Fuyuki Church, since the Holy Grail War is approaching, the church has completely stopped opening to the outside world.
The door of the church, which had been closed for many days, was finally opened on the first night of the Holy Grail War. The girl in blue, holding a long-handled cross, walked out first. The head of the Fuyuki Church, Kotomine Rimasa, followed respectfully behind her.
"Let's go, Father Kotomine."
Saint Martha looked towards the brightly lit new urban area: "It's time to eradicate the enemies of the 'Lord'."
"As you command, Saint Martha."
"Tarasco."
"Ouch~"
Hearing the call of the Saint, the spiritual form of Tarasque responded with an ethereal sound.
"The fighting environment this time is not suitable for you to show up. Keep your spirit body and hide it. I will take the initiative to call you when needed."
"Ouch!"
Just as Lu Xiao guessed, due to the sublimation of the legend of subduing the evil dragon, Martha has special perception of dragon creatures and unique inherent skills.
If we apply FGO's standards, Malda has special attack capabilities against enemies with dragon attributes.
Although the range of special attack is not as high as that of Siegfried and Sigurd, who have legends of dragon slaying, but compared to those two great heroes from Northern Europe, Malda, who has devout faith, is easier to control with restraint.
Taking a deep breath, Martha carried the huge cross behind her back: "Father Kotomine, I will leave the church to you."
"Boom!"
A violent kicking sound was heard, and before Kotomine Rizheng could react, Martha had completely disappeared from his sight.
"Uh~"
Kotomine Rizheng rubbed his eyebrows with a headache: "Why does Her Majesty the Saint occasionally behave in ways that are inconsistent with her own temperament? Is it my misunderstanding..."
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Lu Xiao, who had entered shallow meditation, did not lose his awareness of his surroundings. When several creatures emitting powerful magic waves appeared near the ruins of the hotel, he immediately opened his slightly closed eyes.
"Are you here?"
Looking down through the eyes of the eagle, Lu Xiao roughly captured the location distribution of several groups of servants and masters participating in the extermination battle.
Although a temporary cooperation was reached with the help of the Holy Church, several masters had their own agendas, making it difficult for them to put aside all their prejudices and guard against working together closely.
The rider and his master were floating high in the air on the Kamui Wheel, seemingly waiting for other masters to attack first.
Kenneth and Tosaka Tokiomi, who finally left the turtle shell, lived in separate quarters and were busy using magic to disperse and hypnotize the ordinary people near the ruins of the hotel. The people arranged by the Holy Church quickly moved these people away from the battlefield.
Tokiomi's servant Archer was standing on a high place as always, his shining golden armor very conspicuous in the night. He was standing on the top of a building directly opposite the ruins of the hotel.
However, Archer didn't seem to be in a very good mood at this time. He looked coldly at the bustling crowd below, as if he had no interest in participating in this encirclement and suppression battle.
The whereabouts of Emiya Kiritsugu and Kuon Maiya could not be seen for the time being near the battlefield, and Lancer still appeared with Irisviel.
"Haha~ I'm quite proud. Except for Caster and Berserker who is hiding somewhere waiting to steal the chicken, all the other servants are here."
Lu Xiao's eyes were mainly focused on the saint who was looking up. It was only because of her appeal that she attracted so many masters and followers.
Even if tacit cooperation cannot be achieved, as long as these masters and servants can block the escape route of the assassin, they will have achieved Martha's expected goal.
"call!"
The thick cross staff was waved away by Martha easily with one hand, and the head of the staff was pointed at Lu Xiao, who was standing on the upper floor of the ruins of the hotel with his aura mask activated.
"Enemies of the Lord! Despicable intruders, you can never escape the Lord's judgment today. Surrender!"
In the eyes of other Masters and Servants, Martha seemed to be out of her mind as she tried to persuade the empty building to surrender.
But these Masters have all done their homework on the Holy Grail War in advance, and they have some understanding of the job characteristics of Assassin.
Tokiomi frowned while holding the faintly glowing ruby staff, and subconsciously turned the head of the staff in his hand.
'Assassin's breath blocking level is so high? Even at such a close distance, it can't be detected using detection magic.'
On the top floor of a business building in front of the archer, Emiya Kiritsugu, who once again set up his sniper rifle, could clearly see Lu Xiao's figure through the night vision scope.
But when his eyes shifted from night vision goggles to regular high-power lenses, what appeared before him was just an ordinary ruin.
"Maiya, can you see the assassin?"
