Chapter 20: All-out attack
My name is Alayah,
The Assassin is on the move.
206:33:12
The Hyatt Regency Hotel in Fuyuki is the base of Kenneth's activities after arriving in Fuyuki, and in order to cope with the next battle, it is natural to transform it into his own magic workshop.
Kenneth rented the top floor of the 32-story building, and then used the top as his base to expand the magic barrier downwards, and if it weren't for the fact that the bottom eight floors were not guest rooms but functional halls, he would probably have the entire building under his control.
Due to the fact that the building was inhabited by other ordinary people, Kenneth placed the magic nodes in places that were not easily spotted, such as elevator shafts, ventilation ducts, and sewers, and placed a magic furnace on every eight floors that supplied magic to magic enchantments and traps, as well as patrolling angels.
These magic furnaces can provide even more magic than the average instructor of the clock tower, if the intruder destroys a large number of magic traps and magicians, the magic furnace will self-destruct all the magic power to a demon to greatly increase its combat power, and at the same time alert Kenneth, so if someone wants to kill all the way up from the bottom, it is equivalent to breaking through three positions guarded by first-class magicians.
On the top floor where Kenneth and Sola live, there is a very luxurious "Otherworldly Enchantment" with very precious materials, which can create an "Otherworld" exclusive to Kenneth, in which he is not only strongly protected, but also has a considerable increase in the speed of action and magic casting, oh, and of course, Sora will also be buffed.
On the other hand, enemies are slowed down when they step into it, causing the demon to be confused and unable to move, and the speed of any ranged attacks is greatly reduced - this is a method used against Ainsbelen after learning that he has hired a "magician killer" who likes to use scientific side weapons.
If the man named Kiritsugu Emiya tries to dash through the air or snipe from a distance, the aircraft and bullets will fall halfway through the process due to the loss of acceleration.
Finally, if the magician killer with a brilliant resume wants to blow up the entire building, the enchantment will make the 32nd floor invisible and remain suspended for half an hour, which is enough time for Kenneth to calmly move and even surprise from behind while the other party confirms the victory.
"Wouldn't that be completely on the defensive? Can't take the initiative at all? Sora crossed her hands on her hips and asked Kenneth menacingly, "We've summoned Lancer, one of the three ranks!" How can you hide like Assassin and Caster?! ”
"Well, after the last Servant was summoned, the Holy Grail War has officially begun, but no battle has taken place so far," Kenneth was sitting at the table debugging a large ball of live mercury, and shrunk his neck as if overwhelmed by his own momentum: "We should be more ...... Careful. ”
"Prudent? It's not like the genius of the clock tower,' the words of the famous Rod El Meloy," Sola waved her arm and pointed out the window to the Xindu complex, "who are you going to be cautious about?" Only a few patents in the clock tower, playing flashy gem magic tricks with Tosaka Tokitomi and his students? Or the shame of the Barbie dolls of the Einz Bellen family and the magicians they hired? Or is it an unknown magician who is still unknown, probably a number? ”
Sora didn't mention Weber at all, because this student has great ability and what kind of personality, she, the "master", knows very well, even if he summons Iskandar, he will not be able to control it because of his own lack of courage, I am afraid that the position of master and slave will have to be reversed.
And judging from the character of the [Conquest King] who "conquers anything good when he sees it", he may be recruited as his subordinate because he is serious and down-to-earth - this is not good! It's rare to have such a well-behaved and obedient disciple who can do things at will!
"That'...... After the first battle, we will send Lancer out to investigate? Behind him, Kenneth gave advice without confidence.
"Only what can he do? You follow suit, and let Lancer unleash his magic to attract the opponent's Servant to fight head-on," Sora turned back and pointed to Kenneth's spell, "And as long as you hide that, no one will find out that you are the Master, after all, Lancer's demon offering and contract are all with me." ”
"This, as well as that said, once you use the Command Spell, you will-"
"You still want to use the Spell!?"
Seeing Kenneth's frightened expression, Sora was furious: "Why the hell are we transferring the demons?" Isn't it to liberate your combat power? Not only do you not have the confidence to subdue the other Masters, but you are also planning to use the Spell to get Lancer to help you?! ”
"No, I mean ......"
"Shut up!" Sora directly interrupted Kenneth's defense: "It's been before, when will your forward-looking problem be corrected?" Always think about the worst in everything, always think about the worst results, what about momentum? Take out the indomitable momentum of proposing to me as soon as we met! ”
"That's because—"
"Huh?"
