Chapter 80 The Battle Between Magician and Magician Killer

"Fervor, mei sanguis. Boil my blood)"

"Automatoportum defensio (self-defense)."

"AutonlatoporIum quaerere (automatic search for the enemy)."

"Dilectus incursio (automatic attack). "

"Scalp!" (Slash)"

The mercury liquid, about ten liters in weight, flowed out of the bottle like a single-cell organism with self-discipline, and turned into a sharp blade several microns thick to slash the gate of Einzbern.

Although this is the base of the Einzbern family for many years, Kenneth is very confident, because he is the head of the Archibol family, the most prestigious genius in the Clock Tower, and a great magician who has reached the "color position" at a young age. How can a self-enclosed family of androids who are not good at fighting stop him?

Although it sounds arrogant, this is Kenneth's truest thought. Even through the magic vision granted by the barrier, Emiya Kiritsugu can feel Kenneth's deep pride.

"The ninth generation head of the Archibol family, Kenneth El-Melloi Archibolde, is here to visit!" Kenneth raised his chest majestically, and his voice spread throughout the empty hall.

"Einzbern's magician! Bet your life and dignity on the Holy Grail you are pursuing, and now let's have a fair duel! "

No one responded to Kenneth's provocative call, and in fact, he himself did not expect to be able to duel in a formal manner. With a mocking sigh, Kenneth walked to the center of the hall with loud footsteps.

At this moment, the four seemingly ordinary vases placed in the four corners of the wide hall suddenly exploded with a loud bang. What flew out was not porcelain fragments, but countless metal particles, which were sprinkled towards Kenneth at the speed of bullets.

There was no magic reaction in the trap at all, and Kenneth did not even notice the existence of the trap. This is no wonder.

What Kiritsugu Emiya installed in the vase in advance was the "M18A1Claymore (Claymore anti-personnel mine)", also known as a directional mine or a broadsword mine, which was developed and produced by the US military during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. Anti-infantry mines. This weapon uses the explosive force of explosives to shoot more than 700 steel balls with a diameter of 1.2 cm in a fan shape, which is specially used to catch all ambushing infantry in one fell swoop. Under the explosion, the target in the center has absolutely no way to escape, and can only be blown to pieces and turned into a ball of minced meat.

——But this is when the opponent is not a magician.

At the moment when more than 2,800 steel balls were about to hit Kenneth, the place where he stood was covered by silver balls.

A watertight mercury film spread around Kenneth. Although the thickness is less than one centimeter, the tension and hardness of the film are almost the same as steel through magic compression. None of the steel balls from the broadsword mine hit Kenneth, and all were blocked and bounced throughout the hall, resulting in only smashing the decorations in the city.

"... Hum. "

After the protective film was removed, Kenneth snorted at the vicious trap set by the enemy. Although he knew nothing about military weapons, he knew that the attack on him just now was not a magic attack, but just an ordinary weapon using ordinary explosives. In Kenneth's mind, the truth about the unpleasant incident last night finally came to light.

He had guessed before that among the six groups of enemies, Einzbern, who possessed Saber, was more eager than anyone else to defeat him, the Master of Lancer. But Einzbern is a famous magic family after all, but it resorted to such cheap and tasteless means. As a person who strictly upholds the dignity of magic, Kenneth really finds it hard to believe such a thing.

But——now there is nothing to doubt. [ ] The killer who used extremely despicable means to disrupt the magician's duel last night is indeed in this castle now.

"...Has Einzbern fallen to this point? "Kenneth whispered with anger.

As an orthodox noble of the Clock Tower, this was an unimaginable depravity. Kenneth could never allow them to bring unqualified people into this sacred battlefield.

"--Okay. Then this battle will not be a duel, but a crusade. "

The CCD camera installed in the dark of the hall silently recorded the enemy's every move and fed it back to the man standing alone in the reception room.

Using mercury controlled by magic for automatic defense - the real thing in front of him was far from what he had heard in the rumors. He didn't expect the reaction speed to be faster than the explosion of the anti-personnel mine. In this case, weapons and ammunition would not be useful.

Although he was very reluctant, Kiritsugu had to admit that Kenneth was indeed a first-class magician. Now that he thought about it, he should have come to this conclusion as early as when the trap set by the Hyatt Hotel did not kill Kenneth.

