Shirou Emiya is challenging FGO

Chapter 91: The Powerful King Shirou (1! Please give me a monthly ticket! Please subscribe automatically!)
89. Shirou: There is only one sun in my heart

——The amount of information pouring in at once was too great.

But Shirou is no longer the seven-year-old kid he was before. Even if there is no one who can serve as a 'commander' around him, he can still handle most things.

'Ordinary man' Ritsuka is obviously not capable of this job.

Over the past ten years, the person who has been doing this job for Shirou on a daily basis is actually Rin. Uh, actually, Shinji as well.

Rin is better at occult knowledge and not so good at science, while Shinji is the opposite, and the two of them together are the best match for Shirou and Sakura who are fighting on the front lines.

(Thinking carefully, there are two key pieces of information, which the recorder revealed to me)
Yes, Shirou got the information.

Not only did he know that the goddess Athena tried to forcibly leave the battlefield and take over the body of the polluted Servant Lancer Medusa to join the battle - he also knew the real names of Medusa and Athena, and was able to roughly guess their abilities and formulate countermeasures.

There is another important piece of information.

It was revealed in the options 1/3/4 of the big failure: the incoming polluted servant Berserker, whose real name is Hercules.

Furthermore, since hitting options 1/3/4 means that he has the Twelve Trials of the Noble Phantasm - conversely, as long as this option is not hit, it is equivalent to telling Shirou that the Pollution Berserker Hercules he will encounter next does not have the full Twelve Trials of the Noble Phantasm!

Although we still don’t know the specific effects of the Twelve Trials of the Noble Phantasm.

But we know that the opponent is a 'weakened' version of Hercules. Speaking of which, according to the records in mythology, the Berserker class, the berserker Hercules, although his physical abilities will become more ferocious and terrifying, the martial arts that he gained from Chiron, known as the 'Greek Bodhi Patriarch', may be gone.

He has no martial arts, and the twelve trials of the Noble Phantasm are also incomplete.

The Pollution Berserker Hercules
(The degree of weakening is quite serious, which means that the real biggest threat I will face later is actually the descending Athena. Or is it that I am besieged by both sides at the same time?)

We must avoid one-on-two situations as much as possible.

In Sakura's words, "In reality, it's just like in Soul Travel, the difficulty of fighting two enemies at the same time is not even added together! Three dogs surrounded can even kill the Lord of Fire!" This feeling.

Defeat Hercules quickly and then go back to fight Athena?
Not to mention the difficulty, in some versions of the myth, Hercules is even stronger than Athena, one of the Twelve Gods of Olympus, right?
Berserker class, pollution, are these such serious weakenings to Hercules?

Shirou's mind was working rapidly. He felt that the combat experience he had accumulated over the years seemed to have vaguely given him some kind of 'clue', some kind of 'inspiration' -

[Can Shirou find a suitable method to 'break through from the perspective of mysticism'? ]

[Difficulty: 75]

[Shirou's 'Inspiration (Mysticism)': 1D100=77]

To be honest, knowledge and inspiration in the field of mysticism is not Shirou's area of expertise.

It's not that Shirou didn't learn anything in the past ten years, it's just that his main focus was on the knowledge of Buddhism and Taoism in the Chinese cultural circle, and he only had a general understanding of other knowledge, and he didn't have the extra energy to delve into it - to put it another way, Shirou's shortcomings in this area were made up by Toosaka Rin and Matou Shinji.

However, even though he was not good at it, Shirou still had this level of 'combat intuition'!

(I remember! There is still a connection between Hercules and me. Hercules is also the guardian deity of Buddhism. Maybe I can turn it into an experience package for me to grow. Although it is a bit rude to say so)
(If I can successfully take over Hercules' power, I can then go back and deal with Athena.)

Shirou quickly planned a strategy in his mind.

The next question is: time.

How much time does Shirou have to deal with Hercules before Athena's descent is complete?
"--Caster! Use your magic to cover our tracks!" Shirou ordered.

Custer nodded and immediately took action, inserting the wooden staff in his hand into the ground. Invisible green ripples spread out, and the layout of the forest seemed to change, trying to hide their breath.

Although it is unknown what Caster learned from the 'Merlin' she knew, it is obvious that Caster is not the kind of magician who 'shoots fireballs of various attributes' as people commonly think, but has learned the spell list of the druid. (Note: In the attack module of swimsuit Caster, she is completely designed as a druid)

[Cast tried to use his 'Merlin Magic' to cover up the group's aura.]

