Zongman, the journey begins from the wrong place

Although he appeared calm, Kenneth was not as relaxed as he appeared.

The magic power consumption of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid is proportional to the complexity of its shape. In order to defend against Tōsaka Tokiomi's magic bullet attack, Kenneth chose to form the mercury into countless spikes like a bamboo forest.

This is because the thin film-like defense that can defend against a large area of flames is difficult to defend against the magic bullets with bullet-like penetrating power just now.

If the mercury is spread out in the shape of a sword mountain, it can resist the penetrating force as much as possible.

But the magic power required for such a complex form is naturally not comparable to that of a simple film.

In order to make each barb, which was twisted as thin as steel wire, have the hardness and toughness to block the magic bullet, Kenneth needed to mobilize almost all the magic power in his body.

Coupled with the large-scale extraction of magic power from Saber, the magic seals engraved on Kenneth's shoulders, inherited from the Archibald family, were pushed to their limit, releasing distance pain.

However, this standoff is coming to an end.

Kenneth believed that, considering how hard he was working, Tōsaka Tokiomi must have already reached his limit, and the magic power he could provide to the Lancer was slowly decreasing.

Even someone as proud as Kenneth knew that fighting in public was dangerous.

Seven or eight minutes have passed since the battle began, which should have attracted the attention of many masters and servants.

If a servant takes them both away, Kayneth will become a laughing stock.

"But that's all you can do!"

As he finished speaking, Kenneth called out his fiancée's name in his heart.

"Sora!"

"……I see."

Although Sora's voice sounded a little cold and strange to Kenneth, he didn't think much about it and switched the circuit that supplied magic power to the Servant.

When he heard Sora's slightly painful groan, Kenneth also felt the magic power in his body instantly become abundant.

The preparations he had made for this battle since England finally came to light at this moment!

When both the enemy and the opponent are gritting their teeth and holding on to the decisive battle and are almost exhausted, he does not need to waste the key command spells to replenish his magic power, but can overwhelm the enemy by changing the route.

Although Sora's total magic power is not as good as his, he has been gathering his strength for a long time, which means that Sbaer has double the endurance!

As if to confirm Kenneth's words, a brilliant light that almost illuminated the night suddenly erupted in the distance, along with an enormous magical storm.

Is this the true power of a Servant?

Although he had a premonition, Kenneth was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.

Compared to that kind of power, even if a color magician like me unleashes all my strength, I am still far inferior.

He is truly a hero who has left a great name in history.

Of course, no matter how shocked he was, Kenneth would not miss the opportunity.

"Well!!"

The moment Scathach activated her Noble Phantasm, Tōsaka Tokiomi felt the already limited magic power in his body being forcibly drained away. He gritted his teeth in pain, and veins bulged on his forehead covered in cold sweat.

The pain eased slightly, but before Tōsaka Tokiomi could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw Kenneth smiling as he pulled out three faintly glowing objects from his pocket and threw them at him?

"why?"

Although they were a little blurry in the dim environment, how could Tōsaka Tokiomi, who had been dealing with gems all his life, not recognize that they were three gems of extremely high quality?

His mind was a little confused, but Tōsaka Tokiomi, who was very familiar with the attack methods of gem magic, immediately felt the power of this attack.

He did not dare to slack off at all, and mobilized, or should I say squeezed out, the remaining magic power in his body, wielding the magic gift outfit 'Flame Sword' to attack.

The three green gems in mid-air were swept by the flames, and suddenly an extremely powerful impact storm erupted.

The invisible hammer easily broke through the flames, knocking Tōsaka Tokiomi away while also cutting grooves into the ground.

Yes, although Kenneth is a lecturer who has made great achievements in the Department of Spiritual Exorcism, El-Melloi is actually the master of the Department of Minerals, and his knowledge of the use of gem magic is not inferior to the most famous gem family, Edelfeldt.

It's normal for Kenneth to have gem magic skills that are not inferior to those of the Tohsaka family.

When Tōsaka Tokiomi realized this, it was too late. Kenneth poured abundant magic power into the magic costume.

"Boiling, my blood—"

The next moment, a thin mercury blade fell and slashed towards Tōsaka Tokiomi's arm.

Ultimately, Kenneth still viewed the Holy Grail War as a magician's competition focused on a séance ritual, and had no intention of directly taking anyone's life.

As long as the arm with the Command Seals and Magic Marks is cut off, the Master will basically withdraw from the Holy Grail War by losing control of his servants and his own combat power.

But the arm can still be reattached using healing magic, or at least the imprint can be passed on, which can be said to be a gentle yet thorough way to win.

After all, let alone a severed hand, even if the magician died, as long as the seal could be passed on, it wouldn't matter to the magic family.

However, even such good intentions do not seem to be accepted.

A flying knife that suddenly appeared deflected the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid's attack, ultimately leaving only a deep wound on Tohsaka Tokiomi's shoulder that was visible to the bone, but did not completely cut off his arm.

"Who?!"

Kenneth panicked and mobilized the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid to wrap his whole body, and looked in the direction of the attack.

