Chapter 30: Cicadas and Praying Mantises

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They either "hide in the city" like Weber, hiding in inconspicuous houses and operating with the high power of the Rider chariot, or they can build workshops like Shinji and build as strong a base as possible.

Such a noble "monarch" as Kenneth undoubtedly belonged to the latter. Although he hasn't been in Fuyuki for a long time, he has already completely renovated the entire Hyatt Regency.

This transformation is not material, but refers to the intensification of magic, in Kenneth's own wordsβ€”

"The twenty-four layers of the enchantment, three magic furnaces, the evil spirits used to replace the hounds, dozens of ghosts, countless traps, not even the underground waterways have been missed, plus part of the corridor has been turned into another world. In other words, we can compete with each other to our heart's content, and we don't have to worry about affecting the outside world, so let's let our guests have a good tour of my Kenneth Almeloy's magic workshop. ”

From a distance of hundreds of meters, Shinji could clearly capture the smugness on Kenneth's face, which showed how confident he was in his workshop.

According to Skaha's reconnaissance over the past few days, Kenneth's defensive capabilities are only inferior to those of the Kiriri family and Caster, which have been fully strengthened by the original Lune, and the similar self-extension workshop established by Caster with his skills in the intermediary, which is enough to compare to the ancestral workshop that Tosaka Tosaka Tokitomi is proud of - magic alone.

Yes, only the defense against magic is discussed, nothing else is considered.

The vast majority of magicians in the world will subconsciously ignore technology and even despise technology, in their eyes the occult and magic are supreme, as for science, it is just the struggle of ordinary people without talent, not worth mentioning.

As a representative of traditional magicians, Kenneth also thinks so, and takes it for granted that all magicians have the same opinion as him. He never considered pure physical defense, let alone the possibility of being attacked by ordinary people.

So, he was tragic.

Before the smugness on his face subsided, he felt a violent shaking, as if the world was spinning.

Soon, the loud sound of the reinforced concrete falling apart echoed in the night sky, rendering an incomparably terrifying atmosphere.

The hotel collapsed!

The high-rise hotel, which is more than 150 meters high, maintains an upright posture and collapses as if it has been sucked in by the ground. Because all the facades collapsed inward, not a single piece of debris burst out, only because the dust from the collapse wiped out the surrounding streets.

This is a very sophisticated blasting technique - directional blasting, which is mainly used to destroy large high-rise buildings. By destroying the load-bearing walls and key pillars, the building is pressed inward due to its own weight. Use a minimum amount of explosives to achieve complete destruction.

"I didn't hear the sound of the explosion, and I minimized the impact on the surroundings, which is art. ”

Shinji put down his binoculars without the slightest hint of hypocritical admiration.

"It is said that Emiya Kiritsugu is proficient in all blasting techniques, both ancient and modern, and is a well-deserved master of explosives. ”

Although he didn't see the real person, Shinji was sure that the director of this big scene was none other than Emiya Kiritsugu.

As the saying goes, no matter how high the martial arts are, they are afraid of kitchen knives, and if they mix it up, they will knock down with a brick. Who compares magic with you, and dismantles it directly from the outside without entering the workshop, see what you do?

Shinji, the family motto of the flower planter, did not dare to forget, and the same as this criterion was also taken as a criterion, and the magician killer Emiya Kiritsugu who only talked about efficiency in everything, and it was even more intensified than the former.

If Shinji was allowed to attack, he would only destroy a few floors at most, and Emiya Kiritsugu would directly blow up the skyscraper.

All the buildings in this city that are magicians' bases are listed on Emiya Kiritsugu's destruction list, and the Hyatt Regency Fuyuki is one of them. Kiritsugu obtained the blueprints of the building in advance, and found the point where the bomb would be set up in it. As long as you are fully prepared, the actual operation will not take even an hour.

According to Emiya Kiritsugu's judgment, the 32nd floor where Kenneth was located lost its support due to the chain reaction caused by the directional blasting, and it was eventually equivalent to falling from a height of 150 meters into a free fall to the ground. No matter how strong the magic barrier defense is, it can't protect the people indoors in the face of such a powerful destructive force.

Emiya Kiritsugu is like a praying mantis that has been planning for a long time and hunting everywhere, and Kenneth is the cicada he has targeted.

In order to ensure the death of the "cicada", Emiya Kiritsugu also specially arranged for his assistant Kuyu Maiya to snipe at a fixed point, and once Kenneth used magic to get out of the thirty-two floors, Kuyu Maiya would snipe as soon as possible.

And the sniper location chosen by Maiya Kuyu was the observation deck on the 38th floor of the Fuyuki Center Building, at Shinji's feet.

With the stealth performance of the "Hades Invisibility Cloak", which is close to the power level, Shinji successfully dived from the 40th floor to the 38th floor, and at this time, Kuyu Maiya was reporting to Emiya Kiritsugu through the headset.

The target did not move until the end and did not flee outside the hotel. ”

Although she had just witnessed a devastating devastation, there was not a hint of excitement in her voice.

At this point, the Hyatt Regency had completely collapsed, which meant that Kuyu Maiya's surveillance mission was over, and he took the bullet out of the gun that had ended his mission before he had a chance to play, put it in his suitcase, and then put the sniper rifle back on his back and stood up and walked down the stairs downstairs.

Suddenly, she noticed something unusual.

It's not an ordinary anomaly, but a more ambiguous change in the atmosphere.

Whether it is a war-hardened soldier like Maiya Kuyu, or Shinji who is not what it used to be, he can clearly feel the changes in the air.

It's - killing intent!

"β€”I feel very keen, miss. ”

Behind Maiya, who stopped, a low and cold male voice came. The sound echoed through the empty reinforced concrete building, making it impossible to tell where it came from.

Maiya didn't answer or ask aloud, just calmly, using her keen instincts to find the other party's location, and pulled out the 9mm caliber pistol at her waist - here and now, as long as it wasn't Emiya Kiritsugu, they were all enemies, and there was no need for mercy.

"- Hmph, it's good to have such an awareness. ”

The man hiding in the shadows, as if mocking, slowly stepped out from behind the pillar where he was hiding, exposing himself to Maiya's sight and gun.

The man in front of him was wearing a black monastic robe, exuding an inexplicable sense of majesty and oppression.