On the other side of the island…
Durandal frowned after dealing with a few troublesome Honkai Beasts: "Why do I feel like the number of Honkai Beasts has increased?"
"Bronya feels the same way. Our encounter frequency with Honkai Beasts has increased by 37.1%."
Bronya, who had concealed her Project Bunny, also spoke: "The Honkai Energy concentration in the air hasn't significantly changed."
"Is it because we're approaching the center of the island?"
Cecilia glanced towards the depths of the island.
Although no cheating methods were given, Durandal and the others actually had a great advantage in the Holy Grail War.
Although Takatsuki randomly dropped everyone on the edge of the island to emphasize fairness, Durandal's Stand ability could directly borrow Takatsuki's Nen, using it as a beacon to sense the marks Takatsuki had left on Kiana and Bronya.
And it was by relying on this ability that she quickly met up with Bronya and Medea.
But Kiana was quite unlucky; she happened to be dropped on the other side of the island.
Ignoring the time-wasting method of circling Chi You Island, the fastest way was to traverse the island.
On Chi You Island, many Honkai Beasts were spawned by the Honkai Energy overflowing from Chi You's body, and these Honkai Beasts were their enemies on the island.
But as expected of Chi You, the Judgment-class Honkai Beast that once swallowed half of Shenzhou, its size was astonishingly huge.
The group traveled for half a day but still couldn't reach its central area.
Of course, this was also because the Honkai Beasts along the way kept harassing them, preventing them from focusing on their journey.
"Alright, let's find Kiana and the others quickly. But we haven't encountered any other groups yet, I wonder if Kiana and the others have."
Cecilia said with some concern. Although she had confidence in her daughter, she would still worry when necessary.
After taking a few steps, Cecilia noticed something was wrong.
"Bianka? What's wrong? Why aren't you moving?"
The three looked at Bianka, who was standing still in a daze, with confusion.
"I don't know… but…"
In Bronya's eyes, a humanoid figure appeared behind Bianka. She realized it was Bianka's Stand.
But that Stand performed some operations in the air, as if confirming something.
"I can't feel Takatsuki's aura anymore."
Durandal's words didn't immediately register with the three, but Bronya quickly understood.
"Your ability has stopped working?"
Durandal nodded with a grim expression. Previously, because she was quite confident in Kiana, she hadn't directly used [Close at Hand Yet Worlds Apart] to meet up with Kiana.
But now, the Nen belonging to Takatsuki within her, [Close at Hand Yet Worlds Apart], had disappeared.
This meant that even if she sensed danger near Kiana, she couldn't rush over quickly.
And more than Kiana, who should still be safe for now, Durandal was more concerned about her beloved's safety.
She had just tried to confirm with her Stand.
She couldn't borrow Takatsuki's ability not because Takatsuki refused her borrowing, but because… her Stand couldn't sense Takatsuki's existence.
Which meant something must have happened to him.
"It seems St. Freya Academy might be in trouble. Ordinary signals can't be transmitted here, and there's also a barrier set up around, so conventional means of leaving can't be used."
"If we want to leave, we either have to quickly end the Holy Grail War, or we can only find Kiana."
After arriving, Bronya had tried to leave the island, but she found that the shells she fired would reappear from the other side and fly back into the island after leaving it by a dozen meters.
The same was true in the sky, only it extended to hundreds of meters, like a giant hemispherical barrier inverted over this island.
"Yes, that's the only way. I still remember Kiana's last location. Next…"
Durandal summoned Krishna from her Stigmata: "Mom, Medea, you two go into spirit form first. Bronya and I are going to move at full speed now."
Traveling at full speed consumes a lot of stamina, and spiritualizing might prevent them from reacting to attacks immediately, so the two Servants remained materialized.
However, after understanding the current situation, neither of them said much and spiritualized.
Bronya also used her Herrscher of Reason abilities to transform Project Bunny into a blue and white motorcycle.
"Bronya will handle the enemies in the air and in the distance."
Many floating cannons appeared around the motorcycle, following it closely.
"Understood, I'll deal with the enemies in front."
Durandal, holding Abyss Flower, pulled the reins: "Charge! Krishna!"
The two quickly rushed towards Kiana's last known location.
Meanwhile, on the other side, two groups of people met.
"Hey, long time no see, did you miss me~?"
The pink-haired girl greeted the girl in front of her, while Raven behind her looked exasperated.
"Fu Hua~"
"Elysia…"
Fu Hua stared blankly at the person who appeared before her, unsure of what to say. She wasn't one to be eloquent, but fortunately, Elysia opposite her was very outgoing.
"Hua, why have you changed so much? And after all this time…"
Elysia leaned closer to Fu Hua: "You've grown quite a bit!"
Fu Hua naturally knew what Elysia was referring to. She had never been very concerned about her figure, but for it to suddenly change… she couldn't help but feel a bit unaccustomed, and now it was pointed out by her former comrade.
"This is because of Cangxuan…"
She naturally knew the reason for her current appearance; it was the form of the statue Cangxuan had carved to establish her legendary image, and also the reason for the myths that circulated at that time.
"Cangxuan, Mobius's assistant?"
"Fifty thousand years have passed, Hua. You've worked hard all these years."
Elysia learned from Gray Serpent about what her former comrades had done in this era, including Kevin being sealed by Su for trying to execute the Project Stigmata.
For this, she even contacted them through World Serpent's internal communication. Thinking about the shocked expression on the cold Kevin's face when he saw her now made her feel a bit smug.
It was a pity that Su already knew about her summoning, but then again, Su had always been observing the world, and it was impossible for him not to observe matters of the Eigenworld.
After teasing the quiet Fu Hua for a bit, Elysia returned to the main topic.
"Hua, what is your wish for participating in the Holy Grail War?"