Facing a Reflection

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo raised an eyebrow, and just as he was about to speak, the two Yaga men carrying weapons pounced on him, but in the next moment they were easily knocked away like a ball.

"Hmm... Is it a power user, someone hired by NFF?"

Koyanskaya got out of the car and said with a smile, "No, this is my top VIP client. I'm sure you all know how to treat him, right?"

The two Yaga exchanged a glance, bowed, and knelt down. Seeing their submissive demeanor, Bai Mo felt a chill run down his spine.

To get rid of this, at least this gene needs to be removed.

"You just said it's the old kind again. Have you seen other people like me before?"

Bai Mo asked the question, and the two Yaga nodded, then spoke rapidly, like spilling beans:

"Two women, one with orange hair, who seemed mentally unstable, wearing a short skirt in the snow; the other with purple hair, who was dull and listless."

"If nothing unexpected happens, these two are the Master of Chaldea," Bai Mo continued to ask. He then learned that the two had just come by, but they were no match for them and had left for the snowy fields.

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo frowned and coldly questioned:

"Aren't you rebels? You're ignoring those who come to join you, and even attacking them?"

However, the Yaga raised their clear eyes, hidden within their faces, and said with pure gaze:

"The weak... can't survive anywhere. They're too small and weak; if they come in to do work, they'll die within a day."

Hearing this, Bai Mo let out a deep breath. The two Yaga below trembled involuntarily. They didn't know what had happened, but the blood in their veins told them that if the strong person in front of them was unhappy, then they, as the weak, should be afraid.

Bai Mo quickly calmed down. Fujimaru was accompanied by a Servant, and a powerful avenger at that— the Count of Monte Cristo. Since she was rejected here and didn't reveal her card, she must be trying to find a way to increase her strength.

If strength is paramount, then rationally speaking, it would indeed be better to display overwhelming power from the start, since from their perspective, the Chaldea group is still waiting for them to rescue them.

It may have been their attitude that made them somewhat disheartened with the resistance and decide to find their own way.

Perception penetrated the buried snow and immediately found the trail. Bai Mo left a message asking Koyanskaya to take care of Chaldea, and then disappeared from the spot.

Inside a snow-covered mountain cave, Ritsuka Fujimaru held up a high-precision briefcase. As a magic circle unfolded, the magical minerals on the cave walls glowed.

Outside, more than a dozen car-sized magical beasts were burned to ashes in the black flames. This was the lair of these magical beasts, so there were veins containing magical ore inside.

If there were a way to attract lightning, there should have been safer spiritual veins to choose from, but under the influence of the Terrible Emperor, thunderclouds only exist in that mountain range where living beings cannot set foot.

This is the only place that can contain either magic or spiritual energy.

Even wild beasts have caves to rest in, but for them to sense something was wrong so quickly, is there some other reason? Could it be...?

Just as the Earl was talking to himself, a tremor suddenly came from inside where Fujimaru was, and then a huge figure appeared on the rock where the summoning circle was located.

It was a pale centipede the size of a train, with limbs like icicles and a pair of teeth that gleamed coldly. It stared at the two prey that had come to it with ferocious eyes.

"A symbiotic monster?"

"Oh no, the Spirit Origin Graph!"

The summoning circle landed on the monster's head and was still running. Ritsuka narrowed her eyes and said:

"Mash, throw me up there!"

The summoning circle is already in operation. Mash has just lost Galahad's Spirit Origin, and her power is much weaker than before. The best opportunity now is to Heroic Spirit Summoning through that summoning circle. Otherwise, even if they fight, the safety of the briefcase cannot be guaranteed.

The Spirit Origin Graph is the last hope.

Fujimaru calculated the angle precisely, activated her Mystic Code, and the monster before her was momentarily confused. She immediately reached out to touch it, shouting:

"Guardian of the Scales, who comes from the Wheel of Restraint!"

But before she could finish speaking, the giant centipede monster had already recovered, opened its blood-red maw, and pounced. For the first time, Ritsuka felt that the incantation was so long.

