Chapter 22: The Eve of the Great War
My name is Lin Hao,
I was on my way back to Einzbelen Castle.
200:40:12
Fuyuki was originally a coastal mountain town with a deep sense of history, and the area that was only known as Fukayama Town to the west of the Fuengawa River at this time was built, while the new capital was built by developing the fields east of the Fuengawa River, and a bridge across the river connects the developing city with both retro and modern styles.
Xindu was not originally planned to be what it is today, only planned to build a wharf-type city centered on Dongmu Port, but because it was driven by other rapidly developing towns in the surrounding area, the population is increasing day by day, so that it has to re-plan and continue to develop the reserved land, and the newly planned residential area is only about 60% completed, but it has been almost full, so the supporting stations, parks, commercial streets and various service facilities are in a hurry to keep up and appear to be mixed.
For example, near the Hyatt Regency Fuyuki, which is 32 stories high, there is an eight-story inn with only the lobby and front desk that are decent, at best a cheap hostel equivalent to a business hotel, and "decent" is only relative, such as entering late at night, wearing a black trench coat and carrying a long suitcase, how to look suspicious Emiya Kiritsugu walked straight through the lobby and into the elevator without any questioning.
Knock knock, knock, knock.
Kiritsugu rhythmically knocked on the door of Room 703 and said, "It's me." ”
The door was quickly opened by Maiya Kuyu, and after welcoming Kiritsugu in, she locked it with her backhand: "I didn't notice anyone paying attention here." ”
"There is no 'non-human' either." Saber, dressed in a black suit with blond hair and golden eyes, spoke.
Is this all about suggestive magic...... Kuyu Maiya didn't notice that Saber was also following Kiritsugu before she could say anything.
The relationship between Emiya Kiritsugu and Kuyu Maiya can be said to be comrades-in-arms, or it can be said to be master and apprentice, in the magic taught by Kiritsugu, the envoy is her most proud means, she can control almost any small animal to become her own eyes, and the most commonly used is the bat, a flying demon that can act in the dark, plus the camera or video camera lens attached to it, it is almost impeccable in terms of detection and vigilance.
"Didn't you find out where I was even if I was attacked......" Kiritsugu muttered as he placed his suitcase on the coffee table and opened it, reassembling the terrifying equipment he had previously used to snipe the Assassin - a 90-centimeter-long Washer WA2000 semi-automatic sniper rifle, as well as AN/PVS04 night vision goggles and a Spector lR thermal sensing night vision device.
"The Assassins tried to track Madame after she left, but they kept scattering around Saber and didn't get close to your sniper position, and the effect of 'Breath Blocking' was far more effective than expected." Maiya Kuyu reported what she had seen through the demons, and in fact, the assassins had almost disappeared from view when she had observed them, and even the eyeless bats had lost a few of them, but the cameras carried by the bats had accurately left the figures of the black-clad skeleton masks.
"I see, can you make people who see it subconsciously ignore it?" Kiritsugu raised his sniper rifle and looked out of the scope, the window was facing the tall building of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, and in the specially modified sniper scope, the entire upper part of the building shone brightly - it was evidence of the existence of the magic barrier: "So, what about the other masters?" ”
"There was no movement at the Hyatt Regency, which produced flashes of what appeared to be an explosion and quickly disappeared; Several Assassins ambushed around a reserved clearing in a residential area before attempting to attack a young man walking towards the clearing, but a stout heroic spirit suddenly appeared, killed three of them in a Thunderbolt chariot, and took the young man away, almost certainly Rider and his Master. Maiya Kuyu replied, putting a videotape into the projector and turning on the TV.
In the footage taken by the bats, there is a faint but solid red flash on the top floor of the Hyatt Regency that makes it impossible to tell what it is, while Rider and his Master are left with recognizable faces and postures, but the film is not very clear due to the damage to the camera lens due to the thunderstorm afterwards.
