One soul, two twins, the other half is Bronya

"Master, Rider relies primarily on his Noble Phantasms and is not a pure warrior. I may not be able to satisfy your desire to fight. If it's really not possible, how about we practice a little later?"

"Whoo~"

Scathach let out a long sigh and suppressed her fighting spirit once again. However, the more she suppressed it, the more fierce her fighting spirit would be when it erupted. "Remember, don't make me wait too long."

Seeing the Master stop Rider, Bai Ye also turned his attention to Saber, or rather, Irisviel behind him, "Saber, my Master would like to have a chat with Ms. Irisviel."

"impossible!"

Without even considering it, Saber held the holy sword tightly in both hands and blocked Irisviel's way. Even though the tendons in her left hand had been severed, it trembled and was unable to exert any strength.

"You should already know that with the Holy Grail War..."

As he was speaking, Bai Ye suddenly thought of something. A blazing white lightning appeared on the palm of his left hand, and then he suddenly clenched it.

An invisible electromagnetic pulse spread, instantly rendering all surveillance methods useless, including magic power... I've been in Type-Moon for almost a year now, so of course I have to keep up with the times~

After dealing with these, Bai Ye continued the previous topic, "As the Holy Grail War progresses, she will definitely die. But my Master doesn't like this ending and asked me to take her back."

"..."

Bronya? She thought so in her heart, but at least on the surface, Saber remained silent and always remained on guard.

"Okay~ Looks like we have to take action."

Bai Ye also took Wanxiang and slowly made a knife flower, which was quite similar to Mr. E's style.

The next moment, Bai Ye charged towards Saber, leaving a trail of faint blue shadows behind him. His power was completely restrained, and the icy blade slashed down silently.

"Qiang——!"

Saber raised the holy sword to block, but her left hand was injured, so her strength was not so stable. After a few collisions, she was forced back by Bai Ye and soon fell into a disadvantage.

While there were flashes of swords and sabers over there, the Emperor's side was relatively peaceful, although Scathach was feeling a little overwhelmed. "Hey, I heard Berserker just call you 'Master'. Is he your disciple?"

"Yes, very nice little fellow."

Scathach said casually, while slowly rotating the magic spear to ease her desire to fight.

"Also, from what he just said, if the Holy Grail War continues, will that woman really die?"

Perhaps he did care a little, but it was mostly for gathering intelligence. After all, if what Bai Ye said was true... then Irisviel couldn't be the Master!

"This has nothing to do with you."

Scathach certainly understood Rider's intentions. If it was information from her own side, she wouldn't mind sharing some of it. After all, their strength was enough to overwhelm everything.

But when it comes to other people, that's not okay. Just like Bai Ye didn't reveal Assassin's information, she certainly wouldn't do it. As for what others deduced from this... that has nothing to do with her~

209. Sniper

In this brief exchange, the Emperor vaguely grasped Scathach's personality... Mainly because Scathach didn't hide it. "Hey, come to think of it, you haven't introduced yourself yet?"

"Scathach, descended as a Caster." Scathach's self-introduction was also very concise, but...

“Caster?!!”

The Emperor and Waver's eyes widened. This scarlet magic spear, this fervent fighting spirit...you're telling me you're a Caster? Is there any Caster like you?

"Believe it or not."

Feeling the confrontation between Bai Ye and Saber behind her, Scathach was already feeling a little irritated. She increased the frequency of spinning her magic spear greatly and looked behind her from time to time - she also wanted to join in!

“Clang, clang—!”

With the crisp sound of hammering iron, Bai Ye pressed forward, forcing Saber to retreat. The blade swung with a huge blade light, smoothly splitting the container in two and slowly tilting it down.

“Is this what intuition is?”

Wearing the image of Mr. E, Bai Ye seemed to have inherited that elegance. He raised his hand and calmly wiped the blade before continuing to attack Saber.

Between the flashes of swords and shadows, red sparks flew. At this moment, Bai Ye slashed hard, the immense force of the blade crushing Saber, and the road beneath her feet shattered.

