Humans in Type-Moon, Path of the Heroic Spirit

Chapter 67【Made In Heaven(?)】 (4k)
"call……"

Emiya Kiritsugu was walking through the silent corridors, his whole body consumed by the side effects of using magic. Waves of intense pain as if his muscles and nerves were being torn apart came from his body, causing the magician killer's brows to twist and wrinkle.

The technique he used to dodge Kenneth's attack just now was not a simple elementary magic that strengthened the body, but a more advanced time-accelerating magic that acted on the inside of the body.

It is called "Innate Time Control", a time manipulation magic developed by generations of the Emiya family to explore the root cause. The ultimate goal is to accelerate the flow of time infinitely in order to observe the end of the universe and the root cause of its final emergence.

In a sense, it can be considered a great magic with an inherent barrier.

But it is a pity that after the young Emiya Kiritsugu achieved the achievement of "a loving father and a filial son", his father's body was taken back by the Magic Association, leaving only 20% of the magic seals for Kiritsugu to inherit.

Although he had lost most of his magic seals, this was not necessarily a bad thing for Kiritsugu.

After all, as the effect of this great magic is reduced, the magic power and cost required will also be reduced accordingly.

It is precisely because of this that he was able to develop the original magic of "Inherent Time Control".

"As expected, just as the intelligence reports indicate, the Clock Tower's ruler is a true academic..."

Recalling Kayneth's actions just now, Kiritsugu analyzed the enemy's weaknesses in his mind while running.

In his opinion, in this battle, Kenneth had lost the best chance to defeat him - that is, the first attack launched by Lizhuang.

Although his opponent might not care, for Kiritsugu, this was his biggest mistake.

Because no matter what kind of battle it is, intelligence is the most important thing. As long as the true appearance of the magic ritual costume is exposed, Kiritsugu can use "clues" to deduce its nature.

So, next is the Magician Killer's turn to make his move.

The Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid has both offensive and defensive capabilities, and also has the ability to search for enemies. After the previous confrontation, Kiritsugu had already discovered the weakness among these three elements - this magic ritual outfit is likely to use temperature changes to detect the presence of the enemy.

After refilling the magazine of his submachine gun, Emiya Kiritsugu suddenly stopped at the corner in front and hid behind a pillar.

Mercury was not only approaching him silently from behind, but also from the corridor in front of him. The mercury's tentacles had already spread out a net like heaven and earth. I'm afraid Kiritsugu had no way to escape.

"Time alter—Triple stagnate."

However, looking at the mercury net surrounding him from all directions, Emiya Kiritsugu smiled slightly, and then chanted the spell with a calm expression.

As the sound fell, his vision suddenly became extremely bright, his originally regular breathing became sluggish, and his heartbeat slowly stopped at an almost imperceptible speed.

Moreover, due to the cessation of metabolism, the body temperature quickly drops and cools down to a level that is not much different from the outside temperature.

Before Kiritsugu's eyes, who stood still like a statue, the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid passed through at a rapid speed, without detecting any trace of him.

As expected, they detected nothing. The subtle sounds of breathing and blood flow mixed in with the surrounding noise. Mercury did not judge Kiritsugu's current biological reactions as those of a human.

After determining that there was no enemy presence at the moment, the searching mercury tentacles quickly retreated along the original route, followed by the clear sound of Kenneth's footsteps walking on the marble floor.

The opportunity is coming!

"Release alter!"

The brightness of his vision and the sensitivity of his hearing returned to normal in an instant, and Kiritsugu's heart began to beat extremely rapidly, and the blood vessels throughout his body ached as if they were about to burst.

The blood flow in his body was adjusting at three times the speed, and the tiny capillaries burst because they could not bear the pressure, and bruises from internal bleeding appeared all over his body.

But Kiritsugu Emiya completely ignored the torturous pain and injury. He jumped out from behind the pillar, about one meter away from Kenneth who had just stepped into the corridor, and quickly fired the submachine gun in his left hand.

Kenneth was startled by the sudden attack, but the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid still faithfully completed its mission this time. It opened up a protective film in an instant, blocking the hail of bullets and repeating the attack and defense in the reception room just now.

"——Idiot, this is just a boring trick!"

Looking at the bullet that was easily deflected, Kenneth, who was hiding in the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, raised the corners of his mouth slightly and spoke in a slightly sarcastic tone.

However, what he didn't expect was that the hail of bullets just now was just a feint, and the real killer move was still to come.

