Chapter 7: The Red Magic Spear
On the other side, Kiritsugu is on the container yard between the quay walls. Quietly place the sniper rifle between the mountains of containers. He watched through the night through his electronic scope.
First, turn on the thermal sensor. On the black and blue screen, images in red and orange appeared. Shows the enemies that lurk in the night.
As for which is the sniper target. It's easy to judge.
In order to confirm, Kiritsugu found a high place to continue peeping. In front of me was an interface of blue and red light, more vivid than what I had just seen.
It was Alice Phil who stood on the main road. She seems to be saying that as a good partner of Saber, she should not hide, but should come out to fight in a dignified manner, and the master of the enemy should be on the warehouse shelves...... It's the owner of the dual-gun Lancer who was fighting Saber.
Kiritsugu smiled contentedly in the dark, and that was to be expected. Lancer's Master is supposed to have used magic like enchantment invisibility, but this won't work in front of the machine. He, like all the magicians who died at Kiritsugu's hands, is about to repeat their mistakes.
Kiritsugu uses an electronic communicator to call Maiya who is on the other side of the battlefield.
"Maiya, northeast of Saber them. Lancer's Master hid on top of the warehouse there, visible with a thermal sensor. β
ββ¦β¦ No way. I've got something in the way here, and if you need to move to aim, the chance of exposure increases. β
Possibly. Kiritsugu wants to attack with Maiya to prevent the master from having any defensive magic array blocking, and if they attack together, the chance of being fatal will be greater. But that's no problem, it's only less than a hundred meters away, and with Kiritsugu's ability, he can kill him.
As long as the Sniper is not detected, no magician can defend against Barrett anti-tank bullets.
Picking up the bracket of the gun, Kiritsugu was just about to enter the gathering state, when suddenly he was stunned and turned Wasser's gun to the crane.
Moment. He felt like all his plans were disrupted.
Somewhat flustered, he called Maiya again through the communicator. γ
"Maiya. Look at the crane above ......"
ββ¦β¦ Yes, I've confirmed it here, as you can see. β
The figure that Kiritsugu saw with the dark-sight scope seems to have been captured by Maiya in the scope of the thermal sensor sniper rifle.
Of course. Mo Huai, who was sitting on another crane and watched Saber and Lancer fight, also spotted the figure on the crane.
In the Holy Grail War, it's better to watch from the sidelines than to actively confront. A smart master will never interfere even if he sees other Heroic Spirits interfering in the battle, but will choose to continue watching the battle, and it is not impossible to take advantage of the fisherman after the battle. Even if you don't have that good luck, at least you can find out the enemy's situation.
As the first to arrive at the battlefield, Kiritsugu didn't pick up the footprints because the crane was easy to expose himself, so he didn't expose himself so that he wouldn't be exposed.
But. That's not what Kiritsugu was worried about.
Kiritsugu looked at the man from the scope again. β¦β¦ He was wearing a black robe, and the skull mask on his face surprised him that this was the Assassin who "died" in the Tosaka Mansion last night.
As for why the Assassin of Yanfeng Qili, which should no longer exist, appeared again, Kiritsugu didn't want to think about it anymore. The problem now is that the one standing on the crane is the Heroic Spirit.
If Kiritsugu had sniped Lancer's Master directly just now, then the other party would have died now. But at the same time, it also exposes its own position. Although the Assassin's combat ability may not be very good, he is a heroic spirit after all, and it is impossible for him to defeat the other party as a magician.
It's impossible to expect Saber to come to the rescue. Kiritsugu said that he was now closer to the Assassin than the distance between Saber and himself. Besides, Saber didn't know that she was here, and she couldn't be expected to come to her aid.
And Saber is now in the thick of a fierce battle with Lancer. Although the Immortal will lose its mana supply after killing the Master, the Immortal's power alone can still remain in existence for a short period of time, so defeating the Master is not the same as defeating Lancer.
There's only one way left - the Spell.
The command power of the Master Command Spell does not stay within the scope of the Heroic Spirit. As long as they don't resist the Master, the Heroic Spirit can even act on the Master's orders. Anyway, it was not difficult to get Saber to move here immediately, and it would not be difficult to fend off the Assassin's attack for Kiritsugu.
But in this case. It is equivalent to throwing the unsuspecting Alice Phil directly in front of Lancer's eyes.
Gathering all the elements, Kiritsugu kept thinking about it, and finally came to the conclusion: although this was the perfect opportunity to take out Lancer's Master, tonight he had to watch the opportunity slip away.
Now that this decision has been made, there is nothing else to hesitate about. "Maiya, you continue to spy on Assassin, and I watch Lancer."
"Understood!"
Kiritsugu exhaled quietly, put down the stand on Barrett's body, calmed down and continued to look at the scene in the scope.
Now that the opportunity has been abandoned, Saber's actions tonight are in vain, if only Saber could release the treasure, or escape with Alice Phil, it is impossible for me to give her any help now. But he knew that Saber was a high-minded and arrogant spirit, and these thoughts could only be thought about.
But. Now is a great opportunity to witness the strength of Saber, the strongest professional swordsman among the seven classes.
ββ¦β¦ Then it's up to you, lovely Knight King. β
And Saber's side, after the owner of the lancer gave the order.
