This was because Shen Qiu used his abundant magic power to forcefully suppress Lancelot's hatred for Artoria, which resulted in a rapid loss of a large amount of Shen Qiu's magic power.

"Even with my magic, I can only forcibly control him for about five more minutes? No problem, in that case, I'll finish him off within these five minutes."

"what!"

The appearance of another Servant disrupted the stalemate on the battlefield and caught Diarmuid somewhat off guard. With a Strength of only B, he was struggling to keep up with Lancelot, whose Strength was A, and began to retreat step by step.

Artoria stared blankly at the dark-skinned knight in front of her.

“Such a familiar feeling…”

Due to the effect of Lancelot's Noble Phantasm, "Not for My Own Glory," Artoria had difficulty seeing Lancelot's true face through the black mist surrounding Berserker.

"What are you still standing there for? Saber, this is a golden opportunity to defeat Diarmuid in one fell swoop!" Kiritsugu Emiya shouted urgently, looking at Artoria who was standing there in a daze.

"No, Kiritsugu, my duel with Lancer is a duel between knights. I would not do such a thing as kicking someone when they're down." Saber replied righteously, hearing Kiritsugu's voice in her ear.

"Saber, do you really have to follow your foolish code of chivalry?"

Kiritsugu's tone was now filled with anger. Gone was his initial composure. He had been inexplicably ambushed in his meticulously planned scheme. If he hadn't activated his Time Control at the last moment, he would probably have perished in that sea of ​​fire.

Even so, he still lost a large number of carefully equipped weapons, which was a great loss for him.

"If Kiritsugu Emiya were smart enough, he would probably be using a Command Spell by now."

Shen Qiu looked at Kenneth, who was already sweating, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

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Chapter Thirteen: The Night of the Heroic Spirits' Battle (Part Four)

"Damn it, I fell into a trap!"

Seeing Shen Qiu reveal his Command Seals, even the dim-witted Kenneth had already guessed the situation—Saber's Master had allied with the Master opposite them, using two Sevents to distract Lancer while this magician eliminated him.

"Fortunately, I cracked the Command Seal code in advance, allowing Sora to bear the mana consumption of the burdened Heroic Spirits; otherwise, I would probably have been defeated by now."

Thinking of this, Kenneth couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As a genius, he was always able to anticipate the situation on the battlefield before others!

Shen Qiu, standing to the side, seemed puzzled. He couldn't understand why Kenneth's face was sometimes happy and sometimes tense. Was he mentally unstable?

"Issued in the name of the Command Seal—"

Seeing Artoria's stubbornness to some extent, Kiritsugu felt that he could no longer tolerate this Servant.

In fact, from the moment he summoned her, Kiritsugu sensed that he and she wouldn't get along very well, and sure enough, Artoria repeatedly disobeyed his own orders as her Master.

"No, Kiritsugu, no!" Upon hearing Kiritsugu's voice, Artoria cried out in anguish.

Normally, his A-rank Magic Resistance would be enough to resist the command of a Command Seal, but he is currently also fighting against the curse of Lancer's Noble Phantasm, "The Destroyer of the Yellow Rose," and is no longer able to resist the command of the Command Seal.

"Assist the Black Warriors in defeating Lancer."

With Kiritsugu's command given, Artoria raised the Excalibur, the sword of victory and oath that had been broken by the [Red Rose of Exorcism], and charged mercilessly toward Lancer in front of her!

“Kenneth, to be honest, I’m very curious about the extent to which you can control the Moon Spirit Essence Fluid.”

As Shen Qiu finished speaking, a dense swarm of insects flew out from nowhere—

It was a terrifying being called the Winged Blade Insect! In the original work, Kariya used this move against Tokiomi Tohsaka but was defeated. However, how could Kariya's level of magic compare to Shen Qiu's?

Having read the original novel, Shen Qiu naturally knew that while the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid was powerful, it was not without any weaknesses. Ultimately, the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid was just like a machine, and both its attack and defense followed certain patterns.

In addition, the magic power consumed during operation is directly proportional to the complexity of the form. It is necessary to keep it in a simple form as much as possible. If it becomes a form that is difficult to transmit hydraulic power, the reaction speed and power of the next action will be significantly reduced.

Can Kenneth use Moon Spirit Elixir to attack while simultaneously implementing absolute defense?

The answer is obviously no! As more and more winged beetles appeared, Kenneth was forced to withdraw from the stalemate with Shen Qiu and turned to sweep away the insects that were heading straight for him.

"Damn it, Lancer is in danger!" Kenneth, his face grim, was clearing away the swarm of winged insects that blotted out the sky when he received even worse news: Lancer was currently facing a double attack from Saber and a suspected Berserker.

"I'm sorry, that wasn't my intention."

Artoria spoke painfully to the handsome knight before her, brandishing her sword. Diarmuid, already in a sorry state, could only flee while facing a double attack from Berserker. He had several wounds on his body.

"No, you are a true knight, but unfortunately your master is a despicable villain. They don't understand what chivalry is; they just want to win this war by any means necessary."

Although he was already quite exhausted from parrying the onslaught of attacks, he still managed to take a breath and respond to Artoria.

"In the name of the Command Seal—Lancer, please—"

After a moment's thought, Kenneth made the decision to use a Command Spell to summon Lancer to his side and leave. Although he was heartbroken, the mysterious magician in front of him was so difficult to deal with.

