senior is definitely not a useless person, I won't allow you to say such things about her!"

She once again Ritsuka behind her.

"Refuse?"

Upon seeing this, Beryl's face darkened.

"Then there's no other way. It would be best to kill her first and then take you hostage."

He said in a chilling tone.

He then tried to get Rasputin and Yu Mei-ren to help him. However, Yu Mei-ren didn't want to get involved in such troublesome matters, and Rasputin didn't want to cause any more trouble, so the two left immediately.

Beryl was somewhat annoyed by this, but he didn't take it too seriously.

After all, in his view, although Mash had indeed become stronger, her personality wouldn't change so easily. He really didn't take Demi-Servant couldn't bring herself to kill and a Master was practically useless seriously.

And...

Beryl knew very well that he should have left at this point, but he still harbored special feelings for Mash.

That's why he found Ritsuka, who was next to Mash, so annoying.

In his view, an ordinary person like Ritsuka Fujimaru was simply incapable of protecting Mash, and knowing nothing about the mystical world, she couldn't understand what was about to happen.

Rather than letting Mash stay here, wouldn't it be better for me to take it away myself?

So...

"I'll kill you first, then take you away. You can't understand it now, but you'll gradually come to understand me, Mash."

Beryl muttered to himself, then gritted his teeth and channeled the magic and an unusual power within him. His body began to contort slightly, and his eyes gradually changed.

A profound sense of crisis gripped Mash and Ritsuka's hearts.

"Please be careful, senior!"

Mash raised her shield, ready for battle.

"It's no use, Mash, your shield can't stop me from killing that... huh?!"

Before Beryl could finish speaking, his words were forcibly suppressed by a powerful magical force, rendering him speechless.

A terrifying force acted on his shoulder, suppressing the restless blood within him. His slender body collapsed to the ground as if burdened by a thousand-pound weight.

The next moment, a black figure appeared behind him.

Rovey looked at the guy he had pinned to the ground and said coldly:

"You just said... who are you going to kill?"

As he finished speaking, he increased the pressure in his hand once again.

Suddenly, a piercing and miserable scream echoed through the corridors of Chaldea.

"--Guaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!"

Chapter 343 Escape from Death

"You just said... who were you going to kill?"

Just as Beryl revealed his beast-like eyes, a cold voice and unusual magic appeared behind him.

The instant that hand landed on his shoulder, Beryl felt as if his body had fallen into an ice cave. The restless magic and blood flowing through his body seemed to freeze at that moment, and his limbs were completely unable to move.

Then, in the next moment, a figure appeared behind him without his noticing and placed a hand on his shoulder, completely thwarting his plan to bypass Mash and take the opportunity to kill the Master.

Danger!

Danger!!

A powerful aura, an ominous presence, and a terrifying force emanated from him.

His keen intuition and five senses were constantly feeding back this information to him.

The next moment, Beryl suddenly turned around, swung his dagger, and thrust it straight at the figure behind him without hesitation.

Call out--!!

In the blink of an eye, a gleaming, specially made silver dagger appeared before Rovey's eyes.

Clearly, although Beryl appears cynical and utterly wicked, he still lives up to the title of the most wicked and dangerous genius that the Clock Tower calls him.

Even though Rovey approached silently and intimidated him, his reaction was different from that of an ordinary person who was paralyzed with fear. His first action was to kill the target that made him feel fear.

That alone is dangerous enough.

Compared to the mixed Witch blood and the twisted nature of the Phantasmal Species within him, Rovey was more surprised by this guy's rationality.

It's very good, but...

"It's still a little lacking."

He looked into Beryl's eyes and then spoke softly.

Then, under the astonished gazes of Mash and Ritsuka, Rovey also made his own move.

They saw that Rovey remained standing still, simply raising his index finger to effortlessly block Beryl's swung blade.

--clang!!

"How is this possible?!"

Under Beryl's astonished gaze, his dagger slashed viciously at Rovey's fingers.

But there was no progress whatsoever.

Rovey's fingers steadily blocked the front of Beryl's dagger, deflecting it with remarkable ease.

"Um?"

Then he slowly lowered the other two fingers he had raised, bent them slightly, and gently placed them on Beryl's dagger.

Is that all you've got?

With his fingers still resting on the knife, Rovey looked up at him and quietly said, "A bit weak."

"Such magic, such power, what is going on? Even Servant couldn't have caught my specially made dagger so easily. Could it be that you are the one they're talking about...?"

Seeing this unprecedented situation, Beryl hurriedly retreated, and seemingly for some reassurance, he leaned his back against the wall behind him. He then looked warily at Rovey, gritted his teeth, and said:

"Damn it! This Chaldea is way too dangerous! I have to get out of here right now."

"--Don't come any closer!!"

He shouted warily at Rovey, but before Beryl could make a move...

Rovey has made his move again!

This time, his speed was extremely fast, almost like teleportation.