[If successful, Hercules will have to wait one round to kill Shirou, and Shirou will gain an extra action round.]

[Difficulty: 75]

[Castor's 'Merlin Magic (Druid Spell: Concealing Mist)': 1D100=81]

It worked!
Custer communicated with the trees in the forest outside Fuyuki City, causing them to generate fog with a certain interference effect, preventing the pollution berserker - Hercules from immediately discovering this place!

Of course, it is impossible to confuse the intuition of a demigod hero for a long time with a technique of this level, and Shirou only has a very short opportunity (one round) to act.

Shirou placed Akebana Hinako in his arms next to Ritsuka.

"There's no time to explain, Master. You just need to know that there are two enemies coming towards us, one in front and one behind. So in order for everyone to survive, I need your cooperation."

Ritsuka, who was about to say "Don't worry about me, just fight as much as you can, Saber", swallowed his words when he heard this: "Saber, what do you need me to do?"

"It will hurt." Shirou stared into Ritsuka's golden eyes that looked so much like his own, "Just bear with it."

Ritsuka: "I'm ready!"

Shirou took Ritsuka's left hand and brought her arm to her mouth: "Bite it together with the clothes."

Ritsuka bit it without thinking.

Shirou: "Hold on tight!"

Li Xiang bit it tightly!

——The next moment

Shirou projected a sharp meat-cleaving knife, which was also red due to the high temperature - and he chopped it down with his hand.

Shirou directly cut off Ritsuka's right hand with the Command Seal!

Ritsuka: “!!!”

The high temperature instantly "stopped the bleeding" at the wrist joint, but the doubled pain was unavoidable, and Ritsuka could go into shock and coma at any time due to the severe pain.

[Will Ritsuka fall into a coma due to the severe pain? ]

[Difficulty: 90]

[Ritsuka's 'will': 1D100=99]

[As a great success reward, Fujimaru Ritsuka gains the characteristic 'Steel Determination', which can gain additional corrections for such judgments]

——She actually managed to hold on?
This made Shirou think highly of him even more.

Shirou had his reasons for suddenly taking this action.

Shirou knew that Ritsuka had secrets, but her overall physical qualities—and especially her magical aptitude—were very average.

For Lixiang, the pressure of offering sacrifices to the devil is very great.

Of course, by observing the trajectory of the flow of magic power through the Heavenly Eye, Shirou has discovered that the Chaldean Heroic Spirit Summoning Technique has been adjusted in terms of magic supply.

Considering that not all 'qualified soul transferers' have enough magic power to support servants, the designer of the Chaldean Heroic Spirit Summoning Technique - Leonardo da Vinci - modified and adjusted the technique.

The Servant will only directly extract the Master's magic power (life) in an 'emergency'.

Under normal circumstances, the magic power of the servants summoned by the Chaldean Heroic Spirit Summoning Technique will be supplied by the power plant in the rear Chaldean base, and the Master's job in this process is to be a "water pipe".

The water pipes of different people are of different sizes and thicknesses. The larger the water pipe, the more magic power it can transport at the same time.

As for the size of this water pipe, Lixiang can only be described as "average".

This is also the reason why when Shirou used the 'Heavenly Eye' and 'Rongomyniad' before, Ritsuka felt so painful even though he was not directly supplying magic power.

In that case, wouldn't it be enough to just replace the water pipe?
The 'Chaldean Heroic Spirit Summoning Technique' designed by Leonardo da Vinci simplified a lot of content, and the effect of the Command Spell itself was greatly weakened, making the 'disassembly' of the Servant Contract itself very simple.

As long as neither the Servant nor the Master refuses, it can be easily done.

Yes, that was Shirou's plan.

He wants to change a 'water pipe' - a new Master!
Replace it with a super 'water pipe' that is extremely strong and will not break no matter how hard you try!
Who?
The ready-made candidate is right in front of you!
Shirou said to Ritsuka, who was sweating profusely, biting her left arm and breathing heavily, but did not make any whimpering sound, nor did she faint, "Don't make any noise to attract monsters. I'll give you her hand later."

Ritsuka, who was unexpectedly obedient and had an incredibly strong will, nodded with some difficulty. She also guessed what Shirou was going to do.

Shirou raised his sword for the second time - and cut off Akagi Hinako's right hand!
Aku Hinako, who had fainted not long ago, was immediately awakened by the sudden severe pain - but Shirou had predicted that he would not let her scream as planned and attract the "monster" in advance.

Shirou blocked Akagi Hinako's mouth.

He used his first magic, the first magic he had ever learned - psychic magic!

