As Kiritsugu's partner during his time as a killer and mercenary, Hisau Maiya's tactical abilities are naturally not bad.
After the last battle, Maiya knew that Kirei had an extraordinary black key throwing technique and superhuman reaction speed. To fight such an opponent, a head-on confrontation was not advisable, and he could only use traps.
Maiya and Irisviel's knowledge of the Einzbern Forest provided the most favorable guarantee for the setting of the trap.
With the help of Irisviel, Hisahi Maiya successfully found a suitable terrain, and with the help of Irisviel's control over the barrier, she set up two mechanisms - as long as Irisviel gave an order, an M950 and a Steyr AUG assault rifle would automatically fire at the designated location.
Hisau Maiya hid below the first mechanism and used the Walther WA2000 semi-automatic sniper rifle in her hand to deal a fatal blow to Kotomine Kirei.
The Walther WA2000 is the most advanced and high-performance sniper rifle in the world. It is about 90 cm long, which is perfect. It is only about 65 cm long without the magazine. It uses .300 Winchester caliber bullets and has an effective range of 1,000 meters. The price of one rifle is 12,000 US dollars. Due to its high cost, only 154 rifles were produced, and one of them belongs to Kiritsugu Emiya. Before leaving the castle, Kiritsugu Emiya handed this famous rifle to Hisau Maiya, who was one with him.
The two had used this gun to kill hundreds of targets, including powerful masters of the dark world and magicians who were proficient in various secret arts. Maiya believed that Kotomine Kirei would be the next enemy to fall under the gun.
Kotomine Kirei moved very quickly. Almost at the moment when Hisau Maiya was in position, this tall and cold man appeared.
His breathing was long and smooth, as if he was not affected by the high-speed movement. His steps were steady, and there was no difference between walking in the tangled woods and walking peacefully.
This calmness further strengthened Hisau Maiya's determination to kill.
After a few breaths, Kotomine Kirei arrived at the attack point chosen by Hisau Maiya.
Hisau Maiya held her breath, and the WA2000 in her hand did not shake at all. She believed in Irisviel, and believed in the woman that Emiya Kiritsugu had set his eyes on.
Alice did not disappoint her. The timing of M950's shooting was perfect. Even veterans of the battlefield might not be able to avoid such an attack.
But the agents of the Holy Church are different. Having fought against heretics and outsiders for many years, they are much stronger than veterans.
Faced with the unexpected gunfire, Kotomine Kirei leaned forward to avoid the first round of flames, calmly determined the enemy's position, and threw out two Black Keys.
The black keys pierced the tree trunk, making a crisp sound.
It missed, and Kirei seemed a little surprised by the result, and was stunned for a moment.
At this time, the AUG assault rifle opened fire from Kirei's left side.
At the critical moment, Kotomine Kirei rolled on the ground and narrowly avoided the second round of shooting.
As expected of a leader among agents, Kirei steadied himself and took out four Black Keys at once, two in his left hand and two in his right hand, throwing them in four directions at the same time.
It was not an aimless tentative projection, but he caught the breath.
Unfortunately, these four auras were also fake. They were illusions cast by Irisviel using the characteristics of the barrier.
At the moment when Kirei's black keys fell out of his hand and before he could draw out new ones, Hisau Maiya pulled the trigger.
The .300 Winchester caliber bullet, covered by Irisviel's illusion, passed through a distance of hundreds of meters from the position that Kirei had already avoided, almost without any murderous intent, and accurately hit Kotomine Kirei's spine.
With the destructive power of the Walther WA2000, Maiya was certain that the target's spinal cord had been pierced.
Kotomine Kirei's performance was just as Maiya had imagined. He didn't even have time to scream, and simply fell on his back without convulsing or groaning in pain.
Maiya stood up from the sniper point, aimed the M950 above her head at the supine Kirei, and approached cautiously.
"Ms. Maiya, no!"