"In this way, Tosaka Toshitomi ordered the Assassin to carry out a tentative attack on all the masters, and judging from the number of people dispatched, the upper limit of this Heroic Spirit may exceed fifty, which is a bit troublesome." Kiritsugu looked at the picture on the TV and thought, "Saber, what do you think?" ”
"It's very weak, even that naïve me should be able to deal with seven or eight alone, judging from their way of acting, while gaining superhuman concealment abilities, it is likely that they will not be able to determine who is the Master, and can only follow the Heroic Spirit, so as long as you don't reveal the spell or use magic to attract attention, there will be no danger." Saber· Alter looked at the image around the clearing, but kept an eye out for the other directions, and the Assassins said lightly.
"Then, go all out to track down the whereabouts of Rider and his Master, and start tracking them after finding them, so as not to be discovered, this kind of magician who can't control his Servant at a glance will sooner or later reveal a considerable flaw, and Tosaka Tokitomi will definitely not let go of this breakthrough." Kiritsugu nodded, put down his gun and walked to the table, "As for the first-level lecturer of the clock tower, let him slowly look down on the scenery." ”
"Understood." Maiya Kuyu turned off the TV and began to contact the demons he had scattered around.
It seems that this is their stronghold for the next period of time, and after Alice Phil draws most of the people's attention to the castle, he will definitely have a considerable intelligence advantage, Kiritsugu thought as he opened the takeout that Maiya had ordered earlier on the table.
"What's that? Master? Saber suddenly spoke, his eyes shining with an indecipherable light: "That thing called a hamburger." ”
“…… Food. Kiritsugu, who didn't know why, looked at the box in his hand: "Do you want to eat it?" ”
Later, he regretted his many words countless times.
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Kenneth chose the tallest building in Fuyuki as a base, naturally not for the convenience of viewing the scenery, the thirty-second floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel where he is located, in addition to magic enchantments and various protections, also set up a huge crystal ball to receive magic signals from reconnaissance devices located all over Fuyuki.
If a magic can be achieved by technological means, then the magic will be called magic, and it can be proved that as long as the concept of "magic" still exists, then all the effects achieved by scientific and technological means can be achieved by magic.
To give you a simple example, for example, the magician killer named Emiya Kiritsugu seems to have made some strange modifications to the guns in his hand, and all the magicians who were hit by it, about twenty or so, could no longer use magic, as if the magic circuit had been completely destroyed - is this effect any different from Lancer's demon-breaking red rose.
As for the highest achievements on the scientific side of mankind, the two toys that exploded in Japan half a century ago? Hehe, not to mention himself as a first-class lecturer of the clock tower, even Tosaka Tokitomi can achieve a similar effect with his crappy gem magic, although the cost may not be affordable.
Although Kenneth didn't take these country magicians seriously, even the most lame servant, such as the Assassin, was able to sneak in and pose a threat to himself, and the so-called lion fighting rabbit used all his strength, so he reluctantly gave his gorgeous alchemy to this fishing village.
At this moment, a huge crystal ball shows Alice Phil and Saber and the girl they call Lin Hao walking down the shopping street, a magical image of the photographic crystal placed there that had been teleported back hours earlier.
"Look, Sora, this is the Cyborg of the Einsberen family and the Servant she summoned, the little girl in the wheelchair with the Command, who is supposed to be the Master of Caster who they captured or has formed an alliance." Kenneth graciously pulled out a chair and invited his fiancée to take a seat.
"Uh-huh." The Queen turned her head to look at the chair, and Lancer, who was shining silver, immediately dusted off the ashes with a handkerchief, and moved it again, and then Sora sat down.
Although everything he has can be given to Sora, the fact that the Moon Spirit Liquid guy completely disowns himself after accidentally gaining self-consciousness still makes Kenneth a little annoyed, but maybe Dilumudo, who has the same image but is completely disgusted by her, will feel more depressed? He glanced at the genuine Lancer standing behind him, expressionless.
"It's worth noting that the Assassins had been lurking for a long time before they attacked, and they didn't notice it at all," Kenneth controlled the crystal ball and began to play a magical image, which was immediately marked with a red circle when the black-clad Assassins appeared in the frame.