Shirou used his magic to forcibly block the scream that was about to come out of Aku Hinako's mouth, and tried to tell Aku Hinako all of the current situation so that Aku Hinako would actively cooperate with his next actions.

Not only does Shirou want to change the Master, he also wants to use his own methods to "heal" Akagi Hinako!

[Shirou used 'Summoning Demon' on Akagi Hinako——]

[If Akagi Hinako's inspiration is successful, and she understands her current situation by directly acquiring her memories, and can cooperate with Shirou's subsequent treatment of her]

[Shirou's subsequent "treatment" of Akagi Hinako becomes less difficult]

[Difficulty of Akagi Hinako's Inspiration: 60]

[Shirou's Inspiration Difficulty: 80 (The difficulty of obtaining the remaining 'first memory fragment' of Akagi Hinako increases)]

[Akagi Hinako's 'Inspiration': 1D100=97 (Old Akagi actually showed his strength for once!?)]

[Shirou's 'Inspiration': 1D100=92]

Although he was shocked by the pain of the broken hand, he linked with Shirou and used the magic summoning technique.
Maybe it's because there's some kind of 'sense of familiarity' about the other person.

Aku Hinako did not resist. Not only did she cooperate, she even took the initiative to want to know about Shirou's past.

[Akure Hinako succeeded in replenishing her magic, and not only did she know the 'current situation and what to do next', she also knew 'Shirou's past' (if there is a chance to determine Shirou's past life in the future, the probability of it being Xiang Yu will increase slightly)]

Shirou had no intention of resisting this.

Shirou Emiya has lived an upright life! There is nothing that cannot be seen!
Then, Aku Hinako knew about the birth of Shirou. He was created with reference to the heroes of the past and was regarded as a "weapon to save the world". He was a creature that was neither human nor inhuman.

Even after the experiment failed and he was abandoned by his creator and reincarnated as 'Shirou Emiya', although no one forced him, he was still as stubborn as a sword and stubbornly walked on what he believed to be the 'right path'.

In the end, she really became a hero who saved the world - and even saved (saved) the 'Devil King (Miss Evil God)'.

Although Aku Hinako lost her memory.

But she always felt that Shirou's story had a sense of déjà vu. A sense of déjà vu that made people feel close.

As for Shirou,

On the one hand, he knew that Aku Hinako had lost her memory.

On the other hand, Shirou learned about Aku Hinako's origin from the remnants of her memory from the distant past, 'the time of her birth', which even Aku Hinako herself might not be able to recall.

At the beginning, what was Akagi Hinako?
It is the water flowing beneath the earth, the buds on the branches, the harmless breeze caressing the face -

It is 'nature everywhere'

It is the end of a small branch of the unconscious Earth Soul.

However, one day, an accident occurred.

Many humans have believed for many years that 'she exists'.

Many humans have believed for years that 'she should have the most beautiful female figure'.

Many humans have believed for years that "she can communicate, and she can hear our conversations and prayers."

Thus, she existed, thus, she acquired her own "appearance as a human being", thus, she acquired "female personality and the intellect capable of dialogue and communication".

So, somewhere in the Eastern Divine Land, she 'appeared in this world'——

In other words, Aku Hinako was 'born (received a body/acquired a physical body)' at that moment.

The name of Jie Hinako (Hina Jiezi) comes from the name of a flower near the place where she was born by chance. This flower also has another name in China - poppy.

At the beginning, Akagi Hinako's attitude towards humans was "curiosity" that could be called friendly.

It's not that Aku Hinako was born to like humans.

Rather, she was actually somewhat afraid of humans, afraid of the humans who had given birth to 'Akagami Hinako (herself)' for no apparent reason.

But she was also curious.

I felt an immense curiosity about humans who had this ability, about humans who were the prototypes of my own intellect and personality.

She entered human society.

Been through a lot of things.

She was happy at the beginning. Even though she was timid, afraid of humans, introverted and a little autistic, people were still friendly to her.

Because—well, because she’s beautiful.

Aki Hinako is very beautiful, very beautiful. She doesn't have any weird cursed aura or demonic qualities, but simply has the 'pure beauty of a Shenzhou woman'.

However, the good times did not last long.

It's just a few decades - equivalent to the length of a person's life.

After discovering that Akagi Hinako was eternally beautiful, people's attitude towards her changed.

Initially it was worship, worship of her as a deity.

This made Aku Hinako feel uncomfortable because she didn't like this sense of distance. The admiration for her made her feel as if she was an alien who didn't belong to the human race.

