After being attacked by Saint Martha, Lu Xiao prepared the worst for the development of the situation and made corresponding plans for this situation.
Plan A is easy to understand. Simply put, it means taking the initiative.
Of course, taking the initiative here does not mean rushing out blindly to confront other heroic spirits.
Lu Xiao's original plan was to take advantage of Kiritsugu and Maiya's absence to attack the Einzbern Castle, defeat the Lancer with a two-on-one advantage, and kidnap Irisviel.
Later, he used Da Vinci's position creation ability to fake the scene and pretend that the castle was attacked by Archer.
The abilities of most heroic spirits were exposed in the melee at the port, and Archer, who possesses multiple Noble Phantasms, is no exception.
With Da Vinci's ability, it is not difficult to create crater marks that were bombarded by multiple Noble Phantasms at the same time. Even the remaining magic power can be imitated vividly. This is one of Da Vinci's unique abilities as an omnipotent person.
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Lu Xiao had already made relevant plans when she decided to summon Da Vinci.
Since the three knights are more or less resistant to magic, Caster ranks among the seven servants and has relatively weak frontal combat capabilities.
Instead of letting Sakura use her own compatibility to gamble on luck, it would be better to proactively choose a heroic spirit with strong supporting abilities.
As an artist who relies on legends to sublimate his life's deeds, Lu Xiao originally did not count on Leonardo da Vinci's fighting ability.
Leonardo da Vinci was an out-and-out genius. He dabbled in and studied many fields during his lifetime. In Xingyue's world view, magic was only one part of it.
Leonardo da Vinci was proficient in various abilities such as architecture, sculpture, engineering, geology, astronomy and paleontology, and these abilities were sublimated and integrated into her unique treasure.
Just because he is not strong in frontal combat does not mean that Leonardo da Vinci has no fighting ability at all.
If she fights the Lancer together with Lu Xiao, she can use her Noble Phantasm to exert a powerful auxiliary effect in the battle, effectively using the modified terrain to curb the Lancer's mobility.
Although I can’t say that I’m 100% sure of defeating the Lancer, the chance of winning in a two-on-one situation is indeed relatively high.
...Of course, the premise is that the Lancer is not allowed to release the true name of the holy spear that has released more than 7 layers of seals.
Irisviel is very important to Emiya Kiritsugu in all aspects, not only her status as a wife, but also the significance she represents in this Holy Grail War.
Once Irisviel is taken away, even the pragmatic Emiya Kiritsugu will try his best to get her back.
According to regulations, a master who has lost a servant can go to the church to apply for protection.
Masters who are temporarily out of the game do not have the possibility of turning around. As long as they can re-sign a contract with the lone servant who has lost their master, the Command Seal will appear in their hands again.
When it comes to hunting magicians, Emiya Kiritsugu is the professional.
With such a troublemaker who went around sniping the Master during the Holy Grail War, Lu Xiao could more easily fish in troubled waters in a chaotic situation.
However, this plan A was temporarily canceled with the call for encirclement and suppression issued by the Holy Church Church, and Lu Xiao could only activate plan B specially formulated for this situation.
Compared to Plan A, which involves more calculations, Plan B is relatively simple.
No matter how strong the magic workshop transformed by Leonardo da Vinci is, it cannot withstand the repeated attacks of multiple servants for a long time. It is only a matter of time before it is breached.
Since he couldn't defend it, Lu Xiao simply gave up the defense and took the initiative to leave the workshop and wander outside to avoid harassment of the stronghold and give Da Vinci more time to create an "army".
Once again, the Holy Grail War is a secret battle, and all participants are obliged to avoid contact with ordinary people.
According to the mutual agreement between the Holy Church and the Magic Association, once ordinary people discover clues, they can be killed directly if the number of people is small. Fuyuki managers and Holy Grail War supervisors will be responsible for the aftermath related to them.
Of course, this is an emergency measure that can only be taken when the number of people exposed is small.
Magicians actively avoid ordinary people not out of good intentions, but ultimately out of selfishness.
Compared to the 6 billion people in the world, magic is only a unique technology controlled by a few people. The more people know about it, the less mysterious it is.
