The infinite sword system has been mastered, and you say this is the dragon clan?

Chapter 391 I...I...I am the Sword Emperor, the God of War!!
"Delusional heart sounds".

Emiya remembered that it was a spell that used the "principle of mirror reflection," that is, by killing the assassination target in a mirror, the real person outside the mirror would also die.

Hassan the Cursed Arm's Delusional Heart Sound, a Noble Phantasm, allows him to approach his opponent and create a "pseudo-heart" of the target he intends to kill. Destroying this heart will destroy the target's own physical heart.

It can be said to be a lethal method that ignores the defenses of armor, even muscles and skin.

After all, the organs of a living organism cannot acquire any special resistance like the skin, muscles, and bones.

However, the problem with this Noble Phantasm is that its attack range against humans is limited; the simulated heart cannot be obtained without reaching a certain distance. Furthermore, it is not very effective against non-humans with extremely high immortality, whose activities are not affected even after losing their hearts.

Therefore, it is not difficult to deal with; we just need to counterattack in advance with a longer-range attack.

Emiya anticipated the time and location of this future event, and turned around in an instant.

A sword flew out of his hand in an instant.

At the same time, Emiya's mouth opened and closed. "I guess... your next words will be, 'Drip down pain, delusional heartbeat—'"

"Drip down pain, Zabaniya! I will take your heart—what!"

Having finally spotted an opportunity that was impossible to avoid while his presence was concealed, the black-cloaked Assassin immediately unleashed his Noble Phantasm without hesitation.

This is a hidden offensive that Berserker's suicide squad immediately followed up after their failed assault. It could instantly plunge the Sword Emperor into a hopeless situation where he was destined to lose his heart after dodging the Axe King's attack.

As it turned out, the opponent had actually anticipated his attack.

No? And how come it even reads out what it says?

You're cheating, aren't you!
Before he could even be shocked by the scene, the next thing that came towards Hassan was the overwhelming, scorching light of the holy sword.

"The Blazing Sun, a purifying flame that burns away all impurities—the Sword of Victory in Cycles!"

Like the rising and falling of the sun, a raging inferno erupted on the ground, unleashing a wild and intense wave of fire.

The long, crimson-black demonic arm tried to evade the sneak attack, but it was too late! With prior warning, Emiya unleashed his Noble Phantasm at an astonishing speed, like a raging tidal wave sweeping across the land, locking down any space for evasion with a carefully controlled range!

Before the cursed warrior could even shout, he and his fellow Assassin warriors perished!

"...Sure enough, you could see it just now."

Emiya pondered his actions, having attempted to project the spiritual power of "Assimilation of Heavenly Voices" outwards, thus anticipating the enemy's sneak attack.

This isn't the first time we've tried using external speakers.

When BB tested it with him last time, he tried the "stimulation" function on Nono and others. Although it was released according to the program of that strange app, with repeated subsequent bed experiments (?), Emiya himself had become familiar with the specific process.

This device, modeled after Charlemagne's celestial assimilation technique, still relies on the individual for its hypnotic effect. After reviewing the events involving Leonardo da Vinci, Constantine, and others, it was discovered that Chaldea neither could nor had the means to achieve a complete celestial assimilation.

He possesses a massive Christian faith system with tens of millions of followers, coupled with a complete Holy Grail and a super magic system equivalent to an alchemical matrix, making his effects incredibly powerful.

But Chaldea can't play like that.

Chaldea is an organization dedicated to saving the world and cannot accept such a blatantly evil and wicked path.

Therefore, the hypnotic effect is extremely good on those who do not resist the replicated Heavenly Voice assimilation, but the effect decreases if they resist. For those with strong mental fortitude, such as Servants, the effect is further reduced. As for Servants who possess skills such as mental confusion or immunity to mental interference, it goes without saying that they are even less effective.

...But it seems that even Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Shuten-dōji didn't put up much resistance.

That's a little boring.

In addition, the total number of hypnosis effects is limited. To avoid the trouble of repeated hypnosis and the potential backlash after a disaster, Emiya simply had BB change the effect to "automatically release charm bonus".

In other words, it was changed from an active skill to a passive skill that releases mental energy continuously with lower energy consumption, similar to Prierati's illusion. It can slightly improve how people perceive Emiya when he interacts with others.

It's equivalent to a walking halo that increases favorability by 20 points.

This allows him to shed the negative impression of being "suspicious" even in singularities, and even garner slightly friendly attitudes from passersby. This provides a good start, and by continuously cultivating these relationships, Emiya can even use this aura to unlock even higher levels of favorability.