People who admired her soon made various requests and expressed various wishes to her.

But Aku Hinako couldn't do those things at all.

She couldn't have good weather, a good harvest, or have a child.

Because the land where Akagi Hinako was born was the land where poppies (poppy flowers/Papaver family, genus Papaver) bloomed. The reason why the flowers were so lush was that it was an ancient battlefield where many lives were buried. The poppies were beautiful because they were watered with their blood.

Since Aku Hinako was unable to fulfill those messy wishes, the admiration for her quickly disappeared.

Aku Hinako thought she could go back to the old days.

But... I can't go back to my past life as a 'very beautiful ordinary person'.

Seeing her ageless beauty, some people began to spread rumors that if they drank her blood and ate her flesh, they would become immortal.

Some people say that she is actually a spirit of the underground Ganoderma lucidum.

Many people wanted to capture her and present her as a tribute to those in power in order to gain wealth and glory.

Aku Hinako was very angry, but she couldn't take direct action to eliminate those people with absolute violence.

Because at the moment of taking action, Aku Hinako suddenly realized that if she made up her mind to show her power as a 'natural spirit (Eastern subspecies true ancestor)', her humanity would probably be gradually worn away, and in the end, her personality would probably disappear, and she would become a dangerous evil spirit, until one day she was destroyed and returned to nature.

Aku Hinako, who has a 'personality', felt terrified: What's the difference between this and 'Aku Hinako' dying?
Aku Hinako is not sure how many times she needs to use it before her "humanity" disappears, so she can only "not use it if possible and live as a human being normally".

He ran away with her, escaped from his 'hometown', and began to wander.

In order to protect herself, she began to practice martial arts, and began to learn martial arts that "can eliminate villains without using her own power as a true ancestor."

Unknowingly, because of her beautiful face and excellent sword dancing skills, she infiltrated a traveling and touring theater troupe.

Aku Hinako has experienced a lot of things, met many people, and also met many inhuman beings.

But she doesn't belong anywhere, she can't stay anywhere for too long, there is no 'home' for her.

She was called 'the beauty who brings disaster'.

Even though the disaster was not caused by her, it was because people feared her, terrified her, and longed for her "power", and thus created disputes around her.

Eventually, she grew increasingly afraid of humans.

The eternal girl with infinite life lives in seclusion, but as more and more humans appear and build new places, the space she can survive in becomes smaller.
As for how she managed to hide in Chaldea, Shirou didn't know.

Akagi Hinako's memory was severely incomplete, with only some fragments. Shirou simply pieced these fragments together and used reasoning to find out the "rough outline of her life experience."

Ok.

To Shirou, Akagi Hinako's 'tragic past' is not that important at the moment. It is indeed not important. Compared to that, what is really important is that Shirou learned that Akagi Hinako is a transformed nature spirit (subspecies True Ancestor)!

The truth behind her strange blood slime physique is now clear!

There is no doubt that if she becomes Shirou's master, Shirou will be able to fight to his heart's content!
[After learning about Aku Hinako's 'origin story' through magic repair, Shirou's 'sympathy' for her: 1D100=80]

Well, although it is not important for the current battle situation, for some reason, Emiya Shirou, a man who lives like a sword, actually felt some sympathy for Aku Hinako in such a critical situation.

Is it
Maybe it's because it's similar to Shirou's own experience? I feel like Shirou has had similar interactions with Rin in the past.

We’ll talk about that later!

The biggest question now is -

——It seems that Aku Hinako is not very smart!
If she had the brains of Rin Toosaka, this injury wouldn't be a big deal, right? She wouldn't even need treatment!
But it’s not possible now. She still thinks she is a human being. After losing her memory, she has returned to the situation when she was first born. She thinks she is a human being and is curious about humans. Although she is a little afraid of people, her social phobia is not that serious.

Shirou actually wanted to have another make-up battle with her, telling her all his 'guesses' about her life story, letting her know her true identity, so that she wouldn't be stuck in this awkward 'seriously injured and lying on the ground' state.

But it was too late.

Shirou not only has to 'heal' Akagi Hinako, but also transfer his Servant Contract to Akagi Hinako in the process.

Why didn't Shirou also treat Ritsuka?

The principle involved here is very complicated: Shirou does not know how to do "treatment" in the ordinary sense, and is not good at it.

But Shirou can 'repair swords'.

How to repair a damaged sword?
Use high temperature to melt it, then beat it repeatedly to return it to its original shape!

Normal people simply cannot withstand this kind of 'treatment (repair)'.

