Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Emiya Shirou was just a minor incident; it's ridiculous to think he went there specifically to kill such a weak human.

Neither the man nor the floating doll would choose to do it.

If it were a torch that could move freely within the sealed-off area, they might choose to go and see it.

Even a torch can be locked in place by the seal and cannot move. A torch that can move freely inside the seal can be basically identified as Mystice.

Mystice is a special torch, either a torch with a Noble Phantasm residing within it or a special power preserved by a Crimson Lord using a torch.

However, these things will randomly jump onto other torches as the host burns out.

The fact that a torch cannot move within a sealed environment does not necessarily mean it does not contain a Noble Phantasm.

However, the torch that can move within the sealed area must possess some kind of magical artifact.

As for what the treasure is, we'll only know once it's retrieved.

With so many treasures in the world, how could he possibly know about them all? At most, he only knows about the most famous ones.

Humans, aside from providing a portion of its existence, have no other role.

In his eyes, the value of humanity was not even comparable to that of a torch.

"However, it seems that the [Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin] is also approaching this city soon."

The man stroked the doll in his arms, murmuring softly as he pondered.

After all, he wanted to realize his grand ambition.

He will ruthlessly annihilate anything that hinders his existence.

"Master, is the [Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin] very strong?"

　The doll looked at him with great confusion. As a being born in his hands, she learned everything about herself from him. This was the first time she had heard her master utter the title of "Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin".

Flame Haze warriors who can earn a title are generally not weak.

“Oh, dear Marianne, there’s no need to worry. The current [Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Killer] is just a child who hasn’t grown up yet. Destroying her is a piece of cake for me. The only thing to worry about is the Crimson World Demon Lord she has a pact with—“Heavenly Blaze” Alastor.”

He gently stroked the doll's back and explained softly that if it were the former "Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin," he would need to be wary, but now, the "Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Assassin" hadn't even grown up yet, and he could take her down without expending too much effort.

Now that his plan was about to be completed, he did not intend to cause any unforeseen complications. It would be best to complete the task quietly.

Before he finished his task, he had no intention of getting into a conflict with the Flame Haze.

However, if a Flame Haze comes uninvited, he will not hold back and will eliminate them.

Meanwhile, things weren't going so well for Emiya Shirou and Sakai Yuuji.

Standing in front of the school's main gate, dressed in such outlandish attire, Shirou Emiya was immediately noticed by the dispatched prisms.

It was simply a matter of eliminating some humans and seizing their power of existence; the man had no intention of using any more powerful phosphorus particles to carry out this task.

Using the large puppets he made was like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, not to mention that many of those large puppets had difficulty controlling their bodies.

This could easily cause the destruction of large areas of buildings, so he could only expend his existence power to cover up the actions of those phosphorus particles.

Under normal circumstances, when those large phosphorus particles are deployed, the baby in his arms will go along to carry out the mission; otherwise, it would often be a case of more harm than good.

Given that Marianne has no intention of taking action, it's better to let these smaller phosphorescent particles go and seize the power of existence.

In contrast, there are no Flame Haze warriors in Misaki City now, and those phosphorescent particles can recklessly steal the life force of humans.

“Ding! Ding! Ding!”

The puppets attacked Shirou Emiya with punches and kicks, but they couldn't break through the armor's defenses at all.

As the lowest level of phosphorus, they do not use free-form attacks and can only carry out the most basic physical attacks.

But even the most basic physical attack method of phosphorus is enough to easily tear off a car door.

Even if humans could move around inside the sealed area, they wouldn't be able to withstand their attacks.

At this moment, Shirou Emiya was like a ball flying between the two phosphorescent particles.

One impact after another came from the armor on Shirou Emiya's body.

The phosphorescent particles showed no mercy, relentlessly striking Shirou Emiya.

Without the ability to be repaired, the "Possessed by Evil Spirits" condition probably won't last long.

"Uh-huh!"

The moment the doll set its sights on him, Yuji Sakai knew he had been exposed and that lying on the ground was definitely not a wise move.

run!

Run!

Run like hell!

"boom--!"

With a loud bang, a huge crater appeared in front of Yuji Sakai.

The mascot easily pierced the classroom floor with just one punch.

If Yuji Sakai hadn't suddenly retreated and landed a punch on him, he probably would have died there.

Without any hesitation, driven by fear, Yuji Sakai suddenly pulled the bucket off his foot and smashed it down hard on the doll's head.