That was the roof of the Tohsaka residence, which was already half-destroyed. A figure wrapped in a black cloak and wearing a mask that looked like it was made of bones looked at him and then turned and left.

Assassin!

At just one glance, Kayneth recognized that the figure must be the last heroic spirit who had not yet appeared.

For a moment, Kenneth broke out in a cold sweat.

Even the weakest Servant has insurmountable strength compared to the Master, not to mention the Assassin class who is best at assassinating the Master.

For example, Kenneth had no idea when Assassin got so close.

This was only a distance of four or five meters, which was just a matter of a moment for the Servant.

If the other party launches an attack, I will definitely not be able to react in time.

But after coming to his senses, Kenneth was a little confused.

Because he couldn't understand the Assassin's purpose.

If it saved Tōsaka Tokiomi because they had secretly become allies, then why didn't it kill itself?

"Hey! Kenneth!"

The sudden shouting woke Kenneth up from his thoughts. Looking up, he saw a middle-aged man with short black hair raising a submachine gun towards him and pulling the trigger.

"You @#@CE!"

In shock and anger, Kenneth activated his magic suit.

Mercury reacted immediately, opening a protective barrier in front of Kenneth to block the metal storm created by fifty nine-centimeter bullets.

When the crisis was over, Kenneth lowered his defenses, his face revealing an undisguised look of disgust.

"So it's you, the infamous magician killer!? You're just a lackey doing dirty work for the Magic Association, and now you dare to turn your knife on your master!"

Facing Kayneth's humiliation and insults, Emiya Kiritsugu threw away his submachine gun with an indifferent expression and took out his ceremonial uniform from his windbreaker.

That undisguised intention to attack made Kenneth's eyes full of contempt.

It would be fine if it was a sneak attack, but now we are face to face, does the other party still expect the pistol to work?

As long as he is not attacked by surprise, even a third-rate magician will not be afraid of bullets in the open.

But when he thought of the other party's famous title of magician killer, Kenneth couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

To be able to kill so many magicians, no matter how despicable and shameless he is, he should have some trump cards, right?

Could it be that this pistol suit has some special effect?

In any case, it's better to be cautious.

The arrogance in his heart had already been crushed in the battles of the past few days, so Kenneth chose a safer tactic at this moment.

Activate all magic circuits and input all magic power into the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, so that the whole body is wrapped in mercury.

Kenneth was confident that in this state, he could block not only a pistol but even a cannonball.

Faced with this situation, Emiya Kiritsugu pulled the trigger expressionlessly, firing the thirty-ninth Origin Bullet.

"boom--!"

After a few seconds, the mercury ball suddenly dispersed and scattered on the ground as if it had turned into ordinary mercury.

"Ah, ah, you, you actually..."

Kenneth clutched his chest tightly, collapsed to the ground, his face distorted, his fingers moving uncontrollably.

The look he gave Emiya Kiritsugu was filled with intense resentment, as if he wanted to say something.

But because a large amount of blood sprayed out of his mouth and nose, Kenneth could only utter a few meaningless murmurs.

Finally, under the great physical and mental pain, he fainted.

Looking at Kenneth lying on the ground and Tōsaka Tokiomi beside him, Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Taking down the two strongest magicians at once was an outcome that even Kiritsugu Emiya himself had not expected.

He was now extremely grateful to himself for not running away out of fear but rushing towards the battlefield.

Sure enough, the bigger the wind and waves, the bigger the fish!

Um--

“—You’re amazing!”

Listening to his own inner voice, Emiya Kiritsugu nodded subconsciously, and even wanted to reward himself with a cigarette.

But the next second, his whole body froze.

Turning his head, Emiya Kiritsugu met Noa's blue eyes that sparkled even in the darkness.

"You guys are really going too far. You fought so hard and didn't even call me?"

105 Tōsaka Tokiomi: Who is so unethical?!

"Command with the Command Seal! Acher! Come to me!"

His body had already begun to act before his brain could make a judgment, and Emiya Kiritsugu activated the Command Seals without hesitation.

Even so, he didn't feel safe at all when he felt the burning pain on the back of his hand caused by the circulation of magic power.

Looking at the silver-haired boy standing in front of him, Emiya Kiritsugu felt cold sweat dripping down his face, and a tingling and salty feeling came from his mouth.

He couldn't tell whether the smell was sweat or blood, because his heart was beating much more violently than when he released his inherent time control and was attacked by Kotomine Risei. The severe pain almost made him faint.

Even using a Command Spell, it would take a second or two to transfer the Servant to his side.

At such a close distance, Emiya Kiritsugu was convinced that it was enough for the other party to kill him more than ten times.

what happened?

Are you Assassin?

How could it be so close to me?!

Want to escape?

Is it enough to activate the inherent time control at three times the speed?

But can my body bear it?

Countless thoughts almost made Emiya Kiritsugu feel like his brain was going to explode, but after meeting Noa's clear and indifferent eyes, he suddenly calmed down.

The other party just stood there quietly, with a hint of interest in his expression.

In less than a tenth of a second, Emiya Kiritsugu realized that the silver-haired boy had no intention of attacking him.

why?