But Akagi Hinako is just right! Her body is incomparably resistant to fucking! She can do whatever she wants!

Shirou attached Ritsuka's right hand to Akagi Hinako, and then "forged" her body back into its intact shape (appearance)!
[Ordinary treatment methods are useless to Akagi Hinako]

[It would be fatal for an ordinary person to accept Shirou's "treatment (forging)"]

[But at this moment, Shirou is able to 'heal' Akagi Hinako's injuries and 'forge' her back to her original shape! ]

[Difficulty: 175 (After all, the material for this ‘forging’ is a subspecies True Ancestor, so the difficulty has increased)]

[Shirou's 'Healing (Forging)': 1D100=59]

[Skill: Sword Aesthetics·Soul Form A's 'Skill Correction': 1D100=100]

[Because the magic repair was successful, Aki Hinako provides a 'full cooperation' correction (extra correction, not included in the difficulty): 1D100=52]

[Total: 211]

For Shirou, since this was the first time he treated 'someone other than himself' as a sword to forge, his performance was average.

For Aku Hinako, since she is not very smart, even if she wants to cooperate with all her strength, the assistance she actually provides is just average.

But Shirou has extremely rich experience in 'forging souls'.

But for a life form like Akagi Hinako, the soul is the essence and the body is just a mimicry - the physiques and skills of both parties are incredibly compatible!

It worked!
The treatment is complete, the contract transfer is complete, and only the last step remains.
Shirou: "."

Shirou, who was hugging Aku Hinako, was still maintaining the magic-replenishing position with her. To be specific, Aku Hinako was still biting Shirou's lips. This could not be considered a kiss at all. Aku Hinako's fangs directly bit through Shirou's lips, and she also subconsciously drank some of Shirou's blood.

He was so absorbed in his own business that he ignored the crisis of the current situation. Facing such a Hinako Akagi, because of the angle, Shirou could only use his other hand to pat Hinako Akagi's waist, signaling her to stop biting.

Recovered——After her 'body (shape)' was 'repaired', Akagi Hinako finally came to her senses and relaxed.

"Time is urgent, so I will just go through the procedure."

Shirou stared into Akagi Hinako's blood-red eyes:
"Are you my master?"

Akagi Hinako nodded without hesitation: "Yes!"

At the same time, Custer's warning voice came: "No more delay! That guy has found out! It's a super scary muscle tumbler! He's coming! By the way, boss, do you really not need me to turn into a sword so you can fight with it?"

Shirou rejected Caster's proposal: "Not now, your current level (LV) is too low, you can raise your level later - you go to protect Ritsuka!"

Aku Hinako immediately turned around and looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had a complicated expression: "Junior! Hold my right hand and hide behind her (Caster) first! We will protect you!"

At the same time, new judgment content appeared in front of Shirou's eyes.

[On the other hand, facing Athena who is "descending" and possessing the Contaminated Servant Lancer, trying to intervene in the events of Singularity F, the Contaminated Servant Archer's choice is.]

[1. Ignore and return to defend the Holy Grail]

[2. Launch sniping and try to stop it]

【1D2=2】

[Perhaps because if left alone, there would be too many variables and there might be troubles, so the Servant Archer was polluted and began to try to stop Athena's descent.]

[The archers launched a full-force attack on the spearmen (Holy Spear Technique), trying to kill the body that Athena possessed before she could successfully descend to the heavens - the polluted servant spearmen (Medusa)! ]

[Archers and Athena compete against each other! 】

[If the archer wins and the difference in the stats between the two sides exceeds 25, Athena's descent will fail]

[If the archer wins, but the difference in stats between the two sides does not exceed 25, then the archer only delayed the time for Athena to descend (Athena will not interfere with Shirou's battle with Hercules)]

[Archer's 'Holy Spear Technique': 1D100=93]

[Athena's 'Power of Hades (Descending Spirits and Descending Gods)': 1D100=85]

[The archers failed to kill the spearmen in advance and prevent Athena from descending, but they succeeded in delaying the time.]

--very good!
Even though that archer guy is an enemy, he's a big help now!
In Greek mythology related to Hercules, Athena often appears as the patron saint of Hercules. Could it be that Athena used this connection, using Hercules as an anchor, to descend to the heavens?
(If I can quickly deal with the Berserker, I might be able to stop Athena from appearing.)

Give it a try!

Custer picked up Ritsuka and ran back. As a wandering magician who was a mercenary, she had plenty of combat experience and knew to make sure the wounded would not become a burden - if the encounter hadn't been so sudden, she could have also performed her best skill of digging traps.

