Type-Moon Begins, Assassin Mercenary Tao

Crack!

The Record Pointer shattered completely, turning into specks of radiant light that drifted toward the hole pierced open by the Directional Anchor.

Deployment about to begin

3…

2…

1…

Deployment anomaly…

Deployment target re-anchored. Deployment beginning

The next moment, Bai Cangshu’s body, whose surface blood had not even dried yet, likewise transformed into a stream of information and flew into the hole.

Bai Cangshu’s senses and thoughts completely vanished during the process of being digitized. In that instant, he felt as though he had entirely disappeared from the world. Yet because he had neither consciousness nor memories during that period, no matter how long he had been gone, he could not perceive it.

When Bai Cangshu regained his thinking ability, his thoughts seamlessly connected to what he had been thinking before.

The next moment, a foul bloody aura flooded into Bai Cangshu’s nostrils.

"Ha~ haha… hahahaha!"

"It actually worked!"

A man dressed in a black school uniform, with messy bangs hanging over his forehead, stood in the hall. One hand clutched a black notebook, while the other held a pale severed arm.

Bai Cangshu looked down. Fresh red blood had painted a crimson magic circle across the floor.

And he was standing at the center of the circle.

Six corpses lay sprawled crookedly around him. Judging from their clothes and appearances, they were probably a family, all murdered by this pale-faced student. Even the strong, burly male head of the household had had his throat slit, his blood spilling all over the floor.

World Loaded

Mission World: Fate Derivative World K747 (this Derivative World has not yet been affected by other Reincarnators)

Mission Type: Anomaly

Challenge Difficulty: Low to Extremely High

Time Limit: 30 days

Notice: Due to the effects of Proof of Sin and Karma, your appearance and identity information have been altered (appearance and identity will receive hidden three-dimensional adjustments)

Notice: You have been granted Permanence: Language Comprehension in this world

In this world, you may obtain and unlock the following milestones. Milestones will affect mission ratings and title acquisition

Magus: Master three or more types of magecraft and successfully cast them

Corruption (Rare): Soak in All the World's Evil and survive

Law Seer (Rare): Witness the casting of the Five True Magics and survive

Victor's Cup (Rare): Win the Holy Grail War

King Slayer (Peerlessly Brilliant): Kill at least two King-class Heroic Spirits

...

As lines of information flashed past, the student staring at Bai Cangshu with a face full of amazement kept flipping through the notebook, trying to find a way to communicate with the Heroic Spirit he had summoned.

Before he could speak, and before the mission information had finished appearing, Bai Cangshu raised a hand.

Buzz~

A golden Ki Blast erupted in an instant.

Bang!

The student watched transparent Ripples continuously tremble through the bloody magic circle and finally noticed the Command Spell on the back of his hand, which was now turning scorching hot.

Bai Cangshu frowned slightly. Did Heroic Spirit summoning circles have this kind of defensive effect?

At this moment, how could he not realize that after entering this world, he had actually been identified as a Heroic Spirit?

Main Mission activated

Main Mission: Obtain participation in the Holy Grail War... Main Mission acquisition anomaly. Reacquiring...

Main Mission changed

Main Mission: Flower of Evil, activated

Mission Description: A crimson flower blooming amid slaughter. Please survive until the end as an Assassin-class Servant

Mission Penalty: None

Mission Reward: B-rank Anomaly Point*1, Dimensional Points*8000

Villain Savior EX051: Based on Main Mission: Flower of Evil, you will receive temporary enhancements

Within the circle, intense magical energy surged. The next moment, the invisible membrane surrounding the outer edge of the circle shattered, becoming countless rays of light that poured into Bai Cangshu’s body.

You have obtained the temporary enhancement: Class: Assassin

You have obtained temporary Class Correction

Strength: A+

Endurance: A+

Agility: B+

Mana: E

Luck: A

Noble Phantasm: N/A (Unconfirmed)

You have obtained the additional class ability: Presence Concealment (A-)—Completely conceals your presence. You are nearly impossible to detect before attacking

You have obtained the additional class ability: Magic Resistance (D-)—Can negate a small number of magecraft effects, but has no effect on high-level or large-scale magecraft

Bai Cangshu looked at the new abilities on his panel, then at his own body. His expression darkened.

He had known that this world’s Restraining Force was extremely active and often interfered with the world in various ways. But for a living Reincarnator like him to actually be identified as a Heroic Spirit, that was far more than minor interference.

Simply put, Heroic Spirit summoning used the Greater Grail’s magical energy to call Heroic Spirits who had left behind legends in human history from the Throne of Heroes, then fixed them in place using Classes as vessels.

