Kicking away the obstructing Toosaka Rin, Duke began to re-examine Kotomine Kirei, a pervert with a congenital personality defect who later went astray, a very pure person.
Kotomine Kirei has also been observing Duke. He is very interested in the Fourth Holy Grail War in Duke's world, because the final winner was not Emiya Kiritsugu, and this alone makes him extremely concerned.
"Could you tell me what was the ending of Emiya Kiritsugu in the Fourth Holy Grail War in another world?" Kotomine Kirei asked. He was not asking about his own ending, but Emiya Kiritsugu, which shows how deep his love is.
Duke smiled sincerely: "To be honest, I captured the two of you alive and tied you up together. You took the opportunity to do many unspeakable things to Kiritsugu. As for what is unspeakable... do you understand what I mean?"
Duke still underestimated the pervert. He thought that if he disgusted Kotomine Kirei, he would definitely deny it. However, he didn't expect that he just nodded and had no other reaction.
Duke: “…”
You don't really want to do that?
Sure enough, the skeleton on the ground shook twice and then stood up, flesh and blood spreading and growing, internal organs, blood vessels, nerves, skin... huge magical power twisted and materialized, and black mist was steaming around him.
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In comparison, Duke's dodging movements seemed much slower, but Assassin just couldn't hit him once. The two were not at the same level, and A+-level agility couldn't make up for the gap, making Duke look even more invincible.
Kotomine Kirei was not the least bit annoyed or depressed about Assassin's capture. He grinned and said, "Magician from another world, I have analyzed your intelligence. It is difficult to defeat you on the battlefield head-on, but you have a fatal weakness. You are too arrogant. Your powerful strength has deceived you. You must know that in this world, there are more than just swords that can take lives."
Kotomine Kirei raised his left wrist. Lancer had been taken away by Duke, and three Command Seals were clearly visible in the position that should have been vacant.
Duke opened his mouth and caught the dagger that was stabbing at his face, then grabbed Assassin's wrist, twisted it behind his back to subdue him, and took out the dagger in his other hand and pressed it against Assassin's neck.
Duke raised his eyebrows and was about to retort, but suddenly found that he could not speak. In shock, he raised his hand and touched it. The flesh and blood of the entire jaw area melted away, leaving only white bones. The arm holding Assassin's wrist was also like that. The area below the elbow was only bones, and the melting was visible to the naked eye and spread to the shoulder.
"Use the final Command Seal to order, Assassin, to kill the enemy in front of me!"
Assassin was agile and fast, constantly switching between spirit and physical form. Combined with her breath-blocking ability, she left behind continuous afterimages during her actions, as if several people were besieging Duke at the same time.
Duke was very disappointed, there were two Assassins in the fifth Holy Grail War, one was the Sword Saint Goalkeeper, and the other was the 'Loyal and Unparalleled' Cursed Arm, either one was stronger than the Airport he captured alive.
Duke frowned. Assassin was a mere figure, but Kotomine Kirei had high hopes for him. Could it be that he really summoned the first generation Hassan? Soon, Duke's frown relaxed. He felt someone watching him secretly, but there was no one around. Assassin's specialty was to block his breath and lurk. Since he was sneaking, it couldn't be the first generation Hassan!
Where have I seen this scene before?
Back to the point, Kotomine Kirei's attack was just a test, the purpose was to reduce Duke's vigilance. He never thought of defeating Duke alone. According to the intelligence analysis, he could not find a second person who could defeat Duke except Gilgamesh.
Assassin retrieved his dagger from the bones and stabbed it into Duke's heart. He looked coldly at the expanding hole in his chest and said, "My Noble Phantasm, 'Delusion Poison Body', can poison everything it touches. Also, if you live again, don't use your mouth to catch hidden weapons... It's poisoned!"
The female assassin had a girl's body, and the cloth-like tights only covered the vital parts, leaving a large area of slightly dark skin exposed. The bold clothes, short purple hair, and agile and flexible skills reminded Duke of the demon cat in the world of death. Of course, it was a young version of the demon cat. The adult version was so powerful that it could knock the girl Assassin in front of it to death on the spot with a ball.
Using Assassin to deal with the Master is the most correct tactic, because in all the Holy Grail Wars, Assassin's record is the most outstanding among all the attacks targeting the Master.
"The weak attacks are much worse than they were ten years ago. Are you no longer able to do it because you are middle-aged?" Only Duke could say such unscrupulous words, but he was right about one thing: Kotomine Kirei's skills had seriously declined compared to ten years ago.