Isn't this succubus aura, which can be considered an aid to boost favorability, much better than wasting resources on actively brainwashing her?
Do you even realize how valuable Chaldea succubi are?! (Leans back tactically)
Emiya pondered to himself.

At this moment, he was unaware that a certain overseer, the Roman god of love, was preparing to unleash a barrage of love arrows upon him. In fact, Kiyohime had already become the first target, irreversibly falling into a state of succumb.

It has to be said that if the Succubus Aura and the Arrow of Love are combined, the power of love will increase dramatically, creating an unprecedentedly fierce and powerful experience!

In short, Emiya, with great enthusiasm, successfully attempted to gain intuition to predict the future, which is to project his spiritual power outward using a method similar to an affinity aura.

However, unlike the hypnotic nature of the Heavenly Voice Assimilation, his mental projection this time was neutral and peaceful, without any aggressiveness.

It was simply an attempt to combine it with his developed inner vision to complete an intuitive reconnaissance of the surroundings.

hum-

With his eyes closed, Emiya unleashed an invisible force that spread outwards, as if a large-scale mental scan was being conducted in all directions.

The dangerous aura emanating from the suicide squad wielding their blades, the whistling sound of swords being swung, the arrows piercing the air and whistling through the sky, the angry faces of the Servants, the scene of the distant army advancing and shaking the earth... a multitude of images and sounds converged in Emiya's mind.

No, to be precise, it was by combining his inner vision with spiritual power that he was able to "observe" the world from a different perspective.

With this perspective, he can even predict the developments of his surroundings in the next few seconds more clearly than before.

While Emiya's previous ability to predict the future gave him exceptional combat skills, it was still a skill that relied on experience and talent. Compared to directly observing the future, it was still inferior—both in terms of "clarity" and "amount of information," there was a qualitative difference.

It's roughly similar to the Atlas Alchemy of Norton and Donald Trump, but their alchemists' high-speed, segmented thinking brings about "future prediction," which is a technique that uses the human brain as a supercomputer for prediction. It requires brain thinking and neural reflexes for prediction.

It takes time to think things through; otherwise, you'll be a step behind and fall into a less effective approach.

But now... his ability to foresee the future is accomplished by combining his innate mental insight with spiritual power, without requiring any thought!
This means that—

There's only one answer! It's instinct!
Whoosh! A fierce wind howled, and blades danced wildly in a dense barrage!

Emiya calmly turned his body to the side, then casually tilted his head, and the deadly blades narrowly missed him.

Even as attacks rained down from all sides, whether flying or sweeping, they were all dodged.

It was as if someone were dancing gracefully in a torrential downpour, yet their clothes remained completely dry—a transcendence of reality. His movements were so elegant and graceful, like a butterfly flitting among flowers, dodging and weaving through the deadly, rhythmic charge of a group of Berserker suicide squads.

Under the incredulous gaze of the Axe King brother beside him, he strolled leisurely through the battlefield as if it were nothing, passing directly through their organization's battle formation from beginning to end!

"!?"

Even those not-so-bright-minded guys like the Berserkers found this scene too bizarre.

It was so bizarre that it was as if... it wasn't Emiya who dodged the attacks, but rather that his group was acting, intentionally acting, causing all the attacks to deliberately avoid the areas Emiya passed through.

Meanwhile, the Casters who were providing support to the suicide squad from afar were completely dumbfounded, and then cursed inwardly, "You Berserkers have received so much magical protection and support, how come you're still acting with that Sword Emperor!"

Oh no! Which side are you on anyway?!

'This feels a bit familiar... like Observation Haki from One Piece?'

Emiya shook his head, his mind filled with complex emotions.

Come to think of it, I guess I could be considered a redhead...

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The edge of Cyprus.

The Shadow Border imaginary submarine is also where the behind-the-scenes planners and support personnel for this operation are located.

“Shirou has successfully broken into the battle lines,” Nuwa said. “Can he find both sides’ command posts?”

Constantine nodded. "Odysseus on Trajan's side should be in the sea between Cyprus and Cyrenaica, while Hector, who is in charge of overall command and overseeing the rear, should be in the border city of Caria in the province of Asia Minor on the northern land."

“Caria?” Nuwa had learned about the place names and corresponding locations of ancient Rome in the past few days. “That’s a relatively coastal city on the northern coast of the Mediterranean. Heh, they chose a pretty close wartime front.”

