Chapter 173 The Battle Between Magician Killer and Agent (I)
[He awakens my soul and leads me in the path of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me——]
In his heart, a familiar hymn flows, because Kirei's increasingly excited heart must rely on a carrier to ease.
The bullets propelled by gunpowder streaked across the dark corridor, and the cold air that was pulled began to dance and flow around the corridor, attacking his cheek.
But Kirei didn't care. He crossed his arms and used the six enlarged black keys as a shield to block the first bullet of the temptation. The boiling blood in his heart became even hotter.
This was the first time that the man named Kotomine Kirei felt blessed in the dark. The God who had never favored him in this life finally gave him a revelation.
Standing in front of him was his reason, the meaning of his life, his angels and demons.
What seven masters and seven servants, these are just "situations". For Kotomine Kirei, the battlefield of Fuyuki is——
to eliminate the enemies that are now blocking his eyes.
The bitter search in the first half of his life turned into a hymn praising God, and the second half of his life, which would be filled with joy and pleasure, became the motivation for Kirei to wield the sword.
[Your rod and your staff comfort me. You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil, and my cup of blessing overflows. Grace and mercy will follow me all my life——]
The angel statues on both sides of the corridor became the signposts leading to Purgatory, guiding this fallen believer and driving him to charge towards the black clothes in front.
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About Kotomine Kirei's tactical analysis——The source of information is Irisviel and Hisau Maiya, who had fought with him before, and the few words revealed by Shuoyue.
Use black key projection at a long distance. The time required for one projection, including the preparation action, is less than 0.3 seconds. The speed of continuous projection has been determined to shoot four black keys within 0.7 seconds. Even if the target cannot be seen by the naked eye, it will not affect the attack ability. The power of the half-spiritual sword is enough to pierce steel bones.
If he is not trapped in illusion, his hit rate is 100%.
He uses Bajiquan in close combat. The details are unknown, but his skills have reached the highest level. If we compare it horizontally with the battle between Sakutsuki and Kotomine Kirei in the Einzbern Forest and the performance of Sakutsuki after that, his power has risen to the level of a Servant, which is extremely dangerous.
The robe that covers his entire body has been bulletproofed and has been treated with spell protection. It cannot be penetrated by a 9mm military bullet, and it cannot be suppressed by the impact force.
Other results of prior intelligence activities - according to the report on the results of Tōsaka Tokiomi's teaching of magic, Kotomine Kirei's proficiency in magic is at the level of completing the internship course, and the only outstanding project is spiritual body treatment. Kiritsugu speculates that the only means he can use in magic combat is to enhance his existing combat skills by enhancing his physical functions.
Finally, there is the strategic prediction.
From the perspective of the third wall, because of the disruption of the New Moon, Emiya Kiritsugu did not get the crucial treasure "Avalon", and the combat environment was also a corridor that was extremely unfavorable to the killer. Once Kotomine Kirei got close to him, in such a small space, Emiya Kiritsugu would only face an indisputable death.
But it was also the wings of the butterfly flapping by the New Moon that made Emiya Kiritsugu go to the Middle East and obtain a prop that combined necromancy magic and hot weapon warfare from the bounty hunter Lion Jiejieli, and the special bullet containing more than two bars of magic was just one of the chips Kiritsugu obtained.
Silently feeling the cold object on the inside of the windbreaker, Emiya Kiritsugu's pupils flickered.
In addition, he only used the "secret trick" once when dealing with Sir El-Melloi. At that time, the barrier of Einzbern City was still quite tight, which could prevent Assassin from sneaking in. In addition, Kirei himself was trapped in the battle with Maiya and Irisviel at the time and could not get out. In conclusion, it can be concluded that Kirei had no prior knowledge of the inherent time control and the origin bullet, and had not prepared any countermeasures.
——The above is the information that Emiya Kiritsugu can refer to when facing the final decisive battle.
