A dimensional journey starting from the Dragon Clan

The opponent he was tracking with his proud costume was an unknown mouse... Every minute and second that passed made him feel humiliated. The wound on my shoulder was getting more and more painful.

The endless vicious cycle of hysteria—but that one has finally come to an end.

No matter how vast the castle is, the escape route becomes very limited when escaping upstairs. The mouse was finally chased to the end of the corridor on the third floor. The enemy-seeking mercury stream sent by Kayneth in advance accurately discovered its location this time. The target appears to be dead set. He probably planned to have the final showdown with Kayneth there.

Duel - Kayneth couldn't help laughing out loud when that word came to mind.

It seems that the enemy has not given up yet. It turns out that this was the case, and Kayneth was injured once. If you are benefited by the same luck again, you may still have a chance to win. The decision should have been made with the spirit of a poor rat biting a cat.

"idiot……"

The corners of Kayneth's closed mouth were twisted in a sneer, and he whispered.

That rat was able to give Kayneth color, and it was neither a trick nor a cunning plan. It's just an unreasonable coincidence. It is necessary to let him know the difference.

Not a duel. This is execution. It's torture.

Kayneth's body was filled with cruel killing intent. While turning the final corner with his own attire, he came to the end of the corridor.

It basically conforms to the setting that Emiya Kiritsugu envisioned. The third confrontation with Kayneth Elumeroy Archibald.

The distance is less than thirty meters. The width of the corridor is more than six meters. There is no shelter. There is no way out.

The range within which Kayneth's Moon Spirit Essence Liquid can exert fatal speed and power on Kiritsugu is roughly estimated to be within 7.\\n5 meters. Until he reaches that distance, the right to attack rests with Kiritsugu.

Left hand - In the Calico spiral magazine with the magazine replaced, 50 rounds of 9mm bullets are waiting for the moment of firing.

Then, in the right hand is the Contender. There is only one magazine, and the "magic bullet" has been loaded.

Kiritsugu showed neither fear nor begging for mercy, but just held the two guns in silent force, causing Kayneth to twist his expression even more unpleasantly and spit out mocking teasing.

"You don't think the previous method will still work, do you? Despicable guy."

Won't work. If it works, it will be nerve-wracking here too——but...\\nThere is no need to say anything to him about this kind of thing. It was necessary for Kayneth to think that Kiritsugu would be stupid enough to repeat the exact same attack as before.

"I won't simply kill you. I'll just heal the lungs and heart to regenerate, and then slowly finish you off, starting from the fingertips."

Kayneth said grimly, slowly walking towards Kiritsugu step by step. The Moon Spirit Marrow spinning around him stretched and retracted countless whips threateningly while shaking the sharp front end.

"Death with regret, pain, and despair. Then curse when you die. Curse your employer for being cowardly... for insulting the Master of Einzbern in the Holy Grail War!"

Just in time - Kiritsugu turned a deaf ear to Kayneth's execution declaration, while snickering inwardly. The Master replacement plan he proposed ultimately appears to be effective.

Distance, fifteen meters. The time to take action is now.

Kiritsugu faced the approaching Kayneth, and first used his left-hand Calico to fire a hail of 9mm bullets on full auto. It was an exact reenactment of the sneak attack in the corridor on the first floor. A diversionary attack that lures the self-discipline defense of the Moon Spirit Marrow Liquid. In order to make it unable to completely defend against the Contender's next attack, this was a feint to weaken the mercury defense screen.

Of course, Kayneth Elumeroy would not fall for the same trick again.

"Fevor, meisanguis!" (Boil, my blood)

Quicksilver defense form that activates immediately. But this time it's not membranous. The Moon Spirit Marrow leaped in front of its owner, and countless reverse thorns stood out from the floor to the ceiling. It covered Kayneth's body like a dense bamboo forest, and completely blocked the flying bullets.

If it is not an attack like flame or spray...\\nThere is no need to use membrane defense. Bullets become invulnerable simply by impeding their straight progress. Then only a "pillar" type defense will be enough.

