「Fervor，meisanguis。 (Boil, my blood)"

As soon as he chanted the spell cast by the magic, the contents of the bottle spilled slimy from the mouth of the bottle. The liquid that radiated a mirror-like metallic sheen was a large amount of mercury. The mercury, which has a capacity of about 10 liters, flows out of the bottle like a self-disciplined protist, vibrating and forming a spherical shape.

It was the strongest of the Moon Spirit Essence that Rhodes' Elumeroy was proud of in all the large number of dresses he held.

"Automatoportumdefensio (Auto-auto-defending); AutonlatóporIunlquaerere (auto-seeking the enemy) ;D ilectusincursio (auto-attack)." 」

As Kenes whispered, the lump of mercury rustled across the surface as if in response, and followed him at his feet as he approached the castle gates.

Kenays, who has the dual attributes of water and wind, which are rare even for magicians. He is very good at the technique of fluid manipulation that is common to both of them. The result is a unique battle outfit that allows him to use mercury filled with magic as a weapon and manipulate it at will.

Mercury does not have a certain shape, and at the same time can be shaped into any shape

"Scalp!"

At Keneth's drink, a portion of the ball of mercury suddenly turned into a long, thin ribbon that stretched upward, and then the ribbon of mercury slammed like a whip towards the gate.

Just as it was about to hit it, the whip of mercury suddenly compressed into a thin plate with a thickness of only a few microns, becoming a blade as sharp as a razor. As a result, under the sharp blade of mercury, the heavy latch was cut in half like sliced tofu, and the door fell inward with a heavy sound.

Mercury is a very heavy liquid substance at room temperature, and when it moves at high speed under high pressure, it has powerful movement energy. In addition, mercury can be freely transformed into various shapes such as whips, guns, and knives. Its sharpness can even surpass that of a laser ray.

Perhaps it was the confidence that he would succeed, because in the face of Rod Elumeroi's Moon Spirit Fluid, no matter how strong the defenses were, were useless. Whether it's titanium alloy or diamond, nothing is cut.

After clearing the obstacles in front of him, Kenes walked leisurely towards the halls of the city. The crystal chandeliers in the hall shine brightly, and there is not a single blemish on the very smooth polished marble floor. The air was also unusually quiet, and there was only Kenays alone, and of course, no one came out to greet him.

"The ninth-generation heir of the Achipolud family, Kenes Elumeroi!"

The majestic Kenes proclaimed loudly in the uninhabited hall.

"O magician of Einsberen, stake your life and honor for the holy grail you seek, and come out to meet me!"

Although Kenys made a provocative declaration, no one responded. It was as if he wasn't looking forward to a duel with Kenes. Kenes sighed contemptuously and walked towards the center of the hall with heavy steps.

Just as Kenes reached the center of the hall, the four vases placed in the four corners of the hall burst open with a loud roar. But what flew out of the explosion was not shards of porcelain, but countless metal beads. The beads of metal flew like bullets towards Keneth.

The mechanism was not set up by magic at all, and Kenes did not notice any magic activation. Well, this must be the mechanism set up in the vase by Emiya Kiritsugu. THIS IS A MAN-IN-PERSON MINE KNOWN AS CLAYMORE, A BRUTAL SETTING BOMB. Each bomb explodes at the same time as it releases more than 700 steel balls with a diameter of about one or two millimeters. All of these balls are fired in a fan-shaped pattern, and it is said that this is a terrifying weapon invented to destroy the infantry group in one blow. At the time of its explosion, everything present will not even have time to escape, and the targets in the center will only be beaten into a sieve.

Of course, this is to say that the target is not a magician.

The moment two thousand eight hundred steel balls shot at Keneth's side. The place where he was standing was encased in a semicircle of silver. The block of mercury that had been entrenched at his feet turned into a semicircle in an instant.

A thin film of mercury is wrapped around Kenes, and although it is less than a millimeter thick, it can make the tension of the mercury film reach the strength of a steel plate under the power of magic. THE RAIN OF BULLETS FROM THE CLAYMORE MINES DIDN'T HIT KENETH, BUT ALL OF THEM BOUNCED BACK INTO THE HALLS, LEAVING ONLY ONE OF THE CITY'S FACILITIES TO PIECES.

This is the auto-defense mode of the Moon Spirit Liquid. This pre-programmed magic will automatically react when Kenes is threatened, instantly opening a powerful defensive membrane. That kind of reaction speed can be defended against even bullets. When the Hyatt Regency collapsed, Kenes and Sola were protected by the defense system created by the Moon Essence Fluid. Mercury can be used as a complete weapon for attack and defense, and can be used as both a sword and an armor for Kenis.

"Hmm. 」

Kenes, who had unwrapped the defensive film, couldn't help but scoff at the viciousness of the mechanism just now after seeing the tragic situation around him. Even Kenes, who didn't know much about military weapons, now understood that it wasn't a magic attack that had just attacked him, but just a normal weapon that used explosives.

In Kenays's mind, it finally became clear to him the truth about the unpleasant experience of the previous night.

