Collapse, surrender to me!

"Okay...then you follow me first."

Gray nodded.

Now, if Sakura doesn't clear her memory, with this vigilant attitude of keeping strangers away, it won't be a problem for her to go anywhere.

Even if we find a good family to adopt the child, the relationship will probably become extremely strained.

……

Go straight west from the bustling streets of Fuyuki City for about thirty kilometers.

There is an east-west national highway that crosses the mountains far away from the village and where there are few people.

Legend has it that in the deepest part of this dense forest, there is a mythical city.

It's just that no one has ever seen it.

Only a handful of magicians know that this castle is real.

This vast primeval forest is shrouded in a barrier and is completely isolated from the outside world. The Einzbern family bought the land of Fuyuki during the Third Holy Grail War and used it as their base.

"Since this is the territory of the magician, there are corresponding barriers, which makes it difficult for others to fight advantageously."

Kenneth led Weber into the forest, and it seemed as if they were not walking into another magician's residence, but strolling in their own back garden.

"But now many barriers are not properly maintained, causing them to lose their effectiveness and become useless."

Either the other party does not have the ability to maintain it.

Either the other party thinks that maintaining the barrier is a sheer waste of resources and is of little use to magicians and heroic spirits, and that something more powerful is waiting for him later.

Despite the daring challenge, Kenneth had unshakable confidence.

No matter what kind of defenses Einzbern took, he was prepared to gamble with the reputation of the Akibolu family and break it.

He thought of Waver who was following him, and he had to show this level of courage.

For Kenneth, dealing with Kiritsugu was just a side job. The important thing was to teach Waver a lesson in the process.

Emiya Kiritsugu is just a disposable teaching tool.

He moved deeper into the forest.

Although the barrier forest was cast into an illusion, Kenneth's rare knowledge and intuition enabled him to make accurate inferences and easily find the location of the barrier's center.

His reputation as one of the top geniuses in the field of spirit summoning is well-deserved.

If Einzbern's magic was limited to this level, there would be basically no obstacles.

Compared to the normal timeline, Kiritsugu blew up Kenneth's hotel first. This time, it was Kenneth who took the first action. All the ceremonial clothes were not damaged and were intact.

"This is the first lesson I'm teaching you. Even when facing a weak enemy, don't forget to arm yourself."

Kenneth took out a spherical gift and activated it.

The trees that blocked the view suddenly disappeared, and the quaint stone city appeared before Kenneth and Weber.

"Not bad. After we defeat the Einzbern, it would be nice to occupy this city as a new base."

Kenneth made his comment.

"Watch this, Weber."

Kenneth smiled arrogantly and put the large ceramic bottle he was holding under his arm on the ground.

As soon as he left his hand, the bottom of the bottle sank heavily into the ground. The actual weight of this bottle, which was carried with a weight-reducing technique, was nearly 140 kilograms.

Fervor, meisanguis. (My blood boils)

As he chanted the spell to activate the magic, the contents of the bottle began to flow out from the mouth of the bottle.

The liquid that radiated a metallic sheen like a mirror was a large amount of mercury. The volume of mercury was about ten liters, and it flowed out of the bottle like a self-disciplined protozoan, trembling and forming a sphere.

This is the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid that Kenneth is so proud of, and it is the strongest of the many ceremonial weapons he possesses.

With multiple modes——

Automatoportumdefensio (auto-defense); AutonlatoporIunlquaerere (automatic search for the enemy); Dilectusincursio (automatic attack).

As Kenneth chanted in a low voice, the block of mercury rustled and vibrated on the surface as if in response, and then followed him under his feet as he approached the castle gate.

This is Kenneth's strongest outfit.

Because he possesses the dual attributes of water and wind, which is rare even for a magician.

He is very skilled in the fluid manipulation technique that is common to both.

The unique battle regalia he created was able to use mercury filled with magic as a weapon and manipulate it at will.

Mercury has no fixed shape, but can also be molded into any shape

Scalp!

After Kenneth shouted, part of the mercury ball suddenly turned into a thin and long ribbon and extended upwards. Then, the mercury ribbon hit the door like a whip.

Just when it was about to hit, the mercury whip suddenly compressed into a thin plate only a few microns thick, becoming a mercury blade as sharp as a razor.

As a result, under the sharp blade of mercury, the heavy door bolt was cut in half like tofu, and the door fell to the inside with a heavy sound.

Mercury is a very heavy liquid substance at room temperature. When it moves at high speed under high pressure, it has powerful kinetic energy.

Perhaps it was because of the confidence that he would succeed, because in front of Kenneth's Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, no matter how strong the defense was, it would be useless.

Be it titanium alloy or diamond, there is nothing that cannot be cut.

This was also the reason why he showed disdain when he saw the information that Kiritsugu mainly fought with modern weapons.

After clearing the obstacles in front of him, Kenneth walked leisurely towards the hall in the city.

The crystal chandeliers in the hall emit brilliant light, and the marble floor has been polished very smoothly without a single flaw.

The air seemed unusually quiet, with only Kenneth's presence. Of course, no one came out to greet him.

"The ninth generation heir of the Archibald family, Kayneth, is here!"

The majestic Kenneth announced loudly in the empty hall.

"Magician of Einzbern! For the Holy Grail you pursue, risk your life and honor and come out to meet me!"

The light is shining, but no one responds.