——At this moment
“▃▄▅▆▇▉▉▉▉▉!!!”

The roar of the monster exploded like thunder!
Shirou even thought for a moment that some kind of bomb had exploded!

The mist summoned by Custer was actually dispersed by the shock wave caused by the roar!
The trees and rocks along the way were crushed into powder by the giant who was over three meters tall and sprinting towards them!
Fighting spirit mixed with spirit surged like a dam bursting! Just seeing the sight made me feel hot, and the footsteps of the berserker——Hercules were literally thunderous!

The son of Zeus, and possibly the strongest child of Zeus. In some versions of mythology, even the gods have to turn to him for help - no doubt! The strongest demigod in Greek mythology! The hero among heroes, the pinnacle of hero gods!
Hercules! Hercules!
He appeared in the world as a berserker, which was equivalent to recreating the crazy moments in his life. The tragedy of Hercules - many mistakes and even his final death, were almost all related to falling into a state of madness.

In a sense, 'madness' itself is Hercules' weakness and one of the 'causes of death' of Hercules.

Having lost his martial arts skills and appearing in the world in the state of 'death', Hercules is in his most vulnerable state.
But even so, this breathtaking force is overwhelming!

Crazy Hercules - although madness is his weakness (cause of death), although he lost his martial arts in this state, but at the cost of this, the "ferocity" of Zeus' divinity in his body was triggered!
Under the guidance of his mentor Chiron, Hercules' suppressed animal nature burst out uncontrollably in normal times!

Those muscles that were expanded to the extreme and yet looked like they were carved from granite, all displayed the strange power of his otherworldly life!

Shirou once again unlocked the seal of the Heavenly Eye.

It can be seen at a glance that Hercules has the same ability as Shirou, which is based on his natural intuition and sixth sense, and is guided by acquired training, giving him an extraordinary ability to observe and judge things around him, the 'mind's eye (false)' - that is, the 'real mind's eye (the pupil that reflects the soul)'.

This is also the difference between Shirou in the celestial world and ordinary Shirou Emiya. Ordinary Shirou Emiya has the insight of "mind's eye (truth)" cultivated from acquired training and exercise - that is, "acquired experience-based reaction ability".

Because they both had the same "mind's eye", Shirou could tell that the berserker Hercules's mind's eye ability was still effective, but it was greatly reduced, and the effect was compressed to only have an instinctive effect on "on-the-spot reaction during battle".

even so
If there is any good point in the polluted Servant in front of me: Berserker Hercules,
His original monstrous physical fitness was further enhanced under the effect of berserk, reaching a level that could be called 'exceptional'. Although he was a demigod servant, he could still exert his full form - the god-level physical fitness of 'Hercules'!

Moreover, even if the original Berserker Hercules could exert god-level physical fitness, he was still restricted by his Master.

Even a Master with sufficient magical power cannot actually support the Berserker Hercules to fight at full strength.

If the physical strength is too terrifying and it is not a 'momentary burst' but a 'continuous output', even the magic itself will become dangerous and fatal. Even if a master with sufficient magic power is treated like this, he may explode and die at any time - or even be directly 'torn to pieces' by the act of 'extracting magic power'!

But pollution servants don't have this problem.

Although the Contaminated Servants are essentially in a state of 'broken spiritual foundation', because they are directly connected to the Holy Grail, the continuous collapse of their spiritual foundation is balanced by the forced repair of the Holy Grail's magic.

".Although his abilities have been weakened to the point of almost nothing, this guy now relies on the Holy Grail to directly supply magic, without the burden of a Master!"

There are no tricks, it’s all numbers!
This is the type of person Shirou is least good at dealing with!
For Shirou, he can project the enemy's skills. By understanding the enemy's skills, Shirou can reversely understand the opponent, thereby activating the three-phase projection and directly obtaining its values ​​and skills.

Shirou's body. Even after he has grown up, can his body withstand the strength of Hercules?
Shirou didn't know.

But the Hercules in front of him had no skills at all, making it impossible for Shirou to understand his opponent through fighting!

The three-phase projection cannot be used on this kind of simple numerical monster. Even if it is used successfully, Shirou is very skeptical. Does the Hercules in front of him really have something that can be called a "skill"?
Shirou can defeat almost any type of enemy by "gaining the opponent's power" and then "having both the opponent's power and his own" to find the flaws.

But facing a pure numerical monster like Berserker Hercules, Shirou's biggest weakness as a modern Heroic Servant will be infinitely magnified.

