Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Vlad III's powerful regenerative abilities made him virtually immortal.

While being burned, Vlad III continued to repair himself.

At this moment, Vlad III had already reached Karna.

"I hereby bestow upon you, the intruder, the ultimate punishment!!!"

Vlad III stared into Karna's eyes in mid-air, his gaze filled with madness and rage. Surrounded by flames, Vlad III's face appeared even more ferocious.

"The Bloodstained Demon King!!!!"

Bloodstained Demon King, Rank: A+ [B+]

Type: Anti-personnel treasure.

This Noble Phantasm, which should have been only a B+ rank, was transformed into an A+ rank Noble Phantasm thanks to the combined effects of the Command Seals and the [Guardian General of the Nation].

At this moment, countless stakes formed from blood, hair, flesh, shadows, and steel, so close to Karna, erupted terrifyingly outwards from Vlad III's center.

In almost a frozen moment, countless stakes surrounded Karna, who was suspended in the air, giving him no time to react. All that could be heard was the sound of countless whooshing sounds coming from all around him.

These stakes, erupting from Vlad III's body, were moving at an incredible speed, imperceptible even to top-tier Heroic Spirits, as they thrust towards Karna.

"Pfft——!"

"Pfft——!"

"Pfft——!"

"Pfft——!"

In less than 0.1 seconds, Karna was pierced from head to torso, and from torso to limbs; at this point, his body had been completely pierced by countless stakes.

Without his golden armor, Karna was no match for the terrifying power of these stakes.

These are different from the iron stakes released by Vlad III that Karna had previously faced.

These stakes, imbued with vampire elements, are much harder and attack much faster, easily crushing the stakes previously released by Vlad III.

Originally, a single stake had very low power, but once hit, it would temporarily inflict continuous damage caused by "penetration".

Furthermore, once the spearhead pierces the enemy, it can even create a stake inside the enemy's body to penetrate them.

Under normal circumstances, once things turn out like this, there is no way to reverse the situation, and the opponent can only struggle in agony until they die.

Now, each pillar released from Vlad III's body possesses the power of a B-rank Noble Phantasm, and its speed and power are incomparable to the original pillars.

However, even if Karna did not unleash his golden armor, he still could not defend against such an attack, and the golden armor would be of no use.

because----

Just as he was about to be engulfed by flames, Vlad III laughed wildly and suddenly gripped the flames tightly.

Countless stakes, stained with his blood, burst forth from Karna's body, completely filling his entire form from the inside out, leaving no part of his body unpierced.

"Let's exit this stage together, you merciful hero!!!!"

The biggest weakness of the golden armor is that it cannot defend against attacks generated from within.

Vlad III had already realized this in the previous battle, but Karna kept the flames circulating in his body, and the iron spikes he used were completely consumed by the flames when they entered his body.

But this time, in order to unleash the full power of his Noble Phantasm, Karna abruptly stopped the flow of flames within his body. Moreover, Vlad III's stake was now completely beyond the reach of the flames he had previously possessed.

The final attack, of course, erupts from Karna's body, making it the most lethal and the ultimate killing move.

Vlad III was unaware that Karna had to release his golden armor to unleash this Noble Phantasm.

Therefore, he had to kill him in the safest way possible.

At that moment, the flames released by Karna's spear engulfed it at an extremely terrifying speed.

Even a vampire's powerful healing abilities are nothing but a joke in the face of this divine spear.

However, Vlad III was not surprised at all by this.

He seemed to have foreseen his ultimate fate.

When Karna unleashes his Noble Phantasm, with sufficient magical energy, his power is enough to completely destroy all "single" existences in the world—living things, non-living things, and even any object, including magical beasts, phantom beasts, divine beasts, humans, shields, armies, cities, barriers, and gods. No existence can withstand it.

Vlad III, being merely a vampire, could not possibly survive such an attack. Even with his terrifying healing abilities, it would only allow him to prolong his life amidst the flames.

Moreover, Vlad III, after transforming into a vampire, had no intention of surviving this battle.

The title of vampire was the ultimate humiliation for him, and he hated that a mere novel could completely negate his achievements.

However, he could not deny that it was precisely this power that enabled him to defeat Karna in such an extreme state.

Of course, Vlad III would not accept this power.

No matter how powerful this force was, it would only make him feel disgusted and humiliated.

Looking at Karna, whose body was beginning to radiate golden light, Vlad III, in the moment when his last sanity was about to vanish, revealed a smile that he hadn't shown in a long time.

