My two-dimensional resident

Although for a fleeting moment a doubt arose in his/her mind—whether he/she might be a Master—he/she quickly put that question out of his/her mind.

Because Lin Tian's palm was facing him/her, the moving heroic spirit did not notice the Command Seal on the back of his hand.

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Due to orders from their Master, Kirei Kotomine, they had no time to investigate why this "chuunibyou (delusional teenager)" was here.

Furthermore, since he/she is in a spirit form, the other party has no way of knowing him/her.

Therefore, Assassin decided to ignore the opponent and proceed directly past him to the battlefield to monitor the current battle situation for his Master.

But just as he/she leaped and landed on the warehouse roof again, four eerie black curtains rose up around him/her, like a barrier, trying to trap him/her.

Assassin was startled and quickly bent his knees and leaped into the air, trying to avoid this unknown and strange attack from above.

But as darkness fell, an invisible pressure struck his/her soul, causing his/her soul to momentarily lose its focus, and his/her body to freeze for a moment as well.

Although the time was very short, lasting only a fleeting moment, it deprived him/her of the best opportunity to escape. Above his/her head, the Black Shepherd had already begun to spread, connect, merge, and converge.

"Master, I'm under attack!"

As the eerie black curtain obscured the sky, Assassin sent a final message to Kirei Kotomine, who was hiding in the basement of the Fuyuki Church.

"Master, I..."

"What's wrong? Assassin!"

Kirei Kotomine, who was waiting for Assassin to share battlefield intelligence, suddenly had a bad feeling after receiving this half-sentence.

"Answer me! Assassin!"

He contacted Assassin again, but found that there was still no response, and he was certain that something had happened to him.

Kacha!

The wooden cross in his hand shattered, but Kirei Kotomine ignored the pain from the tiny splinters piercing his skin. His face was grim as he looked at the Command Seals on the back of his hand, a cold glint flashing in his icy, lonely eyes.

"In the name of the Command Seal, I summon the Assassin!"

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"Huh? He actually ran away? No! He was forcibly summoned away! Damn it, Kirei Kotomine is indeed not to be underestimated!"

The "black coffin" had just drained Lin Tian of his last drop of spiritual power. He was now frantically munching on an apple, preparing to unleash a Six-Strike Light Prison on Assassin the moment the black coffin disappeared.

But a second after the black coffin was activated, Lin Tian, ​​who was standing on the rooftop, could no longer sense Assassin's presence.

It wasn't that the breath gradually disappeared after death, but rather that it vanished into thin air, with no breath left in an instant.

Based on his limited knowledge, Lin Tian came up with one possibility regarding this situation.

That means the Assassin was forcibly summoned back by his/her Master using the power of Command Seals.

"Oh no! Kirei Kotomine will definitely inform Tokiomi Tohsaka if he sees Assassin is injured!"

Having failed in his ambush plan, Lin Tian had no time to be angry or blame himself. He once again used the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit, transforming into a shooting star and flying towards the center of the battlefield.

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"Assassin?!"

In the dimly lit room, Kirei Kotomine looked at Assassin lying on the ground, his expression turned serious, and he quickly checked his/her injuries.

Assassin was unconscious, his breath barely audible. His entire body was covered in cuts and stab wounds, as if he had been torn apart by a thousand knives, a truly gruesome sight.

Continuing his investigation, Kirei Kotomine discovered that Assassin's core was shattered and on the verge of collapse.

Point Guard Here

The fact that the core wasn't completely destroyed was a relief to him; it was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

Without much thought, he increased his magical supply to Assassin. After doing so, he stood up and walked towards the gem communicator.

As for the unconscious Assassin, we can only wait for him/her to wake up on his/her own...

"Master! Something's wrong! Quickly use a Command Spell to recall Gilgamesh!"

Kirei Kotomine doesn't know who defeated Assassin, but he thinks of the mysterious magician who was previously suspected to be Caster Master.

He sensed that another unknown force was involved in this Holy Grail War.

Therefore... Kirei Kotomine believes that Gilgamesh, as the strongest fighter, should no longer participate in the battle at the docks. If he has already been caught in the vortex of battle, he should retreat immediately!

"Kirei, what happened? Who exactly is Gilgamesh fighting?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka, on the other end of the gem communicator, heard a hint of unease in his student's words and asked in confusion.

“Master, Assassin has been defeated by the enemy. If Gilgamesh is not recalled immediately, there will definitely be problems.”

When Kirei Kotomine heard Tokiomi Tohsaka ask him what had happened, his brows furrowed and a hint of anger rose in his heart.

He felt that although his mentor was working with him, he still did not fully trust him.

But now is not the time to solve this problem. Their servant is already injured and unconscious. If Gilgamesh were to meet with another misfortune, their plan would be ruined, and their chances of winning this Holy Grail War would be greatly reduced.

"Mentor, please make a decision quickly!"

"this..."

Kirei Kotomine's words grew increasingly anxious. Tokiomi Tohsaka, sitting on a wooden chair, paused, his gaze falling on his Command Seals.

If Tokiomi Tohsaka knew exactly what had happened on the battlefield and saw Gilgamesh fighting two Heroic Spirits alone, he would immediately use his Command Spells to make Gilgamesh retreat without hesitation.