That is the strength of physical fitness.

It's not that Shirou isn't physically strong.

But too many of these mythical servants are born monsters or demigods! Even if they don't exercise much, their physical strength is still at the monster level!
As one gains, the other loses. Under normal circumstances, Shirou can still make up for the physical difference with his skills, but he is facing Hercules. I am afraid he will be defeated by his strength.

(First lead him away, away from Ritsuka and Custer, then find a way to distance him and fly a kite.)

This is the most reasonable strategy.

And yet——it still doesn’t work.

Shirou felt it.

The Polluted Servant, Berserker Hercules, acts on his animal nature and instincts, and his attention is not focused on Shirou Emiya who is planning to confront him head-on!
But behind Shirou, in Caster - No!
It’s on Ritsuka Fujimaru!

Shirou heard the 'unconscious' 'voice' of Hercules.

Is that an unconscious 'disgust' towards Fujimaru Ritsuka?
why?
That being said, when Shirou saw the assassin and the archer before, he also sensed a hint of "disgust" towards Fujimaru Ritsuka in the archer's eyes, but she suppressed it. However, the assassin, Cursed Arm Hassan, could not withstand the pollution, and in his madness, he did not hide his disgust towards Ritsuka.

Why is this wrong!

This is not the point!
The key point is that if nothing is done - if Shirou does not take the initiative to rush forward for close combat to attract attention, the Berserker will probably just ignore Shirou and go straight for Fujimaru Ritsuka!
(It was just a simple numerical monster, but it unexpectedly forced me into a battle that I was least good at.)
However, before that, Shirou had also thought of a way to break the situation from the perspective of mysticism - that is, to use "magic".

(As long as I can deliver a powerful blow and suppress it by force, I can win!)

but.

To 'suppress' this super numerical monster head-on?
Caster, who was sharing a mental link with Shirou, couldn't help but wonder, "Maybe this is harder than killing him?"

Custer did not continue to run away with Ritsuka. Regardless of the reason, since the other party's target was Fujimaru Ritsuka, there was no point in running away. The farther away from Shirou, the more likely they would encounter unexpected events.

--really

After Shirou stood in front of Hercules and shot several arrows in succession to block him, Hercules' actions were 'dodge', 'smash', and 'catch the arrow and throw it back'!
Even if the arrow exploded, the shock wave from the arrow's explosion would not be able to stop Hercules at all!
“▃▄▅▆▇▉▉▉▉▉!!!”

Berserker Hercules just roared, and without having to worry about the safety of his Master, he, who had infinite magic power, actually released his divine energy and fighting spirit wantonly - turning his roar into a 'divine energy explosion shockwave' that was stronger than Shirou's 'Fantasy Collapse'!
This name may sound strange, but it is not an adjective, it is a descriptive word, a literal description!

Then, as if to say that this level of attack was no more than a tickle to him, he actually ignored Shirou and jumped up in mid-air.

Theoretically, in mid-air without any contact with the ground, he stepped hard!
He was actually stepping on the air! As the sound barrier was blasted, he used the air as a fulcrum and accelerated towards Ritsuka like a missile!

"This guy!"

This guy is faster in terms of speed. Even though he is a Pollution Servant and a Berserker, a weakened job for Hercules, Shirou can hardly imagine to what extent this guy's agility attribute has soared with the infinite supply of magic from the Holy Grail!
Stop him!
We can’t let him rush over to Ritsuka and Custer like this!

There is no way that Caster, who is only level 1 now, can stop Hercules!

(The new power comes in handy now!)
"Saber--Shirou! It's too late!" Aku Hinako looked at Shirou, "Use me!"

Just now, Shirou, who was treating Aku Hinako, used the 'forging' method and, with the cooperation of Aku Hinako herself, 'forged' her into the shape of her soul.

Originally, to forge a Zanpakuto, one needs to use the black mud of the dragon demon as material. Although Shirou doesn't have it with him now, Aku Hinako herself is a special existence. She is the spirit of the earth that has taken on human form. Her body and soul can both be used as material!

The 'side effect' of Shirou's treatment of Akagi Hinako is that in addition to her 'human form', she also gained 'sword form'! (The previous 1D100=100 big success bonus)

Shirou stretched out his hand, and Akebab instantly turned into a scarlet Zanpakuto, which was held in Shirou's hand.

Shirou whispered the words of the soul that finally unlocked its power:

"——Yu Xi, Yu Xi, what can I do?"

