Chapter Seventy-One: The Great War Is Coming
My name is Lin Hao,
Assassin Four Heavenly Kings have been killed~
71:53:12
At dawn, along with the rays of the rising sun, there was an alarm that all four sides of the protective barrier had been invaded at the same time.
Although the battle between magicians has a secret rule of "not being discovered by ordinary people", and generally does not take place during the day, the Assassin class has the ability to block the breath so that they can easily act in the daytime, and ordinary people without magic will forget about them in the blink of an eye if they don't immediately capture them with a camera camera.
The mansion that Emiya Kiritsugu bought is located on the edge of the city, and it is a location that is usually not passed by, but it is very noticeable and easy to reach if an anomaly occurs, so when it is invaded by an assassin, it is necessary to consider that it is the defender who does not make a big move.
"Have you started?" Saber· Lily had already changed into her silver-white light armor and was guarding the courtyard with a golden sword, with Lin Hao and Alice Phil at her side.
Caster was supposed to be in control of all the warnings and counter-enchantments somewhere in the enchantment hub, and Artoria watched as Caster watched the real-time feeds Caster conveyed to her somehow.
Since the opponent is an Assassin who is good at stealth and infiltration, they must first leave the room where it is easy to hide in the shadows and blind spots to go to the empty courtyard, so that they will not be able to easily approach the two Masters unless they are flying away, but if they do do so, it will be no different than throwing themselves in front of the muzzle of the magic cannon called Caster.
Then there are their attributes, although the Assassins are very weak, but the four of them in this attack are the so-called "Four Heavenly Kings" who can burst out with A+ abilities in a certain attribute, [Gozl of Strange Wrists] has the power to fight head-on with Rider, [Swift Makull] can suppress the Kiritsugu who activated the inherent time control in terms of speed, [Zayd of the base] is super durable, and was poked three times by Lancer in the injured state before he died completely, [Melti of Hundred Appearances] With the Magic Perk, you can easily spot magic traps and be immune to low-level magic attacks.
From Artoria's point of view, there is a circular transparent miniature map in one corner of the field of view that does not affect the whole picture, showing the terrain around the mansion, the area of influence of the magic barrier, and the "anomalies" moving through it.
Previously, the castle of Einzbelen was too large to need to defend and guard, so it adopted a central control node, and the node was expanded into an enchantment arrangement, which could be connected to the magic circuit to obtain detailed information, and it could also extract the magic power of other nodes to a specific location to deal with strong enemies when needed, but for this small stronghold that is just a riverside courtyard, that kind of design is completely unnecessary, only three or five enchantments can completely cover all the houses here, and the feedback is more sensitive.
At this time, Saber· Lily can see through the miniature map that there are four points of light scouting the perimeter of the enchantment and constantly trying to go deeper, but they can't break through the next defensive barrier for the time being, and can only wander around.
The brighter three were obviously the Assassins with the advantages of strength, agility, and durability, and the remaining point of light that appeared from time to time should be a magic enhancer that could evade detection to some extent.
"They just can't make up their minds right now, Caster's defensive barrier isn't the type to hinder entry, it will continue to perform magic attacks after the enemy enters." As if seeing Artoria's doubts, Lin Hao opened his mouth to explain.
Using traps to weaken strength, create negative statuses, and then hand it over to Saber to mend the knife, Caster's strategy this time was above board, but even if the Assassins guessed, there was nothing they could do, even the magic enhancer was completely unable to deal with the enchantments and traps, thinking so, Artoria turned her gaze to the dim point of light that appeared from time to time.
71:52:18
Emiya Kiritsugu sighed deeply at the heavenly boat.
Because the glittering flying machine was so obvious, it stopped at the foot of the mountain where Kenneth's camp was located, and it was only disguised with magic tricks or purely for the sake of coping, not only himself, but also anyone with a little magical talent could see it, as if announcing to everyone that "this king is here".
The glittering golden spirit sabotaged his plans again, and Kiritsugu pulled out a cigarette with a little distress, completely ignoring the fact that his current location was a deciduous woodland that could easily cause wildfires.
Kiritsugu didn't plan to stay far from the mountains where Kenneth House was located, and after driving the overly conspicuous G550 back to his garage in Fuyuki Shinto last night and confirming that there were no watchers, he sneaked into the mountains again.
Tosaka Tokitomi is about to attack Kenneth's workshop, there is no doubt about it, from the side knock during the meeting last night and Lancer's pursuit of Yan Feng Qili after that, it can be seen that the Assassin in the form of a little girl is the focus of the current conflict due to the existence of a special ability, even if Tosaka Toshichen is willing to give up this Heroic Spirit, his disciple named Yan Feng Qili will not agree.
