Chapter 11: The Assassin is second again
In the Dongmu Church, fifteen kilometers away from the battlefield, Yan Feng Qili closed his eyes tightly, as if he was listening to something. However, who would have thought that the man's ears were echoing with the whistling sound of the sea breeze, and what appeared in his mind was a sparkling battle picture.
In fact, all Qili sees now is the image in the eyes of the Assassin. The ability he now uses is called synesthesia. As long as a magical connection is established, Qili can share perception with the contractor.
In the Holy Grail War, reconnaissance at a distance through the Servant was a very important job. And Qili's Servant is still an Assassin who is good at espionage operations, which can be said to be like a tiger with wings.
The biggest difficulty in empathy is to get the consent of the contractor. Shi Chen, who passed on this technology to Qili, was rejected by the arrogant Archer.
Therefore, the reconnaissance work can only be handed over to Qili and Assassin.
"There is a situation on Warehouse Street near the mouth of the Weiyuanchuan River, and the first battles have already begun. Qili said into an old gramophone.
"Strictly speaking, this should be the second battle, Qili. Tosaka's voice came from the gramophone.
A closer look at this antique reveals that it does not have a disc under the speaker, but a large gemstone connected by a metal wire.
This is the ancestral magic guide of the Tosaka family, a communication device powered by gemstone magic. Compared with radio, its biggest advantage is that it is not afraid of eavesdropping.
"It looks like Saber and Lancer are fighting. Saber's ability value is very high, most of them are above level A. β
β...... I see, it deserves to be the strongest rank. By the way, can you see her master over there?"
"It was a young man in a tracksuit, and he was talking to a silver-haired woman watching the fight...... This guy is really bold, aren't you afraid that the other party will take the opportunity to kill him?"
"It seems that he is a rookie, and he dares to approach other masters alone...... Wait, you said the spectator was a silver-haired woman?"
"Well, it's a young Caucasians. Silver-haired and red-eyed, I always don't feel like a human being. β
β...... Are they making humanoid masters again? though it's not impossible......"
"That is, this woman is the Master of Einzbergeren?"
"Yubustakuhayid has prepared more than just Kiritsugu Emiya...... It seems that we misjudged. β
There was a strange commotion in Qili's heart. After a few moments, he finally realized that this feeling he had never experienced before was what he called disappointment.
"Maybe it's going to turn into a three-way scuffle. Qili, you must read carefully. β
"Understood, I'll keep an eye on them. β
However, Qili and Shi Chen would never have imagined that all their conversations would be heard by someone clearly.
(Assassin is here, too, little ones, go find him)
After receiving Reilly's order, the Void Bees hiding nearby began to act one after another, and soon found the Assassin.
(Looks like this Assassin doesn't have a very high IQ.) Just swaggering on the crane, and not afraid of being watched...... Yo, there's a guy here who plays with guns)
Squatting between the two containers, Emiya Kiritsugu quietly set up a Washer WA2000 semi-automatic sniper rifle, observing the battle through the electronic scope, not noticing that he was being stared at by a small bug.
(First with a thermal imager...... Seen)
Red and orange images appear on the screen, indicating that the heat maps of Riven and Lancer are constantly intersecting, making it almost impossible to tell which one is which.
Two smaller figures are seen in the middle of the road, witnessing the battle. And a little farther away in the warehouse, there is a hidden observer.
As for which one is a sniper target, it is not difficult to judge.
Kiritsugu switched to the optical sight and re-identified the target.
Standing on the road were Saber and Alice Phil. However, there was another person next to them!
Kiritsugu was horrified and hurriedly used a thermal imager to confirm the situation there. However, no matter how he looked, there was always only a heat map of two people on the instrument!
(It's impossible for humans to completely suppress their own heat, not even magicians.) That guy...... It's Servant!)
Kiritsugu took a hard breath and began to think about what to do. Saber couldn't have gotten the other Servants close to Alice Phil, but they were talking to the young man.
(Has even Saber been deceived...... That Servant should have the special ability to hide his identity)
Kiritsugu thought quickly. Since the other party did not launch an attack on Alice Phil, there is no need to worry for the time being.
"Maiya, to the northeast of Saber, there's a Master hiding on the roof of the warehouse, can you see that?" Kiritsugu called Maiya on the other side of the communicator.
The man on the roof is Kenneth, who he has seen in the photo. This guy should have used magic to hide his breath, but that won't work in front of the machine. Like the magician who died at the hands of Emiya Kiritsugu before, the genius from the clock tower is about to repeat the tragedy of those people.
"No, from my point of view, it's a dead end. β
If possible, Kiritsugu would love to form a crossfire with Maiya to increase the hit rate. Unfortunately, only he can design it himself, but that's fine. At a distance of less than 300 meters, Kiritsugu could kill Kenneth with just one bullet.
However, before he could set up his sniper rifle, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky and slammed into the crane!
Reilly's magic captivated everyone, and they turned their gaze to the crane, only to find a charred figure lying there.
βAssassinοΌοΌβ
Everyone showed shocked expressions. Seeing the white skull mask, they all realized that it was the assassin who had died in the Tosaka Mansion last night.
From the beginning, Kiritsugu didn't think that he was the only one observing this battle, so instead of choosing the crane as an observation point, he found a place where he could monitor both the battlefield and the crane.
The Assassin swaggers to occupy the crane, and as a result, the installation X is struck by lightning.
Kiritsugu was glad. If he had sniped Kenneth earlier, he would have exposed his position to the assassin. Although the Assassin's combat ability is poor, it is not something that Kiritsugu can handle.
Although Saber didn't take part in the fight, there was no way Kiritsugu could get her to come and help him. After all, it is not yet known which Servant Master Kenneth is. Even if Kiritsugu kills him, Saber must stay behind to protect Alice Phil.
After some thought, Kiritsugu made a decision. Although this is a good opportunity to take out Kenneth, he will have to give up tonight.