Even as a vampire, he remains the "Shield of Christianity," still the noblest person in Romania.

After he realized that Karna would be eliminated, he cut off his ability to recover, allowing himself to die in the aftershocks of the flames.

The flames from the aftershocks of the divine spear mercilessly devoured it, leaving not a single ash behind.

The stakes that had pierced Karna's body also disappeared as he left the scene.

"Don't believe a rifleman's appearance of life and death, and let me return that message to you."

Karna, whose body was completely pierced inside and out, turned his head in mid-air to look at Vlad III, who had been completely devoured by his own spear, and slowly uttered these words.

At this moment, Karna was almost completely unable to exist in the mortal world. His soul core was also shattered under Vlad's attack, and he had no chance of surviving at all.

Because of the disappearance of the golden armor, the fatal wounds on his body could not be easily healed.

But for some reason, Karna felt a sense of familiarity with Vlad III's words, as if they were spoken by someone he had fought before.

And these were the words of a Servant who fought like a beast, wielding a crimson spear, until his own spirit core shattered and he could barely maintain his physical form.

I felt that I was no match for him at that time.

However, that time is exactly like this moment.

Am I not in a state where my spiritual core is shattered and I can barely maintain my physical form?

Karna's god-slaying spear suddenly erupted with even more intense flames.

In most cases, when a Servant leaves the field, their Noble Phantasm will stop being released because it will lose its mana supply.

Karna's Noble Phantasm release was similar; Vlad III was prepared to risk his own life to force Karna to retreat before the attack of his divine spear could land.

This ensures that the Black side still retains the combat power of two Servants, Saber and Berserker.

However, as a hero who bestows charity, Karna is able to unleash his Noble Phantasm at the last moment even without continuing the battle.

"Sun, submit to death."

Even with his spirit core shattered and struggling to maintain his physical form, Karna's tone remained calm.

The spear that Karna wields is the very weapon that was once the most powerful and powerful in the world, not even found in the treasure vault of the famous King of Heroes (Gilgamesh). It is truly the most secret weapon of secret weapons.

The gun, which had already been thrown, pierced Siegfried's chest with extreme precision and embedded itself in the ground.

All that could be seen by everyone present was an extremely intense red light.

The clamor of battle on the entire battlefield vanished into silence the moment that blow landed; everything seemed to have been reduced to nothingness by that single strike.

A pillar of flame, whose end could not be seen, rose from the battlefield, and an unstoppable gust of air exploded from the battlefield.

The aftershocks of the Noble Phantasm alone destroyed all the trees in the forest a kilometer away.

The three Masters also quickly used all their skills to defend themselves, but were extremely difficult to knock away and land heavily on the ground.

At that moment, they both felt that their contract with the Servant was being completely severed.

Chapter 170 The Hanging Gardens and the Primordial People

"Let me fulfill my final duty as a Black Faction Servant!"

As Chiron lay on the ground and finished speaking, a golden light flashed from the distant sky.

Achilles sensed an unpredictable danger approaching and tried to retreat, but it was too late.

Even as the fastest hero in Greece, he had no chance to dodge the golden and silver arrow.

"ah----!!!!!"

Achilles' face was contorted with pain. Under such an attack, he could only watch helplessly as the golden arrow of light pierced through his right heel.

"Sagittarius appearing in the sky"

"If that were me"

"So I kept drawing the bow."

"The Noble Phantasm has already been activated; it doesn't even need to reveal its true name."

With his eyes tightly closed, Chiron listened to Achilles' screams standing in front of him and explained to Achilles in an extremely calm tone. Even now, he was teaching his student with the same care and attention as a teacher.

Similarly, he has been fulfilling his role as the Black Archer.

"My star has pierced through where it was meant to pierce; now it's up to you."

As Chiron uttered his last words, his body transformed into golden particles of light, which drifted slowly into the air on a gentle breeze blowing from afar.

"Teacher, you really taught me a harsh lesson!"

Achilles gritted his teeth as he looked at Chiron, who had turned into golden particles of light, and bowed deeply to him with utmost respect.

Even though Chiron schemed against him like that, he was still the teacher Chiron respected most, and Chiron did indeed teach him a lesson.

Because he possessed the Noble Phantasm "The Unfading Flower of the Hero," he also lost the knowledge he initially learned from Chiron of maintaining the necessary vigilance against any enemy.

After all, in Achilles' eyes, no enemy who could break through the defense of the [Unfading Flower of the Warrior] was worthy of being his opponent.

If it can't even break through its own defenses, should we be wary of it?

This is what Achilles believed.