You don't need to analyze to know. Of the remaining six masters, the only one who wanted to eliminate Kenes first was Saber's Master Einzbelen. However, how could a magician from the Einzberen family, who had a high prestige, adopt such a lewd method? Kenes, who was also proud of his magic fame, could not believe this fact anyway.

But now he can't help but believe it. The Demoman, who used despicable means to sabotage Keneth's workshop last night, is now lurking in the city.

"Has it fallen to this point? 」

Kenes muttered, a sigh in his tone that was not so much anger. I'm afraid it won't be Saber's Master himself who did this despicable trick, but probably the lowly guy they hired somewhere. But even that is a very depraved thing. How can they hire unrelated fellows on this sacred battlefield? This is absolutely unforgivable.

"Well, then this is not a duel, but my crusade against you. 」

Reinvigorated with murderous intent, Kenes headed deeper into the enemy line.

Using a CCD camera set up in a hidden part of the hall, Emiya Kiritsugu took a close look at the power of the Moon Spirit Liquid that Rod Elumeroi was so proud of.

Although I had heard of it before, I had never expected that the real thing would have such a powerful ability. EVEN THE SHOCK WAVE OF THE CLAYMORE MINE IS NOT AS FAST AS ITS DEFENSES, AND IF THAT WERE THE CASE, IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE TO COUNT ON GUNS TO WIN.

Although Kiritsugu was very annoyed in his heart, he had to admit that the magician did have first-class skills. If you want to talk about it, you should have known this when you knew that Hyatt's agency was not successful.

In other words, this is the opponent that Kiritsugu must face as a magician.

Keneth must be searching all the rooms on the first floor one by one in order to find the enemies lurking in this castle. Now Kiritsugu's location is in the deepest part of the second floor. If you start moving right away, you should still have enough time to choose a favorable place to fight.

Kiritsugu analyzed the map of the castle in his mind as he walked out of the house towards the gate, and his steps stopped.

In the keyhole of the door, a drop of mercury hung like spider silk. Even though it was only a slight bit, Kiritsugu could still see the mercury dripping downwards as it left a silver trail on the surface of the door.

The moment Kiritsugu saw it, the mercury droplets suddenly stopped falling, and then exited through the keyhole like a living creature, following their original traces, and then vanished.

"I see. Is there an automatic search?

Just as Kiritsugu was startled, a silver light suddenly appeared under the carpet in the room where he was.

In an instant, the ground in the middle of the room was cut into a round board and fell to the bottom of the first floor. Then a silver tentacle leaped out of the circular hollow.

The new form of the Moon Spirit Liquid that appeared in front of Kiritsugu's eyes resembled a metallic jellyfish. Countless tentacles grasped the opening in the ground, and the middle of the tentacles that opened like umbrellas at the base expanded into a flat dish-like platform. And standing on that platform with a smile on his face was none other than Rod Elumeroi.

"Finally let me find you, little mouse. 」

Before a triumphant Kenais could instruct Mercury to attack, Kiritsugu pulled out a short machine gun from the holster at his waist and began to shoot.

The Moon Spirit Liquid that reacted immediately immediately formed a protective film in front of Keneth. Block all the rain of bullets in 9ram. Only a few seconds passed before fifty rounds of bullets were fired.

However, in just a few seconds, Kiritsugu was given plenty of time to chant the mantra.

"Timealterdoubleaccel." 」

With the incantation of the mind, the magic in Kiritsugu's body began to surge rapidly.

"Scalp!"

At the moment when Kiritsugu's bullet was fired, Kenes announced his death.

As he spoke, the two mercury whips that flew up flew towards the prey in front of him in a left-right flank manner.

"Huh!?"

It was Kenys who exclaimed. Just as the two Silver Whips were about to hit their targets, Kiritsugu dodged the Silver Whip's attack with an almost unbelievable speed, and leaped quickly into the void in the floor that had just been cut by the mercury blade under the Moon Spirit Essence where Kenes was standing.

Kiritsugu was so fast that he couldn't even see his movements clearly. No matter how you think about it, this shouldn't be a physical skill that ordinary people can use. Although Kenes was a little careless just now, he was not too surprised by the sudden change in front of him. After all, this is an unnatural battle between magicians. It's not surprising that even the little mice mixed in with it have supernormal abilities.

"Oh, do you have a little bit of magic?"

Although Kenes had a slight smile on his face, there was already murderous intent in his heart. It doesn't matter if he's an ordinary rat or not, even if he's been trained in a little magic, he's still a lowly villain who uses dirty means. This insult to the magician cannot be tolerated.

Chop lets you know what it's like to die.

Kenes flipped the hem of his coat and jumped down the stairs. Then, the jellyfish-shaped Moon Spirit Liquid slowly fell.

"ire:sanctio (tracking obliteration)." 」

The mercury that received the order flew out with its thin tentacles. Searches of the entire ground floor began again. Mercury immediately determined the location of the target. Kenes, who followed the trailing line behind, had a sadistic smile on his lips.

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