"Damn it!"
Gestalt cursed as he marched on through the underground pathways.
Careful as not to step wrongly and fall in the dark space light up by casters wand.
"What was that?! A natural living rockets?! How the hell did saber get in range that quickly?! Especially when your workshop was completed you should have been able to match an archer for crying out loud!"
His anger was brought on not due to the fact he was running away or acting dead. Simply due to the situation which forced him to walk through the dusty and abandoned tracks of the past.
"At least I can confirm assassin despite how Rider was unable to do so till he was to close."
Caster hadn't tried to fix his mood. He agreed that having a servant move that fast, that servants can't react to it, was too much of a powerful ability. It was a anomaly to allow it to be. It was thus a moment of gratitude he held abnormal strength to even stand against that speed.
Though he wouldn't voice his complains. He had to be more mature then his master.
"That said, Rider, aren't you monstrous yourself? You were extremely fast and have extreme durability to boot, one that not even saber could leave a scratch despite using the element you were weak to."
He wouldn't even mention that strength. Able to casually man handle saber who could match his his blows thanks to that speed.
"Hm? Well the speed part was my steed. Defence was mainly because of the fact she was using it to pry and get away. If we fought afterwards my defence would have been weaken a great deal."
Rider was acting as their guide. This was in part why she hadn't appeared as soon as possible; this location was below ground so most servants wouldn't sense it unless they paid all their attention downwards. Even then as long as she acted carefully then she might as well be invisible. Thus, she could move around quickly at a moment's notice and mainly unnoticed till she was needed. The only downside it took a bit.
"But don't bitch about it. You're to use to this for someone of your standards."
Though rider's words had cut deep into Gestalt.
His march coming to a stop as he glared at her... Which conversely earned the stare of caster.
"Hm... Fine, I will admit. I lived for a century, so I have had experiences all too like this situation."
"Bunch of lies."
Rider was quick to reply, turning to look towards him with a smirk.
"This is why I prefer caster here. At least his decent enough to not lie constantly."
"A mage has to keep their secret rider."
But it seemed like they had reached far enough, the space around them turning to flesh. Shocking caster as he prepared himself.
Though it was mainly due to the space now being separate from the outside and seemingly... Making the area larger.
"I've confirmed that there isn't anyone tracking you. I have secluded the area from any possible magical means to track us. And I've displaced you all into one of the worm holes I had prepared."
Zouken continued to explain and speak as he emerged from one of the walls. Another reason why rider stayed here as her master could make the most of space like this.
"Thank you for explaining her the obvious. Now then... How do we do this?"
Gestalt ask curiously. Their plan may have been ruined now that others should think he was dead.
"How? The plan is still good. Albeit now the attacker and their allies would know the master of caster."
Of course, this was not an issue, as long as Gestalt was willing to deal with the space, he clearly disliked, he would be safe from any danger.
"You still want to use me as bait?!"
Despite Gestalt's worries of what they will do and Zouken firm stance on their previous plan, caster held not think of it as the proper course of action.
"Why are you worried? Even if saber appears out of blue, you have displayed the abilities to deal with them. Even if other servants know rider will arrive, we simply require a master team to fall for the bait and attack. As long as it's only 2 enemy servant we should be fine."
The plan was much more dangerous now that others would know that caster and rider held an alliance. Even if they hoped for the best and that the enemy believe that rider simply came for an easy kill and was unrelated to caster, they would still have to consider the danger of being rider's target in the attack again.
"No. It's not that the issue. I worry that without prior preparations, the damage I would cause would reach far and wide."
This was the real reason. Albeit destroyed in great deal, the building that caster had fought on was able to endure the servant's exchange of blows. Any normal terrain would have quickly crumbled away... Which is why Saber's speed was such an anomaly as it gave extreme power to her speed while showing rider's strength.
"I see... In that case it will take a day to fortify an area well enough to endure servant exchange."
It seemed like Zouken wasn't all to pressed on pushing on. Not that he could do so, their alliance could break apart if he were to put Gestalt on the line by pushing him a bad hand. And knowing caster's, he assumed they would prepare something for battle.
"I'll change my form in the meantime so I can gather information from the church. There's no way Richard would tell you anything after all, right?"
Zouken frowned to his words. It was true that the church wouldn't share any details to him willingly. It would be troublesome if he had to gather information on his own to stand next to other masters on an even footing in battle of information and wits.
That is why he had A deal with it.
"Won't you tell him?"
"No. Knowing that we found the master of berserker and the group supporting lancer would give more reason as to why we shouldn't move with the plan. Then the war will move at a snail's pace."
Attacking the masters they had found would leave them with either 2 choices... defeat or victory.
Retreating would result in revealed information to the last 2 servants, assassin that they had a glimpse of and archer who's status was still unknown to them all.
"No worries. I'll make sure to avoid my wife."
Though it seemed like Gestalt assumed that frown was for another reason... Though he himself was joking about it as he glanced over to caster with a smirk of his.
"Make sure you get it back going. It would be annoying if you can't prepare properly again."
Naturally, it was for their secret tool, a noble phantasm of which would give them advantage against both enemy and ally as long as the thing in question wasn't destroyed.
"I will leave you to it... Rider, you can do what you want."
"So, the usual then?"
And she replied to zouken with a smirk. Amused herself that Zouken would give her orders as she had more experience in battle... and war.
"But I'll go explore the city instead. Night is the only time we can fight after all."
But she intended to amuse herself instead of waiting and watching the 2 within the tunnels.
Even if they were to move, it was unlikely to be any time soon, so she wouldn't miss anything while she was away.