Across the heavens, I am the Avatar Sword Master

The air in the castle was filled with the smell of gunpowder and gunpowder smoke.

Faced with the iron wall constructed by the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, Kiritsugu Emiya pulled the trigger with his right hand without hesitation.

The sharp sound of gunfire once again broke the tranquility of the castle.

The bullet shot out from Emiya Kiritsugu's right hand was like a bolt of lightning, instantly hitting the forest of thorns made of the moon spirit marrow.

The moment the bullet touched the "mercury thorns", the thorn forest instantly closed like a Venus flytrap, wrapping the bullet, trying to change the trajectory of the bullet and eliminate the power of the bullet.

Just when Kenneth thought he had perfectly used fluid to manipulate magic, manipulating the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid to block the bullet that was shooting at him, he was smugly thinking that he had completed the magic beautifully.

A sharp pain suddenly came from the chest, and then the pain spread throughout the body in an instant.

The high-density magic circuits in Kenneth's body suddenly began to run wild, ignoring the lines.

The gun is fast from seven steps away, and the gun is accurate and fast within seven steps.

Kenneth simply didn't understand what was happening to his body.

Blood spurted out of his throat just before he screamed.

The incorrect movements caused by the fragmented nerves caused the muscles throughout the body to twitch violently, looking like they were performing a funny dance.

However, the culprit that caused all this was just a bullet - the origin bullet.

What is the origin?

That is the beginning cause, the "matter" that arises from the vortex of all sources.

It is deeper than the previous life before the previous life. It is the direction of things that happen as the cause of the beginning. It refers to the impulse generated in the chaos of the root vortex. It is the absolute command that makes all tangible things exist.

If attributes are the fundamental elements that determine magic, then something deeper than that that determines the fundamental nature of existence is "origin."

Emiya Kiritsugu has the dual attributes of "fire" and "earth", and if planned in detail, it is a composite attribute of "cutting" and "combining".

"Cutting off" and "combining" are his innate soul forms and the true nature of his "origin".

Unlike "destruction" and "regeneration", Emiya Kiritsugu's "origin" does not mean "repair".

Instead, the "line" is cut and then roughly combined, resulting in irreversible "deterioration" at the point where it was cut and combined.

If it is a simple and ordinary object, it is harmless even if it is cut and then put together again.

But the more sophisticated the machine is, the more fatal the damage will be after being "cut off" or "combined".

Magic circuits are such extremely sophisticated things.

It is not a simple item that can be used as long as it is connected. Instead, it is a "precision machine" that requires careful maintenance.

When Emiya Kiritsugu was making his own mage costume, he removed the first and second ribs on his sides.

The ribs were ground into powder, condensed using soul engineering, and sealed into sixty-six bullets as cores.

These sixty-six bullets are called "origin bullets."

The target hit by the origin bullet will immediately experience "cutting" and "combining" phenomena, and the hit part will appear necrotic.

That is, although it may appear that the old wound has healed, in fact the nerves and capillaries have not regenerated, causing the body to lose its original functions.

Once it hits the magician, even more terrifying phenomena will occur.

In the event of interference by magic, the "origin" in the bullet will be seriously fed back to the caster's magic circuit.

It's like a drop of water falling on a circuit board that is powered by high voltage, causing the current to run wild and causing serious damage to the entire circuit board.

In previous missions, thirty-seven of the sixty-six "Origin Bullets" had been used, but each bullet represented the destruction of a magician's magic circuit.

This 38th "Origin Bullet" cut off the "lifeline" of another magician.

The lethality of the "Origin Bullet" also depends on the number of magic circuits activated by the target. That is why Kiritsugu Emiya constantly provokes Kayneth, making him angry and activating all the magic circuits in his body.

When the magic circuit in Kenneth's body is activated to the maximum, that is when he will be defeated.

Facing Kenneth who was lying on the ground, twitching and convulsing, Emiya Kiritsugu did not feel any emotion.

Just like when he was carrying out the mission before, all of this was the result of guidance and calculation.

That's it.

Emiya Kiritsugu pointed the muzzle of the gun in his left hand at Kenneth's forehead.

When a magician loses the ability to control magic, even Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, who is known as a genius in the magic world, can end his life with just an ordinary bullet.

If this one shot is added, one of the groups will be defeated in the Holy Grail War.

Just as Kiritsugu Emiya aimed at Kenneth's head, a huge amount of magical power was approaching rapidly.

Emiya Kiritsugu fired without hesitation.

But in the end, it was a step too slow.

A green figure emerged from the ground, wielding an invisible red and yellow gun, and blocked all the bullets.

Facing Lancer breaking out of the ground, Emiya Kiritsugu could only smack his lips.

It seems that Saber, with her injured wrist, cannot hold back Lancer.

Lancer stared at Kiritsugu with cold eyes, holding two guns in his hands, standing between Kiritsugu Emiya and his master to prevent Kiritsugu Emiya from harming his master.

"Lan…cer…kill…kill…kill…him."

Kenneth was lying on the floor like a living dead, his face as pale as paper, and he gave his last instructions in a weak and hoarse voice.

After he gave the order, he completely fainted.

His voice was so weak, but it caused Emiya Kiritsugu's face to change.

His bullets were ineffective against Lancer, and he was no match for Lancer.

Changing from offense to defense, Emiya Kiritsugu stared at Lancer intently, preparing to activate the "Inherent Time Control" again to buy himself some breathing time.

Just when Emiya Kiritsugu felt the situation was getting awkward, a familiar magical power came from under his feet.

A blue figure broke through the floor and jumped up from the lower level. Saber, wearing armor, stood in front of Emiya Kiritsugu.

Saber's face looked a little tired, but her eyes were unusually firm and deep.

When he saw Kenneth lying on the ground, he knew that his Master had won the duel between Masters.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"No, you came just in time."

Seeing Saber standing in front of him, Emiya Kiritsugu breathed a sigh of relief. Only the Servant could stop the Servant.

It is undoubtedly a suicidal act for a Master to fight against a Servant.

When Lancer saw Saber standing in front of him, he knew that he would not be able to kill the opponent's Master in a short time.

Unless he completely disregards his Master's life or death and gives up the best opportunity to rescue his Master.

Lancer felt that his Master's life was like a candle in the wind, and he could not afford to delay even a little.

He immediately held two guns in his right hand, picked up Kenneth's body with his left hand, then broke the window beside him while holding Kenneth, and jumped out of the city.

Seeing Lancer escaping with Kayneth, Emiya Kiritsugu did not let Saber pursue them.

It was a blessing to be able to seriously injure Kenneth, and now there was something more important to do - find Irisviel.

Emiya Kiritsugu led Saber to follow the trail of Irisviel and Maiya's retreat, but could not find Irisviel.

Only in one part of the forest was a devastated battlefield discovered.

The broken trees, the remnants of blood, the traces of magic power and bullet casings undoubtedly showed that Irisviel and Maiya had unexpectedly encountered a terrible enemy.

But they were not here at the moment.

He also didn’t find any secret messages that Maiya left for him.

“Alice, Maiya, where are you?”

At this moment, the human named Emiya Kiritsugu became completely panicked.