Moreover, a single sentence from Emiya Kiritsugu gave Artoria a fright—those words were far too chilling for her.
Was this really her Master?
Emiya Kiritsugu was not among the crowd at that moment.
At some point, he had already made his way into an abandoned ruin with no one around.
"...Understood." Artoria prepared herself.
"Use your Noble Phantasm without hesitation. It may only be an empty shell, but that Archer undoubtedly has a heart of stone and will stop at nothing. We only have one chance."
"Yeah."
Emiya Kiritsugu shared his vision with her.
It was the view through a sniper scope.
Beyond the lens was a shadowy figure holding a gun.
That shadowy figure seemed to have noticed Emiya Kiritsugu as well.
Then, the other party raised its gun at Emiya Kiritsugu.
"—Now!"
Destroy It All, Every Last Bit of It!
Artoria was somewhat bewildered.
Emiya Kiritsugu was using himself as bait to lure out the enemy Archer.
—The instant Artoria saw through Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes, she realized it.
That man had completely entrusted his life to her, his Servant.
It was too strange.
Artoria simply could not believe that he would trust her.
But—she could only trust him too.
Right now, at this very moment.
"Ex—calibur!"
The holy sword swung down.
"Bang!"
The Black Spear fired at the same time.
Was I still too slow?!
"Time Alter—"
At the very last moment, Emiya Kiritsugu used his magecraft.
Golden light completely destroyed the outer shell of the Black Spear.
Emiya Kiritsugu did not die either.
Artoria let out a slight sigh of relief.
Yet, almost at the same instant, another streak of black light appeared from the other side.
"Damn it—"
Artoria turned around, but it was already too late.
In an instant, countless images flashed through her mind.