On the surface of the moon stood an inconspicuous crater.
It was so inconspicuous that even if someone deliberately came over to take a look, they would not notice anything unusual.
Just moments ago, two squads of Dead Apostles had patrolled past the crater. They had both swept their eyes over it, yet discovered nothing out of the ordinary.
And yet, several people were currently standing inside that unremarkable crater.
Each of them was enveloped in a transparent halo.
It was precisely this halo that allowed them to evade the Dead Apostles' detection.
This yellow halo possessed the effects of sensory concealment, light distortion, and cognitive obstruction.
Sensory concealment: it could block detection-type magecraft.
Light distortion: even the naked eye at close range could not observe them, and even low-ranking Mystic Eyes could not see them.
Cognitive obstruction: it could subtly slow the other party's reactions. Even if they truly noticed something strange, this ability would make them react a beat too slowly.
Thanks to these three effects, they had made it this far without being discovered.
These people were the lunar operation team.
They included Aozaki Touko, Flat Escardos, Svin Glascheit, Gray, Yvette L. Lehrman, Rin Tohsaka, and Luvia Edelfelt.
There were also Astolfo and the Homunculus Sieg, who had joined the El-Melloi Classroom last.
There were nine people in total. Aozaki Touko led the team, while the others each had their own duties. Their objective was to set up the teleportation array coordinates.
Svin: "What a bunch of blind idiots. We were this close, and they still didn't notice us?"
He lightly kicked a small stone on the ground.
Even though the kick was gentle, the stone still flew quite far. Fortunately, it did not leave the crater.
Flat: "Didn't I tell you not to make unnecessary movements?