"boom--!"

But it was clear that the strength of an ordinary high school student was not enough to do anything. Such a powerful blow was enough to create a dent in a young man's head, but it couldn't even cause a scratch on the surface of the doll.

Although it couldn't cause any damage, it did indeed restrain the doll, perhaps because of its rough workmanship, as it was meant to be cannon fodder.

These dolls have no self-awareness and can even be affected by human attacks, causing them to fall heavily to the ground.

With the hand also embedded in the classroom floor, the puppet was unable to get up for a short period of time.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yuji Sakai ran out of the classroom without stopping.

It's impossible for me to stay in this classroom now, otherwise I'll just be killed by that puppet.

If only someone could help me right now.

"Why! Why! Why did I have to go through this!"

As Yuji Sakai ran down the corridor, he frantically blamed the world. He wished he could be like his classmates, knowing nothing, like an ignorant passerby.

If you don't know whether you will die, you won't have this kind of fear.

But what he didn't know was that, at some point, he had already become a glorious torch, just like the classmates he had seen before, a torch that prevented the world from becoming distorted.

Chapter 222 To Survive!

"boom--!"

The loud noise caused by the phosphorescent material attacking Yuji Sakai instantly attracted all the dolls moving around in the school building.

In a school, the place with the most people is the teaching building.

A classroom can house a large number of students, and compared to humans scattered haphazardly on the streets, it is easier to acquire a large amount of existence power in a short period of time in a school.

Faced with these powerless humans, the puppets were ruthless, absorbing the students' life force one by one.

While there are simpler ways to gain Existence Power by directly killing Flame Haze warriors, it's better to minimize environmental damage in the absence of Flame Haze warriors.

After all, if news suddenly reports that a certain place has been destroyed, the Flame Haze warriors who are active outside can immediately determine that there is a being in the vicinity with the power to devour human beings.

They will rush here without stopping to find a way to eliminate these threats to humanity.

Therefore, in most cases, reducing the damage to things can save more of the power of existence.

Unless you've already seen the Flame Haze and they've already been discovered, why bother with these things? They're not charities.

"Squeak—! Squeak—! Squeak—!"

The constant scraping sound echoed in the quiet school building. Yuji Sakai, who was running away in a panic, stopped and lowered the sound of his footsteps.

He hadn't expected that there was more than one such terrifying doll in the school.

However, it wasn't that Yuji Sakai hadn't thought about this; it's just that under such a crisis, he didn't have the time or opportunity to think more about the situation.

All thoughts turned to escaping, rather than calmly considering the current situation.

Yuji Sakai was just an ordinary high school student who had never experienced anything that concerned his life.

If he were to encounter the legendary robbers, he wouldn't be able to think of how to eliminate them and rescue the hostages as quickly as Shirou Emiya.

Instead, he was thinking about how to survive the robbers. He might stand up for them when they did something inhumane, but that wouldn't be his first thought. It would be a choice he made after careful consideration, following his heart.

But perhaps this is also part of humanity's greatness.

"What to do? What to do? What to do!"

Yuji Sakai was filled with fear and anxiety. Seeing that the doll could easily punch through the floor, he knew that he could never face those dolls head-on.

If they discover him again, someone as defenseless as him will likely only meet a tragic end.

However, just as he was walking stealthily...

"Squeak—!"

In the corridor in front of him, a doll covered in mottled marks walked out of the classroom.

The first thing any normal person would think of is to lower the volume of their footsteps to conceal their presence.

After all, the range of sound's propagation and influence is incredibly wide, and a loud sound can quickly attract the enemy's attention.

However, as puppets that devour the power of existence, in addition to the most basic senses of sight and hearing, they also have the ability to detect the power of existence.

The power of such an existence, capable of moving freely within the sealed area, was already quite evident. Even if Yuji Sakai moved as quietly as possible, he could not escape their detection.

Earlier in the classroom, all the dolls were busy collecting existence power, and Sakai Yuji's range of movement was also very small. If his voice hadn't attracted the attention of one of the dolls, he might not have been discovered by them.

Even those puppets wouldn't choose to devour Yuji Sakai's existence power.

After all, he himself was a torch that was set up, and after those puppets devoured humans, a new torch needed to be set up.

This is why the doll, upon opening the classroom door and seeing Yuji Sakai lying on the ground, did not attack him but instead targeted the other people in the classroom.