My name is Illya,
I guess that’s the layout, right?
130:55:11
In the dense forest surrounding Einzbern Castle, there is a huge expulsion barrier. 【】
Any intelligent creature trying to move forward will unknowingly adjust its path to avoid the castle. This expulsion effect will be stronger the closer it is to the castle. Arriving at this legendary city while under the influence.
At this moment, something indescribable is rushing deep into the forest. It looks like a huge black smoke, but it has the speed, noise and even destructive power of a train.
"Gah oh oh oh -"
It made a harsh and meaningless roar while charging straight forward. All the trees in the way were broken and knocked down by the huge force, leaving only an ugly path in the forest behind it.
"So there is still such a use." Over a forest clearing far away in front of the monster's charging route, Iskandar was riding his beloved horse and looked from a distance: "Those two old guys haven't been like this for a long time. It’s gone too far.”
The big black horse Bucephalas snorted in agreement.
"Obviously, the opponent plans to use your Kamui Wheel as a battering ram. They just ram it all the way through, breaking through several layers of Einzbern's protective barrier. In the end, your bullock cart is completely counterattacked. After the spell is destroyed, it's their turn to take the stage." The girl wearing a white dress floating next to him was Caster who came back immediately after completing the alliance with Kenneth's camp.
She seems to be very dissatisfied with the fact that she is much shorter than Iskandar. When she is close to him, she will use magic to levitate. Although this allows her to even out her height, the difference in size becomes more obvious. .
"Even so, the protective barrier of that castle must have been broken long ago when the archer attacked." Rider thoughtfully did not point out this point, but held the reins to let the big black horse continue to rise for easier observation.
On the assault path of the black bullock cart, in addition to the flying trees, rocks and soil, there is also a translucent light wall that can only be seen by those who have mastered magic. It will appear from time to time and be immediately smashed - Ain The defensive barrier set up by the Zbelen family in the forest.
"That shiny golden guy flew directly from above while sitting on a Noble Phantasm. The no-fly barrier is ineffective against powerful Noble Phantasms." Caster answered while casting an adjustment magic on a large fixed spell in the forest clearing. It looked like a node in some kind of giant magic barrier, and it was sending instructions to many other nodes under caster's control.
"Ha! Jin Shining, that's a good title." Rider laughed, then looked at the movements of the girl next to him: "What is this for? That Berserker is about to rush over."
"Although such a direct rampage will trigger and destroy most of the barriers, those types that need to be actively activated will not be affected. Now let the berserker who has already fallen into the depths taste the power of the counterattack barrier after my transformation. "The girl looks very confident.
"Hmm," Rider touched his chin and suddenly said: "To transform such a large-scale barrier cannot be completed in one or two times, right? And many key nodes should not be outside."
Even if she formed an alliance immediately after her master was captured, there wouldn't be enough time, so when did she transform the entire forest's barrier into her own?
"...I have no obligation to explain this. I just need to help you get the bullock cart back!" Caster's eyes widened as if he was hit in a weak spot, but he immediately ignored the question.
"Okay, then how are you going to stop that dark guy?" Rider didn't seem to want to get to the bottom of it. He raised his finger and pointed in the direction where the sound of the assault was getting closer: "I can't stop the charge of those two old guys."
"Humph, of course let them stop on their own, I am the 'Winter Saint'~" Caster opened his hands as if to hug something.
call--
Following the girl's movements, Iskandar felt a gust of cold wind passing through the woods, icy to the bone. This feeling was simply incredible for a heroic spirit body that had ignored the influence of the natural environment. At this time, the caster who claimed to be the Saint of Winter The clothes were flying, the white hair on the shawl and the fire-red eyes had all turned into an icy blue shining with silver light.
"[Freeze Baptism]!" "Boom!"
The ground suddenly turned silvery white, and the dense snowflakes that were spinning and flying wildly made it difficult for the rider to see the figure of the girl close at hand. At the same time, the black and red bull cart that crashed through the woods and rushed into the open space was instantly frozen in place, forming a huge of ice cubes.
"Phew - the next step is up to you, King of Conquerors." Caster, whose hair and eye color returned to normal, slowly landed on the ground.
"Gahhhhh!!" As if in response to her words, the frozen berserker and oxcart broke free of the huge ice block the next moment, roaring and rushing towards this side.
"Riding duel?" The giant red-haired man raised his lips confidently. Even if the berserker rides the powerful wheel, without the speed bonus, he is definitely no match for the conquering king who appears as a rider!
130:49:12
"No need to wait for Caster, let's leave the castle first."