Kiritsugu's free right hand had already drawn the single-shot magic gun from its holster and fired a shot into the center of the mercury film that had expanded into a semicircle.

boom!
The mirror-like surface of the mercury film was instantly pierced by a large black hole. Kenneth's screams were heard from the other side, and Kiritsugu Emiya knew that the bullet he had just fired had yielded results.

However, for a target hidden behind an obstacle, even aiming was impossible, and being able to hit it was already a great luck, so Kiritsugu did not expect this attack to cause fatal damage to the opponent.

In fact, it was precisely because of this that Kenneth's screams turned into angry curses, and then -

"Scalp!"

With a roar filled with murderous intent, the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid delivered a fatal blow.

Facing the whistling mercury blade, Emiya Kiritsugu easily dodged it without even needing to activate his inherent time control. He then turned without hesitation and ran deeper into the corridor. Although his attack a few seconds ago had achieved considerable success, Kiritsugu had no intention of expanding it immediately, instead planning to lure the enemy deeper.

It would be great if the other party chased after him immediately, but if he did not catch up and instead stopped to treat the gunshot wound, it meant that his provocation was not enough.

This was the first time Kiritsugu was able to penetrate the protective membrane, and it might also be the last time. After experiencing the attack of a single-shot magic gun that was more powerful than a submachine gun, the automatic protection of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid should have become stronger.

In the subsequent attacks, no matter what level of defense can withstand the power of the single-shot magic gun, Kenneth will definitely use all his magic power to strengthen Mercury's defense.

"And I want him to do this."

Enduring the pain all over his body, Kiritsugu ran while replacing the empty shell of his single-shot pistol, and then loaded the Origin bullet that had been replaced for this important moment into the gun chamber.

"I must make Kayneth use all his magic power to defend himself against his attacks."

It was for this purpose that Kiritsugu Emiya used ordinary bullets in the first attack to let Kenneth know the power and lure him into being more vigilant.

If everything went according to Kiritsugu's speculation, then Kayneth's grave would be dug soon - the next step would be to wait for him to fall into it and then bury him with his own hands.

The magician killer is about to reveal his true strength this time.

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At the same time, on the roof of a house in Miyama Town.

Since the site is located on the slope of a hill, a panoramic view of Fuyuki City, from Miyama Town to the coast, can be seen from here.

"Hey, kid, do you think that's where Master Saber's base is?"

As if he had made some remarkable discovery, Iskandar suddenly frowned. He pointed to the Einzbern Forest in the distance and patted Weber on the shoulder.

"Ah? Um... probably?"

Waver, who was originally feeling sad because of Kenneth's matter, was startled by this sudden action, but after coming to his senses, he quickly looked in the direction indicated by Iskandar. After a moment of identification, he spoke in an uncertain tone.

"What's wrong, Rider?"

"I can sense the presence of Servants fighting over there." Looking at the distant, dark horizon, Iskandar narrowed his eyes slightly and said seriously, "And, one of the auras seems to be Lancer's?"

"—You, you mean Lancer?"

Hearing Iskandar's words, Waver was immediately shocked. A look of disbelief appeared on his face, and then he asked nervously, "But, isn't Teacher Kenneth dead because of the previous explosion..."

"Don't get so excited, kid."

Hitting Waver's head with his big fist, Iskandar said thoughtfully.

"From what I can see, your teacher is probably still alive. Since he dared to step into the vortex of the Holy Grail War, it proves that he must have a way to save his life."

"With a magician's bizarre abilities, surviving last night's explosion should be easy, right?"

"That's great! Teacher Kenneth is still alive... That's great..."

The thin body trembled slightly, and Waver murmured hoarsely.

"However, according to the current situation, this might be a good opportunity." Unlike Weber's excitement, Iskandar seemed very calm. He stroked his rough chin with his hand, and a malicious look flashed in his eyes.

After a moment's thought, Iskandar chuckled and looked down at Weber. "Boy, get ready to go. I have a feeling that everything might be resolved tonight."

"...Departure? Where to?" Waver asked subconsciously, brought back to reality by his voice.

"Hahaha, of course we're heading to the battlefield where Saber and Lancer are fighting—"

However, before Iskandar could finish, a familiar voice suddenly came from the eaves behind them.

"That's a shame. You two shouldn't go causing trouble tonight."

"Who?!"

The sudden sound of the voice made Iskandar instantly alert. He turned his head abruptly and looked towards the source of the voice.

Let me tell you something. It will be put on the shelves the day after tomorrow. It should be priced at 6k by then, right?
The Fourth Holy Grail War is just about to be finished, I wonder how many people will continue to read it╥﹏╥

However, I have already written the outline for the next volume, it should be an interesting story (?)

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