Saber looked at Bai Ye's black and white visor and vaguely felt that the other party was smiling, followed by a huge sense of crisis.

!!!

Her intuition had already sounded the alarm, but unfortunately... Saber was unable to respond at the moment.

With a series of sparks, the sword blades rubbed and staggered. At this moment, Bai Ye slightly turned his body, and his legs were shrouded in a "black" as deep as a nebula - Rider Kick!

A figure flew backwards, smashing through several containers, and finally embedded in the iron sheet of a container, completely denting the entire surface.

"The destructive power isn't right~"

Although he did hold back, and that kick had deliberately landed on Saber's armor, it wouldn't have been so destructive. Was it the suppression of his restraining power?

That’s right, otherwise if the Heroic Spirits were allowed to act freely, not only would a small Fuyuki City, but the entire Far East would be overturned by these people!

"That's the end of it."

Bai Ye casually made a knife flower, put away Wanxiang, and prepared to take Irisviel back, but...

"Saber!"

Following Irisviel's concerned call, Saber, who had fallen, moved her fingers, then clenched the holy sword in her hand and stood up again.

I remember Daimao didn't fight back either~ Was it pure willpower? Or was he too gentle just now?

"Okay, looks like we have to fight again."

Since that’s the case, Bai Ye has nothing to say. Wanxiang appears in his hands again, and the blade flashes with a cold light.

"Ellie, you go first."

Saber took the initiative to approach Bai Ye, and at the same time, signaled Irisviel to leave first. She had promised to protect her, it was a knight's oath, "Ahhhhhhh! Evolto!!!"

"Qiang——!"

Bai Ye held his Tang sword horizontally and blocked the attack steadily. Under the red sparks, his black and white visor looked particularly handsome. "Good momentum, but still nothing... Oh?"

"Wind King Hammer!"

The Wind King's barrier that bound the holy sword dissipated, gathered at one point and suddenly exploded towards Bai Ye, and the holy sword finally revealed its full appearance.

"Hey, I almost got into trouble."

A dark blue figure solidified not far away. This near-instantaneous mobility put immense pressure on everyone the moment it was displayed.

Furthermore, beneath his visor, the corners of Bai Ye's mouth curled up slightly—he had obtained the holy sword. If it had been the old sword, it would have been quite difficult, but Saber's... If Red A could do it, then so could he.

"So fast!"

Saber's eyes narrowed slightly as she glanced at Irisviel. If she were to use this as an opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Elly, she seemed to have no recourse.

"Don't worry, I'm not that bad."

As if seeing through Saber's thoughts, Bai Ye spread his hands, with a faintly snake-like temperament, "I like this saying: The strong wield their sword against the stronger! What do you think, Saber?"

"Not okay yet?"

A voice that suppressed the will to fight.

"Oh, I see, Master. It will be done soon."

Bai Ye responded with his back to Scathach, his entire body ablaze with magical energy. "Sorry, Saber, it seems my master can't wait any longer."

【Danger! 】

Just by taking up her stance, Saber's intuition had already given her a warning.

This was truly terrible. Her left hand was powerless, and she couldn't even use her Noble Phantasm, but... she glanced at Irisviel beside her and steeled her resolve once again—she couldn't lose!

……

Meanwhile, Emiya Kiritsugu finally took action. Since Saber was no match, he would target the Master! Even though the unknown Master was very powerful, he had no choice but to attack now.

He took out the walkie-talkie from his arms, but unfortunately only a "beeping" sound came out - the communication had been cut off by Bai Ye.

After a moment of silence, Emiya Kiritsugu put the walkie-talkie aside and took out the ferocious sniper rifle filled with the smell of gunpowder.

He couldn't contact Maiya, but Saber's current situation didn't allow him to hesitate. They had been partners for so long, he believed Maiya could keep up with his movements.

"Hey, Kiritsugu, Kiritsugu?"

