Hearing this familiar voice, even Kiritsugu Emiya's deadpan face couldn't help but change color dramatically.
But as the renowned Magus Killer, he had incomparable experience and extremely quick reactions.
Without a word, he immediately pulled out a pistol from his chest and continuously pulled the trigger towards Kayneth's position.
A rain of bullets formed by countless rounds instantly enveloped Kayneth's location.
Although he didn't understand how Kayneth survived Maiya Hisau's snipe, it definitely wasn't because Maiya showed mercy.
Shooting from such close range, unless Kayneth could deploy the Mystic Code he mentioned before, he would undoubtedly die.
However, that was assuming Kayneth was a normal human.
Under Kiritsugu Emiya's incredulous gaze, Kayneth dodged all the bullets aimed at him with a bizarre posture.
"Irisviel, leave here immediately." Kiritsugu Emiya continued to pull the trigger, trying to stall for time.
"Kiritsugu..." Irisviel wasn't the kind of suicidal heroine in soap operas who, knowing she was a burden, insisted on staying. She knew that staying here wouldn't help the situation and would instead distract Kiritsugu Emiya. So she used the time Kiritsugu bought to get into the car and drive away.
On the other side, Maiya Hisau also reacted, immediately setting up her sniper rifle and aiming at Kayneth's position. Although she was also very puzzled as to why her assassination failed, these things would be considered later.
A qualified killer doesn't think about irrelevant matters during a mission.
"To think you are a magus, yet you always rely on things made by people without talent. Let me tell you, such things are no different from toys in front of me."
Amidst the dense net of interwoven bullets, Kayneth spoke unhurriedly.
His tone was extremely calm, without even a trace of exhausted panting.
One must know, Kayneth was speaking while dodging bullets.
At least Kiritsugu Emiya would have to use Time Alter several times to possibly achieve this.
Throwing aside the pistol with the empty magazine, Kiritsugu Emiya pulled out another firearm from his waist.
At the same time, Kiritsugu Emiya began to think.
"With this guy's speed, there is only one way to defeat him." Origin Bullet, the weapon that destroyed all of Kayneth's Magic Crests before.
It was also Kiritsugu Emiya's strongest Mystic Code.
However, hitting Kayneth with normal methods was definitely unrealistic, and the firing speed of the Origin Bullet wasn't necessarily much faster than other firearms.
Moreover, when facing non-magus humans, its damage was no different from ordinary bullets.
Simply put, it was the exclusive weapon that earned Kiritsugu Emiya the title of Magus Killer.
"Kiritsugu Emiya, as for the matter between us two, I'll settle it with you slowly after I deal with the little bug first." Kayneth's speed was already fast enough to exceed the limit Kiritsugu Emiya's dynamic vision could track, yet he didn't attack Kiritsugu but ran in another direction instead.
"Bad, this guy's target is Maiya!" Kiritsugu Emiya immediately deduced the opponent's goal, but given his current situation, he couldn't do much.
Fortunately, as Kiritsugu Emiya's assistant who had performed dangerous missions many times, Maiya Hisau wasn't a pushover either. Her personal combat ability was excellent among the many Masters participating in this Holy Grail War.
Immediately abandoning the sniper rifle, she pulled out a smoke grenade and threw it at Kayneth.
Grey smoke instantly covered the entire field, blocking everyone's view.
"Very good." Kiritsugu Emiya praised, simultaneously quietly pulling out the pistol capable of firing Origin Bullets. Aiming at the position of the grey smoke layer.
When the smoke cleared, Kiritsugu Emiya was stunned.
Kayneth had actually captured Maiya Hisau alive within the smoke; at this moment, he was strangling Maiya's neck while looking at Kiritsugu Emiya with a smile.
"Surprised?" Kayneth looked at Kiritsugu with a hint of madness in his eyes. "Everything I have gained today is thanks to you; you created the current me."
"If you hadn't almost killed me, I wouldn't have obtained this power from the King. And I wouldn't have experienced the beauty of power."
"Logically speaking, I should thank you... so I made a decision, to kill the people you care about one... by... one in front of you!"
"This madman!" Kiritsugu Emiya's face looked a bit ugly.
If the person in the opponent's hands was Irisviel, he wouldn't be so conflicted; he would shoot very decisively. However, it happened to be Maiya Hisau. In his heart, Maiya Hisau's status was higher than Irisviel, who bore him a daughter.
He let Irisviel escape at first only because Irisviel was the vessel of the Holy Grail in this war, and he didn't want Kayneth to destroy her here.
Did you really think it was because he cared about Irisviel's life or death?
Do you think Kiritsugu Emiya, who sacrifices his wife and daughter for his path, is joking?
As long as he can achieve victory, obtain the Holy Grail, and save more people.
What does sacrificing a few individuals matter? Even if the other party is his relative.
This is Kiritsugu Emiya's logic.
"Madman? Kiritsugu Emiya, in my eyes, how are you any different from him?" Artoria, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines since the beginning, spoke up at this moment.
Staying neutral, this was the decision Artoria made from the start.
Perhaps if the person captured was Irisviel, Artoria would have reacted somewhat. But regarding Maiya Hisau, although Artoria didn't think she was a bad person, it was limited to being an acquaintance.
He who kills must be prepared to be killed; when sniping Kayneth from the start, she should have been prepared to be killed by the opponent.
"Many thanks to Your Majesty King Arthur for not intervening in this matter." Perplexingly, at this moment, Kayneth actually spoke very respectfully to Artoria. "The King asked me to say hello to you; he wants you to rest assured. You won't exit the stage because of this. The real prelude has just begun."
Recalling the King Kayneth mentioned earlier, the one who granted him new life.
Kiritsugu Emiya suddenly felt like he grasped something in his mind.
"Who exactly is that King you speak of?" Kiritsugu Emiya wanted to know who designed all this to trap him.
Regrettably, Kayneth had no intention of explaining to Kiritsugu Emiya.
Just as Kiritsugu Emiya once ignored Artoria, Kayneth ignored Kiritsugu Emiya's questioning.
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