At first, he had been nervous when he saw those hostile programs, because death here meant real death. Even knowing he was connected to Shirou and could leave the labyrinth directly, his instinctive fear still made him tremble.
But once he learned the strategy, things changed. The game suddenly became much easier.
Still, it could all be said to be his own stupidity.
Such a simple AI search system, and he had been scared into this state.
"This doesn't sound like you, Shinji. And you call yourself an advanced player?" Shinji mocked himself as he pulled a bottle of potion from his pocket.
This potion had been made by cultivating samples of Meltlilith's dissolution virus.
The cultivation process had caused the virus concentration in the potion to rise sharply, naturally making it more and more effective.
Looking at the potion, a smile curled across his lips.
This really was flawless.
As expected of Shirou. He had calculated everything before they even came to the Far Side. Compared to him, Shinji's own strategies really might have fallen short.
No matter. The next shining moment would not belong to Shirou, but to Shinji!
He quietly moved forward, tiptoeing along.
"No traces of anyone else were found on the second floor." Sakura monitored the area around Hakuno and Shirou. When she found no unusual coordinates, her heart sank.
"Then we can only go down to the third floor." Hakuno gave the order. "Archer, let's go."
"Wait, Senior Hakuno, and Mr. Archer, the third floor is..."
A tall girl stood before Shirou and the others. Shirou recognized her in an instant.
It was Lilith!
She looked at Shirou with a half-smile.
"Welcome to my deepest depths. Just like moths flying into a flame."
Sakura's connection was cut off as well. Charging in recklessly