A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

The tall figure wearing cassocks slid towards the trembling Kiritsugu like a god of death. At this distance, Bajiquan can exert its maximum power. His fist struck the enemy hard with great power from all directions...

Kirei stepped forward, and the concrete floor was shaken with a loud bang. His straight fist hit Kiritsugu's chest like a rock. Eight postures of Vajra, punch and strike. Its power is equivalent to detonating a grenade in the chest. Kiritsugu's struck body flew in the air like hay, and finally hit the pillars standing around him. He didn't have time to defend himself. The chest cavity was broken by the heavy blow of the iron fist, and the lungs and heart were smashed into a pile of flesh.

Kirei clenched his fists and felt the touch of death, while he slowly exhaled. The life-and-death contest was a matter of seconds. At the moment of victory, he felt a sense of emptiness he had never felt before. This was clearly the ending he had been madly pursuing.

Powerlessness dulled Kirei's attention. He didn't know that the other party would take advantage of this gap to launch a sneak attack, and he didn't realize at all that he would be the next person to be shocked.

There was a sharp pain between his eyebrows, and a burst of crimson covered his vision.

Before he had time to understand what happened, the sound of gunshots in his ears made Kirei subconsciously raise his arms to protect his head. The 9mm bullets rained down without mercy. The sleeves, which were made of Kevlar fiber and protective charms, barely withstood the shock of the bullet, leaving Kirei stunned for a moment.

For Kiritsugu, he did not expect that he would be resurrected. The moment Kirei approached, he already had the awareness of death. In fact, Kiritsugu's heart and lungs had been completely destroyed, and all he could do was a final struggle.

But just seconds before the ischemic brain was about to die due to lack of oxygen, the severe and irrepressible injuries on his body were completely healed. Of course, Kiritsugu himself didn't use any healing magic. But Kiritsugu had no doubts about this astonishing miracle. He immediately understood what was going on.

The Noble Phantasm "Utopia Far from the World" - the sacred relic that summoned Saber, was given to Old Man Ahad for safekeeping, and is the sheath of the holy sword that has always protected Irisviel's body. Kiritsugu received it when he separated from his wife, a scabbard that can prevent aging and has powerful healing powers. Because it was sealed within the body of Saber's regular Master, Kiritsugu, the "sheath" extracted the magic power from Saber according to the contract, and is now able to fully exert its effect.

Although Kiritsugu understood its ability, he never actually confirmed it. Therefore, he did not expect that the scabbard could actually repair fatal wounds. This situation was completely beyond his expectation. Kiritsugu's ability to think about tactics as soon as he realized his rebirth is truly admirable. He didn't open his eyes and resisted the urge to cough as he started to breathe again. He kept disguised as a corpse and waited for the opportunity for a sneak attack.

Unfortunately, the Contender in his right hand still needs to be reloaded. If you really want to catch the opponent off guard, you can only use your left hand to pull out the short machine gun in the holster and shoot at the enemy. But since Kirei's bulletproof countermeasures were foolproof, he had a chance of winning by aiming at his head.

Awkward posture, you can only shoot based on feeling, and the target is very small. Although these three obstacles were in front of him, Kiritsugu, a famous shooter, still worked hard to overcome them. Although the bullet hit its target, Kirei's head was not penetrated and it only scratched the skin on his forehead. Since the skull is made of a curved surface, bullets can easily deviate from the effective angle, so the principle in actual combat is to avoid shooting at the head.

After realizing that the sneak attack had failed, Kiritsugu switched the machine gun to fully automatic mode and used airtight suppressive fire to block Kirei's movements. At the same time, he used his right hand to expel Contender's cartridge case. Although the wild horse-like recoil of the machine gun was difficult to control with just his left hand, Kiritsugu's right hand still smoothly completed a series of tasks. He seemed to have trained himself into a fighting machine.

What was even more impressive was his spirit. While his left and right hands were performing completely different tasks, he still chanted the spell with superhuman concentration.

"Time alter——double accel! (Inherent time control——double speed)"

The time in his body changes, and Kiritsugu is desperate to make the most of the tiny gap he stole from his powerful enemy.

