Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

Upon hearing this, Irisviel's eyebrows trembled involuntarily, and a hint of reluctance flashed in her beautiful ruby-colored eyes.

However, she ultimately didn't say anything, and even reached out to pull back Artoria, who seemed to want to stop her.

Just as Chizuka's battle with the wolves was drawing to a close, more than three hundred Einzbern family android warriors, with their distinctive ruby ​​eyes, charged in from all directions, wielding spears.

With such a large number, even killing pigs would take a considerable amount of time and effort without AOE magic.

This was clearly another test by Kiritsugu Emiya, using the lives of over three hundred homunculus as a price to test whether Kitagawa Yu's group possessed AOE magic and whether they could bring themselves to kill so many people.

"I'm starting to hate that guy named Emiya Kiritsugu more and more!" Elena muttered, frowning.

Because Kitagawa Yu had already shared the information he had about the Einzbern family and Emiya Kiritsugu on his way there, they all recognized the identities of these homunculus and understood Emiya Kiritsugu's intentions.

"Don't I need to take action this time?" Iskandar asked again.

At the same time, Medusa, who had been following Matou Sakura like a shadow, also turned to look at Kitagawa Yu.

Over three hundred homunculus beings would be a considerable trouble for most Heroic Spirits. However, Iskandar's army and Medusa's Blood Temple are natural enemies that, while numerous, are not particularly strong, making them relatively easy to deal with.

However, the King's Army is to be reserved to wear down Artoria and Gilgamesh, who is far away in Fuyuki City. The Blood Temple is his trump card to deal with the King's Army, so it is not the right time to use them now.

"No need, I'll do it. I wanted to stretch my muscles a bit earlier."

As Kitagawa Yu spoke, he took out his Nichirin Blade from the water-ripple-shaped spatial pocket beside him, and held it in his hand with the scabbard still on, without even drawing it.

He casually lay down under the curious gazes of Iskandar and the others, slightly moved his wrists and ankles, and then golden lightning bolts shot out from his body.

"Controlling lightning?" Iskandar raised an eyebrow, because he also had some ability to control lightning.

However, he soon discovered that Kitagawa Yu's lightning was somewhat different from natural lightning.

At the same time, Kiritsugu Emiya, who was observing the area through his crow familiar, also twitched his eyebrows, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

"Are these magicians really that strong? They're facing an attack from so many android warriors and they're not even letting the Heroic Spirits intervene?"

Soon, Kiritsugu Emiya knew the answer.

With a sudden clap of thunder in the air, Kitagawa Yu seemed to transform into a golden light, like a madman bouncing through countless mirrors, charging into the android warriors at a speed beyond the limits of naked-eye observation. He kept charging and swinging his sword, knocking out all the androids in his path, just like dominoes being pushed down!

"hiss--"

"Is this guy really a magician?!"

"How come they all seem to be about the same level as my strongest warriors?!"

This time, Iskandar was not just surprised, he was shocked.

He secretly compared Kitagawa Yu in front of him with the warriors in his King's Army in his mind, and found that if they did not use their Noble Phantasms or inherent skills, relying only on their own attributes and martial arts, it seemed that none of his tens of thousands of warriors could match Kitagawa Yu.

In an instant, his fear of Kitagawa Yu increased two levels, truly placing Kitagawa Yu in the position of a formidable enemy who could threaten him.

As for Emiya Kiritsugu

At this moment, Kiritsugu Emiya's expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but think of the advanced physical techniques possessed by the Church, another major organization on par with the Mage's Association.

"Damn it! Could this guy be an agent from the church?!"

Emiya Kiritsugu suddenly felt an itch on his scalp and couldn't help but scratch his hair.

Unlike most magicians who focus on research, the Holy Church, burdened with the responsibility of eliminating Dead Apostles and evil magicians, has a group of very powerful combat personnel under its command, also known as Agents.

These agents not only possess various secret arts passed down through thousands of years by the Holy Church, but also have powerful physiques and combat skills comparable to heroic spirits.

That was definitely the most threatening enemy to him.

Even if he activated his specialized magic 'Time Control,' which is time acceleration, to the maximum threshold his body could withstand, he still didn't think he could be a match for Kitagawa Yu, who had defeated more than 300 android warriors in less than two minutes without sustaining any damage.

"We absolutely cannot engage this guy in direct combat!"

"But with this guy's speed, even if he activates a Noble Phantasm, he could probably dodge it easily, right?"

"It seems the only options left are poisoning or long-range sniping."

Kiritsugu Emiya's face darkened as he quickly thought of what was happening, his right hand already unconsciously resting on the black bag containing the sniper rifle that the maid had just brought.

However, compared to fighting to the death with Kitagawa Yu here, the idea of ​​abandoning Winter Castle, Irisviel and Illya, and making a strategic retreat with Artoria and Avenger has gradually taken the lead in his mind.

Lovely Lisfield and Ilya are his wife and daughter!

Can he really abandon his wife and daughter?

Kiritsugu Emiya clenched his fists involuntarily, his nails digging deep into his palms. His eyes were fixed on the projection screen, on Yu Kitagawa, who had returned to his original position. Kitagawa remained calm and composed, without even a drop of sweat on his face, but his breathing seemed to have become heavy.

He felt he should be able to do it, but in reality, he would only know the answer to this question when it actually came.

However, he knew that Kitagawa Yu and the others did not kill indiscriminately, so...

"Hayd, continue sending androids up to intercept them!"

Kiritsugu Emiya's words clearly startled Haid.

"But there are no more combat androids in the castle."

"It's alright, just give them weapons and let them fight. Their role is to wear down the enemy's strength anyway."

"Imiya Kiritsugu said coldly."

