Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

Chapter 282 Two People Who Trust Each Other

The situation is extremely critical; Wilhelmina, Shirou Emiya, and Margery are all seriously injured.

Kamsin was also entangled with those Crimson Apostles.

Meanwhile, the headquarters of the organization called "Masquerade"—Hoshirei-dono—is now appearing in the skies above Misaki City.

The Crimson Apostles belonging to the [Masquerade Ball] naturally couldn't just sit idly in the Starry Night Palace and watch the fierce battle raging outside.

They will soon be surrounded by an enormous number of Phosphorus and Crimson World Apostles, a scenario that is entirely predictable.

"This is--"

As Shana, suspended in the sky, felt the droplets of water falling on her, she couldn't help but turn around to look.

The interior of the Starry Palace was like a fountain, with countless blue energies erupting from it, scattering like raindrops in the sky and falling to all parts of the city.

"To be able to create such a replica is nothing short of a miracle; I simply cannot describe it!"

Inside the Starry Palace, a man wearing a white coat, with short green hair and round glasses, stared at the device in front of him with a slightly crazed expression.

In front of him stood Hecate, dressed in a witch's outfit, her expression blank.

A machine with various gears gleamed blue in front of Hecate.

A terrifying power was frantically being drawn from Hecate's body.

The pendant hanging in front of her floated in the air in a defiant manner, constantly releasing its power towards Hecate.

It was completely unable to fill the container called Hecate, and began endlessly restoring its power of existence.

Like a perpetual motion machine, the Zero Time Lost Child provides Hecate with the power of existence, and the experimental device continuously extracts Hecate's power of existence and releases it to the outside world.

The endless power of existence poured down on Misaki City like raindrops.

The sheer amount of power gathered in the city will only lead to one result—the entire city will disappear completely.

This kind of disappearance is far more severe than Fariagni's previous "devouring the city" or the distortion of the city caused by "exploration and inquiry".

With such a massive gathering of power, the entire city will vanish from everyone's memory like a torch, and no one will ever remember it again.

It was as if it had never existed, and under these circumstances, the Flame Haze warriors were unable to even restore the city.

This is a distortion that is almost irreparable.

"Daydreaming during battle is not a good habit!"

Along with Xiudenan's voice, an extremely sharp piercing sound came from in front of Shana.

"Shana!"

The calm voice reminded Shana, who seemed to have no time to react.

But Shana made no move to dodge; she simply turned around and looked without any concern at the steel spear that was about to pierce her.

"Qiang——!"

The silver greatsword and the steel spear collided head-on in mid-air, and the ear-piercing metallic screech caused the space around them to tremble violently.

All that could be seen was that, among the two weapons colliding with each other, the tip of the silver greatsword began to develop fine cracks.

It won't be long before that sword arrow is shattered.

"clang--!"

Both seemed to have exhausted their strength, and the steel spear flying through the air returned to Xiudnan's hand at an extremely fast speed.

At that very moment, a dark red vortex of flames appeared in the air behind Shirou Emiya, accompanied by countless blades.

The [Broken Blade] that terrified so many Flame Haze warriors has reappeared.

The sea of ​​blades, like a meat grinder, seemed poised to devour Shirou Emiya in the next second.

However, Shirou Emiya did not turn around.

As if he were completely oblivious to the threat emanating from behind, he continued to draw his bow, unleashing arrow after arrow with the power to tear apart the entire crimson space, relentlessly targeting Xiudenan's position.

"【Possessed by Evil Spirits】!"

A dignified yet youthful female voice rang out behind Shirou Emiya.

A suit of armor identical to Shirou Emiya's, but smaller in size, covered Shana's body.

She appeared just in time behind Shirou Emiya, leaning against him, with crimson flames surging around her.

"boom----!"

The dark red flames and the crimson flames collided violently like two waves coming from different directions.

But the dark red flames crushed towards Shana with immense power, like a larger wave, which Shana's flames alone could not withstand.

Make good use of your strengths—

Shirou Emiya's words echoed in Shana's mind.

Shana's fighting style is also very much in line with her personality; she is straightforward and will rush into battle to resolve any situation without holding back her attacks.

Emiya Shirou didn't find anything wrong with this straightforward fighting style, after all, everyone has their own fighting style.

However, he pointed out a problem that Shana easily overlooked: Shana often ignored her own strengths.

When fighting Shirou Emiya, Shana's greatest advantage was her flames, which made it difficult for Shirou Emiya to break through Shana's defenses.

However, every time Shana fights Shirou Emiya, she unconsciously chooses to use her physical skills to fight him head-on.