This means that Emiya Kiritsugu must also fight this enemy as a "magician".

In order to find the enemy in the castle, Kenneth should start from the first floor and search one room at a time. The reception room where Kiritsugu is now is deep in the second floor. As long as he acts immediately, there is still time to choose a venue that is advantageous for the battle.

While thinking about the castle layout map in his mind, Kiritsugu walked towards the door and planned to leave the reception room...

He suddenly stopped.

There was a shiny metallic thread hanging from the keyhole of the door. It was a drop of mercury. A very small amount of liquid left a silver trail on the door, dripping along the surface of the door leaf. The moment Kiritsugu noticed it, the dripping movement of mercury stopped abruptly, then flowed up from the door like a living thing, flowed back into the keyhole, and disappeared without a trace.

“…I see, is this ‘automatic detection’?”

Just as Kiritsugu frowned and muttered to himself, a silver flash of light penetrated the velvet-carpeted living room floor.

In the blink of an eye, the floor in the center of the room was cut into a circle and collapsed downstairs. Silver tentacles jumped out from the large hole in the floor.

The moon spirit fluid that appeared in front of Kiritsugu changed its shape again and looked like a metal jellyfish. Countless tentacles cling to the edge of the opening on the floor, and the umbrellas at the base of the tentacles open into a flat disk shape, providing a stable foothold for the owner. The man standing on top with a triumphant smile was none other than Sir El-Melloi.

Found you, dirty rat..."

Just before a relaxed Kenneth gave the attack order to Quicksilver, Kiritsugu pulled out a Calico submachine gun from the holster on his waist and fired at Kenneth.

Quicksilver reacted immediately and opened a protective film in front of Kenneth, blocking the murderous wave of nine-millimeter bullets. After only a few seconds, the magazine containing fifty rounds of ammunition was empty.

But these few seconds gave Kiritsugu enough time to chant the incantation.

"Time alter, double accel!" (Inherent time control double speed)

As Kiritsugu shouted out the incantation, the violent current of magic power ravaged his body.

"Scalp!"

As soon as the barrage of Calico submachine guns ended, Kenneth immediately declared death. The two silver whips stretched out in response to the call were pinched left and right, making a piercing sound in an attempt to cut open the immobile prey.

"Um?"

The cry of surprise came from Kenneth's mouth.

Just before the two silver whips were about to cut off Kiritsugu's body, Kiritsugu suddenly ran at an unbelievable speed, passed between the two silver whips, dodged the attack, and immediately moved toward Kenneth. He jumped down directly under the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid—that is, the opening in the floor that was cut open by the mercury slash just now.

The phrase fleeting describes this situation. It was impossible for a human being to exert this kind of physical ability. Kenneth couldn't react for a moment and was stunned for a moment. But once you think about it, this is nothing to be surprised about. The battleground among magicians is to see who is more unreasonable. If it were a little mouse that broke into this area, it wouldn't be surprising even if it was different from ordinary people.

"I see. It seems he knows a thing or two about magic."

Although there was a chuckle on his face, Kenneth was getting increasingly angry. If he were just an ordinary rat, that would be fine. No matter how much he was trained in magic, he was a despicable person who relied on such dirty tricks. He's not just a superficial, third-rate character, he's an unscrupulous villain, the kind of guy who disgraces the magician's reputation.

"Damnable scum...just die to apologize."

Kenneth flipped the hem of his robe and jumped downstairs. The Moon Spirit Essence Liquid that released the jellyfish form also followed him, bouncing down like a rubber ball.

"Ire: Sanctio!" (Tracking: Obliterate)

After receiving the order, Mercury spread out its tiny tentacles like droplets, and once again launched a carpet-like search throughout the first floor. The mercury ball immediately found the target's location and rolled quickly on the floor, moving in a hurry. Kenneth, who was running behind, showed a sadistic smile on his lips.

The chase begins.

There is a difference between the animation and the original novel. The Moon Spirit Essence Liquid in the novel is directly put in a clay pot, totaling ten liters, just like holding an urn... Director Ken is holding such a thing, and his character is instantly low. Is there any. In the animation, it was changed to a test tube, and the fashion value immediately increased.