"If I didn't have you in my world, this heart would be too lazy to beat!"
“……”
This time it was Sora's turn to be stunned by Kenneth's sudden burst of declaration, and she wanted to habitually taunt her, but her mind went blank and she couldn't find the right words for the context, and to make matters worse, she felt the temperature of her cheeks begin to rise.
No, even if you want to...... Nor in his presence......
"Whatever, whatever you want." The Ice Queen, who was not in the right state, hurriedly dropped this sentence and left Kenneth's room as if she were running away.
"Lord Sora? What's wrong with you? Sora met Lancer on patrol in the hallway, and he seemed to think she wasn't right and asked out loud.
"Call me what?! You bully! Also, bow your head! Although she covered her face with her hands, Sora's momentum did not decrease at all, and she immediately scolded.
“…… Yes, Queen. The handsome Lancer, dressed in a green bodysuit, bowed.
The chief warrior of the Irish "Knights of Fiona", Dilumudo "Radiant Appearance" Audina, appeared in the Holy Grail War as Lancer.
There are many legends about him, but the most famous is that he abducted Granny Commark, the fiancée of his lord Finn McCool, and that he has a magical black mole in the corner of his right eye, which can passively seduce the opposite sex, and the women who meet him will have strong feelings for him.
Because it is the same lord and fiancée, and because he accidentally hit the trick at the beginning, Sola didn't give him a good face at the beginning, and after thinking about it, he asked Lancer to call her the queen, and Kenneth was the prince's husband, otherwise he used the spell to forcibly change the title, and Dilumudo had no choice but to agree.
Do you have the ability to continue to abduct the lord's "fiancée"?
"Go to Kenneth and ask him to tell you what to do next." Sora covered her face and glanced at the black mole in the air, hum, I can't feel the charm at all, has this guy learned how to restrain himself.
"Yes......" Lancer said to the back of Sora, who had already run away, and after another look at the Moon Spirit Fluid that Gollum was following her, he shrugged and turned to walk towards Kenneth's room.
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"Master Kenneth, are you looking for me?" Upon entering the house, Lancer bowed to Kenneth, but received no response, and when he looked up, he found that his Master was smirking, the serious, confident, reliable, elegant and noble, except for the fact that he was a little unconfident in the face of Lord Sora, and the overall perfect Lord was smirking at the empty wall.
"Hey, hey, Sora, she's shy, hey, hey." Lancer accidentally hears this, and then regrets his curiosity from the bottom of his heart.
"Ah, Lancer, did Sola get you here?" After complaining that the perceptual sharing of the Moon Spirit Liquid had been cut off, Kenneth finally found his Servant.
"Yes, Suo... Her Majesty has asked me to consult with you on the next step of action. Lancer nodded.
"After the first battle of this war, you went out and deliberately cast magic to attract other Servants to come and fight, and I took advantage of the mechanism to subdue the opponent's Master," Kenneth rubbed his chin, "But the question for now is, is it safe to leave Sora here alone?" Wouldn't it be enough to just leave her with the Moon Spirit Essence? Would you like to transfer a spell to her? ”
"Master, the Queen should not be attacked, because she is only an outsider under the rules of the Holy Grail War." Lancer explained.
"Hmph, do you know, the rank of Assassin exists specifically for hunting masters, and the reason why I plan to wait and see what happens is to wait for him to appear, and with the advantage of Tosaka Toshitomi gathering three Servants, he will definitely do something like 'send an assassin to find out what the enemy's hole cards are'." Kenneth babbles on and on about plans to Lancer - those plans would be interrupted halfway through to Sora, and only the good-natured Servant would listen carefully and make pertinent comments.
"Since the Master of the Einsbelen family is a small holy grail and can't be killed, the other nameless magicians are simply equal to making up the numbers, and the only ones left are me, the front-line lecturer of the clock tower, and Sora, I have arranged such strict protective measures to deal with the Assassin's sneak attack, according to her personality, I will definitely think that I am cowardly, but for the sake of safety, even if I am scolded, I can't be the first to be the target of public criticism." Kenneth seemed to have a dry mouth, picked up his cup and began to drink.