In the lobby on the first floor of Einzbern Castle, everyone in Emiya Kiritsugu's camp except Caster gathered here to listen to his arrangements, except for Lin Hao who deliberately tilted his head to ignore him.
"Two Sabers are fighting Archer in the garden. Airi, take Lin Hao and retreat away from the battlefield. Maiya and I will go to the side of the opponent's attack route to scout." Kiritsugu quickly made arrangements.
As a magician killer who has been on the battlefields of various places for several years, Kiritsugu felt great malice when he heard the rule change. After exchanging information with the Sabers about the golden and dark heroic spirits, he finally made a decision Such a decision.
First of all, judging from the fact that Archer was able to reach the castle several times without destroying the wards along the way, his aircraft is likely to have the ability to ignore magic wards, and based on his arrogant words and deeds, it also carried other participants from Tokiomi's camp. The possibility of entering is zero, so keeping the two Sabers he is interested in here is a safe way to restrict him.
Secondly, if the remaining combatants want to approach the castle, they must violently break the magic barrier along the way instead of sneaking in. The possibility of this action was not considered by Ellie. On the contrary, she and Lin Hao even strengthened the barrier when repairing it. The result is that if they are nearby when the barrier is broken, the pain fed back from the magic circuit will even cause them to faint, so they must evacuate.
Finally, Saber does not have the ability to "act alone". To put it aside, in order to maintain Black Saber's combat effectiveness, Kiritsugu must be within a certain range. However, if he simply hides and watches the battle, he will easily be assassinated by someone who is also good at hiding. They made a sneak attack, so he decided to do the opposite and take the initiative to find the berserker's master and eliminate them - the berserker also had no ability to act alone, and Tokiomi Tosaka's student named Ryunosuke Uyuu would definitely be nearby.
"Who has any opinions?" Kiritsugu looked around at the people present.
Naturally, Maiya would not be there. When Black Saber heard that there was such a heroic spirit who coveted her beauty, she was already eager to teach him a lesson, so there was no problem. Then only Airi and Lin Hao, who were a little too concerned about the Saint of Winter, were left.
"Don't bump into Assassin again casually." As expected, the girl from Country C spoke up again and tried to discredit him: "Command Seals are not wasted like this."
"Okay, where is Caster? Are you still unwilling to come back?" Ellie's expression looked a little anxious. It didn't seem like she was worried about her ancestors?
"She-uh!" Almost at the same time, Irisviel and Lin Hao showed painful expressions.
"Kiritsugu! The enemy broke into the jungle barrier directly from the east! It was not broken, it was a destructive invasion!" Kuu Maiya, who had regained control of the bat familiar, immediately reported.
"Transfer immediately as planned!" Kiritsugu nodded to the Sabers, walked quickly to Irisviel and helped her walk out, while Maiya pushed Lin Hao's wheelchair.
With the character of that golden heroic spirit, he will definitely not wait for others to open the way. Even if he breaks in directly with almost no obstacles, he will probably appear within the castle soon. He can only hope that Saber will be attractive enough to him. .
"Eh-ok?" Not far into the forest after leaving Einzbern Castle, Kiritsugu noticed that Irisviel's expression suddenly became relaxed, but she immediately thought of something and turned to look at Lin Hao.
"Caster is back," Lin Hao frowned and her voice became a little stuck: "She is..."
call--
Everyone present felt a strong magic wave erupting in the distance, and then an unusually strong cold wind blew out from the center of the wave. Kiritsugu even saw the big tree next to him being covered up in an instant. A layer of white frost.
"Caster has concentrated all the sensing nodes around the castle on herself! And she is fighting the enemy!" Ellie almost screamed, and even had the intention of heading towards the center of the magic explosion, while Lin Hao covered his head and remained motionless. .
As far as Kiritsugu knows, as long as one of those nodes is destroyed, the sensor will instantly feel the pain of slowly pulling the hair and finally pulling out one. The intruder is obviously wreaking havoc, and Caster is fighting with it. Also recovered the node induction? Judging from the fact that Lin Hao was almost comatose after receiving only a small amount of feedback from the magic link, the Saint of Winter was really a ruthless person.
"That's because she wants to protect you," Kiritsugu grabbed his wife and said, "That's why we need to evacuate immediately and stay far away from here."
Although he usually doesn't do this, he can still say something reasonable when he thinks about it.
"...You're right." Irisviel nodded slowly, as if she was trying to hold back her tears, and then turned around resolutely to help Maiya push the wheelchair towards the intended hiding place.
Didn't caster use some kind of charm magic on Ellie? This doesn't look like the attitude towards ancestors.
Kiritsugu thought doubtfully as he continued to lead the way.
