Xingtie: Can’t you just let me focus on completing the commissions?

The ruby ​​staff began to explain to its temporarily chosen host.

"I have data on that magician. Although it hasn't happened for over ten years, that Origin Bullet has completely destroyed the magic circuits of thirty-seven magicians."

"According to the magician who created this costume, it was made from the rib of that magician and has his origin. If you use sophisticated magic to resist it, the bullet will exhibit destructive power that exceeds the rules of conventional physics. The more magic power you temporarily mobilize and the more sophisticated the spell, the more violent the damage will be. Once the magic circuit is destroyed, any magician will lose the ability to continue fighting."

“Miss Ilya, the magic circuits in your body are extremely precise and dense, dozens of times more intricate than those of an ordinary person. That bullet is practically your natural enemy.”

"If you can use magic to defend yourself, even the near-death experience might be very brief."

The near-death experience was very brief...

What does that imply?

If I get hit by that bullet, I'll die?

Is Dad really planning to kill me?!

Although she knew that the man was the enemy she had to overcome the moment Kiritsugu Emiya pulled the trigger, she never imagined that the man who once cherished her would decide to kill her in such a cruel way in that instant.

"Kiritsugu."

As she uttered that name once more, the lingering feelings Ilya had for that person were utterly shattered in that instant.

"traitor."

A crimson hue flickered in her pupils, and the dominant personality hidden within Ilya's body was stirred forth by the man's betrayal once more. The magic within the silver-haired girl began to expand and contract repeatedly like restless gunpowder...

"Ilia?"

“Gugalana”.

Singing short syllables in an obscure and ancient language, the little girl's pupils gazed up at the highest point of the sky, and then, the next moment arrived.

A storm, like a comet, swept down from the distant horizon.

Accompanied by a dull yet ear-piercing roar,

The colossal beast speeding through Sky Dome 313 continued to approach Ryudong Temple within Mount Enzang.

"Kill him! Gugalana!!!"

The little girl watched the giant beast fall from the sky and let out a joyful yet cruel, clear laugh.

"Kill all the traitors!!"

The colossal beast swooping down from the sky, acting on the little girl's command, instantly locked onto the magician who was chasing his wife and daughter.

The magician immediately spotted the giant beast in the sky, his expression darkening. He quickly activated his prepared magic, leaping over dozens of walls in the blink of an eye and rushing towards the outside of Ryudouji Temple.

but--

This is futile.

Because the entity that pinpointed his location was a divine beast.

In ancient Babylonian mythology, it was the bull of the sky named Gugalana, capable of stirring up storms, shaking the earth, and controlling thunder.

"Moo—!"

A deep, muffled growl echoed throughout the skies of Fuyuki City.

Countless storms converged at one point, and plasma coalesced into multiple dazzling spheres of light.

At the moment when Kiritsugu Emiya escaped from Ryudouji Temple,

Each plasma sphere, powerful enough to destroy a city, rained down like cannonballs.

"Die!! Kiritsugu!!"

Chapter 257: The Ancient Divine Beast Symbolizing Natural Disasters, Gugalana.

Divine beast!

A mythical beast has appeared!

They did indeed have a second class card.

but,

Why wasn't a counterattack launched immediately?

Or did he only use the card after nearly losing his life?

He continued to flee, his life hanging by a thread, but the battle-hardened man's mind was still processing all the possibilities.

The divine beast in the sky was clearly targeting itself.

Moreover, they obeyed Ilya's orders.

“Gugalana”.

His calm mind allowed him to quickly access the information in his brain to analyze and apply it to the name. In the end, Kiritsugu Emiya found the corresponding existence.

"The Bull of the Sky that Enkidu and Gilgamesh subdued? Legend has it that Ishtar, enraged by Gilgamesh's rejection of her advances, released the divine beast from the heavens to destroy Uruk."

Even a third-rate magician,

Kiritsugu Emiya also knew that the older something was in this world, the more powerful it was.

The ancient Babylonian era spans five to six thousand years from the present day.

Let alone five or six thousand years, even a span of five or six hundred years, magicians of that era could crush many magicians of this era. Moreover, the being that appeared above his head, exuding terrifying killing intent, was a real divine beast.

"Dream Summoning—!"

With his hand resting on the card on his chest, Kiritsugu Emiya swiftly channeled the power of his initial Class Card. At the moment of completing the Dream Summon, his once jet-black short hair turned completely gray, and his face became ashen, as if he were dead. He wore a special Mystic Code designed for stealth and concealment.

"The aura is concealed."

His A+ level aura concealment made him seem to enter a state of invisibility, causing even the divine beasts in the sky to lose their target for a moment. At the same time, another skill existing within the Spirit Origin that Kiritsugu Emiya had received began to activate.