The Earl's black flames shot out like arrows, just like a closely matched sprint race where no one could predict who would touch the finish line first.

With a loud bang, a gust of wind swept through the cave. The centipede monster seemed to have been hit by a meteorite, instantly turning into a cloud of blood foam. A figure suddenly appeared in front of Ritsuka, who had not yet finished reciting the summoning incantation.

Was it successful?

Bai Mo caught the orange-haired girl and then placed her on the ground.

"That's decisive, but I wish you valued your life more."

Hearing this, Ritsuka looked up, her eyes filled with bursting blood mist. Then, the wind brought by the Bai Mo rushed into the cave, dispersing the mist. Ritsuka sat on the ground, looking at the man who appeared in front of her.

Bai Mo then turned his gaze to what was behind her, where an elderly woman dressed in a pale yellow Chinese-style outfit stood.

The next moment, Ritsuka suddenly hugged Bai Mo's waist, her previous heroic and decisive demeanor completely gone, and she said like a girl who had been bullied and ran to complain:

"Bai Ermo, I knew you wouldn't abandon me. Waaah, I've had such a miserable time lately, so many people have bullied me."

Hearing this, Bai Mo, unable to contain his speech, tapped her forehead and said:

"You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not your Servant. The Servant you summoned is behind you."

"Huh?"

Ritsuka looked up in surprise, and Mash explained, "Yes, Master, this is not Servant. The one you summoned should be the one behind you."

Ritsuka turned around and saw an old man clasping his hands in greeting, saying, "Haha, I'm sorry I'm not a young and handsome man, Master, I am Zhang Jue, the Great Teacher of Wisdom and Virtue Caster."

"Oh, is there a mistake? They look exactly the same. I'm sorry, sir, I made a mistake just now. It's because you look so much like one of my friends..."

Looking at Ritsuka apologizing, Bai Mo waved his hand and said:

"It's nothing, after all, there is some connection to it."

Seeing this, Ritsuka immediately turned around and greeted Zhang Jue without any embarrassment. Zhang Jue didn't mind at all that this poised and generous girl was like a grandfather and granddaughter.

Ritsuka looked at the Heroic Spirit she had never met before and said with some confusion, "Um, why you? If there's no medium, it should be summoned according to fate, right? I don't think I've ever seen you before."

A dark figure entered the cave, Earl appeared strangely behind Ritsuka, explaining:

"This summoning is likely influenced by the Counter Force, selecting the most suitable character to handle the current situation. But more importantly, who are you, sir?"

Just as Bai Mo was about to bring up Da Vinci's set of rules, a red light emerged from the back of his left hand. Mash and Ritsuka, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but feel a tightness in their hearts. They were very familiar with this thing; it was Command Spell that symbolized the Master's identity.

Did my actions just now intrude into the summoning range, and thus activate this thing?

Bai Mo quickly analyzed the situation, and then, a light emanated from the briefcase on the ground, and a Servant slowly emerged from the light.

Far away—in Yaga Moscow, inside the Kremlin, Anastasia, the princess of the Beast Kingdom, suddenly felt a strange sensation. She frowned and muttered to herself:

"Lately, this feeling of unease has been growing stronger. It seems the Terrible Emperor is truly about to awaken. Alas."

The princess sighed deeply, her gaze drifting into the distance, but the strange feeling in her heart persisted, even intensifying.

What's causing this suffocating, oppressive feeling...?

"What's wrong? Are you thinking about what happened before... I'm sorry, I forgot that when I summoned you, it was through the distortion of the supernatural event, which caused you to lose your previous memories. I'm sorry, I've been so busy lately that I even forgot about these things."

Kadoc looked at her unpleasant face and comforted her from the side. The princess shook her head. At this moment, the unease in her heart made her lose even the desire to play pranks, and she hugged the doll in her hands tightly.

Inside the cave where Bai Mo was, the smoke and dust dissipated, and a girl with white hair and blue eyes, wearing a white dress and a blue shawl, emerged and said to Bai Mo:

"Servant, Anastasia, responding to the summons. This child is Vi... wait? Where is Vi?"