The location where Kiritsugu was at this time was the only way to hike up the mountain, and with his endless reconnaissance methods and Saber· Alter's keen senses, whether it's Akiri Tsunosuke Woo or Ryunosuke with Berserker, can't avoid his perception, and whether they are killed or captured, the balance of victory in this war can be tipped in favor of one's side.
But who would have thought that the arrogant Archer would come directly with his inexplicable flying machine to carry Yan Feng Qili?
Through the sniper scope, Kiritsugu can clearly see the edge of the ship, Yan Feng Qili is talking to Archer, although I don't know what they said, but with the posture of this flying machine not planning to land at all, I know that my ambush has completely failed, although I can ambush Berserker, but even if the other party is restrained by Saber, there is no guarantee that the battle will end in a few minutes, and when the time comes, it will attract Archer's attention- No one wants to be noticed by a hostile Archer who is very far away from them.
"Retreat, or assault?" Seeing Kiritsugu put away his sniper scope, Saber, who was dressed in black, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and asked.
“…… No, let's change to a location where we can observe the spaceship and the Western-style pavilion at the same time, and there is still room for meddle in this battle. Kiritsugu glanced at her and began to shift first.
Although Kiritsugu was very dissatisfied with her Servant's addiction to junk food, she had nothing to say, because she didn't even affect any actions because of this, not only did she dispose of things like the wreckage of the packaging box well without leaving any clues, but she also never had such a faux pas as walking while eating and talking while eating, should she be said to be worthy of King Arthur?
However, the white one who is currently left behind is a little worse, and he used to cook rice......
71:34:11
"Oh no, ma'am! , Kiritsugu was discovered when he was ambushed! ”
Inside the Emiya Mansion stronghold, Artoria was nervously observing the Assassins' infiltration of the defensive barrier, when she suddenly noticed the devastated Kuyu Maiya staggering outside the mansion door.
Although Alice Phil asked her to look for Kiritsugu before, how did it become like this?
Before Artoria could figure it out, a certain point of light on the "Assassin Radar" sprinted towards this side quickly, judging from the speed, it should be [Swift Makull], and Maiya, who escaped with serious injuries, didn't know that this place was being besieged by the Assassin!
The pure white maiden knight immediately raised his sword and rushed over to support, but before that, a certain short assassin had already appeared behind Kuyu Maiya and slashed down without hesitation.
Poof-
Although Kuyu Maiya sensed something bad and tried her best to dodge, the slash still cut a deep wound in her back, and blood immediately gushed out like a broken faucet, but with the power of this slash, Kuyu Maiya rushed into the range of the protective barrier in time.
Intercepted by Saber, who finally arrived, Makull made several unsuccessful attempts to break through before simply turning away.
"Alice Phil?" Artoria raised her sword on guard while carrying the badly injured Kuyu Maiya retreated to the center of the courtyard.
"It's okay, this injury is not fatal." Sensing that Alice Phil and Lin Hao began to perform healing magic at the same time, Saber · Lily breathed a sigh of relief.
But when Kiritsugu was discovered, Maiya was so badly injured, was she caught between Archer and Berserker? I don't know how long the other self can last-
"What did you just say happened to Kiritsugu? Is it dangerous? Behind him, Alice Fell asked anxiously.
"Black Saber managed to repel Berserker, but was seriously injured by Archer's sneak attack, and Kiritsugu hid with her," Maiya Kuyu paused before continuing, "The golden spaceship—Archer is looking for Kiritsugu on it." ”
The golden ship that was shot down twice by himself and another self combined? Artoria looked up in the direction of Kenneth's Mansion, and the familiar golden shape was suspended, and it seemed that as Caster said, there was a lot of treasure in the treasury of the Ancient King.
"Where is Kiritsugu hiding? Can it be withdrawn in time? Behind him, Alice Phil continued to ask questions while treating.
"This, that was the Assassin just now, and the words that came out ...... directly" seemed to be much better with the help of healing magic, and Maiya Kuyu's voice no longer seemed weak.
"Then I'll set up a soundproof barrier." Saber heard Lin Hao say.
…… No, wait? First, the Assassin raided to keep himself on guard outside, and then used Kiritsugu's news to attract Alice Field's attention, and then asked Lin Hao to arrange the enchantment under the pretext that he needed to keep it secret, although Caster was monitoring the perimeter, but the interior was completely unguarded?!
Saber· Lily passed through the conversation with Saber · Alter's inexplicable connection, sensing the other party's situation, turned around to observe the suspicious "Kuyu Maiya".
The feedback from the other self is - "This family bucket forgot to put ketchup"?!
Oops! When Artoria turned her sword and rushed towards "Kuyu Maiya", she had already reached out for her dagger and stabbed Alice Fell close at speed with lightning speed.