At the same time, Shinji realized that he was being targeted by both a sniper rifle and an assault rifle.
After a brief thought, Shinji realized that Saber's real master, Emiya Kiritsugu, could no longer hold back and wanted to work with his assistant Hisau Maiya to get rid of him, Assassin's master.
Now it is not a one-on-one fight between Saber and Saber. There are three servants waiting in the wings. In a battlefield where the strong prey on the weak, the worst case scenario is being at a clear disadvantage. At this time, as long as Berserker lends a helping hand, Saber can be easily defeated.
Then by eliminating the exhausted Berserker, Assassin, Lancer, and Rider can defeat two enemies with minimal consumption of magic power, killing two birds with one stone.
However, for Saber's master, Emiya Kiritsugu, this is something that cannot be allowed to happen, and this dilemma must be resolved.
The equipment carried by Emiya Kiritsugu and Hisau Maiya is specialized for humans and is not enough to intervene in the battle between Servants. In this case, killing the Masters of other Servants and causing chaos to give Saber a chance to escape becomes a foreseeable option.
If possible, the target that Kiritsugu Emiya most wants to kill is Berserker's Master, but this person is more cautious than other Masters, and his location has not been confirmed so far. He can only settle for the second best and kill Assassin's Master.
A servant who has lost his master can sign a new master-servant contract with other masters. Other masters will surely not want to miss such an opportunity. Once the situation becomes chaotic, it will be much easier to take the opportunity to escape or fish in troubled waters.
Why are you sure that the person hiding in the high place watching the battle is Assassin's Master
It's very simple. There were two people captured in the scope just now, but now there is only one left. The thermal pattern feature that disappeared is the same as Assassin's.
Why not choose to kill Lancer's Master
Two reasons.
First, Shinji was close to the two of them, making it convenient for them to launch a joint attack.
Second, from what Master Lancer said when Waver appeared, it is not difficult to judge that he is the famous genius, Lord El-Melloi, who is not an easy opponent to deal with.
"You pick on the weak? That's a good judgment."
Shinji remained motionless, seemingly unaware of the murderous intent coming from below, and instead continued to calculate in his mind.
"I didn't act immediately because I wasn't sure I could kill him with one strike. If the assassination attempt fails, giving me the opportunity to recall Assassin would only make the already bad situation worse."
The Master's Three-Stroke Command Seal, in addition to forcing the Servant to give orders, has other magical uses. One of them is to consume one-Stroke Command Seal to force the Servant to appear beside the Master, regardless of distance.
Berserker's attack was in keeping with the name of her job, fierce and violent. However, with the support of the skill "Infinite Martial Arts", her attack did not lose its order. The repeated attacks of the Iron Pillar Spear left Saber with no chance of fighting back.
"Who exactly are you?" Saber, her forehead wet with sweat, struggled to deflect Berserker's iron pillar spear and asked while taking a breath.
Of course, the black knight ignored Saber's question and swung the iron pillar with a sharp momentum.
The next blow was truly a masterstroke, and the momentum of this blow seemed to completely crush Saber's small body.
However, this attack did not hit Saber.
The iron pillar, about two meters long, split in the middle and flew down from the air.
This was a pseudo-Noble Phantasm endowed with the attributes of a Noble Phantasm by Berserker, strong enough to compete with Saber’s sword. What easily broke this pseudo-Noble Phantasm was a flash of red light in the darkness.
Lancer turned his back to the surprised Saber. This beautiful lancer took the attitude of protecting the Knight King Saber who had just been his enemy, and confronted Berserker.
"Enough with the pranks, Berserker."
Lancer pointed the tip of the Demon-Breaking Red Rose spear in his right hand at the Black Knight and coldly declared war on him.
The Demon-Breaking Red Rose can cut off magic power. Without magic power, the enhanced pseudo-noble phantasm is just a piece of scrap metal.
Seeing this scene, Shinji's memories of being a otaku in his previous life once again took over.
"The two great kings of the world have started a war, and the two world-destroying kings are taking control of Gaia."
Naturally, Lancer did not hear Shinji's thoughts and continued to issue a declaration of war.
"Saber and I have an agreement. If you continue to act unreasonably, I will not sit idly by."
"Lancer."