The first attack of both sides was the black keys against the bullets, and Kirei was obviously at a disadvantage. But if Kirei had mastered some magic that could overturn the difference in the superiority and inferiority of the weapons, he would not care about Kiritsugu's muzzle and directly take action to shorten the distance between the two sides.
Before that, Emiya Kiritsugu, who discovered the opponent faster, took the lead and tapped the Calico held in his left hand lightly, ejecting a bullet from the magazine.
Facing such a powerful opponent, any act of wasting bullets would reduce the chance of winning.
As expected, the Agent raised the six black keys high like wings and rushed straight towards Kiritsugu from the front. Ordinary bullets were easily blocked in front of the black keys that expanded like a fan. At the same time, the distance between the two was instantly shortened by half by Kotomine Kiritsugu.
As long as he took another step, Kiritsugu would suffer the ruthless punches and kicks of the Agent.
Opposite Kirei, the black-clad Kiritsugu raised his right hand, and his beloved gun Contender spurted out flames.
Faced with repeated attacks, Kirei crossed the six black keys in front of his chest, completely blocking the powerful destructive power of the 3g field bullet, and charged forward.
Kirei crossed the six enlarged swords in front of his chest, spreading them into a fan shape, completely blocking the powerful destructive power of the 3g field bullet.
Fierce sparks burst out when the bullet bounced off, and then all the black keys, which could not withstand the excessive infusion of magic power, shattered.
Although the skill of blocking bullets with a sword was beautiful, it became the decisive cause of defeat. It's surprising that Kirei, who doesn't even have a magic mark, resorted to such a brutal move beyond imagination, but this move will turn into a more deadly reaction and eventually destroy Kirei's magic circuit, because it is a magician. The killer's trump card is the bomb - logically speaking, that's how it should be.
Therefore, when Kiritsugu saw the figure in black robes rushing towards him from the six destroyed black key fragments, he couldn't help but be shocked. Before he could doubt in his mind, his spinal reflex action had already activated the spell.
"Time alter, double accel (inherent time control·double speed)!"
A man dressed in black flew back at the critical moment. Kirei's flying right foot flew past the tip of his nose, and the left foot that followed in pursuit failed to break Kiritsugu's neck. The reason why Kirei's proud chain kick failed was entirely because he was confused by Kiritsugu's double-speed movement and miscalculated the attack distance.
After a brief moment of surprise, Kiritsugu looked at the second Command Seal disappearing on the back of the priest's hand and came to a conclusion in his heart.
——It’s because of the command spell.
Kotomine Kirei is not a regular magician, and even his magic circuits are not fully developed. In order to kill him with one hit that catches him off guard, he misappropriated his master's command spells as a source of magic power. In the end, Kirei's life was saved by the ability to throw away the Command Seal after it was used. When the magic spell was activated and the origin bullet came into contact with the magic power and took effect, the command spell, which was the source of the magic power, had already disappeared from Kirei's wrist.
Presumably even Kirei didn't expect that the magic of special nature he obtained would unintentionally crack Kiritsugu's trump card. Although the two people's original plan of knocking down the enemy with the first move was completely disrupted, they were already attacked by a close-up enemy. Emiya Kiritsugu was obviously much more disadvantaged, but he didn't have to find another way this time, because Kotomine Kirei had already stepped on the secret skill of Bajiquan "moving step" and instantly crossed a distance of five meters and crashed into Emiya. In Kiritsugu’s arms!
"Time alter, double accel (inherent time control·double speed)!"
The force of the fist tore open Emiya Kiritsugu's skin, leaving a trail of blood. The killer, who turned his head to avoid the priest's attack, did not wait for the next blow. He aimed the Calico in Kirei's chest and pulled the trigger. trigger!
"It's useless!" The passion burning in his heart made Kirei speak. Three black keys flashed across his free left hand, and he activated the magic technique he had prepared, turning it into a barrier to block the bullets.
It's just an ordinary bullet!
When the thought of contempt flashed through his heart, Kirei was suddenly overwhelmed by the pain of being torn apart in his abdomen.