"Your Painstaking Queen will understand, Lord Kenneth." Lancer gently reassured, "If the Assassin dares to invade here, I, Dilumudo, will surely let him learn the power of the Irish warriors." ”
"I hope so, in addition, I allow you to liberate the Noble Phantasm at will, and tell me directly when you need to strengthen the power of the spell when you encounter a crisis, and you are not sure that your reaction is not in the enemy's plan." Kenneth put down his teacup: "You said that you don't have any special wishes for the Holy Grail, and only want to be loyal to a lord in the name of a knight until the end, right?" ”
"Yes, I will do my best to offer you the Holy Grail, Lord Kenneth." Since the issue of the monarch and the knight was discussed, it was necessary to adopt the way the knight would speak to the monarch, Lancer, who thought so, immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed his head.
"Get up for me! In this state, if someone sneaks up on you, how do you meet it? Kenneth slapped the table: "In this war, put aside all those false gifts, as long as you do your best to protect Sora's safety, the Holy Grail is not worth a hair of hers." ”
"And what about your safety?" Dilumudo stood up and asked Kenneth.
"Hmph, in Sora's words, I'm a person who always thinks about the worst in everything, so I have countermeasures for all kinds of unfavorable situations, but she herself has almost no power to protect herself because of her self-confidence and pride, so if I and Sora are in danger at the same time, you have to save her first, understand?"
"But ......"
"No, but! Or are you going to refuse the Lord's order and let me waste a spell on such a trivial matter? Kenneth pointed at Lancer with the swastika on the back of his hand.
"Yes, as you command." Ordered not to obey the false courtesy, Dilumudo only lowered his head in response.
Although he was reprimanded and ordered, the two adults who cared about each other were excellent lords, so in this war, most of his wishes had been fulfilled, and in a position that Kenneth could not see, the corners of the mouth of the first warrior of the Knights of Fiona were slowly hooking.
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"Really? Then prove it. ”
Neither Dilumudo nor Kenneth was the voice of a third person in the room, coming from nowhere, hoarse and muffled, and from what was asked, it seemed to have been eavesdropping for a long time.
“Assassin!” Lancer immediately conjured his twin guns and stood around his Master.
"Oh...... Are all my cautionary measures ineffective? Kenneth didn't look nervous: "However, even if this is the case, it is within consideration, and I guess your master hiding in the rat hole has no idea what 'otherworldly' is." ”
As he spoke, the entire room suddenly changed color, red to green, yellow to purple, blue to orange, and instantly a figure hiding in the corner between the roof and the wall with the protective color appeared, and Lancer's crimson spear tip instantly pierced through the air and stabbed away.
"Tsk." The Assassin hurriedly blocked with his dagger, flipped over and landed on the ground with the help of his black clothes and white mask, but the bright yellow spear went straight to where he landed like eyes. While! While! It took Assassin two times to stop the Yellow Lance's attack, but at the same time, he was forced into the corner of the room, and it was clear that Lancer had no intention of letting him go.
"Hehehe." The Assassin, who was originally in a desperate situation, laughed instead: "Lancer, do you guess why I can just do it but make a sound?" ”
Lancer didn't intend to answer at all, swinging his twin guns to block any gaps for him to escape, but the Assassin was completely unable to cope with the stormy attack, and after a few moves, he was stabbed in the throat by the mortal Yellow Rose and fell to the ground and disappeared.
"Of course, it's because there are still people in ambush!" Before the words appeared, a black-clad figure shorter than the Assassin had swooped out from the shadows of the furniture to Kenneth's back as he got up to watch the battle, the scimitar in his hand glowing white.
“Frontinus Orbis!” Kenneth completed two bars of chanting in an instant, and a fierce chill spread around him, freezing the scimitar that nearly hit him in the back of the heart and its wielder.
"Huh." Kenneth took two steps forward and turned around arrogantly, "If it's any other Servant with 'Pair Mana', I'm really going to have a headache - Lancer, kill him." ”
"Yes." Out of the shame that he had fallen into a situation where he had to take action himself, Dilumudo used the demon-breaking Red Rose to impale the second Assassin with a lightning bolt.
"Do you have the ability to incarnate or die? In this case, it will not be possible to completely eliminate it...... Not good! Sola! Kenneth looked at the vanishing Assassin and was startled and rushed out.
"Lord Kenneth, please be careful! And maybe an ambush—" Lancer followed.
"You're going to rush out!"
Before Dilumudo could finish speaking, Kenneth had already encountered the third Assassin who was waiting outside the door to attack directly and head-on, this time his weapon was a double Hidden Blade.