Using his accelerated limbs, he jumped up from the ground and jumped backwards to distance himself. The machine gun ran out of bullets. Kirei adjusted his posture. Kiritsugu threw the machine gun and grabbed the 30.06 bullet with his free left hand. Kirei is approaching. Use fast speed to load bullets into the Contender's open ammunition compartment. Half closed, aiming——

He was still three steps away from Kirei's iron fist.

Again, Contender roared. Kirei had no time to evade, nor did he have time to pull out the black key.

In fact, Kirei had no intention of avoiding it at all.

Using footwork to approach Kiritsugu, Kirei activated the Command Seal again. Physical function strengthening - reflex acceleration, instantaneous explosive increase in the flexor muscles, radial muscles, and pronator teres muscles of the right hand. There is no time to strengthen the sleeves of the bulletproof vest, the rest depends on your own skill.

Before Contender could fire the bullet, Kirei had already waved his right arm again. The arm that turned into a magic weapon drew a spiral, and a tornado suddenly exploded.

This movement turned into entangling power. It was originally a defensive skill that was only used to neutralize the opponent's fists. After injecting the magic power of two command spells, it was used at super speed.

The bullet with an initial velocity of 30.06 inches per second was caught in a spiral of incredible speed. Even so, the bullet still tore the Kevlar fiber sleeve and continued straight, colliding violently with the hardened arm, making a strange sound like grinding stones.

The scattered sparks defied the ordinary laws of physics, and the kinetic energy of approximately three thousand pounds of force per foot succumbed to the supernatural phenomena of magic. Seeing Contender's second bullet being abruptly changed in trajectory and shot into the distance, Kiritsugu suddenly felt a cold feeling on his back.

Monster - he didn't know what to use to describe it other than this word. At this moment, Kotomine Kirei's combat power may be able to match those of those desperadoes. What kind of obsession can make a living person hone his body into such a terrifying weapon.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his body, and Kiritsugu groaned and staggered. The body's inherent temporal control has reached its limit due to the continuous activation of it. Blood vessels throughout the body were broken, and the bones of the limbs began to crack due to the unimaginable burden they had to bear.

But Kirei did not take advantage of the situation at this moment. He stood there, motionless as if spying on the other party's next move. A large amount of blood flowed from the torn cassock on his right arm, probably because he used excessive magic power in an unskilled manner. As a price for resisting the Contender's attack, his right arm, which had been strengthened with magic beyond its limit, was severely injured.

The two looked at each other, each thinking about their next move and analyzing the situation of the battle. According to Kirei's analysis, Kiritsugu's tactics - magic that can speed up movement, and the resilience to instantly regenerate even if the heart is damaged. That is to say, now I have to admit that even inflicting fatal injuries to the enemy is futile unless the opponent's brain can be destroyed instantly with one blow. On the other hand, the wear and tear on oneself...the right arm was damaged from the muscles to the bones, and with the consciousness of shattering the entire right fist, he could only send out one more blow. In addition, although the wound on the forehead was not deep, the blood flowing out affected the vision of the left eye. Due to the continuous shooting, the bulletproof performance of the cassock was also greatly weakened, and only the personal protective charm was still intact. There are twelve black keys left and eight command spells left.

According to Kiritsugu's analysis, Kirei's tactics - the unknown magic power that can incapacitate the origin bullet, and the unique technique Bajiquan. Close combat is very detrimental to yourself. As for its own losses...the machine gun is lost and the Contender needs to be reloaded. The remaining weapons are a dagger and two grenades. The initial severe injury to the chest seemed to have almost healed and would not affect movement, but the damage caused by the inherent temporal control was——

After trying to inject strength into the muscles of his hands and feet, Kiritsugu finally noticed something strange.

Able to move without any hindrance. The bones that had been shattered before were now intact. It was as if he had never been injured - no, the aftertaste of pain could still be felt on his body, but there was no trauma.

"……I see."

Kiritsugu finally understood the true value of this ace in his body. It seems that the "ideal land far away from the world" can not only heal the wounds caused by the enemy, but also be effective on one's own harm. This discovery gave Kiritsugu the greatest confidence as he was in dire straits due to a confrontation with an unimaginably powerful enemy.

That is to say-

"Time alter——triple accel! (Inherent time control triple speed)"

While spitting out the forbidden spell, Kiritsugu boldly jumped towards Kirei. The far unexpected acceleration caught Kirei off guard. The hard walnut blow shattered Kirei's radius and ulna bones, and now his right arm was completely useless.