It was as if he was not looking forward to the duel with Kenneth.

"..."

Kenneth sighed silently and walked towards the center of the hall with heavy steps.

If Kiritsugu doesn't come out, what can he use to teach Waver?

However, just as Kenneth walked to the center of the hall, the four vases placed at the four corners of the hall suddenly broke with a loud bang.

But what flew out in the explosion were not pieces of porcelain, but countless metal beads, which flew towards Kenneth like bullets.

This mechanism was not set up by magic at all, and Kenneth did not sense any trace of magic being activated.

In fact, this is not magic, but the famous Broadsword Mine.

It contained about 700 steel balls and about 1.5 pounds of C-4 plastic explosive.

After the explosion, these steel balls will all be launched in a fan-shaped manner. It is said that this is a terrifying weapon invented to wipe out an infantry group in one blow.

When it explodes, the maximum range of its steel balls can reach 250 meters. Everything present will not even have time to escape, and the target in the center will be shot into a sieve.

Of course, this is assuming the target is not a magician.

At the moment when nearly three thousand steel balls shot towards Kenneth.

The place where he stood was surrounded by a silver semicircle.

The block of mercury that was originally hovering under his feet suddenly turned into a semicircular shape.

This is the automatic defense mode of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid. This pre-set magic can automatically react when Kenneth is threatened, instantly opening a powerful defense membrane.

That kind of reaction speed can even be defended against bullets.

By the way, he also protected Waver who was standing next to him.

"Have you fallen to this level, Einzbern?"

Kenneth muttered, his tone more like a sigh than anger.

No matter how depraved Einzbern himself was, he would not be so corrupt. It was Emiya Kiritsugu, the lowly hired guy.

But even this is still a very depraved thing.

How could they hire irrelevant guys on this sacred battlefield? This is absolutely unforgivable.

In his eyes, Emiya Kiritsugu was not a magus at all.

"Okay, then this isn't a duel, but my crusade against the wanted criminal in the Clock Tower."

After regaining his killing intent, Kenneth walked deeper into the enemy camp.

As they walked, Kenneth explained to Weber.

"Did you see that? The gap between a low-quality magician and a true magician. Even if you can't make a fully developed Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid with your ability, you can make a ritual suit for current weapons without having to worry about this kind of person causing you any harm... When you go back, use this as a topic and write a paper for me. If there is no problem, I can provide you with the materials for making the experimental ritual suit..."

Through the camera installed in a hidden place in the hall, Emiya Kiritsugu carefully observed the power of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid that Kenneth was so proud of.

I also saw Kenneth using him as an example to teach Weber.

Although Kiritsugu was very annoyed, he had to admit that the other party did have first-class skills.

Moreover, it is absolutely true.

If we target modern weapons and adopt a restrained attitude, we can no longer count on winning with guns and cannons.

Even if the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid was not specifically aimed at him, it had already destroyed 90% of his means of attack.

In other words, Kiritsugu should face his opponent as a true magus.

Kiritsugu analyzed the castle map in his mind while taking the initiative to attack.

He used his inherent time control to quickly approach Kenneth and took the lead in attacking.

Kenneth felt a flash before his eyes.

Kiritsugu had already jumped out from the pillar beside him.

By the time Kenneth reacted, Kiritsugu quickly opened fire with the short machine gun in his left hand.

However, this time, the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid still accurately and faithfully demonstrated its ability. The instantly opened defense membrane once again completely blocked the power of the 9mm bullet. Everything was like a replay of the scene just now.

Although he was caught off guard by the sudden attack, after realizing that this attack was just as harmless as the first one, Kayneth, who was hiding in the defensive membrane, couldn't help but laugh.

But he didn't know that the reason why Kiritsugu took the initiative to attack was because he had already discovered the weakness of the automatic defense.

Just before the bullets from the short machine gun were completely fired, Kiritsugu's free right hand pulled out the Contender and fired a shot into the center of the mercury film that expanded into a semicircle.

The Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid has transformed into the best state for defending against machine gun fire.

However, the speed of Contender bullets is more than 9 times that of mm bullets, and its destructive power is equivalent to seven times that of the latter.

The speed of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid mainly comes from pressure, and Kiritsugu has completely seen through this.

Although bulk mercury can be quickly expanded into a thin film by pressure, it is impossible to quickly change it back from the thin film state by pressure.

This is also the limit of fluid mechanics.

Therefore, when faced with a sudden powerful attack, Mercury cannot react quickly to form a strong defense system.

A big hole was pierced through the mirror-smooth surface of the mercury film.

Judging from Kenneth's angry roar, the Contender bullet that penetrated into it must have hit the target.

However, the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid obscured Kiritsugu's vision, and he couldn't even aim at the target hidden behind obstacles, so it was already a great luck to be able to hit the target, and he couldn't expect this attack to cause fatal injuries to the opponent.

He fired a shot and ran away.

However, the expected counterattack from Kenneth did not come.

The Moon Spirit Marrow Liquid stood there faithfully. Kenneth's roar was deafening, but there was no sign of him chasing Kiritsugu.

Kiritsugu hadn't expected that either.

His shot did hit someone, but behind the silver barrier, the person who was shot was not Kenneth, but Weber.

Inside the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, Kenneth's face was filled with anger, regret, panic, and all kinds of emotions intertwined into one, comparable to that of an Oscar winner.