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

Chapter 392 Damn it, what in the world can withstand this?!
The winds rose and the earth trembled; the sword's momentum, tearing the world apart, was as vast as the ocean tide and as heavy as a mountain.

Ping ping ping——!
The heavy, seemingly real yet illusory sword realm, with its dense metallic glint and sharp, piercing sword cries, made the followers feel as if they were being threatened by a cold dagger or an axe. The intense natural elements between heaven and earth surged wildly as the sword realm opened, almost suffocating them.

The mountains and rivers of swords are not mere decorations, but a reality born of oppression.

Brother Axe, who witnessed the whole thing, was the first to be hit, blasted away by the first wave of sword and blade frenzy, and then blown away by the howling hurricane of sharp blades.

The unfortunate ones were the Servant legions lurking all around, and many Sabers and Lancers responsible for the front-line combat were also caught in the crossfire. Many Servants were hit and knocked away like rag dolls, or stubbornly charged forward and ended up covered in pincushions.

In order to survive and fight, some Servants who reacted faster dodged the crushing, deadly, and sharp mountains and rivers. At the same time, magical power began to surge from their bodies, revealing the light of their Noble Phantasms being unleashed.

But then they will find that a phantom of a Servant wielding a sword-like Noble Phantasm will appear out of nowhere in front of them.

Ping——!
The swordsmen's hymn of endless purgatory has begun.

……

At the highest peak of the sword mountain, Emiya tossed aside the giant axe that had been shattered from excessive force.

Now, he has mastered skills like "sword testing" with ease, so even if he just casually seizes a Servant's weapon, he can instantly unleash its maximum power at the cost of the weapon's own destruction.

Without giving it much thought, he continued to experience the changes that occurred after the Sword Realm was opened with the support of Nuwa.

Perhaps it was the magic of the immortals in China, or perhaps it was the magic of thought, that made Nuwa's arrangement so effective, especially in borrowing the power of heaven and earth.

As Emiya fully activated "Unlimited Blade Works" and the built-in system set up by Nuwa, he immediately sensed that the battlefield itself was being affected by an indescribable and mysterious influence.

The weapons broken on the battlefield, the swords and blades on Saber or other Servants who exuded killing intent and fighting spirit, all emitted a slight buzzing sound.

That was the rhythm of thousands of swords and blades.

They seemed to come alive, emitting low chirps or roars, echoing the "Sword Realm" that opened its arms to the whole world, accompanied by a massive amount of sword intent flying into the air and filling all directions.

It seems that with further contact and absorption, it can be brought under their control and used to provide new data for the sword world.

This point is extremely clear under Emiya's evolved Mind's Eye.

This situation is similar to the effect of him using divine power to exert authority.

The power of God can make the elements of heaven and earth submit to Himself and compile rules, just as the referee of the world personally intervenes, easily triggering natural phenomena and turning the great power between heaven and earth into His own use.

However, this time, divine power was not used; it was achieved by combining Infinite Blade Works and Nuwa's immortal techniques.

Buzz buzz—!
The sword intent soared into the sky, resonating with Emiya's inherent barrier, merging and responding to each other, allowing the sword realm to step further into reality and the mental landscape to become increasingly clear.

Not enough, still not enough!
Emiya's secret passage.

He estimated that with the help of Nuwa's immortal arts, the "Infinite Sword Realm" would expand to a radius of about one thousand meters in reality. Without Nuwa's assistance, this range would be halved.

The number and strength of the Servant Shadows that can be mobilized are also limited by this.

This is not a problem of Emiya's lack of strength or hardware conditions.

Rather, the problem lies in the built-in system software—or rather, the inherent barrier itself—which has insufficient storage capacity for magical artifacts and sword techniques, leading to performance issues that need improvement.

But it doesn't matter, all the necessary conditions for his growth in this area have been met, and the Roman army is the resource for his advancement in the swordsmanship world.

The laws of victory have been established.

Emiya reached out, and the greatsword flew into his hand.

Jingle Bell--

The bronze chains made a crisp, light sound, and the blade was even larger than the giant axe from before. This was a ring-pommel greatsword that resembled a huge door panel.

Noble Phantasm: Dragon Slayer Platform.

"Long time no see, old partner."

"Join me and turn this Roman world upside down!"

He raised it high above his head, as if making a grand declaration to the vast world. It was as if great emperors like Charlemagne or Iskandar had publicly announced the start of their conquests, a conquest lined with countless enemies waiting to be crushed, trampled, and fought upon.

This seemed to send a signal, causing a chill to suddenly run through the Servant Legion, who were originally a thousand meters away and outside the Sword Realm's influence, who were still cautiously observing.

……

"Damn it! Why can't the communication be restored!"

Trajan's field commander hastily assembled a group of Casters in an attempt to rebuild the magic communication channel. However, despite their efforts, they failed.

Damn it, after fighting for so long, I've never felt as frustrated and absurd as I am today!
The person in charge let out a silent sigh for what felt like the umpteenth time.

