Chapter Twenty-Eight: Reinforcements?

The next afternoon, leaving two young girls and a veteran assassin in the relatively safe Emiya Mansion, Zhao Mian led Emiya Shirou, who could be said to be stunned in terms of both combat and human conduct, towards the outskirts of Fuyuki City, where the castle of Einzberen stood like a monster in the jungle.

"That...... Crowned mulberry. Walking on the forest path in the suburbs, Wei Gong, who had been following Zhao Mian and slightly behind him by half a body, broke the quiet atmosphere that had been going on since he left the city.

"What? Is there anything you want to say?" Zhao Mian didn't look back, he still kept his walking speed on his own, except that the shoulder armor that could not be assembled because of damage was replaced by a marshal who had not been used for a long time, and on the whole it looked a little awkward, he still maintained his combat state.

"I thought of it when I was sleeping last night, why did you ask me to come here with you today?" and still with some uncertainty and unconfidence, Emiya's voice sounded behind him, "Look, if it's a relationship, Sakura and you are more suitable, if it's ability, Tosaka-san's is better than me anyway." So why am I here with you today, is it just because I brought it up?"

That's one of the reasons. Zhao Mian said, "If you put forward this opinion under the circumstances at that time, then you must be responsible." That's one of the reasons I've asked you to come here with me. But that's not the main reason, there's another important reason – you're too conspicuous. ”

"Visible ...... conspicuous?" Wei Gong asked in a somewhat stunned voice, as if in disbelief, his voice startled the nesting birds in the forest, "You mean I'm conspicuous, how is this possible?"

"You're a little too unaware, Emiya Shirou. Zhao Mian glanced back at him, then turned his head and continued to move on, "Not to mention that you summoned SABER, who is known as the most promising to win the Holy Grail, there are not a few guys who don't look at you because of this-do you remember what the girl of the Einzberen family said last time she saw you?" This is the second time I've met you. She was already looking at you before you had summoned your Servants, and there must be some reason why she found you shortly after you summoned your Servants. Moreover, after that, there are three servants and two masters gathered around you, and the core of this alliance is you, in other words, at that time, you have already won this war, because the remaining Heroic Spirits together are only four, and you are surrounded by three Heroic Spirits, which is enough for any participant to focus on you. Although what happened after that was estimated to be beyond everyone's expectations, it still can't make others look down on you. Finally, be careful, I don't know why, but ARCHER may be aiming for you. ”

"Yes...... Is that so......" Emiya hung his head a little gloomily, as if he was thinking about something, as if he was just looking at his feet, "but why would ARCHER make me a target?"

"It's not something I can easily understand, and maybe that guy has some grudge against you. When this alliance was first formed, that guy had a lot of hostility towards you, and I'm sure you could feel it. So be careful, I'm bringing you out to get fire on the other two girls. After all, even if I arrange it a little, there is still no guarantee of absolute safety. On the path in the dense woods, Zhao Mian turned a zigzag angle, then stopped, and behind him, Wei Gong, who was still immersed in his own thoughts, directly hit Zhao Mian's back - and then was hit by the lines on the shield of domination and hit a large bag, and Wei Gong, who had come to his senses after the impact, went around from behind Zhao Mian to his side and looked ahead. In his field of vision, a castle that even if it is a haunted mansion without any sense of disobedience, appeared in an abrupt clearing, this castle that was built did not know when it was built has been polished for a long time, old wrinkles are all over his face, a little moss in the company of weeds stubbornly occupies the cracks in the castle floor, and the footsteps of nature drive this artificial product to the brink of destruction little by little. "I guess that's right here, but maybe something isn't going well. Zhao Mian took off the shield from behind his back, grabbed Wei Gong's collar with his other hand, and put Wei Gong, who was already a little sluggish, behind him.

Nature may not be the only ones encroaching on this place, the swords and corpses scattered all over the place represent the blow that has just been experienced here, and the smell of blood still wafting over the empty forest clearing here attracts many ravens who eat carrion, but the black birds are just hovering high in the sky, as if some creature that they fear is eating.

"An enchantment has been set up so that the information inside cannot be transmitted to the outside world. Without care, Zhao Mian walked towards the castle with the broken corpses on the ground. Without deliberately identifying them, Zhao Mian clearly knew what these still wriggling corpses on the ground were—they might be the remains of something equivalent to a puppet, although they were almost human in terms of structure, but these artificial products still hadn't reached the real height after all, and still having vitality was the best difference. Zhao Mian stretched out his hand and patted the stunned Wei Gong behind him, although for those who saw this situation for the first time, Wei Gong's reaction was slightly wrong, but Zhao Mian didn't care and said, "Follow up, it seems that there is a heroic spirit that has launched an attack on this place, let's go in and take a look." ”

The castle itself may have been very strong, but it didn't take long for Zhao Mian and Wei Gong to enter it - even those little waste were caused by Wei Gong's procrastination, and the reason was those 'corpses' that were not completely dead. It's not that Zhao Mian has smashed a road, but someone has already opened the way for them, and even left the coordinates of a place - although I don't know why those puppets have artificial blood, but these liquids that emit a faint smell of blood guide Zhao Mian and Wei Gong in the direction of their journey, not to mention that since they entered the castle, the roar that has not stopped in their ears is also guiding them in the direction.

"There should have been two intruders. Zhao Mian analyzed, from a little carpet, Zhao Mian found two lines of footprints, he stretched out his hand to compare the footprints, "In terms of size, it should be two men, one of whom is probably wearing armor." BERSERKER'S ROAR CAME FROM BEHIND THE WALL BESIDE ZHAO MIAN, AND ZHAO MIAN WHISPERED TO THE EMIYA IN FRONT OF HIM, "IN ANY CASE, SINCE THEY DARE TO ATTACK THIS PLACE, THEN THEY MUST BE FULLY PREPARED, AND THOSE PREPARATIONS MUST BE ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THE BERSERKER AND HIS MASTER, SO AFTER I RUSH IN, YOU REMEMBER, IF IT IS NOT NECESSARY, DO NOT SHOW YOUR FACE." ”

"Ahhh That lump of black flesh is impossible to compete with my servant, how about surrendering?If you surrender, maybe ......" As soon as Zhao Mian's words fell, the roar of the berserker stopped abruptly, and was replaced by another voice full of distortion but full of joy.

"It's Shinji!" Wei Gong shouted, and after saying that, he tried in vain to rush past Zhao Mian's side and enter the hall. However, Zhao Mian grabbed his arm and pulled him back. "Hum!" the blade sliced through the air, and a long sword grazed in front of Emiya, sinking into the wall on the other side.

"Ah, I originally wanted to wait until this side of the matter was done to deal with you, but I didn't expect you to send it yourself! It just so happens that I'm in a good mood today, so good that I can even accept cleaning up two pieces at once!"