047 in the dark tug of war (3/5) (Ch 047)

The location where Baimao Hassan was sent was located on the pier 500 meters away from Warehouse Street.

There stands a jib crane here. Judging from the visual observation, the height of the driver’s seat is 40 meters high, which is the highest point in the surrounding area.

As long as you can climb up to the top silently, you can overlook the situation below from an excellent position.

Then, Hassan the Hundred Faces lay quietly in the open space under the crane arm, with a small pool of blood forming around his body.

“…”

Shirou had just arrived here, and with just one glance he immediately grasped the general situation that had occurred here.

Perhaps Assassin was attacked by the enemy while he was standing on the crane arm to monitor the battle in Warehouse Street.

“…”

After Shirou confirmed that there was no other presence nearby, he walked straight towards Hassan the Hundred Faces.

“Eh? Wait! Master, how long are you going to stay? Hurry up, or you’ll miss the show!”

Ms. Avalon, who had transformed into a spirit, followed the boy and urged him on.

“Be quiet.”

Shirou ordered her to shut up and crouched down next to Hassan the Hundred Faces.

“…There’s still breath.”

Shirou breathed a sigh of relief, Assassin was still alive.

He untied his black robe, revealing Hassan’s muscular body with its curves and blood-stained brown skin.

A hole was opened in the chest of the eldest sister Assassin, a few centimeters away from the heart (spiritual core).

“…”

Shirou frowned slightly as he smelled a strong scent of gunpowder.

The weapon used by the enemy is a gun.

Long-range sniping, and one-shot knockdown.

Assassin was totally unaware and it almost cost her life.

Perfect and sophisticated assassination technique.

This is the dock 500 meters away from Warehouse Street.

Only a Servant with vision far superior to that of a human could monitor the battle between Saber and Lancer at this distance.

Assassin should have been standing at the top of the crane’s boom, having released his spirit form.

This is because the Servant, after becoming a spirit, can only possess the perception of “spiritual vision” and cannot observe the battlefield well.

Even so, Hassan the Hundred Faces should also possess a high-level “Breath Blocking” skill, so it is usually impossible for him to be discovered.

unless–

The enemy also discovered this observation point with a good view in advance.

But he did not choose to occupy this place, but instead monitored it.

“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it”

This idiom popped up in Shirou’s mind, and at the same time he felt a sense of awe towards the unidentified enemy.

Attacking Assassin’s enemies –

First, we can rule out Saber and Lancer who are in a fierce battle, and Rider who has intruded into the battlefield can basically be ruled out as well.

Then the only ones left are Archer or Uryu Ryunosuke’s servants.

No matter how Ryunosuke Uesugi thought about it, it was unlikely.

Archer… Shirou didn’t think that with that guy’s love of show, he would only cause such a small amount of damage.

If it wasn’t done by a Servant, then the only one left is the magician…

First of all, is it possible for a Master to defeat a Servant?

More importantly, would a magician use a gun to kill someone?

Let’s put the identity of the enemy aside for now; saving people is what’s most important.

The red-haired boy wordlessly reached out his hand to the wound.

“Haa …

Seeing that Shirou was about to use healing magic on Assassin, Lady Avalon sighed in frustration.

“Let me do it. It’s more efficient this way. He’s so badly injured that he won’t survive if we delay any longer.”

Shirou didn’t look up, but replied telepathically, “No, Sister Avalon, continue to maintain your spirit form and never show up.”

Ms. Avalon could only nod helplessly, then turned to look in the direction of Warehouse Street and began the live broadcast.

“Oh my, Rider said something really weird…”

“Not only did he mock Lancer’s Master who was unwilling to show up, he also challenged other Servants… saying that those hiding in the dark were all cowards…”

“Ah, Archer is here… Fufu, he looks so angry~”

Shirou remained silent and focused on using healing magic to convey his thoughts to Ms. Avalon.

“The person who defeated Assassin-sama was very skilled.”

“You’ll understand once you see it.”

Ms. Avalon said, “It’s not something that just anyone can do to assassinate Assassin.”

Shirou thought to himself, “The bullet landed less than two centimeters away from Assassin-sister’s spirit core, and it took away her consciousness directly.

The enemy clearly possesses such advanced technology, so why is it that they are unwilling to come and check whether Assassin has been completely killed…”

Ms. Avalon tilted her head and analyzed, “That’s because the enemy doesn’t want to expose themselves, right?

Because you see, Assassin, who was supposed to be killed by Archer last night, showed up here. Anyone would find it strange.

The enemy must be thinking that there must be some conspiracy behind this Holy Grail War, and there may be other spies nearby…ah.”

As if he had thought of something, the Flower Magician’s voice was filled with trembling.

“Master, could it be…?”

Shirou kept his head down, a drop of sweat running down his cheek: “Yes, this is a trap.

The enemy deliberately left the half-dead Assassin here to lure new prey to appear.

Now that I think about it, maybe even the two centimeters deviation from the heart was the result of careful calculation, which means—”

Shirou gasped, “The people who attacked Sister Assassin are watching us from somewhere.”

I was careless.

Although Shirou approached Hassan the Hundred Faces after searching for nearby auras and was quite careful, he still overlooked a very special situation:

The enemy has “Breath Block” at the same level as Assassin, or even higher.

Although it sounds impossible, it is actually impossible.

But having eliminated all the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

Well, it seems to be something that a very famous British celebrity said.

“What should I do, Master?”

Ms. Avalon sounded anxious.

“Stop the treatment for now and quickly take Assassin and retreat, right? We can’t care about that anymore!”

The opponent is a powerful enemy who can snipe Assassin from a long distance, and no one knows where he is hiding. It is easy to kill Shirou under this situation.

Shirou shook his head quietly and continued with the treatment.

“No, you can’t run away.”

“If I show even the slightest sign of wavering, the enemy will attack me.

But if we continue with the status quo, I don’t think the enemy will take the initiative to attack.”

Ms. Avalon asked, puzzled, “Why?”

Shirou glanced at her: It’s because of you, silly child.

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I’m very sorry for the late update. I’ll add one more chapter and the remaining 2 chapters will be updated during the day.