Chapter Forty-Three: The Magician, the Killer and the Magician
Emiya Kiritsugu and Kuyu Maiya glanced at each other again, then sighed helplessly, lifted the two suitcases, put them on the table and opened them quickly.
Inside were guns that exuded a hideous, cold metallic texture, and rows of yellow bullets......
Emiya Kiritsugu skillfully took out the firearm and introduced it in a low voice: "This is my biggest hole card, the concept dress "Origin Bullet" I made before, my only trump card ......"
Kenneth looked at it with some noncommittal noncommittality, and nodded slightly, with obvious contempt in his eyes.
Because he, like most magicians, knows these things but doesn't have much of a concept, after all, he doesn't usually have much contact with these things, and he doesn't need to deal with them cordially, so naturally he doesn't know the specific lethality of these cutting-edge weapons with the highest performance.
He only glanced at them and saw that they didn't have any magical powers.
So I subconsciously made an evaluation, felt that there was no threat, and contemptuous of it. In addition, he asked Emiya Kiritsugu to show and explain it himself, so at this moment, even his vigilance dropped to the lowest.
This also determines his next fate -
The greatest weakness of a magician is carelessness born of arrogance. When they are faced with a fight, they will only pay attention to all kinds of magic tricks, and despise purely physical attacks that do not rely on magic, treating them as secondary threats, and are more likely to show their flaws when facing non-magic attacks.
"What is the function of the origin bomb, I heard that the name is related to your origin......" Kenneth asked with the intention of understanding it so that he could better formulate tactics.
The reason why he still wants to cooperate with Emiya Kiritsugu is because the other party does have value in using it, not only to control Saber as a relational link later, but also to solve the problem of that damn heretical magician.
I was reluctant to admit it, but the magician was too dangerous, and Kenneth himself was not sure.
However, that is the enemy that must be solved, and it is the most critical point, as long as the other party is killed, basically the current bad situation will be solved, after all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the magician is the key person who caused the current situation.
So he put his mind on Emiya Kiritsugu, this notorious magician killer, must have one or two hole cards, right?
Maybe you can think about finding a way to create an opportunity for the other party, and then try to kill the magician who has disrupted all his plans in one blow......
Emiya Kiritsugu doesn't seem to want to expose his hole cards, but the situation is stronger than people: "My origin bullet...... It's true that I used my own origin attribute to make it with soul engineering, as long as it ......"
Bell bell bell ——!!
Kenneth was listening to the explanation, but at that moment, a shrill fire bell suddenly rang, interrupting his thoughts.
Well? What's going on?
He was stunned for a moment, and then a moment later he heard the phone ringing in the room. He glanced at Kiritsugu Emiya, who had fallen silent, and walked over with a frown, only to find that the caller ID was from the front desk.
Kenneth picked up the microphone unhurriedly, and the service staff at the front desk apologized, saying that he didn't know why, there seemed to be a small fire just now, and according to the scene, it was suspected that someone was deliberately playing a prank and triggering the fire bell......
As for the latter words, it is an apology, and it is not necessary to listen to the words that disturbed the guests in the middle of the night, and so on.
Arson?
Or is it this time?
Kenneth let out a "pop" in his heart, and his eyes returned to the sharpness of a magician, and he turned around almost like lightning, only to see that the cold muzzle of the black hole was aimed at him.
Bang!
The guns roared instantly!
Idiot!
The word also came to Kenneth's mind almost instantly, and the corners of his closed mouth were contorted with sneers and anger, because in front of him, a mass of mercury-like fluid jumped up and spread!
As a skilled magician, Kenneth was not stupid enough to just turn around to confirm the situation, but activated the magic costume on his body at the same time.
Its name is the Moon Spirit Fluid - Ermelo's supreme dress, Kenneth's strongest trump card, using magical mercury to defend, attack, and seek enemies, and its high functionality can be called a versatile weapon.
The principle is that mercury filled with magic can remember various action patterns and set it to respond to various situations in the most appropriate way, which can be regarded as a kind of combat golem.
And because Emiya Kiritsugu's introduction just now shows that he would rather believe that he has it than not believe it, so the mercury defense form that is launched at this moment is not a conventional membranous -
Instead, it spread out like a mountain of swords, and countless counterthorns stood up from the floor to the zenith.
Just like a dense bamboo forest, it not only covered Kenneth's body, but also completely covered the flying bullets.
Although the magic required to make the mercury block unfold like a sword mountain is not comparable to the mere membranous form, it took almost all the magic that Kenneth possessed to accomplish it, and the Archibald family heirloom magic mark carved on his shoulders has been recycled to the limit, causing severe pain to his flesh.
But the effort pays off, and the sword-shaped mercury defense form is of course harder and more powerful than the simple membranous defense, and it is a real copper wall.
That is, to despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically, Kenneth has gone all out at this moment in order to defend against the origin bullet of Sumiya Kiritsugu. The Moon Spirit Essence Liquid, which is designed to transform itself, shows its skills, and the dense and perfect fluid manipulation magic technique should be an extreme stunt that does not dishonor the name of the famous Aqipolud family.
The monarch of the clock tower sneered, and even began to think about how to torture these two guys who didn't know whether to live or die later, so that they would die in despair while remorseful and painful, and curse their own stupidity in pain when they died......
However, this is what Emiya Kiritsugu wants, and he is actually very well timed to attack at the moment, and he can shoot before the unwary Kenneth notices the problem.
However, he waited until the moment when the opponent turned around vigilantly before pulling the trigger, in order to allow Kenneth to use defensive magic to resist the origin bullet to the maximum extent - the lethality of the origin bullet depends on the moment it hits the target, how many magic circuits the target activates, because it is its own magic power that destroys the body of the person who was shot.