Irisviel, who had noticed the trap earlier, sent out words of warning, but it was too late.
Kirei remained lying on his back without rising, and simply swung his arm to throw out a hidden black key.
The black key that flew from low orbit tore off the calf of Maiya’s right foot, depriving her of the opportunity to perform her next move.
Kirei jumped up like a machine equipped with springs, and suddenly rushed towards Maiya.
Maiya pulled the trigger without fear.
But Kirei simply protected his head with both hands and did not dodge at all.
The Agent's monastic uniform blocked ten rounds of M950 bullets per second, and his muscle armor, which had been trained to the limit, completely protected his bones and internal organs from the impact of the bullets.
Maiya noticed that Kirei was covered in bulletproof gear, and immediately threw away her M950 and pulled out a tactical straight knife from her thigh.
Contrary to Kevlar fiber's resistance to bullets, it is very easy to be cut by a sharp blade. If guns are useless, the only way to survive is close combat.
As the barrage of bullets was interrupted, Kirei once again drew out a new black key in each hand and launched a cross slash at Maiya from left and right.
Maiya was not slowed down at all by her injured right leg, and used the thick blade to deflect Black Key’s continuous attacks.
Although Black Key's blade was much longer than the tactical straight blade, it was still a strengthened throwing blade. In close combat, compared to Black Key's lack of balance due to its extremely short handle, Maiya's tactical straight blade had an overwhelming advantage due to its flexibility.
Confirming her advantage, Maiya rushed forward in a half-sacrificing posture—it would be difficult for Black Key to defend against attacks at this distance, and even if she was hit by a counterattack, the chance of being seriously injured was very low.
Kirei also caught the dagger in Maiya’s right hand with the black key in his right hand, and it seemed that he was going to counterattack by relying on the length of the blade, and the sword shadow that had crossed with the dagger stabbed forward.
Maiya, who was well prepared for this, easily dodged the counterattack. She simply turned her head slightly to avoid the tip of Kurojima’s sword and rushed into the enemy’s arms.
But just when Maiya was sure that victory was within reach, she was attracted by Kirei's unexpected action—Kirei let go of his weapon in the middle of the thrust, which meant that his right hand had no intention of piercing Maiya with the black key from the beginning.
Fingers with bulging veins like a pair of pliers grasped Maiya's right hand. Kirei's body bent down flexibly like a snake, and just like that, he slipped under Maiya's right arm.
The next moment, he carried Maiya’s right arm from behind his shoulders as if he was carrying an injured person.
Maiya, who was at her wit's end, finally realized that the ace card of the agent that made Kiritsugu feel dangerous was not the black keys, but the Chinese boxing Bajiquan.
Maiya couldn't help but regret her hasty retreat last night. If she had observed for a while longer, perhaps she wouldn't have fallen into the trap. But it was too late now, and there was no medicine for regret in the world.
In fatal despair, Kirei leaned sideways and pressed closely against Maiya’s waist. He struck Maiya’s heart with his left elbow and also dealt a beautiful blow to Maiya’s supporting leg with his left foot.
The most iconic move of Bajiquan is the inner elbow strike.
After the hand holding the dagger was caught, all the movements were completed in an instant, grasping the true essence of Bajiquan.
Maiya was unable to even roll herself up, and fell heavily to the ground.
Because of the overly strong impact, Maiya even had the illusion that her hands and feet were completely detached, and her whole body was paralyzed and unable to move. She only felt the sharp pain in her chest from the elbow strike, and at least two ribs were broken.
Even though a single strike was enough to render Hisau Maiya unable to fight, Kirei did not stop there.
Kotomine Kirei's target is only Emiya Kiritsugu. Now that he has found the target, he has no obsession with Hisau Maiya.
Just as Kirei clenched his fists, preparing to deliver the final blow to Maiya, he saw a scene that made him doubt his own eyes.
The android with snow-white hair and ruby-red eyes walked out of the forest where he was hiding and confronted the terrifying Agent.