Of course, this may be related to Shana and Shirou Emiya's different combat experiences.

After Shana became a Flame Haze, she faced extremely weak Crimson Denizens, which she could defeat without much effort.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Tribulation Fire itself possesses immense power, allowing Shana to maintain a certain level of combat strength even when facing the Crimson World Demon King.

Therefore, Shana's fighting style simply involves constantly fighting in front of her.

Emiya Shirou was different; from the moment he opened the door, he encountered almost exclusively formidable enemies.

Shirou Emiya can only defeat almost all of his enemies if he is prepared to risk his life.

Under these circumstances, Shirou Emiya's thinking developed is completely different from Shana's.

Moreover, combat is about playing to your strengths and avoiding your weaknesses. Since you already know that you are inferior to the enemy in this aspect, then fighting to the death in this weak area will only lead to one outcome.

Shana also has her own ability to distinguish right from wrong. She is well aware that she cannot always have a smooth journey and will definitely encounter a Crimson Lord who is stronger than her. She also keeps Shirou Emiya's teachings in mind.

Although the Heavenly Tribulation Fire she wielded was immense, her skill in using it was far inferior to that of veteran Crimson World Demon Lords.

Even if she used all her strength, it would be difficult to gain a significant advantage in such a collision.

Moreover, this is a protracted war, and to use up all one's strength in this way would be an extremely unwise choice.

"【Azure】!"

If there's anything that could give me the upper hand in this clash, it's this.

As Shana pondered this, the crimson flames she unleashed suddenly weakened.

The dark red flames recklessly broke through the defense of the crimson flames, transforming into a high-speed road roller that crushed Shana with unstoppable force.

Chapter 283 Unspoken Understanding

Just as Xiu Denan spared Margery back then, he also did not kill Wilhelmina. After thousands of years, perhaps his nature has changed.

Or perhaps it's because he won't die, and he prefers to reminisce with those familiar faces.

After Wilhelmina lost her fighting ability, Shudnan turned his attention to Shirou Emiya and Shana in the air.

At this moment, looking at the rain of swords filling the sky, Xiu Denan frowned slightly and clicked his tongue, feeling a bit troubled.

Countless identical steel guns appeared around him, accompanied by the sound of them piercing the air.

It collided with the swords and arrows, knocking them down.

Even after shattering those sword arrows, the steel spears, accompanied by a whistling sound, tore through everything in their path and hurtled towards Shirou Emiya's position.

The treasure in Xiudenan's hands is called the "Divine Iron Ruyi". It has the power to fight as Xiudenan wishes. It will change its size according to the changes in the user's body. It can stretch, bend and even extend hundreds or thousands of strands to attack the enemy according to Xiudenan's subjective will.

Furthermore, it is the most clearly defined and strongest combat Noble Phantasm in the world.

No combat Noble Phantasm can compare to the [Divine Iron Ruyi] in Shudenan's hands.

Xiudenan, whose strength had already reached the top level among the Crimson World Demon Kings, was even able to further enhance his strength by a significant margin after using the [Divine Iron Ruyi].

If he were to unleash the full power of the Divine Iron Ruyi, he could even instantly kill the top-tier Flame Mist Warriors from the Outer Realm.

However, because its power is so great that it cannot distinguish between friend and foe, it almost never unleashes the full power of the Divine Iron Ruyi.

Under the power of such a treasure, ordinary sword arrows were easily torn apart like sheets of paper.

Even the legendary holy sword/demon sword Balmonk, projected onto the ground, nearly shattered upon impact with the steel spear.

If judged by the standards of Type-Moon, the [Divine Iron Ruyi] held by Shudenan would probably have reached the A+ level in terms of Noble Phantasm rank.

Even with its projection downgraded, Balmonk still possesses the strength of a B-rank Noble Phantasm, making it difficult for even an A-rank Noble Phantasm to destroy it in a head-on collision.

However, the projected weapons are indeed more fragile than the original weapons.

Emiya Shirou also discovered that he was unable to project the [Divine Iron Ruyi] in Shudenan's hand.

He could sense that there were things within it that he couldn't understand, things that would make his brain explode if he tried to understand them.

That was something I couldn't understand through any means or alternative methods.

The weapon 【Divine Iron Ruyi】, like Shudenan, has its existence incorporated into the laws of the world. With Shirou Emiya's current power, it is almost impossible for him to understand the laws of the world.

The existence of this law is the fundamental reason why Shirou Emiya is unable to project the [Divine Iron Ruyi].

However, the countless sword arrows were merely a means to conceal the true attack.

Sparks suddenly appeared on the swords and arrows that the steel spear had shattered.

"not good!"