But Bai Cangshu had never entered the Throne of Heroes, nor had he done anything in human history worthy of leaving his name behind. More importantly, the person before him not only possessed nothing particularly connected to him, but did not even have powerful magical energy.

He could only blame this phenomenon on the combined effects of the Space and this world’s Restraining Force, which had used the other’s desire for slaughter to draw him here.

His hidden rating was very high, and it had risen even further after the cleanup mission in Gantz, because Duke, a High-tier Reincarnator who was also a Scavenger and had a higher rating than him, had died in that world.

But Bai Cangshu had survived and seized the greatest reward.

Therefore, this mission’s difficulty would naturally be extremely high. According to the Space’s setup, Bai Cangshu would probably have been required to participate in the Holy Grail War and obtain a high ranking, or else interfere with its progress.

But this mission had been interfered with by the Restraining Force. The way he had entered using the Directional Anchor and Record Pointer was ultimately different from that of normal Reincarnators, making him easier for the Restraining Force to detect.

That was why Reincarnators who entered this world by abnormal means had such an extraordinarily high death rate.

Humanity’s Counter Force: Alaya and Planet’s Counter Force: Gaia existed respectively to avert humanity’s extinction and pursue the continuation of the world.

To both of them, things like Reincarnators were undoubtedly vermin that needed to be purged.

This Flower of Evil was a Main Mission steeped in malice.

"Hey, hey, I’m your Master. Tell me your name, my Servant."

The pale-faced killer’s voice carried the same sickly quality. His name was Ma Yuanzhang. After accidentally obtaining this notebook that recorded all kinds of magecraft rituals, he had felt like trying one.

Late at night, he had wandered the streets, worried that he could not find a suitable sacrificial target. But in the end, this kind family saw that he was alone late at night with nowhere to stay, so they invited him into their home and treated him to food and a bath.

After the male head of the household had drunk too much, Ma Yuanzhang slit his throat. He then killed the panicked mistress of the house, went upstairs and murdered their son and two daughters, and finally smothered the elderly old man.

Fortunately, this attempt had been worthwhile. He had actually received a response. A Heroic Spirit who wielded slaughter had answered his summons and come into this world.

Bai Cangshu looked at him expressionlessly, with no intention of speaking.

One stroke of the triangularly arranged, curved Command Spells on Ma Yuanzhang’s hand suddenly vanished. He raised his head, his face twisting with excitement.

"Go kill someone for me. I’ve been sick of looking at her for ages. She’s obviously just an ordinary teacher who cares about her student, yet she pretends to care about me. It’s disgusting… so disgusting."

Crimson words appeared before Bai Cangshu.

You have been affected by a Command Spell. A check is in progress

Check failed. You cannot resist this effect

A smile suddenly appeared at the corner of Bai Cangshu’s mouth.

"Since it is your command, Mercenary Tao is willing to serve you, Master~"

In his eyes, that Command Spell missing one segment looked like a countdown to the other’s death.

White Face, dressed in a black priest’s robe, stood in the empty hall of the Eighth Sacrament Association, looking at the special rune stone in her hand and the utterly unresponsive magic circle.

She clicked her tongue under her breath and put the rune stone back into her Backpack.

These rune stones had once been tools she used to secure the ritual nodes of the Mount Tai Imperial Lord Ritual, but that ritual had ultimately been stolen by Mercenary Tao.

White Face frowned, somewhat disappointed.

"As the Reincarnator who followed me in, at this point in time, he should have most likely been arranged to become a Heroic Spirit…"

"But even using this thing as a Holy Relic, I couldn’t summon Mercenary Tao… Could he have been assigned as another Master?"

White Face lightly bit her finger, then quickly lifted her head. There was no discouragement on her face.

Although she could not summon Mercenary Tao as her Heroic Spirit and kill him directly with a Command Spell, her advantage in this world was still more than great enough.

At this moment, she had already replaced the Destiny of the greatest cheater in the Holy Grail War, granting her an incomparable advantage.

The next moment, a Heroic Spirit clad in golden armor emerged from the shadows. He seemed to sense that something was off.

"Kirei, your scent seems to have changed slightly…"

White Face looked at the strongest Heroic Spirit standing before her, the smile at the corners of her lips wholly undisguised. She merely remained seated and spoke casually.

"Yes. I was simply feeling a little restless at the thought of obtaining the Holy Grail so soon…"

In Gilgamesh’s eyes, Kirei Kotomine’s appearance slowly returned to normal. He waved a hand and casually leaned back on the sofa on the other side.

At some point, a new Holy Relic had appeared in White Face’s hand, and she began another summoning.