Naturally, the magic power required to spread the mercury block like a mountain of swords cannot be compared to a simple membrane form. Each reverse spine twisted into a thickness as thick as a steel wire must be given the hardness and toughness to deflect bullets. This self-discipline defense was accomplished by mobilizing all the magic power that Kayneth possessed. The Archibald family heirloom magic mark carved on his shoulders circulates to the limit, causing severe pain to the holder's body.

It can be said that this defense is truly an iron wall.

The bullets blocked by the Mercury Sword Mountain made noisy metallic sounds as they bounced back and forth between the dense gaps in the spines, and finally lost their power and fell to the ground. None of the shots reached Kayneth's body.

Then, the Contender on Kiritsugu’s right hand roared. This was the first time it penetrated the defense of the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid, causing Kayneth to bear a painful scar. It was a single-shot bullet with far greater destructive power than a 9mm bullet.

However, the defense of mercury in the shape of sword mountain is not comparable to that of mercury in the form of membrane.

The moment the fatal blow came into contact with the mercury reverse spine, all other reverse spines closed up like a flytrap, surrounding the bullet. The dense group of tiny reverse spines instantly turned into a single thick column, blocking some 30-06 Spring Field bullets.

The Moon Spirit Essence Liquid, which is designed to transform itself, comes into play. That dense and perfect fluid manipulation magic technique should be the ultimate stunt that lives up to the name of the famous Archibald family.

The moment when he successfully completed the difficult magic trick - the fate of Kayneth Elumeroy ended there.

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Even the Master and Servant who have made a contract want to communicate with each other over a long distance. It must also be communicated through means of communication such as chanting.

However, if there are two people connected by the command spell, no matter which one is in a life-related crisis, the other will quickly notice the disorder of the breath.

Therefore, Kayneth's desperate situation was quickly communicated to Lancer, who was still in the forest.

"What--!?"

Lancer turned around and looked in the direction of Einzbern City, just in time to defeat Caster's monster army. When he was about to deal with his enemies with Saber. It was then that Lancer knew for the first time that the Master, who thought he was monitoring his battle from behind, had actually rushed into the enemy camp and was engaged in another battle.

Lancer was momentarily shaken. For Caster, who is in a desperate situation, it is an opportunity that can only be found.

In Caster's hands, the Luo Min City sect, which had long since regenerated, burst out with a torrent of magic power. Of course, Saber will not sit back and ignore the magician's spell.

"sucker Punch!"

In order to defeat her opponent before chanting, Saber charged forward with her sword in one hand.

But Caster wasn't stupid enough to chant a spell in front of the blade. He didn't even chant a single syllable of the incantation. It just explodes the flow of magic power generated by the Noble Phantasm randomly.

Although the previous summoning magic was invalidated, the pool of blood staining the earth was still connected to the magic channel. The uncontrollable spurt of magic flowed into the bloody paste, but it did not form any shape and eventually broke apart.

"meet……"

Her sight was blocked before she stepped into the slashing range, and even Saber did not take any rash action and stopped.

Caster had no intention of completing the spell from the beginning and forced a magic that would obviously fail. This is enough for now. The blood of the summoned beast failed to form, because the saturated magic power boiled and vaporized instantly, turning into mist and spreading around. This is a reckless skill that can only be performed if the Noble Phantasm can provide huge magical power.

What he expected was blinding smoke.

Even Caster, who was overconfident, judged that it was impossible to turn defeat into victory in this situation. Taking advantage of the blood mist that obscured Saber and Lancer's vision, the magician's Servant immediately dematerialized. With two of the three major knight classes as opponents, he didn't even have time to drop his lines. Swallowing his anger and humiliation, Caster turned into a spirit and quickly left the battlefield.

Fortunately for Caster, Saber does not have the skill to transform into a spirit and track her. Lancer, who has this skill, is in danger of master, so now is not the time to track her.

"Damn... what a despicable guy."

Saber whispered angrily while summoning the "Wind King Barrier" from the surrounding atmosphere. The calm wind immediately blew from all directions, blowing away the filth of the blood mist. When the Wind King's guardian, who was hiding in the form of a sword, was summoned again and the two Servants regained their sight, Caster's figure, not to mention his spiritual body, disappeared.

"Lancer. What's wrong?"