In the blink of an eye, he reappeared in front of Beryl, then raised his fist towards Beryl's soft abdomen—

A powerful blow!

"Guaaaaaaaah!!"

This powerful punch caused Beryl, who was already injured from being held down by Rovey, to let out another painful and shrill scream. The excruciating pain boiled over in his mind, instantly engulfing everything and almost causing him to have a mental breakdown.

This time it wasn't just playful banter like before; it was a real punch from Rovey.

Keep in mind that this is an output force capable of rivaling Goetia!

In the blink of an eye, Rovey had ripped a huge hole in Beryl's abdomen, smashing Rovey internal organs to pieces and destroying half of his bones in an instant.

With a final scream, Beryl's body lost all life, his head lolled to the side, and he fell to the ground, motionless.

Only Rovey's calm face remained.

Seeing that the enemy was lifeless, he bent down and checked Beryl's Greater Command Spell.

As he had predicted, the Greater Command Spell granted by the Alien God naturally disappeared after the host's death.

After briefly observing the situation and getting the answer he wanted, Rovey lost interest in the corpse and casually tossed it aside in the corridor, waiting for the other Magus to come and retrieve it.

Then he turned to look at Mash and Ritsuka, who were unharmed, nodded, and said:

"Thank goodness you're all alright."

His original plan was to capture the remaining Pepe Ronchi and Kirschtaria first.

But as soon as they set off, he caught the commotion and magical reactions they caused on this side.

Noticing that Ritsuka had used Command Seal and Mash had also activated her weapon, he worried that they might be in danger, so he rushed over as quickly as possible. And indeed, things went as expected; not only did they encounter other Crypter, but they also encountered Beryl, the most dangerous one. So, just as Beryl unleashed his killing intent and prepared to seriously harm Ritsuka, Rovey appeared precisely on cue, grabbed his shoulder, checked his condition, and then mercilessly killed him instantly.

After all, this guy had just genuinely shown killing intent towards Ritsuka.

If it weren't for Mash being there, and if Ritsuka hadn't arrived quickly enough, he would have been in grave danger. Therefore, upon arriving, he had no intention of playing along; after stopping Ritsuka's actions, he killed him with a swift and decisive blow.

Having just met with Kirschtaria and Pepe Ronchi, Rovey believed he had already given them enough warnings and opportunities.

If they surrendered honestly like Daybit, he wouldn't make things difficult for them. Similarly, if they were truly determined to become traitors, then there was nothing more to say; kill those who should be killed, capture those who could be captured. This time, he would make sure even the Alien God couldn't save them.

Besides, there was another very important reason why he acted so decisively.

He had been waiting in Chaldea for so long, and now there was only a slight movement, but it was still not much. The Alien God still hadn't appeared, which was making him somewhat annoyed.

Rovey felt that perhaps his personality was too gentle, and he didn't exert enough pressure.

After half a day, neither the Crypter nor the Greater Command Spell has disappeared. The opponent might think they are no threat. Since that's the case, it's better to give them a warning now.

He wanted to tell the Alien God—

That's enough playing house. Now it's time for the real battle.

His goal today is to nip the problem in the bud.

Upon seeing Rovey instantly kill Beryl, Ritsuka, as his number one fan, naturally applauded. After all, that guy had just threatened her and even tried to kill her; he was definitely not a good person. Rovey's intervention was incredibly timely.

However, the kind-hearted Mash was still very saddened to see her former comrades in this state, and she couldn't understand why everyone had become like this. But when she thought of Beryl's attempt to hurt Ritsuka, she suppressed her emotions and instead showed concern for Ritsuka.

"Are you alright, senior?"

Mash asked with concern.

"Yes, I'm fine Mash."

Ritsuka shook her head, then replied, "Thanks to you, Mash!"

"No, it's nothing, it's my duty."

Mash quickly waved her hand and returned a smile.

"..."

Seeing that they were all alright, Rovey Wei was relieved.

He then glanced at Beryl's corpse. With Daybit added to the mix, two of the seven Crypter had already been dealt with. In addition, Kirschtaria was also severely injured. It could be said that the most troublesome Crypter had been taken care of. All that remained was to capture the rest.

He then asked Ritsuka and Mash if they had seen any other Crypter.

Mash and Ritsuka thought for a moment and then immediately told them what they had just seen.

Thus, Rovey learned that Beryl had just been with Yu Mei-ren and a man dressed as a priest. Based on their descriptions, Rovey knew that the other party was Rasputin, who possessed Kirei Kotomine and was also one of the Apostles of the Foreign God, a formidable being.

When Beryl tried to kill Ritsuka, she didn't help because she felt it was unnecessary and didn't want to waste time. Yu Mei-ren also left before Rovey arrived because she didn't want to hurt Mash. Only Beryl was captured.

Upon learning this news, Rovey's opinion of that guy improved further, and he also decided to spare Yu Mei-ren's life for the time being.