"Leave the fragment!"
"You can't get away!"
In another Metropolitan Scene, Felix was running for her life, with more than a dozen Artificers chasing behind her—Body Artificers, Gun Artificers, all Saint Domain Artificers she couldn't beat anyway.
She hadn't picked up a sword in ages, so Sword Art was completely useless, and the Wind Spell and Poison Art she specialized in relied heavily on Spell Spirits. In an environment like the Mystic Chains, she had no way to compete on the same stage as Body Artificers and Gun Artificers!
But it wasn't as if she had no advantages. The Wind Spell Miracle "Cat's Grace" was a body-enhancement Miracle with no special effects, allowing her movement speed and agility to far exceed other Artificers', so she could dart back and forth through the city buildings with ease.
It was precisely because of this that she had been able to unexpectedly snatch the Holy Grail Fragment. Her plan had been to grab it and run, then dive through the portal as soon as it appeared.
But she hadn't expected that the Holy Grail Fragment wouldn't become hers the moment she grabbed it. She had to remain still in place for five seconds before the Holy Grail Fragment would default to belonging to her, and only then would the portal to other scenes open.
So after Felix snatched the fragment, most of the Artificers in the scene chased after her, not giving her even a five-second chance to breathe!
Smack!
Felix suddenly flung a stone backward. It was so fast, accurate, and ruthless that no one would doubt it could split someone's head open, but the pursuing Artificers behind her blocked it with ease. This was currently her only means of attack: strengthening the thrown stone's power with invisible Wind Spell. It was