Six cold rays attacked, but Duke dodged them all by shaking his body without even raising his eyelids.
"Arrogant guy, I have never regarded you as an opponent, but thanks to you, I saved the time of summoning black mud." Kotomine Kirei sneered repeatedly. Although three Command Seals were consumed, it was definitely a big profit to save Duke's life.
Assassin, who exists in the form of a girl, has the ability of poison. Her body is immune to all poisons in the world, but it is also a poison block. Her entire body and even her body fluids are equivalent to the embodiment of poison. After becoming a Heroic Spirit, she has been further sublimated and can kill even the tough Phantasma.
Duke grabbed Assassin's wrist, squeezing it so hard that his bones groaned. The latter cried out in pain and flicked his fingers to eject the dagger.
If he were given another tree, not only would the grass be cut off, but he would be lucky enough not to have any baldness.
Duke dodged the dagger by turning his head. Assassin took out another one with a shake of his wrist, and this time stabbed Duke directly in the eye socket.
Hidden ripples spread out and suddenly appeared behind Duke. The nimble and petite black shadow launched an attack in an instant, and the dark dagger stabbed at Duke's back.
Duke habitually became distracted for a moment, and Kotomine Kirei seized the opportunity and swung out six black keys from a distance, and the battle between the two officially began.
"Declare! In the name of the Command Seal, Assassin, kill the enemy in front of me!"
The reason why Kotomine Kirei had a serious decline was not because of corruption or eating too much mapo tofu, but because he had died once ten years ago.
Duke looked at Kotomine Kirei at the edge of the battlefield: "If this is your trump card, I can only say that she is the weakest Assassin class I have ever seen, with no sense of existence at all!"
Three Command Seals were issued in succession, and red ripples in the air quickly spread out. The smile on Kotomine Kirei's face became more intense, and he retreated and dodged continuously, freeing up enough space for the battlefield.
"Use the second Command Seal to order, Assassin, to kill the enemy in front of me!"
The same thing happened to Emiya Kiritsugu. He was invaded by the black mud and his body became weaker and weaker. He passed away before he could raise the local dog he picked up.
Serenity Hassan!
Toosaka Rin and the others looked at each other. No one screamed, and no one panicked, but confusion was seen in each of them's eyes.
The skin on his neck felt slightly cool, and Assassin cooperated without resisting, standing still.
If we can't win head-on, we can only use our wits to defeat him!
He was shot in the heart by Emiya Kiritsugu from behind and died, but because of the master-servant relationship with Gilgamesh, the black mud could not contaminate Gilgamesh and flowed back to his body along the contract. After that, Kotomine Kirei's heart stopped and he had been relying on the magic power in the black mud to maintain his ability to move. Although he was still alive, his body was corroded by the black mud and degenerated and weakened irreversibly.
Assassin could not get Duke down after a long attack, not even able to touch the edge of Duke's clothes. However, he himself was troubled by insufficient stamina. He threw out the dagger in his hand, stabbed Duke in the face, and followed up with his body, trying to end the battle with two consecutive attacks.
"In the last Holy Grail War, his Servant was Assassin. I didn't expect it to be the same this time..." Duke had a strange look on his face. The same person was chosen as the Master twice by the Holy Grail. The probability of this person being chosen by the Holy Grail as a Master is even lower than that of Ainz being perfect. How much does the Holy Grail like Kotomine Kirei, or is this guy the protagonist?
Duke suddenly realized half of his face, his facial features melted by the poison, and only his ribs and spine were left on his chest. He fell backwards with a clang. The whole process was painless and surprisingly pleasurable. After he fell, the poison continued to spread, and soon there was only a skeleton wearing clothes on the ground.
Although the Black Key looks like a long sword with a thin blade, it is essentially a weapon used for throwing. Its physical destructive power is average, but those who are good at this skill can often cause fatal damage to the enemy.
Snap!
A figure covered in dark armor walked out of the black fog. He was wearing a torn black cloth cloak, hideous armor with a strong dark aura, a skull visor with horns, and blue flames were jumping where his eyes should be.
Kotomine Kirei stared at this scene in amazement. From his expression, one could tell that the information he had collected was incomplete, and the most important part had been missed.
However, compared to Assassin, Kotomine Kirei can be considered calm. When the former saw Duke's new skin, he was so scared that his whole body was shaking.
Duke took a step forward, took out a two-handed sword from the void, and said in a low voice: "Silence? What does the poisonous body protect? The loneliness that even wild flowers cannot protect... Foolish, hand over your head!"
(End of this chapter)