“Ice lanceam! alta Frigidus! conc de Frigido! ”
When Lancer was about to use his A+ agility to rush forward to protect the Master, he found that Kenneth completely ignored the Assassin and rushed straight over, and the figure of the black-clothed skeleton mask had completely turned into an ice sculpture and was shattering piece by piece.
"Sora-" "Boom!!" ”
Before Kenneth could rush to Sora's room, with a violent roar, the door of the room was blown open from the inside out, and a familiar figure in black and white mask was lifted out, and before it could hit the ground, it turned into gold dust and disappeared without a trace.
In the room, Sora, who was sitting on the ground, was surrounded by an earth-based magic shield, and in front of her was a silver-glittering Dilumudo: "Are you my Master? 】”
204:18:04
How did it come to this......
Webb Wilwitt was searching for videotapes about modern warfare and weapons in the "Call of Duty" video store in Fuyuki Shinto, and in his backpack was a stack full of more than a dozen military magazines.
Now that I think about it, since the summoned King of Conquest was not a short man but a terrifying man with red beard and red hair, a leopard head and ringed eyes, and a majestic majesty, the form was completely wrong.
First he was asked to find maps and history books, then he fled in a hurry by smashing the library's shutter door, then he was stunned by Iskandar's car of the rank Rider, and finally he was sent to buy books and videos after reading history and saying that he wanted to understand modern warfare.
What you have to prepare for is a war for the Holy Grail! Not to assist Iskandar the Great in conquering the world again! Webber angrily lifted his hand to see him throw away all these tapes and books that had nothing to do with the Holy Grail War!
"Hello, do you want this?" "Yes...... Please help me check out......"
Webber eventually backs down, and even if he throws these things away, the crudely nervous Servant will not realize that he is resentful of him, and will only send himself to buy it again, if he refuses...... Not to mention that Weber didn't dare to refuse, the incident of "inexplicable explosion of the library gate" across two streets on the other side has not yet subsided.
Rider has been looking like "the Holy Grail or something, it's already in my hands" since he appeared, and after learning about the vastness of the world, he began to conceive of a conquest plan with great interest, which Webber didn't want to comment on at all.
Not to mention the other mysterious forces, just the clock tower where he is located, the supreme head of the magic organization that has been established for 2,000 years, the "dean", has never been replaced, and that existence is undoubtedly much more powerful than these heroic spirits, and he has not thought about conquering the world.
Dejectedly, Webb walked out of the video store with videos and magazines and turned into an alley, at the end of which was a large sparsely wooded clearing, perhaps reserved for the construction of a new residential area, where Rider and his car, obscured by hidden magic, were parked.
"I bought it back...... Ga? Webb said as he walked in the direction where Rider was in his perception, but suddenly found that Rider was rapidly approaching him, at that speed, it must be Iskandar's precious oxcart, what was he doing rushing over like this?
Finally found out that I was incompetent as a master and wanted to be killed and replaced by another one? Magazines and videotapes aren't going to be wanted!
Webber's train of thought no longer knew where to go, and when he saw that the exploding blue light had broken through the occlusion magic and was speeding towards him like a high-speed train, he couldn't think of a solution at all, and he squatted down and hugged his head spinelessly.
"Oh oh oh ——!" A giant red-haired man in ancient Greek-style armor swept past the rolling thunder, and Webb only felt himself being lifted by the back collar, and then the terrible thunder flew into the sky with a slight blow as if it had hit something.
"What are you doing? Rider! This will be seen by ordinary people! Webb, who had been placed in the passenger seat, hurriedly began to rearrange the hidden magic.
"Crush a few mice hiding in the shadows," Rider circled in the air, and then looked at the clearing before him, where several black figures were dissipating, "Don't stay too far away from me in the future, little ghost." ”
“Assassin? Plural? Weber's thinking finally became clear: "Shouldn't there be only one person in each rank?" ”
"Generally speaking, this is true, but depending on the legend, there may be two people, most likely because the brother or sister is confused in the legend," Rider turned the car around and drove towards his previous temporary residence, "There are also situations where the Servant summons other Heroic Spirits, and I'm able to do it." ”
"If you count the plurality, you can't confirm that he has been completely eliminated, and you must act carefully ...... after that."
"Oh, it's nice to think of that, little ghost."
"Let go of my head! I mean, you can stop buying things and exposing your whereabouts! ”
"Rest assured, the ants that dare to block the wheel of the king of conquest will be completely crushed by it."
"There's no way to rest assured!"