As night falls in Fuyuki City, local residents drag their tired bodies back to their warm homes after a tiring day.
It was after 0:00 in the morning, and there were basically no pedestrians coming and going on the streets of this small town.
Lu Xiao lurked in advance to observe the situation near the mansion purchased by Emiya Kiritsugu.
The Japanese-style courtyard house chosen by Emiya Kiritsugu is very similar to the workshop purchased by Lu Xiao.
The courtyard is also overgrown with weeds, and the ancient wooden buildings that have not been renovated are in decay. From the outside, you can vaguely see the faint light coming from the mansion.
There is also an abandoned hut that resembles a warehouse in the corner of the courtyard. From Lu Xiao's perspective, he can see a lot of dust accumulated in the warehouse. It is obvious that no one has used it for a long time.
With Eagle Eye Vision turned on, Lu Xiao could capture two figures in the mansion, which should be Emiya Kiritsugu and Kuon Maiya. The spiritual form of Arturia and Red A could not be directly observed through Eagle Eye Vision.
However, Lu Xiao relied on the intuition given by Ming Jing Shisui's inherent skills to roughly feel the threat coming from the roof of the main house and the entrance to the courtyard.
"Da~da~"
The regular sound of leather shoes came from far away on the avenue in front of the Japanese garden. A young man with a lemon head in a dark blue coat approached Emiya's house in a leisurely manner.
The golden lemon head looks quite arrogant, with his hands behind his back looking very confident.
"saber."
"My lord, please give me your instructions."
Kenneth stretched out his hand from behind and pointed at the door of the palace residence: "Go ahead. After a day of rest, you should be ready to deal with the Lancer, right? Don't let me down again."
Holding two swords, Diarmuid detached himself from his spiritual body and half-knelt in front of Kenneth, firmly promising: "Don't worry, Diarmuid Odina will definitely give you a victory this time."
"Ha~ I hope so."
Kenneth didn't pay attention to Saber's assurance. He was playing with a slightly deformed brass bullet in his hand, and the expression on his face flickered.
'Origin bomb? A mere heretic can actually use his own origin as a guide to create this kind of ritual that is fatal to magicians. Emiya Kiritsugu...'
At the same time that Saber appeared, Arturia who was guarding the gate also broke away from her spirit form, mounted her mount and stood ready to look at Saber who turned around.
"Lancer, we meet again."
Diarmuid lowered his body and got into a fighting stance: "I'm sorry, I won't hold back this time. It's time for the knight's war to come to an end!"
In order to prevent Dongstallion from having space to rush forward, Diarmuid relied on his A-level agility attribute to get closer and maneuver around Arturia. The sword light drawn by his two swords blocked the opponent's movement.
route.
Diarmuid was also a knight in front of him, and he had his own ideas on how to contain the charge of his mount.
"Dang! Dang, Dang, Dang!"
The metallic collision sounds of the double swords and the holy spear were heard one after another in a small area, and Arturia was really uncomfortable with Diarmuid's targeted tactics.
Limited by the terrain and the enemy's blockade, it was difficult for East Stallion to find a space to sprint, and he was a little helpless in the face of Diarmuid's quick sword combos.
"Whoosh!"
A cold arrow was suddenly shot from the roof of the mansion, and its target was not Diarmuid and Arturia who were locked in a fight, but directly aimed at Master Kenneth who was standing on the street.
"bite!"
When Kenneth was using the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid to prepare for defense, a small crossbow arrow flying out from one side hit the side of Leng Jian, deflecting its flight path and grazing Kenneth's protective Moon Spirit Essence Liquid.
ground.
When Kenneth dispersed his defenses and re-observed the battlefield, a shadow wearing a red coat flashed from the roof of Emiya's house.
"clang!"
The heroic spirit in red holding two daggers was entangled with the black figure that emerged from the shadows. The sharp sword collided with the daggers that could attack and defend freely.
Kenneth narrowed his eyes as he looked at the red-clothed heroic spirit, 'Sure enough, as Assassin said, the Einzbern family violated the rules and summoned the eighth...no, ninth heroic spirit.'
Red A's basic attributes are not high. Most of his combat abilities come from his own magic and noble phantoms, as well as his rich combat experience and skills from countless battlefields.
Lu Xiao can suppress Red A in close combat with his strength and agility, but it is not easy to defeat him in a short time.
The tachi that struck the head was blocked by Red A's overlapping swords. Red A's feet suddenly endured huge force and left deep marks on the dirt in the courtyard.
Using the trick of vibrating the double swords, Lu Xiao's sword was slightly deflected. Just when Hong A was about to step forward and take the initiative to attack, the sudden coldness caused him to stop his movements subconsciously and instinctively dodge to the side.
"Buzz!"
The sword, which was used twice in a short period of time, cut off a section of the corner of Hong A's clothes, and scraped across the edge of his body with dangerous risks.
With his mind-eye skills honed on the battlefield, he narrowly escaped disaster. When Hong A landed and regained his balance, there was cold sweat on his forehead.
He distanced himself vigilantly, and from the brief confrontation just now, Hong A realized a fact.
He can barely cope with the opponent's excellent martial arts with his combat experience and skills, but the gap between the two sides' basic attributes is difficult to make up.
"kendo?"
Hong A looked at Lu Xiao and questioned: "Assassin, which era are you a hero? I have never heard of anyone who used oriental swordsmanship among Hassan in the past."
Lu Xiao looked at Hong A in shock: "Alaya didn't tell you?"
The corner of Hong A's mouth twitched: "I'm sorry, my irresponsible boss only told me that there are enemies that threaten human history and need to be eliminated, but did not explain your specific information clearly."
"ha……"
Lu Xiao shook his head in amusement: "Poor tool man, it seems that you are their last attempt in a short time."
After regrouping his momentum, Lu Xiao regained his serious demeanor, put the sword back into its long scabbard and bent down slightly.
"I have no obligation to tell you my origins, Guardian, just accept the offer!"
Using the Shuchichi footwork to teleport to close the distance, Red A could only feel a flash in front of his eyes, and Assassin had already appeared about a meter away in front of him.
"Secret Sword·One Heart!"
Countless sword lights bloomed through Assassin's unsheathed sword almost at the same time.
Even with the magical skill of one-on-one combat like the Heart's Eye, Hong A's body reaction speed can hardly keep up with his own eyesight.
He used his double swords to block and dodge most of the sharp sword energy, but the remaining small part still hit Hong A's body.
"Bah!"
The moment he passed by, blood spurted out from multiple wounds on Hong A's body.
Hong A, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, has long been accustomed to being covered in bruises. He avoided the vital attacks and seemed not to be affected by the injuries at all. He relied on the chance of passing by and jumped to the roof.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Before he could stand firm on the roof, Hong A had already manifested his long bow and shot a series of arrows at Lu Xiao, who had not yet turned around.
"bite!"
He turned around and made a sweeping strike with his sword. The sword energy attached to the sword blew away all the incoming arrows and shot them down.
"Bang!"
Before Lu Xiao could retract his posture and regain his breath, a heavy gunshot was suddenly heard in the house. It was Emiya Kiritsugu's wa2000 sniper rifle.
"Hmph! Is the dirty rat finally willing to show his face?"
While the two heroic spirits of Einzbern were entangled, Kenneth also went around to the mansion.
When Lu Xiao raised his left arm armor to resist the sniper bullet, Kenneth's Moon Spirit Liquid took the initiative and poured into the mansion pervasively.
"Da da da!"
A series of machine gun fire marked the beginning of tonight's battle.