Chapter 63: Su Xiao's Friends
Inside a forest one kilometer away, Su Xiao observed the situation within the castle through his scope.
Dozens of seconds later, a mechanical eye flew near him—it was the Apostle's Eye, which had completed its reconnaissance mission.
"Unexpectedly calm."
Su Xiao put away the Apostle's Eye and checked the hidden mission information. Current Master survival count: 1 person. Remaining Command Seal count: 27.
The number of Command Seals held by Kirei Kotomine was astonishing, a full 27. Thinking about it, in the original work, Kirei Kotomine could use Command Seals as a mana supply during battle. If he had few Command Seals, he wouldn't dare waste them like that.
[You have killed Kiritsugu Emiya]
[Kiritsugu Emiya is a special plot character. Obtained World Source 3.1%. Total World Source obtained: 80.6%.]
The reason Su Xiao could successfully snipe Kiritsugu Emiya was, first and foremost, that he had grasped the opponent's location. All his previous actions were based on knowing the enemy's position.
Without his temporary detection ability, he could rack his brains and never imagine that Kiritsugu Emiya would be hiding in the Einzbern family castle.
Inside the castle were numerous homunculus guards and magical traps. Even for Su Xiao, infiltrating it would require meticulous planning.
But why would Su Xiao need to infiltrate? He only needed to kill one magician. With the combination of Apostle's Eye (Light Gold) + Spider Empress (Dark Purple) + Gun Mastery, Kiritsugu Emiya died.
Kiritsugu Emiya's death was not unjust. To quickly eliminate him, Su Xiao spent precious stay time observing the terrain near the castle, consuming 1 hour and 15 minutes.
After that, he set up a sniper position and cleared the surrounding alchemical creatures used for vigilance. Clearing these alchemical creatures was no easy task. He couldn't directly kill them—doing so carried too high a risk of discovery—and he also had to ensure they were incapacitated. This took a total of 3 hours.
After completing all this, Su Xiao had to confirm whether Kiritsugu Emiya was still staying in the castle. To verify this, he spent 1 hour and 23 minutes.
Then came the ambush and waiting time. And all of this was for those four shots. To be safe, he needed to kill Kiritsugu Emiya within four bullets; otherwise, he might have to fight Saber head-on. Su Xiao didn't want to experience being slashed by an EX-rank holy sword, so he didn't give Saber a chance to act.
Su Xiao gave Saber a choice: if she pursued him, Irisviel would die; if she didn't pursue, she could save Irisviel's life. Clearly, the righteous Saber chose the latter.
Su Xiao stood up from the ancient tree, pulled the bolt of Spider Empress, and ejected the bullet from the chamber.
He leaped down from the tree. Bubu Wang, who had been waiting nearby for some time, came forward. One man and one dog quickly disappeared into the forest.
Half an hour later, Su Xiao returned to Fuyuki City. He could confirm that the last Master, Kirei Kotomine, was definitely in Fuyuki City.
Large-scale detection activated. As the detection started, the Large-Scale Detection (Active Skill) in Su Xiao's skill list disappeared. This skill was very powerful, but it could only be used twice.
From the feedback of the large-scale detection, the last Master, Kirei Kotomine, was indeed in Fuyuki City, and his position was slowly changing.
"Oh? Unexpectedly smooth."
A smile appeared on Su Xiao's face. Kirei Kotomine was not far from him, at most no more than two kilometers.
Was this a coincidence? Had Su Xiao's luck suddenly exploded? No. It wasn't just Su Xiao looking for Kirei Kotomine; Kirei Kotomine was also looking for Su Xiao. Because of this, the distance between them was so close.
Su Xiao moved through the high-rise buildings of the city. He charged straight across a road, stepping on the roof of a speeding car.
Bang!
A car accident occurred on the road Su Xiao passed through, and a piercing horn sounded.
Two kilometers wasn't actually that close, but Su Xiao was traveling at full speed, so two kilometers wasn't far.
After sprinting through several blocks, Su Xiao stopped on a bustling pedestrian street. The pedestrian street was near the center of Fuyuki City. It was around 12 o'clock, so the foot traffic on the pedestrian street was predictable.
The Slaughter Dagger appeared in Su Xiao's hand, and he hid it inside his sleeve.
Mingling in the crowd, Su Xiao took out a disposable disguise mask from his storage space. This thing was similar to a facial mask; it could simulate another person's appearance or randomly simulate one. It was a high-tech product.
After putting on the disguise mask, Su Xiao's appearance changed. After hesitating for a moment, he took out a backpack, slung it over one shoulder, and pulled out a pair of sunglasses from the bag.
Adjusting the disposable disguise mask, putting on the backpack, and wearing the sunglasses, Su Xiao's appearance was very much like a tourist visiting from out of town.
This kind of thing was completely second nature to Su Xiao. He had mastered these abilities when he was an ordinary person, and after becoming a Hunter, he could do even better.
Gradually restraining his aura, that fierce and violent aura completely disappeared. When a smile appeared on his face, he looked like a college student who hadn't graduated yet and hadn't fully entered society.
Everything Su Xiao did left Bubu Wang, who was nearby, dumbfounded.
"Shoo, your fur color is too obvious."
Bubu Wang was very unconvinced and directly activated his 'god-level' You Can't See Me.
You Can't See Me (Passive, Self-Learned Skill): Bubuteni can hide based on any terrain. Current hiding types: 864 (increased by 186).
Bubu Wang disappeared into the crowd. He wasn't invisible; he was blending into the environment. In the eyes of others, he might be a Corgi, or a Shar Pei, or even a fat orange cat. In short, he wasn't his original form, and he wouldn't attract anyone's attention.
Su Xiao looked around. Sure enough, Bubu Wang had 'disappeared.' More precisely, he could no longer sense Bubu Wang's aura.
The reason Su Xiao changed his disguise was that Kirei Kotomine was on this pedestrian street. Because there were too many people on the street, Su Xiao couldn't immediately pinpoint Kirei Kotomine's location.
Based on Su Xiao's guess, after Tokiomi's death, Kirei Kotomine had likely already become Gilgamesh's Master.
If his guess was correct, rashly sensing the opponent now would only alert the enemy, causing Kirei Kotomine to use a Command Seal to forcibly summon Gilgamesh.
Su Xiao couldn't guarantee a sure victory in a fight with Gilgamesh, so he chose a more prudent method: assassination. This was an ability he was once very skilled at, but he hadn't used it much since entering Reincarnation Paradise.
In fact, as an assassin, one doesn't need a particularly sharp aura. Those handsome, stylish, and overwhelmingly cool killers in movies simply don't exist in real life.
The killers Su Xiao had seen were generally plain-looking, polite in conversation, approachable in attitude, and seemingly easy to get along with on the surface.
He had once known a killer. That guy's daily job was a 'High-Polymer Metal Material Positioning Fusion Specialist,' commonly known as a welder.
Not only did that guy lack so-called killing intent, but he was also humorous and witty in conversation. In his words, his previous job was 'Geological Survey and Phase Excavation,' commonly known as an excavator driver. Even funnier, he had obtained a graduation certificate from the Lanxiang Technical College. What was even more outrageous was that it was a fake certificate. At that time, Su Xiao's expression could only be described as stunned. That guy was like a Husky among killers.
Just like that, a guy who once drove an excavator and later switched to being a welder had at least 20 lives on his hands, and the deceased were either rich or powerful.