If Kenneth hadn't noticed the problem, had not used magic at all, and had not activated the magic circuit, the injuries would have been the lightest and lightest, probably necrosis of the part of the bullet.
And like now, with all the magic circuits activated in an instant, and using all the magic power to the maximum extent possible, how terrifying would Kenneth be hurt by the Origin Bullet?
As a result, after painstakingly completing beautiful extreme stunts, the fate of the magician who did not enter the stream came to an end.
Probably didn't understand what was going on in his body until the end, because the moment the severe pain spread all over his body, Kenneth's heart, lungs, and nerve network were already torn apart.
Before he screamed, blood spurted out of his throat, and his muscles twitched as his nerves were broken by the wrong movements, and his slender body in a free suit performed a comical dance on the spot.
The moment the magic bullet was blocked by the Moon Spirit Liquid Liquid, the effect of the "origin" in the bullet had been seriously fed back into Kenneth's magic circuit. As a result, Kenneth's magic circuit, which was going all out, suddenly began to run wildly in the high-density magic that was circulating rapidly......
The monarch of the clock tower fell in a sea of mercury all over the ground, his body was slightly spasmodic and twitching, not to mention that he was not a magician now, and even the functions of a normal person might not have much left.
Kenneth Ermelo Archibald, became the name of the thirty-eighth magician to be completely destroyed under the Magician Killer.
"Whew, the first step was successful, but the second and third steps are the most critical ......"
Emiya Kiritsugu exhaled lightly, put down his firearm, and walked quickly to the side to check Kenneth's condition, not feeling any emotion about such a result, nor feeling a handful of sweat or relief.
Because this is the result of course, this time it is the same as before, successful guidance plus calculated conclusions.
- That's all.
The target of the provocation personally confirms that the two parties have dissolved their previous alliance, so the two sides can hurt each other without restrictions until a new magic contract is signed......
Through a series of performances, from the whimsy at the beginning to the end, the vigilance of the target is gradually reduced, and then the target is appropriately guided to personally ask him to show his means, so he can directly take out the weapon without suspicion......
There is also the use of some means prepared in advance to attract the attention of the other party at critical moments, coupled with some incomplete information given in advance, to mislead them to make the most wrong actions at the last moment, such as using maximum defensive magic......
In this way, the result is almost logical at the moment, although this series of plans requires more or less risk for the two of them to take risks, but the success rate is more than half.
After all, about the man in front of him who has lost everything, the two of them have done targeted investigations before, and obtained very detailed information-
Kenneth Ermelo Archibald, one of the Twelve Monarchs of the Clock Tower, Minister of Mineral Science, First Class Lecturer of the Spiriting Division, and the ninth generation head of the Archibald family.
He is a typical magician, but his personality is more arrogant and conceited, because he showed talent enough to be called a prodigy when he was a student, and he was the youngest person in the history of the séance to become a lecturer.
Since Kenneth was a teenager, no one has been able to solve any problem more perfectly than him, and his efforts have not gone beyond the conventional sense of purpose, but simply think that his research results will be better than others at some time and somewhere.
People regarded him as a "genius", and no one doubted this title, or even threatened its existence, so he naturally enjoyed the title of "genius".
Later, he worked in the clock tower, and among the numerous and remarkable research results, he also ranked among the best, which fully proved that he was not the kind of short-lived prodigy, and his ability was not limited to his youth.
In this way, Kenneth has always been a combination of envy and envy of others, but there is no sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, because it is only the "inevitable result" of life for him. This was the case in the past, and it must be the case in the future, this is the absolute truth that is sacred and inviolable.
Such a person is easily provoked, because the first half of his life has been smooth sailing and has not been hit by any setbacks, so his ability to withstand major setbacks is directly equal to zero-
Because in the past, in his world, he seemed to be the master of everything. Gifted and intelligent, he has not only inherited the imprint of magic achievements passed down from generation to generation, but also has a talent that is rare in the world, and has never hit a wall or been troubled.
Once there is any "accident", for Kenneth, it is absolutely intolerable chaos, an insult and blasphemy against God's order.
So after waking up, Emiya Kiritsugu and Kuyu Maiya immediately made such a plan for a dangerous move, because there was no more suitable for doing it than at this time.
Kenneth's jealousy of Lancer, and his anger at what happened tonight, had taken a toll on the genius, who had no ability to resist pressure, causing him to misjudge.
Lancer was ordered to leave the building on guard, and Kenneth himself looked down on the two extremely weak former allies who had just woken up, and were very defensive...... If you don't do it at this time, you will definitely not have such a good opportunity in the future.
"Maiya, you go and control that woman, according to the previous plan, find her to come over and treat this unruly magician, and hang his life......"
Sensing that a huge magic force was rapidly approaching, Emiya Kiritsugu had already expected to give the order.
Through the connection of the Heroic Spirit Contract, whether it is the master or the servant, they can easily feel the state of the other party, and the fact that Kenneth is suddenly dying cannot be hidden from Lancer.
So the second and third steps are the most difficult, and it's nothing compared to taking out Kenneth.
Kuyu Maiya wasted no time and quickly rushed out of the door, Emiya Kiritsugu stood in place and waited, he was sure that Lancer would throw a rat trap, after all, it was impossible for the other party to watch his master die like this because he could not be treated......
He didn't want to take this opportunity to eliminate Lancer's group, but he wanted to take this opportunity to control a Servant again and regain the qualification to participate in the Holy Grail War, so that he could regain everything he had lost.