"Yes, but it can only be observed through night vision goggles."
Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes flashed: "Can you target Kenneth and Tokiomi Tohsaka from your position?"
"Kenneth can be seen. Tokiomi Tosaka is hiding in the shadow of the building and cannot be directly hit from my angle."
Emiya Kiritsugu shifted the direction of the sniper rifle scope and aimed it at Tosaka Tokiomi, who was frowning and thinking.
Since he is called the Magician Killer, Emiya Kiritsugu will certainly not play according to the common sense of a magician.
While everyone else was aiming for the reward for killing Assassin, he went in the opposite direction, risking offending the Templar Church and aiming his guns at other Masters participating in the battle.
"After the last attack, Kenneth will definitely be prepared. Maiya, don't shoot yet. Pay attention to the whereabouts of Kotomine Kirei. I will deal with Tokiomi Tokiomi."
Even before the Holy Grail War began, Emiya Kiritsugu was very wary of Kotomine Kirei.
With the help of the Einzbern family's intelligence network, Emiya Kiritsugu knew all the other magicians who had been confirmed to participate in the war, but this man's behavior record had always eluded him.
'Kotomine Kirei, what are you seeking by joining the Holy Grail War?'
Martha used the cross staff to create a path of brilliance that led directly to the upper floors of the hotel. She was the first to step on the shining magic path and go straight upstairs.
"drink!"
There were still 7-8 floors away from Lu Xiao's floor. Martha's toned legs covered by the holy robe suddenly exerted force. Her body jumped like a cannon amid the loud shouts, and landed steadily on Lu Xiao.
The 21st floor where Xiao is.
"Accept the Lord's sanction!"
He rotated the cross staff in a circle on his head, and a dazzling holy light spread out with Martha as the center. The dark floor that had lost its illumination was completely lit up by this light.
"oh?"
Lu Xiao felt some kind of special power from the light, which seemed to have a certain restraining effect on his aura.
Sure enough, Saber, who was the most agile, jumped up from the ground for the second time with the help of the road built by Marda. The curtain of light released by Marda pointed out the direction for him, and the two unsheathed swords stabbed Lu Xiao one after another.
Come.
Saber's two swords are both Class B Noble Phantasms that can cut through iron like clay. It is difficult to block the attacks of Noble Phantasms without items of equal or higher mystery.
"bite!"
The small floor environment filled with furniture debris was not suitable for using the wide-open and wide-open Immortal Slash. Lu Xiao crossed his arms in front of him and used his two arm armors to fend off Diarmuid's attacks.
At this moment, after finishing casting the spell, Martha simply threw aside the staff given to her by the Lord, and dodged from the other side to launch a surprise attack. A pair of seemingly white and tender flesh fists unexpectedly launched an airtight attack on Lu Xiao.
of combos.
Lu Xiao focused most of his attention on Saber during the battle, and could not help but neglecting Marda who had been playing support until now. He did not expect that she would suddenly change her fighting style and be hit one after another by Marda's powerful punches.
Diarmuid seemed to be taken aback by Martha's sudden change in fighting style. He did not expect that the gentle saint before would turn into a ferocious warrior in the blink of an eye.
Taking advantage of Diarmuid's dumbfounded moment, Lu Xiao relied on the short-term precognition ability brought by A-level clairvoyance to partially see through Malda's punches. He dragged his injured body with difficulty to avoid Malda's follow-up pursuit.
When the woman's strength was exhausted, she used her feet to fly back.
"Hiss~"
When he moved his upper body, the dull pain from the organs in his body made Lu Xiao's mouth twitch.
'Three ribs were broken, the liver and spleen were ruptured... She is indeed a saint with an iron fist.'
"Consus, I leave it to you."
Consus: "No problem, but please be careful, the energy of the Shroud is not unlimited."
"I know."
Driven by Consus, the Shroud of Eden unfolded from Lu Xiao's right arm, and the dark red blood-stained side covered his chest and abdomen.
Under the surprised gazes of Martha and Diarmuid, the color of Lu Xiao's half-face exposed under the hood quickly changed from pale to rosy. It was obvious that his injuries were relieved in a short period of time.
"you!"
Martha was furious and rushed over again, and her punches were as fast as pear blossoms and covered Lu Xiao, who was still unable to move at full strength.
"The evil heretics who desecrated the holy relics of our Lord! They dared to abuse the holy cloth used by the Lord at will. Even if they die, they will never be able to atone for their sins!"