The sound of piercing the air came from behind Rin, and she turned her head to see a tentacle turn into an afterimage, swinging straight at Kotoon's head. Rin tried to stop it, but it was too late, and with the speed of that tentacle, the next second could make Koto's head look like those children before......

Burst !!

"No, don't-!"

Seeing all this happen, Rin had nothing to do to stop it, all she could do was close her eyes and not want to see the moment of her best friend's tragic death.

One second, two seconds, three seconds, ......, time passes second by second.

But no sound reached Rin's ears, and the imaginary sound of flesh tearing did not come at all.

Could it be—?

Rin hurriedly opened her eyes and looked at the sound behind her, her eyes lit up.

It's okay, there is not the slightest scar on Qinyin's body, it is still the same as before. Behind him, the tentacles like the scythe of death had been held in a white palm, and he glanced up along his arm, and a back that was not too wide, but made people feel a sense of security, fell into Rin's eyes.

A sparse long dark blonde hair fluttered casually behind his head, adding a touch of mystery to this back.

"You... You are...... Who? ”

Rin asked subconsciously, the look of despair on his face gradually dissipated, and curiosity about the back in front of him emerged.

The owner of the back turned around after hearing Rin's voice, a young man who looked to be about 18 or 9 years old, with bright eyes and an extremely handsome face. It's like an elf who doesn't belong to the mortal world.

But the fly in the ointment is that the elf-like cheeks are full of sickly paleness, as if a seriously ill patient with a short life, which makes people feel a sense of weakness and pity.

And when he saw Rin's appearance, his expression was obviously stunned, and then a strange look appeared in his eyes.

"Are you...... Rin? ”

The weak voice was full of doubt, as if it had seen something incredible.

Rin Tosaka was stunned when he heard this: "You know me?" ”

After the young man received Rin's reply, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, and he couldn't help but feel a little abrupt in his heart.

I see.

This young man is Xue Li, who came all the way to find the sound of the qin, and as for why Xue Li appeared here at this critical moment, it has to start from a few minutes ago.

Just a few minutes ago, he was still aimlessly looking for traces of the sound of the piano, and due to the limitations of his current physical condition, he could only feel the range of 200 meters around him. And this narrow range to find the sound of the piano in this vast Dongmu town is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.

He dragged his badly injured body through most of Dongmu Town without finding the whereabouts of Qin Yin, and just when he felt desperate, a magic that made him feel extremely familiar formed a sense of influence in the dark. This kind of magic can be said to be extremely familiar to him, because he also had this kind of magic in his body before he left Dongmu Town and came here.

That is Rin's magic power, using this connection with his contract, even if he doesn't need to see and hear the domineering, he can make Xue Li have a sense of it, so he can feel it at this critical moment.

And the doubts in Xue Li's heart along the way were also answered the moment he saw Rin.

As he searched, Xue Li learned the name of the city.

Dongmu Town, that's the name of the city.

But it's not the Dongmu Town that Xue Li knows.

Everything here seemed extremely unfamiliar, and although some places could still feel familiar, they were very different from the Dongmu Town in his heart. It wasn't until the moment he saw Rin that the hazy conjecture in Xue Li's heart was confirmed.

"Judging by Rin's age, I'm probably only 7 or 8 years old." Xue Li carefully looked at Rin's age, and said secretly in his heart. Then he looked at the two Casters who were standing in the distance and were puzzled by his sudden appearance, and raised their eyebrows: "The previous Gilgamesh, and the current unknown Heroic Spirit, at the age of Rin, this can only be the period when the Fourth Holy Grail War began, that is, 10 years ago!" ”

Combined with various factors, Xue Li finally knew where he was teleported by Wang Yin's bastard, and he cursed a few words in his heart before he had time to observe the situation here.

Because he had just felt that Qin Yin was in danger of his life, he rushed in without even observing, so Xue Li didn't notice the situation around him. The moment he saw the hellish scene in the bar, his pale face instantly turned red, and monstrous anger surged on Xue Li's face.

"Brute-!"

Although it seemed like a long time had passed, it was only less than a minute from Xue Li's appearance to the time when he was angry.

Therefore, Caster, who was stunned because of Xue Li's sudden appearance, only came back to his senses after he scolded angrily, and looked at Xue Li's eyes with deep jealousy.

"It's you!"

Caster recognized Xue Li's identity the moment Xue Li appeared, after all, almost all the heroic spirits had seen the situation at Xue Li's and Gilgamesh's stop a few days ago, so they were so afraid of Xue Li. After all, the two men who fought at that time were arguably the most powerful figures in this Holy Grail War.

And most coincidentally, both of them are Archer. The same position, and Xue Li is the eighth Servant unprecedented in the Holy Grail War, the mysterious Servant of the Lord's ominous. Even people like Caster, who can be called psychopathic, can't help but be curious about it.

"Welcome, unknown servant!" Caster looked at Xue Li's gaze as if he was about to cut it with a thousand knives, and smiled feverishly: "What do you think of such a tragic situation?" Doesn't that feel beautiful? ”

"Beautiful—huh?"