The shape of the Zanpakuto changed, turning into a bright silver Zanmaken (sword)!
Shirou raised his Zanpakutō and chased Hercules from behind. At the same time, a bloody light flashed from the blade of the zanpakutō, and a wall of earth rose out of thin air, blocking Hercules in mid-air!

Although this thing looks like a large weapon for frontal combat - and in fact it is so, but as a sword spirit, Akagi Hinako can move on her own!

And through Shirou's guidance of her soul power, Akagi Hinako was able to show her ability as the 'Earth Spirit' without changing back to her original form - to manipulate the earth! (If it is on the land of Shenzhou, the strength of this ability will increase)

Of course, a simple earth wall could not stop the violent Hercules, but the earth was manipulated by Akebia Hinako as easily as her own arms. At the moment when the mad Hercules was about to smash the earth wall head-on, the nature of the earth wall was changed by Akebia Hinako and turned into a muddy swamp!
Mere brute force will be absorbed by the swamp!
Aku Hinako directly pulled Hercules down from mid-air to the ground, and manipulated the swamp soil into shackles!
Stop it, hold him back, and then Shirou can launch an attack powerful enough to end this battle!
As long as he can forcibly suppress his powerful attack, Shirou can then use 'magic' to resolve this battle!

The blade of the scimitar instantly turned red! That was because Shirou was constantly heating it up. Ordinary swords would self-destruct with such a blow, but the weapon transformed by Mustard Hinako would not!
Shirou originally intended to use this move in cooperation with Sakura, but now Akagi Hinako, relying on her own subspecies True Ancestor physique, is a perfect match!

Can you trap Hercules and let this move hit him hard? !
[As long as Shirou and Akagi Hinako's combined skills can successfully hit, Hercules can be temporarily put into a 'severe stiffness state']

[In this case, Shirou can use the "magic to restrain Hercules" mentioned above to end the battle directly! ]

[Can Hercules break through Akagi Hinako's 'blockade' and Shirou's 'attack'? ]

[Difficulty: 200]

[Pollution Servant: Berserker Hercules's 'Brave On-the-Spot Performance (Skill Mind's Eye + Bravery Correction)': 1D300=267]

[Divine A correction: 50]

[Total: 317]

“▃▄▅▆▇▉▉▉▉▉!!!”

——The most ideal battle situation did not happen
Pollution Servant, Berserker Hercules, although the basic skills have been weakened to almost nothing, but because there is no constraint from the Master, plus the infinite magic power directly provided by the Holy Grail
This guy!
Directly detonated the fighting spirit and spiritual energy in his body!
Explosion roars! Flames rise!
And his divinity as the son of Zeus overflowed - turning into scarlet thunder!
mud?

He was actually blown away by Hercules' rage - evaporated on the spot!
monster!

Is this Hercules?
It is hard to imagine how terrifying he would be if he had not fallen into madness, was not a berserker, and still retained his martial arts!

Unrivaled pressure was unleashed, and the might of the great god Zeus impacted the bodies of all those who tried to fight against him!

[Willpower check, if it is less than 20, it will be negatively affected - the body will become dull]

[Shirou's 'will (will to fight)' at this time: 1D100=93]

Even though she was a True Ancestor, Aku Hinako couldn't help but be shocked by the power displayed by Hercules - but before that!

At the same time, Aku Hinako noticed that Shirou, who was holding her, was not frightened at all. Instead, his fighting spirit was boosted by the adversity!
Shirou, who is always calm and silent when using violence, actually ignites his fighting spirit at this moment!
The nature of 'battle mania' inherited from Miyamoto Musashi was ignited!
"——Then let's try it by force!"

"Forced projection you-Hercules!"

"Depending on the fate between us - I am you and you are me!"

Hercules.

The heroic god, Hercules, in Greek mythology.

He also has another name in Buddhism: Vajra Bodhisattva.

Shirou has a special connection with this name.

Hercules, also known as the 'Great Power Bodhisattva'.
'Vajra Bodhisattva' is also one of the prototypes of the image of Sun Wukong in the story!

The early title of Sun Wukong was not "The Great Sage Equaling Heaven" or "The Monkey King", but "The Great Powerful King"!
It is said that the tiger-skin apron worn by Vajra Bodhisattva was derived from the skin of the invulnerable Nemean lion that Hercules once killed, and this classic image feature was also inherited by the image of Sun Wukong.

Fate, composition.

Shirou himself is naturally not good at learning (constructing) such a complicated technique.

--but!
Toosaka Rin once used it!
←to be continue!
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Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is really fun

(End of this chapter)