An ominous deep purple array lit up on the living room floor, and Gilles's strange and sinister figure slowly floated up from the array, from head to toe.
"Oh—Mr. Kayneth! I must once again praise your talent. Such a magnificent battlefield will surely be the best place to execute the child of god."
"Of course."
Kayneth's gloomy and ferocious face now displayed an air of invincible arrogance.
"The entire Central Building is completely transformed into another realm under my control. All life entering this building serves as a source of magic power for this magic array. The magic barrier's enhancement has penetrated every inch of this building's concrete and steel. Not even a single pane of glass can be broken before all life in this building perishes!"
Clearly, Kiritsugu Emiya's previous attack when he first arrived in Fuyuki City had deeply infuriated Kayneth.
"The main entrance of the building has become the sole gate to this other realm. The moment that damned favored child of god walks in, there's no way out! With the completed anti-spirit barrier and the strengthened Lancelot, she must be utterly crushed under my heel tonight! I, Kenneth El-Melloi Archisorte, will teach her what true nobility is, what true magic is!"
"Again, I praise your talent, Mr. Kayneth. Now, all that remains is how to compel the child of god to enter the stage you have set."
The mad Gilles rummaged through his robes and pulled out a torn piece of red fabric.
"Using this fragment of the child of god's former attire as a medium, according to page 134 of the book of the abyss of the spiral labyrinth (codex of the spiral city), a withering, death-inducing defilement curse can be cast upon the child of god. Although this curse will have no effect on the child of god herself, devils are always bullies. If the cursed target is immune to the curse, then the curse will fall upon her closest kin. This way, the child of god will have no choice but to walk into your battlefield! Ah hahaha...!"
The deranged Gilles laughed wildly, his bizarre and eerie laughter sending shivers down the spine of anyone who heard it.
"But the moment night falls tonight, the feast will begin! I, Gilles de Rais, will let God know that he, who plays with countless humans in the world as if they were toys, is himself nothing more than a laughable clown! Tonight, with vibrant despair and lamentation, I will dye the divine court in brilliant colors. I want to let those divine actors in heaven know that they are not the only ones who understand what true entertainment is!"
The space isolated by the otherworldly barrier had essentially detached from the surface world plane, making it undetectable and unobservable even by Rin.
After a day of fruitless searching in Fuyuki City, Rin was watching the setting sun. She already had a premonition that tonight's battle would not follow the pre-arranged script.
The moment the sun completely disappeared from the horizon, a surge of magic power aftermath, imbued with curses, corruption, and an ominous aura, emanated from the direction of the Weiyuan River. Its scope was truly rare in the world.
Has it arrived? Gilles is already summoning the Sea Monster. Notify Jalter... Hmm? What is this!
In Rin's spiritual vision, a crimson chain of malicious curse from the spiritual realm suddenly struck Rin. However, as a dragon descendant, coupled with the End Magic that analyzes all mysteries, any curse was nothing more than a joke. Yet, the curse chain, automatically dispelled by Rin, did not disappear but extended further into the distance.
Bloodline curse?!
Immediately realizing what this was, Rin instantly understood the opponent's intention. Looking back at the origin of the curse with her spiritual vision, it pointed to the very top floor of the Shinto (New City) Central Building, the tallest building in Fuyuki City at this moment.
The instant the curse occurred, the entire Central Building, in her spiritual vision, completely transformed into a deep purple magic building, entirely enveloped by a barrier and isolated from the outside world, with only its main entrance open as the sole entry point.
A trap?
Rin frowned at the situation before her. After relaying the news of r to Jalter, she quickly rushed towards the Central Building with Lancelot. The closer they got to the target building, the fewer people were on the streets. By the time they were within a hundred meters of the Central Building, it had become a deserted area, clearly the effect of a barrier to disperse idlers, otherwise, an area in the heart of Shinto (New City) should not be empty.
Looking at the wide-open barrier gate before her, Rin snorted coldly and stepped through the door. As she passed through the building's entrance, a momentary sensation of spatial distortion came over her, which then immediately subsided.
On the top floor of the building, Kayneth, seeing Rin step through the building's entrance via a clairvoyance spell, could not contain himself and began to laugh maniacally. For the current Kayneth, only action was needed. Only action and results could erase the insult the opponent had given him. In the current situation, he only needed to fully unleash his potential, which was called genius, and prove his ability.