He felt like he had been set up. First, the channel was cut off, and then a powerful man claiming to be the Sword Emperor appeared out of nowhere and went around killing people, making a mess of the battlefield.

During the time they were out of contact, a long string of questions swirled in the minds of his soldiers—

They were unsure whether to continue the battle plan, because someone was indiscriminately beating both sides, and if this continued, both the attacking and counterattacking sides would face enormous obstacles.

Trajan's side had no choice but to temporarily communicate with Caesar's commander in an attempt to eliminate the troublemakers first... Of course, due to communication problems, this communication process had to adopt an older method, namely, sending envoys to the enemy camp to discuss a solution.

During the negotiations, without the authority of their superiors to issue instructions, the field commanders on both sides dared not sign a "ceasefire and cooperation agreement" on the spot, for fear of being taken advantage of and facing accusations from their own side after a defeat, thus becoming scapegoats.

So they only verbally agreed to work together to drive out the Sword Emperor, specifying how many troops each would contribute and how they would cooperate. At the same time, they all secretly reserved a considerable number of troops to prevent the other side from sneaking into their base.

At the same time, he secretly thought that it would be best to make the Sword Emperor more resilient so that he could wear down the enemy's forces more!

With this in mind, the forces that both sides deployed to the battlefield and besiege Emiya were reduced from the verbally agreed-upon "100,000 Servants" to less than 10%, not even reaching 10,000.

Then, the result left them completely bewildered.

Trajan and Caesar's commanders all failed.

The Sword Emperor wasn't just tough; he was incredibly skilled at fighting.

This being known as the Sword Emperor was so powerful that he defied the heavens. Tens of thousands of Servants couldn't wear him down, as if his power was inexhaustible, and he also had a variety of Noble Phantasms.

And now, a new trick has emerged.

Commander Tula Zhen gazed solemnly at the towering sword peaks in the distance... What are those things?

A Reality Marble? It looks just like a real one.
"Commander! We've tried Group Five's plan, but communication still hasn't been restored!" The Casters' response was still not good news.

"What on earth is wrong! Have you found the cause? At least let me know why!" The commander was furious, but Caster's answer immediately silenced him:
"Report: The reason is that the other party used an unknown technique to isolate all communications across the entire island. We need a lot of time to analyze the technique or to find the unknown practitioner through a thorough search."

"Looking for someone? What a bad omen! Who has time to search for someone in some remote corner right now!"

The commander, at a loss for words, wanted to laugh but couldn't. He could only hope that General Odysseus would notice the anomaly soon, quickly resolve the communication problem, and, before Caesar's army could react, send all his main forces to settle the matter.

zizi...

Before he could finish speaking, a busy signal suddenly rang out, followed by a human voice amidst the cacophony: "The main force has landed on the island. How is your unit's situation? Where have you advanced to?"

The commander's eyes gleamed; it was the voice of one of General Odysseus's attendants!
They have landed on the island, and the broken communications have been restored. Could it be that General Odysseus has already dealt with the unknown enemy lurking in the shadows who used magic to interfere with the communications?
"Where is General Odysseus? We advanced to the middle section of the island, but encountered an unexpected incident—that Sword Emperor…"

"Commander, be careful!"

His report was interrupted by the exclamations of his adjutant and the Caster troops beside him.

The next moment, they saw a beam of light descend from the sky within the sword mountain.

Like a shooting star, like a blue dragon, burning with scorching flames, yet radiating extreme cold, ice and fire danced together as it descended from the heavens.

It was like an irreversible divine punishment.

Boom!

With a single strike, the battlefield command post, along with a large area of ​​mountainous terrain, crumbled and shattered.

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"What did you say? A 'Sword Emperor' has appeared on the island of Cyprus?"

Odysseus had just disembarked from Trajan's giant warship on his eastern expedition when he heard the messenger's report.

"Yes, General. After that, we lost contact with the position. It is suspected that it was targeted by the Sword Emperor."

"..."

This news made him fall into deep thought.

Because of the inexplicable communication disruption in Cyprus, Odysseus originally only intended to send a communications ship to check the situation, but unexpectedly encountered a long-range artillery barrage from an unidentified invisible object en route.

That kind of long-range artillery fire was an extra-visual-range attack, and since the direction and location of the incoming fire could not be determined, he had no choice but to lead his team to maneuver and evade.

Although Odysseus's fleet consisted of Roman-style ships, with the support of advanced follower technology, they transformed the ancient warships into magical light sail vessels that utilized light pressure. By using magic to focus the light and adjust the sails, they achieved speeds far exceeding those of the sailing era, comparable to the power of modern warship engines, and even surpassing them in maneuverability.

So, under what appeared to be shelling from an unknown source but was actually from the Shadow Border, they hid and eventually arrived on the island of Cyprus.

Then the attack disappeared without a trace.

This made Odysseus realize immediately that he and his group had been set up and deliberately lured to the island.

Odysseus frowned deeply upon realizing this. The consequence of this approach was that their own forces were not dispersed, but rather greatly strengthened. If they were targeting their own side, this did not make sense.