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Chapter 168 The Thoughts That Were Exposed

Although everyone knew that what he did was the most reasonable response, and they saw that the android warrior who was knocked down by Kitagawa Yu hadn't even bled a drop, but had just fainted, this attitude of not treating androids as human beings still made everyone feel chilled.

Needless to say, Artoria's decision to have non-combatants participate in the battle completely violates the code of chivalry she believes in.

For the first time, Irisviel realized that she didn't quite understand this man, and felt that Emiya Kiritsugu was a complete stranger at this moment.

Subsequently, all the androids in the castle were mobilized. Although there were hardly any people in the entire castle who needed to be served, the total number of various maid-type and logistics-type androids was more than five hundred.

After taking the weapons, the sheer number of them was quite intimidating.

Even simply sensing the magical fluctuations emanating from these androids, there is not much difference between them and the previous batch of combat-type androids.

However, both Lancelot, a Knight of the Round Table, and Kitagawa Yu could see that these people were nothing more than empty shells.

"Does the Einzbern family have that many androids?" Kitagawa Yu looked up at the Winter Castle, which was faintly visible in the snow in the distance.

Because of the magical barrier, the penetrating effect of the Evil King's True Eye could not be activated, but his far-sightedness still allowed him to clearly see the ancient and grandeur of the castle.

“It seems our opponent isn’t going to give up until they’ve tested us thoroughly! Conqueror King, we’re counting on you this time.” Kitagawa Yu withdrew his gaze, no longer trying to be defiant, and turned to Iskandar to say.

There's no way around it; with over five hundred of them, even if they were pigs, it would take a lot of effort to chop them up.

"Haha, a wise decision!" Iskandar grinned at him, then, with an air of chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur), loudly proclaimed, "Then, my ally, let me show you my most prized Noble Phantasm! The King's Army!"

Iskandar immediately activated his Noble Phantasm, Army of the King, though it was an incomplete version.

Zhang Kaixin's mental world required too much magic power, so he simply summoned the army of heroic spirits that had always existed in his mental world to his side, which consumed much less magic power.

With a "whoosh"!

Three hundred warriors, fully armed in ancient Greek armor, appeared in formation before them.

Despite being in the midst of ice and snow, his resolute face remained unwavering.

"Go! My warriors! Destroy these pathetic androids and bring me victory! But don't kill them, just temporarily incapacitate them!"

As Iskandar gave the order, three hundred warriors charged towards the androids like a surging torrent.

In truth, given Iskandar's nature, although he pitied these androids who were used as pawns, he wouldn't be too concerned about their lives.

However, he also realized that his allies were "too kind," so, not wanting to cause internal conflicts before the enemy was dealt with, he made the request himself without Kitagawa Yu even having to ask.

It must be said that Iskandar's roughness was only a facade; he was actually quite meticulous and knew how to manage his vast empire.

Compared to Artoria and Gilgamesh, he was more like a qualified monarch.

As for Artoria, she is no longer an emperor, but a saint.

Meanwhile, inside the Winter Castle, Artoria and Irisviel watched Iskandar's actions, their feelings growing increasingly complicated.

Upon seeing this, Kiritsugu Emiya was startled, and his brain began to work at lightning speed.

"Is the Heroic Spirit on the other side also a rigid and pedantic person like Saber?"

"Summon 300 warriors? Is this a Noble Phantasm or a unique skill? Is there a time limit for the summoning? Has the maximum number been reached?"

"Judging from the style of the armor, it should be from the ancient Greek period. Is the heroic spirit opposite us a general or king from the ancient Greek period?"

Perhaps his brain was working too fast, but Kiritsugu Emiya felt a slight shortness of breath and oxygen deprivation. He couldn't help but take out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit it with practiced ease, and took a deep drag, which provided some relief.

"It should be a Noble Phantasm!"

"These summoned warriors are quite powerful; if they possess inherent skills, then they are excessively strong."

"Moreover, judging from how easily they used their Noble Phantasms, neither the duration nor the number of summons has reached the limits of the Noble Phantasms."

"Even with this number, neither Saber nor Avenger would likely need to use their Noble Phantasms to deal with them."

Thinking about this, Kiritsugu Emiya's idea of ​​a strategic retreat grew stronger and stronger.

"Haid, why don't you take Irelia and Ellie and leave this place first?" Kiritsugu Emiya turned to Haid and tried to suggest a retreat.

However, Haid, who was called the head of the Einzbern family but was actually an artificial intelligence-like being created by the original group of magicians, refused without hesitation.

His underlying rules require him to defend Winter Castle to the death, and to protect the magic workshop there.

Upon hearing this, a cold, sinister glint flashed in Kiritsugu Emiya's eyes.

However, as the clan leader, Haid is able to control the life and death of all androids, and even Ilya, who was born naturally, has a magical restriction set up by him.

Unless he completely abandons Irisviel and Ilya, there is no way he can disobey Haid's orders.

This is also a way for Haid to control him.

Otherwise, why would the Einzbern family trust an outsider like him and give him such great support?

Of course, none of that matters. What matters is what choice he should make now.

"Saber, your Noble Phantasm should be able to attack these enemies from here, right?"

After a three-second silence, Kiritsugu Emiya turned to Artoria and asked.

“Yes,” Artoria answered without hesitation, then raised a troublesome question: “But if I activate my Noble Phantasm, the magical barriers and various traps along the way must also be released, otherwise they will be destroyed by my Noble Phantasm.”

"Furthermore, at such a great distance, when I begin to gather magical power and unleash the true name of my Noble Phantasm, I don't know about the other two Heroic Spirits, but Lancelot will definitely sense it, since he is extremely familiar with my aura."