Xue Li looked directly at this Caster's head and gradually turned away, narrowed his eyes to the terrible and miserable situation around him, closed his eyes slightly after half a sound, and when Xue Li opened his eyes again, there was a blood red inside.

Phew――

'Boom-'

The sound of piercing the space flashed in an instant, and the onlookers saw a black shadow flash, and the terrifying demon shot backwards, crashing all the way into the bar wall. And where it had stood before, a stumbling figure stood there.

Xue Li's figure swayed from side to side, as if he would fall at any moment. The already pale cheeks grew heavier at this moment, like a dying man.

"Defeat... Finish...... What? ”

Rin looked at the scene in front of her, and her face lit up with excitement.

This is the basement, so there is no such thing as the wall collapsing, and Caster was directly hit into the concrete wall by Xue Li's punch just now, and the huge black hole that emerged after the loud noise, Rin didn't think anyone would survive this powerful blow.

But she underestimated the existence called 'Heroic Spirit'.

"Hahaha, what is this? Tickle? ”

Caster's mocking voice echoed through the walls and throughout the bar, terrifying.

Whoosh -

And with the sound came a black afterimage rushing out of the black hole.

It was a tentacle with a powerful energy and extremely sharp.

Xue Li's expression changed when he saw this, and he wanted to dodge, but his staggering steps could only allow him to avoid the vital point of his heart, and he couldn't completely dodge it at all.

'Flutter! ’

"Uh-huh......"

Blood flowers suddenly burst out on Xue Li's shoulder, and the entire tentacle penetrated Xue Li's shoulder, causing him to let out a painful snort. But the tentacles didn't stop there, and the tentacles that penetrated Xue Li's shoulders were not withdrawn, but rolled up, directly slapping Xue Li on the ground.

Shoot, roll, shoot...... The cycle continued, and a muffled 'poof' resounded through the bar, accompanied by Xue Li's painful moans and the growing wound on his shoulder.

Caster's figure slowly walked out of the wall, holding the magic book in his hand, with bloodthirsty killing intent on the corner of his mouth: "Hahaha, it seems that you were seriously injured in the previous battle, you are really vulnerable!" With that, he manipulated the tentacle and threw Xue Li's heavily injured body straight out, landing straight on where Rin and Qin Yin were.

"Ah, you're alright!"

Seeing this, Rin hurriedly stepped forward and looked at Xue Li, who was already extremely weak, with a concerned expression.

"Ahem, ahem—"

Xue Li looked at Rin who came to him, and just as he was about to open his mouth, there was a violent cough, and blood flowed down the corners of his mouth, which couldn't help but make Xue Li's face flush with a trace of grievance. Extremely aggrieved, if it weren't for the previous battle with that bastard of Gilgamesh, how could he end up like this now, it was really a tiger falling Pingyang and being bullied by dogs.

"Ahem... Well, I can't die for the time being. ”

Suppressing his cough, Xue Li smiled bitterly and shook his head, now he is really an old injury that has not healed and a new injury, not to mention fighting, it is very difficult to even move. And the fast-flowing blood in his shoulder made him feel dizzy.

Xue ...... Stand...... Brother? ”

And at the moment when Xue Li's words fell, the sound of the piano, which had been in a sluggish state, trembled, and her distracted eyes radiated brilliance at this moment, and she actually woke up from that frightened state just because of Xue Li's voice.

"Koto !!" Rin was surprised, and was about to speak, but found that Qin Yin suddenly rushed to Xue Li's side, his face full of anxiety and worry.

"Brother Xue Li, you ...... What's wrong with you? ”

Looking at Xue Li's miserable appearance, tears came out of his eyes, and the voice of the piano changed a little.

Seeing this, Xue Li had a gentle smile on his face, and raised his hand tremblingly to touch Qinyin's head to comfort her like last time, but he hung down weakly as soon as he was halfway up. He had been paying attention to Xue Li's piano sound and hurriedly held Xue Li's hand, and his hands tightly held the white and tender palm that had brought him a sense of security.

She swallowed hard and said, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, otherwise Brother Xue Li wouldn't have become like this!" ”

Xue Li's eyes warmed when he heard this, and he shook the palm in Qinyin's hand, wrapped Qinyin's tiny palm, and said softly: "Don't worry, I will definitely take you and Rin out of here!" With that, he suddenly turned his gaze to Rin, who was full of question marks, with a sunny smile and determination on his face.

"Rin, become my Master once again and lend me your magic!"

"Huh?" Rin was stunned when she heard this, "Become your master?" ”

"That's right!" Xue Li withdrew his hand from the sound of the qin and stretched it out in front of Rin: "Lend me your strength once more, and once again place your fate on my sword!" ”

Rin looked at the palm in front of her a little stunned, she was born in a magic family, vaguely understood Xue Li's identity, and the hope in her heart rose again.

"I agree!"

With a crisp sound, the palms of one large and one small were tightly held together. (To be continued.) )