To put it simply, the more widely the concept of magic spreads, the lower the level of magicians will be. It may even lead to the complete disappearance of the mystery, and magicians will become commonplaces that can be found on the streets.
Of course, the nobles of the Clock Tower cannot accept this situation. The privileged classes want to maintain their privileges forever.
As a result, the Magic Association and the Templar Church, the sworn enemies, reached an unprecedented agreement to prevent the magic world from being exposed to ordinary people.
Lu Xiao is not a magician and will not strictly follow the magician's secluded principles.
Since the Holy Church is launching a campaign against him, Lu Xiao will certainly not sit still and wait for death.
After receiving Weber's warning, Lu Xiao asked Rin to temporarily return to Yatsudai City not to act without authorization. Sakura also sat in the workshop under the protection of Da Vinci, and he left the workshop alone and headed to the densely populated downtown area of the new city.
The Fuyuki Hotel was destroyed by Emiya Kiritsugu using a large number of explosives, and the Saber team was able to escape with the protection of the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid.
The sudden terrorist attack caused huge waves in Xindu. A large number of Fuyuki residents and foreign business travelers who had not yet fallen asleep looked at the collapsed Fuyuki Hotel in horror.
Fortunately, Emiya Kiritsugu still remembered his dream when he was young and did not kill ordinary people in the entire hotel.
He issued a terrorist attack warning to the hotel in advance. Except for the overconfident Kenneth trio, all guests and hotel employees evacuated to safe places in advance.
Fortunately, this terrorist attack did not cause any casualties, and search and rescue personnel did not have to risk entering the hotel ruins.
At this time, Lu Xiao was in the ruins of the hotel, standing in the sloping high-rise building. Lu Xiao could clearly observe the flow of people in the entire Xindu using his eagle eyes.
Emiya Kiritsugu and Kenneth had just had a round of confrontation, and Kenneth, who had suffered a huge loss, was eager to regain his face.
However, under the call of the Church, Masters and Servants who are willing to participate in the encirclement and suppression operation are prohibited from attacking each other until they cooperate to eliminate Assassin.
Although Kenneth was not interested in the church's orders, in order to avoid being the first to be the target of public criticism at this juncture, he temporarily suppressed his anger and listened to the "persuasion" of his fiancée Sora, planning to vent his anger on Assassin.
Sora Nazele Sophilia, the daughter of Rufraius Nazele Ulipis, the director of the Clock Tower's Seanceing Department, and Kenneth's fiancée.
Rufreus was one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower. He held a high position and decided to marry the woman to Kenneth, who was also the monarch, for political purposes.
Sora also has an older brother who is the eldest son. She has no right to inherit the family's magic seal and has been trained since she was a child as a pawn for marriage with other big families.
Kenneth fell in love with Sola at first sight when he first met him, but Sola's attitude towards Kenneth was very cold.
Although she accepted her destiny of marrying into the Archipelud family in the future, the resistance and resistance deep in Sola's heart never stopped.
The arrogant Kenneth would only put aside his arrogance when facing Sola and use a low profile to please his fiancée, but what he received was often unpretentious cynicism.
What annoyed Kenneth the most was that his fiancée seemed to have taken a liking to the "familiar" who was summoned by him to participate in the Holy Grail War. She showed her kindness many times, even though she only received a cold response every time.
"Master of Assassin."
Kenneth was in a very bad mood, and the blood vessels on his forehead were protruding and the skin was twitching.
"Although I have no enmity with you, the El-Melloi School must win this Holy Grail War. It is up to me, Kenneth El-Melloi Archipelud, to invite you out."
"saber."
Diarmuid ignored Sola's nymphomaniac look at him, half-knelt down in front of Kenneth and bowed in salute without a smile: "My lord, please give me your instructions."
Kenneth looked at Diarmuid's extremely handsome face, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes involuntarily, but he did not let jealousy get to his head after all, and calmly ordered.
"Once the ruler sends a signal, you have to rush to the scene as soon as possible to ensure that the assassin dies in your hands. Can you do that?"
"able."
A confident smile appeared on Diarmuid's face: "My lord, please rest assured to leave it to me. Knight Diarmuid Odina will definitely bring you victory."