Saber asked calmly instead of questioning Lancer who could have easily chased the enemy but watched Caster escape. Judging from the changed expression on his face, it was clear that something had happened.

"My master is in crisis... It seems that he has left me to attack your base."

Lancer explained with difficulty. Saber also roughly understood what happened and showed a distressed expression.

"In the end...did everything go as Kiritsugu expected?"

Not the original intention. She had no intention of completely dismissing the conspiracy. But the ruthless trap laid by Kiritsugu, and the unshakable faith of the King of Knights on the battlefield. They are incompatible existences no matter what.

"It must be the work of my Master...Lancer, you'd better hurry up. Go and rescue your master."

Facing Saber's unhesitating urging, the spearman was stunned at first, and then lowered his head deeply with emotion. To Saber, that was obviously the same judgment as against her master. Delaying Lancer here to buy time to kill his master is the natural choice to win the Holy Grail War.

But to put it this way, there is no need for Lancer to fight Caster in the form of rescuing Saber from the crisis. He didn't think he was stupid, so now, it was impossible to think that Saber who moved out of the way was stupid.

"King of Knights, I'm sorry."

"It's nothing. The two of us have sworn to a knight's duel. Let's carry out that glory together to the end."

Lancer nodded slightly and disappeared as a spirit. It just turned into a whirlwind and rushed towards the castle deep in the forest.

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When the Emiya family of the previous generation determined the "origin" of their legitimate son, they were overwhelmed by the bizarre results and named the baby "Kiritsugu".

It is roughly the dual attributes of "fire" and "earth". If classified in detail, it is a composite attribute of "cutting off" and "joining". That is the soul form he inherited from life, which is the true form of "origin".

Cut, Si - there are some slight differences in the names of "destruction and regeneration". Because Kiritsugu's origins are not meant to be "fixed." For example, if lines are cut and then joined together, the thickness of the nodes will change. That is to say, the act of "cutting and inheriting" will cause the object to irreversibly "deteriorate".

Kiritsugu became particularly aware of his origins when asked to perform handmade tasks. He wasn't very dexterous with his hands. If it is an ordinary prop, it can be repaired if it breaks. But as soon as it becomes a precision machine...\\nThings suddenly become the opposite. The more he tried to repair it, the more fatally the machinery would become damaged.

As a matter of fact, Kiritsugu's craftsmanship was not superb. If it's just an ordinary metal wire that's broken, the cut-off part can be reconnected to restore its original use. However, if the same method is used to repair delicate electronic circuits, the results can be fatal. It's not something that just needs to be connected. As long as the wiring is messed up, the circuit will lose its function.

The "root" is not just caused by Kiritsugu's character and temperament. From a magic point of view, it is the essence of the deep foundation of the soul.

When making his own costume, Emiya Kiritsugu made the most of his extremely unique "origin". The first and second ribs on the left and right sides of his flank were removed. The removed ribs were ground into powder, then condensed using soul engineering, and used as bullet cores to seal into sixty-six bullets.

This bullet will materialize Kiritsugu's "origin" to the "hit" object. If it hits the body of a creature, there will be no wounds or bleeding, but the area where the bullet was hit will look like an old, necrotic wound. The surface layer may appear to be healed, but the nerves and capillaries do not regenerate accurately and lose their original functions.

Moreover, this bullet with the function of conceptual weapon will pose a more serious threat to the magician.

Out of the sixty-six bullets, Kiritsugu had consumed thirty-seven. But not one of them is wasted. Thirty-seven magicians have been completely destroyed using bullets made from part of his body.

And now the thirty-eighth "Origin Bomb" has cut off the lifeline of another new victim.

Kayneth probably didn't understand what happened to his body until the end. The moment the severe pain spread throughout the body, the heart, lungs, and nerve networks were torn into chaos.

Blood spurted out before a scream erupted from his throat. The muscles all over the body twitched due to the nerve-shattering wrong movements, and the slender body in a free and easy suit performed a funny dance.

The high-density magic power circulated in the magic circuit with strong pressure suddenly began to run wild regardless of the circuit, and as a result, the artist's own body was destroyed. When the Moon Essence Liquid blocked Contender's blow, Kayneth suffered more serious damage than if he had been directly hit by a bullet. ()