“Scapegoat 々々”.

He never married into the Einzbern family, surviving solely as an assassin until his soul was completely consumed. This is a summary of the battlefield survival skills he accumulated throughout his life.

Before Gugalana could lock on for the second time, multiple individuals emanating his magical energy rushed off in different directions, while in the distant sky, angry lightning flashed in the pupils of the colossal beast.

boom------!

A deafening roar of thunder echoed across the sky, and then, in the next instant, hundreds of bolts of lightning, as thick as buckets, bombarded the Yuanzang Mountain.

Each of these lightning strikes possessed destructive power comparable to an A-rank Noble Phantasm.

Normal Servants are almost always killed upon contact.

Under the brutal and tyrannical thunderstorms, almost no living being in this densely packed thunderstorm zone has any chance of survival.

but,

Kiritsugu Emiya had faced countless life-or-death situations, and even now, with his life hanging by a thread, he was still able to calmly and swiftly find a gap to hide in the thunderstorm.

calm,

Decisive,

No need to consider injury-free escape.

All you need to do is ensure you don't die outright.

With this clear goal in mind, Kiritsugu Emiya continued to move through the thunderstorm. After several tens of minutes, when the thunder subsided, Kiritsugu Emiya quickly concealed his magical aura completely, even hiding under the grass where the thunder magic was still raging, burying himself completely without any hesitation.

The divine beast in the sky didn't seem to give up on completely annihilating the enemy so easily. After carefully preparing for several minutes, it once again unleashed a hurricane and thunderstorm powerful enough to wipe out all the fantasy species.

After this thorough baptism,

The mythical beasts in the sky then retreated with peace of mind to the distant heavens.

Inside Ryudong Temple, Irisviel looked down at the scorched earth after the thunderstorm and sighed silently.

Given the circumstances, she didn't think Kiritsugu Emiya could escape, nor did she think he had any chance of survival.

Although she knew in her heart that she should completely sever all ties with this man.

But now, having actually witnessed his death,

Her emotions were inevitably somewhat complicated.

"Dead, dead... finally dead."

The silver-haired little girl also stood atop the high wall, gazing at the lifeless, scorched earth, a joyful expression spreading across her delicate face.

"Traitor, traitor... Kiritsugu... and you all deserve to die!"

She turned her head, her pupils still brimming with madness, and stared at Irisviel, slowly speaking.

"Why did you betray me, Mom?"

"...Are you...the personality that was sealed away?"

“You understand what you did, don’t you, Mom?”

"Yes, I sealed my real daughter in a dark and sunless place for ten years."

"Then you understand what price you should pay."

"I can give you everything I have, Ilya."

Irisviel smiled, looking at her daughter, whose personality had drastically changed, without the slightest fear.

"After experiencing these changes, the carefree you can probably never go back to your former life, Ilya... I've entrusted all the wealth I've accumulated over the years to Sera... While it's not exactly compensation, I hope you can live happily ever after."

"Happiness? After killing that man, and then killing you with my own hands, you expect me to live a happy life? Ask yourself honestly, is that even possible?"

Irisviel gazed tenderly at her daughter, saying nothing more.

She awaited the moment of her death.

Standing before her, the silver-haired little girl remained silent for a long time before suddenly letting out a cold snort.

"Want to die? My revenge won't let you get away with it so easily."

"Then what do you want to do..."

Just as Irisviel was continuing Illya's (good, good) words, suddenly, she saw a phantom figure appear without warning behind Illya.

this moment,

Without the slightest hesitation, her maternal instincts compelled her to make the most astute decision: she pushed Ilya aside and faced the ethereal figure.

next moment,

Gunshots rang out,

To Ilya's disbelief, a cluster of blood bloomed on Irisviel's chest.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of blood began to seep out of her entire body, completely soaking the silver-haired beauty into a blood-soaked figure.

"mom……"

Ilya's lips parted as she stared blankly at the woman lying in a pool of blood, then she let out a desperate cry.

"Mother!!"

At that very moment, the man in black pulled the trigger a second time without any hesitation.

"Farewell, Ilya."

Chapter 258: It's time to end this farce.

"Clang—!"

The instant the gun fired and the bullet shot out, a flash of silver light appeared out of nowhere.

A crisp, clear impact echoed through the small courtyard.

The copper-cased bullet split in two and flew off in different directions.

"You're a real beast, Kiritsugu Emiya! How could you do this to your own wife and daughters?"

Standing before Irisviel and her daughter, Emiya stared with a grim expression at the weeping, dying Irisviel.