"Understood. My master. Lancer replied abruptly in a respectful tone, as he changed his posture.
He casually threw the yellow spear in his left hand at his feet.
"So...... That spear is Lancer's ......?"
Before Saber's eyes, the spell of the red spear in Lancer's right hand was slowly unraveled.
It was a crimson gun. There was a completely different magic force wrapped around the blade of the gun, and water vapor came out of the blade, as if the red spear was a soldering iron.
"Saber, let's fight!" Lancer grabbed with both hands. There was a low roar.
Saber also lowered his body. Predict Lancer's movements more carefully.
Noble Phantasms are like props in the game, which are divided into active and passive effects.
Like Saber's Pact Victory Sword, it is an active effect, and when activated, her sword will emit a powerful energy of light, and even thousands of troops are not afraid. It would not be an exaggeration to say that this is a long sword on a par with the Starship Railgun, so it must not be used unless absolutely necessary.
The other is the passive effect that the weapon already has.
Saber's "Wind King Barrier" falls into this category. Similar to lifesteal and the like, it can steer the fight in a more favorable direction. The effect is strong and weak, and it is also the key to success.
Saber's instincts tell him that lancer's Noble Phantasm is passive.
ββ¦β¦β
The silence between the two added to the tension. The two moved slowly, looking for each other's flaws.
The first to strike was Lancer.
Compared to the gorgeous and varied moves he had used before. The straight blow even feels bulky. As if he hadn't predicted Saber's next move at all, no, didn't even intend to defend against her counterattack, just stabbed the gun straight at Saber.
Saber rightfully used his sword to deftly block the stabbing spear. But this should have been a painless shot, but it ......
Suddenly, an abnormal gas erupted, slicing off a piece of the Wind King's enchantment on Saber's longsword.
Bang!
Saber was surprised to hold the spear against it, and took three steps back with the force of the shock. Lancer had a calm expression on his face, not ready to chase after him at all. In Alice Fair's opinion, she simply didn't understand what was going on.
It's just a burst of corrosive gas, just for a moment, and it's not like there's any other magic. Ask where the corrosive gas came from, as it was clearly caused by Lancer's gun.
However, Saber was the only one who was surprised. Lanceγ Laughed, scoffing at her surprise.
"Your sword, exposed."
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Lancer, who was whispering proudly, and Saber, who was silent for unknown reasons, looked at the collision just now, Mo Huai was stunned, and couldn't help whispering: "It's really a bit similar to my Death Flame, is it corrosive attribute." β
The corrosive gas was emitted from the blade of the lancer's spear, and to be precise, the moment the Lancer gun collided with the saber sword, the corrosive gas corroded a piece of the Wind King's enchantment, revealing a corner of the Wind King's inner sword.
"I can see the blade of your sword, and I won't be fooled by you anymore." Lancer roared and rushed over.
As he said earlier, every shot is a lethal attack, there are no superfluous movements, and every move is calculated accurately. Saber could only do his best, using his sword to block every attack.
In an instant, the body of a golden sword appeared in shattering, and then slowly disappeared.
ββ¦β¦β
There is no doubt that it was the red spear that lifted the "Wind King Barrier". In the midst of constant fighting, the previously invisible sword was now almost completely exposed.
In the constant attack, Saber keenly spotted a loophole in the opponent. Even if you can't block this blow, as long as you can dodge, you can rely on the hardness of your armor to prevent his attack. It's a great opportunity to fight back.
Saber sprang his hand and stabbed the sword into Lancer's shoulder, ignoring the tip of the spear that grazed his ribs. This amount of strength can be blocked with armor, and his own sword can cut the opponent into two pieces......
But just as she was attacking, Saber was awakened by a sudden pain.
Withdrawing the sword he had stabbed, he turned to the side and flipped on the ground, the situation could only be described as a single shot, but Lancer's gun was covered in blood.
Needless to say, everyone knows whose blood this is.
βSaber!β
No longer thinking about what was going on, Alice Phil immediately used magic to heal the wound in Saber's ribs.
"Thank you, Alice Phil, I'm fine. The healing spell worked. Saber clutched the wound as he spoke, and it seemed that the pain of the wound had not yet fully resolved.
"Can't you win easily......" Listening to the conversation between Saber and Alice Phil, Lancer didn't have a disappointed expression, but shouted excitedly.
Saber gritted her teeth and calmed down, her mind was piecing together a series of events in order to find the cause of the matter, the armor did withstand Lancer's gun, but even so, the gun still stabbed herself, and now, there is not a trace of scar on her armor, so speculation, there can only be one result, that is, the moment the gun touches the armor, the armor disappears.
ββ¦β¦ I get it. I know the secret of your gun, Lancer!" Saber groaned. Faced with the strength of the enemy, she gritted her teeth again.
That red spear can corrupt everything that is built by mana.
"So you'd better give up your armor Saber, you're in front of my gun, it's no different than being naked." Saber scoffed at Lancer's sarcastic words.
"I'm going to have a headache if I can make you so proud if I take off my armor."
"Now that you've learned the secret of Lancer's gun, there's nothing to be afraid of, and it's up to you to decide who wins or loses." Saber said to himself.
The silver armor wrapped around Saber's body suddenly scattered in all directions.
And Mo Huai on the crane couldn't help but pat his head, this woman really has no brains.