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Chapter 514: Emiya Kiritsugu Reappears
Kuzuki Souichirou and Medea, probably because they were too weak, no Reincarnator chose to join their faction.
At this moment, the two of them quietly watched Bai Cangshu, who was entering the barrier alone.
"I thought Saber would be the first to enter."
The woman's voice revealed a strong sense of regret.
A dagger-like Noble Phantasm appeared in her hand, emitting intense magical energy.
"I advise you not to do that."
Bai Cangshu's peripheral vision caught Kuzuki Souichirou's movements; the silent man's arms hung at his sides, seemingly ready to attack at any moment.
But unfortunately, Bai Cangshu was not a Master like Tosaka Rin or Emiya Shirou, nor was he Saber, who lacked magical energy supply.
He was a martial artist, with an overwhelming advantage against those who relied on physical combat and swordsmanship, like Kuzuki Souichirou and Sasaki Kojirō.
Moreover, Bai Cangshu considered himself a martial artist who, purely by physical destructive power and martial arts skill, could probably reach the level of an ordinary Servant.
Even with the influence of this magical barrier, it wouldn't take long to instantly kill Kuzuki Souichirou.
Kuzuki Souichirou's steps paused; he felt a sharp stinging sensation below his neck, but the next moment, he continued to walk towards his target.
He was an empty person, like a puppet, stripped of all meaning. Before he found Medea, he thought his life would always be like this.
But since he had promised to win the Holy Grail War for Medea, even if he died in battle, it would at least have a shred of meaning.
The man's resolve was clear, and Medea seemed to sense it. She looked at Assassin, whose lips slowly curved into a smile, and her heart suddenly sank.
A scene seemed to appear in her mind: in the next moment, Kuzuki Souichirou would be blasted to death by the opponent's punch, leaving only his upper body standing in the field.
"Wait!"
Medea spoke hastily, raising her head. The face beneath her robes no longer showed the ambition of a great witch, only the worry and paleness of a young girl.
Kuzuki Souichirou's figure froze. He had, at some unknown point, flashed to Bai Cangshu's side, his arms swinging eerily like two long snakes, stopping just in front of Bai Cangshu's neck.
He turned to look at Medea, not understanding why she called for a stop. Bai Cangshu merely smiled, showing no intention of moving, but Medea clearly felt that strong inclination.
If she didn't stop him, the opponent would next throw a side punch, directly killing Kuzuki Souichirou.
"What do you want?"
Kuzuki Souichirou didn't understand. His fist was clearly poised at the opponent's neck; with just one strike, he could shatter the opponent's cervical spine.
But judging by Medea's reaction, it seemed he had become the opponent's hostage.
"Join our alliance, Medea. That way, Kuzuki Souichirou can live."
Kuzuki Souichirou's numb expression shifted slightly. His premonition was correct; he had indeed, at some unknown point, become this Assassin's hostage, dragging Medea down.
At this instant, Kuzuki Souichirou wanted to attack the opponent directly.
But Medea shrieked, stopping him.
"Don't!"
"I beg you, Souichirou!"
"Don't die, please don't die!"
The aura of the great witch was gone, leaving only a girl afraid of loss.
Seeing Medea like this, Bai Cangshu felt somewhat uninspired. It was no wonder that in almost every plotline, even with some initial advantages, the combination of Medea, who self-summoned a Servant, and the "strongest Servant·Teacher·Kuzuki Souichirou" almost always ended in a swift and miserable defeat.
Compared to other combinations, these two had too obvious weaknesses.
Being too concerned about each other would only make them a burden to one another.
Bang!
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out.
Medea and Kuzuki Souichirou were both startled, but Bai Cangshu's head suddenly snapped, as if his neck had been broken.
The bullet flew past where Bai Cangshu's head had been.
[Killing Intent Perception].
This equipment effect, which had gradually lost its use since Bai Cangshu gained Mind Net, now showed its effect again.
After forcing Medea to give up resistance, he felt a killing intent firmly locked onto his temple.
He was very familiar with that feeling; Bai Cangshu had been targeted in the forehead like this hundreds of times before.
It was a firearm.
And in this world, he knew very well that the magus accustomed to using firearms in combat was probably Emiya Kiritsugu, who had somehow not died.
Bang!
Bang!
Two more shots rang out, but Bai Cangshu took a step, his figure already moving over tens of meters, leaving behind streaks of afterimages like a ghost.
At this moment, Kuzuki Souichirou understood that the opponent was not unresponsive to his attack, but rather that the opponent's speed was so fast that he could confidently allow his hand to be only a dozen centimeters from his neck and still kill him without injury.
Medea immediately came in front of Kuzuki Souichirou.
"Souichirou, it's that guy underground..."
Kuzuki Souichirou also remained silent. Emiya Kiritsugu should have been sealed underground, so how could he suddenly appear here?
No, he wasn't even sure if the current Emiya Kiritsugu was still the original 'person'.
Medea was quick-witted; she had already sensed that Emiya Kiritsugu's adopted son was among the people before they entered the mountain.
"If we deactivate the barrier now, it will probably throw these people into some confusion."
Bang!
Before she finished speaking, a figure was blasted into the wall.
She turned her head and saw only the Servant identified as Assassin·Tao Pai Pai standing tall, while a corner of Ryudoji Temple had been blown apart.
Zzz~
At this moment, the magical barrier flickered, and then several gems passed through it. Tosaka Rin and Emiya Shirou finally crossed the mountain gate's barrier and arrived at the stone slab plaza.
"Teacher Kuzuki..."
Kuzuki Souichirou was Fujimura Taiga's colleague and a teacher, and he had always lived at Ryudoji Temple, but his appearance here at this moment clearly could not be explained as a coincidence.
Tosaka Rin, who had painstakingly broken through the magical barrier, immediately pulled Emiya Shirou, and with a wave of her hand, Emiya and Saber appeared before them.
After Tao Pai Pai entered the barrier, they suddenly found the mountain gate sealed and impassable. They realized that the Master and Servant here probably wanted to separate them and defeat them one by one.
After quickly breaking the barrier, they found that the imagined scene of Assassin battling Medea had not occurred.
Chrollo immediately searched for Tao Pai Pai's figure. The next moment, he froze, seeing a familiar black-haired man rising from the ruins, with large amounts of granulation tissue actively regenerating on his somewhat tattered shoulder.
"This is... Emiya Kiritsugu?!"
Emiya Shirou also stared at the figure, stunned.
Roar!
A powerful surge of qi roared, and the next moment, it directly pierced through Emiya Kiritsugu's brow.
Puff!
His head exploded like a balloon, and Emiya Shirou's vision seemed to be instantly dyed red as he watched his adoptive father slowly fall once more.
He turned his head little by little, his magic circuits within him seeming to light up one by one, and a long sword began to appear in his hand, as if by instinct.
"You... Tao Pai Pai... you actually..."
He spoke incoherently, his feet moving uncontrollably towards Tao Pai Pai.
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