"Besides—" Kenneth was about to continue explaining, but found that Sora inexplicably took out his makeup mirror and took a photo, so he changed his words: "Their looks don't add up to one-tenth of Sora's beauty." ”
"Of course...... Hmph, am I someone who cares about that kind of thing? Sora proudly put away the small mirror and glanced at Kenneth, "Go on." ”
"Well, it was confirmed that the magician killer was indeed lurking nearby." Kenneth swiped his finger across the crystal ball, snapping the screen to the time when they were attacked by the Assassin: "Although the Assassin was killed by Saber's Noble Phantasm, he was obviously shot earlier and slowed down. ”
"Well, what do you say? Lancer? Sola nodded slightly, and his gaze turned to Dilumudo behind Kenneth.
"I have seen through her sword and the magic of the restriction on her sword, and I will not be confused by her if I encounter it, so ...... Her Majesty. Lancer lowered his head and stroked his chest and said, "I have seen the sneak attack weapon as well, and it will not be a threat to you and Lord Kenneth. ”
"In that case, the original plan remains unchanged, isn't that Saber trying to lure the enemy? Tomorrow you're going to fight her for real, Kenneth, and you're going to assist Lancer. Sora instructed, "I've got Luna here, and even if the Assassin infiltrates again, it won't please you." ”
"Yes, my Queen, I will spare my life to keep you safe. "Moon Spirit Fluid, no, Luna spoke in a proud and resolute young female voice, and it felt very strange to say it from Dilumudo's appearance.
What to spare your life...... Even Lancer doesn't want to defeat his own proud creation, the magic used for action is not related to each other, so he is immune to the red spear, and he is not physically so immune to the yellow lance, unless he hits the treasure of the rank above the army, it is possible to make it turn back to a liquid state by eliminating the magic power wrapped in mercury, even so, as long as he gives himself the opportunity to replenish his magic power, it will return to its original state, and the way to really destroy it is to use a large alchemy array to completely purify it into ordinary mercury, and that is impossible to do in battle.
"Miss Luna, could you change your appearance?" Lancer asked, frowning, not knowing for a moment what to call a self-aware magic dress, just like the child of the two lords.
"Let me refuse. Luna replied without hesitation, "[Ordinary humanoids are not as powerful as my main body, and currently only you and Assassin's forms are available, and your combat power is higher than the other party.] 】”
"What about Saber?" Kenneth also doesn't like a young man being courteous to his fiancée, even if he knows "she" is a woman.
[Her appearance looks no different from that of an ordinary girl, and if she doesn't have direct contact, she can only transform into a form that has no combat effectiveness.] Luna still refuses.
"Hmph, don't care about these little things, what about an image? Didn't that photo crystal activate when it senses a burst of magic? Sora gestured to the next screen when it was finished, and it was just an open space.
"That lingering crystal was damaged by the battle," Kenneth clicked on the short image with some frustration, the building clearing was silent, and the next moment the camera suddenly fell straight down, and then a blue-purple thunder chariot came on, and the image ended: "The preliminary judgment is that the camera was activated because there was stealth magic in the clearing, but it didn't hit anything, and another Servant knocked off the crystal when he struck at the Heroic Spirit or Master in the stealth, The two sides may be Rider and Berserker. ”
"Hmph, Iskander? Lancer, if you find him, step forward and challenge him, let Webb's bear kid know how important Master's abilities are to Servant's stat bonus," Sola raised her chin, "But if you encounter Archer or Berserker, whether you see an Assassin nearby or not, you must take Kenneth and flee immediately." ”
"Sora......" Kenneth is deeply moved by his fiancée's concern for his own safety.
"I didn't take care of you," Sola said, "At present, the Tosaka family has an absolute advantage, and Ainzberen is also allied with Caster, so you can only fight against them after subduing or forming an alliance with your little disciple." ”
"So, we can have some friction with the Einzberen camp, but we must not fight with the Tosaka family, in that case, we will definitely be tacitly flanked by them." Kenneth quickly understood, "Lancer, you understand? ”
"Yes, I'll put Lord Kenneth's safety first." Dilumudo nodded.
"[The Queen's Majesty is really far-sighted]." Luna answered.
Kenneth once again had the urge to mess up his hairstyle.