Humans in Type-Moon, Path of the Heroic Spirit

Chapter 72: Failed Origin Bomb
"Dangdangdang——"

In the dim corridor, the incoming bullets were blocked by the silver sword mountain, bouncing back and forth continuously between the dense gaps of the reverse thorns, making a noisy metallic sound, and finally losing their power and falling to the ground.

Fifty bullets were fired instantly from the submachine gun, but not a single one touched Kenneth's body.

boom!
Immediately afterwards, the single-shot pistol in Emiya Kiritsugu's right hand roared, and the origin bullet containing the properties of "cutting and combining" was fired from the barrel.

The golden bullet cut through the air and shot towards Kenneth's body with a faint smell of gunpowder. At this moment, Kiritsugu Emiya couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, as if he saw the enemy falling to the ground and dying.

There are a total of sixty-six origin bombs made from his own rib powder, all of which are conceptual weapons specially developed for magicians.

Out of these sixty-six bullets, Kiritsugu had already used thirty-seven, but not a single one of them was wasted. To date, this cold-blooded magus killer had claimed the lives of thirty-seven magi with his Origin Bullets.

And now, this thirty-eighth origin bullet is about to sever the magic circuits of the new victim.

"In this case, Lancer's group is completely eliminated. The next two groups to deal with are Caster and Rider..."

While thinking this in his mind, Kiritsugu Emiya took out a new magazine from the suspenders under his coat, preparing to finish off the opponent in advance.

However, after the origin bomb was launched, what he heard was not Kenneth's scream, but an unexpectedly calm voice.

“Emergency release!”

As the spell sounded, Kenneth forcibly stopped the high-speed running magic circuit, and an unbearable pain suddenly came from all over his body. Although doing so would cause damage to the magic circuits throughout the body, it was insignificant compared to the harm of the origin bullet.

The moment it received the master's order, the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid that had originally stretched out to form a barrier instantly returned to its original liquid state and spilled onto the smooth marble floor.

Kenneth's body was suddenly exposed to Emiya Kiritsugu and the Origin Bullet, but he did not panic. Instead, he showed a cruel sneer.

Before Emiya Kiritsugu could react, the monarch from the Clock Tower ignored the bullets flying towards him and reached into his suit coat to pull out a black pistol that reflected a cold light.

boom--!
Then, he shot at Emiya Kiritsugu with a very clumsy technique.

Kenneth: "My Lord, times have changed!"

"Pfft!"

Unsurprisingly, the sound of a bullet piercing flesh rang out the next moment.

However, the injured person was not Kenneth, a traditional magus, but Emiya Kiritsugu, who was proficient in using firearms.

At this moment, a hole suddenly appeared on the magician killer's thigh, and dazzling bright red blood continued to flow out.

However, Kiritsugu Emiya did not care about his injuries at the moment. He was looking at Kenneth in disbelief, because the Origin Bullet just now did not cause any damage to the enemy.

The origin bullet was like hitting a steel plate, blocked by something tough, then lost its kinetic energy and fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

"That's—a bulletproof vest!"

"Scalp!"

Just when Emiya Kiritsugu understood something, Kenneth endured the pain inside his body and quickly chanted a spell to the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid.

In response to the command, the sea of ​​mercury flowing on the ground suddenly surged up, condensing into a sharp blade in the air, and slashed towards Emiya Kiritsugu at lightning speed. "Inherent Time Control: Triple Speed!"

Between life and death, a strong sense of crisis swept over his body, and the alarm bells in Kiritsugu Emiya's mind began to ring wildly. Without any hesitation, he activated the magic seal on his body in a hurry.

The explosive pain made Kiritsugu's consciousness boil. At the same time, his body stomped on the ground. Just before the arrival of the mercury blade, he desperately smashed the window next to him. With the sound of shattering glass, he jumped sideways from a height of ten meters.

This is the end of the corridor. Apart from jumping out of the window, he has no other way to escape. If he hesitates for another second, he will be strangled by the countless mercury blades coming towards him.

Boom! !

The flesh fell on the cold and hard ground with a loud noise. Although Kiritsugu dodged the mercury blade, he could not avoid the strong impact caused by landing. He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of scarlet blood.

Not only did his fragile internal organs suffer irreparable injuries, but his arms and legs also suffered multiple fractures.

But in the few seconds when his whole body was unable to move, the serious injuries that were incurable by medicine were completely healed. The reason was certainly not because Kiritsugu himself performed healing magic. Although he was surprised by this miracle, he had no doubts because he immediately understood what had happened.

[A Utopia Far Away from Everything]——The scabbard of the Sword of Promised Victory, the Noble Phantasm that can heal all wounds, came into play at this moment.

After retrieving the scabbard from Irisviel, Emiya Kiritsugu did not return it to her, but chose to seal it in his own body.

However, the enemy on the third floor did not seem to give up the idea of ​​hunting him down. Kenneth stood at the broken window, looking down at Emiya Kiritsugu lying on the ground, and gave a merciless and cold order, "ire:sanctio (track and kill)!"

"Ahem... In the name of the Command Seal, teleport Saber to my side!"

Faced with the rapidly flying mercury blade, Emiya Kiritsugu could only grit his teeth and use the last command seal to summon the old sword that was fighting with Finn.

Ding ding ding——! !

For Jiu Jian, this was really beyond his expectations.

Although the incident happened suddenly, Saber was a top-level servant who specialized in combat and surpassed all mortals. Even though he was sent from the forest outside to the castle courtyard, he reacted instantly, wielding the Holy Sword of the Stars in his hand and cutting off all the mercury blades in the air.

"Saber, take this opportunity to deal with Lancer's Master!"

"As ordered."

Jiu Jian saw Kenneth standing by the window on the third floor at a glance. Without any hesitation, he quickly strengthened his body with magic power, then suddenly jumped up and swung his sword at the enemy with lightning speed.

"Hmph, this is just a desperate struggle. By the command of the Command Spell—Lancer, come to my side immediately!"

As the old sword approached Kenneth, a tall blond figure instantly appeared beside him.

Looking at Saber flying towards him, Finn subconsciously protected his Master behind him and thrust out the spear in his hand.

Clang!
The clash of sword and gun immediately produced a burst of dazzling sparks.

After several exchanges of blows, the old sword figure landed back on the ground in the courtyard, while Finn stood still on the third floor.

(End of this chapter)