Hisau Maiya called a few times into the intercom, but there was no response at all, so it was obvious that there was no hope.

In that case, she could only make her own judgment - she trained her scope on the Assassin. If he made a move, she would immediately suppress him with fire!

Byakuya was still engaged in combat with Saber. At this moment, accompanied by a gunshot, a bullet was ejected at high speed, striking Ryougi Shiki, who was watching the battle from a container not far away.

"Zheng——"

A flash of sharp blade. Holding a small knife, Ryougi Shiki neatly split the bullet in two. "Are you still doing it? I remember you called Emiya Kiritsugu."

She looked along the trajectory of the bullet, but there was no one there anymore... Snipers always move to a new position after each shot, and they won't just wait there foolishly.

On the other side, the Assassin that Maiya was staring at did not take any action—communication with Kotomine Kirei was cut off, and without any action orders, he remained inactive for the time being.

But just because Assassin didn't take action didn't mean Ryougi Shiki would just let it go. Although her grandfather had taught her, a magus... shouldn't be considered a human, right?

Well, Bai Ye had told her that magicians' ideas were very different from those of "humans." Even if there were some who were still good, wouldn't it be better to just beat them up and leave them half-crippled?

"Shiki, wait a moment."

At this moment, through the connection between Master and Servant, Bronya's voice sounded in Ryougi Shiki's mind.

210. Servant? Master!

"Hey, Caster, your Master has been ambushed. Aren't you going to help her?"

The emperor's heroic voice rang out. By this point, he had roughly understood that Irisviel was indeed not Saber's Master, but the one who had secretly shot her.

"No need."

Scathach's answer was as concise as ever, or perhaps given her personality, it was already a great honor for her to be willing to pay attention to you.

At this moment, Ryougi Shiki also ended her communication with Bronya, jumped on the container very lightly, and soon came in front of Irisviel.

"Are you Caster's Master?"

As she spoke, Irisviel quickly raised her hand and chanted, using silver threads to form the outline of a giant eagle in the air. "O wreckage, I give you life."

Then, the giant silver eagle flapped its wings and attacked Ryougi Shiki with the ferocity of a bullet. She was still considering whether to hold back, but then...

"Zheng——"

With a flash of shiny knife light, the giant silver eagle lost its shape and shattered in the blink of an eye.

"how come?"

That was constructed using alchemy, and its strength and defense were quite impressive. How could it be like this... Suddenly, Irisviel caught sight of Ryougi Shiki's rainbow eyes, "Those are mystical eyes!"

"She asked me to take you back."

Shiki's personality remained as cold as ever, and her words were quite concise. She casually swung her knife, slashing away the bullet fired at her from the darkness. "Don't count on him. He can't help you."

"Ellie!"

Saber also noticed the change in the situation and called out with some concern. A Tang sword came across, forcing her to focus back on the battle. "You should worry about yourself first."

——Across all directions!

Endless sword energy burst out, like a swimming dragon, biting down towards Saber viciously.

Seeing this, Saber's expression froze slightly, and she immediately drew more magic power to protect herself, but it was still not enough. The sharp sword energy broke through her defenses, and the armor on her chest was almost shattered.

[No! I can't lose!]

With her tenacious will, Saber stood up again - she was the Knight King, having fought in countless battles throughout history, so this "minor injury" was nothing!

"As expected of the Knight King. But you're already in poor condition, and without the protection of your scabbard, how much strength can you truly unleash?"

Saber's condition was too bad after being weakened time and time again, which made Bai Ye deal with it more and more calmly. "And is it really necessary? We are not planning to do anything, we just want to save her."

"Chong-"

Bai Ye blocked Saber's sword and repelled it calmly. At the same time, he secretly contacted Scathach: Master, it's almost time to retreat.

"I see."

Seeing that Ryougi Shiki had already taken down Irisviel, Scathach nodded to the Emperor and headed to reunite with him, deliberately emphasizing the Master, "It's time to go, Master."