Could it be that there are excessively dangerous weapons hidden here, capable of blowing up Cyprus, an area of ​​nearly 10,000 square kilometers, in one go?

Is this Hector's strategy? Is he willing to sacrifice a large number of Caesar's troops stationed on the island for this? Would Caesar on the other side agree to such a plan?
Then a new conjecture popped into Odysseus's mind... or perhaps, it was just the Sword Emperor alone?

Wait, this is ridiculous.

Although they had heard that "the 'seventh' had repelled a legion of Caesar's flanking force, the flanking force, which consisted of a large number of pseudo-Servants, was worlds apart from the main force on this side, which was entirely composed of Servant-level members.

When the main force attacks a flanking force, even if it's not ten against one, five against one is enough to completely defeat the latter.

Not to mention, Odysseus dispatched a force of up to 100,000 followers to conquer this area, and the reinforcement fleet he brought was even larger, making the chances of failure extremely slim.

In this situation, let alone 100,000 Servants, even if there were 100,000 pigs, if they just stayed there and let that Sword Emperor chop them up, he wouldn't be able to finish chopping them up even if he did it for three days!

Odysseus, without hesitation, ordered the main force to assemble immediately upon landing on the island. At the same time, he summoned the generals in charge of the battle, including Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, Finn McCool, Minamoto no Tameaki, Arjuna, and others.

"Finn, Arjuna, your 'clairvoyance' level must be quite high. Take a look at the situation over there."

Although the question was directed at both of them, the main focus was on Finn.

Finn McCool is a handsome noble knight with long blond hair, clad in Celtic warrior armor and wielding a lance. He is the Grand Master of the glorious Fiona Knights in Irish mythology and Diarmuid's superior, commonly known as "Master Diarmuid."

As a strategist, he often discussed wartime strategies with Odysseus, usually contributing more and even gaining a significant boost of wisdom by biting his fingers.

(Actually, it is a Noble Phantasm called "The Fountain of Wisdom from the Thumb" by Fintan Finegas. In his previous life, Finn was a disciple of the prophet Finegas. When Finegas captured the salmon Fintan and had Finn cook it, Finn burned his finger and subconsciously sucked on it, licking the salmon fat on his thumb, thus gaining Fintan's wisdom.)
As for Arjuna from Hindu mythology... this son of the Kauravas, the third of the five sons of the Pandava, and the son of the thunder god Indra, is indeed extremely powerful, but he only shows some initiative when his nemesis Karna appears.

"The one who's been bombarding our fleet from behind the scenes... surely wants us to run into that 'Sword Emperor.' Let me see—"

Finn intently observed the distance. "It's definitely in the middle of Cyprus. A phenomenon resembling a Reality Marble Noble Phantasm has appeared there, affecting a very wide area. Wait a moment—"

Finn started biting his fingers.

Suddenly, his eyes widened. "No! The entire island is resonating with that inherent barrier phenomenon! The entire island nation is gradually being swallowed up by the other's domain!"

Odysseus was startled and instinctively slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

The island resonated with the other side... meaning that they had just disembarked from their own ships and landed on the island, which was equivalent to boarding the other side's pirate ship!
Arjuna, having also observed with his clairvoyance, lost all his previous relaxed state of mind, and his pupils narrowed slightly on his dark face.

"That must be true. The strength he displayed was incredible. He actually fought against tens of thousands of Servants at the same time... Just who is this Sword Emperor? In my opinion, he is a powerful enemy who can rival the gods!"

While Arjuna was reporting, Finn, a versatile individual with many abilities, had already shared the battle situation at the front with the camp using druidic magical artifacts. Finn is a well-rounded individual, skilled in magic, marksmanship, healing, and strategy—a true all-rounder.

"this……!"

When Odysseus saw the magical projection in the distance, he was stunned and speechless.

The red-haired figure held swords in both hands, ignoring the combined attack of an organized Servant army, and incredibly dodged the almost gapless Noble Phantasm sniping. Then, he swung his sword and struck the weak point of the Servant formation!
Almost simultaneously, the sword light burst forth like a bolt of lightning, releasing a long rainbow of light and heat that surpassed the performance of Noble Phantasms. It exerted extreme power at the cost of destruction, scattering the Servant battle group that had been painstakingly assembled.

The next instant, the giant sword in his other hand was released with great force, and the azure torrent in the form of a long dragon swept across the plains!

With each strike, dozens or even hundreds of Servants were scattered and sent flying.

It was as if he had seen through all the legions' movements, and by doing so from the most correct angle, he achieved the possibility of both dodging and defeating them at the same time.

The Sword Emperor was constantly being split into blurry white shadows. Like the Sword Emperor, each time he swung his sword, dozens of his followers were either knocked away or dissipated from the world.

As the battle continued, the Sword Emperor's aura grew increasingly powerful, his sword intent surging wildly, displaying unparalleled ferocity! The number of figures fighting around him gradually increased, their strength surging even more dramatically!
Such a terrifying Sword Emperor… damn it, what in the world can possibly withstand him?!
(End of this chapter)