But now... he was like a blind man, completely unable to know what was happening in the center of the battlefield.

Before Ace discovered Assassin, they only knew that the Heroic Spirits fighting in the warehouse were Lancer and Saber.

In addition, Gilgamesh disliked Assassin very much. Therefore, after Gilgamesh left the Tohsaka mansion, Kirei Kotomine did not have Assassin monitor Gilgamesh's whereabouts.

As a result, they had no way of knowing whether Gilgamesh was present.

Kirei Kotomine believed that Gilgamesh must have been drawn to the battle at the warehouse, but Tokiomi Tohsaka had his own opinion on this.

If Gilgamesh had simply encountered another Heroic Spirit and was about to defeat him, but then recalled him, he would have made a huge mistake...

"In the name of the Command Spell, I command Archer to withdraw from the battle and return to my side!"

But Tokiomi Tohsaka was not the kind of person who hesitated; on the contrary, he was decisive and shrewd.

He has planned this Holy Grail War for many years and devoted countless efforts to it. He will not let his greatest trump card slip through his fingers due to momentary greed.

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Chapter 115 Reciprocity: Sending You a Coffin (Please Subscribe)

Gilgamesh kicked Lancer, who was being restrained by the Chains of Heaven, away. Just as he was about to summon his Noble Phantasm to deliver a fatal blow, Gilgamesh sensed the power of the Command Spell and ordered him to retreat from the battlefield.

"Damn it, how dare you, a subject, instruct me on how to do things!"

Realizing he could not disobey the Command Spell, Gilgamesh was very displeased and reopened the "bond of contract" with Tokiomi Tohsaka, questioning why he had done this.

"My king, something has happened here, and we need your..."

"Alright, if there's a next time, you know what will happen to you!"

"...Damn it! Why does he have to be my Servant?!"

The connection was lost again, and Tokiomi Tohsaka clenched his fist and slammed it heavily on the table.

He was furious. If he wasn't angry about this, then he wouldn't have been able to participate in this Holy Grail War.

What a perfect plan, but a disobedient follower became his biggest trump card.

Tokiomi Tohsaka was secretly furious that his pawns were disobeying his orders, yet their unparalleled strength was precisely the key to his victory in this Holy Grail War.

"It'll be soon. Once we win, you'll lose your value..."

In the night sky, a meteor with a fiery tail flew towards the battlefield where Gilgamesh was.

"Although the assassination plan failed, the Black Coffin is not something anyone can withstand. Assassin is unlikely to monitor the other Masters anytime soon, unless Kirei Kotomine uses his Command Spells..."

But he only has two Command Seals now, so he probably won't use them again...

Although we didn't kill Assassin, at least our whereabouts won't be discovered by Tokiomi Tohsaka and Kirei Kotomine.

As for Bluebeard (Caster)... he should have focused all his attention on 'Joan of Arc,' his goddess.

This world is truly wondrous; the King of Knights of Great Britain bears an exact resemblance to Joan of Arc of France...

There was no time to dwell on the gossip and secrets surrounding Bluebeard and his goddess Joan of Arc. Lin Tian flew towards the battlefield with all his might.

Soon, he returned to the edge of the battlefield and saw Gilgamesh had closed the Gate of Babylon and was opening his mouth, seemingly saying something.

However, Lin Tian still managed to read from Gilgamesh's lip movements something like, "You bastards, I will return."

Just as Lancelot was rushing toward him, Gilgamesh was somewhat annoyed, but he still materialized his spirit body and began to retreat.

Because of his spiritual form, the two powerful men with explosive physical attack power lost their target, and their attacks on Gilgamesh unfortunately hit nothing.

After the target disappeared, the Command Seal power imposed on Lancer also dissipated. Regaining his senses, Lancer's face was expressionless. He swung his arms, planting the two demonic spears into the ground, and stood there, somber and unyielding like a rock.

Seeing their target disappear, Lancelot sheathed his demonic sword. Without Lin Tian's orders, he muttered incomprehensible words and swayed strangely, surveying his surroundings... searching for his next target.

"Why can't spirit-formed heroic spirits fight each other?! This is not magic at all!"

Seeing that Gilgamesh had already retreated over a hundred meters away, his two Servants were like monsters in a game, having lost track of the player and not knowing what to do...

We just let him go like that?

Lin Tian was somewhat unwilling...

"Let's fire again! Whether it kills him or not, at least we'll skin him alive!"

Although Gilgamesh had already "gifted" him more than a dozen high-quality Noble Phantasms.

But Lin Tian felt somewhat unwilling to let him leave just like that; this wasn't his way of "hospitality."

As someone who places great importance on etiquette, how could Lin Tian not reciprocate after receiving a gift?

"Gilgamesh! Do you want the golden apple or not? If you want the golden apple, just turn around and I'll send it to you right away!"

Another apple went down his throat, and Lin Tian shouted at Gilgamesh's retreating figure. Then he stretched out his arm towards him and began chanting the incantation for the ninth level of the Hakudo, Black Coffin.

"Huh? What an impudent fellow!"

Having withdrawn from the battle, the pressure of the Command Seals on him had weakened somewhat. When Gilgamesh heard Berserker (Lancelot)'s Master call him and say he would give him the Golden Apple, he laughed in anger.