Yes, the current Kayneth craved blood! The black rage buried deep within him had to be offset by blood, and the one who had arrived, his great enemy, the opponent who had inflicted humiliation upon him, was the most suitable sacrifice!
"Go, Diarmuid!!!"
Having activated all the devices he had set up, Kayneth summoned his Servant. In an instant, a black aura permeated the air, and Diarmuid slowly materialized from the void.
However, at this moment, Diarmuid seemed to be stained with a pitch-black color, his eyes blood-red and filled with madness, yet devoid of reason. While wielding twin spears, he also wore two long and short swords at his waist, appearing extraordinarily formidable.
"Go, my loyal dog! You are the only Servant in this world who can materialize. Go and cut off that girl's head and present it to me!"
"Roar!!!"
Diarmuid, having lost his self-will, roared like a beast. The surrounding black aura surged into Diarmuid's body, making the Servant's momentum even stronger. He then dissipated into spirit form again and rushed to the lower floors.
"Master, something is wrong. I cannot materialize in this barrier!"
Lancelot's anxious voice immediately rang out as they entered the building. Feeling something amiss, Rin frowned and said coldly:
"Anti-spirit barrier."
An anti-spirit barrier is a barrier that creates an independent space for spirit bodies, separating spirit bodies that belong to the same plane as the present world from the present world. Lancelot was not unable to materialize, but rather was on a different layer from Rin. The moment they stepped through the building's entrance, Rin and Lancelot were separated into two different worlds.
"Damn it."
Rin cursed under her breath, scanning the interior of the building, which had already transformed into a different world. There were still numerous life signs within the entire building, and the stairwells and corridors were filled with unconscious people. Rin's keen magical perception clearly showed that this extraordinarily large boundary field was directly supplied by the life force of these collapsed individuals.
"Kayneth has truly gone mad…"
As long as the boundary field remained, Rin and Lancelot could not be in the same dimensional space. To dismantle this anti-spirit boundary field, which had assimilated with the otherworldy boundary field, the entire skyscraper it encompassed had to be broken.
Having clearly analyzed the situation, Rin immediately placed her hand on the ground. Just as the End Magic, which could dismantle all mysteries, was about to spread, an unusual sound of breaking air echoed in her ears. Rin, with her sharp senses, followed the sound and saw a crimson demonic spear flying directly towards her.
Red Rose for Exorcising Demons!
Rin recognized the demonic spear that was hurtling towards her at first glance—the Red Rose for Exorcising Demons, a demonic spear belonging to Lancer. It was a mysterious killer that could only be defended against by physical means. Its appearance completely proved that Kayneth was undoubtedly the one who had set everything up.
"Hmph!"
Rin let out a soft hmph, instantly stopping her Mana Burst. Her palm, which was on the ground, immediately switched from Mana Burst to spell activation.
With a boom, the ground and surrounding walls, under the effect of the spell, protruded with rock slabs, forming a shield in front of Rin.
Bang, bang, bang!!!
The demonic spear struck directly against the guarding stone slabs. Amidst the violent roar, slab after slab was pierced through, but ultimately, the force of the throw was not great. After continuously piercing through six or seven slabs, it finally got stuck within the guarding slabs.
The Red Rose for Exorcising Demons could dismantle magic circuits and spells, but it was ineffective against physical objects formed by magic. At most, it could only dispel the magical enhancements attached to them, but the material itself remained a solid entity.
"Master, be careful!"
But before Rin could even breathe a sigh of relief, the next moment—
Boom, boom, boom!!!
A series of explosive roars echoed, and the ground surprisingly trembled slightly amidst the sudden booming. In Rin's perception, something was violently impacting the guarding stone slabs, approaching her at an astonishing speed.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!..."
Just as Rin took her first step back due to this sudden change, the stone slabs in front of her were suddenly cut in half. From the scattered debris that flew outwards, a fierce figure enveloped in a dark aura rushed out, holding a short sword with a glint of cold light, and thrust it directly towards Rin's heart—
Bang!!!
In that instant, Rin fully utilized her powerful mental reflexes and agility, slightly shifting her body. The short sword instantly embedded itself in the wall behind Rin.
"Lancer! No, calling you Lancer in this state is no longer appropriate, is it…"
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