Given Lancer's current predicament in battle, this is by all accounts the most correct choice under the circumstances. As one of the twelve rulers of the Clock Tower, he doesn't want to be eliminated on the very first night of the Holy Grail War.

Don't get your hopes up too high!

After a period of magical guidance, Shen Qiu slowly opened his eyes. In his right eye, two black tomoe swirled rapidly in their sockets. His highly focused attention and the battle had allowed his Sharingan to advance!

This was not surprising for him, whose mental strength had already reached 13 points; he had just been lacking an opportunity.

As he finished speaking, towering waves of water surged forth from all sides like a waterfall! At an incredible speed, they were about to engulf Kenneth, who was inside the warehouse that had been blown to pieces.

"Are you kidding me? This level of magic—"

Before Kenneth could react, a large wave of water had already submerged him. His attempt to summon Lancer using a Command Spell also came to an abrupt halt.

An A+ level grand magic spell—[Chaos of the Falls]!

"Oh no, something's happened to the lord too!"

Diarmuid began to panic when he sensed that the Command Seal's guidance had suddenly stopped; something must have happened to Kenneth.

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Chapter Fourteen: The Night of the Heroic Spirits' Battle (Part Five)

"Has the magic run out?"

Shen Qiu gave a wry smile. Even though he had inherited the Matou family's magic crest, the high frequency and high consumption of magic he used still made him feel somewhat overwhelmed. On the other hand, he also expended a lot of magic power to suppress Berserker's desire for revenge.

"But it's okay, he's the same."

Shen Qiu said confidently as he watched Kenneth emerge from the sphere, enveloped in Moon Spirit Essence Liquid.

As expected, amidst Kenneth's heavy breathing, the Moon Spirit Essence gradually returned to the test tube beside him. After withstanding an A+ level grand magic spell, even Kenneth was exhausted of magic power.

Meanwhile, Berserker, now free from Shen Qiu's magical suppression, was finally able to break free of his restraints and attack Artoria.

"what!"

Irisviel and Kiritsugu Emiya were equally surprised that their former "ally" suddenly started fighting with their own people over a mere disagreement.

"What on earth is Berserker's Master thinking? Victory is so close!" Kiritsugu Emiya angrily slammed his hand on the metal container next to him. Why do things always turn out the way he never expected?

Seeing that he had inexplicably left the battlefield, Diarmuid didn't have time to think about why, and rushed straight towards his lord's location.

He wasn't there when his lord was suffering; this was a dereliction of duty on his part as a servant!

"You magician over there, you must have run out of magic power by now. Why don't we end it here? The first night of the Holy Grail War doesn't have to be a fight to the death."

Conversely, Kenneth could also see that Shen Qiu's magic had been exhausted. However, to his unexpected surprise, the short man in black pulled out a pistol from somewhere.

"How should I put it, it's like I'm begging you to die."

With the sound of a pistol being fired and Kenneth's terrified eyes, the Demon-Slaying bullet from the Type 64 pistol mercilessly pierced Kenneth's abdomen at a speed of 0.34 kilometers per second.

While the B-grade anti-magic bullets couldn't penetrate the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid's defenses like the Origin Bullet, they were more than capable of piercing Kenneth's body!

While Kenneth's magic circuits won't be about to go berserk and destroy everything like in the original story, they'll still give him a run for his money.

Shen Qiu continued firing without mercy, however—

Just as the second bullet was about to strike Kenneth, the black-haired knight leaped from the side. His red lance cleaved the bullet in two with a speed imperceptible to the naked eye!

"Lord!"

Seeing Kenneth bleeding profusely from his abdomen and mouth, Diarmuid cried out in pain, feeling immense guilt for failing to fulfill his duty as a Servant.

Diarmuid, who had picked up Kenneth, glanced at Shen Qiu as if trying to remember something, and then quickly left.

"Don't you need me to go after them, Akyu?"

In the air beside him, the master, who had transformed into a spirit form, slowly materialized.

Shen Qiu did not allow Scáthach to participate in this battle. He wanted to test the results of his efforts over the past six months. The result was obvious—he should have at least the strength of a Color Rank Magician.

However, it's different among color-position magicians. Kenneth is not the type who is good at fighting. If he encounters the agents of the Holy Church and the seals of the Magicians' Association, he would probably still have difficulty fighting them.

"No need, Master. He's about to suffer a pain worse than death." Shen Qiu smiled slyly as he watched Lancer disappear from sight. He knew all too well what that lustful woman, Sora, was capable of. Director Ken, good luck.

"Oh?"

The master looked at his little master and found him to be getting more and more interesting.

"However, it should be starting on the other side by now, Master, take me there!"

Accompanied by rumbling thunder and bursts of laughter, a burly man riding a flying chariot sped toward the direction of the Weiyuanchuan Bridge, and beside him seemed to be a young Westerner shedding tears.

"Everyone, stop right now! Listen carefully! I am Alexander Iskandar, King of Macedon, the distant conqueror!"

"Ahhh, you idiot! You've revealed your entire real name! I'm doomed, I shouldn't have come to this damn Holy Grail War, what am I going to do now..." Waver felt a sense of despair as he listened to Rider's carefree laughter.

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