"Well, after all, these servant units are very powerful in terms of combat strength and destructive power, but they are also very efficient at building obstacles and fortresses. Even high walls and fortresses used for blocking or delaying can be built quickly, so conventional warfare factors such as strategic depth have little impact."

Constantine tapped the screen, and the little Da Vinci on the screen waved his wand, conjuring up a monitoring map of the war. The Servants' reactions on the map resembled densely flashing, collectively moving red and blue starlight, displayed on a constantly updating live radar image.

"Look, the Servants in this sea area are collectively converging along the northern coast of Cyprus. It must be that Odysseus has noticed the unexpected event on the battlefield."

Nuwa frowned. "Carria on the north bank has also been mobilized, and Hector has come over too? We shouldn't have been discovered, right?"

"No, the Shadow Border's external cloaking system is still active, and no enemy units are heading this way."

After denying it, Constantine added, "But due to Emiya's intervention, and our intervention, relying on Miss BB and Miss Plerati's technology to block cross-sea communications, the frontline command lost contact. They must have all thought that the other side had sent additional legions."

"So both sides launched a sea reinforcement operation. If they continue along this route, it is estimated that they will engage in direct combat in the Mediterranean Sea in thirty minutes."

Nuwa thought for a moment, "No, we have to lure them to the island as well."

If Emiya is to reach the point where "one battle can shake the world," it cannot be simply a matter of "influencing a part of the battlefield," but rather the level of "defeating the entire fighting force of both sides with his own strength."

Therefore, we must achieve our goal in one decisive battle and prevent any situation from dividing the battlefield.

Constantine was taken aback. "At this rate, almost all of the main forces will be concentrated on the island. The total number of troops on both sides is estimated to exceed 30. Won't Emiya be under too much pressure...? I mean, if Emiya doesn't use 'divine power,' the scale he can handle is rather limited, right?"

"No, things will be different soon."

Nuwa licked her lips, her eyes sparkling as if she were gazing at the red-haired figure sweeping across the battlefield on the island from hundreds of kilometers away. "Don't forget why I came here early and spent the whole night making arrangements."

In order to plan ahead for the great battle and allow Emiya's "Infinite Sword World" to collect and enhance more Noble Phantasms and martial arts, a large-scale battlefield was not to be missed. Therefore, she came here in advance and used Divine Land Thought Magic, or rather, Celestial Arts, to set up a large array suitable for Emiya to activate his techniques.

"Constantine, you also know about the Sword Training Ground system I set up, right? It's essentially a copy of the Divine Continent's Thought Disc system..."

"I can't go into the specifics, but the key point is to set it up in the right location! For example, the Sword Realm is a place where swords and blades are collected and fought, so if you want the best effect, the location is none other than a battlefield!"

"The second key point is to leverage the power of the masses! The Thought Compass gathers the thoughts and consciousness of countless practitioners from across the land, which is necessary to forge the vast inner landscape and the position of an immortal; this battlefield is also a gathering place for Servants skilled in martial arts, and by having them participate more and more, Shirou's sword world will naturally grow continuously!"

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Cyprus.

"Hey, Axe King, can I borrow your axe?"

Emiya glanced at the Axe King, whose face was heavy and almost desperate, and snatched the giant axe from the guy.

It feels good in the hand, the weight is just right, and the size is perfect.

"What are you going to do!"

Axe King was immediately terrified.

Then he saw Emiya raise his giant axe, and a storm of magical power surged forth, causing the red-haired sword emperor's cloak to flutter wildly. The surging tide of magical power resembled a materialized monstrous whale shark.

From the very beginning, that power grew continuously within him with each movement of the Sword Emperor, making his divine skill perhaps comparable only to the legendary Trajan or Julius Caesar.

Looking at the overwhelming force, Brother Axe was unaware that he had fallen to the ground, his legs trembling with fear.

The swirling swordplay and the swirling magic of countless Noble Phantasms that spewed out powerful magical energy that sliced ​​through the ground were so intense that even standing still, the hurricane-like storms nearly blew the Servants into the air.

Comparing them? Hmph... Perhaps the Sword Emperor's strength has already far surpassed those great emperors.

"war!"

Emiya uttered a single word, yet it carried the force of a thunderclap.

He swung his axe into the sky. A thunderclap erupted, and space seemed to tear apart.

All the servants who tried to approach him witnessed a horrific scene.

Swords! Countless swords! ...A sword mountain, a river of swords, formed by countless sharp blades! Unending!
In a daze, an entire world of swords pressed down on them!

(End of this chapter)