Although it was a life-and-death struggle, Saber was deeply moved after hearing Lancer's words. This heroic spirit of the spearman was as faithful to the same chivalry as she was.
However, not everyone agrees with Lancer's approach.
"Lancer, what are you doing? Now is a good opportunity to defeat Saber."
A voice questioned sternly, and the voice that showed displeasure was Laer.
However, Lancer unexpectedly showed a serious expression that was inconsistent with this Heroic Spirit.
"I, Diarmuid Odinah, will defeat Saber at the cost of my dignity, but now, I want to kill that mad dog first for you to see. What do you think, my master?"
"I command you with the Command Seal."
The Master ruthlessly interrupted Lancer's passionate speech and gave the order in an even colder tone.
"Cover Berserker and kill Saber."
The air on the battlefield was frozen with tension.
The Command Seals are absolute orders to the Servant. No matter how great the Heroic Spirit is, it is difficult to disobey the Command Seals.
Lancer lost the power to freely control his will.
The tip of the red spear turned around and attacked Saber with a low humming sound. The two magic spears, long and short, passed by Saber as she flew backwards, and streaked across the sky.
Lancer didn't even turn his head, and used the two guns in his left and right hands to attack the target behind him. This astonishing gun skill, the two guns that can change freely, is the essence of Lancer.
"Lancer!"
Saber was halfway through shouting when she suddenly became speechless.
Lancer turned around, his face filled with humiliation and anger, expressing the feelings of the Heroic Spirit Diarmuid better than any eloquence.
Lancer's body was bound by the Command Seals. His body no longer belonged to him personally, but was just a cold and ruthless machine as a Heroic Spirit.
All the skills and abilities that the Heroic Spirit Diarmuid had honed were used arbitrarily, regardless of his personal beliefs, only to carry out the supreme orders of the Master. Saber, who was also a Heroic Spirit, felt the same regret as Lancer.
Berserker, who was next to Lancer, approached step by step. Although the battle situation had changed, Berserker's target was still Saber alone. He picked up the iron pillar that was split into two by Lancer's red spear, and this time combined it into a spear and placed it in front of his chest. Although the shape of the pseudo-noble phantasm had changed slightly, it was not inconvenient to use it.
Saber was at a loss.
If her left hand had not been injured, she might have been able to find a way to survive. But now Saber had already reached the limit of her ability just dealing with Berserker alone, and with Lancer added to the mix, Saber would have absolutely no chance of winning.
"Saber, I'm sorry."
Lancer groaned in pain and took a step forward. In stark contrast to his embarrassed expression, the murderous magic hidden in the two guns on his left and right floated into the sky like rising heat.
The black knight standing next to Lancer remained silent, but the density of his murderous aura was doubling. Black mist and red leaf veins densely covered the fragments of the iron pillar, turning the fragments into alien weapons that were more terrifying than swords, and used them to threaten Saber.
Saber stared calmly at the Noble Phantasms without blinking, and suddenly glanced at Irisviel and winked at her.
"Irisviel, I will find a way to stop them. I will at least let you leave here while we have this opportunity. Try to run as far away as possible."
At the critical moment, Saber had to risk her own life to carve out a way for Irisviel to survive.
Irisviel shook her head resolutely. At this moment, she had no intention of letting Saber die.
"Irisviel, please hurry up." Lancer and Berserker were about to enter the attack range, and Saber urged them.
"Don't worry, Saber. Trust your Master." Irisviel remained motionless, her fists clenched tightly as she spoke with ulterior motives.
On both sides of Warehouse Street, the murderous atmosphere suddenly became thick.
PS: Type-Moon Hiroyuki's Four Heavenly Kings of Sidewalking: Nuclear Bomb Sword Immortal - Red A (Heroic Spirit Emiya), World Destroying Double Brush - Brush (Diarmuid), Gaia Control (some say Black Hole Sword Technique) - Yangtze River (Lancelot), God Killing Root - Shiki (Ryougi Shiki), the fifth is the father of sidewalking, the invincible assassin Emiya Kiritsugu.
PS2: There are also the Four Heavenly Kings in the Type-Moon world, which correspond to the four most famous male protagonists in the series: Going in and out of the moon: Tono Shiki, going in and out of the Kuonji family - Shizuki Sojuro, going in and out of the vise - Emiya Shirou, going in and out of the root - Kuroto Mikiya (Google).