While striking hard with his right arm, Kiritsugu also pulled out the dagger from his waist with his left hand. He concluded that no matter how much of a threat Kirei's boxing skills would pose to him, as long as he had three times the speed to guarantee it, victory would still belong to him. Originally, inherent time control was a suicidal act, but with the protection of the Saber scabbard, it can now be fully utilized as a tactic.

Kirei avoided the upward thrust of the dagger when it was unsheathed, and used his left arm to block Kiritsugu's subsequent downward slash and return slash. However, Kiritsugu took advantage of these three attacks to approach Kirei's left side, preparing to use the invisible point of Kirei's left eye as an opportunity to attack. As long as he stayed on the left side of the enemy, Kiritsugu would have every chance of taking advantage of his opponent's blind spot.

Kiritsugu's sharp blade was approaching, but Kirei did not turn around, instead using his left half of his body to resist. There was no point in turning around. His broken right arm was unable to resist Kiritsugu's dagger. So although resisting with his left body put Kirei in a very disadvantageous situation, there was no other way.

The dagger gleamed with cold light and struck continuously without interruption. Ordinary people could not see Kiritsugu's movements clearly, and could only capture the lightning-like afterimage left by the dagger. But Kirei resisted and resolved them one by one with his left hand. Kirei's ability to calmly respond to triple-speed attacks frightened Kiritsugu. Several attacks were clearly out of sight of the enemy, but the agent's left arm effectively resisted them as if it had eyes.

"Could it be that this is - 'Ting Jin'!?"

Kiritsugu only had a vague impression of this word. When a person's kung fu reaches a certain level, he will not use vision to capture the enemy's movements, but will judge the opponent's next action based on the moment when his arms contact each other.

Then attacking from a blind spot would be meaningless. Since the attack range is limited, even if Kirei can't see him, with this man's skill, he is no longer someone who can seize the opportunity just by using his speed.

With each blow of the dagger, his arms, legs, and heart would scream with intense pain. The side effects of inherent temporal control are tearing Kiritsugu's body apart mercilessly, and at the same time, the "Utopia far away from the world" is also repairing the damage. Regardless of the situation when Saber himself uses it, the "scabbard" in Kiritsugu's body only exerts a therapeutic effect, that is, it can only invalidate the "injury" itself. The severe pain of splitting muscles and breaking bones was ravaging Kiritsugu's nerves all the time.

But even so, Kiritsugu still did not hesitate, because there was no need to hesitate. As long as the body can maintain its functions, there is no need to worry about what you feel. Kiritsugu relied on the effect of the Sheath of the Holy Sword, and he desperately continued to accelerate against the external time.

"Uh oh oh oh!!"

Die and resurrect at the same time. Kiritsugu screamed in pain and swung his dagger at the enemy in front of him. The blood vessels that were broken and repaired were repeated over and over again, sprinkling blood mist with every movement of his hands and feet.

Suddenly, Kirei changed his footwork and turned somersaults to the left. I thought the enemy had reached the limit of his resistance, but unexpectedly, he hooked one of Kiritsugu's legs from the inside with his foot. This kick was called "lock step", and Kiritsugu immediately staggered. After barely standing still, what was approaching was Kirei's heavy blow. But because the center of gravity is tilted back, being hit is inevitable.

Then——from his throat full of blood foam, Kiritsugu squeezed out the spell again.

"Time alter——square accel! (Inherent time control four times speed)"

The explosion-like pain boiled his consciousness. Kiritsugu jumped back and turned around in the air, escaping from Kirei's attack range. He used all his strength to throw the dagger in his left hand. Faced with this unexpected acceleration, Kirei couldn't dodge it no matter how powerful his hearing skills were. The dagger tore through the air and flew towards Kirei's thigh. The Kevlar fiber was pierced, and the blade penetrated deeply into the human body.

Kiritsugu maintained four times the acceleration and continued leaping backwards as if equipped with propellers. In the blink of an eye, he was more than ten meters away from Kirei. Kirei took advantage of the situation and pulled out the black key and threw it, but Kiritsugu easily avoided it and started loading the Contender.

Pull the switch and open the gun.

Kirei rushed over, not caring at all about the dagger still stabbed into his left leg. Even though the blade widened the wound while running, it didn't give him any hesitation. (End of chapter)